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MONTREALtCP Bryce Mackasey at tacked Quebec separatism as well as the pro vintcetzs Official Language Act on Thursday nig Addressing largely Englishspeakin au dience in westend Dorval the former fe eral cabinet minister said Canada is on the verge of breaking up He blamed most of the fear frustration and hostility experienced by Quebecs minorities and residents of other provinces on the provinces language act Passed in 1974 the law makes French the official language in Quebec and its most volatile clause is one that forces immigrant children into the Frenchlanguage school system Mr Mackasey did not call for repeal of the act but said certain aspects should be changed especially the quota system in English schools and the muchcriticized language tests given to immigrant children wanting an education in English He said Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa should announce changes to the language legislation before Nov 15 the day set for provmcial election But he did not say that such an announcement would be condition for his entering provincial politics He said he was speaking to Mr Bourassa as friend if not as colleague at the mo ment indicating he might run as Liberal candidate in the election as has been rumored CRITICISES LEVESQUE The MP for suburban Verdun who has held four different cabinet positions in Liberal governments also lashed out at separatism and at Parti Quebecois leader Rene Leves gt que dont think too many ople are goin to be fooled by the concept at were going to have referendum said Mr Mackasey referring to promise by the Parti Quebecois to put the question of Quebec inde ndence to provincial referendum if electe to power The former cabinet minister said that if Canada were to become over the next decade two ettos one speaking only French and the otfigr only English then in relative ly short period of time both groups would be aSSimilated culturally economically or EXAMINER TELEPHONES Circulation Clossdied AdvertiSmg All Other Departments 112th YearNo 247 726 6539 728 2414 7266537 NOT AS EASY AS IT LOOKS The Barrie Examiner espg Harrie cntral ollegiatt students Nadine Brown April Law and Liz Collins marathon held lhursdav at alime show their skills iii the school Six grade 11 boardwalking while David students took part II the Leduc and David Hanna marathonto raise money for left nail their shoes to the boards for the bourdwalking Wet snow in Barrie causes minor mishaps It was night of crumpled fenders for the Barrie City Police The inch of wet snow made ci ty streets slick and caused 11 minor accidents According to police none of the accidents in volved injuries and damage was under $200 in most Innisfil Police described roads in that Township as slip pery and slushy They said there were about half dozen accidents About 13 inches of snowfall was recorded in Simcoe Coun ty according to the Orillia weather office The heaviest fall was in the Alliston area Communities on Georgian Bay except Midland reported no snowfallatall Wet snow caused some minor traffic havoc in the Midland area this morning but provin cial police found drivers were taking the snow in strike There Family law changes seen TORONTO CP Attorney General Roy McMurtry said Thursday that couples who have lived together for at least two years will be considered legally married under changes in family law the Ontario government is introducing into the legislature next week Other proposed changes prob ably will include giving spouses an ual share in such assets as the amily home after mar riage breakdown he said He said the government would be ignoring its responsi bility if it issued only paper for public discussion because more than two years have passed since the Ontario Law Reform Commission gave mat rimonial law changes priority No promises were four or five minor ac cidents Barrie OPP said there were three minor accidents that could be attributed to the snow but Elmvale OPP said there were no accidents overnight In the southern part of Sim coe County the snow caused few problems Bradford OPP re ported little or no snow on roads Alliston reported about three inches of snow but it melted quickly in the morning Neither detachement reported anyaccidcnts In Stayncr the roads ini proved rapidly in the morning Police attributed one minor ace cident on Highway 24 to the wet snow Collingwood Police said there was little snow in that town overnight and Wasaga Beach reported the same situation Will seek aldermanic scat the tnited Appeal The boys had $5 11 in pledges for their 24hour marathon rlixam llltlplmloi in next municipal election Ron Lynch president of and Paper Limited and resi dent of Barrie for 10 years will seek Ward aldermanic seat in this Decemlxrs municipal election He now lives at 15 Royal Oak Drive but lived in Ward from 1967 to 1975 His business is located in the ward Mr Lynch said he had been contemplating entering the alderiiianic race for several months but made his decision about one month ago Mr Lynch has been direc tor of the Barrie hainber of Commerce for four years served as president In 1972 and chairman of the Barrie Winter Carnival in 1071 He was president of the Hat rie lotary Tlub during 197475 has been member of the Business and Industrial Development Iomnuttee for four years and was director of the Huronia Iourist Associa WIN LYVHI Wiirdl tion in 1074 He was member of the Bar rie capital expansion pro gram in 1073 and has been manager in the Barrie Minor vy Lacrosse Association for three years 11 civic affairs tlr Lynch says he is in favorof reasonable inncxation extension of Cen tennial Park improvement of beach facilities at the CN sta IIOIL selective industrial growth and building better Harrie for all citizens Mr Lynch and his wife loaiine have three children Jennifer Greg and Slcphany all attending public school Two of the three incumbent aldcriiicii in Ward will definitely not be seeking re election Ross Archer has entered the mayoralty race and Paul Wes senger is concentrating on win ning the Simcoc cntrc seat in the provincial legislature for the New Democratic Party Hill ampbcll is the only Ward incumbent alderman who has not made his intentions known ifllfléfiiittoi Barrie Oritouo Coriodo Friday October 22 1976 Mayor Dorian Parker l5 Per Copy Carrier Home Delivery 85 Weekly perhaps both by our good friend the United States The strain on federalism comes from all 10 provinces he said Some premiers somehow think the natural resources in that provmce are their own private property Heurged his audience to play greater part in Quebec public life and criticized the provmmal civil service for having less than one per cent of persons whose mother tongue was not French when it should be 10 per cent SAYS MAYOR No tax increase with ann exa tion By PETER DEPOIESTA Examiner Staff Reporter Taxes wont go up in Barrie because of annexation says Mayor Parker told The Barrie Examiner this morning the tax rate will not increase according to report from the ministry of treasury economics and TEIGA intergovernmental affairs In fact there is slight decrease shown she said The mayor made the TEIGA report public Thursday night at press meeting It indicates that based on 1976 figures there would be 43 mill reduction in the residental rate if the total annexation pro posal is approved The city has applied to annex about 20000 acres of land in cluding 13500 from Innisfil 4500 from Vespra and 2100 from ro Mayor Parker said the citys financial counsultant estimated that residential taxes would increase very slightly if annexa tion took place in 1974 It is apparent from these two studies that the immediate ef fect to our taxpayers of annexation will be minimal in dollar terms shcsaid The mayor said she hopes the information will ease the minds of sometaxpayers in the city TWO POSSIBILIIIES Calculations in the TEIGA report are based on two possibilities either the city gets all the annexed land or the KITCHENER Ont CPI former truck driver with ter minal disease of the motor ner ves says he began to believe in miracles Thursday when hun dreds of Ontario residents do nated more than $13000 for treatment he thinks may save his life Heinz Peterson 52 whose hands and legs are paralysed by amytrophic lateral sclerosis appealed for aid Wed nesday after he got call from clinic in Florida that has helped half of the 500 persons it has treated Mr Petersen quit his job be cause of the disease which usu JILLJ Boy awarded $165000 LONDON Ont CP 10 yearold boy of Henall nt has received $165000 for in juries he suffercd three years ago when swing on which he was playing collapsed during school recess lawyer Earl Cherniak said Thursday Mr Cherniak who acted for Gerald McCarter and his fam ily said the boy suffered spinal cord injury permanent bladder damage and limp on his left leg from the accident Negotiated in an outofcourt settlement the money will re main in provinciallyadminis tercd trust fund until the boy reaches 18 years of age 35295 ally kills its victims after three to 12 years and the familys monthly income was less than $600 supplemented by small pension The clinic said treatment for the disease might begin Nov but Mr Petersen would have to confirm the appointment by to Mackasey raps separatism Language Clip Titanic Examiner fillllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllfllllflm WEATHER FORECAST townships only give up part of the land number of problems were not included in the report because their precise effects are not determined These Are Building new firehall to replace the Stroud firehall Highway 27 commercial development occupants benefits from better fire and police protection Reductions in hydro charges to annexed residents and Reduced insurance rates becaue of better fire and police protection The report says in general the townships were pessimistic about the effects In Barrie the typical residence assessed at $20000 would have decrease between $6 and $9 while annexed residents Will have some increases The increases are Innisfil typical residence assessed at $3500 would be $90 to $94 Oro residence would have no increase under the township proposal and $140 under the citys proposal and Vespra residence would go up $215 to $219 The report also lists the effects for the remaining residents in the townships Innisfil $34 by the citys proposal and $51 by township Oro no increase with the townships proposal $15 by the citys annexation area and 17 Vespra $4 for the township and $61 by the city DONA TIONS MA HELP SA VE LIFE Trucker believes 1n mlracles day NEEDED $6000 Mr Petersen who has had the disease since 1970 needed at least $6000 to finance the six week trip to the Sanders Medical Research Foundation near St Petersburg He got the money along with an offer from man who wants to lend the family motor home for the twomonth trip Treat ment includes injections of detoxified snake venom What can say Mr Peter sen said People are so won dcrfullm just shaking all over Lack of creative thinking hitting care plans Green Lack of creative thinking at city hall is major obstacle to renewal of Harrics downtown core Marshall Green civic af fairs chairman for the Greater Barrie Chamber of Commerce said Thursday He told the Barrie and His trict Builders Association city officials are too ready to throw up their hands and say nothing can be done when they meet an obstacle to downtown renewal In addition officials have shown too little willingness to cooperate with developers Private investment will be needed for any downtown re development he said but developers wont come to Bar rie ifall they get at city hall is series of hassles Theyre going to go where the politicians open their arms and say comc to us he said Cretivc thinking brought about downtown renewal in Peterborough Mr Green told the association The city owned parcel of downtown land appraised at price developers could not af ford So sale was made at lower price and by way of com pensation the city got large cut of rentals in the shopping mall the developer built enough to make up the sale price difference several times over POLITICIANS WILLING Barrie does not own similar parcel of land Mr Green said but an equally creative ap proach of some sort could un CAPSULE NE WS Beirut shelling continues BEIRUT AP The ceasefire in the Lebanese war has cut casualties drastically although sporadic shelling continued in Beirut today as President Elias Sarkis worked to keep the warr ing factions in line Appointment confirmed TOKYO AP Chinas official news agency gave the first douttcdly be found here it politicians were willing to look Peterborough forit MrGreen also criticized statements by city officials that downtown redevelopmen will be blocked by the CN tracks which separate the shopping district from Kempenfelt Bay He said Peterboroughs CP rail facilities also adjacent to the downtown area have been spruced up to fit in with the renewal scheme largely because CP has financial stake in the redevelopment might take the same ap proach if given chance by city officials here he said Mr Green noted that Eatonss the key to the entire redevelopment returned to that citys core only because of an official plan amendment designating the downtown core as the primary commercial area Barrie has just approved similar amendment largely at the urging of Mr Greens com inittee Theyve Peterborough got in bricks and mortar what Bar rie has just started on the way to getting he said Mr Green also called down town Barries emphasis on space for driving and parking automobiles pathetic official confirmation today of the appointment of Premier Hua Kuofeng to succeed Mao Tsetung as chairman of the Chinese Communist part and of the urge of Maos widow and three other leaders of the partys ra ical wing say delegates GENEVA AP Britains delegates to talks on Rhodesias firwdfifihALA use ACCIDENT AT CONTROVERSIAL INTERSECTION mum deniefi Edeaydtha 28 car driven by were no children in the Cr th mlSSlng overnment ma any in emits area ey In ac groun wi in the city by Barrie Police ing promises to the countrys Simmer 90 hugéma hit MF Saumer Car brakes Mrgsaulnert was on duty at Councilplans to install traf wgsdHINTgNt2r finggxegwsfigfisogaz Ezextlzmtcit all mung whim minority in US the school crossing sign at failed as he was travelling the intersection at thctimeof fic lights to permit children oca an téd tlgja the the aircrafm to secret Phoenix HESA HERO CINCINNATI TODAY State Secretary Henry 05 the controversial od west on Codrington Street accident about noon lhurs from St Marys School to 098 Fepol fingervs negotiations ms m0n ringtonMulcastcr lntOrSCC and he drove onto the curb to day The intersection has misstllelsmlssmg Johnny Bench and threerun homer bet Iuxelll cross in safet Ont ThUFSdHY but there been described as the worst Examiner Photo stop the car Constable Gary