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BELLUZ Realty Ltd. Simcoe Plaza Box 715 Terrace Bay Ontario POT 2Wo Office - 825-9393 Home - 824-2933 Eo JURIS ZDANOVSKIS BROKER Terrace Bay-Schreiber News For this space please contact Lisa at 825-3747. N Volume 45 No. 25 Tuesday June 18, 1991 The Terrace Bay-Schreiber Cws 50 cents incl. G.S.T. News Stand = We represent 8 different insurance companies so that we can get the best rates for you: SUPERIOR SHORELINE INSURANCE LTD, *Home *Auto . *Business ; *Air Craft *Mobile Home 825-9492 Liz Boutilier Broker McCausland Hospital by Rob Cotton The News A collapsed high school gymnasium roof injured 25 students in Terrace Bay on Tuesday, June 4. Two Lake Superior High School students, Tosha Veinot, 16, and Paula Doucet, 15, were Sitting outside of the building when the roof fell in. "It just crashed down on them," said Veinot, " around 30 students were taking a gym class." Doucet said it took 3- 4 minutes for the ambulance to arrive on the scene. "The first ambulance driver to arrive asked to help, carrying flashlights and oxygen," she said. The interior of the gym was in total darkness and the cries of students asking for help could be heard from outside. One ambulance attendant had the area secured and was communicating with the ambulance station and the hospital while others were evacuating students. A school bus was called in to take students who were injured, but could still walk, to the hospital. Veinot and Doucet assisted the walking injured onto the bus and stayed with them until they reached the hospital. At the emergency department hospital medical staff were assessing and treating the injured. A hospital spokesperson Said there were 25 casualties with injuries ranging from... That's the scene as it might have been had the roof of the gymnasium at the Terrace Bay Campus of Lake Superior Disaster p Ee lan put into practice 5 Mock injuries for a mock disaster High School collapsed. In fact what happened was an exercise to monitor the McCausland Hospital's Natural Disaster Plan and the response of the various departments involved. A press release from McCausland Hospital said, all local agencies, such as Terrace Bay Police Services and the Terrace Bay Fire Department, were informed of the exercise, however there was no actual involvement on their part because the mock disaster was set up to to test the Hospitals disaster plan. actually "As with all exercises of this nature, many positive points were noted which were originally addressed in the Natural Disaster Plan. New points raised will be included in the Natural Disaster Plan," the release said. The students of Lake Superior High School were made-up with fake wounds indicating various degrees of injury and played their part by providing authentic sounding screams of pain and confusion. Feigning shock and disorientation, some of them even tried to wander away from the accident site. Terrace Bay senior receives provincial achievement award Lillian Belliveau of Terrace Bay has been presented with an Ontario Senior Achievement Award by the Honourable Lincoln Alexander, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. Belliveau travelled to Toronto to receive her award from the Lieutenant Governor at a special ceremony held in the. main foyer of the Legislative Building, Queen's Park on Thursday, June 6. The Ontario Seniors Awards, given to a total of 20 seniors, recognize and honour the achievements of individual seniors who have made outstanding contributions to their communities during their senior years. ' "Each of these individuals tells us a great story of energy, North Bay Interlink Choir creativity and strength," said Elaine Ziemba, Ontario's minister of citizenship with responsibility for seniors' issues, in a press release announced the recipients. "These seniors' are recognized not only for these qualities, but for the collective role model they represent," she continued. The minister added that all of the award recipients have played a fundamental! role in helping society improve their attitudes towards older persons. "They reinforce what I have always felt ... that individuals continue to achieve, contribute, make a difference in their lives... and the lives of others, at every age," she said. Music for a summer evening Two generations singing with one voice performed a very special concert at Lake Superior High School, Terrace Bay Campus, on Friday evening, June 7. The North Bay Interlink Choir gave an upbeat and positive evening of song to those in attendance. The choir is made up of senior citizens and children and while music is the vehicle the heart of Interlink is the caring relationships that form through the exchange of pen pal letters. Life experiences are shared, bonds are created and the generation gap begins to close. Interlink provides an opportunity for seniors to enjoy the rich rewards of a caring child and gives youngsters a greater awareness, understanding and appreciation of an older adult. The North Bay Interlink choir stopped in Terrace Bay as part of its three day tour in communities between Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay. The Schreiber/Terrace Bay Lions Club and Lake Superior High School sponsored the choirs' visit to Terrace Bay. A COMPLETE INSURANCE SERVICE COMPETITIVE RATES FOR QUALITY COVERAGE TERRACE BAY INSURANCE LTD. * Home * Business * Auto * Cottages * Recreational Vehicles* Etc. SIMCOE PLAZA TERRACE BAY 825 - 3246