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adult skating unionville arena saturday jan 19 si a fair board v annual meeting wednesday jan 23 whitchurchstouf fville markham- uxbridge thursday jan 17 1974 the town of markhams new centennial centre was officially opened saturday night a plaque commemorating the event was unveiled by councillor carole bell assisted by mayor anthony roman members of council past and present aredeft to rightnorm tyndall murray henderson ron moran bud bonner alma walker harold lawrie tony roman carole bell gary kay harry crisp and bob adams jim thomas to put politicians on ice y unionville don deacon can ride a bicycle tony roman can hit a ball but how will either man stand up on skates jan 26 will tell the tale when both the mp and the mayor take to the ice lanes in the crosby memorial arena the event is called a skateathon with all proceeds going to the rinks expansion program hundreds of children are expected to participate along with several stars from the toronto marlboro hockey club pledge envelopes are available from john volpe 2973271 too slow driver charged markham the too slow driver can catch a police of ficers attention as much as the speeder thats what glen hamill 54 of wellington street learned when stopped on hwy 7 he was travelling 20 in a 30 mile per hour zone charged with driving while impaired hamill appeared in richmond hill provincial court jan 4 testimony by the crown described the path of hamills car as weaving from side to side evidence also showed he had 210 milligrams of alcohol in his blood the accused said he was not impaired but disturbed ive had a perfect driving record for 39 years he protested judge russell pearse was notimpressed you were not impaired he said you were drunk he fined hamill 175 and suspended his licence for three months acid damage markham york regional police are in- vestigating an incident- of vandalism at a property on james speight road david crough described how an add substance had been poured over the exterior of his car causing an estimated 300 damage the vehicle was parked in the driveway of his home mrs fred williamson sr of north markham has always been an enthusiastic hockey fan she attended the official opening of the new centennial centre saturday accompanied by son bill and was these three players left to rightkc bren- against the nhl oldtlmers saturday the game nan moe galand and vic sluce are no strangers to was a feature in the opening of markhams new fans of the former markham millionaires the trio centennial centre n donned the familiar green ana white and performed jim thomas 7 v presented with a bouquet of red roses by ron bell of the former millionaires and sid smith of the n h l oldtimers mrs williamson is 90 jim thomas million ice palace unveiled n markham the town of markham officially opened its modern million dollar ice palace saturday before an appreciative audience of over 3000 the evenings activities organized by councillor carole bell and committee had something for everyone there were figure skaters representing both markham and unionville clubs live music a parade of political personnel and hockey stars past and present an engraved plaque to remain in the centre was un veiled by councillor bell six former stars of the old markham millionaires took to the ice again while john lunau recalled the greats of yesteryears applause greeted the return of john williamson ernie lawrie hal gibson harry milroy jack watson and chuck mccarthy bobby forrester one of the finest netminders to don a set of markham pads headed the list he lives in oshawa to the start of a game between a reinforced team of millionaires and the nhl oldtimers ronnie bell and sid smith presented a bouquet of roses to markhams longest and most enthusiastic hockey fan mrs fred williamson sr of mt joy mrs williamson now 90 was accompanied by her son bill 16th avenue markham radio towers hagerman is concerned n markham an ap plication by cfgm radio for permission to erect six trans- mission towers on a site near hagermans corners north of milliken has prompted op position from some residents in that community arguments for and against the project were aired at a public hearing tuesday ken foss spokeman for the station termed the service vital to the region of york he said an office would be located on main street in the old town of markham it will be designed to meet the needs of the local com munity and york with secon dary emphasis on national and world news he explained mr foss assured residents that any interference caused by the towers would through regulations imposed by the ministry of transport be rec tified by the company however this was only one of the complaints voiced by opponents of the venture others includeddepreciation of real estate values and en couragement to undesireable development can you assure us asked marion dissette that these towers will not invite hodge- podge development and who is to say she continued that speculators will not look on hagerman as an easy mark for residential property in vestment mr foss replied that at streetsville where radio towers had been erected no depreciation had occurred but rather the opposite mrs dissette wanted to know what assurance people had that a minimum of six towers would go up you are trying to start something and we are concerned about the future of our hamlet she said returning to residents concern over interference mr foss promised that if such a problem did occur and could not be cleared up in two months the station would pull out committee members agreed to refer the proceedings to the towns planning department and await a report however regardless of what recommendations are handed down the applicant must still obtain approval from metro the present owners of the tower site trust undermined claims educator york- cty merna colbourne the 1974 chairman york county board of education told members at the inaugural meemng monday that all must strive to build a higher level of trust and co operation between staffs and elected representatives in her address mrs colbourne first woman to hold the post said the most pressing complete sr citizens centre markham a senior citizens recreation centre will open monday in a building located on the premises of the markham lawn bowling club the building a focal point for future senior citizens ac tivities has come about through the initiative of a local group and a 6500 new horizons grant from the federal govern ment wj campion 56 main street north designed and supervised construction of the facility up to 80 persons can be accommodated for games of euchre and up to 100 for film features it has a fully equipped kitchen the centre will be open daily beginning monday for all senior citizens who wish to drop around the entrance is from franklin street problem facing the board in the year ahead was com munication we must seek ways to communicate at all levels within our system and with the public she said she said several actions outside the boards jurisdiction and some from within have undermined confidence and trust we must make a determined effort to rebuild in 74 she continued mrs colbourne described the title of trustee as an old and honored one but some doubt had been cast as to what it will mean in the year ahead she said retiring chairman marvin hunter described the pressures on both trustees and teachers as terrible he said there had been a deterioration in board- staff relationships and strongly urged a reversal of strategy to curb this decay it is surely obvious to everyone that we must find better ways of communicating with each other he charged that the circulating of memos that lead to inflammatory headlines only tended to worsen relationships he recommended the set ting up of a teacherboard administrative committee unrelated to negotiating teams to sit down and discuss all problems on a rational basis to work together for solutions that would improve the eductional system and be in the best in terests of the students in the classroom province moves to save hamlets markham the provincial governments north pickering development cedarwood has been reduced in size from the original 25000 acres to 17000 acres with assurance from housing minister robert welch that such hamlets as locust hill whitevale and cherrywood will be preserved an 8000 acre buffer zone green space will circle the city word on the queens decision has been well received by ontario south mpp bill newman y over 50 percent of the land 18695 acres must still be acquired the portion that cannot be purchased will be v expropriated expropriation is necessary the minister explained due to the rapid escalation of land values mr welch did not specify boundary lines with respect to the hamlets he refused to estimate the total population of the new city mr newman said positive efforts would be made to make governmentowned tracts of land available for agricultural use on a longterm basis mr newman stressed the importance of open space on the outskirts of the develop ment he said he had been ad vocating a policy of this kind for some time residents in the hamlets named will be allowed to retain their homesand those who have alreadysold can buy their properties back from the government up to the end of 1974 if they wish to remain