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Too late for election, Danson moves train ‘ Gwen Halliday. previously the Program Director at the Family Y. was appointed Regional Director of York Region‘s branch of the Central Ontario Lakeshore Y.M.C.A., as of May 1. ‘ “It's too late to do me any good in the election, but I‘ve got the auto-train moved." said Barney Danson yesterday morning. A familiar name and face an _\'0rk Region Family Y ‘recenlly received a new title. 'I‘rain noise at Doncaster siding in Thornhill was the only local issue in the election campaign and Mr. Danson said he became more aware of the nuisance of CN operations while in the area in the last few weeks, (‘N had promised to curtail other night shunting operations after previous complaints by the residents in the area but the railway had declared hands off the auto-train. ‘ The previous Regional Director. Jim Ferguson, has been appointed Regional Director for North York Family Y and business manager for the nor- Ihern region. His campaign headquarters was on Doncasler Avenue. Two sections of the train are put together just before midnight each evening within a few feet of back yards in Bayview Glenl Mrs. Halliday has been associated with the Y organization for 25 years. 14 of which have been spent in Rich- mond Hill. In her new role. Mrs. Halliday will be responsible for the developing and operation of Various children and adult ser- vices offered by the Y. as well as the many educational and physical programs ‘undertaken within the region. Halliday Regional Director Mrs. Halliday, who has lived in the region for 16 years. said she has watched the Y grow and she looks forward to seeing it con- tinue to expand its services. “And I know where I want to see the Y grow in York region.“ she said. “and the areas of ser- vice needed." She pointed to development and growth of population in the region and said one of her “pet projects“ was the need for day care for school age children. This year Family Y have initialed a pilot program at'M.L. McConaghy Public School in Richmond Hill where they offer supervision for children before school‘ at lunch break and after school, when their parents are absent. Tractor crushes King man Neil Watson. 30. of R. R. 3. King. was killed yesterday when a tractor rolled over and crushed him on Bathurst Street. According to York Regional Police. Mr. Watson was riding on a tractor that was being towed by a pickup truck. north of Elgin Mills Road. The tractor began to sway, broke loose from the truck, and rolled over. crushing the rider. A Metrospan Community Newspaper Wednesday, May 23, 1979 The truck was driven by Ronald Szeler. 23. of Lake Wilcox, who was Watson‘s em- ployer. Police said the two men were on their way to a job site in Pleasantville â€" 3 Richmond Hill subdivision â€" to cut grass. Watson was pronounced dead at York Central Hospital in Rich- mond Hill at noon yesterday. A post mortem is expected to be held today. Now the construction of CNS GWEN HALLIDAY Few feet short of minimum, Rumble man can’t sever land Mr. Danson said he got in touch with his cabinet colleague. Otto Lang. the Minister of Transport, on the problem, and Mr. Lang had persuaded "(‘N to do a crash program to reschedule the whole Ihing." Mr. Danson said a meeting was scheduled for after the election with Mr. Lang and (‘N officials to discuss other matters, such as chemicals on trains. At that time a staff report recommended approval to committee of adjustment. but Mr. Tachella was refused by the committee. The adage‘ ‘If at first you don't succeed. try try again' did not ring true for a resident in the Mill Pond area. Brampton Intermoda) Terminal has made it possible to switch the location where the train is made up when construction of the new yard is completed in September. Silvio Tachella wants to split his lot at 292 Rumble Avenue, to create a second parcel. as his property backs on Emerald Isle (‘ourL Last night‘ Richmond Hill (‘ouncil was expected to deal with a recommendation to allow construction to begin on York Region Roman Catholic Separate School Boards new education centre on lands adjacent to St. Mary Immaculate Church at Yonge and Dunlop Streets. 'l‘hat shouid correspofid to the new model year for automobiles as well. The auto-train has not operated in the summer when the car factories are out of production. Trustees and administrators of the Board appeared before Planning Committee last Tuesday urging them to expedite procedure so construction could begin as soon as possible. Mr. Tachella feels this ap- plication is valid because the square footage of the properties would be only 500 feel less than the minimum allowed by the town. 4,445.5 square feet versus 5,000 square feet. the minimum allowed. wmmmw' Mr. 'I‘zichella said he felt this Because of the refusal the split did not make the properties homeowner appealed the “incompatible” because there This new building is to become the new education centre‘ for the Separate School Board and will serve administration, consulting services and a teacher development resource centre. This particular case has a long history with the toxyn._ In 1972 Mr. Tachella bought the property and the same year applied to the town for the split Board still after decision on administrative centre The good old days are remembered by three ladies who met again last week after a 35-year separation. Peggy Longstaff. of Duncan Road, Richmond Hill and Mary Onions and Jean Waller of Gosport. Hampshire, There may still be shunting of "-1-?egidenté of the Bayview Glen area were told something was in the wind before the election. Some of Mr. Tachella‘s neigh- bors object to the split on the grounds it would set a precedent. it would result in increased residential density, deterioration of the residential character. lower the property value and. in general. be incompatible with the areal ‘ auto-cars at Doncaster in an emergency. he said. “Some of us received telegrams from Mr. Lang promising a meeting," said Vera Takeuchi. head of the People or Trains Committee. In 1974 Mr. Tachella tried again but was refused by the town, a decision based on a circulated request of comments from area residents. There was a meeting at Mr] Danson's office last Wednesday at which Mr. Danson met some of lhe more outspoken opponents of shunting. she said. decision 10 the Ontario Municipal Board (0MB) but was dismissed. In 1975 the application was presented again, was refused. was appealed and again the ()MB dismissed the application “TheFe were some people who were prepared to stop the trains,“ she said. She did notthink the removal of the auto-train depended on the election result. John Gamble. had been promising to have the shunting ended from the start of the campaign. Last Tuesday night Mr‘ ’l‘achella appeared once more in front of Richmond Hill‘s Plan» ning Committee with the same application to create two lots from one‘ Trustee Con Thompson said. “We‘re hoping it will be built and occupied by December of this year.“ The existing administration office building on the site is to come down to allow parking facilities. Architect drawings show it as a two-storey building with ap- proximately 16,090 square fegi. The only problem Richmond Hill‘s planning committee saw with the board’s proposal was the identification sign. 'The Board proposes a two-‘foot by 10-foot sign with its name to be put at right angles to the building and illuminated on both sides. This would give an area of 40 square feet of display area. The HMOND HILL ra Even Neil Katzman. the in- dependent candidate who ran on a law and order platform, ex- pressed a great deal of concern over the shipping of chemicals. she said. “Tony Roman only attended one meeting on train noise and that was just before the last lmunicipal) election, she said. She gave the media much of the credit for action being taken at (his time. Mrs. Takeuchi could not say the same for municipal officials in the Town of Markham. Roundtable discussions held by the People or Trains committee received considerable coverage and the committee was surprised by the number of residents who attended them. she said. were many lots of varying sizes and lherefore many in- consistencies, “The whole area is upside down." he said‘ Two of the neighbors. Dr. Jim and Marilyn McPhee said that such sporadic rezoning destroys the protection which zoning is intended to provide all property owners. Mr. Tachella said although the planning committee points to petitions against his proposal with 22 names, he had presented a petition in 1974 with 28 names of homeowners in favor of the split‘ (‘ouncil was expected to deal once more with the refusal of this application last night. but at press time results were unknown. ()n all occasions of public presentation of the application to split the property. there has been significant neighborhood input which last week again swayed planning committee decision to refuse Mi: Tachella‘s application on the grounds it was in. compatible with the areal town‘s sign bylaw limits the size lo 24 square feet. Solicitor for the school board. John Leclair asked for an in- terpretation of the bylaw to see if the bylaw meant display area of 24 feel or a sign of 24 feet. Commissioner of Planning. Bill Power. said he felt the bylaw was “sufficiently ambiguous" to require an interpretation by the town solicitor. Because of the urgency to begin construction the recom- mendation of the town was to be presented last night to council with a mention that the signing is under consideration by the town solicitor. Al press lime results were not known. ‘ents England, look at photos and reminisce about the days spent working in a war factory during the Second World War. 30 pages (Liberal photo by Bruce Hogg) Three ladies in their fifties had the unique opportunity to meet again after 34 years, to talk over old times. places, and people they had known. Peggy Longstaff of Duncan Road in Richvale got a call last week from her old friends, Mary Onions and Jean Waller. Three of the main performers in the Curtain Club's latesg production “The Haunting of Hill House“ are, left to right. Gerry Crack, playing Dr. Monague; Carol Moore, as Theadora; After 34 years, friends reunited Helené Knight plays Mrs. Dudley. the nminously unco-operative maid. “The Haunting of Hill House‘fi which opens at the (‘urtain (‘lub this Friday evening, promises to be a gripping thriller. The house. itself. has a leading role. Its weird knocks. taps and moans. the icy chill of its air‘ and its rooms within rooms. where light from the outside world never enters. ‘ create an eerie oppressive at- mosphere that gradually overpowers Dr. Montague and his party who have come to Hill House to discover the secret of the haunting. "--fl'ervr“}:w(71‘;ci(‘ijsr fieerofitegue. the level headed analyst of psychic phenomena, The will-less eihereal Eleanor. who is brought to the house because of a childhood experience with psychic activity. is played by Bonnie Sheppard. . (‘arol Moore is the steel-nerved‘ almost sardonic Theadora ~ 3 bonafide psychic â€" and Ed Cooke. the house‘s somewhat am- bivalent heir. is Luke Sanderson. Together this group.makes a sympathetic target for Hill House's terrifying exploits. é'fiiain performers in the and Bonnie Sheppard, playing Eleanor- b’s latest production “The The house, itself, plays a major role in f Hill House” are, left to the performance. Show opens this ry Crack, playing Dr. Friday night. (Liberal photo by Bruce farol Moore, as Theadora; Hogg) House comes alive in Curtain Club ’3 7 neXz‘ production During that time they went through many unforgettable experiences. including a major fire in the factory where they worked. but after the war. each went her own way. in 1942 all three women had worked in a factory in the southern part of England making fuel tanks to be attached to the warbound Spitfires. Peggy came tor Canada while the other tw0 remained in England. ’ lfi England. Mary had contact with Peggy‘s sister and conâ€" Hang on, they’re winning Markham Transit won’t have any advertising on or in its buses. Council decided last week not to award the wntract to the only bidder for the space after hearing from transit coâ€"ordinator Harvey Cox about the ex- perience of neighboring Richmond Hill. Mr. Cox said that the cards for Richmond Hill buses arrived late and the print was so small that advertisers were complaining that it could not be read. The town‘s efforts to reach the contractor failed because his telephone was disconnected. Good news for all the residents attempting to travel on Yonge Street in the Richvale area. Again this year, The Liberal is pleased to carry photos and stories of your son or daughter’s graduation from college or university. Simply drop off the photo (color or black and white) to our office at 10395 Yonge Street, and include some basic information about the graduation. We‘ll try to have the photo appear in the following week‘s edition of your Liberal. The-“Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) advised the town the road widening is progressing ahead of schedule. vThe cdmpletion date for this project remains at November 7, 1979, however. both the contractor and the MTC feel they are well ahead of schedule. ommunity Pulse Mrs. Montague (June Abbott) and Arthur r(‘live Rylandl are a.pair of pompous in- lerlopers who self-righteously evade the real answers to all the essential questions about Hill House. What gives Hill House its all-pervasive personality? What brings it alive with supernatural occurrences. and. ultimately. what does the house desire? V'VI'he Curtain (‘lub‘s Hill House does indeed come alive‘ Lighting tTony Durrantt is appropriately murky; the sound (David Glover) has the disturbing quality of seeming to come from all around: the set tMichael Matyast with its bulging doors and numerous architectural incongruities effectively conveys Hill House’s stultifying character. Tickels are $360 each ahd available at the door or by telephoning Madge Nicholson al 8843703. Theyplgy opens Friday‘ May 25 and cori- Iinues through to Saturday._ Jun¢_9_. ‘ Tickets reserved over the phone must be picked up at the box office by 8.15 on the night of the performance or they may be resold. Grad photos sequently had an address for her old friend. The co-incidence of the meeting cemented the thought of a reunion with Peggy. The deciding factor for a visit was when Mary met Jean on the plane last week, both flying from England to visit relatives in (‘anadal Last Wednesday and Thursday the three spent time enjoying old photo albums and talking over the past and what had happened to each over the years.