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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), July 6, 1977, A01

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J ii itadaaaMWaWafSaWP -r- t I Ft E Thursday has a high Even before the figures heavy highway traffic according to agriculture and farm number of corporate owned were released the arms plained Mr Wall Fewer accident are In a more normal type owner aerator cant afford to wiiii 117 per take time off he explained York Regional Police ministry Kewon John a Ambulance on business oriented farms get i and York Region has a high During the ministrys July reported than do those on family sunrise tour be a- farms special session focusing on the J i I regional agricultural number of sod farms said the representative Wall said the- agriculture representative they don accurately w lota of travelling on owner operated the corpi the York has about farms are corporate kritsn Province noting that they are compiled Wghways farms employ a far greater in the province through Workmens Com- Our bigg oh he told The Board claims problem here number of people than do the is mixing farm vehicles and family farms said Mr Wall NO a NEWMARKETAURORAKESWICK ONTARIO JULY f CENTS r III dt mm Iff si a se NEWMARKET Gordon Cook was deceived when he seconded a motion approving the appointment of a police superintendent i The vicechairman of the York Regional Police Com mission made the charge last k at a commission meeting He was speaking of a May 25 decision to hire the superin tendent for the force The King resident asked that the motion appointing Jack Taylor to the new post be rescinded but failed to have the matter discussed during the public portion of the meeting The board was first warned of Mr Cooks dissatisfaction when Mr Taylor who worked for the regional force prior to joining the Ontario Police Commission staff was brought before the board for a swearing- in ceremony Since the swearingin was not on the agenda Mr Cook had intended to bring the matter up under new business jumped in with both feet I seconded the resolution for a new superintendent he told board members and I asked questions as to the effects on morale The vicechairman told the board that when he seconded the motion approving the ap pointment of Mr Taylor he had been assured that it would in no way affect the morale of the force The board at this point won t s case I AURORA Vince De Vila has been foiled In his effort to have the Ombudsman of Ontario rule on his conflict of interest charge against trustee Margaret Co burn The King Township man together with former trustees Joy Morton and Chris had approached the Ombudsman after a county court ruled that Mrs was not In conflict of interest in sitting on the boards negotiating team although her husband is a teacher The trio has been Informed by Ombudsman Arthur Maloney that Investigation of any judicial decision is beyond the scope of his office The ruling was based on Section of the Ombudsman Act which says the act does not apply to judges or to the functions of any court HI Utter id a days a few quick sprints through the sprinkler and the wilting heat is soon forgotten Its cheap Its cool best of all its fun and must surely rank up there with such other heat remedies as watermelon swimming pools one of those and doublescoop Ice cream cones SEPTEMBER OPENING EYED St Pauls gets final okay I i riding KB ban award For SB I la York Fairy Lake t CHRISTINA MONTGOMERY Era Staff Reporter NEWMARKET The regions review committee on health and social services is under Tire on two counts of neglecting to represent concerns judged crucial to its work Both education and coin- health service representatives should be members of the committee local officials have charged The charges come in response to an invitation for comment by the committee which Is meting until fall to determine what sort of planning be suitable for York The committees chairman has countered the charges saying that members are taking a nonpartisan view toward planning needs and that several- trustees who had requested that the board be allowed to appoint a member to the committee In an interview with The Era Mr Shields made it clear- that he supports the idea of regional planning for health and social services But because it is important he said community health services should be represented on both the review committee this summer and on whatever sort of final planning body the committee recommends Community health workers and public health nurses in particular are among the few or social service officials that deal with a family for any length of time Mr Shields said In addition they see the family as it approaches service agencies he said Because of this they can understand planning needs from a con sumers point of view he added Community health nurses Vandals action quickly reversed NEWMARKET Tenders Providing the current wanted very much she said for construction of St Pauls schedule can be met the board So have the parents of school are expected to be open is still on target to have classes students in the school late this month separate school in the new building by Sep- Kathleen Taylor said the Newmarket Thursday trustee added Education ministry of ficials in Toronto approved Septembers now Grade 8 working drawings for the class which the fall building late last week and the will become the first Grade board now hopes construction group to graduate from the can begin late this summer Quaker Hill school may be able We expect that con- to hold its June graduation in the struction will start late in new building if things go August- or early September cording to plan said Mrs said Mrs Taylor noting that the Taylor approval of working drawings is somethng the final step towards a start on i ve the new school concerned about and move suggestions irom any agency Or from the public will con sidered during deliberations Centre Learning Disabilities a childrens mental ie was board trustee Quirk COMMUNITY page buried -v- TORONTO Beautiful was York Regional chairman Garfield Wrights reaction to the news that the Com mission on Metro Toronto would not recommend an expansion of Metro northward into the region expansion recommendation especially north to the Parkway Belt Mr replied 1 had not even considered it Besides the premier indicated he didnt want any northward expansion NEWMARKET When Newmarket Horticultural Society president Elliott drove by the World War I cenotaph Saturday morning to check on about so geraniums society members had planted there she found them uprooted and scattered all over the little park She rushed off to help to replant the rapidly wilting red flowers but when she returned a few minutes later with Mrs Frances Walker and another member the three found the flowers back in place The mystery was solved with the appearance of Alfred a World War veteran who Uvea next to the cenotaph park on Darcy St Seeing the vandalised Rower beds he had picked up a shovel and restored them decided to postpone the swearingin and deal with the matter later in the evening the vicechairman brought the matter up a second time it was referred to an in camera session over Mr Cooks objections We did not deal with this in camera May Mr Cook I think everyone in York Region knows what this is all about so l dont see why we cant discuss it at this table The vicechairman told the board he has been em harassed as a result of the appointment 1ets face it we promoted him two ranks forward before he left Mr Cook reminded the board Mr Taylor was promoted from the rank of constable to inspector Mr said he is disturbed over the York Regional Police Associations objections to the boards action in failing to make the ap pointment from within the ranks Its causing us a hell of a problem If you want to know the truth ho added Commissioner Gladys Rolling of East Gwillimbury told the board that she was surprised at Mr Cooks remarks I was the one who made inquiries as to the effects it would have on the force and was assured by Mr Cook what a tremendous person this man was she said Mr Cook made it clear he had been given to understand there would be no adverse results from the appointment and told the board he has no objections to Mr Taylor per sonally His concern is with the grievance put forth by the police association to what I was told and seeing that approved the resolution 1 wish to admit that I was wrong Mr Cook said If we have created a grievance by going outside policy I wfcjh to rescind this resolution- Commissioner Twinney of Newmarket agreed with the suggestion that the matter be deferred to an earner a session objected to the boards actions at the last meeting so feel I cannot talk about it at this time he noted I f- The six inches worth of report almost exactly the lines of York f view than individual agencies Mr Shields said In defence of educations reports costing nearly million was released on Monday and scotched rampant rumors that the former premier of Ontario would recommend expansion of Metros boundaries into York Peel and Durham regions Questioned on the lack of an Regions brief said Mr Wright But Mr Wright disagreed strongly with a recommendation that Metros elections be held In the second week of October with the municipalitys fiscal year See WRIGHT page K t 1 i Graves of child was HOPE FOR ACTION BY MONDAY a I I m NEWMARKET Concern over inadequate policing should be expressed directly to the York Regional Police Com mission Mayor Bob Forhan told a group of unhappy citizens here last Wednesday night Residents of the Silverbirch Basically we havent had a common sense response from the police said the The kids see them coming and disappear He told the public meeting called to present neighborhood residents with a on the am Ntlihl Id out it includes an analysis of what SSShS SeTret is and what needs nave yet to be insists that the recommendations are modest in CherrywoodHarrison Dr area proposal for the vacant land the complained about mi the town has requested vandalism noise from East more patrol cars in Gwillimbury Heights park divisions Maple teat school yard and the We were told by itself Mrs Quirt told Era vacant fields to the north of coram Its not their i wu w cm he said Basically The wlU dont agree with their policy Mr said town Sf fldds to the north w council made the point in a pushing answer to at uim turn see arrived not comparison to the number of answer to al least some of the X Si Programs needed suggestions JJJg gffi Jg e m to in- could be caught sLuil committee would like to see Th7 mayor said resolved In time for fall In all the pressure to get them to NEED their he has It take more

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