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"6 my wove | a . TERRAGE BAY NEWS | Vol. I7 No. 24 June I9, I974 20¢ Per Copy CNIB VISITS TERRACE BAY Terrace Bay is one of 24 northern Ontario communities to be visited this year by the CNIB Mobile Eye Care Unit. This prevention of blindness program of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind pro- vides the services of an eye specialist in areas where none are presently available. On June I3 and I4, 52 local residents were given eye examinations by ophthalmologist, Dr. R.D. Merritt. The doctor volunteered a week from his office practice in Niagara Falls to work in Terrace Bay. Two permanent CNIB staff members assisted him. The Mobile Eye Care Unit is an ophthalmolo- gist's office: fully equipped to diagnose eye disease, prescribe glasses and perform minor surgical procedures. Those patients with ocu- lar problems are referred to the nearest spec- ialist for treatment and continuing care. This is the third year the unit has made a tour of the north, says Operations Manager, Miss Pat Trusty. "Service has been provided to 58 communit- ies, and over 6000 eye examinations performed. A wide variety of ocular problems and diseases have been discovered." Early detection and proper follow-up of su- ch conditions as glaucoma and amblyopia can prevent needless loss of sight, says Miss Trusty. Preliminary arrangements and sponsorship for the unit's visit were made by the Terrace Bay Kinsmen Club. ='PhOtOS PAGE 5 vou eess Pet Population America's pet population in- cludes 2 million cats, 26 million caged biirds, 32.6 million dogs, and 500 million tropical fish. TERRACE BAY COUNCIL QUOTES Terrace Bay Council met on Tuesday night, with Reeve Bray presiding and Councillors Helmink and Megraw present. Minutes of the last regular meeting were adopted as read. Minutes of a special meeting, held on June 3rd, were approved. This was a meeting at which rates were finalized for 1974 taxation. Results were as follows: | Townsite Area 1974 1973 Public School Res. Comm. Res. Comm. Supporters 28.508 34.298 28.176 33.03& Separate School Supporters 27.879 33.599 27.1923 31.945 Outside Townsite Area Public School Supporters 22+312 28.102: 22.322 .27.184 Separate School Supporters 21.683 27.403 . 21.399 26.091 A Public School supporter with an assess- ment of $I0,000 will pay $285.08 in total tax- ex in I974, as compared to $28I.76 in I973. A Separate school supporter in I974 will pay $278.79 as compared to $27I.93 in I973. Under new business, the week of June 'I6 to June 22nd has been declared as Senior Citizens Week, and in conjunction with this, Council finalized plans for a luncheon to be held for Terrace Bay Senior Citizens at the Legion Hall on June I9th. Correspondence included a letter from the | Ministry of Transportation and Communications advising of approval of road subsidies in the amount of $25,000, $15,000 for proposed con- struction and $I0,000 for road maintenance. A copy of a letter from Jack Stokes M.P.P. continued page 2 ........