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Advice for fgrmers Stopping expropriation By RICHARD THOMAS Of The Examiner Three experts on land ex propriation outlined to local farmers Thursday at meeting sponsored by the Simcoe Coun ty Federation of Agriculture procedures to soften the impact of expropriation should it hap pen to them The first speaker Don Mid dleton member of the On tario Land Compensation Board told the farmers their first step after receiving notice of intenton to expropriate should be to ask for public hearing for necessity Most times if you ask for it you will get it Middleton said The hearing is the farmers first step in challenging the ex toda City Editor Ian Mulgrew7266537 propriation to determine if it is fair and necessary he said Middleton said the next step is to go before the board of negotiation to determine how much money the land is worth Generally lawyers will say forget it as it doesnt yet you anything but aggravation but it is an opportunity to find out what kind of prejudices you are dealing with he said If the board fails to reach settlement between the farmer and the expropriating body the final step is to the land compen sation board tribunal which will decide how much money the farmer is to get Middleton said the board will hear the evidence from both sides and advised farmers Sweeping changes tantastic local planning director claims Sweeping changes in the lanning act proposed by the ntario government are fan astic says Barries director planning and development white paper released Ihursday generally gives local governments more power to leal with their own planning Its fantastic it sounds great Rick Bates said today More power is being give to he municipal government Nhre it should be city council zlected to determine whats ighl for the city Under the changes the On ario Municipal Board OMB would assume the municipali ys decision was right unless roven otherwise to the boards atisfaction The board will Don invite robbery By STEPHEN NIHOIIS The Examiner house which appears to be noccupied invites criminals nd vacationers should take 3w precautions to help prevent reakins Barrie Police Chief Earl nider said in an interview Fri ay residents should ensure heir home have livedin ppearance while they are way on holidays Newspaper and mail delivery hould be cancelled during acations he said Piling up of hese items on doorstep is lure sign that residents are way Electronic devices which Iutomatically turn on lights in he evening provide great letterrent to burglars said Shief Snider He also recom mends vacationers leave fadio switched on in the home The sound may also discourage thieves Most important to combat ting holiday breakins is neighborhood cooperation resident should make ar rangments with neighbor to check on the premises couple of times week said the chief Just walk through the house will do it If something is wrong he can get in touch with us right away Chief Snider said neighbors may also spot other types of trouble such as problems with waterpipes City police do not check home for vacationng residents because the demands are too great and we havent got the personnel decide what the real issues are in an appeal and will not allow other issues to be introduced It might also levy costs against those who launch an ap peal but do not attend This will discourage frivolous or irrele vant objections 146 page paper says The latter move is alsoa good one said Bates It could save considerable time and money in the long run he said WASTEI TIME prime example of wasted time and money occurred two weeks ago in Barrie Bates said An OMB hearing was called with developer who wanted to rezone 20 feet of property of Ferris Lane said Bates The hearing was called because of about 15 or 20 objections to the proposal However just one ob jector showed up at the hear ing Bates said After about 90 minutes the lone objector withdrew his com plaint against the procedure Barbecuing for trips Batessaid The city had to pay for solicitor and related costs with the developer having to do likewise said Bates There will be workshop in Barrie on June 28 to go over details of the white paper said Bates The proposed changes apply primarily to subdivision proposals and would likely not have aided in speeding up the annexation process said Bates Jim Perris job kept the heat on Thurday hight as he barbecued enough ham burgers and hot dogs to feed nearly 500 hungry people at St Monicas School The barbecue sponsored by parents of St Monica pupils was held to raise money for school field trips Examiner Photo the examiner eaaay June 1979 come well armed with facts as to how much they think the land is worth how much they have been offered and how much in come the land has been generating The board cannot change the expropriation and you are going to get cash instead he said He also advised farmers to keep detailed record of the ex propriation procedures from the start listing who said what and what days they came to see your property KEEP THEM HONEST It will keep witness honest in front of the board if you can supply details he said Peter Fallis Durham On tario lawyer with the firm of Fallis and Fallis told the farmers to form an organiza tion to deal with the threat of expropriation through which they can collectively list com plaints Then you will have vehicle through which to tackle her ing Fallis said Fallis said hearing of necessity probably will not change the project but will give the landowner chance to get their objections out He said here was high level of political patronage among hearing officers who tend to ap prove the proposal Your lawyer must be very alert in cross examination of witnesses and keep on the hear ing officers heels Make sure he asks the right questions Fallis said in his experience with the board of negotiations he had not been impressed with the role it serves He said he would never send client alone before the board because they might settle for much less than the land is worth Fallis said of all the ex propriating bodies such as On tario Hydro local municipalities and the ministry of transport the latter was the stingiest ofall in its offers He also told farmers not to accept every decision blindly and to ask to move up the line Dont be afraid to step over someone he said increases in offing Unemployment will decrease but the cost of housing will increase under the new conservative government says Paul Tuz president of the Better Business Bureau of Metro Toronto Tuz said Thursday that large multinational corporations sensing freer climate will loosen their purse strings and step up investment in Canada With tory leader Joe Clarks preference for the private sector impetus for growth an increase in employment should result On the negative side cant see anything but increases in the cost of shelter and food he said More people will begin to buy homes because of mortgage interest deductability available now he said Interest rates now are low because housing demands are low he said When the situation changes housing rate will likely go up again he said Consumers may have to pay more for certain foods like wheat and airy products he said He said the Tories would lose revenues from the mortgage deductability plan and its not inconceivable subsidies on food prices would be cut too PAY OWN WAY Certainly this would be consistent with conservative policy of making buyers pay their own way he said The cost of imported goods will go down or at least stabilize under PC government he said It is likely the new government will reduce tariffs in order to free trade and stimulate the economy he said If that happens drop or levelling out of the price of im ports in five or six months could be expected move wards the right will mean challenge for the business community to commit itself to trade and profes sional organizations he said Its no small challenge because consumers have been them pampered by the government in recent years he said Kuz said he wants to see consumers provide information on which to base decisions rather than making decisions for PC says building not best proposal proposal to build an agrominium in West Gwillim bury is not in the best interest of the townships farmers says MPP George Taylor PC Simcoe Centre An agrominium con dominium type building is built on agricultural land The development is used part and part for residential and farm ing purposes The project which would consist of 150 dwelling units calls for the redesignation of 606 acres of land from rural to rural residential The Conservative govern ment has had policy of preser vation of agricultural land coupled with the concept that rural municipalities should re tain that character without becoming urban said Taylor The project presents three basic problems he said First the project would take 50 acres of farmland out of production said Taylor Se cond can foresee several problems ultimately affecting the use of farmland involved in the project Third this project runs contrary to the official plan which calls for limited growth in residential popula tion Taylor said the project would not only remove 50 acres of land from farm production but also would mean population in crease in an area designed for agriculture can see the benefit to local business pevple to have the population of 150 new families said Taylor There is nothing however forcing the people to farm the land ex cept for hobby since they are not professional farmers and will have other sources of in come Don Fish Barrie airport operator says he is dismayed the airport advisory committee has not asked for input from operators of the municipal airport Fish says however that new air Photo ElamSW Airport man dismayed over citys condUct By DENNIS LANTHIER Of The Examiner Don Fish Barrie airport operator is dismayed there has been no exchange of in formation between his person nel and the airport advisory committee The committee has been stu dying the feasibility of establishing new area airport But since 1977 the committee has not asked for input from pilots or personnel at the pre sent airport Fish said Thursay his airport people have the statistics that would help the committee in their search for new airport Traffic volume is key ex ample Fish said In 1978 there was total of 42166 landings and takeoffs from Barrie airport That figure has remained relatively stable over the past three yaars Fish said As an example Toronto inter national airport has takeoff and landing record of 260877 in 1978 only about six times that of Barrie said Fish In terms of uncontrolled towers at airports around the country Barrie is 10th when it comes to traffic volume Its another reason why new Residents oppose airport Oro residents dont want new airport says Steve Davie real estate broker who owns farm in Oro 0f four sites currently being investigated by the airport ad visory committee two aresituated in Oro Davie said he is speaking for the silent majority who will not speak out against an airport until it is actually on the plann ing agenda for the area He said residents expressed their opposition to the establishment of any airport in meeting held couple of years ago Davie said one of the propos ed locations is located between the third and fourth conces sions He said that site is surround ed on three sides by future sub divisions into which residents havenot yet moved He says residents will likely remain quiet until it looks like municipal authorities arent do ing their job regional airport is needed he said POOR CONDCTIONS The present airport is operating under poor conditions at the moment said Fish dont know how long it can re main in operation under these conditions he said Money is the key problem said Fish The airport is pro vately owned meaning it gets no funds from the city of Bar rie The expenses dont meet the income generated said Fish Major costs for airport operators come from maintenance of its sole 2000 foot grass covered runway he said port Is needed for the area Examiner An adequate airport has to have at least 3000 foot run way he said But pilots are not having as severe time with the prevail ing southwest winds as has been stated by some local politicians he said The winds can be demanA ding he said But our pilots are trained to handle it The city needs major air port to attract industrial development Fish said Its the only city Im aware of in Ontario with comparable size and importance that is not served by an adequate air port said Fish Barrie is in unique geograhical position afnd we should take advantage it town country Rocket contest scheduled Innisdale Secondary School and North Collegiate are co sponsoring model rocket competition June The competition is open to anyone who has rocket and would like to take part Five separate competitions will be run and winners will be chosen by panel ofjudges Registration forms must be submitted to either Riddell at Innisdale or Foley at North and information is available by calling either Entry forms may be obtained from lnnisdale North Garnets Hobbies Limited or Huronia Hobby and Leisure Centre Drug report coming Simcoe County Baord of Education report on drug use in Barries high schools will be contained in larger report submitted by the moral education committee by the end of June says its chairman Stewart Fisher trustee for Innisfil says the committee is waiting to finish its examination of the human relations pro gram before submitting report to the board that will in clude section on the use of drugs in Barrie schools His preliminary findings showed the drug use was not major problem in this area and more profound problem in larger urban centres The study was initiated last fall when an officer with the Barrie OPP said drugs specifically hashish and marijuana were readily available in Barrie schools City police have since claimed the statement by their man was blown out of proportion by the media Prosser however told The Examiner he had no reason to say his initial comments were not accurate Participation welcomed The Huronia Recycling Association deems this seasons collection of paper and glass recyclables success and welcomes more participation in the future However it urges people in the program to put only newspapers and newspaper magazine sections out for paper collection The collection crew often finds lot of unuseable materials such as cereal boxes junk mail catalogues and magazines with the newspapers The association is unable to recycle these other articles Papers should be bundled and tied with twine or strong string or placed in brovm grocery bags Anyone who wishes to participate in the program or join the association can call the Huronia Recycling Association officer at 7374332 Ministry mediating Not all BAs jobless some clowns By JANE VAN DER VOORT What can you do with BA these days Well ask Jay Troy man with comedy act on trampoline He is also clown Jay Troy at 27 is third generation entertainer who says do comedy on trampoline Im not just clown He is also the assistant director of admissions at the Col lege of Idaho with BA in Biology and Psychology Troys family are entertainers from an earlier age His grandfather belonged to medicine show and sold Elixir wonder drug His father was born on showboat on the Ohio River and originated the idea for the Gatini Circus he was an acrobat in his day and suggested to Michelle Gatien that they should start circus of their own Voila Gatini Circus When school finished this year Troy signed up with Gatini Circus Why Circus is in your blood Its way of life John Daly is another member of the Gatini Circus who prefers to be recognized as comedy act and not clown He is seventh generation performer who contracts his act to circuses throughout the year His two children Shannon and Johnny also take part in the act He describes cir cus life as one big extended family Everyone gets into it The worst part of performing is bad audience Daly admitted When people like your act your adrenalin is flowing and no matter how many hard falls you take it never hurts But when there is no response from the crowd you feel the pain For instance while doing publicity act in gorilla suit Daly was actually stabbed by an onlooker who didnt know he wasnt real gorilla He claims he didnt know he was stabbed until somebody brought out gun to finish him off Thats when it hurt One of the best parts of circus life is the opportunity to be near your family Troy and Daly agree They are able to watch their children playing and growing up day by day Some children at the circus receive their education by cor respondence courses and others go to public schools during the winter months But when summer comes they are with their families travellingwith the circus from town to town local Frenchfight By TERRY FIELD The Examiner Ontarios minister of educa tion is having her officials act as mediators for Mondays meeting concerning the French language instructional unit being proposed for Penetanguishene but they could be forced to assume the role of arbitrators With neither the Simcoe County Board of Education nor the French Language Advisory Committee prepared to alter its position Dr Bette Stephenson will likely be forced to make the final decision concerning French secondary school for the Penetanguishene area Quite candidly unless there is change in position and have not detected it would think it the meeting might be one of arbitration said John McCullough trustee for Midland and chairman of the boards committee on the issue It would appear that there is no room for compromise The boards position is very clear Id be rather surprised if it was altered at this point Mc Cullough said The province will have to say one way or another said Dr Germain Gauthier chair man of the French language committee The board has made its position perfectly ciear and BETTE STEPHENSON minister weve made our posttion clear and we will not budget from it he told The Examiner WELCOME ENI Both sides would welcome an end to the dispute which has dragged on for some two yea rs Theres no point in even discussing it anymore Either we get our school or we dont Dr Gauthier said The French language com mittee committee of the board favors hie construction of separate and distinct secondary school for the French community surroun ding Penetanguishene Simcoes board maintains there are not enough prospec tivc students to justify the cost of building new school and as compromise offered the French community an annex to the existing high school for their use Board figures gathered via survey of the area say that some 110 French students would attend the new school if it was built The French com munity questions the accuracy of those figures Further the French language committee says the school is needed if the survival of the French community is to beensured In the past number of years the assimilation rate of French into the dominant English culture has been extreme it says The province has committed at least $2 million toward development of French language instructional unit for the area in 1980 It is being left to the board the ministry says to determine how the money will be spent but it is sufficient to pay fora small school trustees say Mondays meeting at the Holiday Inn Barrie is closed to the public