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oe secs S _ wa ev aa) =e Le Canada, c'est toi et moi Canada, it's you and me see page 3. Vol. 4, No. 26, Folio 52 Friday, June 27, 1980 Penetanguishene, Ontario SCBE forks out $68,000 for new Fr. school site _ Citizen briefly Air Cadets win words of praise A group of Midland Air Cadets were present Monday night for a special meeting of town council. Their leader told the mayor and coun- BARRIE-- Irving the joint working school board agreed to The board will pay shortest possible time.' cillors, Air Cadets were present so that they Harris, director of | committeehas made for purchase 6.8 acres of $68,000 for the property. | But he says the boards could have a better understanding as to how education for the the Penetang French vacant land from a local The land, edging have said the school will municipal affairs operate in Midland. Simcoe County Board of Education is pleased with the 'good headway' high school. He must be pleased. Wednesday evening the property owner, Mrs. Pierrette MacLeod, to build the French school. behind houses on Robert Street East up as far as Jefferey Street, is now zoned in the 'Holding* category. The school board must now make application to the Town of Penetanguishene for proper zoning' to 'Institutional.' That may take some time. be used 'as long as needed.' Re-zoning the newly- acquired property adjacent to PSS may take some time, so it's anybody's guess how long students. will remain at the Lafon- taine site. Dorion is concerned they may get stuck out there for a Mayor Moreland Lynn presented a plaque to the group citing their efforts during last week's visit to town of the Governor General. Air Cadets were also praised for walking off with the top prize in their division at a recent drill squad competition. Offices will be closed on Tuesday In the meantime, Due to the civic holiday falling on Tuesday, plans are underway to _ long time. July 1, our newspaper offices in Midland, start up French- He says the old school Penetanguishene and Elmvale will be closed language instruction does not have a gym- on that date. this fall in the con- tinuation wing of Ecole Ste-Croix in Lafontaine. The wing has not been in use since it was closed nasium which they can use, it lacks a cafeteria and there is no library. While the county school board continues However we will remain open on Monday, June 30 as usual. Advertisers, correspondents and carriers are being advised of the above information. in June, 1978. It for- Planning for the French 4 ~ merly housed the high school, the Con- Midland going secondary schooluntil cerned Citizens for seonce Bilingual WAity "ave to the market place An agreement is being worked now between the Simcoe County Roman Catholic School Board -- owners of the school -- and the Simcoe County Board of Education. FLAC member, Basile Dorion says the asking the trustees for some answers to their questions. Eight members of the citizen's group made a short presentation at the school board meeting Wednesday. Since the bulk of their presen- tation was in the form of To help pay for construction of a new ad- dition to Midland's water pollution treatment plant, town council this week approved the issuance of debentures not to exceed $1,750,000. ; Following a meeting with their fiscal agent, council agreed the time was right, con- sidering the market, to proceed at this time. committee is willing to questions, board 29 f accept that site, but ct ai nm a he Roy rom area 2 says they were really wards, told them to es = Kni hts to the rescue looking for something a leave their written d CNIB g 'little more central.' He comments with the atten picnic Sr. Joan Whalen, administrator of Penetanguishene General was pleased Wednesday to accept a $500 cheque from the hand of Bernie represented Huronia Council of the Knights of Leclaire, who Hospital, the Columbus. Behind from left are Mel Wright, Grand Knight, and George Bourgeois,Past Grand Knight. Leclaire is a Past District Deputy. The $500 will go towards purchasing a cardiac monitor. says the continuation wing, which has 'about six or eight classrooms' will temporarily house the French high school Students for 'the board. They were told they would get an an- swer 'in the form of a report' from the ad- ministration in a few weeks. Steel going up at new factory site in Midland There's more con- struction going on these days at Midland's Industrial Park where the steel is being placed for Fabulous Formal's new addition. It will be the second building erected in the town's industrial park. The finishing touches are being placed on Bell Canada's new facility there too. If you haven't been getting the mileage you should from your car, maybe you should consider the possibility thieves are siphoning your gas. Midland police reported Thursday three separate incidents of thieves siphoning gas from trucks and buses. Police arrested three individuals in the most recent case. Snider Cartage Ltd., located on Albert Street, Approximately 29 people from this area attended the annual Simcoe County CNIB picnic held in Cookstown Sunday afternoon. Besides people with visual deficiencies, those attending included their escorts, and members of the local advisory committee. The Huronia group made the trip by way of a chartered bus. During the afternoon an excellent program of games, contests and competitions was staged for the visually affected group, and numerous prizes were won by Huronia people. ' Members of the Cookstown and Thornton Lions Clubs joined forces to serve a delicious cold buffet in the curling rink adjoining the Fair Grounds. Following the meal, prizes were awarded for the eldest client attending, 104 years, and the youngest, 5D years. Simcoe County Advisory Board President, Dr. F. H. Anderson, of Collingwood, addressed the gathering with a few well chosen remarks, and concluded by conveying thanks to all those responsible for staging the event. time on the weekend. An d at 1:45 a.m. Wednesday police arrested a Port McNicoll man and charged him with siphoning gasoline from school buses belonging to the PMCL Bus Line that are parked along Bayshore Drive. John Wiilliam Lott, 19, of Mary Street, was charged with theft under $200. reported seeing a suspicious vehicle shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday night. Police found three persons siphoning gasoline. 1865 home Inside the Citizen This 1865 Canadian homemovedfrom Shop, general store, an auberge and --_ Charged are Maurice Maracle, RR | King st. Birthday party plans Page 3 Irondale, Ont. to Marcelville Antiques °ther buildings. This early Canadian Midland; Paul Ross Lavigne, Hayes Street, Port 2 2 on Highway 27, is about three weeks home, transported piece by piece, is_ McNicoll; and Jeffrey Bates, 676 King Street, That's MY Line Page 4 away from completion. Denis 'the first step. 'Other thanafewdays Midland. Each is 18 years of age. eee Robitaille, one of the antique business of Tain,' says Denis, the project has The three are to appear in court June 30. Classified/RealEstate Page9 tors, has long range een problem tree. ine OU obbers Wednesday morning Snider Cartage reported ss De aie peaperee into SF Sane of Lafontaine are putting up the that an unknown quantity of pranicis Rad been Huronia Calendar Page 26 structure. siphoned from the gas tanks of their trucks some pioneer village with a blacksmith