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Markham‘s consulting firm spent most of 1978 conducting public meetings and getting set to implement its recommendations â€"â€" target date for the new services was January 2, 1979. Richmond Hill Arena is taking steps to reduce energy con- sumption, but don’t worry, the ice won’t melt nor will you freeze. Manager of the arena, Ed Sackfield, said simple measures such as switching off many of the inside night lights and checking washers on taps have been taken care of recently. It recommended the Bayview G0 bus be rerouted Yonge St. to Highway 7, easterly to Bayview and northerly to Richmond Hill. It also felt TATOA should introduce a trunk line service on Highway 7 to serve the Village of Markham and Unionville and provide transit to the Finch subway. Markham Transit was to provide feeder lines to the trunk as well as service in the Bayview corridor between Highway 7 and Finch. As a result, Markham Transit initiated its own trunk feeder line along Highway 7 and through Thomhil] on Bayview to the Finch subway. It was also proposed that Bayview and Highway 7 be used as a convenient transfer point bet- ween the Markham trunk bus and the rerouted Bayview GO bus. Water temperature has been reduced from 160 degrees to 120 degrees for flooding the ice as well as the showers and some of the ice Markham's transit committee rejected that idea in November, 1977 and hired the consulting firm of Marshall, Macklin, Monaghan to review the findings of the original study; At meetings with Markham, MTC and TATOA, which were part of the planning process for the Briefly, then They were there to view how Canadian National Railways handles the transportation of dangerous chemicals. On the way home, the bus refused to climb the hill on Major Mackenzie Drive in Maple, and rescue vehicles had to be dispat- ched from the Richmond Hill fire department to rescue the stranded firefighters. Now that the dust has settled over the battle of the Bayview GO bus, many residents of both Thomhill and Richmond Hill still question the necessity for changes in transit service that have been in effect since October 1. Representatives of the councils of both towns have met over the issue of a weekend and evening trunk service on Bayview and according to at least one source, a deal has been made whereby Richâ€" mond Hill and Markham will split the cost of a weekend feeder ser- vice. However, the reasons for all these changes remain unclear to most patrons of GO Transit and Markham Transit. The history of the Bayview line question goes back almost four years to a joint study made by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications and the Toronto Area Transit Operating Authority (TATOA) in 1976-77. FIREFIGHTERS RESCUED Last Tuesday night, Richmond Hill firefighters, both full and part time, were taken to Concord on 3 Richmond Hill Transit bus. Recapping the bus system in our area Ran Wallace - EdilOI Fwd Simmn - Soons Edna: Stave Pearlslem - News Edito: The contents. both edilonal and advemsmg o! The leual. Richmond Hull ave pvmecuzd by oouvngm and any unauthorized use rs mohibixed. Subscripnon rates By maul $300 per year In Canada $26.00 per year oulsde 0! Canada By came! 5100 “My (our weeks Single cooy sales 25 cenls No mail delivery where cam'er sew-cc exists Second Class Man! Registration Number 0‘ N. Editorial, Display Classified Circulation Toronto customers Libéral The LubevaI us published every Wednesday by Meuospan Commumty Newspapevs, a dmsson ov Menospan Printing 9 Pubfishing Ltd, which also publishes The Bannev m Aurora-Newmavkel, The Wwdbiidge Vaughan News] and The Bolwn Emerpnse PAGE M PUBLISHER JOHN C. FERGUS VOLUME ‘02. NUMBER 21 TELEPHONES Libéral 8848177 884-1 105 884-0981 881 3373 Wednesday, November 21, 1979 On October 1, a revised Bayview G0 service was im- plemented and according to Marshall, Macklin, Monaghan, Markham Transit has experienced on overall increase in ridership of about 11 per cent. Route 1, which travels along Highway 7 to Bayview to Steeles then on to the Finch subway via Yonge, has a reported peak increase of 25 per cent. This has necessitated the addition of an extra bus. making equipment is being manually controlled to reduce the horse power needed in off hours. A meeting set up for March, 1979, with Markham, Richmond Hill and TATOA saw Markham support Richmond Hill in its choice of “option 6”: provision of 30 minute peak and 60-minute off- peak GO service in Richmond Hill with routing along Bayview Ave. to John St. then westerly to Yonge. The service was to operate “closed-door” in Thornhill between Highway 7 and Henderson Ave. These are the essential reasons for the history of change and heated debates. Apparently, there has been considerable financial impact â€" TATOA‘ 'has‘reduced its operating cost on deficit on its Bayview G0 bus and Markham Transit has increased its financial operating performance which has resulted in a cost recovery within the guidelines established by MTC. The stage had been set for confrontation, since Markham was already committed to its planned change in service for January 2. At that date, a duplication of services existed on Bayview _ one run by G0 and the other by Markham Transit. Confirmation of that agreement between the towns came in July, 1979, and that’s how the system is working today. If the most recent agreement between Markham and Richmond Hill can be cemented, maybe Rich- mond Hill can get some satisfac- tion as well. “They need all the light they can get," he said, “you can’t take a chance on them not seeing that puck.“ proposed changes to the Bayview line, Markham recommended to TATOA that a 30-minute peak service be retained south of High- way 7 on weekdays in concert with the Markham Transit schedule. Since this was a change from TATOA’s request to reduce all peak service to 30 minutes and reroute all service along Highway 7 to Yonge St, Markham’s request was denied in December, 1978. Mr. Sackfield said he is now in the process of working with the figure skating clubs to reduce the number of foot candle power at ice level, but he does not intend to cut' it at all for the hockey clubs. If you drive north from Oak Ridges and you're observant you have already spotted the difference in the sign advertising the price of homes in Beaufort Estates. When the sign went up, you could buy one of those beauties for a mere $149,000. Tunes, The Embiooke Adverxisethuadian, The Embiooke ConSumer, The North York Mivmr, The North York The Woodbridge 8 Vaughan News, The Bolton Enterprise, and The North Star Consumev. Too bad you didn’t buy a dozen of them a month ago, huh?? Metrospan Community Newspapevs publishes The Richmond Hilln'hornhill Libera!‘ The Bannev, The Oakvflte WEWWP "5"?“ ¢°"Sj‘mefi WMWW John C. Fetgus, Directo: of Publishing Ray Padley Jr Advertising Dhecvo: Norman Slunden ~ hoducfion Managev Dents O'Meava ~ Circulation Daemo- Rose Reyno’ds - Accoums But that figure didn’t last long. Today, the sign says, the same house starts at $159,000. METROSPAN - NORTH DIVISION INFLATION EDITOR ROM WALLACE .u‘ Re this week's front page item ‘Garbage problems piling up‘, the only long term answer to this headache is to reduce the amount of garbage produced. This seems to me such an obvious and inevitable solution. that I can‘t understand why so much time and money is Spent on the disposal of waste rather than the prevention of waste. I would like to challenge readers to reduce their own garbage to half a can per week per household of four. My family can do and so can yours. There are two simple principles to follow. First. before you dash to the shops ask ‘do I need it?‘. and secondly. as you put your foot on the pedal, ask ‘who needs this?‘ Our buying habits are largely dictated by pressure of friends or advertising campaigns‘ so learn to think for yourself. Older models and ar- ticles are often Worth the time needed to mend or repaint. and for each thing you don't buy you save the energy and resources consumed in the manufacture of another thing that would have been made to In the course of my pursuit I have had a chance to read some of the neat things that you have noted on your cards. As a matter of fact o . why don’t I answer some of the questions that you have sent in? By BOB RICE Letters All right . . . who’s the wise guy? The entries for my Christmas Present Contest continue to pile up in the hallowed halls of The Liberal and now some joker has really done it to us. The Grand Poobah has instructed everyone in the office that they are forbidden to touch any of the cards that have been sent in lest anyone think there is any hanky-panky in- volved. Yes Mrs. N.. . .Iamterribly good looking and No Mr. T. . . . I wasn’t the rotten kid who put pepper corns in your bird feeder back in 1958! Somewhere in the stacks of mail is a little beeper device that goes off every minute or so! I don't mind a practical joke but .uk’evthisw'is going too far. I walked into the editorial department today and was immediately besieged by my fellow workers who pleaded with me to search for the device. As a result of these stringent security measures, everyone around here is going bonkers each time the beeper beeps! So here I am. . . two hours late for my next appointment as I sift through the sacks of mail that have arrived over the past week! A reader in Oak Ridges wants to know if I She wants readers to cut down garbage Who put beeper in card? If you have a fireplace you probably burn your old newspapers and paper cartons. With compost and an abundance of leaves. who needs fertilizer? Then of course there‘s recycling of tins, bottles In 1976 I did a research study on this subject and using a sample of 50 people. discovered that everyone separated their garbage to Some extent. Anyone with young children Would do well to start a ‘useful box’ into which goes interesting scraps of paper. fabric. packaging, etc. Imaginative youngsters use these treasures to create anything from a doll‘s house to a dinosaur, Anyone with a garden would do well to compost. All that vegetable waste can be made to work for you. If there’s a choice. buy the article without the plastic bubble â€" it's only garbage, after all. My second principle‘ ‘who needs this?‘ is technically known as separation at Source. replace it, as well as reducjng your garbage. And what abofit all {hat packaging on articles that you decide you do need? T h i s i n v o l v e 5 separation at source. My personal thanks to this year‘s York Region Women‘s Committee who As you know this was the first Women‘s Fall Break program, and, with the help of the weekly press and the York Region Women‘s Com- mittee, the program on November 3 was well- attended by over 140 women. Again I want to thank you and your reporters on behalf of Seneca College for excellent community coverage of our recent Women's Fall Break program at the King Campus. Seneca liked news coverage and newspapers which puts off the day when these materials will fill landfill sites as waste. On behalf of York Summit District, Boy Scouts of Canada. I wish to offer our thanks for giving Scouts front page Summit Scouts say thanks for coverage ever dated her grandmother (N0) and someone in Thornhill wants to nominate me to the Order of Canada (Please go right ahead). Other queries include: Does Ron Wallace really enjoy gambling (You bet your bippy he does); where and when did Fred Simpson vault a pole (Warsaw, 1929) and when will Shaaron Haydeamwtowspell-xsmm JHa-ycA Newman-q. « I still can't find that'infernal beeper and I have only 15 more sacks of mail to go through! Look . . . tell you what. Instead of wasting your time and mine, I think I’ll just quietly sneak out of the office and hide out somewhere for a week or two. ‘ Just a quick reminder though, if you still haven’t entered the contest here’s how. Just send me a Christmas Card by MAIL and on December the Twelfth I’ll draw one entry and that lucky person will win the Panasonic Portable TV-Radio with a manufacturer’s suggested list price of $329.95. BOB RICE CHRISTMAS PRESENT THE LIBERAL BOX 390 RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO IAC 4Y6 The 01’ Millpond Philosopher once said . . . “It’s easier to make friends . . . than run from enemies.” MAIL your cards to: Remember that you can enter as many times as you wish BUT each entry must be MAILED separately and be postmarked no later than midnight, December Ninth. Surely everyone must «Photo by Bruce Hogg) While on a Bayview Bus No. 9912 going northbound from Finch terminal at 4.30 pm. (Nov. 16) an elderly passenger realizing she had boarded the wrong bus wished to get off so she could transfer to Markham Transit. planned and organized a tremendous full day program: Elane Bisset, Fran Dungy. Lynn Douglas, Ruth Gaal, Driver refused to allow an elderly woman off bus We are very pleased that the Boy Scouts‘ activities are being made coverage on Apple Day October 13. 1979. know about the recycling depot on Elgin Mills Road. and for those of us in the north. there‘s a mini~depot behind St. Paul‘s United Church on The bus was well below Steeles Avenue and the driver told the passenger she could only be allowed off at Number 7 High- way, Charlie Gullickson, Jane- Ann Szarka, Danielle Anne McClelland. Volpe. Anita Waite. Heather McKenzie, Bess Eileen Macrae Payne. Skip Perryman, Community Education Sheila Roy, Bea Salmond. Services Coâ€"ordinator The passenger was upset but the driver wouldn’t let her off. When the driver made a known to the community by this medium. It really can be fun seeing garbage in a new and creative way. To put it in a nutshell: Reject. Reuse. Recycle and Sunset Beach Road Liberal Staff Writer It‘s official now. Christmas IS coming again this year. It must be, last weekend was Rich- mond Hill‘s annual extravaganza â€" the Santa Claus parade. Probably there is not much need to fill this space describing the parade because by looking at the number who lined the path of the parade'(estimated at 10,000 people), everyone in town'was there. I must admit I was surprised by the number of adults shuffling from one foot to the other, or huddled in a summer lawn chair, or listening to the football game in a nice Warm car, but with about 2,000 kids involved, I guess the spectators were the proud parents with their Brownie Hawkeye cameras or the envious brothers and sisters. or maybe just adults using kids as an excuse to be a kid again. Lots were using the opportunity to get re-acquainted with neighbors again. My two daughters took part in the parade this year so along with many other parents I had a chance to get two in- teresting perspectives on the annual event â€" the beginning and the end. The parade began at 1:30 pm. this year, so by noon floats were lined from Markham Road almost back to the Bayview Plaza, just below Elgin Mills Road. At Bayview Secondary School all the bands were grouping, half dressed in their official uniforms and practising tunes to thrill the viewers. I found it rather interesting to mingle through the combination of drums rolling. pipers piping, mournful bugles and clanging cymbals all playing a different melody (?) and dotted nicely with camp songs from the Richvale Brownies. Anyway the parade got off the ground without a hitch and all the kids were ex cited and well practised up on their smiles and waves by 1:30. It was slightly incongruous to see Ronald McDonald crossing the street with members of the dignified 48th Highlanders. So I climbed in my car and drove to the Richmond Heights Plaza where the parade was to finish up and joined the crowd of parents hoping to pick up their kids and get a head start home for Sunday dinner. Armstrong Real Estate provided the bright spot for many not-soâ€"perky kids by handingout free-hot-dogs and hot chocolate to all the participants. Probably a good piece of advice for next year’s parade is that if you want to find the best place to watch a parade, pick something near the beginning. Three miles later, balloon and candy hand-outs had run out, hair-dos had drooped, smiles looked a little painted and waves were robot-like. Everyone looked weary and cold. Participants, spectators, supporters and the Santa Claus Parade committee deserve congratulations and a special “Thank You" from all of us in the com- munity for a superb parade. A Richmond Hill resident by the name of Peter Smith at York Home TV in Bayview Plaza has about one-half hour on film he is willing to share, just call 834-4165; and the Richmond Hill Fire Department have about 36 color pictures of individual floats that will be available for groups to purchase. All 61 units were a smashing success but two that attracted special interest were the OPP Golden Helmets precision motorcycle unit, impressing kids with a tremendous display of special formations, and a seven-year~old jaguar named Peggie who is the star of a film entitled “Leopard in the Snow". (I’m not sure whether Councillor Al Duffy. wandering absent mindedly along the roadway on his wife’s Suzuki, is a member of the Golden Helmets or not.) James L. Matt District President York Summit LIBERAL By SHAARON HAY stop to pick up a passenger on Yonge Street just south of Steeles Avenue. the elderly woman quickly jumped off the bus, at Steeles Avenue. the elderly woman quickly jumped off the bus, at which point the driver made an unkind remark, quote: “I bet she didn’t think she could move so fast," unquote. Though the driver was in the right and those were his instruction as to the service he needs to provide, I feel such behavior towards the people who must rely on public transportation is not necessary. there‘ll be no garbage problem. Eliza bath Da vis Box 56 Oak Ridges Helen Stohr Markham Road Richmond Hill