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The Liberal, 16 Oct 1974, p. 17

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King parents council meet provinciaI schemes RC separate school supporters -l--.l. 4/1 .L....-.l.--_ n . . A _ . L-“ n The three diesel locomotives required for the GO Train service between Richmond Hill and Toronto should be delivered by the new year, according to Managing Director Bill Howard of the Toronto Area Transit Operating Authority. He also says orders have been placed with the Ontario Northland Railway for three more auxiliary power cab units and with Hawker Siddeley Canada, Limited, for 30 passenger cars. Initially the service will provide three southbound trains in the morning and three northbound evening runs, five days a week. When traffic warrants. the 1,000 vehicles in a free parking area will be available here. Thornlea Station Another station is proposed for the area of Bayview Avenue and Royal Orchard Road in Thomlea, and a third station for High- way 401 and Leslie Street with parking for about 500 cars. All trains will ter- minate at Toronto Union Station. The running time of a G0 train from Richmond Hill to Union Station will be 35 to 40 minutes with each ad- ditional station adding about three minutes. Thornlea station later He also announced the northern terminal will be at the Richmond Hill G0 station which currently serves G0 Transit bus services to Toronto. An ultimate capacity of almost for Yonge St-..in Hil! Two schemes have been prepared by the Ministry of Transportation and Com- munication for the recon- struction of Yonge Street from Highway 7 to Markham Road in Rich- mond Hi1]. Tonight Richmond Hill Mayoralty Candidates William Lazenby (the in- cumbent) and Dave Schiller will meet representatives of the media on Cable 10. Wednesday evening of next week they will confront local ratepayers on a live, hour- long broadcast in the second of a series of weekly programs giving coverage Rolling stock will be ready for GO trains Confrontation on Cable TV 10 ‘ At its record-breaking marathon session last week Richmond Hill Council bf Ehe peoble find events involved in the coming election. If you wish to direct a question at either candidate phone or write "to the Cable 10 Program Department (244 Newkirk Road, Rich- mond Hill, 884-8111‘ 889-9874 or 887-5075). NOBLETON: Tenders have been called by King Township for construction of a library and a firehall here. ; Dr. Doris Ryan, a- memher of the depart- ment of educational administration with the Ontario Institute of Educational Studies. will be guest speaker at a meeting of the Parents Council of King Township at 8 pm. October 17 at King Senior Public School. Dr. Ryan has just completed a report on pupil-teacher ratio and class size for the ministry of education. These two studies will be the focus of a panel discussion at the meeting. Other panelists: Robert Hollier. trustee with Dufferin County Board of Education: Sam Chap- man. director of education for York County: and Trustee Margaret Coburn. trustee with York County Board of Education. The council will also hold an election to appoint an executive at the meeting. Richmond Hill will be receiving more revenue from the Langstaff Jail Farm this year and next. The farm is the property of the City of Toronto and instead of taxes the city has been paying the town $6.500 a year. Jail farm pay $1 1 ,500 Negotiations just completed will see this payment raised to 811.500. it was announced at the October 10 council meeting. service could be expanded to a full schedule similar to that on the Lakeshore route, Mr. Howard said. expressed a preference for Scheme‘A’ since it “seems to be the most practical in terms of providing for the future traffic needs of the area within Richmond Hill. For walkers However more con- sideration must be given to the provision and design of pedestrian crossings con- This statement of council was moved by Regional Councillor Lois Hancey and seconded by Councillor Graeme Bales. “If we wish to tie our municipaility together. it's essential at this time, while the design is being developed, that crossovers be considered," said Mrs. sidering the proposal is for five traffic lanes plus two parking lanes. In addition the design should also, if possible, take into account the use of the bicycle, particularly as the facility is envisaged as a land use road, rather than an arterial traffic route.“ Simpsons-Sears Ltd. Shop Sears, your complete department store, in Richmond Hill’s Hillcrest Mall. Call 883-1444 For bicycles Sears A resident of Richmond Hill for 57 years, Madeleine Elizabeth Leech (nee Lunau) of 120 Richmond Street, died in York Central Hospital September 26 after a lengthy illness. Born in Toronto 65 years ago, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Austin and Florence Lunau and lived in Streetsville, King City and Thornton before coming to Richmond Hill. The funeral service was held at the Marshall Funeral Home September 30 Hancey. “I agree there should be a place for bicycles, but not 57-year Hill resident dies Shop Sears your complete department store. with Rev. Earl Bull and Rev. Daniel Dyer of- ficiating. Interment followed in Aurora Cemetery. Pallbearers were Tom Nolan. Cecil Tuck, Norman Cook. Albert Corner, Harold Mills Junior and Bill Buchanan. Mrs. Leech is survived by her husband, Arthur. son John of Ajax, daughter Beverley (Mrs. Harold Bull) of Richmond Hill. aunt May Young, cousins Bob and George Young, cousin Mrs. Lyla Fenner. near a five-lane highway," commented Regional Councillor Gordon Rowe. elect 74 trustees December 2 In the 1974 elections which will be held December 2 separate school supporters of York Region will elect two trustees to the' York County Board of Education and 14 trustees to the York Region Roman Catholic School Board. The two trustees elected to the county public board of education will represent the interests of separate school supporters in the secondary schools of the region. One will be elected from the combined municipalities of Markham and Richmond Hill, the other will represent all other municipalities in the Region. To be eligible. a candidate must be: a Canadian citizen. 18 years of age, a resident within York Region and a THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 1974 17 separate school supporter. STEPS FOR CANDIDATES Candidates should obtain the necessary information and nomination paper from the clerk of his or her municipality. secure the signatures of 10 separate school electors whose names appear on the voters' list and file these between November 7 and 5 pm. November 12. Papers must be filed with the Markham Clerk at 8911 Don Mills Road for Richmond Hill and Markham and with the Vaughan Clerk in Maple for the rest of the region. The 14 trustees of the Roman Catholic Board are allocated: three from Markham, three from Rich- did you know ? You can use our 24 hour shop by-phone service to your Sears stare or from our fine family of catalogues. So convenient. Just relax in the comfort of your home and make your own unhurried buying decisions any time throughout the day or night. Phone 883-1511 in or out of guarantee so you can always be sure of getting maximum performance from your Sears appliances. And it you move to another part of Canada. our coast-to- coast Organization is still there to serve you. We service what we sell You can rely on our guarantee. Everything you buy is covered by Simpsons-Sears guaran- tee . . ‘satisfaction or money refunded’. Doesn't that take the worry out of shopping ? mond Hill. two from Vaughan, two from King and one each from Aurora. Georgina, Newmarket and Whitchurch - Stouffville - East Gwillimbury. To qualify to run for these positions a person must be a Canadian citizen and 18 years of age. The same procedure is followed in connection with nomination papers as in the case of the representatives on the board of education. but these papers are filed with the clerk of the municipality involved. In information being distributed throughout the parishes of the Region, it is noted that to be a candidate. it is not enough to be a British subject, a candidate must hold Canadian citizenship. NAME SCRUTINEERS It is also noted that each candidate may name a scrutineer, at least 16 years old. to represent him at the polling place and at the counting of ballots for each polling place. NEWMARKET: The farmer‘s market has found a winter sanctuary in the basement of Trinity United Church. It will operate Saturday mornings “as long as it is successful". ' Theraidvance poll will be held November 23. Further information may be obtained from the municipal clerk or from the board offices at 889-9792 or 773-4326.

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