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Backyard pool checks needed This is the second pool tragedy in the town this year, the last one being the drowning of the fire department’s popular mascot Blaze. The tragic drowning Thursday of a little child in a Richmond Hill swimming pool should at lest remind everyone in southern York Region of the great danger backyard pools present. iTwo children drowned also in pools in Markham in recent years. ,What makes these .pools dangerous is that they receive almost no municipal policing. Regulations tend to be little en- forced for political reasons. Dear editor On Monday evening, June 6, certain members of council disclosed an at- titude that is unfit for the town of Rich- mond Hill. This attitude of “it‘s all right as long as it's not in our area" is in reference to the vote on whether the bubble over the tennis court in the Richvale area is fine, although it was not acceptable to the Crosby area. It was interesting to note the mayor and the two councillors from the Rich- vale area opposed the “bubble” but those councillors who do not live (represent) in the area had voted for the approval of imposing this “bubble” in the Richvale area. Letters Unfit attitude on tennis bubble A murder was committed in King City on Monday. June 6, 1977, and the police aren‘t doing anything about it. Wait â€" before you run to your telephones to scream about the taxes you‘re paying‘ and the inefficiency of the police. let me finish my story. Tlie police aren't arresting anyone because this murder was committed legally. ltfs covereq_by _a bylaw. V 'ft‘s'not that our policé forcé didn‘t try to find a loophole â€" they did. They spent an_hour looking for one. Dog murderers shouldn’t b a licensed V’B'u'r they were ‘also defeated. defenseless and upset. One of them owns a dog too. Yes. the /victim was a dog. Prince â€" majestic as his name, a beautiful, obedient. gentle black flab“. Apparently there is a farmer on King Vaughan Road who has been losing chickens To a dog . . . he says. We have a dog â€" a collie named Duffy. Prince and Duffy were mated in the sense she was his constant com- panion. It is a typical afternoon in the little village of Richmond Hill. Young mothers in 2(Hoot-long cars line up in front of the schools to drive their children the six or so blocks home; later on they follow slowly behind in those same big cars as the children go from house to house on their daily paper routes. : regional *‘ ‘ viewpoint, Down the street. a stern-jawed citizen tacks up a poster on a pole announcing a meeting of non-smokers to drive all smokers out of public places and perhaps the country. if the turnout is big enough. In the park, a health food addict, who looks as if he couldn‘t make it down hill without help, munches on his vapid- looking lunch of raw carrots and let- tuce. leaving bits of both in his beard, as he slowly leafs through yet another tract guaranteeing instant Nirvana, The reésons for this last death PAGE A4 The Labeval is published every Wednesday by Diwslon, which also publishés The Banner in Am: the Bolton Enlerpvise. PUBLISHER ROBERT MAXWELL RobeffiWarquis . .dumped on Richvale By Elizabeth Harrison By Jim Irving Mgr Zl'ihtral 1010! Yonge SneeI, mchmond Hull Lac 4Y6 Omano 13y by Melwspan Community Newspapers anued Nonh in Aulora, Newmarkel, The Woodbvidge Vaughan News. and haven't yet been 6 inquest proceedings But in the previous drowning of the dog, the pool involved must have been equally dangerous to any wandering child. Property owners get mad when they find their pools must be secured by fences, gates and walls. Pools must be fenced even from those within the house. Unknowingly voters tend to test the courage of the town council, as is happening even now in Markham. Citizens and councils should take great care before loosening pool safety bylaws. And above all, the bylaws must be actively en- forced. They had previously turned down the proposal of the “bubble” over a tennis court in their area. Vfilijiirmp it into Richvale appears to be their attitude, and pay no attention to the residents who live by the park. ‘ r A park that is in an R27 zoned area is appropriate under the approved bylaws. r There is no provision for recreation facilities nor commercial enterprises and we think that such a bylaw should be honored. Only the two councillors who opposed the “bubble” over the tennis courts expressed their deep concern on the local residents' objections. ROBERT MARQUIS, 46 Roosevelt Dr., Thornhill, Ont. Thornhi/I block parents say thanks Dear editor The executive and members of the central committee of the Thornhill Block Parent program wish to thank you. your correspondents and your photographers for the more than generous coverage given to us in your paper since our inauguration. We now have more than 600 block parents homes in the Thornhill area. This is still far from our goal, but our strength is steadily increasing. HELEN STRICKLAND He called for her every morning without fail. They‘d see the children off on the school bus, and then, their responsibilities ended until 3:30, they‘d start their day together. If it was hot, a swim in the pond across the street. 01‘ maybe just a walk â€" through the bush. But Duffy was always on our front porch when we got home from work â€" and Prince didn't miss too many suppers either. Lord knows there's enough bush around here for them to wander through. H Until Monday night. He didn’t come home. ‘ Tuesday night. Mel Weldrick, Princes‘ owner, telephoned me. Was my little dog at hgmefl. Yes she «as. She’d been home all day. while priming himself for his next save the-world lecture. Rodent taboos From the local news station comes word a sugar substitute called sac- charin can cause you cancer, and now joins a long list of taboos in this line, including cigarettes, barbecues and other pleasures, since given up by rabbits and other rodents. A letter to a Metro paper makes a plea of sorts for cordoned off areas in the subway. so passengers won’t be contaminated by their fellow riders. No one should be exposed to the odors given off by others. the writer says. Homes on various town streets carry signs bearing the legend: Block Parents. Now small children skipping happily down the street free of care, can question their lack of concern and learn to glance nervously behind in the manner of a citizen of Detroit or Well, he said, it might be a good idea Publicity director, 70 Johnson Ave., Thornhill, Ont. Faithful pals WEDNESDAY. JUNE 15. 1977 Shot Prince EDITOR HAROLD BLAINE established Opinion Dear editor The special in camera meeting of the York County board of education trustees held Monday night, May 30, vividly illustrates the dangers of a public body meeting in secret. I A trustée is supbosed to treat in- formation gained at such meetings in confidence. But there comes a time when it becomes hypocritical to remain silent‘ and irresponsible to the taxpaying public who rely on a trustee to be open and honest with them. To date, the board has not seen fit to report to the public that a majority of trustees at an in camera board meeting have given a property worth from between $50‘000-100,000 to a municipality for the princely sum of $10. Had the board sold the building at fair market value‘ it would have had funds perhaps to introduce junior kin- dergartens to the system, or perhaps to resolve the problem at Bayview- Fairways where children soak in perspiration in hot, stuffy classrooms designed for air-conditioning which was never installed because there was no money. -.|. is Surely the public has the right to know of the gift by its regional board of education, supported by the taxpayers of the region, to a local municipality of such a valuable piece of property. Trustee offers to quit There was no insistence it be retained permanently for public use in the future nor that the board be com- pensated by an equivalent in land for school purposes in the future. Monday night‘s in camera meeting approved the actions of staff in withholding information from trustees concerning an AntivInflation Board rollback of some teachers‘ salaries which now requires renegotiation of the shot Prince if I kept her there for a while â€" they’d Who‘d shot Prince? The “farmer” who'd been losing chickens. And why couldn‘t the police do anything aboug i_t? Because that farmer is prétected by law. Fine I say! Terriffic! If a farmer is losing poultry, he must be able to protect his _pou‘lt1:y‘..__ ' And if a dog is killing his chickens â€" he should be able to shoot that dog, after fair warning is given to the dog’s Chicago. or even Toronto when the area thugs are out on weekend passes and are anxious to see if they haven‘t lost their touch. before reporting back to the warden. 0n the election front, an area politician rules out any sort of com- petition in the schools in favor of something called “co-operative ac- tivity." Competition, apparently, is bad for the tyke psyche. ' Meanwhile at home dozing before the TV set, a sugar-coated voice â€" sac- charin now being taboo â€" kindly en- treats us to wear our seat belts when we're dnvmg and our hard hats when [n the sports world, a golf ball manufacturer announces he has per- fected a ball that will correct slices and hooks; just right for the Sunday duffer. You‘ E00, ca}: be Jack Niklalis for 150 yards or so. Arid/Ty spreads A lopKal column or own-on By our readers. Submuuon; should be no more man no words, lyped prelerably ML monetary part of the teachers‘ contract with the board. (It is interesting to note that while the Anti~1nflation Board was able to identify the teachers receiving more than $2,400. it has thus far been unable to identify members of senior staff and Admin 16 who likewise received more than $2,400.). The chairman of the board has since accepted full responsibility for not advising all of the trustees at the in camera or public meetings of the board on May 24. Monday night the full story was revealed of how staff, the chairman of the board and one other trustee went blithely on without getting approval from the board or even telling other trustees what was happening. ” E11366 {héfi’ébuid anyone vote approval of such clandestine operations? Yet such approval was asked for and given at Monday night's meeting. In addition, the board decided to instruct the chairman of this year’s negotiating team and the chairman of last year's negotiating team (whose function expired last year) to meet with teachers‘ representatives to re- negotiate the monetary part .of last year's contracts. owners, without recrimination Then what purpose do I and my other colleagues on this year's teams serve in continuing as negotiators? However, the entire crime within this crime is we think the farmer shot the wrong dog. You see, he doesn’t need hard evidence to shoot a dog. He doesn’t have to see the dog entering or leaving his chicken coop. He doesn't have to see a dog with a chicken in its mouth before he pulls the trigger. For some time there have been behind the scenes machinations and manoeuvrings relating to the com- position of the board‘s negotiating teams. This unseemly conduct in secret must stop. Bill Monroe has rightfully gained my respect and admiration for the manner he has conductegegotiations for the All he has to see is a dog crossing his property â€" on the way back from a swim or a walk in the bush â€" just walking across the corner of his property. nowhere near his chicken coop. But because he “has” a chicken coop, and the dog is “anywhere” on his property, he can pull the trigger. And commit murder . . . legally. commit murder . . . legally. The saddest part of this story is that no one â€" not even the farmer who shot him, can say positively it was Prince who was killing his chickens. working atop arsteel girder§omeplace Who knows how much the govern- ment-sponsored TV ads cost, but as they‘re being done for our protection, how dare we protest? And so it goes. In order to live. 3!" parently, we must give up all forms of life. swath‘mg ourselves in mummy’s ultraviolet light for your protection . .‘ horrible. I tore the glasses from their antiseptic of soul and body. "Thirty-l0 ve ” It‘s all done for us. It’s all done to save us from ourselves by people in- dulging their own fears. their feelings of guilt, their contempt for anyone who doesn‘t operate in the same neurotic (and protective) fashion as they do; by people who are either unaware, or have completely forgotten that endless protective measures and taboos only bring on anarchy. Rebel tendencies I don’t smoke. but I sometimes feel Legal murder ;L’ZmK/ board. I have nothing but praise and compliments for the other members of the team. Therefore I remain adamant in my position that it is wrong for the board to interpose another trustee into the negotiation process at this late stage. If my resignation from the team will cause my fellow trustees to sit back and reflect upon what they are doing to negotiations at this late date, then I am prepared to hand in my resignation and have so advised Trustee Monroe that it will be available in the next few days. JOHN STEPHENS. QC. It could have been a number of other dogs in the area. Or it could have been a fox. Since no real evidence is needed in a case like this, or was found, the only way we’ll find out it was Prince or not is if the farmer keeps losing chickens now Prince is dead. And since the law is worded the way it is, he may shoot any dog and every dog that he sights on his property â€" guilty or not. There are a number of dogs on King Vaughan Rd. and in the area that may be shot in the coming months. This man has threatened to shoot any dog that sets foot on his property. And perhaps. 0th 'because they wanted to swim,_ or walk through the bush, or do whatever it is dogs like to do. Let the farmer be protected. Let him protect his poultry. Let him build a dog- prpof, flex-progf chicken coop: Childish? I know. But that’s the way one becomes when people run around wanting to play benefactor to you all your life. like taking it up. just so I can blow smoke in the face of that pious and fanatical body that would forbid me from indulging in my habit. In his book, “Travels with Charley," John Steinbeck tells of the time he checked into a motel and ran into an illustration of another kind of protec- tiveness designed to keep you squir- ming. “In the bathroom two water tumblers were sealed in cellophane sacks with the words: ‘These glasses are sterilized for your protection.’ Across the toilet seat a strip of paper bore the message: ‘This seat has been sterilized with ultraviolet light for your protection . .’ Everyone was protecting me and it was horrible: I tore the glasses from their Let, him-tell us our dog-is oh his Trustee, YCBE, (Separate school rep.) 17 Marie CL, Thornhill. Responsible too John Stephens ..... slams board secrecy #77 wig/Mow By now, last Thursday‘s election has been analyzed, re-analyzed and commented on to a fareâ€"theeâ€"well. Nevertheless, here are a few random comments tossed in from this corner. What struck me most forcibly. as it did a lot of other people, was the amount of money expended. VI; cost approximately 15 million Ballot blues It cost approximately 15 million dollars for the PCs to gain seven seats. That‘s over two million per seat! And still the Conservatives lost more than they gained, plucking defeat from the jaws of victory in just six weeks. By exchanging ’the NDP for the Liberals as the official opposition Davis has guaranteed himself a tougher fight the next time around. The NDP has had to overcome resistance to its policies step by inching step in this province. As a secorid party, they still had to fight hard for every little gain, every iota of public acceptance. The Liberals as; opposition party. however, are a reasonable and ac- ceptable alternative to most people. 7 This election proved that, if it Hidn't demonstrate anything else. Next election, if they do any kind of job at all in the legislature, the Liberals could roll up all of the soft Conservative vote and find their party in power for the first time in decades in Ontario. There wasn't a great deal of danger of the NDP doing that. Davis's campaign strategists sadly underestimated Ontario's Red Machine. By directing most of their attacks at the NDP. and in fact by expending most of their energies on attack instead of on presenting policies, they allowed the Liberals to waltz to victory in 34 ridings. Those nasty TV messages about the NDP in British Columbia boomranged, and picked off Conservatives after they‘d clobbered the New Democrats. This riding of York Centre is cer- tainly sitting pretty, especially in terms of the future. It‘s been solidly, faithfully Liberal through several federal and provincial elections. If the Liberals do come to power in the province the riding can expect to be nicely taken care of. The NDP's main strength is in Metro Toronto, and since this area becomes more urbanized all the time, it would seem logical for that party to put in some serious work here. ‘ What continues to surprise fie here is the lack, in election after election, of a really credible NDP candjdgtg. Mind you. their efforts in the riding to the east of us only succeeded for 18 months. Dr. Charles Godfrey was dumped in Durham West, one of the few in- cumbents to lose a seat in this election. All things considered, Alf Stong must be a happy man right now, looking at both his own and his party's rising fortunes. Our Robert-Redford look-alike member from York Centre has nowhere to go but up. A _ And neithér, it v50uld seem, have Ontario‘s Liberals. We buried Prince on Wednesday June 8, but we didn’t bury our fears, that another dog, any other dog, would be next. And we didn't bury our bitterness. Let the law protect dog owners too. Let the farmer need positive iden- tification on a dog. Not just â€" “I‘ve lost chickens and there’s a dog â€" Bang”. property, so we can tell her right from wrong as far as chickens go. (Mrs. Harrison is a resident of 2350 King Vaughan Rd., RR 1. King City.- Ed.) Bitterness of the man who calls himself a farmer â€" with an inviting unprotected chicken coop. And bitterness for the law which will allow countless more dogs to be legally shot, half a mile from a chicken coop or they were on the same property as livestock or poultry. My God, half a mile away . . . covers. I violated the toilet-seat with my foot. l poured half a tumbler of vodka and drank it and then another and l was utterly miserable and nothing was good anywhere . . . I remember an old Arab in North Africa, a man whose hands had never felt water. He gave me mint tea in a glass so coated with use that it was opaque, but he handed me companionship. and the tea was wonderful because of it. And without any protection my teeth didn't fall out, nor did running sores develop. I began to formulate a new law describing the relationship of protection to despon- dency. A sad soul can kill you quicker, far quicker. than a germ." I, _,.I_I LAI.A Alum... mlflEfiéns-dnléfibdy Ehould take those sterilized seat strips and wrap them all arOund the sad souls_ instead. ‘ u- vullu ... Not only'wâ€"elild we be protected from them for awhile, but it could be quite a spectacle watching them trying to get AL A -__I.. nunâ€"A oht of broken Red machine Up h/‘l/ fight NDP lacking By Lynda Nykor an? Wéy dice the Seais were Iynda's lashes