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Page 8, News, Wednesday, June 8, 1988 Annual D.A.G. meeting held By Gertrude Cotton Three new members along with a fine attendence of regulars were welcomed by President Shirley Mikus to the May meeting of the Disability Action Group (DAG). . As this was the Annual Meeting of DAG, Shirley outlined the tremendous strides covered in the past year. Among the highlighted projects, five workshops which advanced the understanding and coping of problems faced by the seniors and disabled in this area were discussed. 'A hearty thank you to Elaine 'Mannisto for her organization of 'these workshops. Yet another workshop has been conducted to study the feasibility of funding for area transit needs. A steering committee is continuing to research this project. Currently, Mr. Doug Roberts of Lake Superior High School had students research accessibility of six businesses in Schreiber and oth- ers in Terrace bay. The format used by the students was displayed. In line with housekeeping of the constitution, eight amendments were voted on and seven were approved. Minutes of the last Annual Meeting and financial report as well as reports of all committees were presented and approved prior to nominations and elections for the coming 1988-89. Nomination Chairperson Mary Middaugh con- ducted the elections. Elected to office were: President -- Shirley Mikus, 1st- Vice-President --John Souliere,.2nd Vice-President -- Elaine Mannisto, Recording Secretary -- Elizabeth McLean, Corresponding Secretary -- Pat Savage, Treasurer -- Pam Jones. Committees will continue as: Accessibility -- Alma Hart and ~ Dorothy Plourde, Publicity -- Jack Patterson, Gertrude Cotton, Scrapbook: -- Estelle Wallwin, Resource Information -- Russ Stevens, Membership -- Elaine ° Mannisto, Public Relations -- Irene Kettle, E.M.O. Alerting -- Elizabeth McLean, Gertrude Cotton, Lifeline -- Elizabeth McLean, Elaine Mannisto, Gertrude Cotton, Sick and Visiting -- Peggy Thompson. Dorothy Kenney agreed to become Social Chairperson. In Memoriam cards will now be available from Peggy Thompson. With National Access Awareness week on May 29 to June 4, an ad had been placed in the Terrace Bay News. Several D.A.G. members' were co-operat- ing with Terrace Bay -- Schreiber News Editor Greg Huneault in connection with accessibility. The next meeting of D.A.G. will be Thursday, June 16 at 7:00 p.m. in McCausland Hospital Lobby. Everyone: welcome. NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS All persons having claims against the Estate of IVAN JOHN MANDZIUK | late of the Town of Terrace Bay in the District of Thunder Bay, ATTENTION Deadline for advertising, copy and classifieds is 5:00 p.m. Thursdays. Call us at, 825-3747 who died on or about the 3rd day of February, 1988, are here- by notified to send particulars of same to the undersigned on or before the 30th day of June, 1988, after which date the estate will be distributed, with regard only to claims of which the undersigned shall then have notice, and the undersigned will not be liable to any person of whose cliam it shall not then have notice ROMAN STRAPKO, Executor by his solicitor MARILYN ZAITZEFF Zaitzeff Arone Somerleigh Barristers and Solicitors . P.O. Box 1240, 291 S. Court St. Thunder Bay, Ontario P7C 4X9 Happy Birthday Jo this mechanic June 5, 1988 The NORTH OF SUPERIOR COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM has vacancies on its Board of Directors for interested and dedicated persons. Our Program was founded in 1981 as a result of cooperative initiatives involving the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Community and Social Services and the University of Western Ontario. Our objectives are to provide the residents of the North of Superior with ready access to mental health assessment, treatment and consultaticn, and to provide assistance to community groups in their efforts to improve the quality of life and general mental health of themselves, their families and the community at large. To meet this mandate, we need the interest, dedication and abilities of local people who are willing to provide representation for their community on our Board of Directors. If you may be interested in assisting us with this most worthwhile service, please contact either by writing to: Mr. Brian Holm President, Board of Directors North of Superior Community Mental Health Program ' P.O. Box 940 Geraldton, Ontario POT 1MO or by telephone: 886-2245 in Red Rock or 854-1500 in Geraldton Oe oe ec ' 2 This Week a Ss si in Fire! Z a By Norm Gladish directed from regional fire centres, MNR Prevention Technician such as the one located near the air- port in Thunder Bay. It is primarily When the siren is heard atan MNR_~ dependent on aircraft reports, but Fire Operations Headquarters (such a look inside reveals a modern as at Terrace bay or mani- touwadge), crews of men with fire fighting equipment are ready to go within minutes. It is critical to get to a fire while it is still a manageable size. Extinguishing a small fire can be quickly accomplished, but if it escapes this 'initial attack,' huge amounts of. manpower and resources may become necessary to contain it. Therefore, early fire detection and reporting is is important to minimize losses of forest, recre- ation areas, and built-up values such as cottages, resorts and settle- ments. For this reason, the MNR has several systems to find and report fires which are.a great improvement from the early days of detection. In the early years,, fire detection was carried out by rangers on foot patrol, in canoes and by railway hand cars. A tree on a high hilltop would serve as a lookout point. Reporting was slow and limited to the amount of area covered or patrolled. After the Forest Fires Prevention Act was passed in 1917, the first detection system was established. Wooden lookout tow- ers were erected at key points on high hills. Towermen would live at the "remote sites, staying in small cab-. 'ins and taking days off only during - wet weather. Fires could be located using triangulation and were reported by primitive radio sys- tems. In 1922, aircraft were first assigned specifically to the detec- tion and subsequent control of for- est fires. Two years later and comprised of 20 WWI surplus flying boats, the Ontario Provincial Air Service was created. At this time, metal towers began to rep[ace wood. People familiar with Manitouwadge might recall such a tower, which was located adjacent to the Geco mine site. It was dis- mantled several years ago, as aerial surveillance completely replaced the fire tower network by the early 1970's. Present fire detection efforts are office stocked with sophisticated electronic equipment that rivals the Houston NASA control room! An impressive lightning detec- tion network is operated, which consists of 12 direction finder loca- 'tions positioned across Northern Ontario. Cloud to ground lightning strikes are detected and automati- cally mapped with the aid of com- puters and modern communication equipment. Information appears on moni- tors in the Fire Centre within one minute of a lightning occurrence. A large, electronic map of the province displays the whole pattern of strikes over a given period of time, or new ones as they occur. In connection with lightning reports, current weather and edu- cated predictions are both used to make a forecast of the probability of people-caused fires and light- ning fires that will likely occur in a given time and over a specified area. Aerial reconnaisance is then scheduled in those areas where probability of fires is highest. In this way, the huge area of Ontario can be reduced to more economi- cally feasible detection zones for a given day. If the fire hazard is low, flights are not required. All of this information is available to Fire Operations Headquarters on a daily basis by teleprinting machines and electronic mail computer systems. Fire reports submitted by the public, woods industry employees and private or commercial aircraft supplement the MNR fire detection activities. A monitoring radio fre- quency (VHF-AM 122.9) is locat- ed at each Fire Operations Headquarters to facilitate aircraft reporting fires directly to the cen- tre. A toll-free number -- Zenith 92,000-- can be used by anyone to report a fire anywhere in Northem Ontario. More than half of all forest fires in our region (North Central) are reported by the public. If you see an unattended wild fire, your report may be the first... or the only one. Your actions could save countless dollars and lost resources! 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