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town of markham welcomes st nick saturday 1030 am wit children s films markham library saturday 1030 am whitchurch stouffville markham uxbridge thursday dec 6 1973 to build police college markham the markham firm of konvey construction company limited has been awarded a 132 million contract to build the now on tario police college at aylmer james snow provincial minister of government ser vices in announcing the decision said the project would be completed in two phases so that present college programs can continue without in terruption the site contains 65 acres at the former rcaf base northeast of the town phase 1 will be completed in 1975 it will include classrooms a gymnasium a swimming pool a shooting range and sufficient bedroom accommodation for 608 students and 96 staff the existing college will be demolished during phase 2 the contract is scheduled for completion by 1977 reduce speed limit markham the speed limit on the 7th concession of markham mccowan road from 14th avenue to a point 3300 feet north of 17th avenue will be reduced from the present 50 miles per hour to forty the bylaw was approved at a meeting of york regional council nov 29 the decision follows an appeal at two levels of govern ment for a cutback in traffic speed in this area several pets have been killed by cars and trucks and some residents feared for the safety of their children a report by the regional engineering committee cited broken pavement strip residential development a narrow twolane bridge and inadequate road shoulders as factors that warranted a 40 mph limit the bylaw now goes to the province for final approval court case cost 10000 york region the last noncapital murder case in which andrew ralph kessel and robin glen thornton were convicted in the strangulation death of james bowden cost york region 10000 in police expenses councillor ray twinney of newmarket revealed last week councillor twinney a police commissioner recom mended the region secure a judicial court at a central location within its own boun daries and outside metro he explained that a large portion of the 10000 cost resulted from police travelling to and from toronto mayor joe dales of georgina agreed but said the region also needed its own registry office chairman garfield wright suggested council exert pressure on the province to acquire both administrator jack rettie said he had already discussed the matter with attorney general dalton bales the council agreed wait on a recommendation from the administrative committee dr omond solandt land value increased by hydro lines maurice hamill left markham fairs official cameraman has turned the chore over to his protege brian armstrong right of his camera lens spread fame of markham fair locust kill on friday the board honored his efforts through the presentation of an engraved trophy markham maurice hamill whose camera lens has captured the magic of markham fair for 14 years was himself a subject for photographers friday at the annual awards banquet in the upper auditorium of the arena maurice retired from this phase of his hobby following the fair of 72 his protege brian armstrong of locust hill assumed the chore and did a commendable job in covering the fair of 73 in recognition of past ef forts maurice received an engraved trophy from his successor for competition in various categories the following received awards mrs lorna widdis of oshawa the thos birkett and son trophy highest points in domestic science and the crothers pharmacy trophy highest points in womens work david houck rr 2 gormley bank of nova scotia trophy champion 4h dairy showman john houck rr 2 gormley bank of commerce trophy champion 4h dairy calf marion norton rr 1 goodwood stouffville coop special grand champion potato exhibit richard wannop locust hill bradford fertilizer award best grain corn exhibit harold smalley rr 3 mt albert cyanamid of canada award most points in roots and vegetables george dart rr 1 manilla united coop claremont branch award arrangements of garden vegetables carrie purcell agincourt dick maynard memorial trophy best driver under 14 years of age ken deacon howard cosburn markham two past presidents of the markham fair board were honored friday at the annual awards banquet in the upper auditorium of the arena ken deacon rr 1 unionville and howard cosburn rr 2 markham were presented with framed certificates in tribute to their work in promoting the fair and its programs through the years ken deacon served as president in 1944 howard cosburn held the office in 1965 other pastpresidents in attendance friday included john torrance 1947 alex davidson 1956 harry warriner 1961 maurice hamill 1962 dalt rumney u963 wally reesor 1966 chas reeve 1969 and gerald mann 1972 the current president is ellis britton unionville public hearings into recommendations by bruce howlett of bhi limited for hydros trans mission corridor are into their final week revealed dr omond solandt at a meeting in park view school thursday however neither staff or council of the town of markham was represented planning director bill power later ex plained that the town had made its submission to the solandt commission personally nov 14 paul mingay representing the town of whitchurch- stouffville read a resolution dated oct 2 1973 that outlined councils support of howletts preferred hydro route along the parkway belt with a line cutting north paralleling the existing line east of buttonville airport after approximately onehalf mile the line would jog west to join and parallel the proposed hwy 404 mayor gordon ratcliff of whitchurchstouffville strongly supported the preferred route saying his municipality is one of slowgrowth with unique features the proposed route along the bloomington road would have a tremendous impace on the community farming forestry the general scenery and certainly the water re charge area explained the mayor a second speaker emerging from the sparse audience was donald mcclennan delegating on behalf of the cedar grove community club he indicated the club does not want to benefit its own backyard simply to hinder someone else however the choice of bhi limited calling for a line down the 9th cone to cedar grove and another running along steeles avenue is unacceptable this route set out by mr howlett would in fact destroy homes farmland land in ontario that is rapidly becoming scarce at the rate of 625 acres per day claimed mr mc clennan stan mckitrick of the thornhillvaughan association recommended the commission seriously consider underground transmission lines chairman solandt replied saying the underground method had been used in britain and although highly economical it was unrealiable the cable cant be manufactured in long lengths and if the joints break the time taken to repair the damage is prohibitive explained dr solandt the chairman also pointed out a flaw in the general belief that hydro transmission lines cause a decrease in land values research he said has shown that hydro rightofways act as substitutes for parks and adds to the value of residential lands arena openin hockey oldtimers don skates again markham the com pletion of a 1 million recreation project warrants a red carpet pastor to step down from pulpit markham one minute of silence was ob served friday in memory of mary wilson a director on the executive of the markham fair board and a pastpresident of the ladies section ontario association of agricultural societies mrs wilson passed away nov 3 following a lengthy illness she resided at 16 albert street seek radio licence markham another radio station may soon serve the region of york ken foss of cfgm has requested permission from markham planning committee to erect transmission towers on a 20acre site near hagerman he attended a meeting tuesday the station he said could begin operation within six months of obtaining a licence studios would be located in markham the application found favor with councillor ron moran he said it would tie the region together the proposed venture was referred to planning staff for further study rev charles beatoo is part of a cooperative ministry at st andrews united church msrfchsm on may 1 be will step down from the pulpit and enter the business world of real estate markham for rev charles beaton the past 4m years in markham has been the best of his ministry and his life however on may 1 he will step down from the pulpit in st andrews united church to become a fulltime real estate agent the move rev beaton points out has not been prompted by disenchantment with the church or any loss of personal faith quite the op posite he is anxious to try something new something different to make his own way in the business world rev beaton or chuck to his friends feels the shared ministry at st andrews has been unique rev don parr the copastor involves himself with the congregation while he concentrates his efforts in the area of the sunday school and with the young people in real estate he will join the staff of picken and mason specializing in industrial and commercial properties rev beaton is a native of sarnia attending waterloo lutheran university and em manuel college university of toronto following ordination in 1962 he spent three years in a home mission charge at uranium city saskatchewan from there he moved to edmonton and met rev parr a minister in a neighboring church the two became close friends ironically chucks new office quarters will be just across the road from the church reception and thats whats planned for the official opening of markhams new centennial arena jan 12 featured will be the nhl oldtimers against the markham millionaires of yesteryears including such greats as ken brennan moe galand bert baker ron bell russ robertson vic sluce norm gray mac clement and many more those hesitant to don skates will be formally in troduced from the stands game time is 8 pm prior to this members of the markham figure skating club will display their skills with intermission and between- period music by the thornhill band and choir admission is free councillor carole bell is the prime push behind the program assisted by husband ron a formidable puckchaser in his day i want to pack the place said carole enthusiastically theres room for 3500 and i hope to see itfilled autographed hockey pucks will be given away to the first 500 the comeback team of the 40s and 50s held a workout wednesday with subsequent practices dec 19 and jan 9 welcome santa markham markham will welcome santa glaus saturday the procession a half- mile long will move out onto hwy 7 from cone 7 at 1030 am it will travel east to main street then north to conclude in the area of the high school on church the chamber of com merce is sponsoring the event