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It appears the Citizens Advisory Group (CAG) has stepped on someone‘s political toes. Councillor Dave Amos in- dignantly complained to The Liberal last week that he felt the CAG‘s public meeting, scheduled Lynton Friedberg. Director of Recreation for the town. said the municipality advertised three weeks in a row for a supervisor over 18 to co-ordinate the programs and youth leaders. over 17. to opérate the program under supervision. The government has approved Richmond Hill's industrial park and by the spring of 1981 the area should be humming with activity‘ Last week, the last of the 0bâ€" jections was removed and the Minister of Housing approved an amendment to the existing of- ficial plan of the town changing the zoning from agricultural to industrial. The area in question is to be called Beaver Creek Industrial Park and encloses 700 acres of land bounded by Highways 7 and 404. Hill] Avenue and a line west of Leslie Street. ' 'Ir‘iiisrmanédment to th'e existing plan falls in line with the policy of Richmond Hill's Friday night youth program will not get off the ground this year if organizers don‘t find some leaders soon. So far. there have been no suitable replies. The town had planned to begin the event last week. but opening day has been postponed to December 14. The average homeowner- in Richmond Hill will pay about $3 per month more for hydro beginning January 1, 1980. Lack of leaders, program postponed to December. 14 Industrial park okayed Chairman of the Richmond Hill Hydro Electric Commission.'Sam Cook, announced new hydro rates reflecting an average increase of 12.1 per cent for residential customers and 12.7 per cent for the commission's general service customers Mr. Cook explained this_in- crease was necessitated by Ontario Hydro's recent an- nouncement that the wholesale power rates to municipal electric utilities in Ontario will be in- creased by an average of 16.4 per cent. A Metrospan Community Newspaper In Richmond Hill’s case. said Mr. Cook. the wholesale cost of power represents 80 per cent of the commission's total expenses. Hydro rates climb by $3 One other change coming up in the new year will be a monthly billing plan, to be instituted during the month of April. “We trust this will help those Club president. Dorothy Price. said the club room was used daily. and seniors would have to curtail their programs to ac- commodate an office for the energy conservation group. A proposal by Councillors Dave Amos and Lou Wainwright to use Richmond Hill Senior Citizen Club 35 headquarters as an office for Energy Action Richmond Hill has been vetoed by club mem- bers. Catherine Hunt. the project leader. said once they get settled in their new home a limited amount of reference material will be available in the town hall office but most of the books and pamphlets have been channelled to the library for accessibility. Mayor Dave Schiller said in the meantime other arrangements have been made for the project within the town offices. Energy Action Richmond Hill can now be found in Com‘mittee Room B. in the basement of the town hall and can be reached by calling the town number 834-8101. Seniors say no to group to be held tomorrow night in council chambers, was just another attempt of the group to ‘gain credibility’ within the town They are attempting to use town hall for a platform, said Councillor Amos, and ‘I don‘t want to add credibility to that the new official plan now before the minister. A brochure is being prepared for companies interested in establishing in the industrial park. but at this time Com- missioner of Finance, Bill Rice, said his staff is merely providing a list of landowners to the many inquiries Now that the amendment has been approved the town will complete negotiations with the Town of Markham for joint sanitary sewers to serve the industrial park and process in- dividual plans of subdivision to fit into the plan. said Mr. Rice “We‘re not paying that badly.“ he said; “more than they can earn al the mall.“ “We can‘t run the program without staff.“ Mr. Friedberg said. He was at a loss to undersxand why leens were not applying for the job. Last January the [own initiated the Friday night youth program for kids between the age of 12 and 15 at Don Head SeCOndary School. customers who are experiencing budgeting problems with our present bi-momhly billing system." said Mr. Cook. Activities such as sports, crafts. games. and the most popular, disco dancing, drew from 25 to 250 youngsters. ‘I‘Everything happened so qmckly; it was frightening, but it could have been much worse.“ The driver yyelled to the students to hold on as she drove the bus ,across four lanes of traffic. over a curb, through a 12- foot ditch. finally bringing it to a halt in a field. “It‘s a mercy only nine children and the driver were injured." Mrs. Boneschanker smashed her head against the windshield and was taken to hospital. Those were a few comments heard after a school bus went out of control and crashed last week. The bus, driven by Judy Boneschanker of Aurora, lost its brakes as the driver attempted to turn onto Yonge Street nor- thbound from Highway 7. Bus loses control, 10 hurt Brake failure on this school bus was responsible for injuries to nine school children and the bus driver. when the vehicle failed to make a turn from Highway 7 onto Yonge Street last Tuesday. The injured were taken to 3% Wednesday, November 28, 1979 Councillor Amos objected to the fact the group did not go directly to council for approval of use of the chambers for the public meeting suggesting it now looks like they have council's en- dorsement. organization Nine injured students, in- cluding six-year-old Bonnie Boneschanker, were also taken to York Central Hospital. where Dr. Barbara Alexander treated them. ByDOREEN LIVINGSTONE Liberal Correspondent "The bus driver yelled ‘hold on‘. we were going down the hill and it seemed like we weren‘t slowing down enough to make the turn. She geared down and Mrs. Bonachanker and her daughter were admitted as were Kelly Knowles, 16 of Richmond Hill and Cynthia Albin. 16, of Maple. Playing major roles in Richmond Hill Curtain Club‘s latest production are. left to right, Marg Smith, Iris Stringer. Clive Ryland and Bryan J. Moore. They'll join other cast members in “The Lady’s Not For Burning" Not driver’s fault York Central Hospital, Richmond Hill, where most were treated and released. Three students and the driver of the bus were ad- mitted. (Liberal Photo by Bruce Hogg) “To the best of my knowledge council has not endorsed it," he said. “The mayor ' must have known, but he did not inform council“. He said he felt it was un- the Ward 1 councillor” fortunate as a local member of The event was billed as : council he had to find out about a “Public Meeting, Thursday Ontario Provincial Pdlice, _York Regional Police and York Ambulance drivers were on the nothing happened." said Helen Reeve. a passenger on the bus involved in an accident that sent several students to hospital last week. Those treated and released are: Jamie Lisa Vincent, 16. of King City; Lorna Jones, 14. of Maple; Laura Wilson, 14. of Maple and her sister Kerri Lynn. 15; Marlinee Samaroo, 18. of 'I‘homhill and Patel Sageda. 16. of Richmond Hill. Helen is a student at Thornlea Secondary School and boarded the bus as usual last Tuesday _ which opens at the Curtain Club tomorrow night (November 29) at 8.30 p.m. For tickets, call 884-3703. The show runs through December 15. 26 pages 25 Cents (Liberal photo by Bruce Hogg) public meeting in council chambers through his local newspaper The brochure sent out to ad- vertise the meeting also offended the Ward 1 councillor.. The event was billed a_s a Before they arrived, a G0 bus driver helped some students get out the Emergency Door. scene in minutes student afternoon at 3:40 pm. en route to her home in Richvale. The ride was uneventful until the bus driver. whose young daughter was strapped in a seat beside her, yelled “hold on". The Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Com- munications inspected the Langdon’s bus the next day and found a defective booster brake. The bus was heading west on Highway 7 towards Yonge Street preparing to make a turn north on Yonge. ~Htflen emphasizes the accident was not the driver’s fault. The next morning Helen couldn't get her herve up to take the school bus and got a lift in- stead. but she noted a much better bus came to pick students up after school. fifio charges have been laid against the driver or Langdon's Helen was lucky to come out of it with a lot of bruises and a bump on the head, but the bus driver cracked her head on the wind- shield, and had to be taken to York Central Hospital along with the students. Helen's brother yelled to her to. open the emergency door at the rear and she was lifted out of the bus by a G0 ’I‘ransit driver. The next thing she remembers is talking to one of her friends. She thinks she blacked out for about five minutes. “When we started to turn. we were on two wheels, it seemed," said Helen. “We went into an island and went straight through and nicked a car that was stopped going south". The bus then landed upright in a ditch on the west side. While all this was happening there was not much yelling on the bus, “everyone was too shook up to panic“. The backs of seats were flying all over the place." November 29, at 7:45 pm. Rich- mond Hill Council Chambers" and Councillor Amos said he felt it looked official and as such was “misleading to the public." Councillor Amos said he feels CAG is a small group of “politically oriented people" and as Such should not be allowed to qse council chambers “at any time“. The councillor suggested as a private group they should have held their meeting in a hall “away from the political arena“. This particular CAG meeting features local developers as guesst speakers and Councillor Amos said although he was not against the topic of the meeting‘ he did feel the CAG was getting ready to do a “complete about face". "Most organizations who use the chamber request council's permission, or at least make standing arrangements, ap~ proved by council.“ said Coun- cillor Amos. “Why was council not approached?" Councillor Amos supported his opinion the CAG is a political organization by saying CAG have supported candidates in the past, most of the members actively campaigned for some candidate, and even the president herself (Janet Fayle) was a defeated candidate in the last election. “They realize a ‘no growth stand' is not popular in the next campaign â€" they know their candidates are in trouble." he said. - The statement, which was flatly denied by Mr. Gagnon. came in the House of Commons Monday. Outside the House. Mr‘ Gamble refused to repeat the charges. claiming the lack of privileged comment could leave him susceptible to a slander suit. Mr. Gagnon noted the charges had been raised before in the Commons and had been dealt with.- At that time, he was sup- ported by former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Tuesday he was backed by Minister of Communications, David Mac- Donald. Planting 300 trees on Yonge not easy York North Conservative MP John Gamble has accused Jean- Louis Gagnon of the Canadian- Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commis- sion, of being a Communist and having been in the company of a Soviet spy. The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) has a beautification program planned for Yonge Street, but the Town of Richmond Hill sees problems. Because of interest shown by the local Horticultural Society. representatives from MTC Landscaping and Design Division were in Richmond Hill Friday morning. to talk about their refurbishing program. Trees will be planted in groups of twos and threes for “vertical relief“ to the roadside and About 300 Norway Maple trees, between 10 and 15 feet in height. were to be planted next spring on both sides of Yonge Street from Highway 7 to Major Mackenzie Drive. CRTC member denies Gamble charge When contacted by The Don't forget to check the birth announcements this week in your Liberal. Flukepik? Winter carnival? He said he had never been a They marched in the parade Saturday and finished third in an open competition among all majorette groups in the extravaganza. The group won a trophy and cash. How much? No one knows. They were so excited about the trophy. they forgot to ask. A cheque will be mailed. Ken Mitchell the manager of BAIF Associates and their planning consultant Gerry Courey from Marshall Macklin Monaghan Limited will speak along with a representative from the Urban Development Institute. The Citizens' Advisory Group (CAG) has added two more speakers, advocating development in Richmond Hill, to their public meeting tomorrow night, Thursday, November 29 at 7:45 in the council chambers. The constant rain and pressure from an underground spring caused one of them to heave. Monday, and a bulldozer had to be used to hold it in place. At the time, the tank contained 2,000 gallons of fuel. You'd think the excitement of getting a trip to Montreal to participate in the Grey Cup Parade would knock the discipline out of 22 young girls, but not so our Richvale Lions Majorettes. Complaints about the underground springs in Oak Ridges have been many and varied over the years. Here's one to top the list. A new gas station. under construction at the corner of Yonge Street and Lake Avenue, recently had four large gas tanks lowered into the ground and partly filled with fuel. Community Pulse Tank springs eternal Speakers added Majorettes score F/ukepik? The evening was booked through Town Clerk, Dave Weldon. said Mrs. Fayle. She did not_ _speak_ to a poligician. Mayor Dave Schiller replied to Councillor Amos' reactions by saying he too heard of the meeting by reading it in The Liberal, and added. in his opinion council chambers are primarily for use by council and com- mittees of council. but they are owned by the town and should be available to the public. About the topic of the meeting. the developers point of view. Mrs. Fayle said CAG have never taken a “no growth" stance, “it is part of CAG‘s policy to present in- formation in an educationa‘l way. and this is one more aspect we haven‘t yet covered“. Liberal, Chairman of CAG, Janet Fayle. challenged Councillor Amos to supply proof to support the fact CAG had ever supported any candidate for office. of the last municipal election, Rosemarie Smillie was president of the group. Individuals may be involved in working on their own behalf, said Mrs. Fayle. but CAG usually publically declare they are not supporting candidates. The current chairman never takes part in a campaign for any candidate, she added, At the time About the use of council chamber Mrs. Faer said the suggestion came from the Parks and Recreation Department when the group was unable to find other accommodation. Crimson King. maples will bé planted at bus bays for “color relief”. The Hill‘s Maintenance Manager Merv Perkins. raised the problem of trees planted on Ihe future civic centre development at Yonge Street and Major Mackenzie Drive. The Town's Design Administrator Ray Floyd. brought up the proposed bike path on the east side of Yonge Street between Highway 7 and Harding Boulevard and the problem of space. As no immediate solution to these problems could be found, plans for planting were left with the [own staff who will work out pr0blems with MTC. Communist and knew nothing of the mention of Russian spies. In his question to the Minister, who is the Secretary of State, Mr. Gamble asked if he was aware “a certain Jean-Louis Gagnon. as a member of the CRTC, was ob- served while in Paris by the French security forces in the company of a KGB agent who was apprehended transmitting missile secrets to the USSR." He also called Mr. Gagnon a “cardcarrying member of the Communist Party" and asked if it were proper he hold such a sensitive communications position. Mr. MacDonald answered there is nothing in Mr. Gagndn’s career disqualifying him from sitting on the CRTC. “He has given rather out standing service on that body,‘ he added.