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zoA the examine ytPnday kAprItV30 919 COUmY buildings begun Cooke mayor 1972 saw equal amount of ups downs avt pp alt Patricia Mariette was Bar ries first baby of the year On Jan Les Cooke made his inaugural address to council emphasizing the need for planir ing and public service On Jan report by the ct tys striking committee caused for the cancellation of six city council committees They in cluded the Little Lake Park Jevelopment committee the airportcommittee the housing standards committee the park ing committee the golf club park committee and the youth centre committee In mid month fire caused con siderable damage to house on Bayfield Street owned by Mrs Ada Noble The house was rented by members of motor cycleclub PRIDHAM ELECTED On Jan t8 Reeve Lloyd Pridham of Sunnidalc as elected Simcoe Countys thh warden Local police investigated next day shooting incident on Highway 90 in which man fired shot at two ittltttgttl girlswhowerehitclihiking 0n thetwentleth St Josephs nigh school was forced to cancel Grades 11 and 12 classes ag lI rectum at théehd of June coroners jury recommend ed the next daythe speed limit on Highway it between Painswick and Harrie be reduc ed to 30 mph folloWing thy Dec death of nursing home rcsi dent On the 22nd fire raged through the church supply store on Burton Ave PROHIBITED OPEH TIONS Later in the month city cntlnr cil passed bylaw prohibiting snowmobile operations in Bar rie between midnight and ti am except when an eniergcir cy is declared Fire caused an estimated $100000 damage to the Sinicoe County administrative offices on Worsley Street major snowstorm in early February hit Barrie Twelve ltl ches of snow was dumped on ci ty streets closing many schools and roads iii the area llun dreds of people in Barrie were stranded as result Feb 12 the Barrie inter cat nival began with parade through the downtown centre ADOPTED RESOLITION adopted resolution of Feb 17 council the Chamber of Commerce tr locate beer and liquor outlets in the vicinity of Highway 11 and Cons The Barrie Flyers Hockey coub celebrated its first ever Ontario Hockey Association SeniorA leagUe title At the end of the month city lnnistil council adopted seven route transit proposal March came in like lion when two abducted Toronto sisters were found bound in the back seat of car on Simcoe Street cartrain crash on Highway 27 seven miles north of Harrie claimed the life of tilycarrold Toronto person The accident occurred on the sixth APPROVED IilIHilil Two days later county council approved its budget of $4 million in 1972 Planning board announced next day it would consider rezoning all residential land along Bayfield Street between Highway 400 and Cundles Road In lttldllttfllill tire iestroyed Irvine Decorating Centre Beauty Box and iggs Laundry and Dry tleaners Ltd Damage estimates topped 5100000 Then Barrie Ald Frank Hersey announcui all tax bills would be Still higher because ot changes iti prnyincial legisla tioti that eliminated the basic shelter ewmption rebate On March tit an OMH hearing was held because of obtcctions to senior citirens housing at the corner of Blake tilltI ltuckworth streets SllTHl Slll Late in the month an engineering report did Harrics landfill site would be well suited to city ski comle in lit to years An explosion at Formosa Spr mg Brewery killed two Harrie residents Finally Harrie senior crticns returned sound man date for locating senior citileiiscentre downtown WON IITI lf The Harrie Ilycrs won their first Ontario llockcy Associa tioii title The Flycrs downed ialt Hornets to at the start of the month to take the title Dr Ross lurnbull is selected as cittlen of the year by Royal Canadian Legion panel of experts Next day the city announced it would hold public meeting to discuss traftic problems at the intersection of Essa ltoail and liftin Street Canadian icncral Electric announced on the seeiitli lzit workers would be liid ott On April It tirecr was elected president ot the ltoyal Victoria Hospital Association lll llCS lOlt tilt The Harrie social tIJllIllltyl centre on ptll applied toi an SlliJUtl proiiticial grant to launch iii tiitot iiitlion cciiti in Harrie this summer On the nineteenth the liaiiic lottp Midgets returned item Brandon Manitoba ittci wiiiii mg the Manitoba lxniizlits or Columbus loiiriiiiiiciit oi Champions On pril to Mayor cs tookc predicted liatric tics would not rise in WT Later iii the month niiiils caused $1000 diinic iii ciiztit incidents or window sinisliiic in liarric lo coriipletc the month liplc tirmc School won the hon diisioii in the Urillia Iltlt Music testiyal with mirk oi SKI EST ltl lSlltifll lttShlfl Early in May ot lstf the bar tlc tiiiaitcc coriiinittei liliisil to establish SLlHttll rcscri tor scnior citizens social cent rc On May the Sinicoc toiiiity Roman Catholic Separate School Board ippioied budget ot $ititoitfi tip about Sittiooo lIIltllli Watts ot the Harrie city police department was named policeman of the year by tlieilptiinist tlulion May it Downtown businessman iiict Utl lilt iIcHtttIi to tItsttlsgt lIlt possibility or mall tor the tliitilop Street cast irca NOW OPEN IN THE BAYFIELD MALL THE FLO WER PLA CE SlrItIAIJZINii IN VICltltINiiS IINICIIAIS TIIE FLORIST It TI gt PERSONll T01 ll iiimizrti Stilttltli iiiiiii DYKSTRA BROS SERVING BARRIE FOR 00 YEARS We carry complete line of supplies for the home doltyourselter We also carry the GE Weathertron Heat Pump WE ALSO CAN SUPPLY PLANS ASSISTANCE ON PROJECTS DYSTRA BROS ELECTRIC 38 ELLEN ST 7261439 LTD toiiscrintiyc Iciilcr liiilicil SltllllltItI toured Sitiicoc ounty iti preparation tor the upcoming election iii the middle ot the month ct day the llairic lilycts wcii ousted in tlic llIl game ot llic IIlll up llllI Spokane Icl look IIH Ilt toiii 1ltltt to two IilHIH Hi No Mink liiollicis ltii ot iti illii was lltI1tI tIic coiiti II to operate the ill Ill Il in ti llcii IlIltl ict ed ltyjicc tiyiiii Qiiciiis liiiiciuiti lit iccoyjiirlioii ol coiiiliitioii iii iiiicic ttltl Iltil ltic lIltI ot the inoiilli toldcx itijtl intllioii paizston lucli included id lltttttilllllll tIIltt and new iniinitictnriiiiplint Iillt toi new county coni pim tt picsciitnl to Sinicoc Vegetable or Flower Seeds seeds Available NIJ packages and bulk Fresh seeds supplied every year ounty council llans called for the new building to be built on lit acre site near irlhurst At the end of the month lild ward lschirhatt Harrics police chief was elected presir detit of the Association of On tariololiccChicts llttiENlNlilCl Housing for low income families is an urgent need for liarric said residents at city hall meeting Iield early in the month Two days tativcs of nursing schools discussed the possibility of transferring nursing education to community colleges The cost for new services complex in Barrie was pared back to just over $1 million alter original estimates tolitIIv cd about $2 million in Dec tit city council dccid ed to ask the Ontario Municipal Hoard about the possibility of later reprcscnv city administrative centre on the old fire hall site The new Sheltered Workshop on Hayfield Street opened up to allow trainees to begin work on Dec 17 Three days later Darcy McKeough told delegates of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario they no longer had control over regional governments in their area ll2lililill3l OOKE Dr ttynard defeated Harrie Mayor Les Cooke and rillia lawyer Lcn Montgomery for the PC nomination in Simr coc North Late in the month city council voted seven to five in favor of the Hayview Park location for new senior citizens centre lti early July 1972 Harries pollution probe asked the pro vincial government and On tario Water Resources Com mission officials to investigate sewage treatment facilities in thecity Next day Barries finance committee was told the city was rapidly running out of in dustrialland Ontario Hydro employees continued their strike for higher wages and job security ACCUSED MAYOR On the 12th Alex Arthur ac cuscd Mayor Les ookc of using mere string of empty words in his deputation to For mosa Spring Brewery about the problem of sewage disposal In mid month the Parks and Recreation department began canoe lessons as part of its sum mer program On July 21 the ministry of transportation and communica tions rejected request by In nisfil township for road linkr ing Highway 11 with the propos ed Harrie bypass Varieties Start ii tillortiiiri the world most treasured iliiwm Iitltlytt litirii 7t OP popular selection team lItirliMllidrth iiraiidilloras and i7 timbers All popular colours availabil Iiytirtd Potatoes Your CoOp Garden Centre has large selection oi seed varieties Cobblers Superior Kothodin Kennebec Sebago Cheilton Reds Fresh No Seed Your Home Joritre carries complete supply oI ii Wide range of vegetable or tlower both in potatoes EVERYONE CAN SHOP Irish OOP llnusulll llut it lI LTIPLIERS mv moon In 149 DUTCH ONlON SETS On July 24 ten persons drown ed in Georgian Bay when small aluminium boat sunk bet ween Midland and Snake Island Next day it was announced emergency cases hit record with 145 cases on the weekend And Bob Hollywoodwas oflt ficially welcomed to his new position of Greater Barrie Chamber of Commerce general manager at news conference WORTH SIM On August 10 Cooper Con struction of Hamilton was awarded the contract for an ad dition and alterations to Cen tral Collegiate The contract was worth over million and half dollars In the middle of the month steering committee wasforrned to develop proposed budget for credit counselling service forSimcoeCounty residents Two days later Reeve George Burton of Innisfil township cut the ribbon to officially the new Allan Cook Lt com plex off Highway 90 On Aug 23 Barrie Mayor Les Cooke said over half the businesses in Barrie are American owned Four Barrie residents re mained in Newmarket hospital the next day after the bus they were riding in overturned on Highway 400 just north of Highway On Aug 26 an Orillia con struction worker was charged with three counts of attempted murder after three youths were tied to trees beaten un conscious with an axe and thrown into the Black river public meeting was called late in the month to explain the proposed Barrie bypgss The highway was said to at least 10 years away from being con structed TRUCKLOAD SALE Woods Freezers Buy them right off the truck SA VE SA nd SIMCOE DISTRICT COOP 259 INNISFIL ST 7266531 BARRIE MM nmua git illi VE SA VE Firm healthy onion sets are available at your COOP Yellow Dutch Sets can be planted as soon as the trost is out ot the ground produces mature onions White Onion Sets pro duce mature white skinned onions and storewelltorthe winter Multipller Onions pro duce green onions Each bulb will produce three to two green ones Plantearly THIS THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY MAY FINANCING AVAItABlt INRUUGN 42m Wu