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Terrace Bay 77 Schreiber oss Publi Wednesday, April 24, 1985 Vol. 20 No. 17 Serving Terrace Bay, Schreiber and Rossport 35° Terrace Bay Town Minutes The Council of the Cor- poration of the Township of Terrace Bay held their regular meeting, Monday, April 15th, 1985 with Reeve Speer and all Coun- cillors in attendance. The service employees union advised Council by letter of their wish to have a con- ciliator appointed with respect to their 1985-86 contract negotiations. It was the consensus of Council that no objection to conciliation be registered. Councillor who chaired the latest negotiation meeting of the service employees of the Terrace Bay Recreation Center says the request for conciliation comes as a big surprise as he detected no problems from the employees. It seems the main issue is the hours of work, to which the Coun- cillor addressed the Reeve and Council saying that the Recreation facilities are for the residents of Terrace Bay, not just for the employees. The Terrace Bay Police Association advised the Reeve and Council their in- tention to abide by the negotiated 1985 agreement with réspect to health benefits. This matter was discussed together with the next itent:-- of: <cor- respondence which was a letter from Mr. Fred Alex- ander, agent for London Life Insurance. London Life has been the Municipality's insurance agent for over 20 years and was informed that the municipality was consider- ing a new policy, to which hé did not respond to by; sending new information to Council; sending a representative or arranging a meeting between Council and himself, until this time. Council had decided at their last meeting to change from London life to Mutual Life with an agent here in Terrace Bay. Council stuck by that decision by a vote of three to two. The Thunder Bay Auditorium forwarded a letter to Council listing gift opportunities for- the $2,000 donation approved by Council at a previous meeting. It was resolved that the donation from the Town of Terrace Bay be designated for the endow- ment of the mezzanine and balcony carpets. Council had _ received many letters requesting financial aid and it was resolved that $200.00 donation be sent to the Chatham-Kent Flood Disaster Committee, $200.00 donation be sent to the Multiple Sclerosis Society and a donation of $100.00 be sent to the Canadian Red Cross. At request of Mrs. Salesse, Council has pro- claimed May Sth-11th as '*Nurses Week" in Terrace Bay. It was resolved that Council adopt by-law 11 to authorize the temporary closing of certain portions of highways in the Township of Terrace Bay for community purposes. It was also resolved that Council authorize the call- ing of tenders for upgrading the Police Department radio/telephone system, as recommended by the Chief of Police. Council approved the site plan of Mr. R. Adamo for his motel/lounge redevelopment project, as recommended by the Plan- ning Advisory Committee. Council approved the awarding of tender for replacement of the Arena boards to Crystaplex Plastics in the amount of $64,247.17. Council also approved and confirmed the appointment of Messrs. Romanuk, Davey and Ket- tle to the Recreation Discipline Committee. It was resolved that the attached estimate of roads expenditures for the year 1985 be approved as well as remuneration for members of the volunteer fire department will be in- creased by 5 per cent effec- tive January 1, 1985. A motion was made that Council comply with the recommendation of the Township solicitor, and in- struct him to make an of- fer of $3500 in the Zroback case, without prejudice. This resolution was lost on a recorded vote. Councillor was concern- ed of the use of the municipality's coat-of-arms and it was resolved that the municipality apply for _ copyright. Bernier announces Ontario Minister of Nor- thern Affairs Mr. Leo Ber- nier made an announce- ment regarding Secondary Schools in remote areas across Northern Ontario. The announcement was made April 17th and states that a total of 1.4 million dollars will be spent. The funds have been funds provided to upgrade, ex- pand or offer new pro- grams in five areas of the school curriculum, as well as closing the gap between Northern and Southern On- tario Secondary Schools. The program was established in response to the 1983 Allan Commis- sion Report which noted that the gap between these Canada Day Celebrations The Canada Day 1985 Committee held a meeting Thursday, April 18th and although there were not many in attendance the plans are moving along smoothly. There are many ac- tivities planned from Fri- day June 28th through to Monday July Ist. All sug- gestions are welcome. to make this Canada Day Celebration the best yet. The next meeting will be held on Thursday May 16th at 7:00 p.m. at the Recreation Center. Get in- volved!!! Plan to attend!!! Festival This spring - on April 25th - the:many local and regional social service agencies are planning a Festival of Services in Marathon. The Festival of Services provides an opportunity for residents of Marathon and the surrounding com- munities to visit displays and chat with the people who provide various ser- vices. There are pam- phlets, slide presentations, etc. and information describing what each ser- vice can do for you! This year the Festival will take place at the Recreation Hall in Marathon from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. There will be enter- tainment provided by various local groups - in- cluding an up and coming Barbershop Quartet. A play area will be provided for youngsters and refreshments available from the Senior Citizens Club. As well, the winners from the Poster Contest will be displayed and 'you can take the opportunity to try for our door prize. The day promises to be enjoyable and informative so come out and see us. schools has widened in re- cent years. This grant brings the Ministry of Northern Af- fairs commitment to 2.7 million dollars over the last two years under its Educap program. ' Mr. Bernier also an- nounced that his Ministry will be funding an economic/social impact analysis of the Griffith Mine closure on the Township of Ear Falls. Mr. Bernier says '*'Both the provincial government and the communities need this kind of information on the mine closure's effects on schools, businesses and families. The Griffith Mine Closure impact study will help us work out a strategy with the communities to stablize the area's economy."" The study which was re- quested by the community, will look at the upcoming changes to the area's three communities: Red Lake, Balmertown and Ear Falls. In April, 1986 the iron ore mine's shutdown will see 283 jobs disappear from the area's economy. The majority of these workers live in Ear Falls and con- stitute over one-third of the town's total workforce. The $50,000 investiga- tion will be performed by consultants working with the Ear Falls Economic Development Advisory Group, and Red Lake and Balmertown officials. While considering all three communities in the area, the focus of the analysis will be on Ear Falls. The economic and social impact analysis will be completed this summer. Summer's getting close!!! Did You Know It was 39 years ago, November 24th, 1946, when the first Terrace Bay NEWS was published. at the mill office. A step into history by P. BARRY The history of Terrace Bay is on display at the Public Library. Old photographs, copies of the 1947 "News", copies of the "KC Co-op"" magazine a few maps, lists on a variety of topics, and other interesting items that have recently been gathered at the Public Library as part of an extensive project to collect and catalogue items of local history. Long-time residents are invited to view the display and to consider making ad- ditions to the small but growing collection of items. For example, Paul Barry, history project researcher, is looking for school yearbooks to fill in the large gap of 1952-1978. He is also asking for school calendars, schedules, report cards, graduation photographs, graduation ceremony programs, and miscellaneous items on school activities. Individuals who have been active in local service clubs and other organiza- tions are also invited to visit the library and see if additions could be made. With a bunch of good photographers and a full list of executive members, Len and Norma Corckford have made available the earliest book of the Curling Club's meeting minutes. These will prove very useful and valuable in preserving the story of the Club and its members. The display is open. to viewing during regular library hours. On Satur- day, 27th April, 11:00-1:00, a special showing of~ old The team that came within one game of competing in the 1964 Brier: (Lt to Rt.) Ed Belliveau, photographs will be ex- hibited and an attempt will be made to identify people and events. Long-time residents are encouraged to visit the library on Saturday. Ernie: Kettle has given loan of several good photographs of hockey teams, the mixed choir, bowling, and Moose members (1960s). Elisabeth Hayes- Singleton has drawn atten- tion to a news article that she wrote during the 1960s while still in high school; the article describes her late grandfather's role in local timber-cutting about 60-70 years ago. If you have any ques- tions about the history pro- ject, or if you'd like to donate or loan items, please call Paul at the library, 825-3819. Danny Kenney, Len Crockford, Lou Duquette. The local crew won the Club, Zone, and District levels and participated in the Northern Playdowns where they played an extra game to break a tie for first place. If they had won they would have continued to the Brier.