Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 5 Apr 1979, p. 3

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It has to stand up Stage manager Greg Goodman l8 of Gravenhurst High School gets help from Theresa Brown l6 also of Gravenhurst as they finish inlllttg stand on the bottom of tree used in their stcge play Gravenhurst High School was one of number of area schools participating in on llploy festival staged at Georgian Colleges Barrie campus Wednesday today and Friday Examiner Photo No money in politics says councillor Jans By NANCY FltilERDA Of The Exa miner If your contemplating runnA ing for municipal government so you can make lot of easy money forget it thats the word from one lnnisfil counsellor Im not complaining because Im doing what really COUN JANS 267 an hour Kinsmen festival approaching The sixth annual Kinsmen Maple Syrup Festival takes place Arpil 14 at The Pav in Orillia and features plenty to seeand dofor the entire family Starting at am until noon there will be pancake breakfast complete with sausages and pure maple syrup served by the Kinsmen Club of Orillia From noon till pm maple baked beans ham and roll will be prepared and served by the Kinette Club of Orillia Throughout the day there will be exhibits and sales of and love says out attic But It yoiu uiitiitt lot money toigei it Based on itfthour wort week pay scale toi llilllvlli council is $4 41 an litilll toi Rccvc William tillililll it till hour for lcpliljt liemt Grant Andradc and slot an hour for counscllori William RICIIVII EINIHNS St is an hour made arts and crafts such as decorated niiriors paintings flowers jewellery candles macramc ceramics pottciy woodcrafts coins and staiiip baked goods and maple syrup products Shclly Mowat an tirillia tid dler will perform icconipanicd by Allison olc on piano Miss Mowat won last years tana dian Ladies tipcn ittltllt Championship at age 17 She placed fifth at the leiincssee Valley Id Tyinc Fiddlers till est one of the largest fiddle contests in the southern linitcd States lipitl llatt aid tdii will the hourly wage cacii iiiciiibci is LlHll an addi lioiml one third ol their wagc toi itl1t ltitk touiicil iiicinliirs howch1 arc not paycd iiitlcagc alloaiiccs for transportation llilli the county Almost daily ouii lans makes an eight iiutc lllllli trip from hcr hoinc totbctownshipolticc When making road inspcc tioizs touii laiis cliairnnm of piililii works and health tries to ayoid using iltl own car Ultiii ill ll tltll with another ititllilttlli loycc tilici expenses arc always lttlitll up yucll tiitlli lttiis iiiiillj buys euiy ialtlc ticket and ltlli ticket diaw that in iiistii community groups scll No tillt tclls llH to buy tliciii fit says lut il buy troin onc tell lliill buy from flitmall liust tcclobhgatcd So tar oun Jans has never won rattle or draw Even if shc did she docsnl think shed acctpt tbcpiie She has played at many fall fairs in the area at lcin ltcsort and tor the Rotary illttltitti tional lub Miss Mowat is gradd student at lark Strch ollcgialc tows will run from the Pay to artcrs sugar bush throughout the day Will nominal charge for rides Visitors will sic the produce tioii of maple syrup from the collection of sap at thc tree to the pouring of the finished iiiaplc syrup into containers for sale Downtown Barrie chosEn site for $10M recreation centre By DENNIS LANTHIER Of The Examiner Downtown Barrie has been chosen as the site for multimillion dollar recreation centre Mike Dowler chairman of the recreation steering committee says the facility could pro ve large asset to the downtown area Members of the committee met Wednesday to discuss the architects plans for the project It would include two storey building com poased of double ice surface 37 metre pool gymnasium meeting rooms and number of squash courts Outdoor facilities which would include track have also been considered Weve been led to believe the city does have some property downtown said Fowler It will come as quite surprise to them that were recommending downtown He said that land now owned by the Nlt was possible location 30 acre site will be needed to accommodate the site centre he said The concept which two ya rs was ago estimated to cost about $10 million is at its op timum level said Fowler nce spec1fics are studied the new centre Essa considering two fire station sites Chief says Essa Township is considering two sites in Thornton for new fire station which they hope will be in operation this year Essa fire chief Earl unir inghani said Wmliicsday unningham said one of the sites is owned by the township and the other privately owned but no decision has yet been made as to which will be selected The tire chef said although 510000 has been appropriated as start for the building no exact cost has been itlttlltltl ed The township is looking at three or four designs for the building and costs vary with each design be said tunningham said the new building would be bigger and include washrooms not part of the current building lic said it would be at least four bay station as the fire department has outgrown the Guard heafing May guard penalized tor spray ing prisoners at Barrie provin cial Jail and leaving them in wet clothes oyeriiight Will ap pear before public service Lllttllt board in Toronto Mayt The guard is appealing tlllt of 30 days pay about $1500 for holding the hose to spray prisoiicisttct it He appealed his penalty to dcputy orrcctions Minister ilcnii lhoinpson in December but was turned down The tintario Public Service Employees llnioii said it would appeal the disciplining to the grievance board after the ap pcal wasdenied Weeklong carnival coming The tiith annual Maple Syrup Festival will turn Elmvalcs Main Street Highway itLi into Mtkltilltl carnival This years festival April 1421 kicks off with the Grand Opening Hall April 14 featur mg the Northern Edition band The festival program features running bingo skating sugar hush tours variety night and pancake breakfast at Elmvale oinniunityllallApirlZl Hamilton men jailed lhrec llainiton area men were convicted and given jail sentences in provincial court luesday for the Dec 22 break iii at londerosa Steak House 310 Hayfield St Donald Smith l8 of Dundas was sentenced to 15 nionlhs in jail His brother Dominik 10 was given two years less day in jail Stephen Nichol 19 of topetown was sentenced to nine months The three men pleaded not guilty to the break enter and theft charges Feb 13 Judge John Anjo found them guilty Tuesday of breaking into the restaurant and smashing the safe there They took cash and other items from the safe Correction On March 23 The Examiner erroneously reported $300 was donated to the Leukemia Research Fund The correct figure was $1300 Current two bay station in lliornton which has been iii use for the past 25 years In the main foyer of Georgian College in Barrie group of textile and material students are involved in class effort of making quilt to be rattled in May Quilters are Gwen Maguire Sandra may not include all the features being proposed DOW The matter has been passed to the recreation planning committee which will study possible site locations It should be ready to present definite pro posl to city council by the early fall said Fowler Ald Ed Thompson member of the commit kidEly City Editor lan Mulgrew7266537 the examiner Thursday April 1979 tee said today the idea is great if the city can afitord it But no definite financial figures have been made on the plan as yet he said Last year city council granted the committee $2000 to hire an architect for drawings The committee includes representatives from the local sports clubs along with many service clubs and the Greater Barrie Chamber of Com merce Residents co well with snow Storm depresses spirits By STEPHEN NIIIUIIS if The IIvaiiiiner Spring fever may have cooled little overnight as cm of April snow was dumped on Sun coctouiity lcrhaps alter the long winter county residents remain well versed in handling snowy con ditions or maybe one ghinpsc ot the unscasonal tluriics iii tinndatcd tbciii into staying at home Vbatcur tiic ltilStHl itll Say house prices will rise police report surprisingly tew automobile aicidcnts during thestorin ministry of transportation and communications spokesman said snow clearing operations went smoothly on local highways and trail ic kept movingwcll Highways were damp to slushy throughout the area this morning with some snowy sections School buses were across the county todav Ililllllllt Quilting tor rattle Builders want change in lot levy decision gencral committee dccision to charge an additional lot ey for developers will not help to keep housing prices down says the president of the Barrie and District Builders Association The Barrie committee dccid ed Monday to charge an addi tioiial $300 lot instead of iiiak ing developers work on tbcir land for providing park space The city requires land dcdica tion from developers for the purpose of providing park space But ltay iaricpy picsidenl of thc Association says the tee level is extravagant Members of the association met with the city development coin mittccVtcdncsday iariepy said today developers are already charged $1500 lot Somebody with an IICLLIZ will support tilt unit subdivision for example would have to pay an additional $300 lot or $2too bidders are trying to provide affordable housing but it is becoming increasingly dif ficult said iaricpy The costs of budding materials arc con staiilly on the rise he said SllthilJCS 7ill1ltlNl llc said builders could be lookingai between andlfi per cent increase in thc cost of shingles The cost of lumber has also licciiontlicrise bcsaid qc says the increased costs including the possible risc inthc city levy will cycntually come back to the person buying thc boiisc tine of our feelings is how much does thc city really need be asked The his luck HATES at meeting ainiiici ls it $ltt00 $1200 or $1400 ta lot This is an area which should be explored be said Members of the assiiciation will be on hand at city council Monday when the matter is discussed The association has re quested tbc matter be deferred until tbc cntirc question is ex amined inorc thoroughly Ald Del olc chairman of the committee said today he would support the association in its request Ald ole said tlic city tax paycr which could be alfectcd by thc moyc should be con sidcrcd ln attcndancc at chncs days meeting was ltick Bates director of planning and development ltick loiics city planner and Ald olc along with Ald Fred ltucmpcr Youths in jail after breakin Two Harrie youths are in custody today following an overnight break iii at the lteckcis milk storc llti Little Itaiidolf chctland of hicttain rcs and tictor tor deiro of titi llighciolt Avc were arrcslcd about 320 by oiistablc Dennis Sutton bargul with break enter and thelt the two 17 yearoltls appear in court for bail ring Friday Police said cash and cigaret tcs were stolen from tlic storc No Gray foach Lines trips were cancelled but they were running DOUl halfhour behind schedule because of the snow Heavy snow build up on trees brought down branches on few individual power service lines said Ted Johnston tario Hydro public relations of ficci hydro crew worked through the night ri storing downed or damaged liiics Two or three homes in tlic area were still Odegaard Erma Newhouse and Robyn Michell The proceeds will be put in scholarship fund for the course This is an annual event for the class Examiner Photo Lynn wont run for nomination MIDLAND riding of Simcoe North Mayor Lynn at press conference here tcdiiesdav said his first ltSpOllSlDlllty is to the town He said however he would seek the party nomination for the provnicial Simcoe East riding if the incumbent Gordon Smith decided to resign Town Mayor Morclaiid Lynn will not seek the Progressive Conservative nomination for the federal MAYOR MORELAND LYNN without power this morning he said Barrie Public Utilities om mission reported no problems with the snow snow storm which hit the Barrie area Vtednesday ws just routine for city snow clearing crews Neil Fox superintendent of public works said today the storm did not catch his crews by surprise

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