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The retired executives restrict their activities to about an 80-mile radius of Toronto. “none of us wants to work very hard at this kind of thing." Their activities also get them out of their wives' hair. Twice a week, ASE representatives meet with clients in their Bay Street office. If a trip to a plant is required. usually two men go and make a report and the client pays the mileage. If a' sécond visit 'to the office is required. a $25 fee is paid. So ASE was formed with two pur- poses in 'mind. to help small businesses and to give its members a chance to have some fun in retirement. They discovered many people in small businesses. or people who would like to start businesses, have no one to talk to about their ideas. Brigadier Colin Campbell, an “eminent mining engineer‘ and Wilson Abernathy realised when men get to retirement age. “many are lost.“ He lives in the house he built on Thornebank Road. 25 years ago. Founded in 1963 Asscciated Senior Executives was founded by two engineers in 1963. ' He is a former president of Radio College of Canada and RC publications and a holder of the Sons of Martha Medal. awarded by the Association of Professional Engineers for outstanding service to the profession. Edited magazine Poulter himself once edited the magazine of the Association of Professional Engineers and before that. edited a business publication on electronics; The group includes executives who have held top management positions in accounting, engineering, insurance, marketing, publishing, purchasing and plant production. All members of this non-profit organization are ever 65 years of age and retired. When he is not in the garden or working on one of his other hobbies‘ he may be driving off to Guelph to advise someone on how to run their business. Pouller is a vice-president of Associated Senior Executives of Canada Ltd, a consulting team with a difference. ' THORNHILL â€" Ron C. Poulter is not the kind of person to take retirement lying down. Retired executives enjoy helping small businesses As if it isn‘t bad enough that the girls have invaded boys’ hockey teams as players, they‘ve now gone and taken over as coaches on their football teams. At least. that‘s the way Football Daze, a musical comedy by Jean and Bob Thompson, which runs from Dec. 16 to 18 at Richmond Hill High School, Richvale residents sue town . for damagefrom 1974 storms By Larry Johnston Women’s liberation football Became profitable Another company which ASE advice turned around from a loss to a sub- stantial profit position, keeps sending a Many men don’t know what to do with themselves when they retire and this is particularly true of executives who have been active all their lives. Ron Poulter oi Thornhill does not have this problem. As In another case, they did a study for a Japanese importer on a trade show in Canada that the importer could not get to himself. Some men who have been managing factories for years, when they retire. can't resist trying to manage the house. Their wives have their own ways of doing things and don‘t listen the way an underling would. “It can be a real problem," says Poulter. ASE once wrote a report for the Ontario government on how homes for the aged should be run. There have been requests for that report well beyond the boundaries of the province. would have it. The comedy tells what happens when a young woman is inadvertently hired as head football coach at a high school. Martha Dynes, on the right, plays the coach. From the left, Mark Attley, Peter Kite and Marg Shorten. Many lost in retirement Two or three widows came in for investment adyice. There was one man who was conâ€" vinced his boss was taking all the While the executives deal with companies with sales of$1 million or so, they also have many smaller clients, and in some cases it is the smaller ones that are remembered. retainer in case the senior executives arerever needed again. The advice is not foolproof, but the executives “Are very careful". If they know they are going to be dealing with a sales problem, they always have an expert in sales in on the meeting. says Poulter. “We can be blunt?“ says Poulter, “we are not getting paid so we have nothing to lose." a viceâ€"president of Senior Executives of Canada Ltd. he helps small businesses iron out their problems, just for the fun of it and the satisfaction of having helped someone. , I When that happened‘ it flooded over spa]: 22:: onto the road. Falconi said. Sewer installed Dynes, 0" He said that. in the fall of 1973, a 60- ‘env mark inch diameter storm sewer was in- stalled to catch the flow from the creek. The road was also built up twoâ€"and- by Hogg‘ “He had no knowledge of the trucking business. If anything, he should have gone into the printing business." "What experience do you have?" Poulter fires away. “Do you have a budget? What equipment do you need? What is the market?" What kinds bf questions are asked of someOne who wants to start a business? One factor the retired executives always look for is drive and en- thusiasm. “It is very important." money so he decided he would go into business for himself‘ He was a printer but wanted to go into the cartage business because he had a small truck. “That requires saiesmarseip. This from around the grate, which was guy didn't hav: the pexgonahiy to sell? "hopelessly plugged up.“ anything. We told him. They couldn‘t open it, so had to smash “He had no knowledge of the trucking it and the water receded The creek maintained an average depth of 2'? feet all year round, unless there was a heavy rain, “and then it increased in size dramatically.“ Witness said that the “drop off“ from his house to the creek bed was six to eight feet. He described the. creek as a natural watercourse. which ran under the road through% culvert when it met Weldrick Rd. However, no homes were flooded at that time. The flood waters cut off the power and heat in his home, overturned his freezer, Chesterfield. work bench and power tools and sent them floating around the room, he said. No flood earlier Faiconi said he lived fit his present dwelling since Sept. 1969‘ and never experienced any ’flooding prior to March 1974, except one time when the creek went over the road during the height of a rainstorm. The witness told the court there was 45 inches of water in his basement after the storm and it was also waist deep in his driveway. I974 storms ‘ The case centred around the nights of March 4 and April 4. 1974, in which all four places suffered heavy flood damage. with the Falconi home bein hardest hit. ' Falcqni. his wife. Beverley, plus three other families. are suing the T0wn of Richmond Hill and Marshall Macklin Ltd. engineers of Toronto, for a total of $15,300 in damages. The‘ residents are alleging negligence in constructing and maintaining an outlet leading to a storm drain sewer from a creek running by their property. It was alsd' alieged tfiat ‘raisying the street on Weldrick had caused it to act like a dam in a rainstorm. Murray Davison appears for the plaintiffs: D.H. Rogbrs for the town; and Donald Arthurs for Marshall Macklin. The other families involved are Silvestro and Milea Velardo, 42 Weldrick; Thomas and Jocelyn Holmes. 48. Weldrick; and Martin and Vilma Bortulson, 44 Weldrick. TORONTO ~ It's been more than two years since {our Weldrick Road families in Richmond Hill found themselves victims of severe flooding in the basements of their homes. Although they‘ve been spared that kind of agony since‘ they still get ap~ prehensive every time it rains. That‘s what Peter Falconi. 32. of 46 Weldrick Rd.. told a Supreme Court of Ontario hearing before Mr. Justice Frank Weatherston in Toronto last week. He said Lazenby got out of bed and came down to view the scene with town engineer Bernie T0p0r0wski and the road builder. R‘CHMOND HILL â€" Wednesday Bet. )5 â€" 7 pm. - Committee Room "B" bylaw, ptocedures. fire and personnel committee meeting. Falconi said he wrote the Mayor. William Lazenby, a registered letter. saying he suffered damages and was going to claim for such. Second flood On the second occurrence April 4 of 1974. Falconi spread the alarm among his neighbors when he came home from bowling about 12:30. Monday Dec. 27. and Tuesday Dec. 28. the mumcnpal offices Will be closed, Photographs showing some of the damage done. to both the homes and the grate in the culvert. were shown on the second day of the hearing. "Murky water had penetrated everything â€" freezer goods, glass. chain saws, preserves â€" all were carted away to the dump by the. town," Falconi said. He said they disinfected “the whole place.“ and also cleaned the freezer. which had been on its back with the door open. Insu'lation in the freezer was saturated. Witness said the works department later pumped out his basement, except for six inches of water, which they were unable to get at with their equipment. The following day the town sent over a crew of eight to help clean up the house. They couldn‘t open it. so had to smash it and the water then receded. Hopelessly plugged Falconi said the t0wn eventually had to use a backhoe to clear the debris from around the grate. which was The water had now reached the 45â€" inch mark at the first landing, he said, and the furnace had gone out. When the works department arrived at i am. the water was. waist deep in the driveway and he and his wife, who had come home earlier, had to vacate the house with their children and stay with neighbors. The fire department had arrived by then and Falconi called the town once more. without success. The water was now pouring in 90 per cent of the basement windows, witness said, and was up to about one«and-a- half feet in his basement. Road blocked By 10:20. there was so much water on the road he called police to block it off, so that drivers wouldn‘t be in danger of going off the mad into the water-filled ditches. he ssaid. He said he tfien went downstairs and started moving “‘everything to a higher level." Witness said he called again at 9:30. but still was unable to get any help . Continuous rain The rain, although not heavy, was continuous, he said By 10 p.m.. there was water on the Bertulson preperty and Jt had started to reach the basement windows of his Own home, Falconi said. He said he then went downstairs and stgrted moving “ever The water had started into his house But an answering éervice informed him that there was only a standby crew on duty and it was out on a call. H6 then called the town works department. He said he could see the creek from his house and, at 8:30 he noticed the crgek‘ starting to rise. He kept an Eye on it until 9 pm. when he went out and saw the water was over the grate, he said. Describing the night of the first flooding. March 4. 1974, Falconi said that he had been at home with the children; his wife was out, Hé received assurances from the town it would be alright, he said. First flood The grating was put on to keep children out. But Faiconi said he complained it might clog up and prevent the water from “going anypiace." a-half~t‘eet higher than his own driveway for a distance of 400 feet to accommodate the undergrqund pipe. tr... , When asked how the creek water flawed into the pipe, Falconi said a cement structure, covered by a three~ inch grating of hollow aluminum tubing, had been instaned in the bank. When asked how the creek water fl0wed into the pipe. Falconi said a cement structure. severed by a three inch grating of hollow alumu His garage floor was non léwrérrt‘fiavfi the crest of the road. * civic corner ll): comnmmty news Iihtral Wednesday, December 15 1976 in the evening there will be a special family Christmas celebration starting at 7 p.111. and everyone is welcome. It will be an informal evening during which the Christmas decorations will be made and the tree decorated. There will be punch. mulled cider and (‘hristmas cookies and other goodies. If you plan to attend, please bring old ('hristmas cards. string. red markers, odds and ends of wool. pencils scizzors and rulers. Sunday. Dec. 19 will be a busy day at St. Paul's. Al the 10:30 am. service‘ there will be special Christmas music. The church will be decorated. the manager scene will be set up. and the (‘hristmas tree will be decorated. All pprishioners are welcome to come and bring their families. This Saturday at 10 am. the people of SL John‘s will gather to decorate the church. This is an annual event enjoyed by all. St. John ’5 Anglican S._anta is coming I! is no! too late to greet Santa and whisper those secret wishes in his ear. Santa will be here on Dec. 18 at 10 am. in the Lions Den at Bond Lake Arena. The occasion is the Lions annual Christmas party {or the youngsters All children in (he area are welcome and their parents too. Hot dogs and drinks “HI he served. On Dec. 17 lhere~will be a Crafty (‘hrislmas Crafts program at the library from 4 to 6 pm. This program is for 7 to )2 years olds. and they must register in advance. Wellâ€"known violinist Maurice Solway will show a film called ‘The Violin' in which he himself is a star. on Dec. 18 at I pm. at (‘harles Connor Memorial Library. Allcr the film. Solway will perform several renditions on the violin ranging from fun to classic. His music appeals to music lovers of all ages. This program is free. but all tickets must be reserved in advance at the library or by calling 773â€"5533. ‘ Violinist performs In all things. at this holiday season. be extra careful. Drive with caution. ski-don carefully. be wary of icy roads and sidewalks and you and your family will be here to enjOy the holidays. ('hristmas trees are beautiful and we all have (me. ll you have a lovely out- doorsy smelling one (a'real one) please be careful. Don‘t put it near the heat registers and don't let it dry out. Lights are line on a tree. but if you find them getting warm. turn them off. Every year we hear about a family who has lost their home and all in it from a fire caused by the Christmas tree. Library violinist, Correspondent Millie Stewart 773-4424 OAK RIDGES ~â€" There are only nine or ten days left until Christmas and the merry-making time will be in full swing. All of us like to have a good time with our friends, but there are a few things to remember at this time of the year. If you are drinking, take a cab. You are precious to yOur loved ones, so be careful. In answer to a quesuon from town counsel Rogers as to whether there had been any flooding from the time. of the. second flood to the time the grate on the culvert had been changed. Falconi said there hadn‘t. When asked why, he said: “Because the grate was removed and the water flowed freely.“ A backhoe was brought in and cleared things in time to stop any flooding'in the basement. Others testify Also testifying briefly and relating similar. if not quite so damaging exâ€" periences, were Velardo and Holmes. A shbveTBeing used by Toporwoski to help clear the debris. was sucked into the sewer. witness said, and the grate was ag_ain_ plugged. oak ridges lake wilcox The case Has been adjourned to Dec Section C S once