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N The Borough of North York stated Huriburt conducts learn to ski classes, but doesn‘t offer a good size hill for people to ski on. He says there is a respectable ski hill "right in the centre of North York in the Donâ€" Valley GoHf Course." In his weekly colâ€" umn, "A Controllet Reports," Huriburt suggested that this could be used for the installation of municipally owned snow "-kh. equipment so that North Yorkers will have a place to slide down the slopes. Ski enthusiast and controller, Gordon Huriburt said the only ski hills in Metro today are those operated by private owners Wants Metro To Operate One Or Two Skiing Hills A North York controller says it is just about time that Metro started ~operating a couple of publicly owned ski hills. A life long bachelor, Dr. Roiph is well known for the way he maintained his garden at The Elms, his residence on Scarlett Rd. He moved there from Toronâ€" to with his sister Mrs. Graham Adams a haif century ago. _ A 50â€"year Weston resident, Dr.| A member of the Royal Canaâ€" Albert Hill Roiph died in Humâ€"|dian Yacht Club and the Arts ber Memorial Hospital in his 87th} and Letter Club, Dr. Roiph enâ€" year. | joyed good music and his garden. 50â€"Year Weston Resident FOUR DIFFERENT ENSEMBLES cut from same Maple Leaf Tartan cloth are modeled by girls ‘at the Osler Regional School of Nursing. Church St. Miss Karen Pitch, Downsview, wears school uniform with Maple Leaf cuffs and colâ€" lar, Miss J. P. Robarts, Islington, is school principal, Miss Josephine Clare is in uniform with cape and Miss Sandra Foxall, Downsview, shows off school blazer. Osler varies from most nursing schools in that it will accept Grade 12 graduatées and pays students a living out allowance. Its students train in three hospitals, Humber Memorial, Northwestern, and Toronto Hospital on Buttonwood Ave. 1978 Weston Rd. 241â€"8091 While Bill 81 was the top newsâ€" maker in the first half of 1966, other news items such as: the declaration by a local minister that most Christians don‘t pracâ€" in early January 1966, Premier _ tise what they preach; the civic John Rebarts announced On. _ employees pension tussle with tarie government‘s dec to North York council; the resignaâ€" consolidate : Metropolitan T tion of the York Township Parks to‘s 13 villages, towns and townâ€" missioner; Mayor Boddingâ€" ships into six new municipalities ton‘s last ditch attempt to conâ€" â€" five boroughs and one city. vince Queen‘s Park that Weston One of the major changes anâ€" should really become part of nounced in "Bill 81" was the North York instead of York and amaigamation of Weston (pop. the Mount Dennis redevelopment 10,500) and York Township (pop. _ plan â€" all kept the editorial staff 128,000) to create a new municiâ€" 6 pecking at their typewriters at pality called the Borough of York. breakneck speed. It will perhaps be a year or This then is a summary of the two before it can be decided if first six months‘ news for the Bill 81 has done Weston more year that will expire two days good than harm. It is known after you receive this issue of however, that the Queen‘s Park the Weston Times. The last six decision did upset a good many months of our news recap will Westonians â€" people and familâ€" appear in our first 1967 issue. ies who have lived in the: old Editor, town a good many generations. EIVEN Li\ PLALEE Dr. Albert Hill Roiph Dies STARTS TOâ€"DAY! New 1967 Car At The Weston Merchants A private funeral service at 23 You Get A FREE Ticket With Every FINAL COUNT DOWN Single Dollar You And Over 50 Individual Prizes To Win Spend! North York instead of York and the Mount Dennis redevelopment plan â€" all kept the editorial staff pecking at their typewriters at the Weston Times. The last six months of our news recap will appear in our first 1967 issue. Editor. Despiic sfrong opposition by the union chiefs of North York‘s 1,200 municipal employees, counâ€" cil voted tb integrate the townâ€" GIVEN NO CHANCE DAYS LEFT This is The Year Queen‘s Park Does Away With Weston briefly, Santa Claus made his rounds and gave out gifts to everyone. After several songs by the Silver Tone Singers, the new Parks Commissioner, Dave Evans Gordon Moore and Bob Mcâ€" Pherson thanked ‘ the recreation club for "a most enjoyable parâ€" ty," and everyone joined in a hymn to close the evening. "Tables were set in a Christ masâ€"time theme with red poinâ€" settia favors and candles for the Weston Recreation Commission Office dinner last week when 80 members of Weston Senior Citiâ€" zens Club were guests of honor," reports Mrs. Belle Dingwall, club secretary. After a roast beef dinner, Emâ€" cee ‘Tug‘ Wilson introduced the 14 little girls from the Weston Baton Club who charmed everyâ€" one with their delightful pracâ€" ticed performance. Recreation Commis;ion Entertains 80 Sr. Citizens Dr. Rolph is survived by nephâ€" ews and nieces. Interment was at St. Philip‘s Cemetery. the Ward Funeral Home was held for Dr. Roiph, Rev. Coney Beare and Rev. T. B. Buttler, both of St. Philip‘s Anglican Church, officiating. a Premier .Robarts â€" announced that Weston and York Township would amaigamate at the end of the year, as part of a plan to consolidate Metropolitan Toronâ€" to. York reeve Jack Mould said the merger would automatically mean a homeowner tax increase of $30 a year for Westonians, cause stacking pensions would be more costly than integration. _ Councillor Lioyd Sainsbury calâ€" led for a probe into the adminiâ€" partment. He asked for the enâ€" quiry because a semior fireman quit. (Jan. 6). ship pension scheme with the Canada Pension Plan. The union wanted to "stack" the two penâ€" sions so that relired employees, would get separate incomes from the Canada and municipal plans. stration of the Weston fire deâ€" AMALGAMATION a BUILD OR PERISH SAYS MAYOR the Weston Hiâ€"C Club gathered | ; in its annual collection drive beâ€"| | tween the hours of 6:30 p.m. to (12 midnight, for three nights | Eprior to Christmas. In a review of planning ‘ throughout Metro, Bodâ€" fdington said he doesn‘t | agree with recent North | York moves to imnose an larbitrary park levy on developers who want to pui land zoned for low density to high density use. Ernie Turner (president) and | M". & M mm.ummm among the 35 participants there were many: nonâ€"members who| |First an wished to be associated with the | receive $1 club in this project. Esso Cent among the 35 participants there LeFranco, 250 Driftwood Ave. were many: nonâ€"members who| |First and second prize winners wished to be associated with the |receive $10 and $5 voucher at club in this project. Esso Centre, Jane and Finch, reâ€" They thank all who did the can. | SP¢ctively. Third prize is a $3 vassing, storing, sorting, packing dipner for two at Jade East Res and delivering and give a spec.| taurant, Yorkwoods Shopping ial thank to Woods Trucking of| Plasa. : |_ He warned that if the XFederal government sticks | to its present money policy, | there will be little point in { York and North York | maintaining planning _boards because there will ’ be very little planning for them to do. A recreation room 20 ft. x 15 ft.|Weston who made the deliveries was piled high with $500 worth, to Fred Victor Mission. of food and good, used clothimg| _________________________ HiC distributed . special food hampers (including a 10 to 12 lb. turkey and 10 pounds of poâ€" ‘tatoes) and clothing ‘ Items to many Weston families. t Economists and developâ€" ers however,.are generally predicting fl:hawmfi will;Y ncrease the money, supp '!\;'iflfin %he next fi\'é% six months which should spark a new building boom in the last half of the new year, the mayor suggested. Boddington, who is Wesâ€" ton‘s last mayor, since the Town will merge with Y ork Township on the first day of the new year, said Otâ€" tawa‘s tight money polw:py has been hard on develÂ¥pâ€" ers who have acquired land and are ready to begin construction. "They simply can‘t start until they find the money." he stated. Unless the Federal govâ€" ernment increases the supâ€" ply of money, 1967 could be "a most difficult year" for the Beroughs of York and North York, warned Weston Mayor W esley Boddington this week. Boddington said many developers cannot launch new building projects in« Metro, because of credit restrictions and tight moâ€" ney imposed by the Federal government.to stem inflaâ€" tion. Y ork Controller â€" elect Boddington stated that in Weston alone, several mulâ€" tiâ€"million dollar projects have gone through all the planning stages but will not get off the ground until mortgage funds can . be found. Committee chairman Pat Gale, Room Full Of Food & Clothing Goes To Fred Victor Mission WESTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, Donald MacDonald, leader of the Ontario New Democratics, predicted that Metropolitan Toâ€" ronto would be fully amaigamatâ€" ed within a five to 10 year period. Reeve James Service sparked much controversy when he fired half the men hired to flood townâ€" ship rings . and transferred the other half to North York‘s winter work projects. Shortly afterwards the men were reinstated. (Jan. 20) child drowned in the same stream township streams and tributaries, a fourâ€"yearâ€"old fell into Black his 97th year, (Jan. 13). . SECOND DROWNING since York‘s mill rate was six The founder of Weston Baptist days Criticizes Tight Money Policy Winners of ("Decorate your Home for Christmas" wontest sponsored by University Villa Ratepayers are First, Mr. & Mrs: Orsava, 20 Laskay Cresc.; Second, Mr. & Mrs. LePlante, 60 Toberâ€" mory D¢ive and Third Mr. & Mrs. Christmas | Light Winners North York council reâ€" cently increased the parks levy for "bonus density" apartment construction from $100 to $150 per suite. is first of a half dozen comâ€" mercialâ€"residential complexes developers hope to erect near the Lawrenceâ€"Weston Rd. inâ€" tersection. It was built just before Federal government tight money policy was imâ€" posed. The building is a conâ€" trast to times gone by such as the last trip of streetcar (right) on Weston Road, Sept. 13. 1948. WESTLAW BUILDING. above York St. instead of a 14â€"storey buildâ€" ing at Cummer and Willowdale Ave., as proposed by the Metro Welfare Committee. Service conâ€" tended that a home for the aged should be built on Yonge St. beâ€" side shopping and cultural faciliâ€" The Weston Businessmen‘s Asâ€" sociation was urged by its newly elected president, Lindsay Cott to press for offâ€"street parking before York and Weston amaigaâ€" mate. (Jan. 27). REEVE TOLD "NO" North. York rejected a bid by Reeve Service to build a 22â€"storey senior citizens building on Yonge A secret meeting of North York council rejected Reeve Service‘s bid to delay a 14â€"storey senior Metropolitan ‘Toronto wanted to HOME FOR AGED Barbara Lynn McCabe, 13, of , Highway 400. Deerhurst Ave., Weston, with her| Barbara was pronounced dead sister Susan 14 and two other on artival at Humber Memorial companions had been out skating Hospital Monday after she had at Downsview Arena and rather been struck, by a car driven by than walk home (via Jane St., Clifford Roy Wilson of Hamilton. Church St. or Wendéll Ave. deâ€"| He was westâ€"bound on 400 and Boddington _ suggested that municipalities should be free to impose a levy of between\Sl and $300 per suite â€" money which could be used for any municipal purpose. "For example, we can‘t expect to ask a develâ€" oper to pay a big parks levy if he agrees to build a $100,000 senior citizen‘s centre in his project, can we?" Girl 13, Killed On Highway 400 Sister Vainly Tried To Save Her _ Commenting on the reâ€" cently . completed Mount Dennis study, Boddington were £ B0 ME MEERWERT Aw.wwmmm-'-n-lfl‘m by a d5â€"yearold 1 to take a shorteut across| he struck the youngster in the Paul and her sister, _ up, down the teachers‘ requests. York Township council turned Sceotch on a proposal by business interests to hold a liquor plebisâ€" cite in March (Feb. 10). DEMAND PAY BOOST Some 3,500 teachers asked North York school board for pay increases and fringe â€"benefits which would have cost township taxpayers an extra $4 million a year in taxes. Controller Frank Watson askâ€" shocked at the buge sum and demanded Federal aid. (Feb. 3). EDUCATION CRISIS North York teachers made deâ€" mands for less work and less it was discovered that it would take $63 million to educate North York children for the year 1966. Several trustees said they were stated that it recommends policies alréady implementâ€" ed in Weston. Even though the study is just six months old, it can still be changed and improved he said. The Mount Dennis study recomâ€" mends a â€" redevelopment program which would inâ€" crease the area population of less than 20,000 to more than 40,0000 residents. T he controller â€"elec i warned that York . will have to acquire new assessâ€" ment if it hopes to: mainâ€" tain the present tax rate. ?flg-“."i Weston Mayor Wesley Boddingâ€" ton warned York Township poliâ€" ticians that if they soon don‘t deâ€" (Continued on Page 5) tion at St. Stephen‘s Church, Downsview, that most Christians don‘t practice what they preach. (Feb. 24). ed that it wanted Weston to get the best deal possible when the lwmm-.r.“ come the Borough of York. But :‘Imnem\odeeldun“ lowances. The board rejected his idea. (Feb. 17). C}etic.:hm A. Kiddell said WESTON DILEMMA * York Township council declarâ€" THREAT TO YORK westâ€"bound lane after she had darted into his path despite the efforts of her 14year old sister to save her. Mrs. Michael McCabe, Saunders claimed that York is the "only municipality" with a declining assessment, and warnâ€" ed if salaries are raised taxes will have to be increased to pay for them. A will: receive basic salaries of $3,500 and $3.000 as members of council. In addition they will reâ€" ceive $3,000 as sitting members of Metro council and small ak lowances as chairman of commitâ€" Nees. Their total salaries will amount to $9,500 a year plus a few more dollars for other duties. PART TIME York‘s eight aldermen, includâ€" ing Weston‘s representative, Aldâ€" erman Jim Trimbee, will receive a basic wage of $3,000 per year. Queen‘s Park officials admit that aldermen are expected to be part missioner Frank Brown said sal aries of the North York mayor, controllers and aldermen VIL: be decided by council until January. York‘s two new controllers, Wes Boddington and Philip White would be impossible to live om this small of an allowance. % $19,500 A YEAR Mayor Mould will next year receive a total salary of $19,500 a year plus several small allowâ€" ances for serving on committees as chairman and member. In North York, Finance Comâ€" SINGLE COPIES 1 CENTS 241â€"6951 241â€"5261 TV j