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in the municipality. and at a meeting August 10 it received a r e no r t recommending alloca- tions of $2,350 to six such groups. It also recommended additional consideration be given to allocation of a further $9,350. The budget amount was ar- rived at when financial state- ments for 1970 showed that the Township of Markham and the Town of Markham had spent a combined total of 315281.35 for such purposes. In its 1971 budget, Markham Square Community Centre. 8500 Township Council allocated for the Markham Clothing Cenâ€" 516.000 for grants to various en-atre. _ terpi‘ises and organizations with-; council agreed to the finance combined total of $15,281.35 for such purposes. The report submitted by Fin- money. ance Committee C h air in a n Adams- ' not less," said "Recreation has been sadly} neglected. they 5110111639t moreltinued is preparing a unified MF- plan for the whole development. including about 180.000 square The new partnership, he con- Councillor‘Roy Muldrew showed Noting that no money was al-ifeet of commercial develop- that. since amalgamation of the located to the Markham Family.ment which will begin at about two municipalities under re- Life Centre, which received gional government. some items $4.000 from the Town of Mark- in last year's budget now are ham in 1970. Mayor Anthony taken care of by other depart- Roman observed that in his un-3 ments. The Crosby Memorial derstanding it is now recognized Community Centre, Cedar for provincial grants. and this Grove Community Centre and might explain why municipal Junior "B" Hockey are now cov-,funds were not needed. ered by the parks and recrea-: Councillor Keith Kenned.v tion budget. :questioned this observation. ad- Recommendatlon includedIding that in his understanding payment of $900 to St. John‘sithe centre is in “dire financial Ambulance. $400 to Markhamtstraits”. the same time as the residen- tial. It was good news. said Mayor William Lazenby, to know of Cadillac's involvement. “l am impressed by the coâ€"operation.“, "It. is marvellous news." ad- ded Councillor Lois Hancey. "It is good to know that lots will not be sold off to a lot of small developers." Councillor Shaun Beggs as- ked about the chic centre pro- according to Police. First to drown was Lenardo L‘Erario. 42, of 119 Northcliffe Boulevard, Toronto. He had been swimming at the beach with his wife. children. and two brothers-in-law. Police were called at 5:15 pm regarding a suspected drowni- ing at the conservation area. Volunteers from the usual big Sunday crowd at the popular swimming, camping and picnic place formed a human chain. Their extensive search of the swimming area within buoy lines failed ‘to discover the body of L‘Erario. York Region mmmmuummunuuuu\nuuuumumuunmmmmummmum $100 to the Salv $100 to the Rich cultural Society Six Organizations In Markham Get Nod For Grants $16,000 Budget A recommendation for con- sideration of a request for $1,800 for the Markham Safety Council was included in the re- port, also requests for $1.050 for repairs to Box Grove Com» munity Centre. $6.000 for pav. lng the parking lot at Victoria Recorpmendation included payment of $900 to St. John‘s Ambulance. $400 to Markham Fair Board. $200 to East York Plowman's Association, $650 to Buttonville Women‘s Institute. $100 to the Salvation Army. and $100 to the Richmond Hill Agri- filml\llllllllllmllllllllllllllll“l“lllll\lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllW VOL. 95, NO. 8 York Region ToGet $850,000 Provincial Aid Must Cut Budget $300,000 Says Bales, But York Grants Are Up $7 Million Home appliances. sports equipment and tape record- ers are also offered at a substantial saving. A highlight of the sale. which ends August 30. is the special offering of tires tutâ€"factory door prices and other motoring accessories. A number of specially purchased Items will he offered at sale prices while they last. In a special insert in this weeks copy of “The Liberal" Canadian Tire at 70 Yonge Street North is offering bargains to assist the handyman‘ including chain saws. soldering and caulking guns. and wood care finishes for any pur- pose. Make the most of what 15 left of summer to paint up. clean up. fix home, cot- tage. boat. pool. End Of Summer Sale At Canadian Tire 'Alfred Hitchcock couldn’t have put it any better than did this group of youngsters who enjoyed every minute of the five-week Richmond Hill playground program at Beverley Acres Public School this summer. The boys and girls greeted their parents and friends at an open house August 12 with this warm welcome, as the program marked‘ the end of another successful and happy year.‘ _ _ _ _ _. -... ..... . -1.. 1-“: - JAN Im - “hi! â€"..--___--._ w..- -...rrv u e, Front row (left tomright) are Eric Lea 9, Marcy Hubbard 7, Laurie Hubbard 9, Glenn Lea 12, Carol Graham 8, Ruth Armstrong 9 and Monica Helmig 11. v The “good” children in the rear row are (same order) Lora Casement 6, John Struther 8, Dianne McEg‘lain 8 'and Karen Taskinen 8. “mum Library, 24 wright St” Richnoru! Hill. 5 June Gum“. A». Council Agrees To Rezone Council agreed to the finance committee recommendation that a request for funds for the Queen’s York Rangers be re- ferred to region It was also suggested that the request from the plowman‘s association be referred to region. dously exciting. challenging and stimulatiflz" commented Coun- cillor Stewart Bell. Councillor Robert A d a m s commented that he was pleased to see more consideration is be- ing given to recreation. An, architect‘s sketch. pre- pared for BAIF by Allen. Brown. Sherriff. was described by Mayor William Lazenby as the first concrete presentation {or the centre. "It is tremen- "Recreation has been sadly neglected. they should get more money. not less," said Mr. It was pointed out that there posed for the development and is still money in the budget and was told it is before the plan- that individual requests may be ning committee. considered as they come in. i In reply to a question from Councillor James Jongeneel‘Councillor Donald Plaxton. Mr. cautioned against throwing the‘Schwartz told council acces doors wide open. declaring thaqto the development will be a ge n c i e s and organizations; phased down so as not to over- should be aiming towards the‘burden existing roads. day when they can “stand on‘ Prompted by Regional Coun- their Own feet". If money is cillor Gordon Rowe he also re- given too freely. he added. it iterated that BAIF has an will become increasmgly diffi- ranged to obtain its own water When development is ready to begin. all that will be neces- sary is to lift the holding cate- gory and this will eliminate what could otherwise be.a great deal of delay, Town Planner Hessie Rimon explained. cult to sa Hotel, Library Part Of BAIF Civic Centre A civic centre in an integral part of Phase II of the BAIF Development to be located between Carr- ville Road and Vaughan Road and Yonge and Bath- urst Streets. The centre will be located on the south- west corner of Vaughan Road and Yonge Street. At its meeting August 9, Richmond Hill Council agreed to rezone the land for commercial - industrial use and put on a holding category. Is Everybody Happy? Yes, Indeed! Cadillac Partner BAIF Phase One ~|n Spring The first phase of the devel- opment of BAIF Subdivision between Yonge and Bathurst Streets south of Markham Road is due to get. underway this fall. ’ At a meeting of Richmond Hill Town Council Monday. a a I 9 BAIF Solicitor Phineas Sch-1 , v t B _ M wartz announced that a partner- S I ship has been formed between BAIF Associates and Cadillac A Richmond Hill scuba diver Robertson dressed at home. Investments. lost his life Sunday evening Upon arrival at Bruce‘s Mill, Work and 3 sewage disposal while helping search for the body and while Constable Strong was Plant for the mUIti-million of a Metro man drowned at ab- dressing. Robertson decided to (10113? devflopment Will get un' out 5pm at the Bruce‘s Mill enter the water alone. derway this fall. said Mr. Conservation Area in Whit- Ayorkgegion Police spokes- Schwartz. and in the spring church - StouffV'ille. man said Robertson was warned The sketch plan suggests a' hotel. town hall, courts. board of education, professional and business offices, medical centre, auditorium. library, recreation centre with attached separate quarters for senior citizens. a nursing home, community col- lege or other educational build- ings and two churches with am- ple parking located in close Work and a sewage disposal plant for the multi-million dollar development will get un- derway this fall. said Mr. Schwartz. and in the spring work will begin on 88 single family homes, 378 semi-det- ached homes, 253 townhouses and 1,075 apartment units. Councillor Shaun Beggs as~ ked about the chic centre pro- posed for the development and was told it is before the plan- ning committee. In reply to a question from Prompted by Regional Coun- cillor Gordon Rowe he also re- iterated that BAIF has ar- ranged to obtain its own water supply for the first phase. RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1971 :mfi ‘ Strong's diving tanks weren‘t full and he asked Robertson, a diving acquaintance. for an ex- tra set of tanks. Robertson. who said he had diving experience with Metro and Peterboro Pol- ice. volunteered to aid in the search rather than lend his lequipment. Councillor Lois Hancey ad- ded. “We will be preparing a rezoning bylaw in the near fu- ture, so we can be ready for any development. The land use will be designated so applicaâ€" tions can be processed. This is how you get things going. You make things happen. you don’t just let them happen.” proximity to each building. It was reported that BAIF is already negotiating for a hotel to be located at the intersection of Vaughan Road and Yonge Street and that interest insuch- a pro- ject has been expressed. This is a decision of fair magnitude." cautioned the may- or. “We are endorsing major physical changes in the reloca- tion of the municipal buildings at some future date.” When Councillor David Schiller com- mented “It is going to be a very expensive move when made.“ the mayor replied. “I don’t know who it‘s going to be expensive for.“ ' Hill Diver Killed In Search For Victim At Bruce's Mill The dead diver is Michael Robertson, 23. a technician from the Peterboro area. who was boarding at 139 Mill Street, according to York Region Volunteers from the usual big Sunda)r crowdjt the popular swimming, camping and picnic place formed a human chain. Their extensive search of the swimming area within buoy lines failed ~to discover the body of L‘Erario. of L‘Erario. \ The body of L‘Erario was dis- Police Constable Douglas‘cm'ered at 9152 pm after the Strong of Richmond Hill. an ac- water in the swimming area complished diver. was contacted had been substantially lowered. to aid in the search for the It was found through extensive body. ldragging operations conducted Strong's diving tanks weren‘t by the Markham Fire Depart- full and he asked Robertson, a ment. Ln Essentials Unity; in Non-Essentials Liberty; in all things Charity" (Photo by Stuart‘s Studio) “We still haven't committed ourselves to anything,“ pointed out Regional Councillor Donald Plaxton. “And we still have to negotiate about services.” Mrs. Hancey noted, as she went on to name other uses to which the buildings could be put. “There is a real move to decentralize provincial government depart- ments," she said. The mayor also suggested that establish- ment of one professional build- ing on the site would “auto- matically bring other prof- essional businesses to locate there. There is a real move un- derway to decentralize and there is no really large financial complex and no really large professional centre to the north of Metro. This is something we could make provision for." I R e g i o n a l Councillor Plaxton noted the suggest- ed plan has a great deal of flexibility. “These are sug- gested uses. but the general outline permits the type of development we want.” A York Region Police spokes- man said Robertson was warned the water level in the swimming area was being lowered and that the sluice gate in the dam was open. Robertson dived in near the sluice gate anyway. He was seen to come up, put on his snor- kel and adjust his equipment. Then he disappeared. A short while later, at 6:45 pm Robertson's body was seen coming out of the downstream end of the sluice. He had ap- parently been sucked through the small opening that. would barely allow a human botiv to pass through. There “111 be an inquest into the death of diver Robertson. but none into the death of L'Erario. according to YRP. No date has been set at press time. Coroner is Dr. Bernard Granton of Richmond Hill. Robertson was taken from the water and a half hour at- tempt to revive him proved unsuccessful. was mm The minister warned the COS mayors and councillor§ that, pas although the department is era authorized ,to provide assist- 5 ance for five years. they should Mr not anticipate the same assist- iter ance each year. age v The special grant of $850.- 000. said Mr. Bales, will help stabilize municipal levies in each area municipality. There will also be an increase of a- bout $510,000 in tax reduct- ions to residential property and in rent rebates to tenants. Area municipalities will be required to limit increase in net expenditures in 1971 to 15 percent over the 1970 operat- ing costs, and the department is asking municipalities to sub- mit budget projections for the next three years. Since many problems have arisen as a result of the intro- duction of regional govern- ment in January. taxes will be based on assessment formulas used prior to the province-wide “market value" assessment pro- gram which got under way in 1970. This means that muni- cipalities will not have to ap-; ply the complicated equalizat- ion factor which has created considerable confusion in the minds of municipal councils and administrators. Flexibility is essential. said Mr.‘Bales. as each newly org- anized municipality has unique features, and councils of the new areas and regional munici- palities are subject to new pres- isures to extend and improve local services. at least implied when a new organization is created, and the public expects more. Improvement is u; LAAuL 5L0 V]. In addition to the special would amount to enough to grant, the region will receive pay for the plows. grants of $15.94]..795 for muni- Councillor Lois Hancey wan: Transitional Grants-Aid To 1 Markham, Vaughan Towns When members of York Re-Twould be paying $404,000 in tax gional Council assembled in‘money into the region for use ‘the council chamber in New- in other areas. Markham. there- market last Thursday evening_fore. will. receive this amount to hear Mujlicipal Affairs‘Mini- in transitional grants plus $17,- ster Dalton Bales outline pro- 240 for casts accrued in merg- posals for additional financial ing the old Town of Markham aid to the region. they expected and Township of Markham to to be told that they would be form a new town. getting $750,000 in special There will also be a grant of grants to help defray costs of $156,000 to compensate tax-J implementing regional payers in Vaughan for moneys‘ 1'--.“ -t -..L..:.I- n..- ‘JP‘IVA ‘CV‘CD- yicuueu lHdL lllC LdA U“ L“: ll UCHB‘ l l -AA_L w.....,\:..-l:¢.. "It takes time to develop a new system of establishing fiseal priorities.” The purpose of the transit- ional adjustments. said Mr. Bales. is to phase in any tax increases that may be anticip- ated in some areas. Without proVincial assistance, he point- ed out, some taxpayers, mainly in more developed areas, would have to support other taxpay- ers in less developed areas this year. ' Two municipalities in partic- ular, the Townships of King and East Gwillimbury, have suffered serious loss of assess- ment due to boundary changes, said the Minister. The province will, therefore, make special grants of $86,000 to East Gwil- limbury and $44,000 to King. The money Ywilyl be 312152551711. Aid To Markham- An additional $40500 hasfjecfended. a reserve and. subject to de- 7 been designated to compensate Council agreed to accept its partmental aPPI‘OvaL Will be ' vaughan area municipalities which can works committee's recommend- l‘eleased as it is needed. Under a “share the wealth” demonstrate that interest on ation to purchase the plows Since municipalities have not formula, the Town of Markham (Continued on Page 3) with the trucks. 8'lll!“llllllliililll\l1111llllllilll“\llllill““lllllilllilillllll‘\“lliulllliVlilllillllillllillllliil‘lllllmlmull“l\lllll“llll“llllllil\lllllill“lllllllllllllllllllll“lllllill1lllll“lllllllilllllllllillillllllillllillllllll111111“illllillllllllliilllillilllllllllllllllulllllilllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllill York Region will be getting $850,000 in special provincial assistance to help defer costs of transition from county to regional government. Municipal and educational grants from the province have also been in- creased by $7,212,139 over the total received in 1970. In announcing the grants on his first official visit to the region, the new Minister of Municipal Affairs Dalton Bales told regional council last Thursday that the grants, however, are conditional. ~ First the region must pare $300,000 from its $18.6 million preliminary budget. * 3mmmummunmm“umunmmmnmmmnunmuummmummmmmmnummmlmmmnuunmamum111mmm\mmummumuu1mmmmmu1mmuuuummmmmun“ ammumm Sale of the Eaton Hall Farm to Seneca Col- lege was completed last week, adding a third campus to the Seggeca gomplex: -7 Situated in King Township between Keele and Dufferin Streets, Eaton Hall Farm was as- sembled by the Eaton family in portions during the 1920’s, the first purchase being made by the late Lady Eaton in 1920. The main building. Eaton Hall, was built in the late thirties. and for many years it was the home of Lady Eaton: H VivTilaâ€"Veollege, which opened its doors in 1967 with an enrolment of 100 students, expects to enroll 3.200 full time day students and 3,800 part lime students this fall. AL- _,__ The college was intended to serve the peo- ple of the Borough of North York and the County of York and has been considering a third camp- us for some time. Pressure in North York has been building up for a__Downsview location. BvIeanxi'inlle ‘York County Council and later the York Regional Council and various regional municipali’gies werg anxious that tne third camp- us be further north and various sites were sug- gested, including the old York Manor property in Newmarket and a large acreage at Bond Lake. Commenting on the new campus, Norn Gar- The 696 acre property will become a third major campus for Seneca, which now operates on two locations in Willowdale -â€" Sheppard Av- enue at Yonge Street, and on Finch Avenue near Woodbine. _ Seneca Purchase 0f Eaton Hall Estate Finalized =- New Campus For York People Expect More Townships 'Aid T. HOME PAPER OF THE DISTRICT SINCE 1878 In setting the 15 percent in- crease*in municipal budgets. the province will not include cost. of services which in the past were not part of the gen- eral levy. Some municipalities. said Mr. Bales, have included such items as street lighting. garb- age collection and sanitary sewers in their general levy in 1971, but in 1970 had picked up the money for these through special charges or'levies. been able to bill property own- ers for the full amount of tax- es due because budgets have not yet been approved by the province. there will be a gram of $40,000 to help pay tempor- ary borrowing charges. Muni- cipalities must. however. show that they have made fullest use of interim levies. crease’in municipal budgets. the province will not include cost of services which in the past were not part of the gen- eral levy. Some municipalities. said Mr. Bales, have included such items as street lighting. garb- age collection and sanitary sewers in their general levy in 1971, but in 1970 had picked’ up the money for these through special charges or'levies. In addition to the special grant, the region will receive grants of $15.94l.795 for muni- Two snow plows for the two five-ton trucks being purchased for Richmond Hill‘s Works De- partment can 'be secured at no cost to' the town,_ it was learned at the August 9 meeting of town council. By buying the snow plows with the trucks there will be no federal sales tax on trucks or plows. Coun- cillor Shaun Beggs. a member of the works committee. ex- plained that the tax on the trucks would amount to enough to pay for the plows. Councillor Lois Hancey wan- to be told that they would be form a new town. getting $750,000 in special There will also be a grant of grants to help defray costs of $156,000 to compensate tax- implementing the regional payers in Vaughan for moneys form of government. spent outside the municipality Press reports had stated that and $4,086 for internal use in the province had set aside $2 amalgamating the former town- million to help three regional ship of Vaughan and the Vil- governments â€"- Niagara, Mus- lage of Woodbridge. Press reports had stated that the province had set aside $2 million to help three regional governments - Niagara, Mus- koka and York. On August 4 the Minister met with Niagara Regional Council and informed them that they would receive $1 million, and on August 5 Mr. Bales told Muskoka that its share would be $250,000. When he came to York, how- ever. he told council that, after carefully assessing the needs of the municipality, his deâ€" partment had decided to trans- fer nearly $850,000 additional funds from the {province to the region. Since development is not un- forseen throughout the re- gion, said Mr. Bales. some municipalities would be harder hit than others. There will therefore be special grants to these municipalities. BY MARGARET LADE $ 7 Million Increase Town Will Get A Real Bargain Two Snow PlowsAt No Cost cipal purposes in 1971 com- pared with $11,516.564 in 1970. and grants of $21;645‘108 for education compared with $18.- 858.200 last year for a total of $37.586,903. an increase of $7.- 212,139 over 1970. East Gwillimbury will receive a grant of $86,000 to help com- pensate for urban assessments lost due to boundary changes plus $12,000 for costs that it has incurred as a result of in- troduction of regional govern- ment. Compensation to the Township of King for lost ur- ban assessment comes to $44.- 000, All other municipalities will also receive grants for internal costs, ranging from $3,269 for Whitchurch - Stouffville to $4,- 715 for Aurora, 514.625 for Richmond Hill. $18327 for Georgina and $45,138 (or New- market. Compensation For Borrowmg In the three floors of the main building are approximately 70 rooms representing 33,400 square feet of usable space, much of it suitable with minimum adjustment for small classroom use. Library, dining, kitchen and lounge space is virtually ready for use. Portraits of Sir John and Lady Eaton will continue to hang in the main building. Seneca President William Newnham assur- ed the T. Eaton Company representatives, “The land will be usable not only for the college’s cur- rent educational programs, but also as a yearâ€" round recreational facility for the entire com- munity.” The new property, said Mr. Garriock. with minor modifications will be able to acommodate up to 300 students late1:_this yearn riock of Woodbridge, chairman of Seneca’s Board of Governors, said it is ideally suited to serve expanding educational needs of the growing pop- ulation in the region. Pilot evening programs presented by Seneca in three county‘ schools last fall and winter demonstrated that there is a keen interest in the type of programs the col- lege has to offer. At ceremonies marking the closing of the transaction, John Craig Eaton, chairman of the board of Eaton’s of Canada, stated that he be- lieves Lady Eaton. his grandmother, would have been pleased that the property is to remain in- tact and is to be used for educational purposes. SUMMER SHOWING OF NEW CARS ALL MODELS ON DISPLAY llllfl wilson m'blett CHEV-OLDS 889-5435 Phone 727-9453 RICHMOND HILL Where Cars Cost Less! Council agreed to accept its works committee‘s recommend- ation to purchase the plows with the trucks. 355 YONGE STREET N l“llllll“llllllllflllllllllllllllllll“lIlllllllllllllllll\ll\llll\llllllllllll“NI Assessors At Work Richmond Hill ted to know if the works com- mittee had made a study of the advantages and disadvantages of contracting for the winter maintenance as compared to purchasing equipment. Mrs. Hancey warned that more equ- ipment means more staff. “llllllllmllll\llllnlllll\llll\lllll\ll\lll|llll““ll“ll\llllll\l\\ll\l\!lll\\| Councillor David Schiller. chairman of council's works committee, admitted that the committee had not done such a study. but that the staff was of the opionion that doing the work by the department was the more economical of tho two alternatives. Councillor Stewart Bell. also a member of the committee. stated he could support this céntention. “because I have seen the figures. It will be to our financial advantage to do our own thing. We will be much better off putting our money in our own pockets and equipping our own works department to do as much work as possible. There's no need to panic, we will just take staff from areas where. it.th are not needed and ,put them to work where they are needed." “The snow plows are attachâ€" ments for the trucks and we would look like idiots if we had trucks with no plows," com- mented Councillor Louis Wain- wright as discussion on the sub- ject ended. "The trucks have already been tendered." commented Mr. Beggs. “and the personnel has already been hired. This equipment will make the de- partment more versatile. One of the trucks, complete with plow will be located in the town‘s northern area and the other in the southern area. Our staff is already operating two trucks on summer work." "I am sure the equipment will be well used." said Coun- sillor Andy Chateauvert. "But we should look at the feasibility of contracting some work out. It will be worth looking at." "To not support this recomâ€" mendation (to buy the snow- plows with the trucks) would i. throwing money away." cau- ftoned Councillor Schiller. “Contracting out has been the custom in other municipalities, but has not always proved the correct answerff mmuummmmmnummmnn At their regular meeting Monday. Richmond Hill Town Council received a letter from the department informing them that reas- sessment in the town [0t underway on August 3. Assessors from the dc- partment. said the letter. carry a photo Identity card which must be presen- ted to the homeowner be- fore he asks permission to inspect the house. Mayor William Lazenby commented. "If the photos are like those that the police carry they could be copied in ten seconds." Provincial assessors are in Richmond Hill inspec- ting properties as part of the Department of Munici- pal Affairs program for uniform assessment throu- ghout the. province. PRICE 15c PER COPY Mlunmmnumllfl