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bay 63 4%4 01# York‘s planning board have not endorsedâ€" the exâ€" tension of Locksley Avenue For some months now, the board has been studying the possibility of extending Locksley or Times from Hopewell â€" Avenue _ to Roselawn Avenue. The extension, if completed, would have run through Walter Saunders Park and No extension of Locksley Avenue or Times Road Metro‘s 24â€"hour emergency ambulance service had 7,279 emergency calls during the month of August. Over 2,249 were the result of persons collapsing in the home, on the street or in an office. Another 849 resulted from broken bones, 29 from burns, 25 from knife and seven from gun wounds. There were also 109 maternity The T.T.C. intends to study operation of express busses from North York and Etobicoke to the downtown area. The busses would operate on a seperate fare and use highway 401, Gardiner Expressway and the Don Valley parkâ€" way. The express bus system would be expected to reduce the load on the existing regular transit system. Citizen in the community are going to get a chance to apply for positions on three Metro government agencies. Metro will soon publicly advertise for canâ€" didates to fill two seats on the Riverdale hospital board, two on the Metro planâ€" ning board and 26 on the Metro conâ€" servation authority. Only the conâ€" servation authority gives members payment for service. Metro Taxpayers will be paying a $225 legal bill submitted for defending a Metro police constable against a Metro bylaw which states that it is illegal to make an unsafe Uâ€"turn while driving a vehicle. The charge was dismissed in court after a hearing. North York Mayor Melâ€"Lastman inâ€" sisted last week that if Metro officials go out of town to a convention that they should bring enough research papers and reports back for distribution to the local municipalities including North York. Other politicians thought that this was just too much paper work to handle. Metro police department recommends in its crime prevention bulletins that women carry a police type whistle ready for instant use. The department urges women not to carry weapons that may be used against them. Metro is taking steps to improve the structure of the Ingram Dr. incinerator in North York. Consulting engineers are preparing the final plans for the work which Metro works department conâ€" siders urgent to maintain Metro‘s ability to handle disposal of refuse. Participation Oh, yah . .. Big month Blow hard Express Our bill Urgent Traffic congestion in this section : of the borough is a across the belt line. In January 1972, a special committee composed of the traffic coâ€"ordinator, comâ€" missioner of works, comâ€" missioner of planning and the commissioner of parks and recreation was formed to investigate routes to link Serving the community since 1890 by David S. Brown : Last Thursday night, October 25, No. 700 Air Cadet Squadron held its first ceremonial parade night of the training year at their Weston headquarters. The occasion was the annual Wings Parade, an evening each fall when cadets receive wings, trophies or certificates they may have earned during the summer â€" and promotions. Promotions, awards at Wings Parade This summer, two Weston air cadets qualified for their wings by earning private pilot lisences â€" WO1 Glenn Kelly and Sgt. Gordon Leek. Sgt. Leek‘s scholarship was through a special gift of the Weston Lion‘s Club. A third cadet, Fâ€"Sgt. Keith Higgins, qualified at CFB Trenton for his gliderâ€"pilot (sailplane) wings. . Bandsman Victor Lapins, who was the most proficient percussionist on the band course, was also horseshoe champion. Cadets Gary Meisnest and Randy Haight received certificates for successful comâ€" pletion for the senior leaders and sports organizers courses, respectively, and Ken Armstrong received a momento for his exchange visit to the United Kingdom. Summer camp trophies and badges went to: Peter Juskovic; for sailing and 1st class marksmen; John Demerse for best shot i n rifle competition; Edward Buell, for 2nd overall in track and field competition; and Brian Flesher for high jump. A special award was presented to Mr. Norm Macdonald, a longâ€"standing and valuable member of the cadet sponsoring committee of the No. 442 R.C.A.F.A. Wing (Weston.) Mr. Macdonald has worked long and hard for the cadets for many years, and any award could only be a small token of the appreciation and respect held for him by all cadets, officers and parents. Promotions to Leading Air Cadet, Corâ€" poral, Sergeant and Flight Sergeant were handled by the squadron‘s three former A rezoning application for the southâ€"west corner of Jane Street and Wright Avenue, that will allow 34 semiâ€"detached homes, will not be considered by Borough of York council until the applicant‘s consultant has submitted a report, approved by the borough‘s commissioner of works, on the servicing of the subdivision. This recommendation by Peter Allen, commissioner of planning, received support from planning board last week. Mr. Allen is also suggesting that when the servicing report has been submitted, the site be rezoned to R2, permitting semiâ€"detached dwelling houses and G, proposed parkland. The proposal is for 34 lots housing semiâ€" detached homes on a 7.39 acre parcel of land. Mr. Allen is suggesting a restriction of 52 feet frontage for each lot and a building set back of 25 feet from Jane Street. If the site is redesignated in York‘s proposed official plan. the Metropolitan plan and rezoned, it would still be necessary for the owner to apply to the Minister; of Economics and Interâ€"governmental Affairs The site is presently used for the stbrage of cars. West of the site is the General Steel Wires plant and north are single family ~Two major companies in the area, and the future of the C.N.R. belt line east of Dufferin Street, posed problems on extending either Locksley Avenue or Times Road. The southerly extension, a distance of approximately 220 feet, could have provided some relief at the busy Dufferinâ€" Eglinton intersection. Low rise homes for York and the portion of the extension iine. He said he object in SaundersMemorial Park but the northern portion would require acquisition â€" of private lands which are owned by Fairbank Lumber Company and Paton and Baldwin (Canada) Limited. Colin Macdonald, comâ€" missioner of works was against construction of a level crossing over the belt C.O.‘s (Mssrs. Konvalinka, Hardie and Thornicroft,) and were followed by several numbers from the band. After dismissal, 50â€"60 parents and wing members joined officers and cadets for refreshments. Beaming proudly are this trio of Weston Air Cadets following the awarding of their wings at last Thursday‘s Wing Parade. In the photo are â€" from left to right â€" Sgt. Gordon Leek, WOL Glen Kelly and Fâ€"Sgt. Keith Higgins. Proficiency awards and promotions were also presented during the ceremonies. Over 253 letters were sent by planning board to residents in the area asking them to attend the October 25, meeting or to comâ€" inent on the proposal. According to a planning board report, no response was received. Mr. Billington, president, Weston Ratepayers Association, appeared at the meeting requesting a height restriction of for approval of a plan of subdivision. Streets from the Weston Road area. > injured. The existing retaining fence was *" _ * " ~ * " 0 * OO buigingâ€"close the extent of burstingâ€"from The scrap dealers were apparently the weight of |scrap piled against it. The unaware of what was happening outside the fence boarders a pathway used by children fence and were pleased that it was brought to and from schools on Bicknell and Keele to their attention before someone was been Cleaning up their act Thursday, November 1, 1973 York was to get rid of level â€" necessitated the conâ€" crossings, not to create new . struction of a level railway ones, Mr. Macdonald did . crossing. f the street would be a wor. , The future of the C.N.R. . belt line east of Dufferin thwhile traffic im provement. Street is , uncertain. According to Mrs. E.C. Kirk, Extension of Locksley or manager of the real estate Times would have required department of the C.N.R., a approval of C.N.R. study is being made on the authorities and the Canadian possible. further abanâ€" Transport Commission. The . donment of the line. The squadron staff says there is still room for young men aged 12â€"19, and that the band, especially, is looking for recruits to train as drummers and buglers. The squadron meets Thursday nights at Weston‘s R.C.S.C.C. Nlustrious. nine to thirteen students. 2% storeys above grade. Mr. Billington also suggested that upâ€"toâ€"date school lists be supplied, for a better evaluation of pupil enrollement. It is estimated that the proposed development would involve an additional 30 junior kindergarten to grade six pupils, 12 grade seven or eight students and 15 grade The future of the C.N.R. belt line east of Dufferin Street is . uncertain. According to Mrs. E.C. Kirk, manager of the real estate extension would have also necessitated â€" the conâ€" struction of a level railway WESTONâ€"Y ORK ONTARIO 10°