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EXAMINER TELEPHONES Circulation 72676539 Classified Advertising 728 24 All Other Departments 77696537 t2th YearNo 284 CHILDREN PARENTS AND BEAR Children parents and the odd bear lined the streets Sunday for the Barrie Jayeees 12th annual Santa Claus parade The event drew record attendance estimated at 12000 Featured were 33 floats seven bands and six miscellaneous en tries More photos Story on page Examiner photo Will get Christmas mail OTTAWA CPI Canadians will get Christmas mail PostmasterGeneral Jean Jacques Blais said today Both parties are interested in resolving the differences he said on the TV television program Canada AM At odds between the Cana dian Union of Postal Workers CUPW and the Post Office is how technological change at fectsjobs The union contends the government has repeatedly broken its contract by failing to consult the union fully before introducing technological change Top officers of the 22000 member union representing mail sorters and postal clerks the inside workers met all day Friday Saturday and Sun day to decide their next move There is to be press state ment today The government denies it has broken the contract signed year ago after sevenweek strike But the postmaster general acknowledges there is serious difference in inter pretation of the contract The Public Service Staff Relations Board plans to discuss the breakdown in mediation with both sides early this week Mediator Noel Hall returned home to Vancouver on Tuesday after he failed to resolve the dispute through about 30 meetings with both sides IUPW president Ioe DHVIG son said Friday he hoped we can resolve this without resor tingto strike action But he said he lid not rule out the possibility of rotating strikes to draw public attention to union complaints In early October the union held series of rotating strikes But those stopped after the government filed for Federal Court injunction prohibiting such work stoppages When both sides agreed to the appointment of mediator the Federal Court suspended hear ings on the governments inlt junction bid and the unions counterbid for an injunction that would ban all further technological changes until cur Dozen millionaires possibility today HAMILTON JPi Twelve tickets worth $1 million each were drawn Sunday in the first Loto Canada lottery The first nine regular prizes in the draw were 3450605 in series 2640653 in series 2778271 in series 18691 in series 2209675 in series 3278867 in series 269K336 in series 2874716 in series and 2594556 in series The last three $1million tickets special prizes in the draw were 3263845 1573604 and 1207895 all in series Tickets having the same number as one of the first nine $1million ticket but in series other than the winning series are worth $100000 each For ex ample holders of tickets with the number of the first $1 million prize 3450805 but in series or win $100000 Three tickets worth $250000 each were drawn They were 1192109 in series 1122101 in series and 1711289 in series Tickets with the same num ber as $250000 ticket but in series other than the winning series are worth $50000 each One ticket number was drawn for three prizes of $25000 The number was 2257574 and holders of the ticket with the number in series or win $25000 Holders of tickets having the same last five or six digits as the number of any of the first nine $1million tickets any of the $250000 tickets and any of the $25000 tickets win $5000 For example persons having tickets ending with the last five digits 50005 which are the last five digits of the first $1million ticket number win $5000 Tickets with the same final four digits winning ticket number excluding the three special $1million prize numbers are worth $500 each Holders of tickets having the same last three digits as the number of winning ticket ex cluding the three special $1 million prize numbers win $100 Thirteen tickets were drawn for 13 special prizes of $100000 taken from money remaining from the Olympic lottery which the Loto Canada lottery replaces The 13 numbers were 1298071 series 2104100 series 1683897 series 2761171 series 2465868 series 2579189 series 3017022 series 1581079 series 1803382 series 1457125 series 2062254 series 1272173 series and 2369482 series The next draw will be held March 13 in Regina North concert band has four excellents The Barrie North Collegiate Concert Band travelled to Belleville this weekend and picked up four excellent marks in noncompetitive festival The 14 bands participating were reviewed by four ad judicatiors and marked ex cellent good fair and poor Sharon Sibthorpe director of the band said she was very pleased with the bands ex cellent showing postmastergeneral claims rent disputes have been re solved Commenting on the break down in mediation Mr David son said last week We are back at square one Mr Blais was not in contact with the union during its weekend meeting but he said Friday he was optimistic the workers would remain on their jobs Union leaders say they are not opposed to technology that will increase the efficiency of the post office They want the right to consult in advance on problems such as increased noise levels shift changes and new job duties Article 29 of the contract re quires the government to give minimum 120 days notice of technological changes and to consult with the union on methods to eliminate adverse effects If problem is not resolved by the two parties it is to be taken to special adjudication committee lor decision The Barrie Examiner Barrie Ontario Canada Monday December 1976 Weather could be big factor in todays election results Weather may be the deciding factor in turnout at city polls today and possibly in the results of the election Forecasts early this morning were calling for between six and 10 centimeters of snow with temperatures ranging from to which may keep people from the polls The citys 12 polling stations opened at 11 am and will remain open until pm giving the 24087 eligible voters nine hours to cast their ballots The stations are at Johnson Street School Codrington Street School Steele Street School for voters north of Steele Street between Duckworth and Nelson streets Maple Grove School Trinity Anglican Church Park School Cundles Road School Portage Hillcrest School King Edward School and View School Wales School Assikinack School total of 829 voters in Barrie arent con cerned about todays weather report They cast their ballots in the citys two advance polls Dec and Nov 27 35 RUNNING There are 35 people running for municipal office in the city including three for mayor 18 for aldermen four for public utilities four for Simcoe County Board of Education and Roman Catholic six for Siincoe County Separate School Boa rd No matter who wins in todays municipal election the end result will be transfusion of new blood into town and township councils in the area surroundingBarrie Oro township council will have at least four new faces after the inauguration cere mony in January None of the candidates for township coun cillor are members of the 197576 council Present coun cillors Allan McLean and Paul Hansen are seeking the deputyvreeves chair while Howard Campbell is challeng ing incumbent deputyrceve Charles Simpson for the post of The mayoralty candidates are incumbent Dorian Parker Ald Ross Archer public works committee chairman mayorWillardKinzie In Ward the candidates for the three aldermanic positions are incumbents Alex Arthur and Nelson Garrett with new can didates Chris Kaszuba Fred Ruemper and Henry Verstraten Candidates in Ward include incumbents and former Del Cole and Ed Thompson and newcomers Oakley Prince of Charles Style and Bill Knowles The three aldermanic positions in Ward will be decided between incumbents Janice Laking and Ernie Rotman and newcomers Robert Dennis and Ross Stephens In Ward the candidates include only one incumbent William Campbell with Barrie Boisclair Ron Lynch Gordon Mills and Phil Sauve also running The two public utilities commissioners will be decided among incumbents Ernest Alex ander and Jansen and newcomers Val Brucker and Claude Watt Running for the public school board are in cumbents Fisher Bill Straughan Betty Thompson and newcomer Rev Bob Boden The separate school candidates are in cumbents John Brennan and Ross Saunders with newcomers Hazel Carson Anthony Decarie Clair Moreau and Marcel Moreau Many new faces certainty for Barriearea councils At least one member of the 197576 Essa township council will not be back for another term Coun Anthony Mancini is challenging incumbent Eugene Smith for reeve while incum bent coun MacDonald and incumbent deputyrceve Maurice Miller face slate of five newcomers for the three township council seats INNISIIIOINII Five newcomers are running hard for the three seats on In nisfil township council Kathe Jans John ltoonie Fred Watts Roger White and Jack Young are challenging incumbents William Iipple and John Cowaii JOURNEY TO OZ GOT DETOURED An error in channel substitution was apparciitl responsible for Barrie able TVs deletion of the first 20 minutes of haniiel 7s special Journey Back to Oz Sunday Itob Bob Alex ander systems manager for the firm said today Channel viewers instead got ieorgc Ilimpton special on ilobal from pm to about 720 Mr Alexander said calls of complaint began coming in about 10 and the problem was fixed in about 10 minutes aiiadiaii networks such as ilobal are allowed to request to be shown in place of American networks such as Channel tABCt when both carry the same prograiiiin ing The policy is designed to favor advertisers on ana dian networks Ir Alexander said today there was apparently an cr roiieoiis request for such substitution in the systems computer which makes the changes automatically llc said networks make their re qiiests week in idyaiicc and ilobal may lime failed to cancel request following late change in programin ing liaimcl and ilobal car ried duplicate programming at pm the previous Sun day and on two other SHIP days over the past two months 42 at AT THE SKI AND SKATE EXCHANGE Scott Dennis four shows his sister Alyssa some of the neat looking boots for sale at the Ys Mens Club skate and ski exchange Saturday The club sold about 300 articles of winter sports equipment for about $2700 and expects to make about $500 on commis sion The money will be used for the YMYWCAs expan sion Examiner Photo Barries proposed annexation of township lands and future development in lnnisfil have been the central issues of the campaign which featured running feud between incum bent deputyreeve Blake Con stable aiid former township rceve George Burton Mr Bur ton is trying to regain the rceves chair he lost to William Gibbins in 1974 Mr Constable faces chal lenges from Coun Grant An drade and Don Koopmans for the deputyreeve post FlllRIITIN Fluoridation is the key issue in Alliston Voters will decide by referendum today whether they want fluoride added to the towns water supply Incumbents Doug Taylor Aidcn Whelan Elmer Hawkins and Taylor are facing challengers Gerry Moon and Joseph Heydon Iown mayor akla Gray rceve Peter ameron and deputyreeve James Dickey were returned by acclamation In Cookstown Coun Dennis Iartirdge is the only incumbent trying for reelection today He faces strong challenges from seven other council candidates who have hounded Mr Pare tridge over the Cookslane sub division development Norma laver and Melville Brayinan are seeking the reeves chair vacated by retiring rceve Nore man ook Hydro normal Ontario Hydro operations are back to normal after an hour of voltage reduction Friday ac cording to Georgian Bay region spokesman Ted Johnston Mr Johnston said Hydro of ficials are now sitting and waiting to see demand figures for this week before making further moves He said that while no pro blems were anticipated people must continue to control their use of power during the peak hours of to pm or there will be another overload Power was reduced by three per cent Friday after Thursdays peak demand at 520 pm exceeded what Hydro stations could provide There were 26 companies with interruptable Hydro coverage which went without power during the peak period while homes in Tecumseh township lost power for short period of time Mr Johnston said weekend use reduced the pressure because ol the small number of industries operating and said all 26 companies now have full power again He said Ontario Hydro is now negotiating to get up to 200 megawatts from the Bruce nuclear power station and another 375 from Nanticoke thermal station He warned however that the purchase was not dependable We could lose them at any time he said He said Hydro has also made arrangements with nearby utilities to pick up 300 megawatts on demand if ne cessary The peak use predicted for Friday at 520 pm of 15505000 kilowatts was not reached ac cording to Mr Johnston The use amounted to 15149000 and he credits preSS articles warning people to reduce their use with having an effect Ontario Hydro is rapidly try ing to repair all four generators now not working at Nanticoke in an attempt to safeguard against future problems Uhr ifiarrir Examiner BLOCKING SHOT AT CFB BORDEN Barrie player goes up to block shot against Cana dian Forces Base Borden during Simcoc County Womens Recreational Vole PQ independence message to be made loud and clear OTTAWA Pt Quebec is bent on political indeixindcnce from Canada and that message was to be delivered loud and clear to the federalprmincial conference of finance ministers today The message was to come at the outset of the meeting in brief statement by Claude Morin minister of inter governmental affairs Mr Morin former constitu tional adviser to four Quebec premiers told reporters Sunr day that he had statement to deliver at the opening of the meeting and that it would be his only open intervention in the two days of talks For the rest of the session Quebecs ball will be carried by Finance Minister Jacques Par rizeau The two ministers said there is no question of Quebec play ing at being independent while it is still province of Canada The first point Mr Morin said he wanted to clear up is the meaning of the Nov15 Quebec election ASSESS REACTION Judging from the reactions from the other provincial and federal politicians we had the impression that from dan gerous separatists little ter roristie around the edges we had become overnight fed eralists just little more rein buiictious than others Mr Morin said Were just here to tell them that our goal is still mlitical sovereignty for Quebec in an economic association with Canada Mr Morin said Premier Rene Levesque will expand next flattens How about giving Jane new typewriter Mike another taperecorder and Kim second radia WEATHER FORECASI Snow becoming heavier over night with accumulations of up to 10 cms Windy and colder with flurries and snowsqualls Tuesday bow tonigh high Tuesday naming and dropping during the dav leyball League tournament at FB Borden Sunday Bar rie was eliminated in straight games by Borden which went on to win the week on the significance of the Parti Quebecois victory in the Quebec general election The statement is meant to clarity for politicians and ex plain to the population outside Quebec what separatist party is doing taking part in the negotiation of fiscal ar raiigements in Confederation it plans to leave Noting the desire of the pro vinces and the federal govern ment to opt out of shared cost programs Mr Parizeau said with his everpresent smile Were negotiating the opting out of Quebec from Canada Mr Parizeau said the Quebec Macdonald offers new tax package OTTAWA CP Finance Minister Donald Macdonald of fered the provinces today tax sharing package which he said would bring them $25 billion more in revenues during the next five years than present programs At present the programs pro vide the provinces with about $8 billion year for various health and education programs plus CAPSULE NE Rhodesia Europe tOpiCS LONDON CPl Rhodesia and European affairs topped the agenda in meeting today between Canadian External Affairs Minister Don Jamieson and British Foreign Secretary Anthony Crosla nd Carter not yet ready PLAINS Ga AP Presidentelect Jimmy Carter said today he is not convinced yet that tax cut will be needed next year and said it is too early to tell what steps he may need to take to stimulate the US economy 16 Pages tournament wins against story Page 10 Photo with straight Orillia See Examiner government approached the present conference with the at titude that were not going to throw monkey wrench into all the work thats been done BIEIOICR He said he was bowled over by the provinces reaching agreement on com mon stand on fiscal negotia tionswithOttawa But whatever fiscal ar rangements are worked out for the next five years Quebec is not counting on being there when they expire in 1982 The Parti Quebecois govern ment has said it will hold referendum on independence within two years of its election systems to assist the poorer provmces Mr Macdonald made his pro posals at the opening of two day federalprovincial con ference which has as its aim renewal of fiveltyear tax sharing agreements due to ex pire next March 31 The con ference is the third this year and Mr Macdonald said he hopes agreement can be reached at this meeting CNR bidding on contract MONTREAL CP Canadian National Railways an nounced today it has submitted $950million bid through whollyowned subsidiary for railwaybuilding contract in Venezuela Civil war continues BEIRUT CP Moslem and Christian villages traded ar tillery fire earl today in southern Lebanon above the Israeli border where two sides have continued their civil war free of interference from Arab League peacekeepers