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Weston Times (1966), 26 Feb 1970, p. 7

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 1970 Metro has a $26 million road building program this year with less than $12â€" million marked for exâ€" pressway construction. The rest of the expenditure will be devoted to widening two lane Metro roadways to four or six lanes. Eglinton extension close to completion Several big road jobs can be found in York including Eglinton Ave. and Jane St. Metro Roads and Traffic Commissioner Sam Cass reports that $1,400.00 will be spent this year pushing the Glinton Ave. W. extension across the Eglinton Flats to connect up with Richview Side Road. "Its right on schedule and we hope for completion to Royal York Rd. by the end of this year," he said. Mr. Cass hopes that the regrading and pavement widening of Jane St. from Lambton Ave. to Goldwin Ave. will be completed this year. Reconstruction and widening of the CPR subway south of St. Clair Ave. is another matter. Metro and the CPR are having. a disagreement over how much each and the federal government should conâ€" tribute to the cost of widening the CPR subway. A government hearing of the One of Metro‘s big road jobs is the bridge connecting Eglinton Ave. to R According to Metro Roads and Traffic Commissioner Sam Cass, "it‘s ri With the focus on the Spadina Expressway, this million dollar hookup, traffic to Eglinton from the west, seems to have escaped notice. When the telephone rings or you must go to another room while attending your baby, what should you do? ‘The Council on Family Health in Canada says you should carry your baby with you or put him safely in the playpen or crib with the sides securely fastened. Babies are wrigglers, and accidental injury from a fall, no matter what the height, may be serious. dispute was held in November with all parties still waiting for a decision. Mr. Cass hopes to comâ€" plete the sidening of Islington Ave. in Etobicoke up to Albion Rd. this year. A difficult section will be the sidening from Albion to Finch Ave. This includes a bridge over a branch of the Humber. "There have been a lot of accidents on this stretch, we have to replace the existing bridge," he said. The roads and traffic department expects to complete the widening of Albion Rd. from Weston Rd. and Wilson Ave. to the western Metro boundary this year. This is a key roadway to the Toronto Intaernational Airport. Toronto â€" Workshop Productions have opened a "Conspiracy Office" at 12 Alexander St. _ Anyone wishing upâ€"toâ€"date inâ€" formation on what has happened in Chicago at ‘‘The Conspiracy 8" may call 92%5â€" 8640. The office is open from 12â€"10 p.m. Property acquisition will be the main objective in Conspiracy info Sam Cass, "it‘s right on schedule." connection with the future Richview â€" Expressway project. Metro only has Ontario Municipal Board authority to _ acquire property and do engineering work on> this expressway. Cosntruction is at least 15 years in the future. Mr. Cass said Metro‘s primary objective is to widen all two lane Metro roadways to four lanes. He said the road construction program for Metro is still based on a five year old needs study. He said it was evident a new study was required. The number of registered motor vehicles in Metro has increased from 330,000 in 1953, the year Metro was formed, to 650,000 in 1964 and to over 820,000 this year., . to Richview sideroad. BILL FRITZ which will bring THE WESTON TIMES A recent report on the conference â€" of business executives and professionals with the Prices and Incomes Commission was called "a masterpiece of hokum"‘ by the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union. Although specifying that price increases by business should be less than actual SALES AND SERVICE Commission under fire >~* MARCH LOCATED AT NO. 7 HIGHWAY BETWEEN NO. 27 & ISLINGTON AVE COURSES FOR ADULTS IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING The following daytime courses will be offered at Seneca College‘s Sheppard Campus: M Financial Assistance: You may qualify for a training allowance under the ‘"Ocupational Training for Adults" program sponsored by the Department of Manpower and Immigration. See your Canada Manpower Centre for details. . ‘\v{/ \\ 44 DAY PROGRAM AVAILABLE ONLY. ASSOCIATE REGISTRAR, BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DIVISION, TELEPHONE 223â€"9661 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PONTIAC â€" BUICK LIMITED WwWOODBRIDGE â€" ONT. Couses Commencing March 9, 1970 Weeks Courses Commencing March 16, 1970 A.R. Marcn it Commercial Stenographic Commercial Clerical Clerkâ€"Typist Drafting No. 401 Woodbridge W. T. Newnham President cost increases and that labor must accept a comparable measurer of restrain on wages and salaries, the union contends the conâ€" ference ignored the fact that labor‘s demands are based on catching up with the rise in living costs and profits in the last decade. SENECA COLLEGE The union does not believe OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY 43 SHEPPARD AVENUE EAST, WILLOWDALE, ONTARIO M 851â€"1111 40 24 40 $120.00 40 practiced by all sections of business. It was pointed out that not represented at this conference were spokesmen for landlords, merchants, service trades, etc., whose price decisions cut directly into the wage and salaried this conference offers Canadians any relief from vicious . price F. W. Minkier Chairman of the Board $120.00 $120.00 $72.00 JACK PARK Fee

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