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advertisement beyond the amount paid tor such advertisement CLASSIFIEDS 72824 BUSINESS 7266537 CIRCULATION 7266539 NEWSROOM 7266537 Amendments shouldnt pass Proposed amendments to the Police Act which would create provincial commissioner of cmhan complaints have Ontario Police upset We dont blame the police for being upset Although we totally disagree with Ontario Police Association threats to work to rule or walk off the job the Police Association and its members do have good reason for being upset The provincial commissioner would be sort of super policeman given rights far in excess of what 15 needed to do the job The police must be answerable to elected officials and to the people they protect But the rights of individual police officers must not be sacrificed to do that The amendments proposed do af fect the rights of police officers All the proposed amendments to the Police Act do is create another level of bureacracy undoubtedly cost ly level which will only further isolate police officers from the people and the communities they serve and pro tect There are ways now of complaining about police behavior The amendments to the Police Act are not necessary The amendments will not help police do their job in fact they may well hinder police morale and the effec tiveness of individual police officers The rights of everyone cannot be protected by taking rights away from one group the rights all of us enjoy are not protected further by infringing on the rights 0le small group The amendments should not be allowed to pass There are far better ways that those proposed to deal with com plaints about police letters to the editor Fireball integral to downtown DcarSlr Recently our firm submitted tender for longterm lease of the Fireball building on ollicr Street Our firm has been involved in thc renovation of 13 older buildings throughout Ontario and Qucbcc and wc arc also acllvc in the leasing of commcrclal rcal cstatc in downtown Toronto In particular we have found more and more that restaurants wish to locatc in historic older buildings which can be renovated to create warm and uniquc cn vironmcnt In the last two years over 13 such burldlngs hayr becn restorcl into exciting restaurants in downtown Toronto including 1hr i113 hshrrmrkm The voft Thr im rchlvcd tbcdcfnlltc llnprcssion that it would canOdCS Spakfhc Factor The Organ irlndcr and ma ca countcr offcr Ed oarcboucp which according to Toronto Sifvcral aldcrmcn indicatcd that thcy un Story Calendar magazlnc Toronto most popular res ta ra In addiior llc flrcllall building on Loni bard Srcc was ltgnoilcd fcv ycars ago 111 to dinnclthcatrc rcstaurant and has bccn very successful Also thc flrcball building in Kingston has bccn rcstorcd into onc oi tbc Citys most admlrcd rcstauranls We fecl that thc location of thc lrlrchiill in Barrie is stratcglc in that it forms part of tllc link bctwccn Jolllcr Strcct and llunlop Strcct and 1f Barric is to dcvclop an ovcrall plan for its downtown it is important to return building with such charactcr and orlc which complcmcnts thc othcr structurcs in the area The Ilrchall budding is particularly suitable because it could be rcstortd into beautiful structure enhancing thc library city hall and other older bUlldings on Mulcaster Street Our firm became awarc of the tcndcr write your mp 0199 If you would like to write your Member of Parliament or Member of Provincial Par liament printed below arc their mailing ad dresses If you send us copy of your letter it might be suitablc for our Letters to the Editor columns tAftcr all if there is mat ter of concern that makes you want to write to your MP or MPP if it is not personal matter it should be of interest to your friends and neighbors too FEDERAL Dr Rynard MPrNorth Simcoe Parliament Buildings Ottawa Ont KIA 0A6 Ross Milne MPPeelDufferinltSimcoe Parliament Buildings Ottawa ntK1A 0A6 Sinclalr Stevens MP YorkSimcoe Parliament Buddings Ottawa Ont KlA 0A6 Gus Mitgcs MPrcySimcoc Parliament Buildings Ottawa nt KIAOAG PROVINCIAL Georgi Taylor MPIv Silnctxcntrc Ontario Legislature Queens Park loronto M7A 1A2 Gordon Smith MPP Simcoo East Ontario Legislature MIP Dufferin Simcoc Queens Park Toronto M7A 1A2 proposals only two wccks print to Dec deadlmc Also we wcrc told that city council had failed to follow through with its prcvlous commitment for rcnovatlon of thc building and that council had gcncrallv ncgzltlvc air tltudc toward prcscrvatioll of thc Plrcholl Bccausr of thcsc reasons our proposal was brief and tpllllfltl Wc did howlvcr lll dicatc our scrlousncss by making an un conditional offcr with thc hopc that if city council was scrloUs on its part II would tllcn makc Ulllllcrrtlfffl ln tcrms zlcccptoblc to council 0n Icc 12 appcurcd bcforc city council to answcr qucstlons conccrnmg our proposal Aftcr spcaklng with council for on hour dcrstood tbc importance of retaining thc budding and that thcy wcrc llltirtstwl lll ollr proposal and thc track rccord of our firm undcrstand that the main rczlson for not prmrccding with thi counlcr offcr is that city council docs not want to commit thc building on longlcrm lczlsc On our part long term lcasc ls rcqlnrtd lll ordcr to sccurc financing for thc rcnovntion and 111 ordcr to justify tllc substantial Improvtnlcnts rcquirid Aflcr learning of city councils votc to dcmolish thc llrlllilll bclicvc that ccrtnm mcmbcrs cithcr do not understand rcnl ostatc or that tllcy wcrc not scrlous in thin tcndcr proposal in lhc first plilcc ltttitllfst city council was looking for conditions that ll is unlikcly that any IlVitIt party could seriously consider Most buildcrs arc only lntcrcstcd Ill 21 Silll proposal and arc not cvcn willing to considcr land ltilSt as is cvidcnccd by the luck of III tcrcst in the lcndcl ur fun is onc of the few buildcrs cxpcricncid with land lcilsc tran sactions At the council mcctillg indicalcd that we would be willing to consider incorporating theatre and art gallcry into our rcnovation plans whcrcby the theatre and IN gallery would be on the ground floor and tllc restaurant on the sccond floor If council is unwilling to considcr long term lease howcvcr tllcll it should givc coil sidcration to undertaking tllc projcct itsclf becausc such centre would bc vcry Villllillllt to the downtown and would givc thc ity of Barricancxcitillg culturalccntrc We have found more and nlorc that citics such as Barrio arc discovering that tllcir older buildings lend charactcr to thcir downlowns which scts tllcnl apart froln the typical suburban shopping cent rc This historic character in human scale is essential to the creation of downtown cll vironmcnts which arc attractive to shoppers as has been evidenced by such rctailcrs asYorkvillc Markham Village and the St Lawrcncc market area in the city of loronto and by the town of Elora near Kitchcncr If the Firchnll in Barrie is to be dcmolishcd citizens of Barrie will be losillg one of the finest Victorian buildings still stall ding in the city and one which could be an in tcgral part of the revitalization of liarrics downtown The Fireball building is visual reminder of the citys past and one which Barrio Iity Council should be proud to retain Io demolish the building in order to create parking lot would certainly be the worst decision by city council as such action would break the continuity of buildings bctwccn follicr and Dunlop Streets David Walsh Wharfside Companies Properties Ltdtf loronto ll Business Council Downtown Toronto Parliament hill Hy Slli Rl lilclJCtllt tlttzlwzl llurczlll lllolllson cws Scrl icc Willi uncmploymcnt hlghcr than at any tlmc sincc the treat llcprcssion and with ll£lk clouds handing ovcr our ttlllltllll its not surprising that lrllllc Mnnstcr lrudcou would want to mwl ltlllllll llltlllltls on thcsc matlcrs bcforc gctling back to con stitutlonzll tillks llul bopc hc docsnl forgct about llll coil stitution In explaining why ccollomlc llltlttcrs Will get priority the prilllc mlnlstcr said that during his conversations Wllll thc prcnlnrs II was obvious thcrc was no cottscnslls on lllt constitution The only clcilr projxisul comcs frolll Qucbcc Plcnlicr ltcnc chcsquc and he simply wants out But just bccuusc thcrc is no conscnsus docsnt tiltitll thilt collstitutiolnll tillks should be scrilppctl In filct with thc cxislcncc of separatist gowrnmcnt in Quclnc illltl with Your business If Hy VthlINI lltiAN ISllSllltSS illld onsulncr AffilirsAmtlysl lllomsoll Ncws Servici Tnnzldas capital lnnrkcts hch comc illth ill tllc pilst wcck or two Will it unusually hcilvy volumc of bouncing Sincc the natural impch of an over supply of new issucs is to dcprcss pliccs invcstors can find bcttcr bargains and ii widcr rilngc of gotxluuillily outlcts for their savings than they have bccolnc accustolllcd to bond lrzldcr zlt ollc lilrgc invcslnlclll housc considers this good opportunity to bccomc fully illvcstcd if you llc inclincd toward fixcd illcolllc sccurilics that is ill anticipation of an uptrcnd ill prices that is ex pcctcd to carry on unt il ltllt lillllltlly lhc major new financing ol the lllonlll is the $751lmillion govcrllnlclll of tnnildil bond issue of which oncrthird is being bought by the Bank of Canada The issue to be latcd llcc If is ill four maturities 1982 priced at $9925 yicldillg ll 19 pcl ccnt lt25pelccllt builds duc lilly ll 1987 of wldcsprcml ilckllowlcilgcmcnt that futurc constitutional chiltlgcs illt incvitilblc it would sccm likc it good idcil to begin talking And thcrc is no reason why these other lllill tcrs should tllll just just because the prilllc nulllstcr illltl prcmicrs are going to dlscuss economic matters Politicians llilYt bccn known to lttll with morc than one qucstlon at any given tinlc lhcrc illt SlVtlill good reasons for some constitutlolnll chills oilc of them bcing tllilt Rcllc chcsquc would be forced to dcfclld his position to his own tlttIiltitlt EASY IIR Since his clcct loll more Illilll it ycilr ilgo tllc Qucbcc plcllncr hits filccd littlc illlltllltllt up position as he tlthtlllltS scplllutislll in dcpcndcllcc sovereignty association or whzllcvcr Alld hc hils kcpt llnnllllcling ilwny ilt lhcsc lllllllltllt objcctivcs despite the fact that public polls lll thc province llltlltillt that fcwir than it per cent of the pmplc filvor outright indcjxlldcncc Bond markets coming alive lcrcd ill $9 lor yield of ll 11 pcr ccilt Nillc pcr cclll bonds to mature Oct 15 I999 llcilig ollcrcd at $99 lit to yicld 905 per cclll tllIIIlR ISHlIIS lthcr big rcccllt public fnlnllcillgs illcludc $50 nlillion Novil Scotlil Powcr orp 25ycnr dclxilturcs priced to yield 945 per cent and $25 lllillioll llovillccof Nova Scotizl ciglltycilr dcbclltulcs ill yicld of R2 pcr ccllt lteccnt corporate llllillltlllgs includc $123 lllillioll lnco Ltd preferred stock yielding 785 pcr ccnl Silttlllillion imildil chcnt Lilfilrgc 20 your debentures at 975 per cent and SIM million llilnk anildiilll National lt75percent debentures yielding not per cent to maturity ill lllllll but cxtclldilblc to 1992 In addition major private fillilncings in Ncw York either have been or are being Eli lallgcd by the provinces of Quebec and tario and by Metropolitan loronto ll top of all that it would be reasonable to look for surge of new issues for delivery to investors at the beginning of 1978 insurance companies inc among thc biggest buyers of sheets then to invest the cash early in January about constitution at meeting llut the same polls indicate that the premier might easily get lllujttllly support for constitutional changes giving the provinr cc great control over its culture and economy So why doesnt the federal govcrnlllcnl of fer the provinces some new powers llll lllcdiiltcly since this will be done eventually iii any event It might be very difficult for the Quebec prcmicr to reject The offers ill view of public inion ill the province and slight shift ill Iillrplthlltlill powers might well sup some strength frolll the separatist movclllcnt For years Quebec has sought more jurisdiction over immigration suggestion In which ttilwil has shown some decided ill tcrcst As lrudcilu told recent prcss coll fcrcncc We do know that shared jurisdicv tioll over immigration can lead to increased coopcration between the different levels of government lllcn thcre is that whole sticky question of jurisdiction over czlblcvisision following the Supreme oult of zlnada ruling that it was federal responsibility Even federal Commu niczltions Minister Jeanne Siluvc has said this question will be ultimately settled at the political lcvcl Then there is that equally difficult question involving provinces right to tax resources In that jxlrticular case says Trudeau gave the premier of Saskatchewan the assurance that we would let the Supreme ourt decision sit alld try to resolve these problems as it relates to resources or ill the case of the other provinces communications OIIIER PROBLEMS These are only some of the problems that have been aggravating federalprovincial relations under the broad heading of con stitutional reform And its not just Quebec that seems unhappy with the status quo When the last series of constitutional talks was held wthere hasnt been meeting since 1971all the emphasis was on establishing new madcinCanada constitution with an ac ceptable formula for amending it They were lofty legal talks held before many of todays rovincial gripes came surging to the sur ace lts different now There are many prac tical problems that should be tackled and even though some of them may be difficult ilt least the countrys political leaders would be sitting down and talking about the future of Canada And surely it would be better to offer Quebec and otllcr provinces some reasonable outright so aratism lie is lllucll too astute to ignore pub ic opinion Queen park Dislike growing By DON REARN Queens Park Bureau Thomson News Service TORONTO 77 There is deep personal dislike growing between Ontario Premier William Davis and provincial Liberal Leader Sigiart Smith at least from the premiers This became evident in the closing days of the session When the premier was replying to the Liberal leader he would almost invariably cut him up This wouldnt be in an outright attack but in that subtle cynical way of reply that pol ished politicians can have when they dont like each other And listening to it one could have little doubt that there was bitterness underneath Behind this could be the fact that Davisjust doesnt like Smiths line of attack and for reasons of his own considers it unfair or distorted The observer doesnt know just what these reasons could be For an the surface Smiths attack though growing more pointed seems pretty well on the mark Also the Davis mood probably represents fairly recent switch Not long ago he was saying that he really didnt know just how to assess Smith Tlll BILL Provincial Treasurer Darcy McKeough has introduced bill which is goihr to do bit of hairraising before it finally gets through The bill is to provide for the licensing of businesses by municipalities At present these licensing powers are in the Municipal Act and are quite restricted Under the legislation all local municipalities would be given broad licensing powers This they will like But there is another provision they wont like This is that except in specific cases they wont be able to charge licence fees And the only specific cases named are bodyrub parlors and taxicabs In all other cases McKcough says the municipalities will be acting for the welfare of the community at large and so the com munity at large should be responsible for any costs and licence fees shouldnt be revenue item You dont have to be particularly farseeing to predict that he is going to get good many arguments on this All levels of govemmcnt arejcalous of their rcvcnuc sources The bill has only been presented for discussion now and wont be proceeded with until the next session Resentment over incident By BOB BOWMAN The nlerican Civil War placed Canada and the Maritimes in great danger Most British North Americans were sympathetic to the Southern states mainly because they were antiNorth Confederate prisoners of war who escaped found refuge in Canada and the Mtllllinltls They took advantage of this to establish bases to sabotage Union com munities and shipping The North was annoyed at this and there was possibility at one point that it might send powerful army to capture Canada This danger helped speed up the Con federation proposals in 1864 One of the most dangerous incidents took place Dcclti 1863 Some Confederates aided by Nova Scotians captured the passenger ship Chesapeake which operated between Port land Mc and New York They were going to convert her into an armed privateer While trying to get the Chesapeake to Halifax they were caught by Northern war ships which towed the Chesapeake into Halifax harbor and anchored in the stream There was great excitement because the cap tain of the US fleet did not explain what was going on Eventually Premier harles Iuppcr lcar ned what hild happened and discovered fur thermore that some Nova Scotians were being held as prisoners on board the Chesapeake lup cr demanded that the ship and its prisoners released or Halifax guns would open fire on the warships The prisoners were released Decltl but were supposed to be arrested for breaking neutrality lilS when they limited The crowd on shore stopped the police from gctt ing close enough to the men to surest them and frielr dly isherlllen rowed them away so they could Skilpt Eventually they were caught and tned ill Saint John ll where they were defended by John Hamilton tirily who later became ll Father of tolllnlcriltlon Judge Ritchie dislllisscd the 180 against them The incident fanned the nuns of resent mcnl ill the northern bible thought Ilcnvcll and cnrth nhnll pass my bill Queedsparky TommnMM m2 President 75pcr3ccnt bonds duc lutlc ltltttl of bonds and its traditional for them to build proposals which might be very difficult to was mum mu Mn 33 RealcoProIXirty le forcd ut$9940toyicld777percent up their cash holdings at the yearnl or reject rather titan just tissunlc that mi hm Jesus San MR an OFK Prcsidcnl Eightperconl bonds maturing ct l5 Willdowdrcssillg on their Dec 31 balancc Levesque Wlll settle for Imllllllg 55 In owlhing 150 has Nagj mu by my thing that counts rlA