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Wednesday August 1977 NEWSROOM 7266537 CIRCULATION 7266539 Dave Henshaw managing editor Sean Finlay city editor Randy McDonald sports editor Bill Curran county editor serving barrie and simcoe county Published by Canadian Newspapers Company Limited 16 Boyfield Street Barrie Ontario L4M 4T6 Elio Agostinipublisher ADVERTISING 7266537 CLASSIFIEDS 7282414 Rescue squad pilot project Since it was designated pilot project by the Ontario Ministry of Health Simcoe Rescue Squad has been receiving well merited attention Based on resuce squads operating in the United States the Barrie area squad will run in conjunction with the Georgian Bay ambulance dispatch system major responsibility is to cut people out of wrecked cars the need for which was shown by study of accidents in the past Emergency calls for the rescue squad are handled through the ambulance headquarters in Barrie and plans call for an area extending over the entire county to be covered Along with Barrie the squad hopes to have branch station in Tottenham by the end of the month with another in Midland by the end of the year There are also plans for later branch stations in the CollingwoodWasaga Beach and Orillia area Some EB fully trained volunteers are now active the majority of whom have been taking part in 35Hiour training process which included classes at squad head quarters and at such places as the state fire protection school in Vermont former provincial police officer Pete Switzer together with other policemen firemen and others who saw the urgent need for such service have been leaders in the training Gary Joice is the squad coordinator Some 260 pieces of equipment have been acquired and plans call for these to be carried in specially designed trucks equipped to pry open jammed doors and cutting off car roofs for the purpose of saving lives The pressing need for formation of the squad was brought home to Switzer at the time of the gruesome multivehicle pileup on Highway 400 in the tragic acci dent in which 11 people lost their lives during winter storm in 1973 Switzer who was on the scene with other bystanders assisted in pulling people suffering from shock and other injuries from 36 cars and trucks in that horrible pileup Formed after that tragedy the rescue squad has been given rigorous training in methods of rescuing trapped motorists or passengers as well as people who might find themselves trapped in industrial or farming machines It is hoped the squad headquarters may eventually become provincial training centre The organization has not only directed attention to an urgent need but has been actively doing something about it for which it merits full support and encouragement Kempenfest Dear Sir Who says people in Barrie dont know how to have good time or put on shows that give other people good time The Civic Holiday weekend was thoroughly enjoyed by myself and family There was so much to do and so many places to visit that Im sure we missed lot Centennial Park was so full of activity that the crowds and attractions reminded us of visit to the Ex admittedly on smaller scale It was interesting to see all of the different kinds of crafts that were on sale There was such variety that it was hard to see them all It is events like Kempenfest and to lesser extent the dog show that draw community together Except for thunderstorm on Sun day the weather was pretty fair Guess the organizers couldnt have expected perfect weekend We do not have cottage and we dont like imposing on our friends but it has always amazed us to see so many people leave town on this weekend when there is so much to see and do Like the Huronia tourist people say theres lot to do at home Events like the Kempenfest sure prove it to us Sincerely MacMillaii Working harder Dear Sir Regarding the controversy over whether people today have it easier than past gcncra tions there appears to be wide diflcreiici ol views As one of your letter writers pointed out the work week is Shorter now than genera tion or two ago On the other hand there are more women working at jobs thcii ever before Jobs vary but generally speaking pcoplc working for pay have to stay on the job and do more than say at housework At home if you dont feel well you can rest but when you have job responsiblilities you are expecch to do your best Men probably worked harder in the past longer houscr and sixday work week But women had more household responsibilities before dish dryers automatic washing machines electric vacuum cleaners and other modern equipment become as common place as now They tell us automation will give us more leisure hours with even better prosperity in the future We sincerely hope the experts arc right To try to make comparisons between generations involvcs so many difficulties that the attempt is often iiicaiiingless But it is in tertistingto read about OBSERVER letters to the editor Summer vote Dear Sir If the government is going to amend rcgnlii tions for municipal elections what is wrong with having summcrt iinc voting It would appear to have chiral advantages worth considering Most important is bctici weather which should cncouragc better Illl nout of voters Wasaga Bcach used to have siimmcrtimc voting throttgli special legislation and llil been told it worked out Vciy wcll IIic clccr tion date was changed to the first Monday in December because it was marlc mandatory by the provincial govcrniiitiil fcw years ago The same legislation required it municipal voting all to bc held on thc same day but this appears to be of doubtful advaiitagc Some may object to having clcctioiis during vacation time but in such cascs Scptcmhcr should be good month But advaiicc pools should take care of vacatioiiist Wailing until Dcctiiibcr when it is ollcii stormy doesnt seem too scnsiblc to inc would like to hear what other ratepayers think about it Another ltalcpayci Ilarric Ont In the ear Dear Sir Boy Davis and the Tories sure dont learn much while back they called an election to try and get majority Well the pmplc of On tario were on to that and decided that minority government little more sensitive to the people would be the best for now Im not saying the minority is the answer or that the right gang of politicians is in power but one thing know for sure they sure are not looking out for thc little guy on this insulation deal The feds have oflcred lot of people like me who own older homes an insulation grant of $350 if some conditions are met by Sept understand one of the problems is something to do with electric meters in apartment buildings Wclk dont have have an apartment building and most of my friends dont either We justwant our money so we can save few bucks on energy Why cant they sort this thing out and let people who only own their homes have the grant Why does there always have to be this battling between Ottawa and Queens Park Well it looks like Davis has the last laugh on us after all We tried to pull in his horns and make his Iorics more sensitive and now we might lose out on the insulation grant The little guy always get it in the car Yours truly Betty Crawford BUSINESS 7266537 NEWSROOM ADVERTISING SALESMEN Dan Gaynor Lyall Johnson Barb Boulton Dana Graham John Zarecky Bill McFarlane wire editor Roll Kraiker photographer REPOR ERS John Bruce Paul Deleon Richard Dunstan PM Gucrgis Scott tttiskins Sheila Mt Govcrn Sue ROIIIIIIII CLASSIFIED Lesley Young Freda Shinner Karen Atkinson Peggy Chapell Parliament hill By SIIIWAItI IacIIIOI Ottawa Itiircau Ilioiiison New Service Its small wonder that Irimc Minister liiidiau gets such large chargc out of needling the press Iwcausc as he puts it we do tend to suffer from pathological paranoia Whenever thc primc nlilllSltl or any other political leader wants to divert attention away from particular issue all Iic has to do is make some vcilcd suggestion that the press is doing lousy job or some sort of controls should be imposed on the media It will keep us prcmcupicd for weeks The latest example of this followed the in vestigatioii of the electronic media by the anadian HHtllOltltVlSlOll omiiiissioii which in critical report used such terms as subversion and propaganda Alter We all become dilly excited over this thc prime iiiiiiislcr was asked in thc Ioiiimons what Iic Caveat em ptor iii By LEONARD NOBLII It looks like the Federal Government is prepared to go all out to combat the pro panganda machine of the Parti Qucbccois Prime Minister Irudcau announced in the House of Commons last week that he was organizing countcrApropaganada program opposing the Quebec Governments dissemination of information favorable to separatism The said program Will be headed by Paul lellici and probably will have some kind of mod dcsignat ion such as Unity Canada The alleged principle behind all of this is for this new department to churn out facts and figures that will encourage the idea of aiiadiaii unity and hopefully put an end to the rather dubious political itcals of Reno Levesque and the Iaiti Quebccois in its desire to separate from anada Of course Mr Irudeaus proposal has not met with instantaneous appreciation by the opposition parties we want your opinion Something on your mind Send us letter to the editor Please make it an original copy and sign it We dont publish unsigned letters although pen name will be used upon request Include your address and telephone number because we have to verify lcttcrs but we Wont print your address should you prcfcr Weve found that short letters are the best read Because of space limitations public interest and good taste we sometimes have to edit condense or reject letters Letters to the editor run Wednesdays and Saturdays Send yours to lcttcrs to the editor The Examiner Box 370 Barrie int 14M 4T6 Len Sevlck manager Ruth Blais supervisor taustNEss Wlarion Gouuh nu ountant Betty Armor Dorothy Bowtand 60 Mc Parland Vikki Grant CIRCULATION Jon Butler manager David Jenkins asst manager Stew Royce Judy Hickey Alva LaPIanle Elaine Porter Mara Scar thought about the establishment of press council to keep an cycoii the media crtainly it is good course to be takcn if the media electronic or otherwise could have some form of self discipline replied lrudcau That is always the preferred cour failing which of course discipline has to be imposed upon them which nobody likes Ihc ltiltllOll was pitxlictablc Freedom of the press was bciiig thrcatciiul opposition Mls saw the beginning of dictatorship and editorial writers swung into action to protect our traditional rights ONIITOIIt TALK And when lrudeau held his next nch con ference there was oiin one subject on every ones mind How far was the prime minister prepared to go in eliminating Canadas free press By this time of course the prime ministers musings wcrc being mixed up with the Iiardliiic criticisms livclled by the Itl Telephone Canada to assist unity In particular Allan Lawrence the former Attorney General of Ontario and now the Federal member for Nortliuinbcrlaiid Durham has been quite vociferous in his op position to Mr Iriidcaiis idea Mr Lawrence has minced no Words in suggesting that all that Mr ludeau is setting up is propaiigaiida machine in order to advertise the Liberal Government in favorable light at the taxpayers cxpcnsc Personally rathcr than instituting brand new organization as Mr lrudcau has propos ed Id rather like to sec him set aside an hour every day to take telephone calls from the Canadian public just as someone once sug gested that President Jimmy arter do in Ilic llnitcd Stat cs The Government could call it Ielephone Canada Cant you just imagine telephone call along these lines Ilcllo Mr Prime Minister ch would come the deep sonorious and gallic reply What would like to know the caller would continue is what are you guys doin in Ottawa to stop this guy Levesque and his crowd Im glad you asked that question the Prime Minister would reply We have told Mr Levesque not to come calling if he thinks that we are going to negotiate separatism We are being very firm on this point and am certain that dont mean to interrupt Mr Prime Minister Im aware that youve told Leves que that separatism is not negotiable but what did he say to you Im sorry the Prime Minister would rep ly we only have time for one question per person Thank you very much for call ing next caller please Mr Prime Minister Im calling to find out exactly what the Federal Government is planning to do about Iiene Levesque and his mob Im glad you asked Published daily except MOTOR THROWOFF ELSEWHERE IN CANADA Sunday and tions ABC Only The Canadian Press may re ubtish news stories in this newspaper statutory mildW credited to CF The Associated Press Reuters or Agence France Presse and local Subscriptions news stories published in The xaminer WEEKYCnYaIer The Barrie Examiner claims copyright on all original news and advertising material YEARLY by carrier created by its employees and published in this newspaper $4680 Copyright registration number 203815 register 61 MAIL Barrie 680 National advertising otfices 65 Queen St Toronto 8641710 640 Cathcart St swcoe COUNTY M°a $3650 $39 year $3850 year Trudeau seems to get charge from needling of press You would think we were at the news con ference in lastditch fight for our survival Trudeau obviously loved it Naturally one of the first questions was what the prime minister thought about the ixrformante of the media What else would be asked when wc have been thinking about nothing but this for tlielast week suppose it is not subject to which Iiave given much thought was the casual reply The questioner persisted Oh yes think the media is great said the prime minister trying to extricate his tongue from his check Are we doing good job was the natural followup Super said Trudeau this time having difliculty keeping straight face Are we communicating the concerns you have and your government has about national unity To the best of your ability you are He really was enjoying himself Incidentally an hour after the news con ference heard straightforward news report on radio about how the prime minister had compliment ed the media on doing super job ASlAL REPLIES What about this threat to impose discipline What new laws would be enacted cant think of my offhand was the reply Then as though he had never heard about this subject before he went on to muse about the difficulty of imposing any outside discipline on the media am not sure if wanted to discipline the press what would do You know even under the constitution there is nothing we can do about the news apers suppose we could go to court more olten or complain more often in the lead sense Cut off advertising It would proba be counterproduct ive too Then more questions about the strong language that had been used earlier in criticism of the press That had come front IIarry Boyle chairman of the CRTC the prime minister pointed out MR IRUDEAU needling The Examiner is member of The Canadian Press CP and A06 BUFeaUO CiFCUIB The advertiser agrees that the publisher shall not be liable for damages arising out of errors in advertisements beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by that portion of the advertisement in which the error occurred whether such error is due to the negligence at its servants or otherwise and there shall be no liability for ncin insertion of any advertisement beyond the amount paid for such advertisement Queens park Difficulties in politics By DON IIEARN Queens Park Bureau Thomson News Service TORONTO This is the way the cookie crumbles in politics Ed Havrot is back with us The PC member for Temiskaming defeated in 1975 won back his seat in June and now once again is fullfledged member of the house and of his party But full with qualification NOW STUCK You will recall the 1975 circumstances regarding Havrot He made passing remark regarding In dians to Toronto reporter which the repor ter misconstrued and from this became cause celebre in the Toronto press Subsequently when he was defeated the southern Ontario press blamed his loss on this incident Actually it had little or nothing to do with the loss which centred largely on local hospital issue But still Havrot is stigmatized with it and in the minds of the southern press he rcpresentsone thing antilndianf LABEL BACKFIRE Because of this everybody is turning out to be the loser At the time of his controversy Havrot was the chairman of the Ontario Northland Trans portation Commission He hadnt been long in the job but he had given indications that he was going to be an excellent chairman Now that he has won new mandate from his people and is back here he should be back on the commission Not as chairman perhaps but at least as member This is his area the transportation complex covers his home ground And he already has an inside knowledge of the commission But this is not to be Not to be because no leader of govern ment after the earlier misunderstanding about him would dare put him back on the body For he would know that this would be just to invite flood of critical editorials which would be based not on the merit of the ap pointmeiit or of the man but on supposed in cident of some years ago thich is the way the cookie crumbles Canada Story Our treaties with Indians By not BOWMAN When Canada took over the Prairies from the Hudsons Bay Company in 1870 an effort was made to provide for the Indians It may not have been good enough but it was cer tainly better than what went on in the United States series of treaties was signed with Indian tribes giving them land and other benefits The first was at Lower Fort Garry on AugUSt 1871 with 600 Swampy Crees and Chip pewas anada was represented by Lieutenant Governor Archibald father of Confederation from Nova Scotia There was one hitch in the proceedings which were guarded by members of the Quebec Rifles One of the Indians was known as Longbones and he had escaped from prison in Lower liort Garry He had been con victed of scalping his wife Indian Commissioner Simpson deinaiidixl that Longbones give himself up before the treaty could be signed However Longboncs did not respond so James McKay member of the Executive Council of Manitoba made an eloquent speech to the In dians in the Cree language He had been guide for many years and also played part in the negotiations with Louis Riel The Indians then forced Longbones to give himself up and go back to prison to finish his sentence Treaty number one was then siwied It became possible to resume the sur veying of Manitoba which had been inter rupted by Louis Riel in 1869 when the Red River uprising began OIIIER AUGUST It EVENTS I527 John Rut the first man to write letter from presentday Canada arrived at St Johns Newfoundlmid from England I583 Sir Humphrey Giibcrt landed at St Johns to claim Newfoundland for England England 1751 The first printing press in Canada opened at Halifax I794 Northwest Company voyageurs went on strike at Rainy Lake said to have been the first strike in Canada 1847 Telegraph service opened between Montreal and Toronto bible thought cried unto the Lord with my voice with my voice unto the Lord did make my sup plicutioii poured out my complaint before him slicwcd before Iiiiit my trouble Psalm 14212 Forget all the formalities and just tell God how you feel Nor do you need to keep checking to see whether or not you got through My car is not heavy that it cannot hear Icsus said if you shall ask anything in my name will do it