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The Liberal, 10 May 1978, p. 4

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, 7B widening ‘ waste of money But it just happens that John Street and Centre Street do not The takeover of Centre Street and John Street in Thornhill is a pet project of the engineering department which would like to see a mile and a quarter square grid road system from Lake Ontario to Lake Simcoe. In this case, the regional engineering department has taken a local request to support the abandonment of a provincial high- way and turned it inside out. But it is to be hoped that the majority of regional councillors will throw out the recommendation that Centre Street in Thomhill be improved and turned over to the region. Regional council has managed to work in relative harmony lately by not initiating programs that local municipalities do not want. There may still be the odd member of the regional engineering committee with a bulldozer for a heart. Letters I am attaching a copy of a letter which I have sent to the parks department of the Town of Richmond Hill. I believe that this is a legitimate complaint, and I have sent a copy of this letter to your paper with the thought that perhaps an article on the recreational facilities in this town would help to improve conditions. There are many people in the area who are in- terested in other sports besides hockey and baseball. Another thought that crosses my mind is the need for heat in the swimming pool in the Richvale Community Centre. Thils pool, as you know, derives its source of heat wholly from the sun, and with the cold spring that we are having this year, it will be a long time before this pool will be com- fortably warm. The same lack of facilities was noted this past winter, at least in the area of the BAIF sub- divsion, where there are many children who would like the opportunity to skate for pleasure. There are no pleasure ice skating facilities. Indeed, my husband offered to flood a portion of the field across from our property, if the town would supply the hose, but nothing came of his offer. Town of Richmond Hill Attention: Pa‘rks Supervisor We were informed that the fire department could not come in and preflood the area, either. I hope that you will take these points into con- sideration, and perhaps with the aid of your newspaper, conditions will be improved. The Liberal is published evevy Wednesday by Metrospan Communily Newspapers, 3 divusion ol Metrospan Printing E9 Publishing Ltd., which also publishes The Banner in Aurora-Newmavket, The Woodbridge Vaughan News, and The Bolton Enterprise, 10395 Yonge Street, Richmond Hill L4G 4Y6 Ontario PUBLISHER JOHN c. FERGUS EDITOR non mum PAGE A4 Eh: ifihtral THE LIBERAL, Wednesday. May 10. 1978 B. Quinnell 174 Castle Rock Dr. Richmond Hill “ \scnpuon vales‘ Bv mail, $1000 per véar In Canada. ~ .000 per veav oulsude of Canada By camer. 80 cents, every loul weeks. Smgle copy sales 20 cents. No mail delwerv where came! semce EXISIS Second C|ass Matl. Registlauon Number 0190 Recreation problems METROSPAN - NORTH DIVISION THE LIBERAL John C Fergus - Pub|isher Ray Padlev Jr. - Director of Advertising Denis O'Meara - Circulation Director Norman Slunden - Production Manage: Ron Wallace - Editor Lany Johnstonr Thomhull News Educ» Fred Simpson . Sports Editov The Lubelal us a member 0! xhe gianaduan Community Newspaper Assauauom The Onlano Weekly Newspaper Assoc-anon, and me Audn Bureau 0! Cuculauon The contents, bolh edllonal and advemsmg of The Liberal are protected by copvnghl and any un- authorized use IS pvomblled, 10395 Yongc Sheet P.O. Box 390, MC AYS‘ Ontario TELEPHONE ~ 8843177. 8814373 my: Iihtral CENTRE STREET VOLUME 100. NUMBER 45 Subject: Tennis Courts - Town Park and Pearson Park. I am writing this letter in the hope that this season more care will be taken of the tennis courts in the town park. The following points are brought to your at_ten_t_ior_1: It was noticed while walking through the park this week, that they are in bad repair again this year. 1. The néts are badly in need of repair: 3. There is a large hole in the southeast corner of court three, and balls which run into this hole are difficult. if not im- possible, to retrieve. Perhaps a catch basin could be installed here, to alleviate this problem. 2. The fence has many open spaces in it, thus allowing the balls to go through into the park itself. 4. The large trees overhanging the courts block the lights at night, and in court two, deter the movement of the player. 5. The sign-on bbard is not up, and there is never any chalk. 6. The courts could do with daily sweeping, as the shedding of leaves and seeds from the trees continually litter them, and this is especially so in court one. I realize that vandalism plays a large part in the condition of the nets, however, it is wondered if an arrangement could be made with the police department to check the area periodically. Perhaps the courts could be swept by a summer student, thus creating a much needed job.. It was also noted last year, that the lights were never timed to coincide with first darkness, and valuable court time was lost waiting for them to come on. This area is well protected by trees, and It is to be hoped that regional councillors are more responsible than to recommend the widening just because it is provincial money that would be involved. Despite the prophecies of the regional engineers, these projects may make the widening of John Street redundant. To do so now would be a waste of money. The east side of Yonge Street all the way over to Bayview 'is already built up and this is the only area that can conveniently use Centre Street as an escape route to the west. Highway 407 will eventually provide the alternate for North Thornhill residents and Clark Avenue for those to the south. The more Thomhill-Vaughan is built up, the less convenient this route will be. meet. Four lanes of traffic on Centre Street will simply spill onto Yonge creating more chaos, before escaping to Royal Orchard or John Street. Wednesday. May 10, 1978 inclined to darkness before the other areas of the park. It was noted last week, that the net posts had heaved at this court, and were propped up by cement blocks. Another question I have in mind, is whether it would not be feasible to install lighting at the Pearson Park courts. thus enabling residents to utilize these courts more. You become aware of their feelings as you await your court time, when many of them discuss their feelings over the condition of the area. Any assistance given to this project would be greatly appreciated. However, I am that this is only a porary solution. There are many keen tennis players in town, and I am sure these questions are in the minds of the majority of them. CN makes noise, but / wouldn’t dare We recognize that it is sometimes necessary to limit private rights in the best interests of the general public but, we can also recognize in- justice and prejudice when it’s flaunted in front of our noses and ears by the inaction of Govern- ment to impose controls on the havoc created by one of their own comâ€" panies, namely C.N. against this same public. As a condorninium owner I am not permitted to make any noise after 11 I am not permitted to barbeque on my balcony and God help me should my dog bark or relieve himself, let alone the problem a noisy muffler could cost me. And, should I hope for an air conditioner? I wouldn’t dare . . . All of these restrictions and more are imposed and enforced upon Joe Public in our best in- terests and for the protection of the en- vironment. But at the same time, government owned trains can crash and bang and shunt dangerous chemicals at all hours without fear of penalty. I must criticize this system of “justice" and I think it’s a disgrace that from all levels of government, municipal on up to the provincial and federal levels nothing is being done and no one seems to give any thought to control this ex- ploitation of individual rights. I do suspect, however, this indifference will be reflected at the ballot box next time around. Mrs. J. Campbell Thornhill B. Quinnell 174 Castle Rock Dr. Richmond Hill sure tem- On Friday, April 28 at 3 p.m.. the supervisor of our Richmond Hill Day Care Centre (RHDCC) received notice of her transfer to the Newmarket Day Care Centre because her “managerial techniques" were unsatisfactory in the eyes of the Region. ‘Tis spring, traâ€"lah and to cap it off this weekend The Town will hold its annual fair. Who are the Region? Doreen Gordon, Director of the Day Care Centres for the Regional Municipality of York? We question that. She cer- tainly isn’t representative of the parents of the children at the RHDCC. Back when I was growing up in The Hill, the Fair was even more important than Queen Victoria’s Birthday and as eagerly awaited as the last day of school, The fair grounds were our haunt after school as we watched the crews transform the ballpark into the show ring and stalls were built adjacent to the arena building. As interesting as this was, it could hardly compete with the excitement generated by the arrival of the trucks and trailers that were loaded to the gills with all of the parts that would soon be The Midway. THE MIDWAY You could have your patchwork quilts and homemade pies and the best darn holsteins in Canada . . . the big thing that counted for us was The Midway. It’s a wonder that anything was con- structed due to the number of us getting in the way of the workers but somehow, the skeletons of ferris wheels and roller coasters rose from the muddy parking lot. Letters If you'w-ere lucl(y enough to have been able to help, you were also lucky enough to have several free rides prior to the official opening. The midway viras usually the same . . . a ferris wheel, a small roller coaster, The Oc- Day Care supervisor transferred on weak grounds, reader says This same lack of Spring Fair from a kid I 3 eyes “managerial techniques" person built up the RH- DCC from six children nine years ago to its present enrollment of 75. She has shown excellent leadership ability by encouraging and working with her staff to provide a quality day care service that it is today to meet the needs of the children and parents. In the past, many of the parents have had financial problems, day Her staff have high regard for her excellent leadership ability and sincere concern for each child’s needs. topus, a merry-go-round and a whole bunch of games of chance that seemed to devour our year’s savings. v The sideshow was the big attraction and over the years, Richmond Hill has been visited by The Monkey Boy, a five-legged cow, Siamese twins and your regular assortment of sword swallowers, fire eaters, hairy ladies and obese men. ‘ I remember one year in particular that saw a small touch of scandal rear its ugly head at the annual Fair. The sideshow featured, amongst others, a seductive dancer who paraded outside the tent flap in a belly dancer type of costume that left a lot to the imagination. Inside, however, the shimmering satin fell to the stage floor several times in a rather boring imitation of a striptease. There were mumblings about the show being a gyp and we all sent out the word that you would do better to visit your favourite uncle and thumb through his copies of National Geographic. At least that is what we thought. Hoâ€"boy ON A RAIL As the story goes, this particular lady (I really didn’t care for her anyway . . . she had hairy legs) put on quite a show during the evening’s last performance and was ushered Our supervisor has always had a sympathetic ear to these problems and has tried to help out in any way possible. care problems and family problems. It is in lending a hand to some parents of the Grade 1 students who are enrolled in the After School Program from 3.15 pm. to 6 pm. that has helped “trigger” her transfer to Newmarket. The hand she lent was to take approximately eight Grade 1 children enrolled in the After School Program in for an hour in the morning By Bob Rice were we wrong. before 9 am. to enable their parents (a large number are single parents) to get to their jobs on time. We feel this day care centre is meeting the needs of this community, not the needs of “paper shufflers” and “rigid policy enforcers”. She has been accused of neglecting her ad- ministrative duties by not sending in her staff’s updated medicals and chest X-rays. How petty. This is, in fact. an untruth. ministrative duties by not . Her complaint is “0t sending in her staff’s integration but lack of updated medicals and adult supervision to chest X-rays_ provide the necessary How petty. service to EACH han- This is. in fact, an dicapped child without untruth. neglecting the needs of A question comes to the other children. mind here. Why are our Is this unreasonable? out of town by the local constabulary in the dead of night. Other memories of earlier fairs include my first introduction to cotton candy (with disastrous results), may prowess at the Fish Pond the theft of a pirate sword that I had won and having my new white bucks ruined by the biggest cow- pie that you have ever seen a I I hope this year’s Fair will be as successful as past events and, as I grow older, I find myself spending more time in the floral exhibits and near the fresh baked goods counter. This year I will probably spend an hour or two looking at the livestock and maybe I’ll treat myself to a hamburger topped with some fried onions. I'll see you there sometime this weekend and, if you get there early enough, maybe you can join me over by the fence watching the whole thing being put together. Many years ago the ol’ Millpond Philosopher wrote . . . “Man is not meant to walk alone. . .thatis whywe have dogs!” I don’t ride The Octopus anymore (unless my daughters shame me into it) and I have finally conceded the fact that I cannot pitch a dime into a glass dish. monthly day care bills which are computed and sent out by the Region always dated for the previous month when they are charges for the present month? Apparently her attitude towards the integration of handicapped children is not what it is suppose to be and this has greatly influenced her staff. MEET ME THERE We, as parents of the children at the RHDCC, strongly object to the transfer of our present supervisor on the grounds that have been stated to her. They are weak and unfounded. We are happy with the service that has been provided under her direction and ask that she remain on staff as supervisor. Please print this letter so that the Richmond Hill residents are aware of this problem. Concerned Parents Marilyn Johnson for the RHDCC

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