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David McNally, a Grade 13 student at Thornlea Secondary School and spokesman for a group of about 130 students who do extra weekend and evening studies at the YMCA at Bayview Avenue and Finch Avenue, told trustees: "You people haven't listened to us. You haven't heard a thing." Trustees voted unanimously to create an independent study program for 160 Grade 11 to 13 students which will be similar in many respects to Toronto's SEED project which went into full-time operation last October following a successful series of summer programs. North York Board of Education last week ap proved the founding of the borough's first officially sanctioned "free" high school which will use Metro as its classroom starting September. A proposal to hire a private consultant to study the feasibility of contracting out municipal services was defeated last week during council's evening session. "I didn't pull this motion out of the blue sky," said Alderman Peter Bosa, "We should study the feasibility d contracting work out It could be to the advantage of the taxpayers." Last week's school board meeting was disrupted on several occasions by some of 75 students who claimed that officials' proposals for setting-up the school would not allow enough freedom to students to determine their own mode of education of par2icipate actively in school Government. Contaier James Trimbee said the borough's union Mr. Tough said the delegation, from the Ontario Teachers' Federation, was told by Mr. Mackasey that the federal government definitely plans to compel Mr. David Tough, borough education director, told trustees that the news was given to teachers' delegates who arrived back in Toronto on Monday after meeting with Labour Minister Bryce Mackasey in Ottawa to discuss the issue. North York teachers learned on Monday that they are going to have to pay unemployment insurance despite objections by Ontario teachers' organizations. Mr. Gordon Singer of Lionstar Investments Limited again came under fire for his proposed Weston Mall development. The federal government's letter asks two things of the borough planning board. It wants to know whether or not the borough is in favor of the proposed commercial and residential development proposed by the develop ment company; and whether the inclusion of Crown property is considered tttrg BREE; NORTH YORK TEACHERS Mr. Singer came before planning board at its meeting last week to request simply that the board an- swer a letter from the Federal Government. Lionstar Investments Limited is negotiating with the government for the purchase of the building at 1979 Weston Road. The building is currently being used as offices of the Department of Agriculture. Previously it was a post office. Planning Board UPHOLSTERY -r" . t ‘\ f ' '" , , \\\ ‘../’ 7 -J D Pay unemployment insurance "f l - For Free Estimates Call: L,k/Sat. Night-Weekends767-8005 BUDGET TERMS CAN BE ARRANGED ',Pdix' GOODRICH UPHOLSTERY '"-'"i'i 24 SCARLETT Ito, 767-8005 Won't advise federal govt. . York approves "free York defeats call to hire private consultants Mamba of can" autlnosl But-nu +++ Metro Roads and Traffic Commissioner Sam Cass has asked Metro Council to approve a $3,000,000 widening of Bathurst St. contract rules were against outside contracting. "You would have 10 strikes on your hands," said Alderman Ben Nobleman, "Private consultants are making enough money in York. be! them go to other boroughs." "This new program will be radical and parents, students and teachers will enter into the decision making", he added. Fears of how free the new board school will actually be were also expressed by parents of kindergarten to Grade 6 children attending a Multi-Age Grouping "free learning" program at Wilmington Public School. The Mackenzie Community Association supported their views. Mr. Jack Gillet, a former history co-ordinator who will run the "school withoutwalls" said that if all the demands were met, it would lead to establishing a private school at public expense and would take overall contraol out of the hands of the school board. Monday's meeting of the North York School Board's finance and property committee was scheduled to discuss supporting teachers' objections to paying unemployment insurance, but after hearing Mr. Tough's statement, decided there was no point in doing She said the plan for the site that the federal building now occupies would cut off the laneway along the back of the stores on Weston Road. “The parking lot is the life blood to businessmen," she emphasised. teachers to pay unem- ployment insurance. The North York School Board, which employs about 5,000 teachers, will have to pay about $250,000 yearly as the employer's share of the teacher's unemployment insurance payments. Mr. Harry Threapleton, Mrs. Barbara Cox of the Weston Ratepayers Association termed the Lionstar Development "a poker hand that's been going on for five years", canfnissioner of Planning Peter Allen recommended that it is desirable from the borough's standpoint to include the federal building as part of the Lionstar project. He also recom- mended that the federal government negotiate for purchase of the building on terms satisfactory to the project as if the borough were not recommending the inclusion of the property on the project. Trustees agreed that parental consent will be required wherever possible for students who wish to join the "free" school and if more than 160 students apply for enrolment, selection will be by means of a lottery. At one point during the threehour debate, students threw calls of "Go back to Russia" and "We are the people" at trustees and Trustee Douglas Malcolm complained of their "threatening" attitude. necessary to the success of the: project, _ -- _ Thoée objecting were .- Remodel Rebuild -- Recovgt OFF TILL END OF APRIL Trustees also voted air proval to extending the Multi-Age Grouping program at Wilmington Public School to Grades 7 and 8 in September. There are at present about 75 students enrolled and last night's decision means about Cost of the program will be about $100,000 in the first year. The "free" school will have about nine teachers on staff. +++ Metro Roads and Traffic Department has recom- mended the installation of traffic signal lights at 15 Board officials hope to use an existing school annex to provide a central office and seminar rooms for the new school, but students will do most of the learning in of- fices, factories, laboratories and similar places in and around Metro. from Sheppard Ave. to Steele: Ave. _The roadway will be widened to a basic width of IaMeet which will provide a four lane route with turning lanes at major intersections. The province will be ex- pected to pay 50 per cent of the cost. Also, school boards would be put in the position of taking money raised by taxation tor Ontario Education and paying it into a federal fund to be used for welfare. Mr. Maurice Wisedorf, a local businessman, stated that 40 to 60 cars are using the parking spaces and the laneway relieves congestion because delivery vans use the laneway instead of Weston Road for deliveries. Mr. David Tough, borough education director, said, "I believe that every student over 16 should haye the right to determine his own educational destiny but unfortunately many parents don't agree." against use of a lottery to select students if ap- plications total more than 160, and said parental consent to join the program was undesirable. They wanted Grade 9 and 10 students to be eligible and called for a governing body completely independent of school board control. Mr. Singer retorted that the lane provides parking places for 10 cars and that the proposed development would not affect the parking. He said teachers felt they shouldn't be required to pay unemployment insurance because their jobs are reasonably secure and they would just be paying out without the liklihood of ever getting benefit. Controller Douglas Saunders reassured the citizens that if the lane were ever cutoff it would have to be done with a new bylaw and a public meeting. "You would know about it," he president of district 13 of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation, which represents about 2,000 teachers, commented; "All I can say is I'm rather stun- The planning board voted to make no reply. This means council can now answer the letter with Mr. Allen’s recommendations. Lite-Rock Fieldstone or Lite-Rock random facing: em both be applied to frame block, brick, plaster or drywall surfaces __ Indoor or outdoor - Do it Yourself - or have it custom installed. AS DISPLA YED A T THE HOME SHOW Free estimates and literature available. Phone for Rep to call or visit our showroom l TORBARRIE RD. DOWNSVIEW 24741682 GIVE YOUR HOMEA NEW LOOK Milo EQUIPMENT In SUPPLIES LTD. locations including Metro Roadsand Traffic Trethewey Dr. and Industry Commissioner Sam Cm has St. and Jane St. and York- agreed to changing a Metro woods Gate. bylaw to prohibit parking at The 15 locations were any time on the west side at selected after represen- Dufferin St. between tatives of the traffic Eglinton Ave. and Everafield departments of the city and Rd in York. The 15 locations were selected after represen- tatives of the traffic departments of the city and boroughs met twice to go over a total list of 100 locations. Other locations that will receive traffic signal lights this year in- clude Keele St. and Broadoaks Dr. and Burn- hamthorpe Rd.andMillRd. Rd. Mr. Reed explained the purpose of the centre as an attempt to create a new sense of neighborliness in Weston. "We want a new spirit of caring," he said. "Weston Information and Referral Centre or WIRC will tell people where to turn. We want to be the link bet. ween people in need and the agencies that can help them." The project was launched last October as a three-year experiment and incorporates a free curriculum, and ae- tive parental involvement in classroom projects and school management. Students are not streamed in grades but study sideby-side with older and younger children. 25 more students will be able to join, Weston's soon - to -. be - opened Information and Referral Centre held a public meeting at C.R. Marchant Public School last Monday evening. Over" 100 people attended the meeting chaired by Reverend Donald Reed. TAKE NOTICE that the Annual Meeting of the Corporation of Northwestern General Hospital will be held in the Cafeteria of the Hospital, 2175 Keele Street, Borough of York, on Tuesday, April 27th, 1971, at 8:15 RM, to receive and consider the report of the Board of Directors, the financial statement for 1970t including Auditor's Report, and the reports of department heads; to elect members of the Board of Directors, to appoint Auditors: and to consider such other business as may properly be brought forward. OPENING SPECIAL For every $3.00 purchase of gas you get an automatic Car Wash for 50c. Drive in and drive out in minutes with a shining clean car. Our Coin Operated Car Wash is open 24 hours a day. 7 days a week. ANNUAL MEETING GALAXY CAR WASH WIRC elects directors Wilson MI ON WENDELL AVE. AT WILSON Father Bartholomew DeSimone, Secretary +++ Metro's new municipal handbook contains a message from Metro Chairman Albert Campbell suggesting that Metro Council's greatest burden may be defining its responsibilities for im- "We haven't asked any of our donors for more than a one shot contribution," Mr. Rollings continued, "Peru formance is the key to successful financing. We No one moved in the auditorium. A rather relieved Mr. Reed then explained that he had vowed to eat his hat if anyone had stood up. Mr. Bern Rollings, one of the instigators of the idea of a centre for Weston spoke about the financial backing of WIRC. "Most of our equipment had been lent to us", he said, “and we have had donations from the local churches and service clubs such as the Lions, Rotary, the Knights of Columbus and the Masons. "Our budget for the first year will be between $10,000 and $12,000 and most of this will be spent on the salary of the full-time coordinator we plan to hire." Reed stood up and asked anyone who was not now convinced of the urgent need for the centres to stand up. After showing a film called "Tell where to turn" de- Iticting the need for such information centres, Mr. YOU SAVE TIME AND MONEY AT Save on Gas 4fr', od",',,', gallon Rehabilitation of the Metro area's environment will require more ingenious solutions than has been suggested to date. Monday night's meeting was another step forward tor the centre. Members voted that WIRC be made an in.. corporated body. approved the constitution, and elected the following to the board of directors: Mrs. Carol An- drews, Howard Ashbourne, Sister Bernard, Reverend Robin Boggs, Fleming Gilmour, Mrs. Carol min, Alex Hunt, Miss Jean Malpass, Don Kennedy, Rev. Don Reed, Bern Rollings and Although Metro has already taken some steps to meet social needs, such " the zoological development in Scarborough and a 6,800 regional park system " ditional efforts must be made the Metro chairman WIRC is hoping for official approval for its location at the municipal buildings, 2700 Eglinton Avenue West, at the next council meeting. Ed Schade must prove the merit of WIRC and then we can go to the industry here, for example, and ask for money for next year." WIRC will operate on the principle that people with a problem want to know who can help them. WIRC can direct but it will leave the actual responsibility of making contact with the agency that can help up to the individual. The person will be given a chance to decide for himself. proving the metal and human environment of the HOT sPlEi.lL1l0tyii'T GET CAUGHT INSTALL CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING NOW! 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