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'Sign tells all This driver may soon have to find a new route from downtown Midland to the subdivision at the end of Victoria Street. The Public Works Committee has voted unanimously to recommend to council that permanent barricades be constructed across an 800- foot portion of the otherwise paved street. Staff photo Hazardous Victoria route may be barricaded It appears certain motorists using Victoria Street between Edmond Street and Woodland Drive will soon have to find another route. An 800-foot section of Victoria has been left unpaved and_ signs warning it's not a through street are posted, but motorists have been using the road _ allowance regularly despite its poor condition. Public Works report concluding that per- manent barricades should be erected to block traffic from using the 800 foot stretch of Victoria Street will be presented to Midland Town Council Monday night for action. The Public Works Committee agreed unanimously that the town should not un- dertake to construct that portion of Victoria Street but instead should block it off Out of the seven voting members of Midland council, four sit on the public works committee. Unless one or more change their minds on blocking off the allowance, the suggested Young students will get inside look at the various levels of government The grade eight class at Sacred Heart is going to the next meeting of town council, and will also attend the November meeting of Simcoe County council. For an encore they will visit the legislature in Toronto later this year. Then, for the grande finale they will go to Ottawa to see "'the big boys"' in action. Bill McInerney, principal of Sacred Heart School, says "kids know so little about govern- ment." McInerney has taken on the project of teaching the grade eights about government himself. There is nothing in the grade eight curriculum that says students must learn about government affairs. McInerney says the grade eight course of study covers Canadian history. He says as a part of this course the kids go to Ottawa every year to see the federal govern- ment in action: McInerney is of the opinion that the trip to Ottawa would be better enhanced with a background in municipal and provincial govern- ment. So far, the grade eight class has had a visit from Mayor Lynn and Deputy Reeve Bill Ogilvie. During both of these visits, the kids had a chance to ask questions. Mayor Lynn told town council that he was delighted and surpirsed at the knowledge the kids had about town govern- ment. Met department heads McInerney says the grade eights have also had a trip to the town offices and a. chance to meet the department heads and ask them questions as well. It was Deputy Reeve Bill Ogilvie that suggested the trip to county council to round out the kids perspective even more. He took the initiative and made all the arrangements, according to McInerney. The grade eights are going on November 22 and will see the opening ceremonies and an hour or two of the routine business. The trip to the legislature is scheduled for the Spring. McInerney says this trip is to clue the kids in on the structure of the Ontario government. In June they make the three-day trip to Ottawa to see the federal government in action. By that time, they should have a sound background in governmental procedure. McInerney says he is extremely keen about the whole idea and adds '"'the kids have enjoyed it so far."' Midland postal union members are welcomed back into ranks Remember the postal strike back in 1975 when it seemed like this time, we were never going to have mail service again? Midland's postal workers --especially remember that strike 'because, in the words of one of them, "we were fed up and we didn't believe that we could get anything more from the government." As a result, all 11 of them went back to work before the strike was over. The union threatened to suspend them if they did--but according to _ postal worker Al Hennin, they hadn't done it in other strikes, so it seemed like an idle threat. It was not long before Midland's postal workers found out that the union kept its promise. They were suspended. That was almost two years ago. It was just this week that these 11 people received notice that they have been allowed back into the union. Hennin says it was not just Midland workers who were suspended. In our area, he says, the workers in Penetanguishene, _ Coll- ingwood, Orillia and Camp Borden were also suspended for going back to work before the strike ended. Hennin suspects that they have been allowed back into the union or will be shortly. Since the strike and the subsequent suspension of the workers, the Midland local of postal workers has become a part of the Barrie local. Hennin says, Planning bill still unpaid but no word from Wyndland "Tt's quiet on all fronts," said Julian Tofts, Coldwater _clerk-treas- urer, a month past the deadline set by Wyndland Consultants Limited for payment by the village of outstanding bills received from the planning firm. Coldwater council received a letter in September from Wyn- dland stating that unless a bill for $18,632.62 was paid prior to October 4, legal action would be taken. Council replied by indicating a counter- claim would be launched if Wyndland sued and asked for the return of maps and aerial photos used by the planners for work on the village's official plan and zoning bylaw. Wyndland was hired in June to prepare the village's presentation at Ontario Municipal Board annexation hearings. uncil claims Wyndland president Michael Brodigan verbally agreed, in front of wit- nesses, to complete the work for $4,500. Brodigan denies he agreed on the figure, and resigned September 17 without finishing the project. He said in a September 28 letter that Coldwater owes him $18,632.62. Coldwater Reeve Earl Brandon received word from Brodigan recently that the sought after maps and photographs were available in Wyn- dland's Toronto offices. Brandon and Tofts picked them up last Wednesday. No hostility "Everyone acted in a civil and courteous manner,"' said Tofts of their brief meeting with Brodigan. "No hostility was shown by either side." Tofts indicated council had adopted a 'let sleeping dogs lie' ap- proach to the situation. "TI would not anticipate that council will initiate any proceedings," he said, "unless Brodigan does." The $1,260 already paid Wyndland for work on annexation will be written off as experience, said Tofts. Council has ap- parently learned it's lesson and will request written contracts in all future transactions. Coldwater council is conducting interviews and hopes to have a new planner shortly. A portion of the work completed by Wyndland could be used by the new planners, but Tofts doesn't see it as being of much value. "T can't see a planner taking another planner's word without doing his own checking. It's value will be minimal." "we are not a local on our own anymore." He says, it was a Canada wide movement enabling the union to have more control over the smaller locals. Five weeks out Back in 1975 Midland's workers stayed out for five weeks of the six week strike. Hennin says that many of them came back because after five weeks they needed the money. Over the two year suspension the men had to keep up their union dues. Hennin says the dues are automatically removed from their pay cheques whether they are suspended or not. Hennin says the general consensus of the postal workers is that they are glad to be back in the union. He says he hopes the announcement will make for better employee relations. 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The west end of Vic- toria Street was paved by Stollar Construction when they built a subdivision in the area. However their land ended 800 feet from the other end of Victoria Street. The adjoining land is privately owned. "The owners of the land on either side of the street haven't decided to build," said Percy Ehler, Commissioner of Public Works. 'The respon- SPECIAL NATURAL WOLF COAT BLACK MUSKRAT COAT (dyed) BLUE MUSKRAT COAT (dyed) NATURAL RACOON COAT COGNAC MUSKRAT COAT (dyed) sibility (of paving the road) will be the sub- dividers of the property if and when they decide to build." Services to the vacant lots would have to be installed under the road before it could be paved. Total cost, Ehler estimated, would ap- proach $100,000. To pave it temporarily, and then have it torn up to provide sewage and waterhook- ups when the property BLUE MIST MUSKRAT NATURAL CHINA MINK COAT (Racoon trim, dyed amber) $695. OF MIDLAND (Blue fox collar & leather, dyed) NATURAL MUSKRAT COAT (Natural racoon collar) COGNAC MUSKRAT COAT (dyed) Compare at SPECIAL s2100. °1,425. 31,250. %825, $100. %695, $159. *999. sits. °795. si350. °895, 31,250. %825, si30. %895. *595: "We're better all around" Midland Town Centre King St., 526-2271 "ee owners decide to build, would cost $10,000 to $15,000. The reason "no man's. land" looks something like a road, Ehler explained, is because when sewers were installed along the length of Victoria St. in 1967, the surface was graded. Ehler said barricades could be installed before winter if approved by council. the SAS OAS OS OOS a ny Friday, November 11, 1977, Page 5 PGE PPP PP ee See Se ee