Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 18 Sep 1967, p. 2

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EYES SHIELDED CASUALTY IS PULLED OUT FROM UNDERLA COLLAPSED FLOOR sm BARN mm MONDAY mun II Plaque To Honor Hewitt Bernard COUNTY OF YORK UNIT RUSHES TO RETRIEVE VICTIM FROM Simulate Tornado Conditions For EMO Exercise At Borden By DAVE HENSHAW Examiner Stall llllct Emergency hlcnsures or ganizations lrom as far away as Kirkland Lake Saturday proved they ocuid eltcct the rescue ot casualties from heav ily damaged and collapsed brui dings during the lirst large scalc night exercise planned by the Emergency Measures Branch at the Department of the Attorney General More than 400 EMO personnel participated in Operation Twis far at the disaster village at Base Borden Tho exccrlse as sinned that town somewhere in smithwcstorn Onooric had been hit by tornado and into groups fromothcr municipali ties hod been Instructed to ss sist by supplying equipment and manpower Tha village located at tbs ranges at Base Borden Is conv posed of bloeirs of budding dc molished in varying degrees to simulate conditions ldrely to be found alter severe tornado or in the aftermath of an expire slon of tremendous force This Royal Canadian Army uses the area to train its own personnel in disaster rescue CASUALTIES Starting at pm team at experts made up casualties Alter two hours ct work the 80 persons who volunteered to be hidden in the rubble ot the vili agc looked so authentic with their injuriesona couldnt tell at first glance that the injury was lust plasticlnc and stir cial red paint After meal provided by the base the casualties were hldlt dcn under piles or rubble un der collapsed floors and oven on mots They were placed un dot the rubble through trap doors The rescue crews thmlgh could not use the doors and were not told where the dailies were in the building At pm the rm crews parked their trucks quarter mile from the disaster site and headed for the building assigned to each safety emerts from the EMO greeted the leaders at each crew at their designated buildings and told them how many casu alties were thought to be low side Several piles of rubber tires and some smalls flares wore lit to simulate fires One of the difficulties In the rescue was the nsstnnption that all public utilities water and sewage facilities were notcpcr sting There were two dozen rescue units each composed oi eight to 10 men Their resuic trucks held enmgh equipment to sup ply rescue party at 27 GET EQUIPMENT Once the crew chief amend the state his particular building was In he sent the crew back to the truck for the necessary equipment Within battenhour after the stint the sound at sledge ham nIcrs and crowbars tearing at IIILL REFRIGERATION Work To Begin Soon On Addition At Plant Work Is scheduled to begin within five weeks on 14000 square foot addition to the Hill Refrigeration of canada plant in Barrie it has been announced Thoroley vicepresident and general manager of the ilrm said the addition will increase manulacturing facilities by more than to per cent bringing total ipace to just over 60000 square ce Mr Thornley desalbed It as the first phase olra longrange growth objective reflecting an increasing need by the food rc tailing industry for broader lines of refrigerathm equipman It was indicalcdthatthe ex pansion could result in higher employment within the coming year but no estimate of the pos sibls increase was given Hill Refrigeration now has 106 hoIalyrated workers in Barrio Lind Zhother anployees The company specializes in the manulacture of refrigerated display merchandisers and other units used In the mod indus try but Refrigeration products are distributed from the Barrie plant to retail foodoperators Barrie SwimIners Qualify For National Instructor Awards Twelve hours of instruction in the Barrie YulYWOA pool last week resulth in several Barrie swuomers receiving national YMCA Instructor awards Dana Melcalte Mrs Jan Me Curdy Heather Campbell Dave Cunningham and Jim Orr will receive their instructor awards assoonuthayoometromna Ilonal headquarters in Male Three others Lance Miran Betty Williams and Tina Eeutintr will be eligible for the award alter threemonth probation period dinIns which they have to assist as qualified Instructor for at least 25 hours Mining ronrcssr Tonon UP Marine forecasts for the Grant Lnkei valid until 11 am Monday Lelia SuperlvrI whnu light variable Extensive fog Lake Huron Georgian Bay dire Erie Lake Ontario indslight variable Scattered fog atchps nxasunnn wm ADS callous241i The complete course involves the 12 hours of lessons and de umonstratlon and 75 ot instruc on Wilding the course held on Thursday Friday and Saturday were Marg Drury Gwen Hor man and Bob Stephens all of Barrie Mrs Mothndy will also receive national YMCA examiners nqulld along with Charles Oln Lung BIRITE PRESCRIPTION SERVICES PHONE 7282429 For Fast Pickup and Delivery At No Extra Charge Sill Blake St Barrie Shopping laza SH Vl on Drugs brick walls and the subdued WILDI portable nlccirlc gener ators filled the night air As unch casualty was discov ered the crew chlet decided how he or she should he res cueduhat equipment should be used what iirst aid methods and how many men For the most part the res cua crcws went about their work in silence all at them working as cticiently as they could realttzing they were in buildings which were supposed to on in imminent danger of collapse Tho rasnusunits were greet ed with all sorts of injuriestand situations requiring special care broken legs electrical burns severed legs pregnant women and broken limbs and shock COLLAPSE FLOORS in the case of collapsed floors with msmlties the floors had to he shored up with timber found on the site and lacks irorn the rescue trucks Several walla had to he bleached shored up man sent in to administer tirst aid and the casualty brought out on LI stretcher As the casualties were placed on the streets they wcra pick ed up by the Casually Collection gait and rent to first aid cen es Observers attending the exer cise included Mayor Les Cooks oi Barrie and Warden George Mantra codzalnmn ol the WitBarrie Lnro represen tatives from Ontario govern ment departments other prov lhroughoul Canada and abroad The firm is part at the Dnhart Corporation widely diversified manufacturing organization op erating plants in many parts oi Canada the United States and overseas General oonbtactm on the ex pansion job is Allandale Fuel and Construction Ltd with Sal ter and Allison the consulting architects It Is scheduled for completion in early December In announcing the move Mr Thornley said it reflects our contidence in the continued growth and lutura of the food in dustry It will aitord us the space We need to perionn mom efficiently within our own homework with amphmis on ex panding fabrication and assem bly operations and providing mumncekd warehouse tacti es runs want ONLY CARTONS OF CllllillETTES McQUAIDE Steak Pies 411 citIntarsal33c inclnt governments Chanda HMO and coordinators from some of tho nonparticipating mm The rescue that attracted the most attention was one etlected by members of the Hamilton Wentuprth and Brant County F410 man and woman warn found on the root ol the two storey building they had to clear llnw they were supposed to have gotten there is not known but the rescue units had to get them down ERECT AFRAME Since both were stretcher cases an Adams was erected on the rootand an inchthick line run to tree more than 100 feet from the building Both uurs secured in ihcir stretcher with 40 teat of rope Then special tract was Lind which enabled loop of rope to centre over the casualty af ter the line had been attached to the four handles of the stretcher Following that line was at tached to the front and back of the stretcher and the loop was placed in hook attached to pulley on the inch rope Then with braklpgmppllegl by the crew cplhcroof men cui the pound htought the carunll ties down safety officer on the roof gheoked every knot that was ed Barrlcsimcoc EMO didnt have rescue unit inthe exer cise it supplied 25 casualties and 25 aInriliary police officers to control traffic flow and be re sponaiblofor secInity As each casualty was brought out word was radioed to disus tcr headquarters There was radio communications man near each team WATCH CHARTS Officials at headquarters wstdied the situation develop through maps of the disaster site and charts which showed them the whim of casualties they knew the rescue units had to retriech Operation twister was an axe erclse not competition There were no points awarded and no trophy to aim for The cftectiveoess of each un it though was evaluated and they will be advised whera their upsinrerscs lie In the past the mill has con ducted an annual rescue com petition to tést the slrills at tha rescue units of the various mm but these tended to be come stylized and stereotyped and rather unrealistic because each results team had identical problems to solve Until the fatalities oi the dis aster village at Base Borden were used the exercise did not provide sufficient realism Almost every rescue was cf fected under portable flood lights FILE OF DEBRIS plaque Icormnemornting the role of Burris lawyer Hewitt Herald in meetings that led to Moderation will be unvlllld ln ceremonies it Centenlflal Park Saturday Hewitt chlrd Wu born In Jannch In ms son of Ihomn Bernard at one time attor ncyienernl oi the colony till tether died In lfljnd Hr Berner moved with he unity to Claude the tailoring year Betm plutised in Barrie an attorney and was war derioi Trinity Cblndt In 156 Indchalrman at In lutlding conmlttes the toliewlng year He was also commodore oi the lake Sirocco Boat Club from its inception in use to its apparent dunlae In 151 At about that time he moved to Toronto than the not of government for tbs Province at Canada and In PH 1358 be came recetary to John Mlcdunsld then Attorneyren ersl or Canada West The fol lowing year he was appointed chic clerk in ltlncdonstdl do partment lieutconnkulonel In the mil ttis be served as aidedecamp to two guvernoregenernl Vir cpunt Monti and Baron Stanley Preston He also served as aw minister of justice from to Bernard who had become hiacdonaldl brotherinllaw died in we Ind ls buried at Ottawa Saturdays ceremony at Cen tennial Park Is being nscrcd by the city munch wi Mayor Cooke acting as program chslrmhn Others to take part are Judge hl Carter Vcn Read Archdean at Sirocco Dr Jury ot the Historic Sltes Board of Ontario and Simone Centre MFR Arthur Evans The plaque will be unveiled by Miss Margaret Stewart descen dant or one oi Barri1 earliest toriLilies mmTTDNWentworth check thclrvknuls before low of Barrie tram thereof It the casIlslttés found during lgency Measures reshuaunlt eriug CliftordWcstgarthTs or twostorey building Moat oi WILFUL DAMAGE Ontario Provincial Police at Barrio this morning were lavas tigating the healing of several windows at the Essa Township machine shop at tha intersec tion of the seventh concession and the 15th sideroad BREAK AND ENTER break enter and theft from Forest gtHitl Public School at lttidhurst was reported to Onta rio Provincial Police at Barrie this morning An investigation is being conducted LIONS CLUB The next regular meeting of the Lions Club of Barrie will be held Tuesday at 615 at Corri munity House The club will hold another open business meeting to complete plans for raising money for the coming year AIR cannrs Members the Barrie Air Cadet Corps will meet tonight at 730 at the Barrie Armoury interested youngsters are en couraged to attend MEET TUESDAY Barrie Horticultural Society will hold an open meeting for juniors and seniors at Army Navy Air Force Club Rooms on LOCALIIIID GENILIIIII Dunlap St Dlesday starting at 130 pm Entries for show that evening will be mcclved lromtto pm The film Conservation and Wildlife will also be leaturod The so oier will also hold their Cav alcade ot Color tour Sept 26 with the bus leaving the Five Points at am Reservations for the tour are now being rc celved FIRE CALL Barrie Fire department report call to the Christin Science Church on Collier StSaturdsy at 1232 pm The calluwas termle minor by department officials our cum The Iirst meeting of thetall term will be held Wednesday by the Barrie Art Club lne meet ing will be held at pro at LibV rary Hall and will feature an ad dress by teacher and artist Donald Mattock ot Uxbrldgc cunsr semen it Crawford president of Georgian College will address the next regular meetinglot the Canadian Club of Barrie Sept 26 The dinner meeting will be held at Trinity Parish Hall starting at 630 pm LowICost 2nd Mortgages Gal cash fast for house repairs new car vacations or any other good reason You Borrow $2000 $3000 $4000 $5000 Monthly Payments As Low As $3705 $5558 $7410 $9263 Ahnvapsyrnonts hasin on 14 par annumlarIyaars WHY oIIII PLAN Issrsr NO BONUS CHARGE 0R HlDDENFEES With theAssociatas you get mortgage agreement that Is crystal clear No bonus or hidden fees are ever charged PrepaymentprivilegesConfidentlalanange 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