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Page 6, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1992, News Planned sign for Filane hits snag Plans to erect a highway sign in Schreiber honouring Olympian Dom Filane have hit a snag--such signs are now illegal. A new Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) regula- tion that came into effect last summer prohibits anyone from putting up non-commercial signs within a quarter of a mile of the highway. According to MTO, the law was passed because a number of religious and lobby groups were erecting signs along the highway. The problem was especially severe in the more heavily populated areas in east- ern Ontario. It got to the point where the highways were getting clut- tered with information that wasn't any practical use to drivers. Co m m U n | | y b r | e f i) Compiled by Darren MacDonald So the ministry passed a law prohibiting the signs, and now MTO patrols regularly take down illegally placed highway signs. Schreiber found out about the new law during a meeting with ministry officials last month. The main purpose of the meeting was to discuss the pos- sibility of having bicycle trails included in the design of the new highway between Schreiber and Terrace Bay. "They told me what the rules are," says Reeve Bob Krause. "But we haven't given up. We're still going to pursue it and see what we can have done." Filane is a Schreiber boxer who went to the Olympic Games in Barcelona last sum- A WARM WELCOME TERRACE BAY CURLING CLUB SEMI ANNUAL MEETING to be held on Thursday, Oct.15th 1992 at 7:30 p.m. in the Curling Club Lounge. To enter curling, please call the following: MEN'S - Bert DeCal 825-9584 LADIES - Marie Stark 825 - 9320 MIXED - Teresa Roberts 825-9022 *Reduce rates for first time curlers Junior & Senior Curlers. *DOOR PRIZES. TO NEW CURLERS! mer. In recognition of his achievement, a number of groups planned to put up a sign along the highway to let tourists know that this is Filane's hometown. Tenders too high for Ridgewood paving Paving Ridgewood Drive in Terrace Bay is going to have to wait until at least next fall. "We got prices in and they were still too high," says Township Engineer Ray Mikkonen. "(The tenders) were about $10,000 just to put a sur- face on it, so council said no." As a result, Mikkonen says the paving job will have to wait until paving for the new highway begins, which could be as early as next fall or the following spring. OPP seat belt check On Saturday, Oct. 3, the OPP, the RCMP, and the Sureté ' de Quebec joined forces to pro- mote seat belt safety nation- wide. In the OPP jurisdiction in the Thunder Bay District, a total of 1,169 vehicles were checked. The OPP detachment in Schreiber stopped 12 vehicles, laid three seat belt related charges, and gave out one warning. In the district, Operation Impact, as the seat belt check is known, resulted in 45 charges being laid, while 44 warnings were given out. "This was just one special SALMON 1ST Mark Santerre 22 lbs, 3RD John Bourchard 4lbs, LAKE TROUT 2ND Lionel Waghorn 17 lbs, 3 oz 3RD Paul Moon Ilbs, 13 1/2 0z RAINBOW TROUT 1ST George Caron 6 lbs, 3 oz 2ND Raul Fournier 6lbs, 1 1/4 oz 1ST Pat Corrigan 16 lbs, 3 1/4 oz 2ND Allan King 13lbs, 9 1/2 oz 3RD Murray Clark 13lbs, 3/4 oz ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION FISH DERBY RESULTS TERRACE BAY SPECKLED TROUT 1ST Ken Turner 5 lbs, 10z 2ND Paul Moon 4 lbs, 14 1/4 oz 3RD Gordie Opas 3 Ibs, 14 1/4 oz 1 3/4 oz 13 1/2 oz Hardware CHILDRENS EVENT T.J. Desaulniers, Ryan Falzetta, Michelle Turner, John Ray Falzetta, Haley Irwin, Greg Opas, Ryne Opas, Andre Santerre, Neal Moon, Jarryd Brend, Adreine Carriere, Brandon Carriere, T.J. Long $15 Gift Certifcate atA & W PICK PRIZES UP AT THE BAR Watch for details for the all new Legion Derby - Details in January THANK YOU TO ALL WHO SUPORTED OUR DERBY 1ST Guy Boucher 11 lbs, 3 3/4 oz 2ND Lorraine Desaulniers 10lbs, 11 oz 3RD Joe Desaulniers 91bs, 6 1/2 oz PICKEReL 1ST Trent Desaulniers 10 lbs, 7 oz 2ND Ivan Parise 7lbs, 7 0z 3RD, Lionel Waghorn 6lbs, 10 1/4 oz 1ST - $60, 2ND - $30, 3RD - $15 Gift Certificates at Home Hardware or Cebrario's PIKE day, where people were checked from the Atlantic to the Pacific," says Schreiber OPP Sgt. Andy Templar. "But the month of October is seat belt month across the province, so there will be more enforce- ment carried out this month." The fine for not buckling up is $78.75. Art exhibit on violence The Northern Artist's Col- lective of Thunder Bay is receiving help to prevent its multi-media art exhibit dealing with violence. Northern Development Min- ister Minister Shelley Martel announced the $2,400 provin- cial grant for Breaking the Silence: Naming the Violence. It will tour 17 northwestern Ontario communities from October to next April. "Only by speaking out and creating awareness can we hope to eradicate the serious problem of social violence," said Martel. "I am pleased we can support such a worthwhile endeavour." The art pieces will include painting, sculpture and other media by northern artists depicting violence in its many forms. Accompanying the tour will be workshops. continued on page 9 continued from page 1 Joubert. "After all, it is tax- payers money." When a _ request is received, it will be forwarded to either the Recreation Com- mittee, the Tourism Commit- tee or the Library Board, depending on the nature of the event. Groups that don't fall under those categories will apply to the whole Dona- tions Committee. The Donations Committee will be made up of two mem- bers of council, the Clerk- Treasurer, and the recreation; tourism and library depart- ment heads. Once the committee or board reviews the request, it's goes to the Donations Com- mittee, who makes one rec- ommendation for all requests to council. Council will distribute up to one half of its donations budget in the spring, and the rest will be available in the fall. ""We want them to go to the Donations Committee because we want everyone to have a fair chance of access- ing funding," says Joubert. Donations policy Some groups, such as out of town charities, won't be eligi- ble for funding. However, local chapters of out of town groups will be eligible. And Joubert says that groups that don't meet all the criteria won't automatically be turned down. "Nothing's carved in stone," he says. "There's always going to be groups that fall through the cracks, but the committee can look at an application and decide that even though they don't meet a requirement, it's a real benefit to the community (and so they should be consid- ered for assistance)." Before they can receive assistance, Joubert says that groups must show they have tried to get money from other levels of government first. "People should come to us as a last resort," he says. A number of requests from last year are still on hold, and Joubert says council hasn't decided how they will dis- tribute the $1,900 they have budgeted for donations this year. THANK YOU The family of the late William (Bill) Collinson extends a sincere thank you to all those who assisted at our time of need. Special thanks to: The Schreiber O.P.P. Constable Chris Bannon and Sergeant Andy Templar & the ambulance attendants for your quick response, King's Funeral Home for your guidance and assistance, Rev. Bob Elkin for your consoling home visits and the lovely memorial service, organist Dorothy Lengyel, the Legion members and the Ladies Auxiliary of Br. 109 for their memorial service, the A.C.W. & Legion Ladies auxiliary for providing the lunch afterwards, Dr. Rohani for your caring house calls, and all those who sent cards, flowers, food and baking, along with the many various charitable donations. Your concern & generosity was overwhelming Sincerely, Ruth & children: Tom, Bill (Jr), Jamie, Patti & Families