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Terrace Bay News, 27 Mar 1990, p. 1

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BELLUZ Realty Ltd. Simcoe Plaza Box 715 Terrace Bay Ontario POT 2Wo URIS ZDANOVSKIS Office - 825-0998 BROKER Home - 824-2933 available for $12 per week on a 52 week contract basis THIS SPACE The Terrace Bay-Schreiber a jl a ore we © 9 oF ' use 8 ga © on xo SO os N Vv ume 44 No. 13 ews TUESDAY MARCH 27, 1990 Stand 40 cents SUPERIOR-SHORELINE INSURANCE LTD. Special Rates: Discounts on * New Homes (10 years or less) discount | | * Renovated Older Homes | I * Senior Cifizen 825-9492 825-9646 * Claims Free Ministry of Natural Resources gives he fish population a By Angie Saunders On Wednesday, March 20, Mike Kenny and several other men from the Ministry of Natural Resources planted about 50,000 lake trout in Lake Superior at Prairie River. The fish were transported in large tanks that took three trucks to carry. The water in the tanks is pumped full of oxygen and is kept at the same Possibility of Handicapped Transit Service in Schreiber A Schreiber Town Council Meeting was held on Tuesday, March 6. Present were Reeve Mike Cosgrove and Councillors- Ed Borutski, Tom Quinton, and Lorraine Huard. - Sgt. A. Templar, OPP present- ed the February police statistics to Council, and reported on the operation of the OPP Detachment activities in general, and com- mented that the Town Crew had been very helpful during an inci- dent where a vehicle caused a traffic tie-up in the Subway. A progress report in the matter of the Handicapped Transit Service was presented by Councillors Borutski and: Clerk. It was agreed that Schreiber will be the operating municipality for the Handicapped Transit Service. There's a possibility that the Township of Schreiber, employee J. Johnson will act as Bus Driver/Operator. Information on the configuration, price and avail- ability of a suitable vehicle is to be investigated. The matter of financial assistance fro from the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines will also be investigated. It was suggested that the Township should initiate a policy whereby townspeople could obtain gravel from the Township licensed pit at a nomial cost. Council agreed to the plan in principal and also agreed to apply for a 5 year gravel pit permit. The Ministry of Transportation has refused to grant permission for the east end entrance of Mountainview Drive onto Highway 17. The tentative delivery date of the new fire truck is April 14 or ai; Some difficulties have risen with the Ministry of the Environment, concerning the approval of the site selected for the construction of new Sludge Drying Beds. Engineer will take up with the Ministry. The new ambulance garage in Terrace Bay will open May 12. 'I'he Township will support the VIP program sponsored by the Schreiber Public School. The week of May 7-12 will be Clean Up Week. J. Este, Township Engineer, will attend a Good Roads Association Course on May 6-9. temperature as lake Superior to aid the fish on their long trip. The fish, about 15 months old, are brood stock from the Slate Islands. They were raised at the fish hatchery in Dorion before being transported back to Lake Superior. After the fish arrive at the site by iruck, they are netted from the tanks and placed in milk cans. Water from the tanks is used in the cans so as not to change the temperature of the water. Three cans fit on a sled that are pulled by skidoo to the planting point. When the fish arrive at the plant- ing point, they are dumped in Lake Superior. The fish have quite a good survival rate but are sometimes prey to seagulls. The MNR are_ planting helping hand 250,000 lake trout this year in five different locations. 50,000 fish are planted in the lakes at Prairie River, the Tailrace, Coldwell, Rossport and Angler Creek. By doing this every year, the MNR ensures that the Terrace Bay district remains a quality fishing area for years to come. Mike Kenny, and several others from the Ministry of Natural Resources, have been planting lake trout in Lake Superior at several points around Terrace Bay. Photo by Angie Saunders 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 TERRY O'NEILL" D,

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