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In separate schools Strike possibilit By CARI DeGURSE Of The Examiner When the 96 public schools in Simcoe County open Monday morning the people who clean and care for them may be on strike It depends on the results of strike vote custodians and maintenance workers take Saturday If majority of the workers vote to accept the latest con tract offer of the Simcoe County Board of Education the matter is settled and strike is averted If the offer is rejected the 350ltmember support staff will strike beginning at 1001 am Monday says Peter Worth president of Local 1310 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees CUPE It will depend on how mili tant the support staff is Worth said today Local 131i has never been on strike NO CONTRACT Support staff has been work ing without contract since Jan Negotiations between CUPE and the board began in December 1978 The board and UPE chang ed their original offers during sessions Wednesday with Fraser Keane provmcial mediator The boards final offer is an $102 an hour wage increase for all support staff members Mill case adiourned in Midland court MIDLAND oburg womans attempt to gain custody of her two grand children who are living with her daughter at The Wyevale Mill will retuni to court May 15 after the custody hearing was ad journed Tuesday Betty Foster 47 appeared in family court here trying to get custody of Christopher and Kenneth Blake from Cheryl Blake 26 Trial was adjourned by Judge John ammel when Jeff Wilson Mrs Fosters lawyer today City Editor tan Mulgrew7266537 complained he did not see hildrens Aid Society report before the trial Mrs Blake lives at The Wyevale Mill religious com munity operated by the Fellowship of Christians The Mill has been centre of controversy since Sept 12 when Phillip Blake 29 died in diabetic coma shortly after leaving the commune Mrs Foster said her daughters health is in danger and she is not taking medica tion for thyroid condition Developer in trouble with lnnisfil council By NANCY FIGlEROA Of The Examiner BARCLAY On five occa sions this year George Selkirk of Fiscal Agency Euro Asia Inc Toronto has approached lnnisfil council members about rezoning 102 acres of land from agricultural to industrial use Five times including Wednes day council rejected his re quest In addition to his visits Selkirk makes regular telephone calls to council members calls which are unappreciated by council members As Reeve William Gibbins said Im getting lit tle bit tired of his telephone calls And as Deputy Reeve Grant Andrade said Our planning coordinator has been driven little wacky talking to him tSelkirki The land in question is in the Hamilton subdivision north of Concession Selkirk wants to use the land now zoned as agricultural for an industrial park He wants the zoning regulation changed immediate ly WONT BLDGE Council however isnt going to budge At least not until Selkirk contacts all the proper channels including the Public Utilities Commission and the roads commission Weve made it clear to you in the past Deputy Reeve An drade said the footwork must bedone before not after Selkirk argues however time is money The zoning change he said should be com pleted and then followed by contacting the necessary chan nets He told council refusal to rezone would keep township residents from having lower taxes BRING MORE INDLSTRY The most important thing to any municipality is to bring iii dustry at any cost he said In time it will carry the taxes and change the life of the coni munity Theres nothing more important than reducing public taxes You wouldnt be giying anything away youd be get ting something Saying industrial land is tremendous asset and blessing to any area Selkirk advised council to rezone the land no matter what obstacles are in the way Coun Kathe Jans however told Selkirk that if man wants to add one little room to his house he must talk with the right channels The same rules must apply to Selkirk he shouldnt expect to be treated differently she said Selkirk said Coun Jans refuses to get in line with the way the township operates He wants us to do everything his way she said The township has its rules and youre going to play by our rules Deputy Reeve Andradc told Selkirk In reply Selkirk said Im simply asking that parcel of land be started on the road to rezoning By not doing so youre causing one industry after another to leave They can find other locations INDUSTRY INTERESTED Although Selkirk said he has iii industries interested in locating on his proposed industrial park Coun Jans reminded council Selkirk has never given proof any industry is interested in locatingthere Coun William Tipple told Selkirk lnnisfil is an agricultural township and said We dont intend to make it an industrial township Down with agriculture isnt in our official plan Im only talking about ap proximately 100 acres small portion compared with the balance replied Selkirk lYl21si000 Prior to the council meeting Selkirk issued council cheque for $3000 to cover costs incur red by zone change Coun Jans said the cheque should be returned to Selkirk immediate ly He should agree to our rules and regulations she said In unanimous vote council said they were not prepared to approve his proposal in the form presented We wont move forward un til our rules and regulations regarding road access and the Public Utilities Commission are adhered to said Deputy Reeve Andrade He says to worry about it after but were not going to do business that way Selkirk told council he was not prepared to stop there and warned them he was in posi tion to go over their heads spread over two years in four separate increases The unions final position is $140 an hour increase also spread over two years in four separate increases Salaries for support staff range from $358 an hour for beginning cleaners to $542 for custodians with more than two years experience Also discussed at the media tion sessions were holidays shift premiums and life in surancc If there is strike schools will remain open as usual says news release from the board It is possible buses in area four may not run if there is strike the board says but buses in the rest of the county will operate as usual Parents and students in area yMonday four would be expected to make their own transportation ar rangements the board says The board feels it has taken fair and responsible position with regards to its employees and the public it represents says the hoard County raising taxes By RICHARD THOMAS Of The Examiner County ouncil Wednesday approved its 1979 operating budget bringing in net levy increase of close to $700000 up about 189 per cent over last year The increase will mean rise in the mill rate of about 148 per cent over 1978 resulting in mill rate this year of about 271 said Allan McLean chairman Maple syrup and how it was made were the featur of the finance and administra tion committee However despite the in crease over last years rate this years mill rate will not be over those of 1977 and 1970 McLean said tle said things were lot easier on the taxpayer in 1973 when the mill rate had been reduced suhtantially McLean said the major con tributing factors to the increase Getting taste of students from St Pauls Schoolln Alliston Wedn the Tiffin Conservation area sugar bush More th students were were the net road budget social and family services budget and decreases in surplus Inc to funds being set aside to meet future expenses such as the an nexation of lnnisfil lands by Barrie which would mean loss of six per cent in county revenue The increase in the road budget of $2ttitki0 was fairly substantial one but the finance committee had match attractions for group esday when they toured an 70 Grade and guided through the area and shown the various facets of making maple syrup Although the sap wasnt running freely due to the weather Trevor Desroches Grade student at least one sweet drop Examiner Photo Industrial areas shouldnt expand industrial chairman Industrial areas in ltarric should not be expanded to lll elude retail outlets says the in dustrial commission chairman Bert Cook speaking on behalf of the commission and thc business development commit tcc told planning board Tucs day zoning changes should not be considered in industrial areas town country Campaign marked by lunch Dan Macdonald past chairman of the Canadian Actors Equity and an actor of more than 20 years is the scheduled guest speaker at luncheon in Barrie on April 11 Macdonald who will speak on the growth of Canadian theatre performed in the 1977 season of the iryphon Theatre of Barrie in ltow the Other Half Loves and The DaughterinLaw The luncheon marks the beginning of the subscription campaign for the iryphon Theatres 10th season Ad hoc committee recommended Harrie has been asked to form an ad hoc committee to discuss funding forr possible civic day celebrations in ltar rie Dr Allen Fishcr cochairman of the Historical Pageant Committee in Simcoe County brought the matter before Barrie general commit tee Monday Plans by the committee include recnactmcnt of historic canoe trip by the first licutcnantrgovcrnor of Upper Canada The committee should have with it about $1000 in funding said Dr Fisher Weekend events are being planned for Aug to Aug in Simcoe County The matter will be reviewed by liarric general committee next week Council approves subdivision City council has approved of subdivision plan for lands located north of Ildgchill Drive but warnings of methane gas will be issued to future residents Ald Alex Arthur asked the provision be introduced into the subdivision plan during the session Monday The subdivision is located next to the Barrie landfill site Mcthane gas is explosive and created by decaying matter Prior tofinal approval the ministry of housing ministry of environment and city must be satisfied methane gas hazard does not exist said the alderman said Ald Arthur There is also the possibility of ski hill being set up on the Site in the future and residents should also be so warned But residents should be Warned of the potential danger The board received request from local developer early this year to rcvicw the zoning Veteran retires 28year veteran of Ontario Provincial lolicc retires May 31 after serving 21 years at ltarrieslldetachment Ipl Al lieishman joined the force in 1951 and after serving seven years in Huntsville was transferrixl to Barrie and pro moted to corporal from con stable soon afterwards Cpl Leishman and wife llazcl live in lto Iownsliip with their son Drew Ilic licishmans also have daughter Allana Brown who lives in the Ottawa area An active member of St An drcws Presbyterian Church Cpl lieishman says he intends to increase his church act ivit ics upon his retirement He also wants to spend more time golf ing and fishing The retiring corporal said he joined the force because be admired it and he has cn joycd his police carccr ll Al LEISHMAN still took his try at catching rcquiicincnts in industrial areas The developer said thc city could be losing prospective outlets which are then forced to locntcoutsidcof lllllt lltil ook tolil tlic lioiiid lllitl industry did not want trattic and people In its areas He said when industrial pcr soniicl lcavc thcir establishincnts they like to know IIS going to be there in the morning Vandalism and break ins could result from allowing retail stores in industrial ircas Iiisaid Ilc said there was already ii shortage of industrial land and he could tlSt tlic liitltS catering toconimcrcial iisc Cook said he couldnt visiialixc commercial iisc in the industrial area of town because it would bc contrary to the citys plans for dow iitow 11 improvement ook said that scrvicc store should be allowed but only stores which service industries in thcarca Kcn llylcs planning board chairman said ooks concerns were sliarcd by liirgc number of planning board iiicnibcis ed provincial subsidies dollar for dollar rather than lose them SHARE INCREASE The social and family ser vices share of the increase is about $203000 and the decrease in surplus about $566000 McLean said the committee had taken steps to reduce the impact on the levy by cutting financial expenses by about $405000 and transfering about $200000 from reserves to help dcf ray the cost of the proposed new museum building The committee also trimmed scvcral of the countys other committee budgets by about 10 per cent McLean said The biggest cut on the 1979 budget was $20000 of the coun tys share towards the family and childrens services fun ding McLean said this cut had been difficult one to deal with but the committee felt the family and childrens ser vices should stay within the guidelines of increases set for the county llicy appeared to have gchn little more of salary increase than the rest of the departments he said CAS budget slashed Cuts in the Simcoe countys family and childrens services Vlllltlgtl approved by council will mean drastic reduction in StlVlctS the departments director said today We wont be able to perform the task assigned to us said Don Jackson Council approved Wednesday tintincc and administration committee rccommendation to reduce the countys share of the departments funding from $250501 15230591 The county pays about l2 per cent of the departments total funding The Cities of ltarric and lirillia pay about lotir and ttirec per cent respectively and the Province pays the rcmaiii ing tto pcrcciit To achieve the cut of $2000 in IIS share the finance com iiiittcc recommended the total budget be slashed by about snoooo Jackson said the family and childrens services is asking foi about 118000 this your litSl year the ltpttltllltllt asked for about 31713000 but was granted 31531000 he said IN THE RED Actual expenses last year wcic about $1723000 putting the dcpartmcnt into the red by about $100000 Jackson said The cuts recommendixl for llllS year could put the depart ment in the situation of asking for supplementary funding over thc alottcd budget for the third year in row he said It will also mean the depart iiiciit will be unable to hire 13 new staff members mainly in its field worker contingent who are badly needed he said The current caseload is really critical problem as far as we are concerned Jackson said We have got to relieve it in order to get thcjob done Jackson said the strain on the field workers is causing risk factor If you are under the pressure our people arc under you are going to make some bloopers he said STAFF DE EASE Jackson said the department is currently working with less stuff than it lid four years ago The family and childrens scrviccs also needs additional funds for overtime increased cmcrgcncy call service and covering 15 per cent increase in boarding house costs for children in foster honics Jackson said Jackson said Harrie and tirillm still have to deal with their part of the funding Into annexation dispute Coldwater hearing should finish early Ct VtAllIlt The intario Municipal ltoard hearing iii to oldwatcrs proposed annexation of 103 acres from Mcdontc and Toy Tow nsliips IS expected to finish ahead of schedule Mcdoiite and Iay lownsliips completed their cross exr aminatioiis of tlic villages witnesses Iiicsday The hearing which reconvch Monday after five month postponement was cxpcctcd to last until mid April oiiiplction is now however expected llt four to five days The board heard testimony Iticsdiiy from Peter Smith the ciiginccr who dcsigncd tlic village sewage system He said the system was capnblc of serving population of between 2000 and t000 pcoplc IIAS ItllIION OI X00 Coldwater has population of 000 but the villages consul tant Proctor and Redfcrii estimates the population will be 3000 by the year 2011 That was one of the rcasons behind its recommending the annexation of 1035 acres from Mcdontc and Toy townships Simulated crash victim An emergency call broke up Simcoe night The group received warnin vehicle on Spence Road near the V95 ed they had to find two of the victims The two victims had lot of time to the examiner Thunday Mar 29 1979 escue Squad meeting Wednesday at pm that there was rolled over pro Township offices When they arriv of the crash who had wandered off wander off as head officials of the rescue squad and police had spent number of hours setting up the crash The crash was drill for the grou arrived said Gary Joice coor then he said Rescue squad site Examiner Photo but they didnt actually know it until they dinotor of the squad Some didnt even know embers above carry victim from the crash Planner warns city on road reconstruction It DENNIS LANIIIIER Of The Examiner Barrie city planner says Barrie must be cautious in considering Dunlop Street east reconstruction Rick Jones says city council will have to give sciious con sidcration to the impact on pro pcrty owners when discussing the Diinlop street widening plan The road system should not bc dependent solcy on satisfy ing transportation but should also look into the effect on residential use said Jones The official statement by Jones is contained in the amendment which goes to Bar ric gcncrtil committcc next week COMMIITEE DISCISSINti IT The committee will discuss durini budget the widening of the street in 1979 from Mulcastcr Street to an area iica the Lakcvicw Dairy That particular stretch of road is not the OllltlllllilIS issue because there IS no residences involved in the plan says Jones liut it could turn into tricky issue Ald Fred Rucmpcr told The Examiner today dont know what to do said Ald Rucmpcr who is lit favor of council examining alternatives to the plan dont think it will be hiin enough priority lliIlt to do this year past the Mutcastcr street point It is important however that city make decision quickly on IIS policy regarding the street MIST DECIDE We need to decide whether or not to concentrate all of our traffic on Diinlop Street or whether to sprcad it around bit hc said Ald Rucmpcr said he sup ports traffic along other arterial routes in the area strong case has been presented lll support of area residents with the amendment Liberals to the plan said Ald Rucmpcr Area residents represented by Al McNair hiivc made numerous amwarances to cit council over the past few mon ths Residents are opposed to lllt widening plan because oi in creased traffic volume likely resulting from the move inc resident told council that if widening went ahead many of the residents along the street would move out of Ilarric for good Don Kirkpatrick deputy engineer was critici7ed at re cent meeting for not suggesting alternatives to angry residents fight for nomination national energy policy and strong Canadian constitution is the platform of Ray Ramsay new South Simcoe liberal can diatc Ramsay pastrprcsidcnt of the association announced his intcntioii to rim Vcdncsdiiy at ii general meeting in tlic ltarric arena Riiiiisav 52 will be opposing Coldwater wants to annex land for industrial and coininch cial development but the townships say oltlwatcr doesnt need all the land us asking for Richard Sclicll president of the Coldwater Ratepayers Associaton has requested special meeting with illiigc council to discuss petition to stop the annexation hearing Sclicll said his group has from Coldwater residents iilrcdy gathcrcd 121 signatures WANTS VILLAGE TU RECONSIDER He also said the group wants the villagc to reconsider Medontes latest offer The offcr which was rcjcctcd by council last ycck includ ed 30 acres of industrial land immtxtiatcly and an agreement the township would provide additional land it and when Coldwater has real need for expansion It also stipulated the landowner in Mcdoiitc must develop or sell the land for that purpose and otdwutci would have to guarantee service to the area within two years The hearing continues today Alex Manjuris at the general nomination meeting lucsday We need constitution IS made in Canada by Canadians and for Canadians Ramsay told crowd of about 100 It will have to meet the needs of the people if we are going to have unity The llritish North America tltNAi act is horse and buggy constitution that has created 10 powerful provinces but 11 less powcrful govcrninciit of Canada he said POLICIES NEEDED national energy Itlll coin tuned with national industrial policy is also needed said Ramsay Canadian lllltlStllt must have largc amounts of low cost energy if they are to coin petc on world markets said Ramsay national resources policy is needed said Ramsay hodge podgc of rules and regulations has led some pro viiices to believe they can use the resources to their own scltish interests even to the detriment of the rest ot Canada he said National security laws are needed to permit Canadian or dustrics to raise money needed for growth and expansion on nation wide basis said Rani sav