i1 Highrise. apartment development in the borough of York got a big boost at council on Monday when the go ahead was' given to construct £159 apartment suites. ellevue Cres., (south of Lawrence off of Weston Rd.) is 'to get' a 2i-sforey PROGRESS BAH I Highrise boom is launched in York 350 unionists criticize use of Tribunals Archer and MacDonald spoke against injunctions and their use in strikes. Sanderson took the opposite point of view. To Jack Teri: Ypu'ri I good poet...in fact, good enough for Page l...Ed. Of horses hooves and diverse things A blacksmith shop it always brings, A link with yesteryear . ls now a place to get your beer Jack Teri, Pine St., Weston. Mayor Mould offered to assist unions at any time with their problems. Under discussion was the controversial Rand report, summary of the Royal .Commission Inquiry into Labor. Disputes in Ontario. Speakers were Dave Archer, Ontario Federation of Labor president; Donald MacDonald, leader of New Democratic Party in Ontario legislature; York mayor Jack Mould and John Sanderson of the law ‘firm of Mathews, Dinsdale and Clark. A represcntativt from the U.S.A. Grape Workers Union, Jessie Govea, thanked the union members for their support in the current boycott of California table-grapes. John Osborne, from the strike-bound Proctor-Silex plant in Picton, Ont., explained the problems faced by the NH". workers there during their struggle A blacksmith shop with horses frisky Becomes a shop for selling whisky Whod is me Giddap is thine A Rondevoo to purchase wine. The various"seclions of the report were explained and a questioh and answer period followed. The meeting, sponsored by the West Toronto Mutual Assistance Co-ordinating Committee composed of area Local Unions of United Auto Workers, Steelworkers, Canadian Food andAllied Workers, United Electrical Workers and. Chemical Workers, was chaired by Reg Screen, president of UAW Local 28 (CCMi. To the editor: Apropo to opening of the new liquor store on South Station St. in Weston. I sit down with Ten in hand And wonder what's come o'er this land. A Wker store is now in place On land once hallowed by our race. -A meeting aimed at defending the rights of labor, stopping attempts at stiike-breaking and union busting, was attended by over 350 trade unionists last Sunday afternoon in Mount Dennis Legion Hall. apartment building containing 326 suites. Included is a swimming pool, sauna bath and recreation room. The largest development is east of Jane St. at Outlook Ave. whére two 25-storey and one 30-storey apartment *The employer must obtain permission of the Tribunal before hiring employees to break a strike at wages higher than those offered the union. *A strike shall be declared ended if after one, year the employer makes application to the Tribunal. *listablishment of a "tribunal" with powers to make sweeping decisions against which there is no 1ilpietl. *No one other than the striking workers themselves may picket. recommendations objected to at the meeting included the following: *Number of pickets when strike in process may be limited by Tribunal. Those supporting the grape workers' action are Metro Labor Council. Ontario Farmers Union, United Church.of Canada, Canadian Jewish Congress, Council of Jewish. Women, Women Against Soaring Prices, Roman Catholic Priests Senate, Anglican Bishop Snell of Arch-diocese of Toronto and Ontario New Democratic Party. The meeting. in endorsing the boycott of California table-grapes, suggested that everyone should answer Loblaw's inquiry asking consumers total]. them if they want Loblaw's to join tht boycott. Steinbergs have already joined. The meeting agreed to support the O.F.L. 12th convention resolution that states: "we are opposed to the basic philosophy outlined in the Rand report and intend to conduct a active campaign to 'lilriii'd that the Rand report does not become legislation in Ontario". to raise their wakes to the Ontario leg)! minimum. Bedlam broke out at Borough of York council Monday when Alderman Ben Nobleman out-shouted all the rest of the councilmen in order to get across his point df view about highrise apartment develppment in the eastend of the municipality. A yellihg niatck followed when Controller Wes buildings will contain a total of 624 suites plus an outdoor swimming pool, sauna room. recreation room and gymnasium. The Fern Ave. and Weston Rd. 2l-storcy development will contain 209 suites on south east comer of Weston Rd. It Jacquie Perrin, 20, second year geography student. at York University poses with some of the thousands of dollars worth of prizes she Was awarded as runner-up on the Miss Grey Cup finals staged in the Royal York Friday night. Her booty includes color TV set and trip to Mexico. Miss Argonaut 1968-69 is a graduate of Emery Collegiate. Photo by Alf Bullen "Better than a three-ring-circus -.-7--N0, 49 Runner-up to Miss Grey Cup Boddinglon, chairman of planning board told Nobleman that he didn't help matters by opposing a proposed redevelopment Tlan for the castend of the borough which included expropriation of houses and high rise schemes. was passed by council in spite of the works commissioner's statement to council on September 9 that the impression given him by planning board was that these apartments would he dclaycd until more sewers arc laid. The meeting was held last week to explain a proposed official plan to "i"i'_i'.i'ii"i"'t'i"i'j"'i, THURSDAY, MTFMBER 5, 1968 Saunders said Nobleman owed Boddimgton and planning commissioner Peter Allen an apology. "You know how lo make a grandstand performance hut you don't know about diplomacy“, barked Saunders. performance", he can stop highrisc development in district 5. Alderman Walter Saun.ders interjected at this point to complain that all thc, areas have to accept highrisc apartments tut that Mr. Nobleman thinks, by' making a "grandstand residents in Nobleman’s ward. _ merry-go-round started when Realtor Pauline Shapero dcmandcq a chance lo addrelts council. SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS When Mayor Jack Mould couldn't keep her quiet he gave her one minute to speak her mind which prompted all council members to walk out except the mayor, Controller Philip White and Alderman Walter Saunders. White had asked that Mrs. .Shapero be permitted to address council. Council had decided last March that the fiery woman wouldn't be given this opportunity until she either proved or apologized for inflammatory remarks that she had made at than time. Given the, floor, Mrs. Shapero accused councillors of being corrupt and unpriricipied and of getting awhy with "murder".