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In this issue• Buckets away pg. 4• CAT in Sudbury pg. 6• inco's new director of

human resources pg. 10• New Caledonla bound

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TrianglePublications Editor:Peter vom Scheidt

Wr t e rs:Meribeth DingwallFrank Pagnucco

Port Colborne Correspondent:Dm0 lannandrea

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On the coverThis month's cover depicts some

of the skiing action during the firstInco Cup ski race for the 1981season. The photos were taken byInco writer/photographer FrankPagnucco at Nipissing Ridge in North.Bay, Ontario. For more detai's seestory on page 14,

February 1981Vol.41, No.2

Published by the public affairsdepartment for employees of theOntario division of lnco MetalsCompany, Copper Chff, Ontario,POM 1NO.Phone 7O5682-5425

Printed in Canadaby Journal Prcntcng Company,Sudbury. Ontario.

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Bill Carson left, works manager of the CIL Copper CIff works, and Wint Newman, president ofIncos Ontario division chat with shipping foreman Gerry Lafantaisie during a tour of CILoperations last month,

Inco acquires CILPlants in Copper Cliffnco Metals Company and OIL Inc.

announced in January that they havereached agreement in principle forInco to acquire the three sulphuricacid plants and liquid sulphur dioxideplant owned and operated by OIL Inc

Under the proposed arrangement,Inco will acquire and operate theseplants, while OIL will continue tomarket and distribute the sulphuricacid and liquid sulphur dioxide under

a long term agreement.All affected OIL employees,

including those on disability leave,will have their employment protectedand will be offered jobs bylncoMetals. Present pension rights andcertain other interests of thoseemployees affected including servicefor benefit purposes, also will beprotected.

EULL1T LINEBy now all employees in the

Ontario division should have receivedcopies of the presidents newsletter,

Direct LineThe first edition of Direct Line was

mailed to ail employees homes.Subsequent edit ons have beendistributed in buik to all mines andpants th'ough the employee reationsie pa rrn en

Pan are now ..ndervay to nsaispecal Direct L ne dis:nbuuon boxes

These distinctively identifiedcontainers will be located n all areasof the company and employees willbe able to pick up their copy of DirectLine from these boxes.

Direct Line ;ll be issuedpr,cd:caily throughout the year tokeep employees informed of companynes on a imely bass Each edition1il use a different coor flK OP

front, o He'p dentiy t a gace.

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Staff appointmentsNancy Baldisera, maintenancecterk-steno Frood-Stobie compexWilliam Beatty, senior systemsoperator, operating centrat utititiesEarl Beer, chief power ptantoperator, operating centrat utititiesRobert Boutilier, industria! evatuatorindustriat engineering Copper CtiffMelvin Bray, ptanner, minesengineering, Frood mineAndre Courville, process foremanCopper Cliff smetterMiroslav Ejem, speciatist, centratmaintenanceReg Gareau, ptant protection officer,ptant protection, Copper CliffPat Hodgins, process assistant, IronOre Recovery PtantVince Houlahan, supervisor powerptant maintenance, operating centratutitities

Conrad Jarrett, survey party teader,mines engineering, Coteman minePeter Jarus, smelter foreman,Copper Ctiff smetterDonalda Laframboise, senior costanatyst, division comptroUer. CopperCtiffVictor Larsen, ptanner, minesengineering, Levack mineRonald Leblanc, process foreman,Copper Cliff smetterAnthony Ledgard, supervisormaintenance design drafting, centralmaintenanceWilliam Newman, maintenancecontrolter, Copper CUff smetterDenis Rioux, process chemist,process technotogy, Copper CliffRobert Sandberg, senior industrialevatuator, industrial engineering,Copper Cliff

Ronald Santala, supervisor powersystem operations, operatina centratutititiesJune Stelmack, word processingoperator. division comptroUer, CopperCtiffGerald Switch, first ad attendant,ptant protection, Copper CtiffRaymond Taylor, power systemptanner, operating centrat utititiesPaul Uguccioni, senior processassistant, Copper Ctiff smelterKen Watts, first aid attendant, ptantprotection, Copper CliffBerno Wenzl, superintendentmaintenance industriat engineeringand generat projects, operatingcentrat utititiesGale Wilson, programmer, computerservices, Copper Ctiff

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I noted with interest in yourOctober 1980 edition your headtineThese Vans Dont Use Gasotine

It appears that Canada is catchingup with Austratia, where for examptein Melbourne 80% of metropolitantaxis run on what is known as LPG,,which is of course Liquid PropaneGas I personatly had my car engine(a Leytand P76 V8) converted to dualrunning for both petrot (gasoline inyour tanguage) and LPG over twoyears ago. The cost of running onLPG is approximatety 52% of thecost of running on petroL but with aduat system, I have the addedadvantage of using petrot on tongtrips if LPG is unavaitabte at fittingstations. tt aiso gives me a range ofrieary 600 mites.

H.R.N. PrinceInco MetalsAustralia

Another Triangle came in the maittoday and on reading names of thebasebalt team of 1918 I have decidedthere may stitt be others tike mysetfwho remember that far back andappreciate the memories thusevoked.

I can stitt see most of that teamand remember the names, and insome cases, their nick-names. Also,the wives or girt friends of thoseptayers were my schoot-mates and insome cases, ctose friends. CopperCtiff, back in 1918 was a smatl ptaceand we were ctose friends, with thebasebatt ptayers as our heroes!

I have read most of the bookswritten and pubtished about tnco andits eartiest beginnings. Atso, t can stiUsee the otd West smetter where myfather once smuggted me in to seehim tap the furnace.

We first arrived in Copper Ctiff(probabty in 1901) when the originateast smetter was stitt operating.

The first public schoot was the bigwhite building on Balsam Street (nowa dairy store, I believe) and myparents tived across the street in thehouse my father buitt there. I saw it acouple of years ago and marvetledthat it looked so wett. My father buittit mostly by himsetf and that is theonty ptace t remember as home,before I was married.

We had previousty tived in a lovelyrurat tumbering vitlage in the Ottawavaltey. When my mother saw CopperCtiff in those days there was not evena btade of grass. And they warnedher about that when we boarded thestage-coach in Sudbury.

My mother proceeded to showCopper Ctiff that things woutd growand grew the first rhubarb seen thereand was proud to give it away. upand down the street.

Ida Crouse, Port Colborne.

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A btgJs 500 bucket has the attentions of Norm Levesqie as he cuts with his torch.

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three men who serviced Creightonmine. A year-and-a-half later it wasexpanded to repair buckets fromevery lnco mine in the province.

Enci's crew works on buckets of allsizes, ranging from the ¼ yardmucking machine buckets to the tenyard monster from the Cat 992loaders. Surveying a shop full ofbuckets in various stages of repair,Enci says there is never a shortage ofwork.

The buckets sent to Creightonsuffer between 30 and 50 per centwear. Occasionally a bucket with up

to 70 per cent wear will be repaired.Those with more extensive problemsare scrapped and replaced with newones. The life of a bucket isexpressed in terms of the thousandsof tons of ore it may have moved.

The average bucket, Enci explains,survives mucking about 20,000 tonsof ore. Once they've been refurbishedin the shop, he claims, the bucketsseem to last longer and get bettertonnage. Enci attributes this to theaddition of cast components and ageneral "beefing up" of the bucket'sstructure by his boys. Now it's not

uncommon for buckets to getanywhere from 20,000 to 50,000more tons of use before breakingdown again.

In the case of one 6.9 yard bucketreconstructed by the bucket shop, atremendous extension of operatinglife has been realized. According toEnci, it has mucked nearly 160,000tons of ore.

Once a bad order bucket arrives atthe shop, the first step in itsreconstruction is a detailedassessment of damage. Enci, with allthe flair and savvy of an insuranceadjustor, armed with pencil andpaper, tallies up the repairs that arenecessary. The average cost of fixingone of the bigger buckets is around$6,000, he adds.

The bucket is sandblasted outsideand brought into the shop where thefitters cut and fit new parts to it. Theyalso add certain heavy castcomponents, such as lip pieces andbushings, but because they are cast,are bought rather than manufacturedon the premises. These parts arethen welded to the bucket. Finally thebucket is painted Inco yellow andreturned to the mine from which itcame.

Dar Anderson, manager ofmaintenance, says the role of thebucket shop is crucial to miningoperations. He says the companyrealizes considerable cost savings byrepairing old buckets andmanufacturing their own new ones.Aware of the workmanship thataccompanies each weld in the bucketshop, Dar adds Through the effortsof the guys in the bucket shop theentire Ontario division has a reliable,supportive operation."

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Vic Luoma Cuts I 4. inch base plates for cast steel lips with an automatic burningmachine which use.s an electric eye to follow a pattern of the shape desired

The C.A.T. comes toNorthern Ontario

Many simply call it the "CAT'.You'd think they were referring to afeline creature. In actuality, they aretaking about a sophisticated machine.

The CAT,, which s theabbreviated form of computed axialtomography scanner, is a hybrid of anx-ray machine and a computer. Itallows the doctor to see any organ,bone or tissue in the body withoutsurgery.

The Sudbury General Hospital hasbeen designated by the Ministry ofHealth as the CAT scanner site fornortheastern Ontario. Bob Simpson,technical director of the radiologydepartment at the Sudbury General,said there was a definite need for thismedical service in our part of theprovince.

"In the past, residents of NorthernOntario who required CAT scanexaminations had to travel to Torontoor Ottawa," Bob explained. "Therewas usually a long waiting period forappointments. The time and cost totravel to those appointments havebeen reduced."

The CAT scanner providesdiagnostic data never seen before. Inconventional x-rays, the diagnosticpicture is a shadowgraph in which thedensest structures such as bones arethe most prominent. Soft tissue,which is less dense, cannot be seeneasily since it is overshadowed bydenser body parts. "The CAT scannerhas the capability to display bodydensities not previously detected byphoto x-ray techniques," said Bob.

The scanner eliminates thisproblem by making a cross-sectionalview or "slice" through the patient.Individual tissue densitymeasurements are made througheach slice at slightly different levelsas an x-ray tube and detector rotatearound the patient in one completecircle.

Inco Metals started theball rolling a year ago with

a $400,000 donatIon

Here, from left, Ron Brown, assistant to the president of the Ontario div/s/on of Inco MetalsCompany, Ontario Health Minister Dennis Timbrell, and Russ Buckland, manager, humanresources and public affairs at Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd., declare the CAT scanner off/c/allyopen for use as they sI/ce into a CAT scanner cake. Inco Metals k/cked off the fund-raisingcampaign for the CAT scanner/n 1979 by donating $400000 to the Sudbury General Hospital.

When the scan is completed, thedifferent views are reconstructed by acomputer into a single picture whichis then shown on a TV-like screen forthe doctor to review. This happens ina matter of minutes. The pictures areput on magnetic tape and stored forfuture reference.

Some six to ten scans may betaken to ensure that nothing has beenoverlooked. Before the examination iscompleted, the doctor may be able tomake a diagnosis, depending on the

nature and extent of the disease orillness, from the pictures.

A complete scan examination takessome 40 to 60 minutes. Approx-imately ten scans are performeddaily. They are done at the discretionand referral of a patient's attendingspecialist.

For the patient, the medicalbenefits are numerous. "The CATscan examination is quick, easy andpainless," said Dr. Curt Milner. aneuroradiologist at the Sudbury

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General Hospital. "It often replacesinvestigative or diagnostic tests whichrequire hospitalization generalanaesthesia and may be a hazard tothe patient.

The machine permits a moreaccurate diagnosis. It will detect thepresence and extent of disorderssuch as cancer, blood clots, as wellas congenital abnormalities such ascysts. Once the treatment has begun,we are able to evalute theeffectiveness of that treatment with

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the help of the CAT scanner.The purchase and installation costs

of the scanner are estimated at$950000. The money must be raisedby the hospital since the Ministry ofHealth does not provide funds forcapital equipment for hospitals.

As of Jan. 23, 1981, $861330 hasbeen donated to the CAT ScannerFund. The figure includes a $400000donation made by Inco to kick off thefund raising drive. The hospital hopesto meet its campaign objective of

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$950000 this spring by relying on thecommunity's support of its on-goingdonation program. Operating fundsfor the CAT scanner will come fromthe Ministry of Health.

And what does the CAT scannermean to Sudbury and othercommunities in the north2 'The mostsophisticated technology in healthcare diagnosis is now available tocitizens of northeastern Ontario,'' BobSimpson concluded. "It's all doneright here in Sudbury."

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After positioned on the examination table, the patient is moved into adoughnut like opening (gantry) of the CAT scanner where the scan isperformed.

Drs. Don Crang, left, and Curt Milner, radiologists at the SudburyGeneral, discuss scan findings on the physicians' console.

Before performing a scan, the radiology technologist keys in necessaryinformation on the technolog/sts' console, An assistant makes sure thepatient is properly positioned on the exam/nation table (background)

Dr. Milner examines a scan of a patient's head.

Donald J. Philhps, President of lncoLimited, announced in Sudbury onJanuary 14 the company'scommitment of $5 million toward thecapital cost of the new SudburyScience Centre. The company's $5million commitment toward theproject was made at a newsconference organized by the SudburyScience Centre Board of Directorsand officials of the RegionalMunicipality of Sudbury and theSudbury Regional DevelopmentCorporation.

In his remarks, Mr. Phillips referredto the commitment by Inco's formerChairman, J. Edwin Carter, toSudbury Regional Council inSeptember, 1979 when he (Mr.Carter) said, "we pledge ourcontinued general support ofsignificant diversification efforts thatwW strengthen the economic base ofSudbury."

"The Sudbury Science Centre willbe a people place' a place wherelocal residents and their children willgather and where the manythousands of tourists who come toSudbury each year will visit," saidMr. Phillips.

"lnco is, of course, a majoremployer in Sudbury, and many of thepeople who visit the Science Centrewill be our employees. But lnco'sstake in this community goes farbeyond our employees. It is fullycommitted to both the cultural base,through support of projects such asthis, as well as the economic base ofSudbury."In this effort, all residentsof Sudbury region and NorthernOntario will be the beneficiaries.

The Sudbury Science Centre, whichis scheduled to open in the summerof 1983, during Sudbury's CentenniaLis expected to cost some $18.3million. The remaining $13.3 millionwill be raised through a fund-raisingcampaign which was launchedJanuary 14 by fund-raising committeeco-chairman Robert Desmarais.

Mr. Phillips presented a cheque for$1 million to Robert Desmarais andRegonal Chairman George Lund aspart of the company's $5 millioncommitment payable over two years.

Inco commits $5 million toSudbury Science Centre

The initiative for the SudburyScience Centre project was taken n1979 by the Regional Municipality ofSudbury with support expressed bythe community and lnco officials. InApril, 1980, Inco announced it wouldfund a study, co-ordinated by theSudbury Regional DevelopmentCorporation, to examine the content,scope and cost of a science centre inSudbury. The company's total

donation for this study was $200,000.The Sudbury Science Centre study

was undertaken in May, 1980 by ajoint venture study team of Torontoand Sudbury architects. ProfessorDavid Pearson of LaurentianUniversity was appointed projectdirector by the Sudbury RegionalDevelopment Corporation to overseethe centre's implementation study.

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Following the news conference, Don Phillips was interviewed by local media.Here Jody Connor of CKSO radio gets some comments for the news.

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Inco and Science Centre officials donned hard hats to launch the $18.3 million campaign. Theyare from left, Wint Newman, president of the Ontario division of Inco Metals Company, SudburyScience Centre president and Regional Chairman George Lund, Don Phillips, president of IncoLimited, and Sudbury Science Centre vfcepresident, Robert Desmarais.

A machinist at the divisional shops, Esko Laakso has been with Inco for32 years. Esko has been a councillor in the Town of Rayside-Balfour for20 years and is an active member of the Lions Club. Esko's wife Loisbowls, sews and gardens in her spare time. The Laakso cottage atHannah Lake is a busy place in the summer when Esko, Lois and theireight children get together. Children are; Shelley, 13, seated, back fromleft, Susan. 30, Nancy, 27, Allan, 26. Gary, 23. Linda, 19, Donna, 18,and Karen, 29, The cottage area is also a popular spot in the winterwhen family members have fun skating and cross-country skiing.

LaVerne Pilze!. a mechanic in the reverb department at the smelter.has been w'th Inco for 33 yeas In the summr, La Verne, his wifeEiearior and children back row from left. Jo 21. Dorothy. 22, Kathy.23. arid Shawn. 26. head out to the cottage at Nepewasst Lake wherethey fish, swrn, garde-i arid canoe During toe w'nter the farnuiytoboggaris arid cross.country skis near thu cottage In his leisurb hoursLhVernu plays accordion in a band that enterta:ns at nursing homesar'd hospitals in the Sudbury area Eleanor enioys reading andcerar'ics Kathy. Dorothy and Joe are pursu'ng their studins atLaurnt,ari Universty Shawn is an electronics gradu3n ad vQrkn inToronto

Family Album PhotosU you are an fnco employee and would like yourfamily to appear in the Family Album section ofthe Triangle please let us know by calling 682.5425, or send in your name to the address onthe masthead.

Gordon Annis. recently prolect ieader at Frood Stobie mu, hastransferred to Irico Oceanic and accepted a position as mill supe'viSOrat a chromite mine protect on New Caledonia He and his lf Krenen1oy travelling having made severa tr:ps to Europe and the CaribbeanThe Anne children, Leslie, 8. and Bradley. 6 have accompanied (heirparents on camping trips that have taken tnern (he length and breadthof North America The family is looking forv'ard to an entire nuvv way ofIto ovcr the next two to fivi years on the South Pacific isiaridthouind" of miles fro' Can9da

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Albert agee new directorof human resourcesThe Triangle interviewed Albert Magee, inco's new director of human resourcesand environmental control to get some insight into the man and the job. Thatinterview revealed a number of things and we present the results here.

Triangle:This is a new job title. Why was itcreated?

Albert Magee:This job is designed to tie together allof the areas which are primarilyconcerned with people, with ouremployees. This includes the overallsafety aspect, the EmployeeRelations function includingEmployment, Benefits, SalaryAdministration, Industrial Relationsand Training. It also includes the veryimportant responsibility ofOccupational Health and the closelyrelated major area of EnvironmentalControl, which not only relates to S02emissions but also is very concernedwith the natural and workplaceenvironments.

Triangle:What do you hope to accomplish?Magee:A major concern of the 1980's inindustry, as I see it, is to have thesupport of employees in ensuring thata company can meet the increasingchallenges of competition, technologyand a changing society. Inco is noexception. We have excellentemployees and the four areas withwhich I am concerned affect themvery significantly. They need to knowthat safety and productivity are linkedinseparably. They need to haveresponsible employee relationspolicies. They need to be assuredthat every effort is being made toprotect and monitor their health byimproving their working areas andmethods. These are the majorconcerns of the departmentsresponding to me - and it s in theseareas that we intend to work. I feel

strongly that when these concernsare addressed - and when ouremployees know and can see thatwork is being done in these areas -they will be supportive of the overallcompany efforts.

Triangle:How was this function handledbefore?Magee:In the past, these departmentstogether with several others, reportedto the Vice-President ofAdministration. It was considered thatdue to the inter-relationship of Safety,Employee Relations, OccupationalHealth and Environmental Control,

that their efforts should be co-ordinated by one person.

Triangle:How, logically, can you relatehuman resources andenvironmental control under onearea of responsibility?

Magee:Generally, when we speak ofEnvironmental Control, we think onlyof SO2 emissions and air quality.These are major concerns, however,people in this department are alsoseriously concerned with theworkroom environment. This is whereour employees work - and in theseareas we have been doing a

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significant amount of physicalimprovements and monitoring to helpin determining the requirements tomaintain and imorove theenvironment in the workplace.

Triangle:Who reports to you and who doyou report to?

Magee:The following people report to me:Wally Gretton, manager, employee

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relations; Bill Collis, manager, safetyand plant protection; Jack Noonan,manager, environmental control ; andDr. Wally Woychuk, medical director.occupational health. I report to FrankSorochinsky, vice-president,administration.

Triangle:Could you elaborate on humanresources?Magee:Human Resources to me simplymeans people. Specifically ouremployees - each one of themdoing his or her job, and bringing tothat job their intelligence, skills,training, ability, values and, veryimportantly, pride. We've talked a lotin the past about natural resourcesand mineral resources. Personal!y. Ifeel that our most important resourceis our people, our employees.Webster's Dictionary suggests that aresource is "a new or a reservesource of supoly or Support." I likethat definiton. that sense of humansupport which we've talked about andwhich is essential to the well-being ofthis company.

Triangle:On a more personal note, wouldyou tell us how long you haveworked for Inco and where?

Magee:I came to Canada from Ireland in1953 and joined Inco at that timeworking in the mines mechanicaldepartment, doing whatever had to bedone. Later in the 1950's, I had theopportunity of moving into theSmelter Efficiency group. In the1960's, I was a part of the ProcessImprovements group which was theforerunner of our present IndustrialEngineering function. Later I workedin Smelting and Refining as TechnicalAssistant to the Manager. In the early1970's, I took some years off to go toLaurentian University. I felt I neededfurther knowledge in the business endof things such as economics andbusiness administration. I returned toInco at the Copper Cliff smelter in1973.Since that time, I've had theopportunity to be in operations at ourIron Ore Recovery Plant. spend twoyears in Industrial Relations and workat the Copper Refinery until June1980.

Triangle:How do you view your job?

Magee:It's a very challenging job. And that'sprimarily because I'm dealing withpeople, their jobs, their future, theirunion and their government. It's a

complex job and again that isbecause we are complex as persons.In that regard, I often feel inadequateto do the job as it should be done, butI'm fortunate in that I have workingwith me, a great many competent anddedicated people.

Triangle:What future plans do you have inthe area of human resources andenvironmental control?

Magee:I feel that our significant efforts in thefuture must be directed towardsafety. Conserving the health of ouremployees is a major concern to me.Each morning the first report I look atdeals with our safety experienceduring the past 24 hours. We will bedevoting a lot of our attention tosafety. We will also be concernedwith occupational health in all itsaspects relating to industrial hygieneand the workplace. As you know, wehave also committed ourselves tomeeting governmental regulationswith regard to SO2 emissions and wewill be working very hard to meetthese commitments. And in the areaof employee relations there is muchwork to be done to maintain andimprove our many programs relatedto employment, benefits, training anddevelopment and the aspect ofindustrial relations.One of the most important Ihings inthe future is to learn to effectivelycommunicate with each employee.Since communication is a two-waystreet, we also have to learn to listen.

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Dedicated Incoites give fromHave a heart'The saying couldn't be more

appropriate than at this time of year.February is Heart Month, whenthousands of Canadians give timeand effort to work as volunteers forthe Canadian Heart Foundation in itsannual fund-raising campaign TheSudbury and District Branch of theOntario Heart Foundation is aiming toraise $100,000 in this year'scompaign

Of every dollar donated to theHeart Fund campaign, approximately80 cents goes to research, accordingto Inco pensioner Gerry Bois,president of the Sudbury and DistrictBranch of the Ontario HeartFoundation and a former heartpatient. The rest goes to communityand education programs,administration and the campaignitself.

specialists and medical technicianstremendously in seeking a greaterunderstanding of heart disease andits prevention," said Gerry. 'Thediagnosis and treatment of heartdisease has improved significantly. Ifit wasnt for the research, wewouldn't have the advancedtechnological facilities for heartpatients. Of course, none of thiswould be possible without the funds."

Approximately one-third of theHeart Fund volunteers in the Sudburyarea are Inco employees or Incopensioners, according to Gerry. Mostare involved in door-to-doorcanvassing.

Sergio Cecchetto, a member of thecleaning staff at Inco's training anddevelopment centre, has recuperatedfrom three heart attacks and heartsurgery. He plans to canvass for theOntario Heart Foundation this monthfor the second consecutive year.

If you told me you needed heartsurgery and were afraid, I'd tell youto go ahead with it. Don't hesitate atall because it will probably save yourlife, Sergio said. He feels therereally is little to fear because of themodern medical equipment and theheart specialists available. TheOntario Heart Foundation hassupported and continues to supportthe training of many heart specialistsacross the province.

Darlene Williamson, a clerk in theaccounts payable department inCopper Cliff, has been involved withthe Heart Fund campaign for the pastthree years. She has sold tickets toHeart Fund fashion shows and hascanvassed door to door.

Darlene's father died of a heartailment when she was a young girl. "Ifelt I should be helping the HeartFund because I, like most otherpeople, do have the time to spare,""Research has helped heart

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Many Inco people are involved in the Heart Fund campaign in FebruaryHere. from left. Pat Weir, a maintenance planner at the smelter,Darlene Williamson, a clerk n the accounts payable department inCopper Cliff, Peter Hickey, a planner in the divisional shops and SergioCecchetto, a member of the cleaning staff at Inco s training anddevelopment centre, discuss canvassing routes in the Sudbury area.

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In the cardiopulmonary department at theSudbury Memorial Hospital, cardiologist Dr.S. U Mecci discusses the opera ticn of a rnuifichannel recorder with Heart FoundationDistrict president Gerry Bois. The rnultichannelrecorder is used in the dIagnosis of heart disease,

the heart during FebruaryDarlene explained. "We should givemore of our time we shouldn't be soselfish.'

Larry Aubertin is a leader at Inco'smodified work centre. He has beenactive in the Heart Fund campaignfor four years. In 1975, Larry had aheart attack which necessitated openheart surgery.

"I feel obligated to help becausethe Ontario Heart Foundation hasbeen of great benefit to me," Larrysaid. "I can see the good the moneydonated is doing for me and forthousands of others who have heartproblems. It's very encouraging tohear of breakthroughs researchershave made in the study of heart andblood vessel disease.

"I am involved because I want topossibly help prevent my childrenfrom having the same heart problemsI had. The cause is definitely there,so why not work for it?"

Heart AttackSYMPTOMS

ILarry Aubertin, a leader at Incos modified work centre, left, may beknocking on your door this month.

Prolonged heavy pressure or squeezing pain in thecentre of chest, behind the breastbone.Pain may spread to the shoulder, arm, neck or jawPain or discomfort is often accompanied bysweating. Nausea, vomiting or shortness of breathmay also occur.Symptoms may subside and then return.

If a heart attack is suspectedthese items are important:

StrokeSYMPTOMS

Sudden, temporary weakness or numbness of face,arm or leg.Temporary loss of speech or trouble in speaking orunderstanding speech.Temporary dimness or loss of vision, particularly inone eye.Episodes of double vision.Unexplained dizziness, headaches, etc. inconjunction with other symptoms.

-Get to a hospital emergency room at once, if yourdoctor is not immediately available.

-Keep a list of emergency phone numbers handy,near the telephone,

-Don't leave the patient alone,-Half of all the heart attack deaths occur before the

victim gets to the hospital.

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Ski stars Of tomorrow take

Dana Hanstke of the Super City Ski Club of Timmins concentrates allher efforts on getting around a gate at scenic Nipissfng Ridge.

With sk blades KickIng UP SflCW, flts unJdertified cornpettor charges down the slope

All the elements that have madethe Inco Cup series so successful inthe past were present when theeighth edition of this popular alpineski competition was launched lastmonth at Nipissing Ridge near NorthBay

First and foremost, there wereplenty of eager, young skiers fromracing clubs throughout NorthernOntario primed to challenge theslalom and giant slalom course.Seventy-five boys and girls ranging inage from 1 1 to 1 7 years flashed downthe slope in hot pursuit of victory.

The top three finishers in eachevent were presented with Inco Cupmedallions. Points earned in this andsubsequent races at Sault Ste. Marie,Timmins and Sudbury contribute tooverall individual standings. Inaddition to winning an individualaward, a skier may contribute to hisor her team's fortunes in the race forthe aggregate award, the Inco Cup.

Further incentive for young skierscomes from the $500 that both the

top male and top female performersreceive. The money is to go towardstraining camp expenses next season.providing they are still skiing. Thewinning club also earns $500.

Conversation with skiers revealedthat though the goal of winning one ofthe Inco Cup awards was not lost, itwas momentarily superseded by thetask at hand . . . to ski the fastest,most technically perfect racepossible. They have learned thatfractions of seconds lost on a poorstart or a slightly wide turn make thedifference between victory anddefeat.

At Nipissing Ridge, John Critchleyof North Bay was first overall in themen's section while Jennifer Germanof Sault Ste. Marie led the field in thewomen's section. Scott Pink of theAdanac-Laurentian Ski Club, son ofRon Pink, a mine general foreman atGarson mine, won the overall juveniletitle in the giant slalom event.

Other local competitors includedDarren Foy of Lively, who capturedfirst place in the slalom event on thesecond day of competition, andbrother Danny who finished seventhin the same race. On day one Darrenfinished fourth. They are sons of GaryFoy, area supervisor, industrialrelations, Frood-Stobie complex andGarson.

Eric Wohlberg of Levack, son ofElwood Wohlberg, mine geologist atSouth mine and Peter Gray, also ofLevack, gave impressiveperformances. Judy Gougeon, LisaGougeon and Patricia Kavanaghraced well in the women's section.

The second ingredient to thesuccess of the Inco Cup series is thecoaches and the efforts theycontribute to the development ofquality skiers. Marc Laplante, a slag-chute man at the Copper Cliff smelterwho has been coach of Sudbury's

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Inco Cup challengeAdanac team for the last threewinters, is typical of the lnco Cupcoaching fraternity.

In the weeks preceding each race.Marc spends his spare time honingthe skills of his team members. Agraduate of the lnco Cup circuithimself, Marc said: "I know how tohelp them out. I've been theremyself."

The instructional work does notend when the race begins. Duringcompetition last month, Marcgenerally stationed himself at astrategic point on the hill from wherehe could monitor the progress of hisskiers down the entire length of thecourse. Throughout the race, standingin a gaggle of eager racers, Marcoffered them insights into what theymay have been doing incorrectly onerace and how to rectify the situationin the next race.

When asked if the members of theAdanac club looked forward to theInco Cup, he replied: You bet! TheInco Cup is the big thing. It's the bigevent."

The significance of the series, hethought, was that it gave young skiersa chance to gain valuable experiencewhich one day might propel them intothe ranks of the national team. Thekids getting out and being able torace against competition from all overthe North gives them the experiencethey need and want," Marc stated.

Not only does the Inco Cup seriesbenefit the aspiring Nancy Greenesand Steve Podborskis, but it alsoserves to help the coachesthemselves. Marc explained that itgives him an opportunity to talk withother coaches and keep up with thelatest techniques and coachingmethods.

Inco Cup is of particularimportance to the head coach of theNorthern Ontario Ski Division, who is

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Jeff Priddl of Sault Ste. Marie straps on hishelmet in preparation for his second assault onthe giant slalom course at North Bay.

Marc Laplante, coach of the Adanac Ski Club.watches one of his skiers tackle the NipissingRidge giant slaiom course

Doug Abbott of Sault Ste. Marie. Henoted that it was much more than abridge linking skiers of a young agebracket to the older, moreexperienced Pontiac Cup competitors

The Northern Ontario Division is ahuge geographic area in which thepopulation is small and the centres

far apart, Doug elaborated. Thereexists only a small base from whichto raise funds. Inco, he said, iSinstrumental in bringing togethercompetitors from widely spread citiesand giving them a chance to developinto national class skiers.

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Inco Cup challenge

Darren Foy of the Lively SkiClub receives an Inco Cupmedal and congratulationsfrom John MacDougall. vice-president of engineering andmaintenance services.

Each nco Cup race gives Douganother opportunity to assess theprogress of young skiers. Eventuallyhe selects those who will ski on theNorthern Ontario Division teamagainst the representatives of other

divisions within Ontario. From thereskiers who excel may find themselvesskiing for the Canadian national teamin international races.

At Nipissing Ridge, Doug said hehad been taking a close look at a pair

of skiers who may become newmembers of the divisional squad.Nicole Walker of Larder Lake andLevacks Eric Wohlberg hadimpressed him,

The third element that contributesgreatly to the success of each IncoCup event is the work of thevolunteers. Often they are parentswhose children happen to beparticipants in the race. Occasionallythey are people interested in helpingout the local ski racing club.

The tasks they fulfil are many andvaried. They do everything fromacting as starters and timers tosupervising different areas of thecourse. Without their contributionthere quite probably would be no IncoCup series.

It looks like a banner year for theInco Cup. The formula for asuccessful series looks as if it willcarry on from North Bay to Sault Ste.Marie (held on February 5, 6 and 7while the Triangle was going to press)to Timmins on February 21 and 22and finally to Sudbury on March 2and 3.

Inco Cup Club ChampionsWho will be next?

1973-74 - Nickel Teen Ski Club1974-75 - North Bay Ski Racing Club1975-76 - North Bay Ski Racing Club1976-77 - North Bay Ski Racing Club1977-78 - Adanac-Laurentian University Ski Club1978-79 - North Bay Ski Racing Club1979-80 - North Bay Ski Racing Club1980-81 - ?

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Port ColborneSquares

Remember the first dance youattended and how nervous you wereas you and your partner stepped outon the dance floor? Your feet movedto the beat of the music and yourepeated the same pattern over andover again. After a while you finallyfelt a little more relaxed and you nolonger moved your feet withmechanical stiffness.

There is another form of dancingthat requires more mentalconcentration and is a constantchallenge. It's known as squaredancing and has a total of 400different moves. There are 54 basicmoves in square dancing and itgenerally takes a year to learn them,"explains Lewis Walsh, president ofthe Port Colborne Gateway Squaresand a constable on the security forceat the Port Colborne nickel refinery.

It may take eight or ten years tolearn all 400 moves, so there aredifferent levels of dancing, from basic

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to mainstream, to mainstream plusone, up to mainstream plus six."

Square dancing could not existwithout a caller and the Port Colborneclub has one of the best in the personof Jack Barnes. He's been doing thecalling for the Gateway Squares forthe past several years. According toLewis, he has been doing anexcellent job. It took him only a fewweeks to find out what level we wereat when he first came to our club andhe has been teaching us new movesevery week," said Lewis Walsh. Thecaller is not only the person thatannounces every move, to the beat ofthe music, but also teaches the clubnew moves.

The Port Colborne GatewaySquares recently celebrated theirtenth anniversary. The club boasts atotal membership of 44 couples.Some of the Port Colborne employeeswho dance on a regular basis are,David and Joy Benner, John and

Mary Boggio, Paul and AileenLymburner, Jim and Bonnie Marleau,Bob and Debbie Pressey, Nick andPat Seredine and Lewis and JeanWalsh. Three Inco pensioners alsomake up couples who belong to theclub;they are John and Ann Arnold,Jim and Nell Coghlan and Walter andMargaret Goulding.

The club meets every Friday nightfrom September through May in theauditorium of Oakwood School. Lewiscommented on how lucky the clubwas to have the use of such finefacilities.

There are several clubs in the PortColborne area and some of themembers enjoy visiting back andforth. This is something that is stillbeing encouraged and Lewis wouldpersonally like to see more of it done.

There are some unofficial rules thatthe clubs and their members alladhere to; none of the clubs inOntario serve alcoholic beveragesand there is dress code for bothladies and gentlemen.

'Square dancing is an inexpensive,challenging and fun pastime. Our clubwill welcome anyone that may wantto give it a try," concluded Lewis.

Lew's Walsh. president of the Port Co/borne The members of the Port Co/borne Gateway Squarcs get togetherGateway Squares, takes a turn at call/rig one of every Friday night for ar evening that is both fun and challengingthe dances

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Day school for electricalapprentices

January 13th was something of anhistoric day for tradesmen at Inco. Itmarked the first time electricalapprentices have taken time fromtheir jobs to attend classes during theday

Currently there are 50 meninvolved in various stages of Inco'selectrical apprenticeship program.The day school approach is the latestinnovation in an evolutionary processthat has developed from no studycourse, to correspondence studies tonight school studies and, finally, today school studies.

According to John Moland, skillstraining supervisor, apprentices willnow be learning more as they arespending one third more hours in

class. Consequently the curriculumhas been expanded too and theaspiring tradesmen have anopportunity to learn more about theirrapidly expanding field.

Apprentices are taught basics suchas blueprint reading. Rather than astrict lecture format, they conductelectrical experiments. They are alsointroduced to the latest technologysuch as solid state circuitry.

The electrical advisory committee,consisting of several foremen andother individuals with an electricalbackground, give input into theformation of the apprenticeshipprogram including course curriculum,methods of training and scheduling oftraining. Members of this committee

are Jim Kuzniar, Ralph Toivonen, TomCallaghan, Roy Lister, Alex Skelly andDoug Pappin.

Each member of the electricaladvisory committee represents aparticular area of operation(engineering, mills, mining, smeltingand refining and training anddevelopment). By conferring withcontacts at plants in these areas,they determine what the trainingrequirements for tradesmen will be.

John reveals that electricaltradesmen will soon be under theumbrella of the functional trainingprogram. The program has beenproviding tradesmen from other fieldswith an opportunity to upgrade their

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Alex Selly, of training and development, discusses various aspects of the electricalapprenticeship program with a class of apprentices at Cambrian College.

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Electrical trainees Aivars Zvaigzne, right, and Armand Bouffard, conduct experiments on some ofthe equipment available to Incos electrical apprentices at Cambrian College, where the first dayclasses for apprentices are being held.

Functional trainingprogram for tradesmenskills as they apply to their work. Notonly do they have a chance to learnnew technological developments,says John, they can brush-up onbasic skills.

In the three years of the functionaitraining programs existence, it hasbeen applied to maintenancemechanics, welders, masons and drillfitters. The company is on the vergeof implementing a program forcarpenters and machinists. Over1400 Inco tradesmen are involved infunctional training.

The need for an electriciansprogram, adds John, lies in the factthat the electrical field is rapidlychanging with technology leaping

forward at a greater rate than peoplecan assimilate on their own. Anelectrician used to be able to keep upwith new technology on his ownJohn comments. Now its changingfaster than a tradesman can learnwithout help.

Functional training procedure willbe the same for Incos 300 to 400electricians as it is for other companytradesmen. Were going to assesseach tradesmans abilities withregard to work required in eachplant, outlines John. When weknow that individual, we look at thedifference between what fe can do,based on the performance objectivesof the training manuals, and what he

is required to do. Any differencesbetween them will be his trainingprogram.

He speculates that the programwill start in September. The millionsof dollars spent on functional trainingin the trades is money well invested,John thinks. Helping workers keepabreast with developments in theirfield is something that benefits theindividual as much if not more thanthe company.

Concludes John Its a case ofpersonal satisfaction of being able todo your own job. Its a personalsatisfaction that comes out of a jobwell done. Every one wants thatregardless of their occupation.'

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Suzanne Tameau, 4, and her sister Chantal, 7, were just twoof the hundreds of children who enjoyed themselves at theLevack complex Christmas party. Suzanne and Chantal are thedaughters of Norm Tameau, a driller at McCreedy West mine.Handing out candy canes are clowns, Monica Delorme, leftand Lynda Zeitz.

Mrs. Marjorie Thibault, sponsoring committee chairperson forthe Royal Canadian Air Cadets, accepted a $500 cheque onbehalf of the cadets from Inco recently. Currently 120 youngmen and women between the ages of 13 and 19 are membersof the local squadron. Captain Hank Derks, commandingofficer, demonstrates a drill weapon to Cpl. Lise Delaire, Mrs.Marjorie Thibault and Cpl. Robert Pierce. Hank is chief firstaid co-ordinator at lnco and Robert is the son of Murray Pierce,a laboratory technician, in geological research.

Recently a group of supervisory and technical personnelattending a ground control seminar at McGill Universityparticipated in a ground control field trip to Sudbury areamacs. The examination of ground control practices broughtrepresentatives of both public and private mining concernsfrom around the world to lncos Creighton Mine and McCreedyWest mine. Here Phil Oliver, third from left, supervisor of rockmechanics, 100k5 over some plans at Creighton mine wth hisguests from McGill before heading underground for a tour.

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At the offices of the Pastoral Institute of Northern Ontario,Albert Magee, director of human resources and environmentalservices, left, and Dennis Wickie, superintendent of industrialrelations, right, recently reviewed past experiences and futureplans with Rev. Bill Major, executive director of the PastoralInstitute of Northern Ontario. The Institute provides personalcounselling service for Inco employees. For further informationrelevant to the services provided by the Pastoral Institute ofNorthern Ontario, contact Rev. Bill Major at 673-4446.

Jim llnitski, a supply officer with the Royal Canadian ArmyCadet Irish Regiment of Canada in Capreol and a maintenanceforeman at Stobie mine, equips corpora! Austin Watts with anew beret prior to a recent quarterly inspection in Capreol. In1980, the Capreol cadet corps received the Strathcona Shield,an award given to the most improved corps in the region ofNorthern Ontario The Shield was presented by Capt.Magalhaes, inspecting officer from the Canadian ArmedForces station in North Bay.

The annual Lions Club CKSO Christmas Telethon was held inDecember and once again it proved to be a great success inraising funds to brighten the lives of needy chiidren. Thisedition of the Telethon included a fund-raising drive for thevictims of the Italian earthquake. Inco Metals responded to theItalian earthquake fundraising by donating $15000. Here, GinoPollesel, a member of the Italian Disaster Relief Committee.accepts a cheque for $15000 from Inco presented by SuperBertuzzi, maintenance supervisor.

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Officials from the Town of Elliot Lake recently visited Inco'sVermilion River water treatment plant to view operations andshare some ideas for possible use at Elliot Lake's future waterand sewage treatment plants. Members of the tour group arefrom left, Mike Perkins, engineer for the Town of Elliot Lake,Ed Nevala, Inco's supervisor for sewage and water, centralutilities department, Jim Cox, Inco's senior instrument designengineer in the engineering department, and Mort Taylor,sewage and water plant superintendent for the Town of ElliotLake.

Six second year students of the broad curriculum MiningTechnology program at Haileybury School of Mines campus ofNorthern College were recently awarded Inco engineeringtechnology bursaries. Shown from left, are, Merv Dickhout,manager of mines engineering, who made the presentation onbehalf of Inco, and students, David Swail, Gordon Kuzniar,Edward McLaren, Kelvin Pankiw, Edwin Desjardins andGraham Spiers.

For the first time the Copper Chff nickel refinery maintenancecrew topped all surface maintenance departments in safetyperformance during 1980. Each man in the maintenancedepartment at the refinery was presented with a fireextinguisher as a gift for their fine record. The crewdramatically reduced medical aid frequency, disability injuryfrequency and days lost to injury. Here Stan Smith, eft, andPercy Larocque, right, representing the 130 man maintenancecrew, accept one of the fire extinguishers from Peter Todd,superintendent of maintenance at the nickel refinery.

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The Second Battalion of the Sudbury Irish Regiment had itschange of sergeantmajor ceremony recently. Chief WarrantOfficer Lloyd Hartley accepted the ceremonial shillelagh fromoutgoing CWORSM Wolf Schlegel. Lloyd, a diamond driller atSouth mine, is a veteran of World War Il, having seen action inthe European theatre. He has been affiliated with the Roya:Canadian Engineers and the Navy League of Canada. Thedutes of the RSM include maintanng dress, dscplne and drillin the 85 person Irish Regiment. He s. according to Uoyd, ''theright hand of the commandnq officer and his second pair ofeyes"

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A group of medical experts from London, Ontario were inSudbury last month to conduct an advanced cardiac lifesupport course for local physicians. The course, held at theMemorial Hospital and Cambrian College, was attended by 36doctors, Visitors toured Inco operations during their stay inSudbury. Here, Ray Brisebois of process technology at theCopper Cliff copper refinery, describes copper anodes to, fromleft, Dr. Bob Del Grande, of London, Dr. Terry Carscadden ofLively, Hank Derks, Inco's chief first aid co-ordinator, Dr. JohnMulloy of Lively, Dr. Kerry Ferguson, director of emergencymedicine at Victoria Hospital n London, nurse BarbaraAnderson, a ACLS instructor from London and Dr. MikeBouffard, director of emergency services at the SudburyMemorial Hospital.

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&u-For the third consecutive year, Inco's agricultural departmenthas donated the money thrown into the wishing wells during theChnstmas greenhouse displays to the Salvation Army. AlexGray, Inco's gardener, left, and Ellen Heale, Inco'shorticulturist, presented the $90 worth of coins to Lt. DavidWilson of the Salvation Army.

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Inco Metals Company recentlyannounced it has entered intopartnership with French interests tooperate a chromite mining facility atTiebaghi, New Caledonia. Theoperation is scheduled to start up inmid-1982. Five Sudbury areaemployees have accepted offers ofemployment at the new site which isrun by a branch of Inco called IncoOceanie. They will be lending theirconsiderable expertise to developingthe chromite operation over the nexttwo to five years.

Their reasons for going rangedfrom a desire to see another part ofthe world, to a hope of developingprofessionally. But for whateverreason, the following men and theirfamilies are now on the island of NewCaledonia nearly 9,000 air miles awayfrom Canada:Claude Piette, a mineengineer from McCreedy West mine,Raymond Dupuis, a maintenanceforeman with the maintenance fieldforce, Gerald Lafantaisie, a mine

foreman at South mine, Mike StLaurent, a planner in mines

engineering at Garson mine, GillesBenoit, a maintenance foreman at theIron Ore Recovery Plant, and GordonAnnis, a project leader with processtechnology at Frood-Stobie mill.

In a Triangle interview prior to theirdeparture, Claude, Gerald and Mikeexpressed their eagerness to beginworking in New Caledonia. The word

challenge" came up frequentlywhen they explained their reasons forundertaking such a long trip to a newland and a new life.

Claude, who had already spent amonth on the island last year, statedthat he and wife Madeline, anddaughter Christine would enjoy beingimmersed in a totally differentenvironment.

Climatically speaking, he said thatNew Caledonia is almost identical toHawaii, featuring an averagetemperature of 78 degreesFahrenheit. As for adapting to atropical life-style, Claude predictedthat it would not be that hard to do

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considering the frigid weather hewould leave behind.

Gerald added that a Hfe-is-what-you-make-it' philosophy would go along way in helping him, his wifeReina and two sons Luc and Rocksettle in a land he calls a smallerversion of the Riviera."

When discussing the move to theSouth Pacific with his family, Geraldsaid that living in such a far awaycountry would be an advantage.

You're going to see a part of theworld you couldn't afford to travel tonormally," he explained. The island isreasonably close to Australia, HongKong, and Fiji, affording Gerald andhis family access to the sea andother places.

Both men felt assured that workingon the chromite project could onlybroaden their experience and mightlead to further promotions. "It couldopen doors and be a stepping stonein the future," stated Claude. Thetransfer to Inco Oceanie included

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New Caledonia is an island about 9000 airmi/es away in the South Pacific. It/sapproximately 800 mi/es of f the coast ofAustralia. The chromite that is mined there isused extensively in the production of stainlesssteel and is not currently mined in Canada.

Tiebaghi's general foreman.The only bachelor n the New

Caledonia bound contingent is MikeSt. Laurent. He said that theopportunity to travel, a promotion anda raise were all factors that led to hisdecision to spend at least the nexttwo years on the island. Well versedin what he will find in hs new home,Mike said he would be living inKoumac, a town of about 2,000people.

Sleepy Httle Koumac may not havethe social life a young, single manseeks but Mike insisted that it wasonly a short jaunt to the NewCaledonian capital of Noumea, whichhe described as "quite a livelyplace."

Mike admitted that he would misscertain elements of his Canadianlifestyle. No longer will he be able toenjoy winter pursuits such as hockeyand icefishing. 'But I like scubadiving, I like fishing. It's not forever.it's only for two years."

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Suggestion Plan Awards$2,350 Manfred LJhlig at the Clarabelle mill made the suggestion to install a wear plate under the

feeder chute of the conveyor belt. The wear plate centers the feed on the conveyor be't.avoiding spillage and also reduces wear on the conveyor belt and the chute.

$1,735 Ambrose Desbarbieux at McCreedy West mine suggested a tool be made to remove the linerfrom the buffer rings on stope drills. The tool uses a round steel shaft that pushes the iner out ofthe buffer ring with the help of a hydraulic press. In the past, the entire buffer ring was replaced.Now just the liners are replaced. As a result, drill costs and maintenance costs have beenreduced.

$1,180 At matte processing, Gerry St. Amant suggested reversing a conveyor and adding a dropchute to improve the routing of marketable material in the shipping department n the fluid bedroaster building. The suggestion eliminated the use of a bucket elevator and forklift truck,resulting in a safer and more efficient system of moving material.

$940 Ron Morin at Garson mine and Lionel Bourcier (now retired) at Creighton mine received$940 for their suggestions to use gaugeless single stage regulators for oxygen-acetylene torchesunderg round. Previous regulators with plastic or glass-faced gauges were susceptible tobreakage. The gauge is now built into the regulator. The new regulators are lightweight, easy totransport and require little maintenance.

$720 Abram Olfert (now retired) at Crean Hill mine suggested that a slusher trench and slusher beinstalled under the conveyor belt on the 4,000 foot level to clean underneath the belt. Thissuggestion reduces the amount of manual labor required for cleanup under the conveyor belt.

$670 At Levack mine, Vianney Rheaume made the suggestion to replace 12 and 16 inch vent tubingused for slusher exhaust tubing with six inch tubing. The six inch tubing is less expensive, doesnot split easily and lasts longer than the other tubing.

$620 Gil Schroeder at Levack mine suggested that a puller be made to remove car wheels andcoupler pins from ore cars with an hydraulic jack. The new puller requires less time to removethe wheels and pins, and operates in a safer manner.

$445 Leo Carrier at Levack mine suggested that a lubrication system be installed to control the oilflow on crushers. Previously small gate valves on the crusher allowed too much oil to flow,creating spillage and a waste of oil. The valves have been replaced with a different valve so thatthe amount of oil can be adjusted properly. The lubrication system requires little maintenanceand oil consumption is reduced.

$235 At the copper refinery, Helmut Grabner suggested a method to install wedged bricks innumber three vertical furnace. To avoid brick fragmentation and blockage at the top of thefurnace, the wedged bricks were put in at a right angle rather than lengthwise. This way, the lifeof the bricks is prolonged and fewer repairs are required.

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$220 Bob Garrow at the smelter made the suggestion to stock the parts to repair whirljet spraynozzles used on number one electric furnace. Due to excessive temperatures, the spring, orificeinsert and gasket were distorted. Now only these three parts need to be purchased rather thanthe entire unit. The whirljet spray is now repaired on the job site and savings are made onmaintenance and parts.

$150 At Frood mine, Gordon Godin suggested to stock handles for air whistles in the warehouse andpurchase ess expensive whistles. Handles and other whistle parts were susceptible to breakage.With parts readily available, an entire whistle does not have to be replaced, just the handle.

$150 Bill Aykroyd at Frood mine suggested that a bar be made to uncouple ore cars from bothsides. Uncoupling ore cars was a difficult procedure because the handles were located at therear of the cars near the wall. The suggestion has resulted in improved safety conditions.

$150 At Stobie mine, Doug Moore made the suggestion to install hanging staging below the skipoadng area. The nstaIaton allows for guide repair and maintenance work is made safer.

$150 Guy Bellerose at the Copper Cliff mill suggested to run cables to welding machines under thefloor and install air filters. The suggestion reduces the amount of cable on the floor andeliminates slipping arid tripping hazards. The air filters help keep the machines cleaner andworking to a higher degree of efficiency.

$145 At Stobie mine, Emile Bosse suggested to make or buy gaskets for three-way valves used inloading pockets. The gaskets were often blown Out when the valves were greased and the entirevalve had to be replaced. The gaskets are now packed with grease and they last longer and areinexpensive.

$130 Bill Demkiw at Frood mine made the suggestion to install an orifice in the water line to mixwith the air used for blowing ore cars. This wi restrict the emission of water in the ore pass,avoiding a hazardous muck problem. An orifice in the water line helps eliminate dust and gashazards. It also avoids spillage at ore passes while the ore cars are cleaned.

$120 At matte processing, Taras Kobuziak, Len Belanger and Teuvo Tikkanen split $120 for theftsuggestion to reinforce the end of oil well lance risers in number one reactor so it can withstandthe abrasive action of the roaster bed. The suggestion reduced the frequency that the reactorhad to be opened and extended production time. It also prevented energy loss. Savings aremade in materials and manpower.

$110 John Cochrane at Levack mine made the suggestion to substitute watertube washers used onstope and jackleg drills for flat washers. The flat washers are inexpensive, do not distort and arereadUy available.

DID YOU KNOW?

1980 has been a record year forthe Employee Suggestion Plan!New suggestions received,a wards paid and savings obtainedhave surpassed any previous yearin the Suggestion Plan's 37 yearhistory. A total of 5600suggestions were submitted,$142765 in awards were paid, andfirst year savings amounted to$626, 276.

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February 1937The Triangle has always maintained an interest in the

recreational pastimes of Inco employees. While manypeople have off-beat hobbies, few could match the winteractivity of Eli Kiviaho featured in the February, 1937issue of the company journal. You see, Eli really enjoyedrunning down wolves . . . on skis.

The resident of Creighton Mine would don his skis andhike Out into wolf country. He would circle until he foundtracks. Then off he went in hot pursuit of the wolf.Though he might spend six hours on the beasts trail, Eliwould invariably nab his quarry. Tired of being houndedby his relentless hunter, the wolf would evertuallybecome exhausted and stop. Said the Triangle: "Thewolves around Creighton are reported to be getting verytired of this sort of thing, but there isn't much they cando about it."

Then 41 years of age, Eli, a 'machine doctor" atCreighton mine, kept in top notch physical form by skiingin winters and running in summers.

Once he decided to test his endurance by seeing howfar he could run before getting tired. He ran fromCreighton to Mond mine to Copper Cliff and back toCreighton, a distance of 47 miles. His time was 5 hoursand 45 minutes. The only complaint he had after themarathon run was a pair of sore feet due to the warmweather. Eli was quoted as saying that he preferredrunning longer distances because 'anything less than 20miles doesn't give him time to get warmed up properly."

OTHER FEBRUARY EVENTSFebruary 1946:

A novel, ingenious use for Monel metal plate waspassed on by the US Coast Guard to the Triangle. A shipwas plowing through heavy seas in the Indian Oceanwhen a huge wave tossed a sailor against a bulkheadfracturing his leg. To set the break properly doctorsneeded a metal plate, which they did not have. Threeengineering officers came to the rescue. Using a spareMonel motor shaft they laboured 12 hours to fashion aplate measuring 41/2 inches long, half an inch wide, and3/32 of an inch thick. Screws were made of Monel rodsremoved from one of the ship's coffee urns. With thedesired plate ready, the surgeons performed a successfuloperation.February 1951:

A new Canadian five cent piece was being struck atthe Royal Canadian Mint to commemorate the 200thanniversary of the discovery of nickel as an element bythe Swedish scientist Cronstedt. One million of these

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The designn 10,000 submitted by citizens of

e winner received an award of $1 000.

February, 1963:J. Roy Gordon, president of Inco, announced plans for

the construction of a Research Centre in Canada for bothprocess and product investigations. These facilities weredesigned to enhance product research already developedto a high degree by Inco's other research centres in theUnited Kingdom and the United States.

February, 1973:The first blood donor clinic held inside an Inco surface

plant collected 73 pints from employees of the CopperCliff nickel refinery. The refinery's recreation associationsponsored the clinic organized by John Nugent, RedButler and Bill Ashenden.