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Barrie Examiner, 11 Jun 1968, p. 2

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EVEN BEFORE they heard tion not to purchase the prop members of council passed by three deputaqu in favor of council reconsidering its posi erty owned by th Barrie Country Club on Sunnidale Ed some 20 youthful demonstrat ors picketing City Hall to show zrazaaaninnm TUESDAY JUN 11 Community no lions and representations their approval of such action Examiner Iboio hildren Demonstrate Favor Acquiring Park More than 100 pcople lammed the council chambers at City Hall last night most of them to hear three dcputntlnns in fav or of the city reconsidering its position and finding some way to acquire the Barrie Country Club property off Sunnldnla Rd for park As the nldcrmen and Mayor Bentley filed into City Hall they passed about 20 placardbearing youngsters who were demonstra ting in favor of the city acquir ing the macro property LEADS DELEGATION Dr led Beaten led off the deputation by reminding coun cil of the resolution of the may ora conference on recreation and leisure time that theclty investigate the possibility of pur chasing the golf course as pos sible recreation centre unpaid no people representing various groups in the city spent great deal of their time in or riving at the resolution Dr Benton said many munic ipalities to their sorrow had hurled themselves in develop ments and didnt allow for green belt areas He maintained this led to social and psychological problems As doctor believe prc vention is better than cure he said Mariorle Hamilton Judge of the Juvenile and Family Court and former mayor took much tho same tack She urged council to take long and serious look before final decision was made feel very very keenly for the welfare of future genera tions she said if you sat in family court like do and saw the circumstances in which lot of children are brought up You can present them with little ray of sunshine Judge Hamilton spoke of things in the past that were considered impossible at the time but which later came to pass Sha urged council io take very good look at the property because the city has only start ed to grow and suggested that the only park of any consequence in the city is Queens Park Bub Bezzant called on council to forget the there is no way attitude He reminded them that those words were said in the preCentennial days when the idea of centennial park seem ed just dream CENTENNIAL PARK But today we have our Cen tennial Park he said Dr Beaten said that Little Lake Park purchased by the city from the Department of Lands and Forests last year for one dollar was not ddvrent to acquiring the golf course We will need both he said and Dorrie will never have such an opportunity again He also presented council with petition signed by so people from different parts of the city in favor of preserving the prop crty as green belt area Dr Boston called forcouncii to integrate the watercourse that runs beside the golf course prop party with it so the city can com hioe both functional and aesthet le values Part of the water course belongs to the city He said the property was soon going to be the centre of the city and in the immediate future there is going to be such great expansion in apartment building that the city will be getting seash grant in the place of the usual five per cent oi property under the subdividers agreement SENIOR CITIZENS Dr Benton said that one of the suggestions at the mayors conference was that use of the area for senior citizens was mailer consideration lie said community centres act was available whereby two municipalities could combine and get the provincial help in erect ing such building He also suggested that the Pro C°untY Population NOW Totals 137954 Simcoe Countys population figures exclusive of Barrie were shown as 112920 fromvtab ulations made from reports to Simone County offices in Bar rie With Bnrriea 25034 the grand total of year round re sidents numbered 137954 The town of Oriilia which is to be come acity January 1969 was listed at 19935 Second largest of the seven towns was Midland with 10337 followed by Collingwood with 8319 Penetanguishene with 947 Alliston with 3165 Bradlt ford 2621 and Slnyner Leon LARGEST TOWNS Ionisth was the largest of the to townships with 0300 year round residents with Essa sec ond with 5710 Tiny third with RENOVATION PLAN Approve For The Gordon Mcfurk chairman of the Barri Arena Commission petiti ed cty council last nigh 450000 for renovations to the arena so the city could fulfill its partiot the agreement he have the los Angeles Kings Hockey Club train here this fall Mr chTllik told council that debenture of $102000 for re novations to the arena condi tion on the EbarrieCommun ityHouseAssoclation co oper ating initheestablishment of community meeting room at the arena had fallen through WI that generlltr Mclurk was looking for $50000 from the eityisoithe ice surface could be cxtendedlo feet to 100 feet the boardroom in the north east corner altered for dress ing room and to clear seats at the north and so foyer could be built Be termed this work the first 850000 Arena stage of future renovations to the arena Therhange in theice sur face mint be acted upon with dispatch for the opening of training camp in September he said Mr Mofurk assured Aid Dorianlarker that the Kings could be accommodated with out interference either way be tween them and the senior hockeytearn minor hockey and the figure skating club He said the Kings would train from am too pm during the week and would head the ice at night for possibly five exhibition games Mr Mcillrk said the renova tions would make the prone more pleasantplace to operate in and alien Council approved the request when they passed finance corn mittee recompendation that the money be debentured ANGUS CARNIVAL JUNE I5 Our Lady in Grace School Ground hEAUTY CONTEST APPLICATION NAME AGE Poona AND or from to Mrs Brenton 137 rhush iisnoiz or Mrs Barb Johnston to iiisass 0N OIIIIEFORErCLQSING ATEIUNE 12 or further informflan phone llhcrnumhcr 4309 OrlIIia fourth with dl36 and Oro fifth with 4131 Not tawasaga was the only other township ith more than 4000 with listing of 4081 Vespra township with 31oii and chumseth with 3000 were next in line while others were listed as follows Tay 2926 West Gwillimbury 2654 Medan te 244 Fins 24 Sunnidale 2063 Tossorontio Us Ad lain 1774 and Matchedash 323 LEADS VILLAGES While Wasaga Beach hadthe most people among the nine viif lages duringthe summer Port liftNicol leads in yearround population with 1200 Wasaga Beach had 71019 year round residents Victoria Harbour 031 and Elmvale1007 Other villages were listed as inflows Creemore 915 Eeeton 901 Goldwater 741 Tottenham 753 and Cookstown CANADIAN JUDGE HAMILTON vinclal Parks Assistance Act he looked into whereby help in buy ing the land might be available Mr Bezzant said that if the city didnt acquire the property now it will never have the chance of getting an already do velupcd area again We dont have to worry about creating pleasant green vistas he said théy are already there He also suggested the area might be good place for municipal tree nursery pro ject that has been under consid eration for some time Light Horse Show Cookslown Feature light horse show sponsorc ed by the Ontario Riders and Recreation Association will he among the attractions at the Cookstown Fall fair Sept 14 The show will begin with parade of light horses and pen ies Several classes will include best dressed riders and horses Total prize money has been in creased from $400 to nearly $1000 Following the parade compe tition there will be judging of English and Western horses and ponies Female riders will com pete for the title of show nueen BUMANE SOCIETY The Barrie branch Ontario Hinnane Society will hold Lag dayswhich will begin on Fri dayat pm and continue Sat urday from am to ii pm Volunteerworkers will be dis tributing tags to those who would like to ate fund RED Eros monoclonal TliESliiiY VJIINE ion to 300 pm AT Iriliill loo DONORS oo to 3301 pm THE rinsixiioi URGENTLY NEEDED Sale Brings City $13500 Cheque ciiy Wm if 5W rmen Ban rle WYW Amel ation presented Barrie mud in nkht with If inns fiun thesaleoltheconnnunityllouoa Pmmmxwmfl mM When he presented the 013500 dleque hfi Wiirin urged that the money be kept as capital has in developing fldilty similar 85$de on were no studied The Lions Club and the Kla wants Chic of Barrie were the citys partners in the bidhiiog Way Is Opened For New Plaza In West Iingus Following prolonged pascal way appears to be cleared for construction to start soon on west end showing plua for Anns George Guergls Angus motel operator who has sought clear ance fora building permit to build commercial building near Guorsis Furniture store for two years is now optimistic that the necessary action will be taken to change the toning Zorn aariudtural to commer al liir Guergls himself accom partied Reeve George Davis and Councillor Kenneth Blanch ard to Queena Park last week where the situation was discuss ed with officials of the Ontario Municipal Board Essa town ship council had earlier endere ed the zoning change when he first sought to build Mr Guergia took it for granted the property concerned wea zoned commercial since there were several other commercial enterprises in the same area Obiection then was raised on the ground that school waa located nearbyrand this would increase traffic Later it was announced the school would be abandoned soon but still sonin wasnt changed Homes lire Found For 31 Terriers Good homes have been found for all the 31 Boston terriera housed at the Barrie Humane Society shelter last week The dogs went up for sale af tertheirowner was killed and the animals were left Without housing Mrs Marion Fell of the Bar rie Humane Society shelter said that there were great many offers and that dogs found homes in Barrie Coliingwood Parry Sound and Alliston Prices rang cd from Slsto $60 as people made their offers to the shelter There are still nixliber of pets waiting to be adopted Mrs Fell says there are few oottontails several kittens three female puppies and Heintz57 var iety of mulls ranging from part German shepherd and part boxer Hmnone Society shelter offic ials are also trying to find the owners of black Labrador re triever found on St Vincent St yesterday gt7 Anyone interested in adopting pet or claiming lost one should call at the shelterat ill Patterson Road from amto pm on weekdays and can to nor on Saturday The tele phone number is 7287311 ARREST SHOPLIFTEII shoplifter was arrested by police after she was apprehend ed at WoolworthDepertxnent store with $15 worth of chil drens clothing The incident was reported to police at 945 mu IBE moms Club of ear rte hoping to get big turn out at the polls June 25 is running ballot battalion candidates campaign in which members will canvass homes Ernie Walker left Liberal chair man oi the campaign commit tee poses with Dr PB By Bsions KlWliNIS CLUB nard PC and William Bell candidates in Simone North who with Perrla Ethical and spoke to the club last night Examiner Photo abate IISSues Oi Election Medicare capital gains tax and Canadas position as na tion were discussed last night by the three candidates in Sim coe North riding at meeting of the Barrie Kiwanis Club Speakers were Perrie llintnul NDP William Bell Liberal andDr Rynard PC The topics discussed were not chosen by the club Mr flintoul who spoke first set the irend by mentioning socialized medi cine and capitnlrgeins The other candidates followed with their own comments Mr Riotoul sa id Canadians should shake off their apathy to nll things political and become aware or change around them Our country has been bilin gual and bicultural since its birth he said We must take stand and have government with firm maiority mean The current trend toward pub lic disobedience soon spread to Canada unless applyoar selves now to alleviating prob lems of unequal taxation and poor housing he said Our present system of taxation is wholly inequitable with many exemptions that should be re moved Our leaders have reins ed to acknowledge the need for capital gains tax How could they do different whén they are tionsl Mr Bell said that capital gains tax would stunt the growth ally Ve are the only large coimtry without such tax be cause we are the youngest coun4 try in our present state of de velopment he said BELL STAND Pierre Elliott Trudeau He mentioned the prime ministerfs edueation training and experi ence and his travels abroad Pierre Trudeau may not have much time for nationalism he said but hehas deep feeling for humanity pressing matters in the Cour mans following their leadership Trudeaurmnnia saying the Notice lst Application by The Corporation of the City of Bairie to Dispense with TAKE NOTICE THAT vote of the Electors The Council of the Corporation of the City of Barrie intends to apply to TheOntaiio Municipaltloard for approval of the purchase of trunk sanitary sewer line from The British Americaan Company Ltd in Lot it Gone 13 Township of Innisfil now in the City of Barrie at an estim nted cost of 15595151 which amount shall be raised by the sale of debentures payable out at the general rate over period not exceeding 20 years gt Application will be made to The Ontario Municipal Board for an order to dispense with the assent of the electoraio the undertaking of the said works Any rate payer may within twentyone days after the first publication of this no send by post prepaid to the dark of the City the address giv oblection to such such objection en below notice to writing approval and the gmunds of The Ontario Municipal Board mayorderpursuant to the statute that the assent of the electors shall not be re quired and may approve of théaald works but before doing so it may appoint time and place fora public hearing when any obiectionr will be considered DATED at duality of illrrle this doth day of May 1005 ornauonau cnv canals engine Barrie onion beholden to the big corporay of foil try and progressgenerg ell said Iin platform Dr Rynard condemned the Liberals for not handling convention He also attacked the Liberals areasking you to ac cent on faith man who has had one year as cabinet minister This man who came up from the MD in 1065 is asking you to accept him untried as prime minister ItYNAllDE OPINION in his opinion said Dr Ry nard the only significant achievement of Mr Trudeau in government was his omnibus or civil rights bill which in cluded legislation covering homo sexuality divorce and gun laws There is not one Liberal who would have suppnrtcd Trudeau for partyrleader one year ago Dr llynard went on lhia is evidenced by the number who quitafter his rise to power THEFT FROM HOME Roy Kirkpatrick 262 back surveying equipment from his residence to city police yesterr day Mr Kirkpatrick estimated the wine of the goods at $240 RIDING SEMINAR an English ondWestern rid ing seminar is planned for July 13 by the Silvelliven Riding Academy ncar Egbert Richard Berghammer academy proprier tor said the seminar is design ed to give students first hand experience in every phase at horseback riding HIT BY TRUCK Baaieclty police investi ai niyhne accident last night rked car owned by Charles wills ls Amelia St was muck by truck driven by Frank Caldwell 160 Duckworth Tar nun NOON hay rants noasa HAMBURGER FRENCH FRIES BEVERAGE 16 AFTER l85 Dunle worth St reported the theft of Our TlHS TURKEY WITH ALL THE SPECIAL CHILDRENSMENU For children under 12 on AVAILABLE akeview assrAunAilrv Can you trust this man Wouldnt it be better toput him in as opposition leader and give him his chance to prove hkn self be asked National unity is not the suc in this upcoming election said Dr Rynard Economics is our problem llebcrt Stanfielde has had it yearsas premier of Nova Scotla and each year had balanced budget He can do as muchfor the country as whole The candidates night was sponsored as prelude toils Ballot Battalion activitlef when members will campaign for bigger tufnoutat the polls 10an AND GENERAL St at the intersection of Mary and Dunlap Street west Total damage to the vehicles involv ed wos $100 The accident oer curred at 1245 pm LEAGUE OFFICERS Bob Abraham has been elect ed president of the Earrido branch Navy League of Can ado Otherofflcers are Doug Sanders vice president and chairman of Sea Cade Char lcs Sproule secretary Thomas Locke treasurer and Mrs Campbell president of the ladies auxiliary Theyw iii hold office until June 1969 CANOE STOLEN Jim Madie 268 Bradford St re ported the theft of it foot square backed canoe from the Allandale station terfront yenerday be red and white canoewas valued outdo Aldkeview RESIAIIRANIKV ARE MQN DAY TO THURSDAY mung soon or juice hot rolls choice ofpatatocs vegetables dessert and DUFFET anrvnnvG or user on mos nor poo rnnwco rains savanna 59c 500 Diair728515I

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