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Tei 'Tacs Bay Public. : Across the Great Lakes in ? ? days Don Simo maneuvers his 11 foot sailboat around Rossport Harbour, on the last wing of his Lake Superior voyage. Terrace Ba Ba a see [. Public Library Terrace Bay POT 2WO Ontario C.C.T.F.N. Rossport played host to a rather unique sailor and his vessel last week- end. The reason why it was unique was ob- vious. The sailing craft was 11 feet long, 4 feet wide (with 10 inches of free- board), and carried a dagger board instead of a keel. For local sail- ing this craft would be ideal, but the pilot and owner of the boat have travelled four out of five of the Great Lakes with this vessel. Don Simo of Shed- field Lake, Ohio, com- menced his voyage of the "Eric Voyager" on Lake Erie in 1981 and from there proceeded to y Vol. 18 No. 33 Wednesday, August 31, 1983 Terrace Bay Council notes by KAREN E. PARK The regular monthly meeting of the Terrace Bay Council was held on Monday, August 22. Councillors Chapman and Houston were not in ' attendance. .Previous to the 7: 00. p.m. meeting, members of the Terrace Bay Curl- - ing Club met with coun- ~ cil to discuss rentals for the coming season. During the evening council dealt with.a wide ~ variety of subjects which are of interest to the public. Correspondence was received from the Faye . Peterson Transition House in Thunder Bay with their explanation of method for charging communities for their services. The Faye Pet- erson Transition House is designed to meet the needs of battered wo- men, etc. from com- munities along the North Shore. All nei- ghbouring municipali- ties are charged in ac- cordance to.their need for services. The billing system is done on a per person per day charge for which the municipal- ities are compensated 80 per cent by the Minis- try. Councillors were curious to know if any residents of Terrace Bay are currently using the 'transition house and whether or not that if the proposed crisis home (currently being looked into by the Ministry of Community and Social Services for Terrace Bay) if destined to be built in Terrace Rav would eliminate any fur- ther funding being given to the Faye Peterson Transition House. A committee to investigate a crisis home in Ter- race Bay is being pro- posed by council. The Ministry of Citi- zenship and Culture are offering a workshop on September 17th, for or- ganizers of Bicentennial "\programmes. Topics to . be dealt with at this up- coming workshops will covet programming, special events, research- ing of the history of the community, etc. Any- one interested in attend- ing this workshop or sit- ting'on the Bicentennial Committee urged to con- tact the "Municipal Of- fice within the next few days. The McCausland Hos- pital sent a letter to the council thanking them for their financial sup- port in the 1983 health official recruitment tour. The Thunder Bay District Municipal League quarterly meet- ing will be held in Schreiber on September 10th. The majofity of councillors and the reeve will be attending. From the Ministry of Transportation. and Communications, coun- cil received 'notification that approval of the air- port project and the sub- sidy was in the works. Garth Morris' tender was accepted and the work crew is all ready to go. : A letter of resigna- tion from the plumb- ino insnector. John Usher, effective August 31, 1983 was received by the council. A letter of acceptance will go out to Mr. Usher as well as best wishes on his new venture with CUSO. The Dog Control Of- ficer submitted his re- port for the months of June and July. There were several occurences reported as well as coun- cillors receiving calls about dog related pro- blems. Councillor Ram- sey suggested that they seriously look into the problem and discuss fu- ture needs for a By-Law Enforcement: Officer. Further discussion on this matter will continue at future meetings. Motions were made to pay the following ac- counts: Township - $221,198.71; Library - $7,322.19; Hydro - $53,351.87. A motion was made to send a floral. tribute to the late Maraget Sideen on behalf of the Terrace Bay Council and also to send a delegate to Thunder Bay for the funeral. Marg .Hamil- ton attended on behalf of the Township and Terrace Bay and many thanks go out to her for this gesture. Council passed a mo- tion accepting J. Snofl's tender for STP tender 83-3 regarding work on the sewage treatment plant. The third and final - reading of the by-law naming Lawrence Sim- mons as Clerk-Treasurer -of Terrace Bay ' was 7 ae |) See Sea ee aie eo tackle Lake Huron in 1982 and Lake Superior in 1983. In 1984, Don fully intends to finish his trek on Lake Michigan. He started his Lake Superior voyage from Marquette, Michigan and ended up in Ross- port 4 days and 1% hours later. The sailboat is home- made with a Latean rig. It hosts one sail but does carry a storm sail in case of need. On board can be found a VHF radio, a E.P.I.R.B. electronic distress and homing de- vice, a full wet suit (Just in case) and a good supply of freeze-dried food. When asked what the reaction of the public had been concerning his voyage, Don smiled and said that the general attitude of the people is good. "They all think I'm a little crazy but they all congratulated me on the success of my mission and they all seem to respect me for what I am attempting to do."' "You have to be de- termined to succeed and to keep yourself going. Most of all, I have to remain in good physi- cal and mental shape and I have to be prepar- ed for anything that comes along."' When describing a normal day out on the lake Don told us that the Lewis Straubert, Harbour Master of Rossport welcomes Don Simo to Rossport. sailing is generally pret- ty good. "The worst problem is that the boat is quite cramped and I don't have that much room to spread out my maps. I don't know the lay of the land up here and the maps are fairly accurate. After two or three days on the water, I find that the cramped conditions start to get to me." Sometimes Don pulls off to an island or the nearest shore just to stretch and to catch a few winks of sleep. "It's a long sail' says Don. "'It certainly is the longest trip that I have ever taken with my boat, but I am thorough- ly enjoying every mile." Good. luck Don! You sure have more spunk than I do! be assuming his new position as of September 1, 1983. A> by-law amending the 'zoning of W. Broughton's house from R 2 to R 1 was read. Committee Reports Police Painting of the offices has been done and quotes are being receiv- ed for new tiles that will teplace the carpet cur- rently in the office. Fire Dept.: Firemen are concern- ed about obtaining an- other truck which is equipped with a longer extension ladder, pre- ferably a bucket ladder style and pumper truck. These concerns will be looked into and will be given council's utmost attention. Hydro: Installation of the new low sodium street light- ing is completed. The lighting costs have been reduced by 75 per cent since installation. Rea- sons for the low sodium. lights are as follows: in foggy and snowy (white- out) conditions the light- ing has three timés the penetration that the standard systems have; they are insect repellent due to their muted yel- low appearance; the lamps last considerably longer plus each lamp is individually __control- led. When one lamp isn't functioning, this will not affect the oper- ations of other lamps; ad ations of other lamps; and the lamps which were replaced, were over 20 vears old and in need of replacement. A motion was made to purchase a new port- able generator, plus at- tachments at the cost of $1499.00 plus $539.00 (for attachments). A motion was passed for the purchase of two amethyst rocks to be used as monuments for the cemetery and the~ marker of the 'Bill Han- ley" Memorial Building; at the cost of $350 and $100. Under New Business, Reeve Speer suggested that council request an- other study to determine whether or not it would be feasible to build a senior citizens apart- ment building in Ter- race Bay. An engineering com- pany was recently hired to make recommenda- tions regarding energy conservation for all municipal buildings. Other than a bit of wea- therstripping and minor repairs, it was conclud- ed, that all buildings were in excellent stand- ing as far as conserving energy was concerned. The meeting was ad- jourhed with council g0- ing into an "in-camera" session to discuss mat- ters regarding the Muni- cipal Office and the Po- lice Caretaker. Inside this week... - Meet John Roy - Student Minister - Tot Lot wind-up - Economic Development Seminar -and much more....