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"W10“; DECEMBER 27, was yyx-.es-saima-aisttaitxamssssssss.ezyzgr.s.oss4r.e,:a.r. . Metro when! board "can" . , 'r. ", L--- .-. n4. .5- North York 'ttinit-r Frank Watson told Metro Council last week that it was curious no amount of money was mentioned in a' report that proposed entertaining dékgates tii the Association of Mayors and Reeves during their Metro area convention in 1969. , " . "Maybe this was an oversight", suggested the controller. Metro Chairman William Allen said it wasn't an oversight; He said an estimate of the cost of entertaining the delegates will be included in next year's, budget. Mr. Watson insisted on asking that a definite amount for the entertainment be indicated. In reply Mr. Allen declared that the actual cost will depend on the attendance of delegates. TTC chairman Ralph Day is being very cautious these days about a transit fare increase. "We know a fare increase is inevitable," he admitted. In the first l0 months of this year the TTC has recorded a deficit of over $335.000. The basic fare of five tickets for Sl is expected to go up to four tickets for $1 early in the new year. One thing is certain. The TTC doesn't want to create bad public relations by handing out a fare increase during the Christmas season. With the price of milk and telephone service going up the public is somewhat sensitive about rising costs of anything. "l can't say when the fare increase will be introduced -- no decision has been made," explained Mr. Day. York may not be obtaining its fair share of the tax dollar when it comes to establishment of municipal day nurseries, York Controller Philip White told Metro Council last week. While the Social Planning Council of Metro Toronto estimates that 17,000 children require day centre care Metro's policy is to concentrate on providing day care for the children of working mothers who are the sole family support or families where the mother and father's income is below an adequate living standard. "That is where the greatest need is", said Mr. Anderson. C The controller was concerned that Metro was not establishing a day nursery for working mothers in York. Metro Welfare Commissioner John Anderson said this was because no adequate facilities could be found inside the borough. He said Metro was establishing a day nursery on the south border of York in the city which York residents could use. _ Mr. Anderson said Metro has an objective of 19 day care centres within a two to three year period. Metro now operates or subsidizes 10 day care centres and four others are scheduled to open in 1969. Metro Council objected last week when a member suggested that council members should not have to file individual receipts for spending on conventions. Council did agree that there should be a $35 a day limit for expenses such as hotel, tips, taxicabs and laundry, etc. Travel costs are separate. The design for the Spadina expressway and rapid transit interchange at Elginton Ave. has received an architectural award of excellence by a Canadian architect magazine. The interchange incorporates a shopping mall, subway station and Eglinton Ave. overpass at the expressway. North York Mayor James Service last week opposed Metro Council taking a formal stand in opposition to a proposed Bell Canada telephone rate increase without first obtaining details on the need for the increase and past rate increases. Council decided it couldn't wait to collect detail information and asked the province to proceed at the earliest possible time to file a protest with the Canada Transport Commission over the rate increase. The increase in the Metro area could be at the maximum level of 70 cents a month. METRO AFFAIRS ij.':.. WESTON TRAVEL SERVICE 191 2 Weston Rd. - (In The Veal"! Bldg.) GOING OVERSEAS? BOOK NOW AND AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT Phone 244-5324 hope to get the snowman» it want: for school facilities in 1969. , The capital budget of the school board includes tlol-million worth of projects that the school board says "has a large degree of urgency". The remaining ,38~million involves projects that relate to new school service. By MARION GUNDY In Montreal this past week the Albion Hills conservation school, Woodbridge became the first winner of the White Owl conservation award. The award, a trophy and a cheque for $5,000 was presented by Jean Chretien, federal minister of Indian affairs and northern development to Dr. G. Ross Lord, chairman of the Metro Toronto and region conservation authority and Mrs. Florence Gell, chairman of information and education. Stan Davies of the Toronto Star who nominated the school for the award was at the presentation. _ First winner of conservation prlze The Albion Hills school won the award for its educational programs for a wide variety of youth and student groups in many aspects of conservation and the outdoors environment. The school was selected from 15 nominations on behalf of conservation groups across Canada. Judges on nominations were Barry Penhale, publisher of the "Canadian Outdoorsman"; Arthur Kitney, outdoors editor of the '"Winnipeg Tribune” and Gustave Bedard, director of information for the fish and game branch, of the Province of Quebec. Located in the 1000 acre Albion Hills conservation area just outside Toronto, the school was opened in Sept. 1963. Since then courses have been attended by 15,000 students from the Metropolitan area, as well as province-wide youth and adult organizations such " teachers' colleges, 4-H clubs, junior farmers and junior conservationists. Its seven day a week programs are so successful that they are booked one year in advance. kin-2:559." Yi;:::?:: iiyilis, sctriiy ' v 2,"' l ..-;.::: ,.§,A‘a«.('. :ercror4'if:s',iik.! - atijii:'i"i'('?.iv; 5 HAPPY mm 3/5qu DIM "" I MA! “I "tMtttee 249-76" hr CAMBRIDGE 'll-lr-Ort MOTEL tutrtr, govemment this nature“ to $67-miluon in school financing and for 1969 the amount is not likely to change. I' In A ugust l968 the school provided a program for the national outdoor workshop of the girl guides of Canada with three guide leaders attending from each of the 10 provinces, the Northwest territories and the Yukon. To meet the demand for facilities Metro conservation authority this year opened the Cold Creek conservation field centre and in I969, it plans to build the Claremont conservation field centre, a similar project to the Albion Hills school. The course of study in the outdoor classroom consists of soil and forest conservation, recreation, agriculture, flood control, weather, fish and wildlife. Aware of the school needs , Metro executive committee last week warned both the province and the federal government that without additional financial aid from' these two sources T h e W h it e o w 1 conservation award, which was established earlier this year by the General Cigar Company Ltd. of Montreal, will be awarded annually for contributions to the conservation of Canada's resources. It is the largest award of its kind in Canada. North York Mayor James Service demanded last week that city elected representatives "stop their damn bickering". The mayor was somewhat fed up with the city representatives complaining about Metro not paying for water safety facilities on Lake Ontario, Metro will only pay toward the cost of lifeguard service on public beach areas. Bickering Mayor Hon’s a bright. chatty manage to' Li,",", your New Your fright plus boom”! thanks for your pa- tronage and trust. taxzs'm' .. I Metro could not expect to meet the demands of the Metro mhool board for SlO9-million in projects. ; ' While $l09-rnillion is the you expenditure proposed for schools, Metro officials up that this must be reduced at least to $87-miliion which brings the financing more in line with $67-million spent this year. 1ltl8?,,T,j,?E,S,?,'jg?3,9ao1ura The capital spending program of the Metro school board is allocated among the six member Metro municipalities on the basis of an amount for primary schools and an amount for secondary schools. Among the urgent category school projects is an amount of $7,705,000 for York and $16,471,000 for North York. The amount for York is concentrated on primary s c h ool facilities with nothing marked for secondary schools. For North York $12,831,446 is TllllMlrllif COLOR Only Electrohome has engineered color television specifically for Canadian conditions. True-to-life color, much even under fringe reception conditions, has won acclaim from retailers all over North America. _ Each cabinet is an exuberance, of expression from our furniture stylists. l Ityi, 'Houn V ”Kalli. Mon..Tucn.,M.l8n. 'rro'"r" «Twp, w is“ "ee "ro"Fikda'r-t, .., .9...” ter.Sttgot.-Ttttrmtbrri, And,' warmest thanks fo all the nice customers we are privileged fo serve. marked for primary school need: and $3,639,953 {or econdary schools. Another 'IT-million in thud projects is only :1th below the urgent “and in Metro. t , ALL GOOD WISHES ' FOR THE