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Community Newspaper Vol. 14, No. 39, Folio 78 Here comes the crunch! This Stayner Collegiate Institute football player had to keep his eyes open with all the ESPSS football players converging on him in Friday's game at ESPSS. Despite the 27-6 loss to SCI, the Wednesday, September 30, 1981 local boys sure made an impressive showing in the second half, overcoming their inexperience, to score their only touchdown of the game while holding SCI off the scoreboard. te Penetanguishene town council has effectively lifted the limit on the number of taxi cabs allowed to operate in town with an amendment to by-law 1981-16, passed Monday night at the regular monthly meeting. The amendment will now allow taxi drivers to license a second vehicle as a taxi cab which can then be used if their first taxi is out of commission. The second car (their own private one) still has to meet the mechanical fitness criteria stressed for taxi cabs and must be covered by the same insurance coverage as the cab it replaces. However, the first cab must be actually off the road if the substitute car is to be used. If a change in vehicles is needed, taxi drivers will then change the plates over to the second car and notify the Chief of Police, Dennis Player, of the transfer. The limit of taxi cabs allowed to operate in Penetanguishene has also been changed in that there is no limit anymore. In this way, council has decided to leave that up to the public and the law of supply and demand. At the present time, three taxi drivers in Penetanguishene have filed for an additional license which council took as an indication of the path the taxi drivers wished to take. There was some concern at first that additional taxi cabs in town would mean a drop in quality but it was agreed it would in fact raise the quality of service since anyone wishing to drive a taxi would have to establish a stand outside of their home. 28 pages, 30 cents Arbour resigns from town planning board Town council was informed of the resignation of Kathleen Arbour from the Peneltanguishene Planning Board, at their regular monthly meeting Monday night. The letter which follows tells of Arbour's decision to leave the board: "Please accept this letter as resignation from my position as a member of the Penetanguishene Planning Board. I wish to thank you for the opportunity of serving on this board for the last two years. It has been a learning experience and one which I have en- joyed."' Mayor Ron Bellisle of Penetanguishene said, "It's with regret we accepted it." Area juvenile charged A area male juvenile has been charged by Penetanguishene town police with break and enter with intent and one liquor offence, following an in- vestigation into a break- in at Huronia Motors in Midland, Saturday. The break-in is said to have taken place sometime after 7 p.m. The accused is scheduled for juvenile court later this month. important meeting Simcoe North Liberal Association will be holding an important meeting at the Orillia Opera House on Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. Purpose is to elect delegates to attend the Liberal Party of Canada (Ont.) annual convention in Toronto on Nov. 27-29. Bellisle to represent town Mayor Ron Bellisle of Penetanguishene will be in attendance at the International Plowing Match this weekend but his visit won't be entirely as a spectator. Bellisle will be entered in the Mayors' Plowing Contest, that taking place at 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon. It is not yet known whether the competition will be horse drawn or tractor pulled. PGH blitz to be held Penetanguishene General Hospital ladies auxiliary will be holding a fund raising blitz next Monday to raise funds for an $18,000 portable X-ray machine. Part of the money will come from the Sunshine Cart that is circulated around the wards from which the patients can buy confections but it does not come near to the amount needed. You are asked to give generously to this worthy cause. No throughway for parking lot Local motorists are asked to take note that the parking lot behind the Brewer's Retail Store, on Penetanguishene Road in Penetanguishene, is not to be used as a through road. Posts and chains will be installed in early June which will make such a use of this road impossible. Highway 27 issue goes to committee Penetanguishene town council was notified Monday night, at its regular monthly meeting, the proposal to have the section of Highway 27 between Waverley and Penetanguishene renumbered has been sent to the Ontario Highway Numbering Com- mittee. The final decision by that committee has not been received by council members as of a Special weeks One of the duties performed by Mayor Ron Bellisle at Penetanguishene town council's regular monthly meeting, Monday, was to proclaim special weeks. A total of three special weeks were proclaimed by Mayor Bellisle, the first being Big Brother's Week, running from Sept. 27 to Oct. 3, 1981. In addition, Oct. 11 to Oct. 17, 1981 will be Environment Week and Oct. 17 to Oct. 24, 1981 will be the Week of the Child. Letters Page 4 Lifestyle Page 8 Sports Page 19 Huronia Calendar Page 24 Classified /Real Estate Page 25 NIP program could be reality, it... North end development for town needs funding There is still a possibility Penetanguishene may be elgible for a grant under the Ontario Neighbourhood Improvement Program for the development of the north end of town. NIP was started this year by the province when the federal government decided to opt out of the Community Services Contribution Program, NIP component, leaving many municipalities, including Penetanguishene, with very little assistance in improving physical, social and recreation services in the community. It is hoped the recent application to that program will be accepted which would mean the north end would be receiving an improved water supply and a municipal sewage system. Without a grant, even these necessities would be a very difficult thing to provide. The improvements would be made ac- cording to the North End Study, Official Plan Amendment No. 9. as adopted and finalized in 1979 by the Penetanguishene Planning Board and council. Under that study, the total cost of im- provements would run around $2,500,000 but that total includes a sewage disposal plant which would cost $910,000. The sewage plant in question would not be necessary until five to 10 years down the road when the present plan would have reached its capacity. If the grant were given to Penetanguishene, it would mean half of the total would be available to the town for use in north end development. An extension application and report has been prepared by Brian Murrant, Downtown Development Officer in co-operation with other department heads and especially the Treasury Department. In the development program, there would be seven phases and the sanitary sewer systems would be installed according to those phases. hey are: ee I - Fox Street from Yeo Street to mping station. eg II - Church Street from Don Street to 1200 feet north. Phase III - Fox Street from Broad Street to pumping station. Phase IV - Cambridge Street from Fox Street to Church Street. Church Street from Cambridge Street to 900 feet north. Church Street from Cambridge Street to 700 feet south. Phase V - Broad Street from Fuller Ave. to Fox Street. Jury Drive from Broad Street to 350 feet north. Phase VI - Church Street from Broad Street to 1,350 feet north. Church Street from Broad Street to 1,500 feet south. Phase VII - Cambridge Street from Fuller Avenue to Church Street. Fuller Avenue from Don Street to Cambridge Street. The $2,394,000 total for the project includes $60,000 for land acquisition as well.