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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), November 8, 1972, p. 13

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110 travel on inaugural run of trial commuter train mental BY DON BERNARD Era Staff Reporter J TRANSIT Eight cars and relaxed Toronto and last Wednesday and one of thorn Lawyer John was with the start of the service He has been pushing for a regular 1 that made he rented a train for a I am very happy ti the CNR promoting a to Toronto run he said The Mount Albert lawyer added that he hoped it would bo the start of a regular service Ho felt that 110 people first See said he felt the Is 1 pood is public so It will be a valuable experiment and we can go from there be said Mr told The Era he thought the large engine and eight cars were a bit too much and that a would have been less costly Mr Plggott said that the would be using da liners If It had them available It takes weeks before people start to shift patterns and months to year before they will make permanent shifts Mr said potential of run i a temporary I lime for the he supported Fortyfour passengers are seen hoarding first commuter train at Aurora Wednesday At each stop commuter train propon- John unfurled a large banner an the beginning of the fiveweek exper imental service The train leaves Newmarket at 7 am and Aurora at arriving at Union Station at 810 It leaves Toronto at 515 pm for the run back I IB DR G WILLIAMS COMMENCEMENT Former Dr Williams Secondary A Miller above presents the Achievement Award in Latin anil Eng lish to Suzanne Short during that schools commencement exercises Saturday evening Miss Short also won an Ontario Scholarship Town of Aurora Award for grade York County ft E Award and a I ahatt Scholar ship At left Susan Cochrane gives the Vale dictory address In the bottom photo Brent Bin ions accepts the Baldwin Estates Award Baldwin nephew of the original donor He also won the Town of Aurora Award for grade The school band played a selection from Fiddler on the Roof and Marvlaine Sprang provided a piano solo to fill up the entertainment portion of the evening While photos It is to get people to disrupt regular travel patterns for such a short per at time he added YorkSImcoc Sinclair Stevens the inaugural said he hoped the perimcntal run would lead to a permanent I dont think the experimental run Is John Noel manager of public relations for in local newspapers the four weeks ire Nov and that there had been a postal i in every community It has been announced on the radio but re is no substitute for word of mouth he with the She got on the train moved In Baldwin five ago and preferable to ride in a warm train rather I will take lie train as long as my bos KING CITY COMMENCEMENT ilscnn Miss of the top award Tinners Don Id 1 makes the v It proficient Km- Township Council Student id Icvcmenl Award York King in Secondary School Com- UK ip ami an Ontario night Winners awards ship She Culver right arc Robert Teresa rship lie Hint City Sue left Bind played ib Trail- providing SUTTON DISTRICT HS COMMENCEMENT Sutton District Principal A I congratulates Hans as In hands him his Ontario Scholarship certificate Friday night at the SD1IS Commencement Hans was one of the top students in the school winning Mathematics presented by staff members Canadian Bursary and a Stilton Valedictor the class of The choir provided musical entertainment with The Last Word of David and We Are Canada Iternard photos

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