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The year in review it was one to remember JANUARY 1K9 Mayor Tom and new council sworn in at Newmarket Mayor Dick and councillors inaugurated cere monies in Aurora Education Director Sam Chap man presents organizational blueprint for Yorks as advisor to Newmarket Area Community Centre organization East goes wet in liquor plebiscite 13 Aurora Reeve Evelyn Buck calls for bylaw to regulate sale of municipal land even th ough Aurora doesnt have any left Township Reeve Stewart Rumble chosen War den of York County Council York Simcoe MP John Roberts says he cannot support his go vernments proposed revision of Two Jacksons Point children Sally and David Warren suffocate inside a locked re frigerator at their home Sixyearold Anthony Peterson killed by school bus near Maple Dennis Report before packed BUS TERMINAL Facilities at Plaza NEWMARKET Passengers wishing to use Gray Coach facilities after Jan 1 will have to go to the Newmarket Plaza The bus terminal will move from its Main St location to temporary quar ters behind the Compass Restaurant Tickets may still be purchased the Main St offices of Newmarket Travel Service The move to the Plaza follows decision by the Town Parking franchhteholder said this was unsuitable because there were no waiting room fa cilities and passengers would have to pur chase their tickets in one location and walk several blocks to another The Plaza location will be a temporary one However there will bo waiting room and washroom facilities Tickets may also be purchased The buses will load and unload behind the restaurant Bus service from No 11 Highway along Eagle St and up Main will be dls- Woman dies on Sharon A 64yearold woman was killed Saturday night when she was struck by a car as she walked along the Sharon Road Jeanette Ryan was pronounced dead at the scene just south of here East Township Police said they live is Sam Ryan Police sail southbound car dri 19 of R was not injured His small foreign minor damage by Colin Ernest house at Prince Charles Public February declared Community Centre Month and variety of events are planned to boost arena drive in New market Former Senator Wallace Mc- of dies Aurora election results are con firmed In official recount as Bill Trent upsets Murray Blnions for deputy reeve FEBRUARY Aurora Council declines feder al government offer to buy old post office building for York County School Board and secondary school teachers arc deadlocked in salary negotia tions for contract Construction of 870000 Noble- ton senior public school approv ed by school board of a weed kilter Teachers school board reach tentative salary agreement giving average teacher pay hike Mother motherinlaw volun teer as donors in kidney trans plant for George Harrison of Holland Landing MARCH 1969 5 Counly mill rate lowered 91 Newmarket whip Rich mond Hill three straight to ad vance into Junior semifinals Downtown merchants in New market reportedly believe ur ban renewal scheme is down the drain council tables pro- the I jail toreyclc gang party hospital Police from 10 county forces PACES VOL 118 NO CENTS Newmarket Aurorn ONTARIO WEDNESDAY DECEMBER Keswick I7G1HS2 J LABOUR DELIVE NO whs he perfect Chrlst- of Jacksons Point She York Count Hospital first child for Mr ami Mrs Canoe Rig Canoe Bluff on the pioneers former Chief il hey settled these At left the SURGE0NER More water for east side On behalf of your council my self and the staff of Newmarket may I take this opportunity to extend our most sincere wishes that you will have good and happiness in the New Year It is customary at this time of the year to look back on the past and forward to the future During 1969 your council has quite busy we have participated Steps have been taken the waler pressure and on the east side of town ant aid Ontario Water Resources don it Is our hopes physical commence in See Page 11 ROLLING Regional government Should we weep or should Not having a magic is not easy to predict what the form of region- that form will be will change are I supported the brief on Region al Government whirl wis submitted to Ihe Honourable Dircy York County Council in I96fl and would do so again At a recent meeting with the Hon ourable Minister he stated that an Ik- made early in the ar so at that lime more light may See ROLLING Page Revision is needed Just as Aurora means the dawn the new decade of the will mean Ihe dawn of a new- era in Aurora and York County This is a historic time for local government as Province of On tario lias embarked on a program will recast and reform our entire munici pal system Future historians will say in Ontario was COOK Hospital Sees school emergency campus sites Fire destroys York DriveIn Newmarket Legion midgets re bound to win consolation in hockey tournament APRIL 19U9 police dispatcher sits luMifil after filling to relay aid lo pregnant woman who la ter gave birth in a car Aurora Council fires police station clerk who ignored plea for aid to pregnant woman could cut in the of York i ninth municipalities 1971 according lo Municipal Affairs Minister Increased mill rate will boost school taxes on a Education Minister William Davis Indicates there is hope for more J vlatc Educations financial plight Both Newmarket and Aurora Councils pass budgets In excess of SI million Amendment lo lifl downtown building gets leading in Newmarket Council Plana merchants for keeping their stores open on Mondays May MP Donald Dea con unveils- feasibility report which says North is Accessary and would pay Provincial subsidy for schools won money in York says Education Direc tor Sam Chapman Fortyseven Newmarket District complete llieir planned trip to Wash ington May York Simcoc MP John Roberta laments demolition of Donna Hall in Aurora and Iho government lor lis timor ous approach towards sites May Newmarket Recreation Com- ays is needed to renovate arena soon Ontario Housing Corporation proposes senior citi zens apartment complex for JUNK Newmarket Council votes lo apply for debenture renovate arena East mill rale Is up Chief Andrew Rig Canoe says Islands County Hospitals expan sion needs are desperate says hospital administrator York County Board of Educa tion fires its truant officers re places them with four highly trained specialists Aurora Canadas Birthday Town nil shops clos ed for Dominion Day Premier John in his says some form rapid tran sit service is necessary for York County York County Council asks Pro vincial Government to grant immediate approval for hospital expansion in Newmarket and Richmond III big Aurora winds up its gala Birth day Town celebration fireworks show Eight in St lire in Eal sets With New- May I wuH one a happy ode Many advancements and changes being ushered in with this new Education an year will bring growl County a sped it lib i is big id long slab- established in the lished in the Ours is a changing world and changing times require rethinking of old thoughts but change should not be car ried out just for the sake change The introduction of change is not always easy there is a resistance to change but this to a large extent can lie overcome with adequate communication and under- See Page It tins Regional Gov Regional Government is table and when Provincial Govern will pass such legislation rem in the hands of tie Department of Muni Affairs The updating of municipal that the of York the school board lias little the extent or direction of this must be prepared to cope with umbers of students who will the new schools they will require With this increasing Hon and more and more of our popula tion living in apartments and town houses the schools must become centres of com munity lite providing family centred re creation This could well be brought a- bout by community recreation commit tees composed of school board and Newmarkets Mai news this week for sale the Credit Bureau is expanding Roadhouse and Rose is closing and Tom Surgeoners Mens Wear Is closing for a month for renovations Council lifting the old bylaw re stricting downtown renovations and rebuilding Newmarket Plaza store owners order study into feasibility of of doubling size of shopping his wife injured ii