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PT a ee aerate te mre ------ Just 12, 049 Town short of 15,000 Midland's official popu- lation is 12,049. The town needs an official popula- tion of 15,000 to become a city. The 12,049 figure was obtained from the Ministry of Revenue. The Ministry of Muni- cipal Affairs has told Midland that the most re- Driver was -dead at the scene Tanner's Beach Road resident Albert Weirmier, 71, was found dead in his car last Wednesday- afternoon. He was alone in his car when it left Highway 12 at Waubaushene at 9 p.m. The car went into the north ditch and ran into a driveway. He was dead when the OPP arrived. cent Ministry of Revenue enumeration "is the ac- cepted method of deter- mining whether' the minimum population has been attained." The 12,049 population figure dates from 1985. Enumerations are held every three years and the next enumeration is exact- ly a year away, in September, 1988. Midland council is educating itself about the good and bad points of changing from a town toa city. The City of Midland wouldn't have to pay Sim- coe County $400,000 a year, for instance, but it would be responsible for welfare and social service budgets. The last Simcoe County municipality to become a city was Orillia, on Jan. 1, 1969. Barrie is the county's only other city. Day's sees work done The tug Twolan manoeuvres to be tied beside the barge loaded with waferboard which it brought from Thunder Bay into Midland harbour on Aug. 27. The load of arrives with waferboard Barge A third load of wafer- board -- the largest yet - has arrived by water in Midland. A tug, the W.N. Twolan, and a barge, the Erie-West, carrying 900 tons of wafer- board, docked at Maple US eRenensanayg lllegal cash crop Constable John Vanderende was the investigating of- ficer in the arrest and charging last week of a Tay Township couple with the possession of 50 marijuana ~~~plants for the purpose of trafficking. When this photograph was taken outside the Midland OPP detachment, Const. Vanderende was waiting for in- structions about the disposal of the marijuana. More arrests in drug sweeps Between 5 a.m. last Tues- day and noon on Thurs- day, police had charged 47 people with drug-related offences as a Huronia drug distribution network was rolled up. Most of the people ar- rested live in Victoria Har- bour, Port McNicoll, Col- Police find pot plantation A Tay Township couple faces a charge of posses- sion of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking, after 50 marijuana plants were seized. The arrest of Oliver Tryon, 37, and his wife, Beverley, 33, was not con- nected with the OPP Toronto drug unit-co- ordinated operation in which several dozens of local people were arrested. Fifty plants, in varied stages of development, were removed last Wednesday from the Tryon's Concession 9, Tay Township, residence. The Tryons will appear in Midland Provincial Court on Sept. 14. dwater, and Midland. The following area people have been charged, in addition to the people identified in last Friday's Huronia Weekend: Kevin Midland; Janet Beauchamp, 32, Pene- tanguishene; Helen Doyle, 47, Waubaushene; Robert Devine, 46, Victoria Har- bour; Louise Miron, 29, Port MecNicoll; William Mosley, 26, Wyebridge; Walter Lawrence, 50, Port McNicoll; John Mac- Donald, 36, Victoria Har- bour; Keith Munro, 23, Vic- toria Harbour; Daniel Shea, 31, Port McNicoll; Robert Maxwell, 28, Port McNicoll. Moreau, 24, As of last Thursday, seven arrest warrants were outstanding: Between 5 a.m. and 1 p.m. last Tuesday, 34 peo- ple were arrested, $8,000 in cash seized, and $60,000 worth of drugs confiscated. Police estimated that close to 400 charges would be laid by the operation's end. A Coldwater man, William Howard Kirkman, 35, alone faces nearly 50 counts. The OPP became aware of the existence of the long- standing and extensive drug distribution network between Midland and Col- dwater when Victoria Har- bour residents complained. | bea "eg waferboard is the first cargo to be brought into Midland harbour by barge in many years. The Twolan will bring another barge Leaf Mills last Thursday. Cargo carried into Midland harbour on a barge hasn't been seen for many years. Windsor shipping com- pany Woodlands Marine Inc.'s ship, the MV Woodland Marine, is in the high Arctic now as part of a government project. Twice earlier this summer the Woodland Marine car- ried 700 tons of wafer- board into Midland _ har- bour. Woodlands Marine chartered the tug and barge for last week's trip. The cargo for last week's trip was set before the na- tional rail strike. The in- creased volume of wafer- board shipped to Midland by MacMillan Bloedel is an indication of that com- pany's interest in supply- ing its southern Ontario customers through Midland, Woodlands Marine spokesman Fred Waugh said last Thursday. The shipping company has received inquiries about different cargos. The company needs better facilities here and is willing to invest some capital, Waugh said. Woodlands Marine wanted to lease Indusmin's vacant land below Huronia Park for a three year period, but public opinion was almost entirely against Hearty congratulations The news of Simcoe North MP Doug appointment, announced last week, is Lewis' appointment Minister of State to cabinet Treasury couldn't have come at a better time, said Ontario PC leader Larry Grossman. The as Board load of waferboard later this month. Behind the barge and tug is Maple Leaf Mills elevator. the idea when it came before town council earlier this year. Mayor Al Roach and Councillors Gail Barrie and Robert Brush were outvoted on the issue, after a series of fiery debates. Woodlands Marine's re- quest that the zoning on the Indusmin land be changed to permit its use as a shipping terminal was rejected by the council. Woodlands Marine thus made an arrangement with Maple Leaf Mills across the bay in Sunnyside. A fourth load of wafer- board will arrive in Midland by barge later this month. Lewis' first, and on hand to wish him the best and to honor him was Grossman. In the background loomed Al McLean, the PC candidate for Simcoe East. Lewis given cabinet post His elevation to the Federal Cabinet means the viewpoint of Simcoe North will be represented in the Cabinet, Minister of State Doug Lewis said last Saturday. Lewis became a Cabinet minister last Thursday for the first time since he became Simcoe North's MP in 1979. Last week's Cabinet ap- pointment formalizes Lewis' role in helping to run the Treasury Board. Lewis has been assisting Don Mazankowski, who is both the government House leader and deputy prime minister. Lewis said he is pleased for the riding. The people of Simcoe North, what ever their political bent, have supported him, he said. Lewis accepted the in- vitation from the prime minister to become one of the 40 members of the Cabinet "with a reasonable amount of speed." "Anyone who gets that offer appreciates the honor and the opportunity that goes with it." Lewis is deputy House of Commons leader too. In- creased responsibility for Treasury Board affairs goes with the minister of state title. Being a minister of state 'will make some of it easier." Ontario premier to visit Midland, Penetang Liberal leader David Peterson will be spending Saturday afternoon in Midland and Penetanguishene, and at Mountainview Mall. The premier brings the Liberal campaign to Midland and the Ken Black King Street campaign of- fice at 1:30 p.m. He will spend 30 minutes to 45 minutes meeting people on King Street. From Midland he goes to Penetanguishene. His last stop, begining at around 3 p.m. at Moun- tainview Mall and lasting about half an hour, will be a walk through the mall. Tuesday, September 1, 1987, Page 3