Triangle November 1981, Vol. 41 No. 10

PublicationsEditor

Peter vom Scheidt

Writers

Meribeth DingwallFrank Pagnucco

Port Cobornecorrespondent

Dm0 annandrea

Published monthly foremployees andpensioners of the Ontariodivision of Inco MetalsCompany. Produced bythe pubhc affairsdepartment and printedin Canada by JournalPrinting Company inSudbury. Member of theinternationai Associationof BusinessCommunicators.

Letters and commentsare welcomed and shouldbe addressed to theeditor at Inco MetalsCompany, Public AffairsDepartment, Copper Cliff,Ontario P0M 1N0. Phone705-682-5425.

In this issue

Hard rock miners certifiedSudbury was the site of a historic occasion forOntario, It was here that official recognition was givento mining as a profession. Sixty-one hard rock miners,including 24 from Inco received their UndergroundHard Rock Miners certificate.

The greening of SudburyA change has been taking place in Sudbury. Anyonedriving into the city will have noticed the soft layer ofgreen that is gradually replacing the black rocks alongthe roadside. The greening project has completed itsfourth year with dramatic changes to the landscape.

From Port Colborne with loveThe Marquis family of Port Colborne have given ofthemselves and received much in return. ThreeCanadian Indian sisters have found new parents and ahome with the Marquis.

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Our CoverThis month's cover photo features carvings byInco pensioner Charles Paxy. His carvings arefeatured in one of seven new TV commercialsseen in Sudbury. A complete story begins onpage four.

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Coin the

mmunity

Inco, on behalf of all employees, supports a variety ofcommunity clubs, groups, organizations, institutions andprojects by means of financial contributions and donations ofgoods and services. These worthy causes range from medicalto recreational, and from educational to cultural, and areexamples of Inco's commitment to the communities in whichour employees and their families live and work. Listed hereare a few of the many institutions and other establishmentswho were assisted in numerous ways over the past few months.

Manitoulin Student Aid FundTe lecareSudbury Arts Festival AssociationCanadian Hearing SocietyNew Sudbury Community Service CentreSt. Char fes Agriculture SocietyOntario Registered Music Teachers'

Association

Professor Wally Pasika, ofLaurentian University, helped by adonation from Inco, began researchfive years ago into making polymersthat contain sulphur dioxide in someform or another.

If his work proves successful,polymeric substances such aspolystyrene, (from which styrofoamcups and insulating sheets for housesare made), polyethylene, (from whichplastic food savers are made) and thepolyesters of the textile industry willbe made with SO2 and contain muchless petroleum based chemicals.

Dave Huggins, manager of processtechnology, presented ProfessorPasika with a second donation of$25,000 on behalf of Inco MetalsCompany so that the research maycontinue.

The Ontario division of Inco MetalsCompany was awarded a plaque inrecognition of the Company'ssponsorship of "Science ScreenReports".

This monthly sciencedocumentary series is distributed,courtesy of Inco, to schools inSudbury, Port Colborne and ThunderBay. The award was given by theSudbury Board of Education inappreciation to Inco for sponsoringthe series.

"Science Screen Reports" isavailable to the over 100 schoolsserved by the film library of theSudbury Board of Education.

Huntington Conservatory of MusicRayside-Balfour Arts GuildManitoulin Health CentreSudbury Theatre CentreValley East Parks and Recreation

DepartmentCanadian Red Cross, Sudbury BranchRoyal Canadian Army Cadets, Capreol Branch

Onaping Falls Curling ClubVictorian Order of Nurses1981 Regional Science FairLa Fête a BaptisteSalvation Army Red Shield AppealRotary Club Easter Seal CampaignWarren Agricultural SocietyBel Canto Chorus

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Karen Curry, public affairs co- Doreen Bertrand, education& mediaordinator for lnco, accepted the co-ordinator for the board and Lucilleaward on behalf of the Company from Collins, senior film library clerk.

Dave Huggins, left, listens to Professor Pasika 's explanation of an experiment.

Karen Curry, left, accepts award on behalf of Inco fromLucille Collins, centre, and Doreen Berirand,

"...by the people OfInco in Sudbury."

You may have already seen onSudbury TV a little green electric car,ocean divers, a solar house, awindmill, carvings by Inco pensionerCharles Paxy, and possibly even theColumbia space shuttle.

They are all part of this year'sOntario division communications

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program which takes a look at thefuture uses of nickel and copper.

These metals, mined, milled,smelted and refined by Incoemployees in the Sudbury basin,depict some of the technology, nowand in the future that will play animportant role in our lives - from

helping us be less dependent onconventional fossil fuels - toreaching below and above thesurface of the earth.

One of the programs features aselection of wood carvings bySudbury's Charles Paxy, an Incopensioner. The short story

Toronto s Gardner Expressway was the scene for the electric car shoot.

accompanying the programs proudlyrecognizes the efforts andachievements of the people at Inco.

Film production for television isalways interesting and this year'sseries was no different.

The electric car, for instance, is aprototype vehicle borrowed for thefilming. The opening scene shows thelittle green vehicle on Toronto's busyGardner Expressway. The idea, ofcourse, is to show audiences that thesolution to expensive gasolinepowered transportation, especially inbusy centres like Toronto, might bethe electric car. The technologyrequired to make the electric vehicleefficient depends in part on therechargeable nickelcontaining powersources, and copper to help make itan efficient reality.

The script called for the electriccar to appear on an emptyexpressway . . . which, if you've everdriven in Toronto, you'll know is anear impossibility.

The solution?Through the assistance of the

Toronto Film Board, traffic wasstopped for a few minutes while theelectric car appeared and the filmcameras rolled.

The diver welding underwateractually was an underwaterconstruction student . . . the weldingis part of his school program and wasfilmed in the practice tank of theschool which is in an old freighter.

From all the comments, theresponse to this year's programsindicate that Inco employees, theirfamilies and Sudburians, from schoolchildren to senior citizens, are sayingthat they find the presentations ontelevision, radio and in newspapersinformative and interesting. 'Theymake me feel proud to be a part ofthe company and the city when welearn about the benefits of the metalswe produce for the world," is acomment often received.

Preparations are in progress for the underwater filming of nickel and copper uses,

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A technician sets up the windmill for the wind power commercial.

Historymade in Sudbury

firstUnderground

Hardrock Miners'certificates

awarded

Sixty-one hard rock miners fromthroughout the province, 24 of themfrom Inco Metals Company, wereawarded the first underground hardrock miners' certificates ofqualification in September. Theyreceived certificates for theirsuccessful completion of the newmodular training program. Theceremony held in Sudbury wasdeclared a historic occasion forOntario as it marked the officialrecognition of mining as a profession.

The new system of training andsubsequent recognition of skills ofthose completing it, came as a resultof six years of work by the MiningTripartite Committee on Training inthe Mining Industry and its technicalsub-committee. Chaired by Mr. J.A.Crouch of the Ministry of Collegesand Universities, the committee iscomposed of six representatives fromthe combined United Steelworkers ofAmerica and the Mine, Mill andSmelter Workers' Unions, six fromthe Ontario Mining Association andthree from the Ontario government.Milt Jowsey, assistant vice-presidentof mining and milling, has been amember of the Tripartite Committeesince 1977. Bob Moss, a functionaltraining coordinator in training anddevelopment, sat on the technicalsub-committee. Initially Local 6500was represented on both theTripartite and technical sub-committees by Tom Burrows. He waseventually replaced by Dick Kerr onthe Tripartite Committee and VicBaumruk on the technical committee.

The sub-committee was formed inApril, 1976, to develop a set ofmodules covering basic mining skillsapplicable across Ontario.

The Tripartite Committee providedterms of reference and defined themodular profile or outline, used formining.

These profiles are not trainingprograms in themselves but only a

Barfly Burant, a stope leader at Stobie mine,makes an initial check on a jumbo drill duringtraining that led to a mining certificate.

means of organizing training byidentifying the various skills requiredto do a job. Each job was brokendown into its major skills or elementswhich were then arranged to producea module. These modules weredeveloped to provide the profile forthe Basic Underground Mining Skills.

To meet the requirements of thecertification program a miner mustfirst demonstrate his proficiency inseven common core skills named bythe committee. They include generalinspection, scaling, staging, drilling,rock bolting, blasting and mucking.The committee also identified 36specialized skills that were put intoseven groups; production,development, haulage, specialtydrilling, shaft services, constructionservices and general services. Aminer, on completion of the corecourses and eight specialties from atleast five of the groups and onespecialty from the production anddevelopment groups, will be entitledto an "Underground Hard RockMiners' " certificate.

"The committee developed aprogram of the minimum skills that anew miner must have to work

underground," explains Mr. Jowsey."They felt quite strongly that toproduce a creditable, high qualityprogram, skills would have to actuallybe proved by demonstration. This ofcourse would automatically preclude'grandfathering'. The TripartiteCommittee respects the desire of theindividual employee to attain hiscareer aspirations commensuratewith the companies' productionrequirements."

The responsibility of training newminers in common core and specialtyskill levels lies with each particularmining company and its instructors.The Ministry of Colleges andUniversities has publishedperformance demonstrationguidelines for use by instructors toassess the progress andachievements of the individual beingtrained. The program will bemonitored by both the Ministry ofColleges and Universities and theMinistry of Labour.

Once a trainee has graduated fromthe modular training program his

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Gus Gauthier, a motorman at Frood mine,receives his underground hard rock minerscertificate from Dr. Anne Robinson, theassistant deputy minister in the Ministry ofLabour.

This gathering of happy individuals includes the first 24 Inco miners to receive certificates as well as Wint Newman, president of Inco MetalsCompany, Ontario division, Milt Jowsey, assistant vicepresident of mining and milling, Lynn Williams, international secretary of the UnitedSteelworkers of America and Ron McDonald, president of Local 6500.

skills are recognized throughout theindustry in Ontario. Each time a skillis mastered, it is recorded in aqualification record book",

something an individual will be able

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to carry with him. Along with theprestige of certification comes theknowledge that job mobility will besubstantially increased so that agraduate can take advantage of job

opportunities in mining wherever theymay be. The company also benefitsby having a safer, more efficientworkplace because of the proven skilllevels of each certified miner.

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Representatives of government, labor, the mining industry and the media toured the Stobie mine training area where some Inco miners were beingtrained. Jim Byrne, general foreman of all mines safety at Frood-Stobie, right, explains the training course to, from left, Eric Kossatz, manager ofthe Frooci-Stobie area, Lynn Williams, international secretary of the United Steelworkers of America and Milt Jowsey, assistant vice-president ofmining and milling.

A school instructor at Stobie mine, Tom Bell, uses an acetylene torch to burn a piece of plate steel while on course.

Energy lossestracked downand arrested

The investigations are continuing atall plants and mines in the Ontariodivision. The detectives at eachlocation are in eager pursuit ofculprits known as energy losses.

At Frood-Stobie mill, detectives arefinalizing an investigation with smileson their faces - the culprits havebeen identified and are under arrest.

It's all part of Inco Metals' EnergyManagement Program (established in1975) in which employees at allcompany locations are looking closelyat their own area of production toidentify major areas of energyconsumption, to isolate areas withlarge potential losses and determinewhat action be taken to improve

energy efficiency.And that's just what they've done

at Frood-Stobie mill. After months ofinvestigating and testing, millpersonnel have come up withrevisions to the heating andventilating system in the mill complexthat have resulted in an improvementin air quality and an annual decrease

With the ventilation and heating revisions, ventilation air flows through the conveyor gallery from the mill tripper floor to the transfer house (right).From there, the air travels through the galleries to the crushing plant (left background), where It is directed to number nine hoistwell.

In the past, fresh air fans andheaters in the mill's east walldirected the air flow across thevarious floors of the building. A row offans in the centre aisle of theflotation floor were used to boost airover the remaining flotation rows tothe roof ventilators.

Results from a mill heating systemsurvey indicated that the roofventilators were one of the culprits.Process heat was lost through theroof ventilators in a high bay area;there was no means of pressurizingthe building to prevent air infiltrationwhen the roof ventilators were in use;the starting of more direct-firedheaters to improve the comfort levelonly increased the chimney effectwhich caused an influx of cold airthrough all direct-fired heaters thatwere not operating.

The revised heating and ventilatingsystem provided significantimprovements by pressurizing the millby closing off the roof ventilators andclosing doors over unused direct-firedheaters. The roof ventilators wereclosed to eliminate the chimneyeffect within the mill building andcreate a slight positive pressure onthe top and ground floors. Thispositive pressure was well within themaximum efficiency of direct-firedunits, The unused sample conveyorgallery was sealed off to prevent ashort circuit of ventilating air from themill to number nine shaft hoistwell.

To further increase the chimneyeffect created by the number nineshaft hoistwell, the summerventilating fan in the lower roof was

Mill employee Ernie Workman adjusts the airdeflector on the fresh air fan located on themill building wa/I.

of natural gas consumption byapproximately 25 per cent, or savingsof some $110,000.

"We're making use of heat that wewould normally lose," explainedMaurice Taylor, utilities supervisor atthe Frood-Stobie complex and amember of Inco Metals' InternalEnergy Management Committee. "Inthe past, we exhausted air throughroof ventilators, now we exhaust air

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on the lower levels through the doors,windows and wall openings. We'vebasically reversed the ventilationpattern."

The original heating and ventilatingsystem was based on drawing infresh air through wall fans in thesummer and through the wall heatersin the winter. This air is directed tothe working levels and exhaustedthrough large roof ventilators.

tagged to run all year round. As well,a 50 square foot opening wasconstructed at the hoistwell roof lineto reduce the differential pressure(the difference between inside andoutside pressure) across the exteriorwalls.

Direct-fired units in the millbuildings were provided with guillotinegates with limit switches connectedto the combustion unit. The limit

switch prevents the unit from runningwhen the gate is closed. The gateprevents the exhausting of warm airwhen the units are shut down.

With a pressurized mill building andthe elimination of the roof exhausts,the waste heat from the processequipment is now part of the heatingsystem for the mill complex.

Existing direct-fired units are used,along with fresh air fans which arecontrolled by the outsidetemperature, to achieve the building'srequired air volume of 150,000 cubicfeet per minute.

The flow of heated air from the millthrough the galleries to number nineshaft lower roof, permitted theshutting down of several direct-firedheaters in the conveyor galleries andanother direct-fired heater in thetransfer house. The mill now has apositive pressure on the ground floorproviding a slight outflow of air at alldoors and wall openings. The direct-fired heaters at the doors nowoperate only when the truck doorsare opened.

The previous wide variation intemperature (up to 20 degreesFahrenheit) that occurred at differentlevels in the mill building has nowbeen reduced to approximately fivedegrees Fahrenheit. There is now animproved comfort level in all areas ofthe mill complex.

Testing of air distribution indicatedthat there were approximately nne airchanges per hour with no obviousstagnant areas. Carbon monoxidelevels within the mill ranged fromzero to three parts per million whichwere well below the 35 parts permillion guideline established by theOntario government.

Based on the results of this projectto date, and the current cost ofnatural gas, it is expected that therevised system will represent asavings of some $110,000 annually.

'We haven't had to purchasemuch equipment for this project,"said Ralph Shore, superintendent of

Mill superintendent Ralph Shore inspects theworkings of a ventilation supply fan which isused to b/end raw air at the roof line withstratified heat from process equipmentin themi//,

Frood-Stobie mill. "We've been ableto use most of the availableequipment in the mill complex. We'vespent some $5,000 for fans andrelated modifications."

"The concept is finalized," hecontinued. "There's no doubt theconcept works, it just needs somerefining."

In the foreseeable future, it is

expected that the concept ofpressurizing a building will beexpanded to include other areaswithin the Ontario division.

Maurice Taylor, utilities supervisor at Stobiemill and a member of the internal EnergyManagement Committee, checks Out anindirect-fired heater in the mi/I building used toraise the air temperature as the air travelsthrough the conveyor gallery to the transferhouse in the mi/I complex.

The summer months may be a timeof sweetness and sunshine for mostpeople. But for Walter Hughes, aplant protection officer at Creightonmine, it is more often a time ofdedicated work and diplomacy withbears. Walter is an apiarist, orbeekeeper.

The son of an Irish beekeeper,Walter grew up with fresh honey inthe pantry but it wasn't until the early

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BEEKEEPINGWalter Hughemore to contithan just the

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1970's that he decided to tend hivesof his own.

His first hives, or colonies, eachcontaining between 60 - 80000bees, were kept on the old Gagnonfarm across from the golf course inLively. Later, thinking he would get abetter honey return, he moved themto the golf course on the PenageRoad. Says Walter, 'The return wasgood until the bears came along

LeftUsing a centrifuge, Walter is able to extracthoney from the comb. After screening theliquid to remove bits of wax, the honey can bepackaged and sold.CentreUntil recent years, beekeepers did not botherto winter their bees. Most often they weregassed in the fall and new stock purchased inthe spring.RightA/though beekeeping is more of a hobby forWalter, it can be very rewarding financially.Honey yield depends mainly on the number ofhives, the area and the number of other hivesin the same area.

shas?nd withbees

and destroyed some of the hives. Thecost of replacing them was toomuch" He decided to quit.

Moving what was left of the bear-ravaged hives was a job in itself,"says Walter. A friend, and Walter cladonly in work clothes and a bee veil,attempted to load the remaining hivesand their angry occupants onto apick-up truck. During the process,Walter's veil became snagged on atree limb, leaving his neck easilyaccessible to the thousands of beesclinging to his shirt. Withouthesitation they marched inside theshirt, not ending their journey untilthey had reached his ankles insidehis rubber boots.

'Well" says Walter, 'you can onlytake so much. I said to my friend,I've got to strip' and Iran down the

golf course tearing off my clothes. Bythe time I got to about the secondtee, I was standing there in just myshorts. My clothes were scatteredfrom the hives right down to the littlelake. I knew I couldn't stay there so Iwent back and slowly retrievedeverything in the order it came off,shook the bees out and put it backon. I took between 200 and 300stings that time.''

Without his hives however, Waltersoon became bored. And once againhe sent away for starter bees, againto be kept on the Gagnon farm. Asbefore, the bear population didn'tseem to wander into the area and fora while Walter was able to tend hisbees in peace.

Three years ago, the coloniesmade their final move, this time tojust inside the Inco gates of thetailings line, on the Creighton Road.By this summer they had grown to 1 1hives, producing nearly 1,200 poundsof honey.

The peace for Walter and his beesdidn't last long. It was inevitable thathis secret couldn't be kept. Onceagain this summer the sweet smell ofhoney lured the bears to the hivesand the number was reduced from 11to eight.

With the cold weather approaching,pollen and nectar have diminishedand the bees are preparing their

hives for winter, But with thebeekeeper removing most of thehoney (the bee's winter store of food),it becomes necessary to supplementthe bees with a sugar and watersyrup to see them through the winterahead.

"About the end of September I puttwo, eight pound cans of syrup intothe hive, every second day. Each canlasts about a day. They'll take about10 cans of it. After that they're ontheir own until March when I'll givethem another one to see themthrough until spring."

To protect the hives from theelements, Walter wraps each hive incardboard, tar paper and insulationabout mid-October. The beesare capable of regulating the insidetemperature of the hive, maintaininga constant temperature of about 90degrees Fahrenheit in the centrewhere the queen bee and her broodcluster are placed for safety. Nature,says Walter, has developed bees sothat they can raise or lower the hivetemperature at will, regardless of theoutside temperature. The protection

added by the beekeeper simplymakes their job easier.

One drawback to keeping bees isthe occasional sting, but saysWalter, it's something "you must putup with." Learning how to deal withstings is a must.

"If you get a sting, don't pull outthe stinger in a squeezing action withyour fingers. Each stinger has avenom sac on the upper end whichthrough a nervous reaction pulsatesvenom into the body. If you squeezethis sac, trying to remove the stinger,you are actually forcing the venominto your system. Instead, takesomething flat, your thumb, andscrape' the stinger out."

There are many reasons why beessting. It's not always a case of self-defense. Bees have a definite dislikefor cologne, deodorant soap, animalfibre and dark clothing, bad or 'beery'breath and foot odor. "In addition,"says Walter, "when a beekeeper isremoving their honey, they considerhim no more of a friend than thehoney.loving bear seeking to satisfyhis sweet tooth."

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W11A/though each hive contains a queen and several drones, it Is the vcrker bees ho maintain thehive. The life expectancy of a worker is only a few weeks during the summer months. They/ifera//y work themse/ves to death hau/ing p0//en, nectar, water and protecting the hive.

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YMCAHAS

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At the Inco Club, Winton Newman, left,president of the Ontario division, and Russ

Buck/and, president of the board of directorsfor the YMCA., unveil a sign to signify the

opening of the auditorium for useby the Y.M.C.A.

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'S-t-r-e-t-c-h, take a deep breath,tighten those stomach muscles andhold. That's a familiar call thesedays n the auditorium at the IncoClub on Frood Road. The auditoriumis being used temporarily as agymnasium for members of theY.M.C.A.

The Y has been using the gymsince mid-September. At that time,Inco confirmed that arrangementshad been made on a temporary basisfor the Y to use the Inco Clubauditorium due to a fire in August that

damaged the 'i's gym, pool area,ladies and boys' locker facilities aswell as the ladies' exercise room.

"We are pleased to assist the Y nthis manner to help overcome themany problems the Y and itsmembers have experienced as aresult of the fire," said Wint Newman,president of the Ontario division.

Mr. Newman added that the Y isaware that the use of the mainauditorium at the lnco Club is on atemporary basis because theRegional Municipality of Sudbury is

currently assessing potential use ofthe Club facility. Inco announced lastyear that it would donate the buildingand property to the Region when itrelocated offices from the FroodRoad building to the Scotia Tower.

"We were in urgent need of aphysical education facility," explainedKerry Pinkerton, executive director ofthe Y.M.C.A. Some of our memberssuggested that we approach Inco tosee if the auditorium at the Inco Clubwas available."

The auditorium accommodates a

variety of Y activities includinggymnastics, judo, karate, physicalfitness classes, adult educationcourses such as dancercise plusboys' and girls' sports classes.

The auditorium is open to Ymembers from Monday to Friday,9:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. and Saturday,9:00 am. - 4:30 p.m. An instructor isavailable during those hours.

We are pleased with the gymfacility," Kerry continued. We arevery appreciative of Inco and its

employees for allowing the Y to workin co-operation with a largecorporation. This will indeed proveonce again the continued support thatInco has displayed to variousorganizations throughout the Sudburycommunity."

Kerry added that renovations at theY on Elm Street have begun andshould be completed by the end ofDecember. "We're hoping for a re-opening date of January 1, 1982.That's a good way to begin the newyear."

Members of the ladies' exercise class AdrienneBanbury, left, wife of safety superintendent(smelting and refining) Larry Banbury, andHazel Smith, right, go through a routine as Yassistant physical director Sue McCrea, backleft, and Y executive director Kerry Pinkertonlook on.

The ladies' exercise class is a popular Yactivity at the Inco Club auditorium.

THEGREENING

OF SUDBURYFew undertakings have captured

the interest and support of the public,politicians and private enterprise ashas Sudbury's land reclamationproject. Acres of once barren,denuded landscape have, through aunique, locally developed process,been changed into green belts ofgrass and trees. The beauty of thisprogram lies not only in thevegetation it is re-establishing in theregion but also in the various benefitsassociated with it that go ripplingthrough the community.

Acting on a study by LaurentianUniversity and the Science Council ofCanada that determined that landreclamation could be done on a largescale in Sudbury, regionalgovernment set into motion thegreening of Sudbury project in 1978.A method of liming, fertilizing andseeding soil in rocky areas pioneeredby Professor Keith Winterhalder ofLaurentian University was adopted asthe means of reclaiming land.

Mike Hickmott, coordinator of theland reclamation project, says thatthe most visible areas, particularly onthe approach ways to the city, weredesignated as the first targets for

revegetation. Since work began foursummers ago, land along Highway 17East and West, Highway 144,Highway 69, Martindale Road, ParisStreet and Notre Dame has beenreclaimed. It is on these arteries thatmotorists driving through Sudbury willget their first impressions of theplace, he adds.

The reclamation process beginswith maps being drawn of the targetarea. Tests are performed on the soilto determine nutrient content andacidity. Once the ph level of eachplace is found, crushed agriculturallimestone is applied to neutralize thesoil. According to Mike, about fivetons of lime are used on each acre ofland, something in the order of 2,000tons every year.

The lime is allowed to sit for atleast a month before fertilizer isspread. Almost immediately after thefertilizer is applied, grass seed isplanted. Mike notes that landreclamation people haveexperimented with native grass seedas well as commercial varieties. "Wefound that commercial varieties havedone just as well as native seed," hecomments. "They have survived quite

nicely. It works out much better forus cost-wise."

Students hired for the summer domost of the reclamation work. Anaverage of 200 students a year areemployed by the greening project.The nature of the local terrain rulesout the use of machinery in liming,fertilizing and seeding. It all must bedone manually.

The final step in reclaiming an areaof land is planting trees. "Trees donot survive in land which doesn'thave a grass cover," Mike stipulates.Once grasses have establishedthemselves after a year or two, treesare planted. Some 3,000 trees, suchas red, white and jack pine, poplarand mountain ash, have been plantedby land reclamation workers eachspring and autumn.

So far the results of landreclamation have been nothing shortof dramatic. About 3,100 acres ofstark, uninviting rocky soil has beentransformed into an eye appealingcover of green grass and trees.People, particularly those who haveseen land before reclamation tookplace, are amazed by the change'We're physically changing the

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negative attitude (about Sudbury) thatpeople feel on the outside," statesMike. The land reclamation programhas attracted the interest of peopleacross Canada and the United Stateswho are considering similar projectsfor their own communities.

Mike estimates that there is atleast another five to ten years morereclamation work to be done. Theprogram has enjoyed the support ofall three levels of government andprivate industry, something he saysmust continue if land reclamation is

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to carry on with its successes. Sincethe inception of the program, Incohas contributed financial support forthe purchase of materials annually tothe project. This year for example,part of the company's contributionhas been 17,000 woven, poly-propylene bags for the application oflime as well as limestone and someseed. A pair of Inco employees, TomPeters, agriculturist, and Jim Savage,grounds supervisor, sit on theVegetation Enhancement TechnicalAdvisory Committee, a group of

individuals that addresses itself to thetechnical aspects of the program.

Proponents of land reclamationhave little to fear in a time ofeconomic restraint because theprogram sits high on the priority listof local government. Not only is it amajor employer of students eachsummer but it also produces highlyvisible, very desirable changes to theregion's landscape. These changes, itis evident, will go a long way tosoftening the harsh view sometimestaken of Sudbury by visitors.

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ANOTHER FIRSTFOR DIVISIONAL SHOPS

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Recently the tradesmen atdivisional shops distinguishedthemselves by making a huge mildsteel trunnion that now supports aroaster kiln at the Iron Ore RecoveryPlant. It marked the first time atrunnion had been manufactured byOntario division employees. Notcontent to rest on their laurels, theyare chasing another first, theconstruction of four rotate drivehousings for a top blown rotaryconverter (TBRC).

Rotate drive housings cover thegears that are responsible forspinning the huge TBRCs at theCopper Cliff nickel refinery. Originallycast in England, these housings werefound to be prone to warping. Thecast construction could not withstandthe heat of the molten metal beingprocessed in the TBRC.

With an eye to alleviating thisproblem, Inco engineers anddesigners came up with the idea thatnew rotate drive housings befabricated out of mild steel locally,rather than returning to the castconstruction. The housings werefabricated at the divisional shopsplate shop, and sent to the machineshop for machining.

The housings, notes Bruce Warren,machine shop coordinator, weremachined according to specificationsdrawn up by Inco designers. Wealso manufactured the guts that gointo them, like cover plates andshafts, he continues. Thesehousings had never been machinedhere before.

A completely machined rotate drive housing ismeasured by Tim Morse, left, and RogerChevrier.

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An assembled rotate drive gear box complete with shaft and other components looks like this.

The novelty of the task called uponthe machinists to innovate. Itrequires a certain amount of ingenuityon the part of the tradesman to lookahead and foresee any problems,"remarks Bruce. Because of thedifferent size and shape of the rotatedrive housings, new jig fixtures had tobe made to hold them in place on thehuge horizontal boring mill.

Tim Morse, a first class machinist,was closely involved with themachining of the new housings on thehorizontal boring mill. He says that, inanticipation of the project, he andfellow tradesmen at divisional shopsgot together and planned andreplanned an appropriate procedure.Following the completion of onehousing they assessed theirprocedure and made it more efficientby deleting some steps and addingothers.

The machinists are now taking onthe remaining housings with a systemand a confidence born out ofexperience. Bruce anticipates thatthe project will be completed by theend of the year. This length of time isnecessary because the machinists'first responsibility is to prioritizemaintenance jobs. The rotate drivehousings assume a special' statusand are worked on only when thereare no emergency jobs waiting to becompleted on the horizontal boringmill.

According to Bruce, the divisionalshops machinists welcome thechallenge of a completely newproject that has never been donebefore and calls on the old creativejuices to flow. There is a lot ofinterest in tackling a job like that,'Bruce mentions, hinting thatmachinists are a breed apart from therest. Shop tradesmen always look atrepairing or machining, as somethingwe can do better than anyone else.There is no such word asimpossible."

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Tim Morse, left, and Roger Chevrier go over the plans for rotate drive housings.

Top cover for a rotate drive housing has the attentions of Tim Morse, left, and Roger Chevrier.

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____.s -Computer services personnel Mel Chomiak,seated, and Ray Hyde test the benefits systemon the computer terminal. Mel moved toCopper Cliff from Thompson.

Computer linkEstablished betweenThompson andCopper Cliff

Word: integrate. Definition: to unitewith something else; to form or blendinto a whole. Include two years ofdetailed planning, close consultation,teamwork and extensive testing, andthe word integrate takes on greatermeaning.

Two years of collaborationinvolving Thompson, Manitoba andCopper Cliff computer servicespersonnel culminated in thesuccessful integration of theThompson computer services and theCopper Cliff computer services - thefirst of its kind in the lnco family - inthe spring of this year.

The decision to integrate the twocomputer services departments intoa single organization was agreedupon jointly in June, 1979 by thenpresident of the Manitoba divisionCharlie Hews and Ontario divisionpresident Winton Newman.

The single organization, located inCopper Cliff, handles the computerservices of what is called theCanadian Operating ServicesDivisions of Inco Metals Company.The organization was established toprovide optimum computer-basedservices to support management ofboth divisions from one centrallocation.

Economics was a key factor inhaving the two computer systemsintegrated. It was simply moreeconomical to use the services ofone large computer than the services

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Ray Hyde, supervisor of technical support, and Linda Webber, technical support analyst, helpedset up the PIX units to establish communication with Thompson. PIX units are the link betweenthe Copper Cliff ccmputer and the communication lines to Thompson.

of smaller ones. In the past,Thompson data and Copper Cliff data,although similar, were handledseparately. Data can now beprocessed at a single location,thereby eliminating the duplication ofeffort and information. Mine planningsystems, for example, are nowprocessed by computer in a more

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consistent manner since these in the integration operation. "In asystems are programmed at one unified computing environment, wecentral location, are able to work more productively.'

"With the computer integration, we The physical integration of the twohave a greater ability to use people computer systems required thewith specialized technical skills," said installation of high speedRay Hyde, supervisor of technical communication lines based on micro-support in the computer services wave facilities covering some 1,000department and one of those involved miles by Manitoba Tel and Bell

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Canada. Paradyne Canada Limitedprovided Inco with communicationcontrollers known as PIX units linkingthe computer terminals in Thompsonto the main Amdahl computer inCopper Cliff.

Inco computer personnel, ratherthan telephone company personnel,assumed much of the responsibility ofconducting in-depth tests on the

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communication lines and acquiringany additional equipment needed toachieve the transmission of data atmaximum speed.

Although unexpected problemsarose, they made the operation moreinteresting, Ray added. "We wereable to solve the problems mainlybecause of the well-organized, hard-working team of Thompson and

Copper Cliff computer personnel."Before the hookup could take

place, all Thompson's programs anddata were put on magnetic tapes,some 700 of them weighing a total of2,000 pounds, and sent by Incoaircraft to Copper Cliff where theywere loaded on to the main Amdahlcomputer.

A trial computer test wasconducted prior to the actualintegration. Thompson dataprocessed on a normal day wasduplicated on the Amdahl computer.The duplication was accurate. Thetrial test proved successful.

Procedural changes rather thanmajor program changes were madein the two computer systems. "Thedaily processing time of Thompson'smajor systems is now considerablyless," stated Stewart Tait,superintendent of computeroperations and technical services inthe Canadian operating divisions."The computerized systems can nowbe processed at a faster speed thanever before, over four millioninstructions per second, which makesthem more effective and efficient inmeeting the requirements ofmanagement in both divisions."

As a result of the integration, theneed for Thompson's leased maincomputer was eliminated. It wasdismantled and returned to IBM. Thecomputer services personnel inThompson continue to carry out theirsame day-to-day activities but nowutilize the computer 1,000 miles awayand are in much closer contact withtheir associates in Copper Cliff.

Perhaps the most important aspectof the entire operation, Stewart noted,was the fact that there was a minimaldisruption of service. "It wasn'tapparent to the users that thechangeover had occurred, it wentthat smoothly. And we wouldn't havesucceeded without the teamwork."

The integration has proved sosuccessful, Stewart added, that plansare in the making to study thefeasibility of sharing the computerinformation services on a morecorporate-wide basis.

Bob Reeves, superintendent of computer services in Thompson, witnessed the safe loading ofboxes containing tapes of programs and data from the Thompson computeron to the Inco aircraft.

Family AlbumFamily Album Photos

If you are an Inco employee and would Uke yourfamily to appear n the Family Album section ofthe Triangle please let us know by calling 682-5425, or send ri your name to the address onthe masthead.

Enjoying the outdoors is a popular pastime of the Harvey Secord familyof Chelms ford. Harvey, a scooptram operator at Coleman mine, his wifeRolla and daughter Kim, 17, spend their summers fishing, boating andswimming at their cottage on Georgian Bay. Kim likes to sew, crochetand embroider in her leisure hours while mom and dad take time out tosnowmobile and attend hockey games, especially when the Colemanmine hockey team is playing . Harvey has had a hand in coaching theteam for quite some time,

From the Port Co/borne nicke/ refinery this month wehave the happy family of Andre Rollin. A tube filtermanand relieving foreman, Andre has 21 years of service.Spare time activities include bowling, camping andcoaching the childrens' baseball teams. The childrenare, back row from right, Andre Junior, 13 JoAnne, 17.Carole, 15, Diane, Mrs. Andre Bourassa and Monique,seated, who is Mrs. Leo Caron.

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The members of the Zeitz family are avid cross-country skiers. Lynda, amaintenance clerk-stenographer at Levack mine, and Ken, an industrialevaluator in the industrial engineering department in Copper Cliff, saysons Brent, 8, seated, and Ryan, 5, have been cross-country skiingsince they were three years old. The boys are also keen swimmers andenjoy the sport alt year round. Ken /s the golfer and Punter in thefamily, while Lynda spends creative hours with needlework, macrameand ceramics.

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From Port Colbornewith Love

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If generosity can be measured byhow much one is willing to give up forthe sake of others, then GaetanMarquis, a foreman in the shearingdepartment at the Port Colbornenickel refinery, and his family must beconsidered very generous. They havewillingly given up some of the luxuriesthat we all take for granted, in orderto raise three adopted CanadianIndian sisters.

Gaetan, his wife Madone, and sonsMarc, 10 and Ryan, 6, tasked aboutthe possibility of adopted children forsome time. When the "boat people"crisis occurred, they thought that itwould be the perfect opportunity forthem.

They read about an organizationthat was formed in the NiagaraPeninsula to find homes for some ofthese orphaned children. Because ofthe many restrictive governmentpoUces and administrative problemsencountered by them, the Marquisgave up on this angle.

They then approached FamilyChildren Services, an Ontariogovernment agency that looks afterthe welfare of children. After muchinvestigation they were finallyapproved as prospective parents.

They went to Toronto where theylooked at many orphans' photos andcase histories. "We showed aninterest in about 20 of them and thenstarted to narrow down our search.

None of the Marquis are home for lunch during(he school week, The children all take turnshe/ping to pack the lunch boxes and with sevenof them to fl/I it becomes almost like aproduction line. It was Loris and Jul/es turn tohe/p their mother this time.

The three gir/s were well taken care of in theirfoster homes. New clothes and different haircuts made a big difference in their appearance.They are adjusting very well to (heir new life.

We fell in love with three littleCanadian Indian girls but found outthey had already been adopted,'stated Gaetan.

Although disappointed, the Marquisdidn't give up. They kept in closecontact with Family ChildrenServices. Their diligence paid offbecause during a visit to the F.C.S.office, Madone was told that thethree Indian girls were still in need ofa home.

The Marquis made arrangementsto fly out to Saskatchewan to meetthe girls and bring them to PortColborne. It wasn't long before theirfamily had three new members; tenyear old Lori, eight year old Julie andfive year old Natalie.

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new life very quickly and I think it ismainly because their foster parentshad treated them well," said Gaetan.

Before we adopted them, Natalie,the youngest, was living in a fosterhome about 40 miles from her twosisters and didn't get the chance tosee them much. They are very happyto be reunited now. The boys haveaccepted their new sisters withoutquestion," Gaetan stated.

One does not have to be withGaetan and Madone very long torealize that they take theresponsibility of raising all theirchildren seriously. But it's difficult tosay who gains the most from thisrelationship - judging by the smileson everyone's faces it looks like theyare all winners.

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Gaetan is a foreman in the shearingdepartment at the Port Colborne nickel refineryand a very understanding parent. Here helistens to young Natalie read from her Frenchgrammar textbook.

Monopoly is a favorite of everyone. Here, Marc, Lori, Julie and Ryan are involved in a close game, while Natalie looks on.

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Coiieen Miranda, secretary mines research,Copper CliffNorma Morin, timekeeper, Garson mineCharles Mossey, construction co-ordinator,engineering, Copper CliffBrian Murray, ventilation assistant, minesengineering, Frood mineEric Proudfoot, surveyor, mines engineering,Levack mineJuokko Rantaia, engineer, central maintenanceDenis St. Jean, shift foreman, matte processingBiii Vickman, employment representative,employee relations, personnel and office servicesLeanne White, receptionist, employee relations,personnel and office servicesDonald Wighton, ventilation assistant, minesengineering, Coleman mineRena Armstrong, timekeeper, Levack mineRichard Bourget, senior drill technician, minesexploration, Copper CliffRichard Cowx, production assistant, copperrefineryMario Da Ponte, mines research engineer,mines research, Creighton nine shaftDouglas Goodale, senior geologist, minesexploration, Levack mineLeonard Leclair, security guard, plant protection,Copper CliffAtanas Marinow, mine superintendent, LittleStobie mineKim McDonagh, maintenance clerk-stenographer, Copper Cliff South mine

One of the many visitors to tour Inco operations in Sudbury wasthe ambassador of the People's Republic of China, Wang lung.Here, Mick Throssell, left, superintendent at the Clarabelle mill,explains the mill's operation to the ambassador, centre, hisinterpreter and the ambassador's wife LIu Feng.

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Dr. Walter Curlook turned the switch in September thatofficially opened the new battery operation at theCopper Cliff nickel refinery. The battery powder plant houses amulti-stage process that will produce 2.5 million pounds of the"200" or battery powder series of nickel powder. Powderproduced at Copper Cliff will meet the needs of Inco's NorthAmerican customers.

On September 8, 1981, the workers' compensation andrehabilitation section of the general safety and plant protectiondepartment moved to new quarters. The new offices aresituated on the lower floor of the general office building inCopper Cliff . . the area previously occupied by the publicaffairs department. Directional signs are placed at strategicplaces throughout the general office. Pictured here are threeemployees who share the responsibility for the administration ofworkers' compensation and rehabilitation matters, From left,Jane Risk, Janet Kenyon and Susan Methot. The generalinquiry telephone number for this department has been changedto 682-5239. Other personnel in the new office area are, JackCorrigan, Gerry Dinei, Bernice Larouche and Joe Rossi.

When Ted Grabish, an operating shaft boss at Frood mine,leaves work each day in the summer, his thoughts turn tocultivating his flower and rock garden. Hours spent planting,weeding and fertilizing result in a yard that is a gardeners'dream. Ted is pictured here on his well kept property with afriendly chipmunk who finds the food and the surroundings 'justright, thank you.'

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A lawn swing was donated recently to the Dever Nursing Homeby the Garson Mine Association. At the official presentation are,from left, Bob McFarane, chairman of the Garson MinesAssociation, Anne Dever, Jim Dever and Ron Chartrand, aGarson mine employee who spearheaded the effort.

The President of the Senate of the Republic of Italy, SenatorAmintore Fanfani and his wife Mariapia visited Canada duringSeptember. President Fanfani came to Sudbury where he wasreceived by the Regional Chairman and the Mayor of Sudburytogether with the entire council at a ceremony in the CouncilChambers. He was also the recipient of an honorary degree inLaws from Laurentian University. The president toured Incooperations at Copper Cliff as well. Here, from left, are, PierLuigi Conti, the Consul General of Italy, Francesco PaoioFuici, the Ambassador of Italy to Canada and Dr. RobertoGrosso, rear, Vice Consul of Italy in Sudbury. President Fanfani,centre, listens to Tom Antonioni, superintendent of operationsat the Copper Cliff smelter, explain the smelting process.

Bob Paradis, from the transportation department, connects fora hit during a departmental blooperball game. Action took placeduring the first annua' transportation tournament.

ThIs June, the Sudbury Basin Safety Group was formed toprovide a forum for the exchange of ideas, knowledge andexperience on safety for industry safety supervisors. TheSudbury group is one of ten such organizations functioning inthe Ontario mining industry. Mine safety groups are supportedby the Mines Accident Prevention Association of Ontario. Shownhere studying an agenda before the second monthly meetingare the members of the SBSG, from left, Charile Trenka, areaengineer in the Inspection Branch of the Ministry of Labour,Bob Hughes, a safety coordinator at Falconbridge NickelMines, Bob Shaw, safety foreman, central mills at Inco, andrecording secretary of the group, and from Inco, Jim Ashcroft,superintendent of safety, mines and mills, and group chairman.

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Lefty Reid, Curator of the Hockey Hall of Fame, WaiterCurlook, President of Inco Metals Company, and Lou Lefaive,President of Hockey Canada, are all smiles after a ceremony inwhich Dr. Curlook presented this replica of the Canada Cup toHockey Canada, and on to the Hockey Hall of Fame forpermanent display. The original Canada Cup and this replicawere both commissioned by Inco. The original is on display atRideau Hall in Ottawa.

Before the Russians attempted to pilfer the Canada Cup inSeptember, the gleaming trophy made of Inco nickel went ondisplay in the company's offices at First Canadian Place inToronto. Mike Kelly, a cash management assistant in treasuryservices of Inco Limited, thought it was a perfect setting for asnap of a proud father holding his five month old daughter,Shaunna Erin. Mike is the son of Pat Kelly, a hoistman atLevack mine.

At the 4th Annual Sudbury Industrial Trade Show heldSeptember 22 and 23 at the Copper Cliff Curling Club, IncoMetals presented a series of displays depicting the variousaspects of Inco Limited. At the Inco booth, host Ted Nicholson,left, a buyer in the purchasing department, discussed Incooperations with BIll Folland, one of the many visitors whoexpressed an interest in the Inco family.

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suggestionA total of $38,195 was awarded to 206 suggestions in this month'ssuggestion plan. Due to the large volume of suggestions awarded thismonth, only those suggestions of $315 or more are listed below.

$5,680 Bill Glogger of Garson mine netted this month's top suggestion plan award for his idea topurchase an adapter kit which allowed surplus Joy motors to be installed on CIR slushers.Savings were made on parts and labour.

$3,300 At the iron Ore Recovery Plant, Richard Marieau and Jean Beaupariant shared $3,300 fortheir suggestion to purchase cover cloth for cottrell cabinets in shorter widths. The covercloth was easier and faster to install and resulted in less waste. In the shorter width, thecover cloth also eliminated fire hazards in the cottrell area.

$2,955 Maurice Picotte of McCreedy West mine noted that the piping used for sandfill line elbowjoints frequently wore out and changing the pipe took a long time. Maurice suggestedinstalling six inch heavy duty pipe which lasted longer than the previous pipe. The suggestionreduced the frequency of changing pipes and savings were realized on parts and labor.

$2,535 At Stoble mine, Doug Jeffrey noticed that number seven and eight electro-magneticcontactors on Goodman trolleys were not required during trolley operation. The elimination ofthe contactors reduced maintenance costs and savings were made in materials.

$2,015 Bob Sawyer of the copper refinery thought that precious metals in the lab effluent could beretrieved, so he suggested that the effluent be pumped to the first stage mix tank or leachsump pump to be processed again. The suggestion reduced precious metal losses.

$1,660 At the same location, frequent breakage of rack roller bearings on the Hyster truck (similar toa forklift truck) prompted Austin Burns to suggest installing a steel plate on the truck. Thesuggestion reduced downtime and costly repairs.

$1,370 Bill Giogger at Garson mine won a second suggestion plan award this month for his idea topurchase slusher rollers from an alternate supplier. Previously the rollers were discarded dueto breakage of the babbit and bushings. The new rollers have replaceable bushings and canbe re-used thereby extending the life of the rollers.

$1,215 At Levack mine, Walter Krauer was awarded an additional amount for his earlier suggestion(addi- to use air to clean out sandfill lines at pour points for stopes where there is more than onetional) pour point. The suggestion reduced the amount of sand spilled into the drifts there by

reducing cleanup time.

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plan awards$915 Thomas Burke at Stobie mine found that sandfill casing pipe rings were difficult to remove

from the end of worn out collar pipes, so he designed a tool to correct the problem. The ideareduced the possibility of burns from falling slag while burning old collar pipes out. Savingswere made on materials and labor.

$765 The rubber inside sandfill casings frequently broke off and caused plugged lines, noted BrunoPharand of Coleman mine, so he suggested using regular heavy gauge pipe which was lessexpensive and reduced the frequency of plugged lines.

$645 George Taibot of the smelter came up with the idea to have tuyere pipe made in themachine shop rather than purchase it outside the company. It was cheaper to make it in theshop.

$645 At the divisional shops, Bob Canapini suggested a new design for transformer coils in thepermeability recorders. The new design withstood high temperatures and eliminated coilfatigue. Savings were made on materials.

$570 Guy Downey of Levack mine devised a new method of bonding track, using nine inch trackbonds. The suggestion created quick and easy inspection and reduced time for trackmaintenance.

$560 Gary Varga and John Seminchuk at Levack mine split $560 for their suggestion to revisethe loading pocket hoppers. This led to a reversal in the installation of a 15 and 60 inch pieceof Trellex billet (rubber wear plate) with the 60 inch located below the 15 inch one. The 15inch piece escaped wear thus saving half a billet per change for each hopper.

$495 At the copper refinery, Dominic Castanza noticed that the hookups on pouring ladles wereoften bent or filled with copper, so he suggested modification to the hookups. This eliminatedcopper splash from jamming the hookups, resulting in savings in manpower and ladle repair.

$405 Bill Perreault and Jack Arsenault at the copper refinery suggested to adapt a Wellmancrane ram hydraulic cylinder with a clevis at the end. The idea allowed for cylinder mobility,therefore eliminating the possiblity of the cylinder rod breaking. Maintenance costs anddowntime were reduced.

$325 Albert Kiussmann and Ron Tessier at Stobie mine shared $325 for their idea to design andmake a clevis clamp at the Inco shops for 3-boom jumbos. Savings were made on materials.

$325 At Little Stobie mine, Rene Leduc netted $325 for his suggestion to apply coats of liquidpolyurethane to the walls of the dry instead of retiling the walls. The plastic coating resistedsoap, hot water and chemicals and lasted a long time. Savings were made on materials.

$315 Ray Poulin and Norm Buchy at Garson mine split $315 for their suggesUon to build up wornout areas on slusher frames. The frames were originally discarded when they wore out.Slusher downtime was reduced. Savings were made on materials.

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Maurice Picotte $2,955 Austin Burns $1,660Bob Sawyer $2,015Doug Jeffrey $2,535

Jake's crew

Jake Clement's crew in the nickelreverb furnace department at thesmelter has set quite a safety record- they have gone one full yearwithout a report to first aid - noscrapes, no cuts, not even a need fora bandage.

"As far as I know, this kind ofrecord hasn't been achieved in thisdepartment for many years," Jakecommented.

Hector AnselmoRobert EdwardsMorris HenrieIrving LapointeRheal LacroixBen MachendagoesKim RicherPhil LindsayJake ClementByron EllsworthJohn HacheySimon LapointePaul RicherMykola SuslykFrank MorrowDale Watt

Larry Banbury, superintendent ofsafety for smelting and refining, con-curred. "It is a significant achieve-ment for such a large crew to workfor one year in a heavy industrial en-vironment without a reported injury. Icommend Mr. Clements and his crewand wish them every success in ex-tending their fine record."

Added Jose Blanco, manager ofthe smelter: "One year without a

Congratulations to the entire crew:Ed LacosteNick WasylenkiDenis BronconierFelix DineroDereck GelinasRoger LalondeAlbert PeeverRobert RegimbaldEd ThompsonRocky GagnonLaurent RobillardJacques BelangerDerio DeldoJim GuitardGarnet Judson

Larry McAllisterJerry TalbotRolland BriseboisJohn KempinskiDon DumontelleRoss CarriereLeo DallairePat HebertJoe LeducDarl NesbittVictor SukolukJohn WhittakerGarry LimogesGary PetitclercRoger Lafortune

single reportable incident is a verysignificant accomplishment and Icommend the employees for theirdedication to a safe and productiveworking environment. I will continueto support their efforts to the best ofmy ability."

Due to the size of Jake's crew, wetook a smaller representative groupphoto for the Triangle.

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