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Barrie trustee of the Simcoe County Board of Education stand beside the school crest Barbara designed Dr BARBARA WEIR Grade Fisher was guest speaker at student at Assikinack public school and Allen Fisher the schools official opening Tuesday Examiner Photo Important school reflect history Dr Fisher tells Assikinack opening By SHEILA McGOVERN Examiner Staff Reporter With Simcoe County steeped in Canadian history it is im portant that school relect that history Allen Fisher told people attending the official opening of Assikinack school Tuesday We have left behind the sacerdotal and imperial cen turies when schools were named after members of royality or the hierarchy of saints Dr Fisher said find it unimaginative to name school by street or after speculator with enough money to change hundred acres into amodern village Dr Fisher Barrie trustee on the Simcoe County Board of Education and noted historian replaced Chief Norman Stinson of Rama unable to attend due to illness as guest speaker Dr Fisher said choosing the name of an Indian chief will encourage children to study the past and cultivate the growing imagination of the child Assikinack school is well located for its name he ex plained noting the playing field overlooks the entrance to the Nine Mile Portage The Portage was link in what was called for at least century the passage de Toronto he said The name Toronto by the way rightfully belings to Lake Simcoe and what we still call Matchedash Bay The river Severn was also once known as the Toronto River The long passage by water and land from Fort York to Lake Simcoe and on to Huron waters by way of either the Severn of Nine Mile Portage was con sidered the passage de Toronto Dr Fisher explained during the War of 1812 at critical moment for the defence of Upper Canada the passage became the only practical link between the supply base of Montreal and British posts on the Upper Lakes Britains success in holding the posts had lasting influence on strengthening the idea of the 49th parallel as boundary to Western Canada he said He noted several Barrie British Poyntz Collier Wor slev and Dunlop BILL STRAUGHAN one of three Barrie trustees on the Simcoe County Board of Education listens intentlv as sevenyearold Kristin Stewart shows him her story book during tour of Assikinack school on Little Miller Worsley lieutenant in Jean BaptilSle ASSIkinflCK the Royal Navy had been mast of the schooner Nancy when it Assikinack recognized destructive effects of alcohol on Avenue following its official opening Tuesday Kristin is in tirade Two vears later he was he lionoreddn the survey of the Great Manitoulin with the first was finally cornered by the his people and destroyed kegs Nmmp bfmfa imlfd Americans in the mouth of the ofliquor Nottawasaga River When he and his crew were ma fdrced to flee their retreat was covered by an Indian party led by an Ottawa chief named Assikinack The exploits of Assikinack would comprise modest cook if someone took the time to study archival material and assemble Dr Fishersaid He travelled many miles references Blackbird as he was sometimes called Dr Fisher quoted historians to Assikinack or APTl RED FORT ne historian claimed Assikinack was nephew of Tecumseh and the chief is said to have led band of Indians down Lake Michigan to where Chicago is now located where through Norm America and was they captured Fort Dearborn considered an exceptional In his old age Assikinack orator among Indians and the came PenetanEUIShcne as an white men interpreter and when the In his early years he could be rebellion of 137 became btter streets were named after the considered savage Dr Fisher he and 200 warriors moved from said he later accepted Manitoulin to Toronto to be Christianity and was baptized ready if needed him The school itself is the newest in Simcoe ounty and is identical in design to Killarney Beach school except it is two classrooms larger The building is constructed on seven acre site with 33 acres of future parkland adjacent The school has It kindergarten library resource centre general purpose room guidance room health room and administrative and storage space The total cost of the school was 3733228 including $652958 for construction $40963 for architects fees and 339307 for furniture and equipment ROBflVSON MURDER TRIAL Lawyer finds what OPP couldnt shoes with tread matching print By JOHN WROE Examiner Staff Reporter Lawyer Paul Hermiston found what Ontario Provincial Police Constable Frank Fraser couldnt pair of Adidas running shoes with tread pattern similar to footprint outside the Rolling Pin Bakery Eugene Robinson 32 who operated the bakery is now before Mr Justice Allen Goodman on charge of mur dering his wife Karen June 25 He had originally told police his wife was killed by two men one wearing red Adidaswho ac costed him in the bakery early in the morning Constable Fraser testified he had found the footprint measured and photographed it then discounted it as evidence after he found pair of running shoes in the house witha similar tread pattern In cross examination Mr Hermiston photograph of the kitchen table taken by OPP Sgt John Cooper On the table were numerous items most of which Constable Fraser seized as part of his investigation There were also pair of running shoes on the table Mr Hermiston asked him to list which items in the photograph he had seized seized the cashbox red purse brown purse the en velope with the money in it and whatever change was lying around Now what item in that photograph which stands out showed him clearly did you not seize asked Mr Hermiston The table Constable Fraser Might suggest the running shoes said Mr Hermiston You didnt seize them did you Well no Fraser NOTHING UNIQUE Constable Fraser explained that he didnt tke the shoes because although the tread pattern was similar to the footprint there was no way of positive identification He said there was nothing particularly unique about the footprint such as marks in the sole of the shoe Constable Fraser went to sports store in Barrie to look for an Adidas running shoe with similar tread pattern but after examining numerous shoes in the store and looking attread atterns in catalogues he was unable to find similar tread pattern Mr Hermiston then produced pair of Addias Gazelles and asked Constable Fraser to look at the treads The officer compared the sole of one shoe to the photogra of the footprint and said two ap eared similar but he would not able to say for sure without seeing the footprint made by the shoe Mr Hermiston passed the shoe and the photograph around the jury and asked that the shoe be entered as an exhibit Mr Hermiston hasnt sub suggested said Constable mitted any proof for this exhibit said assistant crown attorney Joh Madden Well he doesnt have to prove its shoe said Mr Justice Goodman The judge later reconsidered his decision and said the shoe would be allowed to stay as an exhibit it Mr Hermiston gave proof to its manufacture pur chase and availability at the time of the murder STORY ATTACKEI Constable Fraser also came under some attack about his story of removing sawedoff 22 rifle from the couch in the living room of the residence In examination by Mr Madden Monday Constable Fraser had simply said he had removed the rifle from the couch handling it carefully so as not to disturb any possible fingerprints Tuesday morning when Mr Madden finished his examination saying he had left NO DATE SET No date was set for public meeting to discuss the rezoning of the Barrie YMYWCA land north of Grove Street West The city is considering rezoning the land for institutional use but must hold public meeting The is presently legal non conforming use because it does not comply with the zoning placed on the land in 19681969 when the citys official plan and zoning bylaw was prepared the rifle in the couch after Sgt Cooper found it Then Sgt Cooper pulled it out to where it could be photographed and he Iomtable Fraser pulled it out the rest of the way Sgt Cooper said approximately the same thing in his testimony last week Mr Hermiston referred to notes from the preliminary hearing in October and read that Constable Fraser has said at that time the same as he had said Monday that he had left the rifle in the couch and pulled it out lleasked the officer ifthat was not inconsistent with what he had just said but Constable Fraser didnt think so Well commented Mr Justice Goodman what you said yesterday is strikingly similar to what you said at the preliminary and somewhat different from what you are saying today The trail continues today with testimony by Sgt Ron lliggitt of the Innisfil Township Police YSGARAGE SALE The Barrie Ys Mens Club is holding its May garage sale in the citys old fireball on Collier Street at Muleaster Street The club is looking for donations to the sale and will pick up ar ticles April 29 and 30 if people telephone elit Barrie YM YWCA at 72645421 Proceeds from the sale go towards the Ys expansion lltLlitlJ Examiner Staff Reporter Five SimcoeCentre Liberal Association were attend the Liberal By RICHARD DUNSTON Examiner Staff Reporter About 50 tenants of the Royal Victoria Hospital nurses residence crowded rent review hearing Tuesday to hear hospital officials say proposed rent increases of from 12 to 25 per cent will still leave the hospital with $26000 operating loss on the residence this year Assistant administrator Long told the hearing held in the residence to accommodate the crowd that increases in housekeeping salaries and heat and electricity costs are the major factors leading to the proposed rent hikes Rents in the 157unit residence were increased at the beginning of the year from 1975 range of $64 to $77 monthly to current range of $73 to $96 The in creases exceed the provincial Elhr Barrie Examiner CITYNEWS The Barrie Examiner Wednesday April 14 197643 Five chosen from 12 to attend convention Also association Mayhew and Margaret Kelly candidate in the last provincial election has separate By PETER LESNIAK from the Party chosen to Ontario ll delegates annual Party convention in going eight per cent guideline and require the approval of Simcoe Muskoka rent review officer Bob Bentley who presided at the hearing All residents have been aying the new rates and will en titled to rebates if the hospital application is turned down or trimmed Mr Long told the hearing the hospital lost $50000 on the residence in 1974 and $30000 in 1075 We need to increase the rent to decrease the operating loss he said The hospitl has no funds to subsidize the residenc Because rentals do not and will not cover the cost of providing accommodations he said you are in fact receiving subsidized accommodation He said figures submitted to justify the proposed increases are riding president Ed it been proposed that administrative 52 do not include capital costs such as depreciation and mortgage interest or administrative costs Tenant submissions con centrated on complaints about timing of the increase and defects in the facilities with few residents disputing cost figures Some student nurses noted that January increase destroys livingl expense estimates on ch student grants for the academic year are vased We felt that it was very unfiar to do this to us in the middle of the year one student said Another tenant said she did not mind the size of the increase but its not worth it when everything is falling apart Inadequate heat excessive heat poor kitchen facilities and nonfunctioning showers were mong subjects of complaint Nurses protest planned rent increase at Royal Victoria Hospital residence One tenant suggested that ransient summer residents should be chrged more to give academic year residents break but Mr Bently said this approach is forbidden by current legislation Dispensing with security guards and requiring tenants to clean their own rooms were amon costcutting suggestions made yresidents Projected rental income for the residence is $147500 falling short of projected costs by $26019 Mr Long said after the hearing housekeeping salaries will be up about 15 per cent over 1975 with fuel costs rising more than 30 per cent Other factors in the rent hikes are increased security costs and an anticipated rise in municipal taxes he said Mr Bently said he expects to hand down decision in abut week xwxwwssswe wmw classrooms Toronto April 24 25 and 26 They were selected from 12 riding association members at meeting at the Brookdale Inn Barrie Tuesday Attending the convention which will focus on revision of the constitution of the provincial branch of the party are Joan Kelly Kathe Jans Bay Bam say Wendell White and Scotty hurcli organizations be set up for the provincial and federal branches of the party in Ontario The move is expected to streamline party operations and improveefficiency Most members supported the proposal which will be the main item on the agenda at the con vention The convention will also elect new executive No trend emerging says review officer Rent review decisions In Sim coe otinty and Muskoka are all over the lot so far with no trend emerging review officer Bob Bentley said Tuesday He said decisions have ranged from approval of an ap plication for 13 per cent iii crcasc to refusal of any lll crease at all fora landlord who applied for 28 per cent hike Mr Bentley and fellow of ficer Bert field have heard 12 cases since they began hearings March to and have handed down 23 decisions Landlords coming before the two officers have ranged from man who wanted only to recover his costs and had no intention to making money on his building until he paid off his mortgage to woman who figured the cost of financing new car into her estimateofexnenses Mr Bentley said he has done his best to keep hearings lllr formal and has not yet excr ciseed his power to put wit nesses under oath He said he will require oaths only if everybody starts calling everybtxly liar Parents go to school to learn what kids do Parents of students attending St Marys school had the op portunity to learn more about the pltlllltll cirrictiliiiii guidelines liiesday night short while ago the pltnlll cc introduced new curriculum for the primary and junior grades entitled The For mative Years and according to Joe Duncan principal Tuesday nights gathering was to show the parents the basics are still being taught About loo parents attended the evening which began with an overview of the guidelines given by Bill Bolger superiii teiideiit of schools for the Slin coe ounty Roman Catholic Separate School Board The parents then broke into smaller discussion groups and were led by principals from Barrie Midland Illnivale Angus Alliston tolgan and tirillia The parents studied the areas of mathematics language arts values and physical education education Mr Duncan said he hoped the discussions would help the parents become familiar with the guidelines as well as giving them an opportunity to react and give input St Marys is the first school to hold such an evening but Mr Duncan said he beleves the evening would be of benefit for the whole system Next Tuesday the school will hold another parents evening to study the religious education program MEDAL PRESENTED TO TOP SPEAKER Bert Rae chairman ol Royal aiiadian Legion community projects Barrie branch presented lrade ti Maple Grove student Janice Letter going to 0MB about hearing on pool ity council has reacted to the fillltlllt Municipal Board OMB hearing held in Barrie last Monday touncil supported motion by Ald Alex Arthur to send letter to ll Palmer chairv man of the board saying it is disturbed that no decision was made The OMB lield thc hearing to discuss the citys application to borrow $703001 for the COIL struction of an indoor swimm ing pool with the proposed fourth high school The board lid not complete the hearing Ald Arthur said the boards failure to reach decision left the city and the Simcoe ounty Board of Education in an awkward position He said residents had their confidence tllltltllllllltd Also he said the hearing widermined the citizeiis con fidence in just hearing Theres no way can coin ment on the manner the two gentlemen conducted the hear ing because wasnt here he Menezes with the medal for being the provincial winner in the Royal Canadian Legion essay contest The presentation was made said think the board knew full well that we needed pro mpt decision Weve had the hearing and were still no fur ther ahead Ald Paul Wessenger sup ported the motion saying the OMB should have made deci sion one way or the other without using the back door method The two board members Spcigel and Blake iii dicated it could be two months before the hearing is resumed which is too late for the citv to proceed Ald Nelson Garrett who at tended the hearing said the board made an almost deliberate attempt to delay the decision The two board members told people attending the hearing to object to the proposed pool that it would take two meetings to hear everyone The members said this before the 1230 pm break for lunch and most of the objectors left the meeting At 430 pm the members ComfyM during brief ceremony in th rov Auditorium Tuesday mor ning tExaminer Photo Mayor Dorian Parker Aldermen Ernie Rotman Ross Archer and Del Cole opposed scndingtheletter Ald Rotman who also attend ed the hearing said it seemed the letter would indicate the OMB should have continued the hearing without the objectors attending He said everyone has to have chance to give an opinion in cluding the objectors Im not saying the hearing was exactly fair he said Ald Rotman said the city took up the time presenting its casein favor of the pool JBlIIEE MARKED Cubs of Barrie will be marking the diamond jubiliee of the world wide Club movement Sunday April 25 with speicial service at Centrail United at pm Cubs will help in the program at the service Parents and tubs are welcome at the serum PRIZEWINNING SCIENCE FAIR EXHIBITS Barb ltasnowski teacher Pete Walpole Randy Dom pster Andrew Bing and Derrick Iiidliani of Angus Public School discuss their prize winning science fair exhibits The four students received free pass for sight seeing rid virom tolliiigwimu Air tor having the best exhibits at the Angus Public School Sience Fair There were over 130 exhibits tExaiiiiiier Photo