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Vol. 16, No. 28, Folio 55 'Wednesday, July 13, 1983 28 pages, 40 cents Inside The Citizen Our arena reconstruction is on target Picture on Page 3 Ara -- y, pene po jth First for pagers A bit of history was made in Penetanguishene shortly after 4:30 p.m., Sunday. Local firefighters were notified of a garbage bin fire at Corpus Christi* announced this way thus doing away School. However the unique part; with setting off the siren over the about the call was that firefighters were informed of the blaze over new pagers the fire department now Owns. In time all general alarms will be town hall-fire hall complex. They came. and they are off and paddling More than 80 canoes took part in Saturday's Shondecti at Midland. One entry came from as far away as Maryland. The number of canoes was down from last year's record-setting 115 that greeted the arrival of the Distination: Sainte- Marie historic flotilla. Despite Saturday's smaller turnout a good time was had by all as this photo illustrates. trom far and near For the fourth consecutive year, sunny skies and warm temperatures smiled on Saturday's Shondecti event at Midland attracting exhuberant participants and spectators from local communities and beyond. One of Shondecti's major objectives is to serve as a drawing card for the local area and this was apparent on Saturday with visitors travelling from such points as Toronto, Oshawa, Pickering, Kitchener-Waterloo, Brampton, Newmarket and London. More than 80 canoes participated this year including one entry from Maryland. The number of canoes was down from last year's record-setting 115 canoes that greeted the arrival of the "Destination: Sainte-Marie"' historic flotilla that travelled 1,200 kilometres from Quebec City. Despite the smaller turnout, the participants were no less exhuberant as they confronted stiff breezes on southern Georgian Bay. Lealand Rowland and his crew from Elmvale grabbed first place in division '"'A" for canoes more than 18 feet in length. The Elmvale canoe completed the 10-kilometre race ahead of a crew from Camp Kitchikewana. Grew workers accept contract ~ Grew Boats of Penetanguishene workers last Friday ratified a two-year contract signed the day before, says Grew president Peter Francis. The contract is retroactive to June 11 and provides for a raise of 514 per cent in each year, Francis said. Given the circumstances, it was fair to both sides, he said. Grew Boats employs between 80 and 90 people. No charges laid No charges were laid by Penetanguishene police following investigation, Saturday at 9:02 p.m., into a bicycle-car mishap in front of the post office on Main Street. Operator of the bike, Chris Leduc, 16, of Peel Street, received minor injuries after his bike is said to have swerved in front of a moving vehicle operated by an Elmvale driver. Teen facing two charges ~ A 19-year-old Water Street resident was charged Sunday by Penetanguishene police with failing to remain at the scene of an All good sports read accident and with driving without a licence. Dennis Leroux is to appear in provincial court later this month. He has been charged in connection with a parked car reportedly being struck on Poyntz Street at around 2:15 a.m., Sunday. Walkie-talkie is still missing Midland Fire Department's missing $1,200 portable two-way radio is still outstanding, reports Fire Chief Hal Belfry. The expensive walkie-talkie went missing during the recent Warden's Picnic in Penetanguishene shortly after personnel from MFD had executed an auto-extrication demonstration. SCBE brass meets in Barrie tonight Simcoe County Board of Education trustees meeting tonight in Barrie at 8 p.m. for a regular monthly meeting. Following tonight's session the board won't 'meet again until Aug. 10 at the education centre. CITIZEN BRIEFLY End of the trail this week Construction of the fitness trail running along Penetanguishene's waterfront is to be complete by the end of this week. Spaced _along the trail are 18 stops and 16 different pieces of exercise equipment, such as steps, parallel bars, and a hurdle. Signs with diagrams showing how the equipment is to be used will be added at a later date. The fitness trail is the first project of the year-old Rotary Club of Penetanguishene. The club is also behind the Great Penetanguishene Fish Hunt and Fishing Derby which starts on July 23. Mitsubishi head meets council Yutaka Takano, manager of Mitsubishi Electronics Industries Canada Inc., visited with Mayor Ron Bellisle and six other members of Penetanguishene town council, in the council chamber, last Friday afternoon. Mayor Bellisle says that during the 45 minute visit he explained to the manager of the area's newest industry that the coun- cillors were not wearing ties because the council has declared July and August to be tie-less months, Takano was given a copy of the book produced to mark the town's' centennial marked last year. He in turn gave the town a fan, a symbol of friendship, he said. He told the council that he likes Penetanguishene, and accepted an offer-of a tour at another time. 10 years and still going (very) strong Midland's Contact Information Centre will be celebrating its 10 anniversary, July 15, with an open house from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Yonge Street West Civic Centre in town. Today's Quote "The secret of being happy is not in doing the things that make us happy, but in being happy in doing the things we have to do." OUR sports pages each week Keep up to date