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Torttgttttttiang will ex- perience massive disillusionment with city if the proposed down- town Toronto holding bylaw is permitted to take effect, tli'th1tt. ,3” rights , William Allan president the Tor- onto Real Estate Board predicted last week. His statement was his strongest so far on the subject of the proposed two-year bylaw to reatrietttuildings to 45 feet in height and 40,000 square feet of floor space. "Although some claim that 80 per cent of Torontonians favor a slowdown in development, supporters of the plan should not take this as approval for the method which city council is following. It has not been explained sufficiently, if at all, to the public at large that city couneil's technique is an Labour Minister Fern Guindon has announced a minimum wage of $2. an hour for employees in general industry, to become effective throughout Ontario, January l, 1974. The North York Chapter of the Ontario Association for Children with Learning Disabilities are holding a general meeting, open to the public, Thursday, November 22, 8 p.m., at the North York Board of Education auditorium, 5050 Yonge Street, Willowdale. Guest speaker will be Mrs. Doreen Kronick, former president of the Canadian and Ontario Association for Children with Learning Disabilities. Mrs. Kronick is herself a parent of an adolescent with a learning disability. She will discuss social and academic problems in the home. The C.G.I.T.’s are on the lookout for original middy blouses. A collection cam- paign has been launched and the C.G.I.T.’s are asking everyone to look under those moth balls and in the attic to see if there are any middy blouses lying around. The blouses will be used by young girls in C.G.I.T., and every donation gratefully accepted. If you find a middy and would care to donate it contact the C.G.I.T. office at 489-7221. Toronto holding bylow could raise housing prlcos FULL and PARTIAL DENTURES' DIRECT TO P PUBLIC DENTURE REPAIRS & RELINES. rfltmlfi WHERE CLINIC , 91 3 Weston Road, 'll/ga',','"" Middy collection Open meeting 244-0705 Member of the Derttutist Society of Ontario _ Increase in minimum wage arbitrary and drastic "dtretionotpeqtertrruttta. Ittttiaitouidtt-tnittatto take place downtown what assurance In there um CottnCiiWttuidnottttentnmre toredueettteprmsertyrights ottheveryhomeownerswho are said to be such strong whims?” heart of what is now Canada’s most dynamic real estate market, might well hesitate because he cannot be absolutely sure that he will be allowed to use the propertyinthe ways thatthe aoning bylaw now says are permitted. considering buying property in the City of Toronto in the Much has been said about the need for more imaginative development, Mr. Allan continued. but surrounding property ownership with uncertainty Present rate of $1.80 became effective February 1, 1973. apply to all employtes ex- eisiistudents under the age of 18. The student rate will be $1.65 per hour. The minimum rate for construction employees will increase from $2.05 to $2.25. Guards on construction sites will receive the same rate. Mr. Guindon said the purpose of the minimum wage was to give workers whose bargaining power is limited a measure of protection against ex- ploitation. He said the minimum wage would be continually under review and if 'circumstances so warranted, he would have no 'att', Mr. Allan said that anyone “uncommon tettaneeottmhtgvarutyin By discouraging en- terprise through extreme action,ttydritring developers to other communities, council is aggravating an already serious housing situation the needs more production, not less, to alleviate it. While it would be mainly apartment development that could be directly affected by the proposed restriction. anything affecting one part of the market has an in- fluence in the total housing market. If you think that a $10,000 increase in the average priceofahouse sold through the Multiple Listing Service since January is unfortunate, council is about to cause the kind of shortage never before experienced, with rents and prices climbing as never before. hesitation in recommending further increases in the minimum wage. Mr. Guindon also proposed amendments to The Employment Standards Act on statutory holidays, annual vacations and premium pay for overtime. "Artd,irmtttt.mmirtdttte public in this connection. tutthettomirttrgttoet-in thitrar-ttoteudttr tttetsuBdingindtut6tststby the inability of all gunm- mentatot-etttegrottiem andtttiittreto,giviorityto housing. Now in over- reacting on the question ot density of development Toronto threatens to make the dilution wane.” Mr. Allan said that the common same that should administration of the main business centre of this country is being swamped by a short-sighted, anti- enterprise approach that sees real estate development as the main cause of anything that is wrong with Toronto. Of course, Toronto ian't perfect, but if the central business district has seen some development in recent years that doesn't to two weeks annual vacation with pay after one year of employment. At the present time, an employee receives one week vacation after the first year and two weeks vacation after two years employment. Beginning January 1, 1975, a premium rate of 1% times regular rate will be required for all hours worked in ex- cess of 44 hours per week. Previously overtime rates were required after 48 hours "tatetetoriOttttodsel 'ritttitottmtttrtdi-,ttti" Mahmud” polit%tror I he! at city 'ttttite-tttttttNm. Me ttte.drmiqerueit" in. dustry or real estate omterattiptttetrapegottttrin all of this. What we have heard and seen of this city very dubtous about the mayor'sattaurapees that a large volume of development will be con- sidered on its merits for exemption from the bylaw. 'We will not be moved' the mayor told the Canadian Real estate Association in summing up his deter- mination to see the holding bylaw imposed. Those five words spoke volumes about City Council', lack of The majority seem to be exactly like us - - successfully mediocre. A recent survey of the readers of our ads tell us that not one is a millionaire but also, none are on welfare. STAY AS SWEET AS YOU ARE! KEN JOHNS MEN’S WEAR “on" STREET WESTON 247-0056 tieeritsitityartdtt_ttttnt it I: allowed with m approach is imeh too negative, something one reformers. The right of council to have a any In the shaping of the hilt al- vironment is acknowledged by any ramble [ac-son, but an approach that features confrontation in- stead of consultation is hardly what we meet from elected representatives who are supposed to be so keen to listen to their constituents. What’s the point of saying that the door is always open if the mind is closed? “It is greatly to be regretted thatcmmcilshould demonstrate so little con- fidence in the building in- dustry."