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Hospital expansion gets green light order on York County Hospitals William Davis hospital officials announced YCH administrator Al Boed er said provincial health min istry officials have been ordered to start processing plans for the expansion immediately He said The new wing will take about three years to build and will bring the hospitals total to beds including 30 beds and chronic care beds as well as add a new emer gency ward and other but work on it has been repeat edly brought to a standstill by provincial spending cutbacks Richard Potter froze hospital A delegation of York to Premier William Davis urging an exemption for York County Hospital and Mondays green light was a direct result Peter of Cousins Dr Aurora School placed second created this display of light transmitted sound physical category and for the Area Two Fair last week Peter Science Fair a Grade student at Aurora Senior Public the junior individual a berth in the York month Martin photo Theft and vandalism mar Area 2 school science fair AURORA Theft and vandalism marred the York County Board of Area Two Science Fair at Dr W Williams Secondary School here Thursday an organizer claimed Monday Ed MacDonald a Public School teacher who was chairman of the fair said a tape recorder was stolen and portions of some exhibits smashed during the event While theft and damage is considered com mon to every science fair the problem was parti cularly acute in the case of the Area One fair because of the hundreds of secondary school students wandering in and out of the Williams gymnasium throughout the day Mr MacDonald said Lunch periods and opportunities to visit a special Bell Canada display resulted in some stu dents exhibits being left unattended he said The Bell laser demonstration was a highlight of the entire fair Special scienceoriented motion pictures also were featured In addition to stud- AuroraKing area winners In the senior divi sion included Jack of King City Secon dary School with a first In the biology division Williams student Jay with a first in group biology Henry Roncall of King City with a flrsl for individual physical display Gary Brown with a first for the group physical exhibit ami Cath James of King with a third in the Indivi dual physical competition Stouffville area schools swept the interme diate class except for Paul of Aurora High School who won first place in the indivi dual biology display category Top juniors included Peter of Aur ora Senior Public School who placed second In the individual physical exhibit division Dave Kulurudza of Aurora took top honors in the in dividual physical class of the beginner division AT LEAST UNTIL JUNE 30 Region rescues family centres hurt week to bail its four family life centres out of their immedi ate financial crisis The funds are expected to carry staff salaries through June ham Meanwhile the provincial gov Is conducting a needs study to determine whether It will contribute another 70000 to keep the centres open all year for family counselling and edu cational programs The Province has put a one- month freeze on funds for Yorks four centres pending results of the study Before councils ac tion last week the Aurora New market Centre Davis Dr was In danger of closing for lack of funds Under a plan approved by council earlier this year the Re gion and Province would equal ly share the cost for staff salaries and fringe bene fits The Regions assumption of the service was contingent on the Province contributing Ha BO per cent accommodations and other oper ating expenses Criticism of the provincial freeze abounded in council last week and Newmarket Mayor Boh blasted a very sarcas tic letter in which a provincial civil servant said York already has a plethora of counselling agencies I have no knowledge of a plethora of counselling services within the said Dr Owen Slingerlnnd Yorks com missioner of health and social services Youd think we had ser vices coming out our ears and were asking for something we see page 13 this action said Mr Boeder The delegation was headed by Richmond Hill Mayor BUI the provin- tender would be hit He chairman of Yorks health and social services com mittee and both Newmarket Mayor Bob and York Bill Hodgson and Evans Regional council carried the ball and were successful said Mr Boeder Ontario govei funds be required for the ex pansion for at least one year Mr said Monday this means York Regions por tion of the building fund grant Mr Hodgson said he wants to express his thanks to the many constituents who wrote phoned and signed petitions In support of hospital expansion After the freeze was an nounced by Dr Potter last fall Mr Hodgson asked in the second look at It to sec if the need could be justified He Bald York Regional Planning Commissioner Murray Pound and his department came up with projections up to and that is really What the premiers decision THE ERA I King PAGES AURORANEWMARKETKESWICK ONTARIO WEDNESDAY MARCH 1W3 PUBLIC MEETING PLANNED Miller blasts delay on hotel tion of a motor hotel St North Councillor Pete Mil ler charged Monday night as his colleagues referred a technical report on the project to com mittee for more study However Mayor Evelyn Buck said a public meeting on the hotel plans will be called immediately after dis cusses the required Official Plan amendment in closed session I cant accept this said Councillor Miller when plan committee recommended the draft amendment he re ferred to a closed council dis cussion Its been bouncing from pillar to post for about three years contents of the amendment so we know what were about be fore we meet the public Mike told The Era last week that the pro posed Aurora Inn could be built by Christmas if the necessary Official Plan and zoning amendments are pro cessed quickly The hotel is proposed for a 100 by 200 ft parcel immedi- zoned for apartments and needs council and provincial ap proval for change in the land use before plans can proceed e facility called a lux hotel by Mr would cost more than 1 million the owner said He has owned the property for four years However the big ques tion facing Mr and bis plans is whether sufficient sew age capacity exists a York Reg ion planning official told The last week Principal planner Gordon Brush said in an Interview Theres no more sewage capa city available to my knowledge If theres no sewage capacity Id say theres no hotel Ontarios Ministry of the Environment has decreed that no more residential develop ment may occur In Aurora until the town expands Us sewage I real merit plant Regional engi neers arc now putting the fin ishing touches on plans for ex pansion expected to cost million By law a public meeting must be held to hear residents See HOTEL page Too expensive Aurora Mayor Evelyn Back questions whether York tax payers can afford regional go vernment Details and other regional council stories on Page 13 Artists sketch of proposed Aurora Inn St North Seniors bus fare cut to as council reviews operation AURORA Senior citizens bus fares will be reduced from 25 cents to 10 cents a ride Aurora Council decided Monday night during discussion of the townoperated bus service inau gurated last July The new rate becomes ef fective April The service which lost more than during its first six months of operation is current ly under review by councils finance committee Mayor Evelyn Buck said the committee is leaning toward operating the buses every to arrange a meeting with coun cils transportation committee He said a new contract must be negotiated next month and urged council to set up a meet ing with him costing and said the Bucks comments of the service to which the mayor replied Im not going get involved in debate with that lowering senior citizens fare might result in increased low year this week i admin Istiation of Aurora Bus Lines with owner Ronald Far- is rlncipil operator At that time council up the red in with deficit of with the bus service lost in 1072 and that council has hud Only pet owners should pay for canine control Simmons tells council his report from a recent meet ing of municipal representatives and humane society officials At capita basis throughout tho town Councillor Ron Simmons Mild Monday night Why should the people of i bo charged when its tnrki Humane Society li and collects the money in taxes King arena board 50000 over budget By MATRAVERS KINO The King City Community Centre Board faced with a on its new building Is In the market for suggestions on using the arena so It can pay off Its debts Mayor Margaret said last week Theyre over budget and view following last weeks com munity centre board meeting The final cost of the new arena stands at up from the ted coat comprising prin cipal and Interest on the 000 20year debenture The board felt that from a good op eration It would have no diffi culty and amount would not have to be levied against Ward 1 taxpayers the mayor said They are good responsible men Mayor said Theyve all Indicated theyd like to serve another year and take that time to get the oper ation going on a good footing their financial statement They should be very frank at all times Were looking to different groups within the community to help out The mayor said wo wont be able to attempt another thing In Word I with this pending a swimming pool for instance Im running a tight to inflation t It Province There Is the money for their nas themselves They did not debenture said And I feel its only right and fair that King City should do the same people have had enough Mayor also said that council Is preparing a rul ing on community centre pro jects that session general Tom Hughes asked local councils to raise the present per capita rate from to 70 cents for 1073 Councillor Simmons reported All municipalities repre sented feel we are not getting the service required said Co uncillor Simmons report In fact all felt the service was negligible report suggested that no action be taken on the OHS request for a per capita in crease until council reviews the societys 1072 financial state- Mr Hughes recommended that a ticket program be star ted in Aurora The membera present agreed that It Is far bet With some good Intelligent management she said they should be able to pick up their have been present Monday council to present the grant from the pro- recommended that the cost of the ticket program be borne by the t the licensing of animals He said Mr Hughes felt the OHS would have fewer problems than municipalities In collecting licence fees and the resulting revenues might negate the need for an Increase In the per capita Out of Ice operation from not attend The report was referred to council in committee for more study