TrianglePublications Editor:Peter vom Scheidt

Writer:Meribeth Dingwall

On the coverThe top photo shows assistantoperator Noel Somers, skimming slagoff of the new oxy-fuel furnace at theCopper Cliff smelter. The bottomphoto is an interior view of the oxy-fuel furnace in operation. Completestory and details on this new smelternnovation start on page 16.

April, 1980Vol. 40 No. 4

Published by the public affairsdepartment for employees of theOntario division of Inco MetalsCompany, Copper Cliff, Ontario,POM 1NO.Phone 705-682-5425

Printed in Canadaby Journal Printing Company.Sudbury, Ontario.

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Inco donates nickel content for"Northern Ontario Dollars"

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W:nton Newman. right, president of the Ontario division of Inco Metals Company and AureleGervais. president of the Association of District Municipalities. lock over a model of the NorthernOntario Pavilion. Mr. Newman presented a cheque for $11,500 to the Association tc cover thecost of nickel used to mint 100.000 Northern Ontario Do/furs Coins.

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Inco has donated the nickelcontent used in the minting of100,000 "Northern Ontario Dollars"coins which have been struck topromote awareness of a permanent"Northern Ontario Pavilion" atOntario Place.

The coinage, with a face value ofone dollar during 1980, containssome 3,000 pounds of Inco nickelvalued at $1 1,500. The theme of thepavilion, "Ontario North Now" isdepicted on the coinage.

"Ontario North Now" will consistof eight mini-pavilions and a 60-footdiameter geodesic-type dome, eachdepicting a different aspect of life inNorthern Ontario including culture,industry, sports and recreation,natural resources, native people andwildlife.

The idea for an "Ontario NorthNow" Pavilion was initiated by theAssociation of District Municipalitieswhich is comprised of municipalitiesfrom the ten territorial districts ofNorthern Ontario. Implementation ofthe project will be a co-operativeventure of the Association, theMinistry of Northern Affairs andOntario Place.

The projected completion date forthe exterior of the pavilions is May30, 1980. Work on the interiordisplays will then commence and"Ontario North Now" will officiallyopen on August 13, 1980, the firstday of the Canadian NationalExhibition. The theme park will runconcurrently with the 1980 C.N.E. Inaddition, the Canadian NationalExhibition has designated two days,August 20 and 21, as NorthernOntario Days at the C.N.E. withactivities planned to focus onNorthern Ontario and the theme park.

"Ontario North Now" will continueafter the C.N.E. as a permanentexhibit at Ontario Place under thesupervision of the Ontario PlaceCorporation.

"'Ontario North Now' will offernortherners an opportunity to displaythe many facets of their vast regionand give visitors to the exhibit anopportunity to learn more about thisfascinating part of Ontario," said Mr.Gervais, president of the Associationof District Municipalities.

AprilAppointmentsRonald Aelick, division supervisor,mines engineering, Creighton fiveshaft.Terttu Aho, terminal operator,engineering, Copper Cliff.Gayle Akerman, corporateaccounting clerk, Copper Cliff.John Anderson, p.m. co-ordinatorB, Frood mine.

Mike Anderson, cost analyst, CopperCliff.Christopher Bell, division supervisor,mines engineering, Frood mine.Daniel Boyd, plant protection officer,Copper Cliff.Jacques Clement, smelter foreman,Copper Cliff.Jean Cormier, process foreman,Copper Cliff.Darrell Davison, industrial evaluator,industrial engineering, Copper Cliff.Paul Donato, mineralogist, processtechnology, Copper Cliff.Lucien Dufresne, chemist, processtechnology, Copper Cliff.Gaston G iroux, buyer, purchasingand warehousing, Copper Cliff.Robert Grant, research geologist 'B',geological research, Copper Cliff.Norman Koth, mill general foreman,Frood-Stobie mill.Joseph Lebeau, plant protectionofficer, Copper Cliff.Mona Lefebvre, accounts payableclerk, Copper Cliff.Nadia Lisi, senior purchasing clerk,purchasing and warehousing, CopperCliff.Frank Malito, first aid attendant,Copper Cliff smelter.John Moore, senior estimator,engineering, Copper Cliff.Edward Singbush, maintenancegeneral foreman, Garson mine.Karen Stagg, secretary, Copper Cliffnickel refinery.Brian Stoddart, mill foreman,Clarabelle mill.Susan Stos, clerk stenographer,industrial engineering, Copper Cliff.James Thomson, mine foreman,Creighton five shaft.Edward Woods, utilities engineer,Creighton five shaft.Fred Wright, first-aid attendant,copper refinery.

J. Roy Gordon dead at 81J. Roy Gordon, who retired in 1967

as President of Inco Limited, died onApril 4, 1980 at his home inCandlewood Isle, New Fairfield,Connecticut after a long illness. Hewas 81.

Mr. Gordon joined Inco in 1937 asdirector of the process researchdepartment at Copper Cliff, Ontario.In 1960, he was elected President ofThe International Nickel Company ofCanada, Limited (now Inco Limited)and its United States subsidiary, TheInternational Nickel Company, Inc.and in 1965 Chairman of theExecutive Committee of bothcompanies. Inco's J. Roy GordonResearch Laboratory, which wasopened in 1967 at Sheridan Park nearToronto, Ontario, is named in hishonor.

Student Exchange Program

Children of Inco employees inCanada who are between the ages of14 and 16 as of January 1, 1980 willbe eligible to participate in an Incostudent exchange program.

Employees' children in PortColborne, Shebandowan, SheridanPark, Sudbury, Thompson andToronto will travel to and from theirlocal area to some other companylocation.

The purpose of the program is toassist employees' children in gaininga better understanding andappreciation of the different Canadianregions in which th companyoperates. The program also hopes todevelop greater communicationsamong Inco employees and theirfamilies in different parts of Canada.

The Canadian Council of Christiansand Jews, an organization whichcurrently adminsters similar programsfor many Canadian companies, willassist Inco in making the selection ofstudents.

Application forms for the programwill be available from the employeerelations representative in your area.The deadline for submittingcompleted application forms is May20, 1980. Full details of the programwill be posted in all areas.

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Glen Gaffney"Art is a challenge to concentration"

The clang and hustle of a printingshop in England and the starkcontrasts of life in South Americanormally don't have much incommon. But the experiences haveproven to be two main ingredients inthe moulding of Glen Gaffney, astruggling artist who works in the tankhouse at the Copper Cliff copperrefinery.

Glen learned the printing trade inhis home town of Birdgend and hadplanned to continue in that line ofwork when he immigrated to Canadafrom Britain in 1967. He found,however, that changing technologyhad created a large pool ofunemployed printers in Canada, so heturned his sights to Inco.

In 1973, as a bachelor looking forways to spend money he took aholiday to South America, visitingPeru, Brazil and Argentina.

"A friend looked at the photos Itook on that trip and said 'Glen, that'syour subject matter'," Gaffneyadded.

Although his first attempt "wasreally pathetic". his work has

advanced to the point where it's"sellable", although he's not "terriblymotivated by money."

"When I first started, I wanted ahobby that was an individual thing,that I could do at home and was time-consuming."

Although you can find him paintingalmost every night in his cosyapartment in Sudbury, he doesn'thave a lot of paintings. "I don't wantto produce great quantities of work -maybe nine or 10 works a year."He's currently working towards thecompletion of 12 sporting scenes andsees the work being used as acalendar.

His first step in a painting -whether the subject matter is asoccer game or a milling crowd ofshoppers - is to shoot off a roll offilm.

"Most realism artists will confessthey use photos as a guide." Gaffneysaid. "But then you alter thecomposition and improve theaesthetics."

Although most of his work is in thepointalistic or realism-style, he does

dabble in abstract paintings from timeto time simply as a tension release.

"Art," he says, "is a challenge toconcentration and determination. Asyour art develops and yourobservation grows, you are alwaysreaching points where you improve."

A major step in his advancementcame when he attended theSchneider School of Fine Arts inTweed in 1976. Here he improved onhis technique and studied the work ofother artists. His work advanced tothe point where, in 1977, his paintingwas selected from 900 paintings in ashowing sponsored by the City ofMontreal. The 150 final selectionshung in a chateau in Mount Royal.Other than the competition of havingthe work accepted, there were norankings involved.

"I like juried showings," Glen said."It makes you smarten up."

And although these exhibitions givehim the opportunity to sell his work- "I'm more positive about makingmoney with my art now" - he knowstoo waiting for a buyer can be justthat . . . a wait.

"I think there are more peopleworking for a minimum rate than anyother profession. It takes time foryour name to grow in the art world,sometimes too long. "Yourapprenticeship in art is usually overwhen you're dead . . . that is what itboils down to," he adds, only half injest.

But his name is spreading inSudbury art circles and his work hasbeen displayed at the SudburyMuseum and Fine Arts Centre, theRothman's gallery and severalbusinesses in the city.

And although his work is growing npopularity, he has no intention ofmaking any drastic changes in hislife.

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with a paint brush"I'm not a lover of big cities . .

find them very cold. Sudbury is aboutthe size of the town I grew up in. Andalthough there is a larger market forart and the prices are much higher inMontreal and Toronto, you also have10 times the competition.

Besides, there are some verypositive points about working for Inco

the money, the security andsuch. I don't have the best job in theworld, but there are thousands outthere who would like to have it."

'Sometimes we don't realize howmuch better off we really are," hestressed, recalling his trip to SouthAmerica.

Perhaps it was this facet of hismake-up that led him to give away hiswork in the past. But no more.Except for a recent painting he gaveto a brother in Ottawa, there's a priceattached to everything he does now.

Besides the expense and timeinvolved in producing an oil painting,"people don't really appreciate artunless they have to buy it. But Istill have to find out what the marketprice for my art is."

Besides money, he discovered hiswork with a brush can bring otherrewards.

A while back he purchased anexpensive watch, but to his dismayfound its reliability was in no wayproportionable to the price tag.Neither cajoling nor threatening thelocal jeweUer brought any satisfactionso he tried another tack.

A picture of a large screw impalingboth the watch and a self portrait ofGlen was sent to the parent watchcompany in Europe. The messageclear, he promptly received a newwatch, with a guarantee.

When he starts a painting, there isno guarantee he'll find a buyer whenits completed. "But then, it is a niceway to spend a winter night." One of Glen Gaffney s point al/s tic paintings

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Machine shop co-ordinator, Bruce Warren,left, gives Mr. Carter a tour of the newmachine shop.

Chairman's last visitto Sudbury operations

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Al Wiita, foreman of the component repair centre, briefs J. Edwin Carter prior to his tour of thecentre. In background is Fern Roberts, left, superintendent of the divisional shops and AshbyMcC. Sutherland, senior vice-president of Inco Limited,

Bruce Warren and Mr. Carter chat with Jim Leggat a programmer on the N. C. lathe.

J. Edwin Carter, former chairman Copper Cliff smelter. He was briefedand chief executive officer of Inco on the function of each of the areasLimited, visited the Sudbury in the new shops building and thenoperations of Inco Metals Company received a first hand look at thebefore his official retirement at the operations on a conducted tour.annual meeting in April. While in Sudbury, Mr. Carter was

The main item on his agenda also interviewed by members of theduring his visit was a tour of Incos local media.new divisional shops complex in the

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Bruce Warren and J. Edwin Carter inspect a brake shoe from a mine hoist.

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These candid shots of Mr. Carter were takenwhile he was answering questions during amedia interview.

BunkerC oil...Pipeline on Wheels

An lnco locomotive, operated by Bob Moore, a locomotive engineer in the transportationand traffic department, hauls seven cars filled with Bunker C oil to the unloading area.

It's often referred to as thepipeline on wheels'.

It's a special unit train consistingof 42 cars carrying only onecommodity: over 3 million litres ofheated (80 degrees Celsius) Bunker Coil to feed the reverberatory furnacesat the Copper Cliff smelter.

Bunker C oil, at room temperature,has the consistency of molasses andis not readily flammable. It must,therefore, be exposed to a hightemperature to make it flow.

The Bunker C oil train originatesfrom the Feedstocks and EnergySupply division of Union CarbideCanada Limited in Sarnia. Once aweek, the train hauls the unit of carsfilled with the warm residual fuel oil(another name for Bunker C) toCopper Cliff where the cars areunloaded by Inco's transportation andtraffic department.

In the unloading process, the oil isdrained from seven of the 42 cars atone time nto seven receiving hatchesin a trough situated underneath thetrack and surrounding concrete. 'The

storage tanks. The two tanks holdsome 16 million litres of Bunker C oil.Each tank is heated to approximately60 degrees Celsius to maintain oilfluidity.

"The oil is continually heated andflowing explains Dave Hall, projectengineer in the furnace department atthe smelter. 'At room temperature,Bunker C oil is very thick andtherefore must be heated to a hightemperature in order for it to floweasily and burn effectively. When it isheated, the oil becomes thinner andcombusts more easily.

According to Dave, some 300,000to 400000 Utres of Bunker C oil areconsumed by the smelter daily,depending on the level of production.The oil is used primarily for firing

the furnaces, but can also be used asa back up system to fire the burners,normally fuelled by natural gas, whichheats the converters and hot metalcars.

The system design s such that aportion of the Bunker C oil iscontinuously re-circulated.

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unloading cycle for seven cars takesless than an hour, says MorrisBertrand, supervisor of rail operationsin the transportation and trafficdepartment, From the time thevalves on the cars are open to thetime they are closed, some 25minutes have elapsed. This includesdrip time, allowing the cars to draincompletely.'

Safety precautions are taken whenunloading Bunker C oil, Morris adds."Each car is grounded before it'sunloaded. Any static electricity on thecar is neutralized, which preventssparking. However, as a precaution,an automatic sprink)er system is inplace and fire extinguishers areavailable in the unloading area,' heexplains. Men working in that areamust wear appioved eye protectionand must adhere to the 'nosmoking' signs. Exhaust fans in thereceiving area are activated forventilation purposes.

From the receiving hatches, the oilflows through an insulated pipeline to

Joe V,tiello of the transportation and traffic departmentactivates a control valve which allows the oil to flow fromthe car to the receiving hatch.

After if drains from the train cars into receiving hatches. Bunker C o/l flowsthrough a pipeline to a storage tank adjacent to the smelter.

Inco's John Moland appointedChairman of Sudbury Advisory Committee

John Moland, supervisor of skillstraining at lncos training anddevelopment centre, was recentlyappointed chairman of the newlyformed Sudbury Industrial TrainingAdvisory Committee.

According to John, the committeewas formed about a year agobecause of a shortage of skilled laborin the Sudbury area. There wereshortages in trades such as industrialmechanics, machinists, tool and diemakers plateworkers and moulders.

The committee represents localindustries unions and educationalinstitutions and will be responsible foridentifying problem areas anddeveloping programs to help remedythe situation.

A survey in the Sudbury area willbe conducted to try to get somebasic information on the skilled jobmarket. The survey is under thedirection of Inco pensioner, SydStone. Syd worked for Inco for 44years before retiring and wasinvolved in training and developingskilled labor for the company formany years. Four years prior to hisretirement, Syd worked at the trainingand development centre and duringhis years in the mechanical andmaintenance departments, he wasoften responsible for trainingapprentices.

He will be contacting localemployers with a questionnaire onskilled labor. He is aiming to have thesurvey completed by the end ofsummer.

The results of the survey will beused to set up specific trainingprograms which will be designed toheip employers train new employees.Most of the training will be directedtowards secondary school graduatesand will come in the form ofapprenticeship programs withemployers.

Sudbury has difficulty, at present.

attracting new industry to the areaand the main reason is becauseprospective employers cant find theskilled people they need. In somecases, local industries cannot bid oncontracts due to a lack of skilledlabor, said John.

Training people to fill the gap canbe very expensive and may be alosing proposition for many localemployers. They may not have theequipment needed to train the

necessary people and are unable tospare the skilled people they do have,to train others.

For these reasons, the Ontariogovernment has set aside as much as$10000 per student for trainingpurposes, The total amount,however, may not be necessary inSudbury, as there are many trainingfacilities in the city and the studentwould not be forced to leave Sudburyfor the training.

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John Mo/and, left, and pensioner Syd Stone discuss training.

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THROUGH THE PAGES OF THE TRIANGLE

40 Years AgoCapturing front page honors in the

Triangle of April, 1938 was theannual interplant first-aid competitionCon iston won the championship andthe R.D. Parker Shield by edging outrunners-up ORCO. It was the seventhtime in eight years that Coniston wonthe competition.

The teams were presented with an"accident and a two minuteconsultation period after which theyadministered treatment to the"victim." Doctors also gave eachsquad member an oral quiz.

Points accumulated in the two-partcontest were totalled to determinethe winners. Coniston's contingentconsisted of captain W. McKee, 0.Lapore, R. Moorehead and E. Albert.

It was 42 years ago that theTriangle reported the official openingof the spanking new Employees Club.Even before the formal ribbon cuttingceremony, the Club had become verypopular among employees.Among the athletic activitiesundertaken by visitors werebadminton, boxing, wrestling, tabletennis, volleyball and billiards.Bowling was one of the most popularpastimes as an average of 700 to 800games per day were played on theclub's alleys.

At the building's openingceremonies general superintendentR. D. Parker called the structure "amaterial expression of TheInternational Nickel Company'sconfidence in the city of Sudbury andthe solidity of the industry."

yard, holding herself proudly with thedignity befitting a lady of her years.Out the gate she sped, passing thenew office edition she'll not seecompleted, and with a short toot ofher whistle and a last saucy smokypuff, made for Clarabelle and thenceon to Coniston. There she is slatedfor standby duty the same as hasbeen her lot for many years past atCopper Cliff.

Such was the departure of old No.22, the last steam locomotive in thecompany's service. Built in 1911 atthe Montreal Locomotive Works, No.22 worked for six years at theWelland Canal before being assignedto Copper Cliff. Over the years sheworked in the roast yards atO'Donnell, the Garson sand pit and

Copper Cliff. By the time No. 22retired, the steam locomotive hadbeen replaced by the electric engine.

10 Years AgoTen years ago the Coniston Band,

celebrating its 35th year under theguidance of director Dan Totino, wasfeatured in the Triangle following atypically great performance at St.Paul's School. The article reminiscedabout the band's debut made in 1937at an Inco Amateur Nightsperformance at Stanley Stadium. Thatnight long ago the Coniston musicianswere resplendent in their red andblue capes with white trousers.Through the efforts of director Totinoand the support of the community,the Coniston Band flourished throughall those years.

20 Years AgoIn April 1957 this description was

given of an old friend's last day onthe job:After bidding her many friends at theloco shop farewell, she quickly butsadly steamed through the lower

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From the April 1957 Triangle is this photo of old No. 22 about to start on her final run at theCopper Cliff smelter. She was the last of the steam locos to be used at Inco.

New supervisory development

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I /1At right, Doug McMorran, training supervisor at the copper refinery discusses a subject in the supervisory deve/opmentprogram with trainee Kerry Moxam, center, and Bob Fleming, a process clerk in the training department.

In recent years, the role of thesupervisor in industry has taken onadded dimensions. Not only does hisjob require a full knowledge of allphases of operation - from industrialrelations to timekeeping, from costcontrol to energy control, it alsorequires an increased awareness ofthe working environment, labourregulations, safety and health. Eachis an integral part of production. Tomeet these needs, a new supervisorydevelopment program has beeninitiated.

The program originated at theCopper Cliff copper refinery and was

established to upgrade existingsupervision and develop newsupervisors. Copper refinery trainingsupervisor Doug McMorran was oneof the principle designers of thisprogram. According to Doug, thecompany has provided supervisorytraining courses for many years butthis particular program is the first ofits kind.

All employees who participate inthe program must first go through apre-selection process which includesa detailed assessment by theirforeman, general foreman andsuperintendent. The selected

candidates must not only have a goodbasic knowledge of their immediatework area, but must also haveleadership qualities, be peopleoriented and desire to improvethemselves,' says Doug. Responseto the program has been very positivein all respects."

The program offers both classroomand field supervisory training. In theinitial stages, the trainee learns thefundamentals of supervision througha supervisory induction programwhich is an Inco-developed courseand the nucleus for the entireprogram. "The trainee takes all

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functional modules relating to his owndepartment before he undergoes fieldtraining," Doug says.

The first eight weeks of fieldtraining are spent with two separateshift supervisors, then the traineegoes solo for four weeks or onecomplete shift cycle. 'During thisperiod, the trainee has theopportunity to interface with most ofthe plant service departments,' Dougadds.

The development of communicationskills is a very important phase of thetraining program. Courses in person-to-person communication, coachingand counselling, and instructionaltraining for supervision, greatly assistthe new and experienced supervisorto communicate in three directions -to his superiors, to his subordinatesand to his peers. He is trained notonly to be a good listener but also tobe responsive to his workers' needs.

"The trainees performance as asupervisor is closely monitored andassessed," Doug says. At the

completion of each phase of theprogram, both the trainees and theresource people make anassessment. "It helps to improve theprogram," Doug explains. When thetrainees go out on the floor to applytheir newly acquired expertise, theyin turn are assessed by the areasupervisory personnel.

"There is no guarantee that eachnew trainee will become asupervisor," Doug points out."However, the participants will havesignificantly improved themselves andwill come away with a betterunderstanding of the company andtheir role in it. People are ourgreatest resource.'

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Dick Botinen seated, a senior process assistant responsible for environmental monitoring in theprocess technology department at the copper refinery, discusses monitorthg procedures withfrom left, Ray Dumais, George Thompson and Kerry Moxam, trainees in the supervisorydevelopment program. At right is Doug McMorran, training supervisor at the copper refinery.

Bruce Pattison, a trainee of the supervisorydevelopment program at the copper refinery,looks over his notes before participating in agroup discussion.

Show 'N' Tell Popular for History BuffsArtifacts and memorabilia were

examined by wide-eyed youngstersand the appreciative elderly. Thepurpose and operation of strangetools was explained at the displaytables and turn-of-the-century taleswere retold at the coffee urn. BillBeach summed it up simply:Theres always something new (to

learn) in history.Beach is the president of the

Sudbury and District HistoricalSociety and the recent gathering atSt. Andrews Place in downtownSudbury was the groups Show N

Tell big event of the year.For Bob Boudignon, who sifts

through ledgers and accounts atIncos accounts payable departmentin Copper Cliff when hes notscrutinizing historical data, theevening was one of safisfaction andpride in a job well done.

Weve got 35 display tables heretonight, said Bob, who co-ordinatedthe show, Its bigger than ever, bothin the number of tables and theturnout. About 75 per cent of thedisplays were done by members ofthe Historical Society, the rest were

by selected invitation. Both theCopper Cliff and Flour Mill museumsdisplayed artifacts from their earlydays.

Boudignon explained that theSociety doesnt ask for theinvolvement of private businessunless it has a genuine presentation.The Ontario Motor Leagues history ofautomobile transportation in the area,or Bill Scott's display of earlyoutboard motors, were two examplesof business involvement.

Bob also emphasized that the solidco-operation he received from

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Three members of the Historical Society examine wax cylinders and cylinder gram aphone ownedby past president Gary Peck. They are, from left, Alvin Dickie, Gary Peck and Bob Boudignon.

members in the Society ensured anappeaPing presentation, both in thevariety and quaPity of the dispPays.

"We're quite an active society,"noted past president Gary Peck, whohas been writing a weekPy coPumn onSudbury's history for several yearsnow.

The Society began in Canada'sCentenniaP year, 1967, but initiaPinterest waned untiP it was revivedunder Peck's presidency in 1975.Since that time it has grown to anorganization with over 100 members.

The society meets seven times ayear, either at St. Andrew's or at theMuseum and Arts Centre on John St.depending on avaiPabiPity ofaccomodation.

"Right now we have a committeeworking on the estabPishment of amajor museum for Sudbury," PeckreveaPed. "The interest is there, butfunding may be a probPem."

The proposed museum wouPd be areflection of the entire history of thearea, covering the spectrum fromeconomicaP and industriaP tosocioPogicaP

Beach, who admits he is feePinghis way around the presidency afterPeck's five-year tenure at the reins,said the society may expPore thepossibiPity of working with themunicipaP government towardsanding a Wintario grant for themuseum.

Whe awaiting the dream of apermanent home for their treasures,

members awaken the pubUc to thehistory of the Sudbury area with theannuaP Show 'N' TeH evening ofdiscoveries.

But whiPe the dispPays were suddenreveaPations for the casuaP visitors tothe show, dePving into history isaPmost continuaP for members of thesociety.

Beach, for exampPe, aPways had aninterest in the past, so much so thathe majored in history at university.He has an inquisitive nature, but aPsothe determination to satisfy hiscuriosity. "P've searched my famiPytree back to 1643 . . . and thatproject required a trip to theCongressionaP ibrary in Washington."

Trips haPf-way across the continentare personaP ventures, but the dub

does go on excursions as a group.Last May, for exampPe, the memberswent on a bus trip to Massey, with aguide on hand to reveaP the earPydays in that community.

The discussion with BiH waspostponed by a tug on his jacket.Each of the hundreds of art icPes ondispPay had a story to teH and his sonwanted an interpretation.

Pt might have been the gramaphonewith an Edison recording reeP ormaybe Reuben PhiHip's rernodeHedcage-tenders beH presented to thefirst aid attendant when he retired in1978, Perhaps a charcoaP-heated ironused by homemakers in days gone byor a speHer from a one-room schooP.

Whatever it was, that's what Show'N TeH and history - is aH about.

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Inco pensioner Reuben Phillips was on handwith his collection of bells.

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Alan Prusila 's collection of cameras caused many visitors to stop and chat. In photo are, fromleft, Joe Kaksonen, George Prusila and Alan Prusila.

Oxy-Fuel Smelter InnovationFrom the outside, number five

furnace ooks almost the same as anyof the other reverberatory furnaces atthe Copper Cliff smelter. And exceptfor two tapping chutes on each side,the casual observer would probablynot notice any difference betweenthis furnace and any of the otherreverberatory furnaces.

But number five furnace is special.It is an oxy-fuel furnace and there isno other furnace used for similarapplications in North America.

In a conventional reverbatoryfurnace, flames from the front firedburners may blast out over half of the110-foot length of the furnace. Theflames are produced by burningBunker C oil with air. A large part ofthe heat in the combustion gasradiates directly to the charge. At thesame time a substantial part radiatesto the furnace roof and walls and isreflected down to the charge - itreverberates in the furnace - hencethe name reverberatory.

But in an oxy-fuel furnace thingsare different. Instead of front firedburners, there are a series of 12 roof-mounted burners each burningBunker C oil and 95 per cent pureoxygen instead of air.

"This makes for a much moreefficient system," said BobMcDonald, projects general foremanat the smelter. "By using roof-mounted burners and oxygen we geta much better heat transfer to thecharge and derive 35 per cent moreheat energy from the fuel used, Andbecause of the higher flametemperature, (4,000 to 5,000° F asopposed to 2.800° F in a conventionalfurnace), we get a better through-putof material."

This means if you had two furnacesof equal size, and one wasconventional and the other was oxy-fuel, then the oxy-fuel furnace wouldproduce more in the same amount oftime and use less fuel to do it.

The design for the special roofburners was developed by smelteroperations personnel and was madeinto a working blueprint by thegeneral engineering department. Theburners were made at the divisionalshops and installed by the centralmaintenance department.

The oxy-fuel furnace itself wasdesigned and constructed in a slightlydifferent way than the other reverbfurnaces. It has reinforced steel withthe brickwork, which allows higherliquid levels than are normally carriedby conventional reverb furnaces.

In addition there are two chutes atthe front of the furnace to receiveconverter slag. There are also twotapping chutes on each side of thefurnace so that the molten matteproduct can be taken off moreefficiently.

An additional benefit with the oxy-fuel furnace is the lower maintenancelevel of the refractory brick. Becausethe heat from the flames istransferred directly to the chargeinstead of bouncing off the roof, thebrick doesn't develop hot spots aseasily. This means that the bricks arenot stressed as much as inconventional furnaces andconsequently will last longer.

"We're always trying to increaseproductivity and use energy moreefficiently," said Bob McDonald. "Itlooks like we may have been able todo both this time."

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21 Going over the theoretical aspects of the

oxy-fuel furnace are, from left, TomAntonioni, superintendent of the furnacedepartment, Bob McDonald, pro/ectsgeneral foreman at the smelter and CarlosLandolt, a section leader in the processtechnology department.

2 From the protect team, Wayne Jaruis, left,gives assistant furance operator Cec Bairdinstructions on ad/usting oil flow to thefurnace.

3 Furnace operator Albert Labelle, left andfurnace helper Bill Dane make sure numberfive furnace has a smooth tap.

4 The successful completion of any newproject involves many areas of expertise.Some of the people that keep the oxyfuelfurnace operating are, from left, DougNaykalyk, smelter foreman, Albert Labelle,furnace operator, Dave Hall, plant engineerand Wayne Jaruis a member of the projectteam that helped develop the furnace.

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Family Album

Al Zelinsky, an electrician at the Creighton minecomplex, spends much of his spare time in the wintermonths snowmobiling and ice fishing with his wife Joanand children David, 14, Michael, 11, and Lori, 13.When the warm weather arrives, Aland his family moveout to the cottage, spending most of the summerthere. Restoring old cars at their home in Walden isalso a popular past-time for Al and Joan. Since theytook up the hobby some years ago, Al and Joan haverestored three old cars which they plan to give to eachof their children when they are older.

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Roger Battista has been with the Port Colborne nickel refinery for15 years and is currently a floorman in the anode department.He has been a coach in house league hockey for the past sixyears. His wife, Francisen joys cooking and has learned the artof real Italian cuisine. The Battistas have recently moved into aiarger house which means more space outside as well. Thatallows Roger to have a bigger garden and also gives the Battistachildren. Lorrie, 9 and Lindsay, 3 more room fc play.

A yard operator at the Copper Cliff nickel refinery, Roy Hill/ar has beenwith Inco Metals for 14 years. He spent five years at the Port Colbornenickel refinery prior to coming to Sudbury. Roy and his wife are avidhunters and spend as much time a possible during the summer, campingand fishing. Roy competes every year in Inco's first-aid competitions, andis a very active member of St. Johns Ambulance. During the wintermonths he trains two local hockey teams. The Hil;iar children are: Darrell.1. Darlene. 5 and D!anne, 2.

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Inco's Number 1FMiX CustomerPrior to his appointment as

chairman and chief executive officerof lnco Limited, Charles F. Bairdmade a presentation to securityanalysts in Toronto and New York.He summarized the operations andcontributions of the Formed MetalsProducts Group (FMPG) which is, Mr.Baird said, the single mostimportant customer for theCompany's nickel."

"FMPG is a sizeable business in itsown right," Mr. Baird stressed forthose analysts who may not havebeen fully aware of the Group'sextensive activities and marketpenetration. Based on its 1979sales, it would rate number 457among the U.S. Fortune 500. Wehave an investment in fixed assetsand working capital in this businessof half a billion dollars, and itemploys over 8,000 people."

The Group has manufacturingoperations in the U.S., the U.K. andCanada. It sells its products in manymore countries, Baird pointed out. Itmakes two important contributions tolnco's earnings, he noted - first,through its own manufacturing profit,and secondly, through the earningsInco Metals Company derives from itssales to FMPG.

In describing the operations,products and customers of each ofthe five components of FMPG, Bairdnoted that "even though they all formmetals, they form different metalsinto different shapes for differentcustomers."

Huntington AlloysHuntington Alloys, Inc. (HAl) has a

rolling mill plant in Huntington, WestVirginia. The rolling mill was built in1921 in order to develop new marketsfor nickel. Production there began in1922 while the mines at Sudburywere closed for lack of business. Theinitial products were A" Nickel and"B' Monel.

Today Huntington Alloys producesover 60 nickel alloys in the form ofwire, rod, strip, sheet, plate pluswelding products for use injoining its own as well as competitivealloys. Huntington's alloys are usedprimarily in the construction of plantsin the chemical and petroleumindustries. Among its othercustomers, increasingly importantones are the power industry and theaerospace market.

Henry WIggin & CompanyHenry Wiggin & Company Limited's

plant at Hereford, England producesa more diverse line of alloys thanHAl, and in most of the same forms.Wiggins sales are much moreoriented to the aerospace market.The current boom in the commercialaircraft business is expected tocontinue through the next decade. Itslargest customer is Rolls-Royce,although that company accounts foronly a small portion of Wigginssales.

Daniel Doncaster & SonsDaniel Doncaster & Sons Limited,

a group of companies, is diversecompared with HAl and Wiggin. TheDoncaster group consists of sixoperating subsidiaries and itsproducts can be divided into twogroups - a forged and machinedproducts group and a turbineproducts group.

Among the first group, DoncasterSheffield, the original unit, is aforging company. The automotivemarket is a major source of business,although no single applicationdominates the forge-stamp market.Doncasters Moorside produceshollow blades for aircraft turbines,flanges for oil, gas, petrochemicaland marine applications, and uniquebolts which can be hydraulicallytightened. Whittingham and Portermakes drop forgings for general

engineering applications.In the turbine products business,

Doncasters Monk Bridge producescompressor and turbine blades forthe aerospace industry and forstationary turbines. DoncastersBlaenavon makes rings and casingsfor aircraft and stationary turbines.Hingley Rings produces structuralrings for industry and aerospace.

Some 44 per cent of the overallDoncaster business is dependent onthe aerospace industry, while thebalance is divided equally betweencapital equipment and transportationindustries.

Canadian AlloysCanadian Alloys Division (CAD) is

just beginning its production at itsnew plant in the Sudbury District ofOntario. CAD produces low-cost stripdirectly from powder by means of anInco-developed continuous process.The facility will help meet thesubstantial demand for nickel andcopper-nickel coinage strip frommints around the world.

Daido Special AlloysDaido Special Alloys Limited is a

joint venture of Inco and Daido SteelCompany of Japan. Established in1974, it sells to the Japanese marketmaterials producec by HAl andWiggin, plus HAl-type alloys meltedand fabricated by Daido Steel. Itssales are small but growing rapidly.

On the whole," Baird stated,"FMPG's near-term outlook is good.We have been able to raise the pricesto reflect increased costs of nickel,molybdenum and cobalt and highermanufacturing costs. The Group'sprofit margins have also irriprovedduring 1979 for a variety of reasons.

While we recognize the potentialeffects of the much-discussedrecession in the U.S., we have beenpleased with the improvements andprospects for this important segmentof our business."

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Don Pecore from the Elliot Lake Ski Club drives into a turn during dual slalom event in Sudbury.

Jamie Smedley from the Sault Ste. Marie club goes to the air in the dual slalom event in Sudbury.

North BayThe Inco Cup ski series is over for

another year. It was a good seasonas approximately 150 NorthernOntario skiers trained eagerly withthe Inco Cup gleaming in the back oftheir minds. The training and sweatpaid off for some, but for others itwas an indication to work a littleharder next year.

The series began in January andwas held in North Bay, Rouyn-Noranda, Sault Ste. Marie andfinished in March in Sudbury, wherethe final points were tallied and thewinner declared: the North Bay SkiClub, clinching the individual ladies'and mens' and team championships.'The North Bay club was apowerhouse in these competitions,"

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powerhouse captures Inco Cup finalsays Gary Foy, chief of timekeepingand calculations at the Inco Cup SkiSeries and industrial relationssupervisor at Frood-Stobie. The NorthBay Ski Club won the Inco Cup forthe second consecutive year.

Gary, a former ski champion, alongwith Ron Pink, general foreman atStobie Mine, were responsible forsetting up the timing devices andensuring their operation. Gary wasalso responsible for maintaining asafe finish area for the skiers, onewhich was well-protected with fencingand cushioned with bales of hay.

Generally speaking, the weatherwas good during the series, but skiconditions could have been better.We needed more snow but did

manage with what we had," saysGary

Participating in competition like theInco Cup is a great experience forany skier, Gary believes. For someskiers, this series is a stepping stoneto national competitions such as thePontiac Cup, which provides Canadawith ski racers for internationalcompetitions like the WinterOlympics," he explains. "For others,the race gives them a goodopportunity to get out and enjoy thethrill of competition even if theyaren't winners."

Gary's son Darren, 14, hasparticipated in many ski races,including the recent Inco Cup. Darrenhas established himself as the top

male juvenile skier in NorthernOntario. Because of this, Gary looksat this competition from a morepersonal point of view. "For my son,participating in this event has been acharacter-building process. He haslearned how to be on his own whencompeting since much travel isinvolved. He has made friends atevery race, a friendly bond isestablished among the youngstersfrom all over Northern Ontario.

"The racers know defeat andaccept it. Defeat doesn't preventthem from going on to othercompetitions," Gary says. 'Theydevelop a sense of self-confidence.Losing a race gives them even moreincentive to win."

After races held at four Northern Ontario locations, the North Bay Ski Club won the team championship and the Inco Cup trophy. Accumulating themost points in the men s division was Jock S/oat, left, from the North Bay Ski Club. Peter Vassboten, centre, representing the winning team,proudly displays the /nco Cup. He is aided by the womens' division champion Michelle Vandekka, a/so a member of the North Bay Ski Club.

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This 100-ton electric locomotive was completely overhauled bythe locomotive shop crew of the transportation and trafficdepartment recently. According to Alex Killah, general foremanof the loco shop, the overhaul job, which took 1 /2 months tocomplete, involved changing the loco's truck assembly, wheelsand rewiring its electrical system. Members of the loco shopcrew are, back row, from left: Alex Killah, Ron Tennant,Harry Sawkiw, Steve Maltby, Lauri Maki, Pat Fike, ErnieEveritt, Clarence Wheatley, Mike Chertow, TonyCampagnolo, Albert Zega, Gerry Lamothe, John Juhas; frontrow, from left: Mike Rogers, BHI Storozuk, Gerry Pollack,Wilbert Spencer, Evo Pevato, Dick Gattoni, Ivan Hall,Carmen Miceli, Morris Leonard. Bob Pawson is missing fromphoto.

Science Fair forEach year the Sudbury Board of Education sponsors a

science fair for grades seven and eight. The event held atCambrian College, attracted over 100 projects and many morestudents from area public schools,

All projects entered in the fair fell under three categories;engineering science, physical science and life science.Winners were awarded with first, second and third prizes and afew honorable mentions.

According to Marty Varpio, a member of the science fair

The underground crew of mine shift foreman Chuck Bell at theCreighton mine complex recentty earned the record of one yearwithout a medical aid injury for an underground shift at thecomplex's no. 3 shaft. Members of the crew are, back row,from left to right: Chuck Bell, John Loverick, Dollard Dolbek,Harry Linnard, George Sabat, Mike tackmenec, JohnMcCormack, Ray Head, Peter Boyer, Ilmer Manninen; frontrow, from left: Obed Canning, Andre Philion, Louis Sieve,Bill Peacock, Lloyd Olson.

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Bob Bertrand of Walden, a teacher of auto mechanics inGarson, was quite impressed.by Marty Tomasini's display ofhomemade hydraulic compressors. Marty, 13, is a student atCopper Cliff Public School. His father, Jim, is a specialistwelder working in Inco's central shops.

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A cheque for $1 200 was recently presented to the Operations,Safety, Health and Environment (OSHE) committeerepresenting the furnace department at the Copper Cliff smelterby Bob Neal, manager of the smelter, for the most improvedsafety performance over the previous year in any departmentwithin the smelter complex area. Participating in thepresentation were, from left to right, Tom Antonioni,superintendent of the reverb furnace department at the sme'terand co-chairman of the OSHE committee, Andy Lefebvre, acrane operator in the reverb furnace department and co-chairman of the OSHE committee, Armand Michaud, afeederman in the flash furnace department and an OSHEcommittee member and Bob Neal, manager of the Copper Cliffsmelter.

grades 7 and 8committee and a teacher at Churchill Public School, thescience fair is the first step in a series that go all the way up toprovincia' and nationa' events. They are designed to give thestudents the opportunity to display their knowledge.

'There is always something exciting to see at these fairs,There are some very novel experiments done. This year, forinstance, we had a project on how a goldfish reacts to color.'

The fair was well attended by both parents and public. SaysMarty, the fair gives the parents a chance to see what theirchdren are earning in the school system.

A retirement party was recently held in the converter buildingat the Copper Cliff smelter for Jack van Exan, maintenanceforeman in charge of mechanical crane repairs. On hand toextend best wishes to Jack were members of the eectrica andmechanical crane crews as well as Morris Hucal, maintenancegeneral foreman, who presented Jack with a miniature driverwheel from an overhead crane as a momento of Jacks 37years of service.

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Jim Lister gave Linda James, a continuing educationcounsellor at Cambrian College, a microscopic view of hisbiology project. Jim is a grade seven student at Copper CliffPublic School. His father, William, works as a maintenanceforeman at Inco's copper refinery.

Junior members of the Lively Ski Club, all 13 years of age andunder, recently won the Northern Ontario Nancy Greene SkiLeague Trophy at the annual team competition held in NorthBay. The Lively team, consisting of children of employees ofInco Metals, beat out seven other teams from Northern Ontarioto clinch the title. Members of the winning team are, back row,from left to right: Ian Perry, David Jones, Danny Foy, coachGary Foy, industrial relations supervisor at FroodStobie,Sherri Clair, Robert Mellow, Steve McQueen; front row, fromleft: David Stanley, Elaine Perry, Matthew Foy, RobbieSitko, Todd Warren, Julie Dewulf, Jeffry Dyck.

Doug Ogston, right, and his son Robbie make some minorrepairs to the family snowmobile. Doug, a controller in thedivisional shops, has just been elected president of the OntarioFederation of Anglers and Hunters. His interest in conservationbegan as a teenager with the Junior Copper Cliff Rod and GunClub and after several executive positions he was electedpresident of the senior club. Doug has been a Federationdirector for the past 11 years and last year alone he was BigGame Committee Chairman, All Ontario Fitchin Chairman andfirst vicepresident.

Joe Bryant right, believes that he and his son Dave, are a firstfor the skimming area of the Copper Cliff smelter. They haveworked together as skimmers on the same shift and only oneconverter apart.

"There have been other fathers and sons working herebut not at the same time, as tar as I know.' says Joe

With Joe worKing on number six converter and Dave onnumber eight. both men found it easy to spend time togetherover a cup of coffee or a sandwich.

Joe has been with Inco for almost 40 years, the last 11 as askimmer. Dave started with Inco 14 years ago and wasrecently promoted tram skimmer to a supervisory postion

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Ed's Radiator junior ringette team from Sudbury not only wonthe All Ontario Junior Ringette Championships held in NorthBay March 31, but went on to clinch the National RingetteChampionship - Junior Belle Division held in Kitchener-WaterlooApril 9-12. Members of the ringette team are back row, fromleft: John Leonard, assistant coach and mine foreman atCopper Cliff south mine, Laura Harbin, Maureen Pagen, CaraBrown, manager Norma Knight, Dale Peltola, Susan Knight,Cindy Annela, Heather Bonas, Joanne Fortin, coach EddieStuart; front row, from left: Sandra Daigle, Marijan Walker,Patti Leonard, Darquise Gervais, Paula Giacomin, SharonMacDonald, Karline Michael.

The Nickel Riders Motorcylcle Club recently held a draw toraise money for club activities. The prize, an 80 cc dirt bike,was won by Creighton mine machinist Bill Blackwell. "I buytickets on every kind of draw or lottery thavyou can think of.But this is the first time I've even won anything," quipped Bill.Club members who presented the motorcycle to Bill are, fromleft, Sandy Jacobs from accounts payable, Jim Robinson,president of the club, from product costing, Dave Butler, clubvice-president, a maintenance assistant at Creighton mine andMarty Carey, secretary treasurer, a process assistant at theCopper Cliff nickel refinery.

Jerry Potvin, a drilling specialist from Inco's mines engineeringdepartment, spoke to the graduating classes of Mining andGeology at Cambrian College recently. His talk gave thestudents some background on the history and applications ofdrilling and brought the class up to date on research presentlygoing on in that area. The students showed a keen interest inmining and fired numerous questions at Jerry.With Jerry are students, from left, Lise Villeneuve fromSudbury. Dan Laforest from Markstay and Mike Palkovitsfrom Sudbury. Jerry is explaining some of the 'fishing' toolsthat are used to recover rods and hammers which aresometimes lost in drilling operations.

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.....2EOPLThe Levack Figure Skating Club presented Alice in Wonderlandrecently, thrilling an audience of several hundred.Ahce was portrayed by Kathy Kaitota dunng the afternoonperformance, with Suzanne Tambeau as Little Alice. SylvieLavigne played Little Alice during the evening performance. AsAlice roamed through Wonderland, she met many forestcreatures and flowers. These were portrayed by junior skaters.Alice went on to meet the March Hare, Laura Kay and the MadHatter, Michelle Purcell. No walk would be complete withoutthe beautiful birds, bees and butterflies (lunior and intermediateskaters).In addition to the Alice in Wonderland production, the LevackFigure Skating Club took part in the Interclub Competition,placing fifth. The competition was between 14 local clubs.

The Queen of Hearts and her ladies in court also entertainedwith Alice in Wonderland. They are, bottom row, from left,Mary•Shannon Conners, Linda Labillios, and MichellePurcell. Top row, from left, Kathy Kaitola, Ethel Steele, Lee•Anne Frohlick, Tammy.Jane Conners, Nicole Gosselin,Sherri Jalsich, Laura Kay and Janice Furchner.

Below the main attraction was Little Alice and heranimal friends. They are, bottom row, from left, Jenny.LynnLacroix, Suzanne Tambeau, and Doris Mitchell. Top row,from left, Craig MacDonald, Angele Dagenais, Sara Wolfe,and Sylvie Lefebvre.

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At the Copper Cliff copper refinery, Lauri Wuorinen, secondfrom left, a member of the copper stripping crew, was recentlypresented with a plaque honoring his 38 years of accident-freeservice. On hand to extend congratulations to Lauri were, fromleft: Al Cruthers, superintendent of refining, Benito Serafini,relief craneman of the stripping crew. Mark Pataran, generalforeman of the tank house and fellow workers.

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The Sudbury and District Red Cross moved into the trainingcentre at Clarabelle mill for a day recently and collected 49units of blood. Wilt Benoit, a 3Oyearveteran of lnco, workingas a maintenance mechanic, re'axes as he gives the gift of fe

Rinks from smelting and refining recenfly competed againstrinks from mining and milling in the Maintenance StaffBonspiel. The bonspiel took place at the Copper Cliff CurlingClub with 28 teams participating. The winning rink was skippedby Hilton Fowler, manager of central mills.

Above: Curlers, from left, Harry McKinnon, amaintenance foreman at Clarabee mid, Pat Weir, amaintenance foreman at the Copper Cliff smelter and MauriceCurlook, a maintenance supervisor at the Copper Cliff smelter,sweep up a storm.

Below left: Murray Prpc, a maintenance foreman at Southmine, displays some of the concentration necessary for awinning shot.

A tour was conducted recently at the Copper Cliff smelter forguests from the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health andSafety and representatives from union safety and hea'thcommittees. Dr. Jose Blanco, superintendent of operatons atthe smelter, hosted the tour. In the picture are, from left:Larry Banbury, superintendent of safety and plant protection(smelting and refining), Dr. Jose Blanco, Dr. Gordon Atherly,president of the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health andSafety in Hamilton and Keith Rothney, general chairman of thesafety, health and environment committee of Local 6500.

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Rachel Ayotte, left, and her daughter Dianne are both activelyinvolved with guides. Rachel was invested as a guide leader onthe same night as Dianne was awarded her Canada Cord, thehighest award in guiding. Dianne has been working on herCanada Cord for about four years and had to obtain 26 badgesand five emblems before she was awarded her Canada Cord.Proud husband and father Marcel Ayotte, a planner at CopperCliff South mine, was on hand for the occasion.

Sudbury Minnow Lake Lions tweens ringette team captured theprovincial championship in North Bay. Team members are,back, from left; Barb Guzzo, Tom Hall manager, a garagemechanic at Garson, Louise Paradis, Tammy Brideau, JackieMcCullagh, Elaine Brown, assistant coach, Suzan Guyan,Lisa Brown, Joanne Grenier, Gary Brown, coach. Front, fromleft; Caroline Paradis, Cathy Hally, Joanne Pelletier, JaneLeonard, Jackie Diotte and Louise Lemieux.

Dr. Mike Sopko, vice-president of smelting and refining, left,recently made a presentation to employees of the Copper Cliffsmelter at the Copper Cliff Community Hall. The series ofemployee presentations, held at various plants and mines ofInco Metals, Ontario Division, were directed towardscommunicating to employees what Inco Metals is doing, whereit is going in terms of production and what it has achieved inrecent years.According to John Malysh, administrative assistant of smeltingand refining, and coordinator of the employee presentations,employee participation has ben excellent.

The Garson Crosstown Olds NOHA Atoms won the NOHAAtom 'B' championship held in the Garson arena. Members ofthe winning team are from left: Neil McNamara, PerryRollins, David Venn Jr., Todd Johnstone, Robert Cecuttiand Kirk Patrick. Second row from left: David Venn, teammanager and stope leader at Stobie mine, Bill Johnstone,team trainer, Dean Jaibert, Eddy Lowe, Todd Lalonde, RottyGosselin, team coach and a maintenance mechanic atl.O.R.P. Jamie Gosselin, assistant trainer. Absent from thepicture were: Carl James, Steven Conrod, and MartinKretzchmann.

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Over 100 employees shared in more than $15,000 in award money for this month'ssuggestion plan. Some of their money-making ideas were quite involved, while others werevery simple. But one of the things they all had in common was that employees took thetime to submit their ideas to the suggestion plan. So why not dust off that idea that hasbeen germinating in the back of your mind and perhaps collect some money for it? Anddon't forget that as the price of energy continues to climb, energy saving ideas are moreimportant than ever and can be one area where significant cost savings can pay off for youand the company.

$1,885 Duncan White

$1,730 Aurele Larose

$1,535 Pete DiakowGerald Regimba

$1,000 Thomas MacDonald$750 George Parri

$725 Norman MacLean$595 Ernie Hywarren

$595 Allan Chevier

$520 Bernard PharandBruno Stephen

$335 Ernesto Contini

$245 Patrick Murphy

COCA. Modify anvil to repair anode and fine copper taphole bars

Frood mine Replace air control valves on Gardner Denverjumbos with less expensive valves

Divisional Make a positioner to support mineshops scrapers when reparng themCreightori mine Install a timer on loading pocket bin probesDivisional shops Cut pockets out of graphite moulds with DoAll

sawsDivisional shops Modify underground hanging bracketsCentral Utilities Replace antisurge controls on No. 2 oxygen plant

main air compressor with Foxboro control loopC.C.N.R. Discontinue use of powder decomposer

consolidator gland checking stationsColeman mine Construct tripod for pulling sandfill casing pipes

Stobie mine Design a centering tool to align disc brakes on ST8scooptrams

Garson mine Eliminate drilling drain hole from settling sump tothe new No. 1 & No. 2 Clearwater sump, 4000L

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$225 Conrad Robillard Coleman mine Reinforce frame for front axles pin on bulk loaders$175 Ross Franklin l.O.R.P. Install ss. ball valves on roaster perm sample

points on 'D" floor$150 Normand Brouillatte Frood mine Fabricate different type of belly plate for JS-500

scooptrams

$150 Phil Bonhomme Garson mine Install reinforcing plate on steering assembly ofST4 scoops

$150 Jack Jodouin Levack mine Modify car dumper to enable man cars to be takento the car repair room on 1600 level

$150 Harry BergmanElmer Zinkie CC. Smelter Replace counterweight cables on copper

converters with chain$130 Camillo Parisotto COCA. Replace Eimco filter feed pump with a larger one$125 Louis Cousineau

Gilbert Prevost Garson mine Install isolation switches on No. 1 and No. 2 mixtanks

$125 Ivan Hartley Levack West mine Method to secure rotation units on COP6 downhole machines.

$110 Pay Clattenburg Garson mine Relocate electric control and valves to topWilliam Weber of portable heaters at sand flux pit

$100 Dennis Bean 0.0. South mine Install conveyer motion switches without timers$100 William Lockman Creighton mine Construct a silk screening vacuum printing

Morley E. Reilly table in lnco shops$100 Robert Venedam Creighton mine Install "H" beam for chain block for changing tires

Jim Martin in scoop parking area on 6800 & 7000 level

$100 Stanley Brown Frood mine Install larger brake oil pressure tank on No. 1 &No. 2 skip hoists at No. 3 shaft

$100 Saverio Guido I.O.R.P. Install overflow line on discharge me of No. itoNo. 4 scrubbers to maintain seal

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$90 awards were presented to:Michael Lewis LO.P.R.

$85 awards were presented to:AngeloCassolato I.O.R.P.ErwinSchmitt I.O.R.P.ErnestSchrader I.O.R.P.

$80 awards were presented to:Harrold Ross l.O.R.P.Ray Lapointe I.O.R.P.Reginald Park l.O.R.P.Clifford Cardinal l.O.R.P.Raphael Busschaert l.O.R.P.

$75 awards were presented to:Art Reid Garson mineGilles Grandmaison Garson mineMichael Lewis I.O.R.P.Lionel Benham I.O.R.P.ErnestSchrader I.O.R.P.

$70 awards were presented to:ClaudeJoly I.O.R.P.Gordon Davidson I.O.R.P.John Hogan I.O.R.P.Maurice Paradis Central UtilitiesJack Violette C.C.C.R.

$65 awards were presented to:Roy Manning Central Utilities

Robert Beaulne I.O.R.P.Samir Ayoub Matte proc

$55 awards were presented to:Hector Constantine I.O.R.P.William Leach Central Utilities

$50 awards were presented to:Howard RyanEdgar DoreJoseph BergeronAustin LaneRay LalondeLeonard McGuireMaurice Jennings

Clarabelle MillI .O.R.P.Matte Proc.C.C.C.R.C.C.C.R.C.C.C.RC.C.N.R.

$45 awards were presented to:William Leach Central UtilitiesDave Baker C.C.CR.Leonard McGuire C.C.C.R.Don Peroni CCC.R.

$40 awards were presented to:Richard Tincombe Garson mineArt Lysionek Garson mineBen Proulx McCreedy west

mineRobert Beauchamp Little Stobie mineRaymond Gervais Clarbelle MillPatrick Lacelle Matte proc.Gary UsitaloJack TuplingRobert Morris

Erik Lovin C.C.C.R.Michel Desormeaux C.C.C.R.Vernon Whiting C.C.C.R.

$35 awards were presented to:Jack Dube Division shopsLouisTurcotte C.C.C.R.Vernon Whiting C.C.C.R.HectorGervais C.C.N.R.Lionel Bourcier Creighton mine

$30 awards were presented to:Laurier Charette Matte proc.Richard ThymePhillip Lapointe

$25 awards were presented to:JeanLouis Belanger 'Garson mineDavid LeeCam ile BrosseauBruce BanfieldAllan MaslakowJames RafuseErnest Ever ittRoger HouleGabrial PrevostVernon WhitingGarry TimminsRoger HouleRichard CheneMichael OShell

Garson mineClarbelle MillC.C.SmelterMatte proc.Matte proc.Divisional shopsC.C.C.R.C.C.C.R.C.C.C.R.C.C.C.R.C.C.C.R.C.C.C.R.C.C.C.R.

$60 awards were presented to:William McAuliffe Creighton mineDerek Polmateer I.O.R.P.Michael Lewis I .O.R .P

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$40 awards were presented to: $15 awards were presented to:John Landry Matte proc. Richard Thyne Matte proc.Bob Morris Laurier Charette Matte proc.

I,O,R.P. Vern Whiting C.C.C.R. James Rafuse Matte proc.

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Ernie Hywarren$595

George Pan$750

Norm MacLean$725

First Aid Courses Now CentralizedIn the future, most first-aid courses

at Incos Sudbury operations will beconducted at its new first-aid trainingcentre located in the office building ofNickel Basin Properties Limited nearMurray mine. Occupying the secondfloor, the first-aid training centreoffers a large lecture room and officeand storage facilities.

We saw the need for more spaceto conduct first-aid training and plantprotection courses ' explains HankDerks, Incos chief first-aid co-ordinator.

The centres facilities will be usedprimarily for the continuous trainingof plant protection personnel.Courses in first-aid and plantprotection, such as standard andadvanced first-aid, heart saver,cardio-pulmonary resuscitation,security and administration, will beconducted there. All employees ofInco Metals Company may use thecentre's facilities, Hank adds.

According to Hank, the centre canhold a maximum of 20 people percourse, depending on the type ofcourse. Two members of Inco'ssafety and plant protectiondepartment are full-time instructors atthe centre.

Its the safety and plant protectiondepartments own operating area. Allour equipment is now at one centrallocation, so we will be able to do themajority of our training there" Hanksays.

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First aid trainee Wayne Wilson opens the airway of patient Bill Rose as first aid instructor DaveDerochie (left) oversees the procedure

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First aid instructor Rick Cholette points out an abnormal/tv on ahuman spine to members of Inco s safety and plant protectiondepartment They are, from left Myles Zettler. Bill Rose. WayneWilson, Romeo Roy. Peter Brett and first .aid instructor Dave Derocnie,