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Morton to till EG Angus Morton irold firmer has been the East Gwllllmbury council seat left vac- the death of Alec Morn- Morton was sworn in Jays meeting of Council until the A father of four Mr Mor ton Is a lifelong resident of East Gwllllmbury This is his first foray Into public life although other members of his family have served on councils and school board In both East and North Gwllllmbury and the old County of York There was no public protest the appointment of Mr part be successful for himself he is suitable to help handle the ad ministration of this township Mr Morton lives In the north said later he had hoped for the appointment and had Indicated to council that he would be hap- fe THE ERA last welfare payments to the J November Is about Regional Council Mayor Dick tiling- wondered why Yorks wel was higher when municipalities mostly In showed a decrease in pay pith and Social Services e chairman Mayor said he expects the to the elderly was over budget Illmonth period by expenditure J largest amount was in notably road con where only spent out of the total figure of I Council wear told that several large payments year midnight here Clare Morrison jrli Jacksons Point I In living room I the guests had any the wedding cere- was completed sec Ihe Judge and the dressed In kilts Morrison summoned Into the living ancient farmhouse J med the ceremony It Leigh Bar- and his bride 1 Mr Jc promoter I and haggis to the newlyweds shortly after mid- Councillors cars truck in crash AURORA Four persons were Injured last Wednesday night in an accident involving a tow truck and two cars owned by York Regional councillors The accident occurred at pm on Ave near Dick car had skid ded and landed in the ditch on he west side of the road The mayor told The Era ho was blinded by oncoming headlights as he came over a hill and hit his brakes on the slippery road Later while Mayor was at a committee meet ing In Aurora his daughter Suzanne 19 and a house guest operator James Walters the vehicle out of ihe ditch a southbound car op erated by Councillor James came over the hill The driver apparently ap plied his brakes to avoid hitting the low truck but skidded in stead and slammed into the truck police said All four persons were ta ken to York County Hospital in Newmarket for treatment Mr Wallers who suffered head In- trie was tit undergo surgery in Hospital Mr Fulling is in Oshawa with fluid on his lungs Mayor said Miss suffered abrasions and Mr a SPOT THE MERCHANT Last weeks contestants In The Eras Spot the Merchants Contest had little trouble spot- market This weeks contest is on Page AND ITS THE LAST Aurora continues Above youngsters at lark last weekend events In the bottom photo Robin Andrews launches his flying of vehicles lo practice for the festival from a ramp his friend at left is White photos to speak to Newmarket group NEWMARKET Paul former Liberal cabinet minister and founder of Action Canada will be guest speaker Jan at the Mens Christian Fellowship dinner at Huron Heights Secondary School Ifdro opponents form common front J MATRAVERS Ontario Hydro ver- atone now King Mile Pic J Erin Chingua- anchor municipalities for the corridor f protesting King I gained allies fi held in Terra Cot- petition was drawn day afternoons meeting The petition drawn up 1 week urges the premier to to have new hours It opens at 930 am and closes serve the public need ade quate electricity and also be most in keeping with sound planning and of least environ mental damage The petition also suggests the commission should be gfc en the time and and proper and orderly develop ment neglects protection of scenic areas and fails to make use of most modern technology in respect to engineering rigl of especially as she pointed Naming themselves the Coalition of Concerned Citi zens representatives from a- long the 110mile proposed the and longer selfserving and to last Wednesdays meeting told The Era the pe- hours The new bouts Wednesday elected printing local petition Free rabies clinics SHARON Two free ra bies clinics will be lield in East on Jan From until noon In oculations will he available for pets at the Sharon Community Hall and from I no until to in the afternoon at the Mount Albert Community Hall MAYORS ami plans for 1972 Here are the results East GwUUnibury Mayor Gladys Rollinys article arrived too late for this edition and wilt be printed next week 72 will continue the progress of 71 January half way through the present councils twoyear term of office At this point in time one cannot look ahead to the events of the coming year without first putting them In perspective by reviewing those of the past year Last January many administrative reforms wore needed some because the town had expanded to five times its for mer area and nearly double its old population under reg ional government and some simply because the old procedures were and For instance a new procedural bylaw was Intro duced early In which streamlined the workings of brought into municipal telephone service and BOH office reception setup were improved to better serve the public New charges for applications etc were levied to of running the municipality and a concerted in the towns history head meetings Heads clerks recreation engineering roads hydro police and fire departments attended and the result was improved communi cations within the municipal government a freer flow of in formation and faster more efficient action on town problems AN ONTARIO FIRST Monthly Intcrntlllly meetings lo which the town Invited Hell Canada hydro cable and gas company representatives were also Instituted In discuss mutual problems and plans This we are old Is a first In he province Taxes last year were billed in installments and In if the province doesnt hold us up again we will be sending out bills in quarterly Installments In fact would like to sec all York Region municipalities adopt this system and coordin ate their billing dates A survey this year showed most of the towns engineering department vehicles were so old they could not be used much longer This past year wo replaced several and then page 5 72 A year of change frustration and growth The year of will be another year of change frus tration growth and 1 hope of renewed interest by the citi zens in civic affairs Regional government has become firm ly established in its first year MAYOR DICK ILLINGWORTH of operation and a solid base has been laid upon which to build a modern form of local government I am confident that in the ahead much progress will be made by the Regional Council and staff because of this strong foundation Plans are well under way for improvement in he regional roads improvement wale during the coming being carried out for tern Studies a sewer works and a start w Planning has made rapid strides and matters and tins is to be expected but I am sure that they will be worked out in the best interests of the peoples of the area and the region Health and Social Services will also continue to make liv ing easier for those in need The Regional Day Care Centre Will be built and improvements rue lo facilities POLICE WILL IMPROVE The York Regional of Police Commissioners the Chief of Police and his staff have had their problems in the first year of operation and things can only improve in At the present time duo to the amalgamation of he various forces Sec page Year of reorganization In both the Region of York and our various local areas was a time of great change and reorganization We were faced in with the problems that accompany change in we shall start to reap in a significant degree the benefits from the reorganised government There is no doubt in my mind the benefits of the new government to the residents of the a are to be very significant PLANNING Planning in the region has come into its effective regional planning organization strength in numbers to have marked effects a It will in my opinion In 1972 to a large hired planning departments of he ships presently employ such staff Population quotas under the To be clarified in 19 One can only the intention of essentially sticking There is advantage for the people See