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f1 Barrie Central Collegiate held their fifth annual law panel discussion Friday at the school The visiting panel members Caine Barrie OPP were left to right Sgt John Livingston lawyer City Editor fan Mulgrew7266537 John Alexander lawyer Judge John Ania and John Burger lawyer Moderator was Hormazdiar Damkevala law teacher at Central Examiner Photo Police radar among topics at law panel discussion By NANCY FIGLEROA The Examiner Like any machine radar equipment can be faulty but for the most part it is foolproof says Sgt Caine of the Barrie II Sgt Caine was one of five men who participated in the fifth annual law panel discus sion moderated by Hormazdiar Damkevala teacher at Barrie Central Collegiate The men Judge John Anjo John Alexander lawyer John Livingston lawyer John Burgar lawyer and Caine were asked more than 20 questions by Grade 12 law students Questions ranged from the rights of physicians to the legality of interfamily mar riage to the Family Law Reform Act to the rights of the press to the accuracy of radar NOTHING TO HIDE Theres no onus on police of ficer to show driver stopped for speeding that the radar equipment is accurate but if someone asked to see how it worked Sgt Cain said he would show them Theres nothing to hide he said Sgt Caine who first worked with radar in 1952 was one of the first police men in Ontario todoso When something has gone wrong with radar equipment the police officer immediately knows said Sgt Caine You can tell right away if something is wrong with it because it goes absolutely crazy he said You have to beanidiot not toseeit When asked about the legal responsibiities of doctor to operate on patient when con sent from relative can not be obtained Burgar said If the life of patient is at risk dont think doctor will stand around hes going to operate EAST SUFFERING doctor has moral duty to ease persons suffering said Alexander dont know however of any legal duty bin ding doctor to operate he said In quick switch from doc tors to the differences between first degree murder second degree murder capital murder and non capital murder Judge Anjo told students the classifications of capital and non capital murder no longer exist First degree murder entails all planned or deliberate murders plus the killing of police officer jail guard and warden Second degree murder he said is almost everything that isnt first degree murder The question By law are marriage between homosex uals permitted was answered by form of letter from Judge Morton who was unable to attend the discus sion There is no such thing as marriage between persons of the same sex he wrote Judge Anjo who has performed about 100 mar riages said also marriages bet ween first cousins and people closer such as brothers and sisters are invalid in Ontario Livingston warned the students however not to ac cept the answers to their ques tions as gospel truth People would pay up to $250000 to have all these questions answered by lawyer he said Faceliit scheduled for tourist centre drastic facelift is plann ed for Barries tourist informa tion centre on Highway 400 Planned change in law shouldnt affect Barrie lroposed provincial govern ment legislation that would give Ontario municipalities the power to deal with major emergencies would have little effect in Barrie Metropolitan Toronto has drafted bylaw that would give police the right to enter private property without the owners consent at the site of an emergency lhomas Wells minister of in teigovcriiinciitat affairs said cdiicsday his ministry will amend the municipal act which prevents municipalities from passing such bylaw The amendment would cover emergencies like airplane crashes clicniical spills radia tion laks and epidemics Ben Straughan Barrie clerk says he doubts it would mean anything to Barrie If plane crashed im agiiic any complaints there might be would come after the incident said Straughan doubt at the time of an emergency that anybody would be that small Mayor Ross Archer said he cant recall when theres ever been any desire to pass such bylaw here It would be covered in the municipal act as it applied to Barrie but there are many other parts of the act which are never needed or used said the mayor earthquakes Metropolitan Toronto wants to enact its bylaw by net suin mer to cope with emergencies that could be caused by 80 tons of debris from the US Skylab space station falling on the city But Wells said the Municipal Act will not be changed until the fall Scientists say there is only twopercent chance that Skylab debris will fall on Canada when it breaks up in JuncandJuly Wells said the Municipal Act amendment would cover emergencies similar to those mentioned by Torontos bylaw airplane crashes chcinical spills radiation leaks earth quakes and epidemics says the ministry of industry and tourism The centre along with 36 other information centres in Ontario will all be revitalized to make them identical Looking the same will be the marketing tool for easy recognition said Carole Chur chill manager of customer sales and services The first step in the revitalization is to build new $350000 tourist information centre at Fort Erie The second step to begin in the fall is to remodel the exterior and in terior of the Barrie centre Landscaping the site is also planned As well an unmanned station open 24hours day will be built outside the Barrie centre Barrie is heavily travelled area and service is needed at all times said Mrs Churchill Mrs Churchill said there was no chance of the Barrie centre ever being unmanned as it is an important wellused centre traitor may be used at the Barrie site during the busiest construction periods We want to make sure service is ongo ing said Mrs Churchill the examiner Saturday May 12 197941 Teachers must sit and wait until Supreme court decides By TERRY FIELD The Examiner While the Supreme ourt 01 Ontario reviews decision that upheld their collective agree ment Canadian Forces Base Bordens secondary School teachers have to sit and wait says chief contract negotiator Wayne Mawson After the teachers reached an agreement for one year contract that was to be ef fective Sept 1978 the federal Department of National Defence overturned the pa ct Yet education is provincial responsibility and labor legisla tion in Ontario prohibits in terference in negotiations bet ween the teachers and their board Accordingly the Ontario Education Relations Commis sion ruled that the contract must stand When the bases school board refused to act on the agreement the teachers in itiated legal action National defence thcn suc ceeded in having the Ontario Supreme Court schedule judicial review into the coni missions ruling The decision has been stayed pending the outcome of the review which is expected to take place this fall COVERED PROVINCIALLY The base is federal posses sion and therefore not covered by provincial laws national defense counsel argued It has been defence depart ment practice to review the contracts signed yearly by the teacher at its bases This year is the first that Bordens secon dary school teachers have had their agreement overturned by Ottawa Mawson said The bases elementary teachers have signed and had tlijeir contract accepted he add It hasnt been all that clear why the thing was sent back Mawson said He would not release the details of the agree ment and is reluctant to talk about the pact while the matter is before the Court Col Bob Bobson head of Base Bordens school board was not available for comment Pamela Sigurdson counsel for the teachers told The Ex aminer the contract was re jected because the govern ment of Canada doesnt believe in COLAs cost of living ad justments and COLA was in cluded Sigurdson said the party that loses the court case has the op lts just another example of tion of appealing to the Ontario the federal government com Court Of Appeals loss there pletc lack of understanding could towards labor relations push the case into the Supreme Court of Canada she Pupils at Johnson Street Public School held Mothers Day tea Friday complete with singing and poetry reading Michelle Irwin centre of Mothers hel said Some 40 employees of the government are effected by the court battle and they could be without contract for more than yer before anything is resolved The secondary school teachers at the base are members of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation fers Audrey Bogardis left and Marilyn Hamilton cream and sugar While the mothers had their tea party the pupils conducted their own with orange juice and cookies Midland YMCA tops list for Experience 79 grants Four groups in Barrie and 23 others in Simcoe County have been tentatively awarded grants by the provincial ministry of culture and recrea tion eays Eric Finkelstein area consultant The experience 79 grants are given to allow nonprofit groups opportunity to increase sum Council disregards committees advice BARCLAY Although plan ning and development commit tee recommeiidcd council drop $500 technicality charge to the law firm of Stewart Esten council has disregarded the recommendation In 1976 $1000 severance fee was to have been paid to the township for client of the firm said Peter Mills representing the firm Through mistake of the firm the money was never paid and the deeds for the house were never signed The firm now wants to pay the fee Fees however are new $1500 The firm wants to pay the original fee In the original vote Coun Kathe Jans Coun Jack Young and Coun William Tipple voted to drop the additional $500 fee Grant Andrade deputy reeve said the firm should pay the ad ditional fee Reeve William Gibbins was not available for the vote During council meeting however Reeve Gibbins said the firm was making new ap plication and should pay the new fee feel it has to be dealt with new applica tion he said He said the township would be setting precedent if the firm was not charged the new fee Coun Young and Coun Jans said the $500 fee should be forgiven it is only new ap plication because of technicality sid Coun Young Their votes however were overruled Its tough world when you make small mistake and get punished said Coun Jans Mothers Day not all rosy Ry SIICIIIICN iAllIlt if The xa miner Amy Icblock is convinced the Mothers Day was invented by florist The 20 year old Barrie resident has good reason to be lit tlc cynical about the second Sunday in May local florist and every year she works for Mothers Day means 7tHiour work week and full day spciit delivering flowers on Sunday as mothers in Barrie arc dutifully honored by their families Miss licblock has Anna Jarvis to blame for the heavy workload shes subjected to this week Miss Jarvis was the csswwlbs Marg Cross saleslady at Laura Secord Philadelphia women who dreamed up the idea of setting aside one Sunday year to honor mothers The day was first celebrated in 1007 seven years later the US Congress gave official recognit ion to Mothers Day The idea quickly spread to Canada and Mevico and then to South America Africa China and Japan Only Britain and Europe resisted the notion that mothers needed special day all to thcmsclvcs Local merchants candidly admit that Mothers Day is good for business Flowers and chocolates are the most popular gifts 3s at Mothers Day is too commercial but it is nice to be remembered Examiner Photo Mothers Day is just as busy as Christmas and thats our businest timc of the year says Bob Mason owner of Fcndleys Flowers on Blake Street Giving flowers for Mothers Day is tradition for most people Europeans tend to buy flowers regularly while Canadians like to buy flowers for special occasions like Christmas and Mothers Day MUST POPLIAR Mason says the most popular Mothers Day gifts at his store are cut flowers and plants Roses are very popular and next in popularity re carnatimis Mason orders extra stock to handle the rush of orders proceeding Mothers Day Roses come from supplier in Grimsby and other flowers come from as faraway as Israel and Holland Saturday will be our heavy day for customers we also get lot of wire orders people sending flowers to mothers who live in another town Weve had orders coming in for months According to Mason flowers are something you buy it you dont know what else to buy for 101herslayaiidthat comment also holds true for chocolates Just ask Marg Cross salcslady at the Laura Sccord shop on Dunlop Street Most of our customers this week are men she says andy makes good gilt when they cant think of anything else to buy llrs ross says that Mothers Day ranks third after Christmas and Easter in the amount of candy and chocolate sold Its busy time for its she says The store is supplied with extra stock for the occasion iii cluding boxes of chocolates giftwrapjml in pink paper complete with ribbons and cards The most populn items In the store are the one and two pound boxes although some customers are willing to spend as much as $22 for five pound box of chocolates SHES SKIIITKAI Mrs Cross is littlcskeptical about Mothers Day think its all right to time special day for mothers she says but its too commercial and too extreme people shouldnt goovcrboard But it is nice to be remembered Amy Delilock agrees that Mothers Day is nice idea thats become too commercialied do like it even though its rough day for us she admits givc my mother flowers every year dont know it she appreciates them but knowl would Miss Deblocks younger coworker Deanna erstratcii takes more sentimental view of Mothers Day Its too much for us but its not too commercialimi she explain gie flowers every year and really enjoy giving them And ll lliiilllilllkt to gel llltlIl 1Vu mer employment for young people Activities include citizenship development cultural activities heritage conservation or recreation The Local Architectural Conservation Advisory com mittee LACAC has been awarded $748 Finkelstein told The Examiner Friday One person will be hired to provide backup information on 100 year old building in Allan dale he said Elsewhere Information Bar rie will be getting $1885 to hire one summer staff member who will prepare booklets of in formation for the public The Barrie Volunteer service group will be the recipient of $2320 The one employee will do smattering of things in cluding cataloging said Finkelstein The Barrie Gymnastics Club will be hiring two staff members for the summer with grant of $1677 expected to come from the ministry Special programs for younger age groups will be featured TOPSLIST Elsewhere it would appear the benefits winner in the coun ty will be Midland and its new YMCA building said Finkels tein Midland is to receive $5434 to hire five staff for the summer The staff will promote the new building and organize pro grams in gymnastics basket ball floor hockey and squash The YMCAs mens group in Midland will also be receiving about $2948 for three staff members to organize childrens programs The pro gram slate will include swimm ing hiking and canoeing Camp Kitchikewana also in the Midland area is to receive $1836 to hire canoe instruc tor total of $4200 has been Keeping cool Tashia Owsiienko knew how to keep cool dur ing Fridays heat wave using the sand and water at Johnson Beach Tashia said she just loves going to the beach although the lake is too cold for swimming Examiner Photo man03kg Vandalism increasing Destruction of school grounds and property is on the increase at Georgian ollegis Barrie ampus Its steady trend and hasnt arrived all of sudden lid kcyman plant engineer told The Examiner He said the college is in the process of reviewing the pro blcm and officials have yet to titllt what action It any will betakcn We arc becoming concerned about it because we spend quite lot of money every year tryr ing to preserve the grounds and the buildings Weyman said There was iin years pasti little or no vandalism We didnt have problem at that time but over the years in cidents have become more fre quent Damage has been confined primarily to yhe grounds is Examiner Photo awarded to Vespra for the hir ing of five summer employees to teach primarily gymnastics and tennis skills The Simcoe County archives has pulled in $3300 for two students to do general reference work Simcoe County Parks and Recreation department will be hiring one employee to do research and compile booklet It has been allotted $1270 total of about $5000 has gone to Wasaga beach for two separate programs and another $4020 has gone to Tay Township for childrens fitness and health program Other communities receiving grants include Grecniore Not tawasaga Valley Alliston West Gwillinbury Bradford Beeton Adjala township Tot tenham and Alliston Canadian Forces Base Borden has also received grant for its childrens day camp Finkelstein says form letters of approval should be sent out by the ministry The area field worker have already approved the grants Unusual display coming This September the people of Barrie will be treated to an unusual art display Fred Robinson head of the Simcoe County Board of Ilduea tions Instructional Media en tre and his son will have joint showing of their work graduate of the Ontario College of Art in the 1930s Robinson has spent his life in the field in various capacities He came to the ltarric area in 1957 to work at Rasc ltordcii and joined the Barrie llistrict Secondary School Association as media consultant in 1908 year later the Simcoe oun ty board was lortiicd and he assumed the same job with the new entity He happily recalls the early discussions that led the cen tres creation between himself and Jack Ramsay director of the board As is the case ith most artist he believes the IllttllUlIl enhances the process of educating people good llttJlllil can give subject more life and perhaps open up part ol the students mind that may otherwise be unreachable Robinson says eluding trees and shrubs and outlying buildings he said Georgian Barrie is open to the public at all times and both the college and the city have grown said icyman in offer ing possible explanation While one or two people have been caught they were let off with warning No one has been prosecuted up to now he said