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TERRACE BAY/SCHREIBER NEWS Wednesday, August 30, 1989 Lake Superior High School requires Supply Teachers for the 1989-90 school year Please apply in writing to: Mrs. R. Mulligan "P.O. Box 548 Terrace Bay, Ontario POT 2W0 The Lake Superior Board of Education Lake Superior High School School Year Calender for 1989 - 1990 School opens officially on Tuesday, September 5, 1989 '1. The school year is divided into two semesters: Semester I - September Sth, 1989 - January 30th, 1990 Semester II - January 31st, 1990 - June 28th, 1990 2. School holidays are as follows: a) All Saturdays and Sundays b) Thanksgiving Day - Oct., 9th, 1989 c) Christmas Holidays - Dec., 23rd, 1989 - Jan., 7th (inclusive) d) March Break - Mar., 10th - Mar., 18th (inclusive) e) Good Friday - Apr., 13th, 1990 _, f) Easter Monday - Apr., 16th, 1990 g) Victoria Day - May 21st, 1990 3. Professional Activity Days - the following have been designated as Professional Activity Days and there will be NO official instruc- tional classes on these days: October 27th, 1989 January 29th, 1990 January 30th, 1990 May 4th, 1990 June 25, 26, 27, 28, 1990 4. Parent Teacher Interviews (afternoon and evening) will be as follows: November 8th, 1989 April 11th, 1990 5. Examinations will be held in all subjects with the exception of typ- ing, art, basic level courses and physical education. All students will write the examinations. There is no exemption policy. Each teacher will inform their students of the percentage the final exam- ination will count towards their final marks. Examinations will be held on: January 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 1990 June 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 1990 Lack of rain leads to near record fire season By Norm Gladish MNR Fire Prevention Technician As this year's fire season draws to a close, a brief review will prove interesting. It has; not been a typical sum- mer. Slow to start because of a late spring, fire suppression activ- ity has gradually increased . through June and July to a peak this month. August is traditionally a month associated with a wind down of fire fighting. This year, just the opposite has occurred. Over 100 wild fires have been burning every day this month, somewhere in Ontario. More unusual, is the high number of fire starts occurring within Terrace Bay District. It is usually an area of few forest fires - the yearly average being 20. This season rivals the worst - 1976 when 56 fires were actioned. To date (Aug. 21), we have seen 53 forest fires, making this the second worst season since 1957, when accurate records were begun. Why has this district suffered near record fire starts in an aver- age fire season across the rest of Ontario? Weather conditions pro- vide the answer. Our average summer rainfall (May Ist through August 31st) is 307.0 millimetres. Looking back again to 1976, we find the driest summer - 222.3 mm of rain. Conversely, seasons of few fires show greater rainfall. Fore example in 1982 we had only ten fires, a year when 404.5 mm of rain occurred. This sum- mer then, we should expect to find very little rain had fallen in Terrace Bay District. That was exactly the case. To date, only 217.2 mm has been measured, making 1989 the driest summer on record. A second important weather condition is lightning. Although a system of detecting lightning strikes has been established across Ontario, statistics are not available for scparate districts. This is because of the way the network opérates. Direction find- ers are located at only 11 loca- tions across the province. For example, the nearest sta- tions to Terrace Bay are at Nipigon, ARmstrong, and Geraldton. The network position analyzer station is in Sault Ste. Marie. It produces both a video display and hard copy maps of SCHREIBER PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT REQUIRES 'PART TIME ARENA CARETAKERS DUTIES INCLUDE Cleaning and supervision of facility, resurfacing of ice, preparing meeting rooms and dance hall. Assisting full time staff. QUALIFICATIONS Valid Drivers Licence Must be able to work shift work Applications may be picked up at the recreation office. Applications will be accepted until 5:00 p.m., Friday, September 8th, 1989 cloud to ground lightning strikes from information received by the 11 locators. It does not record strikes by specific district or region. We can compare total strikes on a daily basis, however. And we can readily see areas of high activity on the map. We find that lightning associ- ated with drought produces the 'most fires. For example the map ~ of August 12 shows over 8,000 lightning strikes in a 24 hour peri- od. Lightning fires subsequently started on August 12, 13, 14 and 15, a period of no rain. In view of these facts the development of increasing num- bers of fires over the summer is no mystery. The forest floor and its fuels progressively dried out, as the drought continued. Dry lightning storms supplied igni- tion. By the end of the fire season (October 31), we may yet exceed the 56 fires of 1976. The next few weeks will tell the tale. Since this is the last article for 1989, you will have to join us again next year to find out! ~ Cancer canbe beaten. Please give generously. CANADIAN SOCIETE CANCER CANADIENNE SOCIETY Du CANCER NOTE: E. Drozdowsky Chairperson HOLY ANGELS SCHOOL Schreiber 1989-1990 School Year SCHOOL OPENING and REGISTRATION Classes for all students from Grades 1 - 8 begin: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1989 Students will attend classes for the MORNING ONLY on September 5th. Registration for Students not previously registered, will take place: AUGUST 29th - SEPTEMBER 1, 1989 between 9:00 a.m. - 12 noon also on: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1989°between 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Senior Kindergarten Students will begin school on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1989 at 9:00 a.m. Junior Kindergarten Students will begin school on WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1989 at 1:00 p.m. (Due to the construction that is taking place at Holy Angels School please remind your children of the safety rules before sending/bringing them the first day.) G.J. Matys Director of Education The CANADA EMPLOYMENT CENTRE for STUDENTS is now closed until next summer. We would like to thank all employers, householders and students who used our services and helped:to make this summer such a successful one. Any further employment inquiries should be directed to the CANADA EMPLOYMENT CENTRE at 52 Peninsula Road, Marathon 1-800-465-5304 Thank you, and we are looking forward to your support again next summer. Sc HIRE STUDENT ied Government of Caneds Gouvernement du Canada Minister of State for Youth Ministre d'Etat a la Jeunesse Canada ) 39--