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Weston-York Times (1971), 4 Oct 1973, p. 4

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All post offices will be closed and there will be no letterâ€"carrier delivery throughout the Central Ontario Postal District .‘lhnhgtvim Day, October Rural route delivery and suburban services have also been cancelled for the holiday Monday. M Collections from street The Assessment roll may be inspected during business hours, 8: 30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday at the Municipal Offices located at 5000 Yonge Street, Willowdale. For the purposes of identification, please include your name and postal address, and the reason(s) for complaint. If possible, note also the assessment roll number, the street address, concession and lot numâ€" DATED this 1st day of October, A.D. 1973. Clerk, Borough of North York NOTICE RESPECTING ASSESSMENT FOR 1974 TAXES BOROUGH OF NORTH YORK Assessment notices will not be mailed to all owners and tenants as in previous years, except to those who have had a major change in their assessment. The assessment roll made in 1970, as revised, will be used for taxation in 1974. Any complaint with respect to an assessment on the assessment roll may be brought to the Assessment Review Court pursuant to Section 52 of The Assessment Act, R.S.0., 1970, as amended. Any Notice of Complaint must be made in writing either by letter or on forms available at the Municipal Offices, and shall be mailed by ordinary mail to: L _ THEREGIONAL REGISTRAR, ASSESSMENT REVIEW COURT, 1200 BAY STREET * TORONTO 181, ONTARIO and in addition, by registered mail to any other person: whose assessm&teis complained of, not later than the 31st day of October, 1973. Resource People will include: Dr. Richard Soberman, Director of the Metro Toronto Transportation Plan Review, Controller William Sutherland, your ward alderman, and representatives of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, the Toronto Transit Commission and Metro Planning Board. These meetings are being held in coâ€"operation with the North York Public Libraries and the Adult Educaâ€" tion Division of the North York Board of Education. What do you }hink about transportation in your area? We‘d like to know. % Tues. Oct.9, 8 pm. *A Wed. Oct. 10, 8 pm. + Mon. Oct. 15, 8 pm. No delivery Transportation Troubles? transportation FAYWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL 95 FAYWOOD BLVD. AMESBURY PARK LIBRARY 1565 LAWRENCE AVENUE WEST 3 Public Meetings BATHURST HEIGHTS PUBLIC LIBRARY 3170 BATHURST STREET required on Sunday, October 7, but on the holiday Monday only <one Special Delivery run will be made. cleared Sunday and will be cleared once Monday. will be . maintained.. as letter boxes will be at the discretion of the local post office manager. In Toronto, 363â€"6003 In a report to the Legislation and Property Committee, Mr. Simpson said his department is somewhat undermanned, but not to the extent of the report. * _A recommendation that an extra pumper be used in Station 1 is not economically justified at this time acâ€" cording to Mr. Simpson. He stated it would require Borough of York fire chief Wm. Simpson, does not fully concur with a report from the Canadian Underwriters Association concerning standards for all fire departments. Car salesmen of Downsview and West End Chrysler began picketing the two dealers last week. A spokesman said they had been fired for joining Teamsters Union Local 938. West End Chrysler appeared to as busy as normal despite the E‘:’m wiidivinbhmmantgingr 06 ,". rgegenre n ,. .I ’~ omm ?ma-aâ€"éigv;.. S comin‘c nut i2 OUB EARQ York firefighters well equipped < K » “'aw.;wr The inquest has been called because of the death of 24 year old John Hersca who was apparently blown through the lunchroom wall and into a yard at the plant where his body was found during the fire. Three others were also killed, Arthur Warnock, a forman; Giovanni Carino, a caretaker and Lawrence Lock. Fifteen of the 60 Chief Simpson described the Ashland incident as the most dangerous fire he had ever seen. It took the efforts; of 87 men from York and North York to fight the fire cause when a 1,000 gallon steel tank in which heated, pressurized paint chemicals were cooking blew up. The Ashland Oil Canada Limited plant on Fairbank Avenue had been asked on different occasions to build dikes around the tanks on the property, York Fire Chief William Simpson told a coroner‘s inquest on Monâ€" day. _ He said the company had promised to make some improvements to the factory a few days before it blew up but he did not believe it had built the requested dikes. twenty personnel to man the pumper. With respect to ladder crews, Mr. Simpson said very few North American cities were able to meet the underwriters standards for manning ladder trucks. A further 16 men would have be hired by the borough to meet this standard. Although the department does not have a fire training building, Mr. Simpson Ashland iga Prospective members must be capable of playâ€" ing simple tunes. YOUTH BAND Weston Silver Band Phone Mr. C. Greenway at 763â€"1610 Age limitation: 10â€"17 years comprised of brass and percussion announce the formation of a YOUTH BAND Male or Female The tender from Amsen Farms Limited was acâ€" cepted in the amount of $4,162.00 for the planting of trees at Dalrympe and Cruickshank Parks. A $1,000 grant was apâ€" proved for the Weston Information and Referral Centre. maintains York firefighters receive intensive drill and training through existing facilities. He said a high degree of technical training has been given firefighters through attendance at the Ontario Fire College. York has a combination of small facilities at each station including _ classrooms, training aids and a water system for draughting complete with a steel tower York council last week accepted the tender of R. Davidson Electric Company limited, in the amount of $6,923.29 for the supply of material and labor for the construction of tennis court floodlighting at Smythe Park. pickets. The men joined the union in an éffort to demand living wages. Car salesmen are usually paid a commigsion on their sales and do not have a fixed income. employees were injured. Chief Simpson said the According to Chief Simpâ€" building had been damaged son approximately 4.5 by fire in 1942, not long after million gallons of water were it was built by another used to extinguish the $2 company. He said the recâ€" million blaze. It took 300 ords indicate 17 incidents of police to control crowds and fires, overheating chemicals traffic in the square mile and other apparently dangâ€" surrounding area. erous situations since then. The Salvation Armys York Ig h Where the money goes iC K on New _ receiving _ and recording equipment for the watchroom will be requested in 1974. The present comâ€" munication system between stations includes direct line telephone backed up by radio. Mr. Simpson said the system works well and the suggestion of teletype or closed circuit television equipment _ would _ be economically irresponsible. A grant of $1,000 has been given to Centro Assistenziale (Italian â€" Neighborhood Information Centre) located at the Y.M.C.A. on Eglinton Avenue to facilitate the continuace of its program. Temple Band will receive $250 from the borough too aid their tour of Jamaica. for ladder drills. Gazzola Paving Limited will construct a baseball and softball diamond at Keelesdale Park for $8,200. York will provide rest and firstâ€"aid stations for the fund raising Columbus Day walk to be held October 13. The borough will provide Bert Robinson Minor Hockey League with six hours of free ice time at Keelesdale Arena on January 19 and 20 in connection with the annual hospital night.

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