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Congratulations are in order to themembers of this Copper Cliff Refineryfirst aid team who recently won thecoveted Senior Men's Trophy at theprovincial competitions in Toronto.

Proudly displaying their well-earnedhardware in Copper Cliffs Nickel Parkare, from left, Coach Duncan White, NormSt. Amand, captain Frank Mackinnon,Norm Dever, Ted Kaczkowski and GregAnderson,

June 1978 Volume 38, No. 6

Published for employees of the OntarioDivision of lnco Metals Company,Copper Cliff, Ontario, P0M 1NO.Phone 682-0631.

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Inco Metals Company recently participated in a display of a safely-oriented nature atSudbury's Carmichael Arena. Sponsored by Bell Canada, the show was attended by anestimated 3,500 people. Displays included an OPP "Safely Village", and elaborateexhibits by the Sudbury Regional Police, the Sudbury Fire Department, the St. JohnAmbulance, the Sudbury Red Cross, Bell Canada and the various safety equipmentsuppliers. The theme of Inco's display included all facets of resuscitation, includinginfant resuscitation, and basic cardiac life support. Getting some pointers from lnco'schief first aid co-ordinator, Hank Derks, left, and CPA instructor Rick Cholette, secondfrom right, is a typical Bell Canada family, Timothy Thomason, dad Jim, holding Tommy,and Marge, holding 5-week-old Terry.

These are the pipes and drums of the Copper Cliff Highlanders of Canada. Formed in1950 by Captain Sam Laderoute and Pipe Major Bill Livingstone Sr.. the band iswell-known throughout Canada, having won three national championships over the years.Also, for 14 years, the pipes and drums of the Copper Cliff Highanders have playedto capacity audiences at the Canadian National Exhibition. Long term plans call forthe band to demonstrate its skills at the famous Edinburgh Festival.

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One sure sign of the arrival of springand coming of summer is the appearanceof members of the agriculture depart-ment's Copper Cliff greenhouse, as theybegin planting flowers and trees through-out the area.

The all-out campaign to beautify theappearance of Inco's various surface andunderground facilities, both inside andout, is part of the agriculture department'sregular grounds maintenance program.Throughout the coming months, theagriculture crews will be making theirrounds, tending the progress of theircurrent labors.

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and plenty ofwork by theagriculturedepartment!

Once the geraniums have been planted, theyreceive an immediate watering from VinceFalcioni, greenhouse.

Gino Neccaratto, of the Copper Cliffgreenhouse, plants a border of geraniums atthe Copper Cliff Club.

Susan Francolini, left, Giovanni Cozza and Calvin Hawn, of the grounds maintenance crew, cutgrass, rake gravel and prune shrubs in the centre courtyard of the general engineering building.

Members of the grounds maintenance crew plant a floweringcrabapple tree at the general engineering building. From left, GiovanniCozza, Susan Francol in I and Calvin Hawn.

Comparing the progress of individual geranium plants beforetransplanting them at the Copper Cliff Club are greenhouse membersVince Falcioni, left, and Gino Neccaratto.

Divisional Shops Complex:

Machine Shopand ComponentRepair Centrenear completion

The central core of the new divisionalshops complex is nearing completion.The new facility will house the machineshop and the component repair centre ina vastly-improved, modern shop set-up.Groups of employees from the shopsconcerned assisted in the overall layout.

Copper Cliff complex, awaiting theappropriate opportunity to proceed withinstallations.

Working with only temporaryconstruction lighting, machinist leaderRolly Veccia and his crew admit thatthere is no substantial for proper lighting.

Machine shop personnel have been onsite since April, cleaning and installing When fully operational, the machinethe new machinery which has been shop will house approximately 200stored at various locations around the employees and will offer a vastly

Discussing the installation of a massive nine-foot radial drillingmachine are divisional shop control/er Terry Vincent, left, and HansFritzemeire, first class machinist.

Machine shop co-ordinator Wayne Young,left, and second class machinist ConnieMenard prepare to level a 36-inch lathe.

Second class machinist Vern Olson checks out the opertion of oneof the new two-ton capacity travelling /ib cranes, which will save timeand effort in the machine shop.

During installation of a 300-ton horizontal forcing press, second classmachinist Vern Olson, left, holds a square while first class machinistHans Fritzem eire checks alignment.

1im Phi/ps, second c/ass machinist, /eve/s a C/eaning and instal/ing this new 36-inch swing engine /athe demands all hands to the task.56-inch Bu//ard boring mi// which was From /eft are 1im Phi/ps, second c/ass machinist; Connie Menard, second c/ass machinist;recently overha u/ed in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Hans Fritzemeire, first c/ass machinist, and Ro/ly Veccia, machinist leader.

expanded service over that which hasbeen available in the past.

Component repair centre personnelbegan their installations last month, andhave uncrated and inspected most oftheir new equipment and machinery.

Moving will be spread over the last twoweeks of June and the first two weeksof July, in order to complete the taskbefore this year's shutdown.

Richard Lam pman, first c/ass garage mechanic Richard Lam pman is seen here erecting oneat the component repair centre, checks the of the many work benches that wi/I beparts basket in a new rotary spray c/eaner. installed in the new component repair centre.

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Overcoming the cha//enge of insta//ing a new Ward automatic turretlathe are Hans Fritzemeire, /eft, first c/ass machinist and Vern 0/son,second c/ass machinist.

This mi//ing machine is a new type for the machine shop andis shown being care fu//y /eveled by second c/ass machinists ConnieMenard, /eft, and 1im Phi/ps.

Rare talent passes on fromgeneration to generation

Peter El/ero, sculptor, prepares a 12-ton blockof Little Stobie nickel ore, donated by Inco tothe City of Sudbury.

Peter Ellero and son Fred areadmittedly proud of their status as two ofthe very few professional sculptors inOntario. It's a pride that shows throughin the fine craftsmanship of their work,which can range from the most delicateof pale onyx carvings to the classic linesof hand-carved blue granite memorials.

Ellero came from western Italy toSudbury in 1962 with his wife Emma andtwo small children, relocating his busi-ness which was founded in 1930. Hespent two years as a scooptram operatorat Creighton mine's No. 3 shaft beforedeciding to devote all of his time to thefamily trade.

And family trade it is. Peter's fatherand his grandfather before him werestone artisans, and the craft has beenpassed down from father to son. YoungFred, now 23, began carving andpolishing at the tender age of 10, andmentioned that he learned more byobservation than by instruction. "Likemy father always used to tell me, nobodyever teaches you a trade. You have tosteal it from them." Fred was made a 45per cent partner five years ago, in thenow-flourishing enterprise known asPeter Ellero and Son Ltd.

As well as memorials, the father/sonteam design and produce coffee and endtables, chess sets, lamps, statuettes,ashtrays, cigarette boxes, figurines, andmuch more. In fact, there are anestimated 5,000 pieces of work valued atover $100,000 displayed in the four LorneStreet showrooms.

Business is divided about equallybetween decorative work and monu-ments, with granite used exclusively formemorials because of its durability.Ellero imports black, red, and bluegranite from South Africa, grey and red

SudburySculptorsfrom Quebec, pink from Labrador, andfrom Ireland comes a very fine crystalgranite known as Black Belfast.

Peter designs the monuments himselfand cuts the rough shape from the hugeslabs of rock, while Fred does most ofthe fine carving and finishing.

Marble and onyx are used for theornamental work. The different types ofmarble, imported from Italy, France,Belgium, Yugoslavia and Portugal, areused largely for pedestals, bases, andsmall statues. Onyx is a semi-preciousgemstone, more expensive than marble,but non-corrosive and not easily stained.Various kinds are imported from Pakistan,India, Guatemala, Mexico and Argentinaand, as might be expected, shippingcosts are exorbitant, but "that's just partof the business."

Some of the 'extras' on decorativepieces come from Canada; for example,wooden cabinets and electrical fixtures,and lampshades which are ordered froma Quebec firm.

All brasswork must be imported fromItaly and, similarly, mechanisms for musicboxes, clocks and telephones areimported from Switzerland.

Besides Peter and Fred, there are twoyoung Mexican stoneworkers on staff."I would have hired Canadians," saidEllero, "but Canada Manpower couldn'tlocate one single qualified professionalsculptor in the country. From coast tocoast, they couldn't find me one."

EIIero added that the "big chunks ofnickel" he saw when working at Incogave him ideas for a new type ofsculpture and, as a result, he turns theore into bookends, ashtray and lightersets, and figurines. One of his tablelamps will be of special interest to

This finely-detailed ten-Inch grizzly stands onan onyx base and was sculpted from CreanHill nickel ore.

stopers at Crean Hill - inside acylindrical glass base is a nickel orecarving of underground operations.

Inco recently commissioned Ellero tocreate 1,000 safety awards - bearscarved of Crean Hill ore on an onyxbase. Another Inco/Ellero joint ventureis a 10 by 14-foot copper panel, madeof high-grade copper ore and installed inthe Regional Council chambers in theCivic Square complex. Fred Ellero saysit "signifies what Sudbury is based on,what we started from."

The artistry and craftsmanship evidentin the Ellero creations is uncommon anddelightful. And although stonework is hislivelihood, Peter thinks of it almost as ahobby. "Every piece of stone has itsproblems that must be worked out. Whenthere's no trouble, it's beautiful." Headded simply, "I love my work."

Ugo F/ores, one of El/ero's assistants, usesthe special grinding wheel to shape anashtray.

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This nickel ore sculpture was inspired by the This semi-automatic diamond saw, valued at $35,000, can cut any block weighing up to 20 tonsOld World notion (hat (he owl is a guardian into any shape. That's Peter Ellero at the control panel, keeping a careful eye on (heof knowledge. progress of (he cutting blade.

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Gulielmo Flores, shop assistant, finishes of t Peter (races a small bear from a pattern. Fred Ellero holds a 30-pound onyx IndIanan onyx elephant on the diamond carving Detailed shaping and carving will be elephant. The chess set is made of onyx andwheel, done by hand. nickel ore and weighs close to 1000 pounds.

Peter packages a 24-inch copy of Michel- The pieces displayed in this particular section of the front showroom of the Lorne Streetangelo's "David", hand-carved of pure white shop are valued at approximately $15,000. In all, there are an estimated 5,000 piecesCarrara marble, of work on display.

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The latest "scoop" onIn our March edition, we featured a

story dealing with the curtailment ofoperations at Copper Cliff North mineand the subsequent dismantling andhoisting of production equipment fromthe underground workings.

With the removal program now com-pleted, some of you may have beenwondering about the continued activityaround the plant entrance, particularlywith the mine now on a standby basis.Well, it seems that the mine's main-tenance people are still hard at it and,in fact, have implemented an ambitiousprogram of repairwork that's keepingthem fully occupied.

Centre of attention and scene ofactivity is the combined shop area, withscooptrams being overhauled in the plateand machine shops since March, andmine cars being modified in the local

First c/ass garage mechanic Morris Page ad/usts the bracket ho/ding fue/ in/ection /ines foran ST-2 scooptram, in for a genera/ overhau/ from Garson mine.

Dri// fitters Eddie Graham, /eft, and Gaetan La forge reinsta// whee/hub parts on a 2-boom fan dri//, which is being repaired forCopper C/if f South mine.

Ernie Arbour, first c/ass garage mechanic, adds gear oi/ to thep/anetary of the whee/ hub of an ST-2 scooptram, receivedfrom Garson mine.

Scoopsshovel fitter shop since midApril.

The decision to repair the scoopsinternally, rather than send them out tocontractors or suppliers, was based on aneconomic factor as well as the realizationthat our own maintenance people arefully qualified to recognize repairrequirements and perform necessaryrepairs, rebuilds and overhauls.

According to Copper Cliff mines areamaintenance superintendent John Brodie,the majority of pieces of equipment beingworked on are from North mine, withsome from Creighton and Crean Hill;they'll be used mainly at Levack, Frood,and Shebandowan mines. "And we'reputting quite a few pieces through, hecontinued. To date, the repair area hasoverhauled an ST-8 for Shebandowan; aJS-500 five-yard scoop for South mine;an ST-4 for Garson; an ST-8 for Frood;an ST-2 for Garson; a fan drill for Southmine and an ST-2 for Shebandowan. Inaddition, a 14O-cubc-foot car from Northmine has been converted from a three-foot to two-foot gauge, for service atGarson mine. Added Brodie, "We seemto be short of two-foot-gauge cars, andwe have a fair number of good cars hereat North mine that can be altered. Byconverting from 140 to 110 cubic-footcapacity, and three to two-foot gauge,and vice-versa, we can supply thenumber of cars required to maintainproduction, without going to the expenseof purchasing new."

While plans are indefinite concerningthe length of time this kind of programwill be in effect at North mine, Brodiementioned that "we can certainly do thework internally, using our own manpowerand expertise. Value judgements cansave, too. A supplier may do more thanis necessary, while our men can deter-mine exactly what needs doing, they canget at it right away, and in most cases,can perform the work less expensively."

An overhauled ST-4, slated for Garson mine, receives a final coat of paint from first classgarage mechanic John Pilkington.

In the midst of a general overhaul are first class garage mechanics Allan Anttila, left, and DonVallillee. The ST-2 will be going to Shebandowan mine.

Cleo Rochon, left, first class welder, and Bill Ziminski, car repairman, con vert an undergroundmine car chassis from a three-foot to two-foot gauge. Modifying existing cars helps to curbexpenditures otherwIse required for new cars.

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This is the Mark Smith family. A stope leader at Frood mine, Markenjoys sailing, gardening and photography and plans to spend part ofhis summer vacation in Europe with his family, Christopher, 8, wileMicheline, Derek, 5, and Cathy, 7.

Joseph Garret/a is a process laborer in the converter department. Heenjoys gardening and fishing in his spare time and is planning a Iripto Nova Scotia during the summer months. That's his wife Mary, andsons Thomas. 21 months, and Michael, 10 months.

From the Port Colborne nickel refinery, meet Paul MarcantoniO, amember of the basement gang. With his wife Bernice are theirchildren, from left, Linda, 17, Tom, 15, and Brerda, 19. Paul enjoysgardening and camping with the family in his spare time.

Conrad Laferriere works in the silver building of the Copper Cliffcopper refinery and plans on working around the house this summer.Time permitting, he'll get some fishing in as well. With wife Nicoleare sons Yves, 6, and Eric, 8 months.

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Copper Cliff Chapter of Quarter Century ClubNow Boasts Membership Totalling 8,511

CENTURY CLUB

The fast growing ranks of theCopper Cliff Chapter of Inco'sQuarter Century Club were swelled by525 new members from the mining,milling, smelting, refining, and theadministration and engineeringsections at this year's meeting, heldat the lnco Club on Frood Road.Despite the size of the groups, thefriendly and informal atmosphere ofthe occasion was retained.

Introduced by senior supervision ofhis division, each new member andhis wife shook hands with thecompany officers and received theircongratulations and good wishes,many pausing to recall old times. Thecoveted gold lapel badges, signifying25 years of Inco service, werepresented to each new member.

Some of Canada's outstandingtelevision personalities were theheadliners of the vastly enjoyed stageshow. Al Cherny, a regular on theTommy Hunter Show, delighted theaudience as did Jackie and CoralieAllan, the "Allan Sisters". Supplyingthe dance music for each evening'sevent was "Eastwind", a well-knownand versatile group.

The Copper Cliff Chapter of Inco'sQuarter Century Club now boasts atotal membership of 8,511, with3,841 pensioners and 4,670 activeemployees.

The Triangle photographer was onhand to record this year's QuarterCentury Club gathering, and thefollowing pages prove beyond doubtthat "a good time was had by all".

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Free-wheeling44-year-old

Ordinarily, Jeff Luck doesn't attractundue attention when he wheels aroundtown; after all, there's nothing much outof the ordinary about a 1975 Oldsmobile.But heads sure turn when he decides tohit the road in his gleaming, beige andbrown 1934 Dodge.

A construction foreman at Creightonmine, Jeff's been with the company for13 years now, and explained that hebought the car in 1966 from a Manitoulinfarmer. Price? $500.

Twenty-five hundred man hours ofwork later, the flat six-cylinder coupe isnow worth in the neighbourhood of$10,000!

Recalling the date of purchase, Jeffremembered that the car "was in prettyfair shape then, except for a few bulletholes." Any and all work that had to bedone, he's done himself, with the help ofwife Fern, who did "one heck of a job."

They finished the body-work, rebuiltthe engine, re-upholstered, did everythingbut the rechroming. And at AutoramaCanada, held last month at the Car-michael Arena in Sudbury, the '34 Dodgetook top honors for Best Restored Classauto, competing against 38 other antiquemodels.

The car can do 75 miles per hour, butJeff rarely puts it over 45. "I figure it'sbeen around for 44 years now; I don'twant to harm it by pushing it," heexplained.

One of the car's most interestingfeatures is a "free-wheeling' mechanism,which allows the driver to slip into neutraland coast, merely by taking his foot offthe accelerator. Free-wheeling wasbanned in the 1930's because it wasthought to be a road hazard, but "thiscar's got it, so I use it occasionally."

Jeff admits that he and Fern sometimesfeel somewhat like Bonnie and Clydewhen they drive about in their depression-era Dodge. "I've got this old grey tweedhat that I wear, sort of makes me feellike a gangster," he laughed.

Jeff mentioned that he's keeping aneye open for other old cars that he canrevamp, and is particularly looking forone that will be large enough to carry thewholy family - he and Fern, daughterKimberlee, 13, and seven-year-old Buzz.

Would he sell the 34 classic? 'Def-initely not," he says. 'I'd say that car'sgot about 90 per cent of me in it."

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A construction foreman at Creighton mine, Jeff Luck cranks 'er up, while wife Fern works thechoke. The 1934 Dodge runs like a charm.

Showing off their award for the best restored car at the recent Autorama Canada held inSudbury, Jeff and Fern put in 2,500 hours of work on the car.

Anyone for Pickerel?

Local FishermenInvited To PromoteEnvironmental Study

Agnew Lake anglers could get paid fortheir sport this year and, at the same time,assist lnco Metals Company in compilingdata for its study to determine thefeasibility of developing further hydrogenerating facilities on the Spanish River.

Field work involved in the environ-mental assessment study is nearingcompletion with a walleye (pickerel)sampling and tagging program in AgnewLake. Each of several hundred walleyecaught in a netting program was weighed,measured, tagged with a numbered tagand carefully released.

The company is offering a $1 rewardfor the return of each tag, provided theangler fills out a questionnaire detailingsuch facts as fish weight and length, andlocation and date of catch. The informa-tion, with the tag, must then be turnedin at one of several Agnew Lake touristestablishments displaying special fishingsurvey signs.

Purpose of the survey is to determinethe movement of walleye in Agnew Lakeand the possible effects on this fishpopulation of the construction of a hydrogenerating facility at any of the five siteson the Spanish River above the lake thatare being considered by Inco.

Inco already has four generating plantsand 11 control dams on the SpanishRiver watershed and the current $1million feasibility study - announced onMarch 11, 1977 - is designed toestablish a cost estimate and determinewhether environmentally and economi-cally acceptable locations exist for ahydro-electric plant.

Checking up on the tagging operationrecently was Doug Ogston, OntarioDivision general foreman at the divisionalshops complex. Doug has a specialinterest in such projects. He's firstvice-president of the 18,000-strongOntario Federation of Anglers andHunters, chairman of Zone 2 of theFederation and past-president of theCopper Cliff Rod and Gun Club.

Some lucky angler may get the fishing thrillof his life if he ever lands this trophy walleyebeing weighed by Doug Ogston. (If caught,the fish has a tag redeemable for $1 forassisting Inco in its Agnew Lake fishingsurvey.) Additionally, any angler would bepleased to boat a nine and three-quarterpound walleye.

Doug Ogston looks over one of the signsposted at tourist establishments on AgnewLake, outlining the fish survey underway aspart of the company's Spanish RiverfeasibIlity study.

_1. 11Applying a metal law tag to an Agnew Lakewalleye are Doug Ogston, left, and biologistKevin Young.

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Biologists Greg Neil!, right, and Kevin Young, of Acres Consulting Services, weigh and recorddata on a walleye as part of the Agnew Lake fish survey. Fish were weighed, measured andtagged before being released.

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A member of the St. Catharines Radio Control Airplane Club, Joe Ag/us participates inactivities that are held at two f/eids, one near Brock University in St. Catharines, and the otherjust off Ridge Road in Weiiand.

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Man's age-old fascination with thecomplexities and advantages of flying hascarried him from an early worship ofwinged creatures to the eventualconquering of space.

Always intrigued by the intricacies offlying, Joe Agius of the Port Colbornenickel refinery now builds and flies hisown radio-controlled model airplanes.Joe had been interested in the hobby fora long time, but it wasn't until three yearsago that he became actively involved.He heard of the St. Catharines Radio Con-trol Airplane Club, made a few enquiries,and began gathering the necessaryequipment to start building. Three monthslater, he'd finished his first model, aFalcon 56. It took Joe another threemonths and about 120 hours of labor tocomplete his Heathkit radio control unit,which has a range of about one mile andhas two different frequencies with sevenchannels, each operating a different con-trol on the plane.

Currently, Joe has two models in flyingorder: the original Falcon, powered by a.56cc Webra engine, and a Kluz-Bugwith a .60cc OS. Max engine. He's nowin the process of building a Pond-Hoppersea plane, which will be powered by a.40cc K.M.B. engine.

The St. Catharines Radio Control Air-plane Club has a membership of nearly60, drawn from all walks of life. Activitiesare held at two fields, one near BrockUniversity in St. Catharines, and theother just off Ridge Road in Welland.

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Current project for Joe Agius is the building of a Pond-Hopper sea plane, which will bepowered by a .40cc K.M.B. engine.

Murray mine:

Sandf illResearchLab

Since early last fall, Murray mine hasbeen the site of a sandfill research lab,where members of the mines engineeringdepartment are looking into the possibilityof partially replacing the cement used inunderground sandfill operations withfinely-ground slag.

In the lab, cement, tailings from oursandplants, and ground slag provided bythe process technology department aremixed in various ratios, poured intosix-inch-diameter by 12-inch-high card-board test cylinders and allowed to cure

for various lengths of time. When thesamples are removed from the specialcuring room, theyre capped with aplaster of Paris cement mixture andtested in a tn-axial compression machineto determine their breaking strength.

Results are then compared to deter-mine what quantities of slag, tailings andcement will produce a strength com-parable to the sandfill currently usedunderground. The right combination willprovide a positive use for slag and willnaturally result in a lower cost forsandfilling operations.

Pro/oct leader Dave Landriault takes readings from a tn-axialcompression machine to learn the strength of a sample.

Don Des/ardins, planner, fills test cylinders with a predeterminedratio of tailings, cement and slag.

In the Murray mine sandf ill research lab, planner Don Des/a rdins checks the moisture contentof tailings brought in from an Inco sandplant.

Terry Gordon, planner, prepares a plaster ofParis cement mixture.

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On a daily basis, the locomotive repair shopn Copper Cliff is responsible for maintainingand servicing all of the company's electricand diesel locomotives. Above, Pat Fike, afitter helper at time of shooting, and now asecond class locomotive shovel fitter,washes down an air compressor on an elec-tric loco in preparation for scheduled repairs.Below, Wilbert Spencer, first class elec-trician, changes a fan contactor which, inturn, powers the fan motor on an electriclocomotive.

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In order to increase wear life, second-classwelder Victor Naumenko welds wear padson a shorthead locking nut in a repair area atFrood-Stobie mill's crushing plant. The taskis part of a rebuild for the locking nut on ashorthead crusher mantle,

Track maintenance personnel with Inco's transportation and traffic department recentlyreceived individual recognition for their outstanding no-lost-time record. Shown wearing theblue and gold caps which were presented to all regular members of the track section are,from left, track boss Angeio Cacciotti and trackmen Egidio Urso and Oiimpio Padovan.Summer students who worked with this section received an inscribed pen and pencil set anda letter of gratitude from the transportation department.

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A large gathering was on hand at the Port Colborne Club for a reception in honor of ChariesOtt, who recently retired after 42 years of service. Well-known to numerous people in the Incoorganization, Charles was assistant to the manager of the Port Colborne nickel refinery at thetime of his retirement, Posing for The Triangle photographer are, from left, Gordon Machum,Inco Metals Company vicepresident, Charles and Audrey Ott, Warner Woodiey, IncoMetals Company vice-president, and Ross Butier, superintendent of maintenance andengineering, Port Colborne nickel refinery.

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Walter ChornenkyThis months logo writer is none other thanWalter Chomenky, an industrial relationsrepresentative at Frood mine, and the pres-ident of the Lively Golf and Country Club.Says Walter, one of the original founders ofthe Club: We started about 18 years ago,and thanks to a dedicated executive andmembership, we are fast approaching theday when our course will boast 18 holes.According to the hard-working president,total membership is nearing the 500 mark,with more applications coming in at asteady rate. Its been a long battle hesays, but thanks to a generous Wintariogrant and that pass and continuing as-sistance from Inco, well soon have one ofthe finest golf courses in Northern Ontario.Add to all this a dedicated membership, ahard-working executive and one of the bestgreenskeepers, you can readily see whywe've been so successful!

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The Sudbury Chapter of the St. John Ambulance Association was the recent recipient of a$2500 donation from the Ontario Division of Inco Metals Company, following the group's1978 appeal for financial assistance. Brian Pearson, left, director of the Sudbury Chapteraccepted the donation from Hank Derks, the Ontario Divisions chief first aid co-ordinator.

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Inco Metals Company recently hosted the newsmen who covered the MemorIal Cup"playoffs. Following an extensive tour of surface installations in Copper Cliff, members of thepress and Inco officials met at the Copper Cliff Club. Above, Mel Young, assistant to theOntario Division president, chats with two of the nominees for the CCM award as outstandingjunior hockey players in Canada. Ryan Walter, of the Seattle Breakers, is at left; KevInReeves, of the Montreal Juniors, is at right.

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Japanese-style karate, otherwise known as Goju-Ryu, is more than just a passing fancy foran increasing number of lnco people. As well as providing a high degree of self-protection,the art also develops self-confidence, dexterity, and quick-thinking. Shown during a karateclass at Lansdowne Public School are Don Gauthier, centre, certified instructor, third degreeblack belt - dad Fred is retired from the central utilities department after 30 years with thecompany - Don Benolt, left, a process laborer at the Iron Ore Recovery Plant and a seconddegree black belt, and Roy Benolt, a trackman on the 6400 level, Creighton mine.

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Randy Lawson, right, safety supervisor for the converter department at the Copper Cliffsme'ter, recently organized a highly successful blood donor clinic which drew some 120participants. The cUnic was he'd in the Copper Cuff warehouse and was open to all smelteremployees. Above, Red Cross volunteer Aurore Duchesne sea's b'ood packages, assistedby Debbie Crawford, Red Cross b'ood transfusion service, and Randy Lawson.

Alfred P. Statham has been elected vice-president of Inco Limited, with corporateresponsibility for public affairs, includingpublic relations and government affairs,effective June 1. Mr. Statham has served thecompany as a vice-president of Inco UnitedStates, Inc. and vice-president of The Inter-national Nickel Company, Inc., the U.S. mar-keting subsidiary of Inco Limited, since1975. Since June 1977, Mr. Statham has hadoverall corporate responsibility for the publicaffairs aspects of Inco Limited's activitiesrelating to ocean mining. Prior to joiningInco, Mr. Statham was wilh IBM Corporationin Washington, D.C. as counsel, governmentrelations. From 1963 to 1966, he was a leg-islative assistant to U.S. Senator John C.Stennis. He was engaged in private law prac-tice from 1960 to 1963.

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While many people are said to have a hyp-notic effect on others, the statement, in thecase of Gary Lot, can be applied literallyrather than figuratively. Gary, an Inco writerfor the Modular Training System, has beenpractising the art of hypnotism since 1955,and has since completed courses in Scien-tific Hypnosis and Self-Hypnosis, AdvancedHypnotic Techniques, and Stress Control. Aprofessional member of numerous relatedassociations, Gary practises prescriptionhypnosis on a referral basis, and now aver-ages approximately 450 'inductions' yearly.Shown above with Gary is his wife Betty,left, a longtime subject, and neighbor Bur-leigh Martin, centre, who substituted hyp-nosis for anaesthetics when giving birth totwo children. Considered a deep subject,Burleigh felt no pain during childbirth. Themachine Gary is holding is a brain wave syn-chroniser, used, in some instances, to helphypnotise subjects.

Don Taylor, centre, chairman of the Sudbury Regional Board of Police Commissioners andvice-president and general manager of Nickel Basin Properties Limited, takes a close look atthe two newly-acquired Harley-Davidson 1200 series motorbikes. Known as 'police specials',the bikes are valued at over $6,000 apiece and are adapted for mobile radar which allowsthem to clock oncoming and stationary traffic. Getting set to give the bikes a run are JoeLavole, left, staff sergeant and branch commander, Sudbury Regional Police Traffic Division,and constable John Aho. The Traffic Division, by the way, is responsible for policing aterritory of 1,080 square miles.

The 61st annual inspection of the Copper Cliff Highlanders took place recently in Copper Cliff's Nickel Park, with the cadet corps and pipesand drums parading in full dress for officials and spectators alike, Inspecting the Highlanders was reviewing officer Colonel G. S. Kells, C.D.,deputy chief of staff, operations, Canadian Forces training systems headquarters, Trenton. At right, cadet-lieutenant Susan Zohar, shownwith Colonel Kells, was one of six cadets to engage in special exercises during the annual ceremony

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Following their successful performance at this years Quarter Century Club gatherings, theAllan Sisters, Jackie and Coralie, took time out from their busy schedule to tour surface andunderground installations at Creighton No. 3 and No. 9 shafts. This was their first timeunderground said area manager Paul Parker, and you can well imagine the girlsreaction when we took them down to the 7000-foot level! Above, the versatile performersare pictured in the Creightori mine warmroom where they chatted with a group of miners whowere waiting to catch their cage. Ted Flanagan, Creighton mine superintendent, is at left;Paul Parker at right.

Appointments andRe-Assignments

Gerald Charron, maintenance servicesco-ordinator, Copper Cliff nickel refinery.Shane Desjardlns, maintenancegeneral foreman, Iron Ore RecoveryPlant.Or. Carlos Dlaz, section head,pyrometallurgical facilities, J. RoyGordon Research Laboratory, SheridanPark.Delbeft Gates, general foreman, matteprocessing, Copper Cliff.Donna Halverson5 librarian, computersystems, Copper Cliff.Ronald Hewitt, warehouse foreman,purchasing-warehousing, Clarabelle mill.George Middleton, training supervisor,Copper Cliff smelter.Melvin Roberts, maintenance foremanCopper Cliff nicke' refinery.Linda Thompson, maintenance clerksteno, maintenance field force, CopperCliff.Dr. Wafter Woychuk, medical director,Copper Cliff.Stanko Zajc, protection supervisor,central utilities, Copper C'iff.Berno Wenzl, oxygen plants operationsengineer, central utilities, Copper Cliff.

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The day is fast approaching when the Lively Golf and Country Club will boast an 18-hole course. However, much work remains to be done.Clearing the additional fairways of stones and accumulated debris remains one of the most time-consuming tasks. Above,a large contingent ofvolunteer members were out the other weekend to help clear No. 15 fairway. At right, John Mulloch, left, Walter Chornenky and JackHoltby, executive members of the Lively Golf Club, set a shining example by clearing one of the fairways.

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Everyday use and stress on some metalparts causes flaws undetectable by visualinspection. Here Mike Lizotte of mainte-nance engineering in Copper Cliff and BIllReich of the maintenance department at thePort Colborne nickel refinery, test a craneshaft with ultrasonic waves to determine theexistence and location of any flaws. All craneshafts are tested on a yearly basis, as aremany other parts. In addition to the ultra-sonic waves, several other nondestructivemethods of testing are used.

A Canadian Broadcasting Corporation filmcrew travelled from Toronto to the Sudburyarea recently to shoot location scenes for anupcoming television drama movie. Here thecrew prepares to shoot footage near an Incoslag dump, one of several company sites tobe featured in the movie, scheduled for airingnext January.

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A large turnout was recorded at a recent Pensioners' Day, when some 250 retiredemployees of the Copper Cliff copper refinery and the Copper Cliff process technologydepartment gathered at the McLelland Arena in Copper Cliff prior to their tour of Inco Metalsinstallations. According to one of the old-timers, who had travelled over 400 miles to be onhand for the day's .event, it was by far his best "outing" in years. Above, employmentassistant Helen Gordon, left, and executive secretary Joan Lapolnte, right, attachidentification badges to pensioners Chris Briggs, second from left, and Les Ramsey.Pensioners' Days for individual plants continue through to June 28.

Trevor Fregren, right, newly-appointed manager of the Port Colborne nickel refinery,recently presented a $1 000 cheque on behalf of Inco Metals Company to Port ColborneChamber of Commerce representative A. C. "Scotty" Biackwood, second from right. At thesame time, Claude LaBreque, left, and Claire McKay, representing the Canadian Society ofChildren's Authors, Illustrators and Performers, presented an award of merit to the City ofPort Colborne for its part in encouraging Canadian literature by hosting Canadian Authors'Day. Over 20 of Canada's leading children's authors, illustrators and performers were in PortColborne for the day's event.

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NANCEWith the growing season now well underway, Inco'

Copper Cliff greenhouse is once again being deluged vinquiries concerning plant and garden careS To help arthe more common questions, the next few Issues of ThTriangle will feature specific Information gathered andby Alex Gray, agriculture technician at the greenhouse.

My cedars and evergreensover the winter - what cafrom happening?

Winter drying is a fairly common problem,caused by the early spring sun shining on theneedles. The sap, still frozen, is thawed andstarts to lose moisture by evaporation. Unfor-tunately, the root system is still frozen and cannbring up water to replace the moisture loss,resulting in a browning of the needles due todehydration. There are several tricks that canhelp. First, pour plenty of water around yourevergreens in the fall of the year, making sure Uigo into the frost period thoroughly saturated.Wrapping with burlap also helps, provided youdon't remove it too early in the spring. Sprayingwith a cellulose compound called 'Wilt-Pruf' willhelp to seal the needle surface, thus preventinga loss of moisture.

While this might seem to be the easiestquestion to answer, it's actually one of the mostdifficult, because there are so many variables toconsider. For instance: how large is the plant?what type of soil is it growing in? When was thelast time it was repotted? Where is it growing?what are the light conditions? All of these, andmore, have a bearing on how often the plantneeds water, but a pretty good rule of thumb is towater from the top until the surplus drains out ofthe bottom holes, then pour off any water thatdrains out. Never plant in a planter withoutdrainage, and never allow the roots to stand inwater.

bring my Christmasnext year?

during May or early June, the plant should be cutback severely. If you examine your plant carefullyyou'll notice that from soil level, the stem willbranch out about three to four inches. Tracealong the branches until you find the second nodeor leaf joint, and cut off each branch about halfan inch above that joint, removing most of the topgrowth from the plant. Feed regularly every threeweeks with a 20-20-20 soluble fertilizer and, assoon as the ground is frost-free, plunge the plant,still in the pot, into the garden. Continue to feedduring the summer months and, before the dangerof fall frost, dig it up and bring it back into thehouse. By this time, your plant should havedeveloped a thick bushy growth. To initiate thered bracts for Christmas, the plant must be giventhe 'short day' treatment: that is, it should begrown in full light during the day, but fromNovember 1, be given 14 hours of completedarkness daily. Cover with a black material orplace in a completely dark closet from 6 pm till8 am. The red bracts should return in about sixweeks, just in time for Christmas.

There are two ways to increase your stock ofgeraniums. Firstly, cuttings can be taken in thefall of the year, before the frost, simply by cuttingoff the growing tip of each stem and allowing twonodes or leaf joints below the surface and twoabove: therefore, the cutting must have fournodes. Strip off all of the leaves except at thegrowing tip, leaving only two full leaves there.Cut the stem diagonally through the node, threenodes below the growing tip, and dip in a No. 1rooting hormone. Plant firmly in perlite,vermiculite, or clean sharp sand. Keep moist andleave undisturbed until rooted, then transplant intoa growing medium. The second method is to liftthe parent plant before the danger of frost, pot itinto a large pot, bring it indoors, and trim backthe top growth to about the second node. Bytrimming severely, you encourage new shoots,resulting in a compact, bushy plant: otherwise, theplant will shed most of its leaves, resulting in atall, bare plant.

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