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Weston-York Times (1971), 9 Aug 1973, p. 2

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August days are dog days and this wee fellow was just waiting for those hot, humid times when he could relax from his active play world. It didn‘t last too long, however. He was up and about and just as playful seconds after his picture was taken. This guy is one of many at the Borough of York‘s Animal Control Centre Three youngsters head down the centre of Glenhaven Street toward Yore Road in the Borough of York for the first photo in the W _ tonâ€"York Times series of road of the week. Glenhaven from Lonborough (stop sign at right) to Strathnairn is in pretty good shape. At the inâ€" tersection in foreground Yore Road ends its municipal ownership but continues into the West Side Mall under their upkeep. Glenhaven between Yore and Lonborough is gravel and sand strewn and has no sidewalks for pedestrians. en uqs cors as uis n o mne n t o Saafrart y in ts h Patoadiatie ty d ie e t t m & B m wA w t w that are looking for good homes and a call in will get you a peek at some great animals who would love to adopt some people. The centre is on Municipal Drive â€" between the Municipal and Centennial buildings on Eglinton Avenue West â€" just behind the police station. w w My T ow m . P NAE C » ts . i 2 k . .. i n i Wwii â€" > K . n hn L PPha mr l Mother Goose‘s friends will be performing a live theatre production for children on Saturday, August 11 at York Woods branch of the North York Public Library, 1785 Finch Avenue West. Beginning at 2 p.m. under the direction of Antoine Martine, these friends of Originally, York council supported the Bathurst route because of resident concern in Cedarvale. Mayor White and _ Controller James Trimbee voted for the Bathurst route while Conâ€" troller Douglas Saunders voted for the ‘ amended Spadina route at Metro council in February. The 14â€" 14 tie vote at metro was broken in favor of the The York mayor, along with three other borough mayors, Mel Lastman of North York, Willis Blair of East York and Dennis Flynn of Etobicoke, welcomed the Ontario Government‘s decision. * Mayor Philip White said the decision will allow the Borough of York to get on with its planning for a recreation centre, which has been put off since 1960, because of the uncertainty over the Spadina exâ€" pressway. The approval of the sub way route came the first day Mr. Godfrey became Metro Chairman. "It was my first day in office, and to have one of my major projects apâ€" proved â€" well, I‘m just delighted," he said. . Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey, a leading advocate of speedy construction of a northwest subway, said he was "just delighted" with the provincial cabinet‘s decision to approve the Spadina subway route. Mr. Godfrey had been fighting for the subway since he was first elected to North York council in 1964. The new subway will run from _ Wilson Heights Boulevard, in North York, through the abandoned Spadina Expressway rightâ€" ofâ€"way and Cedarvale and Nordheimer ravines to the St. George station on the present _ Bloorâ€"Danforth subway line. According to Gordon Hurlburt, acting chairman of the Toronto Transit Comâ€" mission, construction of the sixâ€"andâ€"aâ€"half mile subway could begin within six months. The T.T.C. will be in charge of building and running the subway. Approval has been given to the construction of the $155 million Spadina subway line along the same route turned down two years ago for the combined subway and exâ€" pressway. The City of Toronto‘s appeal for an alternative route furthes: west along Bathurst Street instead of the Spadina subway line was turned down by the Ontario. government. Original alignment for Spadina _subway Memories The company, called Collective Memories, is a group of Torontoâ€"based actors who have produced a variety of plays since its inception four years ago. This show has been adapte@ and arranged for intirhg&e flmp'-.cv--vovâ€"v we together to show the children in song and dance, her many and famous stories. Jerome _ Friedland, president of the Cedarvale Ratepayers Association, said in February that the changes made by Metro in the Spadina route removed many of the objectionable features questioned ,.by residents and leaves both the ravine and the residential area intact. He said that in the coming months the association would continue to be vigilant and would make certain that all the amendments on the Spadina route _ were â€" properly executed. Engineers will begin work on the subway immediately and tenders will be called for as quickly as possible, acâ€" cording to Mr. Hurlburt. He has predicted that by 1977 Metro residents will be able to make a rapid transit ride down the new route, possibly in airâ€"conditioned cars. The approved amended 51 Spadina alignment places } the subway structure below i the floor of Cedarvale ravine 4 and has reduced disturbance ] to the valley by 50 percent. f The new alignment relocates | a portion of an existing sewer in the ravine but willâ€"”‘,‘ not increase the cost. York council was assured by Mr. W. H. Paterson, general manager subway construction, that $6 million dollars had been set aside by Metro for the restoration of the ravine. And with this assurance, voted 8â€"2 not to oppose the decision of Metro council to route the subway alignment along Spadina instead of Bathurst Street. The T.T.C. have agreed to a request by York council to consult with borough ofâ€" ficials and representatives of the ratepayers in the area on every detail of construction and landscaping of the route. Mr. White said he was resigned to the Spadina route because construction of the subway entirely beneath the floor of the Cedarvale ravine could mean an additional cost of $25 million. Mr. Trimbee said he thought the decision of Metro council would be contested at the O.M.B. and the delay in implementation of the subway because of this would result in increased costs. Mr. Saunders maintained at the time, the alignmeE would answer all complain of local residents with a substantial savings to York‘s taxpayers and to all taxâ€" payers of Metropolitan Toronto. amended Spadina alignment by former Metro Chairman Ab Campbell. $

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