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A fire at about 2 a.m. Sunday morning at Ecole Secondaire LeCaron-Ecole St. Croix complex in Lafontaine has rendered two classrooms inoperable and may have caused extensive structural damage to a confined area of the school. The fire of undetermined origin, began in or near a wall in a north east corner of a basement nursery. and spread upward from ground level, causing smoke and some structural damage to a second room, situated directly above the nursery. ~ Pressure created by heat from the brief fire caused floors to buckle and an interior wall of the nursery,to belly out more than an inch. In addition, several floor joists between the ceiling of the nursery and the upper room were burnt and damaged, raising the possibility of serious structural damage. Details Though details were sketchy, it appears the fire was noticed at about 2 a.m. Sunday ... Lafontaine school fire morning by some youths returning from a partv nearby, and an alarm was turned in to Tinv Township fire station. Fire Chief, Guy Maurice dispatched the Lafontaine fire brigade and the firefighters had the fire out within 20-30 minutes. Following their quick work, O.P.P. in- vestigation began and according to a statement from investigating officer Maurice Lapointe, the call to the Fire Marshal's Office was slandard procedure when 'normal causes for the fire" could not be immediately determined. Monday morning saw temporary can- cellation of classes for all LeCaron students and the beginning of an investigation by John McKenzie, of the Ontario Fire Marshall's branch in Bracebridge. With the assistance of Constable Lapointe, McKenzie took numerous photographs and several samples of charred remains as evidence, to be sent to the Centre for Forensic Science in Toronto, for testing. Investigation Though the only comment Mr. McKenzie would make was that "the fire is still under investigation' there are several aspects of the fire that have led some to speculate that arson mav have been involved. For example, the fire seems to have started al an outside wall and in an area where there are no electrical fixtures. Furthermore, the secluded corner of the complex where the fire was located, the inconclusive police in- vestigation and the summoning of a Fire Marshall official have all given rise to ner- vous thoughts about the fire's origin. Testing Officials all emphasized on Monday however, that until forensic testing is com- pleted and studied, any suppositions or comments as to the cause or nature of the fire are pure speculation. What is not speculation though is the disruption of learning for the youngest of the school's pupils. Principal Adrian Lamereux was already making preparations on Monday to turn a cafeteria into a temporary classroom for the tykes and suggested a possible shuffling of some older students to accommodate the nursery pupils. According to police the results of forensic testing may take several weeks to be made available and in the interim, reconstruction will commence at LeCaron. on Vol. 13, No. 45, Folio 89 Wednesday, Noventber 5, 1980 48 pages, 25 cents Ernest F. Bell, left, of Bell and Saunders Insurance Adjustors, John McKenzie, centre, of the Ontario Fire Marshall's Office, and Constable Maurice Lapointe, right, of the Midland OPP collect and examine samples ot burnt wood, at the scene of Sunday morning's blaze at Ecole . Secondaire Le Caron in Lafontaine. from Tiny. The investigation into the mysterious fire is continuing. Advance polls vary in coverage area Turnouts at advance polls held last \ weekend were up slightly from the 1978 advance polls in Penetanguishene and Tinv and there was a dramatic increase in voters at the advance polls in Georgian Bay District. In Penetanguishene, 80 persons voted this vear as opposed to the 75 that utilized advance polls in '78. The figure of 80 represents just over two per cent of the 3,896 eligible voters in this year's \ election. In Yiny Township, last weekend's \ advance poll marked the first of two that will be held there. The second i advance poll will be held on Saturday, { Nov. 8. voters in the 1978 first advance poll. factsre spending |. members enrolled but room is open for more. by Adrienne Graham Gardner Tiny Township council has asked their clerk, Guy Maurice to obtain an audited statement from the Tiny Tay Peninsula Planning Board showing funds spent up to the date of Tiny's pull-out from the Area Board. This action is in response to a letter from the Area Board requesting funds When the audited statement is received, Tiny will determine their share, and 'pay accordingly", said Councillor John Butler at the October 29 meeting of Tiny Council. "'A humanitarian gesture" has been made to the only family occupying a home in Wyevale Pines subdivision by temporarily hooking their house up i to the water system, although the system has not Of the 14,885 eligible voters in Tiny, been finally Seasoned: The developer had been 149 voted in advance, or about one per iven building permits, but no occupancy permits, cent. This is up slightly from the 106 Sree detrate aioe cliaseart niet te teaadl However, the developer had allowed one family to el Wyevale Pines Water PFD studying facilities Penetanguishene Volunteer »~*¢ Depart- ment will be holding a fam#tidrization session al Georgian Manor and Penetanguishene General Hospital tonight. ee The sessions include a tour of each facility to educate the volunteer firefighters as to the lavout of the buildings and the locations of hydrants for each particular area. Following the tours, the firefighters will meet at the Fire Hall for discussions about possible problems which might occur in the event of a fire at either facility. The familiarization sessions are a con- linuing policy of the local fire crews and Fire Chief Ted Light said recently they are an excellent method of identifying and ironing out problems before they arise. Festival slated for Barrie The Barrie Humane Society wi:be holding a unique fund-raising event Nov. 28 at Barrie Central Collegiate Auditorium. The event, a Ukrainian Arts Festival, wiil feature the Odum Bandurist Ensemble (Ukranian Canadian Youth Association) with a repertoire consisting of folk, classical, modern and religious songs. Also featured for the evening will be the Vesnianka Dance Ensemble. Entertainment gets underway at 8 p.m. and tickets and information are available by calling 728-4953 or 728-2753. All proceeds will go towards funding for the Barrie Humane Society. Membership open for Mid-Pen bowling Midland-Penetanguishene's Five Pin owlers' Association currently has 460 If vou are interested in joining this organization you should contact Debbie Chadwick at 526-6317 or Pauline Brabant at 361-2996. You can also contact the bowling alley in ther Midland or Penetanguishene. Woman charged following accident An accident on Highway 27, north of Elmvale, resulted in charges to a Penetanguishene woman and damages totalling $3500 to two vehicles. Police in Elmvale say cars driven by Nancy Archer of Elmvale and Shelly Forget of Penetanguishene were in collision at the corner of Highway 27 and County Road 6 last Fridav. : Damage to the Archer car was set at $1,000 while the Forget vehicle received $2500 damage. Shelly Forget was charged by OPP with making an improper left turn. The most active advance polls geouypy the home they purchased. Three other showed up in the Georgian Bay voting families were sold homes, and were due to move in area. with a full 1,487 of the 7,500 within the week according to developer Stefaniuk, in spite of a lack of occupancy permits. : In an earlier presentation this summer to Tiny voters of the area and is a marked oouncil, Stefaniuk had asked that the water system eligible voters turning out. The figure represents over 11 percent of eligible inerease from the 1978 advance poll be activated "for landscaping purposes only". figures of 607. will be he:d on Nov. 10, less than a week already cast a vote will be able and are urged to do so at that time. apse! F é Deputy Reeve John Lackie expressed his The municipal elections in all areas disappointment with the developer, saying "we've a2 >, been had" and indicated that Tiny would make no awav and all citizens who haven't further exceptions for the subdivision, until the water system is approved by township engineers. 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