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Duncan McFarlane superintendent Flac unsure whether to meet board Simcoe Countys French Language Advisory Committee has not yet agreed to meet with the board of education and the ministry of educat ion over their proposal to build separate French high school for leiietaiiguisheiie Committee members will meet Wednesday at Ecole St J0scph to discuss whether they should participate in the meeting suggested by Dr Bette Stephenson minister of educa tion Basile Dorian one of the six members of the committee elected by Frcnehspcaking ratepayers told The Examiner he would prefer the committee meet alone with ministry of ticials The board has made its position clear so whats the sense in meetingwerc deadlocked The hoard said it would con struct an annex to the existing hiin school that is used by both French and English and offers some courses in French for use by the French community The number of students availale to use distinct building does not justify the cost it says French language committee members decided it December 1077 that separate school was necessary if the French way of life was to be preserved IIIII SSIIIIIIIN If the language of the school yard and hallways is English assimilation of French students is certainty they argue Dr Germain Gauthier chair man of the French language committee said the committee may be forced to meet with the board and the ministry llis preference would be to meet with ministry officials alone The coiniiiittees official reaction to the proposed meeting tentatively scheduled for May 31 will be discussed ediiesday he added Dr Gatithic said last week that he was pleased at the form of intervention Dr Stephenson had suggested The ministry is reviewing the situation and promoting discussion he said Ile added that the iiiiiiistiys stand was wise lr Stephenson took the ac toii after receiving latter from the French language coin iitittee otitiiiiiig its position and tkltl for an audience et her letter to Dr iillllllltl did not otttliiie the role her otticials would play in the three way talks iohii McCullough chairman ot the boards committee on the Officer injured cruiser smashed city police officer was in jured and police cruiser damaged in an early morning siiigletai accident today in parking lot on Bay field Street Police said tonstable Greg ltulloek 10 suffered head iii juries when the cruiser he was driiiig struck cement lightpost base in the parking lot of Mothers Pan Parlor and Spaghetti House 312 Rayfield St about 4am The cruiser diniaged Constable Bullock in hospital this iiioining said he could not remember what happened Police are trying to determine the incidents which led to the accident The police occurrence log shows Constable Bullock dlSCOVtIOd breakin at the Shell SelfServe station across the street from Mothers about minutes before his accident Within seconds of the colli sion Constable Bullock radioed headquarters asking for an in formation check on car Police are investigating the incident was heavily issue said he was assuming they would act as mediators spokesman in the ministers office however told The Examiner Dr Stephenson wanted the two parties to work the problem out between them town country Alternatives being studied The Barrie public works committee will be taking look at alternatives to the proposed future widening of Dunlop Street East to Blake street recommendation to that effect was passed by general committee Monday following request by Ald Jim Shirley Ald Shirley said that several of the aldermen were con cerned with proposal to widen the street to about 46 feet in future years He said 36 foot road width which would still ac commodate four lanes of traffic should be examined He said the 36 foot width would have the support of residents because it would still preserve the nature of the ara It would likely be an acceptable alternative said Ald Shirley Alderman Reply inadequate reply from the minister of intergovernmental affairs concerning provincial grants to Barrie is most inade quate Ald Fred Ruemper said Monday Barrie requested its grant be reviewed The city thinks the province treated it unfairly Tom Wells the minister said Barrie is in the top 16 per cent in equalized assessment per captal and was no longer eligible for resource equalization grant By NANCY FIGlEROA Of The Examiner Sometime the only thing prisoner learns in jail is to be Drug By TERRY FIELD Of The Examiner The suggestion by Barrie Police Chief Earl Snider and school board trustee Stewart Fisher that there is no problem concerning the ue of drugs in Barries schools surprised OPP Cpl Wes Prosser suppose it boils down to the definition of problem Any in formation we have received is that drugs especially mari juana and hashish are readily available in the schools Pro sser told The Examiner Last fall he made similar statement to group of parents and students at Maple Grove School Sgt Bob McKenzie made similar allegation around the same time think its most inadequate statement said Ald Ruemper dont think the matter should be drop pod Mayor Ross Archer said he didnt understand the financial formula presented by Wells Chamber wants bus service The lnnisfil Chamber of Commerce is in favor of Transtario Bus Lines Inc Bradford extending services from lnnisfil Township to Barrie shopping areas ij At Wednesdays council meeting however Henry Barron president of the chamber expressed concern the service in would take people out of the township to do their shopping After attending part of Mondays hearing into the propos ed service Barron said he could see the service would benefit the community It would be good thing with regards to people in the south of the township he said We are in favor of it Gilchrist policeman of year Constable Alistair Gilchrist who has been with the Barrie Police Force less than one year was presented with the 0p tiinist Clubs policeman of the year award Monday Con stable Gilchrist and three other men left to right Gerald Doerken Robert Hamilton and Wayne Beatty who were all presented with citizen of bravery awards are credited with saving the life of Helen Belaire Barrie resident Miller speaking here Frank Miller Ontario treasurer will speak on engineers $51 in government at the local branch of the Association of Professional Engineers of ontario meeting The session is Wednesday at the Continental Inn in Bar rie Cost of the dinner which starts at pm is $10 per person 51 briefs expected total of 51 briefs are expected to be presented Thursday at the mayors conference on growth The day long session at Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology begins at am Plans for widening arrive Plans from the provincial government for the citys pro posed widening of Bayfield Street have arrived The city intends to widen Bayfield Street between Highway 400 and undles Road in 1980 The letter says the ministry will design award and super use construction of the work The letter says Barrie will receive $50000 subsidy for the project but final approval wont be known for two to three weeks The ministry intends to hire consultant to design the work Centre plans reviewed review of the proposed Barrie civic centre will beheld at Barrie city council chambers next Wednesday at pm Ted Teshima civic centre architect will be on hand to answer questions from city council members General committee is expected to consider conditions of the present administrative facilities and financial cost for the proposed centre new city hall and library would be included in the facilities located on the present site Parker questions quickness Ald Dorian Parker wants to see how quickly city council motions are carried through by administration While the installation of lights at Shear Park have been approved Ald Parker said Monday she understands the lights will not be put in until later in the summer She said time frame for that and the installation of various signal lights have not been set as yet Ald Parker would like to see it discussed at future city council meeting Aid Meg Donal also wnts to see bylaws enforced im mediately when letting is changed in particular area The city might consider revamping its policy to make property owner comply more quickly with zoning changes said the Barrie alderman better crook says Barries jail superintendent That can be changed however with civic work pro today City Editor Ian Mulgrew7266537 sin schools availableOPP Simcoe Countys board of education immediately established committee chaired by Fishe and charged it with investigating the use of drugs in schools May Fisher told The Ex aminer that his preliminary findings showed that while drugs are available the pro blem is more acute in major ur ban centres If the police were to make the same statement today doubt they would make the same statement Fisher said In the case of Barries police the statement would be dif ferent It McKenzies allegation was taken out of context and blown out of proportion Snider said May The city may have had problem several years ago but the police receive few calls on the matter now he added FOUNDIN ALL Drugs could be found in vir tually all of the countys high schools Prosser said and Bar rie doesnot face special pro blem Prosser the Barrie detach Petition referred petition asking for provin cial government inquiry into the actions of the Barrie police commission is being forwarded to the Ontario Police Commis sion said ministry of in tergovernmental affairs spokesman Seven members of Barrie ci ty council signed the letter originally addressed to Frank Miller Ontario treasurer Ald Gord Mills took the peti tion to Toronto but was told Tom Wells should receive the petition But Larry Kent the spokesman said today it is traditional for such matters to be sent on to the Ontario Commission The ministry will be moving the letter on within couple of days Kent said police commission in vestigation in Ontario is not unique said Kent It seems to happen all the time he said Chairman of the Ontario Police Commission who is like ly to be in charge of the in vestigation is Mr Justice Graham Union plans strategy Members of the union bargaining committee of Local 722 United Rubber Workers Union were to meet this morn ing to determine bargaining strategy with Plastomer Ltd as the unions strike enters its fifth day Stan Ste Croix secretary of local 722 said the meeting was arranged to decide if the time was right for the union to ap proach the company to reopen negotiations and what ap proach it should take When asked how long he thought the strike would last Ste Croix said it was question of how long the company could go without its workers and not lose money Harvey Andrews president of local 722 said it was impossi ble to estimate how long it would continue He said the workers are in good spirits and 75 per cent of the approximately 100 strikers have come to the picket line daily so far Plastomers con tract offer recommended by the bargaining committee was turned down by small majori ty of the union membership The main issue in the strike is wages The membership turned down an increase of 46 cents an hour in the first year of three year contract that also included raises of 17 cents in year two and 22 cents in year three The union had asked for 55 cents in the first year followed by 25 cents in the second and third years This is the third strike since the local was formed in 1963 1977 strike lasted three days before twoyear contract was accepted yams with volunteers and with educational programs says Duncan McFarlane Civic work programs for ments community services officer said drugs do pose pro blems for the community generally as well as the in dividual He said research into the long term effects of marijuana use are still coming to light Further There seems to be common feeling that drugs are related to other crimes the presence of drugs in the community is problem Prosser said the problem should bedealth with Spokesman for Barries high schools said May there has been no increase in the in cidence of drug use among students Theres problem Sim coes director of education Jack Ramsay told The Examiner dont think anyone here feels the problemis out of proportion to the problem in society as whole Fisher said the report should be sent to the board as whole on or near June 44s prisoners can relieve boredom and idelness he says Barrie prisoners have worked at the Stephen Leacock home in Orillia St Marie Among the Hurons in Midland and by Gone Days Pioneer Village in Collingwood Civic work programs and other new approaches by the ministry of correctional ser vices are definitely good thing says McFarlanewho was speaking Monday at special meeting of the Optimist Club Were clearly doing something right he said Volunteers says McFarlane play crucial role in the rehabilitation of prisoners The ministry has staff of services 2200 volunteers contributing $11 million worth of manpower annually believe the volunteer movement says McFarlane The government doesnt have to be the provider of all ser vices We need return of responsibility to the communi ty McFarlane says there is an invisible barrier between in mamte and prison staff The barrier he says is rebellion against authority Thats where volunteers come in Volunteers can cut through that barrier he says CAUTIONED AUDIENCE He cautioned however the ministry isnt looking for the typical dogooder with con descending attitude toward prisoners Volunteers are carefully screened he says Jails across the province are in need of volunteers to teach various skills to prisoners One in five inmates is il literate says McFarlane Increased education hesays means increased chances of getting job when released fromjail Many prisoners he says dont know basic survival skills such as money manage ment The Barrie jail is in need of volunteers to help with recreational programs educa tional programs and just to talk with prisoners It is through informal en counters with volunteers says McFarlane that prisoners realize the community is not hostile In London he says senior citizens make regular visits to institutions just to talk with prisoners The prisoner often want someone to talk to but YS cant do so with correctional of ficers or with police he says Offenders must be handled so they learn from their mistakes and become responsible citizens Although the ministry still has long way to 30 volunteers and recenty in troduced programs are of great benefit says McFarlane Optimist club honors policemanofyear Giving mouth to mouth resuscitation to woman in building overcome with smoke and flames wasnt something Gerald Doerken thought of do ing it was just spontaneous reaction to the situation Doerken and three others were honored Monday by the Optimist Club for rescuing Helen Belairc from herburning Dunlop Street apartment Jan22 constable Alistair Gilchrist was selected policeman of the year by the club Wayne Beat ty and Robert Hamilton who along with Doerken and Con stable Gilchrist helped rescue Mrs Belaire were presented with citizen of bravery awards Senior city police officers recommended the selections to honor the men Constable Gilchrist arrived at the scene and was told by Beatty and Hamilton woman was still inside the building in an upstairs apartment Although the upstairs hallway was thick with smoke and flames could be seen from room at the rear of the building Constable Gilchrist and Beatty crawled along the Mello Blends win competition Shirley Stafford area representative of Harmony Inc and member of the Mello Blends presents Marge Drever director and Marguerite Crouch president with the winners trophy from the Harmony Training Program chorus competitions in Markham The Barrie chorus will represent the area at the international competition at Lake Placid NY in November Ex aminer Photo Patrolling highway major police role By STEPHEN NICIIOLLS Of The Examiner Patrolling roadways is ma jor task of the Ontario Provin cial police and longhours spent on the road require officers to be excellent drivers says OPP Constable Tom Patterson Our job is behind the wheel of that car said Constable Patterson We cant afford to get careless Provincial police spend much of their time patrolling highways and backroads wat ching for lawbreakers or situa tions requiring police assistance You have to concentrate on whats happening around you but you have to concentrate on your driving too he said Barrie OPP have patrol beats in Oro Vespra and Essa Angus In addition an officer is assigned to radar patrol to catch Speeders Constable Patterson worked radar patrol Friday afternoon He chose to use moving radar that operates while the cruiser is moving or when the car is parked along the road Moving radar has two signal beams projected from the gun that sits atop the cruisers dashboard The short beam is aimed at the road It returns to the radar computer in the car and shows the patrol speed of the cruiser on readout screen The long beam is projected toward the target vehicle heading toward the cruiser The computer subtracts the patrol speed from the target speed rechecks itself 10 times and then shows on the readout screen how fast the oncoming vehicle is travelling This takes less than one second If the car is speeding buzzer sounds The computer takes three readings of the speed and locks on to the final reading Before heading out Con stable Patterson used an elec tronic internal check to en sure the redout lights worked properly and the computer functioned correctly Then he sounded tuning fork that simulates waves made by vehicle travelling at 80 kmhr He held the vibrating fork in front of the radar gun and watched the 80 km reading appear on the screen While driving he compared the patrol speed readout to the cars speedometer as fur ther accuracy check red and white pickup truck came over knoll on Highway 93 and the radars buzzer sounded The target speed screen flashed 105 km then 104 km and 104 km again It locked in at 104 km Constable Patterson stopped the truck and although not re quired to invited the driver to see how the radar works He showed him the lockedin speed of 104 km and tested the device in front of him to prove it work ed properly He told the driver if hes con victed for driving 24 km over the80 km limit it will cost $39 Constable Patterson recorded weather conditions and other pertinent facts in his notebook in case the driver decides to take the matter to court Driving with radar is not the patrolmans only duty He watlt chcs for traffic violations stranded motorists or any unusual occurrences said Constable Patterson floor of the hallway and rescued Mrs Belair They were assisted in removing her from the building by Hamilton Doerken then gave mouthto mouth resuscitation to Mrs Belaire until firemen arrived with oxygen Tourist operators enthUsiastic about approaching season By RICHARD THOMAS Of The Examiner Tourist operators and resort owners are gearing up for the May 24 opening of their establishments and are looking forward to an excellent season this year says Boyd Robertson manager of the Huronia Tourist Association Reservations are pouring in at very favorable rate he said Boyd said the county expects more than million visitors this year in summer and winter saasons Last year more than one million tourists visited Wasaga Beach alone and the great slide ride at the Blue Mountain Resort Complex attracted another 250000 he said We attract the second highest number of visitors in the whole province Boyd said Toronto takes first place he said Despite the cold weather and rain early in the spring most operators have completed repairs and house cleaning and are ready to go said Irene Stanton president of the association and owner of Bayview Wildwood Resort on Sparrow Lake in Port Stanton The outlook for bookings in May and June is just great said Mrs Stanton The summer promises to be just as good she said and ad vance bookings for July and August are up close to 10 per cent over last year Mrs Stanton said the resort is getting good response from clients in the United States and even some advance bookings for the winter season would go as far as to say this could be bumper season she said Everyone has just been ecstatic because reservations were way up said Robert Downing owner of Fern Resort on Lake Couchiching in Orillia Reservations at the mort are up about 25 per cent over last year he said However the gasoline shor tage in some parts of the US is causing concern to resort owners who are receiving calls from their American clients worried about not being able to get here Downing said We are hoping to get some advertising over there let them know there is no gas shor tage here in Canada he said Historical attractions such 88 Ste Marie among The Hurons in Midland and the Naval and Military establishments in Penetanguishene are in pretty good shape as far as projec tions go for tourists this season said Bob Kennedy public in formation coordinator for Huronia Historial Parks The two attractions which open May 19 attracted about 150000 visitors last year not only from Canada and the US but from Europe as well said Kennedy Other tourist attractions such as golf courses have been open since late April and report good attendance so far Craig Burris manager of the Springwater Golf Course in Minesing said the course was booked solid on weekends in June for tournaments and all indications are good for 811 csssful season The Horseshoe Valley Club is Moonstone which opened April 25 has had good attendance especially from people in the Toronto area and has few weekends left open for tourna ment booking said Ken Varty resident professional We are hoping for very big season he said Georgian opening placement centre ORILLIA Special Georgian College will open what is believed to be the first college recruitment placement department in Ontario at its Barrie Campus Wayne Busch college president announced Monday Speaking to 100 delegates at an Ontario College Councillors Committee conference here Busch said Georgian College is forcasting 10 per cent growth over the next two years and to ensure that additional students are slotted in the proper college course recruitment place ment department is necessi tv For example if prospec tive student comes to us for enrolment in dental hygienist course then we can in turn in form him about job possibilities in this field and hopefully en surc employment in the Georgian Bay area Busch said Busch estimates that 2000 students year are forced to leave the Georgian Bay area because of lack of proper post secondary educational facilities here Others leave the area because there ae no jobs he said It is our responsibility to give them the education they need and to seek out the jobs for them once they graduate he said The new department will be headed by Bruce Hill former director of services for Fan Shaw College in London and will service the Barrie Owen Sound and Orillia campuses as well as pilot branches in the Georgian Bay area Hill will work with staff of 10 INCLUDED RESPONSIBILITIES Responsibilities will include student recruitment working closely with area employers to identify theirstaff needs and placement of students in the workplace Busch says major portion of the forcasted 10 per cent growth will take place in Orillia where new college campus is ex pected to open by the end of 1979 Construction completion date had been aimed at September 1979 but according to Busch there was too much work to be done in toolittletime The Orillia campus has primarily been an adult educa tion centre as well as health sciences division for Georgian College but Busch wants this to change think if we look at the long term say 25 years we can see the Orillia campus growing as large as Barrics to become first class operation com lete with theatre Busch sai Busch was also in Orillia to inform campus staff the col leges will now advertise for new Orillia principal The position has been vacant since mid March 1979 when former principal Ed Luterbach resigned He was also dean of health sciences and according to Busch this college position has now been dropped Bayclub meets citys conditions All conditions imposed by Barrie on occupied areas at the Bayclub have been met says Rick Bates director of plann ing and development The comments came Monday during Barrie general coin mittee session On April residents of the Bayclub Submitted what they felt were number of deficwn cies at the club which should be looked into Bates said however the building is still under construc tion with all areas not yet be ing approved for occupancy Much of the area has not yet been inspected for occupancy because construction is not completed said Bates However the committee of adjustment imposed 10 con ditons on the development when the application was originally made All of these conditions have been met he said Final approval will not be given to the subdiviston plan until the last house is con structed and built in ac cordance with the Ontario Building Code said Bates Bates said the city had been trying to get hold of the Bayclub owner for some weeks He appears to be out of the country said Bates Bates said there is noone to take action against It would appear for the mo ment things are at standstill as far as construction is con cemed at the club said Mayor Ross Archer Ald Gord Mills said it is the most confusing situation he has run across in some time They the residents want to fix things up but they cant because they have no money said the Barrie alderman But the people involved want the thing to be kept as confidential as possible The way to save the situa tion lies in Selling more The more talk there is the less chance there would be Residents there hired maintenance man to help clean up the site said Bates