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Ontario Hydros foreseeable future does not include any dramatic changes in power transmission methods the sion on Electric Power Planning was told here Thursday Ken McClymont increased by cooling next 20 years he said transmission systems planning manager for Hydro told the com mission such exotic processes as wireless power transmission and cryogenic cables cables whose conductive capacity has been to 269 degrees Celsius with liquid helium are under study However we think its extremely unlikely that such developments will have advanced to the stage of commercial use within the ROYAL COMMISSION ON ELECTRIC POWER PLANNING TOLD No drama llC changes seen in power transmisszon Royal Commis Thursdays sessions marked the completion of two days of hearings in Barrie The hear ings are part of the commissions preparation for wideranging report to the provincial government on Ontario Hydros planning for government the decade beginning in 1983 One factor affecting Hydro planning Mr McClymont said is the fact that it takes an average of eight years to complete planning proval land acquisition and construction new power transmission lines He attributed this delay which he said is longer than in other provinces to the com plexity of Ontario legislation governing ap provals Projects must be approved under the Environmental Assessments Act the Plann DAY IN COURT have no information on this mans record said Crown attorney John Alexander after Kevin Leelair had pleaded guil ty in provincial court Thursday to arge of wilful damage It doesnt matter said Judge John Anjo know him well Kevin didnt you appear before twice and both times didnt put on probation Yes sir said Leclair 17 And what did tell you if ever saw you in court again That Id go tojail Youve simply got to learn that when the court says youre going tojail youll go tojail Leclair was sentenced to 10 days The damage he did was smashing the taillights of car April 25 in Angus David Burleigh 17 will spend six months in jail He leaded guilty to charges of reak and enter at the IGA store in Angus and ssession of car stolen from randview Ford Jan 1976 he had been put on probation for two years when convicted of joyriding and May he had been fined for causing disturbance THREE MONTHS David William Sturgess 18 was sentenced to three months in jail for break and enter in 1975 He had originally been put on probation on the charge ut was convicted of breach of pro bation in February of this year The probation offil er had then made application to have Sturgess resentenced on the original charge The three mon ths will be served consecutive to the ninemonth sentence im posed in February for breach of probation NOT GUILTY Judge Ango decided that be ing behind the steering wheel of an automobile with the engine running does not necessarily mean having care or control of that automobile He had found Donald McKnight not guilty of care or control of an automobile while impaired McKnight had been charged by Military Police on Base Borden Feb 25 about am They had found him behind the wheel of his car outside Sergeants Mess He was sleep ing but awoke when Sgt Robert Finlayson turned off the cars engine breath sample showed bloodalcohol level of 12 per cent The legal maximum is 08 McKnight told Jud Anjo he had left the Mess ut mid night when it closed He had waited for taxi but none had come He had decided to walk home but got in his car to warm up before starting the mile and half trip While sitting in his car he had fallen asleep He didnt wake up until the MP5 arrived about three hours later Mc Kninght Chief Warrant Of ficer also said he was used to being treated with more respect by the MP5 Mr Alexander had argued that being behind the wheel of running car showed the ne cessary intention to drive it home Pailsey Mc Knights lawyer said Mc Knights explanation of his presence in the car was reasonable one and showed that he had no intention of driv ing the car Judge Anjo said regardless of the inferences of being behind the wheel of running car he believed McKnights explana tion The charge was dis missed Says alcohol drug trailer attracts 20 youths daily Barrie has drug and alcohol problem among its youth But then so do most mu nicipalities in the world Kent and Linda Jeffery of Alcohol and Drug Concern Inc Toronto based outfit told the Barrie Rotary Club Thursday there is problem The two University of Toron to students were guest speakers at the Rotary lunch meeting The University of Toronto students manning trailer at Memorial Square in Barrie were guest speakers at the Rotary lunch meeting The students who work for company concerned about the read of drug and alcohol use were invited to the city by the community service com mittee of the club Mr Jeffery said after only one aiidahalf weeks it is dif ficult to give total assessment of the Barrie situation He said between an and 30 youths visit the trailer daily to discuss drugs and alcohol They conic Ill two age groups he said 14 to 17 years old and 19 and up The younger group talks more openly about drugs he said explaining most are in transition deciding whether to try drugs PEER PRESSURE Mr Jeffery said most people experiment with drugs because of their peer group The older group he said has heavy users We dont feel we can help them as much he said Weve tried to help lot of kids In relating one incident Mr Jeffery said an older youth has decided drugs aie causing his problems and will try to get job away from his userfriends Mrs Jeffery said the couple has been talking to ltryear old boy who has been drinking and taking drugs for about three and half years He does have problem anti he realizes it she said The first few times he came to see us he was bombed According to recent sta tistics she said 75 to 90 per cent of all high school students in Ontario have experimented with alcohol The provincial legislation lowering the drinking age to 18 she said has spiralling effect When the age was 21 plc 17 to 20yearsol ex perimented she said but now with the lower legal age youngsters 13 to lSyearsold aretrying This is by no means just problem in the Barrie area alone she said telling members cirrhosis of the liver is the third leading cause of death in people 35 to 49years old The couple will operate the trailer providing meeting place and information for young people until July 24 Anyone can go and talk to the two students and discuss drug and alcohol problems The first step in solving the problem is to know there is problem Mrs Jeffery said Couple says there is need for youth hostel in city youth hostel at llillcrest School iii Harrie was discoii tiiiued last year because or ganilcrs felt there was little need for it Hut Kent and Linda Jeffery who run youth information centre iti Fred Grant Square say there is need Just about every day we get woplc coming to us saying they liovc littlc or no money bill need place to stay said Mr Jet fery Weve tried to refer them to the Salvation Army but we never seem to be able to get hold of them The Salvation Army says that although it does not have hostel it can provide ac coininixlatioii The Army will send pcoplc to thc Atiiericaii Hotel and pick up the bill In 1974 ii group of couccriicil citiLciis ran youth hostel but Al Hopper who was chairman of the committee said there up pcarcd to be little need in 1973 VIIIIIHIHOIIIII Last year there seemed to be trend towards travellcrs paying for cheap acconitiitxlii tioii instead of staying in the youth hostcl And most of the poo lc we served could have pair fora hotcl any ways There seemed to be it diminished need so the hostel as discoii tinich Mr Hopper said there was never indication that the hosth causal any problems with the law He said the final report showed it to be clean and well rim One couple arrived iii Harrie fiiviii Toronto Saturday after hitch hiking seven hours They first went to the chferys to ask about place to stay The hus band said his wallet had been stolen in Toronto anti they were looking for work The lef fcrys were unable to help so the couple went the Barrie Police Department We were there for four hours said the man later They finally got the American Hotel to accept us for $7 night At one point the police oftcrcd us space in the cells to sleep but after looking at it said No wouldnt let my wife sleep iii pliltt like that The man who did not want his name used said he and his wife eventually had to panhan die on the street rtiisc money for the hotel rooiii LOCAL AND GENERAL NF Ili ottttwiisaga ti cciiiorc Ccti tral public school getting new look and new name The school is being enlarged and renovated When it opens its doors iii September it will be called Iurplc Hills public school In the Hum settlement known as lurple Hills was located on the school site OIII TELEVISION The Harrie Public Library Hll show the complete Olympic Games televiSion coverage iii mlor during library hours The library is open 30 to 10 weekdays and ill to Saturdays The library is providing the service for vacationers people working downtown who wish to watch the games on the nootrhour and regular library users TO FORM COMMITTEE The Simcoc County Board of Education will form commit tee to study the provincial governments proper ty tax reform The committee will pre are report for presentat on to the board and trustees associations Jack Ramsay director of education said research in the matter has been difficult because of lack of information Most reports eat with generalities he said ANNlAI BEEF ROAST Grilled beef and cool drinks are offered at the annual Greater Harrie Chamber of Commerce barbecue July 21 Molsons Park is the site and admission is $5 per person Socializing froni and din ner at ILAQIE lNVlIILlID lIveryones invited to the unveiling of plaque marking an historic site on Coldwater Road five miles north of Orllllli July 25 The plaque commemorates one of the oldest roads in Ontario The project was made possible through the cooperation of the Simcoe County Historical Association Simcoe County and Medonte Township The ceremonies begin at in EXECITIVE ELECTED Burton Ford of Alliston was elected president of the Simcoc County Historical Association at its annual meeting recently Other officers are Clait Alex under first vice president Ietcr Moran second icc president Irene Perri secretary Isabel McHride treasurer Gladys Train and Gary French news and views writers Grace and Monty Leigh historic Sllts commit tee Iat Casey publicity Mr Moran historic research Tom Artiett preservations Clare Alexander James Clare pro gram converters Win ille maire archeology Mr Irench geneolomp Isabel thii tick Grace Porteous social committee and Donald McKay Howard Campbell David Phillips Mary Clare Berta Cameron and Norma Puckering directors at large HISTORICAL TOlR Coldwater Canadiana will conduct bus tour of historic Sites of Tiny Townshi July 21 Stops at Ossassane ar Clan illagel Port Tonanche where Champlain landed in 1615 and Cedar Point are on the iti nerary The bus leaves Col dwater Canadiana in oldwater at pm Tickets are $3 each For more information telephone835gt5505 of ticorgiii ing Act and the Ex ropriations Act for more clearly defined processes for obtaining government approval for transmission lines he said takes in four phases determination of need for and timing of new transmission facilities development of alter native systems to meet the needs evaluation of alternatives and choice of an alternative He said public participation is possible at all stages and is actively sought by Hydro but to participate effectively interested par ties should follow the entire procedure rather than coming in late in the game Alternatives are evaluated on the basis of wide variety of technical economic and one There is nee He said planning vironmental factors he said Mr McClymont told the commission in creased use of Wkilovolt transmission lines and of direct current are likely in the future The 500kilovolt numbered by 230 and llSkilovolt conductors will be used more and more because they score better on cost reliability and land use than the alternative possibilities 230 and 765kilovolt lines Direct current important in the early days of electricity but more recently eclipsed by alternating current has certain advantages for longdistance transmission and for pro viding system stability Mr McClymont said DC lines are under study for hookup with lines currently out Quebec and for connection between Hydros province and West tKenoraThunder Bay area systems he said but DC is not likely to come into general East most of the use in the next 20 years QU ISTIONS The Harrie branch of the Consumers Association of Canada which was unable to make planned presentation at Wednesda hearing tried different approach Thurs ay and did slightly better Joy Wooland brought list of seven ques tions and got one answered on the spot along with promise to supply answers to the other six Smith systems planning director for llydro assured Mrs Wooland in answer to It was all smiling faces Thursday afternoon as the children from the Maple Grove activity centre gathered above to view Chamber tlllttllll Ilowiitovvi llltlvllltll Jlt ltii tiilligt Counselling meeting bid The Greater Harrie Cbambii if Cotiiiiicrcc ltllltdlltlll and youth committee plans to meet with local high school gtiiduncc counsellors to discuss what the hainber can do to help ith the counsellors work Art Rogers committee chair ZIIdll said Thursday the com iiittcc does not vet know what help will be able to oftcr but one likcly viduig career counselling What we want to hear is what their needs arc he said No date has been set for meeting but Mr Rogch said it will probably be llltt school resumes iii September possibility is iiiforiiiit ioti said Tuesday they are pltlttl with the iiitcrcst city officials liic ill soon be iblc to tikc idvititigc ig coursc lllltltl prt th1ll in TO THE VICTORS GOES THE CAKE their victory cake before it was cut anti served Jim MacDonald and Nicky IImnis hold the cake as the victors to view their spoils shown iii the chamber drive to foster rejuvenation ot the city corc bill they dont plan to relax their efforts and count on the my toe the ball We wont platitudes death said Marshall Sales training course for down town staff belicvc tr unique ii iitiiiti loliii hum shift co oidiithoi Il Georgian Illtl llih week vv llll thc llowtitowii linprovciiittit Hoard which hopes to book the tour session coursc ll August The cotirw is designed to duplitutc for small liiisiiimscs the sales training available oii the premises in large storys Topics to be covered includi the apprtuich to the customer closing sale public rclatiotis security against bud cheques and pilferiiig and promotion ind display Mr Sam said Thursday the course was run carticr this your for Orillia Illtlthlll who have been writing glowing letters ittcstiiigtoitsvaluc Hoard chairman lloug Chcrry said the board will encourage downtown merchants to send the staff members to thc tilllst You can get people down here itlnltltlllh he said but if you dont know how to sell them you might as well firgct it with obvious delight They won the activity ccntrcs track meet Wednesday BELOW Lori Parent It the chambers committee and on the chairman of civic affairs chief spokesman downtown issue The chamber is looking for ard to public meeting the ti ty planning board is expected to hold iii late summer to discuss downtown rciiewul Chamber officials hope the meeting will focus on pro posed official plan tiiiiciidiiiciit endorsed in April by the chamber whiih would disig note the downtown core as ill chief retail iomlticrv all all iiiitiistiativc dlltl cultiiial firm til the city And though the intcling will officially be under planning board Spiillmrshtp the chamber plans to make stlrc ll is directed tow ird tititiibcr proposals It going to be our meeting is far as were concerned Mr tireetisaid Sonic directors accused the city of dragging their feet and starting the old kick the ball around game with the chambers ideas in part because the chamber had originally understood that the planning board would hold its iiieetiiigiiilaieJurie POSITIVE RIZSPONSF Hut Bob Hollywood chamber general manager said the city has so far shown positive res inse to chamber proposals an should not be criticized prematurely The directors voted to ask the city what the current status of the proposals is anti what ac tion can beelpected reaches for her favorite flavor of soft drink under the watchful eye of Nicky linnis Examiner Photos Chamber to watch city hall with regard to rejuvenation The Greater Harrie thiiiibcr of cotiiiiicrcc plans to keep watchful eye on city ball over the iict tcvv vvccks Wayman Fairwcotlicr city planning director said this morning planning board sub cottiiiiittcc set up recently to arrange public meetings on cort rciuvciizitioii ill llittl Ju ly 18 to discuss the situation and plan courseof action Chairman of the committee is Ald Jiiii Ierri who is also htiirtiitiii of the city develop iiicnt committee ll It ht IIIIIIiI Meanwhile Mr Green said the llllit has come to set up voluntary coniniitlcc of ar Chlltils and related experts to otter free advice to downtown property owners who want to rciiiv file their llUlltllllp llt mid wine T1ugtilltt3 are iircidy undergoing facclifts itid the impetus ttl to take advantage of such commit tcc concept he said was used successfully lli Stratiord during downtown rejuvenation pro grtlill there He said the feasibility of set ting up such committee in Harrie will be discussed at the next civic affairs meeting Another chamber plan calls for the circulation of question naires to downtown bust nessmcii and to residents at large on what they want to see in the city core This survey to be conducted with the aid of Georgian Col lege is scheduled for the fall The civic affairs committee has also been showing film and slide presentation on core rejuvenation to various or ganizations in the city to drum up interest in its proposals ing garbage question that Hydm is cooperating with other agencies in looking into alternative energy sources such as wind power and bum Mrs Woolands other questions dealt with Hydros attempts to practice and encourage conservation acquisition of generation sites and policy with respect to supplying power to systems outside Ontario Commission chairman Dr Arthur Porter noted that it was on Mrs Woolands en Barrie couragement that the commission came to By coincidence the subject matter of the hearings here was the most technical and the least suited to public participation of any yet dealt with by the commission CI TYNE WS The Barrie Examiner Friday July 1919763 Greenfield opening upsets residents traffic connection to Burton Avenue is needed in Allandale Heights but some residents dont want the city to use their street About 10 residents of Briar Road near Greenfield Avenue have told the city planning board they are not in favor of Greenfield Avenue connecting to Burton Avenue The residents said traffic and speeds in the area are bad now and the increased traffic flow because of connection would be extremely dangerous The board disagreed and ap proved plans for subdivision Stollar Construction Ltd for the area east of Briar Road and north of Little Avenue In the plans the city is pro posing to connect Greenfield to Burton Avenue The road would have shape with two sharp curves to reduce traffic speed before reaching Briar Road Wayman Fairweather direc tor of planning and develop ment said the city has received number of complaints from residents in the Allandale Heights area for another con nection to Burton Avenue The only existing direct route is on Bayview Drive which is very steep and causes problems in the winter Burton Avenue is the connecting link for High way 11 south The residents su gested us ing Woodcrest Roa one block north of Greenfield for the con nectinglink Mr Fairweather said he could not see any advantages by using Woodcrest as the con necting link He said the residents concern about speed in the area now would be men tioned to Police Chief Earl Snider Mayor Dorian Parker said she is opposed to changing the road pattern on the plan because of the work involved in designing it Personally think the plan is quite acceptable to me she said The Stollar plan includes 157 housing units on 27 acres of land The public meeting was held to discuss the rezoning ap plication to detached semi detached and multiple family houses from industrial Barcor renovations get twoyear limit Harcor Ltd has two years to make the citys planning board happy The board put twoyear time limit on the developers site plan zoning for the renova tion of six residential buddings to officespace At short public meeting Tuesday there were no objec tions to the plans to renovate restore and convert the buddings on the northwest cor nor of Hayfield and Wellington Streets Residents approved the plans provided the necessary buffering is included Florence Steele who lives nearby said its the best thing put forward yet ever The board approved the re zoning subject to number of conditions Harcor wants to conch to 12 and 16 Wellington St 132 160 162164 and 166 Hayfield St to officcspace CONDITIONS Conditions of approval in cludc landscaping to the citys satisfaction six foot high light board fence around the parking lot submission of drawings of the outside of the htiildings and completion of the project within two years of the Ontario Municipal Hoard approval The developer is providing 32 parking spaces at the rear of the buildings and only are re qutttd according to the citys Inning bylaw David White representing Harcor said there may be llllt problems With the renovations iccausc of the age of the buildings Mr White said Harcor agrees with the time limit but added that there may be some changes to the buildings because of structural weak nesscs He said one of the buildings used as multiple family residence was gutted by fire earlier this year The building he said needs ii new roof before the company can decide how to renovate it Were not sure yet whether we can put back in two floors or whether well have to have one floor he said There may be other struc turiil problems with walls and footings in the other boildings he said which may force changes to the buildings Were convmccd we can sat isfy the city he said Hiit we cant guarantee that thi butldiiigs Will be identical to any drawmgs we make now Mr White said Harcor would like to put roof on the budding damaged by fire 162164 Hay field 51 got the interior and do work to the exterior this suintiicr lIl the fall he said convcr sititi could start on 166 Hayfield St and to 12 Wellington 81 which is not being used We hope to act as catalyst downtown he said The downtown needs encourage ment and has to be shown what can be done He said according to the pri wni Mining the developers could bunld an apartment building but would rather try and saw tinold buildings Legal battle at plaza holds up rezoning bid What does legal battles at Simcoe Plala have to do With re zoning application city block away Everything planning board The board is delaying an ap plication by KCM Develop merits Ltd until the plaza is able to solve its le 81 problems KtM is asking or rezoning to general commercial to per mil convenience retail varie 1y store Present zoning is ser vice commercial The developer has says the citys 12000 Farewell to the Pardons Rev Ken Purdon Will ach his final sermon in urton Avenue tnited Church on Aug 15 Service is at 10 in He has accepted call to Hillcrest Lnited Church Willowdale The congregation of Burton Avenue is planning farewell reception for the Purdon family Aug H317lep It Wlll be held in King Ed ward School just next to the church and will be open to the public All friends of the Purdons 3n invited square feet of commercial floor space at 428 Blake St with plans for seven stores in cludiiig jug milk variety store Hut the board wants to wait until the courts decide on an ap peal for the Simcoe Plow on the southwest corner of Hiake and Johnson streets Plaza owners are trying to remove restrictive covenant on the property which not permit jug milk store at the plaza Die covenant was placed at the request of Dominion Stores Ltd which operates at the plaza Ald Jim Perri city develop ment committee chairman said the ward should deal WIUI the rezoning lication on its own merits ant not involve the legal battle Ald Perri said if the board agrees with the zoning and suf ficient need is indicated the deveioper should be given ap pmval Wayman Iairweather direc tor of planning and deveiop ment recommended deferring decismn until the appeal deci Sion is made by courts Mr Fairweather said the board prevmuSIv derided to wait because it did not want to approve SIIIp mmercial deg velopment alon Blake Street