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\THE WESTON SILVER BAND and Color tst, of Branch 213 of the Royal Canadian on supported by the band of the Weston The system will cover 130 schools and will require a further $4,550 to maintain each year. The cost in- curred by the Board for loss and damage caused by break-ins in 1964 amounted to $6,892. Because of a marked increase in school break-ins, the North York Board of Education approved of a $35,000 expenditure Tuesday night for an automated surveillance system. The details of the plan are on display in the foyer of the Weston Town Hall for anyone to view. The plan which divides Metro into separate areas is composed of four parts. These are: popu- lation distribution, major transpor- tation routes, road right-of-ways and the land use plan. According to the directive ac- companying the plans, "The Metro- politan Official Plan is a guide to the future development of Metro- politan Toronto and the 13 fringe municipalities which make up the $35,000 School Spy ls Hoped To Cut Vandalism The Metropolitan Toronto Draft Official Plan will be open to ques- tion foe Weston and North York residents next Thursday night. PREPARED FOR A BLAST, Weston's Sandy Leigh, Miss Outdoors for Ontario sits atop the cannon rolled in the Victoria Day Parade. A staunch sea cadet obviously .rllititi, Highest Density long Range Fifi.'." 4 - 21 (Continued on page 3) Metro planning area. It is based on a forecast of the urban growth which is expected to take place in the next quarter century and of population and employment in- creases during the' period . . . It contains the principles and Poli- eiesrth be observed by the Metro Corporation in matters of Metro- politan concern and provides for the integration of detailed local municipal 'planning functions with these policies and principles.” The 1961 population figure for the area according to the census conducted that year was 228,011. The projected 1980 figure accord- ing to the population distribution map will be 267,500. This would give the planning area a density of 38, which would be the third highest in the entire Metro plan- ning area. The Town of Weston which makes up a portion of area three of the Metro planning area is shown on the land use plan as being primarily residential in chaatrcter. The Lawrence-Weston Road area is designated as major commercial, and both the northern and southern extremities of the town are shown on the map as be- ing industrial regions. The remainder of area three is composed of the northern part of York Township and the south- western part of North York. The Town of Weston has indi- cated that it will not make any of- Navy Cadets await the order to start in the Victoria Day parade in Weston last Monday night. Photo by Bill Henderson suffering from the trials and tribulations of guard duty does his best to survive through the ordeal of posing with Miss Leigh. Photo by Bill Henderson Metro View The recommended standard for public open space is 5 acres of regional park and 2.5 acres of local park per 1,000 persons with at least one-half of the latter within one- half mile of the population served. If no new sites are added and redevelopment takes place to the maximum extent, according to the report only 1.8 acres per person would be available, indicating that an additional 10.8 acres would be desirable. The report suggests that this may be cairried out by acquiring lands, reaching an agreement with the Board of Education for parks use of school playgrounds, and by agree- ment with North York for joint use of Township parks in the vicinity. The Planning Board in its report accompanying the proposed official plan for Weston has given the north- east section of town the priority for the provision of new parkland. The hearing will take place at 8 p.m. next Thursday, June 3 at Earl Haig Collegiate, 100 Princess Avenue in North York, _ Northeast Area Has Top Priority On New Parkland ficial representation at the public hearing to be held next week. WWW 'ilitrttet Fivzlom I 0:NEW OFFICIAL plllAlliill If residential redevelopment was carried out to its maximum extent in Weston (an approximate 6,000 increase in population) a new ele- mentary school of 20 Classrooms would be required in the central area. According to the report accom- panying the proposed official plan, however, it may be feasible to move the much larger primary school population into Weston Collegiate and Vocational School. It is in: dicated that when Etobicoke csjiii,t, North York make provision for)'thi) students presently attending WCIr8, there would be an excess of approxi- mately 500 seats in the school. 7 . Prepare for a bang. On Sunday the ‘Illustrious’ will fire off blanks from a 12 pound cannon in the Lawrence Avenue parking lot. But just because it is called a traditional sunset ceremony, do not let this put you off your guard. The proceedings will start at 2 p.m. and continue until 5 pm. A New 20 Room School Might Be Necessary Town Clerk, G. H. Clarkson said he egpects little opposition from the residents at the three public meet- ings which are to be held early in June. Even after the plan has been adopted by the Ontario Municipal Board the present planning Board will remain in office Mr. Clarkson stated. However, he added, no decision has been made on whether the town will hire a 'pltuirsing director. Presently Building Inspec- tor Frank Lowthian has Been in charge of all rezoning applications. Sunday Sunset Cannon Blast In Afternoon Guiding Policies The purpose of the plan is to form guiding policies for Council to deter- mine future growth. According to the preamble in the report, "the official plan will serve to direct public and private initiative in specific proposals to develop or redevelop any area within the Town. Accordingly, it is a coordinating document which outlines the general policies under which development may take. place, and the general procedures which are to be followed in obtaining approval to undertake such development." It is further reported that the existing school accommodation is not adequate to handle the increase in population anticipated by the re- development. "The problem will be solved to some degree initially by the withdrawal of non-residents from Weston schools (both North York and Etobicoke high school students attend Weston Collegiate and Voca- tional School), and may be solved ultimately by a redesign of school enrolment areas and accommoda- tion," the report states. "As devel- opment proceeds, however, d careful continuing analysis of the school problem will be required.” The report issued By the. 1?}; wing Board states thatfmdhsu'fiffgbwth is healthy and there is some room for expansion. o 1ntensitieiifiph of use of lands which may presently be shown to be underdeveloped o Con/joliia!1y1, of prnnary land uses based upon an already well es1abl?sh.ed patternof development . Eventual el:.ip1ir1a.ti,on pf incompatible uses from areas in which they conflict with the primary land use . Establishmehi; of sound policies to control develop- ment and redevelopment." 'gi C ts----------------------, More Parkmg _ With regard to Weston’s com- ll H mercial area at the Lawrence- eport arpoons Weston Road junction; the report N . hb F states: "Sufficient 1andj1ir designated elltl or or for commercial growth thieugh re- . development and for iprpiiiived com- Odd M mercial facilities, psrtlitt,ti1o with IXture respect to off-street patkjijg, so that The report accompanylng the pro- the area may eontinuertaVeompete posed official plan for the Town: of sueeessfully with more racently con- Weston pys the worst industrial structed integrated shopiiit,tt plazas." anomoly m the area lies not within The report also' stiaii'idat the existing park land is Manama for current use but increased space will be needed as development proceeds. The offieia -é’a"1-an now formally presented to the residents of Weston indi 'if,it'e,s a number of redevelopment programs, Embodied iii/a report accompanying the plan, are firm indications of rygff‘steps necessary for such redevelopment within the prresiir,it,ri,tpwploundaries. The reirort (,iij'a't,fiis.: ".As all lands within the Town limits are virtually coniyletely m use at the present time the objec- tives of the Jatur,'Jt)yrproposals are limited to: WEST®ZE£PNTARIQ THURSDAY, MAY 27, 19;; The report continues by stating that the separate school facilities magibe the most deficient of all. 'etili"ivigh well located, the separate school site is exceedingly small with little ’room for school additions to asitlfi'inmodate even a modest increase in enrollment. Careful attention to the possibility of enlarging both the site and school may be anticipated in the future," the reports states. . Of the 1962 enrollment, the report states, only 34 percent (520 pupils) were Weston residents. The pro- jected total of secondary school students in the Weston area is 848. The school has an existing capacity of 1,395 students. The report goes on to state that there is definite lack of rental housing for large families and some of the sites might lend them- selves to row housing or maison- ettes. The report recommends that a study along these lines be carried out. The specific areas comprise a total of 26.9 acres. The seven areas suggested are: 3.7 acres west of Weston Road in The report adds: "It is not ex- pected, however, that all of these areas will or should be developed to maximum potential density or that all development will take place in the immediate future." Seven specific areas for multiple family redevelopment within the Town of Weston. The report states that they-could house a potential 6,000 people over the next 20 years. Seven Areas Slated For Multi-Dwelling Units f«*§""$?. 'i:,..::::""'::;:;-"";:,'-"-;,,::":.",::,":"':,:':." Number 4 ti oclmach h Rounding The 52? With regard to industrial develop- ment within the town, the report states there are only a few existing industries which should be declared legal non-conforming uses, and slated for redevelopment as soon as possible. The report urges that a special joint study by the two municipalities be initiated as soon as possible, "taking into account the special problems of the inhabitants of the area”. The report accompanying the pro- posed official plan for the Town of Weston says the worst industrial anomoly in the area lies not within the town boundary but in neigh- bouring North York. The report terms the John Best Avenue area "an area of oddly mixed uses". The area referred to lies between Jane Street and the railway lines sandwiched in by the town's industrial district. i?si.F.tWi'sS'i.'irii:iitj, The thing that perturbs Mr. Sutherland is that the cockroaches are not important - they live right in the fire halls. Firemen in North York have found a new way to pass the time between the calls according to Councillor William Sutherland. The firemen stage cockroach races. Not only are these races; filled with spines The central commercial area of Weston has on the average two less free parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of store space than comparable commercial areas in Metropolitan Toronto according to the report accompaning the proposed official plan for the town. In the central Weston area there are a total of 920 car parking spaces although only 675 of them are free. This provides 4.1 free spaces per 1,000 square feet or 5.6 total spaces Per 1,000 square feet. In com- (Continued on page 8) the 3 blocks between Victoria Avenue east and Lippincott Street; 1.6 acres on Hillcrest Road; 2.3 acres on the east side of Weston Road at Fern Avenue; 7.3 acres on the, south side of Church Street between the Weston Plaza on Wes- ton Road and a new apartment house at the southwest corner of George Street, on the north side of Church Street between an existing industrial lane and a new apart- ment house east of Cross Street, the north side of Church Street between Weston Road and Cross Street, and the east side of Weston Road extending from Church Street to Conron Place; 6.4 acres between Weston Road and the river from Humber Street to Church Street; 4.4 acres on the west side of Wes- ton Road extending about 400 feet to the river bank between the CNR tracks and the northerly town limits; and 1.2 acres on the south side of Lawrence Avenue West west of the central area C0mmer- cial development. More Parking Necessary For Redevelopment On Monday, May 17, the new $75,000,000.00 C.N.R. yards were officially opened by the Hon. John Pickersgill, Minister of Transport at Ottawa, in the presence of Mr. Gordon and Premier John Robarts at Some time ago Donald GoNon found it necessary to cool off the demand fog such a commuter serv- ice and announced that no plans could be considered until such time as the modern new freight marshal- ling yards would be opened in Vaughan Township, thus taking thousands and thousands of freight cars off the C.N.R. tracks in Metro Toronto. Once the tracks should be clear of freight cars, said Mr. Gordon, the C.N.R. would improve its commuter services in the Toronto area. The co-incidental announcements by Donald Gordon, president of the Canadian National Railways and Premier John Robarts of Ontario, that C.N.R. tracks in the Metro- politan Toronto area will be used for greatly improved commuter service for Metro residents, culminates a campaign that Ralph Cowan, M.P. for York-Humber has waged ever since he was first elected in 1962. Three years ago Mr. Cowan pub- liely demanded that the nationally owned C.N.R. tracks and road-beds should be used in the Toronto area for a commuter service that would be of benefit to all taxpayers. l n Weston.; Improved Rail Servnce tingling suspense staged, but the cock- roaches are also producing some domestic problems. Mr. Sutherland was told by one fireman, "Everyday, the moment I get home from work my wife insists I shake out my clothing and take a shower for fear of bringing home eoekroaehes." "This situation is ttot.a new one for us, nor I predict the last. For while any criticism of the leadership of our Party does considerable harm in terms of the so-called 'public image', as Conservatives, we accept this in favour of trampling on the rights of any individual or group who wish to express their own per- sonal view point," he said. "At the moment, there are a small group of Conservatives who question the leadership of the National Party. It is within their right to do so. And by so doing, they are neither subject to censure or expulsion from the party. "In this respect, we differ in very large measure to the Liberals- Socialists. A recent example is the expulsion of ten young left-wing socialists from the NDP in Toronto for setting up a "Committee to defend democracy in the NDP". Speaking to the group, the Fed- eval PC candidate Victor Colebourn said, It is better that the public image of the Conservative party be harmed by comments on the party's leader- ship than the right to question be stifled, the York Humber Conserva- tive Association was told. o possibility of land assembly to create a substantial building site 0 condition of existing buildings q access to arterial roads and public transportation Criteria The report states that the cri- teria used to determine these locations were: q desirability of redevelopment of non-conforming uses in residen- tial areas for residential purposes Public Image Secondary To Right Of Criticism Negotiations are now in progress with regard to the Canadian Pacific Railway providing a similar service. The C.P.R. has lines through York Humber running westward to Lon- don and north to Sudbury. As a direct result of the opening of the new Thornhill "hump yards," Mr. Cowan reports, the ONE. is now in a position to remove its level crossing on Keele St. immediately south of St. Clair Ave., and to make use of its overhead bridge on Weston Road just north of Swifts Canadian In the riding of York-Humber the C.N.R. operates tracks across the south end through Etobicoke and Mimico on the Toronto .. Hamilton line. The C.N.R. line from Toronto to Guelph enters York Humber just north of the Canada Packers plant and runs through Weston to Malton. Residents along these rights of way can expect greatly improved service in the immediate future, Mr. Cowan states. Thornhill. On Wednesday, with the freight trains being practically eliminated from the tracks in To.. ronto, the joint announcement was made. Mr. Cowan, because of his interest in the new commuter serv- ice, and John Addison, M.P. for York North in whose riding the great new railway centre is located, were the only members of parlia- ment at Ottawa to attend the official opening, with Mr. Pickersgill. 0 natural advantages of the site "I didn't think cockroaches got into clothes, but I gave one a free ride home on my hat brim," another fireman stated. The Councillor has asked the North York Health department to report on the matter and the general conditions in the fire halls. He has also asked for a statement on bedding conditions; how many men use the beds and how often the bedding is changed. "As Conservatism is basically a reflection of freedom, Conservatism is also a defender of the individual. This is not to say that other political parties are not similarly interested in this area. It is. just that the Con- servative puts more emphasis on this principle. No political party has a monopoly on principles or ideals," he stated. "Further," he added, "those who oppose our political beliefs also are strongly aware that while they may oppose, they do so in full knowledge that they maintain all rights and privileges others enjoy in our society. This is because Conserva- tives believe, as a basic principle that no one shall be penalized for their political beliefs. Witness - The Canadian Bill of Rights and the Ontario Human Rights Code.". Obviously things are hardly demo- cratic in the socialist camp. Cries of 'cvusty old bureaucrats' - 'witeh hunt' - vicious McCarthy cam-. paign or rumours, came from the expelled ten youth members; , ask you-Af democracy is absent within the ranks of their own political party, can the NDP be expected to preserve the democratic rights and freedom of the people," Mr. Cole- bourn stated. The 2500 dwelling units that could be built upon these sites would mean there would be an in.. crease of almost 10 units per acre over the present state. According to the report, in 1963 the assessed population of Weston was 9,832 people occupying appvvrirpssstfiy 262 acres of land or sodrtl per cent of the town's total area. o consolidation of existing multi- family residential areas o availability of job opportuni- ties in the wide surrounding area. The area south of Lawrence Avenue West is currently being served by a combined sanitary and storm sewer. The report of the Planning Board states that the combination is unable to handle extreme storm conditions and ye- commends a separation of the two services to allow the area to grow. Limiting growth in the Jane Street area the report indicates is the Jane Street sanitary sewer which can not accommodate re- development. Metropolitan Toronto has con- structed a sanitary sewage system with sufficient capacity to accom- modate any anticipated residential development in Weston, the report accompanying the proposed official plan for Weston indicates. However, two problem areas do exist acocrding to the report. Two Sewers Holding Back Town's Growth packing plant. Up to now use of this overhead bridge has been blocked by track requirements for steam clean- ing refrigerator' cars at St, Clair Avenue and Keele St. SINGLE comes to CENTS frrrsrr.it3 4“?!