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About commission inguiry delay Mills voices suspicions Ald Gord Mills has grave suspicions about the delay of an inquiry into the Barrie police commission The Ontario Police Commis sion has delayed deciding on an inquiry for another two weeks Mr Justice Graham Says school legal chairman of the Ontario com mission has gone on vacation for two weeks The decision will not be made until the judge returns Ald Mills said Tuesday he has suspicions considering the concern and urgency of the re quest by six city council members The aldermen sent two letters one in May and another in June asking for an inquiry It really bugs me said Ald Mills cant see why theres so much thought and considera tion Its not fine line were talking about but thick line Theyre probably trying to defuse the issue by trying to delay it he said The alderman said it is sur prising the commission has Church appeals decision By NANCY FIGUEROA Of The Examiner Heritage Baptist Church will appeal recent Supreme Court of Ontario ruling that school run by the church on the church property contravenes zoning bylaw and must close Rev IieRoy Pennell pastor of the church and principal of Heritage Christian Academy said the church would appeal the decision on the grounds church and school are inseparable ministries Mr Pennell maintains church and school on one site does not violate township zon ing bylaws The site does not have two uses but one all under the umbrella of the churchs ministries he said The decision to appeal the ruling received unanimous ap proval by his congregation and notice has been filed with the Ontario Court of Appeal said Mr Pennell In announcing his decision June 14 Mr Justice MA Craig granted lnnisfil Township an injunction to close the school which has operated since Sept because it violates township mning bylaws Already two area businessmen and church have pledged money to help pay the churchs legal costs said Mr Pennell Mr lennell said one businessman not member of Group homes examined by planning board here The first move in planning board examination of group homes was made Tuesday Ellen Mills with the ministry of community and social ser vices spoke to the planning board on the merits of group homes in general Barrie does not have bylaw governing group homes Group homes are set up for individuals who need other ac commodation Ms Mills told the group Denying high school the church is giving the church $5000 to help with the appeal costs and another has donated $500 church operating Christian school has also donated cheque for $355 The support the church has received is exiciting for us said Mr Pennell Mr Pennell will meet Friday The provincial government policy is that anyone who needs group home should be able to set one up in residential set tings of municipalities There is regulation allow ing for 800 feet between group homes so that they are not bun ched together said Ms Mills In some cases that boundary can be even extended to provide for municipal desires she said Bill Sakeris acting planning board chairman said most Ministry yet to be told of local French decision The school board says its decision on the French secon dary school for the Penetanguishene area was sent to the ministry of education but the ministry says it has yet to receiveit During the two weeks since the decision was made residents of the Penctanguishene area have been writing to her the reaction of Dr Bette Stephenson the minister ministry spokesman said Dr Stephenson would be forced to act quickly on the matter No statement however will be issued until official word is Storm interrupts radio An early morning electrical storm today caused problems for radio station KBB when lightning struck power lines leading to the stations transmitter in Innistil Township Wayne Bjorgan station manager said lightning caused surge of power that disrupted Hsu out in the summer And Barries the voltage regulator The regulator maintains the elec trical current at constant level he said Bjorgan said there was no fire and the stations engineers are expected to repair the damage after signoff tonight examiner girl Lovely Lisa is an avid fan of the outdoors She skis in the winter and camps place to be she says Of course should she be shut indoors by bad weather Lisa keeps cheerful face with Macrame Lisa enjoys being with friendly people Examiner Photo by Peter received from the Simcoe Coun ty Board of Education The school board decided against constructing separate school for the Frnch communi ty and offered no alternative The boards resolution includ ed promise to operate school for the French community if the province decided to build one using provincial funds Exact financial obligations of the local board and the pro vince would be worked out at later date The boards decision ended two yars of local debate on the issue Simeoes French Language Advisory Committee first recommended separate school be built in December 1977 in Toronto with pastors from across Ontario and with the Canadian Director for Ac celerated Christian Education The case has nation wide ap peal because of the implica tions it may have to other chur ches and schools said Mr Pen nell citizens will agree with the in tent of group homes They are going to be wary or not want group homes established next door to them however Sakeris said Educating residents in pro spective group home areas is necessary said Ms Mills Most people dont understand the difficulties contained in ob taining licence for group home she said School board pauses By TERRY FIELD Of The Examiner The phrase special educa tion applied to children with learning problems is misleading says Dr Joan Bowers of York University coordinator of education pro grams Our gOal should be to pro vide good regular education that accommodates children with special needs she said look forward to the day when all children go to school in their own neighborhood when the teacher can educate all the children Bowers talk opened Tues days daylong seminar on special education sponsored by the Simcoe chapter of the On tario English Catholic Teachers Association She told some 300 Simcoe separate school board teachers that educators have tended to exclude people with problems from taking part in schoollife on daytoday basis The segregation of students in special classrooms is necessary only if their needs are extreme she said such as blind students in need of in struetion in the use of Braille Bowers said students who at tend regular classes would benefit from that experience Correction picture in Thursdays Ex aminer incorrectly identified woman sitting at typewriter as Beth Richardson The woman was Gwen Pearson for made no preliminary state ment Surely there should be responsible response to the elected people he said If this is the way govemment operates its no wonder the public looks at the whole idea 0f governments with grave con corn The six aldermen are re questing an inquiry into an alleged conflict of interest bet ween Eldon Greer Barrie police commission chairman and an alarm company his son owns Georgian Protection Services Ltd operates about 100 alarms at the Barrie police station Greer who previously owned one share of the company resigned it The aldermen also want an imLuiry into possible monopo ly the company and preVious closed commission meetings The aldermen are Bill Knowles Dorian Parker Meg ODonal Alex Arthur Gord Mills and Fred Ruemper Barrie ready Skylab Barrie is taking all precautions as possible should Skylab fall in this area says Barrie Mayor Ross Archer The attorney generals office has sent memo to all municipalities in cluding Barrie indicating procedures to follow should Skylab fall to earth The mayor says the city has an emergency plan which it follows in any sort of emergency situa tion The system com bines the fire and police departments along with the PUC and the Royal Victoria Hospital Lu La France of the Simcoe County Separate to chat with Virginia CresswellJones of the Addiction Research Coun cil before speaking to the OECTA convention as Weve got long way to go in accepting people as they are but school system that places great deal of emphasis on academic performance finds it hard to accept students with difficulties she said FEATURED WORKSHOPS Staged at Monsignor Clair separate elementary school Barrie the seminar featured workshops in areas that affect children with learning pro blems including language development child abuse drug addiction aiding the physically handicapped nutrition and Janet Scarth Jackie Couzens and Karen Hesser are students who are downtown ambassadors for the summer in Barrie The three women hired Claim potential there the oxamlnor nod mady Jun 27 979 15 we by the downtown board are working to promote downtown Barrie which they say lacks spirit now Examiner Photo by Peter Hsu Student ambassadors downtown say things could be improved By DENNIS LANTHIER Of The Examiner There is potential downtown and with time things will im prove says Janet Scarth one of three students acting as downtown ambassadors this summer Miss Scarth 21 along with Jackie Couzens 19 and Karen Hesser 20 have been hired by the downtown board in an effort to motivate spirit for downtown There is lack of spirit Miss Scarth said Tuesday Some downtown merchants are reluctant to change at anything downtown sometimes frustrating the ambassadors The young women are involvv ed in trying to set up mini mall located in the reconstructed portion of Dunlop Street East But some merchants have been down our backs as they attempt to set it up The merchants or at least many of them say the girls are trying to block off the area in front of their store the girls said Some merchants also resent the ambassadors when they one of several guest panelists at the Monsignor Clair School in Barrie Tuesday to France also directed workshop on the Individual Reading Program Examiner Photo by Peter Hsu learning dealing with social and emotional problems Were here to listen to peo ple involved in working with thosel children and to heighten our awareness of their childrens specific needs said Mike McLinden member of the organizing committee The countys separate school board and the Simcoe County Board of Education each offer programs where children with minor problems are withdrawn from classes to receive help Both boards aim to keep the student in the regular Special education discussed by some 300 teachers in Barrie classroom setting as much as possible The public board also operates some segregated classrooms for students below normal intelligence They were at one time filtered out they were con sidered different Bowers said of children with problems They are receiving more help today and are accepted on broader scale she said Its our system changing We have an opportunity now to improve it even further Board deciding tonight on controversial course The Simcoe County Board of Education will determine the immediate future of the human relations program during its meeting at the Education Cen tre Ferris Lane tonight The boards moral education committee is reporting on series of meetings held with ol jectors and supporters of the program and offering ltklilll mendations Stewart Fisher chairman of the committee says the gist of the recommendations 15 the postponement of countywide implementation of the program for one year until the tail of 1980 to allow for revisions Many of the boards 21 trustees have said the program should be optional and parents should be able to prohibit their child from taking all or part of the course The program was fieldtested in 160 claSsrooms throughout Simcoe County It deals with the sexual and emotional relationships bet ween people team of 16 coun ty teachers using guidelines supplied by the provincial ministry of education wrote the program Many parents are angered and want their children taught within JudeoChristian framework The program and its contents tare been debated by many of Simcoes municipal councils Thursday committee of the Simcoe County Council will meet with board administra tion and trustees to discuss the program The townships of Adjala Mara and Tay have each pass ed resolution calling for cancellation of the program Other councils including Barrie have declined to com ment on what they say is con sidered an education matter motion concerning the pro gram is pending at county council suggest ways in which to fix up the stores Were trying to get merchants to look at their stores said Miss Hesser They forget what the outside of it looks like to other people There is quality merchandise downtown but its difficult to tell with the condition of some of the stores said Miss Scarth The young women have been making themselves visible cleaning sidewalks NOT CLEANERS But they also want to make it clear theyre definitely not street cleaners One person in particular thinks were just out there to clean said Miss Hesser He comes out and points to the spots weve missed The students are also an noyed with meter feeders downtown merchants who park in front of meters all day and plug the machines with money Miss Hesser says the situa tion is ridiculous because the merchants are killing their own business by taking away parking spots from wouldbe shoppers The girls are involved in other promotions to serve the downtown core On July they will promote music to shop by night Area high schools will provide the entertainment The girls are also involved in the Midnight Madness to be held later in the summer Mid night madness is the term used for special night when downtown shops remain open until midnight The students are also domg downtown parking survey Theres so much wed like to do said Miss Scarth But theres so little we can do because of financial restric tions Community station listening MIDLAND CKMP Radio has definitely increased its French language content but there is still room for improve ment local community representatives say The station has improved an awful lot especially in its at titude to French speaking listeners says Rejeanne Guay sociocultural animator for ACFO an FrancoOntarian organization At one time there was no French music on the radio she said Now there is certain amount and She would like to hear more town country Bullfrog caught at Wye centre Bullfrog the first in the area for 10 years was caught last week at the Wye Marsh Wildlife Interpretation Centre Midland The wily trappers were grade seven students from Mit chell Ontario on field trip Although the marsh is according to staff at the centre great place for Bullfrogs to live they have for some reason chosen not to at least during the past decade The frog will be on display at the centre Highway 12 for the next three weeks Beeton 4Hers win first prize The Beeton 4H Swine Club won first prize for their educa tional display Age Down Grades Up during the Ontario Pork Congress in Stratford As well as that award many others were won by South Simcoe 4H members during the recent pork congress Randy Deland and Murray Wison both of Tottenham tied Two county all of Loretta for the Reserve Champion Trophy in the senior division Trudie Butten of Loretto placed eighth teams consisting of three members each placed fourth and fifth Wilson Deland and John Rutten were on the fourth placed team The fifth place team was composed of Trudie Rutten Frank Rutten and Mike Walsh Brian Gallaugher of Alliston placed fifth in the crossbred Class Junior Barrow Competition Overall he placed ninth out of 84 entries All South Simcoe members who participated in the pork congress are credit to South Simcoe Pork Producers says the Ontario ministry of agriculture and fXl Two local townships get grants The Towns of Collingwood and the Township of West Gwillinbury were among 15 municipalities in the province to receive grants last week under the Ontario Home Renewal Program OHRP Collingwood received $40000 while West Gwillinbury was alloted $34000 Announced by Housing Minister Claude Bennett the grants totalling $571314 represent portions of the 197980 funding designated for each municipality under illltl The program provides per capita grants to the municipalities enabling them to lend money to the homeowners to repair their houses to acceptable municipal standards College negotiations progressing Negotiaions between the province and support personnel at Ontarios 22 community colleges are in the early stages and to this point the issue of money has yet to be raisHl Norm Hannon member of the negotiating team and president of Local 349 Georgian Collegei of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union said the union would tableitsfinancialdemands by July The two sides have met five times since May and some small issues have been resolved Harmon said Support personnels contract expires August 31 just fine months after bitter two week strike in February Report on mayor under way report on an alleged conflict of interest by Midland Mayor Moreland Lynn is currently in reparation and will be ready for presentation to Tom Wells minister of in tergovernmental affairs spokesman aid Monday Fred Hamelin director of the ministry in Toronto said Paul Spears manager of the ministrys Orillia field office and Steve Stepinac the ministrys solicitor were in the pro cess of writing report and recommendations for the ministry by next week ministry xi