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BELLUZ Realty Ltd. Simcoe Plaza Box 715 Terrace Bay Ontario POT-2WO Juris Zdanovskis Broker 1-807-824-2933 TERRACE BAY -- SC Vol. 43, No.15 Wednesday, April 13, 1988 sue |IBER B dh SUPERIOR Rao SHORELINE ow t INSURANCE Ore LTD. my & 2 825-9492 Oe 825-9646 __Elleen Belliveau = The North Shore Insurance 3 Specialists! Schreiber Fire Department now better equipped to handle emergencies new training program and tools help By Greg Huneault the News With the recent acquisition of a specially equipped vehicle, the Schreiber Fire Department will now be-able to respond to haz- ardous spills and automobile acci- dents where victims are trapped. Funded by the Joint Emergency Planning Program (JEPP) and the township of Schreiber, the depart- ment received a total of $45,718 to modify, equip, and put into service a 1978 Suburban Van. The total cost was shared equal- ly between the township and the federal government,with the province administrating the. pro-.. gram The Suburban, dubbed the Haz Mat Vehicle, carries emergency tools and rescue equipment to help provide better emergency response services to the area. Chief Peter Doig of the Schreiber Fire Department said the program is directed to groups who provide emergency help in acci- dents on federal or provincial prop- erty. Under this dcfinition, the department has quite a large area within its jurisdiction. The vehicle «will be required to respond to any hazardous materials spills or acci- dents on the Trans Canada Highway to a distance of approxi- mately 25 miles west to Gravel River. Its easterly boundary will take it as far as 25 miles to Steel River, and it will also provide back-up for Terrace Bay. It also will respond to any area of the CPR right-of-way which is accessible from within the easterly and westerly boundaries. The vehicle is set up to act asa mobile command post for other emergencies and to coordinate emergency operations from an accident site. Chief Doig told the News that a compartmentalized trailer will soon be purchased by the department, and will be towed by the Haz Mat Vehicle when necessary. The trailer will contain extra equipment to deal with hazardous spills such as flood lights and a generator. So far, nine Schreiber firefight- ers arid two Terrace Bay firefight- ers have received 40 hours training on the new equipment. The team of specially trained firefighters recently put on a demonstration at Marathon, and | completed a two-week training program at the Schreiber Fire Hall. One new piece of equipment the department has practised with is The Phoenix Rescue Tool. Commonly recognized as the "Jaws of Life," it is a hydraulic tool used to spread apart wrecked cars 1o rescue victims. The department also has two encapsulating suits, which com- pletely cover firefighters and their air tanks. The suits will be used to remove victims within a contami- nated area if a spill of hazardous materials should happen. With The Haz Mat Vehicle and new equipment, the chief feels that the department has addressed a "moral obligation" to provide improved services to the area. New HAZ-MAT Vehicle The Schreiber Fire Department's new Haz-Mat unit will better assist the department to provide extrication and rescue services. Eleven fire- Pe tee ff 40 cents The Girl Guides and Brownies have been selling A Cookie Blitz will take place on the evening of cookies for over 50 years. In 1987, 2,471,000 were Wednesday, April 20 from 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm. Each sold in Ontario alone. Each member does her best to box sells for $2.25. The funds raised through cookie sales are used to Schreiber Reeve Mike Cosgrove received a box of buy badges, make crafts andorganize trips to camp. particpate in the program. the tasty treats from two Brownies to start the drive. By Elizabeth MacLean special to the News The Terrace Bay/Schreiber Disability Action Group (DAG) held a day-long meeting on April 7 to address issues of concern to the area's disabled residents. The purpose of the Special Transit System Workshop held at the Terrace Bay Recreation Centre was two-fold. The first purpose was to present D.A.G.'s rationale for the need of such a system to the appropriate people. The second purpose was to gather together all parties con- cerned with the funding and opera- tion ef such a system, and to estab- lish the role of each. } The meeting was chaired by Mr. Simon Hoad, community services manager with the March of Dimes in Thunder Bay. Shirley Mikus, president of D.A.G., presented the group's rea- sons for wanting to see the estab- lishment of such as system, Mr. D. Smith, head of program development and evaluation with the Ministry of Transportation and Communication, explained what portion of capital and operating a aaa Sa Saas SS EX See. ee You can support your local Girl Guides and Brownies by purchasing these cookies. photo: G. Huncault Disability Action Group address issues affecting area's disabled ministry. To get MTC funding, the system must be administered through the municipalities who have the option of operating the system themselves, or contracting out the operation and maintenance. Mr. Smith also presented speci- fications for vehicles to be used, as well as eligibility requirements for those wishing to use the service. He noted that people who do not meet the eligibility requirements can be carried on the vehicles, but would not be subsidized through MTC. see "Special" on page 3 Schreiber receives grant funding for sewage plant By Greg Huneault the News The Township of Schreiber has recently received approval of grant funding for the expansion and modification of its sewage treat- ment works. Schreiber Clerk-Treasurer Aurel Gauthier told the News that the township is currently looking at different proposals and studies, so it's premature to give a final figure for costs. -"Tt's still in the early stages. We're still in the stage of (deter- mining) how we're going to upgrade the plant," he said. The Ministry of the Environment has allotted a grant den ee ae ar SS ee ee cost, and the Ministry of Northern Mines and Development will pro- vide half of the remain cost, or 11.1 per cent. The township be required to pay the remainder. The Ministry of the Environment indicated that the esti- mated cost of the project is $1,672,000, but Mr. Gauthier said that figure is too high. "The township is not going to go for that cost," he told the News, adding that the township will 'look for the lowest possible cost. An engineering firm is presently conducting a study to find the best system. Mr. Gauthier said it will be July or August before a decision will be made on the final cost and decion of the nroject.