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school If successful, itneHEhurches are planning to follow up on another CE day with more of the same in another Glenda MacNaughton, one of the organizers. says 110 children have preregistered but more are welcome to attend the activities which will be held at Henderson Avenue Public School from 9 am. to 3.30 pm. Among those taking part will be Education Director Sam Chapman, and York County Board of Education trustees Joy Horton, John Stephens and Margaret Coburn, plus‘ represen- tatives from the Thornhill parents’ council. Christian day for the kids Seven churches are jumping into the breach with a Christian Education Day. The day of crafts, drama, games and music for children built around a central religious theme is sponsored by Thornhill churches. THORN HILL â€" For mothers who are wondering how to keep the youngsters out of their hair during the professional activity day tomorrow. (Thursday). Thornhili churches have an answer. As well as the teachers getting together to discuss the various issues, there will also be speakers from the board and from the teaching profession. Operation Catch-Up gets $30,600 federal grant Theis’essions will be held-at schoolg in Aurora, Newmarket and Bolton. AURORA â€" Ethical relations in education, the disruptive child, im- plications of mathematics in the forâ€" mative years and reading and the gifted child are some of the topics York county elementary teachers will be dealing with Thursday and Friday during professional development days. PD day here this week RICHMOND HILL â€" Operation Catchâ€"Up, the tutoring program co- ordinated by David Porter of Richmond Hill, is one of five projects in York A-2 â€" THE LIBERAL. Wednesday. October 27. 1976 Editorial 8 Acc0unting . . Circulation . . . . . . . . . . . Display Advertising . . . . Classified Advertising . . TELEPHONE THE LIBERAL DEPARTMENTS DIRECT But the four floodlights that will set off the flame on this 35-foot high candle when it is raised at Queen’s Park tomorrow do. The candle was made in Thornhill by Design Tubes Company Ltd., 115 MFTROSPAN â€" NORTH DIVISION J.G. Van Kampen . Geneval manage: J_ean Baker Pearce â€" Assislam Geneval Managev Jim Davies â€" Advertising Direclov CLASSIFIED â€" sad 1-135â€" :on - News Edilm. MarkhamVaughan Edinon‘ News Ediloc. Richmond Hill Edition 1 â€" fidvenismg Supervisor de Eh: Zl‘ihtral Accounting Mrarnagfie} 'eclol Manager VOLUME 99. NUMBER 17‘ 884-81 77 884â€"0981 884-81 77 884-1 105 G u/a running for trus tee He said he didn’t want to run â€" “We’re a close family" â€" but he had attended many school board meetings over the past 21/2 years and often left “feeling frustrated and a bit bewildered by some of the things that have gone on." Avery “I don‘t want to be negative,” said Gula, a teacher in Westview Centennial in North York, “but I’m unhappy about some things." RICHMOND HILL ~ Stewart Roberts of 118 Avenue Road has been elected 1976-77 president of Hillcrest Residents Association. Other members of the executive are: Joan Hooper. past president; Rik Ellery, vice~president; Sandy Millstein. treasurer; Sandra Speirs. secretary; and Cathy Ott, Tony Voutsinos. Beverly Breslow, Larry Breslow and Gordon However: he’s a bit worried that all his _re_asons are negative. THORNHILL â€" If there‘s one thing Walter Gula, 82 Dawnhill Trail, is positive about these days, it‘s that he’s going to run for York County board of education in December. Information Markham is awarded $10,200 to continue with its programs of community service. The Community Aid ’77 project will provide tran- sportation for Participation House and aScertain the continuing involvement of 38 permanent and five temporarily handicapped adults. Roberts heads Hillcrest group MP Barney Danson announced that a total of $76,500 will go to the projects to provide community services and employ 15 people. North federal riding to receive new Local Initiative Program grants. Operation Catch-Up will receive $30,600 to provide a social-academic support program for trbubled young people who have difficulty coping with the regular school system. The project will create six jobs. It does not burn 599‘ Thornhill 8 Toronto Customers Call 881 -3373 For all Depts. Torbay Road, to commemorate energy conservation week, out of fibres made from waste corrugated newsprint. Putting in the flame are Bill Foster, and Bob Alebon, both of Thornhill. He said none of the trustees had mentioned raising their salaries before they were elected, but at the first meeting in 19751they had doubled them. Gula gave two examples to illustrate the kind of “frustration” he felt being on__the outside looking in: He agreed with Education Minister Thomas Wells’s return to the three Rs, but didn’t think Wells had gone far enough. There should be compulsory English to Grade 12, plus standardized testing. u I] LOCATED AT NORTHEAST CORNER OF HILLCREST MALL (Next to K-Mart) R THE MILL RESTAURANT AND TAVERN “Twenty people are a lot to get along together‘ but I would like to see them try. It’s a bout of personalities. You often know the verdict before they vote." Gula said he would like the board to be “more responsive and open to the public.” HELP Information in Woodbridge gets $15,300 to assist in its work with social services and aid to newcomers. Admission is ffee, and all local residents are welcome. RICHMOND HILL â€" A film presentation and travel talk, A Preview of South America, will be held in the McLaren auditorium of Richmond Hill public library on Wright Street tonight (Wednesday) at 8 pm Kortright Centre for Conservation is to get $10,200, and the North York Association for Children with Learning Disabilities will get the same amount. “FEATURING DAILY” STEAKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PRIME RIBS FISH . . . . . . BACK RIBS . . . . . SHRIMPS South America film OPEN 11.00 A.M. to 10 RM. 7 DAYS A WEEK OUR SPECIALTY “STRAWBERRY PIE” “GREEK GOURMET SALADS" FRESH HOME MADE PIES flkafiqum AURORA â€" It’s taken a long time, 'i but members of York County Board of Education finally got together as one. Monday night, in a unanimous ’ (custodians). “I want to see confidence and a good working rapport restored between the teachers and our administration. Costs spiralling “Education costs continue to spiral, and 1977 will be no exception. Trustees will have to examine the budget carefully, especially program costs, in order to achieve a responsible budget." “I look' to a system where people are treated with respect, courtesy and diggity,” Stephens said. “As a result, there is still too much secrecy and withholding of in- formation, which can only lead to mistrust and a diminished confidence in the system as a whole. He said the provincial government’s recent directives toward a core curriculum, plus moves by the board toward fiscal responsibility, have convinced him he should run again. Secrecy attitude “There is still an attitude within the system that the public can‘t be told everything, because the information might be misunderstood,” he said. The original figure was 12 per cent and had been approved by the local last August. Stephens, who is separate school trustee for Markham and Richmond Hill, will be seeking his second term on the board. Stephens to run again THORNHILL â€" Trustee John Stephens has announced his intention to run for re-election for York County board of education. And Terry Goodwin does not want the entrance to the proposed 320-acre amusement park to be from Major Mackenzie Drive. These and other changes sent the proposed official plan change to allow the park, back to Vaughan staff for amendments last week. “I don't want snakes and wild animals there,“ said Councillor Fraser. Councillor Goodwin said that if the MAPLE â€" Dave Fraser does not want a zoo. All three municipalities scheduled a discussion of the Halloween date at recent council meetings in response to RICHMOND HILL â€" The town of Richmond Hill and town of Vaughan have decided Halloween will be held Oct. 30. Markham has left the decision with the ghosts and goblins. Halloween Tentative settlement was also reached with the elementary teachers, covering the three main issues of pupil- teacher ratio working conditions and salary grid. The vote was also 71-2-1. In the latter category, the increase is 9.5 per cent, which includes the in- crement. TheKIote was 17 for, two against one abstention. Hourl§ salaries for caretakers will go to $5.09, with maintenance getting $6.19. Council wants a new interchange on Highway 400 at Rutherford Road to serve the park proposed by Leisure Centres of Canada Ltd. The theme amusement park‘ which would be similar to two others operated by the same owners in the United States, has sparked a major controversy in Maple and surrounding area. Fraser suggegted several changes in wording. all intented to make it clear CUPE 1734 voted to‘g‘b' 6h's'irike Oct. 20, but withheld any action final negotiation. The board also approved a 12 per cent increase to CUPE Local 1734, secretaries and technicians. The proposal will now go to the Inflation Board for approval. n'vfifi A__ A entrance was off Major Mackenzie thgre was no way he would vote for it. The gorilla and the dog were brought up for 10 years together, she said. Dr. Jim Kenyon, staff veterinarian for the division of laboratory animal science at the University of Toronto, said in- dividual animal hairs are being examined for the detection of heavy metals such as thallium, arsenic or mercury. “I haven’t taken the dog to a clinic because myself and the vets are not too friendly,“ Mrs. Bowman told The Liberal yesterday. Meanwhile, scientists now per- forming tests on Angel are looking at the possibility of a heavy metal poison as a cause of death. RICHMOND HILL â€" Ruth Bowman, owner of the gorilla Angel that died almost a month ago, now says her dog, a 10-year-old Dober- man pinscher, has begun to display many of the same symptoms the gorilla did. . Angel owner’s dog fee/s poor/y, too DEADLINE Saturday, Nov. 6 th. Antiâ€" as of until HOW men with Ifyou'rc planning to borrow $2,500 or more for any good reason, come to Canada Trust. We want your loan business and this valuable free gift offer, our competitive rates' and the fact arrangements can be made right on the phone prove it. Choose a Black 8: Decker 7V4" profes- sional saw (model 7340). Or two pieces of men’s or ladies‘ Dionitc luggage. Or a Con- certo AM-FM stereo with 8-[rack player and matc_h_ing speakers. “I’m hoping that they want to meet me in court rather than making accusations through the newspapers. ’ ’ The Ontario Humane Society is also waiting for the results of these tests. Chief inspector Don Hepworth has said that the OHS may lay charges against Mrs. Bowman but he was unwilling to say anything more specific until tests are com- pleted. “I would welcome a court case,” Mrs. Bowman said. For the first time since 1971, Halloween falls on a Sunday night and coincides with the end of daylight saving time, which ends at 2 am. Sunday. could turn into a two night trick o'r treat. numerous phone calls from residents Kenyon said teéls on the gorilla’s hair may take “a couple of months toiqomplete.” Results from tests performed on the gorilla’s internal organs showed no__traces of the poison. hair is not yet conclusive. Traces of thallium, a common rat poison, will eventually leave the body, he said. but can be picked up in the body Kenyon said thallium poisoning _was possible, although the evidence Canada Trust The teaéhers Jvere t6 eot'e“ on the agreement today (Wednesday). Saturday Any improvemerits occlirring “will be recommended to improve class size at the primary level," it was noted. A pupil-teacher ratio of 21.3 has been established for the present school year, which is one of the lowest for an elementary school system in the province. according to the statement. A joint statement from board negotiating chairman Dorothy Zajac of King, and Dean Bodkin. representing the teachers. said the increases “were necessary in order to maintain parity with the secondary school teachers . . The latter had received a salary plus cost of living allowance that “generated more dollars than that of the elementary agreement for the 1905- 76 school year.“ Councillor Ab Hollingshead said that unless the amendment was passed. government agencies that had to comment on the project to decide its feasibility would not do so. Councillor Lorna Jackson said that once Leisure Centres gets the amend- ment in their “grubby little hands" they will be able to use it in bargaining. that Leisure Centres would pay for all municipal services which the development requires. 3 BRAMPTON/BRAMALEA Lak ‘5! 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