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VOL. I9, 6 NO. 37 SEPTEMBER 22, I976 20¢ PER COPY KINSMEN SPONSOR MOBILE EYE CARE UNIT The Ontario Mobile Eye Care Unit of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind will again provide specialist eye care to Terrace Bay citizens from September 27th to September 29th. The Unit will be located at the Terrace Bay Fire Hall. In four years of operation, the Eye Care Unit has served over 17,400 people in northern and southern Ontario. Complete medical eye examinations were given to 12,200 people and 5,200 were tested in Glaucoma surveys. Dr. Alexander, an ophthalmologist volun- teering time from his office practice in Rich- mond Hill will be giving complete eye examina- tions to detect eye disease or conditions which could lead to blindness. "Those patients discovered to have a pro- blem such as cataracts, glaucoma, amblyopia . . (lazy eye), retinal, or corneal disease will be referred through their family doctor to an eye specialist of their choice for treatment and continuing care," said Mrs. Charlene Cam- eron, CNIB Co-ordinator of this Prevention of Blindness Program. - She emphasized that many eye diseases can be treated and sight saved through early dia- . gnosis. "There are still a number of people who ac- cept loss of vision as a part of growing old or who think that seemingly good vision pre- cludes eye disease." Miss Cameron said that glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness in Canada, is a good exam ple. This condition is known as the "Sneak Thief of Sight" as there are often no symptoms until it is in advanced stages. The services of the Mobile Eye Care Unit are available to anyone in the community, regardless of age, who is experiencing Continued page 2 ...... TOWN COUNCIL TO HIRE NEW POLICE CHIEF The Terrace Bay Town Council meeting came to order Wednesday, September I5th at 8:00 p.m. under the chairmanship of Acting Reeve, Peggy Helmink. Present at the meeting were Council- lors C. Brassard, C. Hale, Town Clerk, W. Han- ley, Office Secretary, M. Simmer and the Town Reeve, R. Bray. Unable to be present due to attendance at another meeting was J. Kennedy, Town Councillor. The minutes of the previous meeting were adopted and the meeting then pursued the bus- iness at hand. Bill Hanley read correspondence from Census Canada, the Ministry of Environment, the Curl- ing Club, F.A. Helmink, Kimberly-Clark, W.L. Wardrop and Associates and the Building Inspec -tor. J The correspondence from Census Canada pro- vided an information only report regarding the June Ist census - Terrace Bay Population I971 - I,860 I976 - 2,089. When questioned whether this report agreed with Terrace Bay's own census, Bill Hanley advised that their figure had beén 2,II0 res- idents. However, he explained that the Ter- race Bay figure included members of the trai- ler camp while Census Canada did not. Also, for information only, was a letter from the Ministry of Environment planning a course re Basic Sewage Treatment Operation. It was expected that Roy Cornfield would at- tend the course on the Town's behalf. i A letter from Hugh Brophy, the Curling Club Secretary requested that a meeting be set up between the Curling Club executive and the Town Council to discuss the annual rental :_ agreement. Bill Hanley was appointed to ar- range a date with the Curling Club executive =: and representatives of the Town Council. Continued page IO i