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an vrnfyv FINISHING TOUCHES PUT Creative ground Peter Reis Employees of Play enberger left and Patrick Godfrey put the finishing LOCAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT SEMINARS The Civic Affairs Committee of the Greater Barrie Chamber of Commerce is organizing series of seminars at Georgian College on how municipal government operates The ses sions will be Oct to Nov 10 on Wednesday evenings Registra tion fee is $12 per adult $20 per couple and $6 for students and senior citizens Anyone in terested can call Georgian Col lege or the chamber VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT UNICEF in Barrie is seeking volunteers able to spend time selling cards from the Law rence Sewing and Knitting Center on Dunlop Street The annual greeting card sale will begin in late October Volunteers are asked to call Bill Burton 76364 NEEDLEPOINT Jean Knox is the instructor of 10week basic needlepoint course offered by the Barrie YMYWCA in its building on Grove Street West The course starts today and is held Mon daysfroml30to330pm BIG SISTERS The Big Sisters Assoeiation has new telephone number 7372092 Aileen Carroll All potential big sisters and all who know potential little sister are invited to call Ap plicants will be interviewed and matched by Marilyn Komyk and Jeanne Harris The as sociation also will hold discus grou for current and ial ig sisters the last touches on the new play ground located on the grounds of Sunnidale Park The $10000 playground is Wednesday of each month Call the new number for time and location The Sept 29 meeting will begin at8 pm BALLROOM DANCING The Barrie YMYWCA is of fering course in basic ballroom dancing starting tonight The course is held Mon day evenings to 10 pm at the Barrie building on Grove Street west Graham Wright who has taught dancing at the for number of years is the instructor of the 10 week course RUG HOOKING 10week course in rug hook ing is being offered by the Bar rie YMYWCA starting Tues day The course is 10 weeks Joan Ashton is the instructor of the class at the Barrie building on Grove Street West It is scheduled Tuesdays 130 to 330pm HOUSING POLICY Barrie Planning Board is holding special meeting Mon day at pm to discuss the ci tys housing policy statement The statement was sent to the board for comment in the spr ing and public meeting was held in July The board has not made decision on the state ment MEETING ABOUT PIT ORO STATION proposed 86acre gravel pit in Cm township will be discussed at public meeting tonight in the township hall 7th Line north of Highway 11 Oro planning board is con sidering an amendment to part of the development of the park and follows on the heels of the recently con tll ros official plan to allow the pit on lot Con 14 south of Bass Lake The meeting will start at pm Redesignation of rural land is proposed by Russell Stewart Construction Co Ltd CONSIDER LICENCE MOONSTONE Medonte township council will consider issuing licence for an outdoor music festival tonight David Pridham is seeking permission to hold the event next Sunday on the 65acre farm of Peter King The two men staged concert earlier this month with the per mission of council although some neighbors protested BAZAAR The Quota Club of Barrie is having bazaar Nov at pm at Trinity Anglican Chur ch Hall Proceeds will go the deaf and hard of hearing CWL ARCADE St Marys Catholic Womens League is having its annual autumn arcade Oct 23 from 130 t05 pm at the church CIIRISTIAN WOMEN Fashions by members of the Christian Womens Club of Barrie will be featured at fashion show at the groups regular meeting Oct at 030 pm at the Continental lnn DAY CARE The Rag edy Ann Day Care Centre wnl have its official opening Oct at 1030 am at the Barrie campus of Georgian College Tea will follow 0N PLAYGROUN structed Vita Parcours ogg ing course Examiner Photo Eh Tfiarre Examine Resignation discussed The Barrie Examiner Monday Sept 27 19769 ls Mayor Dorian Parker seek ing reelection in December Theres no doubt about it says the mayor Mayor Parker said she wants to dispel all the rumors flying around that she is not going to run again in the upcoming mu nicipal election want to assure all my workers and supporters that there is no way Im withdraw ing she said The mayor said while she has not officially declared her in tention to run for reelection she will be holding meeting soon PUC workers Ill run again Contrary to the rumors and statements Ive heard over the last 10 days am running for the 1976 mayoralty she said Mayor Parker is serving her second term as mayor and seven years on council as an alderman representing Ward Three other candidates have announced intentions to run in the mayoralty campai in cluding Willard Kinzie ormer mayor 19571961 Ald Ross Ar cher public works committee chairman and Ald Jim Perri city development committee chairman on the job Electrical workers at Bar ries Public Utilities Commis Meeting formality says director of Al Hopper is expecting rather quiet annual meeting for the Barrie YMYWCA Tuesday night Mr Hopper executive direc tor of the Barrie said from all indicationsits not going to be very exciting annual meeting Its just formality we have to go through in preparation for fullscale opening of the new facilities in the spring he said The annual meeting at the building on Grove Street West starts at pm and is open to all voting members of the over 18yearsold and the general public The meeting includes finan cial report for the year ending Aug 31 and nominations of new directors to the Ys board of directors Onethird of the directors retire each year Mr Hopper said construction of the new facilities indluding pool gymnasium and change rooms is fairly well on schedule Were quite pleased he said The rain is holding us back some but theres not much we can do about it Heat and water he said are the two major items left in the construction The heat should be on in the building sometime this week Mr Hopper said he did not have uptodatc registration and membership figures but guessed people are holding back until the fall programs start The Ys physical education fall program does not start un til November this year The is giving twovmonth extension to any present membership he said adding the reason is the building being cleared because of construc tion Theres been no argu ment about that AL HOPPER More than 400 attend Rotarys charter night More than 400 people in cluding wives and exchange students Saturday night at tended the charter night of the BarrieHuronia Rotary Club and the 30th anniversary of the Barrie Rotary Club at the Holidaylnn The evening began with cocktail hour followed by din ner and dance Peter Dean district governor and Milton Matthews past district governor of Rochester NY spoke to the group At the head table were local members Ron Lynch Bruce Lang Mr Matthews Mr Dean Lorne Powers presi dent Cliff Gervais new chapter president George Harper and Harold Fursman godfather of the new club The past presidents of the club during the 30 years include John Mitchinson Blake Underhill Ross Iurnbull Dooley Greer Hill Brennan Jack Westman Ron Stewart Smoking bees cause of fire truck carrying bees caught fire Saturday afternoon on Fairview Road when smoke making device overheated Barrie Fire Department said today Driver of the truck was Charles Parker of Ilcamsville The smokemaking device is used to keep the bees calm Damage to the bee cones and tarpaulin covering was $250 Civic holiday month later WASAGA BEACH Chil dren here had lay off school today as the town observed the civic holiday almost two men thslate Enjoying an extended weekend were students at bow Park and Byrnes Avenue schools The holiday was not taken in August because Wasaga Beach depends on the summer tourist trade Fair dates Collingwood Sept 30 to Oct Coldwatei Oct Elmvale Oct 89 Jim Gillmourc George Frickc Bill Clark Denis Sheard Charlie Wilson lack Hatstonc John Stevenson Herman lom linson George Mulholland Jim Veitch Hug Gibson Bob Williams Bill Caldwell lord Mason Woody Woodstock Son ny Angle Angeloff Peter Dean Roy Onyschuk Ernie Rotman Ron Lynch and Gerry Williams Lions club members are seen at picnic shelter built with $10000 worth of building sion were reported on the job this morning pending tonights vote on contract offer from the commission The 37 workers members of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 636 have been in legal position to strike since Friday No details of the contract of fer have been released Negotiations in the dispute have been underway since May by aldermen at meeting By PETER DEPODESTA Examiner Staff Reporter The resignation of Wayman Fairweather director of plann in and development becomes of icial tonight City council will consider motion from general govern ment committee to accept the resignation with regret Council during the meeting starting at pm will also name Rick Bates zoning ad ministrator as acting director Two weeks ago Mayor Dor ian Parker said the city was asking for and accepting Mr Fairweathers resignation The announcement came af ter three secret meetings of RICK BATES general government committee and other members of council Mr Fairweather worked for about 32 months as the citys director of planning and de velopment He earned about $30000a year He was responsible for the planning zoning and building divisions and had staff of abouth people General government commit tee is also recommending that all council members decide future salaries and merit in creases for city department heads Members will meet in secret to discuss salary changes In the past only the general government committee which includes the mayor three com mittee chairmen and three committee vicechairman dis cussed salaries PARKING Council will also discuss recommendation from the city development committee to in crease the parking require ments for office buildings The committee suggests amending the requirement so one space is provided off street for every 300 square feet of gross floor area in commercial zones The only exception is the cen tral area commercial zone which has to have one space for every 500 square feet of floor area Now the zoning bylaw allows offices to supply one parking space for each 300 square feet of floor area on the first floor and one space for every addi tional 500 square feet The public works committee is suggesting council hire an adult school crossing guard at the intersection of Codrington and Mulcaster streets The committee wants the traffic department to supervise the crossing guard with the police department providing training and instruction The cost which is not in cluded in the recommendation will be included in the traffic departments budget The committee has been discussing crossing guards since last spring Parents in the area have complained about the intersection WAYMAN FAIRWEATHER Dorians wrong turn worries officials of Progress Club annual bikeathon By ROSEANNE CABE Examiner Staff Reporter Where oh where has our Dorian gone That is what Progress Club members were asking Saturday after waiting several hours for Mayor Dorian Parker to puff andltpedal her way into the Bar rie Armoury grounds She had begun the 20mile bikeathon route about 11 am little later then most of the 148 riders But with hot dogs and drinks running low and still no mayor members formed search par ty about pm Could she have been kidnapped Wehen we found her talking with an Innisfil township farmer she said she was hop ing peo le would think Reeve Bill Gib ins caught her to show her all the land she was try ing to annex to Barrie says club Fresiant John Vander waar The fact is the mayor took wrong turn on the route $13500 RAISED And although only $13500 was raised compared with last years $17000 Mr Vander waardt said the club is pleased with the results Last year about 20 club members worked on the bike athon but this year there were only about 13 he said There were also fewer riders this year One Whale of fish show on Saturday at Eastview Two hundred and 79 fish were exhibited in an international show Saturday sponsored by the Barrie Aquariam Society and it was one whale of show This is the first year the club has been host of an interna tional show according to co chairman John Beaulieu member of the club The exhibits displayed in separate aquariams in the auditorium at Eastview Secon dary School and were classed accordiing to families and species They were judged on color size and condition Wemer Mai of London won best in show for his fire eel BEST IN CITY Robert Nelson of the Barrie club won the best Barrie entry in show for the best novelty aquarium He built The Greatest Show in H2 threering circus aquarium with tiger barbs clown loaches and zebra fish Mr Nelson has never competed before Ive got the bug now he said ther Barrie members received awards also Bert Joseph was first in the guppy class John Beaulieu first in gold fish Bryan Murray first in native fish Eugene Brad bury first in display aquarium John Beaulieu first in barbs over four inches and in barbs under four inches Dave Ditty first in sharks and Marg Jones first in any other variety of live bearers Judges were John Swick of London Paul Wettlaufer of Toronto and Frank Bugier of Toronto Mayor Dorian Parker gave out the awards The 10yearold Barrie club belongs to the International Association of Aquarium Clubs There are 30 members We are one of the more ac tive clubs in the association Mr Beaulieu said Mr Beaulieu says the fish fascination involves feeling of accomplishment in being able to buy small fish raise it and watch itbreed And while fish fanciers are fond of their aqua pets there is not real attachment They have their own per sonalities he said But not like dog or cat Mr Beaulieu said Don Kember fish h0bbiest from Unionville auctioned off fish fish supplies equipment and fish food later in the after noon The local club meets the se cond Wednesday of every month at pm at Barrie Cen tral School LIONS COMPLETE PICNIC SHELTER AT CENTENNIAL materials and 2000 man hours put in by Lions Club members The club donated childrens playground equip ment during the 35th an niversary year and com pleted the shelter in Centen Coun Grant Andrade of In nisfil council raised the most money in pledges with $1266 He and Constable Al Martin of Innisfil Police rode together as Innisfil Council and Fuzz They carried bucket through the streets for anyone wanting to toss in pledges Prizes will be given out after Nov when the moeny is de posited in the bank The youngest rider this year was threeyearold Michelle Maizies the daughter of Here and Monika Maizies She rode seven miles Thirteen yearold Jan Cotter rode 20 miles with cuddly companion She had her two monthold rabbit Bunty resting comfortably in the knapsack on her back FOR RETARDED Funds raised by the bikea thon will go to the Sheltered Workshop and Progress House community home for mental ly retarded adults Members of the club working on the bikeathon were chair man Brian Moffitt John Vanderwaardt Gary Ralston Simon Beekhuizen Ron Haugh ton Paul Montgomery Dennis Schafer John Graham represented the club in the bikeathon Members of the Progress Club auxiliary served more than 432 hot dogs and 12 gallons of orange drinks from McDonalds They were Sue Graham Terry Haughton Nor ma McDaid Velma Stewart and Sheila Tuck Marg Mclnnes nonmember also assisted nial Park in its 45th anniver sary year Favero photo