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Prisoners work setting up horse jump under supervision of Barrie Fair Show official upper left Shirley says recreation plan tenders too high Tenders submitted by six companies for recreational master plan in Barrie are too high says Ald Jim Shirley Barrie city council decided in the spring to call tenders for study which would determine Barries future recreational needs and priorities It was rieconirnendation by the recrea tional planning committee That committee met Thurs day to discuss the matter Ald Shirley told The Ex aminer five of the six corn panies had submitted tenders in the 360000 range One other group had put in bid of about $45000 The Barrie alderman says he would be willing to pay out jUst $25000 to hire consultant BETTER SlllEl The alderman says the local department would still be more suited to handle the job than an outside firm coming in would like to see it more Barrie oriented said Ald Shirley However the three local coin panies which have submitted bids are short on experience the Barrie alderman said The other three companies are from Toronto he said The alderman said that Gary Storier director of recreation in Barrie is capable of doing the job himself Barrie city council will meet Monday at pm to come tip with decision Th matter should turn into lengthy one because all six companies are entitled to 30 minutc presentation before council IREFE RS CITY George Taylor MPPSim coe Centrei said in an earlier letter to The Examiner the city should maintain its own staff to do the work Another committee is now looking into possible site loca tions for proposed recrea tional centre Mayor Ross Archer says it would probably be better to ex pand facilities around the city then concentrate them all into oneplace The steering committee recommended the downtown area be considered as the site for future centre Negotiations stalled on new contracts Negotiations between corn munity college personnel and the province are at standstill and no settlement will be reach ed before contracts expire Augustin The Ontario Public Service Employees Union and the On tario Council of Regents the governing body for the pro vinces 22 colleges have been talking throughout the sum mer Some 4300 maintenance technical and clerkieal staff form one bargaining unit 1000f which work at Georgian Col lege and belong to local 349 Some 4500 faculty members comprise second unit 200 members of Georgian Local 350 We have reached an im paSse Norm Harmon presilt dent of OPSEU local 349 Georgian said today He told The Examiner talks were halted until the negotiating committee can meet with the membership to report progress and seek direc tion meeting is scheduled for September 15 Awards $15M ship contract Canadian Shipbiiilders and Engineering at Collingwood based firm has been awarded $15 million contract for the con struction of ship Construction will be handled at the companys Port Arthur Shipyard at Thunder Bay Some of the steel work will be processed at the Collingwood Shipyard company spokesman said lnnisfil cab company seeking fare increase BARCLAY An lnnisfil Township taxi company has asked township council for per mission to raise its fares to $1 from 80 cents minimum charge and to $1 mile from 60 cents regular rate The request by Sandy Cove Taxi was referred by council Wednesday to its protection and community services committee for consideration Barbara Millie company owner told The Examiner Thursday the cab compa needs to raise its rates because of increasing costs Mrs Milne said it is especial ly expensive to operate taxi service in large rural area Jennifer Penner of St Marys the Bell Telephone booth in the such as lnnistil Over 70 per cent of our mileage is vacant Mrs Milne told council in letter We sometimes iriust travel over 25 miles to take in Sit Rising office expenses gasoline costs and insurance fees have necessitated rate increase she said Gas has gone from over 40 cents to over $1 per gallon ln surance with no claims or ac cidents has gone from 81468 to $2270 Milne said Sandy Cove axi is also seek ing waiting time charge of 15 cents minute and an hourly rate of $9 service charge of 50 cents would be imposed when the service of the driver is re viu Hello Jennifer Thursday night Examiner Photol quired or the taxi truck is us ed Coun Jack Young said the fare requests didnt appear to be out of line Coun Kathe Jans objected to the service charge It doesnt cast 50 cents to have the man put things in the taxi trunk in Toronto she said Barrie taxi companies are also asking for fare increases City cabs want to charge 80 cents mile above the minimum charge of 90 cents The Barrie Board of Police Commissioners wants to meet with representatives from Bar ries three cab companies this fall to discuss the increase Barrie listens to recorded message at ommercial Building during the Barrie Fair Unique rehabilitation program Prisoners working at fair By STEPHEN NICHOLLS Of The Examiner Four prisoners from Barrie Jail are working at Barrie Fair this week as an experimental program designed to help rehabilitate prisoners ease jail conditions and reduce cor rectional costs The prisoners working in the horse show jumping rings are on working passes from the jail Keith Bradley jail guard who coordinated the program said the prisoners are allowed to live at home during the week they work at the fairgrounds They report to the fairgrounds each morning for work then return home at night When the program is completed on Friday the prisoners return to the jail Barrie jail prisoners have worked outside the jail on various projects in the past but in those cases the men were supervised by guards and returned to the jail each night RIIIHCES COSTS Keeping prisoners is expensive By allowing them to stay outside the jail on working passes the ministry of correc tional services can reduce costs That saves the taxpayers money said Bradley In addition to the savings the program may help the prisoners Instead of spending long hours in the close quarters of the jail prisoners have the opportunity to oc cupy themselves with work and at the same time benefit the community One prisoner on the program told The Examiner he thinks it is worthwhile and the prisoners are enthusiastic about it We all jumped for it when they told us about it he said Its good getting out and having something to do It helps the tension of being in You have better outlook working instead of being cooped up all the time Bradley organized the work program at the horse show with the cooperation of the Horse Show organizers and Superinendent Duncah McFarlane Everyone involved seems to be pleased with the results Its been so great said Jean McEachern chairman of the show The boys prisonerst are very eager in helping and they want to do well for us Its made the show that much easier for us Mrs McEachern said the program us valuable think its the answer to helping the boys to feel that there is something good in life IMEIS PRISONERS Tom Poole show steward commended the prisoners on their effort and attitude He said the program is good idea because when theyre out working theyre not scheming ways to beat the system Reaction mixed for rehab centre By RICHARD THOMAS Of The Examiner proposal by the Rotary Club of Barrie to turn Toronto Street duplex into rehabilita tion centre for men serving prison terms of six months or less is now in the hands of the committee of adjustment The proposal was officially presented to the committee Thursday at public hearing which was attended by Rotary spokesmen as well as group of Toronto Street residents who are concerned about the effect such centre will have on their neighborhood and their lives Although the Rotary Club has Barrie city policeman in jured in single vehicle acci dent on Con in Cm Wednesday is reported in stable condition today in Royal Victoria Hospital Barrie OPP say they have not yet spoken to Dennis Sut ton 25 to determine the City policemans condition stable already sunk $25000 into the project and taken an option to buy it still needs the approval of the committee and the residents because of minor variances to the citys zoning bylaw and the fact that the establishment of centre would change the existing use of the house at 37 and 39 Toronto Street Some of the residents however expressed concern about the devaluation of their own properties as result of such centre in their neighborhood and said they were afraid of having convicts in their midst cause of the accident The offduty police officer was found near the wreckage of pickup truck that ap parenly struck culvert and rolled over several times He is suffering from broken neck No charges have been laid All alone its no fun being at the Fair when youre alone bemoans Greg Clarke while sitting at the en trance of the Barrie Fair Thursday night For tunately his friends joined him in time for another go on the rides Examiner Photo am senior citizen live along and am afraid said Edith Shaver who lives at 35 Toronto Street next door to the proposed centre Mrs Shaver said she had raised six children in that house and thought would now have home to retire in She said she was sympathetic towards the project but would rather see it in less residen tial area UNDERSTANDS FEARS A1 MacMillan former presi dent of the Rotary Club during whose term of office the project began said he could unders tand the fears of the communi ty because every member of the Rotary felt the same way when the centre was first pro posed Since then however the ser vice club has researched the ef fects of other centres in other communities and because the success has been so great is convinced it is good thing for the community MacMillan said He told the committee and residents thre were currently 32 such centres in the povince the administrators of which had all been contacted by the Rotary for evaluation Police chiefs in the com munities were all in favor of the centres MacMillan said and the directors of the centres assured him they have been well received after the com munity understood what they were about despite an initial negative reaction MacMillan assured the Toronto Street residents that the centre would be rigidly controlled and that the in mates would only be allowed out on passes to go to work The maximum number of 16 inmates would spend their time inside not outside playing baseball in the backyard he said He said they would be non violent prisoners carefully selected by the jail superinten dent The type of life they live in the house is so superior to that in jail so they wont want to jeopardizeit Marshall Green Rotary member and lawyer said the purpose of the centre is to allow prisoners with short sentences and minor offences to continue their jobs and protect them from more hardened criminal environment He said statistics show that 65 per cent of convicts in jails end up returning there whit only eight per cent of those who serve their time at rehabilita tion centre servetime again MacMillan told the residents the centre had to be located in downtown area so the men could reach their jobs They will have to use public transport and will not be allow ed cars he added The propertys exterior will be fully maintained by the Rotary Club Green said and no one in the street would be able to recognize the house as rehabilitation centre rather than normal home The committee is expected to hand down its decision within few days Both the Rotary Club and the residents have the right to appeal the decision if they are not satisfied the examiner Friday August 24 1379 Bradley sid hed like to see more prisoners working during their jail terms The work at the horse show is strictly volunteer labor but Bradley said future programs might allow prisoners to work at paying jobs That would not only occupy their time but it might help them stay out of jail after they are released Bradley and another guard Randy Carson have worked on the program in their spare time because they believe it is important sid Bradley Officers from the jail are human said Brdley Were people We care about the inmates tprisonersi Some of the guards give lot of their time to the inmates LNNOFFICIAI PROGRAM Although the superintendent gave his permission for the program it is not officially jail project Bradley organized the program but worked only during his leisure hours Alex Williams jail deputy superintendent said the pro gam is good and jail officials hope to expand on it The Salvation Armys correctional services worker Al Bain said the program helps prisoners feel theyre con tributing something rather than just being punished Ive been in thejail at times when you can cut the tension with knife said Bain Behind bars especially in the heat really does something to man The work program may help relieve the prisoners tension and bitterness Residents look over maps pertaining to proposed amendment to innisfils official plan Thursday at the Lefroy Community Centre The amendment recognizes permanent residential development along the lnnisfil shoreline Examiner Photo by Dennis Lanthier Plan amendment may mean 13000 shoreline residents By DENNIS LANTIIIER Of The Examiner planning amendment per taining to Innisfils shoreline could increase the population from 8000 to 13000 along the shoreline The publics first introduc tion to the proposed amend ment to Innisfils official plan drew super turnout Thurs day at Lefroys community centre Bob Lemon director of plan ning told The Examiner today he estimates about 400 persons were on hand at various points in the evening to browse through the open forum At one point as many as 300 persons looked at maps and in formation pertaining to the amendment said Lemon The amendment recognizes existing permanent residential development along the lnnisfil shoreline and permits the con version of seasonal residences to permanent dwellings The amendment is response to objections from some residents that Innisfils zoning bylaw classified homes along the lakeshore as seasonalresidential only Lemonsaid There were actually very few complaints of serious nature during last nights session said Lemon In the past 10 years there have been two official plans and major zoning bylaw changes All of the prior plans have greated the shoreline as seasonal There will be another meeting Saturday afternoon from 1305 pm at Goodfellow Public School at the corner of the 9th line and the 23th sideroad Residents have until Sept 14 to file written opinions of the scheme to the lnnisfil planning department Commission to study suburban road problem The provincial government will set up committee to study suburban road commission problems in Barrie and Wind sor Barrie mayor Ross Archer said today The comments came follow ing meeting Thursday in Midland with James Snow minister of transportation and communications The session was attended by five Simcoe County mayors Barrie is concerned that it has been asked to help sub sidize roads it doesnt feel should be within its jurisdic tion said the mayor The alter nate route to Wasaga Beach is included among those roads the mayor said mayor told The Examiner The bypass was proposed by the provincial government five years ago but was shelved by the province about three years ago said the mayor EASE TRAFFIC The bypass was expected to help ease the traffic congestion along Bayfield Street Barrie needed to have that iii formation so the city could plan accordingly for the future he said In another development Midland was informed the pro vince has no intention of im proving the highway between Midland and Collingwood at the present time The provincial government minister replied that of 33 road commissions in the province Barrie and Windsor are the on ly two from which complaints are heard the mayor said ESTABLISH COMMITTEE As result the minister will set up committee to hear complaints mayor Archer said The povincial government subsidizes 50 per maintenance cost for suburban roads while the county and Barrie pays 25 per cent Big Bay Point Road and Shanty Bay Road are examples of suburban roads Meanwhile the province reaffirmed its intent not to build Highway 400 bypass the Councillor says lnnisfil BARCLAY The Associa tion of Municialities of Ontario iAMOi recentlyelected board of directors may be too heavi ly weighted in favor of large municipalities sys Jack Young lnnisfil Township Coun cillor Coun Young who attended this weeks AMO conference in Toronto with Court Kathe Jans said lnnisfil might reconsider its membership in the associa tion Court Young told The Ex aminer the township may decide to drop its membership because the board of directors consists mainly of urban muiiicipality representatives 0f the 5t board members 31 are from cities Fourteen members are from towns three from regional municipalities three from counties and two from villages There are only two representative from townships The lack of rural municipali ty representatives may be reflected in AW decisions Coun Young said he is concern ed the AMOs resolutions may be geared to larger municipalities JACK YOLNO membership weighted pondering AMO pullout The 197379 AMO board had four township representatives said Coun Young The new president is Ajax Mayor Clark Mason His eight ta es Straughan Barrie city clerk It weighted said Coun Young lnnisfil pays more than $700 year for membership in the A310 The dues are paid in January said Richard Groh township clerk Coun Young said council should reconsider membership when next years fees are due cent of MAYOR ARCHER subsidy concern town country Condition still critical 10yearold Donald Street boy injured in carbicycle accident Friday in Barrie is still in critical condition in The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto with car at about pm Scott Watson hurt when the bicycle he was riding collided Suffers minor injuries The driver of jeep and his passenger eseaped with only minor injuries when the vehicle went off Shanty Bay Road shortly before midnight Thursday Dean Yeo of Barrie was driving on Shanty Bay Road vice preSidents are city represen inluding Ben seems pretty heavily onequarter mile east of Thunder Bridge when the accident occurred Damage to the jeep is estimated at $4000 ln satisfactory condition Thomas Robert Watson of Barrie is in satisfactory condi tion in Royal Victoria Hospital after single vehicle accir dent that occurred shortly before midnight Thursday Watson was taken to hospital with lacerations after an ac cident on Shanty Bay Road His unidentified passenger suf fered broken ribs but was not admitted to hospital Damage to the vehicle is estimated at $1000 New medical officer The appointment of new medical officer of health for the Simcoe County District Health Unit is scheduled to take place Aug 30 The position was left vacant upon the death of Dr Peter Watson May 20 who held the job for three years Dr David Korn was appomted acting medical officer of health June 13 When the deadline for applications arrived July 3t six had been received Correction In an article in the Aug issue of The Examiner on the trial of Andrew Keith Traynor convicted of assaulting police officer it was reported the assault occurred April 22 It actually occurred June