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an ee = Local economy feeling full effect PR a 5 alk ame IE, a Dm eee LON tate nn agit OE Community Newspaper Sp oe Rte oer Friday, July 17,1981 Penetanguishene, Ontario , Keeping themin stitches Wendy Dusome, left, shows Visiting Friends Lola Dusome from Penetanguishene and Sandy Stewart from North Bay how to make a change purse using an Irish stitch. The two girls took part in the Historic Naval and Military Establishments Visiting Friends program Wednesday and Thursday. For two days, boys and girls spent time al the historic site dressed in period costume and learned skills of the time. Lamco_ Construction of Gormley, the com- pany that rebuilt Wolfe Street last year, sub- mitted the highest bid, $427,651.84. _ A recommendation from public works 'committee chairman ay Baker that the bid 'of Don .Sherk Con- struction to reconstruct Fox Street from Robert Total estimated cost Street East to Wolfe of the street im- "Street be accepted was provement project is the major item on the $411,317. After subsidies agenda of the special from the Neighbourhood meeting last night of Improvement Program 'Penetanguishene town and the Ministry of council. - Transportation and _ Sherk "Construction Communications are submitted the lowest bid subtracted, the town is 'of four: the local eft responsible for 'company bid $323,979. $147,4454. "Beamish Construction Approval has already of Thornhill bid ~ been received from the $344,628.50. Arnott Ontario Municipal onstruction of Board to debenture up llingwood bid {g $98,500, leaving about 942.50. $50,000. =, Ce, a, Oe ee a es x In his written report to council heard by council after this newspaper went to press, Baker _ told council that the reconstruction of this section of Robert Street goes hand-in-hand with last year's work on Wolfe Street. When council ap- proved the work on Wolfe Street, it also approved the building of a storm sewer frorh the bay to Fox Street to drain the Wolfe Street area, and to permit the future extension of the storm sewer on Fox Street south. . A substantial amount Sherk Construction low bid Fox Street focus of council meeting of surface water from as far as Harriet Street, Maria Street and Robert Street South finds its way through the present sanitary sewer to the town's sewage treat- ment plant, Baker's report said. Also tests last fall showed a good part of the Fox Street sanitary sewer should be replaced. 1981 is the last year the town can take ad- vantage of Neigh- bourhood Improvement Fund grands it has been assigned, without asking for an extension which would not be likely granted without a good reason being submitted to the government by the town, Baker was told by town clerk, Yvon Gagnon. The public works chairman quoted the opinion of Gagnon, saying that the work will cost between $25,000 and $50,000 more next year and that the large subsidies which total over $260,000 might not be available next year. Negotiations are also underway with the Water and _ Light Commission for the commission to pay $20,000 of the town's share of the work. --- A request from the Penetanguishene Lions Citizen briefly Car fire at wrecking yard Wednesday morning's fire alarm took Penetanguishene firemen to 13A Laurier Road in Penetanguishene, where a car was on fire. The car was being wrecked by Saulnier and Mayer Scrap Metal on their lot, Fire Chief Ted Light said. Permission for Lions carnival sought Club for permission to hold a street carnival a week from today was one of two items on the agenda of the special meeting of Penetanguishene town council last night. The club wants to close Robert Street West from Main Street to the town hall, from 6 p.m. to midnight. The carnival would be similar to the car- nivals put on by the club in past years, the letter from the club said. Police auction of bicycles tomorrow Tomorrow at 11 a.m., 20 unclaimed bicycles and some other property turned into or found by the Penetanguishene Police Department, will be auctioned. The items that will be sold can be inspected today between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tomorrow's auction will be held in the municipal parking lot at 10 Robert Street West. Penetanguishene, Tiny councils to meet Tuesday The councils of Penetanguishene and Tiny Township will be meeting next Tuesday at Tiny Township's invitation to discuss the problem of the freeze on development in the township instituted in the spring at Penetanguishene's request. Tuesday's meeting will be the second meeting of the two councils on the subject. Nothing official was said after the first meeting beyond the fact that neither side had changed its position. It was understood at the conclusion of the first meeting of the two councils that they would meet again after some time had passed. Active patient days in PGH down Active patients as a group spent fewer days in Penetanguishene General Hospital in the year ending March 31, 1981, than in the previous year, according toa hospital report. In the year ending March 31, 1981, 15,014 active patient days were recorded, compared to 15,997 days in the previous 12 months. Chronic patients as a group, however, spent 2,569 days in the hospital in the year ending March 31 1981, a quadrupling of the number from the previous 12 months, when 535 patient days were recorded. Inside the Citizen That's MY Line Page 4 Sports Page 15 Classifieds/Real Estate Page 20 Movie Review Page 32. -*s 1 ota ggg -- stn asin Sa