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Elementary schools Wind up for year Elementary Schools Bar rie and area completed clos ing exercises night Wednesday Award winners at various schools were ODRINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL Top girl Sylvia Mayes top boy Danny Chau outstanding safety JOHNSON STREET Public School principal Cathers congratulated the patroller Frances De Wilde OAKLEY PARK SCHOOL Top boy Kelvin Whalen top girl Sandra Skinner valedictorian Brian Wilson JOHNSON STREET PUB LIC SCHOOL Top girl Dorothy Van Vliet top boy imlt the schools two most proved students at graduation Wednesday IRACIE HOWELL and David Tredinnick recieved general proficiency awards SANDRA SKINNICR left and Kelvin Whalen right were named head girl and By RICHARD DINSIAN Examiner Staff Reporter tiZVpage statistical brochure on United Appeal contributions by Ontario Civil servants compiled and mailed unsolicited to United Appeal officials to whom the statistics are useless is among 15 examples of gov ernment waste and inefficien cy turned up by the Greater Barrie Chamber of Com merces Waste Watchers program Other coziiplaints include spent on un necessary federal office space and an estimated $90 million wasted on teaching French to civil servants It all adds up to pretty dismal picture Peter llowden chairman of the chainlmrs legislative affairs committee and head of the progiaiiisaidluesday it we can find few billion dollars all by ourselves there must bea lot more he said The complaints include an even dozen concerning the federal government one soler $45 million at the Best Memorial Public School Graduation Wednesday night Grade boy at Oakley Park Public Schools graduation Wed nesday morning Vice FROM USELESS STATISTICS 0h WhatA Waste says ly concerning the provincial government one split bet ween the provincial and municipal levels and one about the Simcoe County Board of Education Four of the federal com plaints involve the Post Of ficc and four concern Otv tawas bilingualism policy IIAMBERCONCERN The program grew out of chamber concern over the need to keep check on government spending in time of restraint Complaints submitted by chamber mem bers were to be as specific as possible and avoid broad policy criticisms of existing programs Appropriate government officials were given at least two weeks to respond to each complaint before the pro grams findings were made public But of 14 complaints submitted to government agencies the 15th has been turned over to another chamber committee eight have gone altogether uni answered and only two have Gord MacPherson boy athlete Kevin McCron girl athlete Laura Cockburn academic improvement rob Sullivan and Julie Bowman KING EDWARD PUBLIC SCHOOL Top boy Mark Rainey top girl Kim Wor rod math award Van The students are Julie Bowman and Rob Sullivan teacher Merv Richardson is presenting the awards principal Geoff Mulholland presented the awards received fullfledged responses The remaining four com plaints have been ac knowledged in some measure but not answered Two of these cases involve JeanPierre Goyer federal supply and services minister who has written the chamber to tell them they have the wrong ministry rather than himself passing complaints on to the right ministry Mr llowden said Tuesday the program will probably be run on continuing basis with results updated as or if further responses come in In addition chamber members will get second chance to submit complaints this fall and Mr Howdens committee plans report on the first year of the federal antiinflation program after its lhaiiksgiviiig anniver saiy Complaints collected were OMILAINIS The United Appeal brochure published by the Marineau French award Jennifer Cowie athletics Hugh Church and Sherryn Gibbons WR BEST PUBLIC SCHOOL Shanty Bay head top boy Tony Lempriere top girl Susan Lempriere general proficiency Tracie Howell and David Tredin nick athletics Arlene Vanberkum and Bill Snider JOHNSON STREET grad uates are Teresa Bartko Nancy Bebb Julie Bowman Susan Cameron Laura Cockburn Deborah Covell Molly Exell Karen Graves Carol Haldey Cynthia Han cock Patti Haughton Michele Hennessy Kimberley Mason Sheila Mc Conney Debra Richardson Sandra Thomson Dorothy Van Vliet Tara Wilson Robin Chambers David Duncan Robin Gilby Terry Lusty Bob MacKay Gord MacPherson David Matson Kevin McCron Edward McIntyre Eric Mumberson Wayne Smith Kevin Ste ingard Russell Stiver Robert Sullivan Ronald Tostik and George Waddell WARNICA SCHOOL gra duates are Cindy Bridge Debbie Britton Joe Burgsma Mike Goodyer Carole Horvath Eva Krekacs Steve Lanthier Cherie LeBlanc Grant Maynard Ken McLeod Kelly Miles Marjorie Rumble Jim Warnica Rick Webb Donna Yetman Sandy Zambon Virginia Benko Debbie Brock Robert Gilroy Mayda Handy Clint Irwin Paul Kneeshaw Harry Little Fern Lonsdale David Milne Pattie Minnikin Darell Nutt David Peyton Linda Shawar ski Kathy Wallin Janine Warnica Julie Winter Katy Bass Rick Broley Linda Carleton Steve Faulkner Ron Frey Doug Grant Julian Huby Gerald Mc Canii Greg Monger Biran nafraychuk Lorna Rich ards Susan Sheridan Cal veena Sutton Jane Wallin Arlene Cheney Greg Dejar dine Elaine Hemingway Bob Lee Andy Lennon Ken Mitchell Sharon Monger Jette Neilsen Frances Nom dhoff Kevin Sweenie Sheryl Thorpe Cory Turner Lee Worsdell BEST MEMORIAL graduates are Karen Bar ber Jerry Barnes Steven Brown Linda Ieare Danny oates Kyle Easton David Fulton Bruce Garlick Jim Glass Mike Gorski Roxanne lliltz Tracie Howell Dean Lawson Susan Lempriere Tony Lempriere Rick Mac Pherson Ron lVlacPhersoii Sherry McLinton Wanda McMaster Paul Morgan Mary Morris Pat Ney Hugh Partridge Patricia Sawula Steven Shcardown Glenn Simpson Bill Snider Brenda Tatton DaVid Trediniiick Arlene VanBerkum and Darlene Woodward KING EDWARD graduates are Mary Lou Barnes Carol Bowen Greg Brown Mar garet Brown Brenda aii non Hugh Church Bonnie Clarke Brian Collins Maureen Collins Steven Cook Jennifer Cowie Bruce Ellis Hart Engel Tommy Fairen Bonnie Foraythe Sherryn Gibbons Tom Greer Scott Guest Michael Hayes Lynn Hoover Mae Hunter Suzanne Irving Patricia James Diana Kaye Don MacGregor Karen Maguire Van Marineau David McDer mid Cindy McKinnon Rose Marie McNeil Patty Med hurst Shelley Milligan Terry Mooney William Ness John Palmer Daniel Parr Brian Purdon Mark Rainey Lisa Roberts David Roper Stefan Schwecke Shawn Sharp Michael Sollory Rick Staples Cindy Cameron Thompson Robert Wagner and Kimberly Worrod CODRINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL graduates are Kevin Sedore Ralph Wagner Jan Kirkpatrick Guy Crease Karen Couzens Chris Leg gett Chris Broadbent Richard Irwin Perry Stib bard Beth Johnson Susan Knapp Darlene Ellis Joanne Trottier Warren Dean Mike Ramsay John Gracey Sylvia Mayes Mark Bailey Blaine Grossley John Blackman Cathy McArthur Kim Wozney Andrea WynneJones Jerry Lediard Frances DeWilde Cam Small Kathryn Turney Lori Hamill Sue Wilson Victoria Smith Alison Harper Dana Hinton Cheryl Ramsay Katarina Needle Steve McComb Alex Dobson Beth Richardson Elaine Stratham Cathie Otto Dan ny Chau Terry Briggs and James Palmer OAKLEY PARK graduates are Denise Allan Roger Bates Kelvin Bauldry Doug Bebb Gary Bowles Kevin Bowles De bie Byers Carol Anne Caskenette Lori Cook Donald Coulson Greg Coul ter Paul Deane Glen De Clark Kent Drope Elizabeth Eakin Sheila Elliott Steve Elliott David Elphick Kim Emms Jeanette Fontaine Murray Fraser Debbie Freeman Peter Gillies Valerie Gillies Jackie Gushue Vincent llalket Judy Hall Alison Hamilton Janice Hayes Lynette Haynes Pat Hermann Brett Hodges Dave Hogendyke Sean Johnston Karen Keating John Kelly Geoff Kent Darlene Kosowan Eileen Latimer Kelly Lee Allan Leeman David Linton raig Lockhart Sandra Longhurst Jackie Marshall Kim McNabb Sherie McNiven Don Montgomery Cindy Morrison Terry Myers Robert Palumbi San dra Pattenden Dwayne Pat ton Chris Pinder Brad Rawn Leslie Robinson Jeff Rossiter Greg Sanford Russell Scraggs Marty Segal Nehaul Shanna Frits Siesling Sandra Skinner Tom Smith Eric Shape Lori Stefaniuk Glen Surgeiior Rick Thirsk Rob Thurrott iiidy Vair amron Neathcisloii Kelvin Whaleti Scott Williamson and Brian Wilson Both sides still wait for talks to resume Both sides are still waiting for mediation talks to resume in the strike at Barries Chrysler Canada Outboard plant which enters its 201h week today Talks were last held May 19 Wayne Green president of United Steelworkers of America Local 6834 said today no date has been set for the next mediation session which will be the third in series which began May 19 However he said he ex peels to know the date by the beginning of next week Dan Cowan company com ptroller said the firm is on standby waiting for word on the next session He said firm officials had expected word two weeks ago The 38 employees went on strike Feb 12 after working without contract sinCe Nov 30 Chief issue in the dispute Service Com mission gives detailed statistics on civil servants donations broken down by area of the province Mr Howden member of the local United Appeals board of directors said any statistics of this sort which may be useful to United Ap peal officials are invariably known to them already In quiries have brought no response It was stated at federal budget time that the federal government had leased $45 million worth of office space it doesnt need Mr Goyer asked to comment said Bud Drury public works min ister is the man to see but there has been no time yet to get response from Mr Drury Reports by Keith Spicer federal commissioner of of ficial languages suggest that 20 per cent of the 53000 civil servants who are supposed to become bilingual have no need to use French in their work At $0000 apiece to Ontario Civil is money According to union officials workers have been offered an increase of 75 cents an hour over twoyear contract on an average pre strike wage of $327 but want $135 raise over the same period Company officials have not disclosed details of bargain ing posit ions $10770ERANT group of retired Mid hurstarea resident received $1770 federal grant to renovate and equip existing recreational facilities in the community The grant was awarded under the New Horizons Pro gram and is part of total of 187 involving 15734 people The money will be used on such social and recreational activities as carpet bowling and various arts and crafts programs teach them French Mr llowden says that means $90 million down the tubes No response from Mr Spicer The federal government pays travel and accommoda tion expenses for judges who want to learn French re gardless of where they live or whether they need it Mr llowden says No response from Mr Spicer Statutes and bills are mailed to lawyers in both of ficial languages Wouldnt just one the appropriate one in each case be cheaper the committee wants to know No answer from Mr Goyer The federal Anti Inflation Board sends its literature in both languages and frequently sends more than one copy to single ad dress representative of the board called chamber gen eral manager Bob Hollywood who was out and the representative has been oul whenever Mr Hollywood has tried to return the call One chamber member SYLVIA MAYES and Dan ny Chau center recieved the awards for top students ly fr THESE FOIR students were top award winners at the Johnson Street Public KING EDWARD Public School had its graduation Wednesday night lop award winners were from LOCAL AND GENERAL TWOAIIS Barrie firefighters answered two minor calls Thursday At 740 pm they were called to the liickeii King at the Wellington Street Plaza to put out fire in the deep fryer and at 1255 pm they extinguished fire in the back seat of car at 32 has standing order for every new series of Olympic coins but gets promotional literature for each new series anyhow Mr loycr referred this complaint to the Post Of fice which IllIIS the Olympic com program The Post Office is pro moting scheme whereby users of Pitiiey Bowes postage machines pay $150 to that firm for Olympic postage dies with the Olympics get ting cut and Pitiiey Bowes making profit as well The committee wants to know if the post offices promotional expenses are covered before the Olympics get the money No answer from Postiiiastcr general Bryce Mackascy but his parliamentary secretary has assured the House of Commons no public funds are subsidizing the scheme similar question of recouping expenses for prd motion and prizes has risen in connection with the Post Of fices Olympic Lottery in which 50 cents in Olympic stamps must be attached to at Codrington Public School Viceprincipal Jac qucline McNie left pre School graduation Wednesday From left are Gord Maclhcrson boys left Mark Rainey head boy Sherryn Gibbons female athlete Van Marion St Damage to the car was estimated at about $100 WINDOWSMASIIED Vandals smashed $200 window at the Fina service station at the corner of ollicr and lappcrton Streets liiesday iiight According to Barrie City Police beer bot He was thrown through the entries lop prize is trip for two anywhere in Canada served by the Post Office and commercial transport Mr llowden says he doubts the Post Office should be in volved in such promotions at all when they might be spen ding their time improving postal service It seems the Post Offices second function these days is to raise money for the Olympics he says No answer The Post Office had dis play advertisements placed in daily newspapers to inform the public of new rates and policies for mail to the United States Equal coverage could have been obtained for free by issuing news release says Mr llowden No answer from Mr Mackasey The federal Department of Regional Economic Exv paiisioiis annual report for 10747753 is an expensively printed document featuring tiilcoor glossy photographs Since the government has no need for promotional tecliiii qucs such as business might The Barrie Examiner Thursday sent the Wilma Clark Memorial Award to Miss Mayes and principal Val academics Dot Van Vliet girls academics Laura Cockburn top girl athlete Marineau math award llugh Church male ath lete Kim Worrod head window The windshield of car parked on the lot was also smashed BREAKIN About $400 in personal ef fects was stolen from residence on Oakley Park Square when it was broken in to Tuesday night Barrie City Police would not release the use Mr llowden says why not just the facts and figures in black and white special assistant to minister Marcel Lessard says the complaint will be brought to the ministers attention at the earliest opportunity SEMINARS The Federal Business Development Bank conducts business seminars similar to those offered by the provin cial ministries of industry and tourism and of colleges and universities The coin mittee thinks the three groups should get together on the project fourtliright response from the federal agency satisfied the commit tee of its willingness to co operate and the matter is to be brought to the attention of the two provincial ministries Stanley Cup playoff game broadcast by without commercials due to union ultimatum this year is said to have cost RC $250000 in lost revenues Mr llowdcii would like to hear more about why the network went ahead Brucker presented the MacLennan Award to Danny and Kevin McCron top boy athlete girl and Jennifer Cowie French Award Examiner Photo name of the owner or the ad dress saying there had been similar incidents in the area RIIIIRENIICNI TEA SlROlD tea honoring teacher Marian Ross retir ing after 43 years service will be held June 20 from 330 to 530 pm at Suniiybrae School TO DEVELOPMENT DAYS hamber 0f 15 projects with the broadcast but he acknowledges that most of the costs may have been com mitted already and gone unaffected by the decision to broadcast No answer from CBC If subdivision approval time could be cut to year instead of three years 25 acre subdivision might cost $120000 less to build Mr llowden says This one has been turned over to the chainbcrs civic affairs tOlIr miltee for study The Siiiicoe County Board of Education granted its teachers the maximum IIlllIIlItI of professional dc vclopiiicnt days The chamber would like to know if that was good idea in time of restraint and whether teachers actually attend the sessions In response to chamber inquiries education director Jack Ilaiiisay said the decision was reached after much stud and by split vote 01 the board He said absenteeism is not pro blciii June 24 19769