OPP take to lake aboard new vessel By SUE BURKE Examiner Staff Reporter The Barrie detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police has replaced its 21yearold atrol boat with new ibreglass model worth bet ween $48000 and $50000 Constable Don Gelinas one of four men on the patrol crew says the decision to buy the boat came when police realized buying new one would be better than repairing the existing one The new boat arrived June 29 from Spokane Washington where it was built to withstand rough Constable waters Gelinas OPP crews worked for month to install police radios and special rescue equip ment The boat had its first run with an assignment in Kingston the last two weeks in August patrolling waters during an Olympic sailing competition says Constable Gelinas We were down there for turn weeks while Canadian and Morocco sailors com peted to be on Olympic crews he said Our job was to keep an eye on them and to keep powerboats out of the area when the 400 sailboats were competing The boat now operates out of the OPP berth at Gull Rock Marina answering distress calls on lake SimV coe says Constable Gelinas We operate in crews of two men and since Labor Day were just on call in stead of regular patrols he said The new boat has had its first challenge on Lake Sim coe he added battling high waves to rescue men whose boat overturned during bad storm ALL SUMMER The patrol boat is on Lake Simcoe all day during the summer months to help stranded boaters and check for safety on the water says Constable Gelinas We go into action July With crews working noon to pm or2to lOpm he said We pretty well go all over the lake watching for dangerous operation of boats and that all the boats says Wasaga fiveyear plan is revieWed by council By HELEN GILLIES Examiner Correspondent WASAGA BEACH Town council was addressed Tuesday by Jim Parker who has been appointed coordinator to carry out and administer the five year plan for Wasaga Beach decided upon by council and the provincial cabinet Parker said the program to take effect April 1978 has been vowed funding of $13 million by the provincial government Included in the program is servicing of the town for water and sewers Coun Walter Bor thwick identified the approx imate boundaries of the area to be serviced as 32m Street in the west to the Schooner town bridge the Normandy Hotel to Highway 92 and River Road East to halfway between Highway 92 and Zoo Park Road In other council matters bylaw was passed to offer debentures for the structure of new sub firestation of unspecified location Pearson is new chairman Lloyd Pearson Barries pro rty standards officer since list year has been named chairman of the newlyformed NorthCentral Regional Chapter Ontario Association of Property Standards Officers Bob Risdale assistant building inspector and property standards officer for Coil ingwood was named vice chairman while Bob Lemon lnnisfil Township planning director is secretary treasurer The chapter takes in property standards off icersreresponsible for enforcing minimum municipal health and safety standards for private buildings and landin Simcoe Dufferin Grey and Bruce counties and Muskoka district The chapter held its founding meeting in Barrie this week CORRECTION On Page of the Price Break Orcular In The Examiner Tuesday Sept 21 the Mens Safari Style Cabretta Leather Coat selling for $149 Is not available sub stitute coats of similar paiity and style is available for SI 29 regular $l65 We regret any inconvenience this error may have caused we see have proper safety equipment The patrol crews are train ed with weeklong course at Geneva Park in addition to onthespot training he add ed He had 10 years of train ing with the maritime com mand of the Canadian Armed Forces If there is storm we sang out there and wait until Its over looking for people who didnt listen to weather warnings who could be in troublehesaid Lake Simcoe is rough lake many ex erienced boaters wont tac in rough weather conditions says Constable Gelinas Its one of the ro est in the area with winds lowing all different ways during storm he said The old boat 30foot wooden model weighing nine andonehalf tons was built by Meaford boat works compan specifically to han dle roug water Constable Gelinas says the ggtrols main concern in any ating accident is saving human lives lf boat is going down with people on board we save the people and let the boat go down he said All we want to do is save lives DONTTOW He says the OPP crews dont tow disabled boats to port in boating accidents All wed become is towing service he said The last time we were out we had man who once we rescued him wanted us to hookup the boat to ours and tow it in he said Meanwhile the waves were getting increasingly high and our main concern was get ting the beanie wed pulled out of the water back to shore He says boating accidents rarely occur from collisions Its often matter where people have been stupid and ignored weather wam ings or had gas leak into their bilges The Barrie boat isnt uni que to Ontario Provincial Police detachments says Constable Gelinas All OPP districts have patrol boats he said The bylaw applies only if committee established in June to study the implications of new firehall recommends that one be constructed That committee has not yet presented its findings The new Hydro Commissioner for the town is Kennedy He replaces the late Fred Hayhurst School board meets The Simcoe County Board of Education will meet tonight at the Education Centre 99 Ferris Lane at Items on the boards agenda include staff changes minutes of the Frenchlanguage ad visory committee summary of operating expenditures up to the end of August 31 1977 ad ditions and alterations to Ad fabrics and colours Call today Out at town Inventor Clearancl Sale 124000 yards of discontinued llP1064 on Custom Drauery treatments Ternal Sheers foot triple tull Limited colours Canary Cherry Pink Lilac Marine Blue Banana Victor Lime Selection limited Yardage limitedlAll orders subject to prior sale First come first served OREED NATIONAL DRAPERY Beautiful Custom draperies in as little as seven days Showroomz4100 Weston Road Free shop at home service 72o3401 Constable Don Geiinas is one of four men operating the new patrol boat on Lake Simcoe for the Barrie OPP detachment The men work in crews of two in daily patrols on the lake The Barrie detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police has bought this fibreglass cruiser for patrol work on Laki Sim Also at Tuesdays meeting Coun Marg Dyer gave the thirdquarter financial state ment She said that for the first time in good many years the town was operating in the black and that it was partly due to the new tax collection system where payment is made in one instalment instead of two jala Central Public School mileage allowance for board business trips and approval of textbooks for 197778 As well delegation from parents of children with learn ing disabilities will address the board and staff represen tatives will inform the board of student field trips Oil regular poo between July and Labor Day and remain on call while do ing regular police work the rest of the year Examiner Photo con to replace the 21yearold woollen William II II The new born operates out of lull Rock Marina Examiner Photo Now during this our tenth anniversary you can save throughout the store 79 493 893 29 29 RED BRAND SIEAKS Meaty BACK SPARERIBS SIRLOIN WING TBONE 69 Fresh MINCED BEEF Extra LARGE EGGS Maple Leaf POLISH SAUSAGE Devon RINDLESS BACON Swilts Lb Box 449 WIENERS Sliced COOKED HAM Sliced CHICKEN lOAE SCHNEIDERS SLICED BAKED MEAT LOAVES HAM LOAF HAM BACON MEAT LOAF MINCED HAM COUNTRY lOAF 189 ORDER NOW FOR THANKSGIVING FRESH TURKEYS CAPONS rennans MEAT MARKET l4 Flavors Hire Only ICE CREAM 42 MAPLE AVE 7288680 By PAUL DELEAN Examiner Staff Reporter Job creation and removal of waste in government will be the priorities of Ontario Liberal Leader Dr Stuart Smith when the provincial legislature reconvenes in October The op osition leader identified ose as the major areas of concern during brief visit to Barrie Tuesday He had lunch with members of the local Liberal riding association at Maude Kourys Steak House before proceeding to the Ontario Civil Service Commission Staff Development Centre on Big Bay Point where he spoke to senior civil ser vants on the relationship bet ween the opposition party and the civil service The session closed to the press was part of twoweek the examiner Wodnosday Sept 28 1917 Smith sizesup cabinet during brief visit here course in senior management training Provincial cabinet minister John Rhodes also ad dressed the trainees Tuesday Dr Smith said the relation ship between the opposition and the civil service is an unusual one since no member of the op position has been with the party in power and probably no civil servant on the payroll has ever known anything but Conser vative government As result theres funny kind of mistrust about what we might do for each other other Dr Smith said he favors reduction in the provincial civil service My feeling is that the government mustnt grow any more than the economy itself He added that he welcomed theopportunity to chat with the cm servants may have to Three years for attack with knife COLLINGWOODltSpeciaIl 24 year old Collingwood man was sentenced to three years in prison for his part in knife at tack against two young men in local parking lot last July 10 David Donald Hilson 24 pleaded guilty to two counts of wounding with intent His companion Douglas James Charefoot 27 of Bognor Ont was charged with two counts of assault causing bodily harm in connection with the same inci dent Charefoot was sentenced to one year definite and one year indeterminate in the Ontario rcformatory by Judge John Anjo in Coilingwood Provincial Court Tuesday work with lot of these le soon There is reasons ly good chance well be in power in the next few years Commenting on recent an nouncements by Premier William Davis Dr Smith said he felt the appointment of nonConservative NDP member Jack Stokes as speaker of the house was very good idea Larry Grossman appointed last week as minister of con sumer and commercial affairs and DufferinSimcoe MPP George McCague the new minister of government ser vices are both honorable gentlemen and wish them well in their new duties Dr Smith was not so laudatory however about the selection of Frank Drea as minister of correctional ser vices dont believe he deserves to be in thecabinet because of his performance in the house He also sees glaring weaknesses in the energy and environment portfolios presently held down by James Taylor and George Kerr Looking ahead to the resump tion of the legislature the Liberal leader said hell be pushing for acceptance of his partys job creation program in which government covers 20 per cent of the salary of new employees It is he feels solid incen tive for hiring one that is also favored by American president Carter At Jack 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