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Terrace Bay News, 25 Feb 1992, p. 1

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BELLUZ Realty Ltd. Simcoe Plaza Box 715 Terrace Bay Ontario i ae POT 2WO JURIS ZDANOVSKIS Office - 825-9393 BROKER/ MVA Home - 824-2933 To lease this space . please contact Cheryl at The Terrace Bay- Schreiber News 825-3747 N Volume 46 No. 8 Tuesday February 25, 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: *Home *Auto *Business *Air Craft *Mobile Home 825-9492 Liz Boutilier Broker Miners vote to accept two year pact All day bargaining session by Darren MacDonald The News A strike was averted at Min- nova Mines Sunday night when 90 workers voted by a margin of about 80 per cent to accept the company's latest contract offer. "There was substantial improvement in the long-term disability package," said Unit- ed Steelworkers Local 4464 President Tom Jameus in an interview Monday moming. The two year contract is retroactive to Nov. 1, and also includes a 5.3 per cent raise for Friday yields deal workers this year, and a five per cent raise next year. The deal itself was ham- one," Jameus said. He also said that for a first contract, he's pleased with the mered out by union and man- agement during negotiations last Friday in Thun- der Bay which took "they bet- ter part of the day" to complete, Jameus said. The main stumbling block for an agreement had been the disability benefits package. "The company went out of its way to help us out on that 6Sa55 s deal. It's a very fair "I think it's agreement all the fairly reason- way around."' able," he said. : "It's a good Minnova Media Coordinator place to start John Wilcox work from. Minnova's Media Coordinator John Wilcox described the deal as a "good package." "We're looking forward to working with the steelworkers to make this a good working agreement," Wilcox said Mon- day afternoon. "(The deal) gives everyone a solid platform to work on and continue to establish good labour relations. It's a very fair agreement all the way around." The 106 members of Local 4464 were certified as a Union last may, and have been work- ing on the contract since last June. The company's original offer had been rejected by the miners by a margin of 57 per cent. ia Police may lay charges after snowmachine accident by Darren MacDonald The News The Terrace Bay Police Service and the Schreiber OPP are investigating a snowmobile accident that took place last weekend near the access road to the cross country ski trails in Schreiber /Terrace Bay. Sgt. Andy Templar said Monday that two youths continued on page 2 Earning their citizen's badge Schreiber Reeve Bob Krause explained some of the finer points of municipal government to girl guides (from left) Stephanie Needham, Donna Park, Julie Miller and Barbie Wilson, while guide in charge Mary Ann Needham looked on. The guides vis- ited Council Feb. 17 as part of earning their citizen's badge. They listened to a short explanation on the basic tenents of municipal goverment, and then asked Reeve Krause questions on what he had said. Inside Community briefs--PCAC MECTING..0.c0c000e2 Second Gold award for Schreiber TAM. cccccccccccccceD Larry Sanders -- Social char- ter possible....§ Reading pro- gram reaches out to AMUITES......0000000008 The bridal ISSUC..000c00000 9" 10 Figure skaters to compete in Thunder Bay.. ooAl a TERRACE BAY INSURANCE LTD. e We offer Mature Owners Discounts, Claims Free Discounts, New Revised Auto & Property Rates Non Smokers Discounts & Alarm Credits SIMCOE PLAZA TERRACE BAY 825-3246 * Home * Business * Auto * Cottages * Recreational Vehicles * Etc.

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