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DOOR TO DOOR FLYER DISTRIBUTION BV CARRIERS any Quantity days a week low at 35 par thousand Cat The Era VOL IIS NO 1 984 What did it bring Newmarket Lots of plans but little change By BARBARA TAYLOR Era news editor NEWMARKET When the last breath of 1984 is taken Mon day night eventful year in Newmarket will draw to a close For some the year has been lough going for others rewar ding and for others a little bit of as they passed through what could be described as neveradullmoment 12 months From last January to these last few of December events affecting Newmarket residents have flowed at a quick pace Although events have been varied probably politics at all levels has been the dominant force in the weekly Regional council seemed first off the mark with Bob decision early in the year to vacate the regional chairmans seat to become the regions Chief Executive Of ficer Jockeying to succeed him began resulting fa the selec tion of Markhams mayor Tony Roman as chairman However before the year was up Mr Roman resigned the position as a result of his successful bid for election as a member of parliament for York North The battle to succeed him brought Newmarket Mayor Ray Twinney into the race and with thai move much speculation on the municipal level about who would succeed him at Newmarkets helm However at the last minute the Newmarket mayor did not run for the chairmans position and members of Newmarket fell back in line some with mixed feelings but others including town employees cracked open champagne Federal election With an early September election on tap the federal political scene was also soon to be hopping with four can didates surfacing to challenge PC encumbent Sinclair Stevens McPherson was in the ring for the Liberals John Hall for the New Democratic Party and Thomas Dresson for the Libertarians Independent Ray also donned sparring gloves and declared he was running for the Spirit of Canada Events leading up to voting day includ ed many successful all candidates meetings including one by the York North Peace Group to ta me consecutive time Mr Stevens part of a countrywide landslide for the PC party rose to regional industrial expan sion minister and has been a key voice in the new government Caution in 85 On the municipal level all council members but the mayor and Councillor Bob Scott have been cautious about announ cing plans for the municipal election However their announcements have set the stage for some careful thinking by several veteran councillors expected to make a bid for a higher office this time around Mr Scott hopes to be the next regional councillor In addition to speculation about who will be around this time next year Newmarket council has been busy with a number of big projects Probably the most high profile is the final approval of the recreation complex which had been scrapped at the end of 1983 The comeback of the building included the deletion of the swimming pool and a change in location the result of a major land swap with the region and the towns foremost developer Glenway Builders However despite the cuts the projected a- year tax in crease remains in the plans Another major commitment was councils decision to snap up a 159acre property on the northeast edge of town in late May The land deal negotiated with Central Trust Mayor Twinney called for the town to operate its own in dustrial park In addition to the towns moves many developers chose 1984 as a year to get going homes started to appear rapidlv and Magna International proceeded with plans to locate factories here Perhaps the biggest impact was felt in the towns cinema business which grew in leaps and bounds in 1984 to 1 2 screens from one earls in the year And keeping pace with rest of the town The Era relocated to spanking new premises and joined the computer age Controversy as fired emotional Like many years before it 1984 was not troversy Over the last months the recreation commissioner Dan Sham downtown residents and businesses rose opposition to Porter Places bid locate a mens ir their neighborhood and across town St dents to a bid by Weston Foods for a supe- smack it the middle of between New and Aurora As well as citizens in the southwes quadrant town complained about a newts arrived project In the summer noise from fans at Magna paint factory A Community NEWMARKET ONT WED JAN 2 24 PAGES CENTS Smith Bateman Insurance Brokers Ltd PHONE 8952591 CALL US BEFORE YOU NEED US The mysteries of Aladdin The mysteries of Aladdins lamp art unleashed this new sear as the Newmarket Theatre Group presents the pa Aladdin at the Old Town Hall C Buck as Abanazar left Thompson centre as Aladdin and Jane Cox as the Princess and a host of other performers concoct this magical mystery about the from the lamp Performances begin Jan 10 running 11 12 17 18 19 20 The show of Jan will include a matinee as well as an evening show and the Jan 20 performance will only be a matinee Tickets are for adults and for children and seniors and are available bv calling 3989 89581 18 and New chief to come from within York police force The Era Inside Era reporter police chief u spotniec for York Region sometime in its a sure bet the man chosen will be one of the Newmarket Mayor Ray Twinney a member of the York Regional Police Commis sion in an interview with The Era last weekend quashed rumors that a replacement for Police Chief Brjce Crawford will come from the Metro Toronto force Rumors of Chief Crawfords retirement have been circulating for some time and Mr Twinney confirmed last weekend tha the chief was due to retire next April that the Commission recentlv granted him Crawford next year year but he was emphatic his ha Mr Twinney said he has been hearing rumors of a replacement being chosen from the Metro force for the pas is being considered You can forget the rumors he said I can speak for everyone sure my colleagues would agree on this The Newmarket mayor pointed out that he will be on the board when the time comes to with the appointment of a new chief He Mid have no intention of looking outside our own force in this matter We have good men ad will be choosing from that Several senior officer have also discarded the latest rumor circulating about the chiefs replacement and have express ed confidence that the board No impaired drivers caught in spot checks It I H I I l I wh jjBfef chiefs retirement dare was encoded the York Regional Police Association called for his resignation The Association at the time was embroiled in a bmer confron tation with the chief holiday leave schedules A meeting will be held the police commission this week to deal with this New leads in Tribbling murder case Regions Police are checking a number of new in the murder of police constable Douglas Tribbling according to Inspector Bryan Cousineau Insp Cousineau met with members of the press two week ago to rejuvenate public interest in the case Since then there have been a lot of good leads he said However he pointed out that THE REGION Board last week elect id a tern See page A3 NEWMARKET was the big winner io the school board building sweepstakes this sear See page A5 A SINGLE MOTHER of three who had only recently lost her car in an accident actress is making a hit on the Toronto stage Page C3 LEARN TO Ski pro grams being sponsored by the Newmarket recreation department still have open ings Page C5 DIRECTORY Church news Classified ads Editorial comment Letters to the editor Sports B- W bat People Are Doing A W hats Happening C Willow Beach man 21 drowned in river NEWMARKET Through has Chri Regit al police spot checked over motorists in the Newmarket Aurora area and not one im paired driving charge was laid Between Dec and one driver spot checked here was charged for operating a vehicle over the legal alcohol Some driver were spot checked in the area resulting in four impaired driv ing and four over the limit Nearly 10000 motorists have been spot checked in Region between Nov and Dec resulting in im paired driving charges Only two of these were laid in the NewmarketAurora area while 5 were laid in Regionwide spot checks have also led to over the limit charges 16 12- hour suspensions liquor license charges Criminal Code of fense charges Highway Traffic Act charges 300 offenses and ver bal cautions Over 600 drivers were given the ALERT test and were charged for refusal resulted Const Tribbling who was an Aurora resident was killed after responding to a burglar alarm on Sun Aug 19 at 1008 pm at Cateo Telecom Incorporated on Steelcase in Markham Cousineau said the items stolen during the break- in valued at included computer equipment televi sion video cassette recorder switching equipment televi sion converters and a Ricoh mm camera He added that none of this equipment has been recovered TOWNSHIP A 21yearold Willow Beach man lost his life on Christmas Day after he fell through the thin fee of Black River in Sat The body of Stanley Seymour Thompson was recovered in eight feet of water York Regional Police divers Wednesday several hours after area neighbors heard his screams According to a polic Mr Thompson was home from a residence when his were heard by residents of Gar rett Dr Footsteps leading to a hole in the ice were spotted Sutton firefighters were call ed in but were unable to locate the body Mr Thompson was pronounced dead on the scene after police divers found his body Toy Drive toys stolen NEWMARKET A large garbage bag loaded with toys for the annual Make a Child Regional Police said about St 50 worth of toys in tended for poor and families were carted away The though disappointed at the loss of the toys said they will make sure the shortages are made up Bestview taken over by nursing home giant TORONTO The future of health care in Bestview Health Care Centres in eluding Newmarkets is under debate following a recent change in ownership The sale of Holdings Ltds shares to Beverly Enterprises of Pasadena California was approved by the Foreign Investment Rev Agen cy Nov It is the largest foreign healthsector takeover in this provinces history according to Ontarios New Democratic Party Era price rises to 45c Effective Wednesday January 2nd the price of The Era will go up to cents at dealers and newsstands Home delivery will increase to 40 cents per week for readers pay ing carriers on a monthly basis Readers who pay for home delivery a year In advance will continue to pay cents pel week or in Mall subscriptions will increase to per year and per year outside Canada These are the first price increases In two years will offset In creased production distribution and labor costs Dealers and carriers will receive a portion of the price Increases The NDP has criticized the provincial Ministry of Health for inaction regar ding the takeover They warn of potential changes in s manage ment staffing health care quality and costs in a fivepage report entitled Government crackdown needed on nursing home sales- accountability Thomas Sanci chief administrative officer calls the NDP report totally unrealistic and inaccurate He stands behind Beverlys record just as he stands behind Bestviews It took us years to develop our second to none reputation We are not about to throw it away now he said We investigated Beverly beforehand and were quite satisfied with its record The firm is well respected in the United States According to research Beverly pays less than the industry average for health care in three states and has above average overhead and profit The Michigan department of public health ranked per cent of Beverlys homes worse than average in 1982 They Beverly took over a lot of homes that needed work and they were bound to have problems responds Mr Sanci Beverly a publicly owned company and the largest S nursing home firm manages a total of beds It acquired beds homes between and Citing one takeover which took place in Chagrin Falls Ohio last year the NDP predict management and staffing changes are forthcoming in Bestviews nine health care centres Beverly purchased the Hamlet Manot nursing home and adjoining 140- unit apartment complex in January hired a new and cut staff by per cent to A perceived decline in the quality of care led a group of relatives and employees to join the Service Employees Interna tional There are no staffing or administration changes in store for Bestview says Mr Its health care centres must continue under the Nursing Home Regulations Act of Ontario which covers every aspect of resident care There are about requirements in the act and we surpass most of them says Norma Rogerson administrator of Bestview Newmarket health centre The quality of our residents life and coping with their disabilities has always been the focus of our attention Newmarket health care centre boasts beds a staff of 54 including an administrator office manager activities director managerial staff director of nursing care registered nurses and assistants health care aids dietary superintendent cooks and aids Limited by funding Bestview has been restricted to offering only nursing home services in Newmarket This will change with the takeover says Mr Sanci He is eager to expand into day care home care and respite beds short term stays but adds the changes wont be overnight Beverly has a lot of industry leading- programs such as teaching nursing homes which are operated jointly with local colleges he says An open door policv at all health care centres wont change with the ownership change