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Terrace Bay News, 7 Jan 1992, p. 12

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July eTerrace Bay Reeve Jim Ziegler announces he plans to seek re-election in the Novem- ber Municipal races. ¢Wes Fenton is appointed Chief of Terrace Bay Police Services. Fenton, who began his policing career in 1977 in Terrace Bay, said that working with the young people in the community was one of his top priorities. *Rainy weather cancels the fireworks for the Canada Day celebration, but the Canada Day party goes ahead anyway. The Ministry of Natural Resources announces $85, 781 in funding for nine Environ- mental Youth Corps projects. The projects vary from trail brushing to assisting in the operation of local parks. *Terrace Bay Township approves the purchase a Cater- pillar D7H bulldozer, primarily for use at the Terrace Bay land- fill site. The cost of the bull- dozer is $273,964, but a grant from the Ministry of the Envi- ronment covers $156,000 of the cost. *Good weather helps bring out a large crowd for the Ross- port Fish Derby. The grand champion, and winner of the $2,000 grand prize, was Bill Lucas of Thunder Bay, who had a Lake Trout weighing in at 16.1 Ibs *. Top local finisher was Robert Pidluzny of Terrace Bay, whose fish weighed in at 14.75 Ibs. *CP rail signs an agreement with Trimac Ltd. to bring in a new container system to trans- port Ore concentrate from Min- nova Mines to the shipment site Gilles Pouliot, Depute provincial, Lac Nipigon Mon Travail, C'est De Vous Aider TELEPHONEZ SANS FRAIS: 1-800-268-7192 Du Lundi au Vendredi durant les heures regularieres de travail e SOSCHHHSOSSHSSHE SOE SOSSESHLOSTOHSOEEOOD FAX # 1-416-327-0968 Page 12, News, Tuesday, January 7 1992 ES AT YOUR SERVICE/ A VOTRE SERVICE | Gilles Pouliot, MPP Lake Nipigon Helping You is My Job! CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-268-7192 Monday to Friday during business hours THE YEAR IN REVIEW in Schreiber. Some Schreiber residents had complained over the years about environmental, health and safety concerns with the old shipment site. - August *The Jackfish Bay Remedial Action Plan team commissions a study of the Blackbird Creek system. The study is intended to assist in the selection of remedial options to restore the water quality and aquatic habi- tat of Jackfish Bay. *Thieves break in at Ronkainen's Pharmacy in Ter- race, making off with a number of mild narcotics. The incident forces the pharmacy to borrow drugs from the hospital to fill many prescriptions. *Lake Nipigon M.P. Gilles Pouliot is made Transportation Minister in a cabinet shuffle. Pouliot is the first Northern MPP to become Transportation Minister in a long time. *Organizers in Schreiber and Terrace Bay announce plans to hold another Terry Fox Run, an organizers express hope that the turn out will be better than the previous year's. September eJohn Curtin arrives in Ter- race Bay, as he crosses Canada hoping to increase the aware- ness of Canadians about blood related diseases, such as Leukemia and Aplastic Ane- mia. *The official opening of the Tourist Information Centre in Terrace Bay is held. Among the dignitaries in attendance are Minister of Tourism and Recre- ation. Peter North, Transport Minister Gilles Pouliot, Minis- ter of Northern Development and Mines Shelley Martel, and Cochrane-Superior M.P. Rég Bélair. *Costa's food markets, Northshore Home and Building Centre and Jeff Mikus' Dickie Dee Ice Cream business are all nominated for Northern Ontario Business Awards. eRuth Mulligan and Nestor Trach are among the first ever recipients of service awards from the Lake Superior Board of Education. Mulligan taught for more than 29 years before she retired, and Trach has taught for 25 years. October *Terrace Bay Township Council decides that the Aguasabon Gorge development should be accessible to the dis- abled. © AS a_ result, Moore/George Associates, who designed the development, come up with a compromise proposal, one that allows for disabled accessibility and stays within the budget. Tenders later come in much lower than fore- cast, and the development goes ahead as originally planned. *Poor weather delays the implementation of the new ore concentrate loading process in Schreiber *Pays Plat Chief Aimie Bouchard rejects the federal government's constitutional proposals on self government. He says the government's plan fails to recognize rights natives have always had. °A black bear is killed by Terrace Bay Police after it wan- dered into the garbage shed behind the McCausland Hospi- tal. *Because of budget restraints, the Schreiber Detachment of the O.P.P. loses a constable. Two officers are transferring out of Schreiber, while only one is coming in. The Environmental Aware- ness Group to Encourage Recy- cling begins a metal can recy- cling program. Council later gives the group permission to « ARP Thank You Major and Thrower wish to thank the local residents for 'their donations towards the Christmas tree on the hill. use the Tourist Information Centre as a drop off site. eAll candidates meetings are held in Schreiber and Terrace Bay in the run up to the November Municipal elections. In Schreiber, incumbent Mike Cosgrove, Bob Krause and Joseph King vie for the job of Reeve, while in Terrace Bay, six people run for four seats on Council. -Don Lumely, president of the Northem Ontario Snowmo- bile Association, encourages the local club to get involved in trail grooming and talks about the tourism potential for the snowmobiling industry. *Newlyweds Betty Ann and Bert Logan leave Schreiber for Parry Sound, where Bert Logan has a new O.P.P. posting. Before they leave, Schreiber Block Parents present them with a framed photograph of local scenery, in recognition of their role in establishing the Block Parent Program. Terrace Bay Airport manag- er Richard Morriseau is recog- nized by Council for his work in assisting the pilot of an air- craft from Virginia who had blown a tire. November eNestor Trach is appointed Fire Chief of the Terrace Bay Fire Department, replacing out- going chief Rollie MoQuin. *While members of the Ontario Labour Relations Board waited downstairs, an agreement was_ reached between the Thunder Bay Home For the Aged and the United Paperworkers Union that allowed Mona Cano to return to work at Birchwood Terrace. *Bob Krause become the new Reeve in Schreiber, defeat- ing Mike Cosgrove by just nine votes in municipal elections held Nov. 12. In Terrace Bay, the entire Township Council is returned, although Counc. Chris Joubert squeaked by Mary Cashmore by only seven votes. Marilyn Chapman defeats Jon Ferguson for the only School Board upset. Turn 1991 out in both townships is about 50 per cent. *Revenue Minister Otto Jelinek turns down a request from Cochrane - Superior M.P. Rég Bélair to establish a cus- toms clearing telephone service in Rossport. December eLake Superior High School Principal Balan Menon does not have his probationary con- tract made permanent, despite presentations made on his behalf by a delegation of Ter-. race Bay parents. Because of confidentiality laws, the School Board doesn't make their rea- sons public. *Elissa Glad, student at Schreiber Public School, wins the Lake Superior Board of Education's Christmas card design contest. Glad's design was chosen from entries from Terrace Bay, Marathon and Manitouwadge. ¢ Stacy Wallwin of Terrace Bay is nominated Ontario Junior Citizen of the year for her contributions to the com- munity. *The Pays Plat Business Development Centre nears completion. Byron Nawagesic, whose idea it was to build the centre, expects it to open for business early in the new year. ePower interruptions in Ter- race bay and Schreiber leave residents in the dark on the same day, although the prob- lems were unrelated. In Schreiber, a broken conductor was the cause, while in Terrace Bay, a line went down behind the arena. *The North Shore Communi- ty Band holds its Christmas concert-at the Schreiber Cam- . pus of LSHS. Eight different groups performed in front of a crowd of more than 200. Terrace Bay Council gets upset over the unauthorized cost overruns of a study look- ing at the possibility of remov- ing the shoal in the harbour mouth. They put off the deci- sion on whether to pay until the study examined by committee. HELP WANTED? advertising department at The Terrace Bay Schreiber News 825-3747

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