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The Weston Centennial Comâ€" mittee Chairman, James Trimâ€" bee has requested $500. from the Town for the Weston Cenâ€" tennial. Fund. The Committee feels that the grant, along with similar grants and program reâ€" ceipts are necessary to carry out the planned celebrations. Council referred the matter to the Finance Committee. © Centennial Party Fer Only $5002 On Monday council again reâ€" jected help, ruling that the slipâ€" age was the homeowner‘s proâ€" blemâ€"not the township‘s. Stanwood Folks Gzt No Twp. Aid Last year, the home owners asked North York to somehow stabilize their rear yards to preâ€" vent slippage into the ravine. Board of Control suggested helpâ€" ing the owners, but council reâ€" jected the proposal. Residents on Stanwood Cres cent with sinking back yards facing the Humber ravine won‘t be getting any township help to solve their problem. Despite . a pnjposed $63 milâ€" lion budget t’:iyyear, the North York Board C6f â€" Education | is bracing itself for more "15 to 19 percent‘ increases in 1967, 1968 and 1969. The board was visibly shockâ€" ced last week when it learned the cost of this year‘s education bill. On Monday, a meeting was held to trim some of the exâ€" Humber Memorial Hospital Women‘s Auxiliary cleared $1,400 to acquire more equipment for the hospital at the W. A. Janus (January) Night Dance in the Skyline Hotellast.week.. At $14.a couple, 396 tickets were sold and all but 12 turned up for the supperâ€"dance. Theme was Hawaiian and tables were decorated with pineapples embellished with flowers and candles. _ Guests had a ball with hula girls presenting each guest with a Hawaiian Leis. Some of the Janus Night dignitaries were, Etobicoke Reeve J. MacBeth; Weston Mayor Wes Boddington:; Chief of Staff of Humber Memorial, Dr. R. $63 Million Budget Shocks Board Educators Demanding Federal Aid LATIN DANCE NETS HUMBER W. A. $1,400 down by. Ward 1 Councilior John Booth: who declared: "Let‘s not kid ourselves. This will be the top political issue of the past two years." Controller Irving Paisley who also opposed the Cummer site, appealed to council not to make the emotionally charged question a political issue. He was cut the Metro Housing and Welfare department to block a 14â€"storey nursing home for the aged and at Cummer and Willowdale Avâ€" Ward 2 Councilior Joe Gould WANT ADS CALL Until Call 12:30 Noon Wednesday 249â€"1641 241â€"5211 Delivery â€"â€"REEVE SERVICE CAN NO LONGER DELAY HOME FOR AcEDâ€" "In Britain, one pays for pubâ€" lc transit on the basis of how far he travels," Godfrey noted. "This seems to be an efficient program as the man who travels four miles naturally pays more than the one who travels two miles. This is analogous to the way Norths Yorkers pay their hydro. The more one uses, the more one pays. single fare system, because transit authorities have ruled the British system would be unwieldy but haven‘t found a satisfactory; alternative. A Metro one fare system would require further subsidizaâ€" tion of the TTC, Godfrey noted, but he said township‘ residents already pay a two mill subway construction _ subsidy _ without any subway benefits. Ward 4 Councillior Paul Godâ€" frey thinks the two zone fare Toronto Transit system should be scrapped. Single Fares Across Metro Godfrey Urges Godfrey said recently . that many North Yorkers pay two fares to ride only a few miles on public transit while others can travel more than a dozen miles hy subway and streetcar in any part of Toronto. penses, but it was found tlnt‘ Board chairman Peter Tacon the estimates did not contain | said a major portion of the inâ€" many frills. Another meeting to‘ crease will be due to the rapid consider the budget has bete expansion of technical »educaâ€" called for next Monday. | tion. "Perâ€"student . educational Increased â€"costs of education 1 cost is by far the greatest" in may mean ub to a six mill tax | this field. â€" Increased â€"costs of education may mean up to a six mill tax increase this year. hour proposal by the reeve to build a 22â€"storey senior‘s project on five acres at the corner of Empress Avenue and Yonge Street, north of the municipal building. @ The official position voted by council last year that North ject. f North York‘s stand on the senâ€" lor citizens housing project now entering the second year of deâ€" bate, basically breaks down to three separate positions: ©@ The reeve and several conâ€" trollers want the Cummer Plan serapped in favor of an 1ith mh;mm‘. reeve holding up a project badly needed for Metro‘s senior yet to find a ‘satisfactory al Mleston Times Convenors of the dance were Mrs. Wes. Boddington â€"and Mrs. Jack Steâ€" wart, W. A. President Mrs. Mardi Gibâ€" son welcomed guests and the Johnny Smith Orchestra kept the guests danc ing to a Latin tempo. In charge of tickâ€" ets were Kay Barlow and Mary Falkâ€" ner. In charge of decorations, Elaine Inch and responsible for the raffle, Marg Carlson. Seen above in tropical decorated ticket colléction hut are Robert Ferguson, hospital administraâ€" tor, Mrs. Barlow and Mrs. Boddington. McMillan, Councillor Jim Trimbee and Viceâ€"chairman of The Board of Goverâ€" nors, Clark Wardlaw. When the case was bag to court, Kingsland was fined $25 on 46 counts of renting apartments in an uncompleted building. Council at the time wanted to press charges to prove that town bylaws have teeth, but Mayor Wes Boddington opposed stating that if the company was fined, it would ‘mean less assets to be split among creditors. The comâ€" quidation. Court Decision Kingsland | erected a 46â€"suite building at 2364 Weston Road and council was informed that because the company could not raise sufficient funds to comâ€" plete the building, it rented apartments _ before _ receiving town permission. Weston council learned Monâ€" day that the trustees for Kings land Estates Ltd., fined $1,150 for renting suites in an uncomâ€" pleted apartment building, may appeal Magistrate‘s J. W. Butâ€" ler‘s decision. Trustees May in the ‘recent speech from the Throne in Ottawa of setting up a Federal Ministry of Educaâ€" tion‘,, he said. The main solution to the ris ing cost dilemma, as Tacon.sees it, is more educational aid and grants from the Federal and provincial governments. "It was disappointing to see the omission Photo by Bill Henderson On January 17, the reeve callâ€" ed a secret meeting of council to ask for a delay of the OMB hearing so that North York could (This positicon was rejected by Metro Housing Committee which stated a combined project would save Metro $250,000.) @ The third stand comes from counciliors who favor the whole project on the Cummer site. Fed up with North York‘s deâ€" laying tactics, Metro will seek Ontario Municipal Board approvâ€" al Monday to build the whole project on the 10â€"acre Cummer the Cummer site and find land somewhere else to build a housâ€" York allow half the projectâ€"the that knocked out Weston, Mayor Boddington said Robarts gave all the big municipalities a carâ€" rot at the expense of Metro towns and villages. He said the Metro executive agenda is so thick that most of the decisions are mae ahead of time by the civic department heads. He also said North York‘s strength at Metro really lies in the strength of its Metro represâ€" entatives and not the number it has on Metro council or exeâ€" cutive committee. He predicted more changes for Metro in the next five years and suggested one of them to be the portion of North York south of Lawrence Avenue West beâ€" coming part of York. To sooth North York however, it will be Mould said after taking away part of Toronto‘s voting strength on Metro council, the Ontario government was seeking to pacify the city with a 50 per cent say on the executive comâ€" mittee. He noted that Toront;, has 47 per cent of the Metro asâ€" sessment and therefore should have at least half_the power in making some of Metro‘s deciâ€" sions. i expanded north that it favored North York. "Voting against the reeve‘s moâ€" tion would be akin to vote against motherhood," he â€" ex. plained. _ j OTHERS DISAGREE Weston Mayor Wes Boddingâ€" ton and York township Reeve Jack Mould ~don‘t agree with North York sentiments. N.Y. ASKS ROBARTS TO CHANGE METRO EXEC. POWER STRUCTURE North York council voted alâ€" most unanimously Monday to ask Premier Robarts to give the township a larger voice on the Metro executive committee next year. It appeared that Conservative supporters lauded Robart‘s new Metro setâ€"up as a plan which gives North York a larger voice than it had previously. Members with Liberal â€" and New Democratic leanings howâ€" ever, labeled the distorted balâ€" ance on the executive commitâ€" tee as nothing but a "cheap political compromise." One councilior said later, the reason almost everyone supporâ€" ted balanced representation on the executive committee â€" was Introduced by Reeve James Service, the motion was critizâ€" ed by ailmost half the council members. But when vote time came, all but Councillor Joe Gould favored the reeve‘s stand. Last month, Robarts said the government would introduce legâ€" islation to fuse Metro‘s 13 munâ€" icipalities into five boroughs and one city. He said Metro council would be changed with 20 suburban representatives, and 12 from Toâ€" ronto. Reeve Service said that this is giving North York a raw deal, and added the township with a population half of Toâ€" ronto‘s will only have one fifth to say on Metro Executive deâ€" cisions. The debate brought out the political colours of almost every councilior. For the new Metro executive committee _ however, _ Robarts said it would consist of five city. representatives and one from each of the five boroughs. Still stunned from the blow (Continued on page 5) WESTON, ON’TAI.IQ, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1966 * Service then went to the Metra Welfare Committee and was alâ€" lowed that Metro would consider North York‘s alternate site on Yonge Street provided this order was recommended by . North sider the planning implications Of an alternate site for the proâ€" ject, if Metro was willing to conâ€" On a tie vote Monday, the reeve‘s motion was defeated. Had he won, Metro probably would have asked for an adâ€" planning board and extracted a pledge that the board would conâ€" was rejected by councillors and z.luuvglutnhdnlh Reeve Service then went to the No i it also voiced the hope that a "It is quite a strain planning good concerts yet keeping memâ€" bership fees within reach of the people," the association said. nmq«mmmm to help cover 1966 expenses. thanks for last year‘s grant. Won‘t Give Concert Ass‘n A Grant Until Study Made The York South MPP declarâ€" ed that the Ontario government failed miserably in "meeting the challenge . . . of the scandaâ€" lous prevalence of poverty amid our affluence; in the field of edufntion and manpower trainâ€" ing." He aiso charged that Bell Telephone is exploiting Ontario telephone subscribers . through This was the opening remark of Donald C. MacDonaid, Ontaâ€" rio Leader of the New Democraâ€" tic Party Tuesday in his reply to the Throne Speech. ‘‘This government is not meetâ€" ing the challenge of our day." While Telephone Company Counts Its Profits Ontario Government Sits Idly By: MacDonald In his address to over 500 parents and students, he noted that he had, in the past, the honâ€" our of opening three elementary schools in one day, and on this occasion, six years later, he was pleased to officiate at the cereâ€" monies of opening two secondâ€" ary schools in one night, the other being the George S. Henâ€" The new Nelson A. Boylen Secâ€" omdary School (the 125th school in North York), was officially opened last week by the Prime Minister of Ontario, John P. Robarts. The Canadian Concert Associâ€" Cap Speeches With A Tour Of New School ately argued that the Reeve‘s lithâ€"hour alternate plan would put senior citizens in the centre of North York‘s contemplated * Yonge Street civic centre. Ward 3 Councillior Robert Yuill agreed stating that senior citizens would be only a stone‘s throw away from the council chambers, magâ€" istrate‘s court, lawn bowling wehrehu.mm”iu A MODERN LAB IN A MODERN SCHOOL 1 Still Can‘t Beleive It:" Nelson A. Boylen housing department knows much better than North York council, the kind of neighborhood senior citizens want to live in. m-u&u’-’-iu: reeve‘s new grant might "establish a pattern which would ‘be carried on when we are part of the new borough of York." Despite a public enquiry . by the Transport Commissioners inâ€" "Despite many questionable techniques for keeping Bell‘s profit position within limits, this corporation has regularly, for more than six years now, made more profit than authorized by the Board of Transport Com: missioners," he said. According to MacDonald, the Board fixed a ceiling of $2,43 per share on Bell‘s earnings, but since 1959 earnings have climbed from $2.48 to $2.71. rates higher than "it is legally entitled," while the government sits idle by. ry Secondary School, at the east end. Only in a rapidly growing. community such as North York, could such a feat occur, he said. Peter Tacon, Chairman of the North York Board of Education opened the evening with a trib ute to the guest of honour, Nelâ€" Mr. Tacon noted that Nelson Boylen has devoted more than 40 years to this community, beâ€" son . A. Boylen. The entire audience arose with a loud apâ€" plause and standing ovation for Mr. Boylen for over two minutes duration. Councillor Jim Trimbee asked , which the density of the existing zon ing regulations. N Three Year Delay He also warned that it would stall housing for senior citizens in North York for two or three years. It would take at least this long to finalize negotiations with Metro, hold public hearings, finalize the township‘s civic cenâ€" tre plans, map out the final stages of the future Yonge Street extension and divert Wilke has been dubbed by the opposiâ€" be twice the density allowed by North York zoning bylaw. suasive of $u% tw erir strempird Tpon tion ever attempted upon a free people, and its exposure before this honourable board will not be the last this corporate monoâ€" poly will hear about." illegally pocketed," the NDP son government of 1926 was inâ€" terested in protecting the tele He quoted a‘ governâ€" ment brief nm ratee of telephone users‘ money is leader charged. consumers interests is strengthâ€" ened by some organization . as powerful and influential as the Government: of Ontario." ‘Inevitably, the battle is an uneven one unless the weight of presentation on behalf of the to the permissive level of earnâ€" ings of Bell, in which Bell sought an substantial increase the Ontario government did not lift a finger to protect the conâ€" sumer. Instead the government left the job to the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Munâ€" icipalities, MacDonald said. Even though it was a Conserâ€" vative government, the Fesgu ginning as a school trustee in 1912, at the age of 25, and culâ€" minating his career as the Reeve of the Township. His activities have not yet ceased, as he is currently a member of the North York Board of Health. Drives Along Falstaff On this occasion, surrounded by his family, students and members of the community, he was a very proud and happy man. In an interview, Mr. Boy: len said that he was a little apprehensive about the opening, as then he would have to come Creek, he said. ..l‘mmbh-ahfi ler Frank Watson, but would ~ have do wait untiil all the zon ing, legal and other questions were resoived by planning board, council and Metro. Reeve Service said he opposed the Cummer site because the NORTHWEST TAX1 Community Service After the debate several coun cillors predicted OMB will apâ€" prove . Metro‘s Cummer Avenue the land in 1954 for the building and because North York can‘t make up its mind what it wants, FEBRUARY Is HEART MONTH GIVE TO YOUR LOCAL HEART FUND! ed by York voters, it will have to obtain ward status. . Also under discussion will be muud-‘hlbn? Weston Hockey team. 8 s The Council feels that‘ it Wew ton is to retain any control over . its affairs and to gain a say in _ , the new . York council, the town wfllhnb-‘eflhm'm Mn.’hnvuflifl:.. f ed by York voters, it have Weston Will Meet York To Smooth Weston Town Council bas de cided, at theâ€"suggestion of Counâ€" cillor Lioyd Sainsbury, to â€"meet with York Council toâ€"ditcuss the exact terms of amaigamation. The York Council will be in vited to meet with the members of the Finance and Development Committee in Weston in the near MacDonald â€" concluded: â€" "In short, instead of sitting by in the face of rate increases, the facts suggest that this governâ€" ment should be taking the lead in secking a rate decrease." out of his dream world, and face reality. As a resident of Jane Street, he generally travels along Wilson Avenue, but he confided that he now uses Falstaff Avenue just to make sure that it all isn‘t a dream. ‘ Nelson A. Boylen Secondary School was designed by John B. Parkin Associates and construct ed by the Konvey Construction Company at a total cost of $1,â€" 279,000. On a square foot basis, the cost was well under the limâ€" SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS (Continued on page 5) alll uemiece w