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the examiner Frigay flog 10 3978 34 By STEPHEN NIIIIIS The Examiner HOLLY Holly residents are worried about annexation by Barrie and they made this apparent at Thursday nights lnnisfil Township all candidates meeting in the corn munity hall During the uestion and answer session the meeting some anxious residents ex pressed their fears of being an nexed by Barrie Other residents felt the issue has gone on too long at the expense of the taxpayers Deputy Reeve Blake Con stable who is seeking re election told the audience the longer annexation is stalled the more money is saved by the township because it still receives taxes on the land Bar he wants to take from lnnisfil He said each taxpayer saves about $75 year while this land still lies within Innisfils boun daries Grant Andrade who is oppos ing the incumbent deputy neeve said the idea has merit but said he is afraid if the battle continues much longer the provincial govern ment will step in an arbitrarily make decision which will mean nobody will be happy In the mean time he said progress in the township such as sewer and water system in stallatioii is being delayed Ilc said Barrie and Iririisfil should sit down and try to resolve the situation now Coun Kathe Jans said Barrie has tried to take too much land Coun Jans received en thusiastic applause when she said she favors giving Barrie land for what they need iii dustry but not where the pcor pleare Coun Jack Young also seek ing reelection said he is in favor of water and sewer systems along the Iakcshore He said if people along the lakesliore want these facilities the township should try to iii stall them Coun Bill Tipple was unable to attend because he is still recovering from recent Next years difficult school candidates say HOLLY The next two years are going to be difficult for the Simcoe County Board of Education say candidates run ning for board trustee Audrie Trotter told the au dience at an allcandidates meeting in lnnisfil Township Thurssday night there are many important issues coming before the board and this is no time for oneissue candidates or pieAinthesky dreamers She said lnnisfil has fared well under the board in which she is an incumbent trustee Mrs Trotter said she belitves in the basics of educat ion Another incumbent Stewart Fisher said one of the recent accomplishments of the board in lnnisfil Township was the construction of Assikinack elementary school which he called one of the more unique schools available to the township He said the school has special education classes facilities for students with Icar ning disabilities and special facilities for higher achievers Fisher said he is chairman of the moral education committee which has been instructed by the board to investigate the alleged drug problem in our high schools He said lie is looking forward to the challenge Fisher said the responsibility for the problem rests with parents trustees and the police Its not right for any one of us to throw the blame on anyone else Bill Scott third candidate for school board was not at the meet ing Board role questioned at trustee meeting The role of school boards in school administration was questioned at meeting of trustee candidates and secon dary school teachers on Thurs day Incumbent trustee Dr Allen Fisher said school boards are supposed to set policy and were not created to get involved in the nittygritty of schools This view was not held by Bill Straughan also an incumbent trustee who told about io teachers at Central ollcgiati Institute trustees should be con cerned about school ad ministration arid should make an effort to become involved Its the responsibility of elected trustees to make sure the people running our schools Thorny items discussed Barrie candidates for Sinicoc County Board of Education ap pearing on Cable television Thursday night were asked to state their opinions on number of thorny educational issues Topics such as the human relations course educational spending drug and alcohol abuse pupilteacher ratio class size and disparity in furi ding between elementary and secondary students were piit to the candidates by phonein viewing audience Dr Allen Fisher said statistics show fewer and fewer students taking Canadian history and French at the high school level It is calamitous situation when this country is in the midst of unity crisis he said Bill Straughan and Betty Thompson said they had been successful in having commit tee set up to investigate reports of drug and alcohol abuse in Si mcoe County hiin schools Straughan said it wouid cost about half million dollars to reduce the pupilteacher ratio by one per cent Ross Lecdcr running for of fice for the first time said his experience in education as teacher and as former stock broker and real estate agent should qualify him as valuable member of the board Youthful Chris Black York University student said he was product of the current educa tional system and that his youth and enthusiasm was needed on the board are of the highest calibre said Straughan Dr Fisher told the teachers our hands are tied more than you realize on many education items including the grant structure that determines how much money elemcritny and secondary ziliools Lt He called the grant structure an artificial ariarIgIniInt saying elementary schools seldom use the full amount of money allot ted whilc secondary schools often use all their pro vincial funding and need inorc The grant structure is out of the hands of the board To get the allottiiiciit you want youd have to change the attitude of the ministry tof education Strauglian disagreed with lll Fishers statement that school boards are powerless on many items Four years ago was told that this is big system and you cant do anything about Thats not necessarily truc It you have ideas and you have the facts and then you tIttll municati them effectively you will be successful Trustee candidate Iiris Black introduced himself to the high school teachers as pro duct of the education system He said he is quite distress ed by the curriculum in scconv daiy schools today because sub jects like physical education anadian studies and English are not required subjects In university shch away from discussion on tanadiaii history because didnt know what they were talking about lntil last year didnt even know who Louis Riel was Black said he used to blame himself for his lack of zindian knowledge but now he faults the syslcni that educated Iiirn High school curriculum has to be rcvaniptd and revitalized The education system is one of the most important aspects of society and it has to bc chang ed Incumbent trustee Betty Thompson told the teachers she has six children and is ex tremer pleased with the oducaton her children have received She mentioned the needs for controlling costs and return to the basics of reading writing and mathematics Trustee candidate Ross IAcder introduced hiinscll as resident of Simcoe ounty for 2o years teacher at Icoigiaii ollcge for six years former director of the Ontario Associa tion of Continuing Education and golf instructor for 20 years Teachers get raise in oneyear contract The Simcoe County Board of Education and its teachers have ratified oneycar cori tract providing for an increase of about six percent Teachers who used to earn between $8600 and $26800 an nually depending on ex periencc now make between $9079 and $28438 The contract involves about 1350 Simcoe County elemen tary teachers members of the Ontario Public Schools Men Teachers lltcderation and the thleration of Women lcachers Association of Ontario leachcrs had been working without contract since Sept At meeting Wednesday night representatives of the ftxlcrations ratified an agree ment made with the board in October The contract expires Aug It I979 Holly residents fear annexation candidates told at meeting surgery Toun Tipple attended his first council meeting in several weeks on Wednesday and Fred Pollock representing Coun Tipple at Thursdays meeting said the councillor is ready and willing to tackle another two years on council Coun Tipple in prepared address read by Pollock men tioned the reduction in taxes in lnnisfil and the improved iii surarice coverage in the township which also saved money oun Tipple was the chairman of the general government and finance corri mittee during the past twoyear term John lefford running for council congratulated the pre sent council on its terrific fight over annexation He said he favors more industrial development but not to the dcteriment of good farmland He said planning should allow for good land such as in the Holly area to keep up agricultural prtxluction John ttIcarv said industry is badly needed in lnnisfil He said many people are moving out of the township because tlicy can no longer afford to drive to Barrie or Toronto for work He said only about to per cent of the residents of Iiiriisfil actually work in the township tleary said the township has built arenas and coniniuni ty centres sliowplace municipal building and is now planning showplacc police building But be compared council to tire board of directors of company and asked When do we get something prleuctivc that will turn pro fit for the shareholders Another council candidate John Roonic also stressed the need for industry He said counv cil should also try to encourage an active tourist industry and improve understanding heir ween the council and the man inthcsticct Fred Vatts said his main con ceins are for more develop ment along the townships undeveloped concessions This would Iiclp reduce taxes and would not cost the township 523 Reg Lance ClU Constant tax changes make financial planning must Deferred profit Shari Income Averaging money because the roads are serviced now He said the homeowner should not be restricted and unable to make changes or ad ditions to his home Watts said he is also concerned about the risk of fire in Sandy Cove Acres and that some of the older residents might be trapped in the homes if fire started there Seepc Walters said council must look at Innisfils four corners She said council should look at the township from Highway 11 as the centre line and think both ways She said it is important all of us work to the betterment of the township Four quarters make up the whole said Mrs Walters Jack Book an lnnisfil resi dent who attended Thursday nights meeting criticized council for its Official Plan which is in the hands of the tario Municipal Board and ask ed Ieputy Reeve Constable if he would support withdrawing the controversial rezoning bylaw used as part of this Of ficial Ilan Deputy Reeve onstablc said he would not support withdraw ing the bylaw but he said he would support amending it Book criticized the deputy reeve who has been chairman of public works for the past two years saying the townships roads are in very bad shape nc Holly resident respond ed telling the audience he felt Innisfils roads are far better than those in Vespra 0m and Essa townships That suggcsr tion received the loudest ap plause of the evening All candidates stressed the importance of communicating with council if residents do not get satisfactory results from ltlllllltff UNIIITICR NEEI RI For computer to have memory matching that of the human brain it would require building as large as the Empire State Building TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR FUTURE Because thats where you are going to spend the rest of your life ng and pension plans nnuities Business and Personal Life Insurance Executive Financial Counseling Employee Benefit Plans Disability Income 89 Dunlop St Lic with North Ameri RRSPs Barrie 7285986 can th9 Assurance Co Development is concern for Vespra candidates Judging by the uestions ask ed at an allcandi ates meeting Thursday night at the Midhurst Community Centre Vespra residents are concerned with planning and the future development of their township Close to 70 persons attended the meeting at which four can didates for township council and two candidates for the Sim coe County Roman Catholic Separate School Board explain ed their platforms in the up coming election After hearing speeches from the outgoing council the ac claimed members of council and the candidates question and answer periixl focused on Not here The build it anywhere but near me attitude has taken hold of Vespra lownship and if the incoming council has anything to say about it therell be no apartment buildings in its township development in the township and the philosophies of the can didates towards that develop ment Torn Cairns Harry Adams Russell Maw and Ken OBrien are vying for the three council seats Maw did not attend Thursday nights meeting Cairns Adams and OBrien all agreed development in the area should proceed at slow pace Cairns said he would control development however he was not in favor of standing in the way of it He said it was impor tant to move slowly and pro gress OBrien said the area needed you dont In an allcandidates meeting at the Midhurst Community Hall Wednesday night Tom Cairns and Harry Adams can didates for township council in this years election dont ever want to see them in the area FIRST PRIZE NUMBER 4I I4 industry and he wanted to hold the line on taxes He too sup ported slow development but pointed out that it would have to be carefully considered in the future when changes may take place Adams who was on council for four years preceeding this last term said better com munications and better public relations were what he wanted to see He said good develop ment would come from policies founded on these principles For school board Joe Kle ingebbinck the incumbent and Yvonne Healey identified declining enrolment and better communication between the board and parents as the issues Kleingebbinck said he wanted to see more people in volved in the board and costs kept low He said Small is beautiful but local is best Ilealcy would like to see quality education available to all chilrcri in the township and 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