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Alta lorna Walsh one of three city of Barrie meter maids Meter maid enjoys iob By DENNIS LANTHIER Of The Examiner really enjoy my job The statement perhaps surprisingly comes from Lorna Walsh the head parking enforcement officer for Barrie She is one of three meter maids who make their rounds each day issuing parking tickets to meter offenders in the downtown area just enjoy it says Ms Walsh You get to meet different types of people from different cities Abuse is difficult and can be hazard but it does not phase Ms Walsh who is into her fourth year of patrolling the streets Some members of the public can be real ly ignorant she said You can smile and say good morning but lot of them will keep on walking by had chap that threw his groceries across the car at me she explained The guy had figured he could use the Simcoe Street parking lot all day Ms Walsh said she had one man who wiped the ticket in her face after being handed summons It upset me so much couldnt finish my beat she said Id only been on thejob for two weeks So many people say How do you sleep at night Or How can you have smile on your face she said You usually end up getting something said to you every day The work day starts at 845 pm each day and is usually finished for the girls by pm There is no discrimination between foreign licence plates and local plates she says Tickets are evenly distributed to all vehicles she said Meter maids will normally stop ticketing if the driver comes back to his car before the maid has finished writing it The maids are more strict however when cars are parked in illegal zones particular ly during rushhour Noone is prone to being left out even if you happen to be Ms Walshs daughter Her daughter was parked at Memorial Square on Dunlop Street during rush hour despite an earlier warning no parking was permitted $5 ticket was delivered About 600 tickets are dished out on weekly basis by the maids she said But occasionally motorists wont get their tickets and will only know they owe the city monley when they receive summons in the mai The problem Ms Walsh said is children lot of time kids will take tickets off cars and put them on other cars she said Sometimes theyll just throw them away Which is why the citys system of mailing courtesy cards is so good she said No matter what Ms Walsh said she would recommend the job to anybody Ive had bad days but dont think Id quit she said You have to have broad shoulders Fight against alcoholism link labor management By LORI COHEN Of The Examiner The fight against alcoholism in industry in Simcoe County is not as successful as labor and management would have it so theyve pooled their resources to do something about it In April steering commit tee for the Simcoe County Employee Assistance program was formed headed by Col Lyle Howlett chief surgeon at CFB Borden The committee will encourage industries to form their own committees to deal with alcoholics on the job by identifying them and ensur ing proper treatment is provid Cliff Bennett of the Addic tion Research Foundation in Orillia and committee seclt retary cannot overemphasize the severity of the problem in Simcoe County The average person aged 15 and older consumes 32 gallons of absolute alcohol annually he says The problem of alcoholism can only be met ef fectively through joint ef fort NOT CONFINED Although alcoholism is not confined to industrial workers the committee has decided to concentrate its efforts there for now Laurie Broughton in dustrial relations officer for General Tire in Barrie is on the committee and says alcoholics cost companies lot of money through absenteeism decreas ed efficiency damage costs and treatment as result of ac cidents Unions dole out great town country Holly getting $1100 grant BARCLAY grant of $1100 has been recommended by lnnisfils recreation committee of management to help pay for renovations to the Holly Community Centre The centre is in need of $3002 worth of repairs including roof and floor repairs new front entrance insulation kit chen repairs and sandblasting to the building front Of the total cost 25 per cent or $750 will be paid for by government sponsored community centre grant The Holly Community Centre Board and Holly residents will raise the remainder of the money Roof repairs are the number one item said Jack Kenwell board member The roof has to be repaired or replaced before we can do the floor he said These repairs would be the last major repairs needed at the centre The next thing would be expansion but thats not in the near future he said Board members have agreed to do much of the labor re quired for the repairs think we should help communities that want to help themselves said Seepe Walters recreation committee of management member McCullough gets painting Midland trustee for the Simcoe County Board of Educa tion John McCullough is at Cornwail this weekend to receive memento of his stint as president of the Ontario Public Schools Trustees Association He will be presented with portrait during the associa tions annual meetin McCullough serv as president in 1970 He said he has not decided where the piece Will hang deal ot money for grievance procedures as result of alcohol related problems Ben nett says The majority of alcoholics are employed Broughton says They can go on for long time before being detected He stresses alcoholism is an illness that should be treated and his firm is trying to take it out of the disciplinary process We need an integrated co ordinated procedure so alco holics can be assessed and of fered treatment Broughton says There are approximately 150 industries with more than 50 employees in the county and 25 were represented at the April meeting To join the program industries must agree to establish policy of paid sick leave for treatment time and set up plant committee of management and labor person nel Its headache for both labor and management Ben nett says Its pleasure to see them both working together IMMEDIATE CONCERN Bennett says the committees immediate concern is caring for casualtiesproviding for treatmentbut it will move in to the realm of cause and prevention as soon as possible The committee will prepare map of the county spotting in dustries and encouaging them to start alcoholic identification programs It will help find treatment centres do follow ups on individuals and find out how Simcoe County could bet ter deal with alcoholics There are no detoxification centres between Toronto and North Bay since the one in Orillia closed in February when federal funding ran out Alcoholics can be treated in Penetang through the fiveweek Penetang Problem Drinkers program which has 20 beds and deals with men and women there is halfway house in Orillia and several clinics in Toronto If the steering committee had been formed earlier the much needed detoxification centre in Orillia might have been saved Bennett said Why not hire one Students need work By TERRY FIELD Of The Examiner The need for money the value of experience the desire to be independent of parents are three reasons students look for summer job In Ontario an estimated 500000 students between the ages of 16 and 25 are looking for way to make some cash this summer Barries student Employment Centre in the basement of the Owen St man power office has registered 2500 of them Its goal is 3200 BONNIE CLARKE l7 Staffed by counsellors who aid the student with the process of searching the office has several boards filled with cards that offer jobs parttime gas station attendant dockbuilder waiter waitress gardenhelp and so on just started looking little while ago and so far havent had much luck Penny Oakes an 18yearold Eastview Secon dary School student said this week Oakes like others interview ed is prepared to take just about anything and her prime concern is need for some money LOOK HARD The best way to get job is to hangin and look hard she said Oakes also said the prospective studentemployee should not be overly picky though she tends to be that way herself she said More than anything she said not having job is frustrating and that is theme that is repeated often dont like asking my parents for money said Bon nie Clarke 17 Grade 11 stu dent at Central Collegiate She and friend Gail Newman visited the centre Thursday Newman 17 is also in Grade 11 and attends Innisdale Sec0n dary School and finds not hav ing money frustrating When your of age for job you dont like asking your parents for money as much she said Both have also run into North Americas most faous con tradiction The first thing they ask you is do you have experience Clarke said They expect you to have it but they wont let you get it Clarke said Money is the key considera tion they said but the ex perience gleaned from working laborer Rabbit gets wish fairy Tara Acheson grants rabbit Mark Hunter his wish in the play The Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings but he learns too late that wish fulfillment does not necessarily spell ho pinoss The musical play included primary on school choirs and took place at Sunnybrae Primary School Examiner Photo helps you the next time Its fulltime job getting job John Babette director of the student employment centre said REGISTERED STUDENTS He said most of the students registered have the proper at titude and are able to put things into prospective The proper prospective when looking for summer work is to be flexible he said Were here to bridge the gap and make the search little easier help them get over the rough spots Babette said For the most part Im really pleased their attitude is good Attitude could be the magic key said Dennis Ventzke 15 Grade 10 student at Central Putting in the application it self is no problem but you have to keep going back to show your interested he said For Ventzke money is impor Wu v3 tant because it makes him feel better to have some of his own and he is willing to do anything within reason babysitting is not Within reason he said something physical would be great His hope and aim is that summer job might lead to 57 gram capsua wt vw something permanent afterhe leaves school The tight job market overall frightens him little he said Like the others Ventzke finds the search frustrating would feel better generally to know have something to do Winner takes all Scott Thompson l3 winner of two track ribbons bemoans the fact that pretty girls Karen Brazier and Tanna Pattenden prefers the company Archer says of Barrie Fulltime mayor future need Barrie will probably need fulltime mayor between five and ten years from how Mayor Ross Archer said today The Barrie mayor returned Thursday night from three day Federation of Canadian Municipalities conference in Quebec City One of the matters discussed was the question of fulltime versus parttime mayor Mayor Archer who owns refrigeration business in town says that as Barrie grows the need for fulltime mayor will also But lot will depend on the growth of Barrie which will de pend in part on the outcome of the yet unresolved annexation issue major problem now is that there is just not enough money in the position for it to become full timehe said There may be excellent people who cant afford to give up their business for two years said Mayor Ar cher If for no other reason Barrie should remain member of the federation because of what it can do for national unity said Mayor Archer The bit thing is lot of Quebec municipalities belong to the organization said Mayor Archer Its great chance for interaction between French Canada and English Canada The association doesnt really help municipalities with in dividual problems to that large Residents dont want transfer BARCLAY Allin McNeil manager of the Stroud Innisfil Recreation Centre may be transferred to another Innisfil township recreation centre but not if patrons of the centre have their way McNeil has kept the centre clean hes courteous and helpful and should remain at the centre as manager said Rick Deveau representing In nisfil residents opposed to the move Larry Morrow recreation co ordinator said the proposed move was not poor reflection on the part of McNeil He said Managers of townships recration centres often cir culate In that way more than one person is qualified to work in any of townships arenas Morrow said this was necessary in case of emergencies If only one man knew how to operate the arena and he became sick the arena might have to close he said Deveau said all organizations using the centre are very hap py with the work McNeil has done We request no change in management he said All organizations would suf fer while new manager familiarizes himself with the centre said Reeve Gibbins Deveau William disagreed however and said direct switch would probably be made between McNeil and the manager of the Lefroy arena The man from Lefroy is just as capable and as reliable said the reeve Reeve Gibbins said however he was pleased to see residents support an employee We rare ly see that he said The recreation committee of management suggested an employee remain at one arena five years before being transferred Managers now transfer after three years City Editor Ian Mulgrew7266537 of Bobby Nikolov who won three The track meet was part of activity day at Hillcrest School in Barrie Examiner Photo an extent said the mayor Most municipalities deal through their individual pro vinces if they have any pro blem and this confederation does not normally deal with provinces hesaid it When shes not teachi Hsu Many cities in Canada in cluding Montreal have drop ped out of the confederation Obviously they feel the federation isnt looking after their needs said Mayor Ar cher Ministry preparing report Officials from the ministry of intergovernmental affairs will prepare report concerning an alleged conflict of interest in volving Midland Mayor More land Lynn after factfinding session was held Friday in Orillia Mayor Lynn is alleged to be in conflict of interest after his company Huronia Office Sup plies was awarded $18000 of $20000 office furniture tender for the municipalitv Ministry officials Steve Stepinac of Toronto and Paul Spears and John Rowland of Orillia met with Ogilvie Friday morning to review his letter Innisfil animals expensive BARCLAY Dead or alive animals in Innisfil township are expensive Roy Bridge bylaw officer said dead animals on the roads cost the animal control depart ment too much money and time He says the roads depart ment should be responsible for retrieving the dead animals Hes also suggested the county remunerate the township for all money and time spent picking up dead animals from the townships 32 to 34 miles of county roads Coun Jack Young agreed with him The function of the roads department is to keep the roads clean he said ng gymnastics lbyoorold Tanis is busy turning heads in the football field at Barrie North Collegiate Sportsminded Tanis cheerleader is now wrapping up her Grade l0 Examiner Photo by Peter