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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-12-04, Page 21Two new six cent stamps will mark Western centennia •e\e"\fs.orv''‘el, Canada t.ENNitlf!t MAP0',.A1A tiNtAt Two six cent stamps to be released by the Canada Post Office on Jan. 27, the first produced under the. guidance of the department's new , Design Advisory Committee, will give recognition to centennial celebrations in the province of Manitoba and in the Northwest Territories. Manitoba's central geographic position, the cross-roads of Canada, is reflected in the symbolic design created for this stamp by K.C. Locbhead of the province's capital city, Winnipeg. Thirty-eight_ million _Manitoba stamps will be produced by the Canadian Bank Note Company, Ottawa, using colors of red, blue and yellow and the lithographic • printing process. Because of the significance of the occasions, the Post Office will keep the Manitoba stamp on sale in that province for a period of six months. A similar six-month period of sale has been arranged with the . Territories for the Northwest Territories issue. Both stamps will be available throughout Canada for 'the customary ten day period commencing on the date of issue. First Day Cover Service will be provided by the Postmaster, Ottawa 2, . When it was created in 1870, Manitoba, by reason of its small area, quickly acquired the affectionate title of "the postage stamp province". It was the' first province to enter Confederation after the original 'four in 1867.. Subsequent extensions, principally by Acts in 1881 and 1912, created the Manitoba of today where nearly one million people form the population in an area of 251,000 square miles • extending some 761 miles northward from the international border. Nearly 65% . of Manitoba consists of forest land mi,freshwater areas. • The .Noithwest Territories' 1,304,903 square miles are • about one third of Canada's total area. It was not until 1967, coinciding with Canada's Centennial Year, that • the territorial administrative seat of government was moved to Yellowknife. Prior to that, in 1963, a fullithne Commissioner, based in Ottawa, had been appointed to build a territorial administration. Centred. in the Northwest Territories stamp, printed in red and black by the steel engraving process, is a reProductiOn of Kenojuak's "Enchanted Owl," one of the most prized prints to come from Eskimo artists in the Northwest Territories. Norinan E. Hallendy and Sharon Van Raalte, of Ottawa, collaborated •in producing the overall design for this stamp: Thirty million will be printed by the Canadian Bank Note Company, Ottawa. OPEltiOn S AteSTAR MORS IPP , e I le 001101,01011111101011111111iMoullm100111000110110101111111111010111011111111111011111118111111,1i DEAR CONSTABM We hear of motorists being charged for not reporting an accident and leaving the scene of an accident, Unless there happened to be a phone right at the sone a the accident, how could 1 report it without leaving the scene of the accident; especially if the mishap occurred on a back road with little or no traffic, and no wood available for smoke signets? ANSWER: Leaving the scene of an accident is the short' term generally given to the section of the Criminal Code and the Highway Traffic Act which states what a person must do if directly or indirectly involved in Planned 25 years ago Thorncrest is still • modern •BY C. J. HARRIS The value of town planning, still questioned by some, is dramatically illustrated by recent events concerning Thorncrest Village, a residential sub -division within Metro Toronto that probably was Canada's first fully planned community. Now in its 25th year and within walking distance of the subway, Thorncrest seemed away out in the country when it was laid out by noted town planner Dr. E. G. Faludi. The unusual note is that, through effective planning, Thorncrest today has parkland to spare. • More than a century ago Thorncrest was the summer place of Sir William Pearce Howland, minister in Sir John A. Macdonald's cabinet and first lieutenant -governor of Ontario. Sir Wffiiam's house still stands, sound as the day it was built and trees that he planted have become a landmark in the community. The Village was so far ahead of its time in its generous use of land that today the residents are planning to subdivide some of theft parkland. Proceeds of the sale of the lots, worth about 25 times the • original price of Village • property, will be invested to financially support the clubhouse, swimming pool, tennis courts, playgrounds and parks that are jointly owned by all Village familiesthrough the Thorncrest Homes Association. The Woods, part of the parkland to be subdivided, is virgin forest, with many red and white oaks 100 feet high and 100 years 010. No' more trees will be. cut than is essential to the siting of the houses and installation of roads,,water and sewer lines, buried wiring and other services. The Thorncrest property was farmed until 1945, -when it was perhaps the first residential area in Canada to completely break with • the traditional subdivision pattern. The master plan for the 100 -acre area included winding roads, large lots, no fences, parks and playgrounds, and developer Marshall Foss broke further with , tradition by donating a clubhouse, pool and other community facilities. He provided for a homeowners' association that would assume ownership of the facilities and the responsibility for the restrictions on removal of trees or the building offences. In 1945 there were many skeptics. Some companies would not grant mortgages. They felt the planning was impracticable, the neighborhood conception -too idealistic. Time has confounded those early, critics. Thorperest yillage today„emp jaces a great variety of homeowners, some of whom absolutely -disregard 'the community's social aspects but almost all of whom help their neighbors and participate in the basics of Village operation—the annual election of directors, concern for the budget, committee work. In this high-rise age, 25 -year-old Thorncrest Village seems almost an anachronism—a residential area with Metro Toronto that is so rural it even has a few acres of surplus parkland. Regularly $41.50 Available .in an attractive choice of colours — for both men and women. • an accident on a highrib involved In an accident with .a person, vehicle, or *tie In the charge of a per4on. Both thee sections are quite long, but.I can assure you that ,Consideration given for the y0701110 report the accident without sending up smoke signals. DEAR CONSTABLE: WI have a flat tire on the left side and the road shoulder on the right is very narrow, would 1 be justified in moving the car to the left shoulder long enough make the change of tires? 1 presume of course the "Good Book" will say "no,",, but 1 ask you man to man, must 1 make the change of tires on the right /WXKOTM' 11, side of the road at the fisk or' being hit, in order to appease the "Oood Bob14" AlkISWBRI. The ijigbay Traffic Act, or the “Qood Book" as you •refer to it — and It is a wry good book — covers things such as where 'you can park,. and it prohibits parking on the left side facing the oncoming ;traffic on King's Highways, but 1 feel there Is a much better procedure than going to the left side of the road to fix your flat, but it depends just how much you value your M. Man to roan, I realize • everything must be taken into consideration when 'trying to ascertain what is right and what is wrong. If .your life is worth AY, PE1 more than the price of a tire* the 150 Ibi. up; good character, and proper thing to do *slow down be a Ca*lien. or British -oubiect. PO drive: slowly on your flat:tire The OPP' lo Away* on the, until you ,come to a drIvewar on lookout for Young Men who the .right gide, pull into!' Wjnd Imeet theae requirement .change your tire. It iestirrung how much punishment your tiro* can take. DEAR SIR; . 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