Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 5 Apr 1979, p. 11

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Problem la ued Barrie locku the examiner Thursday April 1979 Jail superintndent cant stop revolving door PRlSO Hetiics dc lis it Duncan McFarlane Barrie oils new superinten dent says problems here are similar to those in the old London Ont Jail where he worked for several years An iillia physician who says he wants to carry on lir it Rynards work in the health field said today he will sck the Simcoc North Progressive on scrvat ive iioiniiiat ion Ir hailes Baugh 31 said health care is closely liked with the economy and there should be more physicians in iarlia ment Expressing surprise at Dr Rynards announcement oi retirement Monday lir liaugh said another physician should take his place There arent enough physi cians in Parliament said iir Baugh tur national health scheme is in serious trouble You need people with medical backgrounds to help sort out the problems that relate to the pro gram Health influences economy he said Quoting newspaper article Dr Baugh cited the example of the Xerox company that tstimates it costs about Soooiioo to replace an csecutive who dies prematurely Alcohol abuse and cigarette smoking greatly affect per sons health said Dr ltaugh think theres an awful lot that an be done he said Dr Baugh said hes federalist and does not believe in special status for Quebec Board receives eight briefs Five groups and three in dividuals have asked for an opportunity to make sub mission regarding the Sim coe otinty Board oi Educations human relations program The eight papers will be presented by the pellkioiitis to the moral education committee ltobert ihoiiias doctor of edtication and the boards superintendent of curriculum said Wednesday To this point the date oi the meeting between the will mittee and the people has yet to be set Dr Thomas said it would probably be staged near the end of April Any person or group iii terested in presenting lttitl on the program was to have contacted the board by March tit the eight only one has actually submitted written report The others will be given to the board sometime before the meeting is called Dr Thomas said The comments of those making slllittliSSitm include complaints support and constructive criticism Dr Thomas said iie added that the pro cedure is an unusual one for the board and was in itiated because of the Hill troversial nature of the pro gram the McFarlane 49 become new corporate profits help the employment situation and stimulate growth development and the economy he said He also hopes the election will not be personality race superintendent March Ducheneau temporary superintendent i2 succeeding Fred Before the Barrie position McFarlane was senior assis tant superintendent at ElginMiddlesex detention centre in London Ont Examiner Photo Doctor seeking nomination PC legacy may continue between the national leaders it bothers me to see coiii parison ot Trudeau and lark hope the election ill not be run like an tttttitttt election with party Committee wants policy changed on park dedication Hy DENNIS iiiiilllt If The Hammer The city has decided to change its policy on developers parkland dedication much to the chagrin of Aid Fred iteumper The committee recommend ed that developers no longer be required to perform parkland work on territory they dedicate to the city titeveloiwrs are now re quired to give parcels of land for park space purposes to the city with each developmenii liistead the work require itient will be replaced with $300 increase in the citys levy for plans of subdivision and site plans am displeased were now at the point of abandoning our policy said Aid itucmpcr lie said the move wouldnt really solve the problem and that developers would continue to complain about the levy Wed be better oil having the developers doing the work STUIJARUltii1llfilt The matter was brought up for consideration after deputation Feb 12 by lack Stollar developer objecting to the citys move He said it did not conform with the power given the municipality under the plann ingact Stollaid said oiin the ministry of housing could set conditions on subdivision plans terry iaiiiblyn city ad iniiiistrator said the new regulation would contorin to all legal requirements The act says the developer has to meet the financial re quests oi the city said lamblyn As result he said the city would be able to avoid an in tario Municipal Hoard Iiilili hearing which would have been possible under the previous scheme ii subdivisions have already been started under the previous council policy of inak ing developers work on the site Rick liates director of plaiin mg and development said some of the previous developments went back over year but no problesni could be seen with the changeover Members of the citys development committee will be meetng with the ltarric Builders Association Wedncs day todiscuss themattcr Angus sewer system starting in summer Construction of sewer system for the village oi Angus should start by the end of liiiic says Essa iteevc harles lridhaiii ltecve lridhaiii said the township had been littlllltl by the Ministry of lIiivironmeiit and its consulting engineers HERVE PRiitilAM uiiders in April that tenders for the sewer con struction will open at the end of April and close the end of May The project which includes sewage treatment plant and pumping station will cost about titt million of which the province pays about per cent and tltc Angus area L83 per cent Reeve liidhaiii said Scheduled to be finished in the late fall of mitt the project will mean cost ot about Sills per year to the average home iii addition toextstingtascs liailes latham oi Aiiiley and Associates consulting engineers said the system would service the entire com munity of Angus with the ex ccption of the Robson subdivi sion which is relatively new and on system of septic tanks lathain said approval for the project has taken about eight years which is pretty typical time span need for the sewers had to be clearly shown to obtain ap proval from the Ontario Municipal Board be said Tathaiii said the village need ed the new sewer system because it is ated on high water table with sandy still Most of the lots are small with old septic systems he said two men on stage hope it ill be ioiight on Liberal policy vcr sus iliogiessivci onscruiiiye policy said tir ltaugh lti llaiigh practises internal medicine iii trillia where he has lived with his ltttttl since 1000 thaiinian oi the Medical ssmiation central task committee lir ltatigb said has served on the coin tiiiltcfoiscycialycats He said he also seiycd as board oi education iiiciiiber tor four years in the trockville aica tSooi iiitaiio DR it It Hl tcliies iiy sitcinics siciioiis The Examiner Barrie jail suffers from revolving door syndrome says its new superintendent Duncan llctarlanc 429 said in an interview this week over crowding and the large numbers of prisoners processed through the jail impressed him as the two major problems there when he took his post ltttll 13 new jail will be built but with government financial con straiiits no definite plans have been announced in the meantime Mllillttt and staff must continue operations in the old building and he has several ideas he thinks will help liaiiie jails main function is to tciiipoiaiily hold prisoners remanded in custody for court ippeaiances When an individual is sentenced he ill be held at the jail tiiitil he is relocated stniiIittillllSiiilI it sentenced to more than three months the prisoner will be sent to another correction centre Someone facing lighter sciiteiicc ill be taken to aiiip llilIsdale iniiiimiiin security work farm that is in extension of liarric jail Prisoners enter and leave the jail in superiiiaikct turnstile fashion lletwccii Feb l3 and March 13 ttJ pitstitti wctc traiislcr red trom Harrie jail The jail has it prisoners now aiiip liillstlalciiT toiiectioii and administra tion stall work very hard to admit and discharge the prisoners said Iclailaiic The high ate ot prisoner movement nitans iiiticli paper work and physical preparation of prisoners he said its not the transiei work that causes problems at the jail Although that work taxes the stall there prisoner stiilc sullx from ticttttiilitt in the close confines of the old buildingsaidMcFarlaiie litcause colitis arc flooded with cases remand tllilts aic spread itiitlier apart said lcliiliiic liisoiicis awaiting court ap llitllilt spend illiitt lllllt in jail now tllttlllllttfli To ioid tension and potcii tial dangerous situations prisoncis must keep busy they do not get bored said lclaiaiic inc ot the biggest pioblciiis iii any lillllllltll is boredom on the pat oi minutes he said it we in keep them busy they dont time time to think up problemstorthcstatt Last week lciiiliiic iii trodiiccd aii evercise program that he hopes toespand An tVlltiM bicycle is used by prisoners in the corridor lie said he wants to purchase some heavy canvas punching bags so the prisoners can take otit frust rat ions by punching them McFarlane said hed like to get some special exercisers that will allow prisoners to workout in or arotind their cells These devices would at tacit to the cell bars he said Frustrating no room here Outdoor recreation is limited now because the enclosed jail yard has poor drainage and is filled with mud if construction improves drainage it cotild be used for volleyball and rubber hoiseshow matches said lticiarlane lRtNlRAMS SlIISSllI These programs proved suc cessful at London jail where lVlciarlaiie worked for many years liondon jail also old and overcrowded was replaced two years ago liack oi space here however limits the programs that can be conducted he said Two portable units are being constructed to allow more room for prisoners Mciarlanc ex pects they will be completed by fall When they are finished other programs may be added said Iiciarane Basic life skills need to be taught to prisoners to help them cope when they are free he said lot of these people dont have basic life skills They dont know how to look for job properly and they dont know how to handle money he uaid Under this program volunteers from the community would come to the jail to help prisoners with those skills JOB SKILLS bank manager might come in to instruct financial management or someone from 717 itinemployment insurance Yommissioni might talk about how to properly go about apply ing for job he said ihe programs worked well in London but they cannot be im plemented here until there is more room said McFarlane its really frustrating These are good programs They work they rk well But theres no room here he said Building new Barrie jail ranks high on the Ontario Cor rections Ministry priority list said McPariane But there is no news about when it will be con structed cant see it being built on this site You just dont close jail tduring constructioni its 24 hour day seven day week business Meanwhile prisoners enter and exit the jail in revolving door manner and McFarlane is trying to improve the situa tion for them during their stay at Barriejail Graduates electronic engineering technician Stephen Roth son of Mr and Mrs George Roth RR Stayner operates an automatic Board Alarm Control System in the Barrie Alarm and Control Centre of the Bell Canada System He is l978 graduate of the twoyear Electronics Engineering Technician program at Georgian College in Barrie iiy lllillttt it The llaiiiiiici rch itrown owner of liaiiics taiiadiaii The store has been named icc chaiiiiiaii Finishes advertising program Gordon Arnold son of Sgt and Mrs Nye Base Borden compiles advertising data at General Tire in Barrie He is l978 graduate of the Advertising Program at Georgian College in Barrie and is employed by the firm as advertising coordinator In this capacity he deals directly with General Tire dealers across Canada in the coordination of the companys cooperative advertising program Applications for postsecondary pro grams commencing in September at campuses in Barrie Orillia and Owen Sound are now being accepted of tlic lroiii Sharing otiiicil ot aiiada The object of the council said lliowaii is to promote the piiii ciipal of profit sharing aiiadiaiiTlreshoiiicoflice is practically one of the best known proiit sharing coin panics Ill anada said Brown it was through proiit sharing Brown was able tin will to pur chase tlic tanadian The store iii liarrie mveii lllttt that litlli fer the same opportuiities to others he said And profit sharing is working Xlttiittly well at tlicstorc We played otit between one lialt and threetjiiarteis of million dollars to about tot employees hesaid iiiowiicx plaiiied that all employees who have been at the store at least three months are entitled to profit sharing it taiiadian liics 313 stores across aiiada more than 300 otter profit sharing After got our own plan going we decided it would be good for other aiiadian iiic stores Now iiiown refers to himselt as missionary for profit sharing As first ice chairman of the council iiiowii distributes to formation about proiit sharing assists members and helps other firms to install broad coverage profit sharing plans iroiit sharing says iiiown can he great thing then however it is abused lrofit sharing has been abused he said Last year there were 10000 profit sharing plans in aiiada ltut of these only about 10 per cent could be con sidcied broad coverage profit siiriiig plans Under broad coverage profit sharing large percentage of employees are included in the plan then however profit sharing is only available to company execut ivcs he said in the United States broad coverage profit sharing has taken off like rocket said iiiown They are mach fur iiicr ahead than we are Brown thinks however lot of interest will be shown during and is employed by Bell Canada as Central Ot tice Man His duties include monitoring alarm systems switching radio channels and the analysis of equipment problems Applications for postsecondary programs commencing in September at campuses in Barrie Orillia and Owen Sound are now being accepted Brown vice chairman of profit sharing council the upcoming federal election to profit sharing The interest is there on the part of the two major parties to strengthen proiit sharing he said iroiit sharing suggests Itii BROWN missionary Brown could be the answer to inflation if employee produc tion goes tip in proportion to wages you dont create in flatioii Only when work re mains static while wages in crease do you get inflation Last year Brown addressed the Winnipeg hamber of Cont mcice about profit sharing lie piaiis to address similar groups this year Our approach is sto start the top he said We want to address the leaders of companies businesses and in dustrics We want to let them know profit sharing incraases product ion Once month Brown meets in Toronto with the cotincil The council includes owners and ex ectitives of large and small businesses of all types Simp sons Sears iofasco Supreme Alumiun aitd more Profit sharing said Brown is the answer to the lethargy of socialism and equally the answer to the abuses of capitalism town country lhilip it ltynard ti elect ion date He said it should not be left to the Prime Minister to set an election date it should be statiiatory matter and should Dr Rynard attacks Trudeau In one of his last public statements before retiring ii Dr North Simcoei Minister lrudeaii for leaving anadians guessing about an iilitiMtl irime be held on the same late every four qcars to stop the iiiittir tainty which he claimed costs the taxpayers millions of dollars ir ltynard believes the Liberals campaign will stress nay tioiial unity and repatriation of the constitution ltr ltynard claims the election call dispelled non confidence motion in the house This Will be the Prime Ministers fourth election in 11 years Cobourg man jailed iii yearold tobourg nt tits in jail for stealing about $1000 in merchandise from local pharmacy during breakltin March 27 Shawn Lamb pleaded guilty to break enter and theft in prov iiiciai court iuesday cash cameras and watches Lamb smashed window at Harpers Pharmacy 12R ienetang St entered the store and took drugs cigarettes man was sentenced to 18 mon

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