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HomeMy WebLinkAboutX2023-035-016MEET YOUR CAYDIDATES WELNESLAY — NOVEIIBER 29 Candidates for Township: Counca 1 and the School Board will address a meeting sponsored by your Community Association on Wed., Nov. 29 at 8 p.m. in the Rainbow Room of the Rouge Hill Restaurant. Here is your chance to size up the candidates and to hear the issues discussed. The ballot this ask for your opinion matters: year will also on four important 1. Sunday sports. ?. Sunday amusements. 3. A township —wide litrary system. 4. Authority for the township to purchase and service a tract of land for industrial purposes at a cost of up to $100,000. The last item is explained in some detail by Reeve Scott in another part of this issue. We voted in favour of the two— year term last year. Hence it is doubly important that we should all avail ourselves of the opportunity to learn all we can of the candidates and the issues in order to vote intelligent- ly. Note these dates: Friday, Nov. 24 — Nominations at Brougham (evening) Wednesday, Nov. 29 — Our own meet— ing with the candidates. Saturday Dec. 2 — Election da (10 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.� DECREASE IN MEMBERSHIP At the latest count membership in the W.R.C.A. was considerably below last year's record of nearly 400. However several of the executive members have not completed the canvass of their areas. It is hoped that these can be completed very soon. Our canvassers report a friendly reception in almost all cases and very few refusals. VOL. III, No. 2 Nov. 24, 1961. WHO'S RUNNING? For _eeve — It appears that Reeve Sherman Scott may get another accla— mation. The name of Albert Hull of East Rouge, who declined nomination at the last minute a year ago, has been mentioned as a possil:le con— tender. For Deputy Reeve — Our own Cliff Laycox, at present Councillor for Ward 5, threw his hat in the ring some weeks ago and has been actively campaigning since. He will be opposed by former Deputy Reeve Mrs. Jean Macpherson and Councillor Boyes of Ward 3. This could be a very close race. Since the Deputy Reeve controls largely the Roads Dept. West Rouge motorists will weigh carefully the promises and past perforwiances of the three candidates. For Councillor, Ward 5 — Ed Fleury of West Rouge and Mr. H. Wank of East Rouge have each announced that they are candidates. Ed'E interest in township affairs wee aroused when he acted as solicitor for the "re —assessment campaign" last year. Mr. Wanly (who has a brother in West Rouge) was a leader in the "water for East Rouge campaign" abort the sane time. For School Board — The five —roan school board for Area #1 appears to be wide open for any who are in— terested in offering themselves as candidates. We understand that neither of the West Rouge represent— atives (Chairman Fred Hunt and Ed Harley) intends to run again. The W.R.C.A. executive is con— cerned about these vacancies and urges any who are interested in per— forming this vital service to come forward. NO NEW YEAR'S DANCE The executive of the W.R.C.A. announces that it does not plan to sponsor a New Year's Dance this year. THE PRESIDENT! CORVER N - 2 Dear Neighbours, At our next meeting you will have the opportunity to hear and question the candidates who seek to represent you at Brougham for the NEXT TWO YEARS. There is a lot of work to be done in West Rouge in the next two years. We hope to have sewers put in, roads paved, and storm drainage systems improved. In the past your Corrasunity Association's efforts to bring about improvements in West Rouge have been parried by Council by assurances that our Utopian requests would be attended to, after the installation of sewers. We are informed for the third year in a row that sewers will be in and CAPPED in January. CAPPED I find means plugged, so if you are hooked up in January don't flush the toilet or you will have a problem on your hands. Apparently we will be hooked up to the trunk sewer at some unspecified later date. When I think it took two years and several letters fror,, this Association to get the drainage ditch near the Parkette cleaned out I wonder if we wouldn't be well advised to seek assurances that whatever happens we won't have to pay for the sewer instal lation till we are able to use it. With the sewers in and capped, we can anticipate the arrival of road making machinery. I wFs told at Council that the difference in cost of paving our roads over the amount re- ceived from subdividers may be paid out of Township Funds or may be assess. ed against West Rouge as a local improvement - depending on the wishes of the NEXT counoil. We have paid far more money into the road fund than we ever received in service ar_d there is no doubt we have the right to demand that paving of our roads be paid for out of the Township Funds at no extra cost to West Rouge homeowners. Strong representation from West Rouge will ensure we get what we have paid for. I ROUGE HILL ESSO IMPERIAL IMPERIAL ESSO SERVICE 1SS0 SERVICE Island Rd. & East Ave. 2 CLASS "A" MECH.�,NI CS Front-end Alignment & Wheel Balancing Tune-up and brake Specialists 24 Hour Towing AT 4-4281 The reassessment of the Township appears to be satisfactory from the homeowners point of view. The new Council will have a much larger assessment to work with. It is vitally important that they use this increase in assessment to lower the mill rate (and therefore homeowner taxes) and resist the temptation to maintain the present mill rate and collect more money. Council now has t2ie means to re- duce homeowner taxes. Make sure your candidate will work for lower taxes. There is a possibility that there will be one or two questions on the ballot. One will pertain to the advisa- bility of a Township wide Library system at an approximate cost of 1 mill the first year. That would mean that West Rouge's contribution would be over t3,000. There is no doubt that a library service would be desireable for the remote parts of the Township, but we in West Rouge are able to use the LitrPry at Highland Creek for a Joining fee of .10 per falily. The other question concerns the purchase of land which would be serviced for Industry. The Reeve believes that the high price of land in Pickering Township is deterring industry and he feels that the Township skould buy some of this land service it, and sell it to industry at cost. I think we should be given some idea of the real costs involved before being asked to sign a blank cheque. Perhaps sorce light will be thrown on this costly venture at the next meeting. Lets have another large turn out like our last meeting; show these candidates we want some big changes around here and find out how they in- tend to Make them. Alex. Green, Pres, STEIIdEERG' S SUPERMARXET 274 Island Rd. In the Rouge Hill Plaza is ready to serve you better and save you more. Plus, we give "Pinky" Stamps for quality FREE Gifts. trawl) DOi! WEARN - NIGHT CALLS - AT 4-4282 - 3 - by A. H. Tele-Scoop News ( Copt 1 d) Here we are again and after think- ing of a dozen reasons why someone else should have a chance to do this column I am right back where I started but open for suggesions or names for a successor. As I have mentioned before we have some outstanding people in our commun- ity like Pauline Lloyd, Friendship Ave. who was the top student of Grade nine at Pickering High School last year and was presented with a cup at the Commencement Exercises Fri. Nov. 9th. Pauline is the daughter of 1.11r. and firs. Jim Lloyd, who have been very active in community work, 11iss Linda Lennox, Ridgewood Rd. is in her second season with The Ice Follies who are in Chicago at the present time. Linda's parents and friends are looking forward to seeing her when she and her room mate Linda Cochran of Belflour, California will spend a few days here next month. Our Fairway Editor, Dick Jolliffe, appeared on Television last week when he was a guest on Channel eleven, Hamilton, with the P.P. program where he was interviewed and sang some songs accompanied by his guitar. This was a very interesting prograrn to watch. Our West Rouge Home and School Association have had two meetings with outstanding attendances this year and this is what -Hakes the Executive very pleased for they know their work is Lein appreciated and parents are showing an interest in the school. Some very in- teresting programs are planned for the remainder of the season so heres hoping; parents will keep up the good work by attending. Notice: Would you please pick up your phone and dial At 2 5189 with any good news items you can think of as it sure helps when you are racking your brain each week for some interesting items for our column in the local papers. Thank you. G N�ST�R HILL VARIETY + HARMWAU Water 4 ptwne bills p""Le hare -- ►w serv+ae C"e DAW`S FAMous "OME IDAK I NCH Yotxr local P05T OFFICE .4kapw - %,LDtu�( orders eh - YOUR COMMVNITY STOR£�� The next meeting will be the Christmas Concert Wed. Dec.13th with a special program by the pupils. Everyone welcome. The Ladies Club would like to announce that their Bazaar 9at.Nov.4 was a great success and they cleared $666.92. They would like to thank everyone who helped or donated goods for the bazaar. A special thanks to the Teenagers who gave up their Sat, and helped so willingly wherever they were needed. The next meeting of the Club will be Thur. Nov. 23rd 8.30 p.m. at the school and as this will be the election of a new executive for the coming year they would like to see all members out and also extend a special invitation to any ladies in the community to come along. Sofie thoughtful wives in the community has the idea to have a Social Evening for all those who have taken part in the organizing and run- ning the sports activities of West Rouge in the past year. The party will be held in the Hall at Heron Park which has been booked, with music provided, for Dec. 15th. as a donation from a kind resident who wishes to remain anonymous. The ladies in charge of the party will contact those who are to be guests by phone. ➢0e understand there is a desper- ate need for Guide and Brownie leaders in West Rouge so if you are interested in this work your help will be greatly appreciated. Rememberance Day Services in the community last week were very impres- sive and gave one a feeling; of rever- ence, but it also made one hope and pray that the ones we were remembering had not fought and died in vain. Remember: As you travel down lifer highway, Whatever be your goal Keep your eye upon the donut And not upon the hole, If we believe the saying "Tile bigger they are the harder they fall" it may help us to gain more confidence in ourselves and our country. SH,E�L ERNIE MARTIN SHELL SERVICE SHE erLL Thos, DeGear Manag Towing & Road Service FULL TI1E LICENSED hECHANIC Automatic Transmission Repairs TUNE-UP - SHELLUERICATION FRET, PICK-UP & DELIVERY Corner Island Rd. & East Ave, AT 2 - 3311 - 4 - OECREATION ASSOCIATION By the time this appears in press the hockey league games will have started and the coaches and players will be striving for every point in their quest to finish in first place. The first three Saturday's of ice were used for the Hockey School, and the second three weeks for pre- season games, during which the grad- ing committees for each division were busy watching the players in action. The different team's strength will be levelled out to the best of the grader's ability, and then it is every coach for himself, After two or three weeks the grader's will either be receiving boquets or brick- bats. We are happy to report that be- tween 75 and 80 boys registered for the Hockey School, and the instruc- tion they received was very notice- able in the pre -season games. We would like to draw one point to the boy's and the parent's atten- tion. Players are leaving coats, shoes and hockey equipment in dress- ing rooms after their games. Lost articles can be claimed by phoning Ed Allen at AT 2-7949, The Sports Association would like to take this opportunity of thanking the ladies in the area who are arranging a social evening for everybody working in any of the Association's activities, and also the resident who made it possible by donating the cost of the music and Heron Park Hall, CALLING ALL SCOUTS!i Mr. Norm Carter has very kindly agreed to take on the leadership of the First West Rouge Scout Troop. As most of the residents of West Rouge already know, Mr. Carter has had a good deal of experience in this field and promises a varied and ex- citing program for all Scouts - new and old in our area. Scout Meetings are held every Mon. Evening at 7:30 p.m. in St. Edward's Hall, and it is hoped that all Scouts will attend and help the First West Rouge Troop to become one of the fin- est in Ontario, or even Canada. It can be done - but we need YOU.'.'. NOW SERVING WEST ROUGE TEMPLE TAXI TE-9.1144 "INSIDE DUSBARTON HIGH$ by Larry LeBlanc After a few hectic days of campaign- ing throughout the school the execu- tive of the Student Council has been elected and here are the results: President - Mike Freeman Vice -President - Bruce Carter Secretary - Sandra Pomeroy Treasurer - Linda Voeden Dunbarton High School's first boys and girls choir, under the direction of Miss Lane, had the honour of sing- ing at the opening of the school on October 13. Parents were shown around the school and later enjoyed refresh- ments in the cafeteria. During the first Student Council meeting it was decided that the Prefect System be used at Dunbarton. This would consist of 6 boys and 6 girls from Grade 11. Their duties will be determined by the teachers, through the Student Council and as the occasion demands. In Cross Country running, Peter Pole took first place in Junior running while Nally Hobbs and Joe Qulliver won the Intermediate and Senior running. The colours of Dunbarton High School have been decided on and are white, red and grey. ARTHUR MITCHELL LIMITED Station Road, Pickering Building Materials - Supplies Eavestroughing - Plumbing All work Guaranteed WH 2-6771 TE 9 2431 After Hours Call TE 9 1682 vote ED. FLEURY for COUNCILLOR (r,o toll charge) 1l? arcl 5 .. RINGS . . from the Editorial Desk. - 5 - Smoke Rings Cont t d.. We hope that our friend who likes living in West Rouge in spite of the taxes carries out his plan of putting up a "NOT FOR SALE" sign. It would be a refreshing change fron the forest of "For Sale" signs that adorn so many of our front lawns. A real-estate friend of ours claims that West Rouge properties would sell more readily if owners did not display these signs. Prospective purchasers are frightened away, he says, by the number of seemingly dis- satisfied home owners here. We predict a wet vs. dry campaign and vote in the Township as soon as the Bay Ridges population has increased to the point that the "Wets" consider their chances are favourable. It seems to be assumed that the folks in 11the new world of casual living" are all thirsty. Visiting Kinanians from other clubs remarked at a recent function of our lest Rouge Club on the exceptionally friendly and informal atmosphere that prevails here. In many service clubs the members have common interests in business and service projects but here the men (and their wives are friends and neighbours as well. The local club, which recently cel— ebrF_ted its fourth birthday, has done much in that ti---e to make West Rouge a better place to live. It was encouraging to see that the last Open Meeting was well attended. Let's hope this indicates that the Community will take an active inter- est in the coming Municipal election. President Alex Green was in top form in his "state of the union" address. We suspect that Alex would like to see West Rouge divorced from its present union in order to join Big Daddy's harem. You folks who were wishing for shade trees last sums er are having your inn- ings now while we who live "in the Push" are vainly trying to cope with the faller_ leaves. Many in the new subdivisions hake planted trees re- cently, but we'd like to see a West Rouge Arror Dvy next spring to encour- age more to do some planting. WALKER'S WHITE MASH AND DRY CLEANERS HIGHLAND CREEK, ONT. Phone AT. 2.-1511 FREE IICKUP & DELIVERY We shudder to think of our roads next spring after the sewers have been planted in the middle of our streets. Ah well -- such is "progress"? THANK YOU! Our Corresponding Secretary, Key Brooks is "On Strike" (temporarily I hohe�, as she feels that to prorerly thank everyone who helped with our Grade VIII Graduation Banquet would take her all winter, and possibly cause the break -down of her trusty little typewriter. Therefore she has asked me to use this means of expressing our very sincere thanks to the many Mothers, Fathers, Girls and Boys who gave their time, talent and other efforts towards making our 1961 Graduation Banquet such a pleasant and successful event. Meny thanks to you all! Grace Smith, President West Rouge Home & School Association. Z PETER'S • APPLIANCE SERVICE ; • • REPAIRS & PARTS TO ALL MAKES WASHERS — DRYERS .• STOVES ETC. 2 • ELECTRIC MOTOR REPAIRS AT 2-0185 • 221 MORRISH WHITE RO aE SERVICE WHITE Terveld Brothers) ROSE 2 LICENSED GRADE "AI' MECHANICS (Diplomas on display) ( Complete Minor & Major Repairs --- ALL MAKES --- Automatic Transmission Service AT 4-4381 OPEN 7 A.M. - 10 P.M. M" Z77 OLD K111 GSI'T'0N ROAD ATlanU44 4-5311 NEW PARK MAKING PROGRESS Mr. Stan Frost, Chairman of the West Rouge Co,,!,.munity Parks Board reports that steps are 1)eing taken to complete the ground preparation and seeding on the new park -site this fall. This is possible because funds have been pro- vided by the Township Council and the Township's Recreation Committee under the direction of Jack Barrett, Well known local landscape man, are busy raking and levelling the area and seed will be sown so that as soon as the weather warms up in the spring, we should see a green sward in place of our former weed patch. Landscaping with trees end. shrubs will then be undertaken and if funds are available some play- ground equipment for the pre-school age children will be installed. To look after this park, the Board needs the co-operation of interested West Rougers and s voluntary "work crew'' will be organized in the spring. The Foard plans to mark, the site with a sign to let everybody that drives past know ,just where our new park is located. We need a name for this new park - - Any sugi,estione? Rouge Hill B A R B E R 8 H 0 P Hours - 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Closed Mondays Mrs. Leta McLean and Mr. Stan Frost, who acted as captains for the Retarded Children School Fund, wish to report that they received a total of $560.00 and thank the contributors and also the canvassers who were successful in raising this money, including a hansoms $100. from the Kiwanis. Many thanks to the Canvassers who did such a wonderful job canvassing for the Pickering Branch of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. MrF. Gladys. T T . -- PETER' S SWEENEY I S - TEXACO SERVICE STATION Undercoating Wheel Alignment Automatic Transmission. Service LANSING TEXACO SERVICE AT 2 6451 OPEN 24 HOURS 0te CLIFF LAYCOX fOr Jeeue 2 YEARS on COUNCIL — figktin,g for th.e inkaraata Of WaAE ftouya and Watd 5 5 YEARS - n t(t"E itoule r¢eCd¢nt CLIFF Lower taxa.s • 5ew¢rs now! STANDS FOR • Cor+tipleii,on, of our roach • S CLI,I/wwg Of InL" kAL5 . A MESSAGE FROM THE RE Your 1961 Council is requesting your assent to By—law no 2641 authorizing the Council to pass by—laws from time to time for the acquiring or sxpropriatz ins of land for industrial sites and for borrowing money for that purpose not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of $100,000.00 for the following reasons; y, %S For years the Council and interested ratepayers have been endeavour to attract Industrial Assessment to our Townshipbut ins lack of services (water and sewers), industrialsts ;areinotipreparedotohe locate their plants in our municipality. The Council realizing that if Industrial Assessment was to be a services, particularly water and sewers, must be made available and with rthis end in view the Bay Ridges Development was approved service the Industrial area east of the Bay Ridges Developmentnow possible to Early this year an Industrial Committee was established consisting of interested and influential ratepayers to assist and advise the Council on measures to be taken to attract Industrial Assessment. meetis have been held and various briefs and pamphlets studied de the scommittee has been addressed on several occasions by experts in the field. One method of attracting Industrial Assessment endorsed by the experts and which has been very successful in many municipalities including our neighbouring township of Scarborough has been the acquisition of Industrial land by the municipality. The municipality proceeds to service this land and make it available to industrialists for industrial use, subject to the approval of the Department of Municipal Affairs, at the fair market value. ome of the Advantages 1. The fact that the municipality has serviced Industrial land for sale at a reasonable price tends to restrict speculation in Industrial land. 2. The municipality is able to offer an Industrialist land at a firm too often when a prospective purchaser shows interest in a Price land in private ownership the asking price increases in directratioof to, the purchasers apparent interest. 3. To make industrial land available in reasonably (2-10 acre a much larger parcel must be serviced to make the servicinngeleco economically) feasible. If to acquire industry the municipality assisted in the servicing of one particular parcel or block of 1 d the owner would be deriving a distinct advantage. If the municipality own the land that is serviced the benefits will accrue to all the ratepayers of the Township. 4. When enquiries are received from interested parties land it is a distinct advantage for the Township Officialsito bedable ito give definite answers regarding availability, price, services and other pertinent facts about Industrial land, this is difficult to do when the land is in private ownership. The by—law is asking for authorization for the issuance of debentures not to exceed100,000.00. It is anticipated that 40-50 acres can be acquired. This sum debentured over 20 years at 6% interest would require $8718.00 per year to retire. One would expect the sale of land to more than retire the debenture as it matures; however, even if this was not the case the mill rate required on our 1961 assessment would be less than 1/8 of a mill which would become progressively less as our assessment in— creases, I would request that you give this question your most earnest consideration. J. Sherman Scott, Reeve. LIFE - BONDS FCR ALL YOUR INSURAYCE NEEDS PLATE GLASS FIRE - LIABILITY BURGLARY �./ PERSONAL FLOATERS AGENCIES LIMITED 674 KIN GSTON ROAD, TORONTO 13, ONTARIO Telephone OXford 8.2559 AUTOMOBII F