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Province promises help for future growth here The provincial government is pared to assist Barrie as it plans for future growth says the parliamentary assistant to the minister of intergovern mental affairs David Rotenberg speaking at the Mayors Conference on Growth banquet Thursday said the process in Barrie has just Disabled say begun but that is started on theright foot We are prepared to assist you in the process youve started he told crowd of about 150 at Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology The conference Thursday bodes well for the future of Barrie said Rotenberg Local government cant be effective without the active involvement of organizations he said In addition the best laid plans of government will come to nought without ideas coming from local businessmen he said Barrie is still considered by Barrie behind Toronto Barrie is 10 to 15 years behind Toronto in handling pro blems for the physically disabl ed says the president of the local handicapped association Bob Kerr told the Mayors Conference on growth Thurs day the future of the handicap ped depends on actions of the local government The pro blems now will be intensified in 20 years unless definite plan of action is taken he said All sidewalks in and around the five points intersection should be revamped to ac commodate the needs of the handica said Kerr All pu ic buildings should be made accessible to the han dicapped he said Few understand the severe problems the handicapped face in wheelchairs particularily when it comes to transportation he said HIRE HANDICAPPEI The handicapped in Barrie would be happy to work with council to provide public transportation and Kerr said he hoped the city would initiate policy whereby the handicap ped would be hired for employ ment thereby setting an exam ple for the rest of the communi ty he said The problems are intensified because of the handicappcds lack of mobility for the han dicapped said Kerr The handicapped are usual ly not seen and not thought of he said In another brief Eldon Greer chairman of the Barrie Police Commission said Barrie is one of the hottest areas in the province Greer speaking on behalf of police chief Earl Snider said crime wouldnt lessen because of Barries proximity to Toron to and the general recreational areas Increases in manpower and equipment will be needed in the future as result he said representative of the local Red Cross presenting its brief said future growth would enable the organization to bet ter serve the community The brief says the Red Cross could draw from more volunteers if Stroud became part of Barrie Dr Peter Watson of the Sim coe County Board of Health said there will be more elderly here in the future with more in $8 way of health service need Thcre is now nine per cent rate of elderly population in Barrie he said The board of health seeks budget increases from the pro vince in the future he said The province now subsidizes 75 per cent for the board of health he said An increase in outpatient ac tivity for psychiotic services in the community is also needed in the future he said the province to be major growth centre said Rotenberg BARRIE STRONG Barrie has major access to gratuities of the north while having the access of big city Toronto to the south said Rotenberg It puts Barrie in strong position he said He says Barrie businssmen are realistic in seeing Barrie as medium sized city Participants seem to have realistic views of what needs city of this size has he said With good planning and forethought the city and the province can put together suitable plan he said The major thrust for develop ment has to come from the private sector said Rotenberg He cited the downtown im provement project as case in point The private sector can do better job and at less cost he said But municipalities must re main sure that economic resources are not drained in the future he said Recent Simcoe Georgian task force report which shows growth prospects in Ontario shows the government is not taking the easy way out said Rotenberg Ald Fred Ruemper said following the speech the city would be prepared to present detailed request to the govern ment for help after the briefs had been filed Stories photographs by Dennis Lanthier Ald Gard Mills Is obviously well assured the future of Barrie is In safe hands The Barrie older man took time out during the Mayors Conference on Growth to catch up on his sleep The day long Claims inadequately financed Gryphon Theatre wants money The local Gryphon Theatre group is financed inadequately by Barrie council So says brief presented by representatives of the group at the mayors conference total of $500000 goes to culture and recreation says the brief Yet the threatre group which operates out of Georgian Col lege received only very small percentage of that money It was less than the winter carnival and just $200 more than organizers of the Santa Claus Parade received says the brief There are few cities in On tario that offer to citizens the calibre of theatre the local group does the brief says It also boosts the citys economy in number of ways and so should be getting more money says the brief The Barrie Public Library is suffering from insufficient space and needs expanded facilities says another brief submitted The building is inadequate because it is located in two dif ferent areas making it difficult session was held Thursday at Georgian College of Applied Arts and Technology Examiner photo by Dennis Lanthier for children who have to cross eight lanes of traffic says the brief N0 ROOM LEFT There is no more shelf room for books the brief says There are 100000 books and thats where it will stay the brief adds The proposed civic centre would provide facilities for new library in the city Following annexation another library should be set up in Painswick to compli ment the present facility the brief says PUC worried about water supply for Barries future The Public Untilities Com mission PUC is worried about the citys water su ply and decisions must be ma esoon The comments are contained in brief submitted bv industrial development around 400 Most industrial development will be concentrated in the Highway 400 area says local developer Lou Koslov told the Mayors conference industries want to locate in that area in order to obtain maximum possible ex posure Kozlov said only strong city hall and administration could put the city back on the right track joint brief presented from Henry Bernick and South Sim coe Estates says many in dustries are interested in com ing to Barrie and will be ready to locate when industrial land becomes available The brief says it is time for the city to approve new of ficial plan mar CAR stunts NOW AVAILABLE IN BARRIE AREA TRACTORS AND CARS We invite you to compare CONTACT IM NAYTER ND FERRIS LANE BARRIE ONT PNONE 1264571 7261902 Tomlinson water works superintendent at the PUC The present water system says Tomlinson produces 12 million gallons of water day But during the past 20 years the demand has increased by 255 per cent while the popula tion has only increased by about 87 per cent he says For the coming 20 years we must commence now to in crease our efforts and deter mine how we will meet the demands for water says the brief Barries water supply comes from 10 deep wells at various locations says Tomlinson Recent test drilling efforts have failed to produce further sites where adequate wells can be developed in growing areas says Tomlinson It appears inevitable that in dustrial growth will happen to the south he says and so far there is little promise of an abundant water supply in that area CONDUCTING STUDY During summer the commis sion will be conducting preliminary study of lnnisfil says the brief The study will determine areas that warrant test drilling says Tomlinson The survey could take several years to complete If ground water is not found the only alternative is surface water supply hésays Surface water supplies pro vide unlimited production capacity but its greatly more expensive to constrict he says survey of 24 Ontario municipalities shows that six use well or ground water supp ly 14 use surface water supply and four use combined sur face well water supply he said Future water supplies cant be predicted with any great ac curacy he said The present library was built in 1917 New residences are need at the college brief from that group says This will be investigated by the college for the 1980 budget It says the college hopes to maintain the cooperation from citycouncil brief from the Simcoe County Roman Catholic Separate School Board says there is need for better transportation in Barrie It says school in Letitia Heights is needed and one in North lnnisfil if annexation oc curs representative from the ministry of culture and recrea tion said the ministry hoped to continue on good working relationship with Barrie and help where possible Whelan stopping Eugene Whelani federal minister of agriculture will make flying stop in West Gwillimbury Saturday Whelan will arrive by helicopter at the farm of Robert Hamilton Can West Gwillim buryat330pm The minister will attend an auction sale at the farm and meet with Simcoe South Liberal candidate Ray Ramlt say RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL CARPETING ALL BRAND NAMES BALES OF CARPET TO CHOOSE FROM STOP lN FOR COFFEE BROWSE NOIIRS TNIIRS FRI MONWEDl SAT 96 the examiner Friday May 18 1979 mama m44wwatwmwmszwm David Rotenberg parliamentary assistant to the minister of intergovern mental affairs said Thursday the province is committed to helping Barrie as it plans for future growth Rotenberg spoke at the closing banquet of the Mayors Conference on Growth Examiner Photo by Dennis Lanthier New building needed Howden Says in brief The Greater Barrie Chamber of Commerce needs new facility and new location says its president Peter Howden speaking at the Mayors Conference said the present facility is too small to handle requirements He said the chamber would soon investigate the possibility of setting up new expanded facilities probably downtown The centre is short staff now said Howden The chamber will look at establishing larger permanent ad ministrative staff in the future Howden said In another brief Ian Malcolm with the Local Ar chitectural Conservation Ad visory Committee LACAC said there are many good historic buildings downtown that should be maintained policy should be he said pro vide for the upkeep of architec tural homes downtown He said the LACAC group hoped to publish map in the near future to Show about 30 buildings of historic interest for visitors to Barrie REPEATEI OBJECTIONS brief submitted by the Association for Barrie Citizens group opposing the downtown project repeated obiections Browndale wants programs checked working social service body should be established to evaluate the effectiveness of programs in Barrie and to plan for the future So says brief by represen tatives of the Browndale school submitted to the mayors con ference The brief says treatment of emotionally disabled children is inadequate and characteriz ed by poorcoordination Alternative treatment for children in this area is simply not adequate says the brief Because of that and the an ticipated growth in population there will be greater need for social services in the future the brief says working body set up should establish attention treatment and maintenance of the social setup it says brief from Maranatha home for teenaged girls says there are not enough group homes for females In future the city must look at transportation and recreational needs says the brief The brief says the girls have trouble getting anywhere when bus service stops at pm It says skating rinks in Barrie are used mainly for hockey with not enough skating time available for other persons It also says child psychiatrists are lacking in Barrie spokesman from the ministry of housing said the emphasis will now be on municipalities to provide low cost housing The type of housing the government will help subsidize includes rent geared to income and senior citizens units the spokesman said brief from the Grove Park Home rest home for the elderlyt says the home can ex pect no assistance from the pro vince in the near future Dczwofs Gary warefiousé 116 VICTORIA ST 7289990 OPENING MAY 11th 99 The province froze funding to chronic health care because there is high number of beds available Any additional funding must come from the organization and other groups in Barrie says the brief brief from the Volunteer service Bureau in Barrie says an organization is needed to co ordinate volunteer services However the number of volunteers in Barrie is at an upswing the brief says The Simcoe Learning Place Inc has been formed to help children with learning disabilities the brief says The Simcoe County school system is only able to provide assistance for one per cent of children with learning disabilities says the brief Elsewhere the pet population in Barrie has stablized follow ing an increase in the first five years of the decade says another brief from the Ontario Humane Society It says there will be need for expanded animal control facilities in Barrie It said older buildings should be left alone Houses of this nature can in crease enormously in value when left alone says the brief Its important to recognize heritage the brief says The key is how to plant new growth without killing the roots of the old representative in another brief from the Huronia Tourist Association said tourist business is expected to increase in the near future The representative said that cottage country is basically full now but that the number of persons coming on one and two day jaunts will continue As Barrie grows so should the responsibility to promote it properly the spokesman said brief from Dave Mortell Real Estate says there is lack of long term parking downtown While there is enough parking downtown there should be more where businessmen can park all 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