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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), January 20, 1971, p. 1

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THE JO PAGES 5ine185 Newmarket VOL Aurora CENTS NEWMARKETAURORAKESW1CK ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1971 15 CENTS RECREATION C0MMIT1EEUEGES Snowmobile ban in all town parks HARD WORK WOR IT a Fish Lake ice can have its problems Top Craig lining and Jim pushing The two Mount Albert men hit a crack which opened under the weight of the truck dropping hack wheels into the water They finally had to take the hul off to get he truck out at left of shows one of the rewards of ice filling a 10 lb 35inch long lake trout he caught about three miles off Jacksons Point Sunday Last week Ontario Lands and Forests department Itiologist denied reports hat some Lake fish are unfit to eat He said all fish arc safe to eat with he possible exception of very large pickerel Teachers have right to use force judge NEWMARKET Teachers have the right to use force in disciplining students as long as it is not excessive Judge Clare Morrison ruled here last week Judge Morrison found Sut ton District High School tea cher Lome not guilty on a charge of assaulting a 16-year- old student JoAnne Me Nov of last year The judge said Miss McAl lister had a history of truancy insubordination and regularly broke school rules She wis in and disobedient and the force used by Mr was not excessive and was justified Judge Morrison said Mr Morrell a business education teacher admitted Anne McAllister and Sharon Shield- go into the washroom and I culled out but they ignored him when they came out said the girls questioned his au- llionly and asked him who he thought he was One word led to another resulted in hitting testified Win asked it slit had expelled from a school in Still born for using drugs she re- Three Sutton High School teachers described JoAnne as a poor student who is almost always late for classes and Ig- Morrison said Mr Morrclls obvious attempts to discipline he girl in a normal manner were of no avail The conduct of the student required more than inertly being spoken to or dcall with in some sum I n Youths eye injured in brawl convict Aurora fireman of assault Lions may cut Christmas gift program Isnt successful statement issued week by 1070 campaign chair- t vouchers last year but only scale each year by stepping out in faith counting on the sup port of our community The spouse to this letter will deter mine the continuance of this worthwhile project In the ing years Donations can be sent the campaign chairman or Victoria and Grey Trust Main St Newmarket An Au rora volunteer fireman Inst week was convicted of assault causing bodily barm after a street brawl outside an Aurora tavern in which a Newmarket youth suffered severe eye in- Judge Clare Morrison A charge of impersonating a police offi cer by using a firemans badge was withdrawn by the Crown Injured in the fracas last Oct was Paul William Kcelc ID of Newmarket He under went eye surgery at Toronto Hospital the next day and requires another operation to artificial tear ducts In his left eye he toll After more than four hours of often contradictory testimony Morrison ruled that there absolutely no reason in the world thai Mr Sutton should have lift the tavern 1o go out side fight Keele Hit ill titling that devel oped between Sutton and Keele for inure than one hour Inside the tavern could have bun stt- fight the Judge Keclcs testimony dial he I Soil 11 in Hit t The car was locked however and a brief in in in In lielil I a and thrust his thumb into the youths eye at least I ami two of I is friends wore not entirely blameless In the incident Judge Morrison earlier that evening Kcelc denied those uiusi tions but the judge ruled that Hit lies libit This fact in Itself did not justify Suttons decision to e hi li I eli Mm judge said ttsliiuoiy slowed tint one of Keith if Ind fail en asleep al and had his reel propped against Mis us tod on a chair table When the tavern manager was called to awaken Pepper all hell broke loose Sutton testified He said Keele swore him and believed he was re sponsible for calling the man- the in NEWMARKET Snowmo biles should be banned from all town parks town councils rec reation and parks committee de cided at first meeting last week It asked council to pass a pro hibiting bylaw The committee was acting on i recommendation from Re creation and Parks Director Dan Shannon Since the decision of the fiveman committee was unani mous the recommended bylaw is virtually assured approval by the nineman town council The recommendation was moved by Mayor Bob and seconded by Councillor lerby A proposal to leave the Fair grounds Park out of the banning bylaw fell by the wayside after the mayor pointed out parks should be closed to all motor ized vehicles We dont allow cars or mo torcycles into the parks in the summer why should we allow Neighbor objects to track SHARON There Is at least one objector In proposal of the EG 19 superoval highhunk raceway with for spectators I ruled Ill tin pit At Monday nights township tumuli muling a letter front chartered accountant A llurrcl who has recently purchased the Itiitlidgt rami mar the proposed track Mr llurrcl statu whin he tlu property he understood the area was wined fnr agricultural use lie will make a ob jection to the Regional Council against Ihe raceway mV Pressure in cabinet brought York region first Singer claims Sharon folks also complain SHARON Children in the Village of Sharon are having to jump off the sidewalk into the road to escape being run over by snowmobiles a letter to East illinibury Township Council from village residents Oliver and Elizabeth Savage said Tabled Monday night the letter appealed for action to of the difficulties is that the people who complain refuse to press charges and Another is that dressed up in their snowmobile suits the operators of machines are im possible to identify Theyre also pretty hard to catch commented Mayor Roll ing Theyve just got to catch sight of the police car and theyre off Into the fields Council agreed that this was proper action and di rected the clerk to investigate existing municipal NEWMARKET Regional government was Introduced in York ahead of be cause two cabinet ministers sit ting for Peel and in the Legislature feared political re percussions at the polls Vernon Singer deputy Liberal leader at Queens Park claimed here last Thursday Legislation the new re gion of Peel Haiton was ready to go five months ahead of that for York County but it was killed by heavy pressure in the cabinet he said Mr Singer one of his par tys chief municipal affairs critics told the annual meeting of the North York Provincial Liberal Association at the New market Legion hall that Educa tion Minister William Davis represents Peel County and Resources Minister George Kerr who sits for killed it because they didnt want it in their ridings They feared the political consequences Mr Singer indicated the governments implementation of regional government and re gional school board in York will be key issues here in the Liberal campaign in the provin cial election expected this Mr Singer said the govern ment rushed into regional gov ernment so fast you now have a region and you dont even know how big it Is He said snowmobiles in during the win ter People have a right to be able to walk in safety in their parks he said 1 think we need to take a stand parks are for people We shouldnt low machines Into them in sum mer or winter He pointed out the decis ion dues not deny anyone the use of his snowmobile There are still plenty of alternative sites he said He listed the Crad- ock farm the Rogers Reservoir ii I 1 in Smith Lake Conserva tion Authority parks around Newmarket golf courses the York Region forest east of town which is open and has trails and pointed out there arc also rural areas in She open to There Is a man with near Pine Orchard who is willing to open up lit said The committees proposed Inlaw would only ban snowmo biles from town parks not from Several members of the committee felt the biggest dan ger to park users came from on snowmobiles Regional Councillor Ray ing is giving 12yearolds the right to roar around them Councillor Handy said he feels peoplo 12 to IS years old are not considered re sponsible enough to drive a ear so they are not responsible en ough to drive a snowmobile Its a motorized vehicle too ho said SHARON A tentative March ID opening date has been set for East illinibury arena Municipal Affairs Minister McKeough said in a re coil letter to the township this Is one arena I intend to open Mayor Gladys Rolling told coun cil Monday nobody Is sure whether the southern boundary will be or He prettified if rich southern portion of the county goes to Meto Toronto York will be left with a wide belt 1 lin1 and no assessment base Mr Singer said his party Mm Mi Meheough should have restructured the municipal grant system to give York more pro ml so the new could get along without a winning York North Dr J Vail of New market was elected president of the association for the com ing year The association named three vicepresidents Pal Pat Hurley and Dave Hart Joe was elected secretary and Ida treas urer AH gained office by accla- Surgeoner named NEWMARKET Former Newmarket Tom has been appointed a Justice of the Peace for the Reg ion of York An increased workload in the area was given for the ad ditional appointment Ottawa could end unemployment NDP Federal Government could end the unemployment nightmare that has put nearly Can- Mr Douglas the New Demo cratic Party retiring national leader was honored at the Whit church Centennial Centre by the York North Association greeted by several and many warm one person in obviously gave the vete ran warrior a special thrill Sitting next to him at the head of the table was a surprise guest Mrs Ellen a cousin of Mr Douglas whom he I seen since his boyhood in Scotland more than years dinner hour In his speech Mr Douglas attacked the Trudeau govern- TOMMY DOUGLAS LEADER nielli for its callous attitude towards unemployment and proposed a program that he In ill I mil- li He called for extension and intrust of unemployment bene of the three per See- I page Yorks welfare budget faces 40 hike in county councillor out of control because by midNovember it was overspent faces another hike this year predicted Dr Final to the end of Decem ber arc still not available He told York Regional Council last week welfare costs will bo up to this year and ihildrins Aid However Dr Burrows a member strongly ob jected to a move by councillor Jim Jonynuel to seek lKlniiiii in Li- Ihn recipients to work on regional government projects Theres lots of work that needs to be done In this muni cipality said Mr County council before it was dissolved in December sent request for legislation to set up a makework program to Queens Park and It is now be fore the cabinet Mr asked rig before council its next meel- The problem said Dr wont work we are paying it to people in very great need He termed re solution sheer How kids to Actual budget figures for the health and social services 1071 budget wont be ready for Cant find cause for snow death VANDORF York Region al point lure have been limbic to mini Hit of death of a man who was found Dozen by a neighbor on Wei- the weekend Police said Charles llnfctun Biker hi of Co Hit was discov- in the snow on his front by John whi had come to find his cattle Police have ruled out foul play in connection with the IH lb in I i III villi I a partv be fin his ih A of

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