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| CAN‘T CURE HUMBER POLLUTI Mr. Singer also advocates the introduction of a compulsory automobile insurance plan for the province. He aims for farâ€" reaching municipal reforms comâ€" hined with much greater provinâ€" cial education grants to municiâ€" palities. _ Mr. Singer has gained a conâ€" siderable reputation and valuâ€" He said that he believed this would considerably lower . the cost of natural gas to consumers and the fantastic personal profits made overnight in recent months will be stopped." Sweeping powers for acquisiâ€" tion of land are to be legislated In making the announcement, Mr.: Singer said his objective is a "grass roots" rebuilding and reorganizing of the Liberal party in the province. I am advocating that the supâ€" ply and distribution of natural gas in the province of Ontario be owned and managed by a board similar to Ontario Hydro," be said. Vernon M. Singer, the 39â€"yearâ€" old reeve of North York, anâ€" nounced that he will be a canâ€" didate for the Ontario Liberal Leadership when the party holds its convention in Toronto, April 18 and 19. Scheme WC 4 has met a stumbling block in the acquisâ€" ition of land, to date $20,000 has been spent by the Authority in claiming proposed parkside land but many landowners are still holding out including the City of Toronto who are insisting that the Metro Authority enter an agreement which guarantees that the land will be used for park development. To overcome the landowners‘ rights the Authority‘s Flood and Pollution Advisory Board is recommending to the Authorâ€" Ity â€" Executive that +proposed parkside land be expropriated. Reeve Vern: M. Singer Seeks Ontario Liberal Leadership Principals were urged to make an all out effort to boost the atâ€" tendance. King St., â€" principal Jefferies revealed that he was continually â€" pestering parents with phone calls, New park proposals of the Metro Conservation Authority which will eventually mean a complete faceâ€"lift along the Humâ€" ber banks, may also prove a troublesome quarrel with riverside residents of Etobicoke, Swansea and York township. ‘"There are still too many schoolaged children wandering around Main St., during school hours," continued Mrs. Norman. Board Claims Land On Humbkr Riverside Owners Lo se Honies Board Demands Better Attendances river, "we keep a good eye on them," concluded the principal. "I notice that spring is here," commented Mrs. Norman, "the kids are playing hooky down at the river." Principals present at the meeting denied this claim of the chairman. Mr. Jefferies of the.King St. school felt that the Although attendances are imâ€" proving in all Weston schools, Board of Education chairman Ella Norman wasn‘t too pleased with the current figures tabled at the Board of Education meetâ€" ing held.last week. "Seeing how we are losing money have we ever considered calling outside contracts," asked Councillor Bert Wood. Other increases for a single connection in summer have jumped from $125 to $180 and for a single connection in winter from $175 to $200. On Main St., the depth of the present sewer requires deep tunâ€" nelling according to town enâ€" gineer Ron Weir and the old charge of $300 was less than other township estimates. , _ Increased costs in Weston sewerage connections have mieant & 100% increase in Main St. joins, making a new high of $750. This jump in the new billing rate has resulted from continual losses by the Works Dept., who claim that at some installations the present charge doesn‘t even cover the cost of the timber supports. Sewer Connections Increase New Rate Jumps To High Bill Vol. 67, No. 14 Pollution Control : Advisory Board ifost ONTARIO‘S FASTEST GROWING NEWSPAPER able experience in municipal politics. Married with three chilâ€" dren, he was first elected to North York council in 1953. He was reâ€"elected at the top of the polis for two more years, and in December, 1956, was élected reeve with a 20,000â€"vote maâ€" jority. [TURN,s from Royal York Road east on to Bloor Street. i ’ Traffic proceeding north on | Royal York_Road, eastbound for | Bloor Street, will make a right | turn on Meadowvale Drive, (first :block south of Bloor) and proâ€" On the filing of this notice according to the Board‘s legal advisor D. R. Walkinshaw, "the land becomes ours. . However, you don‘t want to be charged judge and jury," warned Walkâ€" inshaw, "I don‘t think it would be advisable for the authority to have a representative on the Expropriation Board." » for the Expropriation Advisory Board which will be able to acâ€" quire and purchase land withâ€" out the consent of the owner. Warning of the proposed exâ€" propriation will be issued by the three man advisory board at least. a month prior to the deposit of the plan with the Land Titles office. . . ceed east Woud;" will Beâ€"tenfined to ‘tmigle lanes. ONLYâ€" one east and ong west. Sewer Detour Road Warning For Bloor St. During this period, traffic on Bloor Street, east of Royal York The construction of a 36" waâ€" ter main by Metropolitan Torâ€" onto commenced the early part of this week. The starting area of operations will be on the south side of Bloor Street, from Royal York Road east to Elsfield Road, which will take between 3 to 4 weeks. Councilior Jack Holley pointed out that present charges in Scarâ€" borough are $288 for all connecâ€" tions, "we just have to increase our â€" charges. to appease our costs." â€" Council agreed with the new rates and the resolution was approved. Town engineer Ron Weir reâ€" plied, "we would lose our shirts, we are certainly not making money on the present increases, and I can‘t see how any outside contractors could quote us less." There will be NO RIGHT REEVE VERNON SINGER Councillor Bucks Sports Fee Boost A recommendation that fees for participation by North York children in Township sponsored sports programs : was attacked this week by Councillor Norman Goodhead. "Recreation is now on a payâ€" asâ€"youâ€"go _ basis, _ Councilior Goodhead stated in reply to a report by the parks and recreaâ€" tion committee which requested imcreased fees for hockey, and baseball players and children attending day camps. "I have no objection to chargâ€" ing for participation in sports activities", he said. "But we are discriminating against those who can‘t afford to pay. Our day camp fee is higher than that charged by the Y.M.C.A. and in addition we charge an extra $2.00 ‘or swimming." f Councillor Lyon told North York Council that the recreation ommittee had decided on the ncreased fees after hours of disâ€" cussion. As a direct result of the Reeve‘s views being made known to the Recreation §Iom- mittee by the chairman of the committee, Councillor Bill Lyon, ‘the following resolutions was passed by the committee: "that the principle we are in favour of maintaining adult activities as a means of building better citizens but due to the limited amount of funds in this year‘s budget because of the extended children‘s program and swimâ€" ming pools, we are forced to make the adult activities opâ€" erate on a selfâ€"supporting basis and that every coâ€"operation be _ Mr. Singer expressed his \views during discussion of _ reâ€" port brought in by North York‘s Recreation Committee. This was the same Committee, made up of private citizens, that the Reeve temporarily _ abolished last year, and attempted to reâ€" place by a committee made up only of Councillors. Thig move proved to be so unpopular that the Citizens‘ Committee was reâ€" formed. i North York Reeve Vernon Singer stated in Council last week that he is unalterably opposed to "subsidized adult recreaâ€" tion" within the Township. In stating his cdse be said: "It is completely ridiculous to spend taxpayers‘ money to provide recâ€" reation for normal healthy adults." A bobby way off his beat is this sexâ€"London policeman Bill Smith,; who was a welcome guest até#%he Cloverdale Easter Parade. . With the London bobby is young Ava Dunn of Rexdale who is proudly displaying her new easter: N. Y. Reeve Opposed Subsidizing Recreation Programs For Adults Cimes andh Guile :=â€"==> Stranded in Wilby Cres., this Danish coupie ana | ceen long in Weston, in a short time they have their four children have found an uncomfortâ€"| sson learnt of the discomforts of this torgotten :b!lo w:k:m:din z‘nbn whov; M”r‘.nrm * | cormer ‘of" the town. Sutrounded by cars of ai clutter w cars, . where sewer m'.fi. nightly stink out their home and the loce! industry, this Danish family have anothe: nearby incinerator weekly soils their washing. serious problem in keeping their children of. Mrs. G. larsen and Mrs. A. Erikson have not|the road. | |_ Chairman Bill Lyor of the Parks and Recreation Commitâ€" tee of Council made the followâ€" ing statement after the Council meeting: "Because we recognize the fact that Adult Recreation is an integral part of our Recâ€" reation Programme and because we further recognize the fact that children‘s activities should take precedence and in view of the shortage of funds for recâ€" reation purposes this year, our Committee has decided to make the adult portion of our pro> gram ve operate on an overall selfâ€"sustaining basis. This does mean in effect that we -rei looking forward to certain porâ€" tions of our Adult programme giver. . to possible," adult groups when THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1958 Suniguedet t 2 al Bovinani td\ > 9 2 0CA hP + > © N e her> own= seasonal : hendâ€"dress. ~Over . 3000 people attended this ‘Easter_ceremony which was fashionable display of colorful dresses. I From time to time, in the jcourse of the coming season, we {will have reports from our rec-‘ reation director letting us know ’just what the financial picture (is. From these reports recomâ€" [mendations will be forwarded |to Council through the Parks & ‘Recreation Committee of coun-‘ [cil which will outline those porâ€"| ‘tions of our Adult program | that need subsidization. This is 'by no means the‘ ideal method1 we would like to employ but| {thraugh necessity we are bound! I‘to carry‘ it out. I look forward | to the near future when suffiâ€"} Icient funds will no doubt be made available in order to perâ€" mit us to look after all phases of out recreation program withâ€" out the necessity of relying on one portion to support another as we are forced to do this year." which prove to be financially successful . to â€" subsidize those portions which are not. ~Avert North York Teacher Crisis «: Peace Made $300 Below Demand The dispute over salary increases between the North York Board of Education and the Township‘s 251 high school teachers has finally been settled. After months of bitter negotiations, a compromise has been reached which will grant the teachers a $500 increase, $300 less than their original demand. However, a request of a $300 annual increment was won by the teachers. â€"â€"â€"_._.____.__* The settlement was brought e Cmmc t ons about partly by the intervenâ€" B iss -,,W ie uo~ . ‘ e . e »f s f{#’i _.AN |tion of Education Minister Dunâ€" KK &\ . : j).0 C\ |lop and partly by the North ;;:f§<~ usc tog . % York Board‘s decision to negoâ€" hea &0 YÂ¥ _\ ) |tiate in spite of the ‘pink listâ€". eE . y% 94L C |ing. 0_ _ o e Weston councillors received the new estimates without comâ€" ment and referred the letter to the finance committee. Councilâ€" lor Chuck Conroy chairman of the committee will look into the matter, "as soon as possible." The 57â€"58 jump is considerably more than the previous year‘s inâ€" crease but clerk Marchant could not give any definite figures on the old costs. Board of Education clerk C. R. bitterness than it has solved| Marchant claims that the biggest| problems for the unenployed.] increase is caused by Teacher‘s | In his report Mr. Murphy polnhf salaries, the other increases acâ€"| out, "It is difficult for a married | cording to Marchant are expectâ€"| man with 4 or 5 children rece|v-!‘ ed year by year increases in ing $30.00 per week or a single| costs." man getting around $15.00 per!‘ The 57â€"58 jump is considerably | week to understand why he canâ€" more than the previous year‘s inâ€"| not be considered for our johl" crease but clerk Marchant could| which would pay him $57.40 per| not give any definite figures on 40 hour week." 4 1 Taxes Up With Education Estimates «>A three mill increase in local taxes""i#> being considered by ‘Weston council with the receipt of the Board of Education estimâ€" ates for ‘58. The new requisitions ask for $102431 for Public School and $61,927 for the Colâ€" legiate. John Angel 22 of Gilbert Ave., York township, Rowland McGreâ€" gor 22 of Toronto and Douglas Harvey. 17 of Oakwood Ave., York Township wege charged with criminalâ€"negligence and car theft. Cruiser Smashed In Stolen Car Chase Duval spotted the stolen auto while on, patrol at the Weston Arena. He gave chase and folâ€" lowed the car down Main St., through two red lights and at the inteuecti%n of Dennison his car spun out of control and caused slight head injuries to Duval and $59 damage to the cruiser. Police radio alerted 21 Diviâ€" sion. P.C.‘s Simer and Black arâ€" rested three men on Tretheway Dr. The three men taken into custâ€" ody were remanded in York Township court and are to apâ€" pear next week. In a midnight chase by a police cruiser through Weston last week, P.C. T. Duval of 24 Diviâ€" sion was injured when his speedâ€" ing cruiser smashed into the curb at Denison Rd., and Main while following a stolen car. EDITOR, â€"G, A. MURRAY Windshields Target In Vandalism A weekend‘s vandalism on the Little Bros. used car lot on Main St. North, caused over $325 damage ‘when five windshields were smashed by an air rifle or pistol. ‘The damage was reported to Weston‘s 24 Division on Saturâ€" day morning. The five cars which had been sitting on the lot during the Good h:uyholflty ‘vad ‘ bee licously . d| _ Work on installation Pm on mt io omm are 4 am early arrest is anticipated. â€" gineer‘s communication. â€" Mr. Hastings refetred to the ‘pink list‘ as a device used by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers‘ Federation for cutâ€" ting off the Board from the supply of teachers as a means of securing their demands. Alâ€" "We‘d rather settle than let the. school system be hurt," Ronald Hastings, .chairman of the North York School Board stated. "But I believe we did a good thing by showing our o'-i position to their tactics." | Of the 54 vacancies filled 51 have been taken by the Parks Department and 3 by the Roads Department. Twentyâ€"three were taken from the,relief rolls and 31 have been hired who made application direct to the Personâ€" nel Office. The plan, according to the Township‘s Personnel Officer, Mr. T. Murphy, has created more bitterness than it has solved problems for the unemployed. there are many parts of the river contaminated. The biggest problem the Commission admits is sewage and waste discharges. This commission claims that it is nothing unusual for streams to be polluted Pn settled areas. for imployed _ Employables, unde:’gtt: Mefi!?la“\'!'em- ments,. work. plan, only .54 have Beén filled, according to a report tiled with Council by the Personâ€" nel Department. "‘There is not much we can do about it at the moment," said field officer Higgs. He was talkâ€" ing at the advisory board‘s meet of the Flood and Pollution conâ€" trol last week in the Weston Municipal Board room. Outside the Authority Area in the Schomberg River the Ontarâ€" io Water Resources Commission has already acknowledged that _ Reports of serious contaminaâ€" tion in the upper reaches of the river have disturbed conservaâ€" tion authorities who are hoping that a Metro trunk sewer down the Humber will alleviate the pollution problem. Of the 139 vacancies available in the Township of North York Pollution of the Humber has become‘a serious problem mitted K.. G. Higgs, senior field officer of the Meétro c Authority. The sewer lined outlets of the Humber banks uo become a sizeable problem for which Higgs cannot forsee immediate solution. i 2 M Unchecked Waste Spoils Humber Seriously Threat Can‘t Fill Vacancies At $1.43 Per Hour |Education was ‘pink wx rthe Federation on February * after negotiations, which began | in December, broke down. Inm retaliation, and as a means of showing â€" unanimous . opoositio® \to the tactics of the teachers, all | Ontario School Boards, at K request of the Ontatio Sel: Trustees Council, joined tnâ€" gether in suspending all adverâ€" tisements for teschers for & period of two weeks. e New Lights Main Lawrence Main. This proposal agrees the: original suggestion of . cil and after a survey "You can‘t be wron® all time," admitted: councilior f Wood. Wood was generous!v lowing that metro trafic e neer S. Cass was making a ® suegestion. f ment Originally, in answer to the teachers‘ request forâ€"an $30 ’,“ increase on minimum s«slaris$) $1900 on maximum salaries K. a $200 increment, was answ=*<d . by the Board by an off*r for V" $400 increase and a £200 incres . though it has no legal basis, th#. | method places a .teacher wh@ â€" accepts employment .with @ Â¥ ‘pink listed‘ Board in the cate= . gory of a labor seab. +. ts The North York Board “X ’ _ "Especially in matters | k( | apartment building," 'ldquf; | Councillor Taylor. $s Swing $10,000 Relief Project Reeve Tonks ‘reported York Township Council had been sueâ€" cessful in getting Metro Council to spend $10,000 on an unem ployment relief project for the cleaning of Black Creek B:u& vard in Mount Dennis. The : 4 is to begin immediately. â€"_Reeve Tonks and Counc ‘Gell porited out that me rever entered into the pic l'lui‘ the Board and at the s time keep the tax rate de L:’hu: we realize they have a job to do and are doing it w gested the Council in the advise and take into their » fidence the Board of Education on every possible opportunify and keep them up to date on Planning Board information, .. Engineer Cass proposes an Misunderstanding Termed Cause For Black Listing _ _ Misunderstanding: be t w ees York Township Council d â€" Board of Education was not to a lack of coâ€"operation or &mâ€". preciation of each other‘s =. iems but to the tremendous dif= ference in the two elected bodies. and a need for a closer liaison . between the solicitors for the . Board and the Council, "i members agreed. ‘ [ M allowed to carry on unc ¢ A Weston man claimed that the pollution of the Humber is § "greatest crime of this al." The Metro Authority has promis« ed to look into it. o The Metro Authority is con» vinced: that something can be done. % + td Many residents on rivers, par« ticularly the Humber, feel & this growing pollution is Wilf Royle Phiks B=t