Ontario Community Newspapers

Terrace Bay News, 9 Feb 1977, p. 7

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FEBRUARY 9, I977 TERRACE BAY NEWS PAGE 7 SMOKE DETECTORS SAVE LIVES Smoke detectors now being marketed in Ontar -io can save 74*~g, but some salesmen are us- ing high pressure "scare" tactics to sell the units at excessive prices. "Conscientious parents are easy prey for unscrupulous door-to-door salesmen painting grim pictures of tragedy to sell detectors at inflated prices, "says Sidney Handleman, min- ister of consumer and commercial relations, warning consumers to shop carefully before they buy. ; : Fire claimed the lives of nearly 300 Ontar- ians last year, many of whom could have been saved had detection been made earlier. Smoke detectors fall into two categories: ionization type and photoelectric. Ionization type detectors sense "products-of combustion", often before there is any visible indication of fire. Photoelectric detectors trigger an alarm when smoke interferes with the flow of light in the unit. Both types indicate fire danger much more quickly than heat-activated units now install- ed in commercial and industrial buildings. The Ontario Building Code, enacted by the continued page 8 ..... 7"H&R Block has seventeen reasons why 2 A you should let them prepare your income tax return' Reason Number Fourteen: H.& R Block people are human and once in a great while they may make an error. But if that error means you have to pay additional tax, you pay only the tax. H & R Block pays any interest and penalty. They stand behind their work. - HeR BLOCK THE INCOME TAX PEOPLE 139 Winnipeg Street, Schreiber, Ont. OPEN Weekdays: Mon.-Sat. 9 -= 6 p.m. 824-2075 NOTICE *TERRACE BAY. PUBEIC LIBRARY The Terrace Bay Public Library will be closed on Thursday, February 10th from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Ask for this folder from our representative, T, J. Menzie who will be at: Red Dog Inn, Terrace Bayon Thursday, February 17t 1977 If you require financing to start, modernize or expand your business and are unable to obtain it elsewhere on reasonable terms and conditions or if you are interested in the FBDB management services of counselling and training or wish information on government programs available for your .business, talk to our representative.. Er FEDERAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BANK - THUNDER BAY BRANCH OFFICE 106 Centennial Sq. Thunder Bay F. Josh Tel: 623-2745 : Pening new doors to small business.

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