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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), September 28, 1977, C01

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v a i hMMvir to in council by Norman Boris member of a firm of urged immediate action on councils Further comment adds The winter ahead looks part bleak with the irate of high unemployment In Ihia area ilii large bills which will have to be paid petition said Became extensive We dont clean the Holland Canal It Toronto barristers and solicitors p by the firmer operating vegetable farm on the marsh by tent to council emphatically Mr Borlna in the letter stated that the The petition reach All of us rely on the land for Council in agreement with the mayor agreed to take whatever legal action la He our living and due to large we are not able receive the letter and suggest referral to the have suffered I as a result of to function and absorb these losses alone body ove Civic award dinner kpm limit Be to blanket the deferred by the for further posted allowing the High way Traffic Acts designated urban speed limit of SO to remain in limit unposted areas ck to com- Were trying to blanket the town Councillor Ferguson said Every time we have a problem we wont have to plan which run and make a bylaw Councillor Norm when in- Stewart questioned the nearly two wisdom of the move in the urban run into the problem of having to post a kilometre limit wherever one is petitioned by the residents Men project at Newmarket Public Library launch a communitywide survey Oct 3 aimed at finding out what makes Newmarket tick Above surrounding project supervisor a a step out the front door of the library are researchers Connie Chambers Pamela Large and NEWMARKET York Regional Police should be doing the job townhired security guards did this summer according to Mayor Bob The guards were hired to patrol parks and other public areas to prevent vandalism During the Aug 12 to Labor Day period the guards worked there were no major incidents of vandalism Commissioner Dan Shannon reported Monday He said the guards arc still patrolling The guards also Committee chairman patrolled Main St he Ray Twinney who Is a said police commissioner and I feel very strongly an owner of the security thats a Job the police firm hired by the town should be doing said the said a motorcycle mayor cant believe in policeman had patrolled a town our size they cant the same areas as the pick out three or four security guard did during areas and patrol the last week of August But we had to put our that own man In to get that one of the advantages of actUflV having a local police He said maybe next force as opposed to a spring the police force regional force was that will realize what must be constables knew the area done and do It and what was going on in Councillor Tom it He sold they chocked Taylor asked if a senior the areas behind a police official would meet community centre and committee members to other such places and discuss the towns dropped in at hockey policing problems games Ive been there a The mayor said he couple of times to the would liko to see regional commission but you can icemen start doing try it again said the loo become part of mayor the community Mr Twinney said he It is very important was sure a senior office for Ihe community to would come I think the have that type of chief will come if you security he said Invite him NEWMARKET The Newmarket Civic Awards presentation program has been moved from this November to next February Deadline for submission of nominees has been ex tended accordingly to the end of The decision to move the date ahead was made Monday night by the town parks and recreation the town to hour except where 1 where posted going to run into a whole lot of nitty that certain gritty things he said the town But Councillor by Ferguson stated the I a kilometre- problem would occur limit exactly 25 anyway adding that if Wrhour could be council is petitioned to without the need of change the speed limit in specific bylaw a certain neighborhood it ctllor Bill can go right ahead and who chairs the the signs without safety committee going through three readings of a bylaw Councillor Stewart a meeting of night read said he was opposed to sites where the kilometre speed limit on the grounds that up dsnate It to the library he had sought a lower limit after accidents several years ago and was told by police the change would not control speeders It police said the guy who goes over mllesperhour will go over Councillor Stewart said Its not a good law youre en forcing Mr Stewart also felt a duel limit in the town would get confusing it should be one or the other he said Councillor Ferguson said that the difference between fines for travelling 70 in a woe and in a 40 tone would be a deterrent but added Im not trying to sell the on Councillor Stewart at kilometres and put the to rest of the town on a 40 a limit saying I dont like far He then recom- mended that he and cm Councillor Earl Stewart trip to imil an an Idiot or 30 a- v- NEWMARKET A group of researchers from the public library here are about to dissect this community The project which will seek Information from no community groups as well as a three cent sample base of towns population will provide the library with accurate data on the communitys charac teristics and will evaluate its services The community service clubs recreation groups and church be asked to fill out a Questionnaire The in dividual residents will be interviewed by teams of the five researchers working on the federally- funded project The interviewees 42 from each of six sections of the town will be asked first by mail If they will participate then notified by telephone before two interviewers call on them The interviews will start Oct It is hoped that the statistics collected will give a picture of the Newmarket- Public library as it is now who is using it how they are using it what they think of it and what they hope it will become said George who Is heading the project The objectives of the project are project a profile of adult nonusers A nonuser is defined as any person IS years of age or older who does not have a valid- library card Library cards expire yearly from date This profile will scribe age income goals family education occupation and attitudes of library nonusers defined as years of age or older who has a valid Library card This profile will describe the same characteristics pre viously listed for the nonuser In addition the profile will ascertain why people are using the library and what material and services they are seeking The user profile will also attempt to evaluate the degree to which patrons are satisfied or dissatisfied with present library services To evaluate the use of the public library by community organisations han dicapped and special interest groups To evaluate the public librarys image To better understand the needs of the com munity it is necessary to obtain accurate in formation reflecting the ways In which the library la perceived by commercial private community groups and Individuals To project a profile about the community of Newmarket To evaluate the use of the Newmarket Public Library by the residents of the surrounding areas ie Bradford Mt Albert Sharon Holland Landing Mr a Newmarket resident Is well qualified to direct such a project He holds masters degrees in both English Literature and Library Science from McGUl University Working with him on the project are Marg Aylwin Connie Chambers and Pamela Large and all have gone through an extensive training before em- arking on their in terviews After the residents and organizations have been tapped the researchers will in terview a random sampling of three per cent of the librarys users and as a fourth step in the project questionnaires will be mailed to residents of communities around Newmarket who might be using the library When the project is wound up said George Schlukbier the results will be published and a onepage summary mailed to all residents who participated The basic data collected will be of continuing use to the library and its users after its own service is evaluated points out the project director You will just have to run a new project on it he said Projects such as recreation surveys can adapt it and businesses will be able to use it for market analysis for skate ener NEWMARKET Space for a skate shar pening shop will be leased out in one of this towns two arenas this winter probably in Civic The parks and recreation committee agreed Monday to make the space available providing it controls the hours of operation the equipment used and the price scale The decision was made after Jack of Alexander sought permission to operate the concession The committee will advertise the space however before choosing a leasee Recreation com missioner Dan Shannon told the committee a sharpening concession would probably be most successful in Civic Arena because that is where all public and afterschool skating is scheduled The committee will offer a oneyear lease with a twoyear option to renew providing the job is done well it costs about to buy skate sharpening equipment it was told committee because It felt the autumn dates do not leave community groups enough time after their period of nonactivity during the summer to choose nominees Although the was announced May and letters were sent to all com munity groups only four nominations have been sent In to date Com missioner Dan Shannon reported However he said a number of groups have indicated they intend to choose nominees if given more time Awards committee chairman Drew Doak told the committee the Newmarket Lions Club is In a similar situation Its executive will have a report on a nominee in Its hands within two weeks The move to advance the date of the awards banquet was first sparked by Councillor Bob Scott Trustees may phase out master AURORA While master teachers cm- suggestion ployeed by the York came from the County Board of Newmarket Optimist Education have filed a Club At one point the grievance under their committee considered contract the seeking a with the is considering a Kinsmen Winter Carnival to phase out the in midFebruary program However no final Trustees received decision on the format information on the was made Monday In- grievance in July but stead the awards Monday board chairman committee was asked to Craig Cribar of draw up a format and Newmarket said he report back BEAUTY OFAJOB man cannot discuss the issue which has now gone to arbitration A motion presented by Aurora trustee Norm Monday night called for the master NEWMARKET teacher program to be Councillor Bob Scott got a terminated at the beauty of a job Monday secondary level and the night positions of responsibility He was chosen by the be discontinued town parks and The motion noted that recreation committee to positions will be judge the Huron Heights discontinued under terms Secondary School of an agreement between competition the board and the Ontario on Oct 22 Secondary School Mr Scott accepted Teachers Federation with a grin The motion was s received without com ment and on a recom mendation of the chairmans committee was referred to a meeting late In the year The session to be held in public and before Dec 31 will discuss the future of the master teacher and consultant programs Master teachers earn a higher salary for spending part of their time in the classroom and part of Ihelr time in assisting and advising teachers in specific subject areas While the board operated master teacher programs in both elementary and secon dary schools until the start of the current academic year the elementary operation was phased out when trustees finalized their 1977 budget At that time Mr led the move to discontinue the program in both elementary and secondary schools 1 I 1 eone PINK ORCHARD When weal bit first salmon fishing trip last week to the shores of Lake On tario the as la Chinook early tamed the tastes nun Lor was wit far bait an a beach near and propped his rod a watting float feared sad as suddenly Us rod appeared Into the water after It Lome went after the rod wading into the chilling water to his knees bat he couldnt retrieve was a disap pointed salmon Hibernian who trudged back to his track to change his wet clothes and get a battered sat snare rod Ratarnlag he round the other fishermen on the sack In a One them in He had feet of test Una am reel and when they finally got the red and reel back of it had ran out Relieved to have the borrowed red back Lome at first wasnt too concerned about what was on the other end of the Us as soon to excitement when ho realise ha had a big the salmon came oat of the water i Us band In the fishs gills sad pulled -Ml- would have landed that thing with my teeth If have got it la any other way ho said later The male salmon by then exhausted had given up the had over before then was a la bass ht It was my first down there fishing sat It sure wont be my last Is going to have the fish stuffed and mounted Si 1 pissnK Uf ii Ji ft v mal V jl lory of the big one that got away Well caught again by above of Pine Orchard The lb Chinook salmon was caught at Bronte last Friday It Is Inches long Paul Burns Photo J -J- J hssmsj 1 J I

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