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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), January 27, 1971, p. 1

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NEWMARKET FOR POLICE HITS SNAG AT REGION A propo- il Hut locate the York Police headquarters in Newmarket has drawn strong from both public and Yorks polite commission wants the headquarters located hi the Office Specialty premises on Prospect St But the idea re- il was submitted as a for mal recommendation to the reg ions engineering committee last well as the committee We didnt actually reject the idea but the majority of the committee felt there of questions still to be about the site said Aurc Mayor Dick an a committee member Aurora firm tried in the in Aurora Richmond Hill Council wants it in Richmond Hill a suggestion supported by Coun- source of pressure was Cordon Cook told low at least f represent real estate firms have contacted him in the past week about the headquarters location Mr Cook said He would definitely be in He intimated 1 The regional engineering committee will ultimately re commend a site to regional council which then must terms purchase lease etc of The engineering committee will tour the Office Specialty site tomorrow morning Mayor Illingworth said the committee dominated by Twinneys published to the I rubber stamp for the police to Mills ltd and nge SI hi I it- I i iti in a residential neighbor hood said Mayor Illingworth M it police commission did nut dis miss matter directly but by implication seemed set on the Office Specially location After the commission heard a letter from Vaughan Colin- supporting Richmond Hills Richmond Hill asked us consider their submission we did said Mr Rumble as Im concerned thats it The commission voted how- lo discuss the reasons for its decision with Vaughan Coun cil if that council so desires ONTARIO Y JANUARY 1971 Ontario needs birth control clinics in grade 9 teachers Ihe Ontario Health department should provide birth control in formation and clinics for stud ents in the first year of high school or earlier A passed last Thursday at the annual dinner of District 11 Ontario Second ary School Teachers Federation here asked the Federations pro- Nogo for snow race NEWMARKET Town council Monday if used to back a promoter who wants to hold an A class snowmobile race here Feb 27 and 28 but the councillors indicated they would interested in bringing the race to town next winter as part The race would have re quired the town to put up a minimum in prizes pro vide the track and all the including policing crowd control advertising and wash rooms Promoter Ray Pollard said a similar race in Bradford earlier in the winter netted he Bradford Rotary Club a Mr Pollard a Newmarket snowmobile dealer told council letter he had acquired the offering the birth control pro gram About 3 00 York Region teachers attended the meeting The Federations district 11 cor responds to the area administer ed by the York Regional Board of Education The resolution cited three main reasons for encouraging establishment of birth control programs at grade nine level or lower In Ontario the pregency rate of students in secondary schools is climbing the use of mind expanding drugs is leading to close Inter personal relationships among high school youths the Incidence of veneral disease is expanding to epidemic proportions I resolution pass light hold Canadian Snowmobile Association sanc tioned races an A class race Fob and 2f and a class rate Feb and 21 and sug gested that the town back the A class race Registration and parks di rector Dan Shannon in another letter to council said he felt the town didnt have enough time to organize the event He said the event which would have to be held on a speciallybuilt oval Hack at the Fairgrounds Park could be operated to the towns advantage and suggested It bo tied in with next winters car- Mayor Bob said he too felt time was too short If we had sufficient notice say In September it would be quite an event for the carnival Three weeks just isnt enough lime also expressed the end of February wed be snow In there Council approved a motion by Councillor Kill Steele that the Idea be sent to the recrca lion Committer for inclusion in the winter carnival Close parks to snowmobiles the teachers asked for provincial legislation allowing them lo stand for election to school boards for which they work This resolution pointed out that quality of education Is assuming increasing significance as an objective of the teaching profession and contended that the newest trends and develop ments in education require uti ligation of leaching expertise to safeguard Hid implement lly of education Airport site key to 404 future MPP NEWMARKET Final plans for Hie route of the long Highway end on where Ottawa Hits the new In ternational airport thinks Hill Hodgson York North The province owns a right- ofway from Ave to Da vis Dr but claims it cant Marl construction until Metro builds the portion from Ave to Transport Minister Don said late last year four possible sites for new airport would he announced Friday Howe ly day there was no word from Ottawa Mr Hodgson told The Era in his opinion final plans for Hie highway will depend on whether the airport is east of St A spokesman lost year de scribed the four tenlutivo sites as north of Metro and within a 10 mile radius of It Last summer Deputy ways Minister Cam McNab told a group liiri depart inenl is considering a high- spud system up the centre of the Highway right- of way and he said it may bo built before the highway is council ruled Monday night The bylaw which passed unopposed provides for fines ranging from lo plus It specifies that motor ve hicles trailers traction en gines farm tractors road- building machinery molorUul mow vehicles and any vehicle drawn propelled or driven by any kind of power Including muscular power shall bo pro hibited In town parks except In parking lots Newmarket rink heads for Brier NEWMARKET A rink from the Vork Curling Club has made It to the Ontario play- downs to compete for the Drier of curling witli Harold Jim lllndorf and Dan Morgan defeated rink in extra ends over the weekend to enter the at next is cents Police salary talks start its 1971 salary demands to the regional police commis sion Monday morning It marked the first time Yorks police have bargained as a single body Under the county system each local police force negotiated salaries with the lo cal council No demands were made public but it Is likely Yorks police will ask for a first class constables salary in the range Last year the regions highest first class con stables salaries were paid In Richmond Hill and Vaughan and Markham Town ships each Newmarket was railroad own again last Ing what Sunday for a couple of hours jus like the station old days A crowd of oxer were waiting and shivering lit the station listening for the distinctive sound of i sleim whistling for the Water SI crossing was- almost 11 am when beard it Canadas last operating sit locomotive my be her last run huffed Into Newmarket fire nick was on hand up water from a hydrant into her tanks did sinking water pressure In the triggered a fire alarm at the replenished from and back headed north Escaped convict US woman admit spree of breakins thefts He was part of a ring JOHN At age Ton horn Jack Allan Knight has been In and out of trouble with ho law for most of Ins adult life He made a career of stealing I fit ing from prison lie went to California There he mot a 21 year old redhead named Yvonne a woman who has done jiiitc a bit for me says Knight The two returned to Out- last August then em barked on a spree of ins and thefts that enabled them hi Im a house in sin Ml town between Owen Hound ami Kitchener Then last Dee their car was low on gas as they drove through K i Town- li ii township i ilep Righto Concession ami Aur- den Jack Allan Knlghl II said he was part of a ring of snowmobile thieves He gave no further details was convicted of 1 different charges Includ ing the thefts of five snow vehicles worth approximate ma and siphoned a small ipmntily of gas from a truck It was a petty Job for Ink In the pi inns months stolen Hut on thai of Dee lack Knight Yvonne llnsleltcr wore i stealing gasoline when theyd become tired of living on the run So they told police every thing And week in Now- mil tbe were on charges ing will mini tomor row because lodge laic Mar ital he time to consider tin case Jack mid I thought about ispects of picked up at a time See IIHKAK INS page I AW time mayor of the of will be paid a lotal of for silting on his i and the Council of York township council Monday night its own scale for the fur regional conn til and 3 BOO for a councillor The mayor Dr Bur rows regional councillor Bob Pollock each are paid 0000 by tlu of York for sitting on its council Revive building committee NEWMARKET The New market Community Centre com mittee which has been nonop erational for several years was revived Monday night The committee ran a splrl- has a bank bal ance of about Parmer mayor Drew who now lives In Kitchener had been chairman The new chair man is Tom Taylor The revived committee will meet again Feb 15 to discuss goal Monday night the possi bility of building a swimming pool next to Huron Heights School was discussed and a multiuse complex to be built both Youth robbed church twice A Now- youth who twice robbed the lrliiil United Church col- break entertheft Testimony showed the youth and three juveniles were rcspon- 1 1 fm ii ik ir and thefts last fall the New- market lire Hall Josephs her Shop The Free Methodist Church and the Unite Church three limes hoys foster mother told Judge Clare Morrison I In student Is very young in hi thoughts At home hed just like a year old she said Sin Mill -III- II l- allowed to retain custody of tint vision of School Oxbridge A school of led In that the ho allowed to re main In his foster homo Constable Kydd York Police kel said the youth had boon my lucrative with police You are now over and In the eyes of Ihe law this you an adult bulge luld hoy Now you have six convictions on your re cord Youre a very furUsiiuie young ii an have people like parcel to lake you Into their impending Judge Morrison ruled that the hoy must report at regular In- for two years to a pro- ballon officer that he remain in his foster home until Ids fos- tci pile and St Johns inkle otherwise ami that hi observe an pin curfew Sunday through Friday and 12 midnight curfew on Satur days unless his foster parents or SI Johns sot an earlier cur- Any breath of probation could send the youth to jail for up to two years on each count the Judge warned other breakenter charges wore withdrawn by May rip down Botsford St building ford St and has advertised this for tenders However If the prices too high they wont bo not decided what to do with the site He said It might become a site for a new municipal build ing or it might bo put on the market for private development He said a small committee lias boon exploring four or five possible sites for a now pil building It is due lo report to councils engineering group shortly Winter Carnival beauty beans and skating Main will highlight New market first wtcklong wilder carnival wind up weekend of Feb and lit will he ell- max Ilia Saturday morning tbu Main SI bit ween Hod tree skating there hi helicopter rides and a ii ilule of The blocklong rink will bo the piece block long shipping mall from Park Ave to Water SI Beauty contest con- The Newmarket Winter committee Is looking for girls years old or under The content will be held Feb II at the town hall To en ter Flowers lull chili and hot dog booths a snow sculpturing contest On Sunday on Fairy Cake In Newmarket town council will meet Aurora in a game and after Dial there will be a Joust on the biles dig and eating contests first Hi entries In each with voluntcor themselves and their vehicles to give child ren free rides The weeklong festival will start Sal Feb with a novice liitkvi I oiiui by lied men Jr playoff game will follow The town band will supply music Thursday high school hoc key Newmarket va Huron Heights and a high school var iety night on ice will be the highlight Skating will fallow Friday night is the annuil Police Winter Carnival dance the Legion Hall

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