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am Member of Gil A Serving Newmarket and the rural North York lifts at St Newmarket the Era and Korea W far two rear We rear la adreje Stall SlteVSe Member of Clem A Weeklies of Canada Canadian Week fSli d Be of aa Second Claaa Mall Poet Office Department Ottawa rket Era lt THE EDITORIAL PAGE Heart Throbs Humor by Andrew Murdison A Gambles Passing Glances THURSDAY NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTYTWO COOPERATION THE KEYNOTE The Town of Newmarket and the Township of East Gwillimbury have again reached an agreement under the terms of which after the payment of certain fees and the satisfying of cer tain conditions the town will again sup ply th township with fire protection services during the coming year Through the activities of the munici pal councils and the planning board there la also considerable cooperation and mutual agreement on building standards both domestic and commercial in the two communities Also there is now a major joint venture for the provision of a sew age treatment plant and the installation of adequate sewage facilities to meet the needs of both municipalities In each instance the agreement has been reached with little argument or municipal horse trading There has been a healthy feel ing of mutual respect and friendship which is typical of the relationship be tween the two contiguous communities It has been said and truly so in many instances that coming events cast their shadows before Perhaps this may be the case in these examples of the cooper ative and joint approach to major prob lems by the two municipalities For what has been accomplished in the three fields of public activity mentioned might well be extended into larger fields of munici pal integration Municipal autonomy is highly prized by those holding it and it is good that this is so A healthy municipal respect and independence is one of the bulwarks of democratic government in this pro vince However there is an everexpand ing area of joint endeavor which many municipalities have found it wise to ex plore It is not necessary to go any fur ther than Metropolitan Toronto for a shining example of this It would be to say that the Metro experiment has been an unqualified success But by the same token it has represented a decided improvement in several fields of administration insofar as the partici pating municipalities are concerned and it represents the thinking of the Ontario government on the field of municipal ad ministration Certainly there would seem to be ar guments with some validity pointing to wards the eventual goal of a degree of Unified administration and municipal co ordination of services in this area It would seem that there would likely be greater efficiency better service and sub stantial savin If this could be attained without sacrifice of local autonomy it would be a decided step forward Thus he instances of joint administrative ap proach to essential services which have already occurred here will be watched with interest by observers of the local municipal field They may well point the Way to the future insofar as area muni cipal administration is concerned The proposal put forward by th mayor is to bring together town council other municipal officials the chamber of commerce and the heads of industry lo cally to meet with representatives of tha Department of Planning and Develop- think of spring ment of the Ontario Government to work out an industrial chart and plan of action for Newmarket Aims are dual to en courage existing industries to expand and to induce new ones to locate here To this latter end the facilities of the Ontario department should and we are sure will be utilized to the utmost While the point was not specifically made at the meeting the federal Depart ment of Trade and Commerce might be interested in participating in the united approach For they too have and efficient facilities for industrial pro motion which they would surely be only too glad to make available to Newmarket on request In fact spearheaded by their Minister Hon George they are at this very moment engaged in a global program to promote Canadian industry and the distribution of Canadian products abroad For this reason alone they must be willing to include Newmarket in their plans Since housing will bulk large In any development that may take place the planning board should likewise be inter ested There are other bodies also who might have a definite role in the picture The important thing is that those with the authority and the knowhow locally are getting together on the matter on an official basis and the active cooperation of higher levels of government is being invited The development is one that holds high hopes indeed for Newmarket and district SPRING IS HERE Forget about snow removal Forget about winter fuel bills Forget about heavy and cumbersome clothing They are all problems of the past at least for the next several months The snow is now melted and gone Jack Frost has retired to his Arctic fast ness Winter is another annoying mem ory Hockey is giving way to baseball and other warm weather sports To sum The From The Files Of 50 Years Ago inal season made Us official arrival on the local scene at 930 pm Tuesday That is the time for the arrival of the welcome season as set by the Do minion Meteorological Bureau The first crows traditional harbin gers of the period made mention of the A dec i the A HOPEFUL MOVE J The news that within the next weeks ft meeting is to be held locally that may in a new period of industrial and growth and expansion for mirket and the immediate surrounding district is one of the most hopeful devel opments that has taken place locally for R considerable period of time The pro gressive step was announced at Monday flights town council meeting by Mayor Eg A Kent and won the unanimous and enthusiastic d r a n of his col league That there is unanimity and asm for a conceited and coordinated lo cal drive to bring new industry to market and possibly to induce expansion ones is indeed a promising development on the local scene As such come a seasonal nuisance as the weeks pass by Town council signalizing the changeover is turning its its problems are seasonal too In the mercantile field the change is noted No longer do the advertisements deal with winter apparel and fuel The emphasis is now on warm weather finery and re- hockey season is ending and stress is now being given to fishing sea sons and the likely locales for piscatorial Qualify As EMO Instructors pro that i Mill he enthusiastically welcomed by imlustm the commercial community and the agricultural population whose inextricably linked with that of the townspeople who are their closest and fceat customers It will be also welcomed the local working force since the move if successful and there is no reason in world why it should not be will Plow Artful swains and hopeful misses are beginning to plan their traditional June parades to the altar to enter upon a life time association for better or for displaced as holiday haven by Ke wick Frigidity as a problem ing lo melt into humidity However the happiness will be all too short lived In the span of a few weeks spring will meld into summer to be fol lowed in the seasonal procession by autumn And when autumns here win ter is just around tht corner firrrrl