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MR, ~ BOX 375 TERRACE B/Y ' 7 E. PERSS - TERRACE BAY NEWS Vol. 14 No. 46 Serving The District November 25, 1971 FAMILY PLANNING CLINIC The Thunder Bay District Health Unit began a Family Planning Clinic on Tuesday, November 2nd, 1971. We now will have weekly clinics on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 = 9:00 p.m. in our Clinic Rooms in the North Wing of McKellar Hospital off Arthur Street. There seems to have been some controversy about the nature of the Clinic, which should be cleared up. We have two main functions. The first, is to make information about Family Planning readily available to the public. To this end, we have a selection of pamphlets at the Clinic and a nurse available to speak to anyone who needs information on the subject. The second main aim, is to make contraception available. Anyone who wants to have a contracep- tive deive prescribed is usually first interviewed by our Public Health Nurse, who will discuss available methods with plenty of time for questions. Then with some idea of all the available methods, the person will be seen by the doctor present, who will prescribe a suitable method after a physical exam- ination. If a question of surgical procedures, such as male or female sterilization comes up, a referral will be made to an appropriate specialist. | think the area that caused worry in some people's minds was the question of abortion. If a pregnant girl comes seeking abortion, she will be treated as she would be if she had gone to see a doctor in his office. She will discuss her case with the doctor and ~ if abortion seems to be the only answer, her case will continued page 2 sees NORTH SHORE MINOR HOCKEY LEAGUES OPENS IN TERRACE BAY THIS SUNDAY All hockey fans are reminded that the Terrace Bay Midgets will have their first home game this coming Sunday, November 28th, against Marathon. The game is scheduled to start at 1:00 p.m. Silver collection will be taken at the door and it is hoped that a number of hockey fans will attend this game to support our Midgets. PRE-SCHOOLERS SKATING SCHOOL i The Terrace Bay Recreation Office will be accept- ing names from parents of pre-schoolers who would be interested in having their sons or daughters taught the techniques of skating. This skating school for pre-schoolers would probably be held once weekly in an afternoon period, with a local instructor. Anyone interested in taking part in the skating school for pre-schoolers should leave their name and phone number at the Terrace Bay office. Names will be accepted up until Friday, December 3rd. LADY SPARE BOWLERS REQUIRED The ladies afternoon league in the Bowling Asso=- ciation require spare bowlers for Wednesday after- noons, starting at 1:30 p.m. If there is anyone in-- terested in letting their name stand as a spare, you should immediately call Mrs. Greenwood at 3623 or Mrs. Mercure at 3594. If you require further infor= mation about the afternoon league, be sure fo call the above-mentioned people. - continued page 5