Publications Editor Trialngle Peter vom Scheidt

Writer In this issue Frank Pagnucco

Published by the Public Affairs Fun is first Department of Inco Limited, Cliff, A sense of family is what makes the Salto Gymnastics PPM INO - Phone 705-682-5425 Club special. 4

Creighton deep On the cover Innovative techniques and equipment allow development of orebody below 7,000 level to be Our stylistic version of carried out in an efficient and cost effective planner. 10 Geese flying south reminds us that Fall has arrived and that Summer is officially over. This seasonal change comes too fast Classic Cars for some and for others it doesn't happen fast enough. Classic cars help classy people raise money for community projects. But our cover doesn't just 14 symbolize the changing seasons it also features the newest tenants United Way of Inco's area. To learn This year's United Way campaign for employees in the more about these new guests see Sudbury area will take place during the week of story beginning on page 16 of October 21. All money collected will go to one of 19 this issue. Sudbury agencies. 22

Cliff smelter complex who appear in the next issue. praised the significant milestone. In order to publish the large Ernie, a lubrication engineer backlog of retirement interviews inspector at the smelter, says that have occurred during the safety is something he considers past few months it was necessary every day on the job. "I think that the last edition of the about safety first," he states. Triangle have a much larger than Good housekeeping is one of his usual retirement section. This main concerns. He inspects and allowed us to bring most of our lubricates the various machines, retirements up to date but pumps and belts in the sand bin unfortunately some of our area of the smelter. regular employee features didn't Ernie's excellent record of safe get published. performance began when he We attempt to keep a balance joined the Company in 1948. He of retirements and Company worked at the sinter plant and news in each issue but underground at Creighton mine sometimes circumstances dictate for 22 years before coming to the differently. The previous issue smelter in 1974. He has made and this issue are two cases in safety his number one concern point. both on surface and This edition doesn't carry any Ernie Landry holds the special plaque he was presented with to acknowledge his 35 underground. retirements but in addition to fairs ), s,Ije u',,rk with hico. employee and Company features it has several pages of Ernie Landry's 35 years of pensioners' events both at accident free work was Note to pensioners Sudbury and Port Colborne. The recognized recently when he was If you were interviewed retirement section and the presented with a special recently and your write-up hasn't wedding anniversaries will be commemorative plaque by Jose appeared in the Triangle yet hack to their usual size next Blanco, manager of the Copper please don't worry. It should issue.

2 o, t.,,, H O C K E Y

D • O . W . N MEMORY LANE

Diane Warbrick of East Street in Coniston is the winner of the latest Down Memory Lane Contest. She correctly identified the members of the 1952 Coniston Red Sox , champions of the Belt Baseball League. Quite a number of employees and pensioners were accurate in naming this crew of distin- guished individuals so that once again a draw was required to establish a winner. She will receive a NiGold Science North medallion. To wrap up the Down Memory Lane series , we have selected a photograph of one of the most famous hockey teams in the history of the game in Sudbury. SUDBURY WOLVES, 1954 ALLAN CUP In the spring of 1954 this club FINALISTS, CAN YOU IDENTIFY THEM? came within an eyelash of winning the Allan Cup, be presented with a Science mascots Bobby " Butts" Blake and emblematic of senior hockey North medallion. If necessary, a "Peanuts " Gosselin; front row, supremacy and representing draw will be made from all form left, Oscar Paradis, Paul Canada at the world correct entries in order to ensure Moulaison , Burton Boyd, Jim championships. an equal chance of winning. This Milne, Clarence Fox, Theo Send your entries to the public will be the last "Down Memory Fitzgerald; middle row, from left, affairs department , care of the Lane" contest . Triangle readers Bill Core, Mort Berry, Lou address on the inside front cover can look forward to a new skill- Moulaison , Snell Blake, Keith of the magazine. Your envelopes testing quiz early in the new Boyd, Maurice Lapraire; back should be clearly marked "Down year. row, from left, Neil Asselin, Vic Memory Lane Contest." Deadline The correct identification of the Boyd, Ray Muise, Andy for entries is November 15, 1985. 1952 Coniston Red Sox baseball Halverson, Murray Veno, Russ The winner of the contest will club are,in the foreground, Doucette_

O^tober. Ib"ovenrber 1985 Tnungie 3 Salto Gymnastics alto - it's a gymnastics move..:"a fancy name for a S tuck," defines Bi l k Simorn, head coach of the Salto Gymnastics Club and a machinist at divisional shops. A flcdgiing "FUN IS athletic group on the Sudbury sports scene, it holds abun d! a n t promise as a source of acrobatic FIRST" fun and competition for youngsters.

Carole Valiquette a competitive level member of the club poses on the balance beam.

4 c),t. hzr ,4^ rern Pry 1 5 ir;a, (e Joe Lazio, one of the Salto Club coaches, helps one of the boys in the Della Reid, a Salto instructor, teaches a walkover to a young girl in pre-competitive level with a move on the parallel bars. a recreational class.

Bob Sanon, Salto Club head coach, teaches body position for a hand spring to thr' rompetttive gynmasts. Thr subject in this denn,nstration is Li.ut N'owgaboa whose parents Alex and Judi, are both Inc,, enytlovees

Or Mtrrr Nrr' 5- 7'As 7rwr,gl 5 Bob had been out of recreational types practice every $8,600 for new floor mats to gymnastics for 14 years when he Saturday at the YMCA gym, replace the worn, outdated ones agreed to lend a hand instructing while the competitive class trains now in place. Fundraising and at the YMCA in Sudbury. "At the three times a week. administration is the time I was just going to do The 19 athletes who are in the responsibility of a parent's something just to get into shape," Salto competitive level have done committee headed up by the club he comments. The "Y" had been well in regional competition. president who happens to be Con of great service to him as a One, Dean Dionne, gave an Ryan, a draftsman at general teenager so he thought he might excellent performance at a recent engineering. return the favor by helping provincial competition in which A sense of family is what youngsters. "I was going to go he won an award in every event makes the Salto Club special to out and help somebody else. he entered. "We have some kids its adherents. The feeling of There wasn't a coach there when here who are excellent camaraderie that makes any I got there" gymnasts," Bob comments. "The collection of people into a team, Bob began instructing the 50 only thing holding them back is permeates the entire youngsters enrolled in the class. our equipment." organization. Says Bob: "We're a As he went along he restructured Presently the club is raising pretty tight knit group" the gymnastics programs for both recreational and senior gymnasts. Two years ago the YMCA Salto Gymnastic Club was born from the developmental framework he had established. Today 115 girls and boys ranging in age from 9 to 16 belong to the club. Nineteen are in the competitive group while the rest are in the recreational ranks. The program Bob has implemented is a progression through a series of skill levels from pre-beginner up to competitive. He, a national certified level II instructor, is assisted by Della Reid, Gaye Howe and Joe Lazlo. Della, a level II coach and a level I judge is the daughter of Roland Reid of the Copper Cliff copper refinery. "The main thing about our club is that fun is first," Bob explains. "They have to have fun or they wouldn't be there." The fun is within the context of gymnastics and a few basic rules that have been set. Among them are maintaining academic standards, not eating junk food and, for the competitive class gymnasts, a dress and appearance code. It A desire to learn gymnastics brings the youngsters out in the first place, Bob says. A desire to learn more and compete in the sport keeps them in the club. Others simply enjoy gymnastics and don't wish to pursue it at a competitive level. The Dean Dionne, a promising gymnast who has fared well in recent provincial competitions, performs the "iron cross" move on the rings.

6 0,fo6er No: ember 1085 Tr,u,g[e PORT COLBORNE

PENSIONERS' DAYS

On June 18, 560 Inco retirees and donuts which led into plant to this and other events, attended Port Colborne' s annual tours that carried on throughout pensioners took advantage of the Pensioners' Days held at the the morning and afternoon. A sit opportunity to get reacquainted Recreation Hall. The day down lunch was provided for the with their former buddies from commenced at 9 am with coffee guests at noon hour. In addition the jobs

Posing for the Riangle camera are, from left, Louis Brema, The meal served for lunch is always well received John Brema and Lawrence Kramer.

Observing the automatic shearing machine are, from left, Steve Zubel, This group of pensioners pauses for a photograph prior to entering tour guide Maurice Jaseques, Savino Saltarelli, Louis Cirone, Antonio the bus for a tour of the refinery. Minervini, Angelo Pronessa and Guiseppe Mirante.

O,Mbr, November 1985 Tnangle 7 "I HAD A VERY NICE DAY."

"Thank you for the fun day at the mine. The part I Carolyn Anderson a young visitor to the recent liked best is where we went down in the cage. And family day held at Copper Cliff South mine. It I also liked when I put on a air mask. And I had a pretty well sums up the feeling of most of the very nice day." people who attended the mine's family days The above letter was sent to South mine by

T)m White explains blasting caps and primer cords to the soup on 3,770 level. A At Copp Ct1'

Offirml I Mk ha%e 6 kart bat { Lets make t. t.

A popular stop underground was the grizzly on 3,750 level Proudly displaying their South mine caps are Stephane Coutu and Marille Kensev.

Reg Hubert draws an appreciative audience as he puts a remote Barry Houley delivers another load of underground visitors back control scooptram through its paces. to surface.

Heist operator Bill McNairn gives his wife Colette and daughter Kin a first hand view of his control panel

C), tubrr N,'i, nrb,', )Q55 Trfwrxw 9 CREIGHTON DEEP INCO'S OLDEST MINE DEVELOPS NEW RESERVES BELOW ?,000 LEVEL

A closeup of the fearsome looking Alpine miner cutting head.

The 1916 vintage photo on 7,000 foot level. The mine would have entailed sinking a the wall of Ed Sirkka's traditionally has been a major new production shaft along with Creighton mine office contributor to the copper and associated lateral and vertical shows a group of miners nickel requirements of the drifting and raising that would handmucking ore in an open pit division, he adds. "You have to have required an approximate that became one of Creighton's continually develop new seven years of development lead shafts. The early form of resources in order to continue time prior to production at an it depicts is a stark contrast to mining in a progressive way." estimated expenditure in excess the lay out documents, maps, The last major development at of $150 million (Canadian) today. graphs and photos on his desk Creighton mine to access new The central mines development that detail the new "Creighton ore was completed in 1969 when group and Creighton mine Deep" project, an initiative that nine shaft was sunk to 7,000 engineering and operating will see the extraction of ore level. The ore made available by personnel came up with a novel, from 7,200 feet below where nine shaft is being depleted and more efficient method of those pioneers were digging. our mine engineers looked to the attacking the problem that Ed explains that Creighton proven high grade ore reserves addresses the realities of the mine is the oldest continuous below the Creighton shaft highly competitive mining mining operation in the district. identified as "Creighton Deep" to industry where improved In December of last year a maintain the mine's production production and lower mining capital expenditure of $14.5 capacity. costs are imperative. million was approved to develop The conventional approach to the Creighton orebody below the developing "Creighton Deep'

10 uc robzr Noremhei I,)85 Tnsnglc NEW RAMPS AND orebody. The existing ONE-PASS MINING V ENTILATION RAISES conveyorway on 7,100 level will be extended down to 7,200 level for ore removal to number nine Actual mining of the ore will be a bulk mining method that is Their approach involves the shaft. The existing ventilation essentially a variation of vertical establishment of an access ramp system will be expanded from retreat mining. This variation has from 7,000 level to 7,200 level the upper levels down to 7,200 been given the designation "one- along with lateral drifting to the level. pass mining'' by Creighton personnel. This "one-pass" approach allows the incorporation of the most advanced mining equipment and methods. The equipment to be used in the Creighton Deep Project includes a continuous cutting machine known as an Alpine miner which will be used to establish openings in consolidated cemented sandfill, an automatic in-the-hole drill, a continuous loader, portable conveyors and a portable crusher. Mining will be by the vertical retreat method and all of the ore will be extracted in the first pass. In conventional VRM a safe drilling horizon is established in a 40 to 50 foot thick crown pillar below a previously mined out area. This crown pillar is left behind to be mined at a later date by a more costly mining CREIGHTON MINE method. DEEP MINING DEVELOPMENT "One-pass" mining eliminates crown pillars as the ore is developed in 200 foot vertical slices from the "top-down" rather No. 6 No. 8 Shaft than from the "bottom-up" and Shaft y the drilling horizons are established in the cemented sandfill laying on top of the ore to be mined. The drill horizon opening or "top sill" as it is No. 11 S

MINING CONCEPT

No. 9 Sha AUTOMATIC

^NAN/,^IGWALL Loading Poc {

7000 L.

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0, Wber,Nooembe, 1965InA gle 11 termed will be put into place the conveyor extension from ADVANTAGES using a continuous cutting 7,100 level to number nine shaft The "one-pass" approach to machine, such as the Alpine where it will be hoisted to mining offers the enhanced miner, which will cut the surface safety and efficiency of vertical cemented sandfill to a retreat mining and permits the predetermined shape. use of the most advanced mining GROUND CONTROL equipment and techniques. This The "top sill" excavation will new approach reduces the then be used by the automated Ground control was a major requirement for extensive mine in-the-hole machine drilling 10 consideration in this project and services, as bulk mining inch diameter holes, to a depth rock mechanics studies indicated concentrates mine production on of 200 feet and patterned to that an orebody can be one level . Ed points out that remove a 40 foot by 40 foot destressed by establishing a preliminary work on the project panel. vertical opening through the has already begun. The ore, after being blasted by centre of an orebody and by The "Creighton Deep" project vertical retreat blasting mining outward in a radiating represents a quantum leap in techniques, will be removed from sequence, from this opening. mining technology from the early the bottom of the panel by a Therefore , once the first panel days when those open cut miners continuous loader onto a portable is blasted, the ore extracted, and were captured in the conveyor, feeding a portable the opening is backfilled with aforementioned photograph; from crusher. cemented sandfill , the mining picks and shovels to automated will then radiate out panel by drills and continuous The crushed ore of minus six panel until the entire block of muckers...Creighton, you've come inches will then be conveyed by ore is removed. a long way-,

Alpine miner operator Jim Bradley controls the new machine as it gnaws its way through sandlill.

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underground, at the smelter and, presently, at the rolling mill, he knows the importance of wearing proper eye protection.

Pete Chiasson, left, is welcomed into the Peter Ramsey with the chipping gun and the Wise Owl Club of Canada by Jose Blanco, perforated tense of his saftey glasses that manager of the Copper Cliff smelter complex. saved his eyesight. between the pulley and the hook- The incident was a close call, Lawrence Mirka holds axe and part of the up for his clothesline. The Pete Chiasson admits, one that cable that almost blinded him. turnbuckle released, flew up and served to reinforce his struck the right lense of his appreciation for the value of Lawrence Mirka, a driller at glasses. The impact etched a 3/4 safety glasses. Frood mine, discovered that the inch gouge into the tense that Last April, Pete, then a process appropriate prescription lenses do saved his eye. laborer in the Copper Cliff more than correct vision. Last spring, protective eye wear smelter, was using an air driven In June of this year Lawrence once again came to Peter's plugger to remove refractory was working at the 2,400 level at rescue, this time on the job at during a major overhaul of a Frood mine. He used an axe to the Clarabelle mill where he is a roaster. Suddenly a chunk of cut a half inch slusher cable. A maintenance mechanic. He was brick flew up hitting the left side piece of the cable flew back using a pneumatic chipping gun of his eye glasses. The impact striking the center of his left to make an opening in a concrete was enough to shatter the lense. lense. The lense shattered block wall of an oil storage room. "It happened so quickly," he completely but he was While working on a ladder with remarks, expressing surprise at injury-free. the chipping gun approximately the damage the glasses had Lawrence was recently at shoulder level, a piece of absorbed in only an instant. Pete inducted into the Wise Owl Club concrete block dislodged and reported the incident to his of Canada, the organization that smashed onto the left lense of his foreman and returned to work honors people who have had glasses. Once again a serious eye when his glasses were replaced. their eye sight spared by wearing injury had been prevented. Recently, Jose Blanco, manager protective eye wear. Twice Peter's sight was saved. of the smelter complex, The circumstances and the presented Pete with the Pete Ramsay realized the l&cations were different. The certificate and awards importance of eye protection five common denominators were the acknowledging his acceptance years ago at home where, as the sudden nature of the incidents into the Wise Owl Club of slogan says, safety begins. He and the lenses shielding that Canada. Having worked was loosening a turnbuckle most precious sense

O,tob,, No;>emtr, f 985 Trrangir 13 CAR B U F F S

CLASSIC CARS HELP RAISE MONEY FOR COMMUNITY PROJECTS

categories of show car competition. The highly successful event was organized by Inco pensioner, Reino Maki. Many of the Whitefish Lions are Company employees or pensioners. The Whitefish Lions Club The Car Buff Weekend has held its third annual Car developed not only into a fun Buff Weekend at weekend for automobile Centennial Park in Whitefish in aficionados but also a major fund June. It attracted 94 show cars raising event for the club. The from throughout the province. money earned through this event Forty trophies were awarded to will be directed towards winners in several different community projects by the Lions

14 t -r., .rN-11her V)85 T, -,,Z1, Rob Hopkins, a miner at Creighton mine, and his he rumble seat of his award sinning 1928 Model A Fo C A N A D A GEES E

7bm Peters, an Inca pensioner, helps with the release of Canada geese at the Copper Cliff tailings area. SPECIAL TENANTS MAKE THEMSELVES AT HOME

The whole affair was Natural Resources they were approached Inco with the idea of conducted with little treated to a migration in reverse introducing Canada geese to it. pomp and circumstance, as they were placed in cages and The Company agreed and something remarkable in that a flown north to Sudbury. provided access to the area as good deal of effort was being put Anxiously awaiting their arrival well as materials for building into introducing some special were their new hosts, officials of crates to contain the birds. tenants to their new home at the the Copper Cliff Rod and Gun According to Bob, the CD pond of the Copper Cliff Club including club president prevailing theory is that geese tailings area. Bob Ogston. He explains that will return to the place from Forty-nine fledgling Canada club members felt they would which they learn how to fly. The geese were gathered at Toronto like to sponsor a wildlife project age of the oldest birds was three Island where the great numbers close to home. Knowing that the months, so none had yet grown of these birds have made them reclaimed tailings area is flight feathers when they were something of a nuisance. considered a wildlife refuge, they brought to Copper Cliff, Courtesy of the Ministry of

16 (,!,r - .v,,^ !Ss r.,,,,,^r It is possible , Bob adds, to keep nonchalantly, they strutted along, agricultural department who had the birds here permanently by looking this way and that, helped with the release, stood feeding them throughout the dabbing their beaks here and watching from the shore, hoping winter. What one has then, he there until they reached the that once nature had taken its points, is a domesticated flock of inviting coolness of the pond. course, the geese would return geese: "We just wanted to bring They became a water-bound next spring to make their home them up and let them go. flotilla , slowly zigging and and raise their young at the Hopefully, they'll find their way zagging about exploring their new pond. back next spring" domain. Reports indicate that until now In addition to the pond and the The people from the Copper the young geese have stayed in wide open expanses of trees and Cliff Rod and Gun Club, Ministry the CD pond area and are doing fields, fresh grass was cut and of Natural Resources and Inco well piled at one end of the pond to feed the ever-hungry goslings. The goslings arrived at the CD pond contained in several wire gabions . Moments before their release on that warm June day they gawked and blinked marvelling at the proceedings with true avian wonder. One by one the gabions were opened. Each time a door was opened , the young geese stormed to freedom in their own little D- Day invasion . For several yards they sprinted until they realized that there was no pursuit. Then,

Just released from the cages that held them during their trip from Toronto Island, the Canada geese dash into their new home at the CD pond.

October lJonemher 1465 Trtungl, 17 C R E I G H T O N M I N E

BAG PIPES AT 6,800 LEVEL

The Creighton mine family day had something for Walden Highlanders Pipe Band played everyone. There were bus tours, geology displays, underground. This has got to rate as one of the few computer games, refreshments, equipment displays, times that any musical group, let alone a pipe underground tours and a pipe band. band, has ever played 6,800 feet below the earth's One of the highlights of the day was when the surface-

Members of the Walden Highlanders Pipe hand performed on the 6,800 level,

18 , (,,ber y'' .',,her % 85 TrmngiP I

0L 7y (gins--t operation of ortable noise monitoring egrripme^ r ft, +, ePi_ and Rich Gladu

N--,herIY85Tr-gt' 19 PORTABLE CRUSHER

NEW TOOL HELPS TO ADVANCE BULK MINING

he Eagle has landed," the miners at Stobie mine quip alluding to the new semi -portable crusher that has been operating on the 3 , 750 level over the last several months. The Eagle crusher, running smoothly and effectively after a test phase, is one more piece of machinery that promises to advance mining into the threshold of a continuous , bulk, low-cost operating era. Much smaller than a permanent conventional crusher, the Eagle at Stobie mine requires an excavation that measures only 20 feet high, 50 feet long and 25 feet wide . Maintenance personnel erected the crusher and its associated electronics within three weeks. A close-up view of the crusher 's feeder, Vertical retreat mining , with its improved fragmentation of ore, 2,400 level. A vibratory feeder crushed ore is then passed to the has made the introduction of the installed ahead of the crusher 3,900 level where it is conveyed Eagle possible at Inco mines. The permits the fines to be bypassed to shaft. Current capacity of the smaller pieces of ore can be directly to the pass below, while crusher is 200 tons per hour. handled by the portable crusher. the larger material is passed Current production plans have Large chunks of rock require the through the crusher . Its jaws the Eagle roosting in its current heavy duty action of the big (measuring 36 inches by 40 location until the fourth quarter permanent crushers installed in inches compared to 48 inches by of 1986. Then it will be moved to the past. 66 inches in a permanent another level at Stobie. Ore arrives at the Eagle crusher) reduce the material to The implementation of crusher through a pass from the under six to eight inches. The continuous mining systems

20 Orb+bzr .vb: arnbrr ]985 Tn„,ulz 'Itnwo more semi-portable employing the Eagle crusher are the pass rather than being crushers will be brought into now being studied at Stobie transported by a rubber tired Stobie in the near future. Other mine. One desirable application vehicle, thus reducing the Ontario division mines are would be to have the Eagle product cost. The use of currently assessing the located directly behind the conveyor belts to carry "run-of- application of the Eagle crusher continuous loader that would the-mine" VRM muck feeding to their circumstances feed muck directly to it. This the portable crusher or to move would permit the crushed ore from the crusher to transport product to be conveyed by belt to areas is also being tested.

John Jearn'eau, crusherman, left, and Rino Tessarolo, maintenance foreman, inspect the newly installed Eagle crusher.

Ocroher ,ti`onvrnher 196, b-, g(r 21 U N I T E D W A Y

SUDBURY EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS ASKED TO HELP THEIR COMMUNITY

ast year Inco employees in Sudbury contributed a Lsignificant amount of money to the Sudbury United Way campaign . With the cooperation of both the Company and Local 6500 more than $161 , 000 was raised for the 19 human service agencies in our community. Again this year, Inco employees in the Sudbury operations will have the opportunity to show that they care about the community that they live in. During the week of October 21 you will be canvassed by your fellow employees to donate money - either a cash donation or through the payroll deduction plan. This year' s organizing committee has two co -chairmen: Pat Gallagher from the industrial relations department and Ron M MacDonald , president of Local Volunteer canvasser for the United Way, Allan Ross, right talks with Hector Constantin at 6500. Stobie mine. Scenes like this will take place in October when the United Way in-house campaign gets underway at Inco during the week of October 21. "We know that the United Way helps a lot of people and doesn't masses and we hope all our administrative costs for the discriminate against any of members will contribute to it." United Way are very low so them ,' said Ron MacDonald. "It's The other co- chairman, Pat almost all of the money raised an organization that has proven Gallagher, says similar things goes directly to the various itself in other areas like the Soo about the United Way. "It's agencies that are part of the and Windsor. The only way it's important to remember that all United Way." going to be successful in Sudbury the money that's raised in Both Ron and Pat stressed that is if it has the support of the Sudbury stays in Sudbury. The the individual commitment of

22 o, r.'hrr y,,: e ,., i' 0 T•,,',gle United Way Agencies employees is the key to the Way along with postage-paid success of the campaign. The return envelopes. These can be United Way doesn't have a door returned directly to the United Big Brothers Association to door canvass, nor do any of Way with their donation. Big Sisters Organization the member agencies so this is This year about 200 employee Canadian Hearing Society your one and only time to make canvassers will attempt to contact Canadian Hemophilia Society a donation. all employees that are in the Canadian National Institute for Inco pensioners in the Sudbury Sudbury district. When one of the Blind district will also be given the your fellow employees asks you Canadian Red Cross Society opportunity to contribute. They to donate please give from the Elizabeth Fry Society have all been sent letters with heart - you will be helping many John Howard Society information about the United of your fellow Sudburians Le Centre des Jeunes de Sudbury Inc. Le Service Familial Newbery House Northern Regional Recovery Home for Women Pastoral Institute of Northern Ontario Rockhaven St. John's Ambulance St. Leonard's Sudbury House Inc. Sudbury Multicultural - Folk Arts Association Sudbury Family YMCA Genevra House YWCA

heir`n7ural environment 'y 'JtY nes are learning about during a special summer workshop sponsored by the Centre. This agency, along with 18 other human service agencies, will benefit from your contribution to the United Way.

rganizire at', Ron Ma buck row, front left, Herman Soltendiec k, Julian Dionne, Ray Krieg, Bob Todd and Randy Taylor.

0, h,he, N,',,endwr ] 985 Tr, ,,gte 23 P O R T COL B O R N E EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS ENJOY 18 Approximately 100 employees with a buffet breakfast and then The event was organized by and pensioners gathered at the assembled for a shot-gun start. pensioner Les Lewis who put in Port Colborne Golf Club to take After playing 18 holes of golf a word to the weatherman and part in the Company golf there was a sumptuous buffet was rewarded with near ideal tournament. lunch served about mid- weather condtions They started the morning off afternoon.

Ray Leslie, left and John Rickard watch John Sullivan putt out.

Keeping a sharp eve on their score card are, from left, Jack McQuire, There's nothing like 18 holes of golf to give you an appetite as Pep Roe_ Dennis Green and Gerry Grawey. evidenced b' the way this crew is digging in. They are, from left, john Vittore, 1'mbo Concessi, Carlo Martine and Doug Ma'Vicor

24 )_.<,r,,,..,...,,,^,,, ^^xs fl' SUGGESTION PLAN

Due to space limitations we are not able to publish all the names of suggestion plan award winners. This edition of the suggestion plan saw 99 r, suggestions earn a total of r $11,666. if 'J ^ i Mike Miscevic, left and Ron Menard split $1,740.

$1,740 Ron Menard and Mike Miscevic of the Copper Cliff smelter solved a dust spillage problem that occurred when hopper cars were being filled with dust from the number three cottrell. The modifications they detailed proved to reduce labor and maintenance costs as well as enhancing safety and environmental aspects of the job. $1,185 Gilbert Spencer and Ray Guignard of the Clarabelle mill suggested a way that body brackets for Tyler screens at the crushing plant can be rebuilt rather than replaced. Material savings were realized as a result of their actions. $565 At Little Stobie mine, Rheal Prevost and Onesime Laurin detailed a method by which parts of the joy DHD hi-flow air valve can be repaired to realize material savings. $325 Douglas Bardell of central utilities recommended that the Edwards alarm panel battery pack, each consisting of 20 batteries of 1.2 volts and varying capacity, be replaced with a pack consisting of four, six volt L-power gel cells to reduce battery costs.

$315 At the Copper Cliff smelter, Claude Degagne put forth the idea of electrically heating brick saws to eliminate delays during winter operations associated with thawing out saws and to reduce costs involved in the use of anti-freeze. $305 Paul Roy of Creighton mine found a way of reinforcing and extending the life of the support frame of the oscillating axle on JS-500 scooptrams. His proposal cut labor and material costs. $255 A cost saving proposal was issued by Don Leblanc of the Copper Cliff copper refinery concerning plastic containers used for sampling. Rather than disposing of them after being used once, as had been the custom, he suggested that they be washed in a mild soap solution and reused. $250 Patrick Fragomeni and Harry Patey of the Frood -Stobie mill developed an improved method of changing crusher drop pipes that reduced downtime and labor costs.

$235 At Levack mine , Robert Wood and A Sirola suggested the use of a lock plate to make tightening motor mounting bolts during an inspection a less labor intensive and, consequently, cheaper operation.

$230 Chris Simister of the Copper Cliff nickel refinery received an additional award for his suggestion concerning the rewiring of a main logic hoard of a packaging unit.

Oct"ber NorembrrIWO Tnongh. 25 SUDBURY PENSIONERS

ark clouds, mist and pouring rain greeted 163 Dgolfing pensioners on the morning of August 13 the date of this years IN Touch Pensioners' Golf Tournament . The weather, however, did not deter people from arriving at the Lively Golf and Country Club where the tournament was being played.

Almost everyone who signed up for the day showed up, even though the rain was too heavy to r play in. The golfers were rewarded for their enthusiasm as IN the rain let up and the sky cleared about 20 minutes after the scheduled tee off time of 8:00 TOUCH am. From that time on things only GOLFERS got better as the sun came out and cleared away the mist and the cool temperature. The first P EVAIL foursome was on the course R about 20 minutes later and everyone agreed the wait was OVER well worth it. When the last putt was holed and the last score carded it was WEATHER Walter Marcolini who captured the low net trophy while Leo Groulx won the low gross award i

26 O, t'he, Nw--her 7935 Triangle 6. The time consuming job of tallying up all the scores was handled by from left, Bill Thorpe, Jim Grassby, Mel Whittles, Stan Coagie and Vern Johnston.

Low net winner Walter Marcolini, left and low gross winner Leo Groulx pose for a photo on the picturesque 10th tee of the Lively Golf course.

This foursome of from left, Jim O'Riordan, Rusty Duberry, Eddie Palmer and Stan Bryson were on their way to the 19th hole when they posed for this photo.

W ii Watching Leo Groulx putt out are, from left, "Mouse" Zanatta, Everyone agreed that the dinner served really hit the spot after the Bill Aronec and Walter Marcolini. 18 holes of golf

O-tober/November 1985 Triangle 27 I

Derby Results With over $2,000 in prizes away." Claude St. Louis of up for grabs 57 competitors the sulphur products in the annual utilities department claimed the department fishing derby $100 cheque for first prize. took to the waters of He also contributed Vermillion Lake on May 25. significantly to the sulphur They trolled and still fished products department and threw out an incredible supplanting the oxygen plant assortment of lures and baits as team champions. Ron hoping to land the big one Simpson was presented with that would win the title. the sportsman's award for When all the fishermen his efforts in the derby. had returned to shore, the Following presentation of scales settled the matter of prizes and awards, who had the biggest fish, participants were treated to though they could do little a buffet dinner, the end to a Harry Will of the time office in Copper Cliff was all smiles prior to his about "the one that got successful derby. departure for Las Vegas in July. He won the trip to the gambling capital in a draw held by the Big Brothers Association following the Bowl for Millions campaign. Vegas Bound Each individual who his wife had a very collected pledges for the Big enjoyable four days in Brothers' annual Bowl for "Vegas" in early July. Millions campaign received The Big Brothers one chance in a draw for a Association has a long list of trip to Las Vegas for every boys awaiting big brothers. $20 collected. The winner of If you are interested in the draw was Harry Will of becoming a Big Brother, the Copper Cliff time office. please contact Bill Morton at Never having visited 682-5300 or the Big Brothers "Vegas" before, Harry and Association at 673-6161.

From left, Phil Pharand, Gary Delorme and Wayne Marois, all Overall champion of the 1985 utilities department fishing department was members of the utilities fishing derby committee, handle the weigh-in chores Claude St, Louis of the sulphur products department shown here hauling while Denis Jenson, a stationary engineer at Creighton mine awaits the his considerable catch in to the weigh station. verdict.

28 O,-tvb,, No--n,b,, 1985 r,-,?t¢ Safety department golfers

Application of a tic breaking formula gave Kurt Fuerness, a plant protection officer, top spot in the championship flight of the 21st annual Inco safety department golf tournament held at the Lively Golf and Country Club in June. He, along with Paul Lacourciere and Ron Corelli had finished the 18 holes with a 79. Over 100 golfers participated in the event which featured prizes and a meal. Honorable mention a drive while his goes to winners of the other From left, Ron Gauthier, a plant protection officer, makes Copper Cliff flights Dick Johnstone, John partners Rudy Tbffoli, of Stobie mine, Bill Carlyle of the , look on during the safety Slade, Rick Ross and Gerry mill and Ron While, an Inco pensioner Rancourt. departments annual golf tournament.

Divisional Shops Golf

The Cedar Green Golf their golfing skills. The Course in Garson was the perennial champ, Henry site of this year's divisional Lewandoski managed to end shops golf tournament. A the day with the low gross, meal and prizes awaited he was dethroned in the low those who negotiated the net side of things by Willie fairways, greens and Matson. sandtraps that challenged

Zeke Farrow, left, a machinist and Dave Roberts, a former Inco employee, share a laugh during a break in the divisional shops golf tournament,

Bud MacDonald, material coordinator at the machine shop, lines up a putt.

Ocrobrn No;,^rnh: r I°N5 Trim,gl' 29 Soroako reunion Approximately 70 families game, a hash run, a golf participated in a Soroako tournament and a horseshoe reunion held in Sudbury tournament. during August at Carol's One of the organizers of Campsite. Soroako is a small the event, Tony Warner, town on the island of superintendent of special Sulawesi and is the base for projects in the smelter's Inco's Indonesian operations. technical services The people who attended department, said the most of the reunion had worked at the people at the reunion Soroako at some point in were from Sudbury but their career. there were also The two-day event representation from other John Gill, second from left, paces three unidentified runners during action included a blooper ball parts of the Inco operations. at the reunion hash run.

Bowling champs

The junior boys team from at Lively so it was quite an Pinehill Bowl in Lively won achievement," said Graham. the Canadian Junior Boys "I think that this was the National Championship in smallest program in terms of Burnaby, B.C. recently. The number of people." medal winners were The Youth Bowling coached by Graham Squirell Council has approximately who works in the mines 130 children enrolled in the engineering department at bowling program at Lively The Junior oy na7Z iarrt are, nom e , ra am wire Creighton mine. Pinehill Bowl. They bowl (coach/, Kirk Armstrong Garry Squirell Mark Taylor, Brent Taylor "There were only 14 every Saturday from and Brent Grover. junior boys in the program September until June.

Snow golf

It probably won't be long complete set of new golf before the ground is once clubs with all the again covered with snow. At accessories. Even though it that time most golfers have was the middle of winter put away their clubs for the Reg gladly posed for his winter but when Reg picture outside. Foulser retired from the Since most of his career field exploration department was spent exploring Arctic last winter he just couldn't prospects he didn 't give the resist trying out his 40 below temperature a retirement present. second thought. There was Knowing Reg was an even a rumor circulating ardent golfer, his co-workers that he thought it was ideal presented him with a for a few holes of golf. Reg Foulser didnt let the snow interfere with his golf gwne when he retired last winter

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Big soccer event Antique Ashtray

Action from the Fifth Annual Sudbury Hawks Soccer Tournament held in Sudbury in August. Ontario. Members of the , an Inco pensioner, holds an ashtray that was issued to Over 1,800 youngsters Ed Smith organizing committee for commemorate the first anniversary of the Inco Club in 1939. ranging from 8 to 18 years of age took part in the fifth this very successful event Ed Smith, an Inco Ed recalls the ashtray annual Sudbury Hawks include Inco employees pensioner living in Port being given to each one of Soccer Tournament held at Gino Cacciotti, Tom Ryan Colborne, took time off from the male guests in the Lily Creek Field and Rick Barrett. his vacation in the Sudbury attendance . The ladies were Complex over the Civic While Sudbury teams area to show us an given corsages that night. Weekend in August. It fared well, only one interesting souvenir. It is an "It's history now," he attracted 75 teams in nine captured a gold medal. That ashtray issued in March, remarked about the ashtray different age categories from was a minor peewee club 1939 to patrons of the Inco and the Inco Club as former throughout the province coached by Frank Malvaso, Club to commemorate a employees remember it. making it the largest soccer husband of public affairs special first anniversary "There' s none around as far tournament in Northern assistant Colette Malvaso. celebration. as 1 know."

Spartans make it four

In August Sid Forster's seconds left on the clock. Sudbury Spartans won their Oakville had to attempt a fourth league title, a record two point conversion to tie hitherto unmatched in the and send the game into annals of the Northern overtime. A Longhorns Football Conference. The running back plunged local boys accomplished the forward only to be tackled feat by downing the at the one yard line by Bert Oakville Longhorns 27-25 in Irvine and Scott Spurgeon. a heartstopping game played As the fans assembled at Queen's Athletic Field in breathed a huge collective Sudbury. sigh of relief, the Spartans A jubilant bunch of Sudbury Spartans enthusiastically celebrate their The Spartans held a 27-19 strode into the NFC history in this record setting fourth consecutive league championship. Somewhere lead when the Longhorns books as one of the best a foreman at the scene of joy- is Hugh Riddle, a defensive tackle and stormed back to score a gridiron squads ever The Spartans are coached by Sid Forster, superintendent of public smelter. touchdown with only 19 assembled. affairs

Oct ober; Nnt'ernber 1985 Triangle 31 Matte processing golfers Best peewees

The matte processing the tournament and the top When Bill Luciw says his and will a tournament in department held its annual prize, a sheepskin lined Regent Pinto girls peewees mid-season, but they also golf tournament at the suede coat . Lawrence put forth a good effort this rallied to win the league Pinegrove Golf Club south Mochizuki was runner-up. past season, he might be championship. Many of the of Sudbury in August. An awards banquet understating things a wee players are daughters of Seventy employees, followed the day of golf. bit. Not only did the girls Into employees. pensioners and guests took Sources say that a number finish first in their league part in the event. Butch of interesting incidents took Vaillancourt of the matte place. processing department won

Members of the Regent Pinto peeve championship team are, front row from left, Tiffani Fletcher, daughter of Shayne Fletcher, an electrician at the smelter; Kelcey-Ann Burton, Christina Battistoni, Pita Frantila. Susanna Crispo. Renato Luciw, daughter of Bill Luciw Patricia Preston; back row, from left, Frank Desimone, assistant coach Paula Dailey Cindy Rossina, Paola Signoretti Krista Cox, Gina Caldarelli Del Gates, an Inco pensioner, sinks a putt as, from left, John Jams, Ray Christi Smith, Cindy Desimone, Bill Luciw, coach amd nraint aanra> Moskalyk and Rolly Desjardins give their approval. foreman at the smelter Missing was apply Tosato.

Creighton donors

The Red Cross re- established its campaign of in-plant blood donor clinics at Creighton mine in August. Sixty employees stepped forward to give the "gift of life:" The organization plans to continue the clinics at

I = Creighton mine on a twice- -I a-year basis to coincide with Employees at Creighton mine mark pant in a Red Cross blood donor clinic Christmas and ,,umnicr held at the complex in Auugust. holidays.

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Highgrade tomatoes Brass Bell Event

A year or two ago Cerillo having planted the seeds, he Eighty golfers took to the The Brass Bell trophy and Sacchetto was given some found the plants to grow links in the transportation the "Master's" green jacket special tomato seeds. They much taller than the average department's seventh annual can be won only be an were from a new strain of tomato plant. They, helped Brass Bell Golf Tournament employee of the tomato plants that had been by his attentions, produce held at the Pinegrove Golf transportation department. the object of greater quantities of large Club on August 25. The This year that individual experimentation by some fruit than normal. over-all champion was Willy proved to be Leo Beaudreau, university students. After Belland of janitorial services. conductor.

George Therriault, a conductor, made a drive that had everybody Dave Hartling engineer, Doug Cerillo Sacchetto of Creighton mine is surrounded by a bumper yield of searching for the ball including, from left, with son Jason, tomatoes. Christink, engineer, and Don Bell, of the smelter, along

Big apples *P

While many gardeners individual is pensioner Leo curse the weather, insects Toffoli. This season he saw and just plain bad luck, his garden at his home in there are those whose Azilda yield bumper crops ,,green thumbs" escort them of apples and tomatoes. He through the vagaries of says he hasn't seen the likes horticulture relatively of it in 40 years. unscathed. One such

Graham Ross, left, Ineo's director of safety, health and environmental control in conversation with William Wrye, the Minister of Labour for Ontario. The Minister recently toured Inco operations in Sudbury and was underground at a Creighton mine refuge station when this photo was taken.

James Bradley, Ontario:s ne+v Minister of the Environment, recently toured the Copper Cliff smelter, In photo Tont Antonioni, left explains the operation Leo 'loffoli an bun pensioner is proud of his bumper crop of apples- of a reverberatory furnace to the Minister.

October ,N, ,rmber IQ65 Tnt nglr 33 inco Reserved Scholarship Competition for Children of Canadian Employees & Pensioners 1986 Awards Up to twenty scholarships will be awarded in the 1986 competition. The awards have possible tenure of up to four academic years and annually provide tuition and associated academic fees up to a maximum of $1,500 and a grant of $750 for other expenses.

ELIGIBILITY Children of Canadian employees and pensioners enrolled in a program of studies required for university admission who will graduate with a secondary school diploma in 1986.

SELECTION An independent committee of high school principals will select award winners on the basis of scholastic records, SAT/TSWE scores and information supplied by the applicant and the high school. The names of the winners will be announced in mid-August.

APPLICATION Scholarship application forms and SAT/TSWE registration material may be obtained from local schools or from:

Administrator Scholarship Program Inco Limited P. 0. Box 44, 1 First Canadian Place Toronto, Ontario M5X 1 C4 (416)361-7844

APPLICATION DEADLINE : JUNE 30, 1986

SAT/TSWE TEST DATES REGISTRATION DEADLINE TEST DATES: December 7, 1985 November 1, 1985 January 25, 1986 December 20, 1985 March 15, 1986 February 7, 1986

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