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Terrace Bay News, 8 Nov 1962, p. 1

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Volume 5, Noe45 FISHING ABUSES CONDEMNED DY CHAMBER } President C.E, Paget presided at a Chamber | of Commerce meeting on Thursday, November Ist, ,in the Recreation Centre, Council members ; present were W, Baillie, N, Cornthwaite, J, 'Adamo, {, Kujbida and I, Marsh. f i Also attending were: R, Kenney, J, Graham, 'J, Cumming, Ken MacLeod and D, Large, ; The President and Vice President _({L, Waghorn) took the oath of their office ,in the presence of Mayor J.P, Heenan, | The minutes of the Annual Meeting were read 'and adopted, A motion was made to cover _ banking procedure and accounts were passed _for payment, A report re transportation of Grade XIII 'students to Schreiber was made by J, Adamo, : The High School Board had pointed out that it .is not compulsory and so they had decided not : to provide this service. After some discus-~ ; Sion and opinions called for by the President | the matter was dropped, On Mr, Adamo*s complaint regarding the 'hazard of people crossing the Imperial Motel . property on their way to the Shopping Plaza, Town Council, while conceding the need for 'another walkway, could not accept the proposal , to build a sidewalk adjecent to the Highway. 'Any other alternative would, of necessity, be a walk on other privately owned commercial. : property.° ; Abuses, under the present system of fishing . licenses, were graphically demonstrated by Mr, 'R, Kenney who showed, on a Lake Superior Map, _how commercial fishermen can stretch nets for 'hundreds of yards in waters immediately adjacent to Terrace Bay, thereby spoiling 'sport fishing in the area, Under present _ legislation and inadequate policing of the 'district there is little that can be done, This the Chamber of Commerce are greatly . interested in changing, In this regard the _Ohamber are very anxious to co-operate with 'the local Fish and Game Club, | Chairman of the advertising conmittee N, 'Cornthwaite reported on enquiries re folder, 'D, Large commented on folder including ' descriptive litcrature for use by school : boards when contacting new teachers, L, Waghorn reported, as chairman of the membership committee, indicating that a canvas 'will be made starting Noveaber 7th, ~ J, Cumming and J, Graham of the Terrace ' Bay Figure Skating Club, which group is men- ber of the Chamber of Commerce, presented plans for the Northwestern Figure Skating Championships which will be held in Terrace 'Bay, January 25th and 26th, and asked if the ' Chamber would assist financially, if help was , needed, A poll of those present indicated a _ favorable reaction and the matter will be 'discussed further for budgetting. The next meeting is scheduled for November '15th in the Recreation Centre, eee een ene eer ene ne eee me. Serving the Sarthe in nied we live | i | ee en eR Oe A ae, cemennneN November 8, 1962 REMEMBRANCE DAY PROGRAM he "Renembrance Day" pro- gram has been finalized, and- with the co-operation of you, the' veterans, and the weather man, it is hoped the endeavor will be. successful, Coloring contest material has been distributed to local schools with intent to create | interest in conjuction with "Remembrance Day' activities, Saturday evening November 10th at 6345, veterans, wives and guests (guests in this case means aACCompanying partners of service pedple) will dine at the Terrace Bay liotor Hotel as a group. On Sunday November llth a Veteran's' Parade, under the auspices of the Local Legion, will be held and cenotaph services are at 2 P.M. Veterans are reminded to fall in at the rena | at 1:40 P.M. (liedals to be worn) and, under ~ the direction of Parade Marshali John Shivas, march in a body to the cenotaph, where Rev, T. G, Husser will conduct Commemoration Services, We cordially invite the general public to | participate in these services when we pay tri- bute to our fallen comrades--they who made the supreme sacrifice that we may live in a free and democratic world a sen een ae ne et an nth «-gereenanne sears areca pe-memmemineeh tame qrmbnn en ethine~ 7.5. HODGKISS PRESIDENT WILDLIFE FEDERATION Outdoor sportsmen now have a national voice to press for improved protection of Canada's dwindling fish and game population and other renewable resources, Representatives of 150,000 anglers and hunters in seven provinces founded the Canad- ian Wildlife Federation in a weekend confer- ence in Ottawa, The twenty~one founding delegates expresse concern over what they termed a deterioration of Canadats rich hinterlands, Fisheries Minister Angus MacLean said at the closing dinner Saturday night that the organization will be of great assistance to the government because it can speak with authority for those interested in wildlife of had roots even in the smallest communities, The delegates devoted most of their tiiie to nil eet EM borg, Bt hammering out a constitution and electing i officers, The drafting of a program will be | handled by the cxecutive. j T. S. (Stan) Hodgkiss, of Terrace Bay, | was elected as the group's first president, | Mr, Hodgkiss is current president of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, Tel headed a rive men founding committee set up a4 (Continued on Page 5) ARTIFICIAL ICE MEETING HELD IN SCHREIBER ! A committee composed of Mrs. Flora Bryson; | Chairman, L,Bourguignon, Secretary and Pat Newton, Treasurer were appointed (Contfd P 67) Se ae Cal

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