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Terrace Bay News, 22 Apr 1965, p. 1

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COUNCIL QUOTES Due to the departure of Councillor Carl Kolody from Terrace Bay, his resignation was submitted by letter to Council as they met Tuesday afternoon in the Municipal Chamber. It was accepted by Reeve W. Adamo with regret, and discussing the problem of replacement, Council passed a motion to appoint Mr. Angus Fraser for the balance of the year. Put in by the electorate the previous three years, Mr. Fraser had been retired from Council by his own choice the past three months. Mr. Fraser signified his willing- ness to again serve on Council. A further appointment on the Municpal level was that of Mr. John Mikus as Roads Superintent. Mr. Jack Wellings will remain in his capacity as Building Inspector. A By-law to cover these appointments will be prepared. The Public School Board wrote, directing the attention of Council to the hazard created by the annual flooding on the ball field, between the Public and High Schools. The suggestion of improved drainage will be submitted to the Roads Superinten- dent for immediate attention. notified the Terrace Bay Council of a Centennial Planning Conference to be held in the Everest Hotel in Marathon, on Friday, May 7th. As Chairman of this project, Councillor Cavanaugh will attend to- gether with another member of Council . An invita- tion will be extended to the Chamber of Commerce and local representatives to attend. The Horticultural Socieyt requested permission to again sponsor the sale of bedding plants by an outside Nursery dealer. The Society will be allowed to complete arrangements for a local sale, as this is a public service. Concern was expressed by the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 223, who suffered a loss of water supply during the past winter. They had received emergency assistance from Kimberl¢- Clark at the time but felt precautionary measures should be taken against a recurrence. Councillor Brown had discussed the problem with the Townsite crew and they had agreed against exten- sive snow plowing in this vicinity in the future. Physicians Services Incorporated advised of a termination of their present Group Plan to Municipal employees after five members had dropped out and two been removed. The remaining ten members (Continued on Page 4) Mr. John W. Reid, Centennial Field Representative pril 22, 1965 C.P.R. RAIL SERVICE RESUMED The washout which occurred on the CP. line just east of Terrace Bay causing the derailment of the Canadian, has been given fine coverage on TV and radio. Since the facts are known to all, we will not retell the story. There is a proverb which states, "A picture is worth a thousand words." Therefore, we present a series of photographs dealing with the wreckage and the rescue operations. Judging from the wreckage, it is a miracle that it did not result in greater lose of life. A number of local residents were aboard the train, fortunately =| none were hurt. Over thirty people were treated at the Terrace Bay Hospital, thirteen were admitted. The hospital staff was assisted in attending the in- jured by doctors from Marathon, Nipigon and Red Rock, and by nurses from Marathon and Nipigon. At this writing five remain in hospital. All will be soon released with the exception of Mr. Hodgins, who will be hospitalized for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. R. Cotton, who had permission from the C.P. to take pictures, were among the first to arrive at the scene of the accident. Shown below are members of the rescue party re- moving the injured from the work train. For many citizens of Schreiber and Terrace Bay who assisted it was a long hard night. The rugged terrain made rescue work difficult. Photo by Reg . Cotton:

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