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VOLUME 27 COPPER CLIFF, ONTARIO, AUGUST1967 NUMBER S

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Published for all employees of TheInternational Niskel Company of

Canada LimitedD, M. Dunbar Editor

D. J. Wing, Assistant EditorEditorial Office, Copper Cliff, Ont.Aothortced is second class mail by thePost Offce Department Ottawa, and forp.zyinent of postage in cash.Material contained iO Xnco TriangleshoUld not he reprinted unless permissionhas been obtained from The internationalNickel Company of Canada, Limited,Copper Cliff, Ontario.

AppointmentsONTARIO DIVISION

R. R. Saddington, assistant tothe general manager, announcedthe following appointments effec-tive June 1:

H. B. Fowler, superintendent,Frood-Stobie mill;

K. ft. Kay, assistant superinten-dent, Frood-Stoble mill;

ft. N. Browne, assistant superin-tendent, Copper Cliff mill.

G. R. Green, manager of mines,announced the following appoint-ments, effective July 1:

0. ft. Jarrett, mine engineer,Creighton mine;

J. K. Conibear, mine engineer,Garson mine.

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W. A. McCadden, comptroller,announced the following appoint-ments in the Copper Cliff account-ing department, effective July 1:

J. E. Fowler, assistant divisioncomptroller;

ft. A. Corless, assistant to thedivision comptroller.

H. B. FOWLERA Nova Scotia man, Hilton

Fowler was born in Springfield,attended Mount Allison University,

and receivedthe degree ofB.Sc. in miningengineeringfrom NovaScotia Techni-

- cal College In1952.

Followinggraduation he

- came straightto the CopperCliff mill of

H. B. Fowler InternationalNickel, where

he had worked the previous sum-mer. During two years spent atthe Creighton mill he became ashift boss, and, back at CopperCliff, he was promoted to assistantmill superintendent in 1960.

His marriage to Anne Sullivanof the Copper Cliff accounting de-partment took place in Sudburyin 1954, He has three daughtersand one son, and resides in Lively.

K. ft. KAYBorn in Winnipeg, Ken Kay

spent his boyhood on McKensieIsland near Red Lake, Ontario.Graduating in 1958 from McGillUniversity with his engineeringdegree, he worked as a metallur-

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On a Lovely Summer's Day

gist at Elliot Lake until he joinedthe International Nickel researchdepartment at Copper Cliff in 1960.

He has since held the positionof research en-gineer at the( Iron Ore Plantand at the Cop-per Refinery,

- and for the last- year has been

test engineer atthe Copper

• Cliff mill no. Ipilot plant.

He Is marriedto the formerElizabeth Line-K. R. Kay ham of Copper

Cliff and has one son and onedaughter.

ft. N. BROWNEAlthough born in Montreal, Bob

Browne went with his family as achild to reside in England. He

attended Cam-borne School ofMines, Corn-wall, graduat-ing in 1955.

After serving• two years with

the Royal En-gineers at thetraining schoolin Yorkshire,he came toInternational

R. N. Browne Nickel in 1957,starting in the

Copper Cliff mill. Transferred toLevack, he was appointed assistantmill superintendent in 1964.

He was married in England in

1957 to Margaret Quinn, and hasthree sons and one daughter. Ski-ing and tennis are his favorite re-creations.

H. ft. JARRETT

Since he joined InternationalNickel in 1940, following his gradua-tion In mining engineering fromQueen's University, Harvey Jarretthas served on the engineeringstaffs at most of the Inco mines

in the Sudbury

During thepast 10 yearshe has been atGarson, wherehe was appoint-ed mine en -gineer in 1965,following eightyears as assist-ant mine en-gineer.

H. R. .Jarrett By a rare co-incidence he

and the man he succeeds as mineengineer at Creighton, Bert Mc-Cornslck, both came from the townof Weyburn, Saskatchewan.

He was mari'ied in 1943 to JeanWoods of Sudbury, and has twosons.

Among his community activitiesis the Sudbury Planning Board, ofwhich he has been a member forseveral years.

J. K. CONIBEAR

A Istant mine engineer at Gar-son since February of 1965, KenConibear came to InternationalNickel at Creighton in 1952.

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Following 10 years at Creightonhe was on thestaff of themines engi-neering depart-ment at CopperCliff for threeyears beforemoving to Gar-son.

IGraduating

from the tlni-versity of Tor-onto in 1951I. K. Conibear with a B.Sc.

degree in mining geology, he thenspent a year with a Toronto firmof consulting engineers on geolo-gical exploration.

He was married in 1952 to Mar-garet Dickout at Ingersoll, and hastwo sons.

J. E. FOWLER, ft. A. CORLESS

-EI. E. Fowler R. A. Corless

The appointments of J. E.Fowler as assistant to the divisioncomptroller, and R. A. Corless asadministrative assistant (account-ing) were published in March,1966.

A University of Toronto gra-duate, James Fowler joined Inter-national Nickel at Copper Cliff in1964 after seven years as an ac-countant with Price Waterhouseand Company, Toronto.

Ross Corless has had a longcareer with the Company, startingas a timekeeper with Mond Nickelat Levack In 1926, three years be-fore the merger with Inco. He wasin charge of the insurance and re-tirement section at Copper Clifffrom 1943 until 1966.

MANITOBA DIVISIONJ. McCreedy, general manager,

Manitoba division, announced theappointment effective July 20 ofE. F. Winter as assistant to thedivision general manager.

Born at Pitts-field, Illinois,Eugene Winterreceived hishigh schooleducation at

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- mical engineer-- ing in 1950

from the Mis-- - souri School of

Mines.C. r. inter Prior to join-ing Inco at Port Colborne in 1960as process engineer he had beenquality superintendent for U.S.Gypsum at Genoa, Ohio, researchsupervisor for National Lead Com-pany at Fredericktown, and metalssection supervisor for FreeportNickel at New Orelans.

He was appointed assistant tothe manager of the nickel refineryat Port Colborne in July, 1962.

His marriage to Recetha Barrtook place at Muncie, Indiana, in1947. He has one daughter.

Skimming along in his home-built Arrowhead sloop, with a brisk breezetugging at the canvas and fleecy clouds overhead, Frood mine engineer GerrySmith hasn't a care in the world. He and his crew, his son Ken and lanThompson, were competing in the Sudbury Yacht Club's successful Centennialregatta at Lake Ramsey when the picture was taken. Twenty boats wereentered.

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An Inco employee since 1965, OliverFillier was born and raised on thenorthern tip of Newfoundland atRoddickton, on Chimney Bay. A long-hole driller at Creighton 3 shaft, heand his wife Daphne ore shown withtheir family of Jacqueline, 2, arid 4-month old Jody. An ardent fisherman,Oliver admits that sometimes he yearnsfor the ocean and the surf casting heleft behind him.

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A recent chemistry graduate from the Uni-versity of Manitoba, Brian Lyons joined theCompany earlier this year in the chemistrylab of the Copper Cliff research deparfmenLHe is a native of Fun Flon, Manitoba, whilehis wife Eileen hails from Estevan, Saskat-chewan. Their three little ones are Tarci, 4,Tal, 3, and Tammy, 15 months.

A live-wire in promoting boys' sports at Port Colborne, isFred Butler, who coaches in the minor baseball league andis both coach and referee in minor hockey. Here he iswith his wife Helen and their four smiling sons, Fred Jr., J2,Randy, 9 Mark, 15, and Brian, 11. Employed in the yardand shipping department at the Nickel Refinery, Fred hasbeen with the Company for 13 years.

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Robert Furlotte and his wife Daisy were married For 15 years before they were blessedwith the first of their king-sized family. A lst class plateworker at Frood, Robert cameto Inco from Jacquet River, New Brunswick, in 1936. Copper Refinery personnel willremember Mrs. Furlotte, who worked there in the pay office during the war years,while Robert was serving as a machine-gunner in Europe. In the back row are Robertjr., 14, and Joanne, 11; in front, Rita, 13, Melanie, 4, Kenny, 5, and Arden, 9.

An active golfer, Iron Plant electrician Brian Cresswell is prettyhappy to be Iving on Birch Street n Lively, with the golf course atthe bottom of his garden. Brian joined the Company in 1959, serveda four year electrical apprenticeship at Copper Cliff, and moved tothe IORP in 1964. He's shown with his wife Jeanet, Natalie, 9months, Allen, 4, and Peter, 2.

Big news had ust broken for the Laur Noble family at Thompsonwhen this picture was taken: notice was received of final arrange-ments for building a new home in the Westwood subdivision. Ametallurgical technician, Laure came to Inco from Fort Frances fouryears ago. Here he is with his wife Margaret and children Neat, B,Joanne, 5, and Ray, 9.

Rockhouse boss Willard Hecock hs worked at Levocksince he joined the Company in 1937. He is seen herewith his wife Irene and their Iwo strapping sons, Terry,19, who attends Levack high school, and Dennis, a gradu-ate engineer working with the Frood mechanical depart-ment. The family camp at nearby Windy Lake is hometo the Heacocks from June to September.

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SciteincuicINCO TRL\NGLE

Drawing Shows Working Stage

THE STAGE IS SUSPENDEDON 6 ROPES AND LOWEREDAS WORK PROGRESSES

POURING OF CONCRETEAND HO4STING OF BROKENROCK FROM THE SHAFTBOTTOM IS CARRIED OUTAT THE SAME TIME.THE BUCKETS PASSTHROUGH THE CIRCULAROPENINGS IN THE STAGE.

TO PREPARE FOR POURINGOF CONCRETE THE CURE

NG A IS FIRST LOWEREDTO THE NEW LOCATION.rHE CIRCULAR FOAMS eMADE IN TWO HALVES,RE THEN LOWEEO TO

REST ON THE CURE RING.tHE BOTTOM OF CONCRETES FORMED BY PLANKINGSANDWICHED BETWEEN THEUR RING AND THE FORMS.

'HE MECHANICAL GRAS IS4JSPENDED FRO4 A ROTATINGlOOM. THE OPERATOR, SITTING

THE CA8IN WHICH ROTATESPITH THE BOOM, HAS ANXCELLENT VIEW AT ALL TIMES

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Sinking ShaftAt Creighton IsUnique Operation

A four-deck structural steelstage, hung on two high tensilewire ropes with a six-point suspen-sion, is the working platform forsinking operations in Inco's newCreighton 9 shaft, which will bethe deepest single mine shaft inthe Western Hemisphere, 7150 feetfrom surface.

The 50-foot stage, with itsamazingly versatile cactus-typegrab for mucking rock from theshaft bottom, is unique in shaftsinking at International Nickel.Besides the mucking device, whichis an integral part of the ap-paratus, the stage carries the drill-ing equipment and the steel formsused in concreting.

In a large circular shaft such asCreighton 9, which is 21 feet indiameter and is being lined withconcrete throughout, the stage ap-paratus effects a great saving overconventional shaft-sinking meth-ods in time and handling of ma-terials.

Two hoists are used in the oper-ation, one exclusively for the stageand the other for regular hoistingduties.

Now Over 4000 Feet DownThe new shaft has now passed

the 4,000-foot mark. The first sta-tion, connecting with Creighton 6shaft operations, was cut at 2,350feet, and the second at 3,800 feet.Stations will now be cut every 200feet for the balance of the shaft.

In the shaft sinking cycle,benches are drilled on alternatingsides of the shaft bottom, which ineffect advances the shaft aboutfour feet per blast. The drills,with air and water hoses attached,are lowered by tugger hoist fromthe stage, on which they are storedwhen not in use. The round isloaded with explosives and blasted.the stage being raised to a distanceof 75 feet from the bottom whilea blast is fired. Smoke is blownfrom the bottom, and mucking outof the bench follows. When muck-ing is completed the surface of thebench is blown over with com-pressed air and inspected formissed holes prior to drilling thenext round.

When four benches have beenexcavated in this manner the con-creting forms are lowered and 15feet of concrete lining is poured.

Curb Ring Supports FormsIn the concreting procedure a

curb ring, similar to the blastingset in a timbered shaft, s loweredinto position and suspended onhigh tensile hanging rods fromthe concrete above. A wooden flooris laid on top of the curb ring toretain the cement. Then theforms, consisting of two semi-circular steel sectIons 15 feet high,are lowered from the stage and seton the curb ring.

When the forms are locked inposition concrete is poured fromready-mix trucks at surface intoa 6-inch steel pipe which must bekept absolutely plumb to avoidthe terrific abrasion it wouldotherwise receive. Upon reachingthe bottom of the pipe the con-crete enters a device known as the"boot' - a kettle-like apparatus

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A t 3,800 Feet -Just Past theHalf-Way MarkIn this view, taken from the newlycut station at the 3800-foot level ofCreighton 9 shaft, the grab operatorn his cage is dumping a 20-cubic footload of rock into a bucket. On theright two shaftmen are steadying aloaded bucket about to be hoisted tosurface. Now that the shaft's per-rnanent hoist has been installed,12-ton buckets, more than twice thesize of those shown, are being used.At the tap af the picture the curbring and part of the concreting formsmay be seen.

fitted with Ni-Hard liners in whichthe fall of the concrete Is brokenby the cushioning effect of thetrapped air. From the "boot" theconcrete is allowed to flow at areduced rate through rubber hosesinto the forms.

While concreting is going on,mucking of the shaft bottom pro-ceeds, the buckets being hoistedthrough circular openings in thestage. At the same time electricalconnections and pipelines are ex-tended to supply light, water, andcompressed air to the sinking ope-at ions.

Special Sheave ArrangementThe stage is lowered and raised

by a Blair-type stage hoist im-ported specially for the job fromSouth Africa. This double-drumhoist operates on the principle ofa capstan, backed up by a com-pensating tower and storage reels.Through an arrangement ofsheaves in the headframe and onthe stage, each of the two hoistropes is reefed through the shaftthree times to produce the effectof a six-point suspension of thestage.

It is of interest that when sink-ing began at Creighton 9 shaft thetwo storage drums each containedover 23,000 feet of 1% inch wirerope, the amount required to makeup the six parts of line which willsuspend the stage at Its ultimatedepth.

The stage's mucking unit con-Continued on Page 19

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PART OF A NINE-MAN CREW, using hand-held pluggers, are shown drillingoff a 10-foot bench at the bottom of th shaft. The drills, with hoses attached,are stored on the stage when not in use, and are lowered to the shaft bottomby a tugger hoist. Shaft sinking operations at Creighton 9 are on a seven dayround-the-clock basis.

TWO HOISTS ARE BEING USED in the sinking operation, one for the stageand one for regular hoisting duties. Above is shown the double-drum gear-driven temporary hoist used in regular hoisting for the first 4000 feet of theshaft. The three l000-cfm air compressors of the temporary installation appearin the background.

J. A. Pigott presents the R. 1. Beaflie trophy to the winning team from Copper Cliff smelter, Mike Shea, Fred Silver,Mike Silver and Don Ripley. On the right are the runners-up from Port Colborne who received the Alex Godfreytrophy, Men Noyes, Bob Noyes, Johnny Jamieson and Alan Reid, with J. A. Pigott.

JLk.IThis geological department team of Lou Fajcz, Ken Randall, Winston lemay and Me Whitt'es won the E. C. lamberttrophy for low net. On the right is the smiling foursome that ably represented Toronto, Alex Illis, Pete Provias, MikeEades and Dave Amos.

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jMost-honest-golfer Tim Holgate re- Phil Oliver (Creighton), Peter Mackey Norm Meaden olso won a hidden holeceived his prize from Alex Illis. (Stobie), were hidden hole winners, prize, present-ed by George Burns.

If the putt doesn'tdrop on the 9thgreen, a man cansoothe his soul bygazing out overTrout Lake. Therewas some soothingdone by this four-some, Jack Pigott,B o b Saddington,Pete Provias, andMike Eodes.

Inco TournamentGreatly EnjoyedBy 288 Golfers

When the shooting was all overat the annual Inco inter-plant golftournament on July 22, a strongyoung Copper Cliff smelter teamheld a four-stroke margin over thePort Colborne lineup in the battlefor the R. L. Beattie championshiptrophy, and a geological depart-ment foursome had captured theE. C. Lambert trophy in the netscore event.

Led by the northern Ontario ace,Fred Silver, whose 39-35-74 wasthe best score of the meet, thesmelters whiz kids with DonRipley as anchor man played somegreat golf to turn back the PortColborne challengers. Don had a79, as did Mike Shea, while MikeSilver came in with a steady 85for a gross of 317. They were pre-sented with Coleman stoves.

It was the third consecutive vic-tory for a smelter team in thepopular annual joust.

Nice Sound EffectThe runners-up from the Nickel

Refinery received the Alex Godfreytrophy as well as packages thatemitted an interesting gurglingsound. Their hottest scorer wasBob Noyes, whose 76 was thesecond-best of the tournament.Veteran Johnny Jamieson fashion-ed a thoroughly satisfying 77, tn-cluding an eagle 2 on the 4th.Captain Merl Noyes wasn't farbehind with a 79, but Alan Reidran Into a barrage of bogeys andhad to settle for an 89.

In the struggle for the Lainberttrophy in the net score event, theCallaway handicapping systemworked its magic to promote toglory a foursome of occasionalgolfers representing the geologicaldepartment, Lou Fajcz, Ken Ran-dall, Winston Lemay, and MelWhittles. Along with the trophythey received electric lanterns.

Emerging as runners-up in theLambert contest were four otherCopper Cliff smelter tyros, J.Henry, P. Morgan, D. Fuller andM. Prpic.

Bill Hutchison of the Murraymine team collected the prize forthe best gross score among non-trophy winners. This fine younggolfer carded a 79 for the 18-holetrip.

The general engineering depart-nient's Charlie Ferguson was the

ening water hazard. The foursome on the right, putting on the beautifully con-toured 5th green, ore Herb Stewart, Frank Truskoski, Ron Noble, Doug Pappin.

Teeing off on the 4th hole, thk foursome of Norman Urwin, Harold Wailer,George Dennie and Verdie Villeneuve look pretty reloxed despite that threat-

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- .. .. golfers, occasional golfers, once- charge of the arrangements for- •'- . a-year golfers, and first-time-in- this year's tournament, and they

my-life golfers, but whatever re- brought it of! in fine style. Mem-suits they posted on the scoreboard bers of the committee, who were

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they were unanimous in applaud- warmly congratulated on theiriiiu$ ing the success of the day's outing. planning and efficiency, were Jack

__________________________________________ • The weather was ideal. Lilley, Norman Pearce, Peter- For those who were seeing it for Souter, Eric Fenton, Ray Caver-

• the first time the new nine-hole son, Steve MacDonald, Brianlayout at Idylwylde was a delight- White, Brian Wilcox, and Jim

: ful surprise. Built around Trout Douglas.- Lake, with the strikingly hand- Bob Butler did a masterful Job

At first glance it looked as if Harry Davidson had developed a new puttingsome buildings of Laurentian Uni-versity in the background the new

as emcee of the presentations.

stance. Turned out he was just one weary golfer, that's all.,

course has been acclaimed as oneHead table personalities who pre-

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winner of the individual prize forlow net, with a 63.

Tim Holgate of the data pro-cessing department cheerfully ac-cepted the prize for the mosthonest golfer and the kidding thatwent with it. He probably wishedhe had brought a computer alongto keep track of his score, whichsoared to an astronomical 162.

Hidden hole awards went to BertDuckett of the Copper Refinery,

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senea ne various rupin.es-of the finest in Ontario. Thearchitects took full advantage of prizes were J. A. Pigott, generalmanager: R. H. Saddington andthe rolling terrain, rocky outcrops, I). A, Fraser, assistant to the

trees and water to fashion a scenic general manager; J. B. McConnell,triumph, manager of reduction plants; G.

For the golfer the layout is H. Green, manager of mines; G. E.charged with challenge. Although Burns, division comptroller; A.it is 300 yards shorter than the old Ills of the J. H. Gordon Research

nine, the new course more than Laboratory at Sheridan Park andmakes up by placing a greater a member of the Toronto team;premium on accuracy and judg- Merl Noyes, the veteran captainment. Four of the holes have of the Port Colborne team.water hazards, two of them right ________smack in front of the tee wherethey can strike terror to the heart Ro1rt Littleof the tyro and provide a profitablepastime for young ball retrievers After nearly 28 years with Inco,with scuba diving outfits. The Bert Little has retired on disabilitygreens are large but trickily con- pension from his job as storemantoured and guarded by gaping at Creighton. Sidelined by heartsand traps, while in several places trouble, he is now taking life easynarrow fairways and rugged rough in his smart new home in themake it costly going for the player pleasant countryside at Naughton.with pronounced hooking or slicing Born in 1911 in Arthur, in south-problems. Already in beautiful western Ontario, Bert was only acondition, it all adds up to a highly few months old when his parentsstimulating golfing experience f oreither pro or amateur, and, alongwith the original somewhat lessexacting nine holes, provides Idyl-wylde members with an 18-holecourse of modern championshipcalibre.

An "V,.cv" ('ni,rca flanrcro SQ4d A I INorman Meaden of the smelter,Phil Oliver of Creighton engineer-ing, and Peter Mackey of Stobie.

Record Entry of 288With the Idylwylde course en-

larged to 18 holes, a record field of288 was accommodated, sent off intwo draws with shotgun starts,There were crack golfers, average

George McMaster of the ac-counting department summed it upfor the average Inco golfer. "Thisis an easy course," said George."It's easy to get into the water, Mr. and Mrs. Littleit's easy to get into the sand, it'seasy to get into the rough. Every- headed west to Howard, Saskat-thing is easy" chewan, where he lived until he

Repairing to the clubhouse fol- joined Inco at CreiJhton in 1937.lowing the battle of the bogeys, Hornepayne was the home townthe Inco men were soon able to of Bert's wife, who was Eleanorrestore their peace of mind and Howe before their marriage inrevive their sagging sinews in 1943. Two of their family of fourjovial post-game fellowship that work for Inco, John in the pel-was carried on through the sump- letizing building at the Iron Ore

• tuous banquet and presentation of Plant, and Robin as a driller atprizes. Creighton. Bobbie and Jennifer

The reduction department was in attend school.

London Press Officer Sees Inco OperationsC. I. Phillips, press

- -officer with Inter-national NickelLimited at London,England, climaxed -a round of confer-ences with his pressand public relationscolleagues in theNew York and To-ronto offices bytouring the com-pany's plants in theSudbury district,He's shown here , Illeft) in the cage otFrood.Stobie 3shaft with minesefficiency engineerJohn Keast, aboutto go down for alook at the underground operations.

They may be sand.fill experts atLevack, but thatdidn't seem to helpthem much in thebunkers. Collapsedon a couch after ah a r d day's golfwere Jerry Perrin,Mike Callahan,Mickey McKenney,and Danny Kelly.

Sid Segsworth of Fraod came in witha very creditable 42-41---83.

One of the Lively club's best, EddieMayer shot a 39 to finish with 82.

The pro wouldn't find much faultwith Dick Sheridan's style.

The cagetender is Joe Shlemkevych.

Veteran Creighton golfer NickTrefiak lines up a putt.

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Biggest Group In Club's HistoryTo Get 25-Year Badges September 14 -

With almost every organization putting its best foot forward , -. ,... ____

for Centennial Year, the Sudbury District branch of the IncoQuarter Century Club is right in style by coming up with a record- . 4,breaking group of new members.

The largest "graduating class" of any year in the history of A0ck1id LAirthe club, 429 men and I lady will be presented with gold badgessignifying 25 years of service with International Nickel, at theclub's 19th annual banquet in the Sudbury Arena on September 14. ______

The badge presentations will commence at 5.45 p.m. with Iexecutive officers of the Company doing the honors and extending s- -. -

congratulations to each new member on attaining the long-service"\ -- -distinction.

The new group will boost the Sudbury District membership r-in the Inco Quarter Century Club to a total of 3,653. °.

On the following pages are photographs of most of the new - -members. Ray Ashick Roy Bole Alex Baianyk Divi Bomber

Garson Copper Cuff Frood-Stobie Copper Cuff

c r.Rene Barbe Nick Basaraba less Baseden Gordon Beange Phiiip Beauine Leo Beausoieii Chariie Bedard Aiberf BeiciierCopper Cuff Gtrson Frood-Stobie Frood-Stoblo Copper Cliff Cre,gbtoo Copper Cliff Copper Ctff

Joe Bembenek Bob Bonn Joan Marie Bidai Hormidas Bioson Everett Biackweii Gerard Bum Howard Bobbie Pete BodnarchokCreightoer Garsoer Copper Crff Copper Refinery Copper Cliff Murray Creightoe Frood-Stobte

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AàGeorge Bodoon John Boluk Arthur Bontinee Nick Bordynuk Ray Bouchard Henry Bouffard Omer Bouffard Xavier Bouffardiron Ore Piant Frood-Stobie Copper Cliff Garson Coniston Copper Refinery Frood-Stob,e Copper Cl,ff

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Moise Bouiay Romeo Rouiay Howard Boyd Oscar Boyer Aibert Bradndge Las Browniea Fred Brun George BryanCopper Cuff Conston Fro-c.d-Stobie Fro.od-Stobie Copper Cliff Creghtoei Copper Cliff Crvghton

Arden Boeli Aieo Bujoid Herb Boriey Leo Byrne George Carlay W. Henry Carr Tom Carrey Slim carrierFrnod-Stob,e Iron Ore Plant Lawson Qoarry Creightoer Frood-Stobie Frood-Stobie Copper Refinery Copper Chff

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MurrayJoseph Castonguay

Frood-StobieFrank C.mlnqCop er Cliff

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Larry Charbenn.au Paul Charafti Gaorga Charlebol, Romeo Chartlarp eoac Cooper Cltff Coniston Iron Ore Plant Copper Cliff

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Nick Chopea Joe Choptlan Steve Chomp Art C.e.erson arson Copper Refinery Frood-Stobie Coniston Copper Cliff

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Gord CoigrovuCopper Cliff

Dwaln CollisonCreighton

Bernard ConlonConiston

Frank CookCopper Refinery

Roland CormiarCreighton

Gabrial Cot.Clarabelle

Jim Cot.Frood-Stoble

Frank CrotvFrood-Stoble

Ronnie CrotaauCopper Cliff

Romeo CondariCopper Cliff

J. Eli Cyr Antonio Dani, NeigI Davi, Al Demon John Damers Sfs, D,nIp3eFrood-Stobie Creighton Frood-Stobie Creighton Levack Copper Clif

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Lucien Depati.Frood Stobie

Ernia D.sjardinCopper Refinery

Lao D.smmeauxCopper Cliff

Ales DidurLeoack

Andy Dime,Frood Stobie

Ed Dorairon Ore Plant

Waslay Dub.Copper Cliff

Sid DubreuliGarson

Lionai DochanaFrood-Stobie

Dave DuncanCopper Cliff

Nap DupratCopper Cliff

Beth EastwoodCopper Cliff

Jo. Eie*Murray

Bob ElliottCopper Cliff

Georga EsauCreighton

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AIf Fiorofto Albert Fontaln. Gerard Forcl.r Connie Forget John Forsyth Don Fraser Rap Franer LegOnrrl G.reauLevack FroochStobie Creighton Creighton Frood Stobie Copper Cliff Copper Cliff Copper Cliff

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Hscfor Gauthl.r Al Gauvreao Daniel Gervais Harry GIbson BIll GIbson Steve Gllltlulc Adrlen Glrard Don GlrardCopper Cliff Copper Cliff Copper Cliff Copper Cliff Lawson Quarry Copper Cliff Copper Cliff Copper Cliff

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MIke Glen Ken Glynn Cec. Goodward Hector Gour Ted Grabisin Wafter Gravelle George Green Hector GrenenCreighton Iron Ore Plant Creighton Cemsoni Frood-Stobie Frood-Stobie Copper Cliff Frood-Stobie

:Ron Grigg Phil Grons Harold Gus. Steen Hallock Lee Hamilton Vlljo Hajinlnen Keith Harrin John HeutamaklCreighton Levack Iron Ore Plant Creighton Frood-Stoble Copper Cliff Carson Murray

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•I,Matfl Haweylulk Mike Hawrylulk Keith Henderson Matthew Henney Harry Hurick Harold Heron Mike Hofbaner Pat Holynaty

Levack Copper Cliff Crean 14111 Creighton Frood Stobie Copper Cliff Carson Garson

1Vinco Houlahan Romeo Iloule Georg. Hunter Fred Huska Florence Husson BIll Hywarren John heFt Bill Inkofer

High FIIs Frond Stobie Copper Cliff Copper Cliff Copper Cliff Copper Cliff Copper Cliff Frond Stobien rçiS.

John Jaask.lainen Pete Jack Frank Jefklns Maithe Jensen Lloyd Johns Mel Johnston. Norm Jonasson Andy KaczmarsklCarson Iron Ore Plant Copper Cliff Levack Frond Stobie Clarabelle Levack Levack

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JO. Kanla Ivan Katarynuk Frank Kawa Mika Kawa John Keast Elmood Kell.tt Archie Kerr Jim KirkCopper Cliff Copper Cliff FroodStobie Creighton Copper Cliff Frood-Stobie Crean Hill Copper Cliff

P (CJohn Komarnlckay Harry Kovolchuk Frank Kowalnki John Kowalchuk Joa Krasnoskt Vie Kreko Albert Kruk Stan Kruk

Copper Cliff Creighton Copper Cliff Frood-Stobie Frood-Stoble Garnon Creighton Creighton

Lorna Kruschnnskie John Krystia Ed Kummar Tony Kurlicki Elmer Laakso Henry Labba Rena Lacaue Wilfred L.crolxCrnighton Copper Cliff Frood-Stobie Froo4-Stobie Iron Ore Plant Copper Cliff Frood-Stobie Creighton

Wilfred Lafleur Camille Lafrasnbolna Leo Lafrnniar, Henry Lamarch. Gerard Lamoth. Oscar Lamoureux Arman Lampi Al LanpeLevack Copper Cliff Copper Cliff Frood-Stobie Murray Copper Cliff Copper Cliff Copper Retinery

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Amia Lan loin Felix Lapianin VIe Laporte Andy Lame no Jim Larocqua Nap Laroequa Steve Lanhuk BIll LawsonWabages ik Murray Frood-Stobie Copper Cli f Copper Refinery Copper Cliff Garson Copper Cliff

&Li\ 'AALAIEdward Leblanc Syl Leelair Jim Lee Armaad Legault Davo Lahto Oliver Leppala Art Laroux Wilfred LevelllerFrood-Stobie Copper Cliff Copper Cliff Garnon Levack Copper Cliff Copper Cliff Frood-Stobie

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Joe Paquotfe Laurent Paradls Frock Parcey Gino Parlootto Jo. Peterson Basil Petryshan Rene Piche Mike PigeonCopper Cliff Iron Ore Plant Copper Cliff Copper Cliff Garson Levack Copper Chff Copper Refinery

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Ben. plouff. Tom Pogue Louis Poltras Jud Poor Luci.n Poblin Steve Pondyk Bill Predi. Stan RacicotMurray Copper Cliff Copper Cliff Creighton Frood-Stobie Copper Cliff Frood-Stoble Copper Cliff

Z HArAAlbeit Rawlyk Paul Reback Amed.o Raballifo Jack Reev.i Roland Renaud Cord Riehi libald Rlop.i Bill RItt.r

Copper Cliff Murray Copper Refinery Garson Coolofori Copper Refinery Levack Frood-Stoblo

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r Other New Meiiibers

Qin addition to the new members of the Quarter

('entury Club whose photographs are shown on the pre-e ceding pages, the following have also qualified for 25-year badges: CONISTON: Aldo ('oppo. Fred Desloges,

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Il STOBIE: Roland Blais, Robert Charsley, Edmond

, A Cousineau, Fred Cyr, Robert Jones, Pete Mihaichuk,

2 William Olynick, Alphonse Semezys, Dave Taylor;Tons Z.Itz Michul ZrubIck Nick Zisnienchuk Bill Zinluk Nick Zorneros CREIGHTON: Donat Banis, Elmer Johnson, Pete Leding-ClarabetiC Frood-Stobs Creighton Copper Cliff Copper Cliff ham, Louie Nedjelski, Alex Skrumeda, John Wilkie;

('OPPER CLIFF: Weldon Ashick, Vital Aubrey, Abram Bergman, Lou Dufresne, John Kuby, Constant Lavallee, George Orchard, Eno Riutta,Ellis Rogers, Fred Rogers, Mike Shalatynski, Charles Stephenson, Delmar Suckow; LEVACK: Paul Brizinski, Philippe Huneault, John Kulyk,Rene Sauve; MURRAY: Mike Kennedy; IRON ORE PLANT: Dirk Tiessen; GARSON: Joe Laforest, Gildor Laprairie.

Sensational Tumbling Troupe WillHeadline Quarter Century Club Bill

Biggest act ever to play the IncoQuarter Century Club banquet,both in size and in internationalacclaim, The Five Amandis willgive the feature performance atthis year's big get-together at theSudbury Arena on Thursday, Sep-tember 14.

Also the biggest in the historyof the 25-year club will be the at-tendance, which is expected to topthe 2,500 mark.

Presentation of gold badges to arecord group of 430 new memberswill be made by executive officersof the Company.

Preparations for the dinner, oneof the largest annual catering as-signments in Canada, are again inthe capable hands of the women'sassociations of St. Andrew's andSt. Paul's churches. Fried chickenwill be the main item on the menu.

Another headliner of the enter-tainment bill will be the fast-rising young singing star, MaryLou Collins. Already well-knownto the Canadian television audi-ence, this very attractive younglady with a voice the critics areraving about is booked for theCanadian National Exhibition

show and for upcoming major spe-cials on United States television.

Command performances beforeQueen Elizabeth and the Duke ofEdinburgh, King Badouin of Bel-gium, and other European royaltytop the glittering credits of TheFive Amandis. Hailing from Den-mark, this sensational tumblingteam has been brought back timeand again to some of the biggesttelevision and stage shows in thebusiness, including Ed Sullivan,Jackie Gleason, Walt Disney, NewYork's Latin Quarter and RadioCity Music Hall, London's Pal-ladium, and Copenhagen's TivoliGarden.

An English girl trumpeter with abackground of success in Europeanshow business who Is now rapidlymaking a name for herself on thisside of the water, June Peters willbring glamor as well as class to theprogram.

Although they're billed as comics,and are sure-fire in the laugh-producing line, the Kolmar Broth-ers are basically a highly skilledacrobatic team whose act is certainto draw heavy applause.

Kay and Bill Arnott will roundout the QC Club entertainmentwith their tricks of magic, alongwith some refreshing nonsense.Bill will be master of ceremoniesfor the program.

Maraged TeethMaraging steel, a super-strength

alloy developed by InternationalNickel for heavy engineering uses,is being tested for dental bridge-work and caps for teeth. The spe-cial nickel steel is expected to en-able dentists to fit a patient withstronger and more comfortabledentures.

A Newfoundland lovely, songstressMary Lou Collins has had a meteoricrise to stardom, has upcoming en.gagements at the CNE and with bothBob Hope and George Burns in U.S.television specials.

Another highly engaging personalityon the QC Club show will be trum-peter June Peters. Among her accomplishments is playing swing on anOld English post horn, which has novalves and con produce only threenotes.

Emcee of the show will be Bill Arnott,who backs up his barrage of wise-cracks with some slick sleight.of.handin which he is assisted by his wifeKay. They're greatly in demand fornight club entertainment.

A couple of cutups with a Iaugh.ladencomedy routine into which they worksome very clever acrobatic stunts, theKolmar Brothers are one of the continent's top navelty octs.

Four of the five sensotional Amandis are seen in this action shot from theirperformance, which has on international big.time roting.

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In Centennial attire John Marr of the Inco electrolytic department accepts aUkrainian delicacy from Mrs. Rose Shymansky, hard-working chairman of theNational Heritage celebrations. She is the wife of Stan Shymonsky of themechanical department. In the centre is well-known Inca pensioner Alex McNay.

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A Hungarian children'schoir sang beautifully un-der the direction ofGeorge Takacs.

At the Welsh stall, sistersJane and Mary Thomoschat with a visitor fromMontreal, Lynn Ainsworth.

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Thousands attended the colorful National Heritage Week-End performances atPort Colborne, staged in an idyllic setting in Lakeview Park.

ANOTHER SPIRITED DANCE WAS THE POLISH KRAKOWIAK.A HAPPY YOUNG GROUP DANCED THE UKRAINIAN KOTOMYJKA.

A Polish dance was performed by Eleanor Barker, daughter of assistantthe talented team of Helen Kaczmar- manager Vern Barker, danced aczyk and Chester Cieslik of Welland. solo in the National Heritage ballet.

A "Little Expo" at Port ColborneMany of the national cultures

that have contributed to the build-ing of a great Canada were repre-sented in the National Heritagecelebrations held at Port Col-borne the week-end of July 23.

A feature of the city's Centen-nial program, the brilliantly color-ful two-day event drew thousandsof spectators.

The richly em-broidered lederho-sen of the men andthe swirling blueskirts of the ladiesmade a colorfulsight of the livelyBavarian Schuplat-ter dance.

A spot of tea in afIne old china cupis poured for pen-sioner Bill Ross byMrs. Michael Head,wife of the Inco re-search station super-intendent, and Mrs.iii Edwards, at theEnglish stall.

Lakeview Park was transformedinto a "little Expo". On a bigstage with Lake Erie as a back-drop, hundreds of performers ina vivid variety of costumes tookpart In dances and musical num-bers. At booths and stalls in thepark were displayed cultural waresalong with food delicacies such ascabbage rolls, pizza pies, wiener-

Bright tartans weremuch in evidenceat the Scottishbooth, where Mrs.John Gillespie andMrs. Ida Martynwere amused bythe rakish tilt of theGlengarry worn by8-months-old Rich-ard Audit, shownwith his mother.Both his grand-father, Dave Bell,and his father, BobAudit, work in theInco mechanical de-partment.

Mrs. Winnifred Hobbs, secretary ofthe Port Colborne Centennial Commit-tee, confers with banquet speakerJohn Munro, M.P., parliamentarysecretary to the minister of manpower.

schnitzel, and pastries, which wereenthusiastically sampled by thepublic.

To Mrs. Rose Shymansky, andothers who worked hard to or-ganize and stage the NatioaaiHeritage celebrations, were duethe thanks of their community foran impressive expression of Can-ada's broad cultural strength.

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ing story In the July issue of theTriangle were the names of thedata processing and accounting de-partment personnel shown inspect-ing the first batch of new punchcard pay cheques returned fromthe banks. These were, from theleft, Tim Holgate (seated), mineschief accountant Oliver Penman,John Noble, Harold Diebel, assist-ant division comptroller JimFowler, and assistant paymasterFrank Ressel.

Inco's Chairman and President Visit Thompson

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Board chairman Henry S. Wingate and president Albert P. Gagnebin recentlyinspected progress of the huge expansion program in the Company's Manitobadivision. They were accompanied to Thompson by their wives. In this pictureMr. and Mrs. Gagnebin are being welcomed on arrival at the airport by Mrs.Wingate, division general manager John McCreedy, and Mrs. McCreedy.

At one of the new mine construction sites Mr. Wingate is briefed on develop-ments by superintendent of mines Horace Boucher. Others in the group areossistant to the general manager I. P. Klassen, Birchtree mine superintendentA. Sirkka, and executive vice-president F. Foster Todd of Toronto.

With dash and verve young Mariannalovicsek performed a solo dance inthe Hungarian program.

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Student Employees

Getting the Know-HowTo Go with the Theory

Alex Rozewich has completed thirdyear mining engineering at McGill,in his home town of Montreal. He'semployed for the summer in theStobie engineering department,thoroughly enjoying his first experi-ence at a big mine.

Students from about 30 differentuniversities and technological in-stitutes are included in the listof vacation employees working forInternational Nickel in the Sud-bury district this summer.

They're gaining valuable prac-tical experience with a big mod-ern mining operation to go withthe theory they've studied atschool, at the same time earningmoney to continue their education.

Providing summer employmentfor students is indirectly a part ofInco's broad aid- to-education pro-gram. While the number of jobopportunities available for stu-dents naturally fluctuates fromyear to year, the long-standing ar-rangement has been of incalculablebenefit to the advancement of theprofessions.

The Company's expansion pro-gram created an additional num-ber of opportunities for studentemployment this year.

As usual, those coming fromother parts of Canada are enthu-siastic about spending the summerin the Sudbury area, where fish-ing, camping, water sports andother outdoors recreation abounds.

Here's the roster of universitiesand technological institutes repre-sented among the students wel-comed to Inco this summer: Pro-

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An honor graduatein chemistry fromthe University ofCalgary, RichardKurtz will enterM.I.T. this fall tocommence studiesfor his master's de-gree. His summerjob is in the labat the Copper Re-finery, where he'sseen using theoxygen analyzer todetermine the oxy.gen content of wire-bar copper samples."I'm certainly gladof the chance towork for a companylike Inco," he said.

Checking progresson the installationof foundations andsumps he designedfor the new pump-house at CopperCliff mill is Ian us.sington, who is withthe Company's gen-eral engineeringdepartment for thesecond summer. Heis in fourth yearcivil engineering atQueen's University,Kingston, and hishome is in Orillia.

John Lynagh will bein third year chemi-cal technology thisfall at the RyersonInstitute, Toronto, hishome town. Duringvacation he's em-ployed by the me-tallurgical depart-ment at CopperCliff, and our pic-ture shows him inthe separation plantlab, making sulphurdeterminations. Hethinks the Sudburyarea is outstandingfor summer recrea-tion, particularlywater sports.

This is the fourth summer with Incofor Brian Rowley, a fourth year indus-trial engineering student at ClarksonCollege, Potsdam, N.Y. He's withthe special projects department wherehe and his college mate, Fred Silver,are writing a computer program forplanned maintenance. His father,Earl Rowley, has been on Inco manfor 30 years, works at the Froodmine plate shop.

A fifth year student in mechanicalengineering at Nova Scotia TechnicalInstitute is Gary Oulton of Halifax,who is working with the Copper Cliffmechanical department this summeras an inspector of new installations.

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A Sudbury boy whose father, HenryNowak, works in the warehouse atCopper Cliff, Mike Nowak is a mem-ber of a research group at the IronOre Plant this summer, his third withInco. He's in fourth year chemicalengineering at Queen's.

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Recording a test in the lab of thewater treatment section at the IronOre Plant is Mike Hilson, who hascompleted three years in chemicalengineering at the University ofToronto. He was born in London,England, came to Canada in 1959.

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Sinking Shaft(nflt hi IiI from la tç 3

sists of a central rotating columnsupporting a horizontal boom fromwhich is suspended the 20-cubic-foot cactus-type grab. The grabcan be raised or lowered by a30-hp winch located on the seconddeck of the stage, and the boomcan be rotated to any part of thehaft by a small air motor con-

nected to a ,lewing bull gear. Onthe boom a small carriage activ-ated by an air cylinder enables theGperator to move the grab in orut from the centre of the shaft.

Direct-Type Controls on GrabThe operator sits in a cage

iocated at the bottom end of thecentral column, from which posi-tion he commands an excellentview of the shaft bottom. All con-troLs are of the direct type, en-abling him to get the feel of theoperation almost as if they wereextensions of his arms. The grabitself consists of a 22-inch aircylinder with eight tynes which itopens and closes to pick up themuck. Because of the positivenature of the grab it is possibleto pick up a full load each time.Sometimes a 12-ton bucket is filledin as few as 10 scoops.

The mucking device originallyused on the Creighton job hadremote type controls. When itfailed to produce as anticipated,a complete new unit employingdirect type controls was designedand built on the spot, with highlygratifying results.

Other unexpected difficulties,such as extensive grouting requiredto seal off water in the upper por-tion of the shaft, have been takenin stride by the contractors, ShaftSinkers (Canada) Ltd. - J. S.Redpath Ltd. Joint Venture.

While these holdups thwartedtheir hopes of establishing shaftsinking records, excellent progresshas been made. Now that the bignew permanent hoist has takenover the regular hoisting schedulefrom the temporary installation,enabling the use of 12-ton bucketsinstead of the original 6-ton size,they expect that as much as 700tons of muck may be hoisted inone day under optimum conditions.Instal Timbers and Guides LaterDuring sinking, the buckts and

crossheads are guided on the ropeswhich suspend the sinking stage,but permanent steel timbers andguides will be installed upon com-pletion of excavation and liningthe shaft. About 2,500 tons ofsteel will be involved in this in-stallation.

Rock hoisted from the bottom ofthe shaft is dumped into a bin atsurface, from which trucks haul itaway for road construction in thearea. Over 300,000 tons of rockwill be removed in the excavation,enough to fill a train 35 miles long.

Over 35,000 yards of concrete willbe used in lining the shaft. Theminimum thickness of the concretelining is 12 inches. It takes anaverage of 13 truckloads of ready-mLx to pour a 15-foot lift in theshaft.

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Paint Lake Resort Is Yaeation Paradise for Thompson People

ton; Queen's University, Kingston;McGill University, Montreal; Lau-rentian University of Sudbury;University of Saskatchewan, Sas-katoon; Northern Institute ofTechnology, Kirkland Lake; Uni-versity of Calgary; University ofSouth Dakota, Rapid City; Michi-gan Technological University,Houghton, Michigan; University ofToronto; University of Waterloo;University of Manitoba, Winnipeg;University of Edinburgh, Scotland;University of British Columbia,Vancouver; Ryerson TechnologicalInstitute, Toronto; Carleton Uni-versity, Ottawa; McMaster tJni-versity, Hamilton; University ofWestern Ontario, London: NovaScotia Technical College, Halifax;St. Francis-Xavier University, An-tigonish, Nova Scotia; Universityof Alberta, Edmonton; Sir GeorgeWilliams University, Montreal;

Clarkson University, Potsdam, NewYork; Camborne School of Mines,Cornwall, England; University ofWindsor; Hamilton Institute ofTechnology.

The Front CoverThe striking Centennial display

in Copper Cliff Park, which hasbeen admired by hundreds of visi-tors, just couldn't be successfullypictured in ordinary black andwhite, giving the Triangle the op-portunity to indulge in a littleCentennial fling of its own. Thecolor reproduction on our cover isthe first to appear in this paper.

Chief agriculturist Clair Youngand his department started twoyears ago to plan their salute toCanada's 100th birthday, selectingand testing varieties of seeds forthe design they had decided on.

The sloping beds were built lastyear, Planting last spring wasdone under the direction of agri-cultural foreman Alex Gray, andthe beautiful result is doubtlesslargely due to the Gaelic incanta-tions which he solemnly uttered aseach tender plant was committedto the soil.

The stylized Maple Leaf. emblemof Canada's Centennial, was creat-ed with Fireball salvia and LittleGem white alyssum, we are told byMr. Young, while the beds oneither side showing the dates 1867and 1967 are of yellow and bronzeFloral Carpet snapdragon.

Annually the recipient of con-gratulations on the floral plant-ings, landscaping, and reclamationprojects for which it is responsible,the Inco agricultural departmentdeserves a special 'Well done"for its lovely Centennial salute.

With its countless bays, inlets and islands spread over more than 10 square miles, and its waters teeming with pickere'and jacks, Paint Lake offers a boating and fishing paradise for Inco people living in Thompson. Some of the 150power boats regularly using the marina at the beautiful vacation resort are seen in the above picture. The fourfishermen loading up for a fling at their favorite sport were Leo Pilon, Gordon Harlow and his father Percy Hailowof Calgary, and Ricky Sauve.

Mantitoba's department of tourism and recreation has done a great job of developing about 150 acres of mainlandand peninsulas into an attractive resort at Paint Lake. Rustic furniture and stone barbecues are plentifu' through thecleanly underbrushed park and along the shores with their long curving sand beaches. A concession operated byDick Jordan of Thompson carries full boating and camping supplies. About 30 private cottages have been built onthe lake, and applications have been received for another 25; in a new subdivision serviced by road, 52 more lots areready for applicants. Typical of hundreds using the Paint Lake resort during the summer for a tenting holiday, shaftminer Mike Hughes and his family are shown above, relaxed in a sylvan retreat. Paint Lake is 22 miles from Thompson.

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Aiphie HouleThere's just no stopping some

people, they're so full of vim andvigor that even after retirementthey still insist on doing a 'ulldays work. Frood service pen-sioner Alphie Houle is one of them.After 34 years of mining Alphiecan now be seen in his old clothes,

Mr. and Mrs. Houle

with shovel in hand, excavatingaround his Granite Street hometo install a new foundation. "Itake life as it comes," said he."As long as I've got my health andmy wind, I don't plan to sit aroundand grow old"

Born on a Massey farm in 1902,he left for Espanola and theSpanish Pulp and Paper Companyin 1923. He worked at the Erring-ton mine in 1928, left there for theMond at Frood the same year,then worked on construction of theCopper Refinery. He started withInco at Creighton In 1933. He hasworked at Frood since 1935, andwa.s a sump pump man on retire-ment.

Wedding befls rang out forAlphie and Rose Belanger in 1926,and they now have a king-sizefamily of 10: Mildred (Mrs. JimBondesen) lives In Sudbury,Donald is a driller at Stobie, EileenIs the wife of Copper Reneryplateworker Gilbert Cote, Lloyd,John, Conrad, and Leatha (Mrs.Reg Pella) live In Sudbury, Alanis a trackman at Frood, Bob is achute blaster at Levack, and LindaIs a nurse at Chapleau hospital.The clan already includes 20grandchildren.

"Back's" Boast 37 YearsWithout An Accident

A Frood motorman for most ofhis 37 years with Inco, new servicepensioner Buck Pauze, christenedWilbrod, can boast an accident-free record. 'Just keep your earsand eyes open for the signals" headvised, "and you cant go wrong."

Born in 1902 in Bouchette some50 miles north of Ottawa In Que-bec, Buck worked with his dadand 16 horses supplying the dia-

Mr. and Mr, Pauze

mond drill camps In the area be-fore he joined Inco in 1929. Alightweight at 124 pounds, heworked for a short while in thestopes with Norman Anderson be-fore settling behind the motor

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Huge earth-moving machines roar back and forth as the 150-foot right-of-way is pushed through the northern Manitobawoods for the 45 mile railroad nco is building to bring the ore from the new Pipe and Soab mines to the reductionworks at Thompson. Two contractors are working on the new railway, one from each end. The above picture, takenat MiLe 13, shows the grade where it passes through a swamp that required 250,000 yards of fill. The equipment ispart of the big fleet maintained by contracto Adrian Baker, president of Ospwagan Construction, Ltd. Inco willoperate diesel locomotives and 100-ton cars on the railroad.

controls, a Job that was to fill hislife.

A Renfrew gfrl, Eileen Massie,became his wife in 1922, and haspresented him with a family offour: Laurette is the wife of Stobiedriller Fern Brisebois, Jack is asergeant with the Sudbury policeforce, Armante is married to Cop-per Refinery welder DominicCastanza, and Roy Is a chuteblaster at Stobie.

A fan of the great outdoors,Buck plans to spend the summermonths visiting his 13 grandchil-dren and the family's summercamps in the area to rack upsome fishing time.

rye had a game leg for quitea while," said Buck. "After that'sfixed, then I'll make plans for thefuture."

Wasyl OleksiukWa.syl Oleksluk was one or nine

Copper Refinery pensioners whowere given a rousing sendoff re-

Mr. and Mrs. Oleksuk

cently at a stag party at theCaruso Club. During the eveninghe was presented with a watchand the customary copper plaque

recording his 31 years with theCompany.

Born in West Ukraine In 1902,Wasyl worked on his dad's farmthere until 1930 when he set outfor far-away Toronto. He reachedSudbury in 1935, joined Inco atthe refinery as a mold man, andwas a maintenance mechanic atthe time of his retirement.

He married Annie Pysiuk in1953. A ready-made family of twocame with the match: Mary (Mrs.Alex Yurlch) lives in Hagersvllle,Pat is Mrs. Duke Lamaich ofMount Forest.

Visiting their family and theirtwo grandchildren Is greatly sim-plified because both daughters aremarried to hotel owners. "We candrop In on them any time andthere's always a spare bedroom."

St. John Ambulance Branch Launched at Thompson

The Mystery lake branch of the St. John Ambu'ance Brigade was officially chartered by the deputy provincialcommissioner of Manitoba, Forbes Murray, and the provincial training officer, Michael Keenan. The ceremony tookplace at a dinner at which this picture of the officers and members was taken: back row, Michael Keenan, AlPeterson, Fred Rozmarinowich, Harvey Moen, Sergeant Ross Papineau, George Mitchell Brian Swain, John Westra,Tom Moody, and Forbes Murray; front row, Ed. Podjan, divisional officer Nick Barnes, honorary vice.president Dr. J. B.Johnston, honorary president Harry Peterson, divisional superintendent Wilf Lederhaus, honorary vice.presidents Harry

anasuik and Carl Nesbitt, divisional surgeon Dr. Don Reimer, and Corporal Stan Malcolm.