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Community Auditorium thanks Terrace Bay (L. - r.) Reeve Dave Speer of Terrace Bay and Taras Kozyra, Chairman of the Auditorium Fund Raising Campaign. : The communities of Northwestern Ontario have been supportive of the efforts to build a new Regional Centre for the performing arts for many years. After more than a decade of strug- gle and hope, the Thun- der Bay Community Auditorium Project, a 1,500-seat Arts Centre, is finally under con- struction with a project- ed opening date of Octo-. ber 1985. The new fa- cility is being built on Nor'Westers Park, ad- jacent to the Canada Games Complex in Thunder Bay. Recently, the Audi- torium Committee had the opportunity to ack- nowledge the support of the people and communities of North- western Ontario. At a press conference held in Thunder Bay, Taras Kozyra, Chairman of the Auditorium Fund rais- ing campaign recogniz- ed the contributions of these communities and in particular, the dona- tion of $1,000 from the township of Terrace Bay. Reeve David Speer, _who represented the township of Terrace Bay Another "False Alarm" at the press conference, commented on the sig- nificance of this pro- ject to his community and all of Northwestern Ontario. Taras Kozyra thanked Reeve Speer and the people of Ter- race Bay for helping to build the Community Auditorium - an im- portant new resour- ce for our region. Mr. Kozyra also not- ed that many individuals from across Northwest- ern Ontario have per- sonally supported the project with their gifts and endowments. The Terrace Bay Fire Department quickly responded to a "False Alarm" last week, only to find the township employees burning substantial amounts of brush behind Lakeview Dr. The Township failed to forewarn the Fire Department of their intentions to burn. Calling all artists! The Thunder Bay Na- tional Exhibition Cen- tre and Centre for Indian Art, will be presenting the first Northwestern Ontario Indian Juried Art Show. Each artist may enter up to three pieces of sculpture, paintings, prints and photography, all un- mounted and/or un- _ framed. The deadline for sub- missions is May 1, 1984, with the major exhibi- tion to open August 1984 along with a publica- tion. The selections will be made by an all Indian Jury consisting of Norm Opperman, Operator of a Native Run gallery in Toronto; Leo Yerxa, In- ternational artist _ ori- ginally from the Fort Frances area; and Ger- ald McMaster, Curator of the National Museum of Man in Ottawa. Special awards will be presented for out- standing work, with plans for the show to travel to other gallery spaces in Ontario and eventually across Cana- da. The first Northwest- ern Ontario Indian Jur- ied Art Show is also a Bicentennial project of the Centre. For more information, call or write to: Juried Indian Art Show, National Exhibi- tion Centre and Centre for Indian Art, P.O. Box 1193, Thunder Bay, On- tario, P7C 4X9 (807) 577-6427. ce Vol. 18, No. 50 Terrace Bav New POT 2WO Public Library Terrace Bay Ontario C.CeTel Ne All systems GO for "Snowman Contest" The "NEWS" wishes to announce that the deadline for all en- tries in our "Create a Snowman'"' contest has been extended to Janu- ary 31st. So grab your mittens and scarves kids, and at- tempt to create the fun- niest, the biggest, the most original, the best dressed or a family por- trait snowman. This con- test is open to all child- ren of Rossport, Schrei- ber and Terrace Bay who are 12 years of age or younger. : For entry forms please contact us at our office (825-3747) or drop by and pick yours up. All entries must be received by the 31st of January and judging will take place during that week. Winners will receive two free theatre passes, good at the Towne Cine- ma and a winner will be chosen from each cate- gory entered. Good luck and happy Snowman building! Schreiber Council Report The regular monthly meeting of the Schreiber Municipal Council was held in Chambers on December 13th. The méeting was called to order by Reeve Fischer. Councillor Cosgrove was unable to attend. Min- utes from-the previous meeting were adopted as read. Business Arising out of Minutes: Various problems and conditions that have arisen, concerning the development of land by Figliomeni Bros. at Walker Lake Road, have been given to the town- ship solicitor, who will communicate directly with Figliomeni Bros. legal advisors. Figlio- meni Brothers have also indicated that they would like to meet with members of Council re- garding their land de- velopments. Committee Reports Roads: The Roads Committee has made a suggestion that a yearly budget of $10,000 and possibly a reserve fund of $2,000 per year be set up to repair sidewalks in the township. Those sidewalks now in a bad state of repair would be dealt with first. Pos- sibly some work could be done under the Fed- eral/Provincial make- work projects. If the Ministry of Transporta- tion and Communica- tions sees fit to grant monies for 1984, the 1984 budget will include some paving, especially on Bayview, Winnipeg and other small areas. Engineering Report: It has been tfecom- mended that a Scott Air Pack. be purchased now for use in the new filtra- tion plant/pumping sta- tion, the price being subject to increase in 1984. A resolution was passed that the Town- ship of Schreiber pur- chase a Scott 11A Pres- sure Pack, for use at the plant. Details of the R-271 and 270 -Engineering study, have been pre- sented to Council by Wardrope Associates. It was noted that a meet- ing should be arran- ged in the future to obtain clear title to lot 124. Bi-Centennial Com- mittee: J. Handle was on hand to request that Council consider estab- lishing an area from Scotia St.-Winnipeg St. to Scotia-Subway; for street dances as part of the 1984 Bi-Centennial celebrations. Council took the matter under advisement.: The event would be held in June or July of 1984. Water and Sewer: The contract at the treat- ment plant has almost completed the work scheduled for this sea- son. The job will be shut down during the winter months, and it is expect- ed that work will resume in March-April 1984. A report on the pro- jected water and sewer operating costs and bud- get for 1984, was pre- sented to Council. After some discussion it was resolved that water rates for the year 1984 be in- creased 17.5 per cent and sewer service rates for 1984 be increased by 23.5 per cent. P. Doig requested that the road to the sludge dumping pit be kept open during the winter months to allow for sludge dumping. Building Committee: The Clerk was requested to write CP Rail con- cerning the necessity of the railway to take out building permits, re- gardless of the fact that a blanket permit has been granted to the railway for minor re- pairs. CP Rail also to be requested to obtain a permit for renovations to the car barns. Fire: Reeve Fischer thanked P. Doig the Fire Chief for the volunteer work done by the Fire Dept. to raise money for the new fire hall. A donation of $25,000 was made to the Fire Hall Reserve Fund by the Dept. The Fire Dept. Advisory Board has re- quested that the Proper- ty Committee meet with them as soon as possi- ble. Recreation: The Rec Committee requested that Council co-operate in the staging of a Christmas Tree Bon- Fire which is to be held on January 14th. Coun- cil agreed to arrange to have the works crew pick up discarded trees on Jan. 12-13th. The formal agree- ments, between the var- ious schools and the Parks and Recreation Committee regarding the exchange of rec- reational facilities, will be presented to the schools and council for signature soon. Council resolved that Shannon Riley be hired as a part-time mainten- ance person, effective on Dec. 14th. Police: The new radar unit has been delivered to the O.P.P. for their use. Welfare: E. Borutski presented a report on a recent meeting of the joint committee on Bat-- tered Women held in Marathon. A tentative budget of $204,000 has been established for the operation of a shelter, the cost of which will be shared on a 80%-20% basis with the Province of Ontario. The Town- ship of Marathon, has offered institutional land in a planned new sub- division for a location for the shelter. Economic Develop- ment Committee: A Small Business Seminar-- is planned for Jan. 26th, similar to the one held in November. The Clerk was requested to obtain a price on suitable letter head for use by the .E.C.D. Committee. L. Dunwoody reported on the promotional pre- sentation prepared by the McCausland Hospi- tal Board, for use while promoting physicians for the area. This pre- sentation could also be used by various groups interested in promot- ing Schreiber and Ter- race Bay and_ spare slides were also given to the Committee by the Board for possible use in promotional material. Communications and Disposal of Same: An offer to grant a long term lease was re- ceived from Ontario Hy- dro. Council reviewed the terms of the lease and felt that the mone- tary conditions were too small. The Clerk was instructed to return the offer to Ontario Hydro for their further consid- eration and possibly to re-submit to the town- ship a revised bid. CP Rail advised that no land close to the present Town Hall could be made available to the township for use as a Fire Hall in the fore- seeable future. Notice of a meeting to be held in Marathon on Jan. Sth concerning the presentation of the Hemlo Impact Study was received by Coun- cil. Council agreed that they would support such a time and place if all other Councils are in agreeance. A copy of a letter from continued on page 11