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Running water ruining Yorrace Bay Schreiber sewage plant Schreiber Unless some Schreiber Township residents control what has become for many of them a bad habit, all tax- payers in the municipality may encounter a hefty in- crease in their tax bills in the near future. That was the warning issued this week by Schreiber's Water Pollution Control - Plant Operator, Peter Doig. Doig said that he would like the public to be aware of the fact that the township is having some serious pro- blems with the communi- ty's sewage plant because some area residents con- tinue to leave the water running in their homes in order to prevent their water pipes from freezing. "This is creating a hydraulic overload at the plant," Doig explained. "It's not even necessary that they do it ... it's just an old habit for some."' He pointed out that most pipes are well insulated and even if a few should freeze up during the winter, the township will take care of the difficulty? for free. Doig said that the cons- tant infusion of water from some sources has been deteriorating the system and if not checked soon, a costly expansion of the plant might be needed. "We are asking for assistance on this from the people," he said in an in- terview. "If they help out, we may be able to delay any possible remodelling of the system. We are hoping for 'everybody's co- operation."" Water is not the only problem, however. Doig noted that a few people in the township are dumping used grease and cooking oil continued on page 2 Wednesday, February 19, 1986 TERRACE B Public Librar POT 2WO C.C.T.F.N. Vol. 41, No. 7 Serving Terrace Bay, Schreiber and Rossport 35° Fun Day held The annual Fun Day at Holy Angels School in Schreiber was held on February 10 for all students. Many outdoor events were organized, including the tobog- gan race shown above. Taking part in this contest are students from Grades 5 to 8 in Gerry Mikalauskas' group. After the morning events, there was skating in the afternoon. (Photograph by Conrad Felber) Input lack brings flak Terrace Bay Township Council, at its regular meeting on February 10, was criticized for not ob- taining input from the department heads of the municipality before the Policy Manual for township employees was adopted last month. A number of letters from various departments and individuals, including the Recreation Committee, the Terrace Bay Police Force, and the Public Works Garage were read to Coun- cil at the public meeting. "ve had this cor- respondence read for the benefit of the (other) peo- ple here because Council did pass a by-law for the Policy Manual two weeks ago," Reeve Ollie Chap- man explained. She im- mediately added that she blamed herself for not get- ting input from the com- munity's department heads before the document was prepared. "I have per- sonally apologized to School gym closing was not necessary, Chapman says It has now been weeks since the Lake Superior Board of Education decid- ed to stop allowing licenc- ed events to be held at the Terrace Bay High School, yet the issue refuses to die, as there are now many peo- ple wondering if it was necessary for the Board to take such a step, the first of _ its kind in the province. Terrace Bay Reeve Ollie Chapman said she still feels the high school auditorium should be open to all events, even if they are licenced for the sale of alcohol. A meeting with Board trustees from the municipality failed to change her mind. The meeting, which was held on February 11, went very well, according to representatives of both par- _ ties concerned, although Reeve Chapman left the session with the feeling that the Board will not change its mind. 'They will be taking it back to the full Board, but we have little hope for a reversal,' she. told . the News this week, adding that if it becomes necessary, Council has decided to send a delega- tion to Queen's Park to speak directly to the government on the issue. Board trustee Gerry Ar- mour of Terrace Bay said that the meeting proved to be very useful and that he appreciated Council's input. ""We will carry their message back to the Board, but whether the Board would open this up again would be conjecture on my part part,'" he explained. He pointed out that Terrace Bay only has four represen- tatives out of 14 on the Board, including himself. He stressed that the Board is not restricting the use of the Terrace Bay High School or any other school within its area of jurisdiction from any other use. The only thing that has been banned are licenced dances and other events which have a Special Oc- casion Permit from the Li- quor Licence, Board of Ontario. The Special Occasion Permits themselves were the actual cause of the Board's decision last month. It was noted by one trustee that such permits put the legal liability for the safety and sobriety of peo- ple attending the licenced event on the owner of the building in question, and after that was discovered, the Board quickly drew up and passed the motion. Brian Babcock, a lawyer in Thunder Bay, said when contacted by the News this week there is basically no legal compulsion for the Board to prohibit such events from its property as long as the Board takes the appropriate steps and gets some proper liability insurance. This was confirmed by a spokesman for the LLBO in Toronto, who said that both the permit holder and the hall owner are held ac- countable by the permits, although in most cases it is the permit holder who has the... bulk. of. the responsbility. After hearing the com- ments made by Babcock and others, Reeve Chap- man said she now feels the Lake Superior Board of Education has perhaps taken a precedent-setting step with their decision to close the school to social events in which liquor is served. *'No~such action has been taken by any other Board anywhere else in the province," Reeve Chap- man explained. "Why should a small town like Terrace Bay be treated any differently?" She added that she will be requesting another meeting with the full Board, with "a suitable resource person hopefully in attendance to discuss the issue further."' Terrace Bay Council and the Board's local trustees had already released a joint statement on the matter before Reeve Chapman had heard Babcock's opinion. In the statement, which was. dated. February 12, both parties involved agreed the Board's decision had unfortunate implica- tions for a small communi- ty such as Terrace Bay that had always used the school facility for -- social gatherings. One immediate conse- quence of the decision is the end of regular Kinsmen Club fund-raising dances. The Terrace Bay Kinsmen are unable to hold their functions anywhere else in the town. At the same time, the club: cannot relocated their events to another town as that would con- stitute the infringement of another club's territory. The position of the trustees, according to the statement, is that although they could appreciate Council's concerns, the continued on page 2 Officer injured An officer with the Schreiber detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police was slightly injured in an incident earlier this month in which the policeman unsuccessfully attempted to stop a man who was operating a snowmachine in a careless and dangerous manner. Constable Don Ander- son told the News. this week that the accident took place after the start of the detachment's. increased patrols with the arrival of a snowmobile for the local police force. He explained that during a patrot on February 9, he responded to a complaint of a snowmachine being operated after the curfew established by a township by-law. He investigated the incident and found the vehicle in question, which was being operated in a careless manner. Const. Anderson tried to stop the machine and was hit as the vehicle and its driver passed by. He said he hyperextended the ligaments of his 'elbow: in the accident and had to have his arm X-rayed. The elbow is fine now, but ""still a little tender," he added. The incident is still under investigation. Const. Anderson said that since the OPP detach- ment took delivery of its own snowmobile on February 3, there have been a number of charges laid in other incidents, ranging from no insurance charges to no registration. As of last week, 28 hours had been logged with the _ vehicle?" * +"