THORNHILL NEWS! (rovmnil Ratepayers —
a EES OS) Hear Rec Speaker
LAURIE ENGLISH — CORRESPONDENT PHONE VI 3-5060| Programe? ban "Department of Edvontitns community 5

. , -.. | Speaker at o meeting of . the Thombill Rural Ratepayers’

Association, November. 9. mn
He spoke about. the function and benefits of a recreation

commission within a commu:

nity and answered questions Beton fom the qoershill

relating to recreation, _|sent to Mr, W! D, Griffiths ja
The first executive for the support of his appeal for a chron-

Thornhill Recreation Commission| ic éare hospital in the area. Two

was elected. Two year terms of Thornhill ratepayers, Mrs. A.

office will be served by Earl! Swanson and Mrs. W. Momaz are

Suttis as chairman and ‘ Laurie) working with Mr. Griffiths’ com-

English as secretary. Serving one/ mittee. _ ;

year terms, will be treasurer, a

Eileen English, vice-chairman Con- Partyline See .

rag Strasbourg and John Collier .
as adult education and- leadership Now Be uartey ot ‘Béthuret,
training chairman, Paul Axelson her daughter Mrs J English of
will serve as chairman of the film River Drive, Urs, "Harti ved
council, Leo Koss will: chair the Saturd after ‘ing’ several
finance committee and Bert Bel- aks a siting i i 4 ther in
lamy will be in charge of the Par : Aibe, ia she fa to visit
facilities and maintenance com: here fore ee plans , to -
mittee, oe here for a few weeks autore tak
In a report delivered by Bert tation Tesivence in erate, On-
Bellamy on ‘the fire protection :
improvement district, he stated *
that better than 75% of the resi-|*

Se ; d dent landholders had signed the — Se onstee
Bs t h C 1 mbia- sis petition’ with 09% in favor of the| GFegg’s lakelse Service.
Tet: . improvement district. Registered Band:
eM Citas . 0 Ut wre letters concerning the petition are Lakelse Lake Road

, sa gO AL... ae. " now in the mail for all non-resi-
_’» Challenge in Abundance Bee = {dent Jand holders, The petition| _ Groceries, Gas, Olt ete,
a a _ ce, is to be sent to Victoria this week,

; for approval. A government sup- . x.

ervised vote will be the next step
to incorporate Thornhill into an PHONE VI 3-6978
improvement district for fire pro-| -
tection purposes, - a aN
In response to a petition re-
questing changes in the traffic
control light at the east end of
the bridge, which was submitted ;
to the Ratepayers Association in CHEVRON SERVICE
September, by residents o
Queensway (the old airport road), CONFECTIONERY
J. P, O'Toole replied by. letter & GROCERY
iat the petition had been sent} Thornhill
to Department of Highways —en-
gineers ude or and that feas- NEW HOURS
bility studies were’ now being |
carried -out, prior, to changes in SAM to eM.
the traffic light system, to provide ven Mays a Week —

safer: access from the Queensway | _- . ee
entrance. (i

mednesday, November 16, 1966. ~ pe Page Nine

f THE ORITISH COLUMBIA Centennial Book “British Colum: ; eo . a
mm bia: Challenge In Abundance”. is eing introduced ta the feos, 7 G It ce

B public this week just before the 100th anniversary, Nov- New Commission - Ive Yourse ‘ a :
m ember 19 of the Crown Colonies. of Varicouver Island and | Holds. First Meet | ; .. —- | fa
the mainland, The 160-page book is the special Centenary The first meeting of the Th CKY BREAK oF
publication of the British Columbia Centennial ‘Commnittee, | me Hirst meeting of the Thorn. Cease
and portrays the Province of British Columbia—its people | Hill recreation Commission was *s PE

j its moods, ‘its great development—as it enters its-second | held November 13 at the residence a.
century. . of chairman Earl Sultis. A con-|.

stutition was adopted and it was

agreed that the commission would |. .
meet on the first Tuesday of each} ~
month, -

Commission members discussed
a variety of alternative recreation-| -
al activities. It was decided that |’
a film council under the leader-
ship of Paul Axelson, should be
established immediately, Plans: are
being’ formulated for a talent
show which will’ be held early in
the néw year. Suggestions for a
long range program included sea
cadets, and participation in a pro-
Bram of gun safety for youngsters
conducted by. the . conservation
officer of the fish and game
branch. | os a
It was emphasized that ways
and means should be found to
, ~ a — co-ordinate recréation — activities| _
To help provide goods and services at competitive '| with. those offered by the Terrace |_
prices, many Canadian businesses have enlarged or Rereation Commission so thet al
- up-dated their facilities with the aid of IDB loans; | | {duplication of. services would be
Tf you need financial assistance to modernize or ex- {avoided if possible,’
- pand your business to improve its competitive posi. The commission plans to con-

ti snvite | duet a survey within the commun-
_ ‘tion, perhaps an IDB loan can help you. We invite ity to aisese the avallabllity of

‘you to discass your needs with us, | [talents which. could be used In
; ; providing. a recreational program.
The survey will also. look Into

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