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who strongly posed signing a proposed agreement with (:ge Metro zoological society to opafite.the z00. Cost of the tunnel is expected to reach $7â€" million. The tunnel project was a compromise to acquiring a large number .of houses in York to replace park land that would be lost if the exâ€" presswayâ€"rapid transit line was to be in the open through Cedarvale Park. Cost of the tunnel was estimated at $5â€"million in 1967 compared to the $4â€"million cost of buying up builtâ€"up sections of York to replace the lost park land. Much of the existing park land will be retained through the tunnel construction. York plans to establish a playing field and other facilities over the tunnel site. York School Board has plans for a new school to the west of the proposed playing field. Metro Roads Commissioner Sam Cass said despite the increased tunnel cost, $2â€"million, the decision made in 1967 to build the tunnel is just as valid today as it was at that time. The cost of housing has also increased, he observed. +++ Two borough mayors, Jack Mould in York and James Service in North York complained last week about Metro‘s system of only taking part of a property when they apply the right of expropriation. s Heargued that it was often less costly to take the whole property than part of it in an exâ€" propriation. What Metro doesn‘t need it can always sell later, he said. Mr. Service said there was often little coordination between planning, design and expropriation for civic projects. +++ North York Mayro James Service predicted last week that Metro‘s $20â€"million zoo project will be a deficit operation for a number of years. The mayor was among those Metro members Metro Executive Committee decided last week that the opinion of York as well as North York and other Metro municipalitiee was essential before any step was taken to establish such an agency. The agency has been requested by a number of ratepayer groups and school ‘"‘There was not enough men in the departâ€" ment to go out and do the work," he said. Metro assessment department becomes the â€"responâ€" sibility of the province on Jan. 1. The province intends to expand the suburban district assessment offices and take assessment operations out of City Hall. â€" 4+ + Metro has approved a $1,955,700 municipal debenture issue for North York that will include funds for the provision of basic municipal water and sewer services in a new industrial subâ€" division in the borough. Other funds will be used for construction of parking facilities in various parts of the borough, curbs and sidewalks at various locations and construction of storm sewers. : pobop ~ Metro Roads and Traffic Department will call for bids to build the combined Spadina subway and expressway tunnel through Cedarvale ravine in December. The opinion of York Council and York School Board will be obtained by Metro on the establishâ€" ment of a single organization to handle the management and distribution of school crossing guards at over 450 intersections in Metro Toronto. It is suggested that the new agency include representation from Metro police commission, area school boards, roads departments and home and school groups. +++ York Mayor Jack Mould complained to Metro last week that budget slashing during last March reduced the ability of the Metro assessment department to register "10‘s of millions of dollars in new taxable assessment for 1970. ‘‘Metro never tells the property owner that it would be willing to buy the whole property,‘‘ Mr. Mould told Metro executive committee. Mr. Service said the partial taking of a .piece of property for either road or subway purposes or for some other civic project often leaves inâ€" dividual properties isolated from the rest of the community . METRO AFFAIRS 22us stt mencement exercises at York Memorial Collegiate Institute last Friday was the valedictory address given by Peter Tesar. He was chosen by a Grade 13 committee who explained to the prinâ€" cipal that his popularity made him the only: logical choice. Peter graduated with 82 percent in chemistry and an overall average of 77.6 percent. This may not sound too startling for a graduating student from York, but when one considers that Peter has been totally blind since 1967, and addressed the audience from notes written in braille, then one can well understand how the impact of his speech must have been felt by his fellow students. Magwood rink stays lessons. Most of the time he worked eighteen hours a day. He is now in his first year at Waterloo college, with Math, Physics and Science his major subjects. Peter opened his speech by explaining that "valedicâ€" tory‘‘ means "bidding farewell", and bidding farewell means "do well". He told students "I don‘t believe it‘s a big bad ugly world outside. I can‘t believe it. Maybe it just needs a little fixing. We‘re the children of Aquarius. We‘re supposed to be the beginning of new things. Maybe we don‘t have to cure the world. Maybe the problem is not a world problem. Maybe it‘s just one Born in Nigeria, Peter developed â€" a disease that seriously affected his eyesight. He lost the sight of his right eye before coming BBCamda at the age of eight. left eye became steadily worse until he left school for one term in 1967 and enrolled in the school for the blind in Brantford, to study braille. He came back in March of the following year to get the "‘feel‘"‘ of the school, so that he could pick up where he left off. In grades 12 and 13 he carried a tape recorder around the school, and with the aid of a braille computer, was able to transcribe his A petition was received by York council on Monday from residents in the Bralorne Crescent area objecting to the relocation of a natural iceâ€"rink from Magwood park to a site on the Humber River flood plainland. The residents complained that the rink would be changed to only 15 feet away from houses in their area. They claim that there is insufficient justification for relocating the rink. It cost $3,000 to locate the rink in Magwood Park. Another group of residents in Baby Point Area wanted the rink moved because of the noise being created on the hockey cushion. It was decided to keep the rink where it was but to remove the wooden boards and replace whem with a wire fencing on one side and snow mounds around the edge of the entire rink. Spotlight on Brookhaven by Ivy Davis ‘‘Maybe prejudice begins when one man fails to try Highlight . of. comâ€" _ and understand his father‘s The J. W. Ansley scholarship went to Gerald Kozak; the Frank Oke trophy to Linda Scott; the Alumni trophy and the Westonâ€"Mount _ Dennis Rotary Club scholarship to Douglas Westover; the Walt Russell trophy to Nick Niro; the F. R. Rutherford scholarship and the J. W. Noseworthy â€" Memorial trophy to Teresa Behan; the Daniel Tompson Chemistry award to Mary Colbourn ; the York Business and Professional Club award to Peter Tesar; Canada make a better man. These words were spoken by a young man of tremendous courage and determination, who is overcoming obstacles in order to make his life count for something. His words reflect the feelings of many young people â€" the ones who don‘t make the headlines. He deserves to be successful in whatever line he chooses, and we wish him well. This was also an important evening for the many students who were presented with special awards. Ontario scholarships were awarded to: Teresa Behan, Elizabeth Cale, Vittorina Cecchetto, Mary Colbourn, Donald Coupland, Rita Grassi, John Kalcevich, ~Gerald Kozak, Constance Robertson, and Douglas Westover. when one man wants more than he can earn." It‘s for us to start to make some better things. You. Me. Us. We start to make a better begins when one man fights. Maybe communism begins 1649 WESTON RD. TORONTO A Snow Sled for $29.95 with the purchase of a 1970 Moto â€"Ski IRVWIN SEE THE 1970 MOTOâ€"SKI t2% KRRAVCETY _ uk an e mognn. Packers scholarships to 404 the School Council had Constance Robertson and A"TaNged a dance in the west Pasquina Buccilli Ninety. "Gym‘" to which everyone three students received WAs invited. Polis open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. after which time the ballots must be counted. 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