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Terrace Bay News, 24 Mar 1992, p. 2

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Page 2, News, Tuesday, March 24, 1992 Community briefs Schreiber roads budget Schreiber has submitted a budget of $182,000 to the Ministry of Transportation for subsidy in 1992. This includes $6,000 for a new plow and $7,000 for curbing. The Township also applied for $26,000 of supple- mentary funding. Non-subsidizable capital works, including $10,000 for sidewalk repair, $8,000 for paving Peary Street and $10,000 for storm sewers, are being considered. Also included in the roads budget is $4,300 for the Handi-Transit bus service. The cost is being shared with Terrace Bay, and is being sub- sidized by the Ministry of Transportation. The budget was presented to Council March 17. Lions Clubs chooses Timmy -- Terrace Bay/Schreiber's 1992 Easter Seals Timmy--Christopher Ballan- tine--celebrated his sixth birthday on March 16 by doing more than wishing. Christopher, along with other Easter Seal children and their parents, joined members of the local Lion's Club and their families in preparing for the 1992 Easter Seals cam- paign. The group spent the evening preparing contribu- tion envelopes to be mailed to the residents of Schreiber and Terrace Bay. Residents can either mail back the envelopes, or drop them off at the Tourist Information Centre April 4. The Lions hope to raise $2,500 this year for their East- er Seals children. (See photo on page 9) Environmentalist to speak Internationally recognized author, environmentalist and educator Thom Henely will be in Marathon March 26 at the Marathon High School. compiled by Darren MacDonald He has travelled and lived with indigenous peoples in more than 60 countries. In Canada, he was an organizer for the largest conservation battle in Canadian history, the 13 year campaign to protect the wilderness of the Queen Charlotte Archipelago in South Moresby, B.C. More than 400 students from Terrace bay, Schreiber, Manitouwadge and Marathon will hear Henely speak. He will speak about the endangered peoples of the world, having led research teams to Borneo, Sumatra, West Malaysia, Thailand and the Queen Charlotte Islands. Henely will also speak Hall would need new roof, basement, ceilings, floors The. coat rack (above lefi)in the Town Hall used to line up; holes in the wall (above right) show the lack of insulation continued from page 1 ment would have to be dug up; and the furnace eats up around 600 gallons of fuel a week dur- ing the winter. "When you're talking about $25,000 a year for heat lights and maintenance, and there's no maintenance, it just. doesn't 2 ee AS ae MOOSE HUNTERS MOOSE HUNTER INFORMATION SESSION THE GROUP APPLICATION SYSTEM Your chance to learn how to apply for the 1992 moose validation tag draw and the pros and cons of applying as a group of 2 - 8 hunters or as an individual Location: Terrace Bay Rec. Centre Conference Rm -- 3205 Cy Ontario Date: Thursday, April 2, 1992 Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Renseignements en francais: (807)-825- Ministry of Ministére des Natural Resources naturelles make any sense to keep it open." "What really annoys me is that they've known for years (that the building was in bad shape), so why didn't they do some work on it?" Eva Gordon says. "They didn't have to do a lot Richesses of work, but do what needs to be done. "I'm still not in favour of (tearing it down)," she says. "But I guess you can't live in the past, and Council has to do what they think is best. My husband says I'm beating a dead horse." The McCausland Hospital's Cash Calendar Winners Week: Twelve Mar 16: Susan Johnson, Terrace Bay, $10 Mar 17: Lea Halonen, Terrace Bay, $10 Mar 18: Carol-Lynn Borsa, Terrace Bay, $10 Mar 19: Melissa Cote, Schreiber, $10 Mar 20: Knights of Columbus, Schreiber, $10 Mar 21: Brigitte Speer, Rossport, $50 Mar 22: Terry Thomson, Schreiber, $10 This space donated by The Terrace Bay Schreiber News "It's just not the way to spend tax dollars on something that's still old when you're done," Krause says. "You've got to be realistic." about the "Rediscovery Pro- gram", which was co-founded in Canada by Henely in 1978. It brings together native and non native youth in order to share understanding, culture and respect. NW Ont. survey The Ministry of Northern Development and Mines has announced a $25,000 grant to fund a comprehensive study. of Northwestern Ontario. A computerized model will project where the region's economy is headed. It will examine the resource sector, manufacturing, services and transportation. Lakehead Uni- versity will do the study. NOACC against labour reforms The Northwestern Ontario Associated Cham- bers of Commerce have come out against the NDP's proposed changes to the Labour Relations Act. In a document submitted to the Ministry of Labour, NOACC says it "disagrees with the underlying premise set out," in the discussion paper last November. "For most workers, it is not the act of belonging to a union that matters, but the resulting improvements (if any) in working conditions." continued from page 1 nightly at the Atlas Boxing Club in Etobicoke, Ont. Adrian Teodorescu, Filane's personal coach, says the boxer is in "excellent" shape for the trials. "He's more mature," said Teodorescu. "He knows how to handle the mental stress of the international competi- tions." Right now, Teodorescu said Filane's technique is the- main focus during training sessions. "His technical skill is the number one ingredient that he has," said the coach. Filane will also have an extra ingredient though. Teodorescu will be in his cor- ner throughout the tourna- ment, and Filane said that will help boost his confidence. Filane working for Olympic berth "This is a crucial tourna- ment," said Filane. "You always dream of the Olympics as a kid." The entire Canadian box- ing team has been training at a marine base in North Car- olina since March 16. With no outside distractions, Filane will concentrate on adding the finishing touches to his strate- 8y. "When we go (to the Dominican Republic), we'll know what we have to do," said Teodorescu. But Filane said he has always known what has to be done. "T've got to win. That's all there is to do," he said. "T've imagined myself on the final day with my hands in the air, the Canadian flag up and me standing on the podium."

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