Province to trim dollars Society seeks budget review By TERRY FIELD Of The Examiner The Simcoe Childrens Aid Society will seek review har ing following word this week that the province intends to trim the agencys 1979 budget proposals We just received our letter of variance from the minister of community and social ser vices Keith Norton and were still far apart society director Jackson said Thursday meeting between ministry officials and the society during August failed to resolve the financial problem and was described by society secretary Bill Barnett as necessaryformality to be taken care of before the review could be heard OWN TRIMMING Acting onword that cut in the societys proposed 1979 budget was being demanded by the ministry the society decid Antique engine Wayne Busch president of Georgian College and Marie Aiken design arts faculty member admire an antique steam engine on the campus in Barrie By RICHARD THOMAS Of The Examiner commuter air service scheduled to begin early fall between Toronto and several points in the Simcoe County Muskoka area may not be operational for another two months says spokesman for Collingwood Air Services Ltd Noel Smith marketing manager for Collingwood Air said the companys deHavil land Twin Otter aircraft has been overhauled and will be ready next week but actual flight operations have become bogged down in paperwork CERTIFICATE NEEDED Smith said the major obstacle at this time is to get an operations certificate from Transport Canda which will not be issued until all paper work including complete operations manual for the new service is submitted Barrie radio station knocked off airwaves fire at the transmitter on Highway 400 south of Barrie knocked CKBB radio station off the air for 25 minutes Thurs day night says company spokesman There was no severe damage station manager Wayne Bjorgan said today technician activated the backup transmitter to put the station back on the air and effected repairs he said Kids cut first days of school training Keeping their minds off the fact that school is new experience Lisa Fox top and Kellianne St Pierre both fiveyearolds engage in cutting exer cises at Portage View School in Letitia Heights Examiner Photos ed in July to do some trimming on its own as compromise The society had proposed the 1979 budget to set at $21 million 24 per cent increase over 1918 but the province has said the increase will be kept to 10 per cent During specially scheduled meeting in July the society reduced the percentage in crease for the new budget to 20 per cent In stronglyworded motion the agency said further cuts would infringe on the ser vice being offered and would not be considered The letter requesting hear ing was typed up well in ad vance and the society has been waitin for official word to come own before having presi dent Bill Straughan affix his signature Jackson said The review process calls for representatives of the socie tythe ministry and the local municipalities to meet and Thursday The antiques were brought especially from Gravenhursi to provide models for design art students to draw Examiner Photo Two month wait in store for Simcoe air commuters In addition it is difficult to tell how quickly the federal government will act in issuing the certificate he said Aimed primarily at business men and vacationer the ser vice will offer scheduled com muter flights daily between the Toronto Island airport and Coll ingwood Midland Parry Sound and Muskoka The company hopes to buy two more of the 19seater planes for about $1 million each to expand the frequency of its daily flights and eventual ly include additional destina tions in Simcoe County OTHER DESTINATIONS Smith said Collingwood Air is also surveying the possibility of service to St Catharines and Fort Erie He said the company would give serious look at servic ing Barrie if the need or de mand was established but the airport would have to be upgraded to accommodate the Win Otter aircraft ID cards for staff BARCLAY At cost of about $500 all Innisfil Township employees including the volunteer fire department may soon be issued photo identifica tion cards The cards are result of numerous problems en countered with the public in volving identification said George Novakovich treasurer in report to the protection and community services commit tee Research on employee iden tification was compiled by the Innisfil police and fire depart ments The card Novakovich recom mends using is ldenticard ldenticard is reputable firm and has been used and recom mended by many other municipalities he said It will cost the township $75 for the camera used for the photos plus $350 for each card There are 125 permanent employees in the township The card which inclu es the employees name department employee number signature and township crest would be replaced every five yars said Novakovich The program which is ex pected to be passed during this months council meeting would be administered by township police Hand biter gets off 77yearold man who bit the hand of supermarket security officer during her attempt to search him on suspicion of shoplifting was granted an ab solute discharge on tehft charges in provincial court Thursday The Barrie man was charged with stealing salami and package of head cheese valued at $496 from the Dominion Store in Georgian Mall May 11 Crown evidence indicated he left the store and would not return when asked to do so by the security officer Another of ficer tried to assist in stopping the man and struggle ensued The man testified that during the struggle pressure was put on his cardiac pacemaker which may have caused him to bite the officer although he did not remember biting or steal ing He said he often becomes diz zy and said my mind leaves me when he comes into the ci ty and he has been seeing doctor to help him understand this problem Judge Norman Nadeau said the mans defence was unusual and borders on the bizarre Although it was against his legal instincts he told the court he believed what the man said recommend action to the minister who has the final say and is not obliged to accept the report The municipalities have agreed to 20 per cent in crease Simcoe Countys society is one of 51 across the province and most of the others are also in financial bind As many as 35 could go to review hearing this fall SPENDING RESTRAINTS Four years of spending restraint combined with high inflation rate means the society has been unable to expand its staff to the necessary degree pay employees better wage or increase the ratspaid to foster parents Family in quest BARCLAY carefully worded Innisfil bylaw to pre vent bunch of hippies from getting togetherand moving in to house is playing havock on group home for emotional ly disturbed children The home La Joie de Vivre is run by Jamie and Lois Mac Yichie of Churchill Thursday MacVichie appeared before planning and development committee to request the bylaw be amended The home does not meet with the terms of the word family as specified in the bylaw for the area and neighbour called the township to make them aware of the violation The home is in contraven tion of our bylaw as it is writ ten agreed Bob Lemon planning coordinator Lemon said however earlier supreme court decisions on group homes may make the bylaw invalid There could be some argu ment about the relativity of our definition of family he said The MacVichies have two boys of their own plus they care for an additional three boys La Joie de Vivre homes of which there are only four in the province are all operated in Simcoe County one in Washago one in Orillia one in Bradford and the Machvichies in Churchill La Joie de Vivre homes ac cept no more than four children town court Thursday Feb 15 Calls flooding in Thursday day August 31 she said BARCLAY Although high 205 celsius Innisfil is celebrations Thornton Community Centre Hands off top soil from Innisfil Twnship because of the accident court Oct 22 before they arrived Citizen of the year Commerce dance neighborhoods is the scheduled speaker or 7280729 Sentenced to months 23yearold Barrie man who sold marijuana to an RCMP officer was sentenced to three months in jail in provincial The man sold oneandahalf grams of marijuana valued at $25 to plainclothes RCMP officer at the Wellington Hotel Bell Canada Business Offices are being flooded with calls daily with the announcement that tentative agreement has been signed between the union and the company Norma Mc Call commercial manager Barrie Area Bell Canada said But it will be at least next week before members of the Communications Workers of Canada return to work even if they ratify the agreement reached with the Company Fri No dent can be made in the backlog of orders until the workers return she said Management people are continu ing to perform their jobs but obviously cant meet the total requirement of the Craft forces The new phone waiting period is four weeks or more No delays exist at present forout of service phones Thinking about Christmas temperatures have been in the This years staff Christmas party will be held Dec at the The childrens Christmas party will be held Dec 16 an nounced Larry Morrow recreation coordinator BARCLAY Pleae dont take the top soil thats the word It seems some Innisfil residents think topsoil from the can struction site at the new police station is free for the taking But it isnt the township has plans for the soil If there was ever place we needed the soil its Innisfil Beach Park says Grant Andrade deputy reeve The soil is definitely not for the taking he says Charged after accident ORILLIA 65yearold Orillia man has been charged with failing to remain at the scene of an accident after col lision Saturday involving Toronto man who lost his leg Daniel McArthur was charged by provincial police Thur say night He is scheduled to appear in Orillia provincial Greg Ellis 24 had his left leg removed after it was injured in the collision Ellis was passenger on motorcycle driven by 24yearold Paul Delkus also of Toronto The motorcycle collided with car at the intersection of Highway 12 at Gill Street Police said the car left the scene Delkus suffered minor injuries BARCLAY Even though the valve of gold is skyrocketing Innisfil Township will again this year present the Innisfil citizen of the year with gold watch Ruby Kell recipient of this years award will be presented with the watch Sept 29 during the Chamber of Neighborhood seminar The Association of Barrie Citizens is sponsoring seminar at North Collegiate September 12 on giving life to old Opponents of the seeder project the association is staging the talk in an attempt to show the community what can be done to save older neighborhoods in citys core RAJ Phillips former resident of Barrie and author of sever books on Canadian history heritage and development discussion will follow Phillips talk which begins at For further information contact the association at 7204869 20 per cent increase over the 1978 budget to some $2 million would afford some relief from the financial headaches whole the 10 per cent hike proposed by the pro Vince would not help says Jackson The society he says has managed to maintain service in the face of budget problems but cuts in service will be the inevitable if the proposed budget is slashed The province provides 80 per cent of the societys yearly budget The cities of Barrie and Orillia and the county provide the other 20 per cent bylaw ion in one home at one time not in cluding the couples own children The homes now aerating under the services of Institute of Family Living Toronto and Tamarac Childrens Services Orillia are in the process of being licensed bonded and incorporated under the laws of the province understand their applica tion for licencing is almost completed said Don Jackson director of the Simcoe County Childrens Aid Society CAS Jackson said the society will sometimes place children with La Joie de Vivre although there are no children from the Simcoe County Childrens Aid Society now placed in La Joie de Vivre Homes Jackson met Thursday afternoon however with representatives from La Joie de Vivre to discuss placing child in one of their homes Grant Andrade deputy reeve recommended the township not hassle the Mac Vichies An unusual situation has been brought to our atten tion he said It needs much investigation Im concerned however that group homes could become problem The township will have to work out suitable definition for group home he said Although the only complaint about the home was the one telephone call complaints must be responded to said Lemon country already planning Christmas the examiner Friday Sept 1979 Clowning around Shrieks of excited laughter greeted clown Eric Brown as he paid visit to the Tiny Tots Day Care Centre Bayfield Street Thursday Brown visits several schools during the year and appears at local events He came sup plied Thursday with balloons and treats which made him an Instant favorite By NANCY FIGUEROA Of The Examiner BARCLAY This commit tee is great for grabbing money but its not great for making it blasted Reeve William Gibbins to Larry Mor row chairman of the recreation committee of management At committee meeting Wednesday Morrow recom mended money needed for work at Innisfil Beach Park Road and parking lot be taken from reserve account The reeve REEVE WILLIAM IIHBINS grab mono didnt think much of the idea Thats an easy way to grab money said the Reeve Just because we have chunk of money in reserve fund doesnt mean you have to use it Grant Andrade deputy reeve said the money in ques tion $16000 was drop in the bucket for million dollar park that doesnt look like it right now Andrade said money must be spent immediately because all taxpayers can see is In nisfil Park being depleted Innisfil Beach Park Road and the parking lot are priority items for doing something in this park said Andrade suggest we get on with the pro ject Reeve Gibbins suggested Dont touch money in reserve fund Morrow sell some of the surplus parkland located close to the park and use the money for the park know there is surplus parkland within one mile radius of the park said Reeve Gibbins Get it up for sale Surely were not going to develop another large scale park within one mile radius of Innisfil Beach Park Morrow said however he didnt feel qualified or compe tent to sell the surplus park land Committee recommended that Morrow Coun Don Koop mans and Bob Lemon planning coordinator investigate which land can be sold Their recommendations will be brought before committee of the wholelater this month Sign bylaw amendment to reduce hazards BARCLAY Adoption of bylaw amendment pro hibiting signs on township highways or boulevards was recommended this week by the protection and communi ty services committee The amendment is the result of concerns with the increasing number of signs along township roadways Many of the signs are placed at intersections and block motorists vision The signs however are Radio Shack pickets Strikers eyed By LORI COHEN The Examiner Seventyfive union members in Barrie for tified the picket line at Radio Shack Thursday to show organized labors support of striking United Steelworker of America The mass picket organized by the Barrie and District Labor Council was surveilled by 15 of Barries 48 city police who were forced to clear the way for every car leaving the plant by blocking pickets Police Chief Earl Snider who watched the picket line from across the street said he didnt consider the number of police officers at the strike to be great We wouldnt be here unless we were need ed he added It is our responsibility to business Althought up tension Barrie not only hazardous but many are garish says Grant Andrade deputy reeve lf council accepts the recommendation the roads superintendent will have power to remove any obstructing signs fences or markers placed on township property All cost of removal will be charged and may be recovered through the culprits municipal taxes maintain peace and how we do it is our Jim Applegate labor council president said he had never seen so many police officers at strike scene in Barrie Pickets called the officers their babysit ters because officers have been at the picket line every morning and afternoon to escort vehicles out of the plant and at various times during the day since the strike began Aug workers staged peaceful picket they were constantly shouting insults at police and nonstriking workers building Gaye Lamb USWA representative for the 200 union members at Radio Shack said the picket showed solidarity among workers in Barrie police were out at the Radio Shack picket lines Thursday to ease the traffic for nonunion personnel reporting to work Examiner Photo