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PAGE 16 = Trip to Quetico = cont'd from page 13 ...... to include them. (his schedule was designed by us and proved to be quite a success. Quetico Centre is a place which assists boys to mature. The quality of leadership is perhaps the most essential characteristic a young man needs to succeed. Thanks to the Kinsmen, boys are given the chance to attend places such as Quetico. 2 My sincere thanks goes to the Schreiber Kinsmen for allowing me to travel to the Quetico Centre and represent this area. = Paul Caccamo. MY EXPERIENCES AS A YOUNG VOYAGEUR == Judy Chopty (Miss Judy Chopty, deughter of Mr, and Mrs, Nick Chopty of Terrace Bay reports on her participation in the Ontario Department of Education Young Voyageur Program held in Chatham, N.B,, this summer), : On July 3I, at epproximately 9:30 p.m., 2I Young Voya- geurs left Thunder Bsy Airport aboard Air Canada with their destination being Chatham, New Brunswick, We flew to Ottawa and then to Montreal where we were met by our hosts. We spent part of the afternoon and evening in Monireal., During oud time in Montreal, we toured various parts of the oily end visited many points of interest such as St. Joseph's Oratory, Mount Royal and 01d Montreal. The evening wes spent on the old Expo '67 grounds, and la Ronde Amusement Park. Ths svening came to a late close when we boarded our CN train at Grand Central Station. Early in the afternoon on S s August Ist, we arrived at Now Castle Siztion, New Brunswick; where we met the person who wag to hs our hast for the rest of the week, We then boarded a school bus which transported us the seven miles from New Castle to Chatham, Chatham is a town of epproximately 8, 000 people, and at ea quick glance, it appeers fairly old as the buildings are quite lergs in structure and design, although they ars quite modern inside. The mighty Miramechi River sep- erates New Castle and Chatham, and is well known for its salmon fishing. We then spent the rest of the day in Chatham getting acquainted with our host families and our new surroundings. . On August 2nd we left early in the morning to visit the ish Hatchery, We then continued on to the Burchill Milla- Nelson along the Miramechi, Here we saw sem-finished wood products being smoothed, cut and sorted into different piles. During the afternoon we toured the Chatham Museum which contains items of Chathem®s beginning and its history. From the museum we went to Chatham Town Hall where we met the may or and other town officials, and signed the guest book. At this point in the trip, several gifts were presented to the Mayer on behalf of the Mayor of Thunder Bay. The Voyageurs were later guests at a municipal dinner of fresh Miramachi salmon, On the afternoon of Aug, 3rd we proceeded to the Canadian Forces Air Base where we toured the Air Base and were breated to a small air show in our honour, ; On Aug, 4th the Voyageurs left in heavy fog end rain for Fundy National Park, Along the way we stopped to join in with many other cars on the glide UP Magnetic Hill, Fundy Park was very quiet beceuse of the weather, but all activities were still open to the tourists. Some of these included swimming, horseback riding and golf, Manyother activities stretched over the miles of the park. Below the park, but quite a distance off, was the Bay of Fundy which you could see for miles because the tide was out, TERRACE BAY NEWS SEPTEMBER 16, 1971 ~~ On our way back. to Chatham arly in the evening, we took a different route which took us through the lo covered bride in the world, and over to the famous "Flower Pot" rocks which the tides have washed and carved up to 40 fdet in some places. From hare we travelled to Monetion, N,.B. vhere we waited for and watched the "Tidal Bore™ of the Petticodias River come into the dry bay. The tidal bore was Just like a small tidal wave which came inte this muddy bay every .night, Thousands of people were on hand to watch the bore come in, On Aug, 6th we left for Miramichi Timber Resources and watched logs being stripped. later in the afternoon we all attended a lobster boil where some of us had our first experience with this type of meal, ; ] Sat. Aug. 7, on our last full dey in Chatham, we visited Escuminae, Baie Ste Anne, a small French fishing village by the ocean, It was very quaint and small, Here we obtained a lobster cage which was to be presented to the mayor of Thunder Bay. : Early on Sun, morning we were given souvenirs of Chatham by our host, and we, in turn, presented him with gifts of appreciation, We then left for Fredericton, We were again greeted there, and then we proceeded to the Mactaquac Dam and Power Station for a tour of the area. later, each Voyageur was given a souvenir on behalf of the oity of Fred- ericton, Following this we left for the airport, and were homeward bound, leaving behind new friends, but bringing back new memories and experiences. 'We spent the night at the University of Ottawa. The next day had been preplanned for us and included visits to the National Aris Centre as well as the Parliament Buildings where we watched the changing of the guard. We also went swimming and shopping, of course, - That evening we boarded the plane which wag to take us back te Thunder Bay. It was a privilege to be chosen as a Young Voyageur, It ves also a very exciting and enjoyable trip, and I am sure that every dtherrVoyageur will remember the trip with pleasure as I will, for e long time to come. BROWNIE & GUIDES REGISTRATION Registration for the Schreiber Brownies and Guides will be held Saturday, September 25th at 2 p.m. in Holy Angels Parish Centre. Registration fee = $2.00. Kimberly-Clark of Canada Limited has been award=- ed a major Canadian Pollution control award in rec- ognition of the environmental control features of its new Kleenex tissue plant at Huntsville, Ontario. Huntsville is located about 115 miles north of Toronto. : The Canadian Institute on Pollution Control will present its A.V. Delaporte Award for large plant achievement in industrial wastes control in Canada to the company at the Institute's annual banquet to be held in (the Nova Scotian Hotel) Halifax, September 28th. The Institue's banquet is being held jointly with the Atlantic Canada Section of the American Waterworks Association. There are six species of Elm native to North America. " -~