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weston wanderings Dear Mrs. Fawcett: ‘paper. Due to my position in As a regular reader of the the community, I have Weston Times and a residem gathered together inâ€" taxpayer of Weston and the formation I feel is important. Borough, I am not impressed It is clear the authors of by the statements made in some of thise letters have several letters to the editor not collected information in respect to the proposed that is available to them. In Lionstar Development which the matter of sewers, water have Back in the winter, we noted that the Weston Lions‘ Club was arranging the flight to India for two doctors Thousands of Canadians and U.S. residents converge Hospital. Orthopedic surgeon Dr. John Hall, and anesthetist Dr. John Relton were to lecture and demonstrate in Bombay, nature‘s most spectacular plicated operation to straighten curvature of the spine, of which India has a The two Canadian doctors, who were accompanied by Dr. Gordon Plorin of Minâ€" nesota, physiotherapist and bracemaker, have recently cessful trip, which was coâ€" sponsored by Lions‘ Clubs in Bombay and Toronto. They report that 15 young people many more were instructed by Dr. Plorin as to the use of off at the weekend for what is in India underwent the different braces and exerâ€" It is understood that the next planned project the Weston Lions will undertake is the provision of funds for a mobile eye clinic to operate in Newfoundland. +4 + Some Weston friends took â€"by Dorothy McKillop The little business men who gave their best To build the town of Weston through the years Areâ€"now dismayed, beset with doubts and fears. For modern grandiose designs suggest The razing of the homes and shops where rest Their plans and hopes for all that time endears, ‘ Security until retirement nears, Familiar scenes with cherished friendships blessed. But who thinks now as highrise buildings soar On Weston Road replacing home and store That once magnolias bloomed where treeless now The pavement winds along the hilltop‘s brow? Such changes come ; no one can stop the trend. _ New challenges arise, and hearts will mend. by Principal Publishing‘Ltd .. every Thursday W. K. Wilson, General Manager Leigh Siegfried, Advertising Manager ,‘ Mrs. Doreen Fawcett, Editor Classitied Advertising Mrs. Edythe Mannon Display Advertising _ Wally Wilson, Leigh Siegfriea . [ t I Telephone 24 1â€"52 11 i Second Class Mail Registration Number 1588 Just the facts, please SUBSCRIPTION RATES $7.00 per year in advance to any address in Canada 8B Other countries $9.00 Lament in your at this time on Jack Miner‘s bird _ sanctuary, â€" near Kingsville, Ont., less than an hour‘s drive from Windsor. and Fall, the sanctuary is activated by a . great movement of birds. Thousands of free, wild geese are on their way north to Hudson‘s Bay and other summer territory, to return to the sanctuary for rest and way south during their Fall migration. The flocks of Canada geese on the wing are so large they look like aircraft formation, air as they glide into the feeding grounds. They spend Born an American on April 10, 1865, Jack Miner died a Canadian citizen in 1944, the recipient of many honors. King George VI awarded him an O.B.E. for the greatest achievement in conservation in the British Empire, andâ€" National Wildlife Week, which falls in the week of April 10, was created by Parliament as a memorial to Miner in commemoration of his birth day. The sanctuary he established in 1904 is one of north for the summer. sanctuaries in the world. There is no fee to watch the show put on by the migrating birds, but the feeding area is closed to the public on Sundays. However, you can still see the birds coming in and taking offâ€"a most un forgettable sight. at wildlife LETTERS TO THE EDITOR project; the developer does pay for these services in as much as the developer is assessed the amount of 20 estimated by the Works Department of the Borough of York is $200,000. This project will jproduce apâ€" proximately $300,000. The proposed parking, as stated, is not two floors up, but only one floor up. Traffic : â€" Metro prepared a recommendation in regard to phase one and phase two of the project, realizing that clearly states that they recommend the widening of King Street only and from Weston Road to Rosemount cents per square foot of the Avenue and no further. Land of â€" required _ services dition of the approval by the Ontario Municipal Board for the widening of King Street. In no way would the Public United Church touched for Avenue: â€" The letterâ€"and plan issued by the Borough clearly shows that only four homes will have to be acquired on King Crescent Avenue will be touched for the extension. As far as the War Memorial is concerned, it will not have to be touched. Ratepayers: â€" The position â€"of the Weston Ratepayers‘ Association is that they have taken a neutral view on the project and would try to present the facts of the developer and the businessmen to the ratepayers of Weston, thus performing the service they set out to. The Weston Ratepayers Association is neither for nor against the Development and neither for nor against the sale of the mrk?r?‘;dl;::tl We Sait OL 'un: I hoi)e this letwr will pa'fhe balance of the con. CDlighten, remove a few tents of the letters to the Lhars and show people we editor, in regard to the must have this project in project and the effects, are zwton.bo . President clearly _ suspicious _ or war::n Rautg , Frest :“ emotional reactions. A ‘,; Ceo payers: Assoc. statement that was made to . °0 MacDonald Avenue me by people that could be Weston, Ontario. project and the effects, are clearly suspicious or emotional reactions. A statement that was made to me by people that could be Several readers have written in about persons injured on their premises. When is the occupier liable? In a problem of this nature, it is necessary to firstly classify the person injured into his proper category. If a person is on the occupier‘s premises in connection with the ocâ€" cupier‘s business, (the common example being a customer in a store), the occupier has a much higher duty than if the injured person was merely on the premises as a social visitor, for example, a house guest. In the first case, the ocâ€" cupier has a duty to guard against, and to warn the visitor of, unusual dangers of which he knows or ought to know. In the second case, the occupier has no duty to warn against obvious dangers and is only bound to warn against concealed dangers actually known to him. at THE WESTON TIMES unknown‘". We would do well to try and weigh some of the known facts against the unknown and I am confident there can be no doubt that the proposed development must go in. The following are some of the known adâ€" effected by the project was, First: the main advantage to everyone â€" Fact â€" The present revenue to the Borough for all of phase one and phase two properties, as they are at present, amounts to approximately $20,000. Based on the same assessment, the developed property would bring a tax revenue of $700,000: this is all based on 1969 assessment. Rased on the new 1970 market value assessment, the estimated taxes are $1,250,000. This could hold the line and ease the tax on the home owner. If taxes at the rate years, without additional revenue as stated above, the small wage earner will be they have in the past ten Second: â€" Approximately 300 full and part time jobs will be provided by the finished project in sales staff and maintenance staff to the people of Weston. Three: â€" As stated in the Weston Times of April 2, 70 per cent of the population of Weston do not shop in the present Weston business district. The new project will bring in the badly needed shopping facilities including a Department Store. . We could go on and fill the entire paper with expected benefits for the good of the community as a result of an enhanced business shopping district and as a result of the proposed development; but I prefer to state only facts and not suspicion. j prespasser, who has very few rights. The occupier only has to avoid knowingly and wilfully setting a trap for the trespasser. Children fall into a separate category. If the occupier habitually allows trespassing children to play on his premises, they become, by law, converted into the same category as the house guest and the occupier owes them a duty of care accordingly. Moreover, the law recognizes that a child (especially a small child) does not have an adult‘s sense of danger and if there is some alluring object such as moving machinery which tempts the child to enter and play with any such dangerous thing, the â€" ocâ€" cupier will be responsible. In all cases, if the occupier is liable, he must pay for all injuries, pain and suffering, disfigurement, ; medical expenses, impairment of bodily functions,; loss of limbs or fingers, etc. 1 business area of Weston) and and your family apartment towers having in crease in noise, excess of 1200 suites, pedestrians . requires under exisiting byâ€" children, possi laws standards, 1900 parking widenings and spaces. A model of . the difficulty in bac development shows John and your driveway, e King streets as the only H.D. Higgins feeder streets. The developer‘s 220,000 square feet of commercial (by the way equals or is To the Editor: To the people of Weston the sale of the Public Parking lot on John Street to a private developer will put a complex into the heart of Weston that could change the whole environment. Quiet residential streets could become busy feeder streets for the development. Dear Madam: I attended the Ratepayers‘ meeting on. March 31 regarding changes in conâ€" nection with the Weston public parking lot and listened to all the pros and cons. I have read the difâ€" ferent articles pertaining to the situation in your paper. And now, it appears to me, as the land in question was bought by the businessmen and the people of Weston because they felt the need of such a move, before any move is made for its vote of all the people across Weston as to their wishes in this matter. Do you wish to retain it, or do you wish to dispose of it? After a full explanation as to what such a decision would mean to that part of the town, if the 1950 Wilson Ave. â€" (West of Jane) 1950 Wilson Ave. (West of Jane) _ 249â€"7901 BARGAIN HUNTING? LOOK NO FURTHER WE HAVE . .. Is it worth it? there should be a "VOLKSWAGENS" RECONDITIONED AND FULLY GUARANTEED USED LARGE COLOR SELECTION AND MODELS TO CHOOSE FROM. THE BARGAIN HUNTER‘S PARADISE SOON .. . 1950 â€" WILSON AVENUE (WEest OF sANe) SALES NUMBER . . . 249â€"7901 No bown PAYMENT IF YyoU auaLIFY, AND YOU PROBABLY WILL AT .... 50 VISIT Just think, the 1350 parking spaces for the apartment suites plus the commercial parking area of 550 cars (used many times each day) could create. an increase in traffic. The streets in the central area of Weston . (bounded by Lawrence Avenue on the south and Church Street on the north could be affected by the increase in traffic. Will the additional shopâ€" ping area compensate you and your family for the inâ€" crease in noise, hazard to pedestrians especially children, possible street widenings and dust and difficulty in backing out of your driveway, etc.? H.D. Higgins council will not bring it to a vote, the ratepayers should do so on behalf of the town. Part of the reason that our world is in such a mess is because we allow a few to settle this and other matters without regard to the multitude they represent. For once give the people the chance to vote on the matter, which is their right. James W. Trimbee, Senior. © Factory to customer © Custom quality paint» ©@ Wholesale prices ® Choice of 1,500 colourc © Moneyâ€"back guarantes @ Driveâ€"in service _ _ 249â€"7901