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Vol. I7 No. II March 20, I5¢ Per Copy I974 BELL ANNOUNCES SATURDAY SALE The four Saturdays in April are being put on sale by Bell Canada. In a special one-month trial, Bell will be offering two-thirds off the normal day rates for customer-dialed long distrance calls on Saturdays in April. The two-thirds discount will apply only to calls dialed by Bell customers to points within Ontario and Quebec. Normally, Saturday calls are charged at the full day-time rate from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and one-third off from 6:00 p.m. to II:00 p.m. The discount rates will also apply to operator-handled calls in areas not served by direct distance dialing. The purpose of the "Month of Saturdays . Sale" is to encourage more long distance call- ing on Saturday, when there is spare network capacity. It also expects that many weekend callers will telephone on Saturdays. This would relieve the congested network on Sundays, caused by. the increasingly high volume of long distance calls. : Bell hopes that the one-month trial will indicate some trends in calling patterns. If the discount stimulates long distance calling on Saturday, or helps to relieve the Sunday overload, a permanent change will be consider- ed. It is expected that increased Saturday call- ing will more than offset any lost revenue. : A temporary tariff to cover the new trial rates has been filed with the Canadian Trans- port Commission. Quick thaws weaken ice sur- faces. Always check ice con- - ditions after each change in weather. TERRACE BAY COUNCIL QUOTES All councillors and Reeve Roy Bray were present last Tuesday evening when the regular meeting of Township Council was held. The minutes of the previous meeting were passed and with no business arising, continued on to correspondence. This included: A request from Public School to hold a bottle drive on April 27th was gran- ted. A letter from the Ontario Association of Municipalities requesting continued support of intervention with respect to Bell Canada proposed increase in rates. From G.L. Puttock re sale of Lot I20 to Township of Terrace Bay (this is the island behind the Municipal Office). From Ontario Hydro re the annual adjustment - cost of power. A statement of I974 levy was read from Pinewood/Birchwood Home for the Aged. The request from the Lake Superior Board of Education for Interim pay- ment - I974 requisition in the amount of $90,000.00 was read. This is 25% of the tot- al amount and was passed for payment. The Health Unit also present a request for Interim payment in the amount of $597.00 and was also passed for payment. A letter from Community and Social Services concerned the compositon of Board of Manage- ment. A letter from the Ministry of T.E.I.G.A. re student participation in Municipal administra- tion was read and council will reply to this. A request from the Chamber of Commerce re a gift to the New Year's baby was granted with a plaque and spoon presented on behalf of the township. Councillors reports were given as follows: Councillor Megraw - to continue with the plans continued page 4 ......