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The preservation of the Langstaff Jail Farm as greenbelt to serve as a dis- tinct physical separation from the urban development to the south appeared to be the main concern of the ap- proximately 50 ratepayers from Richmond Hill’s Ward 3 in attendance at the August 22 meeting for public input into the working aims and objectives of the town's new official plan. This was the largest turnout to that date at these meetings. Also voiced was a deep concern for the protection of the Dunlap observatory. RING ROAD Other ratepayers suggest- a ring road be built to by~ pass Richmond Hill and re- lieve the great traffic con- gestion on Yonge Street. But a reSident of 'Bayview Ave- nue pointed out Bayview is built up with residences and should not be used as a by- pass. "I don't know about Bathurst Street, but believe the people living there would feel the same way." APARTMENT BUILDINGS Keeping apartment build- ings to a minimum, out of established residential areas, and to a minimum height, were other areas of concern eXpressed by the ratepayers. iu\\u\\\\mmu\muummum“\mmum\\\m\u\\\mummm Red Cross Hits Donor Target 1 to 3 pm at 60 Roosevielt. Ward 3 Wants Greenbelt At Langstaff Roosevelt Drive in the Langstaff area of Richmond Hill was the scene of great excitement for the “small fry” the other day when children on the street held a big backyard carnival to raise funds for southern York Region’s expanding York Central Hospital, Major Mackenzie Drive. Events included dancers on stage, bean guessing, toy sale, etc. from Local Red Cross worker Mrs. Marion Hohener of 216 Duncan Road, Thorn- hill, described the response as very. very good. At the last Richmond Hill donor clinic only 203 un- lts of blood were collected. VOL. Altogether 315 poten- tial donors turned out, 25 more than the previous high. And 282 units of blood were actually col- lected. The Labor Day weekend is always the blood bank‘s worst time of the year. A pictorial appeal for blood appeared on the front page of this newspaper. a publicity ap- peal campaign was run at the Hillcrest Mall and an appeal for donors at area clinics was broadcast fre- quently last week. The long time unreach~ able target of 300 blood donors was hit and pass~ ed at last week‘s Red Cross Clinic. And it hap~ pened just when the need was greatest and the blood bank critically low. The local Red Cross working committee was very pleas- ed and thanld‘ul to the pub- lic for the support shown. Hip! Hip! Hurrah! Rich- mond Bill did it! By MARY DAWSON ,vhmmrf. Hill Public Library, Mylar/t Street, .‘-!'L‘,_'0nd H111, Ont, LAC 4A1 Essential Backyard Carnival For York Central Hospital It will only take a few minutes at your door and you won’t need to have anybody come inside, according to Re- venue Minister Arthur Meen The local government enum- eration is now done by the provincial department in- stead of by the local mun- icipalities, which was the prevous practce. This will be the third elec- ion for the Regional Munici- pality of York, the new re- gional towns and townships, along with the York Region R o m a n Catholic SepaI-ate School Board and -the York County Board of Education. If y0u aren't home when {iiéexisép'térfib'ék‘sEnron- the enumerator calls, a free postage self-addressed envell ope and form will be left for you to send in, if there are any changes since 1972. LIST DIFFERENT The local government voters list is much different from that used in provincial and federal elections. Non- resident property owners or spouses can vote, for in- stance, and the qualifications 1 | ober 8 can vote in local elec- tions. They aren’t prevented from voting as they were in the recent federal and prov- incial elections, when citizen- ship was a requirement along with age and residency. The right to vote in a local election is wider, since it allows a non-resident who is 18 and a Canadian citizen or British subject to vote if that person owns or rents prop- school support or the at- tainment of voting age, then the enumeration notice is corrected on the spot. The responding adult verifies the changes and a revised notice will be mailed to the house- hold by the assessment of- flee." Nonâ€"resident owners or tenants will receive their enumeration notices and rel- evant instructions in the mail. ‘ a ‘pl'Uvulclai luguway auu the other north-south roads are regional roads and are not in the municipality's hands. Criticism of the urban area stretching down to Highway 7 was voiced. Miss Pounder said Richvale is al- ready built down to Highway 7 and the Rockwell residen- tial area just to the west time of its public meetings, will finally get to start them at that time. Usually, it’s closer to 8:30 before the doors are opened to a weary public and press, both of whom have been there in plenty of time for the anticipated 8 o'clock opening. However, as the members of Bayview already exists. only start arriving themselves (Continued on Page 24) by 7:30 or later for their committee meetings, it's sel- r? mummummnmuummuumumnummuulutmmuuuumimmmmuuuummmunmanimixmmmu1mmmmillmmlmiuumi1m1mu1mInuiummnmmnmmmmumnnm llllllllllllllllllllliilllililllllllllllilllilillilll1“lliililiiliiillllili“itimm“iiiiililltill“iiillillill“ll\iilllllllililiiiliil“illllllllllllllilllillilllllil -P RESUME Planner Kathy Founder gave a brief resume of the working aims and objectives prepared by the planning department, which werei Enumerators Are At Your Door Any day now a man or a woman with large blue binder and Ontario Ministry of Revenue identification card will be calling at your door to enumerate you for the December 2 local govern- ment elections. The enumerator will also be gathering information necessary for various mun- icipal and school purposes. By FRED SIMPSON A motorist's complaint that police spot checks are a waste of public time and money, re- ceived little sympathy from York Regional Police Commis- sioners Monday night of last week. For obvious reasons readily revealed by Chief Bruce Crawford. The motorist, L. D. Maison- ville of Queensville. complained in a letter that he was “flab- bergasted" by the time con- sumed when he was stopped re- cently in a police check on Don Mills Road just a mile from his.home. “I was very upset," he wrote, “at being stopped for nothing. It's a sheer waste of taxpayer‘s money." He went on to say the public pays police officers up to $7.50 an hour and thought that their time should be bet- ter spent than bothering inno- Spot Checks _Waste? Police as was Police The enumeration is to be finished by September 30. British subjects. 18 and over who live in a municipality be- tween September 3 and Oct- ober 8 can vote in local elec- tions. They aren’t prevented from voting as they were in the recent federal and prov- incial elections, when citizen- ship was a requirement along with age and residency. The right to vote in a local for voting are different. So you’ll have to make sure your name is on this particular list, or you may be out of luck December 2. The information collected by these enumerators is also used for the division of prop- erty taxes between separate and public school boards distribution of provincial grants, preparation of juror lists and local population statistics. BRITISH CAN VOTE made available to the pub- lic for study and for com- ments. She noted the exist- ing plan is an amalgama- tion of plans inherited from Vaughan, Markham. Whit- RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1974 He concluded by noting an- other car was stopped at the same time. It contained an "elderly" couple and resulted in the police removing a dozen beers in a carton. He thought this outrageous. cent citizens Chief Crawford built to his finale in somewhat quiet but dramatic fashion. He agreed an investigation revealed Mr. Maisonville was stopped for a short time and then allowed to proceed. He also acknowledged the police checked another car at the same time and removed beer. Came the pause, followed by the clincher. “This car contained a 39- year-old man who hardly qualified as an elderly per- son,” he said. “There was an open case removed, contain- Three of the entertainers were Amy Smith, 8, (at left), clown Mark Finlay, 4, (at right) and Freckles the dog, Others participating were: Debbie Finlay, 12; Becky Robertâ€" son, 9, John Myers, 8; Chris Barbour, 13; Jimmy Smith, 6; Robbie Abbott, 7, of Hamilton; Kathy Myers; and Peppy the dog. “If changes are required.” says the revenue minister, “as for example, a change in school support or the at- tainment of voting age, then the enumeration notice is corrected on the spot. The responding adult verifies the changes and a revised notice will be mailed to the house- hold by the assessment of- fice." The enumerators will have a preprinted notice of every- one currently on record in your residence. If the resi- dent agrees the information on the form is correct and complete, all that is needed is a signature on the form. Then a copy is handed over. erty in the municipality. Local government elections are now held on the first Monday of December. This is to be the case throughout the province, except for some areas in [transition due to formation of new regional governments, etc, as in Dur- ham to the east of this area. Those elected to municipal councils and school board; will hold office for two-year terms. church and King Township along with that of the form- er town, “The present plan just adopted the policies of the five municipalities," she explained. Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity" JUST SIGN “I would have to conclude that these spot checks are achieving very good results in stopping and apprehending im- paired drivers who represent a Chief Crawford added that this was the first complaint he had received about spot checks since their commencement in December of last year, as opposed to numerous plaudits from motorists. in: four empties and nine unopened bottles. “ A subsequent investiga- tion showed this particular man was wanted by another police force." Finally: “On that same night at the same spot check another motorist was stopped and charged with impaired driving. He blew a 2.5 reading into the breathalyzer. I would have to say this is anything but a waste of taxpayer's money.” Nail Two In One The answer by Planning Director Hessie Rimon was, “Under the act both the Re- gion and the nine munici- palities have planning authority. In York Region's Official Plan areas have been identified more or less and details within those designations may vary, and we may not always agree. It is the job of the planning department at the local level to protect the local interests should there be a conflict. We are assisting the region with their Official Plan work and they are meeting with us as we go along on ours." CHURCH STREET “Do you see Church Street as supplementing Yonge?” asked a ratepayer referring to a suggestion contained in a report on the Yonge Street South Study. He was as- sured this proposal was dropped from the final re- port on that study. Mr. Rimon said there are indi- cations the Ontario govem- ment has no intention of abandoning Yonge Street as a provincial highway and the other north-south roads are regional roads and are not in the municipality's hands. Lewis Clement wanted to know “How much power do we have in influencing the official plan? Does the Region have any authority over the town Eilhmmfl (Photo by Ron Fawn) 9n Commission Chairman Wil- liam Lyon said the board “heartily endorses the work of the regional police force in looking out for the well-being and safety of motorists and the public in general." He said the regional force operated only two spot checks, one in the north and the other in the south half of the region, involving a total of four police- men. threat to the welfare of the genera] motOring public." Chief Crawford said the checks were put into force due to the “growing number of liquor violations in the region resulting in impaired drivers and an increase in traffic fatalities here." Commission Member Ray Twinney applauded the spot checks stating that “I have no objections to them at all.” Trustees Decide To Be In Class On Time All championship games will be held Saturday at 9 am preceding the parade. Mini-Mite ‘boys (age 6) are at Baythorn South. Mite Boys (age 7) play Baythorn North. The Tykes will meet at Bayview Glen West, with the However, secondary school enrolment is expected to rise slightly to 1,807,000, up 0.1 percent. University enrolment will jump 3 percent to 342,000, while colleges will leap 6.6 percent to 225,000. There's a good chance that York County Board of Edu- cation, which has always given 8 pm. as the starting time of its public meetings, will finally get to start them at that time. Usually, it’s closer to 8:30 before the doors are opened to a weary public and press, both of whom have been there in plenty of time for the anticipated 8 o'clock opening. Mr. McDonald said the fig- ures are based on a survey of new buildings in the area during the year and on the previous year's enrolment. NEW TEACHERS In Area 3, which takes in schools in Richmond Hill, Thornhill and Vaughan. Ken McDonald, superintendent of the area, said projection at the secondary level showed 4,052 pupils, up 80 from 1973. The Thornhill Softball League Annual Presentation Day and Parade will be held Saturday. President Bob Adams of 192 Baythorn Drive announced all 700 players will participate as usual, along with coaches, umpires and sponsors’ vehi- cles. The parade assembles at 11 am at Baythom Public School. Old and new fire engines, York Regional Police and their “Sparky” the talking safety car, the Lions “400" majorettes with the Glenmor Pipe Band will add to the excitement. Hot dogs and pop are supplied for all marchers. CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES Closer to home. three of four public school areas have have predicted increas- ed enrolment in both elem- entary and secondary schools, and an over-all total of 44,928. Projected figures at the elementary mark listed 7,- 438 students. for an increase of 300. He said there will be 30 new teachers, plus 11 trans- fers in the secondary schools, while the element- ary schools will see 43 new teachers and 18 transfers. Also, two classes for children and young adults, had been established at Villa Hospital in Vaughan. Thornhill Softball Parade Saturday Student Total Climbs Enrolment in schools across Canada may be down this year, but it will be up for the most part in York Region. According to Statistics Canada, about 6,130,- 000 students will enroll this fall, down 84,000 from last year. All of the decrease is attributed to a 3.4 percent drop to 3,400,000 on students entering schools, which is a reflection of the low birthrate of the past decade, the report says. By MARG HOUGHTON Mr. McDonald said the Markham’s German Mills Public SchoolReady In January HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 The board also agreed to a motion by Trustee Houghton that. during the next chair- man's meeting, half an hour ’ be set aside for questions from the floor. to give the people "a chance to commun- icate with the trustees". The question period will be for one time only. DECISIVE MOTION The rest of the board agreed, and a subsequent motion by Mr. Sim calling for the committee meeting at 7 and the public session at 8, was passed by the meeting. It's not that hard for peo- ple to be here at 7 o'clock," he added. Trustee Don Sim of Mark- ham said the last such meet- ing had not been that suc- cessful. “I suggest that the first thing is to start on time. I don’t think we’ve ever had a meeting on time yet," he said. EXPERIMENT FLOPS Unfortunately, everyone but the majority of the board was happy with the experiment. So when Rich- mond Hill Trustee Robert Houghton suggested a similar scheme on a trial basis-for a couple of meetings in Sept- ember and October, with the public portion starting at seven, the idea never got much past the mikes. All players on champion- ship teams will receive indi- vidual trophies. All players, coaches, etc. receive league crests. SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS The Town of Markham Council, starring pitching Mayor Tony Roman and coached by Councillor Roy Muldrew. is playing a re- match against the Thornhill Softball League Executive (The Thornhill Softies) at Royal Orchard Diamond. The OASA Juveniles will meet the York Regional Police Team. Prior to the summer break, in an effort to speed things up, the board held a committee meeting in the afternoon, broke for supper, and then opened its regular session to the world at 7:30. dom, if ever, they can keep on schedule. Minor Squirts holding forth on Bayview Glen East. Royal Orchard North is the site of the Squirt Boys final game, with the peewees using the Grandview South Diamond, chpIete with bleachers. The Junior girls will play at Royal Orchard South the Intermediate Girls playing on the Grandview North Diamond. new German Mills Public School in Markham, was exâ€" .pected to be ready around the end of January, and would accommodate 485 stud~ ents. At present. the school is located on the Bayview Fair- ways site in .portables. In Area 4, which includes both elementary and second- ary schools in Richmond Hill and Markham, plus Thorn- haven School for Trainable Retarded in Richmond Hill, Russell MacDonald, super- intendent of area, listed the projected enrolment in the elementary schools at 7.284. This was up 300 from last year. Mr. MacDonald said that 28 new secondary teachers would be joining the system, plus eight transfers. The elementary schools would see 39 new teachers, plus 20 transfers. Superintendent of Area 2. George Billings. said ele- mentary enrolment should reach 6,750, down about 250 from last year. REACHES PEAK This was a result of lower enrolment in the kindergar- tens, which started a few years ago and was now hav- ing its effect on the higher grades. ed enrolment is 33-05,- up 60. Secondary school enrol- Secondary school project- The new wing which will provide extensive health facilities for the residents of Southern York Region will officially be opened on the afternoon of Thursday, October 3. St. Peter's at Woodbridge is also a new relocatable school. Besides the “six- pack” three portables have been located on this site. It had been planned to hold a half-day kindergarten there, but 64 children were regis- tered which will require two half-day classes. St. Peter’s will accommodate children from grade one to six also, with the grade sevens and eights being bused to St. Margaret Mary, also in ment was expected to be up to 3,585. “just about reach- ing its peak." W. S. Cook, Chairman of the Board of Trus- tees of York Central Hospital announced this week that the Hon. Pauline M. McGibbon, Lieu- tenant-Governor of Ontario has kindly gonsented to officially open the new Langstaff Wing. The number of teachers would be about the same as last year. No major construction had taken place in the area. but Kettleby Public School would have two new port~ ables, as a result of the school changing from kinder~ garten- to 7. to k-B. Eventually St. Michael’s will be part of an education- al complex with the public school board. The children will be bus- ed to other schools for a gym program. garten- to 7. to k-B. The number of new teach- Area 2 takes in schools in ers, including transfers, will Aurora. and the Townships be up 72 and 46, respect~ of King and Whitchurch-ively. The relocatable school is a “six-pack", composed of six extra large classrooms, but one will be used for washrooms, staff room and a principal's office. A temp- orary library will be estab- lished there on shelving unn til other provisions can be made. Some difficulties are expected for the first couple of weeks, but by that time, it is expected that the school will have settled in. New RC School In German Mills Forecasting an increase of more than 400 pupils this fall in the schools of their system. the York Region Roman Catholic School Board provided extra classroom space and extra teachers to cope with the increase. The total enrolment was estimat- ed at 5,673 for school open- ing but pre-registrations in~ dicated that the total would be greater than this. Exact figures will not be known for a few days. GERMAN MILLS Although some minor things were still to be done in the construction of the relocatable school at German Mills by opening day, teach- ers and pupils for kinderâ€" garten and grades one to five reported there. Child- ren from the area in grades 6, 7 and 8 are attending St. Roberts School in Thornhilli The German Mills school will be known as St. Mich- ael’s, and will eliminate long bus rides for its pupils. lieutenant â€" Governor To Open YCH Wing 10142 YONGE ST. “fitted to your Eye Dactnr’s Prescription” Gordon S. Wood WOODBRIDGE GLASSES HON. PAULINE M. McGIBBON PRESCRIPTXON OPTICIANS RICHMOND HILL Stouffville 9792‘ Superintendent John Zu- pancic would like to get in touch with any Roman Cath- olic teachers living in York Region. He reports the board has full time, part time and supply positions available for interested teachers. If you are think- ing of returning to the pro- fession, phone him at 889 UNlONVILLE Registration is up at John XXIII Unionville and a port- able has been added there. KING During the summer exten- sive repairs have been made to Sacred Heart School in King, which have cleared up problem conditions. This school houses grades four to eight. Kindergarten to grade three are housed in the newer Holy Name School. Increased enrolment is re- ported at both. Area 1, which takes in Newmarket. Holland Land- ing and Georgina Township, will have approximately 8.~ 281 pupils in elementary school. up four from 1973. according to Area Superin- tendent Edward Dunn. Secondary schools will see an enrolment of 3.633, an increase of 147. Enrolment at Our Lady of the Annunciation, Oak Rid- ges. is steady. RICHMOND HILL A portable has been added to St. Mary Immaculate School on Trayborn Drive, Richmond Hill, bringing the total there to four. This school will continue to ac- commodate the children from Highway 7 north who have been attending there. Woodbridge. It is expected the fqur portables at the latter school, added as regis- trations climbed during last year, will continue to be needed. Newcomers to the BAIF development will be accom- modated at St. Joseph’s School where a portable has been added to take care of enrolment. Little change has been ex- perienced in the other sep- arate schools here â€"- Our Lady Help of Christians. THORNHILL Increased enrolment at St. Luke's on Dudley Avenue will necessitate two kinder- garten classes. This school also has grades one to five. with grade six, seven and eight going to St. Robert's or St. Anthony’s. 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