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Who will repair soccer field? Whatever reasons these volunteers might have to dedicate their time to the children, it certainly will ikeep them off the streets, hanging around corners, and shopping plazas. smoking. etc, etc. but it seems that we do not get any co-operation from the Department of Parks and Recreation and or School Board. The mayor should recall the $80,000 error in the Town's financial statements for the years 1975 and 1976 which was confirmed in the auditor‘s letter to the newspaper in November. 1977. We have already had two of our children hit by cars that continually wish to use our street as an accelerating strip. We feel we ban not afford to forfeit three more children. We, the parents of the children in the John Street - Dawn Hill Trail area, wish to take op- position to your statement that “five accidents have to occur to meet the standards‘ ‘ . Ever since the Thor- nhill Minor Soccer Club was founded four years ago, many of us parents spent hours and hours voluntarily to make the Club workl Although the mayor states that he does not want to make a career of correcting my figures, I do intend to continue to use figures supplied in the Town‘s budgets or other public financial statements. They should be suf- ficiently clear as to say what they mean. Attention: Dalo Keliar or Whom it may Concern. Obviously due to the tremendous increase of participants in the sport of soccer the availability of playing fields is rather limited. One may feel that if a field is not in too good a condition it would be looked after fairly quickly by the proper Depart- ment‘ of the Town of Markham, once they had been contacted. No. not \ at all. Approximately seven weeks ago somebody ripped the goal posts apart on the north end of the soccer field on the Thornhill Secondary School grounds. Furthermore the south goal on the same field is also very brittle and will not hold up very much longer. licertainly do not know the reasons for the hold- up in repairing the goal They won '2‘ sacrifice three more children ” BAusEfi 610W SOFT CONTACT lEISES SOFT CONTACT LENSES JIM: IOIIV N NE! nan WARM!!! ma mmoomnmmssm IN RICHMOND HILL 10217 VONGE ST mom ALSO Letters 5351 VDNGE 51 m 5002 102 BLOOR S? W. SUNS Also, the information on E11: ifihtral Live in Concert 7:00pm 31 the . Aurora Community Centre $6.00 $7.00 Reserved At the doc! SAM'S What happened to restraint? (lllllllDAtH SAGA [mum] RECORDS ON WHEELS nnmcs The following facts were obtained from the published figures of the Ministry of Municipal It seems my letters did bring results. In fact. the 1977 financial statement presentation gave con- siderably more detail of the reserve fund tran- sactionsi Maybe you have three children that you are willing to spare. We don‘t! Then again. since you are so concerned about standards, maybe one fatal accident would take the place of three hits. I hope these above statements look as silly to you on paper as they do to us parents. These differences were rectified in the 1977 financial statemean of the Town. I only can assume that one Department (Parks and Recreation) passes the buck to another (School Board) and each one pleads innocent. the “reverse funds“ from the opening balance in 1975 to the closing balance in 1975 and in the year 1976 did not reconcile. Examples 1 â€"â€" Last year Thornlea soccer field‘s grass was too long; After complaint. grass cut all around the soccer field, but not on the soccer field. excuse from a certain Department: this is not our respon- siblity, it is the other Department‘s. 2 â€" Thornhill soccer field again. Last year large holes 2‘ x-2‘ or so. After a rain. field looked like a bombed out battle field. As per Parks Department it costs $500 lo fill holes with sandy loam. Incredible. posts We sympathize with you to have to comply to those ever regimented number games of Thanks. indeed. “Elected Members" for being so concerned about our Community. It is so encouraging and reassuring that our elected representatives have so much interest in the well being of the younger generations. the taxpayer and the tax- payer‘s money. OPEN _If you like quality - You'll love Caldwell'g Klaus ll. Maier 47 Proctor Ave. Thornhill. Ont. MON. TO WED. 9-6 THURS. 8 FRI. 9-9 SAT. 8:30-6 OTOP QUALITY FRESH MEATS 0 DELICATESSEN PRODUCTS 0 PARTY TRAYS 0 CHEESE TRAYS â€" FREEZER ORDERS â€" Featuring a Choice Selection of: political circles Yet, we are not willing to have our children become statistics in order to change a definite hazard. We appeal to you as a human being and a parent to act with some common sense, It will be too late once a fatal accident occurs. We trust in your powers of decision as a respon- sible politician or public civil servant that a definite hazardous problem can be alleviated. The Town of Richmond Hill costs for salaries show the highest cost for each thousand dollars of assessment. We hope that a more realistic approach may be reached to solve the problem before it is too late. Aurora, $5.77; Markham. $5.08; Newmarket $5.76; Rich- mond Hill $6.67; Vaughan, $5.59; Whit- church $2.93; Georgina, $6.10; East Gwillimbury, $4.49; King. $3.39. ‘ The salary cost per thousand dollars of assessment is as follows: Affairs; salaries related to total equalized assessment values in 1976 by areas within the Region. 8117 YONGE ST. (at Baythorn Drive) At 5.25 am, the birds talk, Wake up, it‘s morning. The night is over, Soon the sun will shine. In the cool of the evening, When the breeze blows through, The street is dark and peaceful, And the wind blows â€" Yes, afraid, But not the rain. Someday you’ll see Death is cold â€" It comes unexpectedly Life goes on, Death is accepted. It wasn‘t the rain, No, not the rain. Afraid? Something in my heart Says â€" no way. Fences and trees, You‘ve had your day . FENCES AND TREES They put up their fences, And they put up their trees, What are they afraid, that they might see? When the judgment day comes, I wonder â€" Will there be fences and trees? S. Christopher H. Howe, Thornhill THE RAIN S o m e e l e c t e d representatives too often join forces with the municipal civil servants in expanding ex- penditures or services rather than support the citizens point of view (the one who pays). DEATH One weakness of municipal government is the lack of an opposition party, therefore it is up to the citizens to enquire and oppose expenditures deemed unnecessary. Therefore it is necessary for the tax~ payer to be the “op- position” in the municipal government system. The taxpayers in California and elsewhere were the opposition since the elected represen- tatives did not “represent” them to their satisfaction. Either we have a large staff employed by the Town or too high salaries are paid. This is part of the democratic process. They also forget that Provincial or Federal grants applied for, are from the same source, the taxpayer. Possibly a question that I had asked earlier could be answered by the mayor: What was the number of staff employed in the years 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 by the Town including those on a contract basis? We should be entitled to this information from our elected REPRESENT- ATIVES. What happened during the years of restraint? Margie Donovan 366 Browndale Cres. Richmond Hill TELEPHONE 881-3059 R. Marquis. 46 Roosevelt Drive Thornhill ByDOREEN LIVINGSTONE 889-9922 They weren't too keen on the idea. but the Amirault brothers of Thornhill let their parents talk them into filling out an application form to participate in the teen» exchange visit “Between Friends-Entre Amis”, sponsored by Simpsons TorontoMontrea]. Fourteen-year-old Mark Amirault said that by the time the exchange was over, he and brother Chris, 15 were glad they had been part of it. During the first week of the exchange. 20 teenagers from the Montreal area stayed in homes around Toronto and Chris and Mark Amirault. who live on Marsnow Drive. were visited by Sylvain Pilon, Exchange was worthwhile Canadian Citizenship is required to vote in Federal Elections If you wish to apply for Canadian citizenship or if you have any doubts about your status as a Canadian citizen, please contact: The Canada Elections Act of 1970 provides that every man and woman who has attained the age of 18 years and is a Canadian citizen qualifies as an elector and is therefore able to vote in federal by-elections and general elections. The Act also provided that British subjects who were not Canadian citizens but who qualified as electors at the time of the 1968 general election could continue to vote in federal elections for a period of five years following the coming into effect of the new Canada Elections Act on June 26, 1970. You do not need to produce proof of Canadian Citizenship either at the time of enumeration or at the polls. However, if challenged at the polls, you may be asked to swear that you are a Canadian citizen before voting. ~ The Court of Canadian Citizenship nearest you listed under "Government ofCanada" in the white pages of your telephone directory as follows: Citizenship Inquiries, or Court of Canadian Citizenship, or Secretary ofState. OR- You may wish to write directly to: Registrar of Canadian Citizenship, Department of the Secretary of State, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0M5 I‘PI Accordingly, since June 26, 1975 (311): Canadian citizens have had the right to vote in federal elections. JOHN ROBERTS SECRETARY OF STATE The Toronto itinerary included a tour of Simp- sons. a day at Niagara Falls. a free day in which arrangements had been made for visits to such attractions as the Zoo, the Museum. McLaughlin Planetarium. Black Creek Pioneer Village, etc., a tour of the CN Tower, and an audience with the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario where Mark said he enjoyed “walking around the house at Queen's 15, from Verdun. Quebec. and Marc Servang, 15, from Pierre Fonds, Quebec. suburbs of Montreal. 0f the 20 French- Canadian students. here, five of them were bilingual and Mark says he "doesn‘t think anyone from Toronto spoke French as well' [IMPORTANT CHRIS AND MARK AMIRAULT This information is provided as a public service and issued jointly by the Chief Electoral Offiqer and the Registrar of Canadian Citizenship Department of the Secretary of State. . Mark says “I really picked up on my French a lot there; some of the stuff I learned in school is a bit different." He added that sometimes he wasn‘t sure of a word and everyone started to laugh. He admitted some of the French he learned was slang. The following week the 20 Toronto teenagers, ages 13 to 16 travelled by train with their coun- terparts to Montreal where they had a bus tour of the city, visited a chalet in the Laurentians, and spent a day at Quebec (‘ityl “Between Friends", introduced for Canada Week last year was so successful that Simpson's had enlarged the program this year. Park." There are Courts of Canadian Citizenship located in 28 major centres across Canada. Citizenship officers. provincial or county courts, and specially appointed individuals provide citizenship services in many other areas. You will be referred to the most convenient location. THE GRANTING OF CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP TAKES AN AVERAGE OF THREE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF APPLICATION. 'Chris and Mark really enjoyed their trip and would like to go again but each student is given the opportunity once. The students filled out application forms and were matched up by their similar interests, “like one of those computer dating machines" says Mark. With all the talk about Quebec separating from the rest of Canada, what were the opinions of the four teenagers on the subject? Strangely enough. according to Mark, the subject of politics was never discussed. Other students par- ticipating were from Regina, Halifax. London, Ottawa. Windsor and Kitchener. THE LIBERAL. Wednesday. July 26. 1978 â€" A-5 JEANâ€"MARC HAMEL CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER The regional health and social services committee is planning a $47,000 program for high schools on the evils of drink if it can find the money. Dr. E. J. Holowaty said that both the public and separate school boards were interested in providing support for the project “but no money“. The program would be an expansion of a pilot project at King City SeCOndary School last year. IL would receive 75 per cent funding from the province. The regional social services department is to spend the next month looking for ways of fin- ding the other 25 per cent. Mayor David Schiller, Chairman of the com- mittee. questioned the need for a full-time secretary to assist the public health nurse in operating the program. But Markham coun- cillor Ron Moran said he could see a lot of paperwork involved in the program. ldea’s great but not the $$$ MARLENE TI'I‘US. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William (l. Mitchell. Oak Ridges. graduated recently from York University with an llonors degree in Physical Education. She attended King (‘ity Secondary School. Marlene plans to attend the Faculty of Education. University of Toronto in September.