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Terrace Bay News, 1 Aug 1973, p. 13

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AUGUST I, I973 TERRACE BAY NEWS PAGE I3 NEW ENGLISH CLASS The most jubilant graduates in many years was the New Canadian English Class taught by Katie Verdone. Many of the seventeen members, of both Schreiber and Terrace Bay were already proficient in English but interested in per- fecting their pronounciation and enlarging their vocabulary. The group celebrated the end of their winter classes with a social even -ing with many national dishes enjoyed. The picture shows the graduation cake (cen- tre) made by Gisela Buhrmann in the background Mrs. Josephine Costa serves special fancy cakes watched by Zofia Gebski and Nella Comm- isso. Ph by M i COUPLE CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Turner were honoured on their 25th Wedding Anniversary at a party arranged by neighbours and friends, with M-. and Mrs. Roy White of Marathon also attending. In token of their friends good wishes Alex Krystia presented a Money Tree and a Scrap Book which particularly amused the Turners. The book made up by their friends contained descriptions of events in the Turners lives since they went to Terrace Bay in I948 where Mr. Turner was a Telegrapher with the C.P.R. Following that they were transfered to Marath- on, coming to Schreiber in I956 were Mr. Turn- er is a Train Dispatcher. Mr. and Mrs. Burke Trowsee (nee Jill McCuaig) and daughter D'Arcy of Dartmouth Nova Scotia are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lester McCuaig. Mr. Dennis McParland of Dryden is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Harold McParland and family of Schreiber. MUSIC EXAMINATIONS Pupils of Mrs. Ethel Smitheman were success -ful in recent examinations as follows: Royal Conservatory of Music Toronto - Grade VII-pass, Cindy Thompson; Western Ontario Con- servatory Examination results - Grade IX - First Class Honours - Theodore James ROSS; Grade VIII - Pass - Celine P. Landry; Grade VII - Pass - Mary Josephine Ryan; Grade VI = First Class Honours - Karen L. Lamoureux; Grade V- Honours - Colleen Barbara Ryan, Donna Kay Gellert; Grade IV - Honours - John Cebrario; Grade II - Honours - Kathryn, Alice Gail Pyke; Western Ontario Theory - Grade III Harmony - Pass - Theodore James Ross; Grade: II - Theory - Pass - Karen L. Lamoureux. SCHREIBER TOWN TOPICS Mrs. R.C. Dagenais and sons Don, David, Danny and Dennis are visiting her father Glen Gawley at Walker Lake. Ralph McCuaig and Lewis Broyden of Whitby are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lester McCuaig. Mr. and Mrs. J. Noonan and sons have re- turned home from visiting their daughter Donna in Lake Louise and Banff. Sanitary Sewage Collection System, August 23, I973 in Toronto. The works will be con- structed under supervision of the Project Con- struction Branch. After the project gets started Council will establish a local liasson committee to co-ordinate all details of the programme with the various branches of govern- ment. INCREASES IN BENEFITS Increases in the amount of benefits payable under Ontario's Workmen's Compensation system are expected to add approximately $I2 million a year to the total now paid to the province's injured workman and their dependents. The in- creases in cash benefits and in pensions be- came effective on July Ist under amendments to the Workmen's Compensation Act approved by the Ontario Legislature. Ontario workmen now have the highest maximum compensation levels in Canada. These benefits apply to persons involved in accidents occuring on or after July Ist, I973. Among major items effected by the increases are: The earnings maximum is increased from $9,000 to $10,000 annually for accidents occ- uring on and after July I, I973. continued page 14 .........

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