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"TERRACE BAY News Authorized as 2nd Class mail Circulation Terrace Bay & Schreiber Vols4, ost Office Department, Ottawa No,2 January 12,1961 DAN ON SUPERIOR FISHING PROPOSED The Fisheries Research Board of Canada has completed stream treatments on the Canadiah shore in the interhaticnal programme to re- duce the sea. lamprey population in' the Great Lakes, Similar work has been completed in treating known lamprey-producing streams on | | { t | | i { ' { ! I 1 \ | | | { the U.S, side as part of the joint effort of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, it was reported at its Cleveland meeting in December, A total of 72 streams have been dealt 'with in both countries. Operations have begun' also in Georgian Bay and Lake Huron where six streams were treated. The 1961 programme calls for the opéra- tion of 38 electrical barriers to measure changes in lamprey abundance in Lake Super- © ior, Chemical treatments, which began in Lakes Huron and Michigan in 1960, are to be extended substantially now that the initial series of stream treatments has been com- pleted on Lake Superior, onl Sa The Great Lakes Fishery Commission, ser- iously considering ways and means of aiding the recovery of the greatly reduded . +- trout population in Lake Superior is report- ed to be proposing a complete ban on lak trout fishing next year, aes The comissiun compose? of representatives of Canada and Unite! States is responsible for the campaign to wipe out. fish-killing | lamprey eels in the lake and revive' the ; nearly-extinct population of trout, white- fish and other species, A report indicates the commission is recormending a complete ban on lake trout fishing for a certain period, to be followed by a quota system. The ban would apply to doth commercial 'and sport fishermen, . The commission is said to want' the ban extended to Lakes Huron and Michigan when : the lamprey control program there reaches the | 2evel it has in Lake Superior, oo ' i i j i | } WHITESAND LAKE AND MAGGOT RIVER CHANGE NAMES ollie ieee cea a aac A recent news release from the Department , of Lands 'and Forests states that "Rainbow | Falls Park, opened 'this 'past summer on the scenic drive along Highway 17 'on 'the north ; Shore of: Lake Superior, was so named because 'the mist rising from the falls on a sunny. , day causes a rainbow and also because one- _ third of the fish caught here are rainbow 1 ! trout, It's on the: Selim Lake and River, : formerly called Whitesand Lake and Maggot Riverssse. "Within the park and still maintained is an old trail and canoe portage route to Pays , Plat. River via Sox Lake, also a moccasin i } t | trail to little Duck Lake: via Zenith) Mine. Also in the park, centrally located, is a natural lookout overlooking the. park, Selim Lake and Lake Superior, This is one of many sites along the new . highway with a long historical background." { i i _two wins and no losses. into several thousand dollars. LADY CURLERS PLAYING OFF FOR NORTHWESTERN Three rinks of lady curlers are at present vying for a chance to represent Terrace Bay at the Zone Playdowns which will be held this year in Nipigon on January 20th, Peggy Welling, skipping Ann Latour, Sylvia Duquette and Marge Hamilton are on top with Mary Hale, skipping Norma Crockford, Evelyn Partington and Jessie Ratchford, have one win and one loss and Ida Romaniuk!s quartet of Kay Thorsteinson, - Audrey. Rowley and Dene Clancy have no wins to date. The three rinks are playing in a double round robin and the next game is scheduled for Thursday evening. . TWO INJURED IN FLASH FIRE The second fire within.a month occured here last Saturday when an acetylene torch ignited the fumes from gasoline being used to wash brake linings at Moore's Motors. The result- ing explosion did little property damage but -- painful burns were inflicted on two employees, C.Figliomeni and Henry Culligan. Figliomeni was treated and released from hospital but Culligan is still hospitalized. The first fire occurred on December 20th at the home of Mr.& Mrs. P.Coupal, Hudson | Drive. In this case no one was home when the fire occurred but property damage ran. SCHOOLBOY CURLERS COMPETE, OVER WEEKEND Schreiber defeated Marathon to emerge dis- trict winner over Terrace Bay and Marathon in district schoolboy curling eliminations held in Terrace Bay on Saturday and Sunday. This rink, skipped by Jim. McCuaig and including Ray Potvin, Brian Birch and Bruce Costello. will now compete.in Marathon on January 21st and 22nd against rinks from other Northwestern Ontario districts. The winner will. repre- sent Northwestern Ontario in the Dominion, finals. . ert) whi In the double round, robin event Schreiber gained three wins and. suffered one loss; ' Marathon. showed two wins and two losses and Terrace Bay managed to earn only one victory. . The close scores indicated the heated.compe-- tition, ae ee ee + a The Terrace Bay rink was. Doug.Moore,. Bill Colborne, Rod Thompson and Art. Trudeau. Curl- ing for Marathon were Guy Champagne,. Ron' Cosgrove, Murray Steele and Dave Kolotylo. Special thanks is due to Jack Wellings for his efforts in coaching the Terrace Bay rink and in running the tournament, KIWANIS CLUB DONATE TOYS TO HOSPITAL. The Board and Staff of Terrace) Bay Private Hospital wish to thank the Kiwanis Club for their generous gift of toys to be used in the children's ward.