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Terrace Vol. 43, No. 18 Ba SLES May 3, 1989 - Schreiber eoeel 696 X08 Aresqry oand Aeg eoeuel LE/E/E 4 ome LOd yo Aeg % & on RRR 9 40 cent: Newly renovated school opens By Dave Chmara Last Tuesday, April 25 marked the official opening of the newly renovated and expanded Terrace Bay Public School. Officials from the Lake Superior Board of Education, Ministry of Education, school faculty and staff, parents, students and politicians were on hand for the evening's ceremony. Sharon MacKenzie, principal of the school, thanked everybody for taking the time to come out and help celebrate the school's opening. Joan Nugent, Vice Chairman of the Lake Superior Board of Education, commented on the school's beauty. She also thanked the students for their patience during the renovations. Students had to trek-between the school» and portables to attend classes during the renovation and expan- sion of the school. Nugent noted the upgrading of the school's facilitics cost a total of $1.3 million - $823,000 of which came in the form of grants from the Ministry of Education. The other $502,000 was raised through taxes. from the Lake Superior Board of Education. Nugent noted there are no deben- tures resulting from the work done on the school. It is all paid for. She also mentioned the board will now be attempting to raise $743,000 for renovations to the Lake Superior High School in Terrace Bay. Jack Stokes offered congratu- lations on behalf of Gilles Pouliot who was unable to attend the opening ceremonies as Tucsday marked the opening of the new session of parliament. Stokes said, "educational bodies, boards, schools, students and faculties are alive and well on the North Shore. It's very important to place a high degree of importance on education." : Jack Malcolm with the Ministry of Education, offered congratulations on bchalf of the ministry and its minister, Chris Ward. He said, "this shows the commitment by the ministry and marks the fulfillment of upgrad- ing the aging schools in the sys- tem." During the ceremony a plaque was unveiled to mark the opening of the newly renovated and expanded school. It will be dis- played in the school on a perma- chool of! cials unveil a plaque to mark the official opening o Public School. Above, Joan Nugent, Jon Ferguson, Rita McBride and Danielle Salesse perform the unveiling. . nent basis. MacKenzie said a time capsule was filled, with the help of all the grades, and will be opened is 20 years - somctime in April in the year 2009. Don Davey, who will be returning next fall to resume his duties as principal of the school, also offered congratulations to all those involved in upgrading the school. és @ newly renovated and expanded Terrace Bay Photo by Dave Chmara Telephone solicitations could be fraudulent Residents in a number of arcas of the province have recently been subjected to misleading or fraudulent telephone solicitations, and the Ontario Provincial Police would like to alert citizens to the common elements of many of these schemes. Typically, these telephone solicitors advise people they have won a prize, or have an "opportu- nity" to do so. Usually there is some purchase to be made before the prize can be collected. The caller suggests that pay- ment for the product or service being offered be made by credit card, and asks for a credit card number. Once the number is given, the customer is immediate- ly charged the agreed-upon amount. "The majority of these types of telephone solicitations are designed to mislead potential cus- tomers - to make them belicve they're going to get something at a much better price than any- where elsc," said Inspector Ken Christopherson of the OPP's anti- rackets branch. "The value or nature of the prize, or the requirements for claiming it, may be misrepresent- ed," said Christopherson. "What you think you heard and what was actually said may be two different things, but even if what you heard was exactly what was said, it's difficult to prove misrepresentation." A customer's first indication of a problem may be his or her cred- it card statement. Persons who believe they've purchased a bargain holiday from a so-called "travel agent", for example, may find their credit card statement indicates the moncy went to a restaurant, car rental agency or some other busi- ness. This is probably because the telephone solicitor has no arrangement with a credit card company, and is using an imprint- ing machine belonging to some other business to process orders. "By the time you get your credit statement and realize some- thing is wrong, it's too late," Christopherson said. "The money is gone." These telephone scams usually involve no more than a few hun- dred dollars each, but throughout North America, it's estimated they bring in hundreds of millions of dollars a year. "There are two key rules to remember when dealing with telephone solicitors," Christopherson said. "Never reveal your credit card number over the phone, and if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." He also thanked everybody for being so patient during the reno- vations. He joked he got out of the school just in time as teachers were becoming tired of hearing him say, "in order to see the rain- bow, a little rain must fall." Other L.S.B.E. news At the April 18 meeting of the Lake Superior Board of Education the following resigna- tions were passed by resolution and become effective August 31, 1989. Allison Perry and Tina Lage from Lake Superior High School. Jacquie Guertin, Richard Simpson and Phillip Hurst from Manitouwadge High School. Peter Rochus from Marathon High School. "Wayne Tessier from Schreiber Public School. Barbara McMillan and Lucie Giroux from Marathon Public School. Nocl Chambers was appointed to the full-time teaching staff at Lake Superior High School effec- tive September 4, 1989. During the mecting the issue of opening exercises and religious education was discussed. A for- mal resolution was passed stating that schools of the Lake Superior Board of Education shall be opened each day with O'Canada and shall include a variety of readings or prayers from the doc- ument "Readings and Prayers for Use in Toronto Schools." Resolutions were also passed with regard to the continuation of the French Immersion Program at Marathon Public School, and the offering of an extended Core French Program at Grades 7 and 8. The Trustees accepted the res- ignation of Trustee Paul Cebrario. They also agreed to support the McCausland Hospital in estab- lishing a Lifeline Program. The recommendation of the Board's Administrative Council to apply to be included in the Ministry of Education's Provincial Reviews for 1989-90 for Grade 8 mathematics, Grade 10 mathematics (general) and Grade 12 mathematics (advanced) was also supported. ieee ral HOUSE INSURANCE Belluz INSIDE THIS WEEK |] EQSiSi: REPLACEMENT COST Terrace Bay, Ont | | Council Report Auto Insurance Play Ball CONTENTS Jur idewrekis | | 2@/face Bay council New system cancelled -- Technique for hitting Have you got it? ef ok pMRetnD by government the ball 7 Call Superior-Shoreline Ins. Ltd. 1-807-825-9393 Pate So ab ol 825-9492 825-9646