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Richmond Hill is one step ahead in dealing with today‘s energy crunch: rapidly escalating prices and threatening supply shortfalls. Between September 1979 and July 1980 Richmond Hill, along with Fredericton. N.B., and Vernon. 8.0 will be trying to develop an energy conservation action plan based on the needs and priorities identified by the community. Richmond Hill is one of three communities in Canada selected last summer to take part in a national demonstration project to develop energy conservation initiatives at the community level. Group hop es Hi/l will lead in energy savings Plaques recognizing ten years of service were presented to Marian Bennett. Duilio Caruso, Guiseppe Curtis, Merrylynn Henry. Kevin Izzard, Robert Ken- nedy, Josef Mross, Barry Pollard. William Rice. Margaret ’l‘rotman and Bruce Kerr. For 20 years of service â€" Barbara Brownlee. Gerald MacMullin and Jack Waters received plaques. For 15 years â€"- Arthur Frank. Robert Jordan. George Peters. Frank Shadwell and Robert Watson. Politicians may come and go but staff lingers on. Richmond Hill Mayor David Schiller presented service awards to the following individuals on behalf ol town council. to recognize their long service with the Town of Richmond Hill: Normal delivery of, your Liberal will Wednesday, December 26. Holiday deadlines will be in effect at The Liberal next week. Deadlines for classified and display advertising will be 10.30 a.m. Saturday, December 22. All offices of The Liberal will be closed Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday. Council agreed to municipal employees request to work an additional half-hour each day from November 19. to accumulate sufficient time to enjoy the extended Christmas and New \Iears holiday. Richmond Hill Town Hall will be closed Monday December 24 and Monday January 31. The Recycling Centre on Elgin Mills and Leslie will also be closed for the next two Saturdays. People who norinally put old newspapers out for the recycling truck should refrain from doing so during the Christmas Week. Long service awards The historic Richmond Hill CN station is moving. but it‘s not going very far. It is being transported to the proposed Town Park site at Leslie Street and 18th Avenue. Once the building is ommunity Pulse Holiday deadlines Recycling hours Town Closes To promote this goal, Wed- nesday, February 27, 1980, has been named “Ener-Eve”, a kick- off evening at Hillcrest Mall which will feature speakers and idea-filled displays for public participation. ' Feb-28, 29 and March 1 have been designated as “Save 10 Days". Richmond Hill will Energy Action Richmond Hill is the name that this comâ€" munity's steering committee gave to their project. They want to see some quick action in energy conservation, and have set a 10 per cent reduction per capita energy consumption as an objective for the initial one-year period. THE RIC ‘ E take place Wednesday, December 19, 1979 The calculation is made on attendance at ALL meetings â€" mayors of each municipality are members of the Administrative Committee. Other councillors comprise the three standing committees of council â€" Engineering. Planning and Miss Malloy, who died in August 1978 in Toronto, asked The huge bequest will be divided equally between the Town of Vaughan and St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Maple. For the first year of office ending November 30. 1979. he has made it to 15 of 22 meetings or a total of 68 per cent. But his overall record isn't the worst. That distinction belongs to Vaughan Mayo: Garnet Williams. Regional Councillors from Markham had some of the best attendance records at the Region this year. but it also had some of the poorest â€" according to an unofficial survey done by the deputy clerk. Richmond Hill Mayor David Schiller missed only two of a total of 48 meetings. giving him an overall standing of 96 per cent. Gladys Malloy. who grew up in the Maple area, has willed more than $600,000 to residents of her former home town. An attendance record of all Regional Councillors shows that Mayor Tony Roman owns the poorest rating Schiller, R0 we attendance is good at Reg/0n Special task groups have been formed to address specific areas of interest in energy con- servation. All these groups are People from all parts of Rich- mond Hill are involved/in this energy-saving project: students, teachers, Senior citizens, service clubs, special interest groups, local government, homeowners, farmers, business and industries, and the local churches. $600, 000 gift compare energy savings over-a similar period with her sister communities. Fredericton and Vernon. The whole community will be involved, and many special conservation events are being planned. Merry Christmas, Vaughan THE RICHMOND HILL established in its new home, it will be the club house for the Richmond Hill Soccer Club. Illness. holidays or meetings held in the local municipality on the same day, are not taken into account. That dream has almost come true. Construction of a seniors’ residence, talked about for many years, will begin early next year and the home will likely be named after Miss Malloy. Markham Regional Councillors displayed good consistency. Overall attendance: Carole Bell. 85 per cent; Ron Moran. 95 per cent; Alma Walker. 68 per cent. Four members'of council managed to make it to every regular council meeting. In addition to Regional Chairman Bob Forhan, they are: Georgina Councillor Michael MacDonald. East Gwillimbury Councillor Angus Morton. Richmond Hill Councillor Gord Rowe and Newmarket Councillor Tom Taylor. St. Andrew‘s Presbyterian Church. which this year that the town use its $300,000 share of her estate to build a senior citizens’_ home in Maple. ln total‘ Mayor Williams has attended only 57 per cent of his meetings, including four out of 1] Administrative Committees and 10 out of 21 Engineering Com< mittees. In that light. Mr. Roman’s 64 per cent overall record looks good. He was available for six Administrative Committees. The Town‘s new Works Dept. building will incorporate many up-to-date energy innovations. Local businesses and industries are’ developing interesting energy-saving practices, designs Health-Social Services The annual Science Fair staged by York Region Schools will have a special section on energy conservation this year. The Town of Richmond Hill has a quarterly draw with prizes totalling $50 for Town employees who suggest innovative energy savers that would save money as well. inviting speakers through Energy Action to address their meetings. In addition, some groups will undertake their own energy projects. (Liberal Photo by Bruce Hogg) Miss Malloy. who never married, was the only daughter of James and Janet Malloy. According to Mayor Williams. Gladys Malloy moved away from the Maple area when she was about 20 years old. ' However she asked that the money be used for a seniors’ home in Maple, located in the new town of Vaughan and a court has ordered that Vaughan will receive the money. One of the legal problems that had to be solved before Vaughan was officially named a beneficiary involved the wording of the bequest. Miss Malloy’s will gave the gift to the former Township of Vaughan, which was part of the present towns of Richâ€" mond Hill and Vaughan. prior to the creation of regional govern- ment. He says he‘ll recommend that council name the home after Miss Malloy. Her $300,000 contribution will cover about one-third the cost of the million-dollar scheme. “Richmond Hill is in an ex« cellent position to show the rest of Canada how to cope with it ef- fectively. With just a little forethought, we should all be able to reach that goal of 10 percent energy savings,” he said. Vaughan Town Council has known for several months it was named as a beneficiary in Miss Malloy‘s will, but a few legal wrangles have delayed clearing the money for the town. However, news of the windfall came as a pleasant surprise to the town, says Mayor Garnet Williams. ‘ The town has long planned a seniors' home for the Maple area but until the will was probated, “We didn‘t have any inkling that this woman was leaving us this money," Mayor Williams said. The Vchurch has already received part of its share of the estate money. Mayor David Schiller. who acts as chairman of the Energy Action Richmond Hill Steering Committee. commented that “whatever other changes are in store for us all in 1980, one thing always remains the same â€" our Canadian winter. celebrated its 150th anniversary, will receive about $300,000 to establish a trust fund “for the general welfare of the church” and to maintain a small pioneer cemetery there. and retrofits which also save them money. Richmond Hill‘s Recycling Centre is one of Ontario's leading examples of voluntary community action in energy conservation. Mr. Searle ran for the New Democrats against former Defence Minister Barney Danson and MP John Gamble in last May’s election â€" barely seven months ago. After his defeat. Mr. Searle said he had a lot of assessing to do. he wanted to review his future political aspirations. Thursday night wasn‘t unusual for Markham resident Bruce Searle â€" going out, doing a little shopping and then coming home â€" to find someone at his front door looking for a lawn sign for the next federal election. Now. the future has come sooner than the former York North candidate had thought "I'm not thrilled with a winter election . . . I‘m available if my people want me and that‘ll be one While he was out. the minority Conservative government of Joe Clark was brought down on an NDP motion of nonâ€"confidence. The Liberals helped make the vote 139-133 in a rejection of the recent Tory budget._ Gamble‘s seat is among the 276 up for grabsrfollowing the defeat of the government last week. He wbn Yorkâ€"North in the May 22 election, taking_the seat away from Minister of Defense Barney Danson. “As a matter of fact, we’re just in the process of establishing a new venture involving STOL (short takeoff and landing) aircraft. I don‘t know how it's possible for me to consider public life again, especially after we've sold one home and moved to buy another.” he said, He noted his application to the federal Ministry of Transport for a licence was approved on the in the House of Commons but feels there should be little competition from within his own party to challenge for the nomination. Former York North MP Barney Danson said Friday he will not seek the Liberal nomination for‘the next federal election scheduled for mid- February. Mr. Danson. who lost his seat to Progressive Conservative MP John Gamble last May, said he is too deeply committed to a business he recently established. York North MP John Gamble willhot only try to retain his seat An executive meeting of the Liberal Association Monday night decided to postpone the nomination meeting until tomorrow (Thursday) at 8 pm. The location of tomorrow’s Unionville resident Tom Cordina will go after the York North Liberal nomination tomorrow night with the ultimate goal of taking a seat away from John Gamble. Well known within the Liberal Riding Association, Mr. Cordina was campaign manager in the last federal election for former Defence Minister Barney Dan- son. When he was sure Mr. Danson had no desire to re-enter political life, Mr. Cordina felt the onus to carry on and seek the nomination. ' “We‘re already starting to mount our campaign. Since I was managing the Liberal campaign last Spring, I feel I can pick up the reins and take it from there." said Mr. Cordina. Gamble likely will return as Tory rep According to the constitution of Cordina will try Danson says no .Sear/e IS ready New Democrats JOHN GAMBLE Liberals Mr. Searle said he didn't think the PC government was going to fall. He noted when Pierre Trudeau announced his resignation, he was asking some of his contacts in the NDP “if Joe is stupid enough to precipitate an election and in turn, cause a draft Pierre movement" His answer came last week. “The Conservatives took a calculated risk and they lost. It was a matter of reneging on almost all their campaign promises. the energy question and finally the budget was what did it.” he said. “I really can't see', at this point, the riding association starting out with new faces. The recognition factor. from the last election is very important and I think any of the parties realize that." If he does run, Mr. Searle said he‘ll soon have to examine the type of campaign he needs and the number of people willing to give it another shot with him. of the first things we‘ll have to determine,” he said. The Progressive Conservation Association for York North has scheduled its meeting for Friday, December ' 28 at the Victoria Square Community Centre. The centre is at Woodbine and 18th Aves. in Markham. As to the turn of events in Parliament, Mr. Danson feels the three major parties got into a game of “chicken”. He refused to believe the vote, and its outcome. was orchestrated by the Con- servatives. Although he is home from Ottawa. Mr. Gamble was unavailable for comment. each political party. a nomination meeting must be held even it appears representation for a particular riding will go uncontested. “I‘ve had calls coming in by the ton asking me if I‘ll run again. I was in Ottawa on Thursday-and many of my former political colleagues tried to talk me into considering it." “I don‘t think it was planned. It was something that just went too far and the PC's found them- selves in a spot they couldn‘t get out of," he said. » day the government fell. At this point, he said he has too much invested in his business to devote his time to politics. He admitted the Liberals had been caught flatâ€"footed by the election but noted although Joe Clark also claimed he was flat- footed. “he sure had his speeches ready and his campaign raring to go‘n Another Unionville resident touted as a Liberal represen- tative said he won‘t run. Don Deacon, a former politician told The Liberal he has too many commitments to think about politics again. He has also worked with the Federal Katimavik Program and is an active member of the Unionville Conservation Development Society. meeting had not been determined at press time Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Deacon contributed to the party in the last election by chairing some Ontario fund- raising projects He is involved with his business as a stock- broker â€" Deacon (FH) Hodgson Inc.