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Parents in southwest Richmond Hill (Ward 6 â€"â€" Hillcrest â€" BAIF) are warned their children are in real danger of death by Regional Planner Murray Pound will speak to the Richmond Hill Citizens Advisory Group tomorrow evening (Thursday) in the Blue Flame Room of the Consumers Gas Building, Elgin Mills Road East. The meeting is called for 7:45 pm. u-- v.-- . Deep concern about the apparent lack of allocation of any additional sewage disposal capacity for Richmond Hill in the proposals by the Region of York engineering committee for the interim servicing by Metro Toronto led to a special planning committee-ofâ€"the-whole session for two hours preceding the regular council meeting Monday night. ,,s l-i Richmond Hill Council served notice on the Region of York and the ministry of the environment Monday night that it does not approve of an attempt to change the sewage service rules in the middle of the ball game. Out of that meeting came a resolution stating the Town of Richmond Hill is strongly opposed to any changes, deviations or alterations from the proposed interim connections between Richmond Hill and Metro. _ This applies to either design or time table as was consistently proposed by the ministry of the environment, as discussed EJTHE pnblic during meétings of the Environmental Hearing Board and as draft approved by the Regional Municipality of York. It was said at the meeting the region’s proposals did not provide for the interim trunk sewer connection of the Pugsley Avenue plant or the North Don (BAIF) plant to the Metro system at Leslie Street. Region planner meeting Hillers By Jim Irving After some 13 hours, 15 assorted cuts â€"â€"- and time off for lunch and supper â€"- York Regional Council came up with a 471/2 percent 1975 expenditure increase last week. But that figure, as they say, is subject to change‘ For despite its all-day dedication. council was still unsatisfied with its final net figure â€" after subsidies and revenue â€" of $15,248,000, Electrocution threat to children Four-year-old Lisa, three-year-old Rachel and year- Peggy from Cambodia above as delighted parents old Tanya White welcome their new baby sister Michael and Patricia admire their new daughter. A further resolut-ion stated the town's As region budget stands it’s 47 percent higher War refugee baby arrives here Just a few thousand miles away from our doorstep children are dying. Babies just a few months old are being shot, starved and forgotten. This is daily life in Vietnam and Cambodia. We remember Belsen â€"- we forget Phnom Penh. Correction â€" we may not forget Phnom Penh, we may not wantto talk about it. not wantto talk about it. It's only human nature that we have to survive where we are put. Fortunately some people do spend long hours thinking. worrying and concerning themselves about others less fortunate. One such couple lives in Richmond Hill. They are Michael and Patricia White who reside on Jefferson Sideroad. By Mary Dawson By Ian Seymour Manager Stan Greenwood of Vaughan Hydro told “The Liberal” Tuesday someone (believed to be a school child) has acquired a set of keys which will unlock the padlocks on the hydro boxes or poles. He unlocks and removes the padlocks and leaves the doors loose. The fear is some child’s curiosity will prompt him or her to look inside and touch the electric devices, causing instant death. electrocution down $895,300 from its estimated budget figure of $16,143,300 of the morning. Councillors turned it all back to the staff to bring in an updated version, reflecting the changes made and new grant structures. The new grants were handed down by the provincial government during the week. Las't year, council estimated $12,442,000 and spent $11,289,400. Greenwood says the in- position as approving the population of 105,000 for Richmond Hill by the year 2,000 with an additional 6,500 people in the Oak Ridges area. The 105,000 figure is limited to an area identified as “sewer and water areas" in the draft agreement between the Crown and the Regional Municipalities of York and Durham. “We must get servicing in this area." stated Councillor Mike Bumie. Want industry Council also resolved that no less than 2, 000 industrial acres in the serviced area should be allocated to the Town of Rich- mond Hill. The council decided to take all necessary steps to open a new industrial park on a portion of the Langstaff Jail Farm, which is designated industrial on the governing Official Plan, and zoned agricultural at present. "We need sewage disposal services in the southern area of town, not only for residential development which already exists and is committed, but for the inâ€" dustrial base which we need.” Birchall opposed Councillor John Birchall said, “I can’t support this resolution. The jail farm is now in public hands and I feel it should remain open space. I also believe this decision is premature, since we haven’t yet had the staff report on discussions on retaining it as cidents seem to centre on the Weldrick Road area in Rich- vale. He asks for the co- operation of parents in Crooks drop in Net regional levy will not be known until the equalized assessment figures are released sometime in May. Although it started out with a vengeance, killing its staff newspaper â€" $2,500 â€" and its own mileage allowances, by the time the meeting was on its last weary legs around 11 pm, the councillors decided their good intentions had made little dent in the over-all budget, but had the prospect Thieves broke into the Leather Attic in Hillcrest Mall, Richmond Hill, last week and stole three leather coats worth $385. They gained entry by breaking through the ceiling of the shop. Since January they have striven to obtain adoption papers for a war-orphaned baby. This week they were rewarded. But they are only the tip of the iceberg. Forty-two babies, all under a year old, will live thanks to a lot of love - and even more luck. When they grow up they will not remember two French sisters who braved bullets and bombs to bring them to safety. They will not remember a US helicopter pilot who risked life and limb to fly them to a neutral zone: They will not rememlier their real parents. They are dead. However, the children will grow up in Canada. They will live â€"â€" they will look forward. (Continued on Page 2) “The ohly way is to indicate where it is to go. This land is already designated in- dustrial by the Official Plan and could be open space.” As mover of the resolutions, Regional Councillor Lois Hancey. stated, “It’s im- portant Richmond Hill state its position on where we feel an industrial area should be established. Otherwise we will not be dealt with seriously. “Other municipalities will get the capacity and Richmond Hill will be left out and we will still have to pay for a service we are not receiving. With escalating costs of labor. material and services. it is essential we have offsetting industrial assessment as soon as possible. Stressing there is a real risk of death to a small, curious child, he also asks that the holder of these keys leave them on his teacher’s desk before a tragedy oc- curs. warning children against this hazard. The police have already been alerted and the children will be warned through the schools. He also asks anybody seeing anyone other than hydro personnel lingering in the area of these devices to telephone Vaughan Hydro at 889-9211 or the police. of antagonizing a lot of people. So they restored the cuts. In the mantime. they had hit the police commission with the biggest cut of all â€" half a million dollars â€"â€" and also had lopped $63,300 off the land division com- mittee’s budget of 5128.300. Richmond Hill Councillor Gordon ROWe, who moved the land division cut, also suggested the nineâ€"man committee be reduced to Established 1878 Richmond Hill Edition Southern York Region is now recovering from its worst snow storm since 1958- 59. Municipal politicians had been rubbing their hands over fat snow clearing budget surpluses that could be used to hold down this year‘s taxes. But a still undetermined amount of that money is gone now. In fact mother nature could not have picked a better time to bring chaos to The storm caught the authorities and the public completely off their guard: Richmond Hill will join the Town of Markham in its appeal ’0 the Ontario Labinet to halt the extension of a runway at the Toronto Airways Buttonville Airport, council agreed Monday night. It also agreed to assume responsibility for 25 percent of the costs of the appeal up to a maximum of $800. In presenting the resolution to this effect Regional Councillor Lois Hancey said it would be giving assistance to the Occupancy in time for school opening in September is the target for the con- struction of St. Charles Garnier Roman Catholic Separate School in the BAIF education-recreation com- plex, it was reported at the April 1 meeting of York Region Roman Catholic Separate School Board. However, according to Trustee Ivan St. John of Newmarket, the con- struction start has run into a road block. The contractor was unable to get a building permit because the Town of Rich- mond Hill had not prepared the site plan agreement and didn’t have it properly executed by council. Hill council sharing Markham Cabinet appeal The town staff had promised it would be ready to be presented to council April 7 and an application for a building permit could be made the next day, it was said. Hope to open BAIF area RC school by September At the March 18 meeting of Richmond Hill Town Council, unanimous ap- proval was given by council to the issuance of a foun- dation permit to the board, in order that as little time as possible would be lost. However, the town staff reported a check of the bylaw revealed no building permit could be issued until Storm was worst to hit York Region in 16 years three for the rest of the year. Apologetic He said he had been “apologetic about this committee," making ex- cuses for its tardiness. The day before, for example, it had upset the engineering committee by not showing up for a scheduled meeting. Fellow Richmond Hill Councillor Lois Hancey said the region couldn't afford the committee. Legislation should be enacted to give the developed faster than any other location,” said Hancey. “The City of Toronto (owners of the jail farm) have asked us to give them an idea of how we would like that land developed. Hopefully with this indication they could assist this town in reaching our goal. Park unrealistic ”I, too, would like to see the farm all park, but must face that realities of life. One of these is that the residential tax- payers cannot bear the continually in. creased costs of running this municipality indefinitely. “We can’t afford to buy the land, the city needs money and the provincial and federal governments are not prepared to buy it." WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1975 During the 72-hour bliz- zard up to nine inches of snow fell â€" with 40 mile per hour winds bringing 20 foot drifts to many parts of York Region. the roads, confusion to in- dustry and a real chill to the bone than picking Wed- nesday, April 2 as storm day. Travel by vehicle ranged from very difficult to next to impossible Thursday, Friday and on into Saturday. Schools shut down Schools were mostly shut down, or practically so, people of Richmond Hill who are affected now and will be affected in the future by noise and harassment from the airport. She fiointed out Richmond Hill is on record as opposing the expansion. Mayor David Schiller said the Municipal Board decision in fav0r of the extension appeared to be predicated on a number of legitimate factors mainly concerned with safety. Stricter enforcement of provincial industrial safety laws to prevent children from entering factories was the recommendation of a coroner’s jury investigating the death of 10-year-old Adrian Van Den Brand in a factory July 16. “There is going to be in- creased use'of the airport Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hank Van Den Brand of Beechy Drive, Richmond Hill, Adrian was killed when a one-inch wide strip of aluminum flew off a power saw at Builders Glass Ltd, of Millwick Drive, Weston. His stomach was pierced. He had volunteered to clean up the plant office when he accompanied his the site plan agreement is signed, he said. “Therefore the contractor will have to make up a week.” The schedule of con- struction posted in the boardroom indicated work would be completed by August 22, leaving a week for clean up and inspection before School opening September 2. Inquest jury wants better safety watch power back municipalities. Councillor Erik Larsen of Georgina Township said applications for the com- mittee had been piling up. “I don’t want to be snubbed by this committee, or anyone else,” he said. The police commission, with Chairman Judge William Lyon and Police Chief Bruce Crawford making the presentation, was hoping to add another 18 f f. \l 91!” LL the said Hancey Thursday and Friday, although officially open. “This municipality is going to have to get more industrial assessment to be able to afford the services we need." added Councillor Andy Chateauvert who seconded the resolution. Graham in favor Although agreeing with Birchall that the decision was not the idea] route in deciding what is to happen to the jail farm, Coun- cillor Marylo Graham supported the Super highways, high- ways, streets and roads were almost all blocked at one time or another Thur- sday to Saturday. “It’s a matter of economics. We can't meet our obligations to our people and have had to make radical cuts this year. “We can't develop industrial areas outside the serviced corridor," said Chateauvert. In its wake tlie storm left destruction, death and dismay. And a big question: Why were we not prepared? Another recommendation was legislation making it illegal to install machinery of this nature near exits or entrances. The '75 Storm, as it‘s already being called. cost four lives and hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. lost business and loss of earnings here. Charles was operating the saw at the time of the ac- cident, which occurred when Adrian was standing in the doorway. with or without the tension. “This is one of the largest and busiest airports in Canada and our residents are disturbed. When you get three or four planes a minute over your home, it can be really disturbing,” said Councillor John Birchall. The jury also asked for immediate relocation of the saw and suggested the manufacturers develop adequate safeguards. “I support this resolution with some reluctance,” said Mayor Schiller. Two residents disturbed by the noise from the planes, Mrs. Marilyn Watson and Frank Tucker were heard during the question period which preceded the council meeting. “I believe the action initiated by Markham is the only thing that can be done now,” replied the mayor. “But what concerns me is that Toronto Airways have given no firm commitment as to the type of aircraft which will be handled there. Councillor Mike Burnie and Councillor William Corcoran did not support the resolution. They asked for advice on how they could carry on their battle against the extension. brother Charles to the plant. He had been tad by hE brother and company of- ficials to stay away from the shop. men to the force However, the $500,000 out should rule that out, as well as bring on some tightening in several other areas. Present estimates The commission can appeal the reduction to the Ontario Police Commission. At present. net regional costs for the various departments are as follows: general govern- ment and administration, (Continued on Page 2) Workers speht many h0urs A 14-year-old boy died when he struck a parked car at Jackson’s Point, and an 18~year~old youth died when his vehicle collided with a A heavy, gusty northerly wind continued for days and was still blowing Tuesday, but with no new snow since the weekend. getting home Thursday night, if they were able to get to work at all that day. Friday most stayed home if they had any distance at all to travel. 2 teens dead On Saturday teenagers died snowmobile accidents Charles Weldon new Hill clerk Richmond Hill’s new clerk will be Charles David Weldon of Kenora, council decided at its meeting Monday evening. Weldon is the deputy-clerk of that northwestern Ontario town, and a native of Kapuskasing. The 28-year-old new dark is eipected to assume his duties April 20. He is i graduate of the University of Western Ontario in london. He spent six to seven months with the North Bay Board of Education where he was engaged on the tax side of board business. He went to Kenora five years ago to deal with tax mat- ters. In the interval Weldon has worked his way up to the position of deputy-clerk, and has gained a good range of experience in municipal business, Mayor David Schiller said. The mayor said the town had a total of 12 applicants for the position. Clerk Weldon was recommended to council by councillor John Birchall, chairman of council’s personnel committee. seven or eight of these had been interviewed, with two being called? back for a second_in_terview Suaiurq‘ay. All the snow and wind didn't bother that robin spotted in Richvale last week. After the storm staff photographer found him right back by his Garden Avenue sidewalk, this time amid the snow. 56 pages Classified ads Sports news Service directory Vital statistics Churches In the Hill Scheduled events Richva/e robin stays Richmond Hill Legion Midgets win the York Simcoe Championship by edging Thornhill 3-2. Oak Ridges Alex Brockton Midgets hold two- game-to-none lead in the best-of-seven finals for the OMHA Championship against Waterford. See stories in the Sports Section Page 15. The inside story on the recent bonus the school board gave secondary teachers involves a hitherto secret letter. See the regional Viewpoint column on Page 4. For the regular news and advertising features on the inside, turn to the pages indicated below: Inside The Libe Midget hockey excitement resolution in terms of an emergency situation. “We are committed to a vast population in the BAIF development with only the Hillcrest Mall as offsetting assessment. The rest is all residential," said Graham. “We do need industrialrassessment and need servicing to accommodate that and natural growth. “If these services are not made available to us as well as to our two neighboring municipalities, Richmond Hill cannot grow in any way for the next five years. “A ’higher level of governmént is taking planning of our future out of our hands,“ she said. 23-27 15-19 26 27 21 21 two in (Continued on Page 2) Price 15 cents parked truck Markham barber Henry Harrison, 75, of Petman Avenue, Toronto died at the height of the storm near Unionville when his car smashed into a truck on Kennedy Road. On Sunday a man collapsed and died from a heart attack while clearing snow from his drivew’ay. He has been identified as Tom Meddings. 62, of Highway 7, Woodbridge. Train hits bus There was a lucky escape for passengers on a Gray Coach bus on Friday. 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