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.‘ _ Someone once said that the road _ we to hell is paved with good intentions. dat In many respects, this is an anaâ€" _ ta® logy of literally every politician in wo â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"Metroâ€"whoâ€"says heâ€"wants to â€"reverse ... ADl â€" â€"the spiralling increases of municipal _ Mi] taxation and yet stands helplessly by _ M« as the rate climbs five to 10 mills a year as regularly as clock work. )‘fr Why Homeowners Pay Such High Taxes Northâ€" York is a good example of aâ€"community where politicians speak of the need for new industry to fill up the thousands on thousands of vacant acres so that industrial assessâ€" ment will balance off residential asâ€" sessment and thereby stop continually rising tax rates. Yet, when one examines the reâ€" cord, he sees that the politicians of North York and York are all talk and no action. When it comes to spending poliâ€" ticians are brilliant. They can spend money as if it‘s going out of style and when they run out, can spend even more by floating bonds. In York, the aldermen constantâ€" ly speak of the need of redevelopâ€" ment to reduce the burden .of taxaâ€" tion. But when it comes to raising taxes, politicians exhibit about as much brilliance as an osterich hiding its . head in sand. u.a'ncuu 21. SE Down near the waterfront for example, the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways own 170 of the most strategically placed urban acres in North America. Worth at least $100 million, if this maze of The committee which chose only British symbols for the mayor‘s chain of offige, has we think, overlooked the large Italian and ethnic groups which have throughout the years conâ€" tributed so much to the Borough of York‘s development and growth.. Surely, if a chain of office of a community is to represent the historiâ€" cal and social makeâ€"up, it should not only recognize the first settlers, but also those who followed. The chain, whick is supposed to symbolically represent the history of York, includes a British Lion and White Rose on one medallion, an _ _A statement about your _ accommodations in Montreal for Expo67i Expo 67 is bound to put heavy pressure on accommodations in Montreal. Neverâ€" theless, LOGEXPO, the official Expo 67 accommodation bureau, assures every visitor a place to stay. At peak periods you may not be able to get certain kinds of accommodationâ€" downtown hotel rooms, for example. But even at these times, there will be suffiâ€" cient alternative accommodation for Private Homes#. Over 30,000 hospitable Montrealers are welcoming visitors into their homes. RATES: from $8 to $14 a day for two peoâ€" ple, $10 to $18 for three, or $12 to $22 for four, Efficiency Apartments, with kitchen faciâ€" lities and maid service, RATES: $18 to $25 a day for two persons, plus $3 a day for each Hotels. There are still some vacancies in downâ€" town hotels during some periods, also in resort hotels within easy reach of Expo 67. RATES: from $12 to $30 a day. Tourist Homes. The position is similar to that of hotels and motels, with some vacancies in all periods. RATES: $10 to $18 (double Over 79,000 rooms are available in all. ~N.B. Please fill out the coupon completaly and mail it today, =======â€"=â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"~ M'ML Montreal, !!.. Cenada Phoneâ€"(514) 397â€"8397 hove ; rounlsk wome 5) movet C moren (Traier tyoe) [] TRALEASiTET ) cadesite(] Number of adults (over 12).........Number of children (under 1 2)... Type of sgcommodations required: {preference ane, two or three) blished at 2159 Weston Rd., Weston by ipal Publishing Ltd., every Thundny V.‘J. McMillan, President and Publisher J. M. Jordan, General Manager : B. M. Holmes, Editor Telephone CH 1â€"5211 Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Dept. Ottawa, Ont., and for payment cf postage in cash SUBSCRIPTION RATES $5.00 per yeat _ in advance to any address in Canada York‘s Missing Medallion Editorial 4 w w toare Other countries $6.00 #* exXpO67«: Or phone (514) 397â€"8397 for immediate information and reservations. Motels. Available in many periods, particularly early in the season, and after September 4th. RATES: $12 to $30 (double occupancy). Motels (Trailer type) With kitchen facilities and maid service. RATES: from $25 a day for two persons, $30 a day for four, or $49 a day for eight. Children under 12, free. Trailer Sites, within easy driving distance of Expo 67, with 3â€"way hookâ€"up.‘RATES: $3.50 to $5 a day. Camp Sites. 20,000 sites, in 120 separate locations, in the area around Montreal. RATES: $2.50 to $3.50 a day. AH these accommodations are governmentâ€" inspected, approved, and priceâ€"controlled. Every room has been inspected and apâ€" proved by an agency of the Government of Quebec, and a controlled rate estabâ€" lished. All you have to do to make a reservation is mail the coupon below to LOGEXPO. You will receive a reply in 7â€"10 days, followed by confirmation direct from the management of the hotel, etc., or the weaving railway tracks and dilapiâ€" dated freight sheds was assessed and taxed according to it real value, it would yield $8 million to $12 million anpnually instead of the less than $1 annually instead of the less than $1 million stipend the railways now pay Metropolitan Toronto. e When the Assessment Act is written to exempt such large corporaâ€" tions from taxation, is it any wonder that homeowners (who have no exemption) must regularly pay such large tax increases? â€" E. P. Taylor‘s farm is another example. It occupies some 500 acres of. the best residential building proâ€" perty in Metro at York Mills Rd. and Bayview Ave., and according to North York Controller Basil Hall, vields less than $10,000 a year in taxâ€" es although it would yield more than $300.000 if occupied by howeowners. If we multiply these two examâ€" ples byâ€" the thousands of near tax exempt properties owned by holding corporations, speculators, telephone companies, railways, slumlords, "genâ€" tlemen" farmers, and governments, it should be clear to even to slowest politicians why the tax rate levied against Metro homeowners is so high and is constantly rising. It should be. equally clear to Metro politicians that the best way to prevent further increases and even decrease taxes, would be to eliminate tax exemptions. They are inexcusable concessions that are relics of the 18th and 19th centuries given, for the most part, to the rich at.the expense of the poor. ; Union Jack (without St. Patrick‘s Cross) on another and an old canâ€" non with wooden carriage and the coatâ€"ofâ€"arms of Governor Simcoe on others. Unfortunately there is no link in recognition of tens of thousands of European "Continentals" who have also chosen to make York their home. If failure to include a Continenâ€" tal link is an oversight, we would like to suggest that it is an oversight that can easily be corrected. York as a community consists of people with many national origins and this fact should be recognized on the Mayor‘s chain of office. M ine x "etoier 3 5 Letters Dear Sir: To suggest that Controller Phil White did not support Mr. Fred Howard, because Mr. Howard did not support Mr White in the last election Mr. White has supported other individuals to Boards and Committees who did not necessarily support him in the last election, but as 1 unâ€" derstand it, they had qualiâ€" fications for those particular type of appointments. is sheer utter poppycock! 1 would say that Mr. Howâ€" ard was never keenly interâ€" ested in the field of Communâ€" ity Centres or Recreation. An independent _ committee _ of three, composed of York‘s Director of Personnel and two Recreational Directors from Toronte Township and the Borough of East York interâ€" viewed the applicants. One man was recommended beâ€" cause of his background, exâ€" perience, . qualifications, and age. As a matter of fact, | ‘Let‘s Keep Patronage Out of York‘ Here‘s a cooking demonstration with a.difference! mc mommateimavs sance Wednesday, May 10, 1967, 8:00 p.m. W°i}? Coilegiate Institute Tickets available from these group convenors understand that Mr. Howard would not have been their second or third choice. Unâ€" fortunately, the applicant that was recommended was not accepted . . . and Mr. Howâ€" ard was appointed. son‘s 16th Birthday Watch {from the Gym at Weston Collegiate. You cannot possibly know how my son is feeling over The_ citizens of the new Borough of York are entitled to the first choice, the best qualified man as recommendâ€" ed by the Director of Perâ€" Dear Thief: (741â€"8230) (244â€"7314) (241â€"6607) (241â€"7231) 1 do not know who you are t you will recognize yourâ€" . We don‘t want any Mother‘s Note to a Thief ad Kinette Clup of Humber Valley West Humber United Church Central United Church w-nmlnxsr United Church skullduggery _ or _ wheelingâ€" dealing for such important positions in our municipality. We want dollar value and let‘s keep this type of patâ€" positions! ronage out of York . . . and if you have to have it . . . keep it for less responsible Yours truly, S. D. K. â€" A Resident and Taxpayer of the Borough of York. his loss because anyone low enough to pull such a stunt has no feelings at all. Perhaps, sometime in the future, you will have someâ€" thing taken, while of mo great monetary . value, you highly prize. Then, perhaps, you will appreciate how a 16 year old is feeling right now. TORONTO 1, ONTARIO + 362â€"8888 . relos n ko on ermeeet s mss ooo Mn eenene e eomnen cos en es Ane en mt e en es e on ‘‘Victim‘s Mother" Rermtsto ormtrc pites 2 Fetans teane dnc esc l o t es Famines, starvation and misery have so long been a way of life in India that I feel almost certain most of us mdyd«thn‘::-'uamm We are so t up in making a daily living, the race to the moon, mini skirts, the armed froces unification de. bate and the NHL playoffs, we\ have little time left to ponder over the fate of millions elsewhere in the world. A brief news item in a recent issue of the Toronto Star has however snapped my head around and focused my eyes on conditions too terrifying for aâ€"horror" movie.‘I‘m running it in its entirety. NEW DELH! The Indan government today stepped up food supplies to Bihar state, where drought and famine have reduced millions of people to walking skeleâ€" Food Minister Ram said the government would allocate more grain to Bihar, but pointed out that other areas of the country also need grain des perately. ‘The famine which has reduced millions of people to walking skeletons could of course be ended tomorrow if the United States and Soviet Union decided to end their mad, mad armaments race and diverted the immgnse waste of labor and capital to feed the world‘s hungry masses. . But this answer is much too simple and contains far too much logic to suit either of them. ho I think though, that Canada could divert a substantial portion of our armaments budget to India since we are only a middle power and could under no cireumstances play a decisive role in World War III. â€" If we chopped our military expenditures from a billion and a half dollars to just half a billion and used the surplus billion to make sure that at least the children of India don‘t starve, I would wager that we could do more good and gain more world respect than the armed might of the U.S. and U.S.S.R. combined. Use this space to add up your monthly payments _ Food Minister Jagiivan Ram described the sitâ€" uation yesterday as a serious and unprecedented calamity. e h t e said thousands of persons in the northern state were trekking through the countryside in search of food and water. 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