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DOWNTOWN MERCHANT Dave Hill was one of numerous residents who con My myl tributed ideas of their own Thursday on what should be JohnsonsBeuek Impum Is nun Fnd GusRelic £nloqa Infect Duel xflcflflQtbrn Compu info waist luHru Modm incorpgrokwxq Mat° tarkino Facilvties sit Klmnc LAMI IIIMPFOV Rzrimffi ram €dnfian Ground ilfiflk was done with Barries core area Examiner photo Several ideas given to Improve downtown twostorey parking garage at what is now Memorial Square wall of apartment buildings from the Royal Victoria Hospital to Berczy Street ring road around the bay for trucks on the land ward side of the CN tracks Removal of the tracks These were few of the sug gestions made Thursday at public meeting on the future of the downtown core Merchant Henry Kiezebrink said the park at Memorial Square should be moved monu ment and all to the new park scheduled for creation once the Mayors commitment remark city finishes filling the bay bet ween Bayfield and Mulcaster streets parking garage of at least two storeys should be built in its place he said Dave Hill also merchant brought list of suggestions which included apartments behind the business district restoration of the CN station improved dock facilities hotel centre at the waters edge and coordinated downtown architecture Bill Clark wanted to get the cars out of the downtown area as much as ssible If we ont do something about automobiles theyll shove us off the earth he said The more cars the worse the city is He proposed the ring road as way of keeping truck traffic away from the core Mr Clark also said trees and flowers are more important than paint and architecture in keeping city beautiful and he would like to see committee in charge of them man who declined to give his name said the city should consider getting rid of the tracks in view of federal pro posal to amalgamate CN and CP This he said could make the tracks redundant and the city should plan with this in mind almost starts public quarrel Thursdays public meeting on the downtown area just missed turning into quarrel over what Mayor Dorian Parker meant The mayor member of the planning board subcommittee in charge of the meeting was asked to make few remarks as the session drew to close We cant make any com mitments she said but pro Instructor willing to head driver course For $85 adults in Barrie will have chance to learn to drive defensively John Lougheed qualified insturctor and coordinator of the Barrie Student Driver Education course is holding course for adults Mr Lougheed said the five week course attracted 38 people between 21 and 65 years old last spring Last spring found adults learn much better in group situation he said lot of Georgian College students and some women who are widows are very interested in learning how to drive The course includes 25 hours of classroom lessons and six hours in the car driving he said adding it takes about five weeks Id like to get fair response about 30 people signed before run the course he said The tentative starting date for the course is the end of September he said but this can be changed Anyone interested he said can contact him at 72843871 mised that proposals made at the meeting will be considered Tom Delaney president of the Consumer Association of Canadas Barrie Branch didnt like her choice of words He moved quickly to the podium after the mayor sat down and told the audience her statements were the key to the whole problem We have an election coming up in few months he told an audience which included all three of Mayor Parkers declared opponents and think its time we got some commitment The mayor sprang to her feet Tom you misunderstood me she began But wave of boots from the audience echoed through the packed council chamber and the mayor did not press the point Mr Delaney offered his ser vices chairman of meetings between the candidates and in terested citizens to get some commitment Public speaks at OMB aring By JIM DALZIEL Examiner Staff Reporter 0R0 STATION The pro posal for 113acre industrial park in Guthrie was both deplored and raised by members of the pu lic at an On tario Municipal Board hearing here Thursday Four people told the OMB panel that the industrial plan would benefit Oro township br inging more property tax as sessment and jobs But nine others said they were opposed for reasons that included increased traffic flow on roads and loss of farmland Final arguments are sche duled for today the fifth day of the public hearing in Oro townshi hall The OMB panel may eit er reserve its decision until some other time or an nounce it Friday afternoon The industrial park required OMB approval of rezoning PEGGY SARJEANT farmland and amendment of Oro townships official plan FIVE OPPOSE Five ro residents came for ward on their own on Wed nesday to oppose the industrial park while four said they sup portit Stephen Davie and ROss Bradley the most prominent objectors were among four other residents called by op position lawyer Lloyd May Mr ROSS BRADLEY LOCAL AND GENERA BIG SISTERS The Big Sisters Association has new telephone number 7372092 Aileen Carroll All potential big sisters and all who know potential little sister are invited to call Ap plicants will be interviewed and matched by Marilyn Kornyk and Jeanne Harris The as sociation also will hold discus sion group for current and potential big sisters the last Wednesday of each month Call the new number for time and location The Sept 29 meeting will begin at pm NEWOFFICERS Bert Van Der Heyden was elected president of the Barrie Builders Association Thurs day Named directors were Gordon Pratt Ernie Alex ander and Gordon Spring building Gord Madge and Louis Legacie supply and Bill Dykstra and Reg Edwards subtrades Immediate past president is Jack Byers MEETING POSTPONEII Due to the annexation meeting Sept 20 the Vespra Horticultural Society will post ne its regular meeting unti Monda Sept 27 at pm at the Mi hurst Reforesters Hall HOUSING POLICY Barrie Planning Board is holding special meeting Sept 28 at pm to discuss the Citys housing policy statement The statement was sent to the board for comment in the springand blic meeting was held in Ju Im The board has not made ecision on the statement RECREATION MEETING The Barrie Recreation Ad visory Committee is scheduled to meet Thursday Se 23 at pm at cit hallz major points of iscussron are the need for third beach area and an intorduction of LesleyOGor don thera utic recreationist with the epartment who is preparing special programs for the mentally retarded HIKE PLANNED The Blue Mountain Bruce Trail Club will hold ninemile hike along the Bruce Trail south of C0llingwood Satur day The hike will begin at Pine Tree Sideroad and lead through farmland hardwood forest high rock faces and the Noisy River Valley to Lavender Hikers should meet at 10 am at Duntroon and bring lunch All are welcome For further information call Bill Bateman at 7269508 BAIIAIS MEET The Bahai community of Bar rie plans public meeting featuring Bahai speaker Friday at pm at the Mu nicipal Savings community room20wenSt EVENING COURSES Registrations are now being accepted by the Continuing Education Division of Georgian College for its fall program of evening and parttime courses More than 100 careeroriented credit and special interest courses are being offered in the Barrie area For brochures and further information call the college at 7281951 or drop in to the College Services building at the Barrie Campus Evening registration for parttime fall courses will be held Sept 20 21 and 22 from to 10 pm at the college Most courses start early in October HAWK WATCH The Brereton Field Naturalists Club will hold hawk watch Saturday Par ticipants should meet at south Centennial Park at 1230 or at Horseshoe Valley at 115 pm For further information call Vi vian Bell 7285283 NATURALISTS The Brereton Field Naturalists Club will meet Se 24 at Cundles Heights Sc 001 Business meeting will begin at 730 pm with pro gram at8pm COFFEE BREAK Bay International Com munications CB radio club is holding coffee break Saturday and Sunda at Molsons Park Any mem of the public whether radio operator or not is invited Proceeds go to the muscular dystrophy and di abetic associations Admission is $150 per adult with children under 12 admitted free Camp ing is available though there are no hookups SQLARE DANCING The Borden Squaretimers start their season of square dancing Monday at 830 pm at Joseph Kaeble School Cana dian Forces Base Borden Al Calhoun has given special in vitation to new dancers For more information contact Roy Yorke 7289614 or Ray Bowls 7261967 DIABETIC ASSOCIATION After the hospital what then will be the topic of panel discussion at meeting of the Huronia and district branch of the Canadian Diabetic Association Sept 22 at pm in the 3C lecture room at Barrie Royal Victoria Hospital doc tor nurse dietitian and diabetics will discuss various aspects of posthospital care of diabetics Panel chairman will be Esther Hermosa nursing director of home care service CHRISTIAN MOVIE The film Stranger in my Forest featuring adventure with spiritual message will be shown from to pm Sept 24 at Georgian College Theatre PWI CONFERENCE The annual Canadian zone conference of Parents Without Partners will be held Sept 24 to 26 at the Continental Inn at Bar rie About 400 delegates from across Canada are expected GOSPEL CONCERTS Dave Chapman and Sweet Spirit will appear at Georgian College Theatre tonight in two Gospel music concerts at 630 and 930 pm Tickets are $350 in advance $450 at the door and are available at the GOod News Book Store in Bayfield Mall and at Steingard Photo Studios at 11 Cla perton St as well as the Gospel Book Store in Collingwood Bonthron Book store in Orillia and from Lloyd Brillinger 4282622 in Stayner VESPRA MEETING MIDHURST public meeting on the effects of annexlt ation on Vespra Township will be held Monday at pm in Midhurst Community Centre LEADERS NEEDED Male or female leaders are needed to help with the Cubs of new Scout group being for med at Guthrie Registration will be held for the group at pm Sept 23 at Guthrie United Church hall Those in terested in helping out should telephone 4872503 ANGIS PLAN ANGUS Essa lwonships planning board will hold public open house Sept 23 to present the revised draft of the secondary land use plan for the Angus area Public comments on the plan are invited The open house will be held at Lions Hall on Highway 90in Angus ART SIIOW The Sandycove Acres Palette Club will hold its third annual exhibit of paintings and sket ches Sept 23 from 30 to pm at the Hub Sand cove Acres Tea and coffee wil be served SQUARE DANCING square dance club with Mac Marcellus as caller will begin sessions Menday at Chur chill Hall from to 1030 pm Beginning and secondyear dancers are welcome For more information call 7263570 CHILDRENS All The regular monthly meeting of the Simcoe County Childrens Aid Society board of directors will be held Tuesday at pm at the societys of fices in the County Administra tion Centre Midhurst OPENING TEA The Simcoe County chapter of the Federation of Women Teachers Associations of tario will hold its opening tea to welcome new teachers Monday at 730 pm at Huronia Centen nial school in Elmvale BARBARA TIFFIN May has been hired by Mr Davie and Mr Bradley but about 200 residents have signed form authorizing him to represent them Mr Davie who said he is an amateur land developer and amateur naturalist owns 100 acres on Concession south of the industrial site With hopes of farming the land he owns he said he was concerned about erosion and pollution and the effect of development on roving deer herd in the area Mr Bradley said he wants to develop fruit farm on 70 acres he owns on Concession He has fulltime job now in Barrie Mr Davie and Mr Bradley said they would stand behind notice which they circulated to Oro residents before the MB hearing Mr Bradley said he did not consider the Wake up Oro notice inflammatory CONCEDES Dick Howitt former chair man of Oro planning board conceded that the township of ficial plan calls for new in dustrial development to be ad jacent to existing communities and thoroughfares But he said he is not more knowledgeable and he thinks all industry should be out of sight away from the thoroughfare with access to it The industrial park is plan ned south of Highway 11 with access to the 4th Line of 0m resident on the lakeshore Ridge Road Mr Howitt said more traffic would be hazard on that twisting road neighbor of Mr liowitt Dr Lloyd Pidgeon said the storage of plastic at the industrial park could be fire risk Dr Pidgeon retired spe cialist in physical chemistry was referring to proposed establishment of plastic extru DR LLOYD IIIGEON sion facilities in Convertible Pools plant in the industrial park While admittin he is more knowledgeable out metals Dr Pidgeon said plastics can give off obnoxious odors But Mike McQuaid lawyer for de veloper Ray Campbell pointed out provmcial legislation governing the environment Another obector Harold Roach said shudders to think that any class farmland would be taken out of produc tion About half the Campbell property is class the second highest classification in agriculture MAR 0R0 Peggy Sarjeant said the in dustrial park will mar Oros rural atmosphere and it could lend support to Barries plan to build an airport on Concession public meetin on the air port proposal is sc eduled for Sept 30 Barbara Tif in said the rezon ing would pave the way for the airport and Barries attempt to annex 1500 acres from Oro Its thin edge of the wedge she said Peter Percival said the in dustrial proposal is based on Canadas gasolinepowered economy which may have troubled future Development which requies trucking and which forces CAMPBELL RAIKES employees to drive to work could become unviable in an oil shorthage he said We could have derelict areas across the province John Far uharson said in creased tra fic on the Ridge Road would be danger to school children who now cross his roperty to avoid existing traf ic In support of the industrial park planning board member John Vokes said the increased property tax assessment is an obvious advantage to the township He said Oro has only $124 million worth of business and commercial assessment among the total $91 million assessment Campbell Raikes former member of the planning board said committee opposing the industrial park has mis represented the case ro has done lot to prevent development on farmland that is not near communities Mr Raich said Dave Bull whose Bass Lake mobile home park makes him the third largest taxpayer in ro said the proposal would provide another source of tax income for the township He called the location ideal Barbara Ewing of RRl Shan ty Bay said the industrial park would provide needed jobs neighbor of Mr Campbell she said her husband recently had trouble finding work in the area 119 Ilium Examiner The Barrie Examiner Friday Sept 17 l9769 Decisions the theme of Oct conference Labormanagement respon sibility in decisionmaking will be the theme of labor management conference to be held at the Continental Inn in Barrie Oct Keynote speaker at the all day session will be Dr William Dimma president of the Toron to Star and Armstrong deputy labor minister for On tario and Julien Major ex ecutive vicepresident of the Canadian Labor Congress will also be featured Don Taylor assistant na tional director of the United Steelworkers of America and Edward Cross personnel group Recruits being sought for Foresters reserve The Grey and Simcoe For esters Infantry Regiment is celebrating its 110th birthday this week The regiment is now Reserve unit located in Bar me If was founded as the Grey Regiment and the Simcoe Foresters in the mid1800s and the units amalgamated to form the Grey and Simcoe Foresters just before the Second World War The unit served through the war and members of the regi ment won every award for valor available The regiment served in armored and artillery roles and is now an infantry regiment The Barrie Company of the Grey and Simcoe Foresters trains every Tuesday night at the Armory Anyone wishing in formation call the Armory at 7283761 Tuesday or Thursday between and 10 pm chief of the Treasury Boards policy branch will also speak Chairman of the conference will be Thomas McAuley labor affairs officer with the federal labor department and Phil Carberry also labor affairs officer with the federal govern ment Barrie Mayor Dorian Parker will greet participants New school move soon Students will probably move into Monsignor Clair school next Thursday said Ross Saunders trustee for Barrie on the Simcoe Count Roman Ca tholic Separate Sc 001 Board Mr Saunders said final in spection of the new school is scheduled for Tuesday or Wednesda Students would be moved ursday afternoon and Friday will be profes sional development day for teachers Openin of the school was delayed because work on the sewer and heating systems had not been completed To date only the heating system and outside painting remain un completed Dieter Urban of Innisfree Valley Farm has been hav ing lot of success with two of his quarter horses lately His two year old filly Gofar Rosa and two year old colt Lees Money have been win ning over horses in the sour thern Ontario circuit Both the horses were sired by Mr Urbans stallion Lees Blair Bar and have gone through SUCCESSFUL QUARTER HORSES systematic and extensive training at the Innisfil Township farm Training for the horses began back in January with halter break ing then riding started in March For six weeks after that riding was done in the paddock and it was Mav before the horses were final ly galloped Mr Urban notes that both horses have ex a4 cellent stamina and disposi tion in fact the colt is so docile that he has even been used for riding lessons Gofar Rosa who rides in the number one slot receives grooming from Dieter Ur ban above and the colt Lees Money gets workout on the farm below Examiner Photo Cant change day of parade aycee president maintains It would be almost impossible to change Barries Santa Claus parade from its scheduled Sun day date Greg Henn president of the Barrie Jaycees said Thursday The clubs plan to hold the an nual event on Sunday Dec this year has drawn fire from the Barrie and District Min isterial Association which is concerned that arade repara tions will inte ere wit church and Sunda School attendance Wednes the association voted in favor an an advertising campaign aimed at enlisting public su port for moving the event bac to Saturday Mr Henn said much work has already been done on advance arrangements for the parade Among items which must be ar ranged in advance are city council approval first aid facilities marshalling vehicles and publicity It is too late to make change he said Mr Benn said the Jaycees are encourageing families to go to church and Sunday school in the morning and then come watch the parade which will beginat20r230pm Paraders will line up an hour ahead of time he said and any additional preparation needed on the day of the parade will de pend on how much participants choose to leave until the last minute He said the parade was moved to Sunday to permit more families to attend together He said many parents work in retail establishments which are open Saturday and could not attend Saturday parade ASunda parade also creates fewer traf ic problems he said Mr Benn said downtown merchants support Sunday parade because parade wat chers do little opping and crowds create opportunities for shopli ters Parents are more likely to take their children home than to go shopping after watching 90minute parade in Decamber weather he said He said response on radio ear indicated or Sunday show earlier this public support date However Capt Gary Venables of the Salvation Ar my chairman of the min isterial association said this week that opposition to the Sun day date is not only virtually unanimous among the clergy but strong within their con gregations as well guess what will tell is how many people come out on Sun day to watch parade Mr Henn said Thursday He said the scheduling will be studied again in the light of this ears experience before 1977 ate is set He said he thinks one of the associations opposition comes from fear of commercializing Sunday He said the Santa Claus concept is not commer cial in itself though it has been commercialized and the pa rade will not be at all commer cial What we want to do is give something to the children he said ero