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reputation of your own and "cver)‘isibihty, but ome to which you, I am| other municinality in our Provinco.’sure, are quite equal, I do mure‘ "I would draw to your attention you that all members of my Deâ€" twn municipal problems which[nartm'nhlvnaff. each of whom is reem to nccurs with increasing fveâ€"an able and experienced servant. quency in all too many of our are anxious to° help you, you municipalitics. Firstly, the failme, Council and your officers ‘ and ®f a member of council to make officials, T pledge to your courteouss #ull disclosure of any personal inâ€" prompt and able assistance and coâ€"| térest he may have in any m-tur‘opention from each one of us here| under consideration by counil caniin the Department. Together we have most serious repercussions. T‘can certainly make 1962 a trouble do not need to enlarge upon this. |free and good year for your muniâ€" "The second problem is the tendâ€" ‘eipali(y." ; | A few points as to what is exâ€" pected of it was received by Westâ€" on council this week from Minâ€" ister of Municipal affairs, F. M. Cass. The Queen‘s Park memo stated: To find responsible persons with experience and executive ability offering themselves in the service of their municipalities is one of the most encournging aspects of our municipal affairs, Your municipalâ€" ity is indeed fortunate to have as head of Council a person of your experience and integrity. As Minâ€" ister of Municipal Affairs 1 will appreciate the benefit of your coâ€" dperation and advice. It is my hope that by working together we can further enhance the position and reputation of your own and every other municinality in our Province. A Friendly Reminder From Fred Cass Someone suggested that there is a higher dropâ€"out rate at Weston Collegiate than there is in Etobicoke‘s school. There probably is, and it is understandable. Most students who have shown a gift for academic work will attend a general course, and because of their abilities have a better chance of passing than the boy who is more mechanically inclined but finds difficulty with examinations. Although there are reasons for most of the complaints listed by these parents, the Weston Board could stand to learn a lesson from the Etobicoke‘s Public Relations Deâ€" partment. All educators will admit that a crowded class is not the best class, Weston Collegiate is currently over crowded by at least 200 students. Attendance is made up of 500 from Weston, 323 from Etobicoke, and 700 from North York. In the first place, for many years, Weston had had the only Vocational School in the area, and this goes back beâ€" yond the concept of Metro, and so is attributable to farâ€" sighted Weston educators. Because of this ({now other areas are building Vocational Schools) Weston has served both Etobicoke and North York students, possibly to the detrament of Weston students. Someone should have ‘asked the Etobicoke parents where their children would have gone if it hadn‘t been for Weston. However there is much more to it than was brought out at the Etobicoke Board meeting where some parents, (not all by any means) complained about Weston Collegiate. The recent outcry by Etobicoke parents against their children attending Weston Collegiate is a tribute to the public relations department of the Etobicoke Board of Education. So come on fellows, tell the people why you are doing itâ€"ask for the liquor plebisciteâ€"then campaign strongly against it, if you want, but don‘t waste all that good money when there are so many worthwhile projects it could be spent on. Another important factor to consider is that with the money available to conduct a campaign and with paid soliciâ€" tors pounding on doors the petition will undoubtedly be successful. This does not mean the vote would be successâ€" ful, but it does mean the township will be forced to spend the money. North York councillors should bear in mind that to ask for a vote is not necessarily to agree with liquor outlets in the township. This could be made clear to the residents if the councillors would point out the saving to the taxpayer. This would cost the taxpayers of North York around $5,000 instead of close to $75,000. ’ The solution is obvious, although it does entail some intestinal fortitude and a genuine interest in the taxpayer‘s pocket book. Before the petition is circulated and signed, the countil should ask the LCBO to include this plebiscite on the balâ€" lot of the next municipal election. Now the North York councillors find themselves in the same position and apparently are going to make the same mistake. j * The council of Etobicoke was told that a petition would be circulated, they were warned that if successful a vote would be forced. They knew that this would cost the taxâ€" payer some $50,000 and still they chose to do nothing. Apparently North York Council is about to fall int& the same trap that entangled Etobicoke Township recently which resulted in the taxpayers of the township laying out some $50,000 unnecessary dollars. s Actually the money‘was spent for the useful purpose, of keeping counciliors, the Reeve and the Deputyâ€"Reeve from facing the unpleasant task of taking a side on the liquor question. 3 Baker‘s Batter to your attention| problems which’ h incveasing foeâ€" By NIXON BAKER WESTON COLLEGIATE of your co "The duties imposed by law nnf Geo 1 R B F H d H' t is my hope the head of council, particularly rglnn ay oxes ar es' l' ther we can those set out in Section 211 of The| A!l suspected cases of rabies ported in the same time the previ position and| Municipal Act, are a heavy responâ€" Should be 1 epo..ed to the nearest ous year, HERE WE GO AGAIN. COME ON MEN COST $75,000 ency of some municipal officials| and officers to incur capital exâ€"; penditures, even to erect buildingu‘ and works, without first hwing1 made certain that the full requir&‘ ments of the law have been rnet.‘ This often results in inconvenience, embarrassment and, sometimes, a burdensome expense to the muniâ€" cipality concerned, and it could also have ill effects for negligent council members and municipal officials. As head of your Council it is incumbent upon you to ensure| that these matters in plrticullr"“ are always kept in mind. | {“pe:;.“, foxes. â€"____| The Department of A There were 694 cases in w.[:,'::,:',:',’;",of,':: :;,.:il“ whole of Canada for the p!rifll.l‘nu where r-hie'. have a sharp increase over the 178 reâ€"|ported. * health at the Municipal Offices. _ |35. $ * ‘ A serious outbreak of rabies ex-' With reports for the month as ists in the province where more yet incomplete, 120 new cases have than 500 cases have been nporudfbeen reported up to January 18, in the nine month period ending 103 of them in Ontario. lnrr-mher 31, according to the Deâ€"! Hardest hit in Ontario is the partment of Agriculture. More than Georgian Bay area and Nipissing hr!t the cases involved wildlife, and Renfrew counties. ‘esperhlly foxes. I The D!Plflmen} of Agnmlfnn officer of lheiDepa:'tment of Agri-, Of the 694 cases, livestock ac« culture or to the medical officer of |counted for 199, dogs 56 and cats health at the Municipal Offices. _ |35. $ * Metro Council Makeâ€"Up Let Municipality Unfair States Council â€" |Treat Sick Elms Report Serious Rabies Outbreak Georginn Bay Foxes Hardest Hit IT‘S NEVBR TOO EARLY TO PUT SOMETHING| ASIDE for one‘s declining years, is the practical| attitude of Robert Irvine, aged 10 months, as he opens his first saving account No. 1000 at the| new home of the Bank of Nova Scotia branch, Weston road. V.L.P. treatment is accorded to the | new client by manager Harry de Wolf (right) and staff member Mrs. B. Schwuchow, while! "Rapid development and increase in population has taken place in some of the area municipalities, and the largest of these municipalitie shave seriously inadequate representaâ€" tion in number in comparison to other municipalities," states the resoluton which was moved by Deputyâ€"Reeve John MacBeth. * The proposal of a borough system met with Staff approâ€" val and they considered it the "most reasonable solution." ~his system would mean that the three Lakeshore municiâ€" palities and Etobicoke would form a Western Metropolitan Borough. The resolution saygit"is the intention of the Municipality of Metropolitan nto Act to provide equal representaâ€" tion between the‘members representing the Cit yof Toronto and the members representing the other area municipalities. â€" This resolution followed a Committee of the Whole meetâ€" ing January 29. A Committee of Department Heads and Deputy Department Heads considered the application of I.onk Branch for amalgamation and reported to the Comâ€" mittee of the Whole on the effects such an amalgamation would have on Etobicoke. The Staff Committee felt that Lakeshore amalgamatiz& would not affect the economy of Etobicoke but the repreâ€" sentation on Metro Council. f The Township wants equitable representation put into effect before the December municipal elections. A copy of the resolution will be sent to the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Honorable F. M. Cass. Since Long Branch has applied to the Ontario Municipal Board for amalgamation of Mimico, New Toronto and Long Branch there will only be one representative on Metro Council from the new Lakeshore municipality which will create more inequity in the representation of the various municipalities at Metro. Council passed a resolution Monday requesting the Proâ€" vincial Government to enact legislation granting more adeâ€" quate representation on Metro Council. wl Thistletown Collegiate Beauty Queen councillor Robert Wood lends moral and physiâ€" | cal support to his grandson and nameâ€"sake. Robert Senior opened his first account with the | bank 33 years ago when he first arrived in Canada. Coming from the land of the purple | heather, Mr. Wood was drawn to the Nova | Scotia bank by its appropriate choice of name. of Agriculture to allow their particularly in f The Authority‘s executive comâ€" mittee today agreed to ask the Onâ€" (\tario Department of Lands and Forests to study the suitability of ‘ha\*ing the Jegislation put through to amend the act. At present, muâ€" nicipalities can only carry out a control program against the elm Misease on their own lands. The Metropolitan Torgnto and| Region â€" Conservation Authon‘tyl' will try to have the Municipal Act, amended to permit the municipaliâ€" ties of the province to enter priâ€" vately owned property where Dutch elm disease is present. and Princesses passed the report on to the Parks and Recreation Committee without comment. The report will be repâ€" resented to council. _ The principal changes recomâ€" mended for the Parks Division are as follows: ‘ 1. It would be firmly established that the only location for the administration of parks actâ€" itivies would be at the offices of the Department of Parks a nd Recreation, Municipal Building, 5000 Yonge Street, Willowdale. All planning and control of Parks activities would emanate from . this source. | of North York submitted a report and recommendaâ€" tions to council this week regardâ€" ing the operations of the Park‘s Department. l TIMES o e - ADVERTISER Council_Gives ,Report On Park‘s Dept QOver To Park‘s Board However the council immediately Albert Standing, clerkâ€"adminisâ€" WESTON A change in the duties, reâ€" sponsilities and qualifications relating to the position of Dirâ€" ector of Parks, which is presâ€" ently vacant. The use of Corporation Yards, from which area services would be carried out on a district basis. This is an extension of the principle incorporated in the plan of reorganization ndopt-! ed by Council (1960) with reâ€" spect to other outside services. Such yards are those either already established, with acâ€" companying buildings, at locaâ€". tions designated as | Norton Avenue (east of Yonge â€" Willowdale), Inâ€" gram Avenue (east of Keele â€"south of Lawrence), Oriole (Sheppard Avenue East and Leslie Street) or yards contemplated for use, with buildings under construcâ€" tion, at locationy designated as Bermondsey Road (south of Eglinton Avenue E.), Finch Avenue (west of Dufferin Street), Emery (Finch Aveâ€" nue, west of Weston Road). With respect to the buildings located at the Corporation Yards known as Norton Aveâ€" nue, Ingram _ Avenue and Oriole, it does appear that certain renovations thereto will have to be undertaken in order to provide for an adeâ€" quate functional use in the future as between Works and Parks operations. However, it is suggested that this matter should be the subject of a further report by both the Commissioner of Works and the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation; such report to be submitted to the Execuâ€" tive Committee prior to May 1, 1962, The district buildings under construction on Bermondsey RECOMMENDATIONS iqaiiticat on Aonte § § With the activities of the Director of Parks and those of the Superintendent of Parks being carried out from this same location, it is exâ€" pected that this nmngemcnt,‘ will provide for a more effecâ€" tive administrative control of the department activities by way of more direct communâ€" ication, 5. Tree crews and those engaged in the weed cutting programme would be based at Dufferinâ€"| Finch District Yard. i However, it would be expu:t-E ed that crews engaged in thue' two activities would opentzf frequently out of other di-f trict yards as work proâ€" ' grammes would dictate the‘ advantages of so doing. [ 7. In the belief that it is a funcâ€") tion of the Director of Parks| and the Director of Recreaâ€"} tion to assist to the utmost the| Commissioner of Parks and Recreation in the achievement of the objectives of the Dep-rt-i ment, and in order that they} may develop a full understandâ€" ing of the general Department and/or Committee â€" Council objectives and policies, these two Directors should have the{ benefit of attending at meet» ings of the Parks and Recreaâ€" tion Committee, as agenda matâ€" ters would indicate such an arâ€" rangement advantageous. } . In order to ensure the best overall control and coordina} tion of the activities of the De} partment, the Commission# must delegate more responâ€" sibility and authority to his Directors in order to. en.ble)t him to concentrate on broad|< supervision and depnfinentll!c planning for recommendation}t ment, and in order that they| . ( * system providing for may develop a full understandâ€" scheduling of work not ing of the general Department only as to a time schedule, and/or Committee â€" Council but also to take into conâ€" objectives and policies, these sideration "Other departâ€" two Directors should have the{ ments concerned, such as benefit of attending at meet» the Supply Department, in ings of the Parks and Recreaâ€" the matter of needed tion Committee, as agenda matâ€" _ materials; ters would indicate such an arâ€"| _ (1i) the receipt of information rangement advantageous. % . in the form. of reports In order to ensure the best provided in a _ regular overall control and coordina} manner by supervisory tion of the activities of the De} staff to the Director, and partment, the Commiasion# through him to the Comâ€" must delegate more responâ€" missioner. sibility and authority to his| It is recommended that where Directors in order to. enable ,fmihle and practical, all new park him to concentrate on broad|development should be contracted supervision and departmentalout. Having due regard for the exâ€" planning for recommendation/tent and nature of the work in« to . and discussion with the}volved in the annual programme of Parks and Recreation Commitâ€" new park development and approâ€" tee both as to near and longâ€" priations therefor, it would be inâ€" term programmes and such cumbem& upon the new Director of other matters as the Committee Park# §9 recommend to the Coun» refers to him. It follows thaticil, through the appropriate chan« upon delegation by the Com-ineh, the method to be employed im missioner of authority and re-iueh case, with estimates of cost to sponsibilities to the Directors, be included. It is neomn‘é‘d that the Parks Division be granted joint use of all such facilities, proportionate to the requireâ€" ments of the Works Departâ€" ment, It is proposed that such joint use would be worked out between both Commissioners. Such supervisory staff as the Arborist Foreman (Forestry Section) and the~ Foremian, Artificial Ice Rinks, would be required to report directly to the Parks Director on a regâ€" ular basis to be determined by] the Director. ‘ Road and Toryork Drive inâ€" elude cover for equipment, and in addition include storeâ€" 10 the amount of @pproximately $850,000 compared with an amount . of _ approximately $180,000 in 1955. In a good measure I feel that these decisions can only be made on the basis of: Schedules of Work and Reports In the early days of the Parks operation there was probably little need for organized scheâ€" duling of, work and "follow up" written reports; that is, to any extent. This Division has grown to be an extensive and diversive operation. The manâ€" agement of it today involves decisions that have to do with an annual budget, in 1961, in derived from an arrangement whereby such staff as Foremen and above would meet with the Director of Parks once a week if possible for one to two hours. The purpose of such a meetâ€" ing would be to provide inforâ€" staff be required to report on a regular basis to the Parks Director, it is considered that they would be held definitely accountable for results. While it has been recommendâ€" cedures (ii) present and proposed work programmes and to discuss current probâ€" lems and other matters conâ€" cerned with the operation of the Parks Division, It is suggested that such meetâ€" ings would be of utmost imâ€" portance during the period of reorganization on a district basis. mation and an understanding toyuchmlwimmtu: (i)vpmdeh-lng‘ilpn- t