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Aurora brothers BUI son of number one Grade with cent average Keaoedy Street topped their respective grades Michael was the with per this year at Aurora High School Bill left was cent Cole Photo Academic hqpprs all in the AURORA Brothers Michael and John Dawson were the top two students at Aurora High School this past Michael 16 a grade II student had an average of 917 while 14yearold brother Bill was right behind with an average of 912 in grade The Dawson brothers are the sons of Mr and Mrs Dawson of 183 Kennedy St W Aurora Top girl was Jane Elizabeth 16 a grade student who earned an average of 88 Her parents are Mr and Mrs of RR Newmarket Newmarket High Schools top grade 13 student this year Nancy Nelson achieved the fourth highest grade average in York Region Nancy who is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Nelson 88 Newmarket had a per cent average Three students from the south end of the region had higher marks They were Secondary School student Douglas MacLeod of Thornhill who was tops with 947 per cent Secondary student Peter Vizmuller also of Thornhill second with per cent and Sam Fon Lew of Richmond Hill a student at Richmond Hill High with per cent In total grade 13 students in York Region were named Ontario Scholars Ontario Scholars are those who during the calendar year have earned an average of at least per cent on their best six honor graduation courses The students will receive an Ontario Scholar Diploma and an award of from he provinical government 1973 Ontario Scholars from schools in Aurora and King are Dr Williams Secondary School John Bull William Billions 902 Joan Linda 858 Brian McCullough 851 Maret Aun Ursula Toepher 835 Deborah White 830 Mary McCarthy 823 Therina Buchanan 818 Barbara Joan Watson Gregory King City Secondary School William Pitkin Susan Diplock Karen Crawford Hilda Chamberlain 816 Roger Gosbee Janet Graham Joyce Ten Hove 811 Alan Laing Timothy Henshaw Janet Loney Joanne THE ERA Aurora King ONTARIO JULY Van Luyk threatens added King budget bylaw delay SHORTER WITH LESS IMPACT Hydro south route best expert AURORA Environmental Planning Consultant Bruce called it only a general conclusion Monday but he indicated the southern route partly contained in the Parkway belt for Hydros controversial SOD KV power line was the best suited It is shorter and has less impact he said His statement near the end of a long evening of questions at the Aurora Highlands Golf Club undoubtedly pleased most of present Opinion at the public meeting was overwhelmingly in favor of the route contained in the parkway belt Leslie Brown of the Regional Planning Branch of the Ministry of Treasury Economics and Inter government Affairs explained the government wishes to defer discussion regarding the Park way Belt until after hearings scheduled for the fall But Mayor Gladys Rolling of East Gwillimbury earned loud ap plause for terming his remarks about the government being uncertain regarding the Park way as so much She criticized BUI 128 saying It supercedes official plans and zoning in the nicipalities Mayor Rolling termed the idea of development control imposed on a community dictatorship and later totd The Era she would fight the bill through a liaison committee of the Ontario Association of Municipalities Placing her support squarely on the southern route she acclaimed the people of King and others who objected so strenuously and have shown What people power can ac complish Mayor Rolling told the meeting Make sure any plan imposed on the Parkway Belt makes provision for that hydro King Mayor Margaret said she was happy to see Mayor Rollings support dont see what difference waiting for the Parkway Belt hearings will make she said Thats where we want it Mayor Gord Radcliff also backed the southern route proposal Mayor Evelyn Buck of Aurora said There will be resistance if its adjacent to Aurora Colin Prince presented a brief on behalf of the Ratepayers Association describing residents there as disturbed and con cerned The brief accused the communion of being negligent in that their published route clearly shows a proposed right- ofway through a subdivision which would require the demolition of homes The northern proposed route which crosses through is extremely close to Hydros original preferred route Boy killed at I liLt- lid li in Or ran in front of a operated by Kevin leonard Birch of Whitchurch The is dead upon arrival York County Hospital angry over neglect of his Ward 6 residents road problem delayed passage of kings tax bylaw Tuesday for at least two weeks and Indicated he may delay it even further King King councillors had been jubilant Friday at a special press conference held to present the budget figures and Tuesday most members were obviously disturbed over Councillor Van Luyk action They called on Clerk Harold Rose to assess just what this could mean to the township Further delay could cost the township between and quickly calculated Mr Rose He added if the delayed it will be you will mean King loses its place in the computer setup We have a date with that computer be said and delay will certainly cause hardships to the staff getting the bills out and to the majority of the township Clerk Rose went on to point out that if the bills dont get out King will have to borrow money Withdrawing all support of the roads budget as roads are not being handled as they should be Councillor Jack Van adamantly refused to support the bylaw during first reading because paving of the Holland Marsh Pumphouse Road had been budgeted for last year and not carried out This year is included for this project He went on to explain that delay spending of on the Concession construction project An angry Councillor Bill Long commented that had he realised there d be such grandstanding he would have hired a brass band and gotten in on some of It himself All items and figures were decided on by the majority pointed out Councillor Long adding I think its about time we got on with passing this levy Noting that Councillor Jack Van did have some grounds Mayor Margaret Bntnell gave him her persona assurance that all possible will be done to proceed with the Marsh project But along with councils assurance that the paving of Pumphouse Road would be given full consideration this year Councillor Long noted that Long launches special session KING TOWNSHIP Concerned over delay of Kings budget bylaw by Councillor Jack Van s vote Councillor Bill Long pressed for and achieved Monday majority support to hold a special meeting of council for the purpose of second reading of the bylaw The special meeting will be held next Monday preceding committee meetings Then If Councillor Van Luyk decides to delay the bylaw further with a nay vote on second reading the third reading can take place the following week it the next regularly scheduled meeting of council July Everyone supported holding the extra meeting except Councillor Van Councillor Ben Rough was not present Monday Councillor Long described third reading by July 23 as getting in under the wire Town okays strict pool bylaw A new swimming pool bylaw with strict and detailed safety regulations was given third and final reading by Aurora Council last Tuesday night The bill requires owners of private outdoor swimming pools more than two inches around their pools Posts must be set a minimum of three feet below grade level To provide a safe tem porary fence around the pool during construction to the erection of the required permanent fences To file a duplicate set of plot plan and fence and gate building permit To notify the towns building inspector when con struction of the pool and fence is complete for a final inspection prior to the first use of the pool Maximum penalty for those convicted of violating any of the provisions of the bylaw is were not going to pave a road we dont own Roads Chairman Murray Sheardown protested Coun cillor Van Luyk implies were not doing all we can and that Im not doing my job What hes asking for continued Councillor Shear- down is a black asphalt road over private property Its an road The township has been supplying maintenance for four years If Mr Van wants to be technical pointed out the roads chairman we could withdraw maintenance of the Road Councillor Sheardown also supported the 80000 pendtture on the Con cession They are only getting their fair share he remarked In the past it always seemed unfair for the western part of the Township to get dollar for dollar parody Councillor Van Luyk said he supported last years roads budget with the understanding that Pumphouse Road would be paved in 1973 He pointed out that for years these people have been giving the township the privilege of using private He noted a great amount of traffic and heavy trucks When Mayor Brilnell asked Councillor Van Luyk if he would not consider voting with us he replied no madam Weve been chasing the sweetened carrot held out to the Holland Marsh for two years Its not sweet any more When asked where he thought the in last years budget designated for Pum phouse Road was spent be replied I cant say it was spent somewhere else but it wasnt spent here Mayor Margaret BritneU told The Era the problem of the letter was all straightened out She said the teller would not be going out School board to call public meetings on drug abuse new administration HQ AURORA Proposals for a new school hoard ad- minislrative centre and the problem of drugs in the schools will be examined by the York County Board of Education during two public sessions between now and September In an open meeting Monday the hoard agreed to ex tend its option on its Aurora- owned administrative building by a year until March 1976 The board will add a third portable to relieve over crowding of the building and according to reports from the closed committee session where the decision first originated will meet any additional rental costs may encounter while wailing to regain use of the Church St building A board spokesman set the figure at between and and indicated that the Lost with the currently negotiated rental agreement of has forced the board to reconsider its January move to defer action on a proposed administrative complex Reports indicated that the board has committed itself to a full reexamination of the issue during its next regular meeting Aug 20 The examination of drug education in the schools meanwhile survived an abortive proposal to move behind close doors hold a frank discussion between the trustees and administrative staff but behind closed doors Georginas Tom Johnston introduced the subject noting that student comments indicate the board is not doing enough to discourage drug abuse John another representative on the JO member board disagreed claiming Its a much bigger problem than the school He later challenged fellow trustee call for a closed examination of the issue noting If this isa concern of the trustees its the concern of the community and should be discussed publicly Ron Hall who has been named the boards Acting Director of Education while Director Sam Chapman accepts a yearlong assignment with the Ontario Institute for Studies In Education agreed saying the subject of drug education in the schools should be open to the community He cautioned however that during a public meeting his staff would not engage in discussion of specific drug problems Trustees agreed to hold a special open session on drug education in the schools with Board Chairman Marvin Hunter later indicating the meeting will likely take place in September municipalities Mayor Rolling County Hospital the town may encounter while behind close doors me J New riding parallels Region but bill may b redistribution OTTAWA Although federal election riding bum daries have been presented Parliament by The Electoral Boundaries Com mission redistribution legislation to create the new ridings may be blocked indefinitely in the House of Commons according to York MP Sinclair Stevens Mr Stevens said on the same day the commission tabled its report the government in trnduced Rill C20H which would suspend the operation of the Electoral Boundaries Read justment Act until the end of 1974 or until parliament made other provision This Bill in effect repudiates the existing formula The delay in being encouraged by Members ire is where seats will be lost when boundaries are redrawn said the MP The new report recommends that York Simcoe be as a riding designation The Commission has changed its preliminary recommendations were to include King in a new riding to be known as Simcoe South and to West J and in a restructured constituency said Stevens In its final report the commission proposed that most of todays will become York North which will be somewhat comparable to the present York North provincial scat and that South will not include any part of York except for that portion of King Township north of High way This would ensure that the Holland Marsh area would be completely within the riding of South The two proposed ridings are described by the Com mission as follows York North would consist of that part of York Region contained in East and Georgina townships and that part of King south of High way the towns of Aurora Newmarket and Whitchurch- all the islands of Georgina Island Indian Reserve South would consist of that part of County contained in the town ships of Flos Notlawasaga Sun Tosoronlio Vespra and West Gwillimbury but excluding and that part of York Region contained in that part of King North of High- population based on the census of 79448 while Simcoe South would contain These figures compare with an average population for each proposed Ontario riding of Based on the 1971 figures had people compared with in 1961 Under the new boundaries all of towns of Richmond Hill and Vaughan would go into the new riding of Vaughan The main addition to the proposed York North ricing which is not in the present is Township now part of Ontario riding remains Ontario and becomes