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Horse Guard joins parade on Saturday The parade will start from Elgin Mills Road at 10:30 am and proceed south on Yonge Street to end at Hillcrest Mall â€" and will be the biggest and best Santa Claus Parade ever held in Richmond Hill. Other additions to the 11%; mile long parade will be the Metropolitan Toronto Police Pipe Band, and more floats. Balloons for the kiddies will be distributed along the parade route. A mounted escort will be provided by the Governor General's Horse Guard in full uniform for the head of Saturday's Richmond Hill Santa Claus Parade, Fire Chief Bob Kennedy has announced this week. Clergy blasts lack of small, cheap housing A committee of the Rich- mond Hill Ministerial Association composed of Mayor Lazenby listed what he felt were council’s accomplishments without comment. Projects comp- leted were as follows: Local Weldrick Road â€" con- struction in association with With the election just a ballot box or so away, The Liberal asked Mayor William Lazenby what he thought were council's accomplishments during his 1973â€"74 term. His opponent Dave Schiller was also asked what he thought of council’s performance during that time. By Jim Irving How do the two mayoralty candidates view Richmond Hill Town Council over the past two years? Starting December 1. the hospital departments ma} '1" reached by dialing the following numbers: Patient inquiry 883- 2320. emergency department 8823-2240. Mental Health Clinic 883- 2290. patient scheduling 883â€"2010. personnel ser- vices 883-2250, purchasing services 883-2150. physical therapy and rehabilitation services 883-2000. York Central Hospital is installing a new direct dial system. For numbers not listed above. call 883-12l2. Schiller, Lazenb y at loggerheads 0 var Hill council’s re The strong. steady growth of this newspaper is evident again this week. Last week's record high 40 pages of regular broadsheet local news and advertising has already fallen. This week's Thornhill and Richmond Hill Editions have 44 local pages broadsheet plus a 24 page Canadian Tire Corporation Associate Store insert. for a total of 68 pages. This is the final edition of your local newspaper before the December 2 municipal and school elections. Biographical stories of the last of the candidates appear on the inside pages, completing this year‘s series on all those seeking elected office in Markham. Vaughan and Rich- mond Hill Towns. plus King Township. Sports Classified Real estate Letters Maple social Gormley Crestwood Hospital numbers changing Established 1878 The index of the inside pages is as follows Inside The Liberal Expanding again this week Richmond Hill W: Edition 23~28 3740 36-37 5.13 [2,13 35 Bultonville Richvale They want the Richmond Hill planning department to undertake a comprehensive review of housing needs in the town, with special at- tention being given to the needs of lower income families and young married couples. They also ask that [n the Hill Churches Legion report King-Oak Ridges Can-ville People needs In their submission they asked that the goal of providing an adequate selection and choice of housing based on the “need” (cost and physical adequacylof the population be given highest priority. This was so this need goal will not be compromised by other real economic and political pressures. The ministers want this all to be spelled out in terms of specific objectives. They also want a more definite planning process to provide for realization of the goals The ministerial association expressed deep concern over the lack of adequate provision of housing for lower income families and for young married couples. In their daily work the ministers are made aware of the young people who are getting: married and would like to stay in this community. Many cannot stay here because no suitable housing is available. They also see the families who would like to move into more adequate quarters but who can find none, be it either as tenants or owners. Earlier this year the association urged the town and the province to require definite plans for the provision of some housing for these persons in phase three of the BAIF development prior to ap- proving it. Rev. Dana Lamb, Rev. Bernard Barrett and Rev. Robert McElhinney, recently submitted a comment on the New Official Plan Working Goals and Objectives, to the Rich- mond Hill Planning Department. Maintenance Manage- ment System which has led to a more efficient and ef- fective internal work systems procedure; ’Installétion of a mini- computer has upgraded the financial administration of Complete reconstruction of Carrville Road in con- junction with Hill_crest_Ma_ll; Roads Needs Study, conducted by McCormack, Rankin & Assoc., subsidized by the province; Four lighted tennis courts in Crosby Park; Openihg of Palmer Avenue, from Cedar to Lennox Avenue; BAIF Sidéwalk â€" North side of Vaughan Road (Yonge to Trench); (Continued peOple threaten moraine IVfi 3171'] . JPIqr'I Mr. Pound made his comments while presenting his department’s detailed study on the moraine. The study came about last January as a result of the following resolution: “That council adopt the policy of the planning committee to examine all applications in the Oak Ridges moraine against the interim policy on rural residential develop- ment and especially the possible detrimental effects to the environment and ecological impact within the area of the Oak Ridges moraine." Commissioner Murray Pound told a meeting of York Regional Council last week. An interim study on the Oak Ridges moraine shows that it is not a question of placing a moratorium on development, but a question of assessing the effect of development on the ground water supply, Planning Hill High School auditorium during the all- candidates meeting Monday night. In the lower photograph thrice- elected mayor Lazenby outside the same auditorium Friday night talks to citizen William Johnston (at left) 53% ,{t ii (Stall photos by Draper) ll. W'dS uuucuu. al [Hal pull”. to tell just whose side he was on. Councillor Stephenson was resolute. however. “It’s past history,“ he continued amidst the din. “I don’t think anything could be gained from it. I couldn’t improve the situation.” He got a small hand for his answer, and for a moment it v1 uh. run-nu. . The town’s computer has been programmed to handle the returns as they come in from the polling stations. The results will be available by means of a video display at the rear counter of the main floor offices (where you pay your taxes), where they will be flashed on a screen. the papers which come in to the returning officer. The actual returns are locked in the ballot boxes. Then the official results will be released. If you are interested in getting this information firsthand, visit the town hall or telephone. 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Regional Maple Sideroad (Yonge to Keele) construction and expropriating. Provincial New addition to York Central Hospital (123 to 400 beds). the municipal treasury department; provided us with a more efficient method of tax distribution and billing; and, a line control budgeting operation; Reconstruction of Elizabeth Street; Incumbent Rich- mond Hill Mayor William Lazenby is facing second time challenger David Schiller in debates at all- candidates meetings throughout the town as the December 2 voting day looms closer and closer. Here in the upper photograph Schiller (at left) talks to spectator Mac Kempton in the hall outside the Richmond Mr. Pound said an ad Industrial Consumers‘ Gas Company ditional 400,000 people are expected, and there had to be concern about how the moraine could be protected for an ultimate population of 600,000. The study area comprises about 141 square miles or 90,000 acres (about 22 percent of the regional area) where the moraine covers the central portion of York for about 20 miles in length and varies in width from one to eight miles. Some approved So far, 3,000 acres of the moraine have already been built on or are involved in applications for develop- ment, some of which have been approved. The 3.000 acres are located in seven of the nine municipalities in the region. Only Markham Town and Georgina TOWnship are excluded. However, King City, Nobleton and Schomberg Swimming Pool, Richvale Community Centre; office and storage area; Sears main warehouse on Shelly Street; Marpat Holdings â€" ARC Industries, Supreme Welding, Sovereign Water Conditioners ; Mayor Lazenby said the following projects are initiated, approved or under way: Richvale Community Centre; Library Branch, Richvale Community Centre; ' Dow Pharmaceutical Company; Reynolds Aluminum Extension. Local Extension to Richmond Hill Library; iiC {55111140 IE In 75 “WOTHHOIS :MBER 27, 1974 Reserve Now For NEW YEAR'S EVE Two Gala Parties The Old English Roast Beef Room And The Kings Club Tickets Available at the Reception Desk 881-2121 PARKWAY HOTEL Hwy. 7, 1 mile east of Bayview Ave. King's Club Discotheque danclnz every night ‘ Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberfy, in all things Charity" Fin nâ€"v 1n-A In draw ground water supplies from Markham. It was vital the flow of streams through this area, plus Aurora and Newmarket, be protected in respect to sewage systems. Besides providing more detailed physical resource information on the moraine, the report is to assess the relative importance of the moraine “within a larger, regional context to ac- commodate certain types of outdoor recreational ac- tivities which require specific kinds of physical environments." _ He said large institutional uses would be excellent in some environmentally Pilotproject Mr. Pound said the study would be used as a pilot project by the Ministry of Natural Resources. The ministry would use a dif- ferent financial approach, providing land acquisition was tied into a long-range plan. Regional Bathurst Street (Elgin Mills Sideroad to King Sideroad) construction - expropriation; Railway underpass on Markham Road pre- engineering; Library Branch, Oak Ridges area, Fire Hall, Oak Ridges area; Community facilities at Lake Wilcox; Acquisition of land for works department and fairgroundsa Markham Road to Highway 7; Regional sewage and water facilities (from Lake Ontario); Third senior apartment building. citizen Fire Department Elevating Platform ( "Snorkel" ) . Provincial Pre-engineering and construction of Yonge Street (Highway 11) from 1. Citizens grill candidates in 68 pages sensitive areas, were low density The region had been forced to go along with a no- growth policy, even though some types of development would have been better, Mr. Pound said. Mr. Pound said it wasn‘t the intention to make it retroactive. The staff had already advised that its intention was to support council’s recommendations. Richmond Hill Mayor, William Lazenby, said he was concerned about the application of the policy. Would they attempt to make it retroactive to any ap- plications. “We’ve got our Official Plan made and might as well go home,” he said. He said there was no leeway in the report and he was unable to approve it. Vaughan unhappy Somewhat disenchanted by it all was Vaughan Mayor Garnet Williams. Minus report If candidate Schiller nau been handing out marks when be evaluated council‘s performance over the past two years, there wouldn’t have been enough to get council entry into the beginner‘s class in civic administration at the nearest public school. It was strictly a minus report from start to finish, with his main concern not the development of the past two years, but what was coming up. as they Price 15 cents York County Board of Education last week ap- proved working drawings for its new administration building, plus the calling of tenders for its construction. The project will now go to the Municipal Board for approval at a hearing January 2 and 3. The board was also told costs for the combined board-town centre had been pared down to $1,646,690 to bring it within the combined construction budget of $1,646,690 schools centre Mr. Pound said it was an interim policy towards development of the moraine, not a com- mitment. It was a guide for “Is this a guide, rather than a policy?” asked Councillor Gordon Rowe of Richmond Hill. By Jim Irving If the new Richmond Hill Town. Council is as out- spoken as the town ratepayers, it‘s going to be in for some stormy sessions next year. Councillor Stephenson was resolute, however. “It’s past history,” he continued amidst the din. “I don’t think anything could be gained from it. I couldn’t improve the situation." “It‘s a serious question,” came the cry from the crowd. “Don’t be frivolous,“ came another rumble. “That’s all garbage; talk some common sense,” came yet another voice, although it was difficult at that point to tell just whose side he was on. Friday night at Richmond Hill High School, a packed auditorium let its can- didates for the jobs of mayor, town councillors and regional councillors know it wasn’t just there to see what they all looked like, or because the TV was on the fritz. The people were there because the wanted answers to a lot of questions, Not that it was a hostile crowd, just a vocal one, which wanted no-nonsense replies to its no-nonsense queries. For example, when Ward 4 Councillor Dave Stephenson, tried to bypass a question about how he would have handled the alleged bribery of a staff member, (as the questioner pointed out was recently reported in The Liberal) the audience let him have it. Stephenson termed it a “loaded” question, “all in the past", and therefore not worthy of comment. crowded hall Council, he said, had been “orientated” toward development and he foresaw an eventual quarter of a million people by the year 2000. “unresponsiveness’ of council in the way it handled citizens’ suggestions to changes. For example the Citizens Advisory Group presented several briefs, including ones on the rate of growth, zoning bylaws and methods He was also disturbed gbqththe bloc voting. “which makes council predictable and is not in the interests of running the community.” Unresponsive Another thing that “disturbed” him was the people as to how council looked at the development of the moraine. Split vote Voting for adoption of the policy were: Councillors Robert Adams. Harry Crisp, Markham; Ray Twinney, Newmarket; Lazenby, Lois Hancey, Richmond Hill; The town’s computer has been programmed to handle the returns as they come in from the polling stations. The results will be available by means of a video display Construction of the building is expected to begin January 15, which will permit the board to vacate its premises by March, 1976. Money details In presenting the final report of the users’ com~ mittee, Chairman Tom Johnston of Keswick stressed the building costs did not reduce the money available for salaries, supplies or services for school operation. The costs This new service should provide results rapidly and make them easily available to the interested members of the public. The staff of the Town of Richmond Hill has set up an information service for election results on the evening of December 2. $1,650,000 He said council held meetings on the Pan-mafia development. but hadn’t taken any of their suggestions into account. of getting citizen con- mendable tribution into the Official Howeve Plan. However, council had bothered l “done nothing, .simply received them," Schiller said. Then he said council tried to put across the impression of wanting citizens’ views. and the idea was com- seemed to be theright one. Rings gong However, fellow Ward 4 candidate, Marylo Graham, rang the gang on the ap- plause meter when she followed with her reply. It also invited suggestions on the mobile home policy, but had taken no note of them, drafting the staff policy, instead. Has council done anything commendable? Voter results from computer “Hmmm, you got me there," Schiller said. “The question deserves a specific answer," said Mrs. Graham. who is making her first bid for office. “I would hope if it occurred again, all the relevant facts and figures would be laid before the Crown attorney to see if there was a case. It is not sufficient to ask the town solicitor . . . to see if there is a case. I feel strongly that if there are members of staff who say they were offered bribes, the in- formation should» be laid before council. “The public should have the right to know it hap- pened.“ Ist of Bayview p Discotheque every night Also, the borrowing of $1,500,000 for the centre, doesn‘t reduce capital funds available for school con- struction or renovation. In contrast, rental charges for the present building, or any other, come out of ex- penditure ceilings, thus reducing the amount 01 money available for classroom purposes, he said. were not part of the or dinary expenditure ceilings he said. Mayor Joe Dales, Robert Pollock, Georgina Town- ship; Mayor Gladys Rolling, East Gwillimbury; Mayor Gordon Ratcliff, Whit- church-Stouffville. ' Voting_ against were Mayors Williams and Bob Forhan, Newmarket, and Councillor Rowe. However. council hadn‘t bothered to listen. These unofficial results will have to be checked with the papers which come in to the returning officer. The actual returns are locked in the ballot boxes. Then the official results will be released. Switchboard open The town's switchboard will also be open to give the results as soon as they start to come in, until the unof- ficial results are all tabulated from telephoned reports. “What I call development and what you do, could be (Continued on Page 2) He said also he hoped council would have refor- med its methods of making committee appointments; that they would be more open. Stephenson also found himself facing the firing squad again without a kerchief later on in the evening when a questioner from the back of the room asked him how he could “reconcile your voting record of, approving every development.” ‘lf the questioner was referring to a document put out by the Citizens' Advisory Group, detailing how council voted on develop- ment throughout the year, he didn’t know how they could get an accurate assessment of votes, Stephenson said. Onhotseat “What about approving every development," the questioner asked again. He said there were two instances where citizen information was recognized. But it was‘ recognized through a consulting firm. not by council. One was in the south Yonge corridor study and the other had been in the MM. Dillon study of Lake Wilcox. In both cases, the consultants stressed the need for citizens to have their say, Schiller said.