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Police citations awarded Six persons from Orillia and Bracebridge received Ontario Provincial Police awards Thursday at luncheon at the Continental Inn Barrie Commis sioner Graham of the force centre presented awards to from left William Dixon Orillia Joseph Fitzmaurice Bracebridge Rita Fitzmaurice of Bracebridge Courage and bravery honored Four men presented with certificates for courage and bravery Thursday at the Continental inn Bar rie were from left David Perry and his son James of Alliston Mark Ryan of Alliston and Kenneth Fournier of Penetanguishene Perry his son and Ryan were awarded Royal Canadian Barrie constables receive awards Two Barrie auxiliary OPP constables were presented with an award from the Royal Canadian Humane Association for their actions at an accident scene Jan l4 Constable Ross Lynch left and Constable Peter Johnston right were presented with the award at luncheon Thursday at the Con tinental inn Barrie by OPP Commissioner Graham Examiner Photo Police honor Bracebridge residents Two Bracebridge residents received the Commissioners Citation Thursday at luncheon at the Continental lnn Joseph Fitzmaurice left and his daughter Rita were presented with the certificate and medal by OPP Com missioner Graham The two had followed man who had stabbed another in fight in Bracebridge on Jan Despite hazardous driving condi tions the two were able to get close enough to the mans car to get his licence number Their actions led to his arrest and conviction said Commis sioner Graham Examiner Photo Bracebridge Bracebridge Lowell Sedore Bracebridge and Wallace Bonnis Bracebridge Mark Hillman also was Maurice Keatley to receive an award however he did not attend the luncheon All were presented with Commissioner Citations for assistance and merit Examiner Photo Humane Association certificates for their actions at an accident in August 1977 Fournier received the OPPs Commissioners Citation for his actions after witnessing hitandrun accident near Midland last year Commissioner Graham presented the awards Examiner Photo Council priorities surveyed Empty buses distress city alderman The increasing deficit in the citys transit system will have to be examined by the new city council says Ald Ross Stephens Ald Stephens told The Ex aminer Friday he is distress ed when he sees empty buses travelling down city streets The Examiner conducted survey to find out what would be major priorities for city aldemien on the new council which takes over the beginning of December The city may have to look at adjusting the transit schedule by decreasing the number of vehicles used during rush hour Aid Stephens said ouncil may have to delay construction of the civic centre few more years down the road said Ald Eniie ltotman People are apprehensive has good About tit people in the liar rie area have taken ad vantage of the federal government weapon amnesty program and turned in prohibited or restricted weapons since Nov Most people chose to bringI their weapons to the larric detachment of the intario Provincial Police rather than Barrie city police oiLst Lorne lnsley ot ltairieiill said the month long program is going well and more than an people have brought WtillxtlLs to the detachment Stall Sgt ltalph Berry of ltarric city police said about to people have brought weapons to his station which is considerably less than expected The tcdcral solicitor general has designated November as amnesty iiioiilli to give anadians who own prohibited or restricted weapons chance to disposi oi ihcin legally or registci them without being charged Illlllillltflls onst lnslcy said most oi thc weapons brought in tllt littittlrlllt down lamin Amnesty about the civic centre he said We may have to see if we can operate out of the city hall building for little while longer There has to be very real recognition of the fact people dont want the civic centre right now he said Ald Alex Arthur said one of the basic reactions he got to the civic centre during the election was forget it it will have to come up for discussion he said Were elected by the people to repro sent the people We mayjust have to find the additional space at city hall or haVe complete rcsliuffling of the plan he said HAS NICICI Ald Athur said however that the city has need for civic centre The need is not program response heirlooms from wars which owners art finally registering Handguns and semi automatic weapons with bar rels shorter than lit inches must be registcrwl Sporting rifles and shotguns do not have to be registered Autoiiialic fire arms shotguns or rifles with bar icls shorter than ill inches switchblade knives martial arts weapons or devices us ing chemicals or electricity to immobilize are prohibited and must be turned over to police Sgt llttt said most of tilt weapons turned in to ltarrii city police were pistols and ttltl acquired during the Second World War He said one unusual weapon turned in was shotgun an old affair complete with holster illltt about the length of sawed off shotgun although it hadnt been altered People with prohibited oi restricted weapons cai dispose of them legally oi register them without being charged by contacting ltarrii illorliariiccity polici many Vision problems of students often undetected says expert loronto optometrist says parents and teachers ari ottcii misled into thinking their children how no Iltlii pro blcnis just because thcy get lit15 rating in school vision test About to per clll oi all grade school studcnts tail to reach their academic jittltiilllil because of vision handicaps said Dr Dennis latter childrens ision specialist during thc tall conlcrcnci oi the tintario Assmiaion oi tip toiiietiists itir it lraditional llttll screening tiictliotls gentrally iisid by schools lilll to dctcct the pro blciiis oi many school cliildrcii said the lttlllltl op toiiictry teacher at thi lnivcr sity of Waitrim ll llarlcl said lilt sncllcn thail where students are ask ed to identity lcitirs and lltlllllitl that get progressively smaller is not is acciiratc method ot testing vision as many people think In Siiiicoc oiinty the Siicllcn thart has been replaced by vision testing iiiachinc made by liaiiscli and iomb said liaib lrovan nursing supervisor at ilkSiiiicoctoiinty llcalth lnit Ms liovan said the inacliinc is more accurate way of testing vision although it works on the same principle as Snellentharts The machine has been used to test eyesight of Simcoc oiinty students for about four ycais shesaid StltlIIINlei The health unit only provides screening process when they test tiic eyes of students she tttl thii the machine indicates sight problem note is sent to the parents and the childs physician is advised All students are checked when they first bchn school said Ms lrovan either in voluntary prc srlloiil clinic or in mandatory session once classcsbcglti The only other time all students are tested is in trade it when they arc to ycais old she said lheic is no mandatory vision check in Siiiicoc tountv schoolsaitcitiradcii lIacli year however the nurs ing assistants troiii the health and visit every school and check students referred by teachersslitsaid Ms lioiaii said about ioto 13 pcr ccnt oi students Stlttllttl are toiiiid to have laiilty vision In his liriet to the At Dr tadci recommended that children in the bottom third of their class icadciiiically have coniplctccycexaminations He also suggmtcd cyc tests for all pic schoolcrs tocatch vi sioii problems belorc serious problemsdevelop Dr ltadcr said symptoms of visiondisabilitiesarcrclatively easy to identity if parents and teachers know what to look for Does the child turn his head while reading across the page or lose his place often or use finger or marker to keep his place is his attention span unusually short while reading ls eycrhand co ordination poorw He also warned to watch for illegal to dump snow on roads official warns Barrie residents now lace the task of clearing oil snow covered driveways and driving on slippery snow covered streets Neil liox superintendent of public works advises householders that dumping snow on city roads is illegal Snow should be put on lawns and lxiulevarrls iiol streets says Fox in news release Residents should avoid clear ing off their driveways until ci ty snow plowing has been coin plctcd During heavy storms number of passes by the plows may be necessary and widen ing of streets will be required alter st oriii The department recommends that snow be piled on the riglii hand side of the driveway fac ing the st reet Motorists are advised that overnight parking is not allow ed car parked overnight on city street can be ticketed or towed away if it is hampering snow removal efforts Drivers should stay well back of snow removal equipment tin dicated by flashing blue lightsi in the case of continuing snowfall slippery road condi tioiis will result and motorists are advised to drive carefully During extremely cold weather sailing and sanding loses its ellectiveiiess with slippery road conditions resulting reddcncrl eyes or lids excessive tear lltlllltlltllL itching eyes and headaches in the torchcad ortctnplc lilarly identification of syinp toms of vision dilliciilties is major factor in successtul treatment thcdoctor said Are you anstired business person going to go away he said Thats why felt we should have something concrete to show to people Aid Fred ltucmpcr will be in troducinga list of possible ways that might develop growth stretegy for the city Some of the items listed will include the role neighboring townships are to play and pro jected future expenditures he said Ald lord Mills does not sup port the revised downtown revitalization scheme lie will be making his feelings known when council discusses the revised project Ald Mills said that without the major department store the project would likely not be worth taxpayers money Downtown revitalization should be handled solely by the examiner Saturday Nov 25 1978 today private enterprise Ald Dorian Parker told the Examiner The new Ward alderman said she is opposed to any development that removes 40 homeowners and puts them further away from downtown The citys public hall licens ing bylaw needs total rethink ing said the former mayor think it is useless she said Ald Parker said she would be reintroducing the matter of the citys policy on parking meters The parking meter rate should not be in effect said Ald Parker Theres plenty of parking downtown she said Ald Parker said she is also concerned about the amount of money the city has been asking the province for Taxpayers in Barrie contribute to the pro vince she said Its all com ing out of our pocket regardless EARLIER BUDGET Doug Jagges the new Ward alderman wants to see the 1979 budget completed earlier in the year The budget is normally not completed until April or May said Ald Jagges That makes it difficult to get some programs all the ground early enough in the year he said The improvement of Little Avenue will be another of Jag ges top priorities as he begins his work on council Ald el Cole wants aldermen from each individual ward to start meeting together The aldermen could list what each one wants to see ac complished in their ward dur ing the next two years he said This is the main building at The Mill religious centre outside Wyevale The Mill has been the centre of controversy in recent weeks Examiner Photo Mystery surrounds history of religious centre leader lllitlI ill The liuimiiiet ltun by lilllltillttllllt preacher reluctant to divulge details of his past the tyevale Mill religious community has been the object of controversy in recent weeks lollowiiig the death of member allegations ot child brutality and the groups refusal to obcy court order alling themselves an iii dcpcndcnt religious commiini ty the Fellowship of thristians runs an outdoor education ccn trc that teaches host of sub feels to school children from cities such as loroiito llcctor Haynes leader of the group said recently he had studied theology for nine years and had doctorate of divinity What else hes worked at in the past remains mystery lIx iiiciiibcis of the group say he used to be civil sciyant however that cannot be substantiated and llayiies has refused to talk about it experience and The outdoor education centre and the land at Wyevale were purchased by the Fellowship two years ago The entrc and the llltslllp are separately incorporated llaynes has refused to talk about the finan cial matters of both companies There are between 111 and 2t icsidents at The Mill and there are others who go there to war ship and attend services There are eight children now living there including the two children of hcryl Blake who are the source of the most re cent controversy Most of the people who live at the Mill work at the outdoor centre lhey instruct the children on tours on such things as ast ronoiny geology meteorology orienteering nature lore and number of othersubjects They also provide room and boanl Generally they are instruc ting philosophy of living in harmony with nature The centre is open all year it you are retired possess business think you would gain satisfaction in sharing it with owners and managers of small businesses consider becoming counsellor with Enterprises CA SE Counselling Assistance to Small CA SE is management counselling service available to established businesses as well as those just getting started Improv ing their methods of doing business is the objective It you feel you would be interested in providing your services as CASE counsellor please call me collect Areas of particular interest are financial planning ac counting marketing sales promotion and advertising in successful manufacturing wholesale and service in dustries if you feel you would be interested in providing your services as CASE Counsellor please call me collect Charles Boukydis CASE CoOrdinator TORONTO NORTH Tel 416 6381340 LSERVCES FEDERAL BUSN555 Now the Special 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