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Times & Guide (1909), 12 Apr 1962, p. 12

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8 ‘ping aresa. The 450 acres owned by the ~‘Bwann said the Planning Area is governments includes space for dilwided into four basic categories; Senior Citizen Housing, an instiâ€" industrial, private residential, Fedâ€"‘tutional building, service lots for *éralâ€"Provincial housing and comâ€" individuals as well as the public .mercial, housing units. summer construction will begin on the 3,500 acre track, taking in all the lands between the West Humâ€" ber, the Main Humber and Stecles _ ®"Four subdividers are anxious *m start this summer," said the E&mufi.ufinhml The two planned residential the between the West Humâ€" areas are expected to house 10,000 ber, the Main Humber and Steeles persons each. Facilities will inâ€" Avenue. clude two collegiates and six pubâ€" According to Township Enginâ€"lie schools. There will be 88 acres ser, Wm, Sweun, the shopping of public playgrounds as well as mn&ufimmd'lwflwummdmwuot ‘Road and Kipling is ready‘ravine which will be maintained %o move. The centre will be known|for recreational purposes, as the "Albion‘" and will be one The three main roads running| of the largest in North America, through the area, Kipling, Albion constituting 45 acres. Thirty acres‘and Finch Avenue can be expandâ€" will be the centre itself, with the ed into six lane arteries if necesâ€"| other 15 being a subsidiary shopâ€" sary. ~ ‘The Federalâ€"Provincial housing z see some preliminary work summer with the full conâ€" struction job going ahead next ‘The Thistletown Planning Ares| @wann pointed out industrial is woon be more than empty/in a different position. "Industry , lines on paper and cold, imâ€" |probably won‘t get going for two nal figures, This spring and years because of the need of serâ€" DEEMS CRANDPA‘S BOY OFF MAIN STREET ty Fields Soon In Thistletown The Senior Citizen housing will the Atkinson Charitable Foundaâ€" be located on six acres south of|tion will provide recreation faciliâ€" Albion Rd. on Kipling. A total ties. These facilities will form a of 407 suites, will be contained Dasement link between the two in two buildingsâ€"one 11 storeys, Duildings. The grant will be paid the other six. Cost of this part in two installments, of the project is expected to be The Planning Area is the last $2,348,000. A $67,500 grant from large agricultural district remainâ€" €â€" s neg y m mm CRp) April 12, 1962â€"Page 12 17 FATHER AND SON Major Stanley Wellington and Staniey, his son, are a pair of the most ardent supporters of the makers of model solâ€" diers. Major Wellington is the owner of the Wellington Toy Shop in the Royal York Plaza, which is now featuring a fascinating demonstraâ€" tion of model toy soldiers, while his son is a builder of soidiers, mostly of the American Civil ing in Etobicoke. the ‘Township into six wards _ Now ‘that Thistletown‘s popu-f"hifll would elect one councilior lation can be anticipated the probâ€" ¢@th. The ward four councillors at lem of ward structure will be inâ€"|Present are Jim Gilbert and Don vestigated. As present Ward four Purvis. is the largest in both population Thistledown was taken over by and assessment in the Township. Etobicoke on January 1st of this There has been talk of splitting year. The name Thistletown Planâ€" â€"-â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"~â€"â€"â€".~lnln3 Area will be retained for the Br JOFE DENNETY district. By BRAD ANDERSON By BRAD ANDERSON By JOE DENNETT By KERN PEDERSON BY TOM OKA By. TOM OKA War vintage, The major lends moral support as) Stan Jr. does the delicate job of painting one of the figures in the store, Both are rnbcblo‘ future members of the British Mode Soldlor‘ Society (Ontario branch), an offshoot of an English organization popular since the war: years. | Western Presbyterian Church News On Palm Sunday, April 15 a special morning service will be held. The choir will present the Cantata "The Seven Words of Christ" by Th. Dubois. This selecâ€" tion will consist of solos, duets and several choral pieces. The entire service will be devoted to worship in song. The W.M.S. and Owaissa groups will meet together in Creeiman Hall for their Thankâ€"Offering meeting on Tuesday April 17 at 8 p.m. The guest speaker for the evening will be MPs. Hugh Macâ€" Millan. Mrs. MacMillan has just recently returned to Canada with her husband where they have reâ€" tired after thirtyâ€"eight years of missionary work in Formosa. Her topic for the evening will be "The Growth of a Younger Church in Asiaâ€"Formosa." Chic Casvals 2o se n o on o en Oe en Spring fashions sprung into Royal York plaza this week as memâ€" bers of St. Mathew‘s church modelled tashions supplied by Plaza merchants. Pictured above Jagn Isles, is fitted by Mrs. Silver of 3 o4 B WESTON KEEP YOUR CAR LOOKING BETTER, LONGER, WITH OUR 3 Minute Car Wash 1865 WESTON RD «sxsess, $1.50 Phone MON. â€" TUES. WED. â€" THURS. SPECIALISTS IN CH. 6â€"7032 . ‘Need chaperons for a dance, or personality work. For instance chauffeur to get the yourgaters a person is under stress I‘d rather Sunday School? Then call on deal with it by finding out what‘s le most unusual club, causing the atress and curing that Womena‘ Citizens Service rather than give them a pill." "We hope to be active in many Organized by Dr. Ann Curtin, fields in Thistletown, Rexdale and got the ides in Japan, the the surrounding area," she addâ€" hmbm‘mmked_“uduhpowphflunfl by other community service on us." \ Dr. Curtin is founder of the on cHanors LUBRICATION MOTOR STEAM CiEANING izatic c Dr. Curtin is founder of the|ability to deal with these things, value of this club depends Franklin Carmichae} Art Club in they asked?" the use other people make of Thistletown. An ardent and skillâ€"| "They know what they are doâ€" it," says Dr. Curtin. "It depends|fu) painter, one of her best known|ing," she said. "There are few on the needs of the community," works is a portrait of the Shakeâ€"‘broken homes in these countries. Future plans for the club have spearean actor Kinwood Dickson. We must ihstill more of that type not yet been completed, The inâ€" The painting has won wide mlll-]d thinking in Canada." augure! meeting was held in in art circles, Dr. Curtin visited Alaska, Japâ€" March when Mrs. Margaret llu,’ Asked about the work, Dr. Curâ€"ian, the Phillipines, Hong Kong, 71 Riverdale Dr., was elected|tin says, "I prefer portrait paintâ€" Sizm, India, Egypt, Switzerland, iddmn. ing." \Denmark and the U.S. on her trip. _ Other members at present are| On April 24th the Art Club) "What impressed me most was Mrs. J. Albarda, Dr. Blumentals,/will sponsor a travel show and/the hospitality," she recalls, "Peoâ€" 'ln. D. Gillies, Mrs. Wm. McGee,|lecture in the Thistletown Publiciple were wonderful wherever I Mrs. H. Price, Mrs. A. Ross, Mrs.|Hall, Featured will be slides from|went. They like Canada and Canâ€" E. Tait, and Dr. Curtin, who acts/ten countries the doctor visited in adians and do not hesitate to exâ€" as organizer, depositiser and supâ€"|& recent trip around the world. ’l!l’“l their admiration for our _ _Other members at present are Mrs. J. Albarda, Dr. Blumentals, ’lu. D. Gillies, Mrs. Wm. McGee, Mrs. H. Price, Mrs. A. Ross, Mrs. E. Tait, and Dr. Curtin, who acts as organizer, depositiser and supâ€" ervisor _ "I formed this group because I was raised to be interested in {my community," says Dr. Curtin. "I‘ve lived here since 1982 but my practice was in Toronto." "I‘ve been in medical work for the past 17 years, but threeâ€"fifths of this time has been devoted to Fhistletown Women‘s Citizen Club Strangely Useful â€"FIGKT ° CANCER with a checkâ€"up and a ‘cheque J Cive Now! CANADIAN CANCER FRI â€" SAT. Day Before Holidays $1.75 l "In most of the countries Iways of the country you are visitâ€" visited the young people are lully}in(, return courtesy for courtesy, aware that the future is for those and always have written down in |who know," said Dr. Curtin, the native language the address of "Nowhere have I seen such an in-lyonr hotel and where you are goâ€" itemt in education, particularlying. among young adults." | "Otherwise," she added, "you | "For instance, in India there are may never get there." ’ The show will begin at 8 p.m. ‘md there will be a silver collecâ€" tion, with proceeds going to the YMâ€"YWCA Corner Lawrence & Weston Road, Weston PLAYGROUND SUPERVISORS SWIMMING INSTRUCTOR @i P CH. 1â€"6584 ONTARIO MUNICIPAL STATIONERS CO. LTD. (must be qualified) Apply~Recroution Officeâ€"Municipal Bldg.â€"2000 Werten Rd.â€"Westen Woek days â€" 1:00â€"5:100 P.M. =fA0| THE WESTON RECREATION COMMISSION IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH THE SUMMER FUN PROGRAM W On and See: CH. 1â€"3581â€"2 Frank Young Robert Simpson Residence: 249â€"9984 OUR OFFICE: 1125 ISLINGTON AVE. WESTON PHONE CH. 1â€"1197 We Do All Types of Printing Office Supplies Rubber Stamps Made To Order GOING OVERSEAS? sook now | AND AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT WESTON TRAVEL SERVICE i YOUR MOST ad VALUABLE { PROPERTY CAN BE J LIFE INSURANCE Gordon W. Alcott, C.L.UV. AN IMPORTANT PART OFB stTATZ FARM‘S NATIONWIDE CLAIMS SERvicE JTATE PARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBIE WSURANCE COMPANY Meed Office: Tereate SUN LIFE ASSURANCE OF CANADA Chkeck Tkese Facts: State Farm settied 1 claim every 15 seconds in 1960. Total, 2,157,390 claims. Record claim costs totaled $243,829,851.00 in 1960. State Farm insures more then 6,000,000 cars in U.S. and Canada. World‘s largest. 1634 WESTON ROAD workers from six in the morning until half past sight, after which time they go to their regular job," "I‘ve had 10â€"yearâ€"old girls tell me they were too busy to date. How could they hope to ever inâ€" country. Most of them say would like to visit here." make a happy marriage and home _ Dr. Curtin had only two tips for world travellers. Go along‘ with the ways of the country you are visitâ€" ing, return courtesy for courtesy, CH 1â€"3695 EM 4â€"5141 244.5324 1

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