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Christmas bells aringing Members of the Orillia Presbyterian Hand Bell Choir lent some color to the Victorian Christmas staged Sunday at the Simcoe County Museum in Minesing The group plays Christmas carols on hand bells Photo by Greg Selkirk Simcoe book sales low even at reduced prices PRICES REDICEI The books were offered to the stores in cases of 20 and 30 copies at the price per copy of $475 for The History of Simcoe County and $750 for The Recent Past The previous prices had been $550 and $895 respectively However some of the bookstores had ap parently bought some cases during the sum mer and pretty well had all they needed said Ielleticr Pelletier said he will suggest to the finance and administration committee that another sale after Christmas be held dont know what else we can do he said They just havent been the big sellers we thought they would be One other thing the committee might look at he said would be to sell the books with the discount on an individual basis There had been several such inquiries he said but the discount at this point only ap plies if the books are bought by the case Synthetic lubricant cleanup complete Says Spokesman Ily RICHARD THOMAS of The Examiner Simcoe ounty has not had much luck in reducing its inventory of some 10000 historical books through special Christmas offer to bookstores and municipal offices throughout the county In October council agreed to offer the books to these outlets at reduced price in the hope that sales would pick up The two volumes The History of Simcoe tounty and The Recent Past had been slow moving and the county had about $64000 tied tip in inventory We really didnt do that well with it county clerk Al Pelletier said today We have only sold about three cases Iclletier said fliers advertising the sale of books at reduced price had been sent to bookstores in ollingwood Midland Ienetanguishene Alliston Barrie and Brad ford as well as all municipal officers spill of synthetic lubricant which leaked from Trans Canada lipelines Ltd pumping station on Shanty Hay farm has been completely cleaned up ministry of environment spokesman said today Ian Gray district officer with the iiiinistrys industrial abetc ment section said the last of the contaminated soil was removed from the site last week About 273 tons in all has been taken by truck to secure landfill site in the Niagara Falls Region of New York State The area from which it was taken about 1800 square metres on the farm of Robert Campbell became con taminated after the lubricant Fyrqucl leaked out of gas compressor in the pumping sta tion Two charged with theft in Orillia motel heist Two Toronto residents have been charged with the theft of $900 worth of goods from an Orillia motel The two Barbara oulsoir l7 and Mathew Corner 24 both of King Street in Toronto checked into the Chieftain What MARY lREtiUR not proper site No dont think it is the proper site think that the planes and the noise and traffic will spoil the coun trvside We dont want it like Toronto Then you get all the headaches dont see how it is going to bring money into Harrie anyway Motel RR Orillia Saturday evening They left Sunday with almost everything they could carry including two television sets linen and other fur nishings They were arrested Sunday in Toronto by Metro police KEN llEt not too far think that any develop ment such as an airport or any business can only be plus for the area The more outside people who invest money locally the better As far as location whats 10 miles when major portion of Barries residents drive 100 miles day to work TransCanada Pipelines who have paid for the removal of the soil was notified of the spill Oct 29 the day after Campbell discovered two of his cattle dead Seven cattle have died or have been destroyed and Fyr quel is suspected as the cause Gray said the ministry would likely require the company to install some modifications to the equipment to prevent such an incident happening again We must consider the use of the material and develop some criteria for its use if it does in fact turnout tobc responsible he said However no confirmation that Fyiquel is the cause of the cattles deaths has been of ficially received from the On tario Veterinary College in Guelph he said where two of the cattle were sent for ex amination If ii NJ CINDY BRIDGE closer to Barrie Who wants to travel all the way up to Oro It should be closer to Barrie That way people from Stroud Alcona and Iniiisfil would benefit more They are ex pecting lot of growth and we are going to need it closer to Barrie By DENNIS LANIHIER Of The Examiner Final approval of new $2 million airport is expected tonight when Barrie city council meets The issue is expected to spark little in the way of debate since just two council members voiced opposition to the plan when general committee recommended the decision last Thursday The airport would be located in Oro township and coun cil there will have to approve zoning change before in itial efforts on the airport can proceed The final funding share for Barrie would be 3800000 since the provincial government would be picking up 80 per centof the tab PUBLIC INPUT Public informational meetings would also be held before actual construction begins and an Ontario Municipal Board OMB hearing is another possibility should objec tions to the structure be forwarded The airport would be situated halfway between Barrie and Orillia Barrie council though is still waiting for word to find out if Orillia will enter into costsharing venture with Barrie Teachers reach tentative pact The Simcoe County Board of Education and its 1000 secon dary school teachers have reached tentative contract agreement No details of the proposal are being released until the board and teachers ratify the pact board director Irving Harris said today Ratification by both parties is expected to take place Wednes day he said report on the negotiations the transport The tractortrailer tained $3000 in damage No injuries were reported rie Friday threatening ed Twovehicle accident at EssaHighway 400 tractortrailer jackknifed on the Essa Road ram Highway 400 Friday afternoon resulting in twovehicle ac cident when vehicles apparently tried to avoid colliding with owned by Newmarket and driven by Clifford Jones of Keswick sus car driven by Wayne Delaney of Barrie had $300 damage and one driven by Walter Morgan of Keswick $100 damage up Pickets still at Radio Shack Warming their hands on the Radio Shack picket line are Suzanne Courtois left Lisa Devoe centre and Betty Bokesch some of the United Steelworkers still picketing at Radio Shack in Barrie following the Itabor Relations Board deci sion last week Examiner Photo Bail denied to Rama man Rama Indian Reserve man who kept police at bay Tues day night while firing rifle shots from his home where there were three children and babysitter was denied bail in Bar Thomas Stinson 25 was charged with dangerous use of firearm pointing firearm also assault mischief and He will appear in provincial court this week Three calls for firefighters The lnnisfil Fire Department was called to car fire and chimney fire and major house fire this weekend The chimney fire on lnnisfil Road was the result of overheated chimney pipes said Chief Doug Rose The fire took little time to extinguish he said Saturday evening the department was called to car fire on the 14th Line The name of the driver has not been releas completed by provincially ap pointed factfinder rcleased in November said the two sides had agreed to 798 per cent wage hike for teachers but were divided on whether the same figure should apply for prin cipals and viceprincipals Negotiations between the board and its 1000 elementary teachers will be delayed by the holiday with the next meeting scheduled for the new year pto Boyd Transport There were no personal injuries in either fire Meanwhile the Dunlop Street East reconstruction pro ject is expected to regenerate some interest tonight Last week two separate motions to go ahead with the widening from Lakeview Dairy to Blake Street were defeated by the committee MAY DECIDE Ald Doug Jagga decided not to vote on the issue though and decision by him to vote tonight could turn the decision around In addition Ald Dorian Parker was Battle heating up OMB routepossible Howard Campbell Reeve of Oro Township said he does not expect the propos ed Barrie airport will be established in the township without considerable opposi tion from residents near the designated site Reeve Campbell said he expected opposition would come from residents near the site north of the Caribou Restaurant on Highway 11 Barrie general committee endorsed the site as its choice at meeting Thurs day The most likely to object would be group of mink farmers whose operations might be affected he said Reactions from ratepayers had been slow coming immediately follow ing the announcement of the choice of site earlier this week but has been heating up now that residents are aware of the implications Reeve Campbell said They are getting worked up now he added Before the airport can become reality the township must first change its official plan and amend its zoning bylaw which will likely entail public meetings where residents will have the examiner Monday Dec101979 Final vote on airport tonight absent from last weeks session and her vote tonight may make difference as well Residents on the street have ing because of fears the been opposed tothe widen esidential stability of the neighborhood would be destroyed Other road widening bylaws to be introouced tonight will involve Edgehill and Ferndale Drives Jan McCurdy will be starting off the pm meeting with deputation concerning boathousc leases the chance reeve said He said he was certain the issue would result in an On tario Municipal Board hear ing dont expect it will go through smoothly Oro council still has to decide whether it will go along with the idea of an airport in the township he said but has not discussed the matteryet Barrie city council still must ratify the decision made in general committee and until we get something concrete from Barrie we cant do anything he said the to object lIRlMlRlLl expects battle Residents flocking elsewhere Travel agents around town are in agreement on one point Barrie residents are still flocking out of town in large numbers to go elsewhere for the Christmas season Whether Canadian destina tions or warmer climates fur ther south seem to be prefer red however depends on who you talk to Kathy Hay of Hays Travel Service on Dunlop Street West said today most of their business for Christmas flights lies within Canada Most of those reservations were made in late Oct0ber or early November meaning very lit tle space is available now she said There is no one particular place in Canada where persons are going although destina tions such as Regina and Calgary remain popular she said There is more availability on trips to the west to destinations like Vancouver then there is now to eastern destinations like Halifax said Doug Murdoch manager of Alma Tours and Travel Ltd in the Bayfield Mall If people are booking late they will think twice about pay ing $434 to go to Vancouver when an advanced booking could have reduced rates by about half he said Virtually nothing is available for Halifax though mainly because less flights with smaller planes go to that part of the country he said WARM CHRISTMAS But many persons are still heading down south to enjoy warm Christmas Murdoch told The Examiner Barbados remains real favorite with Christmas holidaygoers in Barrie with Florida destinations sparking similar interest he said More available at this time of year in the Caribbean are package tours to Puerto Rico which is less desirable place to go he said US destinations are widely scattered depending on where friends or relatives live said Murdoch Chicago though is particularly difficult to get to during the Christmas season because that airport is used as gateway to other destina tions he said LEN MORRIS need airport think it is good idea to have an airport but dont know why they are putting it so far away They are putting it halfway bet ween here and Orillia so they will share the cost but Orillia already has an air portatLakeStJohn LEO SAVER serve north think that it would benefit Barrie It is better out there than it would be in Barrie as it would keep the noise level down It is easy to reach it in Oro It is cen tral halfway between Barrie and Orillia and it would serve the north JANET lIIIIiLAK rejects idea Simply from an air pollution and noise level point of View would prefer to reject the idea of an air port at all Huronia Airport services Toronto and that is only miles away As far as the city of Barrie goes the taxes are high enough now June McDougall manager of Apex Travel Service on Dunlop Street East says Calgary Ed monton and Vancouver are the most popular Canadian destina tions this year SPECIAL RATES Most of those persons take advantage of special city link ABC tour in connection with Suntours which cuts fares with 30day advance booking she Ministry representative Lind aminer Photo said Around the Christmas season though that advance booking saving is further reduc ed to 15 days she said There is more availability of shortlthaul flights such as to Montreal then there would be to destinations further away she said And Rosemary Hatch manar ger of Bristow Travel Service on Bayfield Street says very for Christmas agencies say few persons are flying lllllll Canada for the hrisiinas season choosing lilrwlttltl warmer climates in the Viiit bean and US Some others are taking ad vantage of skiing packages but most of those destinations lie in the United States in areas such as Vermont she said Most of the special charter fares are sold out Moffatt shows some toys to watch for Ex Ministry warns Christmas shoppers Watch out for toys that may be harmful By ALISON MERKEL of The Examiner If you have ever taken close look at the toys in the attic you probably didnt find many ex amples of what could be described as safe How many lovcable teddy bears had eyes that would pop out and into the mouths of tiny tots How many rattles were potentially lethal instruments in the hands of baby The Examiner was visited this week by lady with suit case full of toys dangerous toys that the unsuspecting parent might unknowingly per mit their infant to play with The lady was represen tative of the federal ministry of corporate and consumer af fairs Her name was Linda Mof fatt Ms Moffatt is responsible for travelling in Simcoe County Dufferin York and Muskoka with advice that can save us money suffering and in this case especially grief She had been to the Hunt sville and District Coop Nursery and the Day Care Cen tre at Rama Reserve this week The message was about toys It can be summed up as watch out ACTIVE SEARCH The ministry is constantly ac tive in searching out any in stance of the manufacture of unsafe toys There are regulations govem ing their manufacture Alert ness on the nart of the niiblic can only help to make this pro tection more effective Comments and questions con cerning toys or other consumer matters can be made directly to the Toronto office at 25 St Clair Ave or by phone to 416 96fi8l2gt An excellent pamphlet on toys and safety is distributed by the ministry and Lind Hiat has left an abiinit ii in literature on the subie In formation Barrie on iblii library Drop in and exaiiiini thi facts It is quite likely that you will be surprised it vVLl possible that ting iii lli may some day depend it Shop Canadian program If Canada wants to develop strong marketing base at home our export efforts must be com plimented by domestic pro grams says Gordon Smith MPP Simcoe East Every time we buv Canadianmade product we are helping to create new jobs for Canadians he said The Shop Canadian pro gramwas recommended for job creation during the 1978 First Ministers Conference in Ot tawa Recommended by tario the program received unanimous acceptance by the federal government and the other provinces threeyear initiative spearheaded by Ontarios ministry of industry and tourism the Shop Canadian program stands main pillar OI Ontarios economic develop ment strategy said Smith works The program tiltltf 4i nni ding Canadians of the v1llIllt benefits by pUICiltisIlii 71m dian made goods and in whitii ing our awareness of coin petitive prices of triiiiitian made products Shop Canadian exhibits displays and adveiiising material has been plitttll in stores throughout the count iy As well the ministry of in dustry and tourism with the ministry of education developed the Great Madcin Canada Label Hunt Through classroom projects students learn to analyze the employ ment effects of their familys purchases As an aid to Cllllrlllflerb manufacturers have been en couraged to provide Canadian made goods and to clcarly mark them as being made in Canada