Workplacethreatens IShifting the balance of power to-ward unions would hurt lnco'sability to compete in the globalmarketplace and weaken theSudbury economy.

That was the message deliv-ered by Dr. Jose Blanco, vice-president of Human Resources andAdministration for the OntarioDivision, during public hearingsinto proposed changes to the On-tario Labour Relations Act at theHoliday inn last month.

Conducted by Labor MinisterBob McKenzie and Sudbury MPPSharon Murdock, the hearings

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power balance shiftnco's competitiveness

heard arguments for and againstthe controversial proposals whichwould make it easier for workers tojoin unions and give unionizedworkers a greater say in theworkplace.

Inco needs a highly skilled andmotivated workforce to competewith business elsewhere in theworld, said Blanco. However, Incodoes not believe the proposedamendments to the Labor Rela-tions Act will achieve this goal. Infact, he said, Inco is concerned thatcertain steps in the proposal mayhave the opposite effect.

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In years of working with theUnited Steelworkers of Americaand the Canadian Guards Asso-ciation, Inco has achieved a bal-anced relationship that would bedisrupted by the proposed legisla-tion, said Blanco,

Shifting more power to the un-ions would result in "a more rapidescalation in compensation costsor interruptions in production."Thiswould hinder Inco's ability to fi-nance large investments over longperiods of time or add to the pres-sure to shift production away from

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Good reputation world wide for IncoA Dow Jones-sponsored surveymeasuring awareness of, andopinions about, an extensive list ofmajor corporations has revealedthat Inco's reputation is at the topoi close to the top in most areas.

The annual survey held sincel94. polled subscribers of the WallStreet Journal, Asian Wall StreetJournal and Wall Street JournalEurope.

Last year Dow Jones expandedthe survey's IJ.S.company base toinclude 550 firms headquarteredoutside the U.S., and Inco is one ofthose companies.

The survey asked Journal

subscribers how familiarthey werewith Inco, whether inco wasconsidered a well-managedcompany, whether it had a goodreputation and whether they wouldconsider the company as a goodinvestment.

For purposes of the survey, Incowas included in the "mining, crudeoil production" category which wasmade up of 11 firms headquarteredin the U .S. and 10 with head officeselsewhere.

The results, broken outgeographically by circulation areas,show that the company ranked thirdin familiarity in North America and

Asia, fifth in Europe.In the well-managed category,

Inco ranked 11th in NorthAmerican, ninth in Asia and fifth inEurope.

Inco was I th of 21 in NorthAmerica, 11th in Asia and first inEurope when people were askedwhat companies they considered agood investment.

Inco ranked fourth in NorthAmerica, sixth in Asia and first inEurope among companiesconsidered to have earned a goodreputation.

The expanded survey will beconducted annually.

Retiree says good-bye with a work of artPut two and two together, and it'snot hard to reach the conclusionthat ex-locomotive painter and newpensioner Toni Campagnolo couldbecome an accomplished artist.

Dogged determination and sin-gle-minded attention to reachingthe goals he sets for himself iswritten all over his 32 years at Inco.Judging from the piece of art he leftbehind for his fellow workers, he'sabout to launch a new career.

Taking part in the voluntaryretirement package offered by Inco,the 58-year-old locomotive shopemployee created a 10 by six-footmural on the wall of the loco shoplunchroom as a way of sayinggoodbye to his friends and co-workers.

"I don't really consider myselfanything close to an artist," hemused, "but I always loved art."

If he follows his interest in artwith as much determination as hethrew himself into his trade, he's

bound to make a name for himself.Signing on with Inco for the

financial security after working atfour different autobody shops, hetook 10 years get assigned to hisfield of interest.

"By trade I'm an automobilepainter. Everybody wants to be intheir chosen field arid I was nodifferent.

"I was determined to do what IContinued on Pace 5

New columns this issueThree new columns are being

introduced on pages 14 and 15 inthis issue of the Triangle, coveringeverything from Inco's environ-mental efforts to financial advicefor our employees.

We offer advice from the fi-nancial world by tapping the re-sources of financial author RichardBirch. For 10 years a tax writerwith a national accounting firm, heis the author of The Family Financia/Planning Book, TheRRSPBookand Seal-Bantam's paperback se-ries on our taxing times.

Written by the people at Irico'sEnvironmental Control and Occu-

pational Health, 'ECOHIogicalAlternatives" will help increaseemployee awareness, in simpleterms, with respect to departmen-tal initiatives. The column will in-troduce various subjects to thereaders and will, from time to time,give updates on progress beingmade in that area. Emphasis willbe on the benefits of cooperativeefforts of all employees to ensurethe success of our programs.

Yesterday's Todays is a col-umn reminding us of our heritage.It takes a peek back in time at someof the interesting things that we atInco were concerned with.

-Toni Campagnolo works on mural at the loco shop.

Tent drillerDriller John Ernst leans against a pile of drill rods that will be used to

drill a fill hole to the 1,200 foot level at North Mine. The steel-frame tentgives drillers more room and light. See Page 16 for more.

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Balance of

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Coiiriiuedfionz Pa<' IOntario suiphide ores toward for-eign lateritic ores.

"Wages that increase dispro-portionately to those of its com-petitors, wherever they may be lo-cated. may shift competitive ad-vantage to competitive disadvan-tage with all the attendent conse-quences." said Blanco.

"We cannot assume that ourcompetition is not also using im-

power isbehind the relationship.

"Inco does not advocate thatemployers compete on the basis oflow wages, but they must have theability to come to the bargainingtable and address all the employ-ment and competition issues, in-cluding wages, with equal power."

Blanco also told the hearingsthat lnco believes front-line super-visors should not be part of thebargaining unit. "While they do

relationship - Blanconot make independent decisions to ' -.-_.

terminate or hire employees, they - -

are the people who provide thereasons why discharge should oc- '-.

cur," he said. .. - ..,.- - -

Inco also opposes any legisla- - I -

lion restricting the right of a company to operate during a strike, -beyond the current provisions of .the Ontario Labor Relations Act in

- ______________connection with professional strike -

breakers. Employee Relations manager Don Sheehan and Humanproved technology, training and ilesources vice-i'resiaent Jose !anco aaaress tne pane!.skill enhancement techniques to Unions want no power shift. only basic rights

Blanco told the hearings thatsalariesandwagesaccountformore The Labor Relations Act, in its unions under the current Labor petitions, poor collective bargain- organize."than half the cost of production at current form, does nothing to en- Relations Act is "archaic", he said. ing, discrimination and discipline. Fraser said proposed amend-Inco. hance good labor relations in On- "It actually denies workers their This occurs, he said, "because ments such as reducing the per-

To date, the company has been tario, sayuniofl official. democratic right to join a union of the Labor Relations Act of On- centage required for certificationable to exercise a measure of con- Wayne Fraser, staff repre- theirchoice withoutbeing subjected tario, in its present form, allows it from 55 per cent to 50 per cent plustroloverrisingcostsbycontinuous sentative for the United Steel- to the greatest of fears workers to happen. one, and outlawing anti-union pe-productivity improvements which workers of America, made the suffer, and that is loss of their job." "When businesses exercise their titions after application for certifi-reduce force requirements, he said. comment during public hearingslast Fraser said employees attempt- right to form coalitions or join the cation, are already available to

"However, this strategy of cost month into proposed changes to ing to unionize their workplace great Chamber of Commerce, they workers in many other provinces.control becomes more and more the Ontario Labor Relations Act, encounter roadblocks erected by don't have to confront the abuses "These amendments must bedifficult as total force levels shrink. The hearings heard arguments management. such as anti-union that workers face when trying to put into law so that workers in

"At the present time," he said, for and against the controversial - ... .. Ontario will no longer have to en-"major cost reductions are still re- proposals from representatives of dure the pain and suffering thatquired." business, industry and organized they're presently enduring when

Because lnco cannot cover in- labor. ..,. ' they exercise their freedom ofcreased employment costs through The amendments would make choice to join a union," he said.increased production, it could be it easier for employees to join un- "I can see why businesses inforced to reduce capital and tech- ions and allow unionized employ- Ontario are lobbying so hard tonological investment, putting it at a ees a greater say in the workplace. - - * keep the Act the way it is. It servescompetitive disadvantage. "These proposed amendments , .-. theirinterestandnottheirworkers.

"Inco has paid a high price for are not about tilting the balance of . . . .- - If employers in this province spentits constructive and positive rela- power in favor of unions," said * •__. '.-' .. ,. more time on providing goodtionship with the unions and itdoes Fraser, "but about providing basic '• .t• ,'.' ...f> workingconditions,properpayandnot regret or second guess the democratic rights such as the free- ' ' . giving dignity and respect to theircorrectness of that price. But we dom of choice to people in the ' - employees, they would not have tocannot afford to forget that the ex- province of Ontario." Union organizer Dan Lamarche, USWA representative Wayne worry about their employees turn-istenceofabalanceofpowerstands The certification process for Fraser and Local 6600 officer Judy Gilbert support changes. ing to unions,"

Teamwork: Is it important? Whose respons,it.i.lIty?

Henry Komar, conductor,Transportation: "There's a bigemphasis on cooperation aroundhere. In this job, you need every-body at all levels to work togetheror you can get into serious trouble.The more people work together,the easier the work."

Peter Curlook, conductor,Transportation:"ln this department,there's good cooperation and goodcommunication. It's vital in thisdepartment. Everybody helps eve-rybody, over and above what'sdemanded by the company.

Joe Stuckless, roaster opera-tor, Smelter: "The best (teamwork)is what people work out on theirown. If you have a little pride inwhat you do, you'll take responsi-bility for it. In my departmentpeople work together as a team."

Paul Latvala, maintenancemechanic, Mechanical Utilities:"Today there has to be teamwork tomake it all run right and the bestkind is the kind that you and yourfellow worker work out. I thinkpeople today see the value in it."

root of working

Bob Sallows, plant protectionofficer, No. 1 First Aid: "You haveto have it these days. Around here,teamwork and communication isn'tonly important, it's everything.Sometimes everything gets sohectic that it gets lost in the shuffle."

Marilyn Harper, secretary,Power Department: "Morale meansa lot and teamwork promotes mo-rale. Teamwork has to be encour-aged from the top, but the peopleon the job are the ones that make itwork. It's a very important issue."

Andy Lemay, planner, PowerDepartment: "The walls are com-ing down quickly. The companyhas to rely on the individual muchmore today. With fewer people todo the job, teamwork is not onlyimportant, it's vital."

Dave Walmsley, storeman,Smelter Warehouse: "It's gettingbetter than it used to be. Workingtogether around here makes thingswork smoothly. It's the stuff thatthe guys work out amongst them-selves. Everybody benefits."

Conrad Roy, instrument man,Central Utilities: "I don't think thecompany is as autocratic as it usedto be. Cooperation and a feeling ofworking together are getting moreprominent, but I think there's stilla lot more room for improvement."

Alain Arseneault, loco car fit-ter apprentice, Loco Shop: "I'm anapprentice and the guys here helpme a lot. They're willing to sharetheirexperience with you. You learnmuch more from these guys thanyou ever learn in school."

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Survey reveals striking differences

Students compare Soviet, Inco geologistsany built up tension. When it comes

Most people in the bush needsomething at which they can focus

to expressing it, Inco geologistshave it all over their Soviet coun-terparts.

That's one of the more amusingfindings in a "Men in Isolation"survey conducted by University ofGuelph sociology student AndreaSauerbrei.

Supervisory staff traditionallyprovide the handiest relief when itcomes to the venting of spleens.Canadians appear to be much moreblunt.

"Idiotic supervision" or "out oftouch management" is how a Ca-nadian may express his discontent,while his Siberian coun-terpart is a bit more re-spectful, diplomatic . . . "Ior timid. con

"The Soviets can bejust as insulting, but theydo it more diplomati- ecally,"saidAndreawith teaia smile. "The Russians Sorefer to bosses who fridon't communicatewell.'

Asked to describesome of the worst things aboutworking in the bush, one Sovietreplied that "radio communicationwith our administration in themorning with angry voice dam-aged my mood all day."

Andrea, daughter of Inco Ex-ploration and Technical ServicesInc. director Al Sauerbrei, spenttwo month' in Siberia del ing intothe collective psyche of Sovietgeologists in isolated bush campsand taking notes on how they differfrom their Inco counterparts.

In some areas, the differenceswere striking.

Around 50 per cent of Canadi-ans experienced depression at onetime or another while in the bush,

but only five per cent of Sovietsreported periods of depression. Atthe same time, 75 per cent of Sovi-ets reported seeing overt displaysof emotion such as crying, whilevirtually none of the Canadiansreported seeing anyone crying inthe bush.

Andrea theorizes that the lackof reported depression among theRussians may be because of a lackof recognition rather than experi-ence.

"They're not used to a lot ofluxuries at the best of times andthey're raised in a system that em-phasizes cooperation in the grouprather than the individual. I sus-pect that they experience as much

3ecause of the Iditions, the Soviets m?ach other more than 0can learn a higher thnwork from their examiets seem more relrdship."

depression as the Canadians, butjust don't recognize it.

"The Russians," said Andrea,"are much more prone to overt dis-plays of emotion and don't hesitateto sing, talk, give speeches, laughand cry.

That's probably one reason forthe much higher frequency ofphysical fighting in Siberian bushcamps compared to virtually nonereported by their Canadian coun-terparts.

Siberian bush camps have ahigher percentage of women, cre-ating additional problems as well,she said.

Perhaps the biggest difference,however, is a much higher inci-dence of accidents in Soviet bush

camps coupled with a major differ-ence in services, supplies and qual-ity of life.

"Canadians enjoy a much bet-ter lifestyle in the bush," saidAndrea. "There's a lot of food atInco camps, often cable televisionand other services that make lifeeasier."

She describes Siberian campsas being almost sub-human by Ca-nadian standards, with food oftendwindling to scraps.

A safe environment, although aconcern for both Inco and Sovietgeologists, is much harder to main-tain for the Siberians.

"They must work with old, out-dated and worn-out equipment,"

said Andrea."Accidents are a

ia rs her major concern for

rust rely the Soviets, but

Ur guys with their equip-ment they really

ragree of can't do a lotpie. The about it."

iant on There aremany similaritiesbetween the twogroups, she said."It'sanextremely

'macho' profession both here andin the Soviet Union. In the bush,our guys and the Soviets look andact much the same.

"Bonding among the men inboth groups was similar. Intellec-tually they are much the same, as istheir education, level of skill andexpertise in the field."

There's little doubt that bothgroups can learn from each other,she said. "Because of the harsherconditions, the Soviets must relyon each other more than our guys.We can learn a higher degree ofteamwork from their example. TheSoviets seem more reliant onfriendship."

She said the Soviets showed akeener interest in the survey thantheir Canadian counterparts andwould often ask her how Inco ge-ologists would answer questionsthey (Soviets) had just answered.

"The Russians seemed to be alot more curious about Canadiansthan we were about them," shesaid. "I think they were very im-pressed that I was there, that aCanadian was interested in whatthey were like."

In the final semester of a Mas-ters in Sociology program at theUniversity of Guelph, Andrea's iii-terest in the survey was sparkedwhile she was working towards anHonours, Bachelor of Arts (Soci-ology) degree at Laurentian Uni-versity.

Part of the fourth-yearLaurentian course included a ma-jor research project. "I was work-ing part-time at Inco Explorationas a secretary while I was going toschool and I got the idea from thegeologists who told me about thecabin fever sometimes experiencedat bush camps."

When she moved to Guelph,she was asked to participate in auniversity research agreementsigned two years before with theAcademy of Science in Moscow.

When asked about her researchexperience, she was hesitant about

revealing it. "1 was almost enibar-rassed about the men in isolationtheme," she said. "lt isn't really theglamorous social issue of the day."

The research was ideal for theresearch agreement. The Sovietshad expressed an interest in theCanadian north, where conditionswere similar to their own country.

She was asked to re-sample theCanadian geologists, add a Sovietcomponent and do a comparativeanalysis.

After attending a Moscowconference in April last year wherethe project was finalized, she re-turned in September to the UnifiedRepublics which once comprisedthe Soviet Union.

"I stayed in Tyumen, Siberiafor a month, and was flown intoisolated communities above thetreeline to visit the geologists showere part of the Soviet survey.'

Andrea Sauerbrei reviews survey data with Inco geologistsEverett Makela, Mars Napoli and Tim Froude.

A Soviet mechanic works on a truck while a geologist lookson. Antiquated equipment is a major problem. Andrea, rIght, conducts a face-to-face Interview with a Soviet geologist at a Siberian camp.

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Port fine paper recyclingreduces waste to city dumpA new recycling program at thePort Colborne Refinery is going tolook more than just good on paper.

The relinerv has just started aplant-wide fine paper recyclingprogram to reduce the amount ofwaste going to the city's Elm StreetLandfill Site, which is under anemergency operating certificatefrom the provincial Ministry of theEnvironment (MOE).

Developed under Inco's newTotal Quality Improvement (TQI)philosophy the permanent projectwill not only harmonize therefinery's operations with thecommunity's urgent wastereduction objectives, but it willmake plant employees moreefficient and environmentallyconscious at the same time.

SherwoodRecords Managementof St. Catharines, has been hired totake all recyclable paper, but thematerial will be initially collectedentirely through the efforts of morethan 350 interested and excitedplant employees.

The Office Services TQI teamcame up with the idea after internalwaste audits by the EnvironmentalDepartment revealed a significantuse of fine paper products, whichwere being thrown out in the trash.

Cathy Tweedy.the team leader,says 142 blue collection pails havebeen placed next to existing garbagecans, by office desks andphotocopiers. Custodial staff willempty the pails into 15 largelockable plastic drums strategicallylocated throughout the property.

"Thecollection system has beendesigned so custodial staff willactually perform their wastecollection more productively andeasily, because of the ground floorlocation of the 45- gallon (202 litre)containers. Staff won't take anymore time to separate the finepapers, as the collection pails aresituated very close to the existinggarbage cans' Cathy said.

The refinery has applied for a$1 .000. one-time capitalexpenditure grant from the MOE'sIndustrial Waste Diversionprogram, and Cathy estimated theproject's total cost to be $3 ,00() fora year. Grant money will be appliedto pay for things such as collectionpail purchases and internalpromotional activities, she added.

Sherwood Records was chosenfor the recycling contract, saidMaria Bellantino of the plant'sEnvironmental Department."because they were the onlycompany that could assure us thematerial wouldn't end up in alandfill site somewhere. That wasreassuring!" As was Sherwood'sshredding service, to ensure thecompany's confidentiality.

Tipping fees at the local dumpare set to rise dramatically in thenear future, from about $24/ton toover $100/ton, and line paper wasconsidered a high volume materialthat could be easily diverted fromthe refinery's waste stream.Warnings from the province that itwas considering the ban of finepaper and cardboard from landfillsites, also spurred the developmentof a pro-active plan between OfficeServices and the EnvironmentalDepartment, Maria said.

When recycline rate'S are

recorded as the paper is truckedout, Maria predicts a large portionof paper diverted from the wastestream will be computer paper."What's more important is that theplant will have figures to work within actually reducing paper use. Afterall, the refinery will be over abarrel ." in paying for the recyclingservice.

To that end, said Cathy. OfficeServices is encouraging the use ofdouble-sided copies, whereapplicable,

"Our department is also sortingthrough company mail, weedingout unnecessary multiple copies ofcorrespondence, and promotingcirculation of various periodicals,like the Triangle, for instance," shesaid.

Keeping memos short, andcirculating one copy of a memowith a routing slip, are other

methods being practised to cutdown on the excess paper flow.

With the refinery contributingto an increasing amount of recycledpaper stock on the market, pricesfor the 50 per cent recycled paperused in the office just might dropeven further, Cathy expects. As itis, the paper costs less than paperproduced from virgin material, shesaid.

The fine paper recyclingprogram is just one part of acomprehensive waste reductionplan within the Port ColborneRefinery.

It was inspired by the conceptof Total Quality Improvement -the same principles that can increasequality and improve productivity,can eliminate environmentalproblems because they are managedbetter in the first place.

Who knows what the Total

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The Office Services TQ1 team members are (front) GeorgeDeRuyte, CathyTweedy, Maria Bellantino and Ceilne Meglnnis(rear) Karl Hoover, MaryAnn Kantymir, Elaine Arnold andBryan Ferrell.

Quality Improvement teams willcome up with next?

The next time you visit an officein the refinery, the shuffle of memos

on those three duplicates of a 100-page report, may be replaced by thehums ofpaperless computer screensand electronic bulletin boards.

Employees boost quality, reduce wasteRecycling at the Port ColborneRefinery is fast becoming a regularpart of doing business under thepositive restructuring effort of TotalQuality Improvement (TQI).

Besides the latest launching ofthe plant-wide fine paper recyclingproject, many other manufacturingby products and procedures arebeing refined under acomprehensive, employee-led planto improve safety. boost qualityand efficiency and enhance theenvironment inside and outsideInco operations.

Dave Reed and MariaBellantino of the plant'sEnvironmental Department,conducted some informal internalsurveys, and were surprised to find,more ofarecycling,environmentalawareness than we hadanticipated," said Dave Reed, whois also a member of the city's ElmStreet Landfill Site AdvisoryCommittee. The municipal groupis working to modernize presentwaste management practices at thelimited-life dump, and extend itslifespan by recycling, reusing andreducing. Reed was pleased to seeemployees already adapting the 3R's to plant life.

Because employees are alreadybringing reusable containers towork, taking their pop cans, bottlesand newspapers home and evenpacking compostable substancesback in their lunchpails to put inbackyard composters, theEnvironmental Departmentdecided to concentrate on higheramounts of generated waste, suchas wood and cardboard, beforegoing back to tackle things like popcans and bottles.

Many of the refinery's recyclingefforts have not only reduced theimpact on the environment, butsoftened the effect on the operatingbudget.

The Office Servicesdepartment, responsible for settingup the fine paper recycling program.is also purchasing recyclable tonercartridges for laser printers. In thelong run, says Office Servicesemployee Cathy Tweedy ,there willbe a cost saving through thismeasure.

Waste grease from the plant,said Maria Bellantino, is now beingrecycled in a unique way by anotherlocal industry. Approximately onemetric ton of grease is now beingused to coat concrete moulds atNiagara Pre-Cast Concrete onSnider Road in Port Colborne, shesaid,

The grease makes it easier forconcrete to slip out of the moulds.

"To dispose of the material,Tncil would charge $8,200 to takeaway the grease. Niagara Pre-Casttakes the grease and doesn't chargea fee."

An estimated two metric tonsof batteries are now recycled everyyear at a lead smelter in Toronto.The refinery gets about $150 worthof credits from this project.

"All kinds of materials, such asdust from bag houses, slag fromfurnace cleanouts and even yardsweepings, are returned to Sudburyto recover 'significant' metalvolumes. These materials are a bigchunk of our waste stream. Also,about 490 metric tons per year ofscrap metal are sent to localprocessor Dwor Metals in PortColborne. Because a lot of the scrapis composed of premium stainlesssteel, the refinery recovers roughly$29,000 a year from this recyclingeffort," she said,

Some of the other recyclinginitiatives may not directly redeemdollas for the company, but theyare just as important in reducingwaste:' management costs for bothInco and the entire community, asthe city faces millions of dollars inexpenditures over the next five toten years, in upgrading garbageprocessing to provincial standardsand implementing its own waste-to-resource strategy.

A Soil Saver composter,purchased by the Office ServicesTQI team through the city'sbackyard composter program, hasbeen installed outside the refineryclubhouse, where employee FranHobbs prepares meals for guestsand staff. Coffee grounds fromother departments are also beingadded to the composter near theclubhouse.

Cathy added that ceramic coffee

mugs are being used in all officelocations. In most production areas,styrofoam cups have been replacedwith paper cups and even their useis continuing to be investigated.

"There has been a majorreduction in the refinery's woodwaste generation, since nickelcathodes (an unfinished productmaterial from Inco's Thompson.Manitoba refi nery) are now shippedon redesigned, reusable pallets thatcut down on packaging. OurEnvironmental Department isworking on other ways to reducepallet rejection and cut down onwood waste, including obtainingpallets and containers with depositson them, for an incentive torecycle," Maria added.

"Charuk Woodworking of PortColborne," said Dave, "whichsupplies the refinery with cratesand pallets, reconditions many ofits wood products, thereby savingon new, virgin materials. We hopeto work further with them inrecycling as much as possible. Inthe meantime, all wood waste thatcannot be reused, is segregated atthe source and taken by a wastemanagement contractor to the ElmStreet Landfill Site, where it is

chipped into mulch for landscapingpurposes."

In the storehouse andwarehouse areas, added Dave,styrofoam packaging is reused asmuch as possible.

He also said the refinery isplanning some major demolitionprojects of unused, old buildings inthe future and is making advancepreparations to divert and recycleas much of the waste from theseprojects as possible.

One of the major influencesand sources of information for theEnvironmental Department, saidDave, has been the NiagaraIndustrial Training AdvisoryCorporation (NITAC).

After he and Maria attended acontinuing education course inwaste management sponsored bythe Ministry of the Environment,NITAC and the Welland CountySeparate School Board, Dave hasbeen encouraging other Incoemployees to attend.

"We're both on the steeringcommittee to determine coursecontent, and we feel the course wasapractical, valuable addition to ourgrowing knowledge of recyclingand waste management," Reed said.

Sherwood Records Management employee Jim Bedfordremoves full barrels of recycled paper.

Inco sells what went up the stack

New acid plant turnsIn contrast to some of the oldersurrounding brick-and-concretestructures it looks almost out ofplace, changing the Smelter's im-age from a well-aged senior citizento something born of a launchingpad. The effect is even more stnk-ing at night as the many lights re-flect off the labyrinth of new metalpipes, giving the entire structurethe appearance of a huge sparklingChristmas decoration.

It's more than a decoration,however.

Inco went into 1992 with abrand-new, state-of-the-art, fullyoperational acid plant that is a vitalpart of the Sulphur Dioxide Abate-ment Project

"Actually, we began operationshere early last October," said PatThompson, the operations generalforeman of Sulphur Products dur-ing the phasing in of the new facil-ity. "We delivered the first gas fromthe new flash furnace (a secondflash furnace will go on line by theend of 1993) to the acid plant onOctober 8, and everything wentaccording to plan."

Rick Howatt took over as gen-eral foreman late last year.

Although the multi-milliondollar plant has the appearance ofsomething you might expect insome futuristic science-fictionmovie, the general idea behindthe plant is sim-plicity itself:convert sulphurto sulphuricacid, When thesecond flashIumace is con-nected to thesystem, allemissions from _______________________________________________________________the furnace sec-tion will be going through the acid gen-burning flash furnaces will beplant where 99.5 per cent of the convertedto sulphuric acid, greatlysulphur dioxide gas from the oxy- reducing the amount that would

Art in lunchrooma pension

Continued from Pige 1was trained to do," he said, "I servedat a half a dozen places, doing workwasn't even considered a trade backthen.They just figured anyone couldpaint." With the trend toward spe-cialization, he found himselfdesignated a painter. Although onthe low end of the trades pay scale,he was on his way.

"It was mostly sign paintingand stencilling," he said. "In fact,l'm the last stencil painter left atIiico."

But even as a sign painter, hefound himself moving around fromone Inco location to another.Painting seems to be a trade that's

expendable. Whenever there wascost cutting to be done, I foundmyself out of ajob. When times gottough, they cut me first."

In the last decade or two, hesaid, painters became appreciatedfor the service they provided.

About 10 years ago he movedto the locomotive shop. Althoughhe continued to do some signpainting, it was his job to paintlocomotives. . . the work he wastrained for,

Today he considers his paint-

"Our people came through in a bigway. Not only did they take to thetraining and new procedures well,but they brought a lot of valuableexperience and know-how thathelped make the commissioning ofthe plant very smooth."

'r's gift

ing and sketching a hobby andlaughs at the suggestion it might.become a second career. "I do itbecause I like it and time goes byfast when you're doing somethingyou like. Once it becomes work, alot of the fun goes out of it."

It was locomotive shop generalforeman Alex Killah who suggestedhe do a mural m the lunchroombefore he retired.

"I'd never tried anything likethis before," he said, "but I figuredI'd give it a try. It's something Icould leave behind for the guys inthe shop. It's a pleasure for me todo it. In 32 years at Inco, I've meta lot of good people, but here at theshop it's more of a family."

Initially, Toni had mixed feel-ings about retiring. "But now I'mglad I've made the decision. It'sjust about time I moved over andlet a young guy do the job."

He doesn't know exactly whathe'll do in his retirement, but per-haps he' 11 take a night school coursein art or some other courses.

"Nope, not to prepare for an-other career," he said, "one wasenough. I'm going to relax fromhere on in."

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pollution into potential profit

otherwise go up thestack.

"In 1991 wewere under themaximum allowable650,000 metric tonsof sulphur dioxidereleased into the at-mosphere," said Pat."By 1994, that'll bereduced to less than265,000 metrictons."

The acid plant is ready now forthe 1994 requirements and is easilyhandling the gas produced from thefirst flash furnace built, The oper-ating flash furnace replaces one oftwo reverb furnaces that sent theirexcess gas up the stack.

"The plant's capacity is 2,900metric tons of acid a day," said Pat."By December when the firstof thetwo reverb furnaces was shut downand its production treated by thenew flash furnace, we were pro-ducing about 1,000 tons of suiphu-nc acid."

While the new acid plant fea-tures the lastest in technology, su-per-efficiency and a high degree ofautomation, it was the integrationof the acid plant and furnace opera-tions that posed the biggest chal-lenge.

"This plant is state-of-the art,one of the largest in the free world,but it uses proven technology," saidPat. "We were confident of thetechnology and the design. We hada few minor glitches, nothing re-ally serious. The biggest thmg wasfine-tuning of the process, and that'sgone very well.

"It's been pleasing to see howwell the furnace and acid plant worktogether. It was more than justgetting the equipment to operatetogether. It was also getting ourpeople into new procedures, de-manding good cooperation andcommunications.

"Some adjustments were ex-pected in this area, but it went much

better than even the optimists expected. I think our people camethrough in big way. Not only didthey take to the training and newprocedures well, but they brought alot of valuable experience andknow-how that helped make thecommissioning of the acid plant avery smooth process."

The acid that the plant produceswill be sold to a wide range ofindustries from petroleum refinersto fertilizer manufacturers. How-ever, the market for sulphuric acid

is not good and is not expected toimprove significantly as more in-dustries copy Inco's enironmcntal efforts.

Luckily, success of the lncoproject doesn't rely on the proilt-ability olsulphuric acid. "The plantis seen as primarily a pollutioncontrol device," said Pat. "lf ecan sell it for a profit, all the better,but we measure the success or fail-ure of this project by the reductionof sulphur dioxide emissions andnot by acid sales."

Pat Thompson and new operations general foreman Rick Howatt stand in front of the new acid plant.

Smelter Foreman John Mainprize and Acid Plant operatorJohn Kulik at the controls in the Acid Plant control room.

6 February 1992-

Joe's own'began aim

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Total Quality Improvement, de- hurdle of all.., reaching the high- Hedoesn'tthinkit'sbec...scribedasthepursuitofcontinuous est level in his trade. today'schangingtechnologiesandimprovement in everything that "It meant I had to go back to the constant need for upgrading.Inco does, has been growing by regular school to do some basic "When I began at Inco educa-leaps andbounds since it was insti- schooling," he said. "I needed to tion wasn't all that much of antuted just two years ago. upgrade in mathematics and phys- issue. By the time it became im-

TQI works. Just ask Nickel ics." portant. I had enough seniority toRefinery powerhouse shift engi- He continued his education, ensure I'd keep my job."neerioscph Champagne. He's been going to school for the next decade, Joe says that a larger paychequeapplyingthe concept to himself for but decided to do so at a slower was nottheprime motivator,either.the past three decades and it's kept pace. "I have a family and I think "Sure, it meant better pay. My firsthim interested, challenged and it is just as important to build a class certificate means that I couldconfident, strong family as it is to build a be considered for any future ad-

With 31 Inco years under his strong career. My wife supported vancement to a higher-paying staffbelt, the 54-year old employee has me right from the start and that was position, but at this stage in myust finished the most th t i 't llj career, a sn a

recent stage in his own"Today Il T I

. . that important."know I'm qualified to do my job J i 'fipersona Q pro- oe t sgures

gram,earninghisfirst well. It's only a piece of paper, but it's the challenge that

important not only to show to others, buttime when most peo- to prove to yourself that you can do it." night.pIe are counting the "I want to go asdays to retirement. very important." high as lean go. I love a challenge.

Expanding his mind and his By 1984, with possible retire- I doubt whether the extra moneyskills is nothing new for Joe, He ment just six years away, Joe de- that's involved would pay back allbegan his lifelongeffort at self im- cidedtotacklehisfirstcIasscertifi- the hours I spent.provement in 1964, five years after cate. "It's a confidence builder, yousigning on with Inco as a laborer on "I knew it was the 'hardest of know. I feel good about myself andthe electric furnace in the Orford all ," said Joe. "1 went to school what lean do. And going to schoolBuilding,bystudyingforhisfourth only once a week, but I spent at wasn't drudgery. I like it."class certificate. least two or three hours of study Althoughhedidn'thaveaname

"To get my papers I had to go every night." for it, his own personal TQI pro-back to night school. It was a lot of Like before, he made a consci- gram has always been part of hisstudying and it used up a lot of my entious effort not to let his personal life.leisure time. But it was worth it. careerplans infringe negatively on It surfaced initially in the armyCoupled with on-the-job training his family. "I probably could have when, asayoung soldier, he feltthefor a certain number of months, I gone a lot faster in my studies, but infantry wasn't giving him what hegot my papers." I wanted to make sure I spent wanted.

Notsatisfiedtositonhishands, enough time with my wife and "lwantedtheEngineers,whereJoe continued at s(Jlool. B 1972 kid Ecouldgetatrade,buttheywouldn'the had earned his second class pa- Why all the emphasis on per- give it to me."pers and was eyeing the biggest sonal improvement? After a three-year stint, he re-

signed. "Inco gave me the on-the-job training I wanted.

It's purely coincidental that hisown personal philosophy todaydovetails with his employer's.

"It's possible, I suppose, that ifI hadn't kept advancing myself overthe years I would feel less confi-dent today with all the talk aboutimprovement, education andchanging skills. Today I know I'mqualified to do my job well. It's

More than double last year's result

Inco generosity evident in food drive successTide's in. The trickle has turned toa flood. Next year, Edgar Burton'splanning a typhoon.

This year's Christmas CannedGoods for the Needy campaignmore than doubled last year's totalof $4,000 in canned goods col-

lected at 23 Inco mines, offices andplants, and Edgar's already plan-ning the next campaign.

"We turned about $8,500 ingoods over to the Salvation Armythis year," said the Plate Shop ma-chine operator. "Once again the

people at Inco have shown theycare about their community."

Starting out with just two col-lection boxes four years ago, thecampaign this year has grown to 23boxes at the Smelter, General Of-fice, Divisional Shops, Smelter

Offices, Mines Research building,Copper and Nickel Refineries,Number I Dry, Warehouse 61,Stobie, Little Stobie, Frood, Cop-per Cliff North and South Mines,Crean Hill, Levack, McCreedy

only a piece of paper, but it's im-portant not only to show to others,but to prove to yourself that youcan do it."

Utilities supervisor PatrickKidd agrees.

"Having people like Joe aroundis as important as getting the newestin equipment," he said.

TQI is more than up-to-dateprocedures and machinery. TQI ispeople and skills."

in with everything from supplyingtransportation to campaign secre-tarial work.

"Not to mention my foremenRick BlaisandJim Tomasini," saidEdgar, "who tried hard to give me

"Once again the people atInco have shown they care

about their community."West, Coleman and Creighton.

"We couldn't have done itwithout the cooperation and supportof a lot of people," said Edgar,"particularly the worker safetyrepresentatives and others at eachof the locations."

He said others like co-workerBob Rivard, Transportation fore-man Les Creswell, Maxine Pope ofDivisional Shops and JoyceDonohue of the Smelter also pitched

the time I needed here and there toset this thing up."

What about next year?"I'm planning to put out boxes

at the few locations not covered sofar," he said. "Next year will bebigger yet. There's already a meet-ing set up for June to get thingsorganized."

He asked that anyone interestedin having a collection box at theirlocation contact him at 682-6141.

Institute award laudsdedication to mining

Dr. Peter Kaiser, Director ofLaurentian University'sGeomechanics Research Centre,has received the 1991 DistinguishedService Award from the CanadianInstitute of Mining, Metallurgy andPetroleum.

The Institute states that Dr.Kaiser has received the award inrecognition of his outstanding con-tributions and service to the mining

industry.Since Dr. Kaiser's arrival at

Laurentian in 1987, he has suc-ceeded in building a first-class re-search team in the area of appliedgeomechanics.

The work of the team is re-spected not only locally, but also inthe wider Canadian mining indus-try, and is rapidly gaining an inter-national reputation.

Joseph Champagne at the powerhouse controls.

More than $8,500 in canned goods and other non-perishable food items was collected at 23 lncolocations. Loading up a militia truck for transportation to the community are Cpl. Jerry Cserof the 2nd Irish Regiment, Edgar Burton, Ron Brosseau and Ray Roy of the Plate Shop,superintendent of personnel Scott MacDonald, Salvation Army Family Services director RuthLambert, George Hastings of the Salvation Army and Safety general foreman Tom Gunn.

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As well as plenty of entertainment for the kids, an afternoon of country music rounded out Inco's variety show. Above, the Buckeye Boys perform.

Inco's variety show helps make festival a successI nco was never as popular among of thousands of youngsters who "It was packed all the time,"the community's youngsters as at laughed, clapped, danced and she said. "It was a huge success.the Sudbury Snowflake Festival's shouted as their favorite character We were surprised that, even asvariety show. Polka-Dot-Door's POLKAROO, cold as it was, we still got this kind

It took only a $2,000 sponsor- children's entertainer "Ish" and a of attendance.ship fee to put smiles on the faces lineupofSudbury'sbestcoun- "It'shardtosaywhat

try music performers took to the attendance wasthe stage at Bell Grove since there was no

rArena, extra charge for the

Between 35000 and show, but the arena40,000 people attended was packed full most 'this year's Snowflake Fes- of the time." 4. "V

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Keith Thomas, 3, grandson ofretired Stobie miner Remi Peter Stankiewicz, 4, andMalette, joins the fun with entertainer "Ish" get a round IIIII -fstivl mascot Nik of aoDlause Popular children's character POLKAROO thrilled thousands of youngsters at the variety show.

Above, left, one-year-old Brandi takes a breather from all the excitement. Mom is Karen Rivers.Above, right, POLKAROO stretches to reach all the offered handshakes.

8 February 1992

Names of communities in region show uniqueby Marty McAllister

if this were a word-association game and / said"Nickel City", how many of you would respond with"Sudhurv!" ? Nut a had answer, hut it wouldn't earn

full marks, either.If on the other hand, your grandmol her or great-

grandmother said: "Summer picnic!", I hope youdidn't laugh: she knows! For the secret behind herchuckle, andfor a generous handful of of her placenametidbits, let's take an armchair tour of the territory inand around Sudhurv. Ontario. Most of the p/ac es stillexist on a modern map, hut others have long sincedisappeared. Each one is worthy of a story in itself.hut I've taken the liberty of expanding on just a fewfavorites of my OWfl.

AzildaA community in the township

of Rayside. by which name it wasknown for a time, but which waslater renamed to honor AzildaBelanger (nee Brisbois), one of thefirst settlers. In 1973, with theadvent of regional government.Azilda became part of the Town ofRayside-Balfour.

BalfourA township named after

William Douglas Balfour, MPPfor South Essex, Speaker of theOntario Legislature from 1895-1897. See also "Rayside".

Blezard

A township named after Tho-mas Blezard. federal MP for EastPeterhorough in I X83, Once an arearich in white pine, the rim of the"Blezard Valley" was the site ofthree notable discoveries in theI 880s: the Blezard mine, the Sto-bie, and the Little Stobie. Today.of course, it is part of the town ofValley East.

Broder

A township due south ofSudbury. surveyed in 1886, namedafter Alex Broder. M.P for Dundasfrom 1875 to 1883. containing partsof Long and McFarlane Lakes.

Capreol

A railroad town north ofSudbury. named after FrederickChase Capreol, a Toronto railwaypromoter in the I 850s.

Cartier

A railroad town northwest ofLevack, formerly known as Archer,later renamed after Sir GeorgeEtienne Cartier, one of the Fathersof Confederation.

Cascaden

Containing part of Windy Lakeand Ministic Lake. this townshipwas named after Dr. John Casca-den, MPP for Elgin West from1879 to 1883.

Chelmsford

Located in Balfour Township,Azilda's sister community in thenew town of Rayside-Balfour,Chelmsford took its name from theChelmsford in England.

Chicago Mine

Also known as the lnez. or asthe Travers. it is located north ofWorthington. in Drury Townshipand was discovered in 1889 by

Benjamin Boyer, for James B.Miller of Sault Ste. Marie. Later inhis career, in 1898, the same BenBoyer would discover the Heleniron mine at Wawa (see "Ger-trude"). The Chicago was boughtby The Drury Nickel Company in1890: R.P. Travers of Chicago wasthe main shareholder, but the use ofthe name Inez remains a mystery.A smelter was built in 1892, andthe matte was transported sevenmiles to Worthington on an over-head tramway.

CinottivilleFormer village in the northeast

corner of Waters Township, onwhat was then Highway 17 West,just past the Copper Refinery. Gotits name from its first settlers, theCinotti family. Road relocationsand industrial expansion eventuallyled to its disappearance in the I 960s.

ColemanA mine in the Levack area,

originally known as the Big Levack,adjacent to the Strathcona propertyof our neighbors, the FalconbridgeNickel company. It was discoveredin 1889 by James Stobie. In Aprilof 1960, the mine was renamed, tohonor Dr. A.P. Coleman, anemminent turn-of-the-centurygeologist who made importantcontributions to the understandingof the geology of the Sudbury Basin.

Although there is no truth to thesuggestion that Coleman Mine wasnamed after Dr. TheoboldColeman, Canadian Copper's first"company doctor", his arrival inCopper Cliff in 1901 is certainlyworth remembering.

Coniston

A community in NeelonTownship, now part of NickelCentre,first settled in 1902,becamesite of the Mond Company's newsmelter in 1913. The name camefrom a novel that was set in thefictional town of Coniston.

Copper CliffA name allegedly derivated

from the expression "cliffs ofcopper", with which RinaldoMcConnell described our mineral.rich area to Samuel J. Ritchie, theOhio promoter who founded theCanadian Copper Company. Thesite of numerous mining andsmelting operations, Copper Cliffwas first settled in 1886, became atownon April 15,1901,andbecamepart of the City of Sudbury in 1973.

Crean Hill

A mine discovered in 1885 byFrancis Crean. It was sold to theCanadian Copper Co., but was notopened until 1905. The adjacentcommunity by the same name roseand fell with the mine's fortunes.The nearby open pit took its namefrom Crean's wife, Ellen.

CreightonA township, a mine (except

that the mine's mainly in SniderTownship) and a village, namedafter David Creighton, MPP forGrey North in the late l800s.Production began in 1901,continuing to this day. The lastbuildings in the community,however, were removed in 1988.In the northern partof the township,Colonel James R. Gordon foundedthe Creighton Gold MiningCompany in 1889. It foldedin 1893.Gordon Lake bears his name.

Denison

Partitioned in 1884, thetownship was named after ColonelGeorge Taylor Denison, policemagistrate of Toronto from 1877 to1923. A great deal of our area'searly prospecting was done inDenison, resulting in such finds asthe Victoria, Crean Hill, Vermilion,Totten and numerous others.Whitefish is its principalcommunity.

Dill

A township and the name of anearly quartz quarry used byCanadian Copper, after J.W. Dill,MPP for Bracebridge in 1886.

Dogpatch(properly known as Rockville)

A community in WatersTownship between Lively andCreighton. Affectionate nicknameborrowed from the fictional homeof beloved comic characters Li'lAbner and Daisy Mae.

Dowling

A township and a communitynow part of the Town of OnapingFalls. Named after John F. Dowling,MPP for Renfrew South.

Drury

A township west of Sudburyand an early mining company, bothnamed after the Honorable E.C.(Charles) Drury, MPP for simcoeCounty and Ontario's first Ministerof Agriculture. An historic markerindicates his homestead onHighway 93 at Crown Hill, justoutside Barrie.

DrydenHome of Stinson, Wahnapitae,

two Ontario Hydro power plants(formerly owned by theWahnapitae Power Company), andthe ghost of the old Emery LumberCompany's private railroad. Thistownship was named after theHonorable John Dryden, MPP forOntario South from 1879 to 1902.

Evans

Originally known as the Eyre,this was one of the first CanadianCopper Company mines, renamedafter J.D. Evans, its first chiefengineer. It was located neartoday's South Mine.

FairbankA township, lake, named after

J.H. Fairbank, MP for EastLambton.

Falconbridge

A township, community,mine, company; formerlyTimber Berth #48, re-named after WilliamGlenholme Falconbridge,Justice of the Ontario HighCourt and Chief Justiceof the King's Bench from1900 to 1920. Thecompany was formed in1928, successfullydeveloping claims thathad eluded numerouspredecessors-not theleast of whom wasThomas Alva Edison.

FroodA mine, village,

open pit, and Sudburystreet, named afterprospector ThomasFrood. It was the Froodorebody that played amajor role in the Inco/Mond merger of 1929.

GarsonTownship, mine

and community nowpart of the Town ofNickel Centre, namedafter William Garson,MPP for Lincoln. Note:watch for the history ofGarson, currently beingdeveloped by acommittee of "nativesons".

GatchellWestern residential

area of Sudbury, inMcKim Township. Amajor portion of it wasbuilt on farmlandsubdivided by MosesGatchell. This writerwas born inGatchell, onCopper Street,but not atn u m b e r444. Thatwas thefictionaladdress ofEdenCrowell inthe horrornovel"Eden's

Costellohas proventhat a goodyam can betold in anysetting.Sudburyreaders of thehorror genreshould doubletheir fun with thisone!

GertrudeAn inactive mine,

about two miles west ofCreighton, discovered in1892 by Wm. McVittie and

George Jackson. It was bought in1899 by The Lake SuperiorPower

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no use buying amine if you couldn'tget there, so Clergue built a railroad-The Manitoulin and North Shore,later to become the Algoma Eastern.He also bought the Elsie mine, overby Murray, serving it with a spurfrom his new railroad. SinceClergue never married, he namedhis mines after his three sisters:Gertrude, Elsie and Helen. Thelatter is the name given to AlgomaSteel's great iron mine at Wawa.

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Township, location ofNaughton, the old O'Donnellroastyards, and Nickel City(aha!). Named after PeterGraham, MPP for EastLambton. Long part of theUnited Townships of Drury,Denison and Graham, nowpart of the Town of Walden.

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agricultural township north-. of Blezard, named after

Gilbert Hanmer, a farmerfrom Brant County.

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named afterT.M. Kirkwood,who in 1898 leased theproperty from McVittie andJackson.

Lady MacDonald

Name given to CanadianCopper's #5 mine in 1886, inhonour of the PrimeMinister's wife on theoccasion of their visit toCopper Cliff.

Levack

Township and town now partof Onaping Falls. It is also an Incomine, named after Mary Levack,maiden name of the mother of SirOliver Mowatt (1820 - 1903),Ontario Premier from 1872 - 1896.

Lively

Town in Waters Township, nowpart of Walden, named after CharlesLively, well-known Creightonsupervisor.

McCreedy WestMine

Formerly known asLevack West, re-named in

1980, in memory of late JohnMcCreedy, former

director and Vice-anrian

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part of the City of. .... - Sudbury. Site of Frood

mine and Falconbridge' __________ Nickel Company's

inactive McKim Mine;

named after Robert McKim, MPPfor Wellington North. Manytownship residents will rememberwhen McKim had its ownmunicipal government.

MondFormer village adjacent to the

old Victoria Mine. Named afterLudwig Mond, founder of the MondNickel Company.

Murray

Site of the original discovery ofsulphide ore along the main line ofthe new CPR. Named after theMurray brothers who patented theclaim. Went through variousownerships before becoming asuccessful Inco mine (see alsoNickelton).

NeelonHeavily settled today, this was

once just township #55, but was re-named after James Neelon of St.Cathennes.

Nickel CityHere's the real story! When

Aeneas McCharles moved from theSoo in 1889, he first settled inWhitefish. Believing that westernpart of the Basin would see thedistrict's greatest growth, heregistered the Nickel Citysubdivision in 1890, a plancomplete with fifty-foot lots,streets, and parkland on"Vermillion Lake" (since therealready was a Vermilion Lake, thisone was renamed McCharles Lake),about two miles east of Whitefish.When he died in 1906, he willedthose park portions to the UnitedTownships of Drury, Denison andGraham, stipulating that they werenever to be sold. For many years,Nickel City was a favorite summerretreat. Local news tidbits in theold Sudbury Journal often referredto an outing or a church picnic atNickel City.

NickeltonName given to the Murray site

by the British America NickelCompany, after its acquisition in1913 from the defunct DominionNickel-Copper Company (not tobe confused with the DominionMineral Company).

North Star

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O'DonnellHome of the biggest and last of

the Sudbury area roastyards.Located in Graham Township, westof Creighton and south of theAlgoma Eastern line, the yard wasestablished in 1915, complete witha townsite, and was named after

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OnapingFalconbrtdge mine in the

A river, a Falconbndge mine Levack-Onaping area, patented inand a village that is now part of 1890 by two employees of theOnaping Falls. The name Onaping Hudson'sBay Company andnamedmay be a contraction of the cree in honour of Lord 8trathcona, forword "Onumunaning", meaning many years the governor of thatred paint or vermilion place. The company.

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Rayside

A township, named after JamesRay side, MPP for Glengarry, nowcombined with its sister townshipof Balfour to comprise the Town ofRayside-Balfour.

Ramsey

Sudbury's beautiful lake,treasured from the very early daysas a prestigious residential area,was named after William AllenRamsey, survey party chief withthe CPR. His boss, JamesWorthington, was so impressedwith Ramsey's good judgement insurveying the line north of the lake,instead of south as originallyplanned, named the lake in hishonour (that's almost as good as araise!).

SniderTownship that includes the

Creighton Mine on the west andcomes right up against Copper Cliffon the east, Named after Elias W.O.Snider, former MPP for WaterlooNorth.

Stobie

Long-producing mine inBlezard Township, named after

Sudbury

Main city of this area, namedby James Worthington, CPRconstruction superintendent afterhis wife's birthplace: Sudbury,Suffolk, England.

Tam 0' Shanter

Mining property in SniderTownship, discovered in 1893 byThomas Baycroft, a devoted Scotwho took his mine's name fromRobert Burns' poem "Tam 0'Shanter".

TurbineFormer village in the lower end

of Drury Township, named afterthat marvelous device that convertswater power to mechanical energy.In June of 1904, the HuronianPower Company (an Incosubsidiary) began construction ona private spur to its newhydroelecthc plant at High Falls onthe Spanish River. The spurconnected with the C.P.R.'sAlgoma Branch, and with theAlgoma Eastern. The busy junctioncame to be known as Turbine.

Vermilion

A river and the only successfulgold mine of the area's earlyventures. The mine, a short wayswest of the river, was discovered in1887 by Henry Ranger. It operated

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10 February 1992_____ ________ ______________________

$10,000 paid out six times in '91

Record year for plan's maximum awardLike most other programs. quality asawayofincreasingcom- fling to emerge in the Inco culture. gated were accepted. ing a suggestion. They may beprojects, procedures and efforts, petitiveness is a growing motiva- "I'm seeing more and more Denis encourages all employ- confusing suggestions with inven-lnco's Suggestion Plan is starting tion for people to submit their suggestionssubmittedbymorethan eestosubmitimprovementideasto tions or thinking of blue-ribbonto feet the positive effects of the ideas," said plan supervisor Denis one person," said Dems. "In fact, help make the company better and suggestions they have seen written

hasis on teamworkmi L m r e in the Trian le "u.ng e pgro epage. o g .pquality and cooperation. lnfact, "The emphasis on improving quality as a way of c o m - Smallimprovementsarejustas

increasing corn petitiveness is a growing petitive important, according to Dethat cash

S 10.000 paid out this year and an awards are motivation for people to submit their ideas." proving of waste, inconsistency, or mad-f $354 93d h dbo . .average awar notalways produc- equacy t at are sure to e aroun

The quality of submissions the prime motivator. "Many of the I've seen entire shifts who have tivity, quality, safety and reducing you. The important thing is tocontinues its upwardclimh as well, people who submit ideas are pri- worked together on an idea and costs. identify problems close to you and

The amount of award money manly trying to make their jobs a submitted it." "To those who have never made solve these routme problems onepaid was just under $300,000, rep- biteasier, less time-consuming and The quality of submissions - one, a suggestion may sound like by one."resenting the second highest an- less repetitive. When they succeed, calculated by the percentage of something very difficult," said He said large awards have beennual payout since the plan began it's good for Inco and it's good for submissions accepted - also con- Denis. won by the simple elimination ofduring the last World War, the employee." tinues to increase. This past year, "Many people think they can't waste, inefficiency and inconsist-

"The emphasis on improving He sees subtle changes begin- 34 per cent of the ideas investi- do something as difficult as mak- ency.

Salvaging rare loco partsearns suggestion plan cashIt was a good beginning for MikeChertow's retirement.

Not only did the LocomotiveShop electrical leader take advan-tage of last yeafs retirement in-centive, but he walked out the doorwith a $10,000 Suggestion Planaward.

"Uve been awarded live or sixothers." said the 38-year lnco vet-eran. "but this one is the biggest. ltcomes at just the right time, nowthat Fm a pens ioner.'

His job in the loco shop gavehim the perfect opportunity to takeadvantage of the plan. Inco's fleetof electric locomotives is aging,and the older the locos get. theharder it is to get parts to fit them.

"Most of the parts were veryinexpensive at one time. In manycases it was cheapertodiscard wornor broken parts and buy new ones."

Today, itsadifferent story. Asa leader at the shop, Mike mustensure there are enough parts torepair the locomotives when theycome into the shop. "Even if themanufacturer can get them for youthere are often long delays," he

said. 'The rarer the parts, the morethe costs go up. In some cases,manufacturers don't have the partson their shelves, and since there'snot much call for many parts theymust be made from the ground upat extremely high costs.

"In the 38 years I've been hereat the shop, I've seen a lot of partsthrown away. I wish we had keptthem."

Mike's latest suggestion is agood example of a simple, inex-pensive repair that will keep aninexpensive part going almost in-definitely.

Bushings wear out regularly onthe contactor assemhlv, a magneticframe mounting bracket that carriesthe current through the switch toregulate the speed of the locomo-tive. The bushings are tube-likesleeves that fit into holes in anobject. An appropriately-sized rodfits into the sleeve, allowing theobject to swivel on the rod. Withthis method, the sleeve takes thewear and not the material the objectis made of.

With 30 contactors on each

locomotive, the part is critical toInco's rail operations.

"We've been replacing wellover 100 of these pieces a year,"said Mike. "My idea was to re-bushthe magnetic frame ourselves at afraction of the cost of getting a newone. Cost of rebushing is less than$50."

The contactors consist of sev-eral parts, each with bushings. Thearmature,just one of the parts, costsover $400 when ordered from themanufacturer.

"Over the years! worked on thecontactors over and over again, andit always seemed a shame to throwthe part away. There was rarelyever anything wrong with the piece,only the bushings were worn. Nowwith the cost of everything sky-rocketing, I figured it was time todo the repair."

He figures the loco shop willcontinue to innovate as time goeson. "The locomotives are gettingolder every year and the parts willcontinue to get more scarce. I fig-ure there will be a lot more equip-ment being re-tooled in the future."

The jig's up for blacksmithGaetan Robillard says he's the onlyblacksmith left at Inco. Maybethat's why he's letting Inco knowhe's there.

At least the Inco SuggestionPlan is aware of Gaetan. He wasawarded $4,080 for an idea that notonly increased productivity buteliminated a potential hazard at theWelding Shop.

"We have to straighten out a lotof things here, long pieces and short,from angle iron, square stock to flatbars. Just about anything that canbe bent is straightened out here. Itcomes from most mines and plantshere in Sudbury."

The straightening was previ-ously done by pounding the mate-rial with a pneumatic hammer."There was always the danger ofthe piece slipping off the hammeras it was being pounded and strik-ing somebody," he said. "It was ahazardous way of doing it."

He 'shad a few close call sin thepast.

"I got jarred a couple of timesas I was straightening things out. Acouple of pieces flew off and could

easily have struck someone. I fig-ured there must be a better way."

Gaetan noticed that the shophas a hydraulically operated bend-ing machine.

"I figured that if we can bendthings to the shape we want with-out pounding, then why can't weunbend them?"

Gaetan fabricated a jig andadapted itto the bending machine."It acts basically as a hydraulicpress. You heat up a bent piece, putit in the press, apply pressure andstraighten it. Instead of poundingit, you apply steady, slow pressure.It just about eliminates any chanceof slippage and it does the job bet-ter than the old method."

There was also a savings inmanpower. It used to take two men,one at the controls of the pneu-matic hammer and the other ad-justing the piece as it was beinghammered back into shape. Hisjig, operated with foot pedals, re-quires only one man.

"It's a lot quicker to do it thisway," he said as he placed a lengthof wrist-thick metal into the jaws

of the jig. Heated to a glowing redfirst, the piece of bent rodstraightened as the jaws closed onit.

"But most important," he said,"it's a heck of a lot safer. That'swhy I came up with the idea in thefirst place. Ididn't want to get hurt.The money was a secondary thing."

He submitted the idea yearsbefore, he said, and had just aboutforgotten about it when he wasnotified just before Christmas thatit had been approved.

He plans to use the extra cashon a log cabin he's planning tobuild.

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Mike Chertow shows rare loco parts now recycled.

Gaetan Robillard straightens a rod in the new jig.

The Triangle 11

Rubber piece saves cash, time on scoop repairsGabe Bisaillon got tired of weld-ing scoopirams back together again.

The job was a pain in the neck,said the Stobie welder, so he cameup with an idea that not only reducedthe number of tinies the repair hasto be made but earned him $5,400in gratitude from Inco.

"Often the bucket of a remotelyoperated scooptram is only halffull of muck and the operator has tolower the bucket a second time totake another bite out of the muckpile to fill the bucket, When thebucket is lowered, it comes downfaster due to the additional weightof the muck. When that happens,there's often cracks or breaks in thefranie."

It was quite a common occur-rence, he said. "Every 200 hoursthe scoop is brought in for regularmaintenance and almost every timesome welding has to be done torepair the frame."

Although the problem is moreprevalent on remotely-operatedscoops where there is less finecontrol by the operator, the dam-age is also seen on manually-op-

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Ron Larose shows one of the modified mould covers.

erated scooptrams.Repairs on the equipment were

often extensive, taking many hoursof preparing and welding the bro-ken frame.

When a rebuilt scooptram cameto the Stobie shop, Gabe noticed ametal spacer at the spot where thebucket rested on the frame,

"I figured why not a rubberspacer. If you can install a metalpiece, why not make it shockabsorbant?

"It worked so well that I thoughtI'd lose my job," joked Gabe. "In-stead of repairs every 200 hours,there's no welding needed for aslong as a year when the rubberpiece is installed."

Installing the rubber piece is amatter of an hour's work. "We doit ourselves. We bolt a piece ofconveyor belt to the frame."

The Suggestion Plan awardwasn't the first for Gabe, but it wasthe biggest.

"I tend to look at things fromtime to time, particularly when thesame nagging problem gets to be apain in the neck,"

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Suggestion wins top prizeYou can't say Ron Larose ischained to the past.

"If it's been done a certain wayfor the last 50 years," said theSmelter nickel puncher, "peopletend to overlook a better way to doit, no matter how simple."

Ron's idea to replace a four-point ganged chain with a singlechain for lifting casting mould cov-ers earned him a $10,000 Sugges-tion Plan Award. Like many of themore lucrative suggestions, the ideais a simple one.

"Familiarity seems to be thebiggest obstacle to new ideas," hesaid. "Often, the best ideas comefrom people who are relatively newat a plant or mine. That's becausethey look at things with a totallynew perspective. They haven't hada chance to become familiar withanything."

The old method of lifting themould covers involved four 10 to12-foot lengths of chain attached tolugs on the corners of the covers.The opposite ends of the chains ranto a single ring from where it waslifted by a crane.

Ken flushes out cash with ideaThe job, says Ken Coon, wasgetting to be a pain.

Working on the high pressurereactors for making nickel carbonyl,Ken was involved in the repair orreplacement of feed pumps thatkept getting clogged with ammoniabuild-up. "We were switchingpumps every other week some-times," he said, "and I figured theremust be another way to do it."

Ken earned $8,055 from Inco'sSuggestion Plan forhis ideaof usinga water flushing system to cleanout the build-up of ammonia in theinstrumentation, valving and ventlines of the displacement chambersthat are used to transfer crude liq-uid nickel to the distillation system

in the Liquid Products Storagebuilding at the Nickel Refinery.

Ammonia is a byproduct of theprocess of making crude liquidcarbonyl and turns into a solid inthe displacement system.

Before Ken's water flushingsolution, the distribution systemhad to be shut down and replacedby feed pumps that were expen-sive, hard to maintain and subjectto ammonia build up as well.

"The pumps didn't last too long.They might last two or three weeksbefore a repair had to be made."

Ken's water flushing methodtakes only an hour. A back-up sys-tem takes over during the flush andthere's no production loss.

Instead of weeks, intervals be-tween repairs are now measured inmonths. "It worked better thanexpected. One time, we went 176days without any problems."

Ken wrote up the standard op-erating procedures for the newflushing system as well. "It's prettywell automated so we don't needextra manpower to run it," he said."It's integrated smoothly with therest of the operation here."

He's earned other Suggestioncash in his 23 years at Inco, but thisis his biggest win. He made sure ofhis theories by experimenting forabout a year before submitting theidea. "It looked like it would work,but I wanted to make sure."

A single hook in the centre ofthe mould covers now serves thepurpose.

What ended up as a maximumaward began as a constant annoy-ance for Ron. "Each of the fourchains are heavy, dirty and wkward to work with. They'd end upall bunched up and tangled on topof the cover and you'd have tostretch them out and attach each

end to the four lugs on the cover. Ittook two people to do the timeconsuming work, At a time whenmanpower is short, simplifying thejob would be a good way to releasemanpower for other duties."

Ron's idea still required oneman to steady the hood, It hasevolved to a totally self-bailingsystem that frees up both men forother work.

Welder Gabe Bisaillon with a modified scooptram.

Ken Coon in front of theflushing system in the Liquid ProductsStorage building.

12 February 1992

Bridge is Howard's bridge from work to playITloward Schooley has certainly bridgedthe gap created when he retired from Incomore than a decade ago.

He plays bridge almost every day ofthe week. Sometimes he plays it twice aday. five days a week.when hes not teachingit to his eager students.Hes a bronze lifemaster with more than600 points earned inworld- class tourna-ments. The Inco retireebelongs to several localclubs playing competi-tive contract andduplicate bridge in theNiagara Region.

Youd think hiswife Tyra would get alittle tired of thiscontract for life?

\c when hc'Howard's best partner!Tyra's even earnedmore master points(770) than her hus-band. who knewexactly what he wasgoing to do when heretired in 1978 asdirector of operationsin No. 4 building at thePort Colborne Refinerywhere he was part ofthe team that devel-oped the utility nickelprocess.

When BillKantymir. his supervi-sor, asked him what he was going to dowith his time. Howard replied. "Become abridge life master. Howard and Tyra bothbroke the 500 point barrier three yearslater.

What kind of allure does bridge hold tokeep the Schooleys entertained day andnight for the past 50 years?

"Well. for one thing. we get to travelall over for competitive tournaments andmake long-time friends." grins Howard.The couple have finessed and trumpedtheir way around North America in searchof the coveted, not easily won points. Theyboth agree that playing regularly keepsthem fresher and on top of their skills.

Another intriguing attraction, Howardsays. are the "billions and billions ofcombinations possible in every bridgegame. which exceeds even chess in itsnumber of possible mathematical prob-abilities.

"It keeps your brain working. con-firms Tyra. who likes to relax by playing alittle euchre or solitaire.

"I believe the strain of playing worldcompetition bridge is greater than that ofan operating brain surgeon. Playing bridge.

you need stamina, endurance, mathematics, logic and concentration," Howard haslearned over the years.

Above all though, a sense of humorand an intense love for the game, are the

important intangibles that have keptHoward's hand in and made him a pre-miere teacher of a card sport played by 40million people (and counting) around theworld. Two hundred thousand people playcompetitive bridge in North America.Howard began playing in 1961.

Howard's dedication to the game'spromotion was recognized in 1987 withthe Kate Buckner Award, originallyestablished by the Metropolitan TorontoBridge Club to honor Kate Buckner forher unselfish attitude and consideration ofothers in the ethics of the game.

Howard's heart is certainly in the rightplace and he has contributed greatly toothers' enjoyment of bridge.

A member of the Professional BridgeTeachers' Association, he will travel toseveral places a week, if there is enoughinterest, to pass on his experience tobeginners.

"I like to teach. I'm a far better teacherthan I am a player." maintains Howard.who began instructing when he filled in fora sick tutor at a local club 15 years ago. "Ilike to read and I retain what I read. If Idont understand, I'll ask another player at

a tournament. I always stress, in the firstlesson, that you should ask questions. If Idon't know the answer, I'll look it up andfind out."

Other ingredients in Howard's bid to

become a successful instructor are respectfor his students and a rough and readysense of humor, which are also vitalqualities in the long, drawn-out grind of anall-day tournament against the top playersin the world.

"You never know who you might playagainst in a tournament. Some top bridgeplayers might show up at a small NorthAmerican tournament to try for somepoints, so you have to be sharp," Howardsaid.

Howard gives the following instruc-tions to all his pupils:

Bridge is a science - the study of alifetime - in which you may exhaustyourself. but never your subject.

It is a contest calling for courage, skill.strategy and self-control.

It is a test of temper, a trial of honor,and a revealer of character.

It's a cure for care, an antidote forworry.

It includes companionship with friends,and opportunities for courtesy. kindlinessand generosity.

It promotes mental activity and is asource of interest all your life.

Howard also suggests the followingformula, called CHARM: Count your suretricks and find Out how many more youneed to make your contract. Hunt for waysof winning these:

(a)cross ruffing(b) establishing

your second-bestsuit

(c) finessing(d) squeezing

and end-playing.Analyze the

bidding and try tolocate the missinghigh cards.

Remember towatch the fall ofevery card, espe-cially the discards.

Make yourcontract.

There's nodoubt Howard andhis wife enjoysitting down at thetournament table.There are only29,960 players inthe world with atleast 500 masterpoints. Howard andTyra are two of thededicated few,although Howardis quick to pointout that for a smallcity, Port Colbornehas produced otherlife masters with at

least 300 points in competitive play.Three of them also worked at the Port

Colborne Refinery at one time.There's Dave Neff, who transferred to

Thompson; Ric Stratton-Crawley, whowent to Sudbury, and the late Al Purdy."It's odd and strange that we've had theselife masters from Port Colborne and nobridge club established," remarks Howard.who does remember there being an Incobridge club in 1938.

Other Port Colborne retirees who enjoythe competitive edge are Jan Vandillen andJohn Sullivan, Howard adds.

This enthusiastic instructor also notesthat bridge is forging a cultural link withcountries that once severed their ties withthe game during revolutionary periods.Bridge is fast regaining popularity invarious areas of the Soviet Union.

"Just recently. the Welland BridgeClub was invited to a tournament inLeningrad." Howard notes.

The thrill and challenge of bridgehasn't diminished for Howard Schooleyover the years, and that's important. He'sdoing the best thing possible for his pupils.

.passing on his love for the game.

Howard Schooley: Inco pensioner, world-class bridge player, teacher and competitor.

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Bill Crabbe checks out the Port Colborne Refinery's diesel tire pump, which can handle 3,000 U.S. gallons per minute. The pump is usedto protect the refinery's oil tanks, and must be ready at a moment's notice in case of tire.

Once a fireman, always a fireman...Retired inco tIre chief Bill Crabbe'sdadicatisn ci fire prevention is stillburning bright after 40 years (and count-ing) of volunteer service with the PortColborne Volunteer Fire Department.

At 63, he's the oldest person in thevolunteer company, but he has an active,youthful enthusiasm when it comes to hisspecialty at suppressing sparks.

A machinist by trade, Bill spent the last14 of his 42 years with Inco as the plant'sfire chief, before retiring in 1985. Theswitch from firing up his lathe to prevent-ing factory fires was a natural one, he says,because of his love for and commitment tofire protection.

"I enjoyed machine work, but I abso-lutely loved fire department work," glowsBill.

"When you're already so involved infire department work, and the job is there,you go for it," recalls Bill, who hadalready taken four years of courses inindustrial fire prevention at the OntarioFire College in Gravenhurst. Then, henotes, there were 2,300 employees at therefinery and a lot of operational buildings,before both thousands of jobs and the in-house fire department were cut in the mid-80s.

"At one time, we had 50-52 people inthe plant fire department. We had our owntruck, too - a 1949 American LaFrancethat came from Inco in Copper Cliff. Nowit's an antique engine at the city's firestation in Bethel," Bill said.

Though the refinery's fire crew hasbeen greatly reduced, there are alsonumerous volunteer firefighters workingon shift that could respond in an instant toany emergency, Bill said. Inco is stillheavily committed to reducing the risk offire and its comprehensive safety programgoes hand-in-hand with that objectives.

In fact, said former refinery managerLen Kowal, Bill's advice is invaluable

when it comes to discussing ongoingequipment needs at the plant and how tokeep it at the ready.

"Bill's only too willing to help main-tain a fire prevention and safety policythat's serious all the way down the line.It's tremendous."

Another partner in prevention of fire,or any emergency for that matter, is theCity of Port Colborne.

"There's always been excellentcommunication between the city andInco," adds Bill, "and this relationship isstill strong, even though the city's depart-ment has grown in technological sophisti-cation and size enough to handle anythingwithin a 45 mile radius. In the past, theInco plant whistle was used to alertfiremen to a fire in the community. Notonly that, but company equipment andmanpower often assisted in an emergency.

"It was nothing for 15 men, when theInco whistle blew, to be on the back of theInco truck on the way to a fire. At thetime, there weren't enough paid membersof Port Colborne's department. If therewas a serious fire in the city, I could talk tothe plant manager and say, 'There's sixfiremen on shift right now. Can you sparethem?'

The answer was invariably "Yes", andBill says Inco was really generous with thecity, and refinery employees, who neverlost an hour's pay when abruptly divertedfrom their nickel-processing duties to apotentially serious fire situation.

When fire chief, Bill says he organizedpractice sessions every Wednesday, indifferent departments, to keep his firecrews on their toes. This diligence paidoff, he says, because the plant never hadany serious fires during his job as "headSmokey."

This superb fire and safety conscious-ness to which Bill adhered and for whichInco is noted in industry, must have

rubbed off on the employees Bill leftbehind seven years ago, because thingshave been pretty quiet and smoke-freesince then, Bill says.

He adds that there have been manychanges at the plant since his retirementthat have made the plant even more readyto respond to a fire. He also stresses thatInco falls under the Mining Act, whichcalls for tougher regulations and moreregular inspections than the regularindustrial act.

There are more fire alarms than everbefore at the plant, with extra ones in-stalled in the change house, the research/PMR section, #1 and #2 buildings. All

Another cleaiifor pensionerAll indications suggest that this year's InTouch Curling Bonspiel will be just thelatest in a long string of successes.

According to chief organizer JimBryson, about 32 teams were registered bythe second week in February, mostly fromthe ranks of regular curlers in seniors'leagues.

Another 10 teams can be accommo-dated, however, and Jim urges anyone notyet registered to call 522-7855 even afterthe Feb. 20 deadline announced in theadvertisement in the January Triangle.

"We can look after 168 people or 42teams," said Jim. "That makes a fullschedule for the March 12 and 13 event."

He said that up to two or three yearsago, it wasn't unusual to have to turn awayregistrants who weren't off the mark early."But in the last two years, attendance hasdropped off somewhat. Perhaps with thisnew bunch of retirees we'll get the num-bers back."

But there's no worry about getting

these panels alarm back to the power-house, because there's someone on duty365 days of the year.

As well, the storehouse fire controlsystem has been changed from dry to wet,because the dry system was getting old.Now, with the wet system, there won't beas much rust in the pipes because they arekept full of water, not damp air.

Back out in the community as avolunteer, Bill is fighting fires before theybegin, by instructing volunteers in the useof fire extinguishers, lecturing on fireprevention and attending weekly volunteermeetings. He also keeps abreast of all thelatest developments.

r sweep;' curlingflooded with scores of new teams. "Newpensions usually take a year or two tocome out. They seem to have the first yearpretty well planned for other things."

Today, he said, most if not all ot' thecurlers are local. "At one time we used toget people coming back to Sudbury for thebonspiel from as far away as St.Catharines, Toronto and other places inOntario. Today the event is 100 per centlocal.."

Today's pensioner is more active thanever. Although most are between the agesof 65 and 75, some are well over 80.

"And these guys can hold their own onthe rink. Can they ever!" said Jim.

The event is not only held for pension-ers, it's held by pensioners.

"We've got an active group of volun-teers organizing this event and running it"he said.

The Copper Cliff Curling Club alsoprovides a discount rate for the annualpensioners' event.

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14 February 1992

Bob Bryson, O'Donnell wasn't terrible at all. They made a lot of their own fun, learnedhow to stay upwind and were downright sad to leave when the big new smelter broughtan end to roast yards forever, in 1930,

Just before this past Christmas, I met Bob and his wife out at the shopping centre (whereelse?) and the conversation soon focused on his old hometown. "There was a hill we usedto climb and we could see them building that big red brick stack at Copper Cliff. We didn'trealize that the higher it got (it topped out at 512 feet), the sooner O'Donnell would die."

Old O'Donnell was no farm Only memories now

by Marty McAllisterWhen he arrived in Copper Cliff last October, the Prince of Wales made a brief stop

at Nickel Park. Between the Cadillac and the tour bus, he was shown a display of Inco'senvironmental progress. Then-and-now photographs depicted how the devastation ofyesteryear had been replaced by the lush greenery of today.

There was one exception.Two exposures - one with its all-pervasive smoke, one with none - one at full

production, one abandoned and empty. Otherwise, no change. No re-greening triumphhere, where the reddish swath in the wilderness suggests something ancient, terrible,perhaps even alien. Two hundred feet wide and 7,500 feet long, straight as an arrow, thegiant scar might well have been scorched in place by the arrival and departure of craft fromsome far-off galaxy.

Sixty years after its final ore heap cooled, the site of the mighty O'Donnell roast yardis virtually in suspended animation. It seems to be waiting, ready for the next load of greenore to rumble down the siding from the Algoma Eastern line. It will wait a very long time.

Home is where the hearth is

From today's perspective, it was hell on earth. But, when its first fire was lit in Februaryof 1916. O'Donnell was a godsend. For28 years, the people and the vegetation of CopperCliff and Sudbury had suffered the fumes of various roast yards, right in their backyards.By relocating to a site beyond Creighton, not far from the Vermilion River, the greatestnumber of people would benefit most, and trees and grass would have a fighting chance.

Truly. O'Donnell was huge. it had a planned capacity of 350,000 tons of ore at any onetime, and that was when the beds were built manually. In 1919, a marvellous bridge cranewas added. Sitting on the inner rail of the track that ran on either side of the beds, it hada clear span of 170 feet. Powered by a trolley line, it had a moving conveyor that allowedit to evenly distribute the ore over a 60 x 100-foot bed - until the layers of four-footcordwood were buried under 5,000 tons of ore.

To supply the massive, hungry bridge crane, ore cars from the mines were emptied intospecial side-dumping cars that discharged right onto the crane's inclined conveyor.Brilliant. And very productive.

In There Were No St,aners. published by the Anderson Farm Museum, former IncoFire Mar'hall Don Bray remembers: "Originally, there had been approximately 200ernplovee. hut after the travelling ore bridge wa built tlii number was reduced to 40."

(No. Don wasn't the fire marshall at O'Donnell. He was just aboy then-no, not whenhe was fire marshall . . . when he lived at O'Donnell. I know they had fires there, but thatwas . . . look I'm sorry I mentioned it.)

From the perspective of young fellows like Don and his neighbor over on Ellis Street,

Although the roast yard site is as stark and barren as ever, there remains nary a traceof the townsite. An old drawing shows that the homes were from 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile fromthe yard, so the vegetation has long since covered any clues to the buildings and streets thatonce were home to the Brays and Brysons - and to other familiar names too numerousto mention.

A couple of years ago, I spent a rainy evening with Ted Nicholson (now retired fromPurchasing) and Gary Peck (of "The Not-So-Distant Past"), touring the O'Donnell site.It may sound like my infamous trip to Chicago Mine, but things did not go really well. Theroast yard was sensational, but it was tough getting there. Maintenance of the AlgomaEastern road beds hasn't been a big item in recent years, so we had to abandon our car andwalk.

Of course,! had my trusty map. An old map - showing precisely where the townsiteused to be. The map must be right, because we didn't see anything that would prove itwrong. Actually, we didn't see a thing. For all our labors in seeking the lost village ofO'Donnell, all we got was totally, miserably wet. Some day, when it's sunny and warmand the flies are all in Copper Cliff, I'm going to go back out there. Only this time, I'll takeBray or Bryson with me. In any given exploration party, at least one guy should knowwhere he's going.

Abatement foretold

If! can dare to get serious for a minute, I think the O'Donnell roast yard is special andunique. It was the biggest and the last, and the most sophisticated application of what hadbeen accepted roasting technology from time immemorial. Clearly, it was an horrificenemy of the environment, both in terms of the forests cut for its fuel and of the devastationwrought by its sulphurous fumes.

It wasn't that no one knew or cared, back then.The Report of the Royal Ontario Nickel Commission of 1917 said: "The larger

proportion (of sulphur) is driven off on roast heaps under the worst possible conditions foragriculture, as the roast heaps are low-lying and the gas, which is about two and one-fifthtimes as heavy as air, flows along the ground unless carried away by the wind."

In its conclusions the same report said: "Attempts are constantly being made tominimize the damage caused by the escape of sulphur. It is believed that in the not distantfuture smelting methods will be developed that will do away with conditions that nowexist."

They were right. The future was just a little more distant than they had figured.You know, the mighty O'Doimell is somehow sacred - a graphic reminder of how far

we've come and how much we have learned.Let's not cover it up. If we do, no one will ever believe us.

Ye s te rday s',todays

10 years agoIt was the biggest ventilation project ever undertaken at an Inco mining operation.

'The Creighton II shaft ventilation project will allow Creighton Mine to effectivelydouble the volume of air passing through the mine," explained Graham Ross,manager of the Creighton mine complex in 1982.

According to Ross. it would provide comfortable working conditions at a depth of8.600 feet below surface. where the temperature was expected to be about 124degrees Fahrenheit.

Dispensing with a refrigeration plant, the system drew air through a large mass ofbroken rock at Creighton's open pit, where ice formed in the winter and thawed inthe summer. providing a natural refrigeration system.

The air intake system ran below the open pit, across number nine shaft at the2.600 lot level, diagonally down to number eight shaft and then across to number IIshaft. Return air was exhausted between boreholes and raises between number nineshafl and number eleven shaft. and up through number II shaft. Two fans at the 1900foot level of the raise-borehole section pumped air to the surface, and three fans atthe top of number II shaft did the same.

25 years agoBorn in Glenvale, Ontario and educated at Queen's University where he gradu-

ated with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. he was the first Canadian tobecome president of International Nickel.

His first job was as a research metallurgist with Dr. C.W. Drury at Queen's Univer-sity in Kingston, studying nickel-cobalt ores for M.J. O'Brien Limited, owners of theDeloro Smelting and Refining Company. Nine years later, in 1929, he became assistantdirector of metallurgy at the Ontario Research Foundation.

In 1936, he transferred to Inco, and became the first director of Inco's researchlaboratory in Copper Cliff.

Up until 1941, when he moved into management as assistant to the vice-president,he was responsible for numerous breakthroughs in metallurgical technology and wasgiven achievement awards by both the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgyand the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers.

In June 1953 he became vice-president and general manager of Canadian opera-tions, and in 1955 transferred to the New York office. In 1957 he became executivevice-president.

A director of Canada Life Assurance Company, The Toronto Dominion Bank. TheBritish American Oil Company, The Steel Company of Canada, The Borden Company.The Babcock and Wilcox Company and a trustee of the Bank of New York, he retiredin 1967 after 31 years of service,

His name was J. Roy Gordon, and he was elected president of International Nickelin 1960 at the first meeting of the company's directors ever held in Thompson. Mani-toba,

40 years agoIt was believed to be the first time that concentrate pulps had been piped in such

quantity over such a distance, It was the piping system between Creighton Mine andCopper Cliff, built completely above ground.

As part of a $130,000,000 program to convert to all-underground mining, the aerialpumping system was capable of transporting 30,000 tons of material a day.

Twelve miles of wooden trestle, one trestle seven miles long, and 40 miles ofwooden pipe went into its construction. Designed to be trouble-free in winter, five relaypumping stations, completely fire-proof and constructed of concrete, steel and cementblocks, pumped tailings from the Copper Cliff Mill and the Creighton Mill to thetailings disposal site, and also pumped concentrate pulp from the Creighton concentra-tor to the reduction plants at Copper Cliff.

Constructed mostly of wood, the complete system was patroled four times everyeight hours and had fire hose connections to a water line every 600 feet along its length.

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No fish storyGood fishing for Levack Mine

This is no fish s1oryLevack Mine personnel, in conjunction with Environmental Control and explosives

saks representatives. are looking at their blasting procedures in an attempt to help you landthat big one,

Inca boasts a large contingent of employees who enjoy recreational activities such asfishing. This is not the only connection between mining and the popular sport. It isimportant that all miners realize the potential impact that unchecked use of blasting agentscan have on the aquatic environment downstream of the mine.

Blasting agents used in underground and open pit mining are commonly composed ofarnmoniuFn nitrate and fuel oil. Ideally, all of the blasting agents will be detonated andconsumed in the explosion, hut due to various reasons this does not always occur:

*Spills - during transportation and handling of blasting agents.*lmproper loading practices - if the flow on the pneumatic loader has not been

adjusied properly. blowback or improper compacting of the charge occurs, Both situationsresult in wasted blasting materials, either through spillage or failure to detonate.Loading the borehole to the collar is unnecessary. as the first eight to 12 inches do not takepart in the cxplosion.Similar difficulties may be encountered if agents arc loadedinto wet holes.

Geological difficulties - in this case the blasthole intersects cracks or cavities

ideasRRSPs and retirement planning for the young

By Richard BirchYou're young. You're working at your first job. When someone mentions money,

retirement planning certainly isn't the first thing that pops into your mind.Yet, one ofthe most common tamentfrom.those getting close to retirement is "I should

have begun planning sooner lots sooner.' And it's true. The sooner you start, the betterQLLtiill b.when. you eventually leave the working world.

Fortunately, retirement planning when you're young is easy. There are really only threerules:

Buy a home. Maximize your RRSP (registered retirement savings plan) contributions.Pay off your mortgage.

That's all there is to it. The other two major sources of retirement income, governmentbenefits and pension plan benefits, pretty much take care of themselves. If you don't havea pension plan, you'll have to rely on your RRSP much more heavily.

The value of a mortgage-free homeHaving a mortgage-free home when you retire means having a roof over your head at

minimum cost. You won'tbe payingrent, which goes up each yeas, and you'll have an assetthat is worth a considerable amount.

which allow the explosive to migrate beyond the confines of the borehole and escapeconsumption by detonation. There is little which can he dune about this situation, exceptto utilize cartridge explosives.

tBlasthole proximity effects holes which are too close to each other. or which aredrilled at an angle. may cause the first hole to dctonaie and dcscnsitite the explosives in theadjacent hole, in which case the explosives end up in the muck pile. This is most notablein longhole blasts.

Ammonium nitrate, a type of fertilizer, dissolves on contact with water and releasesammonia. Elevated concentrations of ammonia in aquatic cnvironnic'nts arc directly toxicto fish, particularly sportfish varieties such as trout.

Although toxicity varies with specific water chcmistr. studies have shown thatammonia levels as low as two milligrams per litre of water can he lethal. This amount isrelative to two seconds in 11,6 days. Thai's not much!

Any undetonated material which is permitted to come in contact with water in theunderground mine workings will dissolve, make its Wa> into the mine dewateriiig s> steffiand be pumped to minewater treatment f'acilities at surface prior to release into the naturalenvironment. l'reatmenr facilities in today's mining tndustry arc designed to remove heavymetals and suspended solids, not ammonia. If preseni in the minewater pumped fromunderground, ammonia can flow downstream with the treated effluent and cause harm toaquatic life.

While the levels of ammonia detected in lnco effluents are quite low in comparison toother Ontario mines there is room for improvement. l'he Levack study is an elTon toeliminate the ammonia problem at its source, Minimiiing the release of undetonatedblasting agents would effectively control the source of ammonia and reduce potentialenvironmental impacts.

Our Environmental Impact Policy states Inca's catnmiiment to the concept of sustain-able development. This project, with its balance of' economy and ecolog>. is a perfectdemonstration of the thought turned into action.

Good fishing.

And, of course, you need a place to live during all those years before you retire. So yourplanning has a very practical side to it too.

RRSPs should be your first choice for any saving. Your contribution is tax deductible.That means you get to save pre-tax dollars. As well, all income earned in the RRSP issheltered from tax.

You can contribute up to 18 per cent of your prior year's earned income to an RRSP,minus contributions to, and benefits earned in, company pension plans and deferred profitsharing plans.

RRSPs - the money machineContributing early in your working career can make all the difference to your RRSP. For

example, if you put $1,000 into a plan at age 25, you'll accumulate over $45,000 by age 65if it earns interest at 10 percent. If you contribute $1,000 every year, you'll have almost$500,000.

However, if you wait until age 45 to begin contributing that $1,000 each year, you'll endup withjust over $60,000 in your RRSP. Those contributions in the early years make all thedifference.

And this is the time to get into good RRSP habits. For example, if $1,000 is 4 per centof your income, why not contribute four per cent every year, instead ofjust $1,000? As yourincome rises, so will your RRSP contributions. In this case, you'll accumulate almost$875,000 by the time you're 65, if your income goes up by six per cent each year.

Retirement planning means taking case of the basics. And whats more basic thanputting a roof over your head and saving the smart way with RRSPs.

If you have any personal financial questions for Richard, pleaseaddress them to the Editor of Triangle. Richard has consented toanswer some of these questions, from time to time, in special columnsfor Triangle. He cannot give advice on specific investments.

Royal issueappreciated

Dear Sir or Madam,

We are now entering a newyear and hopefully things willstart to improve. The one brightspot on the horizon is receivingthe Triangle.

1 have enjoyed every copy Ihave received, but when the copyof The Royal Visit arrived, I wasthrilled.

You are all to be congratu-lated on a job well done. Thephotography, with the beautifulcoloring and the write-ups cap-tured it all. Prince Charles andPrincess Diana both looked so

natural andI'm sure all ofyou at Inco feltthe same asthey mingledand greetedeach andevery one ofyou no matter where they went.

My copy of The Royal VisitI'm sending to my cousin in Eng-land and I know she and her familywill be as thrilled with it as we arehere.

Thank you again for sendingme the Triangle. Keep up the goodwork.

Sincerely,

Eileen Wallace

Moms need recognition, too!To the editor,

When the lady wrote in toyou some time ago that thescholarship winners mothers'name as well the fathers' names(or vice versa) should be in thewrite up 1 felt it was a good idea.1 know my sister was disap-

pointed when her son won it acouple of years ago and just thefather's name was mentioned.

To read the past winners in theTriangle and the (Sudbury) Staryou would think they're all moth-erless.

Cecil Bissonnette

Loyal readersavors Triangle

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am finally sitting down to pena long intended letter. I want to letyou know as a long time receiver ofthe Inco Triangle how much I en-joy it and look forward to it eachmonth.

I was always proud of Inco whenmy husband worked at Copper Cliffon the trains and then as yardmaster.

There were always so manyopportunities for anyone whoworked to achieve success. Such afamily spirit and fun while youworked. There was no problem inrelating to anyone of higher status,of ideas you had to better some-thing in your work or if you had aproblem.

Reading this past issue it waswonderful to see so much of this.

The recreation timesshared by the work-ers is a great detri-ment to stress.

I think I haveevery Triangle almostsince it began. Theyare a real treasure and

still in the same good quality paperas before. I really enjoyed the tail-ings story and was up to see it thispast summer. What wonderfulwork you are doing to keep us intouch with everything from Inco.

Thanking you sincerely,Mrs. Verna Cunningham

Mining researchDear Sir or Madam,

On behalf of the Grade 5-Cclass at Carl A. Nesbitt 1 would liketo thank you for the wonderful in-formation you've sent us. Thisinformation has helped us under-stand the mining process and com-plete our research project onSudbury. Thanking you once againfor your help and cooperation.

Sincerely,Class 5-C

Thanks from theEaster Seal kids

Dear Sir or Madam,

1 would like to thank lnco onbehalf of all the Easter Seal chil-dren and their parents whobenefitted from the HockeyChallenge' 91 tickets that lncodonated.

Through the district nurses,we were able to distribute thosetickets to the most needy fami-lies. 1 pass on to you all of thethanks I received from them, when1 handed out the tickets. EasterSeals works hard to to satisfy allthe needs of the children entrustedto our care and we thank lnco formaking our job a little easier.

Yours truly,Greg Smith

CongratulationsDear Sir or Madam

Prince Charles' visit to thelnco operation was a public re-lations coup!

Congratulations,Riki Gougeon

16 February 1992____ ______ ________ __________ _______

Inco drillers set up a tent to backfill a mineImagine calculating the location ofa dartboard. the dart thrower, thedistance between them and the tra-jectory of the projectile. Correlateall the calculations, put on a blind-fold and toss the dart.

Hitting the dart board, let alonethe bull's eye, would seem like animpossibility, yet Inco drillersmanage a similar feat as a matter ofroutine.

Rotary raise driller John Ernstis the "dart thrower," located in-side a blue-and-white metal-framedtent near the tailings line overpass

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North Mine stope that have beenmined out. Although the method isthe most cost-effective for NorthMine, it's a time consuming proéè-dure that demands a bullseye everytime.

"Miss? We survey it carefullytop and bottom to make sure whereit lines up," said North Mine plannerWayne Cassidy. "We can't bewrong."

He hopes that the same holemay be continued from level tolevel, eventually ending up at the2,000-foot level.

The unusual drilling site which Is located along Godfrey Drive near the slurry line overpass.

About 400,000 tons of slag willhave gone down the fill hole oncethe project is completed, and that'sjust one of three to be drilled in thearea.

He said that the proximity ofthe slag, the location of the stopesfairly close to the surface and otherfactors make this method ofbackfilling suitable forNorth Mine.

For experienced drillers likeJohn Ernst and Joe Cleaver, the jobstill holds a certain fascination.

"No two holes are ever thesame," said John. "I've been at itfor over 20 years and every time Idrill we run into something differ-ent."

For example, said John, the ac-commodations on the North Minejob are not what drillers are used to.A rented 30 by 60-foot tent stretchedover a steel frame and sealed aroundthe bottom serves as shelter for thehuge raise bore machine, compres-sors, heater, rod storage, water tankfor dust suppression and the one-man crews who operate the ma-chinery.

"We used to work in prefabbuildings that were constructed atthe site," said Joe. "The buildingswere a lot smaller and it was a lotmore cramped. With this rig wehave a lot more room to work andit's a lot brighter inside the tent."

Drilling the initial or "pilot"hole is only the first stage in theproject. Once the 11-inch hole is

drilled, it is reamed out to a five-foot diameter. The other two holesthat are planned will not be en-larged.

John estimates that they couldreach the stope in three weeks,depending on any unforeseen com-plications.

"Ground water can be the big-gest problem," he said. "if you hitwater, you have to pull out the drillstring and grout the hole to seal thewater off. Depending on the amountof water pressure, that can be atime-consuming job."

If the job didn't demand con-stant attention, an eight-hour shifton a raise borer could be one of theloneliest at Inco. "Before, we hadto attach new drill rods manuallywith a hoist," said Joe. "Today. amechanical rod handler guidedfrom a control panel does most ofthe backbreaking work."

There is a drawback. "It used tobe that we had two guys on a raisebore job," said John. "Today weonly have one a shift so there'snobody around most of the time totalk to."

He admits, however, that withthe din of the drill, compressorsand other equipment, ear protectionis a must. "You couldn't hear any-body anyways," he said.

The job falls under Inco's manworking alone policy, and drillersmust call in every two hours via acellular telephone.

Inco's finest shape up for Corporate ChallengeF01 the fifth ear, the gaunt1t hasbeen thrown down for the commu-nity-wide Corporate Challengecompetition and Inco teams are outof the blocks to troop the Incocolors.

"We are fielding four teamsfrom Inco this year," said compu-ter programmer Tim Egan, whowith fellow programmer TimSarmatiuk, helped organize theevent.

He said that the General Officebuilding has managed to field twoteams, the Nickel Bloomers andThirsty Ducks from InformationSystems. There is also a team fromCreighton called the CreightonBlasters.

For the first time, a team fromEnvironmental Control and Occu-pational Health will also take part

trestle on Godfrey Drive. The"dartboard" is a 50-foot section ofNorth Mine stope below his feet,and the 1,200 feet of solid rockbetween him and the stope is wherethe "dart" must travel.

For drillers like John, the "dart"is a bit that grinds its way throughsolid rock at the rate of about 50feet every eight hours. The bit isguided by a string of drill rods,each five-foot section of 10-inchrod weighing 650 pounds.

The hole will be used to dumpslag for backfilling sections of

in the competition.With 20 members each, the Inco

teams will face more than 60 otherteams from approximately 40companies that have registered forthis year's competition.

While the competition has beenkeen in past years, few take theChallenge as a serious athleticevent. Instead, most members takethe fun represented by the compe-tition seriously.

Tim Egan dropped out of thecompetition for the first time infive years because of the timeconstraints involved in organizing.He said the Challenge is one of thebest ways he knows to battle thewinter blues.

"The idea is to have a lot offun," he said. "You meet a lot ofpeople both in and outside the bus i -

ness world and you make newfriends."

Holding four weekend eventsplus an awards night party, theChallenge runs from February toApril.

The events are, to say the least,athletically untraditional. Tim de-scribes the Aquatic Artistry eventalready held earlier this month atthe Laurentian Pool as "doing sillythings in the pool. . . shallow end,of course!"

The event included everythingfrom building a human bridge toinner tube competitions.

The second event scheduled forthe end of February has competi-tors in snow rather than water. Thiscompetition involves bobsled con-struction and races through obsta-cle courses.

Community names reveal rich heritageContinued from Pace 9

independently for a while, buteventually became part of theCanadian Copper Company.

VictoriaA mine, originally discovered

in 1886 by Henry Ranger on behalfof Rinaldo McConnell, who gave ithis own name.

When it was sold to LudwigMond, the wealthy aristocrat re-named it the Victoria, after the still-reigning Queen. South of the mine,the Victoria smelter was built, nextto which the village of VictoriaMines was built.

Wabageshik

A lake and the site of theWahageshik power plant on theVermilion River. built by the Lome

Power Company, a Mondsubsidiary, in 1908. The Ojibwayname means clear or white sky.Although "Wab" is pretty far west,in Lorne Township, itslongstanding importance to ourindustry earns it special mention.The same is true of Nairn. wherethe Mond company built its secondpower plant in 1916.

Walden

The town was formed in 1973with the coming of regionalgovernment, and the name is anacronym for Waters, Lively, andDenison.

Waters

A township named after JohnWatters (one 't' got lost), MPP forMiddlesex West.

WhistleMine north of Capreol, in

Norman Township, discovered in1897 by Isaac Whistle. Never tooserious a threat, the first developersof the Whistle were nonetheless athorn in Canadian Copper's hide.Even then, it was a problem whena departing executive joined forceswith a competitor.

Worthington

A mine, discovered in 1884 byFrancis Crean. It was named afterhim for a time, then was renamedafter James Worthington, the CPRconstruction superintendent.Nearby, a village of the same namedeveloped. The mine was lost in aspectacular cave-in in October of1927.

- - ... -Inco's Corporate Challengers competing for Aquatic Artistry.

Vegas Night follows three Billiards, darts, bowling and otherweeks later. The event involves activities are held. The Challengesupplyingyourowngameofchance concludes with a party at theand competing for "funny money" Sudbury Arena on April 25.used for gambling. The team with "Inco has always fielded teamsthe biggest take wins, that have done well in the past,"

A Pentathlon, with events scat- said Tim. 'This year I expect we'lltered across the city is the finale, do even better."

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