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THE ERA Since I NEWMARKET AURORA KESWICK ONTARIO NEWMARKET CITIZEN OBJECTORS REBUFFED Aurora Council votes 53 to widen Wellington St ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND Cooperation between the community and the is accented In the community adventure playground completed last week at Jersey Public Richard were hired to carry out the project under a Opportunities for Youth grant For a story on the project and another example on how the infant badly hurt tin twocar crash in Keswick NEWMARKET A three- weekold Newmarket infant is in serious condition in hospital following a twocar collision in which seven people were injured Sunday evening Kevin Jones infant son of Heather and Robert Jones of Davis Dr was taken to the intensive care unit of Sick Childrens Hospital in Toronto Keswick went out of control striking the Jones car headon and knocking it into a ditch William Waggoner 37 of Ave Keswick Donna Cann of Toronto satisfactory condition at York County Hospital with police sam contusions and a concussion The Jones infant was taken Mr and Mrs Jones and lne Toronto hospital with their oneyearold daughter serious head injuries police Michelle were treated and said The child is scheduled for released at York County extensive surgery Hospital Also treated and Ms was charged released were Ms and with careless driving Pressure mounting on board appoint Barretts successor AURORA Pressure is mounting on the York Region public school board to appoint a successor to Whitchurch Stouf trustee Colin Barrett rather than call a by election During its regular session here next Monday night the board is expected to receive a Mr the last municipal election Mr Barrett defeated incumbent John McMurray the areas only other school board candidate in the vote In interview Monday Antique car show Sunday Visitors will have the to sample homemade bread pies tarts and cookies from the old- fashioned bake sale while viewing the cars their parents grandparents used to drive with pride The Newmarket Citizens and will perform and the can will be piped in by of the Newmarket doai pipe and drum band The museum will be open will feature spinning weaving rughooking and battermaking demon Admauloa will be per car yea happen to be on feat the price Is per adult cents per child la case of rain the car artll he held Aug to Sutton Hi of Newmarket just west night board chairman Don Sim described as unthinkable the appointment of a trustee who Theres no question we can do it appoint Mr Bowes legally said the chairman but he questioned the boards moral judgment if it should appoint anybody from the outside In another development Monday Michael Bailey of the Parents Council denied he has launched a campaign to thwart any ap pointment of Mr McMurray to the seat According to reports the council objected to the fact that Mr is a teacher in North York and his wife is a substitute teacher for the York A branch manager for Guaranty Trust Mr Barrett s transferred from his post ii He has not set a date for resignation from the board and has not officially backed either of the two likely candidates signotion from the board Mr Barrett said the selection of his successor should be left to the people not the trustees Monday however he described Mr Bowes his own campaign chairman during the municipal election as a very acceptable candidate in my AURORA recorded vote Aurora Council gave its approval Monday night for the reconstruction of Wellington St West to four lanes despite moves by council op ponents to delay and block the project Councillors George Timp Norm Stewart and Bob Roth voted against the project after failing to gain support for an amendment that would have limited the street to two or three lanes except at the Yonge and Wellington St intersection and necessary approaches Councillor Pete Miller who voted against the project when the matter was tied in council last week was in Quebec at a conference BLOCK ATTEMPT FAILS Councillor Roth lost in an attempt to block reintroduction of the matter into council Only a member of council who voted In the majority may ask that the matter be recon sidered he said quoting a lawyer In a tie there is no majority However Aurora solicitor Dick Thomson had advised the town that if a councillor is ab sent during a vote the matter may be reintroduced This was upheld by a decision of the Supreme Court ClerkAdministrator Bud Rodger said quoting the towns lawyer The move to reintroduce the matter was made by Councillor Harry Jackson who was absent at the last vote I have a right to cast a vote as much as anyone else said Councillor Jackson who moved that the town accept its share of the cost for the project ac cording to a contract awarded by York Region And Im here to do just that he said Councillor Jackson was in Florida when the tie vote was cast last week placing the matter in limbo about to destroy the character of This is the first time we havent listened to the people Councillor Stewart said This is the first time 1 have seen us turn down a Council vo hearing a petition of 1380 to the widening of the roadway to four lanes Why not throw the people out Councillor Roth said You dont listen to them anyway In a letter to council regional engineering com missioner Bob Hodgson claimed a fourlane roadway was necessary from Hwy to McDonald Dr in order to achieve an acceptable level of service for the present and future traffic requirements And he urged council make its decision soon The contract called for construction to begin Aug Some of the greatest things He said council should not necessarily follow the advice of engineers Simply getting a degree In engineering does not make them a fountain of alt original thought Councillor Timpson Williamson challenged towns need for s The matter has become an emotioncharged issue among see WELLINGTON page 2 Mount Alberts fate in citizens hands Mayor Rolling says MOUNT ALBERT The future of Mount Albert is in the hands of the people not the politicians according to Mayor Gladys Rolling A community plan being developed in consultation with regional and township officials and Paramount Developments is at a very preliminary stage the mayor said during Describing the proposal as at Ihe stage of going to the people Mayor Rolling said the scheme has only been accepted in principle by the townships planning committee level and still come to council for ratification the mayor noted In East Gwillimbury all members of council are members of the planning committee Major public opposition No more cozy lunches for Bill and Margaret Era News Editor NEWMARKET Two weeks ago Margaret and Bill Hodgson were seen having lunch together at a Newmarket restaurant frequented by politicians and other local government types They were of course on opposite sides of the table Its whether the two King Township dignitaries will recreate that cozy scene for a while at least until after Sept For thats the day when the voters of York North riding decide whether to return Mr Hodgson to the provincial Legislature or replace him with one of two challengers Mrs Britnell or Bob Lewis of Mrs the volatile King mayor running for the Liberals and Mr Lewis the systems analyst bearing the New Democratic Party standard both were off and running Monday accusing the Conservative government of arrogance indifference and opportunism In fact Mr Lewis had issued a harshly worded press release attacking both the Tories and Liberals early Monday even before Premier William Davis had formally announced the election date Meanwhile Mr Hodgson York Norths Tory incumbent was forced into a predictably defensive position backing his governments economic policies and stressing his record of continued if unspectacular personalcontact a his constituents far as Im concerned Ill n my record of certainly be the people I have represented for the last eight years said night In past campaigns Mr Hodgson a former reeve of King and warden of York County has stressed his quiet and workmanlike approach to solving everyday problems for his constituents In the election the Hodgson slogan was Hes always there and he indicated Monday that his 1975 pitch will be the same Mrs Britnell however says she doesnt think itll work again I promise to be a fulltime MPP and to be in touch with the people all the time not just the the be understandable The riding boundaries were realigned earlier this year with York North losing a section in the north and picking up a southern chunk that includes almost all of the Town of Vaughan Mrs Britnell whose township adjoins press release contending that the Tories have been preoccupied with slaying in power and the Liberals are so mixed up on policies that no one knows what they stand for The Davis government decisions are designed to meet the Tory party interests not those of the people Mr Lewis says And he claims Our local Tory backbencher has see YORK NORTH page 2 see CITIZENS DALES OUT OF RACE KESWICK Former Mayor Joe Dales who declared last year he would run for the provincial Liberals in Durham North announced Monday thit he has withdrawn from the race for per- details of the Durham North campaign see page WAITING FOR REGIONS OFFICIAL PLAN OAAB shelves Auroras shopping mall project AURORA The long delayed proposal for a major Aurora shopping mall now faces another long delay The Ontario Municipal Board which was expected to call a summer hearing on the mall project now says it wont even look at the proposal until York Region finishes its first official plan And the regions official plan is unlikely to be completed before late In if then The decision or non- decision is the third of its kind officials to get their signals straight The OMB says it cannot rule on applications for regional shopping centres until Yorks official plan sets forth the regional guidelines for such projects It took the same position on projects planned for and Richmond Hill York planning chief Murray Pound however says the could be disappointed if it expects the regions official plan to specifically designate the locations for regional shopping I think theyre passing the buck quite frankly Mr Pound told The Era Monday Yorks official plan will take a broadbrush guideline ap proach to such matters as shopping centres Mr Pound said It will not designate exact locations Auroras Northern Lights Centre proposal submitted by Mr Pound said It is proposed for the north west corner of St and Orchard Heights Blvd view of its previous decisions on the Richmond Hill and Markham proposals it would not appear that this Aurora plan should be put on for hearing until the region has prepared its new official plan In the Richmond Hill decision the notes that York Region has failed to meet December of The decision also says York has not given the any intimation of the date when such shall be done They havent asked Mr Pound told The Era The regions planning commissioner noted that the lack of a regional official plan didnt block the OMBs approval major furniture mart for Township north of the furniture mart did it he said It seems to depend quite frankly on whose ox is being gored The however says in the Richmond Hill decision that it is the duty of regional councils to lead in determining see page opens Sutton Fair Sutton Fair in history last weekend The various com petitions attracted a record number of entries and the entertainment included a popular new event dog racing with no official belting of course For a story and full page of photos on the fair see page