• NCO uriangle June 1982, Vol. 42 No. 6 In this issue Marathon men Publications With the increased awareness on physica' fitness, 4 Editor more and more peop'e are takng up jogging, But Peter vom Scheldt Wayne Rae of Port Coborne and Rolly Porteance of Chelmsford have taken jogging to the imt. Writers Meribeth DingwaII Frank Pagnucco 80th anniversary The Huronian Power Company, an InCo Port Colborne 12 correspondent subsidiary, was inCorporated 80 years ago. We Dino lannandrea take a historiCal look at this subsidiary's early days. Published monthly for employees and pensioners of the Ontario division of Inco Metals Company. Produced by Smelts anyone? the public affairs One sure sign that spring had indeed arrived was 14 department and printed the annual run of smelt. For a few short weeks in Canada by Journal Printing Company in each year, fishermen line the banks of their Sudbury. Member of the favorite streams in pursuit of this tasty little fish. International Association of Business Communicators. Fond memories Letters and comments are welcomed and should Marriages by shotgun and mucking by hand are be addressed to the just a couple of things that Inco pensioners editor at Inco Metals Wally Blackwell and Jack Treasure recall about Company, Public Affairs Department, Copper Cliff, the early days of Crean Hill. OntarIo POM 1NO. Phone 705-682-5425. / On the cover Spectacular scenery such as this view of Precambrian rock at George Lake in Kiltarney Provincial Park awaits alt who visit any of the four provincial parks in the Sudbury district. The parks are alt within a 90-minute drive of Sudbury and offer special rates to encourage their use by ocai residents during mid-week and off-season times For more information on the parks in the Sudb;,-1 district see story beginning on page 16. 2 A clean sweep Frank MacKinnon and Bill Dane show winning bandaging technique during the St John Ambulance Open First Aid Competition. On May 1st Inco's copper refinery best first aid teams from the Ontario Teams were judged on their ability to first aid team completed a sweep of mining industry. Once again the solve two first aid problems. major first aid competitions by winning copper refinery proved to be the This marks the second time that a the Provincial Senior Mens Open cream of the crop and won this event team from Inco has won the St. John Trophy and the Earl C. Morgan sponsored by the Mines Accident Open title. A team from Levack Trophy as the best overall team at the Prevention Association of Ontario. accomplished the feat in 1976. prestigious St. John Ambulance Open The victory qualified the copper Provincial First Aid Competition in refinery for the St. John Ambulance Congratulations to the best first aid Toronto. Open in which 46 teams from team in the province . Austin After winning the Parker Shield the throughout the province representing Burns, coach, Frank MacKinnon, copper refinery crew advanced to the various industries, the military and St. captain, Robert Fournier, Lori Dupuis, McCrea Cup competition to face the John Ambulance brigades competed. Bill Dane and Norm Asselin. Alexander Joma secretary of the Workmen's Compensation Board, presents the copper refiheiy first aid team with the Senior Men's Provincial Open Trophy after their victory in the St John Ambulance Open F:rst Aid Competition. Shown accepting the award are, from left. Frank MacKinnon, (captain) Robert Foumer. Lori Dupuis Bill Dane. Austin Burns. (coach). Ted Kaczkowski (assistant coach) and Norm Asseln. 3 A tale of In Chelmsford Completing 25 to 30 kilometres a wasn't concerned about my time, just The last third was really tough" day is routine to runner Rolly very happy and excited about the fact the runner continues. "I told myself I Portelance, a stope leader at Levack that I did complete the race. Every had put in two-thirds of the race, I had mine, Now, running 100 kilometres on race is a different experience and I gone this far and there was no way I testy terrain is a challenge Rolly learn from each one." was going to quit now. I kept thinking rel shes. Rolly didn't let the adverse of the cold drink and nice shower On April 3 he confronted that conditions deter him from reaching the waiting for me at the end of the race. challenge and conquered it in the finish line. While you're running you I knew everything would be better Toronto 100, a 100 kilometre (62.14 have to tell yourself that the weather is then." mile) ultramarathon race through the not only against me, but it's against Rolly is a veteran of some 12 city in what were very unfavorable everybody competing in the race," he marathons held in Canada and the conditions. Rolly placed a super says. When my hands got cold, I United States. According to the second in the race with a time of nine didn't let it get me down because I American magazine Ultra Running', hours 50 minutes, 10 seconds. Nine knew I wasn't alone, that the other Rolly ranked 150th in North America ultramarathoners competed in the runners were experiencing pain as last year for the 50 mile marathon. His event. much as I was." time was clocked at six hours, 33 After training for three months, Rolly found the first third of the minutes and four seconds. Rolly is running 120 miles a week, I was marathon easy because of the now considering the prestigous anxious to test myself out, to see if I intensive training he went through for Boston Marathon as his next major could do it," Rolly says. 'It was a the race. In the second third of the challenge. good challenge. I enjoyed it although race Rolly slowed his pace to maintain Rolly has been competing in it was raining, cold and windy. I his stamina. marathons for the past five years. Originally he played hockey and weightlifted to stay fit. Later he took up jogging to keep fit for hockey. When I started jogging, I enjoyed it so much that I left hockey entirely. At least now when I go to work I don't feel sore and tired." Rolly classifies himself as a recreational runner", covering hundreds of miles of roadway and path in the heat and cold because 'it's fun and good for my health. And then of course, there's always the next race." What is next for Rolly the runner? The possibilities are endless,' he says. 'There are no limits to what you cai do. I'd like to compete in more unusual types of ultramarathons such as races across Death Valley in California or races up the Grand Canyon. 'I have a liftime to run,' he says as he laces up his runners. Ro/ly Poreiace dr'ed sccnd p'ace nsr A the Toronto ?OO uItrdmaratrcn race two runners In Port Colborne Wayne Rae has been running since trying to run as much as 70 miles per combat zone with many of the runners his days on the track team at Port week from his normal 35 to 40 miles. dropping as they crossed the line." Colborne High School. He has always "Diet is very important and I had no Wayne was disappointed with his tried to keep himself in good condition problem because I had already settled showing at first, but reflecting back and about five years ago, he entered very good basic eating habits. My diet and considering everything, he figures a 10 mile run. "It was during that race is slightly different than normal in that he did not do too badly. "The Boston that I realized how poorly conditioned it has a lot more carbohydrates and Marathon caters to world class I really was, as much older men and fewer proteins. My biggest problem runners and the average runner does ladies ran by me, like I was standing was the weather. We had a very cold not have much of a chance to achieve still," he recalled. The race left him and snowy winter and it was difficult even a personal best time,' he said. feeling terrible - both physically and to put in 60 to 70 miles every week. I It was a once in a lifetime experience mentally and it was shortly after, that was not satisfied with my conditioning," for me and I was especially happy to he decided to make a greater effort to he said. see the support given by the City of be more competitive. The race was on Monday, April 19 Boston. Shortly after his first experience at and Wayne arrived in Boston the Wayne figures that he will probably longer distances, Wayne and the Friday before. Friday and Saturday not return to compete in the Boston husband of a former classmate, who were spent seeing the sights in the Marathon unless he can get his time was also interested in long distance Boston area, and Sunday he took in a to under 2 hours 40 minutes. He is running, began running together. He sports expo and seminars on nutrition, not going to stop trying, but he can learned that his new found running sports, injuries and exercise. "Using a see that it will be very difficult partner was training to run in the little hindsight," Wayne stated, "I can considering the amount of time he has Skylon Marathon. Wayne decided that see now that I tried to do too much to spend on training. he would also enter the 26.2 mile the two days before the run.