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Vol.5, No.20 COUNCIL QUOTES nepenemliaasl . | Reeve J.P, Heenan presided last Wed-= | nesday over the first meeting of Town Council in the new Chambers, in the Hydro Utilities Building, All Councillors were present, J, Wellings, ), Evans-Smith, A, Valiquette and A, Fraser with Secretary W,. F, Strutt and-Clerk Hanley. An audience was given Mr. Don Boudreau, Electrical Superintendent, as Councillors sought to clarify facts and figures con- cerning the proposed Voltage Changeover for the town, Having rapidly acquired the posi- tion of the largest per capita consumers in Ontario since the town came into existence some thirteen - fourteen years .ago, the limitations had very nearly been reached on | power and preparations must_be made to ex- | pand either immediately or in the near future, It was pointed out, without the sub-station and its cost of maintenance, the changeover would be covered financially in six or seven years, in addition to pro- viding increased power to the town, Reeve | Heenan thanked Mr, Boudreau for his factual report, Tenders for construction of the sewage lagoon were. opened and perused with the successful and lowest bidder being Croydon Construction of Fort William, On a request from the Recreation Asso- ciation Committee Council agreed to meet with that body to discuss areas of re- sponsibility, Permission was granted the C.G.I.T,. to hold their annual Carnation Sale.on May 12th, A request had been re- ceived from Kimberly-Clark to vacate the old Fire. Hall now being used as garage and storage for the Utilities truck, Reeve Heenan agreed to investigate any need of the building. Mr, J. Ferrier advised council that un- metered power which had been provided in the area, known as the South Camp and now the Industrial area, would be discontinued this summer, The area would be revamped and charges to the occupants would be on a commercial basis, Fire Chief, R. Hofland's April report was read listing two minor fires and ad- vising of the transfer to their new lo- cation in the Utilities Building, A reply was received from Mr. W, Finlay, accepting Chairmanship of the Bush Fire Control . Conmittee, April accounts for the Public Library, Hydro Electric and Township were perused by Councillors and passed for payment, A motion was passed to provide janitoria service for the Utilities Building and a further motion gave a revised schedule of duties and salaries for the Police Depart. - ment, (Continued on Page 11) | eee ! ee | May 17, 1962 | TRANSIENT. WELFARE COMMITTEE ANNUAL MEETING Map ag sero te gs ance onetacras lalate Corporal Ford Richardson, OPP; presided for the annual meeting of the Welfare and Transient conmittee which met in the court room with six attending, A thorough discussion followed the financial report and it was unanimously a- greed to continue the program which was instigated in 1954 by Corporal Richardson, Rev, J, Turner and the late Dean J,C, McHugh. The fund was established to do away with the need for door to door begging by un- fortunates and has been most successful in this pu®pose, The cases are screened by this committee and the fund administered by the OPP local detachment, Gas has been provided for those stranded in cars, railway fares, for others, and many meals, Most gratifing to the committee are the deeply appreciative letters received from those in desperate circumstances who have been assisted, The committee is grateful to the Terrace Bay council and Legion for their donations toward the fund, The local. plan for dealing with the problem has evoked many inquiries from other communities who have heard of its success and wish to start a similar one, Donations are welcomed from any organi- zation or private citizen and may be directed to Corporal Richardson. MINOR HOCKEY BANQUET MAY 26th All players, coaches, managers and. re= ferees connected with Minor Hockey last year, are reminded of the Annual Banquet and Awards Night to be held at the High School Auditorium on May 26th, Festivities will commence at 5.30 P.M. MAY 26th MOVIE CANCELLED Due to the many activities, including the Minor Hockey' Banquet, that are scheduled for May 26th, the regular movie "African © Lion", previously scheduled for that date, has been CANCELLED, -- ee ee ROLLER SKATING STARTS NEXT THURSDAY Another Roller Skating season opens next Thursday at the Terrace Bay Arena, with several new improvements to add to the fun and enjoyment of skaters, -- A new system of floor sealing has been tried to prevent dust conditions that have been a problem in the past, This, combined with the fact that all but a few of the skatcg now have the new plastic wheels, guarantee safe comfortable skating, In addition, a new (Continued on Page 11)