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[our \ears of hard \\“01k and the hopes of mam were almost lost Saturday “hen lite destroved the barn at 18th Avenuéundl cslicStreet used h) the Richmond Hill Recycling Vommittee. The cause of the blaze is unknown~ but fire department officials arc still investigating. Damages are estimated at $75 .000 fot thc building and more' than $6 000 (or the contents all of which belonged to the Recycling ('omtnittee. Recycfing depot desfloyed h1fhe The barn “as on (he propexn mmed hv Ihe '10“ n of Richmond Hill and scheduled to be the site 0! :1 new 'lown Park and fair grounds, H .. The buildings on the properly were insured. and the Town will either be able Io build unolhor building for the Recycling llepol or find it anolher home. (mo silo ‘Ihal has been suggesmd is Ihe old Spruce Avenue Fire Hall in Hichvale‘ Marlene Turner of the Recycling (‘ommillee, upsel over the fire because me Recycling (‘ommiuee lost so much in the blaze. was lhankful no one was hur: A Meirospan Community Newspaper The truck used for Ihe newspaper‘ pick up. which is me main money maker for Ihe committee. was parked elsewhere. Meanwhile. me recycling depol will be open on Saturdays al the same locafionl bu! will operate from a two-car garage anached lo the house on lhe property, Mrs. Turner says lhe pickup of newspapers will continue as usual, and if a new d8pol is found. things should be back In order soon Disaster today An input meeting is planned soon so me public can bring forlh ideas and suggestions about what should be done. \‘ork ('enlra} Hospital in Rich- mond Hill is holding a disaster education day today (September 2!?) ill the hospila)‘ 2!?) ill the hospila)‘ _ From 8:30 am, to 4 pm. the parking lol i“ \he hospixal will be jammed win) every conceivable type nf rescue vehicle and lhe crews lo operale them. The Helicoplor Ambulance is expecled to be par! of lhe‘ proceedings and staff 31 the ‘hospilal and visilors will be able l0 see for lhemselves what an amazing piece of equipmem i1 is, Also included in the day's proceedings \\ill be the ()PP rescue helicopter Richmond Hill In c Depailmem's rescue unit 'l‘he ('unadian Red (‘ross and many others. lwmonslralors of xescue lechniques and rescue equipmenl u Ill go on alldaw forthe' benefit of mm stafl and visilms ln Ihe Leciure llall on level one of the hospital. lhere will he a series of lectures and slide presentations. which will show act ual rescues and how they were handled. and how similar rescues should be handled By RON WALLACE Liberal Editor it all boiled down to trust. or the lack of it. That seemed to be the result of an interesting meeting Thursday that brought members of District tt oi the (tntario Secondary Schools Teachers Federation IUSSTP‘P and Trustees of the York (‘ounty Board of Education to the same table for an open discussion on the recent teacher lockout in York. Neither trusts the other. Richmond Hill Trustee June Armstrong said trustees were “surprised and dismayed" when teachers continued their “work- to-rule" on the first day of schoolt “You didn't tru5t us and we didn't trust you." she said to District 11 president Tony Bulson and (JSS'I‘F negotiator Stewart (‘olet Teachers, board lack in trust for each other About 30 people were on hand for the meeting sponsored by the Richmond Hi1} Citizens Advisory Group and chaired by Janet York Region‘s 1.160 elemen- tary Ieachers will vole on a lemalive conllacl agreement Inda} (Wednesday) reached \\ 11h Ihe Board of Education last July a settlemenl lheir federation cxecut ive has recommended they rejeCL 'l‘he vole will be by secret ballot conducted by {he Education Relations (‘ommission and the York (‘ounly Elementary Teachers Association of Federal ions tY(‘E'l‘Al“> should have the results by 4 pm. Preparing for the first show of their 25th anniversary season, members of the Richmond Hill Curtain Club are ready to present “There Goes The Bride", which opens tomorrow night Elementary teachers to vote today Wilhelmine (Billy) Hurley.- executive officer for the federation. said the position or the executive council‘s Economic Policy (‘ommittee has not changed from a general meeting held September 6‘ “I guess it‘s fair to say the council still recommends rejection of lhe agreemem‘ Those feelings were conveyed again at lasl Wednesday‘s meeting tSeplember 19)," she said. The teachers are voting on a contract which will give them a ‘35 per cent pay increase. Salaries in the agreement which expired on August in ranged from $9.990 for a teacher in the lowest category with no experience. to about $28‘400 for a teacher with a master‘s degree and specialist certificate with 12 year‘s experience. The increase for the last (‘OnlraCl averaged 5.9 per cent. ()ne Area 4 vice-principal who .nlended last week's general meeting noted many teachers agreed with the stand taken by Iheir executive, He fen however. \he board isn't necessarily "ow to screw anybody“ since us negotiating team has made some concessions in staffing and Class Size. [“3er “We were negotiating under a supposed blackout and we tried to comply.“ he said. "Mom of the information in me newspapers has been coming from (he In his opening remarks. Mr. liulson documented Ihe events which led lo the opening day of school‘ has I hoard Al 2 Students laughed at teachers when schools opened The students laughed at their teachers when high schools openéd earlier Ihis momh. Richmond Hill resident Barbara Cox said youngSIers at her house that day “were doubled up with laughter at the teachers". 80 pm on the Friday prior Some believed [he “The elementary teachers haven‘t really been militant but \\e're cognizant of falling behind in our conditions and salary items," he said. ' “At this point. the arbitration award which will be made to the secondary teachers is crucial. We have worked hard in trying to achieve some sort of parity with them and we realize the days oi matâ€"tailing are gone â€" we have It) be responsible for ourselves. The Town of Richmond Hill showed its teeth to a developer lilSl week and got results. ’l‘echnor Sales Limited. developer of a subdivision northâ€" wesx of Garden Avenue in the Richvale area called Omega Farms had been asked by the lOWll not In use Garden Avenue or Langstal'l' Road for deliveries by heavy trucks. . Trucks had been advised to use an entrance to the subdivision off Buthurst Street. Town forces developer to use proper streets Maintenance Manager for the town. Merv Perkins. said not only did the proliferation of heavy truck traffic distrub residentst it \\.'IS very hard on the municipal roads Last Tuesday morning at 7:30 am. town trucks were put across entrances to the subdivision at (.‘ttt'dett Avenue and Langstaff Road. turning contractors and deliveries‘ away, to school opening. “we had an agreement we were willing to Sign, but the board wasn‘t." he said. “The board Wouldn't sign their own document." On Tuesday. the opening day, the teachers. because the agreement hadn't been signed. continued working to rule to carry out “as normal 3 school day as possible under the cir- cumstances". he said "We had (o'show them they can‘l do that.“ said Mr. Perkins. 'l‘he mad was opened again at Wednesday, Sept. 26, 1979 Richmond Hill Trustee dunes Armstrong told of other students who “were laughing at the teachers on the first day. and that's not good“. leachers would work longer if they worked to rule." she said. The comments were made during a public "If lhal settler‘nent is somewhere between the teachers‘ demands and the board‘s last offer (232 per cent and 16.9 per ‘cent respectivelyt‘ then we're automatically behind.“ he said. He claimed teachers will have l0 decide whether to settle now and bargain from a 'behind‘ position in the next contract or consider some form of appeal. He personally hoped the appeal could be avoided. at 8.30 p.m. Involved are, left to right, Stephen Turl, Kim Ruutberg, Clive Ryland, Pera Miller (at rear).'Dilys Rubow and Brian Stainer. (Liberal photo by Bruce Hogg) I“ am. when the developer agreed to terms which include lh(‘ pulling up of a permanent barricade at the north entrance oil llenham Drive. a manned barricade at Garden Avenue and a sign at (iarden Avenue and \‘onge Street. advising no trucks allowed and the entrance to the l)niega’l“arm Subdivision was off Rathurst Street 'l‘cchnor Hales Limited also agreed to notify all contractors and suppliers in writing with carbon copies to the town) routing to the subdivision under construction is by Bathurst Street only - The issue may come up again. said Mr l’crkins. but if it does the town will block the road to protect residents‘ interests. "lwo Richmond Hill girls are in Hospital. Richmond Hill. critical condition in hospital l‘he collision occurred at 8: 50 today aftet a vehicle in whichf am September 20 at the inâ€" they \xere Passengers was In- tersection of 17th Avenue and the volved in a collision with a school 7th (‘oncession in Markham. bus Thursday. The driver of the car. a Toronto man. and his lwo passengers: Marcia Hubbard. l5. of Axminsler Drive and Linda Schneider. 16‘ of South Taylor Mills Drive were all taken by ambulance to York ('enlral Hill girls hurt when bus, car collide Tuesday evening. the Board closed the schools. on the Thursday. the agreement was ratified “and that's where we were". he said. “hilchurCh-Slouffville Trustee Harry Bowes said most of Mr. Bulson‘s Siaiemems were \rue, but said he had hoped the teachers would lift or modify the \vork-to-rule lerms. meeting last week which saw members of USS'I‘F‘ Dislrim 11 and lruslees from the York County Board of Education discuss the ramificadons of the recent lockout in York. The meeting was sponsored by the Rich mond Hill Citizens Advisory Group. “They didn'l do that." he said 25 Cents Asked why the federation executive didn'l decide to postpone today's vote until ihe arbitrator for the secondary ,aeachers‘ salary dispute could make a decision. the vice- principai said: “l Ihink teachers just want to get on with Iheir work.“ As a result of the federation execulive rejecting the set- tlement. its chief negotiator. Kirby Brock resigned. . The issue may come up again. said Mr. Perkins. but if it does the 10W!) will block Ihe road to prolem residenls' interests. The car was eastbound on 17th Avenuezmd it failed to stop at the 7m ('nncession resulting in a collision with a 'I‘ravelways bus driven northbound on the 7th ('oncession by Emile Arnolt of Bay Ridges. and because of ii. the board fell the work-lo-rule was sub- stantially interfering with the opera] ion of the schoqis. “Why wouldn‘t lhe board sign “5 own document?" asked a member of the audience. Jack Wilson. “Because the teachers would n01 lift the workâ€"to-rule." an- swered Mr. Bowes. “It boils down to a lack of trust.“ Mr. Wilson said. ”That‘s a heck of a group of teachers you have working for you." Trustee Armstrong said the climaxe between the two groups is bad. and ”both sides are suf- fering the bruises‘i “Maybe it‘s because of large boards.“ she said. “but Bill 100 (which gives teachers the right to strike) is a badly conceived piece of legislation.“ “When trust breaks down. it'll iake a long time xo build i| back up." she said‘ up." she said‘ Mr‘ Bulson admitted the first day of school was easy. ”My first day was more normal 30pages Town’s millionth bus rider could board in October About the seCOnd week of October. Richmond Hill Transit service expects to clock its one millionth rider. and the town and Travelways. who operate the service. are set to honor the luck y passenger. Transit Coordinator for the town. Bud Newton. said records show tha\ very.soon now the service will carry its millionth rider in three years of operation. Fame and fortune awaits some Richmond Hill resident in the near future â€"â€" sounds like a (‘hinese fortune cookie. This number is determined by dividing an average fare into the amount of revenue taken in. A count will be taken at the end of September and Ihen revenues will be monilored weekly so the town can be as accurate as possible. said Mr. Newton. Aside from Ihe fleeting fame the one millionth rider will receive a one year free pass on lhe Richmond Hill bus system. Travelways and the town have Not everylhing is peaches and cream as far as the Rich- mond Hill Santa (‘laus Parade commillee is concerned. Businessman objects to parade held on Sunday The writer also took ex- cept ion to the theme "('hristmas is for Children? “If you would state Santa (‘laus is for children‘ I believe you are closer to the fact." he said. “But (‘hristmas‘ the time we remember the birth of Christ. the {act that He came to this world. you reduce his coming to be only in a letter to the committee last week, a Richmond Hill businessman refused to support [he parade because it will be held on a Sunday. “The Lord‘s Day" he said. There were no passengers on the bus at the lime. The bus hit the car on the right side and on impacl. the bus flipped over on ils side in a ditch. The driver was unhurl. Miss Hubbard was later transferred to the trauma Unit at Sunnybrook Hospital. where she is in critical condition with severe head injuries, Miss Schneider is in critical condition with internal injuries in than most normal first days are,“ he said. "That‘s because '1 was a professional teacher. not a clerk." "fifistee Bowes said Ihat had (he work-to-rule been modified a linle. “Ihere wouldn't have began 'I‘hornhill Secondary School teacher Kathy (‘ostello told of overcrowded condilions a! her school l“some students sit on lhe windowsills" L “People have me wrong im- pression 0f whal teachers do." she said‘ “You‘re getting a lot of value for your money." With Ihe lwo sides now at arâ€" bitrat ion. “it's irrelevant how far apart we are." Mr. Bulson said. Hopefully. the whole thing will be finalized in November. he said. York ('enlre MLA Alf Stong. who had been invited to join the audience. said he was concerned that teachers “seemed to have lost their professional status in the community". 2i problem and they modified it three times over the summer" Go Transit representative. Tom Henry. said the second commuter train to Toronto developed mechanical trouble while in Richmond Hill and had to be coupled with the third train, running the two together to get passengers into Toronto. It was a mechanical failure on the second co nmuter train that held up traffic on Crosby Avenue for 20 minutes last Thursday morning. Parlezâ€"vous Francais‘? Many pre-schoolers are being introduced to the French language at an age when they are most receptive. Registrations may be made by telephone at 884-9288 or in person at the library. There is a fee of $20 for the 10-week program. A series of ciasses in French is being held at the Rich- mond Hill Public Library for pre-schoolers. Ommunity Pulse French for tykes Train ties traffic donated a weekend for two in Nashville. Tennessee including iransportation to Nashville‘ accommodation and tickets to attractions ihere. According to Travelways Ihe trip is worth about $285. Richmond Hill Transit initiated the service in May of 1976 with three brand new orange. green and white Mercedes diesel buses. Since Ihen the fleet has been doubled by the addition of u “Rekvee” and we new "Orion" buses. Ridership has shown a steady. if not specracular growth. said Mr Newton. carrying 224‘000 riders the first year, 270,000 in 1977 and 281,000 in 1978. Mr. Newton said when they know they are close to reaching number one million. he will ask the mayor and a number of Councillors l0 join him on the bus [0 welcome Ihe one millionth rider aboard. The millionth rider is actually about lhe 225.000lh rider in 1979. Parade committee chairman Frank Gallant said if the parade isn't held on a Sunday. it won‘t be held at all. “because held on any other day of the week. it would disrupt the life of the community and it would be an inconvenience time for most people." for children Regarding the (heme. Mr. Gallant said [he committee made its selection ”recognizing this as the Year of the Child“. “Christmas is for children is ju5t a theme to give direction to those designing and decorating floats for the parade." he‘ said. "11 does nm suggest mm (‘hristmas is only for children and not for anyone else‘ 1 think everyone is a child at heart." Saint Matthew‘s United Church refugee sponsorship program has joined forces to store resources with ()peration Lifeline Association of Richmond Hill. Bryan Buchan. representing the Sainl Matthew's group. said he felt il was silly lo store donated clothing separately when needs were not yet known. Investigations are 'being carried out by York Regional Police and Metropolitan Toronto Police because [he vehicle was reported missing from Metro. Clothing donated to Saim Matthew‘s Church will be taken lhis week lo the old Wright Streel fireball and separated imo sizes so in will be available for any refugee family coming into Rich- mond Hill. Ihe intensive care unil a! York (‘emral Hospital. The driver of the car was released from hospital the next day. He has been charged with dangerous driving and possession of a stolen vehicle Join forces for refugees There are no charges against the driver of the bus. Mr. Buchan said the Saint Matthew's group is hoping to combine all items donated. in- cluding furniture. with Operation Lifeline. ”Sign Manhew's is‘ sun working independently as far as financial sponsorship is concgmed. ‘. -IJ "A'gamc'k supper is being held a! the church to bolster funds and report on progress.