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leader in the audience 1 cheap brew but the band played on j p costl markham pnr h- already resigned and the lawrence park collegiate m 22hks 1 markham for the i past three weeks academic instruction at the secondary 4 level in york has been in a state of confusion 1 markham dist high school is hard hit by the current teacher strike so much so it appeared their senior band one of the best in the county would be forced 2 to withdraw from the kiwanis 4 festival the reason the band t had no leader for harold j hirons the instructor had already resigned and the federation advised him against going back even for a practice that presented a problem but bob richards a player in the trumpet section had an idea his father lloyd richards of sherwood forest drive is an orchestra leader at the okeefe centre toronto if free he could possibly fill the bill members agreed so on saturday in lawrence park collegiate with harold hirons seated in the audience and lloyd richards atop the podium the band played on the adjudicator placed markham second only one point behind north toronto collegiate the class a winner ruhnymede collegiate was third there were five school entries at the conclusion mr richards confronted mr hirons in the wings your band played great he said milliken imre boroczi- doesnt believe in a middle man when it comes to buying booze he prefers to brew his own however that practice can come costly too as he discovered in newmarket provincial court he was fined 100 or three months in jail for keeping a still on his premises near milliken boroczi pleaded guilty to the charge although police ad mitted no spirits had been found in the place whitchurch stouffville markham uxbridge thursday feb 211974 m or ale at rock bottom i v debate refused one of markhams smart new transit buses had been anticipated route extensions north heads west along hwy 7 near unionville through unionville and up to mount joy are being passenger totals exceed 1200 per day according to considered coordinator harvey cox far in advance of what don bernard teacher tells forum urgestudents first markham our im mediate concern is for the students was the one statement which came through loud clear and unclouded by recrim inations at an emotionally- charged public forum on the york county teachersboard dispute in markham high school sunday the meeting initiated by markham students anxious for insight into the dispute and for a quick settlement of differences invited comment from a panel representing the york teachers who resigned more than two weeks ago the board parents and students concern for students emerged as the only emotion shared by board and teachers representatives during the evenings debate which in dicated that the two fac tions deadlocked in contract negotiations since last may were far from reaching a compromise recognizing this fact mid way through the meeting don deacon mpp york centre stepped into the discussions with the suggestion that both sides submit the matter to voluntary arbitration its obvious from what weve heard tonight you are not getting anywhere with the issues he interjected the news blackout imposed on current negotiations by the minister of education and contract mediator irked many parents and students at sun days meeting what they wanted to know in essence is going on what is the dispute all about if the audience concluded there was an even greater blackout in communications between the board and its teachers it was no doubt prompted by diverse reports given by both parties on past negotiations salary claimed teacher spokesmen was hot an issue on the other hand trustee john honsberger of the boards negotiating team charged that the county was being asked to pay its teachers more money than metro counterparts and more than any other area had settled for morale contended jim bethune an ontario secondary school teachers negotiater is our priority the morale of our teaching staff has so deteriorated education is in jeopardy what must be aimed at is a clear understanding of the position of teacher and board in education relating this directly to markham high don nixon a staff teacher for eight years before the mass resignations censured the boards lack of liason with the staff as well as policies which dropped salaries of three markham teachers one after 29 years of service and a yearbeforeretirement since the inceptiohfcthfeyork county board he bluntly stated the quality of education and the morale of teachers have deteriorated at markham from among the highest to the lowest this has to beteversed thatis why i resigned this is my school these are my students i want to go back but not to this deteriorated situation as a markham area trustee don sim denied he had ever been given the opportunity to respond to the situation as presented by mr nixon i have never once in the last year and two months been invited to talk to a teacher as an individual or to teachers collectively nor have they come to me any grievances you have made your point he told the teachers present you have shown us morale is bad and that there are grievances you have shown the ministry that you have political power to be a real force the board is preparedto negotiate in good faith and submit the matter to arbitration in the meantime the trustee con cluded with an appeal echoed many times throughout the evening could teachers not go back to work markham despite a rumpus in the audience and shouted demands that the relationship between york county boards senior ad ministration its trustees and its teachers be discussed bob adams chairman of the markham dhs public forum sunday evening refused debate on the subject the calibre of inter relationship that exists between the three groups was questioned at the meeting by keith horton rr 4 stouffville after following the disputes that precipitated the resignations i teachers in the areassecondary schools and rconsidering information gathered from different sources mr horton said he had formed the impression that senior administration had been manipulating the board antagonizing teachers and at times in timidating them truck train in million pileup ic ivypv 14 concern for grade 13s markham york county board trustee don sim assured anxious parents attending markham district high schools public forum that every effort would be made to enable grade 13 students to complete the years curriculum even if teachers did not return to classes for a few weeks he said there was no proposal to change the duration of the school year or to eliminate scheduled breaks but grade 13s would have the highest priority and a curriculum oriented program would begin im mediately when teachers returned we hope he added to do the same for grade 12s night school classes proposed at a recent board meeting as a tem porary measure for grade 13 students would require the backing of the teachers although this has apparently been requested no reply has been forwarded mr sim also indicated that parents were asking him with increasing frequency why the board doesnt accept teacher resignations and advertise for new staff to get the system going again if we hire new staff now we would not be able to take teachers back after set tlement it would not he explained be the proper action for the board to take while continuing to negotiate in good faith a collision between a steelladen transport and a southbound c n r freight near richmond hill thursday caused an estimated 1 million damage but no one was injured twentythree railway cars were strewn along the rightofway the truck driver 26 year old john fox of cottingham escaped death by inches i thought id had it he said later when i looked out the engine was right on me parts of the trailer were hurled 100 yards down the track 77qfzv s v markham transit ahead of schedule markham after three months operation markham area residents are using the transit bus service to a greater extent than planners had an ticipated traffic coordinator harvey cox told the tribune this week a consultants study he explained had predicted 1600 passengers per day after one year of operation however during the first week of february the number had already reached 1200 daily 50 percent over decembers figures after three months we are within 75 percent of the initial estimate for a whole year mr cox said so far he explained the only criticism of the system is that the buses do not run often enough and theres sometimes a difficulty in making ttc connections at kennedy road and steeles all three routes are well patronized he said particularly by students attending markham dist high school and thornlea secondary school studies are in progress to make some changes the co ordinator went on and this could include six 15passenger buses some routes may be extended and pickups more frequent a suggested extension could be north on hwy 48 into mount joy and north on kennedy road through unionville one more bus would likely be needed fares range from 25 cents for adults 15 cents for students with cards and 10 cents for children and senior citizens senior citizens passes are available at the markham town offices buttonville v flees court markham mark skinner charged with armed robbery following the feb 10 holdup of the shopn bag store in markham briefly escaped custody friday 3 skinner had been placed in a cell area with fourother prisoners in richmond hill court when he pushed an at tendant to the floor and ran from the building vhe was apprehended within fifteen minutes and returned in time to appear that day he accused police of ignoring his request for medical attention he is further charged with escaping custody assaulting a peace officer and assault causing bodily harm court compromise not acceptable markham hwy 48 ratepayers met last week with the court of revision and were offered a compromise which most found unacceptable residents protesting a 96c a foot assessment for a 10 inch watermain costing 129000 that they neither asked for nor want were told by the court they would only be assessed for the cost of a residential size six inch pipe this lowers the assess ment by 22 per cent to 77c a foot but did little to ap pease the delegation who feel they are being asked to pay for a main which was installed solely for emerson electric property owner carman wesley summed up the feelings of the delegation the town gets all the taxes and benefits and the ratepayer doesnt even get hooked up angry ratepayers told the court they wanted the assessment dropped entirely but were informed by chairman harry crisp the court does not have the authority to change the method of assessment the landowners biggest complaint is they were never individually notified and thus had no opportunity to protest they would like the town to assume the cost of the water- main and then charge them individually as they connect mayor tony roman said there may have been a moral obligation for us to notify residents by letter but the decision was advertised in the newspaper mr roman promised the whole matter would be reviewed by council it talks in spite of the impact these tripledecked cars suffered only minor damage the twindiesel was moving at about 50 miles per hour when the crash occurred they veered off the track but remained upright the crew remained in the cab had we jumped wed surely have been killed said engineer albert matthews of rexdale john montgomery markham the talking police cruiser is coming to the dominion store plaza in markham saturdayl the novelty car that asks questions and answers them too will be located in front of ap- pleton and hughes mens wear from 1030 am children are invited to drop around and meet the mechanical policeman in person jf still missing two years ago this week mrs aubrey brooks left her home on no 7 hwy at cone 10 markham never to be seen again the case one of the most baffling on regional police files is still under investigation but no recent clues concerning her whereabouts have been un covered a police spokesman said tv