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1a uxm lsr Dianne Leduc flies through the air with the greatest of ease as she practises on the balance beam for regional gymnastic competition April and April The Central YI THoUGH THE AIR WITH REATEST or EASE Collegiate student took time between writing exams to perfect her gymnastic skills Fee increase necessary nursing home owners say Barrie nursing home owners say proposed $379 day in crease in nursing home fees is necessary to offset rising costs of ration Ontario Nursing Home Association has asked the pro vincial government to allow the increase which would be split between the province and the resident starting April Its definitely needed says Ted Van Houten owner and ad ministrator of Bayfield Lodge Nursing Home Weve really taken it down about as low as we can go and still carry on says William McCord owner of Kempenfelt Manor Nursing Home Mr McCord said his opera tion as with many of the newer homes burdened with high mortgage rates has been losing money during its three years of operation Mr Van Houten whose establishment has been operated as nursing home for 10 years said he is not yet 105 ing money but if it continues this way we will 14job80pen 120 want em Only 14 of the 51 summer jobs in the citys recreation depart ment are left to fill and 120 students have applied for the positions Greg Burns program superintendent for the recrea tion department is interview ing applicants March 22 to March 26 There are openings for eight activity centre leaders four beach lifeguards one checker and one swimming instructor at the Lions pool Mr Burns said the other 37 summer jobs in the department were filled by students return ing after working for the city last year The students were asked to return by the recrea tion department The students hired will be notified by April he said Training sessions for activity centre leaders and the lifeguards are scheduled June 28 to July The city is repeating the National Lifeguard Service course for lifeguards this year This year activity centres open July and close Aug 20 The pool is open June 14 for public swimming and closes Sept Lessons are held from July to Sept PEOPLE SPEAK OUT He said the main cause of the requested increase is rising wages Wages he said account for 70 to 75 per cent of nursing homes operating cost FOOD TAXES HURT Increased food costs and taxes also hurt he said Mr McCord said the propos ed increase would enable him to stop losing money and make small profit though he noted that he would also stop losing if he could obtain licences for the 70 beds he has room for instead of the 57 for which he is current ly licensed Mr Van Houten who runs 28bed operation said the pro Meetings TODAY Barries three standing com mittees of council public works city development and finance meet at pm in city hall on Collier Street The public works committee meets on the second floor finance at the rear of the council chambers and the develop ment committee on the the thirdfloor Oro township council met at 10 am in the municipal buildingatOroStation Cookstown village council meets at 730 pm in the town council chambers TUESDAY Alliston council meets at 730 pm in the town council chambers on the weekend The regional competitions are to be held at the Central gym Ex aminer Photo posed increase would enable him to stay out of the red this year He noted that provincial fun ding is available only for operating costs and does not cover capital expenditures which are borne by the owner Under the proposed increase the provincial government through HII would pay $1434 bed per day instead of $1285 at present Residents cost would be increased from 361511 day to $790 for ward care with $1 bike for semiprivate ac commodation and $2 hike for private quarters The increase averages $370 per lay in nursing home with the statutory maximum of 15 per cent private beds and the statutory minimum of 60 per cent ward beds Association officials say the proposed increase was calculated on the basis of cost projection approved by the pro vincial health ministry Mr Van Houten said the association has been promised review of fees byApril He noted that hospital care has been estimated to cost an average of $102 day while present ward care costs in nurs ing homes total less than $20 Under the proposed fee hikes residents eligible for the pro vinces guaranteed annual in come supplement will have about $50 per month left over after paying ward care exv penscs association officials sav Mrs Smith Changes mind about Barrie residents Two weeks ago Mrs Margaret Smith would have told you Barrie residents are cool and reserved Now shes changed her point of view about Barrie its residents and their willingness tohelp never knew the real people inBarrie she told the Ex aminer Sunday Itmakes me believe in human kindness Mrs Smith treasurer of the Barrie Minor Lacrosse Associa tion is working with Ron Rae of the Barrie Legion Minor Hockey Association in cam paign to help local family Rennie Bauchman and his family were left in the cold two weeks ago when fire destroyed their Fairview Road home at Minets Point Mr Bauchman minor lacrosse and Legion hockey coach had taken his family to Barrie to check scores and standings in the hockey league The family returned to find fire which started in base ment closet had destroyed the floor of the house and most clothing and furniture was damaged Mrs Smith and Mr Rae organized campaign to gather clothing furniture and money tohelp the family Im amazed and over whelmed at the support so far Mrs Smith said Were still getting calls and the story Committee appeared in The Examiner two weeks ago She said the Bauchmans will have to rent house in the city for at least four to five months while their home is repaired and rebuilt ORGANIZATIONS HELP Various organizations in cluding minor hockey team have raised money collections for the family to help meet the rent food and replacement bills Mrs Smith said couldnt believe that so many people people weve never heard of before are corn ing and helping the family she said Ive always had the feeling people were out for themselves but Barrie residents have made me realize people are willing to help and go out of their way for others in trouble Mrs Smith said her telephone has been ringing off the wall with people trying to help the Bauchman family She said it is impossible to mention and thank everyone involved know the Bauchmans are just as happy as anything at all the response she said can only hope that if anything ever happens to us somebody will be around to give my family hand Thanks is just not enough for what these people have done Mrs Smith said anything which does not fit the family to hear antifirehall group Barries three standing com mittees of council meet tonight at in the city hall on Collier Street The finance committee meeting at the rear of the coun cil chambers will discuss grant request from the Associa tion of Municipalities of On tariotAMth The AMO is asking for one cent per capita from member municipalities to pay the cost of intervening in Ontario IIydros application for major in crease in rates The committee will also review petition from Harrie residents objecting to city coun cil granting any money for the renovation of the old firchall Council decided in 1975 that no civic money will be used for the renovation restoration and conversion of the building on the southwest corner of Mulcastcr and ollier streets BARRIE STUDENTS of Barrie will be burning the midnight oil for the next few days as they at tempt to get few more The public works committee meeting on the second floor is meeting with group from the Barrie Minor Hockey Associa tion to discuss the operation of the concession booth at Eastview Arena In the past the association has operated the booth with no rental rate charged by the city but the committee is consider ing $300 month charge The committee will also ncvicw tenders for new street sweeper and two new trucks for the public works department On the third floor of city hall the development committee is meeting with Kal Ojala of Vic toria Woods Development to discuss changes to subdivision plans ouncil wants fiveacre school site included in the parkland dedication on the site which is located on the nor theast corner of undles Road and Sunnidalc Road HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WRITE EXAMS hours of study in before fac ing the examination room Students at all high schools in Barrie began their exams including four children aged 15 12 10 and will be given to other needy families in the city Im overwhelmed by the response she said Its put my faith back in human nature She said anyone with articles to contribute especially dressers can contact her at 7205339 or Mr Rae at 7263216 MARY LEE LATIMER Woman heads realtors here Mary Lee Latimer of Young and Biggins Ltd has been elected 1970 president of the Barrie and District Real Estate Board Miss Latimer succeeds Ken Miller On the board are Harold Davis first vicepresident Helen Hopkins second vice president and directors Dolly Mortcll Leon Garrick Rita Scandrett David Wass Clare Robinson Paul Thompson IhilipJuppandDouglasBaker Mr Miller is the past presi dent and Larry Brewer the salesmens division represen tative The board represented 47 brokers and 269 salesmen in 1975 Its office is at 105 Dunlop St Barrie NOTE FOR HATS Jipijapa Ecuador once known as the most important Panama hat centre in the coun try now is the largest coffee producer in Ecuador Friday and will continue throughout this week Above students of Harrie Central ollcgiatc gathered in the Elie Itaarrir Examiner CITYMEWS The Barrie Examiner Monday March15 l9763 LOCAL GENERAL DEAF WORKSHOP Total Communications workshop for those interested in communicating with the deaf and hardofhearing is planned Tuesday at pm at Georgian College For further informa tion call Mrs Jones at 728 1951 ext 13 SHAMROCK LUNCH The Georgian Foundation Guild will launch its annual subscription campaign at Shamrock lunch Wednesday at 1230 pm at thetBrookdale Inn Speaker will be Wendy HicksGuest tickets are $425 For reservations call 7283114 ESP AND SUCH The Institute of Applied Metaphysics will hold an in formation session April at 130 Penetang Street at pm Topics to be discussed include selfawareness meditation ex trasensory perception and physic phenomena Admission is free and everyones welcome CHAMBER MEETS The board of the Greater Bar rie Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular meeting 730 pm Tuesday On the agenda for discussion are reports from the civic affairs legislative af fairs winter carnival and public relations committees The meeting will be held on the second floor of the Municipal Savings and Loan building on Owen Street NEEDLEIOINT The women of the Barrie YMYWCAs Needlepoint Classes will be holding an Open House Achievement Day Thursday March 18th at 130 pm at the At this time samplers of the last lessons will be shown as well as film on hand crafts Other interested people are invited to come and view this film and dcmonstra tion FUTURE OF MARRIAGE The future of marriage will be examined in the second in series of discussions sponsored by the Family Life Association of Barrie Tuesday Rev Ken Purdon will guide the discus sion in relation to present social moral and practical con siderations The sixpart series is free and will be held each Tuesday until April 13 in the faculty lounge of Barrie Cen tral Collegiate at 730 pm YOGA The Barrie YMYWCA will be offering yoga program on Wednesdays beginning Wednesday March 24 Krishan school gym to test their knowledge But after the ex ams are over students will be able to rest easy and catch Jit Sihhu who has had over20 years experience in yo In struction will once again the instructor Call 7206421 or drop in at the at 22 Grove St West for more information GENERAL MEETING The Downtown Improvement Board will hold general meeting April 15 in Collier Street United Church The meeting is expected to be stormy one Recent sharp criticism of the boards ac tivities by downtown mer chant Dave Hill sparked the meeting The meeting begins at 615pm PARENTS NIGHT The gymnastic classes spon sored by the Barrie recreation department are holding parents night at the end of the month At Codrington Public School parents are invited Tuesday March 30 at 630 pm for the beginners class and Wednesday March 31 at pm for the advanced class Parents with children in the beginners class at Assikinack Public School are invited Thursday April at6230pm AGAIN MARCH 23 The next meeting of the Downtown Improvement Board will be held March 23 at 730 pm It will be held in the Greater Barrie Chamber of Commerce office on Fred Grant Street INALGURAL MEETING The Simcoe County Childrens Aid Society will hold its inaugural meeting Tuesday at pm at the County Ad ministration Centre Midhurst The board of directors will hold brief business meeting then bid farewell to members retiring from service The board holds its inaugural meeting in March to follow the annual meeting in February when new members are elected GOSPEL BREAKFAST The Full Gospel Church will hold breakfast for people of all denominations on Saturday at 730 am in the Lakeview Restaurant Rev Higginson of Orillia will be guest speaker PRODUCERS BURDENED RALEIGH NC AP The record production of 1975 will burden producers of major food crops this year say extension economists at North Carolina State University Supplies of most crops increased in 1975 causing drop in prices and farmer profits up on lost sleep during the midwinter break Ex aminer Photo Most interviewed oppose Frenchlanguage television station for Barrie The possibility of losing an American television station for French Canadian station on the Barrie Cable TV Ltd system has number of residents looking for reason In survey Saturday most said they are not in favor of the CBC proposal Sylvia Blackmere of Bernick Drive said she prefers to watch an American station because of the variety of shows broadcast Mrs Blackmere who lived in Quebec before moving to Bar rie says she does not enjoy FrenchCanadian television SYLVIA BLACKMERE But guess its good politics to have French Canadian station in the area shesaid Ann Hovis of Duckworth Avenue said while speaks number of languages she does not believe in forcing people to have FrenchCanadian sta tion Mrs Hovis said as cable user she would not support the CBCs bid to bring the French station into the area think French should be taught beginning in Grade she said But dont like the ANN HOVIS idea of bringing in French Canadian station MARCH 30 HEARING The Canadian Radio Televi sion Commission CRTC governing body for radio and television has set hearing for the proposal March 30 in Mon treal Ferguson Blackmere of Anne Street said he does not watch very much television but would not favor move by the CBC to eliminate an American station for FrenchCanadian station Mr Blackmcre said he does not believe there is large population of FrenchCamidian speaking people in Barrie who wouch benefit from the station James and Isobel Bilotta of RR Thornton while not cable users said they feel the decision should be made by the people and not the CBC Mr Bilotta said he is against the idea of losing an American station because he does not en joy threequarters of Canadian programs Theres too many talk shows and political shows on Cana dian TV he said The American stations have more variety and Id object to br inging in any other Canadian station French or English Mrs Bilotta said she has similar feelings on the subject chause she does not believe Barrie residents will benefit from the change She said the idea may be good for children in school who are either considering learning French or are taking the language It might make more children interested in learning the language she said and that would be good IREFERS AMERICAN Wilf White of Gil Road Mdhurst said he would prefer atch an American station because he cannot speak or understand French Mr White said there is not need for French station in the Barrie area because there is not strong Frenchanadiun population He said if French station is allowed to operate on the Bar rie Cable system which he does not use then the people should talk English Vitifl WILF WHITE Elvira Beamile Minesing resident who does not use the cable network said there is enough French on anadian television in the morning Mrs Beamish said early morning television is filled with programs to teach youngsters how to speak and write the language Im not in favor she said referring to bringing in the French Canadian station If people dont complain and semi letters opposing it then the government will never know what their opinion is Two of those interviewed ELVIRA BEAMISH were French Canadian and supported the Hs move to bring French station into the area Theresa Davis of RR Bar rie said it is very good idea because of the number of Fren ch speaking people in the area Mrs Davis said many of the French programs would be entertaining to everyone and would give children learning the language chance to see and hear it spoken Robert Grenier of Base Rordcn said he would favor the move as long as the IIC does not cut hannel THERESA DAVIS SIGNAL WEAK Mr Grenier said Channel would be the best one to lose because the signal is very weak in the Barrie area He said aFrench station would help both Frenchspeaking people and children learning the language Its pretty hard for an anglophone to drop good Englishspeaking station for French one he said But think it would be great chance for children to learn the language from very early age ROBERT GRENIER