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Weston Times Advertiser (1962), 2 Jan 1964, p. 1

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\ "Weston Parks & Rec. Committee Arranges Improvements For 1964 biizer â€"«cuvities NSCCZ MMBB"* parks, and that the work proposâ€" ed here for this year will beneâ€" fit the whole community. â€" This project will be under the supervision of. Mr. J. W. Trimâ€" bee, Crairman of the Grouads Commitiee. Plans include beauâ€" tifving the entrance to the park and developmebt of the area on the south sideâ€" of the swimming « Tomsdued Kâ€"A ym 5 ind o Bs tt ncb x . pool and the temnis courts. Fund |. raising projects will be organâ€" ized â€"to cover the costs of these improvements. It is expected that the various service clubs in Weston will asâ€" sist the Committee," which is alâ€" ready working in conjunction with the Lions Club (which looks after the Arena), the Weston Swimming Pool Association and the Weston Tennis Club. \ir. ‘Caskey explains that the other parks in Weston are mainâ€" / ly parkettes in size and because of this their. use is restricted to small children. He adds that the Parks System in Weston is not adequate in that there is no Would Consider More Offâ€"street Parking In Outer Fringe Areas _/ Ens o n rga hdli(iuinthesou.\b?" eÂ¥ ) and eastern parts ~of the H& said that with developâ€" metk in these areas, merchants wou.f ‘be clamoring for more ofiâ€"«treet parking facilities. He said he was referring specâ€" ifically to areas south of Lawâ€" rence and in the Jane Street _ areas =" "The time has come," he said, "whon we will haveâ€"fo Jook after the people on the outside edges of "he town." . He said also that another proâ€" _/blem for the Traffic Committee Councillor Lindsay Cott, head | in 1964 of the Traffic Committee, said‘the trai today that thoughts should be ier and given in 1964 to improving ,flnluke q Cl ic an 0 mecddire a wESsTON co said ‘ the traffic through !d be |ier and faster. He g the | take quite a bit souh fearry #hrough &n t the | direction. ® $ | Mr. Cott also : & park which can serve the northâ€" Mr. Caskey states that bis east portion of the â€"municipality. | committee does everything . it The nearest is either Elm Park to mak or Merrill Park. It is hoped that make the parks pleasant part of one of these parks will and safe for the children, but be given a hard surface this feels the success of the parks is year, which will make lt_avnil- due to the interest of the Rec able for a greater numbeér of | reation Commission, the local activities. The Con::mee “r’ service groups and many indi m?h‘“f;:‘;;’ e grass in | viqual residents of the Town Ros" Park wh.ere the new who all assist with new ideas | l and cunervision of the children | in 1964 would be to try feâ€"get the traffic through the town easâ€" ier and faster. He said it would take quite a :it“‘d money . to ‘carry Surough plans i frec * *# se _ Mr. Cott also mentioned | that the new traffie computor would be operating in Weston in‘ 1964. The computor Was fustalled in 1 the Toronto city hall &nd costs three million dollars. By the end of 19%4, he said, it will be operating throughout the whole of the Metropolitan Toronto area including Weston, Engineers in downtown Toronto will be able to regulate the flow of tcaffic in any part of the city by changing the timing of the | traffic lights. service groups @ vidual residents who all assist \ and supervision at play. Will Show Scenes| From glerican Indian{ Life Scenes andâ€" costumes . from present day North Ameriqan' Inâ€" dian life will be on display in both Foyers of the North York Public Library Willowdale, 2126 | Yonge Street from January 7-\ until February 1, 1964 The artâ€" | ist and collector of this exhlbi-‘! tion is DAVID ALAN SAGER ) whose work is widely known in \ REEVE â€" Western Canada and the United | of North States and who illustrated Ethel i(_) open the nel Brant Monture‘s book "Famous | Weston, Ontario Indians" in the Canadian Porâ€"} i i 1961). | trait Series ( ) â€"las e_ & friend of GN€ UMUST O00 000. + eulture, as a collector of beadâ€" _ Mills was: 91fimally gpeneq Wmntfi» W%Mfl”* I er of Indian THM#®\ Reeve Norman Goodbedd d customs. A few years lnteri Horth York P hi r. Sager was borN iN 9| Lohis, Missouri, in 1935 and be-‘ e interested as a boy in ex: | loring local Indian sites and tching _ Indian conlxm.mi'.yl :&‘is performed in costume.‘ Lateh he moved to Colorad® and . in a short time was well known among Indians in that area aS a friend of the Indian and his mnomn‘ A few years later Mr. Sager moved into Oklaboma where he was able to meet and study the Comanche, Kiowa and Wichita Indians and to make contact with the anthropologists and _ archaeologists of those tribes. + Then in 1961 Mr. SASCT M ed to Alberta where he travelâ€" led among the Assiniboin, Cree and Chippewayen Indian groups, studying their crafts and paintâ€" ing and drawing them at work and in ceremonfal costume. . & ‘,\ + f * 7 o ; .~ / on e P M & 91::“1‘!“ * M o s 1 TIM ESâ€"ADVERTISER â€"/‘_â€"__â€"â€"_-â€"’â€"â€"__._ (V.' 4 1000000000000 0. nc csim w.“ in 1961 Mr. Sager movâ€" in One o( the most np-tc-dale{company, and electrically operated feed ,,::ld of t 8 . pi Mills was dfic_nlly‘_.‘pene@ on ; n&'fl)fl' North York Township. ‘ ‘This is one of the latest, deâ€" | velopments of this fast growing | industrial section being develâ€" | oped by the aggréssive_ léeaderâ€" | m C L Pn en ids Rprmssmedf® | od. . 0n ; 00 Rean 2 CShnats sald 4 ons 12X proigetontany values 0 id â€" of \these conbentrated feeds do give. t He spoke of the various mills st de. | being e hy Swift Co. and ist dee 1 "". ohim‘m” of the best nfwinLdn hests ons PApRie m told of the vast progress made in preparing the proper feed for wide €0 0 E} T O these %lfihfi feeds do give. He spoke of the various mills being thfmd hy Swift Co. and said thi was one of the best equipped." He wld‘_ol the fin.de 87 w on upls. Loksfi EREE COdE Oc o coâ€"operation they bad received from .the Reeve, the members of the council and‘ staff. He stated that this site was selected beâ€" cause it offered the finest locaâ€" Winners of the annual awards ; other for Christmas decorations were| In announced . toâ€"day by Hanry J.| top _ Foy, Chairman of Weston s | Sero UBlities . Commission, . For . the ; Secof fifth consequtive year the comâ€"| Step méesion has awarded l’"ms w‘l:““/ mm‘ Â¥o Recreation Classes \ Planned At Schools | The â€" West Central Area of North York Parks and Recreaâ€" tion are planning a new 10 week session of adult crafts and activâ€" ity classes, starting the week "of January 13. P_n;:sâ€" Announced For: Best Decorated Homes Registrations will be held at the following schools for the following courses, the week preâ€" vious on the indicated evenings between 7:30 and 9:00 p.m. On Monday night at Ledbury Jr: High registrations will take. ‘phce for â€" Advanced Bridge ($7.00) and Golf ($10.00). Onâ€" Tuesday night at Lawrâ€" ence Hts. C. C. you can register for Square Dancing at $2.00 and 50c per night. On Wednesday, N!ll:luon.l for squm'i);be'ing at $2.00 and | 50c per night. On Wednesday, registrations will be held for Beginner‘s Bridge A & B at $1.00 at Wilson Hts. Jr. High. ~â€"â€" #h Thursday night at Dutferâ€" in Hts. Jr. High al will take place for mt::’. Beâ€" girfher‘s> Bridge A‘mm and Ladies Keep Fit (§6.00) in a recreation setting. For further information call North Y-‘Plfilcfl Recrea tion, 2254611, local 363, 364. P. L. Ayers, who tion of the many they did look 1:1; and thanked the r@eve for The Reeve was called u to~ ‘speak andftoza of tbe'umm? at baving the apportunity of opâ€" ening this fine well designed and equipped feed mill in this great Township. He then cut the ribbor and pronounced the mill . open) for business and a large 4 fing was on band to witâ€" | ness the event. They were then | conducted by groups ‘through -‘«if the mill and shown the details. this support. other to multi â€" storey homes. . | \| In the bungalow category the {top prize was taken by ctm.1 |R. Jo of 208 Wright Avenue. + prize was won by C.F. -“Snep of 173 Queenslea Ayâ€" 'I\m ‘ and third place went to u.‘ % Turner at 98â€" Wiliam In mulii â€" SOFCY CITTD cash kudos went to Mr. A.S. C 1 of 170 King Street, a regulaf winner in this event, while ond and~ third places went respectively to Mr. Geo. Parker of 20 Fern Avenue aÂ¥d Mr# Clifford White of 121 John Street. â€" oo dnl2s. AÂ¥e S CCC In announcing the awards, Mr.‘ Foy reported that the judge had ; m ade special mention of the | effective use of floodlights . by‘ Mr. Chapel1 whose talent pust have resulted in 2 subvtagh, attiad increase in traffic slong K'mg‘ ksuteet during the festive season, \as people came to admire. | _ Pictures of some of the win ning homes will be in mext week‘s issue of The Times â€" Adâ€" Pictures of some C ning homes will be week‘s issue of The pertiser. Weston Police Division 24 Closed Down "We look forward to 1964 in the Mu we will have another fine year in Weston," said Mayor . George Bull todayâ€" s He said that the town is flouréi)r and that "we are very thankfal for what we have here." "The community continues to woon cmomeraem miermemen mm mmmameeizente e thrive," he said, "Business mh_h!m and the new type of the main street\ia excellent." He | lights should be on all Weston pointed out that churches angd â€" Streets by the end of 1964. ‘schools were overflowing. He He also said that he expects said that the arena and swimâ€" ; that all the streets in Weston ming pool were being used more | will be paved by the end of next and more and that town recreaâ€" year; and ths the sewer work at tion facilities were expanding. | the north end of the city should He added "I‘m thankful I) D¢ finished by then, hvenwhagoodworm(}onlvi Mayor Bull also said that he cil." ‘ feels the Metropolitan system 80 uons calA that the PUC will continue "for some time to d ‘ ‘The Mayor said that the PUC are continuing with their light~ \loning Plan For Weston To Be Discussed Soon A zoning plan for the whole , opment. of Weston will soon be put b&‘ Mr. P fore the Town Council, head of | highâ€"rise the Finance Committee, Wes | at the 1 Boddington, said today. ‘ have wo The plan would cover the | have re whole area of the to w n and | all abou lwould pinpoint those areas that He sa should be redeveloped. plication The centre part of the town of these will stay as it is, Mr. Boddingâ€" | the nor ton said. But he added that the Mr east and wist side of Weston | meeting Road above Church street and be beld over to the railroad tracks "is | cuss th \ one of the sreas that we think Mayo | should be redeveloped." the zon â€" PW S Eo _ He also said that some of the south end of the town is being marked for commercial develâ€" Construction of Colonnade Building "Fairly Certain" â€" â€" Councillor . The‘ plan for the new colonâ€" ; company OMBCIAIS, «20e CSR nade style building on the northâ€" § cost of the building would west corner of Weston Road/ in excess of $1,000,000; ®* _ and Lawrence Avebue is :lmost& y! w ? certain to be passed according __J__L_-Aâ€"â€"-â€"iâ€"g to, Councilior Wes Boddington, | Â¥" doa t . The only thing wrong with e CCA S the plan, he said," was that the e sidelots â€" the distance between. 0 To 0 ) e " T apd L§ building and the edge qL thes m "Jae n t lob â€" were too smgh. * expects tHis to be chang f Fos 4 4*(# d Mr. â€" Boddington ~ said * that â€" uis â€" t Council wants ‘the building. and T that the Council will do everyâ€" P rictint« : § .. wl thing it can to encourage i‘t, } M+. Bruce ,M The proposed building is ME | upo mjete ut it lar to" the "Colonnade â€" Bullding | * ‘""C department on Bloor Street in Toronte.‘ It: YIC* Col: egiate, and| fl'houu 13 stores on its m main | ChOit, d hoil members ETS C L. MA wl ...%aub., sang #fi) POLICE SGT. J. HOLBROOK pauses sadly at the outside of the Weston Police Division 24, a door which he will no longer need to use, since this div= ision was closed down at midnight on Dec. 3. |___ eston | meetings and G1SCMBSIMH® T UUM® and | be beld in the near future to dis= s "is | cuss the proposed zoning plan. think | Mayor George Bull said that the zoning plan should be comâ€" f the | pleted in. a :couple of mouths being | and that it should spur redevek develâ€" ; opment of the Weston area. Unbsien . ho wrong . witht m â€" 1 it “% as that the m‘s . 3% ce between " a 4 " . edge the #2 . . ged, " n u. 2 e i sai that 1 hast ‘ milding. and ll{ nflm“.fl *4 siNGLE Cories i0 Cents Mr. Boddington sald, DE highâ€"rise" apartment buildings at the north .end of the town have worked out very well, we have received no complaints at all about these buildings." . + 1M § ho â€"Siath tntochaivaiutigos itÂ¥ + colonâ€" ; company. officials, Abe northâ€" g cost of the building k o a d | in excess of $1,000,00008 _ almost 3 Fe ording a â€" He said that there W®RT @7" plications for two or three more of these highâ€"rise apartments the north end of the town Mir. Boddington . saig" that Boddington . said, "the ise" apartment buildings e north .end of the Aown worked out very. well, we received no complaints at yout these buildings." f said that there were apâ€" that would |

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