Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 17 Jul 1979, p. 3

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Polka is Brittany Spaniel chocolate and white in color Three years old and female she has had distimer needles this year Polka is good with children but does not like vacuum cleaners For more information drop in at Humane Society 9i Patterson Rd Examiner Photo Home damaged by fire TV considered cause By PAT ONROY ExaminerCorrespondent The Canadian Standards Association the group respon sible for testing all electrical appliances sold in Canada plans to check the television reported to have caused fire in Barrie Friday The fire which caused exten thesituation does not look that elsewhere It may not be 50 sive damage to the home of serious much inthe set itself but inthe Douglas Ells at98 College Ires He cautioned that panic mistreatment of the sci as cent is reported to have originated in television set as 12yearold Todd Ells sat wat ching it Todd said the set began to malfunction and either exploded or caught fire The fire spread rapidly through the downstairs of the backsplit home leaving the family room living area and kitchen char red ruin CSA investigators say they will contact the Barrie Fire Department to remove the television and have it examin ed Peter James of the Audits and investigation branch of CSA said the determining of the cause of the fire poses is dif ficult and can only be solved by detailed testing We will want to know many things about the fire before we can definitely pin the blame on the set he said For in stance how old is it the set Was it recently repaired Did it have CSA approval when it was bought Did the fire actually begin in the set He added that he expects the fire department to send the set to Toronto BLAMED SET Len Mills deputy fire chief said that the fire is not under in vestigation by the Ontario Fire Marshal and said that the fire began in the set The depart ment will send the set to SA and cooperate with the SA in vestigation We have sent smaller items to them said Mills James said that there have been many instances of televii sion sets catching fire but study by CSA in 1974 showed that the situation was not serious at the time From May 1971 to December Lightning striking antennae ac counted for 502 ln the remain ing cases 14 fires were at tributed to definite causes in the set and only resulted in ex tensive damage to the house testing to insure that fire is con tained in the set to prevent spreading to the rest of the house In the Ells house the fire spread to adjoining curlt tains The fire instances are stag gering at first James said But when you break it down situation is created when all the is WWW facts are not known about the origin of the fire and the cir cumstances surrounding the in cident We have investigated half dozen fires in which the televi sion set was blamed But we have found the cause to be well INFORMAL TALK AND INFORMATION SESSION Citizens of Residential District in the City of Barrie are invited to participate in an Informal Talk and In formation Session regarding the future plans of their residential neighborhood The purpose of the meeting is to discuss with you information collected by the Barrie Planning Board regarding future development trends This type of informational meeting will only be effective if concerned citizens are willing to par ticipate and present their views and problems If District please attend our Informal Talk and In formational Session on Thursday July 19 1979 between the hours of 700 and 900 at the City of Barries Council Chambers City Hall COMPLETELY INSTALLED tho oxamlnor Tuoaday July 17 1970 Township wants to bill residents for improving shore area drainage By STEPHEN NICHOLLS The recommendation follow work study Reeve Gibbins said WOW Pay for an ultimate Feslldems have for of The Examiner ed lengthy discussion of com Other drainage works will be residents have two routes for solution to drainage problems istmg mumCIpal drains would BARCLAY Innisfil semiation authority report on patterned after the Carson paying for construction 11 the affecting all the shore area not want to pay for pmject in Township councillors want to learn whether the township can legally group lakeshore area residents and bill them for im work needed to correct rain water runoff problems in the Lefroy area That work to repair the Car Creek project The South Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority prepared the study on repair project is completed under the Municipal Drain Act only those landowners who benefit from the drain will be billed The solution would affect everyone he said Council would decide which projects would take priority another section of the shore Andrade suggested council take into account money already spent by those persons proving drainage problems son Creek drain would cost work needed along carson Otherwise the conservation WASTES TIME when mttmating their assess along the Shore about $275000 and future pro Creek as part of shore drainage authority Will use provmcxal Andrade said the drainage ment Ata Special meeting Mondav jects along the Shore migm improvement government grants to payfor 67 act proceedings waste too much If the conservation authority counciis committee of die total 33 million estimated Mike DIVIDED SHORE per cent of the costs while In time and few persons can stop handles the project Innisfils whole recommended council in Dempster roads superman The authority divided the nisfil pays the balance thedram construction by op cost Will be about said vestigate charging only dent shore from Highway 11 That cost would normally be posmg it Dempster This figure mightbe residents living between Committee members agreed eastward into 10 sections Sec paid by all township reSidents To make all Innisfil restdents further reduced by provtnCial Highway 11 and Lake Simcoe for future drainage works in the shore area council should decide how work on the shore would be financed before starting any project or Oro wants ministry to pave sideroads system of flyovers connec ting concession lines along Highway 400 in Oro Township is causing increased traffic along two sideroads and Oro Council voted Monday to ask the ministry of transportation and communications to pave these Council agreed to ask MPP Gordon Smith PCSimcoe Eastl to set up meeting with Minister James Snow to discuss the ministrys undertaking of the paving as special project After all they are the ones who have caused it said Allan McLean deputy reeve Paving about 19 miles along the 15 and 16 Sideroads would cost the ministry about $500000 McLean said but the roads have to be resurfaced bedrooms or 23 tt family rooms tions one to nine are located en tirely in Innisfil Section 10 is partly located in West Gwillim John Grant Andrade deputy reeve suggested however the cost be divided among lakeshore residents only They Mclsaac Barrister and Solicitor announces the opening of his office for the practice of Law at 105 Collier St Barrio Ont HM III2 Telephone 7372941 onANDOPENIniG IIP Tll 2Illll SILITJIE SEIISAT Victoria Wood is back in Barrie with all new all brick 1979 single family Classics With price value and quality so 9095 youll think youre dreaming 50 act awnand avoid the stampede Choose from libraries 18 ft master bedrooms ALL CLAY BRICK EXTERIORS grand layers roughin central vacuum main floor laundry centres and bathsen suite masters pay for improvement of shore problems would be unfair he said Reeve Gibbins said shoreline 7265333 at 511020numglgvfiimgrvsgt you haveany questions regarding thedevelopment AmsmConcephon repmiéd to SA Q35 L162 or the redevelopment planned for Residential The CSA conducts elaborate or it Iv ggkgz ty IllAlllItllIlt patio walkouts coloured bath fixtures colonial mahogany interior trim roughin central AC separate livingdining rooms PLUS the classiest exterior designs for the money youve ever seen But SMMMNGPOOLS Phone grants he said lnnisfils share might be as low as $18750 year for three year project 7261322 ltlll The Barrington From $61250 with car garage 50 110 fully soddert tots dont wait At these low pre or car garages standard as per model type breakfast rooms 21 ft gourmet kitchens construction prices well be sold main floor mud rooms out in days Probably hours Take Hwy 400 north to Hwy 2627 Baytield St north to Cundles Rd Turn lett on Cundles to Lillian Crescent and right on Lillian to sales centre Vw SALES CENTRE OPEN Tr Cl Sat and Sun 10 AM to PM Mon to Thurs 12 noon to PM Jr Closed Friday ix Yo Wonk Phone 3371437 Barrie 35666 Toronto Aéél cnon Call 416 5338972 Development Corporation Inc leading buikkrofqualrryhomcs Sale Expires July 31 st

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