TAe Tiua/e

Editor,

Rudolph Kneer

ON THE COVER .. .

The white woods of winter are a perfectstudy in still beauty. In the virginforests of Northern Ontario sounds arenumbered, and quiet prevails. Onlythe wind can be heard sweepingthrough the shivering, naked branches.Snow drifts, sculptured by the wind incold perfection, create a pure carpet ofwhite on the forest floor. Such im-maculate loveliness provides ampletemptation for snowshoers and cross-country skiers alike to tread inside thewhite woods of winter and leave theirtracks until the next snowfall.

January 1978 Volume 38, No. 1

Published for employees of the OntarioDivision of Inco Metals Company,Copper Cliff, Ontario , POM 1NO.Phone 682-0631.

Inco's Copper Cliff Greenhouse Is ColorfulSetting For Beautiful Winter Wedding

Inco's Copper Cliff greenhouse provided a most appropriate and colorful setting for a series ofwinter wedding pictures taken recently by Roy Koronovich, Posing among the various floralarrangements are the Howsoni Hawkey wedding party - from left, George Ginzinger,Brian Inkster, Jordon McLean, Kirk Meisenheimer, Brent Howson, groom, Tammy Hawkey,Barbara Hawkey, bride, Susan McGee, Brenda Howson, Debbie Burmaster and EleanorFarbin. It's the first time wedding pictures have been taken in the greenhouse at Christmastime.

Inco Limited Statement To Select CommitteeAvailable To Employees Later This Month

Copies of a statement by Inco Limited to the Select Committee of theOntario Legislature will be available to all Ontario Division employeeslater this month.

The report deals with the structure of Inco Limited and outlines thevarious factors and considerations which led to the decisions to announceproduction cutbacks and layoffs at Inco's Sudbury and Port Colborneoperations.

In detail, the statement covers the background to the current situationand the impact of the layoffs. It also outlines Inco's expansion fromSudbury and the company's financial situation. The statement goes onto cover lnco's diversification and gives an outlook for the future, out-lining Inco's long-term growth and commitment to Ontario and Canada.

Copies of the statement will be available from employee relationsrepresentatives at individual mines and plants. Copper Cliff general officeemployees may obtain their copies from their respective managers.

Members of the community may obtain copies by contacting thePublic Affairs Department, General Office, Copper Cliff, Ontario, POM 1NO,(705) 682-0631.

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Fam i ly A l bum

Proud father in this family group is Mel Young, assistant to theOntario Division president. An avid outdoorsman, who recentlyrebuilt his summer camp along Lake Penage, Mel here poses withwife Marie, daughter Vickie and son Brian. Vickie teaches school inToronto, while Brian is a mine foreman at Copper Cliff South mine.

This is the Alex Gray family from Copper Cliff. Alex is with theagriculture department and is heavily involved with the Copper CliffHighlanders in his spare time. With Alex are his wife Edlina andgrand-daughter Alison, 2. In the rear are son Alasdair, 14, daughterRita, 24, (Mrs. Barlow) and son Bryson, 20.

From Port Colborne, this is the Robert Laveille family. Robert, aforeman in the electro-nickel refining department, enjoys bodybuilding and woodworking in his spare time. With wife Betty, wholikes sewing and bicycle riding, are daughter Michelle, 10, and sonRobby, 7.

Active in community affairs, Wayne Lavallie, a plant maintenanceco-ordinator at Garson mine, finds time to coach hockey andringette in his spare time. That's his wife, Gail, along with daughtersBeverly, 3, Donna, 11, and son Darin, 11.

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it smiles are any indication of a good time. then the many Christmas pares sponsored by Thenumerous m nNs and plants were a resounding success.

The Crnstmas tree CommfOes' functions this year were many Santa had to be

summoned from tre \orth Pc!e, r'agic! ar s and puppets ^ad to be booked, candy and gifts

ordered, crowns' costurres made and food and refreshments had to be prepared Children

giggled. babies cried. parents guided. and Santa I,steried

From We very first child through the doors to the last to 'ea'se, the sm'es were enough to

let the commoltees know - twas the best Chrstmas ever!The Tnangie" photographer was on hand to record the various Christmas gatherings,

as outlined on the following pages,

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A year and a halfof tender , loving care

makes all the difference!

My Name Is

Jin Sook DohMy Name Is

Lisa Jane Chute

Korea to Canada - coming home

Excerpts from the Heart:

To Lisa , Our Very Own Little Girl

So you are with us at last! After nearlya year of waiting, August 22, 1976, wasthe end of the long waiting period. Yourplane, a big Air Canada jet, arrived at9:20 p.m. The doors finally opened andyou were there, so sad, frightened, as youcame down the stairs clinging to Rev.Beacham's hand. He was the missionarywho looked after you on your long16-hour trip from Korea to Canada.

We picked you up and held you to giveyou comfort, but you never spoke then.We knew you had hardly eaten anythingon your flight so I made you two largepeanut butter sandwiches. Then as youate them so heartily, you pointed for"pang" - that is, "bread", so you ateseven pieces. Unbelievable, but true.You then smiled for the first time.

When you came, all you would eat wasrice and water; but now, six months later,it's spaghetti, pizza, and loads of friedchicken.

When you arrived, you were 39 inchesfall and weighed 38 Founds. This was

August 22, 1976. Seven months afteryour arrival, you are 45 inches tall andweigh 49 pounds.

You started kindergarten class Septem-ber 7, 1976. Although you did not speakor understand English, you learned veryquickly.

Today, June 20, 1977, Daddy and Itook you to the office to sign the finalpapers of your adoption. Now you arereally "ours" and ours to love and takecare of always.

Our thanks to Guy and Cecile Chutefor allowing the Triangle to share withour readers some of the very personalthoughts and feelings surrounding theadoption of their little girl, Lisa.

Guy is an area maintenance foreman atStobie and Little Stobie mines and hasbeen with lnco for going on 30 years.With his job taking up so much of histime and wife Cecile rambling about their

home - their five children are grown upand have families of their own - the idea

of adoption became increasingly attrac-

tive. For many years they had made

themselves financially responsible for thesupport of under-priviledged childrenoverseas, but adoption became irresistiblyappealing.

World Vision, an agency which sup-ports orphanages across the world, cameup with Lisa, and from then on it wassimply a matter of time.

Guy and Cecile immediately contactedthe local Children's Aid Society and theImmigration Department to start pro-ceedings. It took almost a year butfinally, in August of 1976, Lisa arrived andhas been a bright ray of sunshine intheir lives ever since.

"It's unbelievable how she's grownsince she's been here", says Guy. "She'staller by 10 inches in less than a yearand a half."

"She's making wonderful progress inschool, she can read, she knows hershapes and her animals , she's doneremarkably for being here just over ayear."

"She's excellent in English and she'staking French ; she's losing her Korean!anoua ;e. but she really doesn' t want to

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Lisa enjoys a visit with Santa Claus.

know anything about Korea at all. Shegets along marvellously with everyone;she's a perfect child, that's all you cansay."

Guy and Cecile had been advised thata Korean child cannot be adopted if thereare any known relatives; once it wasdetermined that Lisa had none, they knewthey had only to wait. And even beforethey'd received final word as to whetheror not it would be possible to adopt Lisa,Guy and Cecile redecorated a room intheir home specially for their newdaughter, complete with built-in dressers,new furnishings, and an extensivewardrobe.

Guy went on to mention that "Cecile'snow looking at adopting again; this time,an 11-year-old Korean girl, and right nowit looks favorable. Lisa's been a real littledoll, and the wife has plenty of time anddevotion to offer. And we both feel thatthe more we can do for the under-privileged children of the world, the better- that's our prime interest."

Guy and Cecile certainly have everyright to feel warm and proud. They'resharing their home and their love with alittle girl who might otherwise never knowthe security of being part of a familywho cares.

Lisa has quickly taken to enjoying household chores with mom, Cecile.

At the end of the day, it's storytime with dad, Guy.

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More than

30 years

with the

company -

and st i ll

going strong!Gordon Moore , left, a crusherman at Stobie number seven shaft and Art Rodin , a tipplemanat Stobie number nine shaft have been with Inca for over 30 years. Here, they decorate aChristmas tree at Gordon' s home.

Here, Gordon and Arthur share some fond memories of their 30-year friendship while leafingthrough one of Gordon's photo albums. Their wives have the same name, they each have threechildren, and they each have a daughter called Gloria.

It all began over 30 years ago, back inNovember of 1947. Gordon Moore andArthur Rodin, one from the Ottawa area,the other from out west, both happenedto be at Inco's Sudbury employmentoffice at the same time. Both were intenton a mining career, and both were hiredto start work on December 3, 1947.

And that was the beginning not only oftwo 30-year careers with Inco, but a30-year-long friendship that's sprinkledwith remarkable similarities and unusualcircumstances.

For example, their wives are bothnamed Audrey, they both have threechildren, and they each have a daughtercalled Gloria. Their 30 years with thecompany have all been spent at Stobiemine but, perhaps most unusual of all,they've worked only one shift together inall that time. "That was back about tenyears ago", says Gord, a crusherman atStobie number seven shaft. "I've beenworking the midnight shift for the last 25years, and it just happened that Art, who'sa tippleman over at number nine shaft,came on that one time and worked withme. It's the only time we've workedtogether in the 30 years"!

Interesting, don't you think?!

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Let it SnowLet it SnowLet it Snow

'cause our transportation

department clears the way!

There's a lot more to this "winterwonderland" of ours than fluffy flakesand picturesque sceneries. There's thereality of heavy, wet snow. Slushy andslippery. And in sudden, great quantities.

Following a particularly heavy snowfallis when we can most appreciate theefforts of the "unsung heroes" of ourtransportation and traffic department -the fellows responsible for snow removalin and around Inco's various Copper Cliffoperations.

They're the ones who tramp about inoftentimes knee-deep snow, clearingpathways, steps, and doorways; they'rethe ones who set out first thing eachmorning - or first thing each night - toclear our ambulance and fire routes, thecentral shops area, and all of our parkinglots.

While specific members of the trans-portation department are assigned thetask of snow removal, all members areresponsible for reporting any icy condi-tions and ensuring that sand and salt aredispatched immediately. As a point ofinterest, some 10,000 tons of salt andsand mix are used each winter!

During and following a heavy snowfall,as many as a dozen payloaders andtandem trucks are available for dispatch;in addition, two "switchbroom" machinesare on the go, clearing switches andkeeping tracks open to the slag dumpsand to various of our mines. The "switch-broom", by the way, is quite a uniquepiece of equipment; fitted with rotatingrubber hose bags, it throws snow asidewithout scratching or damaging thetracks.

So go ahead, let it snow! Our trans-portation department clears the way!

Maurice Gauthier, left, tandem truck driver and Ernie Rheault, loading machine operator, scoopup the snow in the Copper Cliff smelter complex following a heavy late December snowfall,

One of the two unique "switchbroom" machines which cleans and efficiently keeps tracksclear throughout the winter.

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Preparing for the day's snow removal assignments are Maurice Gauthier, right, tandem truckdriver ; Gerry Bradley , transportation foreman, and Ernie Rheault , loading machine operator.

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Bradley MacDonald , Copper Cliff North mine, and wife Ella aregreeted by Copper Cliff greenhouse hostess Anne Moors, centre.Over 6,500 visitors viewed this year's display.

ETaking a close look at one of the hundreds of potted plants featuredat the greenhouse are matte processing's Laurier Dupuis with sonPaul and wife Helene.

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This year's Christmas display at the Copper Cliff greenhouse drew an estimated 6,500 visitors . Among those who enjoyed the specialfloral arrangements were the Richer family - from left, Nicole, Kim, Jayme, and Roger from the Iron Ore ,Recovery Plant warehouse.

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fourth annualopen house atInco 's Copper Cliffgreenhouse -an estimated6 ,500 attend

Amidst the hustle and bustle of theholiday season, thousands of Sudburyarea residents managed to take time fromalready hectic schedules to browsethrough the special floral displayspresented by the Copper Cliff green-house.

For the fourth year in a row, thedisplays drew capacity crowds - anestimated 6,500 - intent on admiring thefestive arrangements. Specially featuredwere pink, white and red poinsettia, holly,ivy and mistletoe; in addition, the green-house was abloom with azaleas,cyclamen, gloxinia, bromeliad, amaryllis,Christmas peppers, and tropical plantsgalore.

A veritable myriad of color awaitedvisitors who were shown through the twingreenhouses by hostesses Ellen Heale,Debbie Olfert, Anne Moors, ValeriePakkala, Danielle Brunet, and AnnKossatz.

As well as housing tropical andtemperate plants, the Copper Cliff green-house also serves as a working area forInco's continuing program of agriculturalresearch.

The sights and sounds of Christmas were in great abundance throughout the twin greenhouses.Admiring the tropical displays are, from left , Helen Depke, Gisela Depke , and Harry Kalaba,field exploration.

Colorful displays at the greenhouse attracted all ages . Here, Walter Byrko, of the Copper Cliffmill, enjoys the Christmas arrangements with family Pamela , Terry, Allen, and wife, Rose,

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Ernie Lachance, 'dozer operator, loads the 375-gallon hydraulic oiltanker with HD-30 oil for transfer underground.

Operator Gerry Levac demonstrates one of the methods of movingthe hydraulic tanker on surface.

New Bulk Oil SystemCopper Cliff South

Young buggy operator Stan Golob pulls the hydraulic tanker to the fueling station at the1500 level of Copper Cliff South mine.

A new system of receiving, storing,transferring and dispensing oil in bulk,as opposed to handling it in smallcontainers, has now been implementedat Copper Cliff South mine.

Before the new system came intooperation, the underground oil require-ments at Copper Cliff South mine weremet by using quarts, five-gallon pails,and 45-gallon drums; the handling wasslow and costly.

The main objectives of the bulk oilsystem are to reduce lubricant and ware-housing costs, to lower the possibility ofcontamination, and to provide moreefficient servicing; other benefits includea reduction in oil waste, and a greaterflexibility in the purchase of oil.

The bulk system involves the transfer,via pumps, of HD-30 oil from buriedsurface storage tanks into a mobile375-gallon tanker mounted on solidrubber tires. This tanker is movedunderground into the dispensing station.

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375-gallon tankers

mounted on solidrubber tires movethe oil underground

tested amine

where suction lines are attached by quickdisconnects. The mobile tanker thusbecomes a storage tanker underground.

The oil is then routed by pumpsthrough filters and over to dispensingreels and automatic nozzles that dis-pense 10 gallons per minute. Thismethod provides a closed system fromrefinery to equipment, therefore reducingthe possibility of contamination frompartially-used containers, while providinga self-serve service station style ofhandling oil.

The bulk oil system has been in opera-tion at Copper Cliff South mine for justover a year now, and plans to convertother Inco underground facilities arecurrently underway. The new method isparticularly attractive because no excava-tions are required underground.

HD-30 oil is used in all hydraulicsystems as well as in the torqueconverters and transmissions of allload-haul-dump equipment.

Loading a bulldozer from the hydraulic tanker at the loading station on the 1500 level is'dozer operator Nick Perih.

Unloading the hydraulic tanker from the cage at Copper Cliff South mine are cagetendersMoe Jolly, left, and Wayne Friel.

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Coleman mine driller Serge Huard , left, wasscaling in 1440 stope on 1880 level recentlywhen a piece of muck struck the right lens ofhis safety glasses. What's the value of eyeprotection? Ask Serge, who is pictured herereceiving a new pair of glasses from his mineforeman, Blaine Parrington.

These are the "Singing Miners" from Coleman mine, driller Roily Duguay , left, and drillerDon Green . Believe it or not - but the popular duo was responsible for collecting over$1,200 in pledges during the recent 27th Annual Telethon. Well over $345 of this amount waspledged by co-workers at Coleman mine. Don's son , Kevin , assisted his dad by playing thebase guitar.

A profusion of Christmas ornaments, ranging from garlands to Christmas trees, was evidentthroughout Inco's Copper Cliff offices during the recent festive season. Decorations werebrought In by spirited employees, anxious to maintain the holiday feeling during workinghours No exception to this festive practice were members of the Copper Cliff accountspayable department, from 'eft, Gloria Trezise , Margaret Wong , Carolyn Robertson, LornaFleury and Donna Raivio.

That's storeman Claude Henry at the con-trols of this battery-powered forklift, powerfulenough to lift and transport even the heaviestitem stored in the Copper Cliff South minewarehouse. Here Claude is in the process ofmoving a 75 KVA transformer for final ship-ment underground.

The employee benefits department iswaiting to answer your inquiries regardingthe many company -sponsored benefitprograms From time to t i me. employeesexperience situations which are ditiIcult toexplain Assistance '.%'Iii ue to v dde i by

allinq 682-4438.

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When it comes to decorating a Christmastree, take a tip from Jack Laking , a first-class electrician at Garson mine. This tree,set up in Garson's electrical shop, boasts"decorations" not usually found on youraverage Christmas tree. "It's the spirit of theseason that counts," says Jack, pointing outthat all "decorations" on his tree were read-ily available "from stock".

AppointmentsBill Bateman , shift foreman. roaster-kilndepartment. Iron Ore Recovery Plant.Mary Buchanan , environmentat controlanalyst. environmental control, CopperCliffW. W. Dopson , general foreman, decom-posing. packaging and shipping. CopperCliff nickel refinery.V. A. Englesakis , supervisor. contractadministration, engineering, Copper CliffG. R. Gavin , senior process assistant.process technology. Copper Cliff.J. A. Henry , salary administrator. CopperCliffR. D. Hyde, systems analyst . computersystems, Copper CliffJ. K. Lynn , industrial relations assistant.employee relations, Copper Cliff.A. D. Sherlock , general foreman. pres-

sure plant and utilities . Copper Cliff nickelrefinery.

Don Wylie, shift foreman, roaster-kilndep,1rlmr'nt. iron Ore Reco' c r1 Plant

Inca Metals CompanyToronto

N. M. Kemp , mari'.et piarnrng,copper and prec'ous metalsD. C. Lowney , manager, contract adm!n-istration Toronto, Pnq neermg department.

J. C. Mehltretter , chief prc:ect e- -inner,Toronto, engineering department.

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Rev. Father Brian McKee , right, secretary of the Sudbury District Boys' Home, recentlyaccepted a $7,000 cheque from Ron Taylor , Ontario Division president of Inco MetalsCompany, as the company's 1977 contribution to the Boys' Home. In making thepresentation, Mr. Taylor extended best wishes for the continuing success in Father McKee'sworthwhile work.

That's Coleman mine's Ray Jolly inspecting the 1564 ramp overhead door which wasinstalled as an effective means of controlling air flow up the ramp in the event of a fireunderground. The door can be operated electrically at the door location or remotely from therefuge station on 1520 level. Horns and rotating red lights indicate to the traffic on the rampwhen the door is closed.

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These are members of the Garson mine yard crew, who have gone since October 29, 1976,without an accident of any type. Pictured, front row, from left, are services foreman AlMcCausland, Earl Vail , Lenard Giguere , Bob Badgeron , Rick Jones and BrunoCastellan . Back row, from left, Anttl Vakkurl , Nick Basaraba , John Tait, Tauno Perala,Don St. Pierre , John Laronde , Andy Gaudry and John Byrko . Below, congratulations arealso in order for the 3400 level Garson mine crew who have gone 12 months without areported injury, an extremely good safety achievement. Front row, from left, DenisChampagne , Paul Laplante , Bob Decaire , Bob Caverly , Al Arseneau and Albert Landry.Middle row, from left, mine foreman Norm Woito, Alf Palement , Don Mader , Denis Noel,Fred Falardeau , Paul Rainville and Maurice Brisson . Back row, from left, MorrisLamothe , Willy Dominque , Ray Charron , Gil Beauparlant , Ray Bergeron, Ron Decalreand Bob Savoie.

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Inco's mail room in Copper Cliff was a bee-hive of activity just prior to the recent festiveseason. According to Gail Assmann,supervisor of travel and communications, inexcess of 70,000 pieces of incoming andoutgoing mail were handled in December,well above the usual month's norm. Picturedhere is Patti Larouche sorting part of themorning's mail which arrived on December22.

That's first-class electrician Dennis Bean, ofCopper Cliff South mine, checking the auto-matic pumping panel on 2300 level. Dennisbuilt and installed the unit, equipped with aunique schematic which utilizes lightemitting diodes to provide a simplified view ofthe status of the three 12-stage dewateringpumps. Each pump is capable of delivering amaximum of 750 gallons per minute.

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ICaptain Andrew Gibson , left, commandingofficer of the Sudbury Irish Army Cadets,recently accepted this sword from MelYoung , assistant to the Ontario Divisionpresident, Inco Metals Company. The hand-crafted sword will be worn on all ceremonialparades by the cadets' commanding officer.

That's machinist Dennis Levesque , of Cop-per Cliff South mine, at the controls of asandblasting gun, removing corrosion from aSulzer pump diffuser. Sandblasting of thistype is carried out during major overhauls ofall underground pumps.

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-^---IiiRecent visitors to Copper Cliff South mine were K. H. Belcher , centre, managing director,marketing, International Nickel Australia Limited , and James Shih, a sales representative ofICI (China) Limited, Taipei Branch. Here, Copper Cliff South mine superintendent Bill Moffatexplains the workings of the mine prior to the trio's extensive underground tour.

This 5-cubic-yard capacity JarcoScoop is now operating in a mechanized cut-and-fill scopeon 6400 level of Creighton mine's No. 9 shaft. Instead of the conventional diesel engine. theunit is powered by an electric motor. Mine power. 550 volt D.C. current, is transmittedthrough a trailing cable, wound on a self-winding reel - 350-foot capacity. A solid-staterectifier converts A.C. current to D_C to drive the 220 h.p electric motor, reduced to anoutput of approximately 150 h.p The electric machine is more efficiently powered. is quieter.cleaner, requires no ventilation, produces very little wheel-spin and is well accepted byoperators

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These are some of the members of Maurice Ouellette 's shift in the roaster section of theCopper Cliff smelter's furnace department, who recently completed more than a year withouta lost-time accident. Superintendent Tom Antonioni was on hand to congratulate the shift ontheir fine achievement and wished them continued success with their safety programthroughout the new year.

Concerned about your telephone charges? How would you like to sift through a monthlystack of telephone statements amounting to well over $78,000? That's the average bill paidby Inco Metals Company for its 1,800-odd telephones throughout the Sudbury district. HereGail Assmann , right, supervisor of travel and office services, and Arlene Julian, of theCopper Cliff mail room, scan through a month's statements, scrutinizing local charges andthe thousands of long-distance calls

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This is proof positive that Little Stobie mineisn't alone in boasting a "tropical garden" inits hoistroom. These 11-foot palm trees inFrood mine's hoistroom illustrate the suc-cessful effort in creating a tropical atmo-sphere. Here Paul Barchette , stationaryengineer, cares for one of the many thrivingplants.

MEMORIES and MUSICHave you listened to - Memories andMusic" on Sunday at noon over the FMchannel CIGM, 92.7 on your dial? It youhaven't, why not tune in the program thisSunday. we think you will enjoy it. On theshow we interview Inco pensioners whohave some fascinating reminiscences oftheir early days both in this area and else-where. In addition, appropriate music isplayed and announcements of interestare made.Here are the guests on "Memories andMusic" for the next few Sundays.

January 15: Bredo HoelJanuary 22: Dick MclnallJanuary 29 : Albert MorinFebruary 5: Martin QuinnFebruary 12: Gerry Mahon

We always welcome requests fromanyone who wishes to appear on theprogram, so if you would like to shareyour experiences with others. or if youknow of someone who would make aninteresting guest . please call Bert Mer-edith at 682-0631 . If he is not availableNhen you call, just leave your phoneminer Most everyone has a story to tell.and we ::: !u n 'kr to StllrF, ^ [ urs .' ,th ourlistenir , u .i:,, i .'n;-rO

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That's Richard Thibeault , yard laborer atLevack mine, at the controls of a snow-blower during the recent heavy snowfallwhich blanketed Northern Ontario. Theblower is used in areas too narrow to be ser-viced by larger, conventional snow-removalequipment.

nominated by theSudbury Branch of

^► the Canadian Insti-tute of Mining and Metallurgy. He was born inKitchener where he attended elementaryschool. Following his move to Toronto, heattended high school and later graduatedfrom the University of Toronto as a miningengineer. His working life has been spentwith Inco.

To join.send a writtenrequest kwyour treemembershipcard toMKC Director.

The Triangle",Inco MetalsCompany.Copper Cliff,Ontario POM SNO

Graham Ross, man-ager, Garson area,was recentlyappointed to theadvisory committeeof the HaileyburySchool of Mines cam-pus of Northern Col-lege, having been

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Thomas Parris , seated, centre, Ontario Division vice-president, Inco Metals Company, andvice-president of District 3 of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, was one of theguest speakers at the recent inaugural meeting of the North Bay branch of the CIM, theyoungest and 57th branch in Canada. Back row, from left, Leo MacDonald , treasurer; RudyWarren , second vice-chairman, and Fred Edwards , secretary. Front row, from left, PatPatterson , founder and honorary past-chairman; Dr. Ron Lord , CIM president; Inco'sThomas Parris; Alex Speirs , branch chairman, and Bill Laing , first vice-chairman.

Inco scholarships and engineering technology bursaries were recently presented toCambrian College students at a luncheon held at the Copper Cliff Club. Recipients were,front row, from left , Richard Gagnon , third year metallurgical engineering technology; JaneMaki, third year chemical technology; Glenn Zeebregts , second year geology engineeringtechnology; Dennis Trevlslol , third year geology engineering technology; JasonMcKenzie , second year mining engineering technician, and Bruce Lang , second yearmining engineering technology. The awards were presented by Mel Young , rear, left,assistant to the Ontario Division president, Inco Metals Company . John Koski , president ofCambrian College, rear, right, also attended the luncheon. Terry Ward , third year geologyengineering technology, was absent.

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Installing flexible ventilation tubing on the 1500 level of Copper Cliff South mine are jumbodrillers Fred Elliott, left , and Jim Plummer . Compared to conventional vent ducting, theflexible tubing offers increased safety and easier handling during installation. It also showssignificant cost advantages in handling, installation time and initial purchase.

Ian McDougall , a senior vice-president ofInco Limited who has corporate responsibil-ity for finance, has been elected a member ofthe board of directors, J. Edwin Carter , chair-man and chief executive officer, announcedrecently. Mr. McDougall is a director of theNational Trust Company and the Toronto-Dominion Bank Trust Company. He is amember of the Financial Executives Institute,Pace University President's Advisory Coun-cil and the Accounting Committee of theAmerican Mining Congress. Ian McDougallhas been senior vice-president of Inco Lim-ited since February, 1977. Prior to that, hehad been comptroller of the company forfour years. Mr. McDougall joined Inco in1947 as a staff member in the office of thecomptroller. A native of Hamilton, Scotland,Mr. McDougall received a Bachelor of Busi-ness Administration degree from Pace Uni-versity in 1954 and a Master of Sciencedegree from Columbia University in 1958.

Justin C . Crawfordof Inco's Port Col-borne research sta-tion, was awardedthe Hartford-Nichol-son Award at theSociety of ResearchAdministrators' an-nual meeting, heldin San Antonio,Texas, recently. Theaward is given to

Copper Cliff South mine drill fitters Herman Kochems , centre . and Nick Skuro , right,receive first-hand instructions on the breakdown and proper maintenance of this Sandpiperpump from serviceman Ivan Brown . The versatile pumps have proven efficient in theirapplication for fuel transfer. cement grouting. general mine dewatenng and the refueling ofmobile equipment underground.

members who have contributed outstandingservice to the society. Among numerouscontributions to the society, Mr. Crawfordhas been president of SRA Canada andchairman of the industrial division of the soci-ety. He has been a dedicated contributor tothe society and has undertaken eachendeavor with the highest standards ofexcellence. The Society of Research Admin-istrators, founded ^n 1967, is a professionalassociation whose members are devoted toimproving the efficiency and effectiveness ofresearch administration

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, NEWSMAKERS ... NEWSMAKERS ... NEWSMAKERS ...Copper Cliff North mine's Santa Claus(Andy Pilon ), decked out in his traditionalgarb, and complete with hard hat and safetybelt, took time out from his busy schedule topose for The Triangle'' photographer withMrs. Yvette Lemire and her two sonsGilbert , left, and Gerry , right, both shaftinspectors at the North mine. Mrs. Lemirerecently took part in a ladies' tour when shehad a chance to view underground opera-tions. Another son, Norman , a chute blaster,also works at the mine.

According to the Guinness Book of WorldRecords, man's deepest penetration intothe earth's crust is 31,441 feet, which isalmost six miles. It was reached byLoffland Brothers Drilling Company inWashita County, Oklahoma. The temper-ature at the bottom of the hole was 264degrees Celsius.

Just in Time For Christmas--Awards Total $7780The new year was ushered in well, with alarge number of Inco employees benefi-tting from the suggestion plan. Total pay-out for the month amounted to $7,780.Topping the list was Willie Perreault, ofthe Copper Cliff nickel refinery. Hereceived $610 for his suggestion to fab-ricate a new mounting bracket for theD.B. crane limit switch. The combinedefforts of Claude Larose and JohnLuptak , from the Copper Cliff centralshops, gave them a $545 award for theirnew design of commutators for 10 h.p.crane rack armatures. Bill Gagnon, ofCreighton mine, received $400 for hisidea of replacing Eimco loader controlswith Nopak valves John Barsalou, ofCopper Cliff North mine, was awarded$360 for designing a cable pusher for theinstallation of cable grouting. His sugges-tion for purchasing a thermostat to elim-inate the installation of contactors inswitchrooms brought Herbert Squirell,of the maintenance field force, a $330reward. Reg Violino , of central utilities,earned himself $290 for suggesting thefabrication of new spacers for trash racks

in the gatehouse at High Falls. EdZimolag , of the Port Colborne nickelrefinery, was awarded $265 for his pro-posal of a new method of fitting ceramiccoated sleeves on titanium emulsifiershafts. Ron Matheson , of the Levack mill,and Harry Boulrice , of Copper Cliff Northmine, each received a $220 suggestionaward. Ron recommended using rubberDenver-cell feed pipes for mag separatorson Pyrro floor, while Harry's idea was toinstall an I-beam on Clayton trolleys tokeep the brake shoes lined up. A sugges-tion to install a clock-timer in the batterycharging circuit in the Nickel Streetpumphouse earned $200 for MauriceParadis , of central utilities. An award of$180 went to Carmen Spadafore, of theLevack mill, for his idea to install a prefilterand air-dryer in the air line. Levack mill'sKevin Robinson was awarded $130 forrecommending the replacement of thecontroller "FC" auxiliary contacts with asingle Dunco relay Fraser Dunlop, ofStobie mine, received $105 for his sug-gestion to fabricate a Koepe hoist relaytester. His recommendation to have

proper hook-up for installation of a plat-form in a new skip earned HermanLabelle , of Copper Cliff North mine, a$75 award. A $70 award went to TomKaczkowski , of the Copper Cliff copperrefinery; the other $70 award was sharedby Silvio Brkljacich and Ed Bailey, ofthe Levack mill. Winners in the $50 cate-gory were Peter Ulrich , of matte process-ing: Bohumil Kopp , of central utilities:Paul Bidai , transportation: Ron Wig-more , of the Iron Ore Recovery Plant;Andy Artindale , of the Copper Cliff cop-per refinery; Wolfgang Reiner , of Creigh-ton mine: Blair Purvis , of Creightonmine, and Jan Szot , of Garson mine. ConKelly, of the Copper Cliff copper refinery,and Bob Lalonde , of Copper Cliff Southmine, each received $45 awards. The fol-lowing received $40 suggestion awardsHerbert Squirell and Art Leroux, of themaintenance field force: MarttiVanttinen , of the Iron Ore RecoveryPlant; Andre Dequanne , of the Levackmill; Michel Miljours , Dillon Kensley,George Jenkins and Gerry Bradley, ofCopper Cliff South mine.

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Logo Writer

Our logowriter this month is minesequipment engineer Len Kitchener, anative Sudburian and a graduate ofMichigan Technological University.

Len joined inco in 1967 as a minesresearch engineer in the mines drillingdepartment, and in 1971 attained hiscurrent position . He now is responsiblefor recognizing mine operating equipmentneeds, introducing and judging the per-formance of new equipment , and offeringhis qualified opinions on machine design,improvements and new applications.

"I find that the greatest challenge is tohelp discover and implement newmethods of improving performance andreducing costs ," says Len, adding that"most enjoyable is the daily contact withcompany personnel and those of thesuppliers."

Len's dad , Leonard, was chief engineerat the Copper Cliff copper refinery untilhe retired in 1962, after 30 years ' service;however, he's since served on sixassignments with the Canadian ExecutiveService Overseas (CESO) and now, atthe age of 80, is anticipating returning tothe Philippines in the New Year.

Len married the "girl next door ", SusanDunbar, daughter of the Triangle ' s firsteditor, Don. Both Len and Susan areactive skiers and enjoy Northern Ontario'sgreat out-of-doors to the fullest.

Len Kitchener

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