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Terrace Bay News, 1 Oct 1947, p. 1

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a gat \ i 4 « ; i ar | wae inelude Hou. George Drew, Premier of Ontario; Hon, D.R. Michener, Provincial Vode. AM. BO * LaARCEST CIRCULATION IN TURRACE BaY = ncaa SS TERRACE BAY WELCOMZS MEMBERS OF TORONTO BOARD OF TRADE Fifty to sixty members of . the Toronto Board of Trade 'left Sunday night..by special train for a week long tour through Northwestern Ontario. This afternoon, the party is scheduled to arrive at Terrace Pay. Following a tour of the project the visitors will be guests at a dinner tendered by the Long Lac Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd, in the Main Dining Room at the Lower Camp, Headed by W.L. Gordon, President of the Toronto Board of Trade, the x: by Searetary; Hon. H.R. Scott, Minister of Lands and Forests; R.L. Hearn, «@eneral Manager and Chief Engineer of the Ontario Hydro Wlectric Power Commission and F,D, Tolchard, Gonera®Manager of the Toronto Board of Trade, : Tt is significant and indeed an honour thet to-day, we ab Tergace pay, are privileged to act as hosts to such a distinguished group of visitors, "We extend to our gueste. henrty welcome from one of Northwestern Onturio's newest communities. cle@asy S Fe OCIATION HOLDS FALL BANQUET . The first Annual Fall' Benguet. of tHe. Terrace Bay Fish anéGame Association was held in the Main Dining Room ct the Lower © mre Lost Wednesd«y, September 24th, with some 175 persons in sttendance. 3 8 Following e deliciously cooked Fresh Leke Superior Trout dinner, with all the trimmings, served by Dominion Catering Comexny, the banquet group (which included the ladies) too heartily enjoyed ¢ sing-song lca by Wilf Dorris with Fred Soughton at the piano. o TERRACE BAY FISH AND GANS ASS Due to the illness of President Doug. Johnson, Vice-President 4d. Cavanaugh very capably ected as Chairman. A delegation from Fort Willicm and Port Arthur representing the parent orgsnizction, Thunder Buy District Fish and Game Associstion, included the following: Ur, & Wrs. Harvey Johnson, Ree. Skinner, Jnek Garland, Al Pettit, Harl Besbe, AD, Morrell, Keith Dennis and Mr. & Mrs, J.ck MeKirdy. Mr. keKirdy is ons Or Cano deers outstrnding outdoors men, Visitors from ne .rby points included ifn Nicol of Rossport, Mr. & Mrs. Geo. Mills and Jules Roos of Hydro O-mp, Heading the Likeherd delegation w.s John EB. Fryer, President of the Thunder ~ no a Bay District Association. Mr, Fryer announced th..t arrengements wore being completed for « meeting of represont.tives of 11 fish and game groups in the Thundér Buy District, for the purpose of developing * federntion. Individual organiz tions would réebain their eutonomy under the federation, but in matters of mntional, provincicl and district interest, the federation would be in «a position to «ct for all groups. Guest speaker of the evening ws Rundolph L. Peterson, Royal Ontario use of Zoology, who is in charge of the moose survey being conducted at thé present time on St. Ignice Island which is located off the nore store of Lake Superior bet Rossport and Nipigon. 'iat wir, Peterson stated that the decline in the moose population of Ontsrio hed been the reson for the study which had sturted last yecr in Algonquin Purk and. hed moved to St. Ignece e rly this spring, The speaker strted thet he was impressed with the possibilitics and opportunities of the Terrace Bxy orgecnization to properly utilize, perpetucte ang conserve the wild life of the district, During his tik, bts Peterson 1 of 35 mm. Kod .chrome pictures of moose and other wild life. The guest specker was henked by Ted Jones, Jr. ween Mrs number

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