Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 10 Apr 1979, p. 5

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Ship almost sank Midland man says hell sail again By DAVE WILSON Special To The Examiner The force of the storm threw him sliding off the end of his bed and into pool of water that gushed through the open porthole Ihat rude awakening was Grant Guthv ries first sign Friday would be different Guthrie 20yearold deckliaiid from Midland was one of 21 crew members from the crippled freighter Labradoc who were forced to abandon their ship in raging Lake Erie four days ago hit the bed about 130 am Guthrie said It was little rough but nothing out of the ordinaryand at 300 am the waves threw me oiil of my bed Id left my port liole open fora little fresh air and there was water pushing through it For eight exhausting hours he and the rest of the crew bailed desperately But with small one gallon buckets they made little headway By 900 ani they saw planes circling overhead IIIIIIIIIIRS RESCIII Ilelicopters finally made the rescue at about 1100 am There were three sky lifts two girls on ship were among the first ones out Guthrie was on the second skylift Ihe rescued crew was transported to Fairpoit liar hour east of leveland on the shore of Lake Erie Id been planning to be on the boat until the end of June or early July Guthrie said So had everything on there lost $700 stereo system all my clothes my watch figure lost about 32000 altogether only made it out with my wallet and my camera All losses however are covered by the shipping conr panys iiisui aiice Most of the crew on the fated first trip of the year were from Quebec Guthrie said there were only two from llllilllti and couple from the Maritimes At least four crew members say theyll never sail again There was one guy whod been sailing for 20 years said Guthrie He Grant Guthrie 20 of Midland who was on the Labradoc when it was ravaged by Lake Erie last week is eager to get back to work He was deckhand on the trip but said hes usual lya wheelsman said hed never seen anything like it Hes never goingtosail again WAS IlI Guthrie was lucky lhe relentless pitching of the waves didnt hit him with the seasickiiess that put many crew members in agony In fact Guthrie views the ordeal in bright light Alter the rescue they put as up in great hotel in the states we each had two room suite they gave us $100 on the spot to buy some clothes and the next morn mg the bar was opened up especially for uswe spent the day sipping on tequilla sunrises in the whirlpool And now home in Midland hes still on the payroll Storm hampers experts WINDSOR Salvage exr perts were waiting for spring storm to subside before resuming their efforts to save crippled anadian freighter that almost sank in Lake Erie spokesman sid Monday Pat Doherty assistant traffic manager with Paterson anti Sons of Thunder Bay nt which owns the Labradoc said three tugs were standing by near the ship which ran aground near Ielee Island on Sunday When the weather clears salvage experts may coir sider removing the ships cargo of 100000 bushels of corn before tow ing the ship to Colchester tint about Iii kilometres southeast of Windsor lhe 20memher crew left the ship Friday after it began listing heavily during storm that sent l1tIIltlIt waves washing over its port leek in winds up to ito kilometres an hour rew members were flown to safe ty by helicopter The Canadian freighter listing badly after her cargo of grain shifted in severe storm Friday northwest of Ashtabula tiliio was aban doned liy her crew but re mained afloat IlIiS III IIIIR Tugs of McQueen Marine Ltd of Amherstliurg tint took her in low but the Labradoc ran aground Sun day near loint Ielee Iohn liupont president of McQueen said the freighter came free Sunday night as tow lines to both tugs broke because of the rough seas She drifted further on down about three quarters of mile and went aground again but in lot better posi tion Iiipont said Monday He said the tug captains were waiting for the weather to improve before they try to yank her again The captain of the Labradoc and represen tative of the owners Iateiv son and Sons Ltd of Thunder Bay int visited the strand ed ship Sunday to determine save her how to TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN The attached Appointment for Hearing of the Ontario Municipal Board is for Bylaw Number 78168 This Hearing is to consider an amendment to Zoning Bylaw 6933 being restricted area bylaw by amending the text to permit restaurant use in any Ml M2 and M3 Industrial Zones Although this application is to permit restaurant operation at the corner of St Vincent Street and Bell Farm Road the intent of the bylaw is to permit restaurant use in all Industrial zones If you have any further questions concerning this please contact the office of the Planning and Development Department or the City Clerks Office in the City Hall 84 Collier Street Barrie You may telephone either office by calling 72641242 The Ontario Municipal Board also has directed that you be advised of the following This Hearing is being held primarily to decide whether the above mentioned byIaw or bylows should or should not be approved Requests for changes will only be considered by special leave granted by the Board and if sufficient advance notice has been given to the Clerk of the municipality to permit notice of such request to neighbouring property owners it should be noted also that any decision made at this Hearing is subject to the right of any person interested to apply for an amendment under Section 35 l9 of the Planning Act DATED at the City of Barrie THIS 29th day of March I979 Ontario Municipal Board IN THE MATTER OF Section 35 of The Planning Act RSO I970 349 and R783329 IN THE MATTER OF on application by The Corporation of the City of Barrie for approval of its Restricted Area Bylaw 78I68 APPOINTMENT FoR HEARING THE ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD hereby appoints Wednesday the 2nd day of May I979 ot the hour of half past ten oclock local time in the lorenoon at the City Hall City of Barrie for the hearing of all parties interested in supporting or opposing this application If you do not attend and are not represented at this hearing the Board may proceed in your absence and you will not be entitled to any further notice of the proceedings In the event the decision is reserved persons taking part in the hearing may request copy of the decision from the presiding Board Member Such decision will be mailed to you when available DATED at Toronto this QIst day of March I979 Andrews SECRETARY the adoptables City will continue removing snow By DENNIS LANIIIIIIR If The Iixfllllilttl Ald Jim Shirley lost his at tempt to have the city contract for snow removal City council decided Monday to accept public works com mittee report to stay with city owned vehicles and will pro ceed to purchase three new vehicles for the department Ald Shirley asked the at meeting last week the city to undertake We Reserve the Right Limit Quantities Snoopy sevenmonthold male hound has all of his needles to date is good with children and completely housebroken The folks at the Ontario Humane Society Patterson Road where he can be adopted say they have number of other animals ready for adoption too Examiner Photo rAcIAL TISSUES 60 White Only FINAL NET fNloAlllRNSoglRAY 341ml$229 LISTERINE Hugs broadloom and upholstered furniture are Antiseptic Mouthwash major home investments It is important that they and Gargle IOOOmI are maintenanced regularly FACT Rug Mobiles regular cleaning will help Gillette upholstery and rugs retain their value and appearance FACT It isnt traffic that wears out rug The SHAVE CREAM 200 ml soil that works its way down to the base of the pile can be as hard and sharp as broken glass and eventually cut the pile Weekly vacuuming and surface shampooing cannot remove this embedded soil LIFEBUOY DEODORANT FOR SOAP systems inc steam clean PLOS CALL 7265579 7282429 mittee to examine the sc The public works committee met Thursday and decided contrac ting would be too expensive for Aid Shirley was displeased with the decision guess Im politically naive he said thought both sides were suppos Wirvvvw com home sion ainined anything else ed to be considered in any leci He said the committee had only taken the example of one local contractor which he gave to the committee and not ex loronto he said maintains 25 contracted vehicles for snow removal between Dec Mar 31 Toronto was having and the examinor uosday Aprll 10 1979 Contracting motion defeated problems with its own city staff said Aid Shirley Snow removable equipment is also kept in North York he said Aid Gord Mills was not cori vinced always thought it was stupid idea and still fee the dollar figures are think its stupid idea he magnnamewere moperating Sflll at he said Were Neither was Aid Alex Ar aheadonhe game thur chairman of the public works committee He said Winnipeg conducted study on the matter in 1977 The study showed it would be uneconomical to contract for snow removal PRICES EFFECTIVE UNTIL APRILZI Cute and Cuddly PLUSH BUNNY In 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