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Lougheed: "Goliath" makesgiant gesture to Laurentian

Is Inco a Goliath, an insen-sitive philistine?

Recounting Inco's manycontributions to the community,Laurentian Hospital CancerCare Services campaign chair-man Gerry Lougheed Jr. didn'tthink so.

"It is the Friendly Giant,"he said.

Noting that Inco Limited hasset a "benchmark of generosi.ty" for the industries toemulate, Mr. Lougheed thankedthe company for its $500,000donation to the Cancer CareServices campaign and called thegift a "brief and shining mo-ment in the hospital's history."

With Inco Limited Chair-man, President and Chief Ex-ecutive Officer Don Phillips andOntario Division President MikeSopko watching from the headtable, Mr. Lougheed said lastmonth that the name "Don"means "World Chieftain," in-dicating Inco's leadership ingood corporate citizenship.

The cheque, presented toMr. Lougheed by Mr. Phillips,was in the form of a 15- pound

nickel strip. The donation wasone of the largest Inco has madeto any Ontario medical institu.tion and the largest single dona-tion made to the local campaign.Not yet half-way through thethree-year campaign, thehospital has already receivedpledges and gifts totalling $5.4million of the $5.5 milliontarget.

In making the presentation,Mr. Phillips said that cancercare, treatment, research andeducational programs were im-mediately required for north-erners.

Highest incidence

"I understand that the in-cidence of new cancer cases inNortheastern Ontario is thehighest in the province and that

more than 2 , 800 new cases ofnon- skin cancer , for instance,are expected here in 1991. Twoyears ago, I am told , more than800 cancer patients in NorthernOntario had to endure longwaits to get hospital assessmentand then had to travel longdistances south to receive careand yet, despite all this, Nor-thern Ontario is the only majorarea in the province that doesnot have comprehensive cancertreatment facilities to serve its450,000 residents."

"For these reasons andmore, he said , I consider ourparticipation in the LaurentianHospital Cancer Care ServicesCampaign as a vital expressionof our social responsibility as a

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No Triangle in JulyWe'll be closing shop here at the Triangle during the

shutdown, so there will not be a July issue. We'll be back inprint in August. Thanks for your interest and encourage-ment over the past year. Have a good, safe holiday.

Tomorrow's Miners?Andrea Erickson, six, Todd Candie, and Amy Brennan , both seven , examine a piece of rock for that

tell-tale sign of gold , silver , or anything else worth mining for. The three were part of a month-longschool mining study. For story and more pictures , see Page 3.

Flower PowerYou can clearly see greenhouse technician Gino Naccarato has a

way with beautiful things. He's watering some of the 50,000 beddingplants destined for the beautification of Inco properties under theadmiring attention of core staff member Melissa LeBorgne and sum-mer student Karin Bell. Some guys have all the luck.

Mines ministers to meet in SudburySudbury has been selected by

Jake Epp, federal Minister ofEnergy, Mines and Resources,and Ontario Mines MinisterSean Conway, to host the 46thannual Federal- Provincial MinesMinisters Conference, August29- 31.

"I am very pleased that thegovernment has recognized allthat Northern Ontario has to of-fer by selecting Sudbury to hostthis important conference," saidSterling Campbell, SudburyMPP. "I am sure that the peo-ple of Sudbury will welcomeconference delegates fromacross the country with theirusual Northern Ontariohospitality."

With the theme "Mining andExploration Research: Main-taining the Competitive Edge",the Sudbury conference will beone of the few occasions thatCanada's mines ministers havemet outside a provincial or ter-ritorial capital.

Sudbury is a particularly ap-propriate location for this year'sconference, according toauthorities. The mining industryin Sudbury is a recognized worldleader in the application ofsophisticated technology, andorganizers will be able to drawon extensive facilities available

to them in the Sudbury area.

To be held at the SheratonCaswell Inn, the conference willinvolve delegates from federal,provincial and territorialgovernments as well as seniorrepresentatives from the miningand exploration industries.

Several municipalities, in-dustry and labour organizationsare also scheduled to presentmajor briefs.

During the three-day con-ference, ministers and delegateswill explore issues such astechnological development,health and safety, communityliaison and environmental con-cerns. Efforts to increase publicawareness of the modern miningindustry will also be high on theagenda.

"These conferences giveministers and other delegatesfrom across the country an op-portunity to exchange ideas onnational policy issues of concernto all of us," said Mr. Epp.

"The mining industry is fac-ing increasing challenges, and acollaborative effort on the partof mines ministers across thecountry is necessary to meetthose challenges successfully,"added Mr. Conway. n

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2 June 1989

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Largo Albert proudly displays his medal.

Inco specialist earns mining medalSenior Hoisting Specialist

Largo Albert has given a lift tomining for the past 43 years.This year, the industy decided toreturn the favor.

In recognition of his outstan-ding performance in the field ofhoist safety, Largo has beenawarded the prestigious DonaldJ. McParland Memorial Medalby the Canadian Institute ofMining and Metallurgy.

He was presented the medalon May 2 at the Institute's an-nual meeting in Quebec City.

Largo's rise to master electri-cian and senior engineeringtechnican began with cor-respondence school, a route thatdemands an inordinate amountof self- motivation and deter-mination. A long list of subse-quent trades training includeseverything from hydraulicsystems and automotive electricsto microprocessors.

After extensive mining ex-perience in places as far away asSaskatoon and Regina, he sign-ed on with Inco's Ontario Divi-sion as a hoisting specialist in1969 and has held the post eversince.

During his years in mining,he's been successful in placing atleast 10 mining plants into pro-duction, including Inco's Col-eman, Stobie (two plants), Cop-per Cliff South Mine, Sheban-dowan, and Crean Hill.

He developed a "hoist safety

°,; i'Inco has been increasingly involvedin community life. is it a good thingand should it continue?

Barney Santarella , storemanat the Port Colborne Refinery:"I feel lately that Inco has beendoing very well in the communi-ty. It's important for a com-munity to have industries likeInco to help out the city to betteritself because we all live here. Iknow in Port Colborne peopleappreciate Inco because it (thecompany's contributions) makesthis a better community."

Denis Robichaud , Frood ap-prentice maintenance mechanic:"Definitely. It's not just peoplefrom outside that benefit. Theemployees benefit as well. Idon't think it hurts Inco. It givesus good press, a good public im-age. They'll probably come upwith even more new ideas."

Gates Marquis , yard andshipping foreman at the PortColborne Refinery: "If we canfinally afford it, we should bedoing more for the community.The company has really improv.ed its image in the last few yearsand it's a great thing to see. Fortoo long, we had a bad press andthat we're destroying the world.We're doing some positivethings and we should be gettinga good press now."

Pirkko McCauley, FroodStobie Mill Clerk: "Sure. It'sgreat public relations. It givesInco a higher profile in theRegion. Oh yes, I think theyshould keep at it. It makes us agood corporate citizen."

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Clarence Grant , mason atthe Copper Cliff Smelter: "Weshould keep on doing it. Itmeans a better image for Incoand worth all the money spenton it. I think we're doing asmuch as we can."

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Norm Asselin , carpenter,Copper Refinery: "Yes, it's agood idea if you're talking aboutright now in the good times. Butnot in the poor days, in dayswhen we're not pros-perous. Ithink it's good to support goodcauses when you have the moneyto do it. I don't see anythingwrong with that."

course" and provided trainingto 800 trades people, super-visors, U.S. and Canadiangovernment inspectors, anduniversity students. The onlyone of its kind in NorthAmerica, the course is still on-going.

In 1979, he found and cor-rected a major weakness in minehoist rope attachments, a safetyrelated problem common to allhoists in North America usingthe Crosby clip and thimble at.tachment.

Among other achievements,Largo has commissioned 16mine hoists, presented manytechnical papers about hoistingin magazines and journals,prepared rope changing pro-cedures for the deepest frictionhoists, provided technical ser-

vices to mining people and con-sultants on matters relating tohoist operations and design on aworldwide basis, and foundedthe CIM maintenance l engineer-ing section in Sudbury.

Largo's interests have gonebeyond mining, and he's usedhis skills to help bring aboutcommunity projects rangingfrom the building of churches toinstalling skating rinks.

While in Manitowadge, On-tario, he founded the Communi-ty Antenna Television Systemand operated the system until1965 as president of the system.The contribution to the com-munity was done voluntarilywith no remuneration to "pro-vide a better life for the residentsof a very isolated community of4,000 people." n

New meaning for "front line"supervisor?

A supervisor at Bruce B had a narrow escape when a30- pound pulley crashed through the suspended ceiling ofhis office in the Control Maintenance shop, hit his desk andbounced off his chair.

Jack Twolan, a shift maintenance supervisor who livesin Kincardine, had just got up from his desk when the inci-dent occurred. Twolan was shaken but unhurt.

The OPP and Hydro Security are investigating the inci-dent.

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Peter Lorenzin , bricklayer,Copper Refinery: "I think it'simportant that we do it. I don'tknow if it does much for thecompany, but it certainly helpsthe country and the community.I suppose it's good when peoplefrom outside think highly of thecompany we work for."

Peter Fabricius , senior en-vironmental analyst with Oc-cupational Health; "It'sdefinitely a good idea. It showsgood corporate citizenship and itbenefits our families as well asothers in the community. I thinkthe company is doing a goodjob."

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Bob Brunette , cleaner,engineering building: "I thinkit's great, a good idea. Incoalways did help out in the com-munity with hospitals andschools. We've been doing thatfor quite some time."

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Ron Garbutt , instrumentman, Engineering: "Sure it's agood idea. We are supposed tobe part of the community. I'mnot sure we should be doingmore of it, but I think we shouldget more involved in education.That's where the work- force ofthe future is coming from."

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Erika Hughson, 7, punchesin for hard day at the mines.

Here 's the Vanco Mine Crew #1 in front of its mining poster.

Mining school - opens at George Vanier MineQ.

A. Because that 's the drift androcks might fall down in thedrift and hit you on the headand kill you and then you'llget fired.

Why do you wear helmets inthe hallway?

Q. What's a drift?

A. That's where, if the rocksfall down, you could getkilled.

A. . . . and get fired ...

Q. What are the cards tacked tothe door?

A. That's where we punch inand punch out. If we comein late, we get paid less.

A. . . . and get fired ...

They may not be full-sized,but the mining trainees inGeorge Vanier Public School'sGrade 1 and 2 class can keep upwith the best of Inco in the en-thusiasm department.

At the end of a month- longmining education project for theyoungsters, most had a betterunderstanding of life in a miningcommunity than kids three timesas old.

"Living in a mining com-munity, it's very important thatthese kids know what mining isall about," said teacher SandyAllan. "About two thirds oftheir moms and dads work atInco, and they should know justwhy mining is important to themand their families."

Mock mine

The youngsters, most agedsix and seven, have spared no ef-fort in transforming theirclassroom into a mine. Rockformations made with paper andpaint lined the walls, and the en-trance to the classroom was acreation that made a visitor wantto put on his hardhat.

"I'd like to try out a scoop-tram," said David Pearson."I'd love to smash some rock."

According to Amy Brennan,seven, miners can't be afraid ofthe dark. "Besides," she said,"they've got to have their lampson their hats."

They're not scared of thedark and a show of handsrevealed almost all would beeager to visit a dark mine.

There's always the lunch-room, they said.

"Rocks can't hit you thereand fire can't hurt you. Thelunchroom can't burn," ex-plained Jessica Scharf, "because

it's made of rock."A good show of hands

revealed an enthusiastic batch offuture employees.

"Miners make lots ofmoney," said one youngster. "Iknow. My Dad's a miner. Hemakes lots of money."

Ryan Karn figures there'sgot to be guards at the entrance"so miners can't sneak nickelout in their pockets."

Most of the girls insistedthey could be as good a miner asthe guys, a point disputed by theboys.

Girls, they said, aren't strongenough.

The month-long project wasdesigned not only to giveyoungsters an idea of whatminers do and the importance ofmining to the economy, but alsoto familiarize them with what itwill be like to work for a living.

Play money

Play money was used forpaydays and the students had toearn their money by attendingtheir lessons.

Inco got involved early in theproject by sending a represen-tative to the school to tell thekids what Inco is all about.Hardhats were also provided forthe first week of the project andthe youngsters were given a tourof the copper refinery.

"They picked up a lot of in-formation," said Mrs. Allen."The biggest problem was get-ting information. It was verydifficult to find information thatwas written for their level."

Besides the sheer size of thelocal mining operation, a majorsurprise for the youngsters washow fast their "pay" slippedthrough their fingers before theycould get a chance to spend it.

"A lot of the kids hear howmuch their parents make at Incoand they think it's a lot ofmoney," said Mrs. Allen. "Butwhen we paid them (with playmoney) we took all the deduc-tions off and the kids were inawe.

"They couldn't believe howmuch of the money they earnedthey couldn't have." n

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A traditional miner's pose : note the authentic lunch pail.

Melissa Bug studies the ins and outs of mining. Lebo Nicol, 8 , with his model of a Euclid truck.

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$3,000 idea takes the weight off Boris ' mind

Boris Lariviere with the hydraulic piston he suggested to make the job easier , safer.

almost 1.5 suggestions peremployee for a first year savingto the company of almost$700,000.

"Of course these figuresdon't mean that every singleemployee participates," saidDenis. "It means that there are

Purchasing tops 2 .8 suggestions per employeeFirst quarter figures show

that large operations such as theSmelter Complex continue to bethe cashflow powerhouse in theSuggestion Plan's success. Butlet's hear it for the 60 or so folksat Purchasing and Warehousingwho count their successes in par-ticipation rather than cash- in-hand.

Last year's tabulationsrevealed that 183 suggestionswere begun in the fertile mindsof the department's employees,calculating out to be about 2.9suggestions per employee.

Yet cash awards don't tell allthe story, according to the plan'sadministrator Denis Lepage."Some departments just don'tdeal with problems that can besolved with big- ticket sugges-tions. These people put in ideasthat may make the work gomore efficiently or easier, butwith only minimal costs involv-ed."

Although cash awards desi-gnated for ideas in "intangiblesavings and general im-provements" are minimal,employees seem as eager to par-ticipate as those in other areas

where big- ticket ideas can earnup to $10,000.

"I think that tells yousomething about ouremployees," said Denis. "Itisn't always the money thatdrives people, but a sincere ef-fort to help, to improve theirown working condition and con-tribute something to the com-pany."

Not only are many ideasgenerated, but a high per ten-tage of them are accepted afterinvestigation. Last year's annualfigures show an overall accep-tance for the department's sug-gestions of 56 per cent, thehighest in the division.

With a 54 per cent accep-tance rate in the first quarter thedepartment's thinkers seem tobe on their way to another pro-ductive year for the suggestionplan.

While Purchasing andWarehousing comes in first inthe per capita suggestionscategory, The Copper CliffSmelter isn't far behind.

Generating 1,238 new sug-gestions last year, the complex'sparticipation rate works out to

From mechanics to metallurgy

Dominic Fragomeni

Dominic Fragomeni, son ofCopper Cliff Smelter Complexmechanic Tony Fragomeni, hasrecently been awarded first prizeand the President's Medal fromthe Canadian Institute of Min-ing and Metallurgy for hisundergraduate thesis entitled"Treatment of a RefractoryGold Ore by Pressure Oxida-tion."

Dominic, 24, is a graduate ofthe Haileybury School of Minesand received a Bachelor ofScience in Mining Engineeringfrom Queen's University in1988. Currently, he is ProjectMetallurgist at Hemlo GoldMines inc., Golden GiantMines.

He is a graduate of LockerbyHigh School. n

Boris Lariviere says healways gets nervous when he hastons of steel hanging over hishead.

That's one reason theCreighton maintenance leadercame up with the idea ofredesigning the equipment andrethinking the procedure forreplacing the toggle seat on thehuge underground crushers.

The other reason was $3,000Suggestion Plan cash.

The old method demandedbrute strength and a lot of cau-tion, swinging the huge, two- tonswinging crusher jaws out of theway with a chain block to freethe toggle and toggle seats.

"I've done this many timesbefore," he said, "and it alwayscrossed my mind that I had twotons of steel over me. Safety wasmy big concern, but there is asaving in time and hard work aswell."

some pretty motivated folksworking in these departments."

The overall plan is continu-ing to expand successfully aswell, and anticipated savings tothe company of $845,500 are thehighest first quarter savings todate. Last year's figures show

Boris' idea was to installhydraulic pistons, made in-house, to push the jaws ahead torelease the toggle . "This way,nobody needs to be standingnearby," he said.

He doesn ' t know how he ar-rived at the idea after all theyears working on crushers. "Idon't know ," he said. "The ideajust came to me."

He's not new to the plan."I've had lots of them

before, high ones, too," he said."I can't remember how many,maybe a dozen or so."

The 59- year - old Incoemployee of some 36 years plansto retire "pretty soon ," but saidhe still feels like working fornow.

"Maybe it's not the job somuch , but the people that keepme here. We have a bunch ofgood guys here, one big happyfamily." n

the overall participation rate inthe division of 50 suggestionsper 100 employees, anotherrecord.

"And there's no signs thatits declining," said Denis. n

Pair earn X4 ,600 for revert ideaIf Bob Poulin and Guy

Rondeau keep brainstorming,they'll probably redefine theirjob into watching the inside oftheir eyelids.

Since avoiding repairs iswhat the two Smeltermaintenance mechanics do bestat their nickel reverb furnacejobs, they just might make it.

"We used to be in theremaking repairs all the time,sometimes once every couple ofdays," said Bob Poulin, 43."It's a dirty, tight, dangerousplace to work in, and somethingalways would go wrong in thereso you'd have to go in and fixit."

Today, after a long series ofSuggestion Plan submissions,the two mechanics and widgit-fixers say the area is virtuallymaintenance- free.

"Now you have to go in andinspect it every day, but there'svirtually no repair work to bedone," said Guy Rondeau, 38.

The most recent result oftheir brainstorming was thesolution of a nagging problemthat meant constant repair, to a10 inch cylinder in the furnaceslagchute pit.

The problem involved slagbuilding up on the level bottomof the pit, then jamming up thecylinder that feeds through anopening in the floor plate. Bywelding a slanted deflector platefrom the furnace wall andwelding a 12-inch-high slagdeflector plate on the floor plateas a shield on the cylinder open-ing, the problem was eliminated.

"It used to take a full day

for a crew to clean it out withpluggers (jackhammers), andthat cuts into production," saidGuy. "Now it's simply a matterof keeping it cleared by scraping

-the plate down every three dayswhether it needs it or not."

The two share $4,600 in Sug-gestion Plan money for the idea.

ABob Poulin and Guy Rondeau : A winning team.

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Mitch builds a bridge between boyhood and brainsBy all appearances, Grade 8

student Mitch Malkoski lookslike a typical 13-year-old. Spor-ting a slim, athletic build and apropensity to blend in with thewoodwork typical of youngstershis age, Mitch is almostapologetic about his accomplish-ment.

Mitch has a brain, and heuses it.

"I'm gonna do somethingwrong in school, I'm not afraidof being different, but I don'twant to stick out like a sorethumb, either."

The son of mines technicalspecialist Mike Malkoski ofMines Research, Mitch will begoing to France for 13 days thissummer to represent Canada inthe second annual WorldScience Fair.

Mike has a hard time holdingin the enthusiasm for his son'saccomplishments. Mitch is theopposite.

"It's like the Olympics. Ifhe'd won a gold medal at theOlympics, he'd be a hero withhis peers. Well, this is a goldmedal, too," he said. "The ac-complishment is just the same."

"I suppose," answers Mitch."At least I can't be suspected ofusing steroids."

Mitch began his award-winning science project morethan a year ago while still inGrade 7. It's a makeshift devicefor measuring the strength ofbridge trusses. He used it to im-prove on the strength of the bestone he tested.

"I was looking throughsome books at the library and Isaw a picture of a long bridgethat looked like a long ribbon. Itlooked like it couldn't supportthe weight of a piece of paper."

Research needed

Further research took him todiagrams of trusses and the ideaof improving them. It also tookhim into second-year universitymathematics.

He picked the brains of someof his dad's co-workersengineers in Mines Research, tolearn the mathematical prin.ciples such as Young's moduluscalculations and Hook's Law.

"At first it was difficult,"said Mitch. "But after a while itall fell into line."

Applying the mathematicalformulae and a great deal of in-genuity, Mitch managed tostrengthen the best of the trusseshe built.

The project earned the goldaward in the junior category atthe school, district and regionallevels.

Last year he went to theCanada-wide competitions inWinnipeg and again won topplace, a feat qualifying him torepresent Canada at the worldcompetition at Brest, France thissummer.

"I never thought it would gothis far when I started, I'm notgoing to allow myself to get ex-cited about it until two weeksbefore I leave."

German rescue suit has"Star Wars" effect

Mine Rescue in the SpaceAge is beginning to look a lotlike the Space Age in MineRescue.

There were some obvioussimilarities between a recent testof a new mine rescue `cool suit'

at Frood Mine and man's firstwalk on the moon.

The field of mine rescue maynever be the same again.

"It was obvious that the twoguys in the cool suits were muchbetter off than the guys fitted

Al Tryon gets fitted Into water-cooled liner with help ofStobie Mine foreman Joe Beynon and Claus - Dieter Hinz ofDrager, the suit 's manufacturer.

Mitch Malkoski adjusts his prize -winning project while Dad , Mike Malkoski of MinesResearch , looks on.

He doesn't see his ac-complishment as any greatthing. "I did it for the fun of it.I like to take physical things andapply mathematics to measurethem," he said. "I've always lik-ed math, probably because Ifound it very easy."

No `brain'

His marks in math (andEnglish) have consistently beenin the upper 90s. He's "weak"in French and history, he said,and gets marks in the upper 70s

with the regular equipment,"said Inco's Mine Rescue Pro-gram chief Tom Gunn. "Weturned the ventilation off tobring the temperature up toabout 100 degrees."

He said the two men dressedin a high- tech, self-containedoutfit being tested at the minewere undaunted by the heat andlooked like they could continueindefinitely.

The outfit, developed andmanufactured by the Dragercompany of West Germany, isbeing tested by the Ministry ofLabor for possible inclusion inCanada's standard mine rescuegear.

About 20 people, includingministry, local supplier and Incopersonnel went underground atFrood's No. 3 shaft to test thebright- orange outfit.

"The test is inconclusive sofar," said Tom. "All the datahas not yet been examined. Butthe advantages of the suit wereself- evident."

He said Inco's mine rescueteam was given tasks to dounderground and comparisonswere made between perfor-mances by those with andwithout the new equipment.

Complex suit

The operation was under thedirection of Malcolm Smith,director of Mine Rescue with theMinistry of Labour.

The ministry purchases minerescue equipment and providesthe equipment and training tomining companies.

The unit consists of an innersuit and hood with tubes sewnon the inside that circulatesilicone fluid to cool the wearer.

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and low 80s.Mitch doesn't see himself as

the thick- glasses- and- briefcasetype and doesn't like the atten-tion the project has earned him.

"I don't like being singledout," he said.

On the other hand, he's notafraid of being independent andwon't be easily led.

"I can't be talked out ofthings if I want to do them," hesaid.

A French immersion studentat George Vanier Public Schoolin Lively, Mitch likes to do the

same things as other kids."I like horror movies, sports

and girls," he said. "I just findmathematics easier than mostother kids seem to."

Mitch's love of mathematicshasn't been exhausted by thesuccessful science project. He'sentered this year's competitionwith a brand new idea, improv-ing dam structures.

The project has already wongold at the school and elemen-tary level.

Going to the moon or the mine?

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Underground-grown seedlings are loaded up for the trip to the greenhouse.

80,000 pine seedlings sprout undergroundThe days are longer, the sur

is warmer and the blanket ofwhite of just a few w " ks ago isturning green as vegetationstarts to surface.

At Inco, it surfaces from4,600 feet.

"We have around 80,000seedlings this year," said En-vironmental Coordinator EllenHeale as she watched anotherload of tiny red pine and jack

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pine seedlings come rolling outof the Creighton cage after theirupward journey from the mine's4,600 level.

Around 60,000 pine seed-lings were nurturedunderground through thewinter. About 20,000 left overfrom last year were winteredover at the agriculturalgreenhouse nursery in CopperCliff.

Environmental Control Coordinator Ellen Heale displayssome of the seedlings used for Inco' s revegetationprogram.

Top spot in competitionThe men won the top spot in Sudbury District Mine Rescue Com-

petitions held in Copper Cliff recently. They are; (front) Maurice"Mo" Sanche, Louis Vildaer, Al Tryon; (rear) Tom Tario, JimmyMacLellan, Wayne Tonelli, and Leo Seguin.

The well-known experimentwith underground- nurturedforestry seedlings is becomingalmost common place for Incogreen thumbs as more and moreInco landscapes are turninggreen.

More than 1,600 acres ofInco lands have so far beenreforested, not including addi-tional, natural reforestation.

An average of 45,000 treeshave been nursed this way ineach of the past five years andthe number of seedlings produc-ed annually will be increased to100,000 in 1990, according toMs. Heale.

The experiment beganaround five years ago followinga successful attempt to growvegetables underground. Theforestry seedlings were a naturaloutgrowth, providing amplesupplies for Inco's aggressiveland reclamation and revegeta-tion programs.

Hardening off

Seedlings that have beengrowing underground for about17 weeks spend another twoweeks being hardened off or ac-

climatized on the surface beforebeing planted on Inco proper-ties.

Seasonal workers have beenhired and are planting the seed-lings.

"We've gotten better at thisover the years," said Ellen."We've experienced successrates (plant survival) as high as97 per cent. Of course, a lot ofthat depends on the weather."

For example, she said, theextremely dry conditions of thelast two summers has cut thefigures to between 70 and 75 percent.

From Inco's initial experi-ment with 12,000 seedlings tothe 1989 crop of 60,000, the pro.

ject has gone well."We will be continuing the

growing and planting programfor the foreseeable future," saidEllen.

One advantage of the under.ground growing is a relativelyconstant air temperature ofaround 24 degrees celsius. "Thatsaves a lot of money," saidEllen. "There's no cost inheating which is a major cost ina traditional greenhouse."

In fact, the only significantcost to Inco is the filling of seed-ling flats, seeding, thinning andplanting. The watering and fer-tilizing process has been auto-mated, requiring only periodicmonitoring.

With a little help from our friendsEven the Boy Scouts are pitching in to make Sudbury

greener. On page 1, upper left, Cub Steven Pageau, 10, andBeaver Stefan Skogberg, 8, were among the boys of the FirstCopper Cliff Cubs group who planted seedlings in the Cop-per Cliff area earlier this month. n

Focus on tailings by ministryThe Sudbury District staff of

the Ministry of NaturalResources focused on Inco tail-ings area reclamation efforts intheir annual Sudbury DistrictEnvironmental Staff Day inMay.

The ministry's district Vi-sions Coordinator GerryHaarmeyer said the annualouting of all staff ranging fromoffice secretaries to districtmanager was part of an ongoingeffort to make staff aware ofwhat is going on in the area andwhat progress is being made.

"It's an effort to focus onenvironmental concerns in thearea, what other organizationsare doing to meet the challenge,and how we can interact withthem," he said. "The tailingsproject was a good way to showjust what is possible."

He's not sure if the exactsame technology can be appliedin other areas. "Inco's work isvery specialized, but generallythe tailings project falls alongthe lines of what we are trying toencourage."

He said the ministry's "Vi-sions" concept encourages anenvironmental consciousness, akind of environmental psyche.

The ministry invitedrepresentatives from Inco'sNatural Environment depart-ment to address the district staffon the company's reclamationproject, followed by a tour ofthe tailings area.

"The subject is one of a

number of topics to which ourstaff will be exposed," said Mr.Haarmeyer. "We are offeredthis day as a training opportuni-ty to heighten the environmentalawareness of our staff by expos-ing them to different view pointsof our resource users." n

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Environmental Control grounds specialist Dar] Boltonoutlines tailings project to Ministry of National ResourcesVisions Coordinator Gerry Haarmeyer.

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Soviet scientist says SNO will benefit SudburyPhysicists' theories about

neutrinos may or may not beright, but some of the theoriesagainst finding out are definitelywrong.

Commenting on SudburyNeutrino Observatory (SNO)

funding delays because it maynot create industrial spin-offs,visiting Soviet scientist Dr. Alex-ander Pomansky said basicresearch "always eventually hasbenefits for the community and

"Even some scientists whodiscovered atomic processesdidn't believe they would everhave any practical applica-tions," said the Soviet Academyof Sciences senior scientist dur-ing a visit to the site of the pro-posed underground neutrinoobservatory at Creighton.

"Today," he said, "weknow they were wrong."

"I can see this type ofdevelopment becoming very im-portant for the local area. Youare going to attract many peo-ple."

While discovering hiddenmass in neutrinos won't-necessarily mean better televi-sion sets, the laboratory herewould have positive immediatebenefits.

A neutrino lab, he said,would allow Canada to retainmore of its best scientific minds.He said the best of Canada'sscientists are "dispersed" allover the world on the most im-portant scientific projects, andthe observatory here would beCanada's own "world-class pro-ject."

Dr. Pomansky heads asimilar 20-year-old researchfacility in the Caucasus Moun-tain in the USSR where he notonly does basic research, but ad-ministers schools and other com-munity functions in a nearby"Neutrino Village."

But unlike the proposed Sud-bury lab that would hide frombackground radiation under6,800 feet of rock in Inco'sdeepest mine, the Baksan obser-vatory tunnelled horizontally in-to the side of over 18,000 feet of

mountain. Heart of the Baksanproject is the rare metal gallium,while the Sudbury laboratorytakes advantage of stockpiledCanadian heavy water.

Although the Canadianfacility is still only on the draw-ing boards, the Soviet scientistsaid researchers on the leadingedge of physics are alreadybecoming familiar with thename "Sudbury."

"We (Soviets) know whatyou are attempting to do here,"he said. "It's absolutely newtechnology and new technologyusually gives new information,sometimes spectacular and

sometimes unexpected.""Canada has a unique op-

portunity to take advantage ofthe heavy water cheaplyavailable for the project," hesaid.

Basic research is also an areathat lends itself to cooperationbetween many countries, hesaid.

Dr. Pomansky, NationalResearch Council senior scientistWalter Davidson and otherswere hosted by Inco on a tour tothe site of the proposed $40Million Sudbury NeutrinoObservatory. a

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Soviet scientist Dr. Alexander Pomansky gets a hand fromNational Research Council chief scientist Dr. WalterDavidson before going underground at Creighton.

Eyes for neutrinos and artSoviet scientist Alexander

Pomansky's vision covers theimmensities of the universe andthe miniscule world ofsubatomic particles, but whatseemed to please him the mostwas the artwork of Bob Peters.

"Wonderful, wonderfulwork," said the Soviet Academyof Sciences as he stood againstthe Creighton railing admiringBob's portraits that lined thewarm-room wall. "It is like afamily here."

The Soviet physicist and Na-tional Research Council seniorscientist Walter Davidson wereat Creighton to tour the site ofthe proposed underground Sud-bury Neutrino Laboratory when

Bob's work caught the Sovietscientist's eye.

Bob has been drawing por-traits of his fellow miners whoselong years of safe working areenshrined in his unofficial Safe-ty Hall of Fame at Creighton.

"It is a good thing to honorthese miners," he said, "by suchwork. It is very important fornot only miners of today, butminers in the future. It is for agood atmosphere."

No stranger to mines andminers, Dr. Pomansky said hisresearch has taken him to manymines all over the world. Inco,he said, is among the cleanestand most professional he's everseen. n

Sulphur dioxide work impresses water expertsInco's emission reduction

program will give Canadians astronger hand when negotiatingwith the United States in thejoint effort to improve air quali-ty, according to George Mier-

ty, according to George Mier-zynski.

"We have to get our ownhouse in order before we cantalk," said the chairman of theOntario Section of the AmericanWaterworks Association. "We

now can point to our efforts andshow we are doing our part."

Mr. Mierzynski was one ofmore than 500 delegates in Sud-bury this month for the OntarioSection's annual conference heldjointly with the OntarioMunicipal Waterworks Associa-tion. Delegates included techni-cians, elected officials,engineers, consultants, govern-ment representatives and othersinvolved in improving waterquality.

"These people are very

aware of what Inco is doingtoward improving air quality,"he said. "It's important and it'swidely known in the trade sothere was a lot of interest here inDr. Sopko's address."

Ontario Division presidentMike Sopko narrated a20. minute audio- visual presenta-tion on Inco's sulphur dioxideabatement program for thevisiting delegates, a presentationthat may have surprised somedelegates.

"Perhaps some of our

delegates may not have knownhow much was involved in yourprogram," he said. "Thepresentation was very infor-mative."

He said he was encouragedby the extent that Inco and otherindustries are supporting thegeneral environmental effort.

There's no question that en-vironmental consciousness isgrowing rapidly," he said. "In-dustry is ready and willing to do

Ontario Division President Mike Sopko and AWWA Ontariosection chairman George Mlerzynski toast the cooperativeenvironmental effort with an appropriate drink : a glass ofclean water.

its part."

Mike Sopko presents Inco's emissions reductions program to conference.

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8 June 1989

Builds own log home

How are you going to keep him in the minesafter he 's been on the farm?

For about a year now, JoeBeynen has been living in hisdream.

To be more precise, a 2,000-square foot, five-bedroom, two-storied dream he built fromskinning the bark off the firsthuge red pine log to the last nailin the last shingle.

"If you get the dream andare willing to put some effort in-to it," said the 39-year-oldStobie foreman, "you'll suc-ceed."

Joe admits he's always hadthe itch to fill his spare time with"something to do with myhands."

"You can only hunt and fishfor so long," he said.

The log home on a 100- acrewooded lot in the Hanmer areawas the perfect vehicle for keep-ing busy. He began building thered pine log home three yearsago and all the work was doneon weekends, after work, andduring vacation.

"I only work for Inco 40hours a week," he said. "Whatwas I going to do with all thoseother hours?"

He's not a carpenter,although he's had to put up astructure or two on the farmwhere he was born.

Once a mason's helper, hespent much of his spare timebefore the log home project do-ing masonry work for other peo-ple.

"I never saw him before. Hewas always somewhere layingbrick," said wife Carol. "Atleast building the house he'salways at home."

"It was on the farm where Ideveloped a need to keep busy,"he said. "My one interest wasfarming and I'm not sure thatisn't still there. Maybe the log

Joe with sons Matthew , 5 and Kevin, 10: Daddy built the house.

house is a way of going back to amore rural setting."

Farmer at heart

He'd still be in farming, hesaid, if there was a living in it.

"I had a month to go to getmarried and I knew farmingcouldn't support a wife andfamily. I jumped into a truckand came up to Sudbury to get a

job. I wasn't thinking temporaryand I wasn't thinking perma.nent. I was just thinking job."

Moving from sun- up to sun-down farming to an Incoworkweek, he began masonrywork in his spare time. It got tothe point where he couldn't keepup with the jobs coming in.

Then, in 1979, he was bittenby the log home bug.

"I built a kids' playhouseout of logs just to get the idea,then built a log camp."

From camp to home was anatural step. He read lots ofbooks on the subject, thendecided to "jump in."

"You can't sit around andwait for the perfect time. If youwait around until you can affordit, you'll never do it," he said.

There were drawbacks, hesaid, such as moving into a

house with some work still to bedone such as the installation ofthe shower and bathroom door.

"We all went to a nearbyswimming hole for a dip in placeof a shower," said Carol.

Despite all the time spent onthe house, Joe insists it wasnever like work.

"It's a mix of craft, art, anda hobby," he said. "There weremore than a few times that Iwent to bed exhausted, but Inever reached the point where Iwasn't enthusiastic to get backat it the next day."

The financial advantages ofbuilding your own log home aresubstantial, he said. "Get so-meone else to build it and it costsabout the same as a conven-tional home. But if you build alog home yourself it's muchcheaper than building a conven-

tional home."

There are skills involved, hesaid, and it's not as easy as itlooks. "But if you have thedesire, you can do it.

"If your dream is strongenough, then anyone can do it."

With his home nearing com-pletion, it seems that Joe hasagain been threatened by a sparehour or two.

That may be one reason whyhe's busy these days, again peel-ing and assembling logs behindhis house for a second log home.

"A guy saw my house andasked if I would build him one. Ifigured I had a good time withthe first one, why not do itagain?" n

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Cycling gives new view of the worldYou'd think Carl Gibbons

has seen it all, yet the 30- year In-co Utilities mechanic hasdiscovered a brand new world ata time in life when some othersdream about staring at their oldworld from a rocking chair.

In a way, Carl's life hascome full cycle.

"I guess I was a kid the lasttime I was on a bicycle," saidCarl, a 55-year-old Chelmsfordresident who five years agorediscovered the joy of a stiffwind at his back, a long dip inthe highway and the buzz of thebicycle wheels on the pavement.

Since then, he's peddled hisbike to places as far away as Ot-tawa and Thunder Bay.

Today he travels the sameroads he did in his car, yet theworld he sees is a totally newone.

"It's not the same in a car,"said the cycling enthusiasts as herecalls his first long- range excur•sion. "My wife's family and myfamily are from the OttawaValley area, so we travelled thatroad many, many times by car."

When he made the 271-miletrip by bike three years ago, itwas a totally new experience.

"It's very peaceful and yousee things you've never seenbefore," he said. "I saw moreon that one trip than all theother times I've travelled theroad by car combined."

Although involved in balland hockey coaching and recrea-tional sports as far back as hecan remember, Carl is hardly thesports fanatic.

"I was at work one dayabout five years ago and I sawan advertising for a sale onbikes. I went down and boughtone for me and one for mywife."

"1 started riding forpleasure, a mile or two aroundthe block and around town."

Bitten by the bug, he soonexpanded his two-wheeledhorizons to 10 or 12 miles dailyon a 15-speed mountain bikegiven him as a present from hissons. "Today," he said, "it'snothing for me to hop on mybike and go 20 miles."

The idea to take extendedtrips by bicycle came after herealized how bored he'd becomeof the regular trips to Ottawa',sometimes as often as twice aweek.

"At first I thought about

Cyclist's view of the open road

walking it, but then the ideacame to me that I could do it bybike."

His wife Eileen thought hewas crazy at first, he recalls,although she was all in favour ofhis getting into shape.

With the Ottaw trip in mind,training became serious. Heworked up to about 50 miles aday on the bicycle within sixweeks.

"A good pace is about 12miles an hour," he said.

He discovered many hillsbetween Sudbury and Ottawathat he never noticed in the car."At one point I spent two and ahalf hours travelling threemiles," he recalled.

Engulfed in breathlessdiscouragement with waves ofheat rising off the long stretch ofuphill pavement in front of him,Carl would grit his teeth and tellhimself that if Terry Fox coulddo it with one leg and cancer, hecould do it.

At other times, with the windat his back and a long downhillstretch in front of him, hisspeedometer read 40 km anhour.

Suffering from high bloodpressure, Carl checked

Carl Gibbons during a pit stop

Friendships made on the road is part of sport

everything out with his doctor atfirst. Although he was told notto "push it," he admits that hesometimes ignored the advice.

His confidence was bolsteredat one point, he recalls, when anambulance driver who was stop-ped at a rest area took a reading.

"It (blood pressure) waslow," he said, "even though Ihad just climbed a big hillminutes before."

He said two of his sons whowere making the trip by motor-cycle were supposed to catch upwith him somewhere along theroute. He made the trip in fourdays.

"I got there before theycould catch up to me," he saidwith a smile.

The 650- mile Thunder Baytrip he tackled just a year laterwas the real test. "It took menine days and it was a longhaul," he said. " But it waswonderful. I met a lot of cyclistson the way, people going outwest, and even to New-foundland. There were cyclistsfrom Korea, China, Sweden,and others from all over Canadaand the United States.

He made the trip with fellowcyclist and Inco employee LouisLeduc, a miner at North mine.

Not that he minds cyclingalone. It's not as lonely as itseems. You have time to think,to enjoy everything," he said."Besides , you meet a lot of peo-ple along the way."

One man he met on the roadwas on his second round. the-world bicycle tour. "He was 75years old," said Carl.

Cycling has become secondnature for him, and he rarelygoes a summer day without afew miles on the open road."It's like other people watchtelevision or read," he said.

He's even managed to com-bine his favourite activity with alittle community work. He'sraised well over $2,000 in Cana-dian National Institute for theBlind bike- a- thons in the lastthree years.

He never races, mainlybecause he likes to set his ownpace. "It's a great way to keepin shape," he said. "You go tobed at night more tired thanyou've ever been before, butnext morning you can't wait toget going again. It feels wonder-

ful.-Hazards on the road are few,he said, because most drivers arecourteous to cyclists on theroad. "But sometimes I worryabout chains hanging downfrom logging trucks."

Training this year hasalready started, and he's work.ing hard to get in shape for a tripto London, Ontario. n

Pictures supplied by

Carl Gibbons

10 June 1989

Larry Doner and Leo Duguay show off their winning style.

Pair strike it rich (in friendship) with bowlingNot just your average

bowlers, Larry Doner and LeoDuguay.

Not just killing time on amiserable Saturday afternoonwith some mindless recreation.

You can almost feel thesuperb concentration and ten-sion as they wind up and sendthe balls curving down the lanetoward the waiting pins with asingle- mindedness that eases on-ly after the black ball has hit itstarget.

"I had to keep up my gameto keep up with my wife, Leoquipped. "She's a naturalbowler."

The two Inco employeeswere scheduled to fly to St.Catharines in May to representNorthern Ontario in the Na-tional Classified Bowling Com-petition, Leo in the five- pin andLarry in the 10-pin category.

Master Bowler LeoDuguay's first crack at the titlewas in 1983 when his NorthernOntario team won the goldmedal in competition against300 bowlers from all over thecountry. Larry came in secondin the Nationals in 1985.

For Leo, 36, a NickelRefinery maintenance mechanic,bowling came hand-in-handwith marriage. "I started backin '72, the year I got married,"he said. "We took it up forsomething to do together."

He claims it was his wifeAnn's natural bowling abilitythat's not only kept him on histoes in the bowling alley, but hasmade him struggle to improve.

"She took to the game rightaway," he said. "From the firstball she threw, I had to workhard to keep up with her.

Ron competed in the nationalcompetitions in 1982 when hewas 10.

"Bowling has kept the fami-ly a lot closer together," he said."It has meant that we do thingstogether regularly as a family. Inever believed in just droppingthe kids off at their activities.It's much better to do thingswith them, to get involved withyour kids."

Leo started bowling com-petitively about 10 years agoafter he began teachingyoungsters to bowl competitive-ly for the YBC. "Kind of anatural progression," he said."You see it (bowling) as more ofa sport than a recreational ac-

tivity and you like to be the bestyou can."

The hours he spent with thekids, sometimes with as many as150 eager new bowlers, weresome of the most rewarding inhis life, he said.

"It was more satisfying wat-ching the kids progress than im-proving myself. The secret ismaking it fun for them ratherthan just instructing."

Each youngster is different,he said, some taking to the sportinstantly.

"Others you have to talk inone ear," he joked, "and put ahand over the other to keep itfrom passing right through theother side."

For his work with the kids,he was awarded the MasterBowler status by the YBC.

boy in the late '50's."I got a job at the lanes in

my hometown when I was 12,"he said. "I've given it up fromtime to time during my life, but Ialways came back to it. It's anideal sport to help speed thewinter."

Married with two children,the Nickel Refinery yardoperator admits he's the only"bowling fanatic" in the familyand spends as much as threenights a week at the sport. "Andthat's not including tour-naments," he said.

While he's a very com-petitive bowler, he counts thefriends he's made and the goodtimes as the main benefits. n

Family rivalry

The friendly family rivalryhas been a Duguay institutionever since and seems to have in-fected the entire family. Leo'sthree children, Ron, 16, Ray, 13,and Eric, eight, bowl and belongto the Youth Bowling Council.

Into organizing

Involved today in theorganizational end of the YBC,he doesn't have much time toteach anymore.

"We organize about 1,000bowlers and seven bowling alleysin our jurisdiction," he said.

He misses working with kidsand every now and then does alittle instructing. "But I guessI'm contributing," he said.

For Larry Doner, 43, bowl-ing has been a way of life eversince he got his first job as a pin-

Clarabelle HospitalityClarabelle pumpman Terry McKenzie wasn't stingy with the burgers during the Mill's noon-hour barbecue and Wright EngineeringConstruction Manager Ed Code wasn't left out. The company is working at Clarabelle for the mills rationalization program.

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LOUGHEED : GOLIATHContinued from page 1

corporation. Inco wants to beknown as a partner in the com-munities in which it lives andworks, and over the years wehave sought to ally ourselveswith a variety of charitable,cultural, economic and educa-tional projects that foster betterhuman understanding and,generally, help realize more fullythe potential for accomplish-ment and happiness."

In the 1950s, Inco donated$2.5 million toward the con-

struction of Sudbury hospitalsand in the 1980s has beenassociated with such neededmedical efforts as the Cat Scan-ner and Intensive Care Unit atthe Sudbury General Hospital,the Memorial Hospital's BurnCentre and the Cardiac RehabCentre.

"Today marks yet anothermilestone in a long and specialrelationship with Sudburyhospitals and Sudbury arearesidents," said Mr. Phillips. •

Back to school for trainersTrainers of Adults, an

Algonquin College School ofContinuing College program, ighelping Inco instructors andtrainers gain new skills as well asevaluate skills developed overyears of experience.

He was impressed especiallywith interviewing techniques. "Ihave to interview people in myjob, and the course has helpedme be a more effective inter-viewer."

Prior experience

Cancer Care Campaign Chairman Gerry Lougheed Jr. and Inco Limited Chairman,President and Chief Executive Officer Don Phillips with the $500,000 nickel strip chequepresented to the hospital.

Gift of lifeBlood flowed at the Copper Refinery recently as employees turned out to donate blood to the

Red Cross Blood Clinic. Refinery employees Allan Ferlotte and Bernie McCosham don't look anythe worse for wear as Assistant Nurse Yolande Gray and nurse Carol Robinson check to see if thingsare running smoothly.

"The beauty of this programis that you can apply what youare learning right on the job,"said program graduate DougMcMorran. "You can see thebenefits of what you are learningalmost immediately."

The Copper Refinery train-ing supervisor completed thecourse about a year ago and saysit's not only helped him in hisjob but has made it possible toevaluate the teaching skill he hadalready.

"I'd do it again. I'd take asimilar course," he said. "Youcan work at it at your own pace,set your own criteria, and youcan be graded against a set stan-dard to give you an accurate ideaof how you rate."

There's a major investmentin time, however, and Doug saidthat many weekend and eveninghours were involved. "But it wasworth it," he added.

Apprentice Training Coor-dinator Frank Sottile agrees. Hegraduated about six months agoand is similarly enthusiasticabout the results.

"It took me about two yearsand I figure I've learned quite abit that's going to help me domy job better," he said. "Youcan apply what you're learningon the job."

According to GeneralForeman of Training JohnMoland, the college course isdesigned for people already withteaching or training experience,experience that is often gainedon the job with little or no self-evaluation or independentmeasure of accomplishment.

"This is a good way to seehow you are doing," said John,himself a student. "This isn't acourse for aspiring trainers. It'sfor foremen, supervisors, coor-dinators and instructors.Anyone already in a teaching en-vironment can make use of thiscourse."

John Moland

College accreditation oflevels reached in the programcarries the weight of theMinistry of Colleges and Univer-sities.

"You earn a diploma thattells you that you have reached acertain professional level," hesaid.

Although the dozen or sostudents and graduates of theprogram are all Inco employees,the program is available toanyone.

Accreditation can rangefrom a wide variety of skills thatare chosen by the studenthimself who can chooseanything from maintainingrecords and conducting groupinstruction to managing abudget.

The program is concernedwith what a trainer actuallyneeds to do and how well hedoes it. The emphasis is on theapplication of knowledge ratherthan on its accumulation. Eachof the scores of individual skillsis given a number of pointswhich are used to grade the stu-dent.

Inco promotes and en-courages employee upgradingand development. Tuitionassistance is in place to help withthe courses. n

12 June1989

In Your Yard ...

Early summer key togardening success

Early summer is a good time to fertilize annual flowerswith a water-soluble fertilizer. Follow the instructions andrates on the label and fertilize when the soil is moist. Once aweek, pinch off spent blooms on geraniums, petunias,roses, marigolds and pansies. This prevents the plant fromproducing seeds, encourages more blooms and reduces thechance of fungus diseases. After flowering, prune spring-flowering trees and shrubs such as crabapple, lilac,bridalwreath spirea and mock orange.

Dwarf fruit trees are practical for the home garden.They take up a minimum amount of space, are easy to carefor and harvest. Each type of fruit and its varieties have in-dividual hardiness requirements. To determine the bestvariety for your area consult a qualified nursery.

Single trees of sour cherry, apricot or peach will producefruit. These set fruit with their own pollen and are called"self- fertile". However, apple, pear, plum and sweet cherrywill not bear fruit unless pollinated by another compatiblevariety. These are called "self-sterile". For example, at leasttwo compatible trees that bloom at the same time must beplanted side by side to produce fruit. Pollen from somevarieties will not fertilize other varieties and apples will notfertilize plums. An exception, certain varieties of plums arenot self-sterile. Fruit trees are also available with differentvarieties grafted on to one trunk. Again, consult a qualifiednursery in your area for specific advice.

Composting recycles kitchen and yard wastes and pro-vides a valuable source of organic matter for your gardens.The following materials can safely be added to the compostpile: vegetable material, kitchen wastes including eggshells,floor sweepings, shredded newspaper, small amounts ofwood ashes, manure, weeds as long as they are green andseeds have not matured, garden refuse not affected bydisease, grass clippings, except for two mowings after usinga weedkiller.

Pine needles, oak leaves and coffee grounds are all

acidic, do not add: dairy or meat products, cooking grease,animal wastes, woody stems, wood shavings, pine conesdecompose slowly, barbecue ashes, or dishwater.

Compost secrets

It is best to compost in a container, rather than a looseheap. The container size should be one cubic metre. Usebuilding materials that are readily available such as a woodframe with wire mesh sides, wooden pallets, a wire meshcylinder or a large barrel. Any solid material must haveholes to allow for air circulation. Place the bin or containerin a well. drained location, in semi- shade and protected fromcold winds. Make sure that it is easily accessible.

For decomposition to occur, micro- organisms from soilor manure require a source of food (nitrogen and compost),air and moisture. Compost materials should be evenlyspread out in layers five to 15 cm thick. Materials such asgrass clippings, which pack down, should be in thinnerlayers. Wet each layer thoroughly. Alternate layers usingdifferent materials. Well-rotted manure or a small amountof soil containing a high- nitrogen fertilizer should be used inalternate layers. Continue layering until the pile is one to1.5 in high.

In areas of excessive rainfall cover the container withplastic. Excessive moisture or nitrogen will cause odors, ifthat happens, open the pile to dry it out and mixthoroughly. To hasten decomposition turn the pile once amonth. The layers on the bottom will be the first to decom-pose. When the material is dark brown and crumbly like soilit is ready for use.

The entire process takes approximately four to sixmonths. Decomposition takes longer in cold weather or ifthe compost pile dries out. Use the compost in the fall ongardens or as a mulch. n

1989 Sudbury

Gem and Mineral ShowFriday, July 146 p.m. - 9 p.m.Saturday, July 1510 a.m. - 8 p.m.Sunday, July 1610a.m.-5p.m.• Swapping Area• Collecting Field Trip• ID Booth• Fossils• Demonstrations• Dealers• Displays• Handcrafted Jewellery• Kid's Corner

Sudbury D

Bell Grove Arena next to Science NorthClub 100 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario.

^ SCIENCE Jok SCIENCENORTH NORD

Tait, Longo,Dopson onthe move

Stewart A. Tait has been ap-pointed Superintendent,Sulphur Products, effectiveJune 1, 1989.

Stewart graduated from theUniversity of Toronto and join-ed Inco in 1967 as a ComputerOperator in the ComputerSystems Department, Stewarthas held positions of respon-sibility in the Mines ResearchDepartment and the CopperCliff Nickel Refinery.

Also appointed was AldoLongo as Superintendent ofMatte Processing and SulphurFixation Projects. In his newcapacity, Aldo will be responsi-ble for all capital projectsassociated with the moderniza-tion and expansion of the MatteProcessing facilities, as well asthe integration of the SulphurProducts Department into theSmelter Complex. These pro-jects are major components ofthe SO2 Abatement Program.

Aldo is a graduate from theNorthern College of AppliedArts and Technology and joinedInco in 1970 as a Process Assis-tant in the Process TechnologyDepartment. In 1972, hetransferred to the Copper CliffNickel Refinery where he hasheld positions of increasingresponsibility. Prior to his newappointment, he was Superin•tendent, Sulphur Products.

William W. Dopson hasbeen appointed Superintendent,Safety and Administration,Copper Cliff Nickel Refinery,effective June 1, 1989. Bill willreport to Allan Bale, Manager,Copper Cliff Nickel Refinery. n

That's how it wasMaintenance mechanic Dennis Rayner expressed the mood

perfectly at the Frood-Stobie barbecue held outside the mill recently.Nothing better than a sunny day, a free lunch, and a picnic table topark it all. It's enough to make you flip your orange.

May event going annual , Dow saysOrganizers of the recent

"Come Back to the Cliff" eventare expecting that the over-whelming participation this yearwill make the celebrations an an-nual event.

"The event went super.That's the only way to describeit," said Stobie Mine engineer-ing planner Peter Dow. "Thecelebrations around the VictoriaDay weekend used to be a bigthing in the past with floats andparades. But in the past 30years, it seems to have droppedoff."

Organizers like Peter, a citycouncillor representing CopperCliff, want to change that andrevive the old May 24th celebra-tions.

"I think this year's eventgave us a good base to workon," he said. "We had at least500 or 600 people in the park atone time, visitors from all overOntario as well as local people."

Many of those who turnedout met people they haven't seenfor decades and Peter said therewere many emotional reunions.

The success was even moresuprising since organizers "did itcold," with no idea what to ex-pect. "The committee will bemeeting in the near future todiscuss future plans for theevent," said Peter.

While no decision has yetbeen made, Peter said holdingthe event next year may presenta problem since a Copper CliffHigh School reunion (now apublic school) will also be heldin the summer. He saidorganizers will have to decide iftwo events in the same year willcreate problems.

The celebrations rely heavily

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The band strikes up to get event well underway.

on volunteers and donations."A lot of people got involv-

ed," he said. "Inco gave us $500toward the event and we gotsupport from other groups aswell.

"But there's no doubt thatwe couldn't have done it withoutthe work of the organizing com-mittee and the volunteers whohelped out.

He figures there were pro-bably well over 100 people whovolunteered their time and ser-vices to make the event suc-cessful. The event was held inthe Inco- run park in downtownCopper Cliff. n

Vintage cars were a popular attraction at the festivities.

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Sherry Hattie prepares the pies . Heavy registration for 1990 high school reunion.

14 June1989

Heritage Threadsby Marty McAllister

A trip back intime toCreighton

Old mining towns never die.Through the loving nostalgia of those who were there, they live

forever, tenderly passed from generation to generation, growing evermore perfect with the passage of time. So it is with Creighton Mine.

Creighton, the village, has now joined an elite club, along withMond, Victoria, Worthington, Crean Hill, O'Donnell, High Falls,and others: The Company Towns of Yesteryear.

They aren't "ghost towns" in the usual sense. There is no fadedsign hanging crookedly in front of an abandoned general store, notattered curtain blowing eerily through a broken window, no rustinghulk of an old truck at the end of a weed-crowded street. Physically,these towns have ceased to exist.

Just as the realities require that they be vacated and dismantled,to be returned to the gossan hillsides of their antiquity. "The movingfinger writes, and having writ moves on ..."

The great nickel mine lives on, producing, at a capacity itsfounders would never have dreamed, but the Creighton we knew isgone.

Still, on a recent warm spring evening, I could almost see the IncoClub ahead on my right as I turned off Regional Road 24, headingtoward the mine.

God, had it all been a dream? Had the town and the people Iloved really been there? Pulling over, I parked at about the spotwhere, on one rambunctious night, my '58 Meteor and I had shearedoff a hydro pole. Flush with the ground, it was. Rest his soul, JimmyKearney had been on duty that night - - . and the bard of Creightonhad been at his eloquent best, in court a few days later. How he and Ihad laughed about that, years later. I wonder if Bill Taylorremembers telling this scared young apprentice: "Forget it, son. Wewere going to remove that pole anyway!"

Old memories

Poor Norm Silverson! Seeing the mess I had made of thebeautiful car he had traded just about broke his heart.

Considerably older, and questionably wiser, now I paced off thefew yards to the former location of the Club steps where we used tosit, meet, talk, and laugh. The concrete gone, I sat on the ground.

Turning back toward the street, I closed my eyes. Faintly at first,then progressively louder, I heard approaching footsteps on thewooden sidewalk. In my mind's eye, I saw the smiling faces ofyouthful friends heading my way. We sat, some of us sharing asmoke, laughing about the blow- out on Dave's bus that day. Wewave at Cowboy as he cruises past in his convertible. Which conver-tible? He had at least two - - - the blue '51 and the yellow '56, bothFords. Which one did I imagine us waving at? Memories overlappedmemories, out of sequence, each one struggling to reach the present.I had to laugh to myself, still feeling a hint of pride that I was one ofthe few who knew Cowboy's real name.

Snob Hill

Behind us, Enci and Fats emerge from the Club, and we scrambleout of their way, hoping maybe they'll grunt "Hi". Yockey lookstoward the creek below Snob Hill, and starts singing "Cross OverThe Bridge"; we all know who must be coming.

There's no real hurry to go inside, or to remain sitting; there'sjust no hurry. Eddie Hreljac shows up, looking fit and ready to con-quer some new foe on the badminton floor. I grin at him, chucklingto myself: `I started lessons the same day he did; I coulda been just asgood if I'd wanted, knowing I was lying.

Preoccupied as Butch McMahon's wholesome, pretty face comeinto view, I hear a familiar voice call: "Hank!" Without looking, Iknow it's Bob Seawright. Jeez, you have one picture taken with anold guitar, and you're Hank forever. Gratefully, Bob's the only oneto call me that - - - and I guess it beats getting shot in the butt with oneof his cattail arrows.

Another car goes by, quietly, smoothly, seeming to reflect theprestige of the man at the wheel, his trademark fedora set perfectlyas always. The green '54 Buick Century was Mr. Mumford's prideand joy, although his joy was modified just a little, the Sunday mor-ning the keys were locked inside - - - right opposite the church.

What is it with those cars, anyway? How come I remember thatold Cadillac V-16 Carl Malmberg had? Longest hood I ever saw!Cars ... stock car races in New Sudbury - - - number 11 - . - ElmerTuuri . . . Curly Takata bemoaning the rising cost of sponsorship - - -and, of course, the hot dogs and the loudspeakers playing The SongFrom the Moulin Rouge.

Yolly's home from university, regaling Sally and their crowd withtales of the big city. Mel is so-o proud of that boy! (He'd fairly burstif he imagined his son as Regional Chairman one day!)

Digressing, I see a group of little kids clustered at the cash inFievoli's store. How kindly and patiently they were treated. They'reunaware of the lump in my throat as I recall my dad's comment onMr. Fievoli's philosophy: "He takes extra care with them. Littlecustomers grow up to be big customers." n

RESCUE SUITContinued from page 5

A two- piece hooded,electrically- conductive outersuit fits over the inner suit andfeatures both separate hand andfoot protection. The hood isdesigned so that it can accom-modate the mine- rescue helmetand protect the full- face mask.

Both a respirator and heatexchanger are combined in theunit's backpack section that fitsin an insulation jacket to reducethe penetration of the hot at-mosphere into the backpack sec-tion.

The compact heat exchangerconsists of an insulated pressurevessel for dry ice. The dry ice iscontinuously pressed against thesurface of the heat exchanger us-ing pressure springs and pressureplates. A gas motor and thepump are flanged directly as oneunit to the bottom of thepressure vessel from the outside.

The unit's respirator is aclosed-circuit apparatus. Toguarantee a high level ofbreathing air comfort for theuser, the air inhaled is routedthrough a breathing air cooler.

Two separate circuits are theheart of the system. In the cool-ing circuit, the silicone fluid inthe inner suit absorbs heat fromthe user and circulates via thepump as hot silicone fluid to theheat exchanger in the backpack.After the heat exchange, thecooled silicone fluid is returnedto the inner suit to cool the user.

Gas that develops in the heatexchanger is used to drive thegas motor, which in turn drivesthe pump.

In the breathing circuit, ex-haled air is regenerated via achemical reaction and filtrationsystem. The breathing air is con-veyed in the circuit by the actionof the user's lungs. n

Creighton Shinesin '89

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Heartwork ArtworkClarabelle material coordinator Jim Davidson painted this

beautiful landscape and donated it as a raffle prize to raise moneyfor the Laurentian Hospital Cancer Care Services campaign. Morethan $900 was raised in the effort and another $500 went to thehospital fund from the Clarabelle Employees Association . Seen hereduring the presentations are hospital campaign chairman GerryLougheed Jr., tipple operator Bob Pilon of the CEA, and JimDavidson.

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George Prusilla ' s Finnish ancestry and his passion for ethnic history combined for anaward -winning entry in the Toronto Postcard Club's annual Picture Postcard Exhibition.Finnish-Canadian amateur theatre is little known outside the Finnish community.

The Prusilas : eclectic collectorsFor George and Carol

Prusita, collecting's all in thefamily.

A 37 112 year Inco veteranwho finished up in Frood'smachine shop, George is ahistory buff, postcard collectorand treasure finder.

His wife, Carol, has replaceddoll collecting with quilt mak-ing.

Together, they're un-doubtedly busier in George'sretirement than when he was atInco.

"I'm into my hobbies, myinterests and I travel a bit morenow," says George, 58. "I'm ahistory buff, local, ethnic,Canadian history and how it'sbeen influenced from outsideCanada."

Carol, who's five yearsyounger got hooked on quilts inthe 1970s when Sudbury's MaryConroy launched her Canadianquilts magazine. A member ofSudbury's quilting guild for thepast 14 years, Carol specializesin traditional and charm quiltsand can be quite philosophicalabout her passion.

"Even though you take atraditional pattern, the choice offabric, the pieces and the colormakes every quilt unique," shesays in their New Sudbury homethat's chock-a-block full with

examples of their past-times."Quilting's my tranquilizer. It'ssoothing. But through it, I alsomeet a lot of people throughout-of-town events, conven-tions, bus tours. I also corres-pond with people around theworld."

For George, historicalpostcards hailing from their hey-day near the turn of the centuryare a natural offshoot of hisfascination with history.

Quebec-born of Finnishparents, the Finnish- speakingpensioner has taken displays ofthe best of his "few thousand"postcards to major exhibitions.

His collection includeshistoric Christmas cards,Finnish- Canadian greeting cardsand cards illustrating Ontario'sFinnish performing arts and ear-ly Sudbury scenes.

1988 Winner

One display depicting Fin-nish language theatre in Sudburywas a winner, for instance, inthe 1988 Picture Postcard Ex-hibition at the Toronto PostcardClub and another portrayingmines and mining towns cap-tured the club's 1989 historicalaward.

If you take in the CreightonReunion in mid-July, chances

are you will see some samples ofGeorge's far- ranging hobby atthe Anderson Farm.

George himself is notguaranteed to be around.

In summer, he turns his at-tention to metal- detecting andthe Northern Ontario Relic andTreasure Hunters.

"Wintertime, you do yourresearching and planning forsummer. Then, when summercomes, you get out hunting," hesays. "There are ethics to metaldetecting such as getting permis-sion to do the hunt (from pro-perty owners) and then showingpeople what you have found."

It may even mean returninglost valuables.

His most memorable findwas a family heirloom ring thatthe daugther of a Sudburywoman lost 17 years ago.George found it beneath seveninches of dirt.

Aini Koovisk's daughter,then in Grade 6 in Princess AnnPublic School, wore hermother's ring to school butforgot it when she took it off toplay ball. Mrs. Koovisk hadreceived the silver ring ongraduating from school inFinland in 1950.

Early in his metal- detectingdays, George found the ring.Although, it had two Finnish

While husband George explores Sudbury 's rich ethnichistory , Carol Prusilla indulges her creativity by crafting fine,historically-authentic quilts.

names and a date on it, he didn'tlocate its owner.

In 1985, while giving a slidepresentation to the Finnishladies' social club in Sudbury, heraised the issue of the missingring and got a couple of con-tacts. A few days later, he phon-ed the first name he was givenand the search had ended.

"She was thrilled," Georgeadds. "The ring had been agood luck piece."

Over the years, he's turnedover a lot of historicalmemorabilia to the Public Ar.chives in Ottawa and neverreceived any remuneration.

"I never got a cent. I neverapplied for a cent either whichmay bw stupid on my part," helaughs. "But once you turn ahobby into a money-makingthing, it's no longer a hobby.Not that I couldn't use themoney."

While their collecting takes

them in different directions,their interests often overlap.

Sharing

Early on, they discovered an-tique bottles in old dumps andsold them at fairs and antiqueshows. With her energies con-sumed of late by charm andfriendship quilts, George whomshe affectionately calls "the kingof the scroungers" has becomemore knowledgeable about thehistory and craft of quilting andhas helped construct the largewooden racks to display thequilts at shows.

"He's never home thatmuch. He's always on the go,"says Carol who more often thannot gives her quilts as weddingand baby gifts. "The secret to agood retirement is to keep activeand keep interested."

"Don't worry about tomor-row," adds George. "It'll come.If it doesn't, you don't need toworry anyway." n

A look backstage at Quarter CenturyIt all goes surprisingly well.

The hundreds of people pick uptheir pins, gifts and name tags,have their picture taken and sitat their designated spots in thebeautifully decorated hall.

But behind the scenes atmost Quarter Century Clubcelebrations, there's an army ofshell-shocked volunteers whowalk nervously. Months ofpreparations for even the mostminor details are behind themand tonight is the litmus test.

"Considering the amount ofplanning that's required forthese events, it's surprisingthings go as well as they do,"said "Inco Gardener" AlexGray. "There's quite a bit ofwork involved but on that day, itusually always comes together."

Like most of the volunteerswho spend a lot of their own

time preparing for the event,Alex is modest about his con-tributions. Scratch a little deeperand he'll admit that thingssometimes don't go exactly asplanned.

"I remember one year - andI've been involved with thesethings since this year's group ofnew club members were hiredon- that we had orchid corsagesmade up for the ladies to be in-ducted into the club. I gave themto one of our summer employeesand told them to keep the or-chids.fresh in the fridge."

They ended up in the freezer."When they thawed out,

they were like mush," chuckledAlex. "It was a bit of acatastrophe for me."

With the event just hoursaway and the prospect of pinn-ing wilted orchids on new club

members, Alex came up with asolution. He commandeeredsome roses adorning the grandpiano on the stage and made upnew corsages on the spot.

"It saved the day," he said."But it's one of the reasons Ihave gray hair today."

Volunteers praised

It's the decision ofvolunteers such as the Inco hor-ticultural specialist and soundman Doug Stickles that makesthe annual event a success. Ac-cording to Public Affairs Coor-dinator Karen DeBenedet,without them the event couldn'tbe staged.

"It's a team effort," shesaid. "Without these depen-dable, dedicated people, we justcouldn't make it all work."

"Preparations for theQuarter Century Club eventstarts the day after the last one isover," said Karen. "Youanalyse how it went, and youstart making plans for nextyear."

With the experience gainedfrom past celebrations, you'dthink the job would get easier.Instead, all indications showfuture events will be even morehectic.

"With our senior workforcenow, the next five years will pro-bably be the busiest ever. Wefigure there will be at least 500new members per year. Withspouses, that's at least 1,000people attending."

Preparations go into highgear at least three months beforethe event when details such asname tags, special Quarter Cen-

tury labels for wine bottles, theselection of meals, entertain-ment arrangements, seating andgifts have to be completed.

"It's a continual effort toavoid Murphy's Law, that whatcan go wrong, will," said Karen."You sweat a bit and you haveto put up with waking up in themiddle on the night and mental-ly running through your three-page checklist.

"Your imagination runswild," she said. "Did I forget toseat the President close to thepodium?

"But it's all worthwhile,"she said "I figure that these peo-ple have probably given the bestyears of their lives to the com-pany. The least we can do at atime like this is to make theevent as memorable and specialas we can." n

16 June 1989

A jolting record

The underground electricalgroup at Stobie Mine deals withwires carrying as much as nearly14,000 volts so it's little wonderthey're careful. The crew hasgone four years, five monthswithout amedical aid injury andfour years without a reported in-jury. From left are (front) DaveMcCann, Marcel Garneau,Claude Allaert. In back areRoger Oman, Fraser Dunlop,Paul St. Amour, Ray Maki, An-dy Baronette, Dave Jones andRolly Maisonneuve. Missing areBernie Jones, Denis Lafram-boise, Ron Bazinet.

Copper Cliff mill wins tidy trophy by a whiskerIt's a task that would make a

battalion of Molly Maids wince,but the people at Copper CliffMill have done it a second time.

Keep the mill tidy.Spotless.Squeaky clean."It was tough competition

this year," said Central MillsSafety and Administrationsuperintendent Joe Dippongafter he handed the All MillsGolden Broom HousekeepingAward back to Copper CliffMill employees. "It-was all veryclose, but these people were justthat much better."

The Copper Cliff Mill wonthe plaque when it was initiatedthree years ago, and lost out toFrood-Stobie Mill last year in aclose race.

But the plaque came "backhome" in May, presented by Joeduring the mill's annualbarbecue.

The Golden Broom award,he said, is awarded on a stan-dard set of orderliness andhousekeeping achievements. Therating is carried out by ahousekeeping inspection teamover a one- month period before

the announcement."We are promoting this

thing not only on the basis ofsafety, but also on the basis thata clean and orderly working en-vironment tends to encouragehigh morale and a happy work-force," he said. "I think it'sdone that. I believe people feelhappier at work when their sur-roundings are clean and neat. Ibelieve it's had an impact onmorale."

Not only is the competitionmill. against mill, but alsoagainst the plant's past trackrecord. "It was particularlytough to judge this year," saidJoe. "We found a 27 per centimprovement in every mill overwhat it was last year. The winnerwon by the narrowest ofmargins."

By promoting the friendlycompetition, he hopes otherInco plants will join similarcompetitions.

"I think it makes a dif-ference for our employees," hesaid. "It's quite obvious thatonce an area has been sprucedup, people tend to want to keepit that way."

Loading mechanic operator Jim Secord , Safety and Administration superintendent JoeDippong and maintenance foreman Ed Grassi display the Golden Broom award.

Frood Long -TimersAdd the length of time each of these Frood- Stobie Mill employees have gone without a medical aidinjury and you get 230 years. Count the three missing members-when the picture was taken and the totalreaches over three centuries of working safely. From left (back) are; Ken Kusan, Leo Tremblay, RayGervais, Reg Worthing; (front) Gerry Laframboise, Don Ng, Ray Telamelli and Ray Martell.

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