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Visitatori Italiani

Editor, Derek Wing

Associate Editors:

Bert Meredith

Les Lewis

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/11Clarabelle mi/I materials coordinator, Remo Cana p/ni acted as guide for the recent visitors fromItaly who toured that facility. In the control room, Remo, (second from left) explains theoperation to (from left) Maurizio DeStrobel, Italian Ambassador to Canada His ExcellencyA/do Moro, Italian Minister of External Affairs and former Italian Premieç Mrs. Lonigro,Secretary to Mr. Moro and Dr. Egidlo Taverna, Italian Vice-Consul in Sudbury. The party alsovisited the Copper Cliff North mine hoistroom and the Copper Cliff smelter.

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salute to ihe more than 1,500 ath'etes,'iners. and officials who II be attendinge Ontario Summer Games 74 - to bed in Sudbury, August 3 to 5.EmbIematc of athletic prowess, andated atop the slands at Laurentian

uversitys track and field stadium, themes torch that will burn brghIIy dungthree-day event, ws fabncated In

os Capper Cliff smelter date shopm type 318 nicke stain'ess 8teeI.Cover de&gner was talented graphceisi 1Rchard Urysz. Hes a member of? central mfries tranng group atbe mine.

1974 Volume 34. Number 8

lished for employees by the Ontarioslon of The Internatlan& NckeIipany of Canada, Llmi!ed. Copper

Ontario, POM I NO. 682-0631

Prints of most photographs appearingIn he "triangle" may be ordereddirect from: Rene thonno, 170 BolandAve., Sudbury. Or caJi: 674-0474.Cost: $250 each.

Gary Foy, employee relationsrepresentative, FroodStobie area.Ted Hodkln, superintendent,

ielectrowinning department.George Johnston, superintendent,industrial engineering, mines.

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Ed Kirkpatrick, superintendent, FroodStobie mill.Don McCroome, employee relationsrepresentative, copper refinery.Pat Poland, employee relationsrepresentative, Creighton area.

you?How does your garden grow? Pretty proud of it? Sureyou are!

Then how about entering the ciass J", gardens,section 10 competition, organized by the SudburyHorticultural Society, and get in the running for the IncoRose Bowl and a cheque worth $20. If you don't clickfor the bowl, theres another $250 to be won by a longlist of runnerups. Open for competition to allgardeners within a 15miIe radius of Sudbury and inLevack, entries must be in by August 10. Send yourname and address to Mrs. 0. Kainola, 1243 Attlee St.,Sudbury.

Awards wHI be presented during the society'sannual exhibition at the Carmichael Arena in MinnowLake on August17 and 18.

Inco pensiorer Carl Storeyand roses.

Representing thePort Colbornenickel refinery areJim and JackieCrawford and theirfamily. Young Jellis9, Cheryl, 11,and Jim /r., 12.Jim is a time-keeper at therefinery.

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The two youngstersare Hillary, age 4,

and Mathew, 2,sons of Peter and

Judith Klimek ofChelmslord. Peter

is with the main-tenance group atCopper Cliff andhe enjoys doing

his own homeimprovements.

From Creighton mine we have Leo Laakso, his wife, Helen, and theirfamily of blondes. Kenny Is 7, LIlsa, 8, and Tina, 4. A maintenanceelectrician, Leo is a hot hockey fan and plays some himself. The familyis looking forward to a planned trip to Finland.

This is the Edgar Levasseur family who live in Azilda. Edgar is a driftdriller at Coleman mine. Kneeling between he and his wife Carmen isStella, who is 16, with 17-year-old Linda seated beside her mother.Standing are Joan, 15, and Guy, 9.

The ladies are turning in their aprons late war years, there were some 200and packing their lunch-pails! women working within the C.B.A. The

only reason there haven't been womenIt aU started when, earlier this year

International Nickel announced itswillingness and definite intention tobring women into the labor force.Response to this news was immediate,overwhelming, and, as can well beimagined, caused quite a reaction.

since is simple;' he exp!ained, they'ust haven't applied'.

Well, they're sure doing it now'Dave Chapman, supervisor of em ploy-ment and recruitment, finds himselfconfronted by an increased number ofappTicatrons. Nonetheless, his enthu-siasm for this new development is quiteapparent. 'Men and women alikemust meet basic qualifications, passstandard medicals, undergo estab-lished training programs; for this,they'll receive equal opportunities,equal benefits, equal pay . But, thereare still some rather obvious differ-ences to be considered. The "dries",or change and shower areas for

However, Wilf Digby, employmentand benefits superintendent, takes it altin stride. He feels that 'the jobs willbe handled adequately", and antci-pates no adverse reactions. Thestandard policy of recruitment applies,in that female applicants are treatedexactly as the maTe, he said.

It's not the first time Wilf hasencountered this situation; during the

example. After all, you can only carrythis equality" thing so far.

Well, at least the problem of thedries can be readily overcome,

United Steelworkers' representatives,local 6500, recently met with membersof Incos engineering and safetydepartments to discuss and finalizeplans for immediate and extensivechanges to existing 'dries, parti-cularly on the second floor of thenumber one changehouse. An expan-sion program in excess of half a milliondollars s intended to not only upgradefacilities for the men, but will alsoaccommodate approximately 100women if the need arises.

For 20-year-old Laurene Wiens, anewcomer to the Copper Cliff nickelrefinery, it all means a steady pay-

Next time you feel like giving one of your hard-hatbuddies a playful slap on the back, better take asecond look. That buddy with back turned just mightbe one of the new breed showing up for work inInco operations.

Left to right, Laurene Wiens, Rachel Barriault and Melody Midena proudly check their cheques. All three are on the lob at theCopper Cliff nickel refinery. They were the first of the recent feminine influx at Incos Sudbury area operations.

cheque and a certain pride in beingamong the company's first hourly-ratedfemales in the current program. Pre-viously a typist, her reasons for joiningInternational Nickel were "change,improvement, money, and benefits".Just like that. She admits to being'really tired and stiff" for the first three

weeks, but definitely plans to hang inthere and hopes for some sort ofapprenticeship. She's already "one ofthe gang", and joins in for shift leaguebeer and ball-games.

After shift, she's an excellent cook,enjoys swimming, and keeps herselfconstantly in stitches . at the sewingmachine!

So next time, fellas, take a secondlook. You can't tell a book by itscover, you know.

First La4iesAt the Copper Cliff copper refinery, safety instructor Luis Fay (left) explains basic liftingtechniques to Susan Vail/er, Bob Floyd, and Cathy Duhaime. Safety school is a must.

Nicole Lapointe, Carol Ann Martel, Alice Larabie, and Evelyn Brewer have taken on hard-hatduties in the Stobie mine rock house. It might be a new locatIon, but the duties look familiar.

Laurene Wlens relaxes at home after ashift at the Copper Cliff nickel refinery.

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As the crow flies - it's about 2,500 milesfrom Port Colborne to Guatemala. Forthose without wings, the journey by roadis considerably longer - add another3,000 miles. Double the total and you'relooking at a round trip of 11,000 miles -the distance that Port Colborne nickelrefinery adventurer Luis Ponce, his wifeOlga, and their daughter lleana will driveduring their summer vacation trip toLu is' Guatemalan home town, El Estor,which means "The Store".

No newcomer to the route - he'sdriven it twice since leaving Guatemala

The order of the day - no excess baggage please.Helpers are (left) wife Olga and daughter Ileana.

for Canada in '67 - Luis has fewqualms. The highways are pretty goodall the way - we expect to make the tripdown in about ten days, he said.

A brand-new hybrid four-wheel drivetruck-cum-stationwagon with comfortablesleeping space for three will be thePonce's home on wheels during theirthree weeks on the road. They plan tostop at campgrounds, where Olga, aself-confessed expert campfire chef",will enjoy the challenges of her "kitchen-on-.the-g round".

When the travellers reach Mexico,

they'll swing westward through the SierraMadre mountains and then down thePacific coastline. According to Olga,this stretch of the trip presents miles andmiles of breath-taking scenery. She'shoping Luis will agree to a slight detourso that she can christen her new bikinion the beaches at Acapulco.

Personnel at Inco's CIa rabelle open pitmay remember Luis. He worked thereafter he joined the company in 67,then the same year, joined the numbertwo research station team at the PortColborne nickel refinery, where he's

worked since.There's an odd twist to the Ponce's

Guatemalan trip.They'll leave here in mid-summer and

arrive there in mid-winter. That's rightfolks and all in ten days.

"It's a fact," Luis confirmed, "but it'sa very mild winter. We certainly won't bethrowing snowballs. The temperaturestays around the 70-degree mark." A biggrin spread across his face. "Whoknows - mid-winter temperature therecould be higher than mid-summertemperatures here - we'll see."

From Luis' finger to //eana 's finger - 5,500 mi/es by road from Port Co/borne to E/ EstorGuatemala. The southern third of the trip is through mountains.

as Lu/s Ponce /oads his fam//y's house on whee/s.

Pack/ng the sup p/ies, 0/ga s//ps /n a coup/eof co/d ones for Luis.

On the job, Luis and a Port Co/borne numbertwo research station k//n.

Ear/y produce from Luis' garden wi/I providefresh vegetab/es for the tr/p.

PredictWord has it that lncos environmentalcontrol department is up to something.'Twould appear that certain personnel arenow engaged in the fine art of weatherforecasting. And with very good reason.This weather study group is an integralpart of the relatively new voluntaryinterru ptive emission program.

Despite the super stack's fineperformance and the maintenance of anemission level that more than meetsOntario's requirements, certain atmos-pheric conditions have a varied effecton the stack's "plume". Ideally, theplume travels straight up, four to fivethousand feet, then disperses in the upperlevels and is rendered impotent. Unfor-tunately, these ideal conditions do notalways prevail: this is where our weatherforecasters come in.

PREDICT:And they know just what to look for.

To hear superintendent of environmentalcontrol, Charlie Ferguson, tell it, you'dalmost think the procedure bordered onsimplicity,

Pertinent information is extracted froma weather mapping machine linkeddirectly with the Department of Trans-portation 's Toronto weather office.Wind direction and velocity must beconsidered; if there's little or no wind,stagnation occurs. Temperature profilesmust be taken; if higher rather than lowertemperatures are recorded at increasingaltitudes, a limited mixing height occurswhich puts a ceiling on the plume'sability to rise normally. Changing

weather patterns are watched constantly,for they affect the stack's plume.

By interpreting the forecast and com-bining it with knowledge of the plume'sbehaviour, the study group can predictwhen and where the possibility of anundesirable concentration of sulphurdioxide will occur. In such cases, thesmelter is advised and cutback proce-dures instituted.

PREVENT:

The prediction is then immediatelysubstantiated by a visit to the actual area

in question. A specially-equippedfour-wheel drive mobile monitor is usedto double-check the prediction, and theresults are radioed back to home base.After further analysis, additional decisionsare made regarding the cutback.

PROTECT:

The high standard used by the com-pany's environmental control section isaimed at protecting vegetation, thus ournew voluntary interruptive emissionprogramme ensures a high level of airquality in the Sudbury area.

Herb DeBray, Susan Nadeau, and Brian Bell, members of the new interruptive program, checkweather in formation in order to predict and prevent undesirable environmental conditions.

& Prevent & Protect

Environmental control analysts, Phil Salo and Vic Gazzola, use the mobile monitor at a possible problem area roimmediately substantiate earlier predictions.

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The weather study group's specially-equipped vehicle is used for mobile monitoring. Data is transmitted to homebase for further consideration.

RiggersRigger - "a person whose work isfitting the rigging of ships or one whoworks with hoisting tackle and the like."That's one dictionary definition of thatoccupation. And while mine riggersgenerally may not be too adept at fittingthe rigging on a ship, just turn them looseon any of the heavy equipment in use atthe mines and they II fit it or move it withdeceptive ease.

Load-haul-dump machines, ore cars,locomotives, pumps, transformers,crushers, tipples and conveyors aremoved and installed as required byriggers at the various mines. Suchtasks take considerable skill andknow- how.

Moving heavy equipment on surface isone thing; slinging it down a mine shaftand snaking it through drifts underground

is another matter entirely: one at whichthe mine riggers excel.

At Creighton mine number nine shaftrecently, the riggers moved a partlydisassembled load-haul-dump machine,weighing about six tons, from surfaceto 6600 level.

In that operation the cage was firstraised above surface in the shaft andthen, from a safe platform in the shaft,the riggers attached special wire ropeslings to the bottom of the cage. Thesein turn were hooked to the U-ID and,operating on a 'slow bell", the cage wasraised until the scooptram was pulled intothe shaft beneath the cage. Thus suspended, it was slowly lowered to the6600 level and, in order to ensure safepassage, was lowered at a maximum rate

At Creighton mine number nine shaft, rigger Bill Blackwell attaches the cables to aload-haul-dump machine in preparation for slinging it under the cage. John Melansonhandles the crane controls while rigger boss Bob Nelson keeps a sharp eye onproceedings.

of 100 feet per minute. Normal cagespeed is 2,450 feet per minute.

At the 6600 level, after a trip of morethan one hour, the job of pulling themachine from the shaft into the stationis a tricky one, with a restricted workarea. However, using the station tuggerhoist and a fine sense of timing, theriggers made that task look easy.

On the level, the LHD machine wasorded onto a flat truck, taken to the

stope. and hoisted to the working area,where it was assembled and readied formuck moving. Rigger boss Bob Nelsonwas in command throughout the wholeopera! on

Of course, all rigging jobs are not asspectacular. One of the routine rigger

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tasks is the inspection, servicing andtesting of all hoisting ropes, safetydevices, head sheaves, skip dumps andall shaft conveyances.

Hoisting ropes and cage safety devicesare inspected daily. A weekly ropeinspection is made in more detail and,monthly, the rope size is measured bymicrometer.

Every three months all cages equippedwith safety devices are "drop-tested" atlocation, and on drum hoists, the hoistingropes are recapped every six months.Recapping consists of cutting thatsection of the rope around the thimbleand within the clamps, plus an 8-footlength which is sent to the Ministry ofNatural Resources for testing. A smallersection is kept at the mine. A fresh

section of rope is then bent around thethimble and clamped.

The section retained at the mine iscarefully examined and a 'bend test" iscarried out. This consists of taking asingle strand of wire from the rope,placing it in the vise in a special tool,and manually bending the wire back andforth until it breaks. A new strand willstand in excess of 12 bends beforebreaking but this decreases to eight ornine bends with wear. Each wire in asingle strand is tested in this manner.

When the riggers are not movingequipment or inspecting hoisting ropesand conveyances, there is always work inthe shop: slings to splice and a myriadof block-and-tackle equipment to keepin first class shape.

As the cage is raised the machine is slowly drawn into the shaft.Bob Nelson signals to the tugger hoist operator to ease therestraining cable which prevents the load from swinging freely intothe shaft causing damage.

On 6600 level, Bill Blackwell handles the hoist signals as themachine is slowly lowered and drawn out onto the station deck by

a tugger hoist. Note the more confined work area. The other riggersare John Melanson and Gordie Golden.

A one-toot section of 2¼ -inch hoisting ropeused for testing, the test tool that holds thewire firm, and the six outer and six innerwires that make up each strand of the rope.

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4Rigger boss Bob Nelson carries out a bendtest on a wire from a hoisting rope. Aspecial bending test tool in the vise holds thewire firm while Bob bends it until breaking.

Rigger Don Spurr splices a ^-inch cablesling with a 36-inch eye. To a rigger, wireslings for lifting are as important as a lariatto a cowboy.

Harry Haddow (left) removes a clevis and Eddie Wolfgram a snatch block that they'll need on a lifting job. In this shop, all the one toten-ton chain blocks, snatch blocks, cable cutters, cable reels, chain, comealongs, and assorted devises, are neatly stored ready forinstant action.

If youve a calendar handy, grab anything that writes and circle a couple of dates -August14 and August 21.

You're an Inco employee, and, together with your immediate family, you'reinvited to two special evenings of music under the all-out-doors, complete with lunchand an opportunity to take a bus tour of nearby Inco surface plants. The minimumage for the bus tour is 16.

The time- 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The place - Nickel Park in Copper Cliff.Under the baton of conductor Dick Perras, the 25-member Sudbury Concert

Band will be there to entertain you, and, while there will be limited seating, wewould suggest you make it a BYOB (bring-your-own-blanket) party, just in case youand yours end up as standees.

Lunches and tours are free, but limited to ticket holders only.Contact your supervisor for the number of tickets you'll require, then come on

out and enjoy the joint Inco and American Federation of Musicians 'Music in thePark' programme - employees edition.

Should the weatherman or the fickle-finger-of-fate deliver a low blow by way )of a rainstorm, causing cancellation on either night, you'll be advised over local radio ) iand TV- we've got our fingers crossed.

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ERSSatyourservice

The radio receiver crackles withinformation and XM46-804 is on his wayto fight a fire.

A local fire hall scene? No,Emergency Radio Service, Sudbury, hasreceived information about a fire, andLynn Mitchell has answered the call.

Lynn, a diesel loaderman at Froodmine, is XM46-804 and an ERSS memberThe two-way radio in his car has justinformed him of the fire.

ERSS is a 35-member organization, ofwhich more than half are Inco employees.The group operates on the citizens bandradio frequency, and is divided into fivegeographical areas, with each areaconsisting of a base monitor plusassigned mobile units.

The 30 radio-equipped mobile units

and the 25 base stations of ERSS aid andassist police and fire departments in theSudbury region, as well as privatecitizens and the Emergency MeasuresOrganization.

One example of the group's service tothe community was the recent blooddonor clinc held by the United Steel-workers of America Local 6500 at theirhall on Frood Rd. On that occasion,members of ERSS provided donors withtransportation to and from the clinic. Thecalls were monitored by Dave Smith, astationary engineer at the Copper Cliffnumber one sub-station, and, from hishome in Sudbury, mobile units were dis-patched to the donors' homes. The groupalso collected donations for a recent GirlGuide telethon and provided SudburyCancer Society canvassers with trans-

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On the air is Dave Smith, Copper Cliff number one sub-station stationary engineer, andcommenting on the modulation percentage of the broadcast is Dave's dad, Bill, an assistantshift engineer at the Copper Cliff smelter reverb waste heat boilers.

portation during their canvass of theSudbury area.

During the past three years, ERSSmembers have assisted citizens on some380 separate occasions. Two hundredof these calls were to Regional Policeheadquarters, usually concerning trafficaccidents.

The ERSS is the largest amateur radiogroup in the Sudbury area and recentlyplaced its 25 base stations on 24 houraday service.

"Our plan for Emergency RadioService," says Bill Smith, public relationsofficer for the group, "is to expand andbecome a more effective organization inorder to aid the citizens of the Sudburyarea, and to work closely with otherorganizations to provide emergencyservice through radio communciation."

Sob Cha/oux confirms information about the Al Fraser awaits further instructions on the location of a blood donor who requireslocation of a grass fire. Sob is a/so a member transportation to the Steelworkers Union building. Many of Al's friends at the Emergencyof the Sudbury volunteer tire brigaoe. Radio Service and those who talk to him on the air simply refer to him as XM46686.

Meeting prior to a recent blood donor clinic, ERSS members, from left, are Bill Mason,Coleman hoistman Al Fraser, geological research lab assistant Murry Pierce, John Marshall, andCopper Cliff smelter first aid man Reuben Phillips.

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In April '73, lnco presented plans toWalden representatives, together witha promise to make that town's swimminghole - located at the west end ofMeatbird Lake, just off highway 536mid-way between Lively and Creighton- one of the finest in Ontario.

That promise has been kept. Therejuvenated two-acre pool and parkarea was officially opened and turnedover to Walden council last month.

How does Inco's agriculturaldepartment rejuvenate a swimminghole? Very carefully Here's therecipe:

Remove water and 12,000 tons of"ooze" etc. Add 4,000 tons of beachsand, 500 tons of river stone, 5,000tons of fill. Then top with 200 trees,half an acre of sod, and one acre ofseeding.

Blend with tender loving care, thenfill with drinking water from theCreighton water treatment plant.

Judy, daughter of IORP managerGeorge Now/an, officially opened theswimming ho/e.

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World, youll need a ticket book for entryinto the various attractions. With a MagicKingdom Club membership card, youllbe able to buy a ticket hook at a priceconsiderably lower than that paid by thegeneral public.

Inco is passing out keys to a MagicKingdom!

Well, not exactly keys, but, rather,something that will help you open thedoors to the magic kingdoms of WaltDisney Land in California and DisneyWorld in Florida.

The keys are membership cards,offered for the first time to all Incapersonnel and company pensioners.membership plan will enable you andyour family to enjoy many Disneywonders at family budget prices.

And, the best aspect of the plan isthat its free!

The Magic Kingdom Club also offersextras such as mini-vacation plans to itsmembers, with special rates for occasions

The like a golfing holiday or a campingjamboree.

There are reduced hotel rates andother exclusive year-round benefits forclub members only.

Just the fact that your membershipcards will cost you nothing should makeyour visits with Mickey Mouse, Pluto, andthe gang, as enjoyable for you as for thekids.

Now thats not bad for starters, buttheres even more!

If you visit Disney Land, or Disney

And now, YOU can be a club member.All you have to do is send a writtenrequest for your free membership cardto MKC director Dee Jaye, the triangle,The International Nickel Company ofCanada, Limited, Copper Cliff, Ontario,POM 1NO.

By the way - say hello to Mickeyfor us!

"H isssss"-storyOnce upon a time, a long time ago, there was a little intersection that wanted morethan anything in the word to be different. It worked very hard to achieve its goal,and after many years, it was finally recognized by one and all as truy differentIt boasted eight spokes, including the Trans-Canada Highway, and even went so faras to add a strategic set of railway tracks. Oh, how happy was our little intersection.But oh, how sad the confused travellers! Aas, our intersection had outdone itself.And so it happened that, in April of 58, a recommendation was approved for trafficlights at the intersection of Lorne and Regent and Riverside and Ontario and Haig.Yes, our little intersection. But read on

A familiar area to thousands. The Sudbury octopus that posed one of Canada's mostcomplicated traffic signal problems. Recognize it?

- believe it or not - 35,000 a day!

Because the intersection was so uniqueit would naturally take a similar trafficsignal system to control it. Wilf Ripley,Sudburys city traffic engineer andformer Copper Cliff mines mechanicaldepartment employee, was responsiblefor a majority of the systems design,notably his first in this particular field.He recalled quite vividly the challengeand frustration, the problems andtriumphs, which resulted in the ultimatesuccess.

Of prime concern were the proposedsIgna' head arrangement (which did notconform to the standards then requiredby the Department of Highways) and theactual controHer itself (which would notonly handle twe've lanes of traffic, but

would also have to be compatible withtrain signals,)

After much planning and great effort,the system was fully operational inDecember of 59, and functioned withonly minor adjustments till December of'72, at which time a more elaboratecontroller was installed, Speaking ofwhich . the controller features a fixedtime control which switches on auto-matically during rush hours, providing foran increased traffic flow to and fromCopper Cliff, In all, an extremely capableand sophisticated system that expeditestmfflc while minimizing accidentfrequency.

Det3ils were provided by Wilf Ripleyregarding an accident tabulation covering'st year thirty-five accidents

with nine injuries. Its interesting to notethat no trains were involved, and, despiteits nickname, the crossing was respon-sible for no fatalities. Ripleys believeit or not . , the peak projected figurefor mid-July traffic was 35000 vehiclesdaily, with a maximum of 3,900 between4:15 and 5:15 p.m.

However, no matter how efficient thesystem. there will always be accidents.In April of this year. a single-car collisionvery nearly demoUshed the systemscontroUer. In the two-month interim,while the controller was being rebuilt,traffic was handled surprisingly effectivelyby simp'e stop-caution lights.

Tomorrow? The future, says Wilf,ho'ds substantial changes. Perhaps as

Wi/f Ripley, Sudburys city traffic engineer, and the complicated signal control/er that keepstraffic moving at the Lorne and Regent intersection. He was responsible for a ma/ority of thedesign.

soon as 1975 or 1976. The entirecrossing is expected to be simplified asthe result of a million-dollar transitimprovement project. However, regard-less of ultimate re-location plans, therailway track will remain. Actual track-traffic will probably be reduced, perhapsre-routed, particularly during rush hours'.

Value of this unique traffic signalsystem, to replace, is estimated at$20000. Small price to pay for one ofCanada's most comp'ex traffic signa'systems.

Editors note. Some people, I suspect, havedevised some pretty tricky back-streetmaneuvers in order to avoid the Lorne andRegent intersection, Drop me a line and letme know how you do it - you/I be helpingthe world's worst navigator - me!

Festival Folk. 4 A rare guest made a most mpressive

appearance at this years third annualNorthern Lights Folk Arts Festival. Theoccasion was appropriately marked by adisplay of the incomparable auroraborealis, otherwise known as.northern lights! And a good omen it was,for hot sunshine and cool moonshineprevailed throughout the three-day affair.

Purpose of the festival is to createand further local interest in arts, crafts,and folk music. To this end, special

display booths were scattered throughoutSudburys Bell Park grounds, andintermingling strains of guitar and fiddlecould be heard from the three concurrentstage areas.

As a charitable, non-profit organization, the festivals existence is entirelydependent upon grants and donations.Incos $1000 contribution, according

to festival co-ordinator Fred Pawluk,was one of the big factors that made it

all possible.

Festival offered many oppor-tunities for leisurely strolls.

Attendance high for third annualNorthern Lights Folk Arts Festival.

Bell Park provided an excellent setting for the three-day folk arts festival. After browsingthrough the arts and crafts displays, spectators en/oyed sounds from three stage areas.

Fred Pawluk, festival co-ordinator,was a busy man.

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Want to learn about the birds and thebees and rattlesnake grass andlarge-tooth aspen and muskrats andweasels?

All of this knowledge is as close to youas the Lake Laurentian ConservationArea, where, "if you go down to thewoods today, you're in for a bigsurprise."

Comprising 2,000 acres of land andwater within the jurisdiction of the NickelDistrict Conservation Authority, the centreis an outdoor preserve of plant andanimal life native to the Sudbury area.

Located on the southeast shore of

Lake Ramsey, the conservation area isone of the largest of its kind in NorthernOntario and, as such, offers something ofinterest to everyone.

Since it opened in '63, it has receiveda steady stream of students, hikers,nature nuts, photography buffs and justplain folks seeking some pleasantrelaxation.

You say you're interested in seeingwildlife? Well, if you trek along thenature trail network, there's a chanceyou'll encounter a muskrat, mink, orweasel. If you're really "lucky", youmight see a skunk . or a bear! Thereare ten active beaver lodges around the

Some 2,000 acres of land and water within Sudbury's city limits have been preserved in theirnatural state to make up the Lake Laurentian Conservation Area.

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lake and in the ponds, so don't be surprised if you see some lumberjackbeavers building a dam.

And, if that's not enough, a chaletlocated near the entrance to the conservation area is actually a museum ofstuffed animals. With close to 50 specieson display, it is one of the most completecollections of preserved wildlife inNorthern Ontario,

If you're a bird watcher - you're inluck. The Lake Laurentian ConservationArea is one of the best places n thedistrict for observing birds in their naturalsurroundings. There's even a specialbirdwatchers trail.

For picnic overs, there are tables andbarbeoue facilities, a chorus of bullfrogsproviding "chugarum" music and ananthill not far awiiy - f you want toguess whos coming to dinner.

A musical gronk lures Mary and the boys to the pond where they spy a family of bullfrogs.Todd, in the foreground, tries to coax one closer to shore - perhaps looking for a bass for abarbershop quartet.

An escort through the woods s notnecessary, but just in case you're not aDan I Boone, there is a huge masterplan of the nature trails posted at theentrance to the conservation area to helpyou on your way. If you have anyquestions about animal and plant life,you can always ask the biologist on duty.

Then, for all you folks who think hikingisn't enough exercise, there are some 22miles of canoe routes on Lake Laurentianand Perch Lake, so you can paddleyourselves into exhaustion,

All you need are a few hours and apleasant day to visit the Lake LaurentianConservation Area, There's no charge.Just drive along Ramsey Lake Road, pastLaurentian University, turn right atSouth Bay Road and keep going forabout three miles until you're there -rubbing elbows with nature.

With a boost from his father, Troy takes acloser look at some wildlife skeletons ondisplay in the chalet.

Br/an Crowder, employee relat/ons assistantat Copper Cliff, wife Mary, with sons Troyand Todd.

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Suggestionawards

The company's employee suggestionplan programme continues to produce agreat variety of economical and practicalideas for improvements in operations,maintenance, safety, and workingconditions. It's also a good source of someextra "found" dollars for the award winners

Last month produced 32 awards rangingfrom $435 to $10, for a total of $1,645. Thewinners are listed here in descending orderof the amount awarded.

Vince Guidoccio, a blacksmith at thecopper refinery, was top money winner at$435. Vince proposed changing the designof the heading tool, or die, for fabricatinganode push-up pins. His idea of a tapereddie block eliminated the forging formerlyrequired.

Ringing the cash register for the first time,to the tune of $260, Richard Poulin, aninstrumentman at the smelter, devised asolenoid and timer which automaticallyintroduces plant air into the supply line tothe OIL acid plant at regular intervals. Thisacts as a purge and prevents the line fromplugging.

Another sizeable award, $190, went toDon Austin, of the copper refinery. Amaintenance mechanic for many years, Don

The solenoid and timer that Richard Poulindevised for the SO2 line to the CIL acid plant. Thetimer automatically admits plant air to purge theline and prevent plugging. His suggestion wasworth $260.

suggested using a set of steel blocks onoverhead crane rails to preventmisalignment. Don has been home-boundfor some time, recovering from surgery, andwas happy to earn of his award.

Also at the copper refinery, Allen Neeleywas awarded $145 for his idea of installingone-inch pipes when rebricking dutchovens.

Jean Gagnon of the iron ore plant, won a$75 for his suggestion of a bin and screwconveyor for returns to the decomposer.Jim Jerome, from the copper refinery,proposed redirecting solution lines to thenumber one circulating tank, an idea worth$50.

For suggesting the installation of an angleiron post on number 12 conveyor, ClaudeCayen of the copper refinery was awarded$35. Picking up $30 awards were HarryLych of the smelter, for suggesting slots indrying hearth drophole coverlifters, resultingin easier installation, and GeraldCharbonneau, of the iron ore plant, for hisidea to place a chute and disposal containeroutside door 53.

There were four $25 award winners:Alme Chartler of the transportationdepartment, who devised a solid plate over-deck for hot metal cars; Yolland Blals fromthe smelter, for warning lights and a horn at

the sand bins; Earl Johnston, also from thesmelter, who saw a need for clamps on highpressure hoses for the Gaspe puncher; andHarold Darcy, of the iron ore plant, whosuggested valves on an acid line from theOIL acid plant.

Receiving $20 awards were: BernardPlcher, for a rubber pad idea at the bottomof welding stub containers, and GerardGeurin, for his thoughts on the relocation ofshop welding cable. Both men are withcentral shops. Robert Miller and WilfredCollins of the copper refinery also hadaward winning ideas. Robert proposedcertain door numbering and other signs.Wilfred suggested fencing off the areabeneath the number two vertical furnacelaunder. The other five $20 winners were allfrom the iron ore plant: Alphonse Pllon, fora platform addition at the discharge end ofthree conveyors; Leland Blols andJohannes Goehard, who togethersuggested a rack to hold plug valvewrenches; Harold Darcy won two of theawards; one for suggesting an exhaust inthe demineralization area, and one forproposing a level alarm on acid storagetanks; and Alcide Carriere, who rang thebell with his idea for bright coloured keytags for safety rooms.

Ronald Broulllette, of the transportationdepartment, picked up $1 5 for seeing theneed for additional control lights at theCopper Cliff South mine loading tracks. Alsocashing in for $15 were Keith Morning,copper refinery, for a backstop on thecasting office roof ladder, and VincentLynds, iron ore plant, who figured a light onthe tailings line would improve visibilitythere.

Eight $10 awards went to: Albert Naultand Dixon Maclntyre of utilities, forproposing a guardrail at the number twooxygen plant cooling tower; MitchellPlexman, also of utilities, for working Out animproved valve position change on thewalkway behind the oxygen compressor;Leo Bouffard, matte processing, fordevising a safer valve operation at numberfour roaster; Jean-Guy Quevillon, smelter,who suggested adding a window in the doorof the nickel converter fitters' shack;Leveme Pltzei, smelter, for proposing paintstripes on low beams; Benson Mullen, ironore plant, for a window in the powerhouselaboratory door; and James Barclay, ironore plant, who saw a need to identify controlbuttons for overhead crane operation.

Congratulations to all, for their awardwinning efforts.

Don Austin was recovering from surgery when hisaward was announced. He and his wife Edna areobviously happy with his $190 windfall. Donsuggested steel blocks on crane rails to preventmisalignment.

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Richer by $435, and this month's top awardwinner, Vince Guidoccio came up with animproved die to fabricate anode push-up pinseliminating a forging process. He's a blacksmithat the copper refinery.

General engineering....GDuffers and divot devotees of all typeswere on hand for general engineering'svery popular annual golf tournament.With "Sandy" Sandiford as organizer,drawmaster and indefatigable toiler, itwould have been difficult to go wrongand even last year's highly successfultournament was topped.

Helping to ensure a perfect day wasLively Golf Club's Walter Chornenky,who supervised all clubhouse activities2nd was the master chef in the prepara-tion of about 200 juicy steaks that wereenioyed at the windup.

With shotgun starts at 8 am, and1 p.m., a total of 112 golfing addictswere accommodated, and when the lastputt had been holed out, and scores tal-lied. the low gross winner proved to beHarold Martin of the Construction Equip-ment Company, a guest who carded arespectable 72 on the sporty par 66

course. Last year's low gross winner,Neil Smith, was runner-up this year witha 73.

Moe Keany won low net followed bySam Martin, son of Harold. The topInco scorer, and winner of the ExcelsiorPainters' trophy, was Gary Miller of thesurvey crew, with an 18-hole score of 78.

In a "closest to the hole" contest, RayWard was best at 17 feet; must have beenlate in the day when that competitionwas on 17 feet ???

And from the design section, a winnerin a category that not all consider anhonour, that of most honest golfer, orbetter still, "man with the mostest", TerryMyers earned that title with a nifty 154Strokes.

Great tournament, good fun, superbfood, and everyone already anticipatingnext year's meet. "It'll be a good one,I'll guarantee that," smiled "Sandy".

Director of engineering, John Macoou gall flails therough. John's words were directed at high winds andSassenachs.

Clubhouse organizer and chef Walter Chornenky servesjuicy ones to Inco construction group's Lloyd Strongand wile Pat.

"Sandy" Sandiford (centre) with tourney champs (Ito r) Gary Miller, Moe Keaney, Harold Martin, and Sam Martin.

L F .... Idyiwylde InvitationalThe 27th annual Idylwylde InvitationalGolf Tournament saw the biggest field todate, a whopping 204 golfers. Many ofthe province's better amateur golfersmatched shots with district and host clubplayers for a bevy of prizes. Weather andplaying conditions were good, and a largegallery followed Sunday's final matches.

Former Idylwylde top player, FredSilver, was top qualifier with a record-breaking round of 66 on the par 72,6,600-yard course.

Qualifying rounds were played onFriday; with matches on Saturday andSunday. Championship and first threeflights were match play (head-to-headcompetition), and the other eight flightswere medal (total score) play.

Winner of the championship flight andthe lnco trophy was Ken Doig, fromSeaforth, Ontario, who edged out hisfriend Bob Bradley by one stroke.

Inco pensioner Bill Regan was lowIdylwylde qualifier for the second straightyear, and again won the traditional greenjacket. Bill beat Paul Brunelle for thehonour, but Paul went on to win the firstflight.

Young Tim Silver won the second flightby beating veteran Tommy Woodal, andanother youngster with a golfing tradi-tion, Bill Morland, Jr., of North Bay, wonthe third flight. His dad was a consola-tion prize winner in the second flight.

Rick Noble of the host club won fourthflight, with John Green, formerly of Idyl-wylde, winning the fifth.

Among the Inco players was DonLowney, formerly of purchasing and nowa resident of Pittsburgh, who managed aconsolation win in a late flight.

Vern Johnston and his wife Edna wereagain key figures on Don Brown's com-petent tournament committee.

Vern and Edna Johnston, with Idy/wylde clubprofessional Carl Vanstone, keep a close check onscheduled playing times and scores.

Vice-president Gar Green, presents the Inco trophy toKen Doig, who won the championship flight in theIdylwylde Invitational Tournament.

Part of the large gallery that followed the two finalists, Ken Doig and Bob Bradley, ring the 14th green.

That high, hard one got past Tim Armstrong. Note ba/I heading for catcher Tom Do/an'sglove. The umpire is Pat Soucy.

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Ken Lava/lee digs hard for the bag. Third baseman is Lloyd Thomas backed up by shortstopLarry Be/anger.

Marlene Morrison (left) gets advice from Secretaries captain Kirsty Cummins. Behindthose sun glasses is Monica Dutchburn.

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level team makes outhis lineup for a recent

game against Frood600 level. Moe's boys

nipped Bob Kerr'steam by a close five to

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A quick trip around the local shift softballcircuit indicates the situation is much asit was last year with one very notableexception: there is no active league inCopper Cliff! That veritable bastion ofbaseball found itself unable to promotea league. Former league convener ofmany years, Ray Frattini. said rathersadly, It's really too bad and I don't likeit. But what can you do? Most of ourpast players said they couldnt getorganized because of guys off onvacation, on shift, or transferring. And,too, the fellows seem to have otherinterests now," he added, "I think it waseasier last year with the vacationshutdown."

At the copper refinery, nickel refinery,and iron ore plant, a similar situationprevails. Although efforts were made toget some action, none of the locationswas able to produce organized leagues.

The situation is not unique, and thehistory of every local sport, whethersoccer, baseball, hockey, or fastball, youname it, they all indicate great peaks andvalleys of popularity. Softball currentlyappears to be "down in the valley".

At Creighton, there is no shift league,

but a number of Creighton players areon some of the six teams in the WaldenSoftball League, as they were last year.

Levack faces a similar situation with noactive league of its own, but Levackplayers are on several of the teams inthe Onaping Falls Softball League.

And over at Garson, they too have nomine shift league, but, as last year theyhave entries in several classes in theGarson Community Softball League,which includes teams from lnco, Falcon-bridge, and the town.

One bright spot in the picture is therecent interest shown in 'blooper" ballby the general engineering department.Played the same as softball, but withoutthe flashy, fastball pitchers with their oneor no-hitters, the ball is more or less"lobbed" over the plate so there's plentyof hitting and running action. Umpireshaven't been required as yet, an honoursystem being adequate.

There are six teams in this "blooper"ball league, including one all-girl entry.The teams are: Environmental, coachedby Brian Bell; Design, with Hans Schmidtat the helm; Specialists and Maintenance,led by Dick Mclvor; Engineering Services,

in the charge of Chuck Mossey; Utilities,coached by Gary Miller, and thestriking" Secretary's entry headed by

Kirsty Cummins. Each team plays once aweek at the Copper Cliff high schoolgrounds with Hans Schmidt and ChuckMossey keeping the league functioning.

Frood-Stobie remains the only miningarea with an action-packed shift leagueof its own. There are eight teams fightingfor a playoff spot. Evening games areplayed at the Frood-Stobie Athletic Asso-ciation's field in the northwest end oftown, and day games for shift workersare played at O'Connor Park.

Bob Kerr is league convenor withconsiderable help from Brian Caldwell inthe scheduling. Portly and popular PatSoucy takes care of most of the umpiringchores. 'Working graveyard helps,"he quipped.

In order of standing early in July, theteams are: Mechanical; Frood 600 level;Little Stobie; Electrical; Office; Stobie 7shaft; Frood 2200 level, and StobieEngineering. "It's a pretty well-balancedleague," observed Bob Kerr. "We'replaying a 16-game schedule and the finalleague standings should be close."

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Thelma Violet - names that conjurevisions of petit point, pink lace andbuttons-and-bows?

Wrong vision. SubstItute baseballs.bowling balls, Javelins and a discusor two, arid you'll have a true pictureof Thelma Violet - tha given names ofnone other than our own "Jo"Walmesley, general office receptionistat Copper Cliff.

We felt it would be truly appropriatethat an athlete of accomplIshment signthe logo for a cover sporting symbolsof the Ontario Summer Games '74,which will be held in Sudbury, August3to5.

A contestant In the '38 BritIsh EmpireGames, during the '30s and '40s "Jo"was proclaimed Sudbury's ace feminineathlete and one of Ontario's best femalefive-pin bowlers. A member of Sud-bury's Sports Hall of Fame and aprofessional All American Girls Leagueball player, "Jo" Walmesloy was anobvious choice.

"Jo", her late dad, Art, and her sisterEthel, all claimed the company'sQuarter Century Club pin.

f Joining international Nickel atCopper Cliff in '48, "Jo" worked in thepay office for nine years, on theswitchboard for tan, and has graced thereception desk sInce '67.

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