Ontario Community Newspapers

Richmond Hill Liberal, 6 Jun 1979, A1

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Vaughan‘s best-known developer has sold out his part nerships and given up his management agreements with East Woodbridge Developments Ltd. Cam Milani, who has been responsible for the development of thousands of acres in Vaughan in the last decade has sold out to the continuing partners in the East Woodbridge grbup. Also involved in the sale are Mr. Milani‘s brother and family The teachers will meet at the Aurora Community (‘entre beginning at 4:30 pm. to consider their negotiators' proposal. Rebuffed in their request for binding arbitration, York Region’s secondary school teachers will vote today on ap- plying work-toâ€"rule sanctions in the Region‘s 14 high schools. Milani sells Vaughan interests The vote call follows an un A Metrospan Community Newspaper Work to rule considered Community Guide inside Councillor Lou Wainwright, who is a member of the Region of York Police Commision, advised those in at- tendance at Richmond Hill council Monday night. Chief Bruce Crawford said more plain clothes police officers and unmarked cars will be used in York Region to en- force traffic regulations in hopes of cutting down on the region's record number of traffic accidents in 1979. Inside the covers of this little booklet you will find everything you ever wanted to know about Richmond Hill, Thornhill, Vaughan, Unionville, Markham and York Region. Let your fingers do the walking through the pages of The Liberal this week; and you will find the brand new, up-toâ€"date edition of your 1979 Community Guide. The town of Richmond Hill has declared next week. June 10 to 16 “Hire a Student Week”. Monica Janach. supervisor of the Canada Em- ployment Centre for Students at 10144 Yonge Street in town said the designation has a duel purpose â€" to in- crease awareness of the service offered by the centre and to encourage employers to make use of the students available for work this summer. Visible displays of “Hire a Student Week" will be a big banner draped over the door to the student centre office and a display at Hillcrest Mall trying to acquaint everyone with the service. Plain clothes patrol But regional councillor Gordon Rowe did not think the phrase had to be changed. “If we sell this region. we will get the growth we need.“ Regional planning commissioner Herschel Weinberg did come up with an alternative wording. Richmond Hill Mayor David Schiller took exception to the wording of a draft document in the regional official plan which stated that York Region would have to meet its population targets. “To paraphrase another politician.“ he said, “we don’t control what goes on in the bedrooms of the nation." A SUPPLEMENT TO THE LISEEAL AND N‘ Hire a Student Week ommunity Pulse Region to stay out of bedrooms Teachers 'vote today Imnvws: N In. On At that time. the board negotiators rejected a modified proposal from the teachers seeking a 6.4 per cent increase in the first year of the twoâ€"year contract and a generous Cost of Living Allowance (COLA). successful meeting of the two negotiating teams under the auspices of provincial mediator Harvey Ladd last Wednesday The land involved takes in much more than East Wood- bridge, but also property west of Woodbridge. north of Woodbridge in Kleinburg and the Millview estate residential subdivision northwest of Richmond Hill. according to Robert Sutherland of the Toronto law firm of Fasken and Calvin. Mr. Sutherland announced the change at a committee meeting members whose company is Milani and Milani Holdings Ltd. ,Sifi'fio Tachella has regularly requested permission from the town to sever his property at 292 Rumble Avenue, since 1972. Richmond Hill council said “No” four times to a resident’s request for severence â€" but last Monday night they said “Yes”, Each time the town has bowed to neighbouring residents con- cems. Twenty-five of 29 land owners in the vicinity have objected to the proposal saying it would deteriorate the character of the area, it would lower property value, it would not be compatible with the other homes, it would result in a dangerous precedent. and it would result in spot rezoning which is undesirable: At council last Monday, Mr. Tachella and his lawyer James Cade again appealed for a severence. The rfiatter was twice appealed to the Ontario Municipal_ Board (OMB) and also refused. Mr. Sutherland asked the councillors to allow the processing of East Woodbridge‘s outstanding development ap- plications to begin again. Council had deferred action on at least three applications, on land owned by Acumen Investments Ltd., west of Woodbridge. East Woodbridge phase two. and the Gardens of Silvadene, also in the Woodbridge area. Ted Moritsugu, spokesman for the opposing residents, pointed out in their opinion Mr. Tachella was trying to change the bylaw under which his neighbors were seeking protection. Negotiations for the teachers are being conducted by a provincial “takeover team," which was called in when talks reached an impasse earlier this year. The takeover team has three members from the local District 11 chapter of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF) and three provincial negotiators Mr. Sutherland assured council that the deal was unconditional and there were no options or the like which would allow the Milani group back in at a later date. of Vaughan council May 23 and outlined the properties involved on a map which he had brought with him. In addition to those lands. there are other properties where the Milani group has agreed not to enter into competition with the East Woodbridge group. Councillor Dave Barrow, one of the council members who voted for the application. said council had no intention of degrading the neighbourhood, he felt there would be no detrimental effect. After listening to both sides of the argument council voted again, this time agreeing to the severence by a vote of five to three. “I don’t think we‘re making the right decision,” said Councillor Firefighters couldn‘t get to the source of the blaze because of the narrow openings, and the sprinkler system was credited with bringing the fire under control. An early-morning fire in the shipping-receiving area of Ronald’s Printing on Yonge Street in Richmond Hill destroyed some 2,000 telephone books Monday. There was no damage to the building. The blaze, causing damage estimated at close to $10,000, broke out shortly after 5.30 am. While fire and company of- ficials prefer not to comment, vapplalism is suspected. Plant Manager Bruce Hum- phries. who is still investigating the cause. said the fire broke out about 30 feet from the nearest aisle, and on the second tier of three stacks of paper. About 20 rollé 6f paper were also destroyed. $10,000 fire blamed on vandals Town split on severance Negotiators for the York County Board of Education had given their final offer at a mediation meeting on April 4. That was a six per cent average increase and a COLA clause. Stuart Cole. a local member of Mr. Maloney was unavailable for comment. Mr. Milani has retained the former Ontario ombudsman to defend him on a charge of bribing a Vaughan elected official. The preliminary hearing has been set for July 27 in Newmarket provincial court. Outstanding issues in the dispute involve four monetary items and several non-monetary items. Reached at his Thomhill office. Cam Milani said he did not think he should comment except through his lawyer, Arthur Maloney, and that Milani and Milani would be making no an- nouncement about the deal. When called by The Liberal, Mr. Sutherland said he had no instructions from his clients which would allow him to say who the continuing partners in East Woodbridge are. He did say that Milani and Milani Holdings owns other land outright and he had no idea what was happening to it. All are in the' Woodbridge group, Mayor Dave Schiller said he felt council’s decision was “bad planning and will set a strong precedent ’ ‘. Councillor Gord Rowe, who voted for the land division said he had not treated the matter lightly, in fact he had gone to the site to see for himself and said he felt “a house would be quite compatible" and could see “no way it would hurt the neigh« bourhood". » Al Duffy, who voted against the severence, adding that 25 out of 29 residents against the division was a “pretiy strong" message. A special celebration is being organized for Sunday. June 10. at St. Mary‘s Anglican Church in Richmond Hill. The congregation and friends of SI. Mary's will honor the 25th anniversary of the ordination of The Reverend H. Bernard Barrett. as well as‘give thanks for his seven years of ministry in Richmond Hill as he and his Look-a-like Donna Norman and Amy, the heroine of “Bubblegummers” get together at last. Eleven year old Donna was listening to cartoonist Jeff Wakefield at a special talk when he spotted her. “She’s perfect," he said, and since then Donna has Celebration to honor Bern Barrett 20 Cents Councillor Al Duffy made a statement he did not feel it right to put people to the expense of another OMB hearing. If there are any objections within a three week period which town officials assume there will be, there will be another 0MB hearing and the OMB will decide whether the rezoning will go through; As'counci] agreed to rezone this propérty a bylaw will now be prepared by town istaff and circulated to property owners within 400 feet. Commissioner of Works for the lown, Bernie Toporowski, said the town proposes to rebuild these two roads lo “urban standards", meaning, storm sewer and catch basins, the filling in of existing road-side ditches‘ and Ihe construction of hot mix asphall pavement and curbs and sidewalks. ’ Richmond Hill Trustee Bill Monroe. who heads the board‘s negotiating team, says he isn't worried about the teachers‘ response. He stressed that the teachers are “still open to negotiating.“ “I imagine they‘ll strike if they say they will," Mr. Monroe said."- “When I don‘t know. but I honestly can't see on what grounds.“ Sidewalks are proposed for the west side of Trench Street and the n0th side of Levendale Road. He also said he could not agree this matter would cause a precedent to be set. the teachers‘ negotiating team, said that since both sides had made their final offers, it would be proper to “get an arbitrator in and let him pick somethingthat's fair," to avoid a strike or work-toâ€" rule campaign. Tonight at 7 pm. the Town of Richmond Hill invites residents to see designs for reconstruction of Trench Street and Levendale Road. Associate Priest at St. Mary's, The Rev. Bill Prentice. reflected on Rev. Barreltt's service in Richmond Hill saying he felt Rev. Barrett‘s greatest contribution has been his move toward‘ in- volving lay people in the day to day operation of the church. family will be moving to the parish of All Saints Church in Wgslborp‘ Ollawa, July 31. Designs on tonight been Amy. Jeff, a resident of Richmond Hill. has been drawing “Bubblegummers” in weekly papers for 16 years and describes Amy as “inquisitive, with a particularly peculiar sense of logic”. (Liberal Photo by Bruce Hogg) A fishing trip in eastern Ontario last week turned into a nightmare for a Thornhill man and his son. Heinz Kampherm59, of Bryson Road, and his son. Harold. 30, of Caledonia, are taking injections after being attacked by a rabid bear early Thursday morning as they slept in a tent at their fishing camp north of Madoc. ’ Mr. Kampherm was actually pinned lo the ground for several minutes and credits the layer of canvas between him and the bear and his son's efforts at distrac- ling it with saving his life. The two men Were awakened about 4:30 am. Thursday by an animal pawing at their tent. “We thought it was a raccoon,‘ said Mr. Kampherm in an in Ierview Monday. Thé bear returned to the lent where Mr. Kamphermdecided the best thing to do was to play dead. Meanwhile. his son Harold was trying to get the bear away first by spraying it with insect repellent and then by throwing a bucket of water at it. Then the bear headed for Harold. He almost made it to the relative safety of their aluminum boat which was on top of a trailer, but the bear hit him, mangling his leg just as he was climbing in. They started hitting back at the tent ceiling to scare it away. That didn't work and Harold got out just before the tent collapsed with the bear on top of it; “I could feel the’béar‘s paws on lop of my back,’ said Mr. Kamph‘erm ‘ In 1972 when Rev. Barrett first joined St. Mary's there were only a few taking leadership roles in worship in the church, said Rev. Prentice, now there were at least 20. Rev. Barrett instituted a structure of committees with the power and authority to im- plement decisions as well as developing a team that meets Bear ma uls Rich vale man Harold got into lhé car and “I ’Iried to move and he bit Heinz Kampherm The animal‘s corpse, its mouth bristling with porcupine quills. was sent on to the Maple research centre of the ministry of natural resources Saturday. On Monday it was on its way to the University of Guelph for a post mortem. The Kampherms had to disinfect their tent and their boat cover. They have one permanent souvenir of the experience, a bear's tooth-mark on the aluminum boat. regularly, with clear and specific responsibilities This lay ministry extablishing a very strong team was a new idea in the Diocese of Toronto. said Rev. Prentice â€" so novel a major article was written about St. Mary's organization in the Canadian Churchman magazine. Rev. Prentice said he believes “this collective model of operation is the direction the church will need to move in to be effective in today's society as the sign of Christ." Speaking at the special lun- cheon to follow the Holy During Rev. Barrett‘s seven years at St. Mary’s the congregation has been en- couraged to develop “viable alternatives in worship“, said Rev. Prentice. He has sat on the Civic Improvement Committee in Richmond Hill, the regional Ministerial Association. a member of the York Central Deanery Clericus, Unit Chaplain at York Central Hospital and Chaplain for the Legion. Officially the Barrens will be leaving the parish July 31, but because of holidays Rev. Barrett's last service at St. Mary‘s will be June 24. started honking the horn and revving the engine to scare off the bear which finally disap- peared. By the time the Kampherms learned about the shooting, they were in hospital in Belleville having their wounds washed out and gelling the first of their rabies shots. Harold was given five shots immediately. He is now home, but has to have an injection every 12 hours. Mr.Kampherm will be off work at Canadian General Electric for three weeks because of the side effects of the daily injections he takes. The bear was taken to the Tweed forestry station where its brain was removed and sent to Ottawa for examination. Rabies was confirmed Friday afternoon. Miss Morris is now the editor and writer of program in- formation for the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada. As persons are different, so forms of worship are different. said Rev. Prentice. So each can grow in a way that is helpful and challenging. SL Minxâ€"‘5 offers a number of different forms of worship, he said Eucharist at 10:30 am. on June 10 will be Beryl Morris, a member of the first team Rev. Barrett was a part of in Trail. For example, each Sunday there are two services at the same time. In the new church, service follows the prayer book while in the chapel there is a special liturgy known as St. Mary‘s liturgy, Rev. Barrett has alSo been very active in the community during his stay in Richmond Hill. He told his father to come out. They unhitched the boat and got into the car to drive to the nearest Ontario Provincial Police detachment for help. An OPP constable shot the bear which had holed up in the basement of an unfinished ad- dilion to a house. a few hours later.

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy