Trian g le JULY/AUGUST 1985 Trian le July/August 1985 Vol. 44 No. 5 Publications Editor Peter vom Scheidt Writer Frank Pagnucco Fred Fell is the first Shebandowan employee to be certified as an Published for employees and "Underground Hard Rock Miner" He has had a variety of mining pensioners of the Ontario division of experiences with various mining companies dating back to 1963. He Inco Limited. Produced by the public joined Inco in 1973 and during his 12 years with the Company Fred has affairs department and printed in performed many of the jobs required at the Shebandowan Complex. He Canada by Journal Printing Company has also been a member of the mine rescue team for the last 12 years. Admiring Fred's certificate are, from left, Bud Rohn, mine/maintenance in Sudbury. Member of the general foreman, Bill Anderson, manager of Shebandowan, Fred Fell and International Association of Business Frank Woit, safety/ventilation supervisor. Communicators. Letters and comments are welcomed and should be addressed to the editor at Inco Limited, Public Affairs Department, Copper Cliff, Ontario POM 1 NO. Phone 705-682-5425. On the cover Our cover this month is a tribute to two groups of people who at first glance appear to be at opposite ends of the spectrum - pensioners and Inco scholars. It symbolizes change - in this case the change that occurs when people enter and leave different phases of life. We salute the 1985 Inco Scholars, people who are entering a new phase of their educational lives. And at the same time we recognize pensioners, people who are also entering a new phase of their lives. Photos and write-ups of the Local 6500 president Ron McDonald, left and Ontario division president scholarship winners begin on page 4 Mike Sopko shake nands after signing the new Collective Bargaining and pensioners interviews begin on Agreement between inco L,mrted and Locals 6500 and 6200 of the Un;ted Steelworkers of Amerces The new contract runs for three years page 20. and w,ll exp,re on May 31, 1988. 2 "Another couple of minutes ._ and he would have drowned" During the summer vacation period many people will be enjoying the beauty and abundance of lakes in our Ontario northland. Most will return from their vacation relaxed and refreshed but invariably there is always the possibility of a tragedy that could have been avoided. It was just this possibility that prompted Ross Clute, an Inco employee at the oxygen plant, to write to John Robson, superintendent of the oxygen plant about a boating tragedy that was avoided because of the quick action of Gerry Gauthier. Gerry also works at the oxygen plant. We thought the story was timely and would like to share it with our readers op in the hope that it might help avoid a similar tragedy from occurring. Gerry Gauthier and his wife Mona have first-hand knowledge of the importance of life jackets, "I didn't mean for this to come out of it," Gerry Gauthier says, his voice two people in it. One of them stood an air mattress but the strong wind trailing off into inaudibility. He was up in the craft and dove into the ripped it from his hands and he was expressing a natural modesty in water. "I knew there must have been forced to swim towards the canoe receiving recognition for something he some kind of trouble,'' he explains. which was being blown away from feels anyone would have done in the ''Nobody jumps out of a boat in him as fast as he could swim towards same position. conditions like that unless something is it. happening." "When we got there the guy was Early in June, Gerry and his wife Gerry and Mona, a former lifeguard, totally exhausted," Gerry remarks. Mona were at their camp on Lake got into their 50-horsepower boat and Another couple of minutes in the cold Nepawassi. The day was noteworthy went out to investigate. Approaching water and it is almost certain he would only because the high wind had the bobbing craft, they found it have drowned, he feels. Neither the whipped up the waves on the lake occupied by a pair of frightened lad in the water nor the girls had a life ruining a day's fishing. In 20 years, he teenage girls. The one who had jacket. ''There was not one in sight,' says he has seen the lake that rough jumped into the water had fortunately he adds. only a half dozen times before. managed to climb back in. Gerry was able to pull the struggling Gerry happened to be looking out Some distance away they saw the swimmer to safety with the help of a the window of his camp when he reason for their distress, a third paddle. spotted something flip-flopping over person, a teenage boy floundering in Gerry says that he and his wife are the water a few hundred yards out. At the water. happy that everything worked out well first he suspected it was a piece of According to Gerry the girls were and the kids are safe. He notes that plywood because the wind was attempting to cross the lake, thinking his camp is the last one in that area of indeed that strong. Closer inspection conditions were not as bad as they the lake. With the teenagers being with binoculars revealed that the were. They soon found themselves in pushed past his place, there would object was an air mattress being trouble and called for help from one have been no one else around to blown from wave to wave. of the girl's brothers on shore. He notice them. "God knows what would Then Gerry spotted a canoe with attempted to swim out to them aboard have happened," he states. 3 Inco scholarship winners The Inco Reserved scholarship committee We are pleased to present Scholarship winners for Scholarship Competition was composed of high school the 1985 Inco Reserved Ontario. started in 1956 and principals. Candidates are scholarships have been judged on the basis of their awarded annually since that complete academic record, time. The scholarships have a SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) possible tenure of up to four and TSWE (Test of Standard Douglas Morrison is the son academic years and provide Written English) scores, of Don Morrison who is the tuition and associated personal information provided manager of metallurgical and academic fees, on a yearly by the students and a cost evaluations at the Toronto basis, up to a maximum of characterization report from office. Doug enjoys playing $1,500 and a personal grant of their high schools. basketball on a recreational $750. An additional annual This year 20 scholarships and competitive level and grant of up to $500 is also were awarded to children of relaxes by listening to music. provided to the university Canadian employees and He is a graduate of Erindale department in which the pensioners. Of that number, 15 Secondary School in Toronto student is enrolled. were won by students in the and plans to pursue a degree In order to be eligible, Sudbury area, one by a in electrical engineering at the students must be enrolled in a student in the Port Colborne University of Waterloo, His full program of studies area, three by students in the career goal is to do research required for university Manitoba Division and one by work in the field of admission. The winners are a student in a Toronto communications. chosen by an independent administered location. Diana Stankus is a graduate Steven Jay is the son of of Lockerby Composite Frank Jay, manager of mines School in Sudbury and is the engineering in Copper Cliff. daughter of Justin Stankus, a Steven plans to attend the member of the cleaning University of Waterloo to services department in study mathematics and would Copper Cliff. She plans to like to pursue a career in attend the University of actuarial science. In his Toronto to study commerce leisure time he enjoys and has a long term goal of listening to music and becoming a Chartered spending time with friends. Accountant. She enjoys all He is interested in a variety of types of music and plays the sports but especially enjoys guitar and violin. Sports such tennis. He is a graduate of Lo as skiing, windsurfing, Ellen Park Secondary School. basketball, football and tennis are also of interest to her. A graduate of Lo-Ellen Park The University of Western Secondary School, Patty Ontario is where Michael Ann Ryan . will be attending Aniol of Lasalle Secondary the University of Toronto School will be going to study where she intends to study sciences. Medicine, pharmacology. The field of particularly microsurgery, is medical research is where currently his career goal. He her current ambitions lie. is the son of George Aniol. a Playing the guitar and sports geologist at Stobie mine. are her main hobbies. She is Among his interests are the daughter of Peter Ryan. swimming, scuba diving. manager, central mills. military modelling, canoeing and camping. 4 Dan Ewing is the son of Cindy Maier hopes to Brian Ewing, supervisor of eventually work in the services at the Copper Cliff medical field at a place such smelter. He is a graduate of as the Toronto Hospital for Lockerby Composite School Sick Children. She plans to who will attend the University attend the University of of Waterloo to pursue a Toronto where she will study degree in mechanical science. A graduate of engineering. Following some Marymount College, she is post-graduate study he hopes interested in playing the to work in the aerospace piano and running.