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Weston Times (1966), 2 Oct 1969, p. 1

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LITTLE BRUS. 2209 Weston Rd. BW 1 ;_“ : : wily 2 York â€" Federation of Ratepayers have demanded the resignation of Mayor Jack Mould following a meeting held by executives from eight ratepayer groups on Monday night. The demand follows charges made recently by former MP Ralph Cowan that Mould had passed a bylaw writing off back taxes owed by a firm of which he Mould to sue Cowan Borough Clerk H.G. Courtman, told the Weston Times that a simple error, made when Bylaw 444 was being drafted, placed the name of Robina Contracting Co. on the delinquent tax York Mayor Jack Mould intends to sue former Federal M.P. Ralph Cowan for making damaging statements about him one week before the election for the chairmanship of Metro Toronto. Mayor Mould said that he assumes the timing of this ‘vilification‘ was for purely political reasons. York league soccer players surround their former teammate at the conclusion of a benefit tournament held recently at York Stadium. Thirty teams participated in the event and more than a thousand dollars was raised to assist Brian Stockton (in wheelchair) who lost both legs in an accident that occurred when Brian went after a ball on the wrong side of a power station fence. Demand resignation NO. 40 bylaw. This company has never been owned by the mayor or his family acâ€" cording to Mr. Mould. Mr. Courtman said that Jack Mould‘s company, the Robina Contracting Comâ€" pany (1962) Ltd., has never had its taxes written off and the back taxes are still owed to the borough. Mr. Mould said he will be paying this debt. ‘ was an officer. Municipal Act disqualifies a Mould denied Cowan‘s person in arrears with his charge and then admitted \hmilsess taxes. â€" > that his firm was in arrears + in taxes after a mixup . § : Under section 35 of the z‘::‘ef%bzy g.nmong]seslgggetfi Ontario Municipal Act, it sets out those not entitled to the company. Ijle tl_1en be elected a member of launched a libel suit against council or entitled to sit or Cowan. C o rnlnn mad sn an miknaniinmw Th Bylaw 444 to strike from the tax role certain taxes uncollectable in the borough of York was introduced by Controller Philip White. A spokesman for the ratepayer‘s association said that a section of the Ontario Don‘t forget | hockey registrations in Amesbury Centre, Lawrence Ave. W., from 10:00 a.m. until noon on October 4, and from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Oct. 6. ; Some authorities on municipal law say that this does not apply to Mr. Mould as the firm in question is a limited _ company _ and technically it is the company that owes the taxes not Mr. Mould or other officers. Under section 35 of the Ontario Municipal Act, it sets out those not entitled to be elected a member of council or entitled to sit or vote and under subsection W a person in arrears with his business taxes is disqualified. Open meeting THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1969 m Official Plan must be changed â€" Metro P b l sls :. f f FOR ALL OCCAS{ â€" IIT 7 IE ID IF #Z AXQ, _ 241â€"5761 _ _E s T F Send Flowers Anywhere In The World By Wire Metro planners have asked Y ork to remove all reference to changing its municipal boundary from its proposed official land use plan. Metro Planning Comâ€" missioner W. W. Wronski, said in a report to Metro Planning Board last week, that regardless of the merit of this objective an official land use plan should not be used as a way to achieve an adjustment in the borough‘s boundary. York would like to extend its existing boundary southerly into the city to St. Clair Ave. and northerly into Three ballots to elect chairman A nineâ€"year veteran of Metro‘s executive comâ€" mittee and a former school teacher, Albert M. Campbell was elected Metro Toronto‘s third Metro Chairman in 16 years Tuesday by Metro Council. Mr. Campbell received 21 votes compared to 11 for former North York Mayor Norman Goodhead. North York Mayor James Service seconded the nomination of Mr. Campbell. The majority of north York‘s delegation at Metro favored the election of Mr. Goodhead as chairman. A surprise was the retirement _ from the Uniform bylaw etro legal department is g to meet with solicitors from Metro‘s five boroughs and the city to draft a uniform bylaw which would prohibit the throwing of garbage, debris or other material on private property. The bylaw would become P , iAne DOPOugnNn 15. alun availxibl:' for each Metro _ On the first ballot the completely built up, s municipality to adopt. _ VYoting went: Mr. Campbell Metro planners and Existing bylaws prohibiting 19 Mr. Goodhead 11, Mr. official plan does not c littering of private property MacBeth 7, and Mr. template any major chan are different in each Rotenberg 4. Under council‘s in the development patter municipality. York Mayor VOting procedure the man Future development, Me Jack Mould said, if there was With the lowest number of planners confirm, w a uniform bylaw better YOtes has to drop out. consist almost entirely police enforcement of anti ,,O" the second ballot it was residential . redevelopme littering regulations, could Mr. Campbell 14, Mr. in the form of apartmen be expected. Metro mayors Goodhead 10, and Mr. The stated concept. t recently got together to draft MacBeth 8. On the final derlying the official land i a uniform bylaw governing ballot Mr. Campbell 14, Mr. plan for York, said Me the use and sale of fireworks. GOOGhead 10, and Mr. planners, was to strength The uniform bylaw does not MacBeth 8. On the final existing commerci make it mandatory for a b2UOt Mr. Campbell won 15 establishments by c local council to accept. Continued on Page 11 Continued on Page 11 North York up towards the Lawrence Ave. area. To the south is a well established commercial area and to the north an area designated by North York for industrial development. The adjustment _ of municipal boundary lines, said Mr. Wronski, should be a matter for discussion between York and the city and York and North York which could be followed by well established annexation proceedings. _ The Metro planners set a number of conditions for acceptance of the York ofâ€" chairman race of York Mayor Jack Mould. A few. minutes before council, he said in a public statement that he was releasing his supporters. It was believed that he had up to five votes with him. The disclosure that a company that Mr. Mould heads had not paid civic taxes is believed one reason for his withdrawing from the contest for Metro chairman. Mr. Service told council that Mr. Campbell, Mayor of Scarboro for several years, was a strong supporter of the Metro municipal federation. York Controller Wesley Boddington once a supporter for Mr. Mould for chairman, came out and nominated Mr. Goodhead for chairman. "He has the right balance and the right qualities," said Mr. Boddington. It took three ballots to elect the Metro chairman. It started out as a fourâ€"way contest among two members of council and two former members of council. Mr. Campbell and Toronto Alderman David Rotenburg were members of council as opposed to Mr. Goodhead and former Etobicoke township reeve John Macâ€" SINGLE COPIES 10 CENTS ficial plan. One is that Metro cannot accept the need for a subway station at Glencairn Ave. on the Spadina route. Studies to determine station locations will not be made until 1972, in any event, say Metro planners. Metro planners have inâ€" dicated that the timing of construction _ for the southerly extension of Highâ€" way 400 have not yet been established and require much further study before a final plan and construction schedule is set For this reason, the Metro authorities do not wish to accept the York proposal for an inâ€" terchange at Jane St., Rich view Expressway and Maple Leaf Drive with Highway The Metro officials ob serve that development proposals for the Weston area appeared to be tied to the provision of a rapid transit or GOâ€"Transit line operation along the CNâ€"CP rail lines northâ€"west through Metro. While there is no harm in a York request to Metro for the establish ment of a rapid transit route along this rightâ€"ofâ€"way, said the planners, Metro is in no position at this time to give a commitment on the type of facility, the station locations or the priority such a transportation facility should be given. The recent subway priority study by Metro gives no status to the introduction of this facility. The York official land use plan is designed to guide development in the borough over the next 10 to 15 years. . It has passed York Council and planning board and now requires the approval of Metro and the province. It includes a comprehensive apartment development policy for the borough. Metro planners observe in land area is residential. The borough is almost completely built up, say Metro planners and the official plan does not con template any major changes in the development patterns. Future development, Metro planners confirm, will consist almost entirely of residential redevelopment in the form of apartments. The stated concept un derlying the official land use plan for York, said Metro planners, was to strengthen existing commercial establishments by conâ€" portant industrial areas about twoâ€"thirds of the total York has a number of im FOR ALL OCCASIONS

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