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Inside Community briefs--EAGER in Schreiber.....2 Larry Sanders --raw material of history.........5 Life as a tourist counsellor........6 by Darren MacDonald The News Funeral services for Schreiber resident Walter Acker, 73, were held on Mon- day, July 13, at St. Andrew's Church in Schreiber. Acker's body, and that of 35 year old Russell Otto of Mid- dleville, Michigan, was found Friday, July 10, by mine res- cue teams from Minnova and Hemlo. The two men were reported missing when they didn't retum to town Thursday evening. Schreiber OPP say the men were found floating in water in a mine shaft. The shaft is locat- ed on a mine claim that was held by Walter Acker. "They were pumping out (water from) the mine shaft using a gasoline-powered pump that they had put down in the shaft," says OPP Sgt. Andy Templar. "And they both succumbed to carbon monox- 'Terrace Bay Public Liorary Two men die in Schreiber tragedy ide poisoning." The men were apparently attempting to find gold in the former gold mine. "The shaft is approximately 110 feet deep, and they were found about 38-40 feet down from the top of the shaft," says OPP Const. Murray Woodman, who was the investigating offi- cer in the case. Woodman says that the OPP's end of investigation into the incident has been complet- seni cause of death has been determined, the identity of the people involved has been determined, and the site (of the accident) has been determined," says Woodman. "So that's the end of the inves- tigation portion of it." An autopsy, the results of which were released last week, has determined that the men died of carbon monoxide poi- soning. BELLUZ Realty Ltd. Simcoe Plaza Box 715 Terrace Bay Ontario POT 2WOo JURIS ZDANOVSKIS Office - 825-9393 BROKER / MVA Home - 824-2933 Serendipity Gardens Cafe & Gallery Fully Licensed Birthday Discounts Open 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Main Street 824-2890 ROSSPORT, ONT Volume 46 No. 27 Tuesday, July 14, 1992 The Terrace Bay-Schreiber Cws News Stand 50 cents incl. G.S.T. SUPERIOR SHORELINE INSURANCE LTD. We represent 8 different insurance companies so that we can get the best rates for you: Liz Boutilier Broker *Home . *Auto = "Business » 'Air Craft *Mobile Home 825-9492 Better stop. when. you reach China The Schreiber Public Works department was hard at work last week installing water and sewer systems along Peary Street . Township Engineer John Este says they hope to do some paving along the subdivision as well. 4 McCausland Governors object to Act changes by Darren MacDonald The News An elected Board of Gover- nors would harm the long term operation of the McCausland Hospital. That's one of the points made in a brief present- ed by McCausland Treasurer John Gray to the provincial steering committee examining proposed changes to the Public Hospitals Act. Gray made the presentation on behalf of the McCausland's Board of Governors on July 8 in Thunder Bay. "Our success is directly linked to the unique talents, time commitment, altruism and service provided by the volun- teer trustees," Gray said. "This willing and motivated pool of human resources cannot be overlooked and dropped by the wayside." Unlike elected bodies, Gray said volunteer boards are large- ly free of the political consider continued on page 6 Ee Lc DIANNE O'NEILL TERRACE BAY INSURANCE LTD. New Revised Auto & Property Rates We offer Mature Owners Discounts, Claims Free Discounts, Non Smokers Discounts & Alarm Credits SIMCOE PLAZA TERRACE BAY 825 - 3246 * Home * Business * Auto * Cottages * Recreational Vehicles * Etc. ~\ TERRY O'NEILL ae