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Weston-York Times (1971), 28 Jun 1973, p. 11

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bors met at Mrs. Myra Hammond‘s home, Rustic Road, to wish Mrs. Barb Dixon well when she moves form the area. A lovely luncheon was enjoyed by the ladies â€" and Barb was presented with door chimes for her new home in Claireville Estates. Mrs. Rita Marek, who moved from the area last year, _ returned _ from Schomberg for the party. The Dixons, Carl and Barb and their three sons Stephan, Philip and Dale have lived in the area for ten years. Carl worked at CCM and many boys know Mrs. Dixon for her work in helping Star carriers. The boys attended Maple Leaf Public School and â€" Stephan â€" attended Queensborough Junior High. The Dixon family will be moving June 30 and we all wish then well in their new home. _ +++ A public meeting for Ward 2 residents was held at Hardington Publicâ€" School Wednesday, June 20. The meeting was to let the residents hear the three proposals for the future of the school. Representatives were from the Metropolitan Toronto Separate School Board, Parks and Recreation Department, Borough of North York and Seneca College of Applied Arts and _ Technology. Community representatives, Rev. Jack Roberts, Mrs. Gwen Everson and Mrs. Marion Butler, on the Ad Hoc Committee of the North York Board of Education .supâ€" ported the Committee recommendation to lease the school to Seneca College. +++ Students of Gracefield Avenue Public School went to see Godspell Wednesday, June .20. Cars driven by volunteer mothers took the children, mostly from the grade six graduating class, to the matinee performance. +++ Mothers, ‘are you wonâ€" dering what to do to keep your child or children ocâ€" cupied now that school is over? The Parks and Recreation Department for the Borough of North York will be operating playgrounds starting Tuesday, July 3 and running daily until Friday, August 17. This year ‘all playgrounds in our area will be in operation all day from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 4 p.m. Locations are Maple Lea‘ Public School, Gracefield Avenue Public School, Cornelius Public School, Brookhaven Public School, Hardington Public School, George Anderson Public School and Falstaff Comâ€" munity â€" Centre. These playgrounds are for children five years of age or more and are supervised by qualified leaders. Activities are well organized and the kids can have great fun. +++ A baby shower was held at the home of Mrs. Pat Kelk, 57 Del Ria Drive, on Friday, June 22. Guest of Honor was Mrs. Margie Buttignol who was showered with many lovely gifts from friends, neighbors and relatives. Rudy and Marggie are expecting their first child some time in September. +++ During the month of July the _ congregations _ of Last Wednesday 21 neigh Elverston Trethewey United Church and Church of the joint church services at the Church of the Good seniors f Shepherd, Lawrence Avenue West at 10:30 a.m. Everyone d ro p'i n in the community is corâ€" dially invited to attend. The North York Public +++ ___ Library, in coâ€"operating with Do you realize that things the Parks and Recreation are happening around you all Department, has set up a the time? News comes in all dropâ€"in centre designed forms, it can be a wedding specifically for senior shower or the birth of a baby. citizens to watch films, play Your son or daughter‘ cards or just talk to frtends s birthday is a big event to over a cup of tea. them. This column is strictly The York Woods Library, news and information for 1785 Finch Avenue West, will people in the Maple Leaf and be open on Tuesday, Wedâ€" Amesbury area. nesdays and Thursdays from If you have any news or information, just give me a CHILD‘S NAME ............l.l.clclzkkik}}. PARENTS |..........sicssscsarsassssaukkss ADDRESS ........scsssvrarsrersssrssssen CHECK DESIRED PERIOD [ two weeks pat larter/244â€"0788 call at 244â€"0788. I‘ll be glad to hear from you. be open on Tuesday, Wedâ€" nesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 a.m.â€"3:00 p.m., July 3 August 23. CAMP DATE FROM JULY 2 TO AUG. 31 D PLEASE INDICATE STARTING DATE [_] montH [_] two montHs APPLICATION DEPOSIT $10.00. : CALL NOW â€" LIMITED ENROLMENT ce APPLICATION FORM In Metropolitan Toronto, tiny East York has become the first to make a profit from a recycling operation. Unlike Toronto _ and Etobicoke, which â€" offer separate collections of paper, Metro‘s smallest borough has paper racks installed on all its garbage pickup trucks. Keeping it clean For the citizen interested in recycling, this means he does not have to wait for special pickups, letting paper accumulate for long periods of time. All he has to do is bundle it and put it outside beside the rest of the garbage. About 10 per cent of the BIRTHDATE ......... PHONE ................. Recycling racks borough‘s householders have been doing.this and as a result, the borough works department is convinced it turns a bit of profit on the program. But there are problems ahead if all of Metro gets serious about recycling. If 25 per cent of the area‘s newspapers were recycled, this would flood the paper markets entirely. On the other hand, a high load of recycling â€" 400,000 tons or more a year â€" could permit the development of a major deâ€"inking and paper recycling operation by a paper company. While municipalities have the best chance of making site igs Hiut YEbaAtunt "*248r1 341 â€" " «& & MN1â€" SKkOOL Summerâ€"Fun Day Camp July â€" August . Ages 4/ to 10 years CONTACT THE MINIâ€"SKOOL NEAREST YOU FOR DETAILS! 22 Tuxedo Crt. 439â€"0521 685 Sheppard Ave. 222â€"6573 960 Markham Road 438â€"3611 1855 Jane Street 248â€"6875 340 Dixon Road 249â€"7601 370 Dixon Road Jb JIb A CHILD‘s PLaACE recycling work, . some volunteer organizations in the province are going strong. The Burlington Citizen‘s Committee for Pollution Control, for one, is dealing with glass, metal and paper by the ton at its recycling centre. In 1972, the centre recycled 120 tons of glass, 40 tons of metal and 200 tons of paper. The total quantity â€" of the centre‘s total during 1971. And the committee is still going strong with recycling, briefs to government, public information and _ enâ€" vironmental education. 11 y, June 2, m e 1 t "Badu‘r NT â€"~t +A

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