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BELLUZ Realty Ltd. Simcoe Plaza Box 715 Ontario POT-2WO Lynn Hodder Sales Representative Terrace Bay -- ' Office: 825-9393 Home: 824-3429 TERRACE BAY -- S\ Vol. 43, No.6 Wednesday, February 10, 1988 SUPERIOR SHORELINE INSURANCE LTD. 825-9492 825-9646 Gord Moorey The North Shore Insurance Specialists! 40 cents Council vote In clarification with Terrace} Bay Council on the A&W issue, Reeve George Ramsay and Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Lorne Mitchell told the News that although the motion passed at the Jan. 25 council meeting is a big step ahead for the A&W becom- ing a reality, it does not mean the A&W is definitely going to exist. The township officials said the motion authorized council to go into "serious negotiations" with Bagdon Ltd: After that time, another vote will be held. Reeve Ramsay echoed Counc. Houston and King's feelings that he will not vote for the A&W unless the contract with Bagdon has in it what they want. Council waits for change The Township of Terrace Bay has sent a letter to the Minister of Education, Chris Ward, asking for a revision to Regulation 691/85; that regulation allows municipal clerks the responsibility for repre- senting the residents and property owners of the unorganized areas in the tax arbitration proceedings. Terrace Bay Clerk-Treasurer Dave Fulton told the News his office has received a letter back from the ministry stating that it plans to look into the matter in attempts to improve the present system. The township office must now wait for further word from the ministry. "There is no more we can do at this point," said Fulton. In his letter to Minister Ward, Fulton said, "The Council of the Township of Terrace Bay is very concerned" about the problem that has plagued the municipali- lies lately. Fulton refers to the re-arbitra- tion process that has occurred in the area due to repeated appeals by the Township of Manitouwadge. That township has appealed its tax requisition by the Lake Superior School Board of Education feeling it to be too high. As a result, higher requisi- tions have been placed on the unorganized townships, making people living there very unhap- Py. Ontario Regulation 691/85 attaches the unorganized townships to the municipalities for school board purposes. Fulton-wrote in his letter that, "Council feels that this places an unfair burden on its Clerk, and on Council." "Council is elected to repre- sent Terrace Bay, not the unorga- nized townships in the Lake Superior Locality," the letter stated. "The Clerk and Council cannot fairly represent both groups at the same time. To expect them to do so is unrealis- tic." "BY THE A&W GOING INTO BUSINESS, I GO OUT OF BUSINESS". That is what My Fries co-owner and local con- tractor Joe Marcella believes. During an interview with the News, Marcella said he is 100 per cent confident that if the A&W becomes a teality, his fast food business My Fries will cease to exist. He is not against an A&W per se; he is against a business com- ing into town and not having to pay property taxes. Marcella said he is also con- cerned about the Greyhound Bus depot possibly having to re- locate. "Who wants to take it? (the depot)," said Marcella. He thinks other businesses in town wouldn't want to take over the depot. ' "Bagdon's not too keen on it (keeping the depot)," he said. Increased parking problems at the recreation centre is another concern of the My Fries co- owner. Terms of reference Marcella believes there were some discrepancies in the terms of reference for the tendering of the concession (Diane's). What the terms were in the advertisement placed in this paper and what they are now are totally different, he said. Aids information presen Schreiber- AN AIDS INFORMATION SESSION in Schreiber on Feb. 4 was attend- ed by approximately 50 con- cerned citizens. A variety of health profession- als from the Thunder Bay District Health Unit and the ,Aids Committee of Thunder Bay pre- sented information at the Schreiber recreation centre. The presentations began with a film entitled "Aids: What Everyone Needs To Know". Aids (Acquired Immunity Deficiency Syndrome) is a new disease which affects both male and female persons and homosexual and heterosexual persons, accord- ing to the film. The film explained that the Aids virus is spread through blood to blood transmission; typi- cally through sexual intercourse with infected persons, drug users, 'Bagdon gave the township a great offer. All other applicants were not given a chance to come back with another offer, Marcella said. The advertisement in the paper said the major equipment needed to run the restaurant would be supplied by the township. The A&W will use all its own equip- ment, he said. "This isn't what (the ad) asked for. They changed the rules." The new restaurant will "have to conform to the A&W corporate image. It irks me that (the town- ship) negotiated with the A&W people several times on the terms of reference, but not with the other applicants," said Marcella. Another area where he is con- cerned is with the withdrawal of the tender by Bagdon Ltd. Marcella says Bagdon, at one point, withdrew his application for the tender of the restaurant. "When the leading applicant withdraws, the onus is on the township to approach the next (leading) applicant," he said. Marcella doesn't believe this was done. "I submit tenders all over. The next person is immediately con- needles, and from infected mother to child, in utero. Advances in medical technolo- gy have eliminated the risk of transmission by blood transfu- sion. The film emphasized that indi- . viduals cannot come into contact with the Aids virus through dish- es, drinking of water fountains, swimming pools, casual skin con- tact or even being served food or drink by an Aids carrier. Among the participants at the presentation were Dr. S. Graham, M.D., Darlene Dinette, and Serge Titley. Dr. Graham, the medical offi- cer for the Public Health Office for the Thunder Bay District, indicated that the Aids virus destroys the immune system which protects us all from dis- ease. When infected, the course of tacted." Before the vote, (Bagdon) ver- bally re-entered (his tender)," said Marcella. "This puts him in a great advantage. The A&W is ina stronger position." Marcella believes accepting Bagdon's tender again re-affirms to Bagdon how badly the town- ship wants the A&W. "The other applicants have a real cause to complain. They were lead down the garden path," he said. Not enough traffic "The highway can only hold so much traffic," said Marcella. He said that come labour day, the highway traffic goes to zero. My Fries, owned and operated by Marcella and his daughter Tanice, is only open from early May to early September. "By the A&W going into busi- ness, I go out of business. There is not enough traffic to support both (My Fries and A&W), | wouldn't be stupid enough to take on the A&W with that little traf- " fic," Marcella said. He is "100 per cent sure" he will be out of business if the A&W goes in. He said his daughter Tanice is "broken up" after she heard about the A&W situation. Marcella's daughter is in Montreal right now. It was her "first kick at the the disease from transmission to death is usually about seven years, Dr. Graham explained how the test for the Aids antibodies must be requested from your family doctor. He explained that even if a person is an Aids antibody carrier, it does not mean that individual will have the disease. "The rate of increase of the disease is slowing down," he said. "It is staying within the high risk populations, such as homosexuals and drug users, and not in the general public." Darlene Dinette, a public health nurse, and co-ordinator of the Community Aids Programme, explained how Aids encompasses two very uncomfortable aspects of life; sex and death. She said programs, such as Act-B and the Community Aids EE Marcella out of business? cat", he said; her first business endeavor. Marcella and his daughter put $50,000 into My Fries and in the © first year of its operation, the town was patting them on the back. "Two years later- bang," he said. Marcella told the News that in the last two years that My Fries has been operating, "business has been good." He said the first year there were the usual problems like get- ting equipment, new staff and the overhead costs. Last season, the second year, Marcella said things started to get on track. Next season would have been the year that the bugs would have been worked out and he could concentrate on "making some money." He doesn't think it's right to "compete with somebody I've got to subsidize. The A&W should compete in a business sense, not a subsidized ~ Sense," he said... Marcella also owns the Aguasabon Trailer Park and says he knows from that business and the My Fries business that there is not enough traffic to support his business and the A&W. "It's not good from a business point of view to support him (the see page 5 tatio Programme, can help to give Aids victims and their families sup- port. On a larger scale, they hope to inform persons on the ways of preventing the spread of Aids. Serge Titley, the education officer of the Aids Committee of Thunder Bay (Act- B), spoke about his role. He emphasized that responsi- ble sexual behaviour is the best way to prevent the spread of Aids. "Aids is not just a gay disease or a punishment from God," he said. : Aids comes as the result of unpro- tected and irresponsible sexual practices." Starting on March 1, there will be an Aids hotline (1-345-7133) with a recorded message followed see page 7 MNR has put development of management plan for Slate Islands Provincial Park on hold see page $ Council requests master plan for Birchwood be discussed with municipal league see Briefs page 12