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I feel I must comment on I. Worrell‘s letter of November 21 regarding lack of.respecl between teachers and trustees. I would go one step further and say this lack of faith and unâ€" This was done in spite of professional advice to the contrary. A week ago you reported that one more four-way stop in- tersection was being introduced into Richmond Hill. this time, at Lake Wilcoxl While the political ideas of soothing residents in the immediate area. or providing an opportunity for increased revenue from fines for ignoring Four After an exciting weekend in Montreal to participate in the Grey Cup Parade. we would like to congratulate the Need more justification before widening Bayview This week you published a report on another proposal to widen Bayview Avenue. It was only last year (at election time) that the same idea to spend millions of dollars of taxpayers' money was brought forth. Wave at "8’ Bus, he Says The Regional Engineer then fell that it would be an unnecessary expense. It was stated that ap- proximately lwo years would be spent on field Work. road design. ex- propriation of property. etc. Before contracts could be let. Highway 404 would be open to the Stouffville (Gormley) Road and traffic density on Bayview would drop. r lifter all. who -would travel down a road with a speed limit of 60 kmâ€"hr Will all you people walking north from Major Mackenzie on Yonge Street after paying 50 cents on the Heights “C” bus l0 get to Lorne. (‘entre and Dunlop, give a great big wave to the "B" bus as it roars through town, I guess common sense is relative to whoever is dispensing i1. TO Libéral Insurance Companies WI.“ no“ 0”“, m". Dawn INSURANCE AGENTS 10255 YONGE STREET SUITE 205 RICHMOND HILL ONTARIO TELEPHONE: 8844529 Mon., A Fri. 9 am. - 5 pm. Sat. By appt, 9 am, k0 noon .71" Ill Ivuuluul STATE FARM BRIAN MATHER Ron Mitchell I6 Lorne Avenue. Richmond Hill See me :t/vay stops waste gasoline,reader says - - ' ‘ calculate that ap- th;cm\-ntnnpdqmngigns colhde, It would take the the time being 105‘ 3‘ “mum‘th c: mm “mm I heartin concur with the suggestion that Home and School Associations be reactivated. foolishly placed stop signs may have some rather doubtful merit. pracâ€" tically, they are a waste of time and the tax- dersjanding now exists between teachers and parents. payers' money There is even the point that should four vehicles approach the intersection simultaneously. none may drive through, since each has a car on its right. which of course has the right of way. If two vehicles should move forward and Richvale Lions Baton Twirling Corps for winning the third place trophy. ‘ when another was available with no stops. no cross traffic. and a speed limit of 100 km-hr‘? T h e a r g u m e n I presented is that some four ‘or five people have died on Bayview during the past 20 years. Dées this. call for the spending of millions of I axpayetjs: dollngs‘?“ If we follow this line of reasoning, then every human life is worth millions. How many of this paper‘s readers have even ONE million dollars of insurance on their lives. We have been told that the Region will pay for this. Who is the Region, other than us? When we get- all the residents of York Region This - BODY TONING COURSE FOR - BODY CONTOURING - EXERCISE CLASSES 0 INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM ONUTRITION GUIDANCE - SAUNA 8 SUN ROOM 10303-3 YONGE ST. RICHMOND HILL CALL now FOR APPOINTMENT 883-5020 migms § 35w COME ON IN AND GET FIT WITH US UNIVERSE HEALTH CLUB IS NOW OFFERING ' " A LADIES FITNESS PROGRAM 0 When it's convenient to do so, wait until after 7 pm. to use the clothes dryer, space heater or other high wattage devices. 0 If you can't wait. please use only one major appliance at a time (eg. stove. television. clothes washer/dryer. etc.) 0 Don‘t use large quantities of hot water from your electric water heater. 0 Keep decorative and Christmas lights off until after 7 pm. 0 Turn off the unwatched TV and lights in empty rooms. 0 Load the dishwasher but don't turn it on until after 7 pm. 0 Between 5 pm. and 7 pm. please make sure your electrical appliances are only on when they're needed. avoid the hydro rush hour... BE ENERGY WISE OFFER EXPIRES DEC. 15, 1979 During the hydro rush hour big collide. it would take the wisdom of Soloman to untangle the legal mess and establish respon- sibility. Unfortunately, most school principals are not only loathe to have any parent participation in school matters. but many actively discourage it. so that interested parents are eventually dissuaded When stop signs are erected to control vehicle speed rather than right of' way. they fail to serve their purpose. Studies in Metro Toronto have shown that. rather than slow down traffic, drivers tend to speed more between the stop signs to make up for achievement for the Corps since this is their first time in a parade of this calibre. Our thanks are given to [0 pay taxes for a street within our Town bounâ€" daries, every other municipality is equally justified in demanding better roads. After. all, Bayview is already paved and the majority of roads in the northern part of York are only gravel. In times of high unemployment. inflation. the erosion of income for those on pensions and fixed incomes. etc., it seems unreasonable to spend taxpayers' hard earned dollars without m u c h g r e a t e r justification than has been shown to the present. Town of Markham Hydro Electric Commigsigg Eric George 41:1N. Taylor Mills Richmond Hill BULLOCK DRIVE MARKHAM ONTARIO L3P 3P2 TELEPHCINE 294 3810 from taking any part at Thornhill school. the all. principal himself has The loss is to the school instigated an “Advisory and evenluallV [he (‘ouncil“. w:I.‘he loss is to the school and eventually the children lhem There are. of course, exception: notably in the high schools. where in one The average speed in any such block increases rather than decreases. No traffic engineer in his right mind ever recommends such a practice‘ About two years ago. when the old town first became infested with four-way stops. it was reported that the Works Commissioner had our sponsor, the Richvale Lions Club for all the support they have given us. Also 10 the following whose financial assistance helped make this trip possible: Geoff Cross. Dominion Life: Richvale Lions Drum Corps; Richvale Lionesses Club; Kinnear Pontiac; Brandie Rose School of Dance; Bruce Wark; Bob Surgeoner; Harry Elkins Travel Agency: Hillcrest Merchants Association. In addition. thank you to all the parents. friends of the Corps and chaperones, who have helped in so many ways especially through the sale of raffle tickets. Last but hardly least, congratulations and thank you to the girls of the Corps and their in- structor. Sylvia Ker- nohan. for all the hard work and dedication that have brought them this far. Marty Kaszuba. president Richvale Lions Majoretles Parents Association. Needless to say. at this school lhe rapport among teachers. parents and students is excellent, calculated that ap- proximately $5.000 worth of gasoline would be wasted in unnecessary starting and stopping per year 0n the other hand, our Town Council has just made several thousand dollars available for an energy conservation program which is in- tended. among other things. to educate the general public to the necessity of conserving petroleum. a non- renewable resource This Iype of flipâ€" flopping seems rather inconsistent to me and surely gives a very poor example 10 the general public Eric George 413 N. Taylor Mills Richmond Hill However. this example is a dying breed. _ Historically. I believe resentment played an important role in this lack of understanding. While few professions have received salaries and benefits in keeping with the cost of living. the militant teacher unions continued to cry “strike” if lheir every need was not met: lhis. in spite of 12 weeks paid vacation. Iogelher with nine “RAY days when more than one parent had encounted teachers skiing. in taverns. or shopping. ‘ Although these cases were rare, it helped to make parents more aware of where their tax money was going. They demanded full value for their children‘s education. Understandably, this in turn caused resentment on the part of the teachers and so yet another vicious circle was born. ' As responsibile citizens and concerned parents. the time is ripe for a reiurn to better com- munication between teachers and parents. A forum is needed too, this reader maintains GD llllfll MacDONALDS PLAZA where subjects of concern to all can be discussed openly and freely‘ while at the same time. enabling taxpayers to have some input into the Board. The (‘AG (Citizens Advisory Group) of Rich- mond Hill is aware of the need for such a “voice” in education and have agreed to sponsor the AVAH ABLE ONLY AT ALLENCDURT (a) Bayview it Markham Rd., Richmond Hill WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT QUANTITIES 1 99 ' s 99 ms secm ST” 4 “F5 4 LIFE ormms ‘8“ Open Daily Join our Record Club Mon. Er Sat, 10:15 to 6 pm. , . Tues, to Fri. 10:15 to ,9 pm. Wh'Ch enmles V0“ ‘0 one FREE L‘P‘ alter purchasing RECORD EXCHANGE PHONE 8834110 20 at reg. pnce. TradeAin you. used but not abused LP's at Reco Wovld For every 5 LP's (non deleted) Record World judges to be in acceptable con: dition, you’re entitled to a single domestic LP of you! choice, A GIFT THAT KEEPS 0N GIVING PINK FLOYD ’4“ DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Van and wagon The best of both Combme the copocny of a van, and the comfort of o stohon wagon and you have the new VW ' Vanogon. 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