Richmond Hill Public Library News Index

The Liberal, 9 Oct 1974, p. 2

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For further information contact Mrs. Irma Melville. program coordinator for continuing education, at 294- 5762. or call the King Campus, 884-9901. These workshops are a free community service being offered by Seneca, and the college is grateful to the churches for making space available. On October 22 there will be a similar workshop in Trinity Anglican Church, Victoria Street, Aurora, and on October 25 another in St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, King Road, Nobleton. AT RICHMOND HILL Richmond Hill United Church, Yonge and Centre Streets, will be the location for another workshop October 28. 10 am. to 3.30 Rice's Flowers CENTRE 884-1812 Phone 889-1812 - At All Hours - The first session will be from 10 am. to 3.30 pm. in Thornhill United Church. Dudley Avenue, behind York Farmers' Market. The morning session will provide background on property law as it now stands and proposed amendments. Participants are asked to take along a box lunch (coffee will be provided). After lunch there will be a film on family property law from the Ministry of the Attorney General followed by a question period with a lawyer and proposals for change. For All. Occasions A series of one-day workshops on property law planned for various com- munities in the region begins October 18 under sponsorship of Seneca College, King, department of continuing education. In an accompanying letter, Bruce Smith of 61 Trench Street. says the areas of discontent were the general deterioration of a formerly quiet residential area from noise pollution and exhaust pollution, danger to cyclists and pedestrians, waste of tax- payers' money (running empty 90 percent of the time) and hazardous driving conditions (the buses require total width of the roads when turning cor- ners). He added the residents of the area don’t want the roads widened. Law workshop at Thornhill, Richmond Hill RICHMOND HEIGHTS ‘ SAME DAY any CLEANING YONGE 8s LBVENDME REJEMOND HILL Another signer com- mented, “Substitute dialâ€"a- bus or have bus run through residential areas only during peak hours 6-8 am. and 4-6 p.m.". However, one signer. added a footnote, “I concur, provided some such alternatives as dial-a-bus is substituted since I believe that public transportation must largely replace private". The petition says “these residents do not for their own convenience. suggest it be relocated on other similar residential streets but rather if a majority of the population of Richmond Hill clearly indicate they wish to have a bus service then it be operated wherever possible on the specific streets of the majority of those persons who indicate they wish to use such a service or else it be restricted to non- residential streets such as Vaughan Road, Bathurst Streets, Elgin Mills Road, Yonge Street, etc." Forty-five signatures have been obtained on a petition seeking removal of local buses from Trench Street and Wood Lane, which has been sent to Rich- mond Hill Council’s Traffic. Transportation and Parking Committee. More pro tests local buses Wired Anywhere THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Wednesday CLEANING CENTRES We Deliver to Toronto & Surrounding Districts ‘ W INITS 2’“1 I COME IN AND PROVE TO YOURSELFâ€"Y FOR APPLIANCE. STEREO, COLOR T.V. ‘ ,' Oct. 9, 1974 - * can VALUS FOM _ IHECK PHESEVIEIFIC Bin

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