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Weston-York Times (1971), 20 Dec 1973, p. 1

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& | ds ' | ySus Vn Cl Yuk York Mayor Philip White would like to have a metro wide vote on the issue of using public funds to finance construcâ€" tion of a sports stadium. Such a vote may not be considered however if Metro decides to go for renovation and enlargement of the CNE stadium which also serves as a grandstand. Provincial and Metro officials are jointly studying the next public move on the whole rigt,';xdium question. apar, secti «~ High cost Egl. S -g- Metro police department reports that if ‘ twoâ€"man police cars were instituted in Metro on a 24â€"hour basis it would require the addition of an 1,392 police officers to the 3,200 member force and another $19,000;000 to the budget: already in the ~| range of $70,000,000 a year. The crime levelin Metro continues to increase, with the element of violence quite evident. Metro police chief Adamson has reported to the Metro police commission that a compulsory rule for twoâ€"man police cars would make it difficult to operate the force. Metro has established a recycling committee to deal with future new methods of disposing of garbage other than by landfill and burning. York representatives on the committee will be Aldermen Chris Tonks and Lloyd Sainsbury. Alderman Betty Sutherland will represent North York along with a citizen delegate. Mettro has agreed to spend $250,000 on the construction of the Hollis day care centre on Eglinton Avenue at Weston Road in York. Metro social services department will also proceed with the development of a day care centre in Sheppard Avenue public school at Keele and Sheppard in North York. Metro government has firmly established a tree removal policy. The first step is that every effort shall be made to retain the tree in its existing location. When a tree is creating a dangerous condition it shall be removed. Home owners will be expected to pay 50 per cent of the cost if new drains have to be installed because of damage by tree ‘The number of motor vehicles in Metro has increased by nine per cent, to a level of 850,000 since 1968. c “lfi'e'tvt:; Roads Commissioner Cass reports that this has resulted in an 18 per cent increase in the number of _traffic New vways Day care Spare it Increase )A apor y y w c't“#r'f' A hk ie 4 o atatal uts 3e 4 4 Serving the community since 1890 ' is the foundation of our progress , Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year from ffio management and staff of the WESTON YORK TIMES Archie Andrews Mr. Andrews has wm by Ruth Russell Social agencies and health services, have been coordinated into a total service for citizens in the Borough of York, with the opening of the York Community Services Centre. According to Dr. Pieter Butler, chief of psychiatry at Humber Memorial Hospital, the centre will contain a rich pool of knowledge, with all the necessary skills available for citizens at one source. The centre was launched by the York Mental Health Council and Donald C. Macdonald, M.P.P. for York South. Because of a lack of funding, the centre will be heavily involved with volunteers and is an experimental project for two years. At the end of two years, the centre will reâ€"evaluate its situation to find out if desired results are being accomplished. Funds for operational expenses come from a grant from the Ontario Hospital Insurance Plan and Community and Social Serviced Department. Each agency is responsible for the staffing of their department. A medical doctor will be on the premises five dcz‘s a week, Monday to Friday and the centre hopes to be able to establish a VD clinic and a geriatric clinic, along with the other services. Coordinatorâ€"director of the centre is Archie Andrews. Mr. Andrews has worked The Friendship of those we serve Community Service Centre opens Special gifts i} . â€" fi C :; "* * n £. 3 , vee g % % 3 v‘ $ m’ 8. u«w *"3 )fi 9 x : m f :ziwv it = “:?,:,;;% " 9\ fi m d «h * ., * ‘ e‘ §3 ,:b 78 > : e t ? * i P Q\} * * 3 s Residents of the Eagle Manor, Weston Road at Lawrence Avenue, got together and collected gifts for unfortunate children within the region â€" and they collected a stageâ€"full at their recreation room in the new building. The gifts will be distributed by the Salvation Army prior to Christmas. Show above are some of those responsible for the project: From left to right are Helen McEwen, Agnes McVie, Tom and Hannah Skimming and Agnes McEachran. Children‘s Aid, Thistletown Hospital and the North York Addiction Research Foundation. He was director of Metro Toronto Family Services, when he initially became involved in the pilot project to combine local comâ€" munity services into one location. Mr. Andrews and his staff are responsible to a management committee, comprised of a representative from each of the parâ€" ticipating agencies, Donald C. Macdonald, a representative from the Ministry of Health and from the Community and Social Serâ€" vices Department. _At the moment, the building housing the York Community Services Centre is unâ€" dergoing some structural changes to enable Karen McCutcheon, 40 Halford Avenue, won the Borough of York, Ward 8, Board of Education byâ€"election, Monday, topping her closest opponent by 497 votes. Only 1,191 voters cast ballots, a 12.5 percent voter turnout, making the cost of the byâ€"election, approximately $12.50 per vote. Elmond Ricker, an electrical engineer, accumulated 261 votes and Bevy Bulger, a resident of York for 38 years and superintendent of water and sewer serâ€" vices for the borough, captured 172 votes. X% mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmfl Thursday, December 20, 1973 10° New trustee the building to house all the agencies, and many have not located offices at the centre as yet. â€" o c â€" It is open to the public and all agencies connected with the centre have a liason with Mr. Andrews and his staff, enabling the centre to function via telephone, until all the services can be contained at the central location. The York Community Services Centre encourage everyone to take advantage of the opportunity of using the services they have to offer. A telephone to the centre will provide any further information required. The telephone number is 653â€"5400. As trustee for ward 8, Mrs. McCutcheon joins Mrs. Gail Christie, trustee for ward 7, as the second woman to sit on the board. Mrs. McCutcheon made a doorâ€"toâ€"door canvas of ward 8 prior to the election. The mother of four children, Mrs. McCutcheon years and has been working partâ€"time studying towards her Bachelor of Education degree, which she hopes to receive this spring. 2 C es WESTONâ€"Y ORK ONTARIO #

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