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takes actiVe role The Greater Barrie Chamber of Commerce is becoming more active and vocal as its member ship grows Membership now stands at about 400 and plans are in th works to increase its profile in 1976 to attract even more mem bers said outgoing president Russ Wilson Its public relations committee hopes to initiate an advertising campaign designed to tell peo ple about the functions and bed elite of the business community The program built around the question Who Am will be available to all member businesses at small cost In addition the chamber now has its own colorful eyecatch ing logo with which it hopes to attract community interest in its work and contributions ts becoming more vocal too It has actively endorsed the Simcoe Goergian Task Force report and will seek implemen tation of its recommendations Also it wrote Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau urging curbed spending and increased productivity to get the countrys economy back on the right track The letter asks the govern ment to not just freeze spend Housing group has trying year Barrics newest organism of municipal government the hou sing advisory committee has had trying yet rewarding first year Its members hove expcricn ed elation and despondancy ov er the past 12 months while they were attemptingI to improve the housing situation here Despite some trying experien ces they have been able to make few forward steps committee chairman Helen Corbett said Their recommendations to council favoring reduced build ing lot sizes acceptance of no frill houses and subdivisions and the investigation of the feasibil ity of starting municipally owned subdivision have receiv ed support from elected offic ials On the negatlie side the res ignations of chairman Paul Ar hour and member Ed Jennings have undermined the commit tees impetus This compiled with spotty attendance by some other members and the refusal of the Barrie Builders Associa tion to appoint members to it have further kept it from surg ing ahead The committee was formed year ago January by city coun cil to investigate ways of putting more reasonably priced hous es on the market Ine committee is comprised of interested citizens one alder man lPaul Wessenger three three members of the Barrie Real Estate Board and one Ludies auxiliary member of the city planning staff It reports to the city develop ment committee which reports to city council MOVING NOW It took while but weve got the committee moving in the right direction Mrs Corbett said Weve got our committee organized and were shown what we can overcome with Little effet The committee is now organ izing number of public meet ings to determine the specific housing needs and complaints of citv residents The irsi such meeting held in December had disappoint ingly Sillail turnout syil However shes optimistic that attendance til imprmo at sub sequent mcetings planned in February and in the spring The committee is also wait ing for omolction bousinl policy study being done by city planning staff and paid for by the provincial government For the future she foresees the need for arlditcnal incen tives from the federal gore ment to encourage builders and developers to crnstruct more multiple family and rental ac commodation Space is the premium Its space that costs money she said Yet multiple dwclings dont seem be going on as fast as the singlefamily dwell ings buys RVH $25000 in medical gear Medical equipment bought by the Ladies Auxiliary of Royal Victoria Hospital exceeded $25 000 in value in 1975 hams included an ear nose and throat operating micro scope $5166 colonnascope $6830 laparacope $3202 cardiac monitor $3874 bed scales $1580 and fetal moni tor $4400 As well the auxiliary provid ed its regular artgoing services such as operation of the 24 hour snack bar hospital gift shop sunshine cart and stamp machine for the convenience of staff patients and visitors Other activities provided by the group include the staffing of admitting physiotherapy and Xray departments Each Wednesday afternoon olunteers assist on the rehabi litation floor and visit Kempen in lanor and circulate cart of library books throughout hos pital wards and waiting room areas said auxxliary spokesman Beity Murray The group also staffs the chil drens ward playroom and su mining and work t7 of the teenage Candy strip ers It also rents crutches and canes and does knitting and se wing on request Introduction volunteer hairdresser is the newest serv ice provided by the group It has been very well receiv ed and was greatly needed said Mrs Murray The volunteers were also in volved in the collection of Dem inion Store sales tapes whereby such items as large coffee urn and other supplies were purch ased she said On any given day one can not circulate through the hospi tal without meeting one of the pleasant girls in gold she said The effects of these volun teers are most gratifying There are no wages paid but there is constant remunera tion she said In cooperation with the hospi tals in service education short slide presentation was re cently made of the auxiliary at work This is available for show ing by city womens clubs and other organizatiors Observant of Every Need HeedIuI of Every Wish sponsors breakfast meetings to CofC ing but to reduce It dramatical ly and replace social welfare ex penditure with programs to sti mulate industrial employment as first priority UNDER CONTROL In addition we urge the gov ernment to bring the nations monetary policy under control We cannot continue to print more and more money in order to fund government programs which are no longer feasible the letter stated vigorous membership drive headed by Reg LaChance and an internal reorganization that re duced the number of its active committees have breathed new vitality into the chamber this year Twice monthly thé chamber which prominent businessmen and politicians are invited as guest speakers Over the year speakers have ranged from federal Progressive Conservative Party contender John Fraser of Vancouver to Aid Jim Perri and Malcolm Martini former head of the SimcoeGeorgian study The chamber was also repre sented at provincial and na tional convention of of C5 in 1975 said Mr Wilson At the Canadian convention two motions from Barrie were referred to the national execu tive One motion delt with com pensation for victims of crimes to be paid by the perpetrator and the other concerned the De partment of National Defence Again this year it promoted Barries annual salute to Old Man Winter the winter carni val which it promised to make bigger and better every year This year number of new events and activities were offer ed ranging from bath tub race in which prominent local politi cians participated to snowmo bile rodeo NEW INDUSTRY In 1974 there were mem bers 40 more than the prevrous year The purpose of the chamber is to hop the business commu nity and put them to work the community said chamber manager Bob Hollywood Several industries were estab lished in Barrie during the last year They were Ontario Die Casting Ltd AMC Photo Ser vice and Federal Foil Ltd Also DRUT Industries com pany iiwolved in coating wire and cable is presently starting up in the city Mr Hollywood said However as this was being written he had not yet tabulated the number of new jobs created by the coming of then indust ries These three new industries to gether with the nine new on es established here the previous year will complement the Citys diversified economy and it in the forefront as an econo mic groom centre No bad effects PORT HOPE Omz CF Ivan and Joyce Lewis whose house had the highest levels of nanbn gas in this town have learned that tests taken at Prin cess Margaret Hospital in To tonto show they have suffered no adverse effects from radi ation Mr Lewis said in an utter view Wednesday that every radiatwn test known to science has been performed on them and they passed each one wrth normal readings SPOTS REMOVED Blood Spots in eggs may be removed easily and do not change the nutritive value fla vor or cooking performance of The Steckley Funeral Home has served the people of Barrie and District with dignity and sincerity for over 51 years 38 years under present management We are centrally located in quiet residential area with pri vate off street parking facilities STECKLEY 30 Worsley Street FUNERAL HOME 7285553 32 Ia Dirt streets and wooden yd walks existed in Barrie in the DUNLOP STREET EAST IN THE LATE 18005 late 18005 Gas strect lumps and horsedrawn conveyances also aboundcd as shown in the photograph above The 1975 was busy year at Barries city hall By PETER DCIODESTA Examiner stair Writer Barrie city hall departments had one of their busiest years ever in 1075 dcpite slow na tional economy Wayman lailucuthcr lilCtl or of planning and development said the citys planning board had its most progressive year approving two district plans and number of amendments to the citys official plan and zoning bylaw lt Iairueaihcr said the board held am0t 30 per cent more meetings in 1975 compared with 1974 He said rczoning ap plications increased to 43 from with 15 subdivision plans reviewed The actual number of building permits issued he said was the lowest the last five years reflecting national picture In the public works ant engin coring departments road rc construction cost about 8133000 including lnnisfil Cook Nelson and Letitia ilCiS Paving cost added another $35000 CONNECTING LlNKs Specul reconstruction was done on connecting links with 75 per cent subsidies from the ministry of transportatIOn and communications 1IC The work included Essa Rd from communications MTC The work included Essa Rd from Cumberland St to Highway 400 5550000 and Dunlop Sirctt West from High Street to Highway 400 was completed in 1975 for 523000 No new storm sewers were built in 1975 but the city cur structed local improvement sanitary sewer on Little Avenue from Armstrong Boulevard east for Will for at cost of about SIZIOUIJ The number of taxpayers in the city paying the bills increas ed to 11840 from 11371 The atys budget approved by coun 11 lune 12 was $0646160 Ilcrb Kirk treasurer said 83410000 was used to pay the citys employees numbering be tween 400 anti 260 during the year incinding part time em ployees He expects the salaries to increase to $3900000 in 1976 In recreation 1008 children tool part in the citys summer acidity wutres This is an in crease of 120 compared to 1974 Admissions at Lions pool were up by about 1700 to 12265 path 33 others taking part in the city swim instruction program photo was prmided by Bert Simmons whose greatgrand vv father started Simmons on Dunlop Street in 1867 prII 300 ESSA RD Hwy 27 Barrie Phone 7370651 EVERY NIGHT MIDNIGHT Sat Till EXCITING RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES in the £335 BAYFIELD MALI JOIN THE TEAM OF SUCCESSFUL MERCHANTS AT THE BAYFIELD MALL HARDWARE TRAVEL AGENT OPTICth Excellent possibilities exist for FURNITURE LINGERIE MILLINERY Space is available in units from 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