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Terrace Bay News, 29 Oct 1991, p. 1

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BELLUZ Realty Ltd. Simcoe Plaza Box 715 Terrace Bay Ontario di 2 POT 2WO JURIS ZDANOVSKIS Office - 825-9393 BROKER / MVA Home - 824-2933 TERRACE Schreiber VILLA BAY BIANCA . INN eect} Ascavconnons ACCOMODATIONS @ nec GREAT FOOD STORE - VivEos - (Daily Specials) Free Membership 825-3285 824-2172 N Volume 45 No. 44 Tuesday October 29, 1991 The Terrace Bay-Schreiber Cws News Stand .50 cents incl. G.S.T. We represent 8 different insurance companies so that we can get the best rates for you: Liz Boutilier Broker SUPERIOR SHORELINE INSURANCE LTD. *Home *Auto *Business *Air Craft *Mobile Home 825-9492 Sale at the Community Church It was standing room only at the Community Church last week, as people lined up to buy everything from sweets to sweaters during the Church's annual Bazaar. They was a rush of people into the hall when the doors opened at 2 pm, but things eventually settled down. enough for people to have a little tea. Inside Community . briefs -- MNR to open road to public....2 Schreiber Reeve Race....3 Betty Ann McKenna and Bert Logan leave for Bar- TAM uss stkssodinaaie Airport Manag- er receives let- ter of thanks..8 Hydro and student ratios dominate candidate meeting by Darren MacDonald The News Hydro reliability and the cost of maintaining two cam- puses at Lake Superior High School were among the more heated topics at the all candi- dates meeting in Terrace Bay last Tuesday night. About 40 people turned up for the meeting, which was sponsored by the Aguasabon Chamber of Commerce. Would be Councillors and School Board Trustees were allowed to make a three minute opening speech, after which they fielded both written and oral questions from the public. Candidates for council were asked most often what they would do about Ontario Hydro service. One women in the audience told a story about how sparks began flying off a pole in her backyard. Despite the obvious danger, she said no one was available to service the pole for two days. "Surely there must be some- -thing we can do to improve service," she said. The candidates agreed that service crews were Often unavailable. "The service can be best described as sporadic," said continued on page 3 Snowmobiling called industry of the future by Darren MacDonald The News The creation of an integrated trail system in Northern Ontario is essential if snowmo- biling is to develop into a major winter tourism industry, said Don Lumely, president of the Northern Ontario Snowmo- bile Association (NOSA). Lumely addressed a meeting of the Lake Superior Family Snowgoers Snowmobile Club at the Terrace Bay Recreation Centre last Saturday Night. Lumely said that areas with developed trails have experi- enced a tremendous increase in 'the number of tourists visiting their area in the winter time. "(Lodges) are laying people off in the summer time -- the complete opposite of what it used to be," Lumely said. NOSA is working on a $13 million plan to create integrat- ed trails running from Parry Sound to the Manitoba border, Lumely said. "We're hoping for a big announcement from the federal government in the next couple of weeks," he said. Tom Hockin, federal minis- ter of state for small business and tourism, has indicated to Lumely he is considering changing the government's position regarding funding the development of snowmobile trails. help local clubs, like Lake Superior's, purchase the equip- ment needed to groom trails. "We're hoping (Hockin) will come to bat for us," Lumely continued on page 7 The money would be used to Don Lumely holds a safety sign, part of NOSA's sinage sys- tem for its Northern Ontario trail program. Lumely spoke to last Saturday at the Terrace Bay Rec. Centre. A COMPLETE INSURANCE SERVICE COMPETITIVE RATES FOR QUALITY COVERAGE TERRACE BAY INSURANCE LTD. * Home * Business * Auto * Cottages * Recreational Vehicles * Etc. SIMCOE PLAZA TERRACE BAY 825 - 3246 ~ TERRY O'NEILL a

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