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Terrace Bay News, 31 Aug 1949, p. 11

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Service Department The Services Department is responsible for ordering all incoming raw materials, supplies and maintenance items and the warehousing of same also for loading and shipping the finished product. Services performed by janitors, watchmen, mobile equipment operators and garbage collectors also come within the jurisdiction of this Department, Personnel Department Services and Company Benefits In addition to its normal responsibilities regarding employment, promotions, administration of the labour agreement, safety, first aid a nd other related matters, tho Forsonnel Department interprets to all employees facts concerning the varied aspects of such Company benefits as are available to each employee. These benefits inelude the "Blue Cross Plan for Hospital Care", Group Life Insurance, Employees! Mutual B enefit Society and local Group Medical Plan. The Department also takes responsibility for the publishing of a weekly mimeographed newSpaper "Terrace Bay Ners,"" Collective Bargaining Agency Local #665 of the International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers is the collective bargaining agency with which LongLac Pulp and Paper Company has a labour agreement covering hourly paid workers at Terrace Bay, Hydro Electric Power Hydro electric power for Terrace Bay is derived from the recently completed 55000 Horsepower Aguasaton Generating Station located 3 miles west of the Townsite on the shore of Lake Superior. SOME IMPORTANT DATES IN TERRACE BAY'S BRIEF HISTORY March 4, 1946 - Start made on first building October 3, 1946 - Branch of Imperial Bank Opened November 5, 1946 - Showing of first moving picture November 10, 1946 - First Church Service November 23, 1946 - First House occupied November 29. 1946 - "Terrace Bay News" published for first time February 1, 1947 - Post Office opened April 13, 1947 - First Roman Catholic Mass June 24, 1947 - Bus Service with Lakehead Cities inaugurated July 16, 1947 - Visit of Port Arthur and Fort William Chambers of Commerce August 13, 1947 - First Wedding ceremony performed august 23, 1947 - First baby born at Terrace Bay. September 1, 1947 - Municipal Stetus es_Improvement District granted September 11, 1947 - Ontario Municipal Electrical association Visit October 1, 1947 - Visit of Toronto Board of Trade including Premier George Drew and cabinet ministers, October 7, 1947 - Visit of leading editors and reporters of Canadian Newspapers and magazines, October 22, 1947 - Pulp logs over Ayuasabon Falls for last time January , 1948 - Boiler House Steam whistle blown for first time April 14, 1948 - First unit of modern sh*nping centre opened. June 8, 1948 - Lt. Gov. of Ontario laid mill cornerstone July 8, 1948 - Gates closed at Hydro Dam to create Hays Lake. October 5, 1948 - Terrace Bay School opened. October 19, 1948 - Aguasabon Gerorating Station officially opened November 12, 1948 ~ Pulp produced for first time in mill December 16, 1948 - First labour agreement negotiated March 14, 1949 - First Regular meeting Canadian Legion May 3, 1949 - Boy Scouts organized: June 25, 1949 - Masonic Lodge Instituted.

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