June 1995

$750,000 gift toSudbury General

three quarter milliondollar check - that's $ 75

plus four zeros - wentto Sudbury General Hospitalin what was Inco's largest do-nation to a single Ontariomedical facility.

The donation, engraved ona giant stainless steel check,was a significant boost to thehospital's three-year cam-paign to raise $9.4 million tobuild a redeveloped emer-gency trauma and critical carearea at the hospital.

Ontario Division president

Jim Ashcroft, in a brief checkpresentation ceremony at thehospital recently, said thetrauma centre would helpdoctors pick up valuable sec-onds in those critical first fewminutes of treating emer-gency/trauma patients.

He noted that existing in-tensive care unit has an occu-pancy rate of 87 per cent andis full 30 per cent of the time.An emergency patient whohas the bad fortune of arriv-ing at a time when the unit is

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Inco team setsrescue record

great place to be whenyou're talking about

mine rescue, said agrinning Tom Gunn aboutInco's mine rescue teams thathave allowed Inco to becomethe first Company in the 44-year history of the provincialMine Rescue Competitions towin the coveted trophy threeyears in a row.

The Frood-Stobie GarsonComplex team defeated sevenof the best teams from acrossthe province at this year'scompetition in Marathon. Theteam began Inco's hat trickby winning the provincial con-test in 1993. Last year, aLevack team kept the trophyin Sudbury.

What's even more tellingabout the professionalism,dedication and skills of theInco miner is the fact thatonly the narrowest of mar-gins separated the winnersfrom the losers at the districtcompetitions held in Sudburyto pick the best team for theprovincials.

In the stiffest competitionin recent memory between thebest squads from mining com-panies across the province, theteam of Pierre Lauzon, RickBeaulieu, Jim MacLellan, MoeSanche, Lloyd Haney, BrianVallier, Bob Neville andRichard Bleskie emerged vic-torious

"Frood-Stobie pushed usover the top, but obviously it

was the standard set by allInco teams that put us intothe record books," said Tom.

It was one of many compe-titions for Frood-Stobie boomtruck operator and team cap-tain Jim MacLellan who feltthe provincials were as toughas ever.

"You do your best. Youtrain hard and try to preparefor everything they could pos-sibly throw at you," said Jim,"but every year they throwtwists at you that come out ofleft field. You have to use yourhead in these competitions.It's not just strength and en-durance, you have to be flex-ible. Our people are the bestthere is, and we've proved thatbeyond a doubt."

Richard Bleskie, a FroodMine foreman, said his team'swin is not only a reflection ofFrood-Stobie expertise but anindication of the profession-alism of the Inco miner ingeneral.

"I don't think it's possiblefor Inco to field the best teamsfor three years in a row byrelying on just one or twoteams. What these wins indi-cate is that Inco mine rescuersfrom every Inco mine are themost dedicated, committedand best trained anywhere.

"This victory," saidRichard, "is a reflection onevery Inco mine rescuer... forthat matter, every miner."

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What if you held a picnic and nobody showed up? Actually , Clarabelle Millelectrician Lee Riehi was first In the chow line and first to dig In at the CopperCliff Mill's Teamwork Appreciation Day.

Pensioner Days Hosting an emergency9

2 -Mey-1995

Donation a boost to hospital campaign

04 ^' - , ya4

A donation of $750 ,000, the largest ever by UK* to an .,Ontario medical faculty, waspresented to the Sudbury General "ospitalfea its $9, mi on,t 'md criticalcare centre fund -raising campaign . Admiring the huge wood frame-mountedstainless steel check are, from left,. Emergency Trauma campaign chair Bob Brown,hospital board chairman David Bronicheski , Inco 's Ontario Division President JimAshcroft and the hospital 's executive director Sister Winifred McLoughlin: .

Dieter's `snapshot' wininternational prize

partner in the community."Over the years we have

tried to ally ourselves with thedrive to cultural, economic,charitable and educationalprojects that foster betterhuman understanding," saidJim.

He said the company hashad successes working withthe community and commu-nity leaders. Particularly re-warding, he said, has beenthe association with the medi-cal fraternity that goes backas far as the 1950s when Incocontributed $2.5 million toSudbury hospitals. In the' 80s,Inco was associated with ef-forts at the birth centre, car-diac rehabilitation centre anda campaign to make Lauren-tian Hospital the host hospi-tal for northern Ontario's firstregional cancer treatmentcentre. -

"I am proud to announcethe fulfillment of this pledgeof $750,000 and hope it willinspire others to contribute."

Jim added that the gener-osity of northerners in gen-eral is the major reasonfor the success of such cam-paigns.

The gift brings the traumafund within $2.5 million of itstarget, and hospital campaignofficials are hopeful that theInco donation and other siz-able personal and corporatedonations in the works willput the campaign over thetop within the next fivemonths.

ChampionsThe Frood-Stoble-Carson Mine Rescue team that wonthe provincial competition shows off its trophies.

Dieter Wehner shows off the photograph of a female ruby throated hummingbirdfeeding on a cardinal flower that won- him Kodak 's annual International' NewspaperSnapshot Award.

tendwwd from pie 1full, he said, faces a long tripsouth."

In thanking Inco for its do-nation, campaign chairmanBob Brown said Inco has con-tinuously given support andencouragement to the cam-paign since it was begun sometwo and a half years ago inspite of the many distractionswhich have resulted from gov-ernment studies and restraintprograms.

"It is through the generoussupport and encouragementover the years, of corporationssuch as Inco, the communityand government, that Sud-bury has become a major pro-vider of health servicesthrough its hospitals and Can-cerTreatment Centre. Sudburyis also a centre for learningthrough Laurentian Univer-sity and Cambrian Collegeand tourism is enhancedthrough Science North.

He said Inco was in at thestart of these institutions andcontinually supports themboth financially and throughthe talents of its employees.

The Region of Sudbury willpick up $4.4 million of thetotal, the Inco donation andothers in the $5 millionpublic portion make up thedifference.

Jim said he sees Inco's par-ticipation in the campaign as"a vital expression of our so-cial responsibility as a corpo-ration," adding that' Inco hasalways tried to be a strong

thing I've purchased is a goodflash. I try to keep it simple aspossible. I shoot manual

11 rather than automatic andI'm not attracted to every newdevice or photography fad."

Dieter's beautiful pictureof a female ruby throatedhummingbird feeding on acardinal flower won himKodak's annual InternationalNewspaper Snapshot Award.

The picture was first cho-sen by a local newspaper,then forwarded to the inter-

Teter Wehner claims That was 10 years ago. era, a Canon A-1, that I hadhis family snapshots This year a Dieter "snapshot" when my wife clipped the ad

were so bad that his won him international recog- for the course on photogra-wife enrolled him in a ninon. phy. I'm not into a lot of ex-camera course. "I still have the same cam- pensive equipment The only

national competition.Dieter's photographic art

hasn't gone without recogni-tion at Divisional Shops. In199?. Dieter was asked to takethe pictures for a DivisionalShops calendar (See Jan. 1991Triangle Page 3).

Dieter has been a memberof the Sudbury PhotographyClub for the past decade. Hesaid his experience as a mem-ber has taught him a lot.

And, of course, he's provena few things to his wife.

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Inco 's Mike Sopko to Laurentian grads :go for perfection, roll with the punchesI n today's world, the only

constant is change.That's the message Inco

chairman and chief executiveofficer Mike Sopko left withgraduating students, theirfamilies and Laurentian Uni-versity officials and facultyduring convocation exercisesrecently.

"The single biggest hurdlestudents will face as they crossthis threshold today is thespeed of change in our soci-ety," Inco's chairman andchief executive officer told the.students

Mike, who received an Hon-orary Doctor of Business de-gree at the convocation, saidit took from the time of Christto the middle of the 18th cen-tury for knowledge to double."It doubled again in the next150 years, and then again injust 50 years. Today it doublesevery four or five years. Morenew information hasbeenpro-duced in the last 30 years thanin the previous 5,000.

"You are graduating at atruly extraordinary time forthis community, for Ontarioand for Canada," he said."People at graduation ceremo-nies generally expect somewise thoughts from their guestspeaker, a distillation of wis-dom for life's road ahead. Ican only urge you to be able toinnovate, to roil with thepunches --and there will bepunches - and to strive forperfection."

Mike, who was describedin the convocation programas a "significant contributorto improving the global com-petitiveness of the Sudbury Re-gion," said Sudbury's relianceon the fortunes of the nickelindustry has lessened, a ben-eficial change that the univer-sity has helped to bring about.

"Sudbury has had a roller-coaster history, its fortunespegged almost exclusively tothe nickel industry," he added,"but that reliance has beenlessened as the region'seconomy broadened to be-come a public service area fornortheastern Ontario. Govern-ment departments, hospitals,educational institutions - in-cluding this university - haveall contributed to that benefi-cial change," he said.

Mike said he wasn't quitesure what prompted the honorof receiving the honorary doc-torate, but if it was to recog-nize the links between Incoand Laurentian, between busi-ness and academia, betweenindustry and educators, thenhe was very pleased indeed.

"I think that Inco, born andbred here in Sudbury, has avery bright future as itbecomesincreasingly a global opera-tion," said Mike.

The convocation programdescribed Mike as a formerpresident of Inco's Ontario Di-vision based in Sudbury whohas retained dose ties withthis community while mov-ing on to higher offices exter-nally. According to the pro-gram, Dr. Sopko had contrib-uted greatly to developing andmaintaining links between themining industry and the uni-

Inco chairman and chief executive officer Mike Sopko signs the Register of Honorary Degrees and Is flanked byLaurentian University president Rau Paul (right) and r Istrar Jack Porter.

Mike Sopko and long-time friend fames Wallaceconverse while waiting In the academic procession forthe Laurentian University convocation to begin. Mikewas awarded an honorary Doctor of Business degree atthe convocation . Mr. Wallace chairs the university'sboard of governors.

versity while serving on theBoard of Governors.

He said no person can stayon top of the growth of knowl-edge any longer, nor even theflow of information every day.

Butwecan, and must, keepour minds open to new ways ofdoing things, to new ideas. Foryour generation, leadershipwill entail the ability to createthe atmospheres in which oth-ers can flourish," he said.

"For its part, the nickel in-dustry has also changed," hesaid. "Inco miners must stillcompete with those down theroad at Falconbridge. But eachand every one of us also knowsourcompetition is increasinglyfrom the Norilsk complex inSiberian Russia and from anynumber of operators in thetropical laterite ore beltsaround the world. Even withinInco, which once sourced all ofits ore here in the Sudbury Ba-

sin, new sources of productionhave become necessary asnickel demand grows, particu-larly in Asia."

He said Inco has new minesbeing developed in Sudburyand in Manitoba and Inco isexpanding its Indonesian op-eration. "Longer term, we arelooking to new projects in Bra-zil and in New Caledonia.

"In terms of the Ontarioeconomy, we are at what Ibelieve is an important cross-roads. Ontario has comethrough a recession unlike anydownturn we've experiencedsince the 1930s. After decadesof growth we've had to learnthat we cannot keep takinglarger pieces of the economicpie. In fact, we need to findways to slice the pie differ-ently. That in turn has causedenormous upheavals in theway most public institutionsoperate."

4 May4995

Female pensioners take no back seatin their contributions to Inco

I nco's female pensionersmay be outnumbered bythe men but their contri-

butions are just as valuable.From taking on men's du-

ties while men fought inWorld War II to caring for.Inco patients at the Copper'Cliff Hospital, women havemade their mark.

Eveline Bernier retired-,from the Copper Cliff Hospi-tal Kitchen and Cleaning staffin 1969 with 12 years senior-ity. But her Inco career actu-ally began in 1942 when sheworked three years at theCreighton Mine rockhouseand lamproom during thewar.

"It didn't count on my sen-'iority but I repaired and re-charged lamps while the menfought overseas,"said Eveline,75. "It was understood thatwe were to give up the jobswhen the men returned fromthe war - and it was onlyright since they had beenfighting for us."

Despite two back opera-tions ands knee replacement,Eveline makes a point of at-tending Pensioner Days everyyear.

"I used to be quite a danc-ing fiend," she smiled, "but Ican't do that any more. Myactivities are very limited andI'm lucky to be able to drive acar, but I enjoy coming toPensioner Days each year andseeing my old friends fromthe Copper Cliff Hospital."

Friends like Julie Stinson,77, a diet supervisor at thehospital who retired in 1967.

"Gardening, cards, hob-bies and volunteer work oc-cupymytime now," said Julie,who, until a year ago, volun-teered at the Inner City Homein Sudbury.

"I always come to thisevent because I have verygood memories of Inco.There's no kitchen at the hos-pital now. There's not evenan operating room. But atone time it was a completefunctioning hospital for Incoemployees and their families- and then for the entire com-munity in the early 1970s."

Another pensioner withfond memories of the hospi-•_al is 64-year-old registerednurse Rita Lapalme, who re-ired in 1985 from the Nickel-

Refinery."I had a very,good career

at Inco but I'm also enjoyingmy retirement," she said. "Ienjoy having time for myselfalthough I continue to bebusy. I haven't lost touch withInco because I still receive theTriangle and I still havefriends at the refinery. I cometo Pensioner Days every yearbecause it gives me a chanceto meet people I may not haveseen in years."

The trio of Copper CliffHospital graduates became afoursome when joined on thesteps of the Caruso Club byNorma Darroch, 71, who re-tired in 1984 as a registerednurse with OccupationalHealth.

Warm greetings and warmembraces sealed the reunion

Former secretary to the Ontario Division president,, Helen McParland , smiles for the camera as friends DorothyBell, Birdie McHugh and Florence Musson enjoy lunch. Helen retired three years ago, Dorothy 14 years ago fromMines Research, Birdie six years ago from Mines Research and Horence 22 years ago from Safety.

of the four who had workedtogether at one point or,an-other in their Inwo careers.

"It's why I come everyyear," said Norma. "A numberof us keep in touch outside ofthis event, but for some it'sour only opportunity to seeeach other.

"Inco was a very good com-pany to work for and thechanges I hear about at thecompany continue to amazeme --espedally women working underground. I think thatwas a good move on Inco'spart. Mining is mechanized

now and technology so abun-dant, that people, including

11women, con, handle the lob. 1 sWomen were well repre

sented on the final day ofPensioner Days'95 as depart-ments such as Accounting, 'the Copper Cliff Clinic. and ,Computer Services took theirturn at the Caruso Club.. More recent retirees likeWilma Zahavich, just twoyears out of Quality and Hu-man Resource Development, .mixed with veteran pension-ers like Florence Husson wholeft Inco's Safety Department

22 years ago."It's the only way to live,"

said Wilma, who winters inFlorida and summers in Sud-bury. "I've only been retired ashort time but I tell you thatPensioner Days is a veryworthwhile event. You go yourseparate ways when you re-tire and it's rare foryour pathsto cross, so this is very, verynice."

The advent of the femaleminer had already begun be-fore retired and she views thesuccess of the moves as a posi-tive sign for the company.

Julie Stinson , left, Rita Lapalme and Eveline Bernier used Pensioner Daystimes as co-workers at the Copper Cliff Hospital.

"It's about time a predominantly male industry recognizes that women are capable of doing what were predominantly male jobs. This isgiving them an opportunityto do so. My own memories oInco are very good ones. I wa.,able to bid on a job in Training and I worked for a veryforward-looking supervisorwho made me a trainer -which at the time was a pre-dominantly male job. I wa<able to see and do things mostwomen never had the oppor-tunity to . I rode in the crane:atop the Copper Refinery anctravelled underground to thedeepest level of CreightonMine.

"It was an incredible edu-cation and I met some of thegrandest human beings in mylife."

Florence Husson maynever had ridden a crane nottravelled to the bottom o1Creighton Mine, but the sprypensioner has been just abouteverywhere else.

"I love retirement," shestated emphatically. "I'vedone a lot of travelling andhope to do some more. I'vebeen to the United States,across Canada , to Europethree times , Australia,Mexico , Hawaii - you nameit, I've been there.

Florence 's Inco memoriesare those of a fun workplaceand fun - loving co-workers.

"When I worked at Inccwe had fun," she said. "Peo-ple would stop by your doorto tell you a joke and it wa:great . Pensioner Days is greattoo, because it lets me sepeople once a year I mightnever see otherwise . Wecatci'

to relive old up on news, reminisce ancmaybe even joke a bit."

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Pensioner Days is annual reunion formany, some from as far away as B .C.

himself. "Others look forward

This annual reunion Involves a trek from British Columbia . From left, Ross Ballard,65, supervisor of converters , retired 1984 after 33 years; Fred Gilpin of BritishColumbia 73, retired In 1978 after 39 years; George tleale, 70, machinist, retired1990 after 43 years; Ed Koyluk, 62, retired 1991 . after 39 years; John jaworskl, e1maintenance mechank , retired 1991 after 39 years; Pat Rogers, 72, machinist,retired 1980 after 40 years of same.

Retired Smelter dark-stenographer .Sophie Lucky (ceare left) doaW4 ndnd- `surrounded by her male counterparts at Pensio Rayi„ 9 ,Pr

greatest people in the world ," she said

t may be a long way tocome from British Colum-bia, but retired machinist

Fred Gilpin , one of almost3,000 pensioners attendingthis year 's week-long Pen-sioner Days celebration, fig-ures his annual reunion withold Inco pals is more thanworth it.

"I've been coming here forthe past nine or 10 years,"said the 73-year-old pensionerwho retired from the CopperCliff Machine Shop in 1978."The Inco event comes atabout the same time as myannual navy reunion," saidthe wartime sailor , " so I usu-ally combine the two in a twoor three-week stay in Ontario."

Fred followed his daugh-ters out on the west coast whenhe completed his 39 Inco years.He said he became familiarwith the Vancouver area dur-ing his Navy days.

"I've talked with other Inco

people who live in B.C. fromtime to time, but mostly onlyon the phone. There's a lot ofInco people in B .C. but its abig province and they're scat-tered all over the place."

Talking about the old timeswith people he 's known since hewas a teen-ager is the highlightofhisSudburytrips. "I knowalotof people here . I played hockeywith a lot of them. We do a lot ofr9 "

He sees little difference be-tween the people he retiredwith and the "young guys"joining the annual celebra-tions. "Inco people will alwaysbe the some . The camarade-rie, the concern for each otherhasn't changed a bit."

What has changed everyyear, he said, is the Sudburyenvironment . " It's unbeliev-able what has happened heresince I left . Every year it looksgreener . I guess an annualvisitor can best seethe changes

as they take place. When Istarted here this place lookedlike a mining town. You canhardly tell anymore. Evenwheal retired it had that rockgray look to it. Now it's look-, with Inca and every minute ofing mostly green." these pensioners' events."

Held at the Caruso Club , She's pleased that womenthe 15th annual , event saw have made great strides sincethousaflds of donuts, muffins, she left. "1 think it's great thatgallons of coffee , soft drinks . women are working under-and juice disappear as fast as ground today. They weren't of-they were put on the tables . fered these jobs until only a fewCompetitive games of euchre, ` years ago , I don't think there'scrib, horseshoes and bocce anything wrong with givingwere held and Polaroid pic. women a chance to try thesetures were taken for any pen- things . Why not?sioner or group of pensioners Pensioners Bill Doherty andwho wanted a souvenir of the "Blondie" Heins enjoy the Sud-event, bury winter while buddy Frank

"But the big attraction of O'Grady heads for Florida. Butthis event for most of these all three agree that they don'tpeople is the chance to mix miss working for a living.and mingle with friends who "I miss the many friends Ithey sometimes haven 't seen made at Inco," said Frank, 65,for many years," said Pen- . amaintenance mechanic whensioner Days organizer Severo he retired in 1991 with 34 yearsZanatta , an Inco pensioner under his belt, "but I 've never

to a yearly reunion with friendsthey haven 't seen since lastyear's Pensioner Days. Theseam the people who helped buildthis company."

The event began in Levackin 1980, and two of the workingcrew members who were therethen were stiU helping out thisyear. Sound system expert DougStickles helped again with theevent's electanonics, and It wasalso, Chuck + inotti 's 15th year

inguvthe: horseshoe grits'and running the bocce compe-tition . Prizes forthis year's com-petition included lawn chairsand toolboxes.

Things have changed sincethe early years, according toSevero. Today, crowd controland communications in thepacked Caruso Club and theparking lot would be impossi-ble without hand-held commu-nicators.

For the first time , ScienceNorth offered twin bill ticketsto the IMAX Theatre for a dailydraw.

Retired Smelter Berk-stenog-rapher Sophia Lucky has beenreturning every year since re-tiring in 1982 . That she's some-times one of only two or three

omen in a packed house fullof male pensioners doesn'tbother her. .

"Why should it bother me? Iworked with many of these peo-ple and they've always beengreat . They're a wonderfulbunch of people , the best. Iloved every minute of my time

looked back."Bill kept his membership

in the pensioners dub andgoes for meetings at theSmelter once a month. "Butnot," he smiled, "to work."

For Bill , the main attrac-tion of the event is a kind ofan annual reunion with hischums. Sometimes, as newpensioners come one board,he runs across people hehasn 't seen for years. "Youmeet a lot of people in 42years -at Into ,'" said the61-year-old maintenance me-chanic who retired in 1992."You know a lot of the peoplehere, but sometimesyou can'tput the name to the face. "

Blondie, 62, a Mills main-tenance mechanic who re-tired in 1991 after 40 yearsservice , said all three havemet people they hadn't seenfor two decades. "This is theonly place you get the chanceto meet them again ," he said.

Frank does a lot of golfing,Bill relaxes at his camp andskates in the winter, andBlondie claims he's neverbeen busier in his life.

All three insist that theirwive 's job jar has grown enor-mously since they've retired."In fact," deadpanned Bill,"it grows faster than our freetime.

,,But if it gets in the way ofgolf," quipped Frank , " it goesback to the bottom of the jar."

The event could never beheld without the cooperationof not only the pensionervol-unteers, but also the enthusi-astic help of employees. Help-ing out with the picture tak-ing, registration and otherduties were ColleenCascanette, Janice Matichuk,Ed Leblanc, Al Witta, JanBrown , Ken Zaitz , Al Janke,Ed Rennie , Gerry Dionne,Shirley Budd , Rita Friel,Maxine Pope , Don Giommi,Dave Rogers, Carol Wing,Denis St. Aubin, AngieGagnon , Lois Marynuk, SueBenoit, Marg Paul , Jan Fyn,Nina Leroux , Ivan Denis,Mary Ann Eibl, Ken Randall,Jeannette Leftly, SandraHammond, Marc Bidal,Helen Gordon, Isabel Scott,Janice Giles , Cam McLeodand Carol St. Laurent, whoretired last year.

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Despite a heavy schedule, Ontario Division president Jim Ashcroft der shardconversations with some of the people who he said helped build the company. inconversation with Jim Is retired Little Stoble shaft boss Henry Vendetta, 77. Henryretired In 1982.

Ray Parlsotto, 54, showssome grace In tossing thehorseshoe . He retired fromInca Exploration andTechnical Services In 1992after 30 Inco years.

Retired plate shop worker Vk Nlssila, 78, and Levackminer Ray Leblanc, 63, collect the IMAX tickets theywon in the daily draw from Severe Zanatta . Vic retiredin .1991 and Ray In 1989.

Retired Copper Refinery maintenance supervisor Norm Urwin gets a warm welcomefrom refinery clerk -steno Marg Paul and Clarabelle PM coordinator Lois Marynuk.

Retired Frood-Stobleminers Lorenzo Noel, 69,(front) and Len Bona, 66,load up their plates.

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Pensioners , tt Qanis : b, Pete Jansen, 70 and Marcel Dubier, 68, admire the workof photographer 9aroi St. Laurent nse volunteered for the job despite the fact that

Bocce buddies Aime Lepage, 70, retired 1994 a C,enerol tke day marked tha t ; a1; ie #wr of her twn:retirement. All three men retiredEngineering vibration mechanic with 321nco years ; fryJohn Bon, 67, a nickel refinery machinist who retired in1985 after 35 years; Adolfo Messina, 68, retired IronOre Plant maintenance man with 33 years and MarioMirabelli, 68, a laborer wko retired in, 1985 with 35years of service.

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Enjoying a game of cards are, from left, Michael Babulk, 79, John Krystia, 72, RoyEiziar, 67, and Larry Scovron, 54. Mkhael retired a Frood miner In 1972 after 33

Creighton Miner Eddie Burtt, 67, registers wltb Smelter years while John was a first aid attendant when he retired In 1992 after 40 years.volunteer Jan Brown . At left Is volunteer registrar Roy retired In 1984 after 30 years as a plate worker and Larry Scovron retired InJanke Matkbuk of Purchasing . 1991 as a maintenance medwwk with 32 lace years.

Technologies change; affections don 'tTimes certainly have

changed and computer-basedtechnology is leading mining,and virtually every other in-dustry, into the '90s.

One thing that hasn't'changed, however, is the bondbetween former employees ofInca's Computer Systems de-partment who renewed old of-fections on the final Friday ofPensioner days at the CarusoClub in Sudbury.

'There was nothing likethat department,' recalled KayKuzniar, who retired 10 yearsago as a keypunch operator."In the keypunch room we all

,-respected one another, westud behind one another in

times and bad and wed a lot of fun."

A grinning gang of Computer Systems retirees caught up with each other on the It'sthose characteristics andfinal day of the week -long event.-In the rear from left are; Caeorgo MacMaster, fond memories that make Pen-Marilyn Guenette, Don Frattini, Raija Luoma and Don Danko . Seated are Anne Harris, sioner Days so important saidEvelyn Midena , Kay Kuzniar and Joyce Huneault. Jim Grassby Is In front . Anne Harris. "An event like

this lets us catch up on whateveryone is doing and allowst to reminisce about our timestogether at Inco."

If the rapid pace of chang-ing computer technologyseems mind boggling today. itwas no lesssoin years gone by.

"We went from punchcardtabulating equipment to per-sonal computers," said RaijaLuoma. "And as each changecame we simply went with theflow."

That ability to adapt servedthe department well saidformer systems supervisor DonDanko. "In our case, we grewwith the development of com-puting," he said.

Retirement, the gangagreed, has allowed them togrow in different directions,but thanks to events like Pen-sioner Days - never com-pletely apart.

8 May-1995

Scenic, beautiful black slag landscapE

Slag today, green tomorrow:'A view of the NoUM Water Treatment Plant, the surrounding green and a new water storage pond.

J ohn Behun claims theNolin Creek Waste WaterTreatment Plant has that

something worthwhile."A need for upstream water,

storagecapacityfortheNdlan.;Waste Water Treatment Plantreservoir was pointed out by awater management : Total,.QualityImprovement team set'up several years ago with rep-resentation from the Tailingsarea, water plants, Environ-mental Control, ClarabelleMill and the Frood-Stobie corn-plex. Members included EdZickar, Tom McDonald and.Pat Corcoran from the Tail-ings area, Dan Bouillon ofSafety, Health and Environ-ment, Mike Mayhew ofClarabelle Mill and MurrayDodge and Lorne Tkachukfrom the Frood-Stobie com-plex.

The effectiveness of thepond has already been dem-onstrated several times. In onerainfall, during which '10.2millimeters of rain fell over afour-hour period, the new con-trol structure provided suffi-

dent upstream water storageto avert a.serious bypass situ-anon,

The new reservoir and theNolin plant are located be-,,hind, the - Fisher Constructiondrypacpl ant just south of theBig Nickel Road and High-way 144 junction. The area(not observable from nearbyroads) is cradled by slag androck outcrops.

"When it rains, all the wa-ter just pours down the rockinto the pond," said watertreatment plants supervisor EdZickar. "When this was only acreek and "we had heavyrainfalls, it frequently over-ran the treatment capabilityof the Nolin plant, So far, thisproblem " has been elimi-nated."

While the pond's surround-ings would need more green-ery to complete the'postcard'setting, Inco's environmentaleffortshave alreadyhadacon-siderable 'greening' effect on

the area. At least part of therock outcrop has been seededand fertilized through Inco'saerial seeding program.

"You can see some of thatnow," said Ed, as he pointedto large brown patches on therockface, "but In a few yearswe expect it to look a lot bet-ter."

"Appearance, however, isn'tthe only benefit of siterevegetation. "When thegrowth starts to take hold andmultiply, it will trap a lot ofthe water that today washesdown the rock," he said.

Butappearance is onlyskindeep. In fact, the water treat-ment strategy requires as littlewater in the reservoir as possi-ble.

"We need water retentioncapacity to hold the runoffwhen we get storms and heavyrainfalls," said Ed. "Thatmeans we're better off with nowater in the reservoir."

While the relatively inex-

pensive cost (about $200,000of installing the reservoirmade the project very worthwhile, the 'savings' are almosimpossible to measure. "We'ntalking about comparing dol.lars against untreated watergetting past us," said Ed"That's worth a lot more thardollars. It's hard to estimate.'

Because the pond site is ita natural basin, Iarg(amounts of silt were collectechere over the years. "The poncis on top of a huge amount o^silt," said Ed. "We had to drivEdam pilings down 60 feet tcsecure them."

Efforts to control spillage althe Nolin plant have greatl)reduced the problem over thepast five years, but it wasn'tuntil a dam was installed thatit was virtually eliminated.

Water plants operator DoucTaylor said the area looks to-tally different from what he wasused to. "I didn't know slagcould look so good," he said.

"postcard" look."All we need now," he

mused, "are the geese."He means resident geese.

What was once one of themore unsightly Inco proper-ties has recently become aregular stop-over for geese,ducks and other birds.

"It's nice to see them landhere. It's quite a contrast fromthe surrounding slag androck," said John, who visits allthe Inca water plants on hisregular janitorial rounds. "Itkind of makes you feel goodabout our engironmental ac-complishments."

John is talking about a 22-million gallon water storagereservoir behind a new con-trol structure installed up-stream of the Nolin WasteWater Treatment Plant. Thestructure, a kind of small dam,has so far reduced to zero theincidents of untreated watergetting by the plant while giv-ing the bleak slag and blackrock outcrop surroundings adefinite facelift.

The reservoir retains waterduring heavy rainfall so thatit can be fed to the treatmentplant at controlled flow ratesthat do not overwhelm theplant and let untreated waterbypass the plant.

That's why Inco's watertreatment experts prefer thereservoir empty - and ready toaccept as much water as pos-sible.

But for John, it's the aes-thetic improvement that'smade the biggest impact. Hesaid it was the most dreary ofthe plants he'd visit. "It sure isnicer to come here now, to seethe birds land and take off,"he said. "This says somethingpositive about our environ-mental efforts. It makes youthink we are accomplishing Doug Taylor, John Behun and Ed Zkkar view surroundings that used to be black rock and slag.

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-hat is what the Canada geese say

Framed by rock, the pond, trees and treatment plant (at left) are an example in `mkrocosm of the kind of changes that are happening all over Ontario Division andthe coy munity at large.

This structure has reduced to zero the incidents ofuntreated water getting by the Noun Water TreatmentPlant. The dam serves a reservoir that retains waterduring heavy rainfall so that it can be fed to thetreatment plant at controlled flow rates that do notoverwhelm the plant and let untreated water bypassthe plant.

Water plants operator Doug Taylor. " 1- didn 't know slag John Behun : That "postcardcould look so good." look.

A polr of migrating Canada geese (centre) wasted notime to taking a rest stop at the new 22 ,mfUon gallonwater storage reservoir serving the Noun Waste WaterPlant.

10 -May 1995

Outside participation in emergencytable-top exercise is key to success

Sgt. Andrew Nesbitt of the Sudbury Regional Police and Walden volunteerfirefighter Ron Rinta , an Inco employee, discuss their next move in the table-topexercise.

ith a strong emer-gency preparedness

W rogram run by well-trained and highly motivatedpeople, Inco expanded its con-tinuing training program byincluding police and fire serv-ices from the community inthe latest table-top exercise --Exercise Oobleck - sponsoredby the joint Emergency Pre-paredness Task Force.

"It was excellent havingoutside agencies participatingand we plan to continue jointtraining sessions," said emer-gency preparedness coordina-tor Ellen Heale. "If we are to beeffective in our emergencypreparations, we must workclosely with our neighbors togive them the help and infor-mation they require so theycan better help us in time ofneed."

The training session, heldat Inco's Copper Cliff Club,was designed to test the abil-ity of participants to developplans, solve problems andmake decisions in critical situ-ations.

The 'emergency' involveda leaking cylinder of chlorineat the Vermilion Water Treat-ment Plant which impartedon the Creighton Complex."Without finding areas wherewe can make the process bet-ter, holding these exercises•would be pointless. The prob-lems tell us where to makeimprovements, to makechanges that will make usmore effective if the real thingshould happen," said Ellen."Exercises such as these repre-sent the only time where chal-lenges can often be anotherway of describing success."

Former coordinator BernoWenzl, one of four evaluatorsfor the exercise, said commu-nity fire, police and contrac-tor representation provided an

excellent chance to see howeffective Inco's communica-tions would be when they goqbeyond company gates , : > zt ,

"I think everyone learns alot during these kind of exer-cises , expeciallyan apprecia^tion for the level of activityand responsibilities. After It'sover, participants take partin a debriefing where the ex-erase is reviewed and evalu-ated. It can be a real eyeopener and problems can of. ,ten be traced to, a lack ofprocedures, inadequate cotn-m unications or a host of otherchallenges."

Participants,from outside,"Inco included Inca employeeand Walden volunteer fire-fighter Ron Rinta, Joe Booksand Bill Gagnon of the

Mike McCann and Staff Sgt. Susan Evans discuss thelatest twist in the emergency exercise scenario. In theforeground is Production Vice-President John Kelly whotook on the duties of the executive during the mockemergency.

Walden Fire Department, Police, firefighters; contractors and loco people trained together , a first for Inco'sStaff Sgt. Susan Evans and program of emergency preparedness table -top training exercises.Sgt. Andrew Nesbitt of theSudbury Regional Police andGeorge Caughell and Kevin , ,Larmondin of Klohn-Crippen. Observer Liz Mazzaof Sudbury Regional PoliceServices also attended.

Under the watchful eye, bfclipboard-toting evaluatorsBerno Wenzl, TedWilliamson, Ellen Heale arndGord Winch and observersJon Gill, Graham Hodder,:Don Sheehan, Len Kitchener;`Larry Cochrane, Ian,Tissington; Ms. Mazza, RaySasseville, Brenda Alberty,Gerry Dellaire, Gord Annisand Wayne Smith, the par-ticipants represented depart-,ments ranging from the ex-ecutive floor.to Number 1 FirstAid.

Included in the Inco groupwere John Kelly , Greg Baiden,Lloyd Strong , Sharon Taylor,Bob Ballantyne , Mike Exchange of information and effective communications are major factors in dealingMcCann, Cory McPhee, with an emergency. Evaluator Ellen Neale (extreme right) watches as the exercise IsLynda Horn, Ron Greenough dealt with at the table of Greg Baiden , John Kelly, Lloyd Strong and Cory McPhee.and Perry Kimakowich. Standing Is Sharon Taylor.

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Questions answered

EDUCATION & INCO

Career Day. an eye-opener for studentsngele Brisson didn't thinkhalf a day was enoughtime to spend with an

Inco mentor.It was long enough, how-

ever, to spark her interest in apossible career underground.

"I wouldn't mind doingthat," said Angele, 13, one of27 Grade 8 students from St.Augustin School in Garson totake part in Career Day at Incothis spring.

Angele and classmateDereck Gelinas spent the after-noon with Danielle Tardif ofMines Technical Services andConstruction.

"We watched a movie aboutunderground and Danielleshowed what she does under-ground," said Angele. "She alsoshowed us maps of miningplans and procedures whichwas interesting because Ihadn't realized what it was allabout. It feels good to seewomen working under-ground."

Angele's of undergroundmining likely surpassed that ofmany of her classmates. Herfather, Mike Brisson, works atGarson Mine and according toAngele provided her withplenty of information about

Paul Campbell and Monique Belanger of informationSystems explain the role computers play to studentsNatalie Proteau and Roxanne Marcotte.

,rte-Donna Cameron of Accounting shows the type ofinformation kept on the computer to students NatalieLefort and Stacy-Lynn +j~msby.

the environment."I actually went under-

ground at Stobie Mine duringa Family Day," she said. "I sawall the machines in action andit was bigger and nicer than I'dimagined."

Danielle, a mining engi-neer, said Career Days and JobShadowing ventures are im-portant undertakings and shemakes a point of participatingwhenever possible.

"In this case the studentshad questions prepared for ahomework assignment theyhad to complete at school,which was good because in-

stead of becoming spectatorsthey took an active interest,"she said.

"I explained to them howsciences and mathematics areimportant for the type of job Ido. In Grade 8 they're still quiteyoung but at least they're moreaware of the job requirementsnow than they were when theycame in."

Greg Arseneau wasn't acomplete stranger to the Cop-per Cliff Smelter when he andclassmate Marc Morin accom-panied Inco mentor DaveBryant for the afternoon.

His father Denis worked for

Cory Nkftee of Public Affairs outlines the publicationLabrancfie t R►y y.

Danielle Tardif of Mines Technical Services andConstruction points out Information In the company'sAnnual wort to Angela Brinson and Dereck Gelinas.

Inco at one time in that veryplant.

"I thought it was great," saidGreg, 14. "Everything was or-ganized and he took us all overthe place -we went everywhere.They also equipped us withhelmets, glasses and respira-tors for safety reasons whichshows how serious they are.

"Our mentor really knewhis stuff. He explained every-thing and helped us under-stand how the Smelter fits intomining."

As for as future career plans,Greg declared he has a lot oftime to make up his mind butat least he was shown whatsome people do for a living.

"I think they were quite im-pressed," said Dave, a surfacetraining instructor, of his twoyoung visitors. They asked alot of questions about educa-tional requirements and aboutadvancements in the plant interms of both people and tech-nology."

Because of a scheduleddown day at the Smelter, thestudents saw the converter aislebut were unable to see the tap-ping of matte or slag, or theturning of converters, saidDave.

He did expose them to themodernization of the plantduring a visit to the DCS roomwhere No. I and No. 2 flashfurnaces are computer moni-tored along with emissions andconverters.

"I think Career Day was agreat idea that should happenagain next year," said Dave."A lot of these youngsters knowInco makes nickel but this givesthem a better insight into ourcompany. We're not a candyfactory here, we're an indus-try. But we're a modern indus-try-and things have certainlychanged."

Career Day '95 was organ-ized by Ray Joly of Human Re-sources and Public Affairsplacement student SuzyDobinski in cooperation withthe local school boards.

The morning portion of theday was spent at the CopperCliff Club where Debi Duval-Rosato of Quality and HumanResource Development talkedto the students about security,safety, Workplace HazardousMaterial Information Sheets(WHMIS), the environment, thecompany and its history.

"From where I stand the daywas a complete success," saidChristine Morin, theGrade 8 teacher at St.Augustin School.

"Before going to Inco thestudents thought they kneweverything there was to knowabout mining. However, thereaction I got after the CareerDay was that they had not re-alized the complexity of suchan enterprise and how manydifferent types of jobs were re-lated to mining.

"All the students were im-pressed with their mentorsand all enjoyed the morningpresentation. It really madethem feel that people atInco have a sincere interest inhelping them make a wisecareer choice."

12 -May-1995

Inco-sponsored northern youth golftour to encourage new golfersI nco is confident that a

new golf tour for youthwill do for that sport

what the highly successful22-year-old Inco Cup - thelongest-running corporateskiing sponsorship in NorthAmerica - has done foryoungnorthern skiers.

"We believe this programwill take junior golf in North-ern Ontario to a higher leveljust like Kate Pace and theKreiner sisters who came tonational prominence afteryears on the Inco Cup cir-cuit," said Inco's Ontario Di-vision president Jim Ashcroft."We may see some of Cana-da's top new golfers gradu-ate from this tour."

Inco and the Northern On-tario Professional Golfers' As-sociation joined in the effortto attract more young play-ers to golf and to provide anadded boost for some 1,200young golfers in 30 clubs fromWawa to Noranda, Que.

Called the Inco NorthernOntario Junior Golf Tour, itwill be open to male andfemales who play at partici-pating clubs in the NorthernGolf Association.

The tour opens in BlindRiver on June 28.

Tom Clark, NOPGA proat the Cedar Green Golf Clubin Garson, said the tour an-swers the increased demandfrom golf clubs across thenorth for their junior maleand female golfers to gaincompetitive experience.

"We believe this is a tre-mendous way to expose moreyoung players to golf," Mr.Clark who is chair of the jun-ior golf tour.

Tony Evershed, NOPGApro at Sudbury's IdylwyldeGolf and Country Club, saidthe tour provides young ath-letes the opportunity to de-velop both as athletes andindividuals.

"While we expect some ofthese young golfers to gradu-ate to other competitive lev-els in the country and someto move into coaching andteaching one day, we want tomake sure their days with

the Inco Northern Ontariojunior Golf tour are memo-rable," Evershed added.

There are five stops on thetour this summer After BlindRiver, the tour swings to Ce-dar Green on July 11 andthen on to the Lively Golf &Country Club on July 27 andNorth Bay on Aug. 7.

The tour winds up with afinal 18-hole championshipat the Idylwylde in Sudburyon Aug. 24 where tour win-ners will be announced

Each club can enter its twobest golfers in bantams (ages13 and under), juveniles (ages14 to 16) and juniors (ages 17to 18). There is an open fe-male group.

Players compile pointsbased on their position withother tour players in theirage groups. At the end of theseason, there will be both in-dividual and team winners

Clubs participating in the'95 Inco Northern Ontariojunior Golf Tour hail fromIroquois Falls, Carson,Powassan, South River, ElliotLake, Espanola, Haileybury,Hearst, Timmins, Blind River,Sudbury, Kapuskasing,Katrine, Kirkland Lake, Stur-geon Falls, Cochrane, Lively,Mattawa, Montville, Wawa,New- Liskeard,- Noranda .",,^North Bay, Onaping, SaultSte. Marie, Sundridge and ValCaron.

At a press conference heldto announce the new tour,Jim said there is a connectionbetween leadership on theathletic field and leadershipin other things in life, and ,noted a survey at West Pointafter World War 1 thatrevealed young cadets who,,had been involved in athlet-ics had a better chance.of becoming generals.Academics alone gave, nosuch indications.

"Golf is one of the fastest, .growing recreational pursuits. With inco's Ontario Division President Jim Ashcroft looking on , seventeen-year-oldin North America and is `tleo Melanson takes a bead on ... the Inco cup??? Actually, the new Inco Northernpopular both to the young Ontario Junior Calf Tour announced by Inco In a press conference at the Cedar Greenand the old, male or female. Goff Club In Gerson Is an attempt to do for golf what the 22-year-old Inco Cup skiAt the junior levels, the sport ; program has done for young skiers . In this picture, Cleo Is aiming at another kind ofhas exploded in Northern ..cup. Already, 1,2W youngsters are enrolled In golf programs In the North.Ontario," said Jim.

Please hold!The phones new stopped ringing duringMary Sitko's last week as supervisor of OfficeServices and Com.uumkations. Now retired,Mary wasn't sure whether this particular callwas coming In on her state -of-the-artMeridian model or her 1920 Magneto phone.Contrary to office scuttlebutt, the 1920 modalwas not Mary's original Inco phone, but aloaner from her friends at MII Canada.

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it makes good sense to look afteryour eyes + pca t ttfyour maintaining overaUgood health. Here we s^TFtips (br eye health and good vision.

•Putyau fermi yona a rig aureyeexa»:Infants by agefirst grade andsix months. Preschoolers at rage thr± .School - Ore,

then every two years. Adults a l19to41 eve two V three years. adultsaged 41 to 60 -,every two years, .Adult ed 61 mud: over - every year.

Regular eye exams p to is g^^ changesin vision that oftengo unnoticed, Begags you tilt:your d, squint and tense your body tohelp you see bMerr you put your body under stress. By doing this you canhave° more headaches, will feel more tired and you may make moremists

* WeQUr t 'maximum ultiaviolet radiation (W) protec-tiom This (s a m4st everyone including babies and children . The glassess j4 percent to 100 percent of both W-A and W -B radiation.Wearing these sunglasses can also help prevent the development of cata-

>xacts later years.

a^°ae prevent eye injuries . With summer upon us we all areinvolved in :g e outdoor activities . To help prevent eye injuries alwayswareye protection when working with power tools, handling cleaning andgardening . chemicals , playing sports , and doing other chores that arehoiardous,to your eyes.

+k' ;you 'wear contacts choose cosmetics carefully . The makeupt choicest contact lens wearers are water-based, hypo-ollergenic liquidfoundations; cream or liquid blushers and eyeshadows ; pencil eyeliners;`water resistant mascaras and water -based make-up remover. Avoid lash-

and water-proof mascaras . And don't use hand creams or lotionsbefore handling your contacts.

meticulous when using eye make-up. Don't use saliva to wetMouth bacteria can be carried to the eye, where they can cause

infection: Don't buy an open package that may have been sampled l a't'

Some commonsense tips forhealthy eyes ::;,::use eye make-up if you have an-,,,r infection. D.bpc of any unused,yoportion of make-up that may have been = }, while, your eyes wereinfected . Don't share eye make -up with anyone . Don't tryout testers instores, they likely are contaminated.

'• Before changing brands of contact lens ,soluti , check. withyour eye professional. Some brands don 't work some rises,„andsame contact lens wearers are allergic to certain brands. Mixing brandsfrom two different manufacturers can also cause p' roblems.Alwaysfollow your eye professionals instructions when caring for and wearingyour contacts.

• Be careful when using over -the-counter eye dropsd ,.,,but are rarely necessary . Normal eyes do not need "cleansing" "sooth-Ing" or "refreshing" solutions . Your tears, which contain anti-bacterialagents are the moat effective cleansers of all. Though over -the-counterdrops may be soothing they may mask symptoms of serious eye infectionor diseases. If there 's irritation or redness that lasts more than one or ?o ,days, seek professional advice . In no case should you use eye drops formore than a day or two.

• Take some special care if you work at a video display terminal.Choose nonreflective glass screens, and eliminate glare from windowslight fixtures . Keep your reference document as dose to the screen aspossible and at the same level , so you don 't have to change your focusas you work. Light it the some as the screen . Keep your screen 10 o45degrees below the straight ahead position . Take regular breaks - 10 to:15

„tninutes every hour or two - to do other work Frequently look away fromthe screen to nst your eyes momentarily.

0

LESS WATT

Ontario Hydro sells approximately $80 million of electricity to Inco ayear. There has been a concentrated effort by both companies to maxi-mize the efficiency of Inco's consumption. The customer Service Divisionhas been created to assist customers like Inco with their cost reductionefforts. There are several categories of technical services that are availablefrom Ontario Hydro:

1. Basic Energy Measurements:Without interrupting the power to the customer's process, provide

real time measurement of current, voltage, power factor, frequency andenergy.

2. Load Monitoring:Load monitoring can be accommodated on single pieces of equip-

ment or entire processes. Most instrumentation can be accommodated(e.g. pressure, temperature, electrical parameters, etc.) Studies of variouslength (e.g. pressure, temperature, electrical parameters, etc.) and studiesof various length (e.g. days, weeks, months) and time base (e.g. 1, 5, 15-minute data) can be performed. Typical loads that have been studiedinclude: ventilation fans, cooling tower fans and pumps, compressors andblowers, pumping and dewatering systems, electrical distribution, crush-ers and conveyors, hoisting equipment.

3. Power QualityThe use of electronic equipment that is sensitive to poor power quality

has increased in recent years. Metering services are available to assist withthe identification of power quality programs. Specifically, the followingcan be investigated: harmonics, voltage sags and surges, short durationoutages, impulses and general disturbances.

ership4. Technical information, from many sources, is readily available

upon request.The Inco Team--The account executive is the primary point of contact for all electrical

energy needs, promoting the resolution of business issues and ensuringeffective two-day communication. A team has been created to supportthe account executive by delivering the products and services that Incorequests.

Overall Account ResponsibilityRobert Reid, accent executive 705-525-6317 Fax: 705-560-7624Support - Sudbury OperationsDoug Pacey, Industrial advisor 705-525-6303 Fax: 705-560-7624Ron Lefebvre, technician 705-525-6304 Fax: 705-560-7624Ivan Mangotich, technician 705-525-6312 Fax: 705-560-7624Support - Port Colborne OperationsTom Carvin, industrial advisor 905-664-2555 Fax: 905-664-2676Fred Tiekstra, technician 905-680-4563 Fax: 905-227-9522Support - Shebandowan OperationsMichael Wesa, industrial advisor 807-343-3485 Fax: 807-343-3417

Did You Know????Energy (natural gas , electricity, oil) will cost the Ontario Division $ 123

million in 1995. That's more than $19,000 for each employee in theDivision.

If each employee turns off lights, heaters or other equipment when notneeded , significant reductions would be made to the Division's energy costs.

Energy savings

14 Mar 1995

40 Years AgoInco's second most important product, copper, reaches the consumerin

many different shapes and sizes, said the Triangle, and is used to makemany different products.

Transported as blister copper in a molten state in hot metal cars to theCopper Refinery, it is processed to a purity of 99.98 per cent plus beforebeing melted again and cast into a variety of forms.

The most common is the horizontal cast wire bar, which fabricates rollinto rod, then draws it into wire. Larger cross-section wire bars are rolledinto thin metal strips, which are then used in the manufacturing ofindustrial electrical equipment.

Other refined copper products consumed by manufacturers are cokes,billets, silver-bearing cakes, cathodes, ingots and copper shot.

Cakes are primarily rolled into sheet copper while billets are extrudedthrough dies to form various sizes of seamless pipe.

Silver-bearing cakes are rolled into special sheets which are used byphoto-engravers and for the fabrication of automobile radiators.

Cathodes are used mainly for alloying purposes, as are ingots, andcopper shot is used by the chemical industry.

Other stories that month were: 'Bud Telephone Habits Cause Wear andTear on Nerves," Stainless Steel in Spotlight at Inco Trade Fair Exhibit' and'Improving the View for Nature and Tourist.'

25 Years AgoWith 3,800 skilled personnel required to keep Inco's facilities in the

Sudbury district functioning efficiently, it was one of the biggest mainte-nance organizations in the world and it was responsible for servicingmining , metallurgical and auxiliary equipment ranging all the way from200-ton underground crushers to delicate electronic instruments andcontrols.

Supported by a staff group of 100, planned maintenance was dividedInto 10 ' line' groups comprised of superintendents, general foremen,foremen and tradesmen, each with its own supporting staff of chiefmaintenance planner, zone planner, preventive maintenance coordina-

Copper to thecustomer

tars, materials coordinators, schedulers and clerks.To cope with a flood of new techniques, equipment and increased

production demands resulting from huge expansion programs, the pla nnedmaintenance system had been organized three years before.

Completely new approaches and sweeping changes had to he made tolong- established practices and attitudes, but Inco maintenance wasresponding well to the challenge, said the article.

Through more formalized planning, scheduling and preventive main-tenance , better use was being made of the huge store of knowledge andexperience and the supervisory and trade skills of maintenance planning,even though all benefits had not yet been realized.

Other stories that month were: 'Inco Establishes Market DevelopmentService in Japan,' 'Safe Boating Is Theme of Week July 1-7' and '2,000Enjoy Annual Banquet of Inco Quarter Century Club'

15 Years AgoMore than 100 athletes from throughout Northern Ontario partici-

pated in the first Northern Ontario Regional Games for the PhysicallyDisabled ever held in Sudbury at Laurentian University between May 23and May 25.

Sudbury athletes did themselves proud in many events. Danny Boucher,a 21- year-old wheelchair athlete who could bench press more than 400pounds, won five gold medals in his specialties in class three: shot-put,javelin , discus, basketball and, of course, weightlifting.

Other Sudbury athletes who rose to the challenge were Andre Martel,a class four athlete, took home a gold medal in the javelin, a gold inwheelchair basketball and a silver in weightlifting; and Rick Prudhomme,who came third in class two weightlifting and struck gold in shotput andjavelin.

All the athletes were looking forward to the provincial games later that-summer in Sault Ste Marie, and for those who were good enough, thenational championships and the world games.

Other stories that month were: 'Mine Rescue Competition Keen,''McCreedy West Mine Officially Dedicated' and 'Annual Inspection.'

It's . almost like entering another world.The old Electrolytic Nickel Refinery is in the decommissioning process and

safety is paramount in everyone's mind. Ever since in the spring of 1993, crewshave done a great job removing old tanks, cleaning up hazardous areas andsafely removing and recovering the contents according to environmentalstandards.

The safety precautions have paid off. There have been no on-the-jobinjuries since the process began.

A new fire break corridor, one of the major objectives of the project, has nowbeen completed. This access corridor, combined with the new cement block firewall, ensures the safety of the operational Cobalt Hydrate Plant in the eventof an emergency.

Everything next to the plant, explains team leader Nick Markovich, hasbeen gutted two bays wide and three stories high, leaving only the structuralsteel. Emergency vehicles can also gain access to this corridor through largedoors which open on to Davis Street.

This has also been a busy spring for the Cobalt Refinery Product Actionteam which has produced good ideas now making a difference in safety andproduction quality. They are changing the gas pump in the de-gassing kilncircuit.

The gas pump, explains team leader Rod Skelton, is used to circulate inertgases through the cooling chamber to cool the cobalt rounds before discharg-ing. Existing pumps have seals that wear easily, causing air leakage which,

in turn, can cause cobalt to discolor due to oxidation. The proposed gas pump,however, has seals that can be purged with inert gases. Thus any leakage will notdiscolor the product.

But this isn't their only success storyThe team, which began working together last December of, has already made

a difference in the packing area. Following an ergonomics study of the area. anew chair was installed and the chute redesigned to make the work environmentsafer and more-efficient for the operator.

The teams next step is to examine how to provide better ergonomic seatingin the Cobalt Refining overhead crane.

The members of the Cobalt Product Action Team are Ray Alexander, MauriceBeauregard, Paul Dion, Bill Jennings, Bill Kromkamp, Jim Orosz, Rodney Skelton(team leader), Al Smith, Dave Souder and ergonomics student Teresa Chan.

Into Port Colborne also extends d warm welcome to their two new summer co-op students. Chan is an ergonomics student who will continue the work of LoraBruyn. Sabena Butt is an engineering student working on a special project onutilities upgrading.

With summer just around the corner, administration's Bob Reyburn hascompiled some more tips on cycling safety from the Highway Traffic Act tipshighlighted steps motorists should take in order to ease the potential of automo-bile and bicycle accidents.

Have a safe summer.

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NAME BORN DIED YRS SERVED

Ahopelto forma 07/02/29 05/09/95 31Allan Robert 06/15/15 05/ 13/95 41Best Bennie 12/24 /11 05/29/95 37Bonin Laurier 03/01119 05/05/95 31Cayen Hector 04/10/20 05/29/95 24Collette Alfred 06/01/21 04/30/95 23Corelli Emerlio 07/03/13 05/30/95 42Dequanne Wilfred 09/21 /14 05/11/95 20Dreosti Sergio 12/18/28 05/29/95 27Gallagher Owen 03/19/29 05/06/95 31Garby Bernard 12/04/29 05/05/95 34Hanson Milton 09/01 /26 05/06/95 40Hewetson James 02/03/20 05/02/95 27Hill Roy 06/13/23 05/06/95 34Kerr Morley 06/18/11 05/10/95 36Kirkwood Robert 04/26/20 05/09/95 2SKorobetz Michael 11/23/23 05/04/95 33Louzon Rheal 04/15/23 05/16/95 23LeClair Alfred 06/21 /17 05/09/95 43McQuarrie Dennis 06/06/52 05/21f95 23Negus Raymond 09/23/15 05/01/95 40Nisic Novlca 01/14/19 05/21/95 26Odalski Steve 09/07/14 05/26/29 26Ojanpera William 12/22/15 05/22/95 24Parisotto Ruggero 09/01/25 05/31/95 32Rochon Alex 03/17/16 05/30/95 28Rudlavlez Karl 01 /23/23 05/08/95 36Schur Alexandra 08/12/18 05/26/95 36St.Arnant Roland 06/21/35 05/2,2/95, 32Sydor Peter 12/24/21 05/06/95 39Talbot Thomas 03/20/33 05/23/95 32Viinalass Meinhard 05/08/27 05/19/95 38Walsh Roy 06/06/15 05/26/95 34Wirnsperger Kurt 06/20/20 05/16/95 . 22Zlatkus Alfonsas 08/28/28 05/21/95 43

INCOMEideas

Investments and Taxes'Marginal tax rate'. 'After tax income'. These are phrases that are heard

often when radio columnists discuss decisions about how and where to put yourmoney. Everyone seems to assume we all know what they mean. And who wantsto ask the obvious question?

Investment decisions based solely on tax issues are usually not the mostprofitable decisions. However, tax issues need to be considered when making aninvestment decision.

I'm going to start by defining each of these terms, and then look at what effecttax considerations have and why on investment choices for someone living inOntario.

Marginal Tax RateSimply put, marginal tax rate is the percentage of each extra dollar you earn

that goes to taxes. In Canada, there are three graduated levels of basic federaltax rates. This means that the first $30,000 or so of income is taxed at one rate,the next $ 30,000 at a higher rate and any additional income at an even higherrate. Then there are other federal and provincial taxes based on this basicfederal rate. If your taxable income is in the mid-range, between $30,000 and$60,000, then for 1994 you paid 44 per cent income tax on every dollar oftaxable income over $30,000.

After Tax IncomeAfter tax income is the other side of the coin. It is the additional income that

is yours after all the income tax has been paid. In the case of the example I'musing, it is 56 percent. However, all income is not the same and after tax incomecan vary depending on the type of income you are earning. This is where theinvestment decision takes tax issues into account.

There are three basic types of investment income: interest, dividends andcapital gains. The same amount of cash received from each of them gives a widevariety of after tax income.

Take $ 1,000 in investment income:

Type Amount Amount After TaxIncome Income Tax IncomeInterest $1,000 $ 439 $561Capital Gains $1,000 $ 329 $ 671Dividends $1,000 $ 280 $ 720

Reasons for Making the ChoiceWith the numbers in this example, why does anyone have interest income?

" 50 Year"union History

The Education & Training Committee...

is compiling information about Union activities ofinco-employees during the fifty year period

1944 - 1994

PURPOSE...,Establish a library document - oral and written as well as

pictures about this historical period

LOOKING FOR...Leaflets , collective agreements , newspaper clippings

and names or documentsWould like taped interviews as well

PLEASE CONTACT:John Duggan, Chairperson

675-3381

Investmentdecisions

Why don't we just invest in items that pay dividends? The reasons for invest-ment choices are as diverse as the people making investment decisions. Incomeis just that, it is the money you money earns.

interestInterest income is usually thought to be very safe and sure. You lend your

money and the borrower pays you for the privilege of using it. If the amount you'lend'is less than $60,000 per bank or trust company, then your principal isinsured even if the borrower goes out of business. Because interest is closest toa Isure thing', the return is lower, and the government does not encourage youto have your money working this way. Businesses, and banks have an obliga-tion to pay interest. This obligation does not apply to dividends or capital gains.

Capital GainsCapital Gains income is often thought of as insecure and speculative. Once

the investment is`made, earning Capital Gains is beyond the control of theindividual investor. You buy shares and then the value of the whole companymay increase because of market forces, good management or product demand.You have nothing to do with this. The reason for a higher after tax income onCapital Gains than on interest is the desire of government to encourage this typeof investment, and a recognition of the greater uncertainty of increased income.

DividendsDividends, the payments to shareholders, have the highest after tax income.

One reason for this is that when the corporation pays dividends it pays themafter it has paid tax on its profits. If there weren't some incentive for investors,the money paid out in dividends would be taxed twice. Only dividends paid byCanadian corporations are given this treatment. Dividends paid by othercorporations are treated more like interest income. Another reason for thehigher after tax income is that the government would like us to invest inCanadian corporations, and the way the dividends are treated for tax purposesis an incentive to encourage this. Once again, there is more risk in buying sharesthat pay dividends than in investing to earn interest. Companies pay interestbefore they pay dividends, and amounts borrowed are repaid beforeshareholdersget their investment back.

The difference in after tax income reflects the difference in the risk level of thethree types on investment income . It also reflects the government's encourage-ment of some kinds of investments over others. Should you invest only in scaresfor the dividends? Your best choice is probably a balance to earn all three typesof income. The safety of interest, and the potential for higher after tax incomeof dividends and capital gains.

16 -May- 1995

I heard it down at

Worthy donationsnot only big ones

"When we come to the end of life , the question will be,'How much have you given ?' not 'How much have you gotten?'

Large corporate donations always grab the headlines. But it is oftenthe smaller, less newsworthy contribution that conveys the breadth of acompany's commitment to improving the quality of life in a community.

Three recent partnerships with outside non-profit groups and charitiesunderscore the social role in the Sudhury region played by Inco and itsemployees every week of the year.

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It was not unexpected that neighbors would get upset when theSudhury and District Association for Community Living decided to openits second group home for developmentally handicapped adults inWalden.

After all, it took a while for the neighborhood to embrace the firstgroup home in Lively when it opened in 1990.

"The move out here in the country kind of got people on the edge,"says Corey Doherty , the association 's manager of residential services."They weren 't sure what to expect, what it all meant. So, naturally, wehad lots of questions , lots of concerns coming out."

But five years in town creating a rapport with the high school . banks,public literary, neighbors and even the local politicians helped.

One of the first things they planned in the new co-ed home was anOpen House in May for neighbors and friends . A steady stream of visitorshighlighted by Walden Mayor Terry Kett toured the home and met thefive adults who range in ages from 19 to 64.

"Since then , everything 's been just fabulous and the neighbors arewonderful ," says Corey.

At the time , she showed off two new bedrooms converted from a one-car garage in the modem bungalow . Inca's annual donation paid for therenovations.

"I know the addition has helped solve some internal problems withspace. With two more rooms , people aren 't in each other 's face so much.So it's really good for them ," she adds.

Cush donations are fine. Yet it's the passion and the purpose of Incopeople behind the scenes that so often make a special event memorable.

Take the initial running of the Inco Walden Firecracker 5 km RoadRace.

If it hears any resemblance to the old Onaping summer run, then it'sdeliberate. That's because the folks behind the run are the same.

Slated for Saturday, July 1 from the St. James School in Lively, the run,like Onaping's, is the brainchild of Ron Poirier , a buyerwith Purchasing,Warehousing and Traffic.

A competitive runner himself, Ron is transplanting the run to Livelywhere he now lives and is marketing the day, with Inco as a majorsponsor, as a family and fitness attraction.

"The work is well worth it," he says of the day that features theKinsmen 5KM family walk, Sling-Choker's 1 km children's fun run andthe Inco race. "We want to promote the day as a fitness rather than acompetitive day. We want to reach the kids so that fitness becomes a wayof life."

Fora first event, Ron is hoping to attract 100 runners, 150 walkers andabout 75 children.

Inco runners expected for the race portion include Willy Metson ofDivisional Shops, Bill Narasnek of North Mine, Vince Perdue of Millsand Transportation, Paul Groves of Purchasing, Warehousing andTraffic and Paddy Walsh of Frood-Stobie.

In 1996, Bruce Mines celebrates the 150th anniversary of its originsas the first copper mining town in Canada.

For six years, a hardy band of volunteers calling themselves theCopper Town Committee has been building a mining/tourism display otfHighway 17 at Bruce Mines to commemorate the community's miningheritage.

One part of the display features historical mining equipment such asa Jacobs Hammer Mill, a Fraser & Chalmers jaw crusher and two slusherswith scrapers.

The other revives one of the original Bruce Mine workings which wasknown in the 1840s as Simpson's Shaft (named after George Simpson,governor of the Hudson Bay Company at the time). There, they have

constructed a horse whim for raising the ore , an open log headframe anda small shack for displaying maps, tools, rock and mineral specimens.

There are two Inco ties to Bruce Mines today, one historical, the othercontemporary.

Owned by the Mond Nickel Company in 1915, Bruce Mines was deeded15 years later to the International Nickel Company of Canada in Sudhurywhich took much of Bruce Mines material as flux ore.

For the mining equipment display, the organizers heard that, as partof Inca's decommissioning and reclamation efforts, we'd come across asteam-driven water pump and a steam-driven mine hoist at the oldSultana Mine.

After shopping it around to no interest in Sudbury, the company giftedthe equipment to the Copper Town Committee. True to their resourcefulways, they came to Sudbury with a five-ton truck to get it on display for thesummer tourist season.

"The whole project hasn't cost the community anything," says RandySweetman , a business consultant on the committee. "We're recreating atypical 1848 mining display and we're doing it all through volunteers. Forwhat we've done so far, we figure it would cost well over $1 million."

Sweetman, incidentally, came to Bruce Mines via Voisey Bay where hehad been mayor of the nearby community of Nain and director ofcommunity development for the Labrador Inuit Association.

He went to Nain a single man and left in late 1986 married."The long winters were really enjoyable. I used to travel the coastline

by skidoo from Nain to Goose Bay, 1,000 kilometres return, depending onthe route you took and if there was open water," he recalls. "Wintersweren 'tthat long, broken up by caribou hunting and greatspring fishing."

Whatever happened to.. ?Charlie Quinn is a voice out of the blue. When last we heard of the 40-

year Creighton Mine veteran, he was wintering in Florida. Seventeenwinters straight until he took a break the last two years. Still hale andhearty at 78, Charlie is a safety man from way hack and called in abouta recent Incontact TV show featuring Divisional Shops . He was curiouswhy employees weren't wearing hard hats. Charlie, who retired in 1976,should be happy to know that hard hats aren't required in the shops sincethere's no danger of being hit from overhead ...There are moments whenDavid Butcher , who retired in 1991 as a construction leader with 27 years'service, would like be back at work at the Frood-Stobie complex since hemisses his buddies and Inco. Busy with spring cleaning and pointing,David says he's in fine health ...Neil Feeley didn't take long to settle intoretirement. Superintendent of Smelter Services, Neil just retired lost ve arafter 30 years with Inca and immediately took to the rood. First come ajaunt to Nova Scotia last spring and then came a western adventure toVancouver and Alaska. His first winter on pension was spentat McClellandArena pumping iron, jogging the streets in the South End, curling withInco pensioners, swimming at the Dow pool and studying computers atCambrian. He's probably on the road again to Nova Scotia.. . Beforecalling it a day in 1991, Manfred Baader was a senior estimator withGeneral Engineering going on 21 years. Now, Manfred is occupied withstained glass work and woodworking in the winter and golfing off with hisfriends come summer ...Thomas Scobie was a switchman for 23 years atthe Creighton Complex when he chose to retire in 1991. For Thomas.retirement means not having to plan anything. He keeps old age at bayby staying active at the YMCA and taking up karate. He also has shortvisits in mind for family hack in Temiskaminq and in Oakville ...For 19years, Sue Flynn was head cook at the Copper Cliff 1 tub. Four years innlo,Sue retired and only recently has she gotten into the swing of retirementlife. Her days are now filled with babysitting and taking neighborsshopping... He took 38 years to achieve but after that lifetime of servic rusplant protection officer with Safety, Health and Environment, WilliamDalyk went on pension four years ago. Now, he wishes everyone could goon retirement. Bill, whose only complaint is that he no longer receivesdouble time or holiday pay, keeps busy doing odd jobs around the houseand some travelling.

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