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Terrace Bay News, 25 May 1988, p. 3

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Terrace Bay among chosen Northerners to set improved education access Residents of six more Northern Ontario communities will have access in September to college, university and special high school courses without having to travel. Colleges and Universities Minister Lyn McLeod and Northern Development Minister Rene Fontaine announced the addi- tional Contact North network sites today. The Teleconference network of electronic classrooms will be expanded to include Manitou- wadge, Terrace Bay, Nipigon and Big Trout Lake in the northwest, Cochrane and' New Liskeard in the northeast. Mrs. McLeod said other com- munities not officially part of Contact North will receive equip- ment and funding to allow them to access the system on a short-term basis. - "Contact North has developed as a valuable method of providing access to more people to post sec- ondary education," Mrs. McLeod said. Mr. Fontaine said another inno- vation scheduled for this fall is the introduction of computer-assisted "blackboards". "Special pens, tablets and com- puter screens will allow tcachers and students across the north to communicate instantaneously in writing," said Mr. Fontaine. Contact North is a teleconfer- ence network enabling teachers and students throughout Northern 'Dntario to talk to each other as if in an electronic classroom linking communities from the Manitoba to the Quebec border. Institutions participating include Ontario's two northern universities, the five northern colleges, the Independent Learning Centre of the Ministry of Education and several northern secondary schools. For additional information, con- tact the local access site or the Regional Co-ordinating Centres in Thunder Bay 807-343-8006 or Sudbury 705-671-2710. Don't miss: Members of the Terrace Bay and Schreiber Brownies and Girl Guides got together last week to play some games and have fun. Page 3, News, Wednesday, May 25, 1988 a Above, the ever popular 'Patty-Whack game' captures the essence of the event. photo by Greg Huneault Girls invited to join Guides and Brownies Between SO and 60 Brownies and Girl Guides gathered at the Schreiber Recreation Centre last Wednesday for an evening of fun and fitness as part of Fitness Week. The youngsters, from the Terrace Bay and Schreiber camps, did a circuit of activities and kept the adults busy. Local triathalon proposed for teens As part of Canada Day The Terrace Bay Canada Day _ Committee is looking for sugges- tions from area teenagers to see if - there is enough interest to stage a triathalon during Canada Day cele- brations, A triathalon is a three-event competition usually combining swimming, running and cycling. Either teams or individuals can par- ticipate, and the goal is to complete a designated course in the fastest time. Chris Joubert, Canada Day Committee chairman, said the com- mittee hopes that teenagers are interested in becoming more involved in the special day's events. "One thing we wanted to see was more events for teenagers. It would be something they'd proba- bly enjoy," Joubert told the News. The committee is now looking for input from interested persons. Ideas include setting up a course through town where teams would jog and bike before swimming lengths of the pool. Each member would do one specific event. Interested persons can contact Chris Joubert at 825-9295 (-3802) or Greg Huneault at 825-3747. TERRACE BAY OFFICE Simcoe Plaza 825-9379 or 9395 Monday - Friday 10:00 am - 5:30 pm LAW OFFICES of EDWIN W. (TED) PAGET BARRISTER & SOLICITOR located at French and English Spoken SCHREIBER OFFICE 303 Scotia (lower floor) 824-3122 Every Tuesday 10:00 am - {2 noon 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Thank You Many thanks to all my friends who visited me, sent cards and flowers while in hospital and a special thanks to my family for their loving care. Marg Simmer White Birch 8' Wood For Sale WILL DELIVER ! 886-2404 Call Doug for Information -- Pit Run Gravel | Granular "A" Screened Sand + 3/4" Stone 1-1/2" Stone for Septic Fields == SERVING THE NORTH SHORE i] ESROSIERS & SON LTD. "one Seu ont 'é GENERAL CONTRACTORS Crushed Aggregates SCENES for sale at Sx Portraits, WHITE SAND LAKE Spend some time in the country and experience the ageless beauty of the North Shore of Lake Superior captured for you by JOHNSON HEWSON 824-3155 Professional Photography Weddings & Commercial BIRCH MAGIC PHOTOGRAPHY at Eliana Wheeler of the Schreiber Girl Guide and Brownie camp said girls are welcome to join either area group. The season is ending short- ly, but she said that interested Brownies and leaders are welcome to join when activities resume in the fall. With over 80 girls registered, she noted that there are probably new children in town who would see 'Waiting' on page 6 Help break a record How would you like to bea part of a world record and, more impor- tantly, help a little boy with cancer realize a dream? The AVCO Financial Services office in Schreiber received a letter indicating that a young boy from England, who is dying of cancer, would like to break a world record by receiving the most postcards. The letter states: "David is 7-years-old and is dying of cancer. He wishes to be entered in the Guinness Book of Records as the boy who received the most postcards." If you would like to send David a postcard, you may address it to: David c/o Miss M. C. 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