ruangleTJULY/AUGUST 1985

TriangleJuly/August 1985Vol. 44 No. 5

PublicationsEditor

Peter vom Scheldt

Writer

Frank Pagnucco

Published for employees andpensioners of the Ontario division ofInco Limited. Produced by the publicaffairs department and printed inCanada by Journal Printing Companyin Sudbury. Member of theInternational Association of BusinessCommunicators.

Letters and comments are welcomedand should be addressed to the editorat Inco Limited, Public AffairsDepartment, Copper Cliff, OntarioPOM 1 NO. Phone 705-682-5425.

On the coverOur cover this month is a tribute totwo groups of people who at firstglance appear to be at opposite endsof the spectrum - pensioners andInco scholars. It symbolizes change -in this case the change that occurswhen people enter and leave differentphases of life. We salute the 1985Inco Scholars, people who areentering a new phase of theireducational lives. And at the sametime we recognize pensioners, peoplewho are also entering a new phase oftheir lives. Photos and write-ups of thescholarship winners begin on page 4and pensioners interviews begin onpage 20.

Fred Fell is the first Shebandowan employee to be certified as an"Underground Hard Rock Miner" He has had a variety of miningexperiences with various mining companies dating back to 1963. Hejoined Inco in 1973 and during his 12 years with the Company Fred hasperformed many of the jobs required at the Shebandowan Complex. Hehas also been a member of the mine rescue team for the last 12 years.Admiring Fred's certificate are, from left, Bud Rohn, mine/maintenancegeneral foreman, Bill Anderson, manager of Shebandowan, Fred Fell andFrank Woit, safety/ventilation supervisor.

Local 6500 president Ron McDonald, left and Ontario division presidentMike Sopko shake hands after signing the new Collective BargainingAgreement between Inco L,mrled and Locals 6500 and 6200 of theUnited Steelworkers of America The new contract runs `or three yearsand wit exp,re on May 31 1988

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"Another couple of minutesand he would have drowned "

During the summer vacation periodmany people will be enjoying thebeauty and abundance of lakes in ourOntario northland. Most will returnfrom their vacation relaxed andrefreshed but invariably there isalways the possibility of a tragedy thatcould have been avoided.

It was just this possibility thatprompted Ross Clute, an Incoemployee at the oxygen plant, to writeto John Robson, superintendent of theoxygen plant about a boating tragedythat was avoided because of the quickaction of Gerry Gauthier. Gerry alsoworks at the oxygen plant.

We thought the story was timely andwould like to share it with our readersin the hope that it might help avoid asimilar tragedy from occurring.

"I didn't mean for this to come outof it," Gerry Gauthier says, his voicetrailing off into inaudibility. He wasexpressing a natural modesty inreceiving recognition for something hefeels anyone would have done in thesame position.

Early in June, Gerry and his wifeMona were at their camp on LakeNepawassi. The day was noteworthyonly because the high wind hadwhipped up the waves on the lakeruining a day's fishing. In 20 years, hesays he has seen the lake that roughonly a half dozen times before.

Gerry happened to be looking outthe window of his camp when hespotted something flip-flopping overthe water a few hundred yards out. Atfirst he suspected it was a piece ofplywood because the wind wasindeed that strong. Closer inspectionwith binoculars revealed that theobject was an air mattress beingblown from wave to wave.

Then Gerry spotted a canoe with

M t' IF 'iceGerry Gauthier and his wife Mona have first-hand knowledge of the importance of life jackets.

two people in it. One of them stoodup in the craft and dove into thewater. "I knew there must have beensome kind of trouble,'' he explains."Nobody jumps out of a boat inconditions like that unless something ishappening."

Gerry and Mona, a former lifeguard,got into their 50-horsepower boat andwent out to investigate. Approachingthe bobbing craft, they found itoccupied by a pair of frightenedteenage girls. The one who hadjumped into the water had fortunatelymanaged to climb back in.

Some distance away they saw thereason for their distress, a thirdperson, a teenage boy floundering inthe water.

According to Gerry the girls wereattempting to cross the lake, thinkingconditions were not as bad as theywere. They soon found themselves introuble and called for help from oneof the girl's brothers on shore. Heattempted to swim out to them aboard

an air mattress but the strong windripped it from his hands and he wasforced to swim towards the canoewhich was being blown away fromhim as fast as he could swim towardsit.

"When we got there the guy wastotally exhausted," Gerry remarks.Another couple of minutes in the coldwater and it is almost certain he wouldhave drowned, he feels. Neither thelad in the water nor the girls had a lifejacket. "There was not one in sight,"he adds.

Gerry was able to pull the strugglingswimmer to safety with the help of apaddle.

Gerry says that he and his wife arehappy that everything worked out welland the kids are safe. He notes thathis camp is the last one in that area ofthe lake. With the teenagers beingpushed past his place, there wouldhave been no one else around tonotice them. "God knows what wouldhave happened," he states.

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Inco scholarship winnersThe Inco Reserved

Scholarship Competition wasstarted in 1956 andscholarships have beenawarded annually since thattime. The scholarships have apossible tenure of up to fouracademic years and providetuition and associatedacademic fees, on a yearlybasis, up to a maximum of$1,500 and a personal grant of$750. An additional annualgrant of up to $500 is alsoprovided to the universitydepartment in which thestudent is enrolled.

In order to be eligible,students must be enrolled in afull program of studiesrequired for universityadmission. The winners arechosen by an independent

scholarship committeecomposed of high schoolprincipals. Candidates arejudged on the basis of theircomplete academic record,SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test)and TSWE (Test of StandardWritten English) scores,personal information providedby the students and acharacterization report fromtheir high schools.

This year 20 scholarshipswere awarded to children ofCanadian employees andpensioners. Of that number, 15were won by students in theSudbury area, one by astudent in the Port Colbornearea, three by students in theManitoba Division and one bya student in a Torontoadministered location.

Diana Stankus is a graduateof Lockerby CompositeSchool in Sudbury and is thedaughter of Justin Stankus, amember of the cleaningservices department inCopper Cliff. She plans toattend the University ofToronto to study commerceand has a long term goal ofbecoming a CharteredAccountant. She enjoys alltypes of music and plays theguitar and violin. Sports suchas skiing, windsurfing,basketball, football and tennisare also of interest to her.

A graduate of Lo-Ellen ParkSecondary School, PattyAnn Ryan , will be attendingthe University of Torontowhere she intends to studypharmacology. The field ofmedical research is whereher current ambitions lie.Playing the guitar and sportsare her main hobbies. She isthe daughter of Peter Ryan.manager, central mills.

We are pleased to present Scholarship winners forthe 1985 Inco Reserved Ontario.

Douglas Morrison is the sonof Don Morrison who is themanager of metallurgical andcost evaluations at the Torontooffice. Doug enjoys playingbasketball on a recreationaland competitive level andrelaxes by listening to music.He is a graduate of ErindaleSecondary School in Torontoand plans to pursue a degreein electrical engineering at theUniversity of Waterloo. Hiscareer goal is to do researchwork in the field ofcommunications.

Steven Jay is the son ofFrank Jay, manager of minesengineering in Copper Cliff.Steven plans to attend theUniversity of Waterloo tostudy mathematics and wouldlike to pursue a career inactuarial science. In hisleisure time he enjoyslistening to music andspending time with friends.He is interested in a variety ofsports but especially enjoystennis. He is a graduate of LoEllen Park Secondary School.

The University of WesternOntario is where MichaelAniol of Lasalle SecondarySchool will be going to studysciences. Medicine.particularly microsurgery, iscurrently his career goal. Heis the son of George Aniol, ageologist at Stobie mine.Among his interests areswimming, scuba diving.military modelling, canoeingand camping.

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Dan Ewing is the son ofBrian Ewing, supervisor ofservices at the Copper Cliffsmelter. He is a graduate ofLockerby Composite Schoolwho will attend the Universityof Waterloo to pursue adegree in mechanicalengineering. Following somepost-graduate study he hopesto work in the aerospaceindustry. Sports and outerspace are his main interests.

Laurentian University is whereCarlo Crozzoli plans to go tostudy commerce. He is agraduate of St. CharlesCollege. His father, UgoCrozzoli, is a maintenancemechanic at the Murray mineresearch shop. Tennis,baseball and sports ingeneral keep him active. Hehopes one day to become aChartered Accountant.

Carol Leppinen is thedaughter of RichardLeppinen, a grade controltechnologist at the ClarabelleOpen Pit. A graduate ofEcole Secondaire Macdonald-Cartier, her plans involvestudying mathematics at theUniversity of Waterloo. In thefuture she would like to be achartered accountant. Herhobbies are cooking,swimming, camping andreading.

Cindy Maier hopes toeventually work in themedical field at a place suchas the Toronto Hospital forSick Children. She plans toattend the University ofToronto where she will studyscience. A graduate ofMarymount College, she isinterested in playing thepiano and running. She is thedaughter of Alfred Maier, arecent Inco pensioner.

A graduate of Nickel DistrictSecondary School, PeterKupchak plans to studyengineering at McMasterUniversity. He is the son ofWasyl Kupchak of the tankhouse department at theCopper Cliff copper refinery.In the future he sees thepossibility of working in thefield of engineering ormedicine or both. Baseball,football, tennis and squashare his favorite pastimes.

Susan Prior is the daughterof Tom Prior, superintendentof divisional shops. She is agraduate of Lively DistrictSecondary School who plansto attend the University ofGuelph where she will studyscience. She hopes tobecome a veterinarian in thefuture. Most sports andplaying the piano are herhobbies.

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A graduate of LevackSecondary School . DeborahLynn Benoit plans to studynatural sciences at McMasterUniversity. Her ambition is tobecome a pediatrician.Participating in tennis andvolleyball, watching hockey,baseball and football, andreading, are her hobbies. Sheis the daughter of RobertBenoit. a shaft inspector atLevack mine.

Shawn Abigail is the son ofJack Abigail, a shift foremanat the Clarabelle mill. Havinggraduated from LasalleSecondary School, he plansto attend the University ofWestern Ontario to studyscience. He hopes to entermedical school and would liketo work in the field of medicalresearch. Reading, photographyand computers are his hobbies.

With plans of studyingbiology at Sir Wilfred LaurierUniversity, Michael Simmonshopes to one day branch offinto the areas ofbiotechnology or geneticengineering. He is agraduate of Lively DistrictSecondary School, His fatheris Stanley Simmons. an Incopensioner. Squash, tennis,cross-country skiing, footballand reading are his maininterests.

Paula McCann is thedaughter of David McCann,an electrician at Stobie mine.Having graduated fromCollege Notre Dame, sheplans to attend either OttawaUniversity or LaurentianUniversity to study translationand interpreting. She hopesto work for the federalgovernment as a translator inthe future. Crossword puzzles.reading, swimming and TrivialPursuit are her hobbies.

A graduate of Notre DameCollege in Welland, AnnSullivan plans to studyoccupational therapy at theUniversity of Western Ontario.She is the daughter of JohnSullivan a retired chemist fromthe Port Colborne nickelrefinery. Ann's leisure activitiesinclude reading, swimming andmusic.

Michael Garritsen is agraduate of Notre DameCollege in Welland and plansto attend General MotorsInstitute at Flint, Michigan tostudy mechanical engineering.He is the son of PeterGarritsen, manager of theCopper Cliff copper refinery.Michael was editor of theschool newspaper andyearbook but found time toenjoy curling. baseball andhockey.

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The winner of the most recent DownMemory Lane contest is Gerry Cullainof Connaught St. in Sudbury. Hecorrectly identified the members of the1949 Frood Tigers baseball club,champions of the Nickel Belt BaseballLeague that season. For his efforts hewill receive a Science North medallionmade from Inca's patented Nigoldprocess. There were several individualswho had sent in correct answers so adraw had to made to establish thewinner.

Thirty three years ago the subjectsof the next Down Memory Lane photonot only finished first in regular seasonplay but also went on to win theNickel Belt Baseball Leaguechampionship. These boys,representing Coniston, won the final indecisive fashion overwhelming theCopper Cliff Redmen four games toone. It marked the third time Conistonhad won the title since it joined theNBBL in 1936. To start aspiringcontestants off, we'll tell you that thelads in the foreground are teammascots Butts Blake and PeanutsGosselin.

The correct identification of the 1949 FroodTigers baseball club is: front row, from left, NormFlowerday, Dick Trainor. Bill Huntley GerryWallace. Harry Marchand. Pete Rigg.in Dickrobin back row from left. Spike Worm . ngton.Jo-,n wary B;ly sr'-'a- Gip.- Seerey BertP,ou!!e. 6-rt rv J,3cx Duy:esryi,

Send your entries to the publicaffairs department, care of the addresson the inside front cover of themagazine. Be sure to clearly markyour envelope "Down Memory LaneContest."

The individual who correctlyidentifies the players in the photograph

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will be presented with a Science NorthMedallion. In order to give all correctentries an equal chance of winning, adraw will be made from those entries.If there are no correct entries, the onecoming closest to naming the peoplewill be declared the winner. Thedeadline for entries is August 15, 1985.

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Mining, men , machineryNew efforts

in productivity improvementsWith its recent application

underground at North mine, thecontinuous mucking machine promisesto contribute significantly to theCompany's drive to remain a low-costproducer of nickel and other metals.

The Company purchased aprototype of the continuous muckingmachine and modified it for

underground use at the Murray mineresearch shop last year. Its mainfeatures are an oscillating lip and acrawling system, says Dick England,superintendent of the mines researchshop.

The crawler, with a push capacityequivalent to a bulldozer, pushes themachine into a muck pile. An

oscillating lip, measuring 18 incheslong and 7 feet wide in the case ofthe prototype, vibrates muck onto anapron. A scraper chain moves themuck up an inclined conveyor where itis then discharged onto a truck orconveyor belt for removal.

The prototype continuous muckingmachine has been extracting ore from

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Bradley McDonald in front of Jarco426 haulage truck.

vertical retreat stopes at Copper CliffNorth mine since last June. It has,according to Ron Aelick, minesuperintendent, been performing well."Operating results vary substantially,"he reports, but rates of 500-600 tonsof muck per hour have been attained.

Removal of broken ore from stopesand pillars is one application of thecontinuous mucking machine. Anotheris driving drifts and tunnelsunderground.

The measure of any machine in themining industry lies in the judgementsof its operators. The two productionminers at North mine who have beenusing the continuous loader and amodified Jarco 426 haulage vehicleare Neil Eno and Bradley McDonald.

Neil relates that the continuousmucking machine experiment at Northmine, though not without its minorhurdles, is proving successful. "Wehad a few problems with it at first andwe still have some bugs to iron outbut this has got to be the way of thefuture."

"It's not perfect but it's getting there,"acknowledges Bradley. "Every shiftwe're able to improve on somethingand it's definitely the coming thing."

The continous mucking machine sitsat the cutting edge of new technologythat will revolutionize mining. Thebatch process, the way ore has beenextracted for decades, will become anindustrial anachronism. What willreplace it will be a continuous method.

The reason for the change isbottom-line economics. About half thecost of producing marketable metallies in the mining process itself. Newtechnology like the continuousmucking machine offers the Companya tool with which it can further controlthis cost and remain a low-costproducer of nickel, copper and othermetals.

Neil Eno at the controls of the continuousmucking machine

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Crei40ghton Complex wins

Levack/McCreedy WestBack row, from left, Marcel Henri, Robert Nerpin, captain, Wayne Arcand,briefing officer, Peter Zieleniewski,Front row, from left, Clement Castonguay, Ronald Gosselin, Robert Parker

Creighton/South AreaBack row from left. Al Simpson, Phil Fournier captain, Harvey Parsons,briefing officer, Mike FaheyFront row from left, Tom Taro Leo Seguin. Bob Croreau, Bill Halman_trainer

Frood/Stob,e/Garson AreaBack row from left. Ron Charboneau. John Lacey captain. Bob Nev:ilebeefing officer. Guy Guerrette.Front row from left. Gerry Clcuter Jim MacLellan G:i Lavoie

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For the second consecutive year theCreighton/South mine Complex haswon the annual divisional mine rescuecompetition held at the ConistonArena in May. It edged out squadsfrom Frood-Stobie Complex andLevack Complex to earn the right torepresent the Company at theProvincial Competition in Thunder Bayon June 6,7,8.

In addition to the oral examinationsand field tests the mine rescue teamsalso faced a simulated mine firesituation. This year the probleminvolved a fire that resulted from ascooptram going out of control andcutting an electrical cable. A total of 17men were unaccounted for, two ofwhich were injured and had to becarried to surface.

Each year the mine rescue problemholds an element of surprise to testthe squad's collective wits. This time itcame in the form of a methaneexplosion. The teams had to face theproblems associated with thepresence of an explosive gas,something not common in Inco mines.

Creighton-South mine, representedby Phil Fournier, captain. Al Simpson,Mike Fahey, Tom Tario, Leo Seguin,Bob Croteau and Harvey Parsons,briefing officer, took one hour and 21minutes to complete the problem, thebest time of the day. With a superior

demerits points tally they captured the1985 title.

The Creighton South mine teamwent to Thunder Bay to defend theprovincial title which Inco has won forthe last two years but unfortunately didnot win the event this year.

Part of the field test in this year's mine rescue competition involved theoperation of a foam ventilator used in fighting fires.

The Frood-Stobie-Garson team members fill their rebreather outfits with cardoxide, a chemical which absorbscarbon dioxide from air expelled by the wearer's lungs leaving whatever oxygen is left to be recirculated

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Captain John Lacey makes a note in his log with Ron Charbonneau providing light from his cap light.

The Frood-Stobie team applies first aid to one of the victims in the problem.

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SudburysuggestionplanawardsDue to space limitations we are notable to publish all the names ofsuggestion plan award winners. Thisedition of the suggestion plan saw 103suggestions earn a total of $14,995.

Roy Conley$1,910

$2,095 Claude Degagne of the Copper Cliff smelter found that temperature fluctuation andvibration from automatic punching caused matte penetration between the brick and aroundthe tuyere pipe. When cooled, matte or slag pulled away or "spalled" the surface of the brickand contributed to the deterioration of brick and tuyeres. He recommended that a higherquality mortar be used to seal the space between tuyere pipes and brick. Trials proved thatthis reduced brick and tuyere deterioration.

$1,910 At Stobie mine, Roy Conley suggested that failed drill chucks be bored out and have AL60chuck bushings installed to replace the existing chuck. This effectively cut maintenance costs.

$1,035 Calvin McFarlane and John Laking of Garson mine collaborated and came up withmodifications to the braking system on battery locomotives that cut labor and material costs.

$855 Jim Mulligan of the Copper Cliff smelter recommended that worn chrome wear sleeves inthe turbo mixer agitator tanks at the matte processing department be recycled. a suggestionthat reduced material costs.

$465 Labor savings resulted from a suggestion put forth at Little Stobie mine by Victor Proulx.He proposed converting two unutilized slime cars for use in handling cement.

$455 Rather than using heavy duty trailing cables on converter punching machines at the CopperCliff smelter which he found large and difficult to handle , Ray Newman suggested that lightgauge cab tire electrical cable be used. Not only is the new cable easier to handle but it alsois less expensive.

$380 Garnet Avery of Frood mine recommended the use of PVC conduit in the switch room inplace of rigid metal conduit. This was found to be less expensive and easier to use.

$340 At the Frood-Stobie warehouse , Ray Lagace cut material costs by suggesting that twostock codes be eliminated and replaced by one.

$260 At the Clarabelle mill, Gunther Boehlen felt an automatic timing device should be installedto regulate sample drying ovens which, though required for only five hours, were left on allday. His idea cut energy costs.

$190 Also at the Clarabelle mill, Albert Garon proposed revisions to the hanger supports formagnets on E floor conveyors to permit some horizontal travel of the magnets. This allowslarger pieces of muck to pass more freely and eliminates jams that resulted in damagedtroughs and belts.

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Ingenious so lution

Nature curries no favor for man'screations. Contending with the effect ofits formidable force often calls uponthe application of all our ingenuity and

wit. Late in April, the power section ofthe utilities department, found itself inthis position, dealing with theaftermath of an all-too-sudden springbreakup.

A giant ice flow broke away fromVermillion Lake and, carried by a swiftcurrent, crumpled hydro poles alongthe Vermillion River carrying electricityto the Levack complex and the town ofLevack. Jack Hunter, power sectiongeneral foreman, estimates itmeasured approximately 300 feetacross. Due to the rapid melt this

spring, the ice did not break up intosmaller flows as is normally the case.

The ice wreaked its damage in themiddle of the night. The felled poleswere noticed early next morning byLaurent Rancourt, caretaker at theRichelieu property on the lake. Onethree-pole stand was completelymangled while a single pole was

Jack Hunter and Laurent Rancourt nsvect the damage ofl!cted on ahydro pole by a huge ce flow on the Vermilion River All tree poles ofanother set were completely demol;shed

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cracked in another. Luckily, the poleson one stand fell in such a way thatthe 69,000 volt lines came to rest onlythree feet above the water. If they hadmade contact, Jack says, an outagewould have occurred.

As far as anyone knows, this sort ofnatural catastrophe has neverhappened before, at least not in the40 years of the pole line's existence.The testy situation commandedimmediate action. The poles had to bereplaced in some temporary fashionuntil the extraordinarily high watersreceded.

Jack's solution was to fix a pole ona barge which was to be moved intoplace and sunk to act as a temporarymeasure. 'That's the only thing I couldthink of," he says. Though the powersection has dealt with nature's blowsbefore, like the tornado that hitSudbury in 1970, it had never tocontend with something as "unusualas this," as he puts it. 'There was noway to get at it."

Barges were moved from High Fallsto the Lockerby mine road andlaunched onto the Vermillion River. Thepower was shut off allowing the powersection men to accomplish thetoughest part of the mission, securingthe poles. With the conductors closestto the water flagged and warningflashers up and men with radiosstationed to protect the public, thepoles were lashed together to preventthem from falling across the powerlines.

The power lines were then securedto the new, temporary pole. The bargeit stood on was filled with water andsunk. Once conditions permit, the poleline will be rebuilt in a new location toavoid the incursions of any ice flows inthe future.

The future came a little earlier thanmost expected as another massive iceflow was spotted moving after a shift inwind direction the following day. Thistime the power section gang physicallybroke up the ice flow before it couldcause any further damage.

Before the waters receded this barge wh,chsupports a temporary hydro pole. wascompleted -ubo erged

The barge, with a temporary hydro pole in place, was movedinto place and sunk.

Safety conscious kidsOne force that has been growing

consistently in Sudbury in recent yearsis an army of safety conscious schoolkids known as the Inco SafetyBrigade.

Six years ago CKSO Radio salesmanager Gary Duguay and thenmorning disk jockey Mike Cranstonconceived the idea of involvingelementary school children with safety.Originally kids were invited to sendtheir names to the radio station. Aletter was drawn each week daymorning throughout the school yearand the child was contacted by themorning DJ. The child had to repeat asafety tip that had been aired earlier inthe broadcast. Of all the winners in amonth, a name was drawn, and asavings bond issued to that child bythe sponsor of the program, Inco.

This past school year the format waschanged. Kids were asked to write intheir safety tips. From these a draw ismade daily and the child is contactedby morning DJ Pat Cochrane andasked to repeat the safety tip. Thedaily winner receives an Inco SafetyBrigade knapsack which containsinformation about the Company. At theend of the month, a draw is madefrom the winners. The person selectedwins a McDonald's lunch for his entireclass. Representatives of Inco andCKSO visit the school on the day ofthe lunch to talk to the kids aboutsafety.

Gary describes the response to theInco safety brigade contest as"excellent:" In many cases, he adds,the emphasis has shifted fromindividual initiative to one where kidsact in concert with their school mateson a class project basis to come upwith safety tips to send. He estimatesthe number of winners over the last sixyears as being between 2,500 and3,000 children.

Sid Forster, superintendent of public affairs, congratulates safety brigade winner Keith Joiner, sonof Ted Joiner, a supervising analyst in the computer department.

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As a result of Keith's participation in the safety brigade contest, he and his classmates at St. DenisSeparate School won a McDonald's lunch.

According to Sid Forster, program is in keeping with thesuperintendent of public affairs who Company's continuing emphasis onalso acts as safety brigade promoting safety both in thecoordinator, Inco's sponsorship of the workplace and at home.

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Date: July 24, 1985Place: Port Colborne Golf and Country Club

For more information contact: Elaine Arnold at 834-3611orLes Lewis at 834-6671

FIINS TOUCH GOLFSudbury Golfing Pensioners

Date: August 13, 1985Place : Lively Golf and Country ClubEntry Fee: $12, includes meal and green fees

Registration is on a first come first served basis. It willbe strictly limited to first 160 entries so be sure and getyour entry form in early.

For more information phone Jim Bryson at 675-8236

Please note., The entr%- fee of S12 must acccmipany- your enl ry. \ [aki

one Lour chhcgLie or money order payahIC u0 111C 1\ Toni It Pensioners

(loll Tournament. 1)o not senJ cash by mail.

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PORT COLBORNE EMPLOYEESAND PENSIONERS'

GOLF TOURNAMENT

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Senior singersFor the first time since its

inception in 1980, the WaldenSeniors Choir competed inthe annual Choirfestcompetition for senior citizenchoirs held in Kitchener inJune. Numbering 26 theWalden club includes Incopensioners in its membership.It is directed by Carol Butler,wife of Company employeeBob Butler. Choir pianist isJoan Doherty, wife of MorleyDoherty, also an Incoemployee.

Variety Night raised thefunds necessary for the choirto travel to the competition inKitchener. Held at the WaldenArena before a sold outhouse, Variety Night featureda number of musical actsincluding the Seniors Choir.

Pension Club

When the Copper CliffMechanical Pension Club wasfirst formed by a group ofemployees of the Copper Cliffmechanical department in1938 it boasted amembership of 20 men. Thetally of members after, as it isknown today, the Copper Cliff

Joan Doherty conducts the Walden Seniors Choir in a rehearsal priorto appearing in the third annual Variety Night held in Walden recently

Maintenance Pension Clubhosted its annual banquet inApril at the Caruso Club inSudbury, stood at 750. Themost recent "class" ofpensioners alone swelled theranks by over 200.

Each of the newpensioners was presentedwith the traditonal gold watchas a token of appreciation

From left, Bob Roberti, president of the Copper Cliff MaintenancePension Club presents gold watches to the club's newest members ConDisallb, Ozzie Carriere, Ken Cushing and Paul Levesque.

from their fellow workers. Thefestive evening includeddraws for over $3,000 inprizes made possible by thegenerosity of sponsors. TomPrior, superintendent ofdivisional shops, was onhand as Companyrepresentative and honoraryclub president to address thepensioners. Special thanks go

to members of the clubexecutive committee: BobRoberti, president, BillDoherty vice-president andmaster of ceremonies for theevent; Jean Guy Crepeault,secretary; Paul Levesque,treasurer; Bob Godin,director; Bernie Beaulne,director; Allen Neeley,director.

Over 700 members of the Copper Cliff Maintenance Pension Clubattended its annual get together in April.

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Birthday surprise

Janet Poulton waswondering how she couldmake her husband's 40thbirthday a memorable one forhim. She came up with theunique thought of having hisbirthday announced as itmight have in the 18thcentury, by a town crier.

On May 10, at noon hour,Doug Poulton, a maintenance

mechanic at Frood mine wassummoned to the gate, wheretown crier George Houston,aided by musician SeanDempsey, son of GeorgeDempsey of the Copper Cliffplate shop, proclaimed thespecial day for the entirePoulton clan. The birthdaysurprise, without doubt, was acut above cake and candles.

"Town crier" George Houston , accompanied by trumpeter SeanDempsey, announces to all concerned, in this case the Poulton family,consisting of from left, Anne, 7 Mark . 10, and Erin, 12 , and parentsDoug and Janet , the auspicious occasion of Doug's fortieth birthday

Agricultural leadership

Ellen Heale , horticulturist inInco's agricultural departmentis one of 30 people selectedfor the Advanced AgriculturalLeadership Program, a

program designed to helpyoung farm leaders meet thechallenges and opportunitiesfacing rural Ontario. A nativeof Sudbury she is a graduateof Marymount College andthe University of Guelph. Sheis secretary of the SudburyBusiness and ProfessionalWomen's Club and memberof the Provincial AdvisoryCommittee for Horticulture,Ministry of Colleges andUniversities.

It is a two year programopen to men and womenfrom 25-40 years of age whohave already demonstratedtheir leadership qualities, aninterest in communityactivities and the potential forfurther leadershipdevelopment, They can be

Miners wanted

Miners, either professionalor amateur, can once againtest their skills this summer asScience North will be hostingits Third Annual MiningFestival at the Big NickelMine. Competition for theamateurs is slated for July 13while the professionals

farmers, employees ofagriculture related businessesor anyone committed toagriculture in the province.

Consisting of 12 seminarsessions to be held in variouslocalities, the programobjectives are to increaseparticipants' awareness ofOntario's agricultural industry,its relation to national andinternational communities andits social, political, scientificand fiscal complexities.

The Agricultural LeadershipTrust is formed byrepresentatives from theFoundation for Rural Living,the Ontario AgriculturalCollege, the Ontario Ministryof Agriculture and Food andthe Ontario Federation ofAgriculture.

challenge one another July14. The hours of bothcontests are from 10 am to 6pm.

Competitors will try theirhand at four events, muckingmachine operation, jacklegdrilling, handmucking andscooptram operation. Theentry fee is $5 per event inthe form of a cheque payableto Science North. Entries arelimited to the first 50applicants. The closing datefor entries is July 5, 1985.Winners will receive cashprizes.

Gem and polished rockbuffs will once again have theopportunity to examine thewares of gem and mineraldealers from Canada and theUnited States at the thirdannual Rockhound Festivalhosted by Science North atthe Big Nickel Mine onAugust 17 and 18. Last yearthe Festival attracted close totwo thousand visitors. Dealerswill have jewelry and othercreations for sale. It is also atime for rock collectors tomeet and swap. For furtherinformation on theRockhound Festival pleasecall Big Nickel Mine at673-5659.

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RETII EMENTS

ourStanley Bielanski

Born in Poland in 1922, StanleyBielanski came to Canada in 1948and worked the first year on a railroadextra gang. From there he went to apaper mill at Ocean Falls and in 1951,on the advice of a friend, came toSudbury.

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He was soon working at tsinter plant and a few months latermoved to Frood working for WilburHerman on construction and also forJack Bruce in the timber yard. Hewent to the Clarabelle Open Pit in1961 and stayed there until retirement.

During the war, Stanley tried to jointhe Polish partisans but was capturedand spent some time as a prisoner inGermany. He later joined theAmerican army and was with themuntil he came to Canada in 1948.

Krystyna Brikl was also born inPoland and came to Canada in 1950.She and Stanley met at the PolishHall and were married in 1952. They

have four fine sons: Stanley Jr., inToronto; Henry, on staff at Frood-Stobie mill; Edward, at Elliot Lake,and Christopher, in his last year atLaurentian University. To date there isone very lucky grandson, adored byhis grandparents.

Stanley and family have lived in theDonovan section of Sudbury all theirmarried life and like it there. They aremembers of the local Polish Club andattend St. Casimir's Polish Church.

Stanley is very fond of baseball andhockey on TV and he hopes to dosome fishing now. He likes to walkand does daily exercises. With moretime on their hands, they hope now totravel more and probably see all ofCanada.

A happy and very pleasant couple,they are in good health, have manyfriends and are enjoying their newfound leisure.

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ell knoeighton where hehad worked for some 34 years, GilTurgeon has taken advantage of theearly service plan and is thoroughlyenjoying retirement.

While working in Toronto he hadseen an Inco ad and came toSudbury where he was hired atCreighton 5 shaft in 1951. During hisyears at that location he had workedat all shafts, first on production anddevelopment work, then on the cagesand skips. He spent many years at 8shaft and was a cagetender at 9shaft. Prior to his retirement he wasan operating shaft boss at thatlocation.

Gil was born at Levis, Quebec in1926 where he worked for a time as acamp cook before heading for Torontoand several jobs in that town.

Anita Myers and Gil were married atSudbury in 1952. Their five childrenare: Paul, in Halifax; Marc, atCambrian College; Jacqueline is Mrs.Peter Racippo; and Cecile is marriedto Mark Henderson; Joanne is Mrs.

n ' -Rick Fahey of Thunder Bay. To datethere are three grandchildren.

The Turgeons have lived in Livelyfor 20 years and are content toremain there. Gil has a small gardenand likes to fish for speckles. Theyboth enjoy walking and country music,and they have several friends withwhom they have some hot euchregames.

They have been to Jamaica andMexico and have seen both coasts ofCanada. They like to travel by car andare planning a few trips in the future.

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Both are enjoying good health.Anita has worked for some time in thepharmacy at Sudbury GeneralHospital and Gil doesn't mind doingsome 'of the housework now. It isobvious that they are very compatibleand will have a happy retirement.

Frank torfidaFrank lorfida has retired from the

rockhouse at Stobi6 mine. He firstjoined Inco in 1956 at the reverbs andfrom there he went to the Orfordbuilding and later to the separationplant. He also worked underground atFrood before moving to Stobierockhouse.

Frank was born in Italy in 1925 andcame to Canada in 1951 to join hisfather who was working in the bushnear South River. In 1953 he came toSudbury to work for Fraser Brace andhelped excavate the base for the ironore plant stack before hiring at Inco.

In 1954 he brought over hischildhood sweetheart and they weremarried that year in Sudbury. Shewas Teresa Pissani before theirmarriage. They have four daughters:Bruna, in Sudbury; Nancy, Mrs. MikeAitcheson; Rita, Mrs. Nelson Levellier,and Maria, Mrs. Marc Leblanc. Andthere are seven grandchildren.

Frank has a good garden at hishome on Copper St. in Sudburywhere he grows most of their ownproduce. And of course he alsomakes his own wine. He likes to fish,has a small boat and trailer, andhunts moose each year. His wifeenjoys the soap operas on TV.

They have made one trip back toItaly and hope to go again soon. Theyare active in their church, like to take

long walks and are generally quitehappy in their new way of life.

Joe Gudetevictus,Retired from the copper refinery on

early service, Joe Gudelevicius hasworked at that location since joiningInco in 1948. He started in thetankhouse working for Warren Koth.He transferred to the mechanicalgang some 14 years later and workedwith them until his retirement.

Joe was born on a farm inLithuania in 1924 and he recalled thathis country was overrun by theRussians in 1940. Later he was takenby the Germans to Germany wherehe worked until the war's end. After aperiod in a displaced persons' camphe came to Canada in 1947 and spentthe first few months in the bush northof Timmins. After he learned a littleEnglish he came to Sudbury and ajob with Inco.

Joe married Marie Estler inSudbury, and they have six children.Tony, in Timmins; Richard, inSudbury; Ronald, in Windsor andSusan, Betty and Tina, all in Sudbury.There is one grandchild.

Joe has lived in the Gatchell areaof Sudbury for over 28 years and healso has 160 acres of bush nearMarkstay, where he cuts wood. Inaddition he has a summer placeabout eight miles north of Markstaywhere he gets in some fishing, bothwinter and summer.

He tends a small garden, likes towatch hockey on TV and belongs tothe local Lithuanian Club.

In 1971 he made a trip to Australiato visit a brother there but otherwisehis travels have been limited. He is inreasonably good health and happywith his family and friends.

Leo NarkiewichRetired from the nickel reverbs

where he had been a tapper helperfor the last several years, LeoNarkiewich is enjoying his new way oflife. He has worked at the smeltersince 1948 when he came from alumber camp near Chapleau toSudbury. Most of that time was spentin the reverb department, many of itat the sand bins.

He was born in Bylelorussia in 1925and says that it is the third largest ofthe 16 republics in that country. Hegrew up on a farm and in 1944 wentto West Germany to work on ships.The following year he came toCanada on a contract to work oneyear in the bush. He did that, learneda few words of English, then came toSudbury and a job with Inco.

Leo is still single and on reflectionadmits that he would have preferredmarried life and a family, but, as hesaid, when he was young he movedabout too much. But he isaccustomed to single life now andhas a comfortable home in the northend of Sudbury.

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Leo built a summer place on theSturgeon River in 1969 and spendsmost of his summers there where hedoes a bit of fishing. He used to huntbut has given that up.

He enjoys soccer and hockey on TVas they are games he understands.He has many friends in town andenjoys a few beers with the boys quiteregularly.

He hopes to travel more now andplans to see all of Canada. "I'll go bybus or train," he said. "That way youcan see things."

A happy, gregarious man, Leoenjoys good health and is lookingforward to many pleasant retirementyears.

Alphe `Pit' RivalsPit Rivals has been with the

mechanical department ever since hestarted with Inco at Coniston in 1948.He was born in that town, grew upthere and delivered groceries for atime before joining the Company. Hisfather Frank had retired fromConiston.

During his career he worked atmany locations including a period asa training supervisor. He waspromoted to staff in 1970 and earlierhad spent some ten years at the ironore plant. When the Coniston smelterclosed in 1972 he was one of a groupwho formed what eventually becamecentral maintenance. From 1982 untilhis retirement he had been a planningforeman.

Pit met Geraldine Squires whileskating and married her in 1951. Theirchildren are: Blaine and Randy, inSudbury; Lynn, Mrs. Kim Conrod ofElliot Lake; and Nancy, Mrs. RaymondGilbeau of Sudbury. There are fourgrandchildren that get their full shareof attention from their grandparents.

The Rivals have lived in Conistonmost of their married lives and intendto stay there. They have a summerplace at Lake Kugagami where theyspend most of their summers and agood deal of their winters too. "Wehave cross-country ski trails therenow," they said. They are both activecyclists, and before he retiredGeraldine had worked at the mainpost office in Sudbury for a time.

This past winter they took a trip toCuba and found that tourists werewell treated. They have been toFlorida and may now take a look atTexas although most of the winter willbe spent here.

They both enjoy fishing andswimming and Mrs. Rivals has been aLionette for many years. And now withmore time at their disposal they alsoplan to see more of Canada. In greathealth they are anticipating manyhappy years of leisure together.

Allen CaseyAl Casey has retired from Little

Stobie mine after spending most ofhis Inco years at the Frood-Stobiecomplex. He was hired in 1947 at thecopper refinery but transferred toFrood in 1951 where he worked onthe upper levels for ErnieWeisenberger. He later went to Stobieand then with the motor crews atLittle Stobie.

Al was born on a small farm in NewBrunswick in 1929. He had worked fora short time in a cement block plantbefore seeing an Inco ad in the paper.So in 1947 he landed in Sudbury andwas soon working in the wire barstorage at the copper refinery.

He and Veronica Versteeg weremarried in 1951. Their family includesthree boys: Allen in Kitchener; Jamesin Toronto, and Stanley in Sudbury.And there are five grandchildren. Alalso has a brother Charlie working atFrood-Stobie.

After living many years near LakeRamsey, Al and his wife have movedto a smaller home on Ontario St.where Al is in the process ofremodelling the place.

He likes to fish, and enjoyscamping with their camper truck.They may make another trip toCalifornia where he has a sister. Mrs.Casey has been back to Hollandseveral times and Al still visits hishome province.

They were married at Christ theKing Church and are active in theirchurch. They have many friends andAl claims he is busier now than whenhe was working.

He enjoyed his work and especiallythe fellows he worked with. "Theygave me a great send-off andpresented me with a gold watch andchain," he said proudly.

His wife is bothered with arthritisbut Al is in relatively good health andhappy in his new lifestyle.

Roger Seguin"Inco treated me good and I left

there with good feelings witheverybody," said Roger Seguin whenasked about his recent retirement.

Roger declared that retirement isthe best time of his life but he doesadmit he misses the boys at work. "Igo visit them once in a while," hesaid.

Roger is an active man who is ingood health. He spends most of thesummer at their camp on the FrenchRiver where most of the familycongregate in summer. Roger gets insome fishing but winter is his besttime as he is an avid moose and deerhunter and also helps his brother onhis trapline near Noelville. "I love thebush and could spend all my timethere," he declared. With asnowmobile and an all-terrain-vehiclehe can pretty well go where and whenhe pleases.

He was born on a farm nearNoelville in 1931 and went to work inthe bush and at a sawmill when hewas 17. On his 20th birthday, May 18,1951 he joined Inco at the reverbs. Heworked with John Weir's gang for

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about five years then transferred toFrood and worked on production boththere and Stobie, a good part of thetime as a longhole driller. The last 10years he worked with themaintenance crew of the mechanicaldepartment.

Roger married Lola Clement inNoelville in 1951 and they have fourchildren: Donald in Sudbury; Roger Jr.at Val Caron; Anne, Mrs. CharlieBisaillon of Espanola; and Linda, Mrs.Danny Hines in the Ottawa Valley. Todate there are three grandchildren.

Mrs. Seguin has worked in the postoffice at Val Caron for 18 years soshe doesn't mind Roger being offhunting and fishing. They have livedin Val Caron since he built his homethere in 1954. They have made onetrip to Florida and may go to Mexiconext year.

Boxing is Roger's favorite sport buthe does watch hockey and baseballwhen the playoffs come. He has asmall garden at his home but his firstlove is the bush or camp.

Lionel Cheerier"I enjoyed my work and I liked

going to work," declared LionelChevrier. "I worked at Levack morethan 40 years and always got alongwell. And I worked on production rightup until I took my pension," he addedproudly.

Lionel first joined Inco in 1943 atthe reverbs but only worked the winterand went back to the farm for thesummer. In 1944 he rehired at Levackand stayed. "I always made prettygood money too," he said. During histime underground he spent sevenyears as a shaft inspector.

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Lionel was born in Quebec in 1926but the family moved to a farm inChelmsford when he was about three,where he was raised. They moved totown when he was ten. Before comingto Inco, he worked with the railroadextra gang and on the farm.

In 1950 he and JacquelineCastonguay were married atChelmsford. They have one daughter,Pauline, Mrs. Gaston Germain ofAzilda. Both love their threegrandchildren. Lionel has a brotherRene, an Inco pensioner andJacqueline has a brother, Rejean whois also a pensioner.

They have a comfortable home inChelmsford and a summer place onthe Vermillion River. Lionel also has ahunt camp near Gogama where theyhunt moose and deer and ice fish inwinter. "We get pike, and I like themnext to lake trout for eating," he said.They also have a garden at theircamp.

They enjoy travel, have seen bothcoasts of Canada and have been toFlorida several times, to Mexico,Hawaii and Jamaica. They usually gowith several friends.

Lionel likes to watch sports ontelevision and is a Montreal fan. Hehas now taken up cross-countryskiing. That, along with the businessof maintaining his home and camp,provide him with plenty of exercise."Over the years we used to buildhouses, my brother and I. We've builtabout 10 around Chelmsford," hesaid. He's a handy man to havearound.

Leo TrottierThe world is a much better place

because of people like Leo andBerthe Trottier. They are the dedicatedpeople who quietly go about helpingthose less fortunate through theirchurch. They have both taken courseswhich trains them for many dutiesincluding the visiting and care of thesick and older people, something theydo with joy.

Leo has retired from the Southmine where he was a dryman the last18 years. He has a back problemwhich limits his activities somewhat.He joined Inco in 1943 but, like otherfarm boys, went back to the farm inthe summer. He did that for a time,worked for Smith and Travers before

returning to Inco in 1951 at Froodmine. Later he also worked at Murrayand Levack.

Berthe Paradise and he weremarried at Blezard Valley in 1946.They have a family of eight childrenand 12 grandchildren. The childrenare: Jacques, Donald, Leo-Paul,Andre, and Jean Guy, all ofChelmsford; Gilbert of Sudbury.Daughter Lizette is at home andMurielle is Mrs. Phillip Woodliffe ofSudbury. Mrs. Trottier has a brotherJean Louis retired from Frood, andanother brother Leon at the smelter.

Leo and his family have lived in theChelmsford area all their lives andwhen the family was growing up usedtheir farm to grow and produce muchof what they ate. They now rent thefarm. They have a motor home inwhich they have done some travellingand hope to do more now. And inwinter it is travel by ski-doo.

Their one big trip that they havebeen planning for some time andhope to take next year is toJerusalem. "We must see that beforewe die," said Mrs. Trottier.

All the family are musical andmother both sings and calls forsquare dances. An active couple theydo plenty of walking and also ridebicycles and are in good health. Theylove their family and see some ofthem every day. "At one time all eightof them were going to school and inthe morning the house looked like abattle field," said Mrs. Trottier with abig smile.

A very fine couple are Leo andBerthe who will put to good use thetime they now have in retirement.

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Eloi `Lloyd ' LalandeLloyd Lalande is one of a family of

11 kids who grew up on a farm nearWendover, Ontario. At age 19 Lloydwent to work in a local cheese factorywhere he says they made the verybest of cheddar. Later he tended barfor a short time at Smith Falls afterwhich he came to Sudbury. He joineda cousin who owned a store in theFlour Mill.

Hiring at Frood mine in 1947, Lloydworked on production on many levelsfor 27 years when he transferred tothe mechanical department. He was adrill fitter at Frood from 1974 until hisrecent retirement on early service. Hestates that Frood was a great place towork.

It was in 1949 at Rockland, Ontario,that Lloyd and Anita David weremarried. They have four daughters:Helen, Mrs. Mario Anselmo of ValCaron; Claire, Mrs. Angelo Battocchio,now living in Italy; Lorraine, Mrs.Bruce Everest of Hanmer, and Estellein Washington, D.C. There are sevengrandchildren. Lloyd's brothers,Claude and Charlie are Incoemployees working at Stobie mine.

The Lalandes have lived in ValCaron since 1956. They tend a finegarden there. They also have asummer place on the Sturgeon Riverwhere they spend much of theirsummers. Lloyd does a bit of fishingbut his main hobby is working withwood.

They have made a trip to Mexicoand Mrs. Lalande has been to Italy tovisit her daughter. They hope to travelmore now. Lloyd is a member of theKnights of Columbus and a regularblood donor.

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In good health they cross countryski, play cards, and enjoy their family Iand friends. They both admit that theyare enjoying retirement.

Laurient PoulinLarry Poulin is one of 13 children

who were born and raised on thefamily farm near Azilda. There were10 boys and Larry says that at sometime all 10 of them had worked forInco. "We were poor on the farm," hesaid. "I can remember helping mydad sell potatoes door to door for $1a bag."

Larry joined Inco at Frood in 1950and then went to Murray mine wherehe spent 18 years. Except for a briefstint at Levack he remained at Murrayuntil it closed in 1970. The last 14years he worked at Levack, mostly onmotor crews. Earlier he had workedon production and with trammingcrews.

In 1949, Larry married Anita Trottierin Chelmsford. They have sevenchildren. Their two sons are Michel,at the smelter, and Gerry in Sudbury.The girls are: Therese, Mrs. RudyMoncion of Val Caron; Diane, ofAzilda; Liliane, Mrs. Claude Michel ofChelmsford; Micheline, whosehusband Gilles Lavallee works atStobie, and Monique. There are 12grandchildren. Larry proudly statesthat his family of 13 has grown to 108grandchildren at last count. He alsohas three brothers retired from Inco:Aurel from Copper Cliff; Bert fromLevack, and Eugene from Murray.

Larry has lived in Azilda the lastfive years and likes it there. Hebelongs to the seniors' club andattends many dances and keeps in

shape by cycling. He is also amember of the Legion at Chelmsford.

"We are a close family," he said."My brothers and I go fishing togetherand we have fun. And my dad lived tobe 93 and my mother 85" And hehas a brother, Gene, who iscelebrating a 50th weddinganniversary.

Larry likes helping people as wellas his family and does so in manyways. One of his family has 12 acresof the old farm and he helps out thereat times. He also likes to travel andplans to go to Florida next year.

Antonio SilvesttriTony Silvesttri has lived in Coniston

since coming to Canada back in 1951and it would take a lot to move himnow. He is probably one of the bestgardeners in that town and he and hiswife Teresa have vegetables galoreand a riot of flowers. She preservesmost of their produce and theirchildren also enjoy that bounty.

Born in Italy in 1927, Tony grew upon a farm and until he came toCanada had worked mostly infarming. He arrived in Canada atMontreal, and spoke only Italian. Heworked for a couple of months on afarm before coming to a friend, LeoniVisentin at Coniston. He got a job atthe smelter right away working forAndy McLean and when the plantclosed in 1972, went to work inshipping at matte processing inCopper Cliff. He retired last year onthe early service plan.

Teresa Zecchini, came to Conistonin 1953. She and Tony had knowneach other in Italy and her brother

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married his sister. When Teresa firstsaw Coniston and compared it to thefertile part of Italy she came from, shewondered if she was doing the rightthing. But now she knows thatConiston is just the best town inwhich to live. And they have helpedmake it so.

Their son John is with a local bodyshop and daughter Mary is married toPeter Tulumello. There are twograndsons that are the light of life toTony and Teresa.

They are active members of thelocal Club Allegri. He bowls and playsbocci there and this winter had hisfirst go at ice fishing. They have beenback to Italy on four occasions andwill likely go again. Next winter theyhope to go to Argentina to visit herbrother. And they also hope to see thewest coast of Canada.

A healthy, happy and well contentedcouple, Tony and his wife arethoroughly enjoying the new life ofretirement and they'll likely spendmore of their time in their lovelygarden.

Fermino ZadraWell known at Frood and Stobie for

the past 35 years, Ferm Zadra hastaken advantage of the early serviceplan. He likes his work but felt thiswas a good opportunity to leave.

He started in the timber yard atFrood in 1950 working for Jack Bruceand six months later went with MoeFior on track maintenance. He stayedwith the track gang until hisretirement, working on both thestandard and narrow gauge track. Aman who enjoys the outdoors, he

liked that type of work, and was goodat it also.

Ferm was born on a fine farm inItaly where the best grapes weregrown. He worked there until comingto Canada in 1950. It was with thehelp of Joe Perusini, (the famousFrood "Boxhole Joe"), that he wasable to come here with his wife.

They were married in Italy and livedfor a short time on the family farm.Her maiden name was CaterinaGregolon and they have threechildren. Son Angelo is with IBM inToronto; daughter Franca is a teacherat Cambridge, Ontario, and Maryannis in TV and radio at Pembroke. Sofar none of their children are married,so there are no grandchildren butFerm and Caterina are hopeful thatsome day they will be grandparents.She loves to sew and make things forlittle ones and would love to do it forher very own granddaughters.

Ferm is a gardener and growseverything including plums and pears.And of course his wife preserves mostof their produce. He loves to workoutside and also is a keen hunter andfisherman. "Never miss my moose,"he declared. And he likes winter andice fishing.

They are both active at the localCaruso Club which is near their westend home. They have made severaltrips back to Italy and hope to goagain. Ferm loves watching curlingand next year plans to curl with thepensioners.

They are in good health andenjoying retirement together. Theyagree that Sudbury is the best placeto live.

Dea WhissellDea Whissell is rightfully proud of

the fact that while he only had a littlemore than three years formalschooling, he is able to readblueprints and knows a good deal ofhistory.

Born on a farm near St. Charles in1928 they were burnt out when hewas five and then moved to the WestArm area. As Dea grew up, he, likemany others, worked in the bush inwinter and in a sawmill in summer. Hedid that for six years until 1959, when

Lhe came to Coniston and was hired atthe old sinter plant.

After nine years there he moved onto a number of locations, first to themechanics at Coniston, then toCopper Cliff and the Iron Ore Plant;then back to the mechanics, and in1965 to the carpenter shop atConiston until the plant closed in1972. After a couple of other stops hefinally landed at the Frood carpentershop and spent the last 10 yearsthere. "It was a good place to work,"he declared.

Before hiring with Inco, he marriedJacqueline Lemieux at St. Charleswhere she was raised. Their familydid include three sons, butunfortunately young Jacques waskilled in 1969. The other two are twins

f Paul and Pierre, both at home.Daughter Lillian is married to Dr. J.Fantin of Sudbury, and Jeannine isMrs. Bruce McDonald of Coniston.There are three grandchildren.

Dea is from a large family of 12children, and at one time he and fiveof his brothers were all working atInco. Ovide has retired from Frood;Gerald is at Stobie; Rudolf andRichard are at Frood, and Claude isat Creighton.

Dea and his family have lived atConiston since 1950 and he has afine garden there. He also has a fish-camp near Lake Nipissing.

They enjoy travelling and were ableto visit Florida this past winter. It wastheir first visit but it won't be theirlast. They also hope to see more ofCanada. Dea does a little carpenterwork and they like to play cards withfriends and generally enjoy their newlife.

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John MallickIt took John Mallick six tries before

he finally decided that mining was tobe preferred over farming. He wasborn on the family farm inSaskatchewan and was one of 11children. He first came east in 1948,hired at Murray, worked the winter,then back to the farm. In 1948 it wasto the Frood; in 1949 to Levack; in1950 Stobie and again in 1951. Thenin 1952 he came to stay this time atMurray mine. He soon moved over toStobie and worked there and at Frooduntil retirement.

He liked mining and had worked onproduction and development all hisInco years.

In 1951 he married a lovely girl alsofrom Saskatchewan, Verna Palagian.They have a family of three sonsand one daughter. John, at Espanola;Harold, at London, Ontario, and Paulin Sudbury. Daughter Susan is Mrs.John Hanninen of Sudbury. There areseven grandchildren and that makesJohn and Verna happy.

They have lived in the Long Lakearea of Sudbury for 30 years and willstay there to tend their large garden.They also have an acre of land onManitoulin Island where they had agarden at one time but it became toobig a chore. And as Mrs. Mallick said,most of what she preserves she justgives away.

They hope now to have more timeto do a bit of fishing, swim more andpossibly travel, although they havebeen to both coasts and she hasmade a trip to Florida. John likes towork around the house and in hisspare time plays the violin and guitar.He used to hunt but his knees aregiving him some trouble now.

They play cards with friends, readand watch selected TV shows. Andboth still have relatives in the westthat they visit quite regularly.

John admits that although he likedfarming he realizes that he has beenbetter off working here, even though ittook him six years to realize that.They are in relatively good health andare enjoying each other and their newleisure time.

John `Packer' FlynnTo Yacker Flynn, hockey is a way of

life and he has been at it most of hislife starting back with Gord Alcott andhis kids at Copper Cliff. From therehe graduated to minor hockey andjunior hockey at Copper Cliff then toGuelph in the junior O.H.A.

Then it was off to the pros, startingwith the New York Rangers' farmteam, the New York Rovers. Next, itwas the Atlantic City Seagulls for acouple of years before returning toSudbury. "I never quite made it to thebig league," said Yacker with a grinand no real regret.

While playing hockey he worked inSudbury as a car salesman and otherjobs in the summer. He played withthe great Sudbury Wolves for fouryears when he was part of thefamous "Kid Line" and during thatperiod they won several titles. He stillplays with the oldtimers and thepensioners and watches hockeygames regularly.

Born at Copper Cliff in 1928, son ofthe best ball player ever to come tothat town, Bert Flynn, Yacker startedwith Inco as a timekeeper in thereverbs in 1955 and three years laterwent to the capital expenditures

department and stayed there until hisrecent retirement.

In 1957, at Sudbury, he and SusanHebert were married. She is fromManitoulin Island. They have one sonRichard at home; and two daughters:Cheryl, Mrs. Jamie Dumas, andElaine, Mrs. Ed Armstrong, both ofCopper Cliff. To date there is onegrandson and Yacker says he likesbeing a grandfather.

They have lived at Copper Cliff alltheir married life and will stay there intheir comfortable home where heplans to add a patio this summer foroutdoor living. He also cultivates agarden and in summer he plays a bitof golf.

A popular and gregarious guy,Yacker admits he likes to go to one ofthe shopping malls wearing his brightred Molson's jacket where he attractsmany of his old friends and buddies.He has no desire to travel and enjoysliving in the Sudbury area.

Mrs. Flynn has been the head cookat the Copper Cliff Club for the past12 years and Yacker recalled that hisdad came here the year the club wasbuilt, 1915.

Enjoying his friends, family, hockeyand good health, Yacker is very happyin retirement.

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Ray Pulvermacher"It's been a long, long winter,"

according to Ray Pulvermacher whoretired on early service pensionNovember 1st, with 37 years creditedservice.

Ray started at Levack mine in thefall of 1947 but left in the spring of1948. "I needed something to tide meover for the winter," he said, "and Idid the same thing the next year, butthis time I never did get back home,that's why I say it's been a longwinter."

He found life, and work, in Levackmuch different to his home town ofBruno, Saskatchewan. He recalled the"Dirty Thirties" and then his work atLevack. He was a Shaft InspectorLeader at the time of his retirement.

Shortly after returning to Levack,Ray met Honorine (Lorraine) Ritchie,of Massey. They were married inMassey, December 28th, 1949.

They are proud of their four sons.Alan, of the Plant ProtectionDepartment in Levack, married LouiseLadouceur and they are the parentsof Ray and Lorraine's two grandsons,

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and one granddaughter. Brian worksin Sudbury for the Workers'Compensation Board. Third son Garyworks in Medicine Hat, Alberta and ismarried to Audrey Maser. Youngestson Glenn is at home.

Ray is a member of the Elks and isa Past Exalted Ruler of thatorganization. They both belong to theOnaping Golden Age Club, and enjoytravelling with their fifth-wheel camper.They are presently joint Secretary-Treasurer of the Sudbury AreaCoachman Voyageurs Trailer Club.

In years gone by, Ray was an avidbaseball player. Ray wore glasseswhen playing baseball and relateswhat happened to him one day whenhe forgot his glasses. The opposingbatter slammed the ball toward himand he mis-judged it. The result wasa real shiner, and Ray figures hewould have been saved a lot of painhad he been wearing his glasses.

Both he and Lorraine were greatcurlers and Lorraine says "We wonour share" They are also ardentgardeners. Ray says: "I made thegarden twice as big as it was, and it'sstill too small!" He'll be doing a littlefishing this summer, and next winterhe and Lorraine will be playing a lotof cards. Retirement for them lookslike a busy time.

William 'Bill' McKnightYoung Bill McKnight went right from

Sudbury Technical School to anapprenticeship at the Open Pit garagein 1943 and he has been with themechanical gang ever since.

He spent two years in the army,then returned and finished his tradeworking as a garage mechanic for

Ray St. Pierre and CampbellGirdwood. In 1949 he was sent to thecarpenter shop at Creighton thenback to Frood rockhouse due to aforce reduction. He trained to be ahoistman and spent the next 19 yearsdoing that at most of the Inco mines.His later years were spent as a hoistinspector at Stobie and Little Stobie.

He was born in Alberta in 1926. Hecame east with his family when hewas 12, first to Guelph then Sudburywhere his dad was a mechanic atDavidson's garage on Elm St.

Bill's wife is a local Sudbury girl,daughter of a well known tailor, L.Hunt, who came to Sudbury in 1922.Marian and Bill were married at

Sudbury in 1949 and have two sons:David, a teacher at Lively; and Allenin computer work in Toronto. There isone grandson, well loved by hisgrandparents.

Bill and family have had a summerplace at Trout Lake, near Estaire, fornearly 30 years and they also have amobile home in Florida. However theyhave travelled a great deal elsewhere,all across Canada, to Hawaii six timesand to many Southern island places,as well as Mexico. They have been toGermany to see the Passion Play andlast year were in Victoria for the Brier.

Bill's main interest these days is hisjob as president of the local ShrineClub, work which he enjoys, eventhough it takes a lot of his time. Hiswife is active in St. Paul's Churchwhich is near their home. She alsoteaches dance exercise classes, knitsand weaves and is happily busy inmany areas.

They are a happy and active couplewho are planning many trips andother activities for their retirement.

Arden ` Rocky ' NelsonArden "Rocky" Nelson was born in

Detroit in 1925. When he was sevenhis parents moved to Toronto wherehis dad had been promised a job.The job had evaporated when theyarrived so they moved on toManitoulin Island. He doesn't knowwhere or how the nickname cameabout, but once he had it, it seemedto follow him.

Rocky had planned on retiring thisyear but when "the offer" camealong he decided to accept, and soafter 21 years of credited service he'srelaxing and enjoying life.

Arden worked for the Sudbury HighSchool Board for a number of yearsbefore joining the staff on theSudbury General Hospital as acustodian. In 1963 he started with CILin Copper Cliff and when Incoabsorbed that function he came withthem. Subsequently he joined thegeneral maintenance department as amason. He enjoyed that for it allowedhim to visit many of the Company'sfacilities.

Rocky's dad worked for theCompany at Frood mine until hisdeath in 1973. He has a cousin,Claude Kerr, who is with the centralutilities department.

Rocky is an avid hunter and he anda friend are building a tower for usein deer hunting next fall on ManitoulinIsland. He describes it as being about15 feet at the base and about fivefeet at the top. The platform will beabout 17 feet high. There'll be a roof,for protection, and a railing to keepthem from falling to the ground.

In years gone by, Rocky used tohunt rabbits and partridge with a bow,but he allowed the bow to dry out andone day it snapped.

He hopes to visit his many relativesin Toronto and on Manitoulin Island.

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Lucien BrabantLucy Brabant has retired from

Levack where he worked the last 20years. He first worked for Inco at thecold Orford building back in 1948 andwent to Levack in 1965, first to themill and later underground where hedid many jobs including level bossand track boss. "I've sharpened steeland done most jobs on the level," hesaid.

He had planned on working for atleast another couple of years but washappy to accept the early serviceoffer and his wife is happy to havehim home since she recently suffereda mild heart attack.

She was Monique Byrnes beforetheir marriage in 1949 at Chelmsfordwhere she was born and where theyhave lived for many years. They havetwo sons, Roland and Robert, both ofChelmsford, and identical twindaughters, Lynn and Linda. Lucy hasa brother, Gerry, who recently retiredfrom Levack and Monique's brotherArchie is also a Levack retiree.

Lucy was born at Hanmer in 1929but they moved to Azilda when hewas about four. He left school at age15 and joined his father working inthe bush in winter and sawmill insummer. Later he had worked at theEspanola mill and with Fraser Bracebefore joining Inco.

The Brabants have a camper whichgets plenty of use in summer as theyboth like fishing and camping. Theyhave never been away in winter butnext year plan to visit Texas. She is amember of the local Legion Ladies'Auxiliary. Lucy used to bowl and stillgoes for his moose hunt each fall.

They used to visit the nearbyracetrack but now Mrs. Brabantconfines her gambling to bingo. Theyhave many friends in the area andenjoy playing cards with them andLucy likes hockey and wrestling onTV.

Reins MakiRetired on early service pension

from the geological department,Reino Maki is happily busy in manyrecreational areas.

A happy, gregarious man, he haslived in the Beaver Lake area since1968 and has 200 acres of what hedescribes as bush and rock. But hecuts all his own wood for fuel and heand a neighbor have cut their own skitrail through their joint farms. Beinglocated right on the Vermillion River,fishing is as close as your doorstep.And Reino says there are still plentyof fish in the river.

He was born at Mattawa in 1931.His family moved to Sudbury in 1951and before joining Inco in 1954,Reino had worked at many jobsincluding survey work for theDepartment of Highways. That stoodhim in good stead when he finallyhired with Inco because while hespent the first three weeks in thesmelter he then managed to go withthe field exploration group. Fromthere he went with the geologicalresearch group and worked there untilhis retirement.

While working for the governmentin the area near Estaire, Reino metSherry Kvaltin and they were marriedin 1954. They had four children butson Bruce was killed in a tragicmotorcycle accident about 10 years

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ago. Their other son Kevin is anapprentice with Inco. Daughter Miriamis in Scarborough and Serena is stillat school. To date there are twolovely granddaughters.

The Makis have made a trip toFlorida and Mrs. Maki has been toFinland. She speaks Finnish as wellor better than Reino, he readilyadmits. They have been to Canada'swest coast and hope to make a tripeast soon. But their big plan is for atrip to Iceland since both are veryinterested in that country.

Reino curls with the pensioners,does some fishing but has given uphunting. His favorite avocation isworking with the Whitefish Lions'Club where he is very active. Andsometime soon he plans to startraising a few chickens.

They are a happy and healthycouple who are already enjoyingsome of the best years of their lives.

Leo GraftonLeo Gratton was born and raised

on a farm near Wendover, Ontario in1929. He left home in 1950 to workfor Noranda mines and the followingyear he came to Inco.

He started in the converter buildingand worked in that department for allhis Inco service. He was a puncher, abaleman, a part-time skimmer and didnumerous other jobs during his timethere.

In 1954 Leo and Huguette Jacqueswere married in Sudbury. They havefour children: Richard, at home;Diane, Mrs. Gilles Gaudreau, inVancouver Island; Carole, at homeand Lynne, still in school. They haveone grandchild, the son of daughter

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Diane, who they don't get to see thatoften because of the distance. Thiswas rectified this past May whendaughter Diane and family came toSudbury and were able to spend amonth visiting.

The Grattons have a house in ValCaron where they have lived for 28years. Leo enjoys working in the yardkeeping his hedges looking their best.Between that and his small garden,he manages to keep occupied duringthe summer months.

In the winter his activities switch toice fishing which he very muchenjoys. He usually goes to theGogama area where his son has acamp. "I got a nice big lake troutthere this winter," he said.

Leo and his wife put their camperto good use during their frequent tripsduring the summer. They havetravelled much of Canada and now,with more time, they hope to go southfor part of the winter.

The Grattons are both in goodhealth and are enjoying theirretirement. With their active lifestyleand their family and friends theyseem to have found the recipe for ahappy retirement - keep busy.

Viljo `Willy ' VirtanenWilly Virtanen is a very happy man

and now that he has retired he isdoing what he likes best - workingwith wood.

He has a summer place at TroutLake and is now in the process ofbuilding a permanent home therefrom logs he has cut nearby. He will,of course, have a sauna in the housebut he also has plans to build aseparate log sauna . Perhaps Willy'slove of saunas has something to dowith the fact that he was born in oneon the family farm in Finland in 1925.

Willy and the former Eila Miemiwere married in 1950 and came toCanada in 1951. An uncle of Eila's,Toiva Pentola was working at Froodmine at the time and encouragedthem to come over.

Willy was able to get hired atStobie mine where he worked forthree years on undergroundconstruction. He later moved over toFrood where he worked in stopes andpillars for many years.

The last 10 years of his Incoservice he worked with the mineconstruction gang at severallocations.

U _AWilly is one of 16 children and Eila

is one of six, but they decided thattheir two sons are sufficient family forthem. Their sons are: Kimmo, inMississauga and Ray, in Sudbury.There are three grandchildren.

The Virtanens have lived onMacNeil Blvd. in Sudbury since 1954but are looking forward to living yearround at their favorite place, TroutLake. Willy does a bit of fishing buthasn't too much time to do that now.He has built himself a workshop andthat's where he spends most of everyday.

They have made one trip back toFinland and hope to go again. Theyalso have been to the Barbados andto Cuba but they like the winters inSudbury and enjoy cross-countryskiing.

They are very happy together and itis plain to see that they are going tomake the most of their new lifetogether in retirement.

Alton SpechtWhen Alton Specht left his home in

Digby, Nova Scotia, the idea was to"go out west". He hasn't made it yet,and now has no intention of leavinghis home in Hagar, where he and theformer Jeanne D'Arc Wissell havelived since 1956.

Before leaving Digby he fished forlobster and sardines. The urge tomove hit him and he landed inLondon, Ontario, where he worked forthe London Petroleum BarrelCompany. This entailed cutting trees,and later splitting them into barrelstaves.

In early 1950 he came to Sudbury

and found employment in the sinterplant. After five months there heapplied for and received his transferto Stobie mine. Then, like manyothers, it was back-and-forth betweenStobie and Frood, but most of his 331/2 years were spent there, and it wasfrom Frood he retired last November,on early service pension.

Alton, or "Al" as he was morefamiliarly called, says: "I miss theguys" and muses about Glenn Plante,Mike Grace and Gary Chicquen, buttalks specifically about his mate forthe past 16 years, Bill Demkiw.

When he first came to Sudbury, Allived in a boarding house at 30 BeechStreet. Jeanne D'Arc Wissell was

j working there, and on May 19, 1956they were wed, in St. Charles. Jeannewas born and brought up in WestArm.

They have four sons: Eric, works forthe CNR; as does his brother Danny;Brian is an electronics technicianliving in Sudbury; Steven still attendshigh school.

Two of Al's brothers are miners withthe Company, Henry at Frood, andClyde at North Mine.

Al and Jeanne will travel a little andare planning a trip to the TurnerValley in Alberta to visit his sister.They'll take in some fishing together,too, but when it comes to huntingwe're told "when moose season endshe's right into deer hunting!" Presseda little further on how they will filltheir time, Jeanne confesses there'slots to do around the house" ' ..andalso for my mother and brothers. Theyalways call for Al and Jeanne"

They're content with Hagar, andplan to stay there.

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Steve SzewczykSteve Szewczyk has taken an early

pension for two reasons; one, heliked the early service offer, and two,he felt that by going now he justmight make it possible for someoneyounger to get a job.

Born on a farm in the Ukraine in1922, he met his future wife, VeraMorozawa, in Germany. She was alsofrom the Ukraine, and they weremarried the following year in Belgium.That's where Steve went after thewar. He worked in coal mines thereuntil coming to Canada in 1951.

They landed at Winnipeg where hewas able to find work in thelumbering industry. Later that same

year, he came to Sudbury and got ajob at the copper refinery. "I started inthe wire bar storage and worked thereall the time," he said. He was aninspector for many years and recalledwhen they made more than 30different shapes of copper, and nowonly two.

Steve and his wife have threechildren: Walter and George, workingfor Regional Government anddaughter Anna, at Cambrian College.There are five grandchildren.

Steve's wife, Vera, speaksUkrainian, Russian, German, Polish,French and English and she was aninterpreter for a time in Germany.She has worked in Sudbury for anumber of years in charge of thecafeteria at Notre Dame College.

They live in the Minnow Lake areawhere he tends a large garden andenjoys taking his two dogs for walks.They are both active in their churchand she is the secretary of theUkrainian Catholic Women's League.

They have travelled to Europe butnever to the Ukraine.

This year they hope to see more ofCanada and maybe the United Stateswhere Steve has some relatives. Theyare both in good health and Stevelikes to watch hockey and soccer onTV. He is also a real chess player."He'll stay up all night sometimes,"said his wife with a smile.

Jim BettJim Bett has retired after 32 years

with the Company.He was born in Granby, Quebec in

1934 and came to Sudbury in 1953 tostart work at the old ConistonSmelter. In 1957 he went to Froodmine and a year later transferred toLevack. He worked at Levack untilMcCreedy mine opened and finishedhis service with the Company thereas a haulage truck driver.

His early days at the ConistonSmelter made him wonder a littleabout what he had gotten into."There was one fellow on the shiftwho was a real card. He kepteveryone going. I think his name wasErnie Laforge, but regardless, he wasquite a guy. Alex Rivard was a shiftboss and the super was a fellowcalled Murphy, but I didn't see muchof him."

Jim met and married the formerLaurette Pharand, of Sudbury at St.Jean de Brebeuf Church. They havetwo sons and a daughter. The oldestchild is Richard who is now withAtomic Energy of Canada in ChalkRiver. Daughter Carole is married toRichard Dube of Sudbury. Jason, ateight years of age is the youngestfamily member.

They are very proud of all theirchildren , but you can detect a specialfondness for Jason. He's in grade twoand the Betts report he is doing verywell at school . They 'll be staying inSudbury until Jason graduates.

Jim says he ' ll fill his time withwalking which helps keep his legs inshape. He loves reading and watchessome of the more important things onTV.

In his younger days he played theguitar and did some singing. Forabout ten years he entertained atvarious senior citizens ' clubs and forthe Ottawa Valley Club. He played forsome dances , too, but isn 't able toplay now . They are hoping to do alittle camping this summer as theyenjoy travelling.

Aurele Larose"I worked with, and for the finest

bunch of men" is the way AureleLarose describes his workingrelationships during his 36 and a halfyears with Inco - all of them atFrood mine.

Aurele was born in Hull, Quebec in1922, was educated there and inOttawa, then worked on a farm forseveral years before coming toSudbury in 1947. He spent his first 20years with the Company as a miner,and then transferred to themaintenance department where heworked as a drill fitter and drill fitterleader.

He met Yvonne Lavigne while livingin Hull and they were married inSeptember 1947, in St. Stephen'sChurch in Old Chelsea, Quebec. Theyfondly remember the day, noting itwas the church's 100th Anniversary.

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They are proud of their six childrenand 12 grandchildren. Son Andreworks in Elliot Lake; both Guy andMichel are stationary engineers inSarnia, and Mario, remains at home.Their two daughters both marriedInco men; Rachel, a nurse atLaurentian Hospital is married toDouglas Mazerole of the GeneralOffice in Copper Cliff, while Denise ismarried to Little Stobie miner GaryCreppan.

Aurele is an associate member ofthe Royal Canadian Legion, Branch76, Sudbury. Aurele and Yvonne arefond of skiing, ice-fishing and bowlingduring the winter, while in summerAurele's "green thumb" produces anexcellent garden. They are both avidwalkers.

Aurele spends some of his timeeach fall cutting about 12 cords ofwood for their air-tight stove.

The Laroses have no plans to leaveSudbury for they feel they are amongthe finest neighbors in the world.

Michael HanuszczakMichael "Mike" Hanuszczak was

born in Lvov, Poland, in 1924, wherehe was educated. He recalls a bright,sunny Sunday in September 1939. Asthey left the morning church servicethey found themselves surrounded bytroops. All the young people wererounded up and taken to campswhere Mike spent all the war.

He talks candidly about those daysand reports he did very little work.His main recollection is that theywere often required to stand in linefor up to eight hours to get a meal.

He was released in 1945 andremained in the area for three more

years before coming to Canada andPrince Edward Island in 1948. Hespent a year on a potato farm andthen came to Sudbury where hefound work with Fraser Brace andhelped construct the tailing line trestlefrom Creighton to the Copper Cliffmill.

He and a chum quit one day inSeptember, but not before they hiredon with Inco at Creighton mine. Herecalls Walter Sokoloskie was hisboss at six shaft. He worked in thecomplex as a driller and constructionleader until he injured his knee in1978. At one point he worked steadygraveyard shift for a five-year period.Mike says it seemed like 20 yearsand his wife Mary agrees.

He met Mary Kinnunen, a residentof Long Lake, and they were marriedby Magistrate W.F. Woodliffe onAugust 5, 1955. They have one sonand three daughters, and about ayear ago became grandparents toChrystal. Son Michael and wife Patsylive in Sudbury where he is employedby CP/CN Telecommunications. Twodaughters, Suzanne and Monique livein Brampton, while Shirri-Lin is home.

With 35 years credited service Mikecan't wait to get into his garden. Healso loves blueberry picking. In thewinter, to keep themselves trim, theygo ice-fishing and skiing. Mary sayshe even bought an exercise bicycle,and "he uses it!"

Mary and Mike are happy to remainin Creighton "our home."

Howard McCorriston"Murray was the nicest mine a man

could work in;' according to HowardMcCorriston who has retired after 35years credited service.

Born in Ridgedale, Saskatchewan in1926, Howard tried to work for theCompany three times. He was farmingwith his parents when, in 1947, he felthe could make better moneyelsewhere. The "better money" was

i the sixty-two and a half cents an hourhe received for each of the 56 hoursa week he put in at the copperrefinery. He gave up after threemonths and worked on roadconstruction. In 1949 he had a ten-day stint before leaving. In February1950 it was a case of "Third time,Lucky!". Howard started at Creightonsix-shaft as a production miner, a termhe likes to use.

It's hardly possible to keep track ofhis work history, for he was a great

nomad. After three months atCreighton he went to Murray, then toGarson, back to Murray then toLevack. Back to Murray, over to NorthMine and on to Garson and finallyback to North Mine, from where heretired. He was on supervision for an18-month period and then elected toreturn to "production mining".

Lenna Lewis was born at SpringBay, Manitoulin Island and afterreceiving her schooling on the Islandbecame a teacher in Garson. Theymet, and on July 10th, 1952 they weremarried. They speak with love andaffection of their four sons and fourgrandchildren. Terry, the oldest,married Margaret Archibald. Two sonsare single, Mark lives in Kindersley,Saskatchewan, and Brian is inToronto.

The McCorristons are avid campers,and a few years ago purchased anold Baptist Church in Spring Bay.They have remodelled it and nowspend their summers there, thusgiving Howard not one, but twogardens to look after. He hunts deerin the fall and during the long winterevenings they both play a lot ofeuchre.

Howard says, "I'm not rushing intoanything now that I am retired. I'mjust looking, and taking my time."Asked if they were consideringmoving away they both replied "No,we like it here. If we didn't wewouldn't have stayed" Questionedfurther about his time in SudburyHoward replied: "You know, when Icame here we had electric light in thehouse, and running water, and insidetoilets. My parents didn't have thatuntil a few years later. No, Sudbury isjust fine"

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Raymond MuiseRaymond Muise came to Coniston

to play ball. He was well known in hisnative Nova Scotia as a pitcher, andwhen, in early February 1951 hereceived a phone call from theConiston Red Sox he was off like a

shot. He arrived here the day of theserious bus accident, February 9th.

His first shift was on Sunday,February 13th in the metallurgicaldepartment at the Coniston smelter.Ray spoke of John Rogerson andFred Murphy in almost the samebreath as he talked of Gerry Wallace,and Spike Wormington, and GeorgeMacMaster. After his first threemonths he transferred to themaintenance department andremained in Coniston until that facilitywas closed.

He worked for the maintenanceconstruction section for two years andthen was over to the copper refinery.For about six years he worked as alocomotive engineer. He transferred tothe maintenance department and heretired from the electrowinning sectionof the copper refinery with 34 yearscredited service.

Two months after starting at Inco,Raymond returned to Digby, NovaScotia, where, on April 9th he marriedEvangeline "Vany" Comeau in St.Patrick's Church. Their marriageresulted in three sons, and, eventually3 grandchildren. Son Gary, has twodaughters, while David, who marriedthe former Sharon Harper, has a son.Their third son, Peter resides inBrantford.

Ray's brother, Joseph, currentlyworks in the Copper Cliff castingdepartment, while another brother,Paul, retired in 1979.

Raymond and Vany an on taking working in the nickel reverbs.dancing lessons. Raymond is an avid However, by Easter he had hadBlue Jay fan and foresees several enough. July saw George back andtrips to Toronto to watch them. They he has now retired with 36 yearshave also planned a trip to Nova credited service. During his workingScotia. I years, all of them in the nickel

In their Coniston home, where they converters, he worked at every jobplan to continue to live, they enjoy a except the one he really wanted -garden which according to Vany is craneman.split between them. "He has the He attended a wedding invegetables and I have the flowers." Powassan in April 1948, where the

At hunting time Raymond, his bride was Susan Busch, of nearbybrothers and cousins will be on Nipissing Village. George feels heManitoulin Island where they rent a was very fortunate to be the groom.hunt camp. George and Susan have two sons

Raymond finally confessed that and a daughter, and fourwhen he was young, very young, he grandchildren. The two boys, Harveyhad a nickname. His even younger and James worked briefly for Inco butbrother had trouble saying Harvey is now in London, Ontario,"Raymond" and called him while James is a pilot flying out of"Maymon" which eventually became Calgary. Lori, their daughter, works"Mummy". At the same time he told for Mid Canada Television.of this, the Triangle elicited the fact he His brother Clifford is also an Incostill holds the best "Win-Loss" record pensioner.in the Nickel Belt League - 9 wins George is a member of the Royaland only one loss! A grand memory Canadian Legion, Powassan Branch,to take into retirement. and the War Pensioners of Canada.

George KeallIt was in Powassan, in 1919, that

George Keall first saw the light ofday. He received his education therebefore turning to work on a fox farmin Kitchener. He moved from ranch toranch for three years before returningto Powassan.

He joined the RCAF in 1943 andremained with them until he wasdischarged in 1945. He had learnedthe barbering trade during this time,so he returned to Powassan andworked there and in Burke's Falls.

In January, 1948, he joined Inco,

During their retirement, Georgeplans to continue using his skills as abarber, especially at Pioneer Manor inSudbury where he has been cuttinghair once a week since the Manoropened in 1953. George says there'sno way he's going to cut woodthough, nor is he going to fish or huntanymore. He found there were justtoo many flies. They do plan manyvisits to their grandchildren.

As for Susan, she says "I likehaving him around the house; it'sdifferent, but I like it."

The Kealls are looking forward tomany years of happiness together.

Louis LabelleWhen "Black Louis" Labelle tells

you reluctantly of his nickname onehas to question how it came about.He directed our attention to his blackhair. We suggested "Smiley" wouldhave been our choice, for Louis ishappy in his retirement.

Born in St. Leon, in Quebec'sGaspe area in 1926 he recentlywound up 37 years with the Company.

He went to Bathurst, NewBrunswick at the age of seven. Hisfirst job was on the waterfront inHalifax at the age of 16, and hejoined the army when barely 18,serving with New Brunswick's NorthShore Regiment. Discharged two anda half years later, he moved to bush J

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work in Kapuskasing, and on his 21stbirthday, June 10, 1947 Black Louisstarted in the Mines MechanicalDepartment at the Levack MineRockhouse.

Johnny Campeau was the first manhe worked for, and he recalls TomSt. Amand and Ray Beach. He wassent to the Levack sand plant inOctober, 1982, and it was from herehe retired. His partner there wasClaude Brunet, whom he remembersfondly. Louis says: "Claude is a verygood man"

During his school years anotherstudent was Wilma Lagacy. OnAugust 15th, 1949 they were marriedat a ceremony in Levack. They haveone daughter, Loretta, who is marriedto Jim Patry. They reside inChelmsford, as do Louis and Wilma.There is one grandson.

Asked if he is a member of anyclubs Louis replied: "No; I don't liketo be hooked up with anybody -except Wilma". And Wilma admits hegets up early but he doesn't botherher. She says: "It's nice to have himhome".

Louis will be hunting deer andmoose around Onaping Lake and hehas a garden. They return to NewBrunswick about every other year andhope to continue doing this. Their bigplans at present are for a visit toVancouver and to Expo '86. Louis hasa brother-in-law there and is hopingthere's a spare bedroom.

Veikko MalinenVeikko "Vic" Malinen is a

transplanted Finlander, having beenborn May 16, 1927 in Kuhmo,Finland. Times were difficult in

Finland then, so his father left forCanada before Vic was born. Hismother followed in two years. Vic'sfather, Arne "Big Matti", found work inFrood Mine in 1930, and retired in1963 from Murray. In 1931 Vic, hisbrother and sister joined their parents.

Immediately after leaving school Vicstarted work with the Northern SkiFactory. He remained there for eightmonths until joining CPR's telegraphgang, spending the next six monthsrepairing these lines.

On February 27, 1947 Vic started atthe Copper Cliff copper refinery,and 38 years later he has retired.

Vic recalls working for HerbShoveller and B.C. Armstrong and, inparticular, his co-worker at therefinery, John Dominique. He alsotalks of another "Dominique", June,no relation to John, whom he marriedJune 1st, 1974 in the First BaptistChurch in Sudbury.

They have no children and so areable to engage in very active hobbiestogether. Golfing heads the list,especially for Vic. June says if itwasn't for fishing, Vic would list golfas number two, also. The fish in LakeManitou, on Manitoulin Island canexpect an onslaught this year, andthey will have to be wary in the winter,too. Birds will have to be on the look-out in the fall.

When it comes to cooking theyshare, more or less, 50/50. They havea camper on their truck and keep atent, as a spare. June claims the tentand a special screened "kitchen".

June sums up pretty well. "He'sjack-of-all-trades, but master of none,I've got it made! I'm glad Inco retiredhim."

Frank ChirkaFrank Chirka, known to the bowling

fraternity as "Fire", was born inCreighton in 1925. He was educatedin Sudbury however. By 1947 hecouldn't think of any good reason whyhe shouldn't work for Inco so hejoined "Jock" Rennie in CopperCliff's Miscellaneous Fitters, morecommonly known as "The Misfits."

Eventually he spent some time inthe separation building and thenmoved to the Frood-Stobie mill in1972, and from where he retired with

1 a total of 40 years credited service.On May 2, 1953, Frank married

Anna Mae Parker, a Sudbury "girl".They have five children and twograndchildren. The family is a littlespread out. Michael, the oldest ismarried to the former Cindy Hatchand is working in Toronto, while Miles

I lives and works in Winnipeg.Youngest son, Mitch, is attendingSudbury Secondary School.

Both daughters are married: Hollyto Reino Kotilehti, in Sudbury; andHope, married to Tom Behenna, alsoin Sudbury.

Frank is an ardent Blue Jay's fan,although he likes the Expos, too.After all, says Frank, "They'reCanadian teams!"

Frank and Anna met through theirinterest in baseball. He was a coachand she was on his team. Frank usedto be a pretty sharp bowler, too.

The Chirkas would like to gosomewhere just a little warmer, butthat will have to wait until Mitchleaves the nest. He keeps them busyat present with hockey in winter andsoccer in summer.

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John SanderJohn Sander has retired from

Stobie mine after 37 years with Inco.His service with the Company startedin 1947 when he was hired by arecruiting team in Saskatoon,Saskatchewan. He started at Froodmine and throughout his working lifespent all his time at either Frood orStobie mines.

He recalls, with a chuckle, his"indoctrination" by Frank Southern.During the hour-an-a-half period thenew workers were allowed to smokewhen all of a sudden Frank remindedthem there was "No smoking here!"He recalls, too, Fred Levert and BobMitchell, both dead now, and the manhe completed his working days under,Claude Lalonde.

Although recruited in Saskatoon,John actually was born in the smalltown of Scott, in 1924 and wasbrought up in Revenue,Saskatchewan. His pre-Inco daysincluded helping his blacksmith father,working on the railroad, and mining inFlin Flon, Manitoba. He put sometime in at a pulp mill in Ocean Falls,a shipyard in Vancouver and was alumberman at Lake Cowichan, B.C.

John married Anne Kovac in HolyTrinity Church in June 1948. Anne wasborn in Kolibabauce , Czechoslovakiaand emigrated to Canada in 1938.They have five children : Dennis,married to Emila Diniro , is employedin the Accounting Department inCopper Cliff; Rodney and John Junior,are both at home; Caroline Anne isnow in Ottawa where she is employedby the Department of NationalDefence . Their other daughter, MaryRose died in 1973 at age 16. Theyremember her fondly.

John is a member of the HolyTrinity Men's Club and helps in their

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youth camp project . Anne is thePresident of the Holy Trinity CWL sothat both are very active in theirchurch.

They both enjoy walking , althoughJohn says "not too far ". They wouldn'tmiss their weekly bingo and insummer there 's the garden whichcomes under John 's care . He says"it's only about six feet by 20 but itgives us everything we need. I likedoing anything with wood, too."

Their retirement will see themtravelling . Perhaps this summer toSault Ste . Marie , Ottawa, andHamilton. Next year they plan to visitJohn 's mother who lives alone inSaskatchewan . They' ll visit John's sixsisters and two brothers, too.

Charlemagne DesforgesCharlie Desforges was born on a

farm at Hanmer in 1922, one of afamily of 12 children. He grew upthere and in the Hagar area where he

i worked in a sawmill at the age of 12.In 1942 he hired on at Levack,

worked with tramming crews for sixyears, then quit. He rehired the sameyear, 1948, this time at Garson wherehe worked until his retirement onearly service. He was a dieselmotorman at Garson.

The same year he changed mines,1948, he and Emea Loyer ofChelmsford were married and theyhave one daughter Gertrude, asecretary in Hanmer and her husbandGeorges Bouchard works at Stobie.There are two grandchildren.

Charlie and his wife have lived atHanmer all their married life and planto remain there. They have a largegarden that they both enjoy and lastsummer bought a summer place atWest Arm.

Charlie likes to hunt and fish,winter and summer, and his otherhobbies include playing the fiddle,

mandolin or guitar, and doing oddjobs around home and camp.

He and his wife belong to the localGolden Age Club where they meetmany friends and play cards. Theyhave travelled all across Canada andplan to travel more, now that theyhave more time on their hands.

Charlie is no TV fan and limits hisviewing to one hour on Saturdaywhen wrestling is on. They are ingood health and looking forward tosun and fun in retirement.

Joseph A. BelfryAl Belfry was born at Espanola but

moved to Sudbury with his familywhen he was eight. That was in 1934and his father Elwood came to workat Inco. He retired in 1959. Al grew upin the Minnow Lake area and BelfryAve. is named after his dad.

Al first worked for Inco in 1942 atage 16, at the copper refinery but quitto join the army in 1944. He wentoverseas with the Queen's Own Riflesand was on occupational duty inGermany. He returned to Canada onthe Mauritania along with GeneralMontgomery, and others, and wasdischarged in 1946.

That same year he rejoined Inco atthe reverbs, worked for a few years atthe sinter plant, then went to the ironore plant where he worked until hisretirement on early service.

It was at Sudbury in 1948 that Aland Anne Marttinen were married.They have five children: Allan, inSudbury; Jim, in Elliot Lake; Bill, inSudbury; Judy, Mrs. Mario Peloso, ofSudbury; and Cathy, Mrs. Glen Mitton,of Elliot Lake. There are sixgrandchildren.

The Belfrys have lived on Elm St. inthe west end of Sudbury since 1951never dreaming then that they wouldhave a highway past their door

someday. But they are used to thetraffic now.

They had a camping trailer formany years but last year bought aplace on Manitoulin Island where theyplan to spend much of their time now.

'Al likes his steam bath hot and has afine sauna at their summer home.

He does some fishing, they enjoytravel, mostly short trips, and theyhave made many camping trips withtheir children. Al likes to work withwood and make things for hisgrandchildren. They both enjoywalking and Mrs. Belfry doesvolunteer work at the GeneralHospital. Her dad Vaino, was also anInco retiree from Frood.

They are a happy couple who areenjoying good health and each others'company as well as that of theirfamily.

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Samuel BanfieldMaintenance mechanic first class

Samuel "Sam" Banfield has retiredafter devoting 33-1/2 years to theCompany.

Sam was born in Garnish,Newfoundland and worked on afishing boat out of Halifax beforebeing lured to Sudbury in 1949 by hissister. Her husband, Wilson 'Newf"Anstey, worked for the Company. Heis now retired.

Sam was unable to hire onimmediately so he worked first forCecchetto and Sons and then forFraser Brace. He started with Inco inJune, 1951 working with "Jock"Rennie, and the Miscellaneous Fitters.He recalls Jack Beaudry, Jock'sassistant, and time-keeper Oscar Mei,and Leo Lafrenier. In fact, Sam says,"I worked with so many good fellowsI can't even remember them all."

He went over to the Iron OreRecovery Plant for several years and

Lthen transferred to the Copper Cliff

TJ.mill where the late Jack Gifford washis boss. Johnny Hamilton worked inthe tool room. From there he workedfor seven years at the nickel refinery,and it was from here he retired.

Sam's wife of 38 years, Grace Anna(Isnor) was born and educated inHalifax. They were wed December22nd, 1947. The Banfield's have fivechildren, three girls and two boys, andfive grandchildren, also three girlsand two boys. They are proud of themall.

Bruce, the oldest works in thenickel reverbs. He married the formerTerry Brownlee. Their other son,Bryan, is living in Kingston. Sarah(Sally) is the oldest of the girls andworks for Bell Telephone in London.Jan is now Mrs. Don Gummerson.Don works for the transportationdepartment in Copper Cliff. Sandra isstill at home.

Sam spent most of last winterremodelling their home. He plans tofish and hunt and in winter they willboth be bowling. They enjoy dailywalks and they share a garden 50-50.Grace Anna says "He digs; I seed,and we both weed"

They are planning a trip back toNewfoundland which will be theirsecond trip since leaving. They'll alsotry to work in a trip to the other coastin a year or two. In the meantimethey'll enjoy their home, family andfriends on 4th Avenue in MinnowLake.

Jozef Gluszek"He's a good person to have

around," is the way his wife feelsabout Jozef Gluszek's retirement on adisability pension. He spent 28 yearsin the matte processing department.

Jozef was born in Chwaliszew, inWestern Poland in 1933 and at theage of ten, was taken by his parentsto Austria. When the Russians tookAustria he, and his parents simply left.According to Jozef, "We just lockedthe door and left everything so itwould appear the house was still livedin, and went to a refugee camp inGermany." In 1949 they went to Brazilin what turned out to be stop-over toCanada, and to Sudbury.

Anna was born Anna Burger inTurda, Rumania and she and herfamily, too, fled to Germany. They metthere, but were separated when Jozefleft for Brazil. The Burger familyfollowed a year later and they met

i again in Sao Paulo where they weremarried April 30th, 1955.

Just before Christmas, 1955, theyleft Brazil on their journey to Sudbury.The day they left Sao Paulo it was105 degrees (Fahrenheit), and the daythey first set foot in Sudbury thethermometer dipped to -30!

Jozef worked for Milanov Paintersand recalls painting some of thehouses then being constructed inLively. On December 20th, 1956,Jozef put in his first shift for theCompany in the converter aisle. Threemonths later he transferred to theseparation building. He recalls therewere 65 men working there. When heleft work for the last time he left 12mates behind. He had kind words forthem, and talked of William Saundersand Robert Renaud, his supervisors.

He added: "I was very happythere ... there were no arguments ...never a dull moment. I loved workingfor the Company."

Jozef and Anna have two sons anda daughter. John married Lisa Koivolaand they now live in Toronto. Susan,an admitting clerk at the GeneralHospital, and Tony, who attendsCambrian College, are both at home.

The Gluszeks are members of thePolish Club of Sudbury.

When the Triangle asked what hewould do in his retirement Jozef couldforesee no problems. He startedcollecting stamps with a Jewish friendin the early 1940s. He was forced toabandon his collections two or threetimes, but always returned to it. Hehas his own "stamp room" and caneasily spend eight to ten hours a daythere. He trades and deals withfriends throughout the world.

We closed our interview on thisphilosophic note from Jozef. "I toldmy boys, get to like your job; then yougo to work happy!"

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Ron-Des ormeauxRon Desormeaux was born in North

Bay in 1928 and has retired on earlyservice pension with 38 yearscredited service. Ron's friends knowhim better as "Bidoux", but Ron sayshe hasn't the faintest idea where thenickname came from.

Ron's dad came to Sudbury towork for Fraser Brace in 1930, andRon had no alternative but to cometoo. But he says he has no regrets.

He started with the Company in1947 in the nickel reverbs where heworked as a skimmer until 1978 whenhe transferred to the Copper Cliffplate shop.

Ron and Georgette Lalonde, ofSudbury, were married at St. Jean deBrebeuf Church in 1949. They havesix children, three of each sex, and,as Ron said "two, four, six, eight;yes, eight grandchildren".

Claude is a machinist with Craig Bitin Val Therese; Ron Jr. works for theGood Neighbours Salvage Shop inSudbury while Tommy keeps themhopping at home. Their threedaughters are all married: Claudetteto Bob Bodson, of Bon Accord,Alberta; Patricia, to Gerry Laroux inSudbury; and Jan, to Ron Ouellette,also of Sudbury.

Georgette was unable to meet withthe Triangle as she was suffering aninjured foot so we do not vouch forRon's claim that "I built her agreenhouse about two years ago, butI do all the hard work and she justdoes the planting."

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aRon has planned for a couple of

fishing trips this summer as well as atrip to Alberta. Although they have ahouse trailer, Ron said he's going theeasy way - driving in their car, andstopping at motels. In the fall there'llbe more fishing, hunting, followed byice-fishing and skiing in the winter.

Emilio VisentinRetired from the machine shop at

Copper Cliff where he had spent mostof his Inco years, Emilio Visentin isadjusting nicely to his retirement.

Born at Britt, Ontario where hisfather worked at the coal dock, Emiliofinished his education at SudburyMining and Technical School. Hejoined Inco in 1945 with themechanics. Laid off after a fewmonths, he worked at Parry Soundand Toronto before returning to Inco in1947, starting with Jock Rennie's'misfits', he soon moved to theblacksmith shop and then themachine shop where he operated adrill press. He has taken the earlyservice pension.

Emilio married Argie Grottoli, alocal girl from a well known family in1949. She was born and raised at theend of Copper St. and at one timeshe recalls her dad raised severalhundred pigs along with manychickens. She also remembers AndyBoyce driving his cattle fromMartindale Rd. up to their Gatchellgraze.

There are two children in theVisentin family: Richard is inBurlington, and daughter Linda, Mrs.Louis Anceriz, lives at Mississauga.There are two granddaughters thatare dearly loved by theirgrandparents.

The Visentins built their own homein the Gatchell area back in 1953 andstill live there. Emilio enjoys hisgarden there and his wife preservesmuch of what they grow. He alsomakes his own wine, and is a realtelevision sports buff.

Argie is active with the CatholicWomen's League and she enjoystravel but Emilio is happy aroundhome. He likes to walk and does soevery day.

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Bob Jakov and his wife, the formerPauline Tanko were both born inYugoslavia. Eventually theyimmigrated, independently, toCanada and they met when Bob wasworking for Inco and she was living inCreighton. They were married at HolyTrinity Church in August 1948.

Their family consists of threechildren. The oldest is John, whomarried Colleen Weaver. He works atthe Taxation Data Centre. Dianemarried Mehmed Chehic. Their otherdaughter, Carol Ann is married toMaurice Falcioni. There are twograndchildren.

Bob says his dad came to Canadain 1928 and worked at Frood mine.He and his mother followed in 1937.Bob worked on a farm for a while andthen went to school to learn English.He was a mechanic at the rockhouseat Frood and when the Frood-Stobiemill was opened he transferred there,a move he doesn't regret.

Recalling their early days inSudbury, Pauline says she used tobuy milk by the gallon from thelocation now occupied by the Beavergas station on Lorne Street. Theirhome on Bessie Street in Sudbury,boasts a garden they are both proudof. Bob used to be a heavy smokerbut he quit a year ago. He feels muchbetter but there's been a bit of a sideeffect; he gained a little weight. TheJakovs have never been back toYugoslavia but they hope to correctthat this fall.

With 44 years credited service, Bobretired partly because he suffered aheart attack a year ago. He's feelingfine now and recalls with fondnessthe fellows he worked with. He says:"They were a swell bunch of men towork with and were always veryfriendly."

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company and work well together andare happiest when they are in theirown home.

Joe used to hunt and fish but nowhe likes to work around the place andtake short motor trips.

Joe GrabishExcept for a short break in the mid

forties, Joe Grabish has worked all hisInco years at the Frood mine and likemany other good miners, Joe admitsit was a good place to work.

He was born in Poland in 1921 butthe family came to a farm near SwanRiver, Manitoba in 1928 and that'swhere Joe grew up. He started workat the tender age of 13, driving ateam of horses in a bush camp. Whenhe was older he tried construction atPort Arthur before coming to Sudburyin 1941 and hiring at Frood.

In 1945 he quit to join a brother inthe trucking business in Winnipeg butwhen that didn't work out he rehiredat Frood in 1948. "I've done mostjobs," Joe said. "9 worked ontramming, on 12-8 shift, drove raises,was pillar leader and the last 10 yearsI was school stope instructor at Frood-Stobie. I found that very rewardingwork," he added.

It was in 1953 at Sudbury that heand Pauline Chimilar were married.She is from Gimli, Manitoba. Theyhave four children: Larry and David,both in Toronto; Corine in Ottawa; andDorothy, Mrs. Ron Cail of London,Ontario. There are 11 grandchildrenalong with one great-granddaughter ofwhich they are very proud.

The Grabishes have a verycomfortable home in the Minnow Lakearea where they have lived for over30 years and have one of the bestgardens in the area. A few years backthey remodelled their home with bothof them doing most of the work. Theyare very happy there and have noplans to move.

They visit their children and bothhave relatives in the west. "Oursummer place is at Gimli," said Mrs.Grabish. They are a very devotedcouple who enjoy each other's

Marcel BrunetMarcel Brunet was born at Massey

in 1933 and was raised on the familyfarm at Noelville. He left home at theage of 14 and came to Sudburywhere he washed dishes in Murray'srestaurant which was located in theCoulson block. Later he worked in thebush during winter and the tobaccofields of Delhi in summer.

He joined Inco in 1953 at theroasters and worked there for 13years before joining the mechanics atCopper Cliff. In 1969 he went with themines mechanical department atMurray, Little Stobie and Stobie minesand the last few years he was at thenew central shops with thecomponent repair centre crew.

He and Claire Roy were married atSudbury in 1954. They have fourchildren: Robert in Sudbury; Andre, iswith Inco's computer department;

Gilles operates the snack bar in theScotia Tower; and Lynn is Mrs. PaulDesjardins of Kitchener. To date thereare eight grandchildren, seven ofthem girls. Mrs. Brunet is happymaking things for them andbabysitting as needed.

They have lived on Ester Road nearthe four corners and have a lakefrontproperty on St. Charles lake so thereis no need for a summer place. Theyalso have a camper that sees plentyof use. They both love to travel.

Marcel likes working around hishome and does just as much as themood suits him. Claire is happy tohave him at home and they are bothin good health. As Marcel says: "I justlove this retirement."

Arni KontturiArni Kontturi was born and raised in

Copper Cliff and has returned to livein the house that he was born in. Hisfather John retired from the Companyin 1959 and Arni joined Inco in 1948as a machinist apprentice.

He attended school in Copper Cliffwith such well known boys as YackerFlynn and his hockey linemates. Hefinished his education at SudburyTechnical School and worked a coupleof years with the old SudburyConstruction and Machinery Co.before joining Inco.

After completing his machinistapprenticeship he remained in themachine shop. He worked on most ofthe jobs there but his favorite was the12-foot planer at which he spent manyyears on a wide variety of jobs. Heliked his work and readily admits heworked with and for some of the bestguys you could find.

In 1955 he married Marcelle Foranin Sudbury. Her brother, Frank, andfather, Jack, will be remembered byoldtimers at Frood mine. There arethree children: Ken, is with the CBCon Manitoulin Island; Dave, is inWallaceburg; and Marni is at home.

Arni and his wife lived for someyears in Lively but now reside inCopper Cliff because it is close totheir two camps; one at Black Lakeand the other at Biscotasing. Arnilikes to hunt and fish and in winteruses his snowmobile for ice fishing.

They hope to travel more now, inCanada and possibly head south inwinter. Arni is active with the CopperCliff Legion as well as the Creighton-Lively Elks Club. Arni enjoys the oddpoker game with the boys and he isalso a football fan.

They are happy in retirement andare looking forward to spending moretime at both of their camps.

William `Bill' MillsBill Mills was born in Canada's

potato growing province but he admitsthat the spuds he grows on his acreof land on Manitoulin Island are asgood or better than those grown at

`P. E.I.Bill was one of 10 children on the

farm during the depression and thingswere tough. He left the farm for thearmy in 1941, saw considerableservice overseas and was wounded atNormandy. He was back in actionbefore the war ended and then spentover a year with the occupationalarmy in Germany.

After discharge he went back to thefarm but on the advice of a friend inthe army, came to Sudbury in 1947and hired on at Levack. "The bestplace I ever worked," he declared."And Charlie Lively was a real greatcharacter. I just loved being there." Hehad worked on production anddevelopment including 11 yearsdriving raises. The last 10 years hewas on sandfill.

Marie Snow had come fromNewfoundland to work at Levack andthat is where she met Bill. They weremarried in 1952. Son Billy is agraduate from Laurentian, working inSudbury, and their two daughters are:Barbara, Mrs. Dan Jiricka, a nursingdirector at Saskatoon Hospital. Shewas an Inco scholar in 1973; Brenda,is Mrs. Brian Deziel of Onaping.There are four grandchildren.

The Mills have lived in Levack for38 years and plan to stay. They havea garden at home in addition to theiracre of potatoes. Mrs. Mills enjoysworking and she still does at theLevack High School and at the ski hillin winter.

Bill is a moose hunter and claimshe hasn't missed in 26 years. He isalso a sports buff on TV and enjoyscurling. He is a charter member ofthe Levack-Onaping Legion and theyare members of the Golden Age Club.

They love their grandchildren andboth declare that it is the best thingthat has ever happened to them. Theyare very happy in retirement with theirfamily and many friends.

Matti AsuBig, hearty, cheerful Matti Asu has

decided to retire from Inco but thatdoesn't mean he has retired. He is asbusy, or busier than ever in hisinvolvement with several localorganizations. And that is what heenjoys doing, and does well.

Born in Finland in 1926, he hadworked for Inco at the Petsamo minein Finland for a year before theRussians took over. Matti served ontwo occasions in the Finnish armyand is now the president for all ofCanada of the Finnish Second WorldWar Veterans.

In 1951 he decided to come toCanada and since his wife had anaunt in Timmins that is where theywent. Matti worked a couple of yearsat the McIntyre gold mine beforecoming to Inco in 1953. He worked ashort time at Creighton five shaft, waslaid off and soon recalled to thecopper refinery where he worked thenext nine years. In 1964 he went withthe mechanics and for the last 12years was a diesel mechanic at theSouth mine.

It was in 1949 that he and SiskoMyllykoski were married in Finland.They grew up in the same area. Theirfamily includes one son Ahto in

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Toronto, and three daughters; Kielo,married to Randy Carlson ofNewmarket; Kaija, who is a veryfamiliar and friendly face at theSudbury library. Her husband ClaudeMalloux is a lineman with Inco; andMarjatta, still attending university.

Matti is very active with theSudbury South Lions' Club and thatkeeps him pretty busy. But he enjoysbeing involved in community work andgives much of his time to it. Theyhave lived near the four corners areafor some 25 years and will stay there.They have made several trips back toFinland where they both haverelatives. Matti's mother is 99 years ofage. They are also members of theFinnish Lutheran Church.

They have done some travelling inCanada and hope to do more andperhaps go south some winter. Theyenjoy visiting with family and friendsand they have many of them.

J. Kenneth ConibearJ. Kenneth "Ken" Conibear spent

33 years with Inco and upon hisretirement February 1, 1985, wassenior mines project engineer.

Born in Ingersoll, Ontario, in 1925,Ken received his early educationthere. It was interrupted immediatelyafter V.E. Day with service in theArmy of Occupation. Returning to theUniversity of Toronto, he graduatedwith a Bachelor of Science degree asa Mining Geologist, in 1950.

After graduation, Ken spent a yearin the field before joining theCreighton mine engineering staffMarch 19, 1952. His boss then wasILyn Goard, now retired, and living ashort distance away from Ken'ssummer retreat at Honora Bay, on

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Manitoulin Island. Another nearbyresident, and also a former associateis Merv Dickhout.

After ten years at Creighton, Kenwas moved to the Copper Cliff minesoffice for three years. He spent sevenyears at Garson as Area Engineer,and in 1972 rejoined the minesengineering department as a planningengineer.

Ken has travelled widely for theCompany including New Caledonia,mine planning in Nevada, and for theMcBean gold mine in Kirkland Lake.

On February 16, 1952, just amonth before starting at Creighton,Ken married Margaret Dickhout. She

i was born and lived on a farm atSalford, Ontario and it was the sceneof their wedding. She and Ken havetwo sons; Richard who is at home,and Paul, living in Vancouver.

Ken will maintain his interest intheir church, St. Paul's UnitedChurch, Garson, where he currentlyserves as Council Chairman. He says"I'm going to catch salmon in BritishColumbia," but qualified it to say"well, at least I'm going to try, but Icaught some nice ones last year".He'll look after his camp onManitoulin Island and enjoys wood-working of all kind, although admits tobuilding construction as being hischief interest.

Margaret will maintain her intereststoo. They include service to theSudbury Memorial Hospital Auxiliary,and to the Hospital AuxiliaryAssociation of Ontario, where she iscurrently a vice-president. She is well-known in the area for her quiltingexpertise and will continue with thisavocation.

Robert LangstaffBob Langstaff has taken an early

service pension and is now enjoyingsome of the best times of his life. "Ifeel great, have lots to do and nowhave the time to enjoy more thingswith my wife," he said.

He was born at Port Arthur in 1929and his family moved to Sudburywhen he was a baby. His dad workedfor Nordale Construction and helpedbuild the copper refinery. Bob grewup in the Gatchell area of Sudburyand the only job he had before joiningInco was setting pins in the bowlingalleys at the Inco Club.

He hired on during the war at age15 and worked in the mail room at thegeneral office until he was 18 then

went with the metallurgicaldepartment. He quit in 1949, andspent one season on the Great Lakessteamboats, then returned to Inco in

j 1951, at the sinter plant. Six monthslater he went with the maintenancemechanics and worked at most mines.He later went underground at Levackwhere he drove raises and drifts. Hereturned to the mechanicaldepartment at Levack in 1975 and in1983 went to Frood as a first classrigger and finished up his servicethere.

His wife, the former MarleneThornton, is also from an Inco family.Her dad Fred had been with theriggers at Frood and retired fromthere. Bob and Marlene were marriedin Sudbury in 1951. Their threechildren are: Robert Jr., in Edmonton;Donna, whose husband Paul Berubeworks at Levack; and Carole-Leewhose husband Wayne Riley is in theArmed Forces. There are fivegrandchildren.

Bob and his wife have lived inLevack for over 30 years and alsohave a summer place at nearbyWindy Lake. They have a motor homeand have been south many times andplan to continue spending theirwinters in the south and summers atWindy Lake.

Bob likes to fish, has a garden atcamp and Marlene preserves much ofthe produce. Bob is an active memberof the Elks Club.

Bernard `Barney' ForestBarney Forest is one of the most

gregarious, happy and busiestpensioners one is ever likely to find.And now that he has retired he'll bebusier than ever, if that is possible.

He is an active sportsman. "I've

been in hockey for 38 years, but Ionly play twice a week now," he said."We are a tournament team and havebeen to Lake Placid and Banff" Healso played for several years withSudbury Hardrocks football team.

Woodworking is something heloves, making fine wood toys for hischildren, grandchildren and friends.His shop burned down recently but hehas salvaged some fine wood fromsome old garages at Levack andplans to build a bigger shop.

If that isn't enough he has a hobbyfarm on Lake Mindemoya andwelcomes scores of friends as well asfamily. He and his wife are happiestwhen there is a crowd at their place.And yes, they have a large gardentoo, and Barney is a keen fisherman.

He was born at Sudbury in 1933,joined Inco in 1950 at the smelter,went from there to Stobie, then toLevack where he worked 12-8 shift for14 years until McCreedy Westopened. He was a payloader operatorthere until retirement.

In 1957 he and Doris Demers weremarried at Levack. Her father, Urge[,had worked there and she has twobrothers, John and Roger who haveretired from that same location.Barney has one brother Gerry atStobie. Their children are Danny andPaul at Elliot Lake, and daughter Lisein Sudbury. There are twogranddaughters.

The Forests have travelled Canadafrom coast to coast and may do moretravelling now, if they find time. Inaddition to Barney's activities, Doris isthe librarian at Levack. They are avery happy couple who are enteringretirement with enough enthusiasm forten people and their love of life isvery evident in their actions.

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Mike ZatezaloMike Zatezalo has taken advantage

of the early retirement plan and ishappily enjoying his new style ofliving. He and his charming wife arehappiest when they are at the familyfarm near Alban, and that is wherethey spend a good deal of time,summer and winter.

Mike met Agnes Greer, a Scottishnurse from Windsor, in Muskoka in1962. They were married the followingyear. Their two nationalities seem toblend well and they are obviously veryhappy together.

Mike was born in Yugoslavia in1925 and his father brought the familyto Canada just before war broke out.The family bought a small farm nearWahnapitae and that's where Mikewas raised until he joined theCanadian Artillery in 1944.

He saw action overseas and wasdischarged in 1946 but it took him 10years of other jobs before he realizedthat Inco was the best place to work.

He started at Creighton five shaft in1956 and went to Levack in 1958where he worked on the level and onsurface before joining the mechanics.He worked at several different minesand finished up his last few years atthe matte processing department.

Mike and his wife have acomfortable home in the NewSudbury area and will continue to livethere. They enjoy travel, have seenmost of Canada and made severaltrips both to Yugoslavia and toScotland. His wife says that many ofher friends from Scotland have takenwinter vacations in Yugoslavia.

The family farm near Alban is whatthey refer to as their retreat. Theyenjoy being there and as Mike says,"we always have lots of company."

And they both like that. Mike likes towork around the place, cut a littlewood but he is not into raising anylivestock.

They are a happy and healthycouple who are enjoying retirementand obviously are pleased to havemore time now, to spend together.

Aime LepageAime Lepage, who retired recently

from the mechanics at Copper Cliff,has had an interesting and variedcareer. He was born at Sudbury in1924 and went straight from school toa job as a delivery boy for a drugstore. Then he joined Nordale whenhe was 16 and helped build theMurray headframe.

In 1942, he joined Inco at thecopper refinery but quit in 1945 tohelp his brother with their store on oldBorgia St. When his brother joinedKen Brown as Brown and Lepage,Aime ran the store for a time, spent ayear with Crawley McCracken and rana store for Capreol Bus Lines forthree years. He came back to Inco fora year at Coniston but quit again andreturned to being a storekeeper, thenin 1951 he rehired to Inco this time tostay.

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in many locations at Copper Cliff andfor the last several years worked with'Moose' McQuarrie.

Aime has also been active in theUnion over the years but mainly inthe recreational field, working withKerry Size. He has been president oftheir mixed bowling league for manyyears and is still active with theirSports and Recreational Committee.

He married Marguerite Davis atSudbury in 1947. Their five children

are: Maurice and Marcel are inToronto; Paulette, Mrs. Reg.Blanchard; Nicole, Mrs. RichardDoyon, and Gisele, Mrs. Ken Hytti, allof Sudbury. There are fivegrandchildren.

Aime and his family have lived inNew Sudbury for 30 years and Mrs.Lepage works at the Health CarePharmacy there. Aime likes to fishand bowl, and they have travelled toboth coasts of Canada and to Floridathree times.

They are a close family who arevery happy together and have manyfriends.

Peter ZwarichPeter Zwarich was born on a farmnear Winnipegosis in 1921 and triedseveral other avenues before comingto Inco to work. After leaving the farmin 1939 he joined a brother atBeardmore but couldn't get on at themine so went to work in the bush.Later he worked at Leitch gold minesfrom 1940 to 1943 when he joined thearmy.

He went overseas with the PrincessPat's in 1943 and in 1944 was withthe Canadian contigent in Italy. A yearlater he was in Holland and when thewar ended he served with theoccupational troops in Germany.

After his discharge in 1946 hereturned to the family farm then wentto B.C. and worked in gold minesthere until 1951 when he came eastand a job with Inco. He started atCreighton three shaft and later wentto six shaft. In 1970 he went with theventilation crew and worked thereuntil his retirement.

He and Mary Rozmarnowich were.married in 1947 at Winnipegosis

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which was her home town. Their sixchildren are: Leonard, in Hanmer;Peter, at school; Darlene, Mrs. PaddyKidd of Sudbury; Debbie, Mrs. JohnBoyuk of Sudbury; Brenda, Mrs. KevinJack of Calgary; and Kim, justgraduated from Western inoccupational therapy. There are sixgrandchildren.

the youth bowling movement inSudbury.

Born at Fredericton in 1926, heapprenticed as a plumber in 1941then joined the army the followingyear and saw service in Canada andoverseas. Upon his discharge hereturned to Fredericton, completed hisplumbing apprenticeship and worked

They have lived in the Minnow Lake there and in Toronto as well as inarea since 1952 and plan to stay Sudbury for a couple of years. Hethere . They are both interested ingardening and preserve much of theirproduce . Peter enjoys all sports andused to play both blooper ball and

knew Ev Staples well and went toschool with Bubba Jewitt and playedball with them in his home province.He only played a few games with

broomball . His wife states that he is a Garson here.very handy man around home . He and Marjorie Tims were married

Now that they have more time they in Fredericton in 1948 . Frederictonhope to travel more . They still visit was also her hometown and they metback home and are a close familywith their children. Peter is a memberof the Legion, Branch 76, and he hasno hesitation in stating that he isenjoying retirement.

Albert 'Ab' AmosA well known and popular member

of the mechanical gang at CopperCliff for well over 30 years, Ab Amoshas taken early service pension. Hehas been troubled lately with a heartproblem so he felt the wise thing todo was take his doctor's advice andease up now.

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competitive sports he once played,especially bowling where he was onmany winning teams. However, hehopes that he will be able to bowlagain later this year and possibly golfthis summer and ski in winter.

Ab has been very active with theCopper Cliff Maintenance Pensioners'Club. He was president for the past12 years. He was also involved with

while he was with the army. Their sonDale is with the Taxation Data Centrein Sudbury and daughter Cyndie ismarried to Paul Bois.

Ab and his wife moved to CopperCliff last year after living many yearsin Sudbury. They like it there becauseAb is known and knows so manypeople. They have a summer placeon Ham Lake and spend theirsummers at camp where they dosome fishing, play golf at the FrenchRiver course and cultivate a gardentoo.

They have been to California andFlorida and also Canada's west coastand that is where they may spendsome time in winter now. They alsovisit back home to Fredericton.

Ab enjoys sports on TV, likes toread, walk and exercise. He and hiswife Marjorie are very happy togetherand are anticipating many pleasantretirement years.

Don ForbeckRetired on disability pension with a

kidney ailment, Don Forbeck is busyas ever in many areas. He is anardent hunter and fisherman andeach year looks forward to the moosehunt. He fishes winter and summer.

Born at Poole, Ontario he hadworked with his dad in the paintingand decorating business until 1952when he came to Sudbury. He hiredon at Creighton five shaft in that sameyear. At Creighton he was fondlyknown to many as "Cannonball", andwas very popular at the mine.

For a number of years he workedwith tramming crews and was also ahoistman for several years. He joinedthe mechanics as a garage mechanicin 1976 and a year later transferred tothe iron ore plant. The last fewmonths he worked at the nickelrefinery.

In 1954, Don and Aldene Moxamwere married in Sudbury. She is amember of the well known Moxamfamily of Waters. Her dad, John, hadworked for the Company for 25 years.

The Forbecks had four children butone son, Kenneth, was killed whilewalking on the highway back in 1975.The other children are: Bruce, atCambrian College; Perry, with NorontSteel; and Brenda, Mrs. RonaldMcCauley works at the MemorialHospital. And their two grandchildrenare, as they put it; "The light of ourlives".

Don had a camp on Penage at onetime and would like to have oneagain. They have a tent trailer thathas been busy but their energies andtalents are directed more to theirchurch, the Waters MennoniteChurch, where both have made, andcontinue to make, great contributionsof their time and talents.

Don is a very handy man, has builthis own home, and can make or fixmost anything. Woodworking is hisspecialty. He is in great demand bychurch, family and friends and isalways happy to oblige.

Don and his wife have travelledthrough much of Canada and havemade one trip to Florida. They arehappy with their many good friendsand neighbors and this year theyhope to find time to golf. They are ahappy, dedicated couple who are anasset to any community.

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Ray DeslogesThirty-nine years at Frood is Ray

Desloges' credited service with theCompany. He's one of three familymembers to retire November 1st,leaving only Harvey still working atFrood.

He was born near MacFarlane Lakeon February 24th, 1927. Ray workedon his father's farm before joining theCompany's work force in 1946.

Starting as a miner at Frood, Raytransferred to become a drillfitter in1960. He served as a shift boss from1965 to 1972 and then chose totransfer to Creighton. In three months'time he was back at Frood's drillshop, from where he retired.

Ray married Rachel Deschamps inSt. Eugene Church, Sudbury, inOctober 1949. They have no children.

In his years he has picked up theskills required to be an excellenthunter and fisherman, and holds atrapping license in the Townships ofBroder and Dill. He enjoys trapping,and all outdoor activities. To enhancehis skills he attended CambrianCollege's "Fur Farming" course,which he found not only interesting,but helpful too. He's very unhappywith trappers who abuse animals andis pleased that the "Fur Farming"course is now compulsory for allfuture trap-line operators.

Ray and Rachel have seen Canadafrom coast to coast "fromNewfoundland to Vancouver Island,and we've been as far south asMexico City". In the future are fishingtrips in the north, and they areespecially looking forward to visitingthe North West Territories, perhapsnext year. On their travelling scheduleis a trip to Greece.

In the meantime they maintain a

trailer at the Ranger Bay Trailer Park,near Alban for relaxation and easyliving. They both look forward, withgreat anticipation, to their retirement.

Charles WilkinCharlie Wilkin has retired from the

Copper Cliff nickel refinery where hehas worked since 1972. "I started withCharlie Brownlee's gang in 1948," herecalled. From there he went to theold crushing plant and worked forJack Gifford until that plant closed.

Charles was born at Little Currenton Manitoulin Island in 1925. He grewup there on the family farm and is thethird generation to do that. Beforejoining Inco he had worked oneseason on great lakes steamboats.

Charlie and Doris Paulenko weremarried at Sudbury in 1944. They metwhile she was working at the smelterduring the war. They have onedaughter Beverley, Mrs. LeslieForeman of Kingston, and there isone granddaughter ready for college.

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They are very active members ofthe local Berean Baptist Church andlive their religion daily. They havelived in Copper Cliff since 1958 andover the years have developed asmall business growing plants. "Wehave met some of the nicest people,"said Mrs . Wilkin. "And they comeback each year." She and Charles setout some 3,000 - 4,000 plants, but itis work they enjoy doing . Charlie usedto make wooden ornaments but hasno time for that now.

They have a summer place onManitoulin Island which they enjoy.Mrs. Wilkin would gladly live yearround on the Island but Charlie is notready for that yet, he says. They havea big garden as well as their

greenhouse and much of theirproduce is preserved.

They are a fond couple who arehappily busy doing things they bothfind rewarding. They have not donetoo much travelling but hope one dayto make a trip to Great Britain.

Lyall GibsonLyall Gibson has taken advantage

of the early service plan and hasretired from Garson where he spentmost of his Inco years. He started atthe Coniston smelter in 1948, workedthe best part of a year, spent a fewdays at Copper Cliff then went toGarson and worked on production forthe next 20 years. "And I alwaysmade pretty good bonus too," he said.

He later went on the hoist atKirkwood mine and when it closeddown went to Garson as a hoistmanuntil retirement.

He was born near Cobden in 1925,and had worked on the farm and forOntario Hydro before coming toSudbury. "I had about nine uncleswho worked here at one time oranother," Lyall said. He is glad hecame here. "I've had a good living,have a comfortable home and raisedmy family, so I'm happy," he declared.

He and Ruth Williams were marriedat Sudbury in 1950, she is from theGarson area. Their three children are:Bill, in Elliot Lake; Brent, at Stratford;and Gail, Mrs. Willie Kellar, of ValTerese. There are three grandchildren.Lyall has a brother Denzil, workingwith security at Copper Cliff.

The Gibsons have lived on theSkead Rd. since 1956 and Lyall has afine garden there and Mrs. Gibsonpreserves much of the produce. Theyhave a trailer and both love to fish sothey go to many different places. Theyhave high praise for the Provincial

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Parks. In winter, Lyall snowmobilesand does some ice fishing.

Both are active in their church atGarson and Lyall is a handy and busyman around their home. They are aclose family and enjoy regular visitsfrom the children. He likes to watchsports on TV and is happy andpositive in his approach to retirement.Both he and his wife are in goodhealth and obviously get along welltogether.

Winston MoirWinston Moir was born at

Enterprise, Ontario and raised atLevack, where his father, Clayton, hadworked. At age 16 he went to workwith the Foundation Company onconstruction. He also did otherconstruction work but he is proud ofthe fact that he helped build theLevack mill right from when the firstdrill hole was made for its excavation. !

Winston joined Inco in 1959 andwas with the diamond drill crew. Heworked underground for 17 years atLevack, Coleman and McCreedyWest. He then transferred to themechanical department at the milland stayed there until his recentretirement on a disability pension.

In 1965 he and Marlene Walkerwere married at Levack. She is fromDowling. They have two children;Terry, who is studying to be amechanic, and Kathy, a student atLevack High School.

Winston's uncle, Bruce Moir, is anInco Pensioner. His brother, Bob,works at McCreedy West mine.

The Moirs have always enjoyedliving in Levack. Winston likes to huntand fish but is not too sorry if hedoesn't get anything. He used to bowland may start again. He enjoyssomewhat limited physical activities.Learning to live with his limitation istaking some time but with the help ofhis wife he is making good progress.

Crescenzo Cioif1After 26 years at the Port Colborne

nickel refinery, Crescenzo Ciolfi hastaken an early retirement.

Born in Castrodignano, Italy on May25, 1922, Crescenzo arrived inCanada in December of 1953. Heworked for two years with aconstruction firm in Toronto and washired by Inco in December of 1955.Crescenzo started out in No. 4building and worked in the warehousefor over 15 years. He was a shearoperator and a laborer beforeretirement.

On March 24, 1945, Crescenzo andhis wife Cesarna were married inItaly. The couple have six children,Nick, employed by the CanadianNational Railway in Sarnia; John, atan electrical shop in Port Colborne;Pat, a mechanic in Stoney Creek;Angelo, at Atlas Steels in Welland;Maria, with a drafting firm in Torontoand Mike, a Grade 10 Port ColborneHigh School student.

They also have four grandchildren,Tammy, Chris, Timothy and David.

Crescenzo says he enjoys workingin his large garden during his sparetime. "Actually there hasn't beenmuch spare time when you areraising a big family. Six children canreally keep you busy," he said.

Crescenzo also finds plenty of workto do on his Steele Street home. Thecouple have travelled a few times inthe past and enjoy visiting theirchildren.

Lawrence BurtonA supervisor at Garson for the last

20 years, Lawrence Burton hasretired on early service pension.Although he admits missing his work

and the men he knew, he isthoroughly enjoying his new leisure.

He is an ardent outdoorsman andhas a hunt camp for moose huntingin the fall, an ice fishing hut on LakeWahnapitae for the winter, plus aboat and a trailer so that he is able tospend his summer months at manydifferent locations. He plans to parkhis camping trailer at a small park inWahnapitae this year.

"We used to have a summer campwhen the kids were growing up," hesaid. "But we sold it and bought thetrailer. And we like that."

Lawrence was born and raised inGarson and recalls that his fatherworked for both Mond andFalconbridge. Lawrence joined Inco in1948 at Garson and worked onproduction all his Inco years. He wasa shift boss and relieving generalforeman the last couple of decades.

In 1949 Lawrence married BeatriceBarsoleau in Garson. They have foursons: Gary in Timmins; Arnold inSudbury; Andy in Toronto, andDarren at home. One daughter,Diane, is married to Jack Vandettie ofSkead. There are five grandchildrenwho have a very proud and happygrandpa. "I really enjoy them," saidLawrence. "And we enjoy our familylife."

Lawrence has two brothers who arealso retired from Inco; Henry fromLevack and Frank from Garson.

He is in relatively good health andplans to do more travelling now bothin Canada and possible a trip toArizona at a later date.

He enjoys sports and wildlife showson TV and is a happy man with hishome and family. He has lived inGarson all his life and plans toremain there and enjoy his family,friends and retirement.

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William `Willy ' SignorettiWilly Signoretti is enjoying his

retirement and between his biggarden at their home on Kelly LakeRd. and his woodlot farm nearHorseshoe Lake and his otheractivities he is a busy and happyman.

Willy was born "on the hill" atCopper Cliff in 1923. His dad Rudyhad come over from Italy in 1912 andhad worked for the Company. Butwhen Willy was three the familyreturned to Italy and he grew upthere, attended school, worked in asawmill and spent nearly four yearswith the Italian Navy.

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He returned to Canada in 1950 butdidn't weigh enough to get on at Inco.However, his cousin Boogy, the wellknown ball player, told him to eat lotsof bananas which he did and in aboutsix months he was hired at the sinterplant.

He worked there and the Orfordbuilding where he operated the crane.He was also a craneman for 17 yearsin the casting building. The last sevenyears he spent with Super Bertuzzi'smechanics.

Willy married Sabauda Serafini atSudbury in 1952. They have fourchildren: Robert, in Calgary; Paul, atEcho Bay; Sarah, Mrs. Grant McLean,is also at that location; Cathy is still atschool. There are five grandchildren.

Like all good Italians, Willy is agreat gardener and also makes thebest of wine. He has his owngreenhouse and grows all his ownplants. From his woodlot farm he cutsall his own wood and plans tosubdivide and sell most of thatproperty some day.

He made a trip back to Italy in 1970and has been to Mexico. He may gosomewhere else in the south next

winter. He likes to watch sports on TVand enjoys fishing and hunting. "I hadmy own boat but I sold it," he said. Aformer member of the Caruso Club heused to bowl and play bocci.

In good health, apart from an injuryto his foot, Willy is glad to be retiredand hopes to see more of hisgrandchildren now.

John MiatelloJohn Miatello was born and raised

in Espanola. His first job was workingalong with his dad on the constructionof Inco's plant at Lawson Quarry. Hisfather worked at Frood prior to thefirst war. When the plant was builtJohn was laid off and for the nextyear he worked in the bush and withthe CPR.

In 1942 he joined Inco at thereverbs, worked at many jobs, then in1953 transferred to the transportationdepartment as a laborer. Later heworked with train crews on all jobsand since 1972 has been surfaceboss. He has taken advantage of theearly service plan although he wasconsidering retiring since he turned60 this year.

John and Anne Ranich weremarried at Sudbury in 1946. Mrs.Miatello recalled that they met whileshe was working at Inco during thewar. Their family of four includes: Donand Bob, both in London, Ontario;Sue, at Edmonton, and Bev attendingCambrian College.

They have lived in the Hillcrest areaof Sudbury since 1960 and willprobably stay there. John is an aviddarts player and belongs to the localNickel Belt Dart League. His wife alsoplays and they attend many

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They are both members of branch 76of the Legion.

John attends a health spa andexercises regularly. Their travel ispretty well limited to visiting theirchildren. John watches hockey andbaseball on TV and he enjoysreading. He finds that he isthoroughly enjoying his retirement.

In good health they are lookingforward to many happy years inretirement.

Rheal `Ray' SeguinRay Seguin has been bothered with

a back problem for some years sohas decided to take his retirement. Heinjured his back in 1975 and has beenon modified work at Frood since thattime. Earlier he had operated ascooptram on 800-level.

He first joined Inco in 1949 andworked on the reverbs until 1964when he decided that mining waswhat he wanted to do. So hetransferred to Garson and was veryhappy as a miner. He had worked onproduction there, and in 1973 went tothe Frood. "I liked Frood, it was agood place to work," said Ray. "I wasin the dry the last few years"

Ray was born and raised on a farmnear Noelville. He quit school whenhe was 15 and worked a couple ofyears with the CPR before joiningInco.

He and Marguerite Mallette weremarried at St. Jean de BrebeufChurch in Sudbury. She was born inSudbury. Their four daughters are:Collette, Mrs. Denis Gagne ofSturgeon Falls; Suzanne, Mrs.Michael Brunelle of Chelmsford;Pauline, Mrs. Robert Proulx ofNiagara Falls; and Rachel, in

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Sudbury. To date there are fivegrandchildren.

Ray and his family have lived at ValCarQn for 30 years but their favoritespot is their summer home on TroutLake which is only about six milesfrom where Ray was born. He likes tofish, used to hunt, and enjoys cross-country skiing. These activities, alongwith his favorite hobby, woodworking,keep him as busy as he wants to be.

Mrs. Seguin has had a rural mailroute for the past 15 years and enjoysthat. It hasn't prevented them fromtaking several trips to Florida and oneto Hawaii. They hope to spend longerperiods in Florida now and may evenbuy some property there and justkeep the camp here.

They are a very close family andenjoy visiting. At their summer placethey have a fine large garden on theirtwo acres of prime land.

John MihajicJohn Mihajic has the ideal vacation

spot although it is some distance fromhis home in Levack. It is on theIsland of Kirk in the Adriatic where hewas born in 1924. "It's a beautifulplace," he said. "The climate is greatand now it is a favorite tourist area.When I grew up there, we didn't havetourists, just our farm"

John's brother looks after the familyhome there and he and Johnexchange visits about every fiveyears. They have been back therethree times and plan to spend longerthere now.

John's dad, Tony, came to Canadaand a job at Frood in 1935. He latermoved to Levack where he retired in1963. John and his mother came toCanada in 1939. He had finishedgrade school in Yugoslavia but startedat grade one here and in four yearswas through school.

He was hired at Levack in 1942 asan electrical apprentice and workedwith that department until his earlyretirement. "And it has been a realgood place to work," John declared."And Levack is a good place to live,"he added.

John didn't have to take his wife onthe proverbial honeymoon to NiagaraFalls because that is where Mary Carrwas born and raised. They weremarried in 1949 and have fourchildren: Ron, an electrician at

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Levack; Jim, at McCreedy West; andPeter, at school and Nancy, Mrs. Ed

Lahaie, of Milton. There are fourgrandchildren.

John bowls and curls and used tohunt and fish but has lost interest. Heis active with the Elks Club, theGolden Age Club and their church."An electrician is always welcome," hesaid with a smile.

They have travelled across Canadaand made one trip to Florida. Buttheir real joy is their family and thevisits to the homestead on the Islandof Kirk.

A fine, happy couple, they are ingood health and pleasantly active intheir retirement.

Lionel `Leo' GervalsLeo Gervais has retired on disability

from Frood on his doctor's advice. Hehad earlier been injured at work andsince then has had two open heartsurgery sessions. And while he isfeeling quite chipper he is heeding hisdoctor's advice.

Born on a farm near St. Charles in1922, one of a family of nine children,Leo had worked on the farm and inthe bush before joining Inco in 1941at the copper refinery.

He worked there until 1945 when hequit to return to the farm, this time tooperate his wife's family farm. Butafter five years he realized that inorder to educate his children andmake a decent living, he needed asteadier income than the farm couldprovide.

So in 1950 he rehired at the Froodmine and worked underground inpillars for many years. An injury puthim on the disabled list for some time

and when he returned, it was on amodified work program as awarehouseman. He would have likedto have continued mining but wasunable to do so.

In 1942 he married Claire Savage atSt. Charles where she also was born.They are very proud of their family.Son Gatien is a professor atLaurentian University, and Bernard isa lawyer in Sudbury. Daughter Deniseis married to Cleo Lemieux who worksat the sulphur products department,and Joanne is at home. There arefour grandchildren.

Leo has lived in the New Sudburyarea since 1953 and they plan to staythere. They both love to travel andhave seen Canada from coast tocoast as well as travelling to Hawaii,Mexico and Florida. Some years agothey took a quick trip to Europe andnext year they plan to take a moreextensive trip there.

They both bowl, Leo likes hockeyon TV and they enjoy the newSeniors' Club in their area. He alsolikes to work with wood. And theyhave many plans for a happyretirement.

Don KnutsonDon Knutson admits that ever since

he was a young fellow back on thefarm in Saskatchewan he thought thathe would like to be a miner. So in1948, he came east and got a job atGarson. "Foster Todd was thesuperintendent then," he recalled."And I'm glad I came here, I prefermining to farming," he added with agrin.

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and construction and the last 15 yearswas shaft inspector. He liked his workand was planning on retiring nextyear but took advantage of the earlyservice plan.

It was in 1955 that he and GertrudePoysor were married at Sudbury. Shecame here in 1951 to work at theGeneral Hospital. They have twosons: Robert, of Val Caron; andTerrence at home. There is also onegrandson.

The big project for the Knutsons atthe moment is finishing theirpermanent home at Lake Nepawassiwhere they have had a camp formany years. They have lived in theLevesque subdivision the last 27years and now are looking forward tospending all their time at the lake. Heis building their home himself with thehelp of his two sons and hopes tohave it finished soon.

Don likes snowmobiling and stilldoes some water skiing. Mrs. Knutsonenjoys babysitting their grandson,knitting and preserving. They plan tohave a garden at their new home.

The Knutson family reunion, whichis held every two years, will be heldthis year at their home at Nepawassi.Don and Gertrude are enjoyingretirement and anticipating year roundlife at the lake.

Andy WisniewskiBorn on a farm in Manitoba in

1934, where his parents hadhomesteaded, Andy Wisniewski grewup there with his nine brothers and

worked on production anddevelopment work and was a shiftboss from 1967 until his recentretirement on early service pension.

Andy is a happy and very activeman who has participated in mostsports including curling with thepensioners. He has a summer placeat Lake Onaping, runs a regulartrapline and has other interests aswell. He uses a snowmobile in winterand gets in some ice fishing too.

He and his wife the formerClaudette Laberge, were married in1957. They both play badminton andshe enjoys that sport despite havinghad open heart surgery three yearsago. She has nothing but praise forthe local heart unit and feels justgreat after her operation.

Claudette Laberge is a Levacknative and her dad Oscar is a Levackretiree. She also has a brother Larryworking at Levack.

They have three daughters: Karen,an optometrist in Toronto; Laurie,whose husband Enio Pidutti is alsoan optometrist, and Marcia atUniversity in Waterloo.

They have been to Florida andhope to spend more of their wintersthere now. They have also travelledCanada from coast to coast and planto do even more travelling now. Theyhave both taken up cross-countryskiing and are active in the Levackcommunity where they have lived alltheir married life.

A relatively young, healthy andhappy couple, they are looking aheadto many pleasant years in retirement.

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sisters. He left the farm in 1953 to jointwo brothers working at Inca Leonard Beaulieu

Andy was hired at the Coniston Len Beaulieu worked with thesmelter, went to Frood in 1954 and mechanics at Copper Cliff most of histhen to Levack that same year. He Inco years and has now taken

advantage of the early service plan.Hiring on at the reverbs in 1951, he

moved over to Jock Rennie's gang in1957 then spent most of his timeworking with the mechanics at theseparation and matte processingdepartments. "I liked my work," hesaid. "But I was going to retire soonso I was glad to take this offer."

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Born on a farm near Noelville in1932, he came to Sudbury when hewas 18 and worked on severalconstruction jobs around town beforejoining Inco in 1951.

Len and Laurette Soucy weremarried at Hanmer in 1960. She isfrom Rimouski, Quebec. They havefour children: Lucien, in Sudbury;Gabriel in Garson; Diane, in Sudbury;and Helen, in Ottawa. There are nograndchildren to date but Len wouldlike some as he is from a family of 10children. He has one brother Gerry atthe nickel refinery and brother John isretired from Frood.

Hanmer has been home to Len andhis family since their marriage and hehas no plans to move. He enjoysputtering around his home where hehas a small garden. Next year bothhe and his wife plan to take up cross-country skiing.

Len used to hunt and fish but hasgiven that up. He is a very happyman who obviously enjoys life andmay yet find some small job that suitshim.

They belong to the local Seniors'Club and he is active with the Knightsof Columbus. Now with more time,they hope to see more of Canada.They still visit back at the farm andenjoy their children. "We are a closefamily," he said.

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Pensioners ' and Employees'

IN MEMORIAMName Age Died Service

Auger, Roger 81 May 14 37

Bene , George 80 May 15 38

Desmarais , Armand 69 May 12 24Dovigi , Angelo 69 April 27 37

Errulat , Werner 53 May 15 25Galipeau , Claude 56 June 3 31Gegear , William 96 May 9 31

Hill, John E. 93 May 4 24Horan , Leonard J. 76 May 5 36

Judd , Lorne H. 56 April 26 19Kearns , Albert J. 69 April 28 40Komarnickey , John J. 62 May 2 35Kunto , August E. 66 June 1 26

Labelle, Yves 59 May 10 31Lacroix , Richard 33 June 11 15

Moise, Alex 75 May 25 41Moore , Reginald 68 May 16 33Munro , Lawrence H. 73 February 28 33Muron , Ignatius 65 May 8 32

Nightingale , Albert 85 April 20 22Nurse , Leonard 59 April 23 27

Pidruski, John 71 May 3 30

Riutta, Antti 78 May 2 34Rollin, Oscar J. 68 May 7 33

Stoker, Harry 84 May 12 33

Thompson , Russell A. 84 May 4 35Toiviainen, Toivo 58 April 27 25

Urban, John 82 May 4 36

White , David B. 67 May 2 39Wilson , George E. 72 May 14 36

Young , Norman C. 57 May 27 38

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