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thursday august 3 1972 the tribune paje 9 goodwood community park physicians pride and joy goodwood recently arthur latcham of stouffville received a personal letter from mrs helene darling biker of little britain i tnd formerly of goodwood he felt portions of it would be of interest to readers of the tribune in the goodwood area the tribune is therefore pleased to publish it in part as folows iar mr latcham i am sorry i did not git down to the celebration in your lunor at stouffville jily 1 we were on vacation at the time i would like to thank you personally for what you are doing for the goodwood com munity through the erection of a recreation centre it was always one of my fathers wishes that he might do the same thing he started the park planted the trees kept the grass cut and saw that the swings were erected donated by the late jim mc- cullough a lawyer in stouffville but raised in goodwood goodwood park was dads pride and joy for as long as he was able to look after it lie wanted to put up a building that would be of service to the community but a doctors income in those days was anything but lucrative im sure if he could see what you are doing now he would be very pleased if they have an arthur latcham day in goodwood i hope ill be invited as i feel i have a small stake in the park also i cut lots of grass there too and also took my first driving lesson there so you see the site holds many memories thanking you again i remain yours truly mrs helene darling baker bike rider hit by car floodlights on soon bv kathleen mave goodwood the floodlights are all ready for hydro hookup in the park the official opening of the new hall is planned for a date in sep tember both projects lawn chairs have been donated to the community bv arthur latcham of stouffville leann and kyle kramer of winnipeg manitoba have been spending a portion of the summer vacation period at the home of their grandparents mr and mrs harry woodland the mission circle picnic was held at the cottage residence of mr and mrs lome tindall aug 1 the ladies visited lake view manor and put on a program for the folks there rev and mrs george gorman are holidaying in northern ontario in mr gor mans absence ser vices are in charge of rev harold davies thirty ladies en joyed a tupperware party at the home of miss gertrude morgason mrs howard for- sythe spent a recent week with mrs george baldwin of woodville mr and mrs arnold maye and family enjoyed their time spent at the jewels for jesus camp near milton stol by barbara st john goodwood tom machesney son of mr land mrs jim machesney was seriously injured july 24 when struck by a ear on hwy 1a while riding his minibike he was admitted to ajaxpickering hos pital with a broken nkle a fractured pelvis injury to his eye aiii many cuts and bmises mr and mrs herb wagg visited recently with rev and mrs thorman now living near montreal glenn mackintosh is home following a week at camp mrs marlene bell and children are camping at lake simcoe this week mr and mrs bill mcguckin visited last week with friends in smithfield mrs greta dowswell enjoyed a visit from her cousin mrs moth of oshawa open new hall they attended the funeral for the late mrs arthur dowswell of stouffville mrs fred mortson mother of mrs willis taylor is quite ill in orillia hospital on the occasion of mr and mrs albert taylors 50th wedding anniversary a family picnic was enjoyed in uxbridge park mr and mrs rex sandiford will tell of their work on the mission field at a service in goodwood baptist church aug 9 t- h 1 m fgsst- s3 i m fc- 1 1 i h- i rij mi vv the lights will soon be turned on in the goodwood community park thanks to the generosity of arthur latcham a native of glasgow and now of stouffville a new hall also at the same site is nearing completion an official opening is planned for a date in september en york region thieves have varied tastes york regional police were called to investigate a wide range of theft incidents during the past week included were 4 patio chairs july 30 from the residence of cecil pike centre st markham valued at s20 a length of garden hose from the home of angus elliott stouffer st stouffville july 29 and a set of fishing tackle a box and reel the property of charles mann woodland camp musselmans lake gate smashed a case of malicious damage at island lake is under police investigation ac cording to reports a car was driven into the park gates the loss is placed at 20 my folks prepared for my education many years ago the doy i was born in fact thats when my dad opened a savings account in my name and started to make regular deposits every week he ond mom added extra on birthdays and other occasions now im all ready for college and the money is ready for me the stouffville district credit union ltd 96 moin west stouffville 6402811 all day program planned by betty pegg greenwood the official opening of the new greenwood arena hall will be held saturday august 12 to prepare for the occasion residents of the community have been putting in long hours painting sodding and improving the site the location is the community park did greenwood road n addition to the ribbon cutting ceremony an all day ball tournament is planned as well as a dance at night all proceeds will be used xo equip the new centre mrs lou bandel of caeseria and mrs lee grace of connecticut visited recently with mr and mrs milton pegg old greenwood road the lovely estate home of mr and mrs van nus on green wood road has been scld swiss chalet park in greenwood has also changed hands recently anyone wishing to attend the stratford festival aug 1c may obtain tickets from mrs e pascoe mrs h middleton or mrs d goodwin greenwoods midget ball team were beaten by cobourg girls sunday in the local park sympathy of the community is ex tended to mrs vernon hicks in the passing of th2r aunt at tillson- birg larry morden and brian souter brock hoad spent several days at wasaga beach j miss may brown vas a recent visitor with the oliver family mr and mrs doug morden and family and mrs byers en joyed dinner sunday villi mr and mrs les wilson and family mr and mrs ken mctaggart and family spent the weekend at bass lake the regional municipality of york auditors report to the members of council inhabitants and ratepayers of the regional municipality of york we have examined the 1371 financial sta terrents mun ic ipal operations and 1 97 1 financial statements waterworks of the regional municipality of york vhich ere listed on the attached index our examination included a general review of the accounting procedures and such tests of accounting records and other supporting evidence as ve considered necessary in the circumstances in our opinion these financial statements present fairly the financial position of the regional municipality of york as at december 31 1971 and the results of its operations for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted for ontario municipalities consolidated balance sheet as at december 31 1971 assets current assets cash accounts receivable other current assets capital outlay to be recovered in future years liabi 1 1 1 ies current liabi i it ies accounts payable and accrued liabilities other current liabilities toronto ontario june 16 1972 touche ross 6 co chartered accountants licence number 4251 net long term liabilities reserves and reserve funds surplus statement of revenue and expenditure for the year ended december 31 1971 276610 2 715 6011 61966 3611908 10 94 0780 2672996 27625 270062 76100 t79l03 151012 10910780 notes to financial statements 5700215 8853748 629308 15183 271 162 182 38 576 48t7 221 755 326 1312 392 3467 933 221 440 654 828 229398 15405296 222 025 373 037 151 012 wedding rings are olaced on the third finger of the left hand because of an old egyptian belief that a nerve ran from that finger to the heart revenue taxat ion contributions from other governments other total revenue expenditure general government protection to persons and property publ ic works sanitation and waste removal note 4 conservation of health social and family services community planning and development financial fvpenses note 3 other total expenditure excess of expenditure over revenue for the year surplus at the beginning of the year surplus at the end of the year statement of capital fund operations for the year ended december 31 1972 unfinanced capital outlay unexpended capital financing at the beginning of the year 270045 capital outlay capital expenditure general government 5287 protection to persons and property 491786 public works 3637967 sanitation and waste removal 271506 conservation of health 56 social and family services 14300 comunity planning 4 development 28362 transfers to others waterworks 219751 4669515 capital financing loig term liabilities incurred 491257 contribution from other governments 4904 contributions fron the revenue fund 4 173 71 other 11610 jnfinanced capital outlay unexpended capital financing at the end of the year 281172 i establ ishnent of the regional municipality of york pursuant to the regional municipality of york act 1970 the inhabitants of the then county of york outside the municipality of metropolitan toronto were constituted a body corporate under the name the regional municipality of york under the act the corporation of the county of york and the toronto and york roads commission were dissolved on the 1st day of january 1971 and all the assets and liabilities of such bodies became as of the day of such dissolution the assets and liabilities of the regional corporation the act also provided that the health unit serving the county of york was dissolved on the 1st day of january 1971 and the assets and liabilities thereof were to be disposed of by order of the minister of health the act permitted the regional corporation to enact bylaws assuming for sewer water and police purposes certain real and personal property vested in the area municipalities such assumptions were to be without payment of compensation to the area municipalities involved the regional corporation did however become responsible for the payment of any outstanding debenture debt relating to property assumed from the area municipalities all the necessary bylaws relevant to the assumption of property have been enacted by the regional corporation and by the terms of the regional municipality of york act the regional corporation has become liable for the payment to the area municipalities of the outstanding debt with respect to the works assumed 2 charges for net long term liabilities total charges for the year for net long term liabilities were as fol lows principal payments including contributions to the debt retirement fund of ontario water resources commission 712363 interest 523603 1235966 of the total charges shown above 5958886 was paid from the revenue of the municipality and is included in expenditure classified under the appropriate functional headings and 277 080 was recovered from the waterworks department for which the related net long tern liabilities were incurred 3 provision for reserve a provision for reserve for working funds amounting to s373oo0 is included in the item financial expenses in the statement of revenue and expenditure 4 contributions to reserve funds contributions to reserve funds amounting to s9779 are included in the statement of revenue and expenditure classified under the heading sanitation and waste renoval 5 basis of consolidation the consolidated balance sheet reflects the assets and liabilities of the revenue fund the capital fund and all reserve funds of the regional corporation the assets of the york manor home for the aged residents trust fund amounting to 65578 have not been consol idated the home care program administered by the regional health unit and subsidized 100 by the province of ontario has not been included in the consolidation in the five months from august to december 1971 this program has received provincial subsidies of 51000 has incurred expenditures of 537549 leaving a cash on hand balance at december 31 1971 of 13451- 6 net long term liabilities by the formation of the regional corporation on january 1 1971 see note 1 certain long term liabilities of the corporation of the county of york were assumed by the regional corporation these liabilities together with certain ontario water resources commission projects finalized since the formation of the region are regarded as being incurred by the regional corporation total long term liabilities incurred by the regional corporation and outstanding at the end of the year amount to 11 763157 in addition the regional corporation has assumed responsibility for the payment of principal and interest charges on certain long term liabilities issued by regional area municipalities at the end of the year the principal amount of this 1 iabil ity is of the long term liabilities shown above the responsibility for payment of principal and interest charges has been assumed by others for a principal amount of total balance in the debt retirement fund of the ontario water resources commission excluding interest earned during 1971 which has been accumulated to the end of the year to retire the outstanding long term liabilities included above amounts to 483811 net long term liabilities at the end of the year 7610044 7 capital outlay to be recovered in future years some capital outlay does not represent a burden on general regional corporation revenues as it is to be recovered in future years from other sources municipal enterprises waterworks 2 167718 8 liability for vested sick leave benefits under the sick leave benefit plan unused sick leave can accumulate and employees may become entitled to a cash payment upon termination of employment equal to no more than onehalf of the number of days accumulated or onehalf their current salary the liability for these accumulated days to the extent that they have vested and could be taken in cash by an employee on terminating amounted to 607000 at the end of year no provision has been made for this liability council representatives town of aurora r a illlngworth mayor township of east gwlmlmbury 5021598 8690900 township of georglna township of king town of markhan town of newraarket town of richmond mill town of vaughan town of vhitchurchstouffvllle chal rran g rolling or g burrows m pollock k hctaggart a roman j jongenee h lawrle r forhan r j twlnncy v lerenby 0 plaxcon c i row c will leas j c cllbert k laushway carf laid wright mayor mayor reglona councillor mayor mayor regional councillor regional councillor mayor regional councillor mayor regional councillor regional councillor mayor regional councillor a j rattle j mlynskl chief administrative officer treasurer