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Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, March 11, 1987, page 11 Two Versions Of Same Stamp Likely This Year Collectors of Canadian stamps this year could have an unusual op- portunity to get two com- memorative stamps of the same design but with different values. A 34-cent stamp was issued Feb. 16 to promote CAPEX '87, the big international show to be held in Toronto June 13 to 21. It shows the refurbished old Toronto post office. On June 12, the day before CAPEX '87 opens, Canada will issue three other commemorative stamps showing historic post offices. On the same day, a souvenir sheet will be issued, containing four stamps. One of them will be the Toronto post office stamp- pro- bably bearing the new 36-cent denomination. If approved by the federal government, new postal rates will take effect April 1, resuting in the change in denomination. The design of the first stamp of the year is interesting because two printing techniques were used. The post office is shown in six-colour lithography. This provides tremen- dous contrast to the surrounding design, which shows adjacent buildings in stark, one-colour en- taglio (engraved, sometimes refer- red to as recess printing). All of the buildings are shown as they appear today. : Toronto's first post office was built in 1833 at what is now 260 Adelaide St. E. It was primarily the home of James Scott Howard. Howard was Toronto's first postmaster, but he was York's last postmaster. In 1797, the new town of York became the capital of Upper Canada, with a proud population of 1,400. By 1801, a tough merchant who was also the tax collector became postmaster. He was William Allan. Allan did quite well for the mails, and from the mails. Co-op students on local placement By Ken Lusk As you may have noticed, there was a different byline in the News last week and again this week. The reason is that the News also has, like many other establishments in the area, a co-op student from the Lake Superior High School. (The News will have photographs of all the students at their place of learning next week). The News has co-op student Allyson Reid from Schreiber who will be learning various aspects of this newspaper until June. (Allyson is shown in the photograph below on the far right). Allyson is 17 years-old and has lived in Schreiber all of her life. Right now she is taking English- her in-school related class- at the Terrace Bay campus. Co-op program The co-op program is offered by the Lake Superior Board of Educa- tion and has been in effect at Marathon, Manitouwadge, Terrace Bay and Schreiber high schools. In this program, the students get an opportunity to earn credits toward graduation for learning ac- complished on the job. The goal of the program is to help students develop respon- sibilities, knowledge and skills re- quired for entry to employment, career selection or further studies. February to June Allyson started at the News in late February and she will be here until she has acquired 150 hours of on-the-job training. '*I wanted to see what it is like to work at a newspaper,'": said Allyson. "I want to do some writing because I have an interest in English. 'I might want to be a tutor in an- cient history someday."' Allyson said she is also in- terested in advertising and political science. This summer she will be going to Winnipeg where she will live with her brother and his fiancee. "My brother said he might be able to get me a job at the univer- sity there in the library,' said Allyson. She now works at the Schreiber library part-time. 'If I like Winnipeg I hope to finish high school there," Allyson said. Various aspects At the News, Allyson is learning how to take and 'develop pictures and also how to interview people and then write that story into the compugraphic computer. By the time June rolls around, Allyson should be able to run the newspaper on her own. Perhaps as a final test of a sort, she will be left to do just that. "'T am enjoying it. It is what I ex- pected," Allyson said. In 1828, Allan was replaced by Howard, who changed post office buildings three times, the third be- ing what is now called Toronto's first post office. That's because' Allan's makeshift post office/customs house and Howard's first two post offices were in York. In 1834, York became the City of Toronto, wilth a population of 9,256. Howard's house/post office had been in operation for some time and so can rightfully be refer- red to as Toronto's fist post office. The building has been restored. While it's no longer a full-size post office, there's a sub-post office located within. The building also houses a museum. The whole town is operated by the Town of York Historical Society. The building, fortunately, is protected as a na- tional historic site. It is the only surviving example of a post office operated in Canada under the British postal service. The stamp, and the others to come later, were designed by John Mardon of Toronto. British American Bank Note Inc. of Ottawa printed 15 million of the 34-cent stamps. The others to come later will likely be a 36-cent stamp showing the Nelson-Miramichi post office, a 42-cent showing the St. Ours post office on Quebec's Richelieu River, and a 73-cent stamp show- ing the Battleford post office. The issues were originally to be in denominations of 34 cents, 39 cents and 68 cents, which are presently the rates for first-class domestic, U.S., and overseas mail. And so the 34-cent Toronto stamp of February will probably become a 36-cent stamp within the souvenir sheet in June. No doubt many visitors to CAPEX '87, at the downtown Toronto Convention Centre, will 'make the short side-trip to Toron- to's first post office. Letters- Letters are invited. Please send enquiries to the writer at P.O. Box 40, Beauharnois, Quebec, J6N 3Cl. Searchfor Camp Kitchikewana grads Camp Kitchikewana has been in operation on the shores of On- tario's Georgian Bay since 1919. Since that time, there have been thousands of young men and women who have attended 'Kitchi' as campers, counsellors, or staff people, and who are now suc- cessful adults located in every cor- ner of this vast country. The camp is now on a much- needed redevelopment program to upgrade the facilities and equip- ment in order to enhance the cam- ping experience for young people of the next generation. Through the kind co-operation of your newspaper, we hope to ex- pand our alumni mailing list by reaching Camp Kitchikewana graduates in your readership area. We are convinced that the "spirit of Kitchikewana", imbued 'through camp values and frined- ships, will now be returned to us in our time of need. All Kitchi Alumni please con- tact: C.K. Alumni Campaign, Camp Kitchikewana, Y.M.C.A., Box 488, Midland, Ontario, L4R 4L3. Thank you for your valued co- operation. Yours sincerely, Austin Matthews Camp. Director. The two students on the far left standing in front of Police Chief Russ Phillips are War- ren Sutherland and Julie Kennedy. They are co-op students on placement at the Terrace Bay Police station. Allyson Reid, far right, is on placement at the Terrace Bay-Schreiber News. Beside her is the editor of the News Ken Lusk. | SUPERIOR STYLES N' TRENDS - PRESENTS their "PRE-SPRING" PERM SPECIAL at $35.00 & *37.00 on (Biocurl Perms only) MARCH 9 to MARCH 21 Lise Demers will be away for the month of March on a MANICUR- ING & WAXING COURSE, But will be back in APRIL to offer these services. Call for your appointment today. 825-9694 Aggie, Lorraine or Lise REDUCED LOAD 1987 Commencing 12:01 a.m. on Monday, March 16, 1987, all trucks will be limited to reduced loads on the following Highways, Secondary Roads and Tertiary Roads in Thunder Bay District. Highway Description Number 516 All of Hwy. 516 (Marchington Lake Road) 527 From 48 km. North of Hwy. 17 Northerly to End of Hwy. 527 580 All of Hwy. 580 582 All of Hwy. 582 585 All of Hwy. 585 586 All of Hwy. 586 587 All of Hwy. 587 588 From 1.6 km. South of Hwy. 17 Westerly to End of Hwy. 588 589 From Jct. Hwy. 591 Northerly to End of Hwy. 589 591 All of Hwy. 591 593 All of Hwy. 593 595 All of Hwy. 595 597 All of Hwy. 597 599 From 62 km. North of Hway. 17, North to End of Hwy. 599 608 From 1 km. West of Hwy. 61 Westerly to Hwy. 595 622 All of Hwy. 622 625 All of Hwy. 625 643 All of Hwy. 643 801 All of Hwy. 801 802 From Hwy. 11 North to End of Hwy. 802 811 All of Hwy. 811 Reduced Load Regulations will also go into effect on Local Roads in the following Local Roads Boards Areas: Caramat, Dawson Road - Goldie, Forbes, Fowler, Gorham, Hardwick, Inwood, Jacques, Lybster, Lyons, Marks, Stirl- ing, Upsala, and Ware. The above date is dependent upon weather conditions and is subject to change. Reduced loads will be in effect when signing is placed. Ministry of Transportation and Communications