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Firecracker injury TORONTOâ€"A lower speed limit is being considered for Yonge Street from Steeles Avenue to Major Mackenzie Drive. In a letter to York Centre MPP Alf Stong of Richmond Hill, E.N. Knight of the department of ministry and com- munications, said it was felt a more uniform speed zone was necessary for the north-south route. As a result, the government proposes to reduce the existing 40 mph zones to 30 KING CITY â€" A 15-year-old youth faces a charge of assault causing bodily harm as the result of a firecracker incident earlier in the summer. Lower speed limits proposed for Yonge Police said the incident occurred July 14 at King City Plaza, when a youth Olympic-style sports events have been understandably widespread and popular around the region this summer, and especially popular with the youngsters taking home medals. First place winner shown above is Beth Wood of Victoria Square, who topped all competitors at last week’s Olympic Day sponsored by Markham parks and recreation department. Making the presentation is parks leader Terri Edney. or a good USED CAR with 100% warranty -WE'RE READY TO DEALâ€" Editorial 8: Accounting . . CircuIation . . . . . . . . . . . Display Advertising . . . . Classified Advertising . . TELEPHONE THE LIBERAL DEPARTMENTS DIRECT 8|" Lever News EdllO', Richmond Hull Edmon Colin Forsvm Advemsmg Supewusov Ross Hodsoll Cuculanon Supervusov Lovna Woods Accounting Manager METROSPAN A NORTH DlVlSlON J.G Van Kampen 7 General Manager Jean Baker Pearce - Assustanl General Manager Peter Line W Cuculauon Drreclor Murray Simmer 7 Adverllsrng Direclor Norman Slunden Producmm Manager The Lnberal ls publlshed each week by Mellospan Community Newspapevs leued. This newspaper IS a membev 01 [he Canadian Communuy Newspaper Assocnauon and the Audn Bureau 01 Cnculauons. THE LIBERAL. Wednesday, August 11. on any one of these brand new 1976 inâ€"stock automobiles. 1k RABBIT * AUDI FOX * BEETLE * AUDI IOOLS ir DASHER * CAMPMOBILE ea innér Elgtfifiihpral The contents, both ednlonal and advemsmg, o! Ruchmond Hull. are protected by copvnght and any use us D'Ohlblled Second Class Man Regvslvauon No 0190 W Er P MOTORS W (I r IVIUIUHO LTD. 10440 YONGE ST., RICHMOND HILL 889-7701 0 884-6651 VOLUME 1m, NUMBER 6 884â€"81 77 884-0981 884-8177 884-1 1 05 The cracker exploded and resulted in partial deafness to the woman. He said, also, that the Ontario Provincial Police endorsed the proposals, and the municipalities in- volved had been told about them. “The effect of these changes will be a 30-mph zone from Steeles Avenue to 100 feet south of Longbridge Road and a 40 mph zone from that point to 600 feet south of Major Mackenzie Drive,” Knight said. mph, and the existing 45 mph zone to 40 mph. threw a firecracker at a woman standing in the area. I Downtown facelift urged w‘to aid Markham business “V "9an Adams chants as much as 40 to 60 Der cent of provements which have been made in into malls ‘ A court date for the youth is pending 1976 Thornhill 8 Toronto: Customers Ca" 881 -3373 For all Depts. The Liberal, unamhonzed By Helen Adams MARKHAM â€" Improving and revitalizing downtown Markham was the goal set for a group of town businessmen last week in a meeting with industry and tourism ministry official Bob Pollock. Their concern IS the result of a shopping mall planned for Highway 7, which a recent study showed would take away from 80 downtown mer- Surfimer’s soon over. The kids are coming home again. What better way to prepare for their return than to immerse yourself, not only in the company of your own children, but 600 of them in the same place, at the same time. Tonight (Wednesday) at 7:30 pm. at Bond Lake Arena. youngsters from all over Richmond Hill who have taken part in the summer playground program, will entertain their parents with skits and songs they have learned. OAK RIDGESâ€"Time to get back to reality. Kids en tertain It’s the third vannuél Summerfest The proposed by-Iaw 100-76 is set Out below Objections to the passing of the said by-law may be filed in writing with the TOWn Clerk at the Municipal Offices of the Town of Richmond Hill within 21 days of the 4th. of August, 1976. 1. THAT from and after the passage of this by-Iaw, as a condition of the issuance of a building permit for the erection or enlargement of any of the classes of buildings‘ set out in Column I of the following Table, the charges in the amounts set out in Column ll of the Table in respect of Storm and Sanitary Sewers and in the amounts set out in Column III of the Table in respect of water supply facilities, shall be payable over and above all other rates and charges, prior to and as a condition of the issuance of such building permit. Bid forms, specifications and information may be obtained from Mr. Ken Yip-Chuck at the office of the Toronto Area Transit Operating Authority, 3625 Dufferin St, Downsview, Ontario; Telephone 630-2635. AND WHEREAS authorization has been given to impose a special charge over and above all other rates and charges to pay for all or part of the cost for providing the additional capacity; NEWMARKET Contract 76-T-6 for snow and ice control at Go Transit Terminal. Junction of Highways 1 1 and 9, Town of Newmarket. Submissions should be physically received at the Authority Secretary’s Office at the above address not later than 1:00 pm. E.D.S.T., Thursday, August 26, 1976. RICHMOND HILL Contract 76-T-5 for snow and ice control at GO Transit parking lot. Near Junction Markham Road and Newkirk, Town of Richmond Hill. TAKE NOTICE that the Corporation of the Town of Richmond Hill has applied to The Ontario Municipal Board for approval of its proposed Byâ€"law 100-76 being a by-law passed pursuant to the proyisions of Section 359 of The Municipal Act to amend By-law 1289 which imposed a Special Charge on classes of buildings that impose or may impose a heavy load on the municipal sewer or water systems. WHEREAS'the erection or enlargement of residential, commercial and industrial buildings impose or may impose a heavy load on the municipal sewer or water system or both by reason of which municipal expenditures are or may be required to provide additional sanitary or storm sewers or water supply capacity that would not otherwise be required; AND WHEREAS The Ontario Municipal Board by its Order made on the day of approved the imposition of the speciaI charges hereinafter set forth; NOW THEREFORE, THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL, HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: (b) Every building on land in respect of which an agreement has been entered into with the municipality under Section 33 of The Planning Act or any pre- decessov thereof. (a) Every building on land exempt from taxation under any general 0r special Act (cl Every building or any land in respect of which a contribution to provide sanitary or stOrm sewers or water supply facilities has been made within the ten years previous to the application for a building permit, to the extent of the contribution so made. (dl Every residential building having not more than two dwelling unils‘ (e) Every building, other than a residential building, with an inside floor area of not more than 3,000 square feet. READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 7th DAY OF JUNE, 1976 3. Bylaw 1289 be and is hereby repealed COLUMN 1 CLASS OF BUILDING 2. THAT the following are exempt from any charges imposed unde! this Bytlaw. (a) Residential (b) Commercial (c) Industrial TORONTO AREA TRANSIT OPERATING AUTHORITY TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL NOTICE OF APPLICATION BIDS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED ON THE ABOVE DATE A Byâ€"law to Impose a Special Charge on classes of buildings that Impose or Mav Impose a heavy load on the Municipal Sewer or Water Systems SNOW CLEARING TENDERS INVITED Nil per acres of lot area Nil per acre of lot area $300.00 per suite or dwelling unit STORM AND SANITARY SEWERS .ABLE COLUMN 11 BY-LAW N0. 100â€"76 Pollock told the group they must move now, or their potential market may be taken over by developers. He outlined procedures for establishing a business improvement district, and cited examples of successful im- The proposed mall was also the reason for forming a businessmen’s association two months ago with Hailey Wilson as chairman. chants as much as 40 to 60 per cent of provements which have been made in their business. other Ontario towns. In addition to enjoying the evening's entertainment, parents will be able to view a display of their children’s arts and crafts work and meet the playground staff. “Until two years ago each playground ran its own closing night celebrations,” Lynton Friedberg, superintendent of recreation explained. “We decided that one massive closing event would be better than eight separate ones," he added. celebration, winding up Richmond Hill’s recreation department playground activity program held in 12 schools around town. THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL COLUMN 111 WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES Nil for each 5,000 sq. ft. of lot area $300.00 per suite or dwelling unit MN for each 5,000 sq. ft, of lot area 'H.D. Schiller” Mayor C.D. Weldon, Clerk. C.D. Weldon" Clerk If a bylaw is passed to designate a business improvement 1 area. businessmen would be required to pay an additional tax. However, it might be considered well worth the cost if their market is retained or increased. The excess taxes would be used to beautify and promote the downtown core, and might include lining the streets with trees and converting stores BOLTON â€"â€" A report on the en- vironmentally sensitive areas in the Oak Ridges moraine region of Central Ontario will be presented at 8 pm Monday at the Albion Hills Chalet. The chalet is in the Albion Hills Conservation Area five miles north of here on Highway 50. The public is in- vited to the two-hour presentation. The report is a cdnsolidation and review of existing material about the Oak Ridges moraine. It was prepared by a group of students sponsored under the senior Oak Ridges moraine studied by students TAKE NOTICE THAT 1. The Council of The Corporation of the Town of Markham intends to apply to The Ontario Municipal Board for the approval of construction of Sanitary Sewers on 3(a) The area upon which such sewer rate is to be levied is that part of Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 in Concessions 3 and 4 of the Town of Markham bounded on the North by the Canadian National Railways Toronto by-pass line; on the East by the HydroElectric Power Commission of Ontario Hydro transmission line; on the South by Steeles Avenue and on the West by the Ministery of Transportation and Communi- cations right-ofâ€"way to be designated as Highway No 404. DATED at the Town of Markham this 5th day of August, 1976 2. The estimated cost of the work is $123,751.00. It is proposed to raise a part of the annual payments by an estimated annual rate of $1.10 per foot frontage on the lands abutting the said sanitary sewer plus an annual acreage rate estimated at $6.99 per acre on land herein- after described in Item 3. 1 50 feet 3(b) There shall be exempt from the said foot frontage rate, flankage of corner lots and one side of lots that front and back on two streets and lands at the junction or intersection of streets or highways. Published a first time this 5th day of August, 1976 Frontage TORBAY ROAD -from eastern limit of Torbay Road as per registered plan 9001 to the proposed extension of Esna Park Drive (Pharmacy Avenue), a distance of approximately 2015 feet. VICTORIA PARK AVENUE -from Steeles Avenue north to the existing southern limit of Victoria Park Avenue as per registered plan 9001, a distance 'of approximately 755 feet. ESNA PARK DRIVE (PHARMACY AVENUE) â€"from Steeles Avenue north to the existing scuthern limit of Esna Park Drive as per registered plan 9001, a distance of approximately 1020 feet. STREET “A” -from south street line of proposed extension of Torbay Road southerly to the end of culâ€"deâ€"sac, a distance of approximately 510 feet. STREET “C” -from south street limit of proposed Street “B” southerly to the end at an estimated cost of $123,751.00 and intends to charge the whole of the cost of the work as a sewer rate for a period of twenty years upon owners or occupants of lands who will or may derive a benefit therefrom. STREET“B” -from eastern street line of Esna Park Drive extension to the east limit of the proposed subdivision, a distance of approximately 740 feet It should be noted that this area will be over and above levies des- cribed in Phases I, ll and Ill, local improvement and there will be further increases in Sanitary Sewer Area levy for additional stages. NOTICE OF APPLICATION Example SANITARY SEWER RATE Any ratepayer may, within twenty-one days after the first publica- tion of this notice, send by prepaid post to the Clerk of the Town of Markham, at the address given below, a notice in writing stating his objection to such approval or to the imposition of the specia| rate. The Ontario Municipal Board may approve the said special rate pur- suant to the statute and may approve of the works, but before doing so it may appoint a time and place for a public hearing when any objections will be considered, but notice of such hearing will be given only to those persons who have given notice of objection as provided for above. of proposed cuI-desac, a distance of approximately 550 feet BY THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF MARKHAM For approval of a By-Iaw Imposing a Acreage Annual Annual Estimated Estimated Frontage Acreage $165.00 $6.99 The 80 people present appeared enthusiastic about Pollock’s suggestions. but were cautioned by him against rushing into the plans. 7 ;‘You have to look at what you can do to compete with the shopping plazas," Pollock said. They will meet again in September before any arrangements are made final. and by this time all merchants will be aware of the situation. conservationist program ministry of natural rgsources The s'tudents will offer their findings and recommendations about the moraine. This student work is part of the continuing effort of the Metro Con- servation Authority to provide in- formation concerning the headwaters of local streams to interested in- dividuals, landowners, elected representatives, municipal and provincial staff, plus related agencies. Diane E. Whetter, Town CIerk Town of Markham, 8911 Woodbine Avenue, Markham, Ontario $171.99 Tota! Annual Levy the