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NO REGIONAL RULE McKEOUGH ASSURES Task force strategy stirs debates MIDHURST Staff Assurance by Ontario treasurer Darcy McKeough that the trovince has no intention of im ing regional government on mcoe County was generally received with satisfaction in munty circles but there was some apprehension noted over her implications During lively question period at the county meeting af ter Mr McKeough said the Simcoe Georgian area task for ce final report had been ac cepted in principle only the povincial treasurer told Reeve Alan Johnston of Vespra that the government would be glad to see municipalities settle an nexation boundaries among themselves This would effect sizeable saving to taxpayers he conceded There has been nearly 10 years of input and it had now reached the place where it was the aim to have im plementation of the plan this year said the provincial treasurer Reeve Johnston objected strongly to Barries present an nexation proposals for 4500 acres of Vespra territory We felt this would be done over long period he said referring to the task force plan for the year 2011 Annexations in stages as required for develop ment would cause less dismp tion ASSESSMENT While he was glad to hear re ional overnment had been re ected or Simcoe County he mggested if the larger centres like Barrie took over the in dustrial and other hi assessment properties niral munic ities might eventually be riven to seek it as means of recovering loss of revenue Simcoe County council had opposed re onal government moves at di ferent times durin the past decade review minutes showed Higher costs and taxes in regional areas were frequently cited Mr McKeough suggested if the city of Barrie and the four neighboring townships men tioned in the task force report Innisfil Vespra Essa and Oro would get together and come up with mutual agreement to set tle boundaries this would be fine But this hasnt happened in 10 years he ointed out cautiously then ded the com ment If they can get together and agree upon plan it would save taxpayers more money REEVE JOHNSTON outlines views Main attention had been cen tred on Barrie future growth area as start with Orillia area to be dealt with next and Collingwood and Midland Penetang to follow BOOOUTBURST County resentment against any regional moves which would further reduce area and local powers with more can Elmvale cafe now licensed to serve liquor with meals By PEGGY DOVE The Checke Yieu Restaurant at Queen Street is the first restaurant in Elmvale to obtain Liquor license Canadian and imported wines and beer are now offered to its patrons only when accompanied by meals It took owner of the restaurant Henry Yieu almost year to ob tain his license and this came about after plebiscite last May cleared the way for liquor licenses in Elmvale PROVINCIAL HONORS Four area girls recently received Provincial Honor Awards at the 4H Spring Achievement Day in Elmvale They were Jane Bertram of Elmvale Linda Archer of Crossland Cathy McLean of Elmvale and Penny Whetham Hillsdale Provincial Honors indicates successful completion of 12 units within the 4H trogram Congatulations are Move to act on planning MIDHURST Staff Re establishment of program for planning activities within the county structure was approved by Simcoe County councillors at their May meeting The committee which is headed by Reeve Bill Gowanlock of Orillia township is to continue negotiations to have the Ontario minister of housing designate the county as planning area Steps to develop working liaison with municipalities within the county were recom mended to meet with the growth centres of Barrie and Orillia An appraisal of the present planning status of each municipality was suggested in ader to alleviate disparagies adjacent to mutual borders to the best mutual interest Douglas Clute of the countys land division committee was made responsible for these ad ditional duties Besides Reeve Gowanlock the planning committee in cludes Reeve Theo Bernard of Victoria Harbour Deputy Reeve George Buie of Vespra Reeve Moreland Lynn of Midland Deputy Reeve James Belcher of Collingwood and the warden Reeve Orville Hughes West Gwillimbury extended to these hard working girls on their achievement LIONS OFFICERS Carl Anderson is the new resident of the Elmvale and District Lions Club for the term 197677 Other officers for the up coming season are Past president Arnold Linssen first vicepresident Clifford Dove second vicepresident Mike Stone third vicepresident Jim Boyle Lion tamer Ed Bosworth two year directors Bill Stoddart and Jack Dyer secretary John Ritchie treasurer Mike Jacobs one year directors Fred Bader and Don MacDonald tail twister GeorgeWoods IDTIERY As of the April draw in the F105 Elmvale Arena Seating Lottery it is now 12 down and more to go Lucky winners in the 12th monthly draw were William Hall of RR Wyevale winning the $500 first prize Bud Kelly of Elmvale winning the 800 second prize and the third prize of $200 was won by William Clark of Elmvale Profits of this lottery go towar ds paying for the purchase and installation of new seating at the F105 Elmvale Arena The Dicky 13th draw takes place on the third Monday of May CARLTON BAND Tickets are now on sale for the up coming Carlton show band night The Evening Saturday June is sponsored by the Elmvale and District Lions Club and ticket sales are going fast Any member has them for sale at $600 per person Bar opens from Jm Keep in mind that it is the one and only Carlton showband music you will be dancing jig to so be sure not to miss this great evening fun and frolic to be held in the F105 Elmvale Arena WELCOME The Welcome Mat is ex tended by everyone in this are to say Hi and Welcome tr this area to Ian and Jean Mc Whirter and their two children Anne age 17 and Gay age 15 Iar and Jean have moved frorr Thornhill Ontario purchasin the home of Gordon and Ellen Strath on the 11th concession of Flos Ian after selling his in airance agency in Toronto has opened new life and general insurance agencv from his home ably assisted by his wife Jean Much luck and suc cess is extended to them in their new surroundings ATIIOUGHT FOR YOU Give sym athy to the one who tried an failed give pity to the one who failed to try OVERHEARD Elmvale kids say the cutest things Overheard con versation the other day in lit tle six year olds classroom It seems the teacher was ex plaining that gluite few plants and flowers ave the prefix dog and gave for instance of the Dog Rose and the Dog Violet then asked little Melvin if he could name another to which Melvin very quickly an svered yes teacher there is the Collieflowers tralization was reflected at the council chambers with an out burst of boos at reference to regional government by Reeve Johnston At this stage Mr McKeough prickly interjected am not proposing regional government or Simcoe County know bet ter than to do that Warden Orville Hughes of Simcoe County who was residing as chairman at the time warned the audience which included some area municipal representatives against interruptions GRADUAL CHANGE Reeve Johnston said outside the meeting that he felt the to sal that annexations be on ertaken in stages as development requires was much more practical than long range planning so far ahead He said Barries proposed an nexation had included territory in the Nottawasaga watershed which was considerably beyond what was anticipated Reeve Ingram Amos of Medonte said he felt the ultimate decisions should be made at the county and municipal levels close to the people primarily concerned This would be great deal less costly to ratepayers he remarked Thats the way we feel said Reeve Earl Brandon of Coldwater which was once police village in Medonte town ship We are mainly con cerned with keeping our own sovereignity It would cost us 40 per cent less if we did our own plan ning he said criticizing the trend toward more cen tralization away from local powers in recent years This is costing the ratepayers lot more money Both Reeve Amos and Reeve Brandon mentioned they were glad to see that the govemment had rejected any idea of regional government for Simcoe County since this had been strongly opposed It was noted this assurance was again given by Mr Mc Keough Another village represen tative Reeve Fergus Grose of Creemore said Local identity is important to our community Moonstone musicians play at Coldwater By SHIRLEY JENNETT COLDWATER They werent the Bay City Rollers but to the 70 people who at tended their performance The Telerock Exchange seemed almost in the same league The Telerock Exchange for med through the Boys Club of Moonstone consisted of Jamie Williams lead guitar Jim jPalmer bass guitar along with Jeff thatcher on drums They performed at danct held at Coldwater Publir School Friday evening May 14 Members of the Moonstone Boys Club Girl Guides parents and invited friends attended The boys raised $35 to be used towards the purchase of compasses for field expeditions reports that the only other time the boys have played for an audience was at the Coldwater and District Music Festival and that their music at the dance was very well received They played four sessions of about 15 minutes each with recorded music being played in the in tervals between BALLGAMES Another activity that in volves scores of eager par tici ants in the local schools an playgrounds at this time of year is ball games Although Coldwater and Moonstone Schools are to all intents and purposes one school under the same principal Robert Wilson they nevertheless maintain two New executive to plan Stroud minor hockey By MRS CAMPBELL STROUD About 35 people attended the Stroud minor hockey annual meeting recen tly when plans were made for an executive meeting on Mon day May 31 New members of the executive are Jack Padley Ken Taylor Bill Hadley Ray Neely and Barry Gerard Other mem bers still serving their terms of dfice are Murray Amos Merv Ayres Bill Maerz and Jerry Paule Bar Moore president of the womens auxrliary presented Dave Warwick outgoing resident of the association with cheque for $1000 towar ds the $6000 bank loan taken out for the plastic rink boards The women will also donate trophy case for the arena mxtseason The new executive wrll meet again to decide on positions on the executive and discuss and vote on the many suggestions that were put forth by those at tending the meeting FELLOWSHIP IIOUR The Presbyterian Womens Missionary Society has arranged fellowship hour af ter the evening anniversary service on Sundgfi May 23 The fall tha offering will be held Wednesday Oct The women plan coffee par ty and bake sale at the Stroud Inniafil recreation centre on the morning of Oct 13 Mrs Eleanor Amon was host for shower given by em ployees of Innisfil Farmers Credit Union for Wanda Wiggins June bride Attending the district annual meeting for Simcoe Kempenfelt Womens Institutes were Mrs Watters president Mrs Spring Mrs Goodfellow Mrs Brady Mrs Neely Mrs Richardson Mrs Kur prinski Mrs Ayers and Mrs Carter There were 18 log books mvrew Mrs Rix received first prize for her log and Mrs Roy Goodfellow second for residen tial All enjoyed skit by the Crown Hill women Next year the district annual meeting will be held at Hawkestone The area meeting will be held in Orillia SENIOR CITIZENS Stroud senior citizens meet each Tuesday afternoon and despite some sickness there is an attendance of 40 people or more On Tuesday May 25 the usual endofthemonth pot luck dinner will be held at noon Roy Goodfellow is in charge of the nogram MASONS MEET The Minerva Lodge of Masons held their annual womens night in the Stroud recreation centre with about 170fieo le present nnisfil chapter of the Or der of the Eastern Star en tertained the associate matrons mMay13 The members of Bayview Giapter and Innisfil Chapter attended the annual church ser vice at St James United Chur ch in Stroud Mrs Margaret Walker of Bayview and Mrs Eileen Smeeton of Stroud read the two scripture lessons St James choir sang wecial anthem for the service Innisfil reeve once trustee STROUD Staff Simcoe county chairman of finance Reeve Bill Gibbins is currently serving his ninth year on In nisfil township council Before he became reeve two years ago when he succeeded George Burton he was deputy reeve for three years and councillor for four years He also formerly served three years as school trustee Father of Reeve Gibbins the late William Gibbins was metime reeve of the township Deputy Reeve Blake Con stable is currently serving his seventh year on council the last two as one of the townships county representatives separate buildings not to men tion school spirits and must therefore do battle at the bases to see which will represent the school at area tournaments An exhibition game and final game were held in each division to determine who should proceed further Cold water Jr Boys won both their games against Moonstone and will thus represent this area Moonstone girls defeated Coldwater in the exhibition game but in their turn were defeated 21 in the final game so Coldwater has two victorious teams In the Senior boys division in exhibition play Moonstone proved the stronger team Com tition continues mw on wi er scale with more schools being involved We believe local people should have the say in dealing with local affairs Reeve Norman Cook of Cookstown said he was of like pinion Of course we wish to retain our identity and local right he replied in answer to aquestion Reeve Wallace Key of ro township remarked it seemed little late but he agreed the municipalities around Barrie should get re resentatives together for iscussions of plans which might best work out for their mutual ad vantage It would seem like hing things backward he said referring to the an nounced goal for Queens Park of implementation this year But we should give it The Oro reeve adde aint see how the city can af ford to take in all that territory COUNTY GLIMPSE MOONSTONE StemAp proval has been received from the Ontario government for secondary growth plan for development of Warminster it was confirmed by Medonte Reevelngram Amos growing community in Medonte township Warminster has been the scene of con siderable housing development during recent years Currently the community water system is being expanded and steps taken to improve the fire alarm system The township has established one of its fire halls at War minster There is also busy playground community centre school and church in the com munity The reeve said the seconda plan allow population grow from 800 to 1000 people AUCTION SALE GUTHRIE The Oro Town DISTRICT NE WS 2The Barrie Examiner Saturday May 22 I976 your child like college education flOW specral Metropolitan policy glad you did DAVE FLOOD 4362482 Years from now will thank you QUESTION What do you owe your little one ANSWER The future chance to grow and develop protec ted against liies hazards and assured of the important things Give your youngster that chance The time to start plahning is We can show you how to safeguard your childs future with Call us today Years from now you ix Metropolitan Life Where the future is now and your child WI be ship Horticultural Society is holding an auction sale of hor ticultural equi ment including mnts pots vases Monday 31 at pm at the Oro Township Hall Elwood Mc Laughlin of Orillia will be the auctioneer and visitors are asked to bring any extra equip ment they have as donations The hall is located on Line70ro Township at the Mitchell Square crossroads VOIES DOWN MIDHURST Staff Sim coe County council decided at its May meeting to take no ac tion on resolution from Hawkesbury recommending that the Association of Municipalities of Ontario pay the travelling lodging meals and other such expenses in curred by members of the board of directors PROMOTION MIDHURST Staff Russell Canning has been promoted to maintenance supervisor by the count property committee with ana justment in salary He succeeds John Bowman who retired recently PUBLIC MEETING STROUD To discuss the $3000 cost of drainage im provements Innisfil council NielIV Shoe Stores BOB NICHOLSON 43632l Ladies Childrens Wear Vciriety Smoke Shop The background environment that we will be attempting to develop for Highpoint will be one that will blend into the general historical background of the peninsula We visualize Highpoint Moll NOT has called public meeting in volving resi ents of the 11th Concession east of the 25th Sideroad The meetin has been scheduled for Satu ay June 12 at 11 am in the township municipal office TOLLENDAL PARK STROUD To obtain $800 owed by the Tollendal coni minity centre board Innisfil council has decided to write letter promising water outlet in Tollendal Park Water is to be provided when residen tial subdivision develops nearby The $800 was owed after council authorized demolition of buildings on the park site BREWERS RETAIL STROUD Road im provements near the new Brewers Retail store planned for Stroud will be the respon sibility of the retail company Innisfil council has decided The store will occupy former gasoline station next to the Stroud Plaza REJECT REGION RULE MIDHURST Staff In special questionnaire vote held in December 1970 electors of Vespra township rejected regional government by 672 to 181 it was shown by municrpal records LEASING OPPORTUNITIES CLIMATE CONTROLLED HIGHPOINT MALL PENETANGIIISIIENE For space to suit your requirements direct your inquiries to KEN CRAWFORD SUITE 2701 330 DIXON RD TORONTO N9R 159 OR CALL l7055498781 OR I4Ib6699934 Dry Cleaning Laundromat Books Cards Mortgage and Finance being sterile commercial business establishment around the corner Village Square or Marketplace capitalizing on general Canadian atmosphere and we will be encouraging all tenants to design their premises accordingly Warminster secondary plan approved TAXI INCREASE STROUD Innisfil council ved rate increase tiilrzalriuelsfilrecio by the onevehicle Sandy Cove Taxi business Owner Charles Terry said the new rate of 80 cents per call up from 70 cents and 60 cents per mile is still lower than the rate in Barrie Essa and Bradford TOPSOIL MOVE STROUD Lowest of four bidders Lance Dobinson will be paid $1750 to move 2000 cubic yards of topsoil to Innisfil Park from the Stroud Innisfil recreation centre site Council considered selling the soil but the top bid was $600 It will be saved for future use CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING Buy the name you know and trust GENERAL ELECTRIC DYKSTRA BROS ELECTRIC LTD 38 Ellen 7261439 but rather as an This wmmm lulu may by lllt VttlSltlt Ilia3 rusirxl It grl Ir ll iilr limitsii New Brunsititlx 8m 3345 Ilttltlltltill New Brunswick 538 53