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Weston Times (1966), 16 Jun 1966, p. 15

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When Planning Your Bermuda Holiday Take My Advise & Don‘t Plan Too Much water sailed _ A winsome little boat." Several mornings later, three of us set off in a pastel blue German Ford, for a gc:ic on nearby Scaur Hill. road wound up ‘and up, past the Fort and its casemates and deep surrounding moat, past the lonely â€" mile . stome ; inscribed "London 3,076 miles"‘ until we reached a secluded slope overâ€" looking the Atlantic; and our own Ely‘s Harbour. Under the perfumed shade of flowering In the normal routine of life, one day doesn‘t differ too radiâ€" cally from another. The week has its own schedule, and usuâ€" ally we follow it, and are conâ€" tent to do so. Routine tasks are best fulfilled when some semâ€" blance of order prevails. But when you are on vacation, the only pattern is a fiexible one, capable of altering with the windâ€"or with a whim. bac The next and last step taken to improve visibility of Metro‘s 855 crosswalks was to string a strip of orange scotch light tape along the top of the over head signs. While Traffic Commissioner Cass has often stated publicly that Metro‘s crosswalks are doâ€" This _ condemnation of the present Metro crosswalk system is hardly surprising if one conâ€" siders how the program started. At first Metro installed two crosswalk signs, one on each side of the road, painted two white limes across the road and marked a big "X" in the centre. Considered _ unsatisfactory, a lighted overhead sign was then added and to make the pedesâ€" trian crossovers even "safer", a year or two later no passâ€" ing from here to walk signs were acded to the collection. the blue, ‘The sun was warm and high, Pink oleander framed a scene Of cloudâ€"swept southern sky. In Somerset the white roofs gleamed, We heard a bell‘s far note, And through the radiant by CLARA BERNHARDT oleanders we ate our sand Crosswalks: Safety Zones Or Death Traps? COMPARE THIS ONE WITH THE 555 CROSSWALKS IN METRO NOW. wiches and fruit and drank the steaming coffee Kathleen the cook at Willowbank had put in a thermos. With me were a Bermudian doctor‘s daughter (who incidenâ€" tally had attended a private girls‘ school in Ontario) and a charming as well as beautiful young woman from Boston, who said: "We must look for Herbie. Remember he said he‘d be whitewashing the Bayview Cotâ€" tage roof at Willowbank, and would keep an eye open for Metro Police Chief James Macâ€" key says the present lighted crosswalk signs "could be missâ€" ed if the driver is not alert" and suggests they could be imâ€" proved by adding prominent blackâ€"onâ€"orange signs similar to those recently installed in Markâ€" ham. ing a good job, the Metropoliâ€" tan Toronto and Oshawa police chiefs, and according to the surâ€" vey, the public disagrees. WELL LIGHTED overhead signs like | day or night. Sign at side of the road this one can be seen blocks away â€" bas much less value. At Weston council last week Weekdays â€" 6:30 p.m. â€" 9:20 p.m. Saturday â€" 1:00 â€" 3:47 â€" 6:30 â€" 9:20 Sunday â€" 1:30 â€" 4:10 «6:50 â€" 9:30 ODEON WESTON "THE GUNS OF NAVARONE" COMING SOON "MARNIE" "THE BIRDS" STARTING THURSDAY SHOW TIMES DAVID NIVEN IN ‘Then a man in a uniform ridâ€" ing a bicycle emerged from no. where and vanished after a friendly greeting, down a hibis cusâ€"hedged path. 4 girlsâ€" waved their beach ‘towel, and after a moment Herbie reâ€" sponded with his uplifted whiteâ€" wash broom which at this disâ€" tance looked no larger than a small pin. Overhead five fighter jets from the United States Air Force base glinted like swift black and silver birds before they disappeared in the clouds. Even so, we felt remote from the world, from time itself. She gestured vaguely toward the southeast. "There‘s a cotâ€" tage someplace down there. You can‘t see it." Nor could we ‘"That‘s the postman," said our Bermudian friend. "Taking a short cut across Scaur Hill." ‘"You mean there are people living near hear?" I asked in unbelief. He pointed out that the surâ€" vey indicates that 85 per cent of Metro residents believe that crosswalks are not adequately lighted at the curb during the night and 74 per cent say they do not cast enough light across chairman of the town traffic committee Wilbert Perry drew the attention of council to the Xwalk survey which shows that in Metro at least, they are in reed of considerable improveâ€" ment. ANTHONY QUINN 241â€"1821 "hear it‘ The only sound was the murmur of a gentle wind, the far drone of bees. It was so peaceful, so beautiful that we were reluctant to leave, but our new friend had promised us a drive over to her home on Wreck Hill (so named because Will Metro install better crossâ€" walk systems? This is a half milâ€" Lion dollar questionâ€"the cost of updating the present equipment. in _ Bermuda‘s early _ history many sailing ships were wreckâ€" ed off its reefs), and it was time to get under way. While Metro has been "fortunâ€" ate" in having only 35 deaths at crosswalks since the program began eight years ago, more than a thousand have suffered personal injury, and according to the survey 40 per cent of Metro‘s motorists have had near misses. the road The Ontario Department of Labour on July 1, 1966, will extend vacation pay benefits to all full time, and regular part time, employees in the Province‘s general and construction industry. You will be entitled to: & at least one week‘s vacation with pay each year for the first three years of employment, payment to be on the basis of at least 2% of your pay for all work done during the vacaâ€" tion year, and & when you have completed 36 months of continuous or nonâ€"continuous employment with the same employer you will be entitled to two weeks‘ vacation with pay. Paymeht Owned and operated by the Department of Lands and Forâ€" ests, it is open the yearâ€"round. Best times to visit are May 1 â€"Sept. 1 for bass and Oct. 15â€" May 31 for trout. Picnic tables are provided and it‘s free of charge. Near Rosseau on Highway 532, this scenic, 16â€"acre site with a 30â€"foot falls enmables visitors to view the young fingerlings and learn how they are nurtured unâ€" til distributed among Ontarios lakes and rivers. A In my opinion there is much merit in the recommendation to eliminate incinerators _ {r o m apartment houses, Such incinerâ€" ators are usually not equipped with éefficient flyâ€"ash removal devices, and thereby cause a ANYONE FOR FISHâ€"WATCHING? Utterson, Ontario â€"â€" It doesn‘t do much for the privacy of the fish, but Skelton Lake Fish Hatchery is a pleasant stop for travellers in Muskoka. *That the Metropolitan Counâ€" cil be requested to seek the nécessary legislation to permit the prohibition of ineiunau: u"in apartment and other buildings."* ~Before making a decision on this proposal, which was initiat é4 by the City of Toronto, Metro will endeavour to obtain opinâ€" lons on the question from the Councils of the area municipaliâ€" ties. bvukmw-nc«'i-&"ii w was a communication from Metro: Works Committee, concerning a proposed Motion being studied by that Commit tee: Metro Should Prohibit Apartment Incinerators 4 JOHN ST. Council Comments WESTCN TRAVEL SERVICE Phone_ 244:5324‘ | ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF LABOURâ€"H. L. ROWNTREE, Q.C., MINISTER Two weeks‘ vacation with pay BOOK NOW AND AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT KEN JOHNS MEN‘S WEAR GOING OVERSEAS? (PART TWO) Get Dad something loud for Father‘s Day, Red tie and sox and a yellow shirt, And for Heaven‘s sake please don‘t forget, For Father would rather be seen than hurt. OWED TO FATHER An e:npze eumnencin&ork on or after July Ist, 1 will be enti to one weeks‘ paid vacation in 1967â€"68â€"69. In 1970 the emâ€" ployee would be entitled to two weeks‘ vaca« tion with pay. will be on the basis of at least 4% of your pay for all work done during the vacatibn year. How does the plan work ? An employee having four years continuous or nonâ€"continuous employment as of July 1, 1966 will qualify for two weeks‘ vacation with pay providing the employee has not already uf:n a pn_nl vacation. during his fourth year of report from the Planning Deâ€" partment indicate that in the case of 30,000 of the Township‘s 44,000 apartment units, incineraâ€" t‘on is the method used. I believe it is now time to consider a change to regular garbage collection for apartment buildings in North York. This For some years North York has required owners of apart ments to dispose of garbage by means of incineration or other approved methods of disposal. A will mean an increase in the garbage collection staff and equipment, but will undoubtedly result in a substantially improvâ€" ed system of garbage disposal. Frank Watson, North York Controller. large measure of air poliution. * Further, there is a greater hazard from fire in apartments where garbage and waste are burned. In large . apartment buildings, smoke emitted from the incinerator may cause disâ€" comfort, and even alarm among the residents, even . though no actual fire hazard exists. WESTON Please send me, at no cost, your descriptive bookist on Public Trust Cemeteries and services in Toronto. w.r NAME : +‘> + se so as sns sn se ns se as us us ue as to ts ns oo us uy un s us us s m ies on ADDRESS . 1 csow .. 2. 2l l 1 L ns e e n oh. 1643 Yonge Street, Toronto 7 CLOSE TO 1,000 registered in the Weston Reâ€" creation Commission‘s Summer Fun Swimming Program last year, and Recreation Director Tug Wilson expects a like number to register this year. On Saturday, little Donna Fifield with her mother Joyce, was one of the 300 to join the Red Cross LearnToâ€"Swim program on the first day of registration. Mr. Wilson said the Recreation Office in the Town hall is still open to the late comers. Torents General ZEurying Gnounds Mo Pleasant Cemetery ;l:::mlhw About Beechwood Drivolroundmduothohuutye!thm_grwm No salesmen are employed and payments may be arranged onadolundb-'uwithomim-rutorwrvingchm_ Why not telephone or write for our descriptive, factual booklet ? space for two interments for as low as $75.00, with half of this fee allocated to Perpetual Care. Beechwood provides both "monument" and "noâ€"monuâ€" ment" burial areas, as well as a special section for veterans and their ‘wives. â€" Recently opened, Beechwood Cemetery is ideally situated to serve the needs of the northâ€"western Metropolitan Toronto area. it is located on the east side of Jane Street, between Steele‘s Avenue and Highway No. 7. Owned and operated by the Trustees of the Toronto General Burying ‘Groundsâ€"a nonâ€"profit, public service organization established in 1826â€"Beechwood offers grave Only employees in the construction industry will be required to use the vacation stamp and stamp book method %m 1 ae s In phrer‘s se on esd cce ce c Re-iuluionl and‘general information pamphlets containing detailed information may be obtained by writing to: Two weeks‘ vacation may be granted sucâ€" cessively or divided into two periods of one week each. Over 140 Years of Public Service Labour Standards Branch, / 74 Victoria Street, Torowto 1, Ontario. Â¥â€" _ York Cometery _ is _ Mount Pleasent Mausoloum Founded 1828 t of Labour ‘ve Tel. 485â€"9171 S

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