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Percival gets final no from YRP commissioners The 26-yearold policeman quit the force after a quantity of marijuana he had confiscated was found in his apartment several weeks later. Hancey asks if scheme will bring fluoridation Percival had been trying to get back on the force ever since resigning last January. York Regional Police Commission last week finally closed the door to former Constable Glenn Percival of Bolton. Percival had since asked the commission to have the Ontario Police Commission Janet (10), who has been studying Irish dancing for two years, won a second in the reel and a second in the threeâ€"hand reel. Four young sisters from Richmond Hill competed Sunday in the Butler Academy class competitions held in St. John‘s Norway Hall at Woodbine and Kingston Road and came home with a total of six awards. The four are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Gerritse of 97 Baker ‘Avenue. Will approval of the ‘Big Pipe‘ agreement bring its own kind of problems in the matter of approved drinking water? That was the question posed at the last York Region council meeting by Councillor Lois Hancev of Richmond Hill. Richmond Hill Irish dance award Christine and Jennifer Gerritse with winners in competition last weekend in sister Angela in front. Metro are (left to right) Janet. Win Irish dance awards Region Solicitor Ted Oakes said there was no authority to fluoridate the region’s water. She wondered if the region could buy fluoridated water from Metro when fluoridation had previously been rejected here by plebiscite. Sports Real estate Classified King-Oak Ridges Temperanceville Maple social Churches Hill socials Scheduled events The Guest Spot column this week features York University Associate Professor of Dramatic Literature Don Rubin. editor of the Canadian Theatre Review. Turn to Page 4 for his con- troversial views on the state of our theatre. You may think the housing situation is bad today, but for how The Liberal viewed the question in 1884 in comparison to the days of Anglo-Saxon ancestors. turn to the Yesterday‘s column of Page 5. The index of the regular news and advertising features on the inside pages is as follows: Expert explores our theatre If Percival's lawyers, who had hinted of such steps in the past. wanted to take it to Richvale Record Carrville news Editorials Letters Births. deaths Service directory Youth page Commissioner Ray Twinney of Newmarket, who is also a member of York Regional Council, said the case was closed so far as the police commission was concerned. hold an inquiry into his subsequent resignation. At a closed meeting, the commissioners ruled Percival resigned January 12 of his own will, without duress, and that they should take no further action. ntertainment but there was authority to buy water from Metro. “What might we anticipate if the people objected to this type of water?" asked Mrs. Hancey. There were several legal methods. in- cluding an injunction, to grant a temporary halt to proceedings; it was also possible for Metro to supply unfluoridated water, Oakes said. The girls are students of Mae and Patrick Butler who hold Irish Dancing classes at Our Lady Queen of the World hall, Bayview Avenue, every Tuesday at 4 pm. “Aren’t we using Metro water now?” asked Chairman Garfield Wright. “Only on occasion,” the solicitor replied. Christine (8), who has studied? for only a year, won a second in the jig and Angela (5), who has been dancing only since last Sep- tember, won a first in the jig and a thrid in the reel. Jennifer (7), who has also been dancing for two years, won a fourth in the jig. “We‘d be glad of the assistance", she said. Mill Pond clean-up doubtful “If Richmond Hill citizens are anxious to have the desilting done, please feel free to write to Minister of Natural Resources Leo Bemier asking that funds be made available for the work the province has already approved", added Regional Councillor Lois Hancey, who sits on the conservation authority. “The budget has been reduced by the province and it looks at this time as if the work will not be carried out this year“, he said. The project was to include dredging the pond and building a retaining wall. It was to be financed half by Richmond Hill and half by the provincial government through Metro Conservation Authority, Mayor David Schiller explained. The fate of the Mill Pond rejuvenation is doubtful at the present time, it was learned during the question period preceding Monday night‘s Richmond Hill council meeting. court, they could, Twinney said. Jeffrey Lyons of Toronto, who represents Percival, said he had contacted the Ontario Police Commission and was confident Percival would get a favorable hearing (Photo by H099) Queries Boyle Park sign change at Pearson Park The first part of the agreement is with the ministry of the environment and Metro to provide water to the southern part of the region at a cost of 39 cents per thousand gallons. The second part approves a sewage treatment agreement with the ministry and Durham Region to provide facilities at a cost not to exceed 49 cents per thousand. By a vote of 11 to 5, York Regional Council last week authorized Chairman Garfield Wright to enter into agreements for the South Central Trunk Sewer Ser- vicing Scheme. The scheme will provide essential services for about 334500 people here in southern York Region. more than triple the present total. Councillor Mike Bernie. “If a sufficient number of signitures is obtained. the petition will be brought to council. We will have to pass an amendment to the bylaw The agreement was ap- proved after a brief discussion by council near the end of an allâ€"day session. The session went from 2 pm to about 8:30 pm. Wanted deferral Richmond Hill Councillor Lois Hancey had asked that the agreement be deferred to a special meeting to be called at the earliest op- portunity. “I have two pages of questions," Mrs. Hancey said. “I don’t want to hold up the agreement, but I want to have a real knowledge of what I approve.” to “stay all night” ti) afiswer questions. However, the rest of council was less enthusiastic about the suggestion. Gordon Rowe, chairman of the engineering com- mittee. said he was prepared “I thought it was all set- tled,“ said Chairman Garfield Wright. "I was under the impression it was all worked out.” One problem Mayor Garnet Williams of Vaughan said the region had agreed to it all in June with the exception of the section on Ontario Housing Action Plan. Councillor Hancey said the provisions for OHAP in the agreement were in excess of the population figures allocated by the govern- ment. “There’s a petition going around." reported Ward 6 OHAP dominated every page, according to Mayor Evelyn Buck of Aurora. “It‘s not right to push this through at this time," she said. Councillor Bob Adams of Markham said the agreement couldn’t be handled in one day “and I want to get it through.“ Deferral fails The motion to defer was “If the name of Pearson Park is changed to Boyle Park, will it be signed?" asked a ratepayer in Rich- mond Hill Council‘s question period Monday evening. Richmond Hill 105,000 Aurora Mayor Evelyn Buck finally made her way to the podium at the front of the room â€"â€" at her insistence â€" and told those present that. as head of the health and social services committee. she recom- mended those municipalities favoring financing “should do so. according to the pattern of area services planning. leaving those municipalities" favoring financing, free to opt out of the program. Up until then, however. it looked pretty grim for the family life people. It took until nearly six o’clock, or was it seven, but those people who had waited patiently from 2 pm on for a verdict as to their welfare, were eventually rewarded when York Regional Council last week voted to provide the region‘s family life centres with $85,000. by a vote of 10 to 5. (Continued on Page 2) Established 1878 Richmond Hill Edition Housing Minister Irvine visits region, accepts Invitation to I117] and Vaughan C o u n c i l 1 Chateauvert to make the beginning of and hold a public meeting Provincial Housing Minister Donald Irvine answered a long-awaited invitation to appear before York Regional Council last week and wound up with a pocketful of invitations to repeat the performance before some local councils. Included in these was an invitation from Councillor Lois Hancey of Richmond Hill. who told the minister she would endeavor to have her council send him a list of prepared questions beforehand to help expedite matters, Richmond Hill Council/0r Duffy is getting up in world The centres, which were last year subâ€" sidized in part by the provincial govern- ment, could carry on to the end of March. There shouldn’t be too hasty a decision on the $100,000 request of the region, Mayor Buck said. - said In other words, Mrs. Buck felt the responsibility for public counselling was a municipal concern, not the problem of the region. Changed position Mayor Tony Roman of Markham said Mayor Buck had thought differently in 1967 when a move had been made to put all welfare agencies “under one umbrella". Roman said he was surprised now to hear the mayor advocating it be sent back to the municipalities. You were one of the champions," he Elm mm In ESSQHNOIS Umvy m Non Esscmhafs leo WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1975 Although not objecting to the King request, Hodgson said he preferred to develop such a program on a regional basis and his department was at present working on such a program. Mr‘ Irvine said he would endeavor to appear before the Richmond Hill group if he thought they would be His announcement followed a request from King Township that kilometer signs be put Up in three locations in King to indicate the length of one indicate I kilometer Hodgson said the metric measurements would be erected alongside the present signs, a few at a time. However, the changeover won‘t be all that traumatic. Roads in the Region of York will be bedecked with metric signs “in the near future”. according to Robert Hodgson, com- missioner of engineering. Metric signs plan “The arenas are leased to the association on a long term basis and the board is required under its charter to submit a list of appointees to council which has the “The arena board is a non- profit association set up by provincial charter," replied Mayor David Schiller. Later that evening. Mrs. Hancey’s proposal was agreed to by Richmond Hill Council. with only one member Mike Burnie, voting against it. Asks about arena board's annual audited statement “Does the arena board issue an audited statement each year?” asked a citizen in the question period preceding Monday night's Richmond Hill Council meeting. “receptive to discussing one or two proposals" regarding accelerated housing. The minister also agreed to visit Vaughan Town Council “as soon as possible”, after Councillor David Fraser made the request. More than a quarter of a mile in the sky is a precarious location in which to work. But that is where Richmond Hill’s Ward 2 Councillor Al Duffy is ‘doing his thing’ these days. His firm, Construction Testing, is in charge of inspection of all structural steel members in the CN Tower in downtown Toronto. The tower is easily visible from the Hill on clear days. Duffy and fellow employees will be there when Money wasn’t everything, Mayor Buck said. What she was arguing about was the responsibility of the taxpayers to assume their share of the welfare programs. All for it Speaking for the centres. Councillor Erik Larsen of Georgina Township, said the region “couldn‘t afford not to pay it." If someone emerged bettef' eff. then everybody benefitted. Vaughan Councillor David Fraser said the centres were “probably the cheapest service in the region." If they needed the centres in King Township, for example. “they should have them." Moran said. Councillor Ron Moran of Markham called it a “a copout,“ if the region didn't support the centres. @kllam- Vaughan 229, 500 “All we can do as a council is to request the board to issue such a statement. To the best of my knowledge they have ap- pointed an auditor." “We are proposing to conduct an arena review, probany about the end of March,” the mayor replied. Not one OHAP unit has been started in York, despite the enormous potential, and naturally we Region passed by Mr. Irvine. who appeared before council to discuss the Ontario Housing Action Program (OHAP), said that despite the fact more than 40,000 units were ex- pected to be brought into the construction program over the next three years. “most of the activity has passed York by”. The questioner said that as a corporation without share capital. he believed the arena board was required to submit audited statements to its members. privilege of approval or disapproval." 50 pages the giant Sikorski Helicopter comes from California to remove the crane and to install the 300 foot high mast to top the tallest free-standing structure in the world. In the above picture Duffy is seen on the right with a fellow worker Tom Tommassi on the upper ob- servation level at 1,500 feet. He has other pictures taken of himself at work among the girders at that height where the winds blow freely. Against: Buck. Mayor Margaret Britnell, King; Mayor Bob Forhan, Newmarket; Mayor Gladys Rolling. Georgina; and Mayor Garnet Williams. Vaughan. “Speak for yourself," Mayor Margaret Britnell of King. replied. Schiller motion Councillor Moran, with the assistance of Mayor David Schiller of Richmond Hill, then moved the centres be given a grant of $85,000, with the region making an effort at the same time to get government financing to offset any deficit. Voting for: Bob Adams, Markham; Fraser; Lois Hancey. David Schiller, Gordon Rowe. Richmond Hill; Roman, Moran and Bob Adams, Markham; Erik Larsen, Georgina Township; Mayor Gordon Ratcliff. WhitchurchStouffville; Ray Twinney. Newmarket. 11IH GNOWHDIU is 1H0|BM v3 'I'HH ONOWHDIH The increases last week provide a basic 12 percent to compensate for the cost of living rise, plus a 3.3 percent increment for experience and seniority. Still to be decided are raises for department heads, which will come up next month. 300 get 15 percent pay hike Council also agreed to adjust the $8,000 salaries - up $1,000 this year â€" of its members to the rise in the consumer price index each year. York Regional Council last week approved raises of approximately 15.3 percent, retroactive to January 1. for 300 of its non-union em- ployees. “N” Pressing need “In looking at York. the most pressing requirement is for a housing policy,” Irvine said, feel keenly disappointed. he said. "M": _____ _, rice 15 cents (Continued on Page 2)