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It was a terrific show and all had a great time at the first regular Canadian country music Sunday evening This first show, concert and dance was a benefit in memory of local disc concert at the Richmond The mortal “In Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity" a.“ sSaNmiwmo v .. «x I Hill Lions Hall. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1974 ’ (Photo by The Studio That Comes To Your Home) Jockey John Hart who died recently of leukemia. were for cancer research. Here on stage is Winsome Sherryi Black backed up (left to right) by Al Briscow, Doug Waters and Roy Fenner. Proceeds Hart Benefit Opens Sunday Country Music Series By CHARLES SARE As p 0 st e r s displayed 1 around the area had promâ€"i ised, ‘live country music) came to Richmond Hill Sun~l day. . The 'Boot Jamboree, billed and known throughout the, country as the Home of Can~ adian Country Music, open- ed its first show at the Lions: )John Hart, of Benson Ave~l nue. Proceeds went to the cancer Research Founda- tion. Diane Leigh, the queen of Canadian country music with These all donated their time and talents to this worthâ€" while cause. It was a first class show. 0N EVERY SUNDAY The Boot Jamboree will her band The Shades 0f.be presenting these family Blue headlined the Reynolds, Sherry Black, Winston James. The Jain- show ‘ along with Roy McCaul, Don; concerts every Sunday _at 7:30 pm at the Lions Hall, 106 Centre Street East in Richmond Hill with the best Hall With a benefit show.,‘boree‘s own Bootmen, Gra- of the country music artists concert and dance in mem-i cry of the well CFGM disc jockey, the latel eme Harris was MC andi knownl there were other well knownl primary objective is to pro- Canadian recording artistsl and bands on hand. The mote Canadian talent. Another aim is to seek out and help amateur talent. Some of the best known art- ists graduated from the Boot Jamboree which up to last June and for the past sevâ€" oral years operated from the Liocarno Ballroom in east end Toronto. CANADIAN TALENT If you want to enjoy a good evening’s entertain- ment and at the same time help and support Canadian talent and music, make a | i i l point of attending these con-‘ certs with your family and friends. ‘ The Boot Jamboree and the organizers, Dave and Irene Ralston, wish to thank “The Liberal" and the local merchants who helped to ad-i vertise the show. And a special thank you, of course, goes to those who attended and those who en-, tertained. They hope to see: you this Sunday. York Candidate Makes York Region municipal history of a sort was made Saturday by first declared Mark-ham and regional coun- cil candidate Ron Moran of Dickson's Hill as he managed to comfortably fill his back yard with people for a cam- paign opening corn and weiner roast. Bell Vs Beerâ€"~ In Markham Candidates for Markham Town Council ward seats are getting itchy. Two hope- fuls are already announced for Unionville Ward 3 on‘ the east side of Thornhill, even though the Municipal Board this week was hearing applications for a re-drawing of wards before the Decem- ber 2 election. Running again in Ward 3 is the incumbent Mrs. Carolei 'Bell of 12 Tuscay Court. Shel is seeking a second two-year term. Out to oust Mrs. Bell is newcomer Michael Beer of‘ Highway '7 at Sciberras Road, a four-year resident, Upper Canada College grad- It was probably the first time a regional candidate in lour-year-old big York had launched a campaign with an organized political splash of this kind. plate with campaign buttons, lie-ribboned campaign com- mittee men and women, campaign fund committee with table, outdoor tent, identification tags for all the ' guests put on by the candi- date’s teenage daughter and friends, bales of straw and chairs around for sitting, etc. And he was lucky enough to get a lovely day. Incumbent Ward 6 Coun- cillor Moran, a two-year vetâ€" eran, handed out a campaign‘ statement to local reporters and gave a short speech based on the statement over a public address system. He covered housing, transit, taxes and what he called res- ponsibility. The regional scat would be a step up for Moran and requires him to seek votes as well in Thorn- hill-Markham. He called it his statement of position, something which he believed every such can- didate must be responsible‘ for making. MILLIKEN PROPOSAL Moran called for the poo-l uate. Canada Trust employee and father of three boys. ‘ d'llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll\\lll\llll\ll\llllll\l\lll\\llll\\\l\11lllllllllll“ll\lllllllllllllllllllllill“\llllllllllllllllllllllll\lllllllllllmllll111111111111\llllIll111111111llllllllillill1111llllllllllllllllllll11111111111llllllllllllllllllll\llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll11111111“\llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll10011110110111“lllllilllllll\llllillllllllllllhlllllllllllllllllllll'F Oak Ridges’ Women Find Own Method Best By JIM IRVING ple of Markham to “keep an open eye" for the pro-i chines, they loaded up with fill ‘He said the town It was com-‘ posed three â€" square - mile 30,000 people project proposâ€" ed for the Milliken area on the east side of Thornhill. should wait until all the facts are in on the proposed develop- ment which would add just about an economy version of Thornhill to the 47,000 person town. “I have empathy for those residents further growth. Markham as it is now, with open spaces town friendly atmosphere. However, it should be point- ed out that if a ‘n'o growth’ position had been adepted even 10 years ago, the maj- ority of people now living in Markham wouldn't have been able to reside here! “I feel we must listen to the provincial gov- ernments Housing Ao- tion Program . . . not without suspicion. but rather with a feeling that here at last we can provide some lower priced housing for the citizens of Markham and for their children who are just starting married life, and are in the $10,000 to $15,000 per year income bracket. TheSe Canadians can neither find the large down payments requir- existing 1 who ask for nof They like and a small-‘ would look into the matter, but Bit Of History ! ed (by existing avail- able homes), nor are they able to handle monthly payments of $500 or $600. “Certainly we must con- sider the effect of 28,000 residents in the Miliken larca on our ratio of in- dustry â€" to â€" residential tax , base. But only 10% of these ,homes will be low priced, with the balance being made up of homes which won't be ,a burden to present tax- payers." i REGIONAL TRANSIT ' Moran endorsed the idea 'of a regional transit auth- ority of the kind the pror- ince appears to be promot- ing and almost ready to im- pose. Markham has just started a transit system. He opposes a talked about ,$3,000,000 civic centre com- lplex to house the town adâ€" ministration, for which sites have been proposed east of Unionville and far from the Thornhill area of the town. 1He favors instead an 18,000 square feet expansion of the existing office facilities on Don Mills Road (Woodbine Avenue) a site more central to the town and equally near Thornhill. 'I‘hiS‘he said will cost taxpayers an estimated $700,000 or $105,000 a year linstead of $450,000 a year, building inspector Jack Hollo- l I. l l amounting to only $5 a year‘ on citizen's taxes. l He concluded with a‘ pledge that if elected he will‘ serve the entire town and‘ region to the best of his, ability just as he’s tried to do as a ward councillor for the past two years. OPPOSITION UNCERTAIN It is still uncertain who Moran may face in the elecâ€" tion. The incumbent re- gional councillors in Mark- ham are veteran council member Robert Adams of Ida Street, Thornhill and‘ former Markham municipal clerk Harry Crisp of Hen- derson Avenue, Thornhill.‘ Neither has yet declared his intentions. Also considered. likely to run is Harold Law- rie of Erlane Avenue, Old Markham community, form- er regional and ward coun- cillor defeated in the last municipal election two years ago. There has been consider- able speculation Regional Councillor Adams may atâ€" tempt to unseat Mayor An- thony Roman. If he does this could really Open up the campaign for Markham's two regional council seats. The mayor also sits on re- gion council and is the town's active municipal pol- itician with the most unin- terrupted experience. ‘ was York Atlas Development HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 ordon S. PRESCRIPTION OPTICIANS GLASSES “Fitted to your Eye Doctor‘s Prescription” 10142 YONGE ST. RICHMOND HILL Wood 884-1955 PRICE 15¢ PER COPY 31-Acres Of Townhouse Units Proposed For Downtown Core - I A proposed 31-acre townhouse condom- inium development near the core of down- town Richmond Hill town council's plannin night of last week. The development, still in its preliminary stage, would conSISt of 480 townhouse units with a four and half a ing a green backdrop which would blend into Included would be an acre of land wihch would be turned over to the local senior citizens and lie adjacent to the present building on Dufferin Street. the overall scheme. Presenting the proposal Corporation President L. J. DeCarlo who said the inten- tion was to establish “a small town rather than a large urban area atmosphere in the heart of the commun- ity with easy access to Yonge Street." The land lnvolved is bounded on the north side by Crosby Avenue and run- ning to the east of Pugsley Avenue to the CNR Railway Tracks with Centre Street East forming the southern boundary. The greater prop- ortion of the land is now occupied by the H. J. Mills greenhouses and includes the old Mills home. Approval of the applica- tion would primarily involve amending the Richmond Hill Official Plan from industrial to residential north of Pugs- ley Avenue. NEED WATER SEWER Mr. DeCarlo told the com-‘ llllllillilllllilillllllllllllllilillllllllllillllllllllllllllllilillllllliilll 0MB Approves Y RP Building Construction on the was unveiled before g committee Tuesday cre park system form- mittee that the project would be dependent on the water and sewer services availability currently state of uncertainty. He said his firm had some discussions with York Reg- ional planners who general- Iy approved of going ahead with the preliminary design in expectation of entering “a more detailed phase when the services are available". Mr. DeCarlo said it was his understanding that "the service problem is close to being resolved by York Re- gion, Metro Toronto, and the provmce." He said plans called for “medium density population in terms of town houses rather than high-rise apart~ ments.” The only committee mem- ber expressing immediate Opposition to the proposal was Councillor Andy Chat« ,eauvert. DON’T HOLD YOUR BREATH ina led that Mr. DeCarlo should- "nt “hold your breath as far \as services being available in the near future. “The region has been neg- new York Regional Po- lice headquarters in Richmond Hill, to serve the southern part of the region, is expected to begin this month, ac- cording to Councillor Ray Twinney of New- market. ' Mr. Twinney, a mem- ber of the Region’s Board of Police Com. missioners, issued the statement following the announcement from the Municipal Board that it had rejected the appeal of Aurora Mayor Evelyn Buck and her council to block the extra expend- iture of $355,000 for the headquarters. The extra money was approved last month by a 7-5 vote of York Regional Coun- cil. Mayor Buck charged that Vaughan, East Gwillimbury and Whit- church - Stouffville had not been represented when the vote was taken. She also criticized the $2.1 million cost of the building. The latter, which will serve Richmond Hill,, Markham and Vaughan, will be located on Major Mackenzie Drive, west of Yonge Street. lof otiating with Toronto and the province for a long time. , Hancey Mr. Chateauvert comment, i this time to the detriment of work on the official plan." Regional Councillor Lois led the favorable parade stating she disagreed with Mr. Chateauvert in re- gard to his pessimism over available services. She said the region was presently making proposals along with the Region of Durham to the province re- garding a trunk sewer and “there are reasons to be- lieve a draft agreement will soon be signed. If such an agreement is made it could mean we would get interim servicing from Metro in the near future." Metro Warm As While counterfeit Can- aoian bills have been turn- ing up in York Region from time to time, Deputy Police Chief Robert Hood said early last week the phoney 5,673 lump Catholic School Registration York County Roman Cath~ olic Board of Education opened its fall term with a total of 5.673 pupils, an in~ crease of 198, it was report- ed at a meeting of the board Tuesday night of last-week. The board also expected to add at least another 50 by the end of September through late arrivals and newcomers to the Wood- ;I’m not as optimistic about itheir success as you are. I istill think a trunk sewer to service this area is a long way off unless the province .changes its mind." ‘ 1 Councillor Chateauvert-was lalso concerned about the town‘s planning staff sacrifâ€" icing valuable time to eval- uate the town housing dev- ,elopmcnt proposal at 1 present time. which is now working on the official plan and this is tak- ing a considerable amount .of time. I don‘t see the point planning major subdivâ€" isions when services are not available,” said Chateauvert. Mr. Chateauvert added , that he wasn't “too sure to the area ceptable iagainst the proposal. “The main problem is the ineed to rezone as well as amend the official plan and all this is time consuming. It could take 12 months any- way. “Besides that it will be two or three years before ithe water and sewer prob- lem is solved. I'm just not “We have a limited staff1 town houses would be ae-' the i although I‘m not completely bridge subdivision, still be- ing completed, according to Percy Laframboise, business administrator. Mr. Laframboise said the first day got off to a igood start with all 55 of the board’s buses running. He said, also the board opened up eight new port- able classrooms this fall, plus two re-locatable schools. These are schools that can be set up and reâ€"located when necessary. The first oneâ€"St. Peter's Schoolâ€"is located in Wood- bridge on Andrew Crescent Drive, and also has three of the portables with it, giving it an eight-room facility. There were 201 pupils in attendance on opening day in the school, which goes up to grade 6, but will even- tually go to grade 8, Mr. Laframboise said. The other school St. Michael's â€" is located on Simonsiton Boulevard in the Bayview Heights area of Markham. and has an en- rolment of 142 students in the five-room facility. gprepared to have our staff John 23rd, Unionville, .spend considerable time on. Joseph’s (3), old Village of planning this development at‘ Markham. The location of the other portables is as follows: St. Thomas Aquinas, Keswick;: St. "Don't hold your breath," said Chateauvert. Also favoring the plan was Councillor Graeme Bales who thought “our planning staff should have a look at the proposal. With the new plaza at the south end of the town such an added pop- ulation should be good for business. “I like the concept very much. This area needs stim- ulating very badly.” Planning committee voted to receive the application and refer it to staff for re- viewing. Only one opposed was Mr. Chateauvert. Counterieiters May Be Finding' Bogus Bills Here U.S. bills that have plagued the Metro scene of late, had not put in an appearance in York as yet. SITUATION CHANGING 'Later last week, however, it looked as if Metro might be coming a bit warm for the phoney buck passers, for two York banks and a ser- vice station suddenly found themselves with counter- feit American $205 on their hands. In Aurora, the Bank of Commerce, 2 Yonge Street. received a $20 bill in a de- posit from the Chatelaine Restaurant, Highway 400 King, September 3. The Toronto ~ Dominion Bank on Dalton Road in Sut ton, also rceived a had $20, US. variety, in a deposit from Brown Hill Motors on the following day. A third phoney US. $20 was received by 400 Esso Station, Highway 400, Maple, September 5. BIG THORNHILL BILL HOWever, Canadian money was still out paying Amer- ican, even in phoney cur- rency. At the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Thornhill, a man deposited a counterfeit Canadian $100 bill. He told authorities he had received it earlier in the day from the Bank of Com- merce in Guelph. llllllllllllllllllllllll“111101111llllllll1Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllm 'Wheel Chair Anyone? Ontario Provincial Po- lice Constable Camille Kinapen of the Oak Rid- ges detachment, reported that a wheel chair was found on Highway 400 rec- entIY. Anyone wishing further information about the chair is asked to contact the Oak Ridges office at. 7736281. The chair has no apparent means of motorized pro- pulsion, in spite of where it was found. I Who says you can‘t beat and made the return trip back failed to get back to her. well and Councillor Corcoran. town hall, or take on the estab- down the road. she also left a message at STOP! “Shmem? The area is zoned low density Mayor William Lazenby's office, Mr. Hollowell stopped the Well. you can if you're a de- residential. and when Mrs. but the mayor told “The Lib- operation on Wednesday, Sep- termmed band of housewives Sylvia Heavener, one of the eral“ last Thursday that he tember 4, almost a week after from the_ Oak Ridges area, residents of the street. com- hadn't received it at that time. it started. Whose solitude was disrupted plained to the contractor, she He did. however, call Mrs. When contacted Thursday, by a _fleet 0f heavy trucks was told they only planned to Heavener later in the day. Bernie Toporowski. town en- poundmg up and down their get 40 loads. Mr. Corcoran was out of gineer, said that. if the opera- road last week hauling seem- . town when “The Liberal“ tried ingly endless loads of sandy fill to contact him last week. However, the trucks were g0- ing up and down the road every tion started up again. the town ! would stop it. from a non-conforming area. five to 10 minutes and could Mrs. Heavener said she had Other members of what . . l > M y It all started a week ago have had their 40 leads in a also called Regional Councillor might be termed Mrs. Heav- "* _ ' ‘ ' . . . ‘ ¢ . Thursday. with the arrival of day, Mrs. Heavener said. Gordon Rowe, both a member ener‘s steering committee, were ~ * ' 5' ’ -‘ ' " ’ ‘ iht‘ttruchs Ofn Fargew Agnuel. UNEXPECTED HALT of Richmond Hill Council and Lisa Rebs. Margaret Ozols, . g o Jus sou 1 0 tie cunset eaci As it turned out. the trucks a resident of Oak Ridges. but Dolores Perry and Jessie Koz-- 9 F H t I Road, which consists of eight continued their operations by the time he got back to her achenko. $ I 8 houses and a farm on the west right up to Wednesday of the the situation had been resolved. Although successful in get- side. ’ The trucks, owned by Norm Purdy. on Oak Ridges contrae next week when they were brought to a rather unexpected halt, And it was resolved by Mrs. Heavencr and four other wom~ en, who simply sat across the ting the road closed to truck- ing operations. the women aren‘t completely through yet. held last April. The Building Fund of York Central Hos- I ' Seen above accepting the cheque lS Hos- pital is richer by $9,000. Last Friday the York tor. then continued on about Prior to that time, Mrs. road and blocked any further Their next project: a 25 mph (_‘elltl‘éll Bram-h 0f the Canadian El‘Ogl'ess Pita} Chairman VV- S. C00k_(cent1:e) from 200 yank doun the road to a llcavener said she contacted entry by the trucks. Speed limit for the road. which ('lui) presented hospital officials With the (harles Lawrence. member-Ship. Chairman 'Of field on the east side, where Richmond Hill Councillor Wilâ€" This action brought lllE con- at present hasn't any speed LilttiUC. The 99,1301? 1‘6; resents the: proceeds the Progress Club While Hospital AdmlnlS- with the aid of a couple of ma iiam Corcoran, who told her he tractor co. the run. plus town posted. from the club's Operation Bedpan iriialkatholl. trator James Hepburn looks on. :l'lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll1111llllllll11111111111111“lllllllllllllllllmill\lllllllilllllllllllllll\illll11111111111lllllllllillilllllllllllullllllllllllllllllllllllllll\llllllilllllilllllll ‘.llllllllllllllllllill‘illll1i\llllill\llilllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllil‘f."“ “‘.tllillll‘llliil:llllllilllllllll'i The club's: Spfinsored 15 mile \Valkathon was . o / I A r I /