® Printed on Recycled Paper c5 Vi Youngsters see first hand what parents do at work wesome. Although 1 3-year-old Ian Wilson has his sights set on being a lawyer when he grows up, he'll never be one of those who turns his nose up at today's high-tech blue collar work. Armed with a screwdriver, the son of Clarabelle instru- ment technician Ted Wilson eyed all the "nifty" stuff to dismantle at the mill's instru- ment shop. Awesome, he described it. The St. Raphael student was one of scores of young- sters who descended Inco plants, mines qnd offices for a Stay in School Awareness Week." The "Job Shadowing" pro- gram invited youngsters to tag along with mom and dad when they went to work, and Inco youngsters like Ian took full advantage. "I've never seen dad at work before," he said. "Dad tells me about what he does at work, but it's not like being here. I get to see first hand. I'd like to work here and fiddle with all this neat stuff." Ian didn't just watch the goings on at the shop. "We had him calibrate a pressure transmitter, order material on the shop computer and run over to the warehouse to pick up shop supplies," said Ted. continued on page 3 Curlook first Canadian winner of NCRD award $ Having a Blast D r. Walter Curlook, vice chairman of Inco Lim- ited and founding Chair of the Cambrian College Board of Governors, is the first Canadian tobe presented with a Benefactor Award by the United States-based National Council for Resource Devel- opment (NCRD). Benefactor Awards are pre- sented to individuals, founda- tions or corporations from each ofNCRD's 10 regions and Canada. Recipients embody the ideals of volunteensm, community, sacrifice and Inco Cup INCO dedication to community, technical and junior colleges. Nominated for his association with Cambrian College, Dr. Curlook, along with benefac- tors from eight regions of the United States, was honored at the NCRD's 26th Annual Con- ference which was held in Washington, D.C., in December. Dr. Curlook's association with Cambrian College pre- cedes its official opening in September 1967. Appointed Chair of the Cambrian Col- lege Board of Governors in 1966 by the Premier of On- tario, Curlook led the Board in the search and selection of the College's first President; in the selection of "Cambrian" as the College's name; and in the establishment of the Col- lege in Sudbury and of satel- lite campuses in Sault Ste. Marie and North Bay. (In 1972, the SaultSte. Marie cam- pus became Sault College and the North Boy campus became Canadore College.) He also played a key role in the purchase of Cambrian's continued on page 15 Hall of Famer March 1993Ontario Division Vol. 52, No.3 Nickel Refinery sampler Phil Guy watches son Kevin, 12, do a laboratory test to determine the bulk density of nickel powder. The two were among scores of employees and their children who took part in a job Shadowing program that allowed the youngsters to join dad at work.
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Youngsters see first handwhat parents do at work
wesome.Although 1 3-year-oldIan Wilson has his
sights set on being a lawyerwhen he grows up, he'll neverbe one of those who turns hisnose up at today's high-techblue collar work.
Armed with a screwdriver,the son of Clarabelle instru-ment technician Ted Wilsoneyed all the "nifty" stuff todismantle at the mill's instru-ment shop.
Awesome, he described it.The St. Raphael student
was one of scores of young-sters who descended Incoplants, mines qnd offices fora Stay in School AwarenessWeek."
The "Job Shadowing" pro-gram invited youngsters to tagalong with mom and dadwhen they went to work, andInco youngsters like Ian tookfull advantage.
"I've never seen dad atwork before," he said. "Dadtells me about what he does atwork, but it's not like beinghere. I get to see first hand. I'dlike to work here and fiddlewith all this neat stuff."
Ian didn't just watch thegoings on at the shop. "Wehad him calibrate a pressuretransmitter, order material onthe shop computer and runover to the warehouse to pickup shop supplies," said Ted.
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Curlook first Canadianwinner of NCRD award
$ Having a Blast
D r. Walter Curlook, vicechairman of Inco Lim-
ited and founding Chairof the Cambrian CollegeBoard of Governors, is the firstCanadian tobe presented witha Benefactor Award by theUnited States-based NationalCouncil for Resource Devel-opment (NCRD).
Benefactor Awards are pre-sented to individuals, founda-tions or corporations fromeach ofNCRD's 10 regions andCanada. Recipients embodythe ideals of volunteensm,community, sacrifice and
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dedication to community,technical and junior colleges.Nominated for his associationwith Cambrian College, Dr.Curlook, along with benefac-tors from eight regions of theUnited States, was honored atthe NCRD's 26th Annual Con-ference which was held inWashington, D.C., inDecember.
Dr. Curlook's associationwith Cambrian College pre-cedes its official opening inSeptember 1967. AppointedChair of the Cambrian Col-lege Board of Governors in
1966 by the Premier of On-tario, Curlook led the Boardin the search and selection ofthe College's first President; inthe selection of "Cambrian"as the College's name; and inthe establishment of the Col-lege in Sudbury and of satel-lite campuses in Sault Ste.Marie and North Bay. (In1972, the SaultSte. Marie cam-pus became Sault College andthe North Boy campus becameCanadore College.) He alsoplayed a key role in thepurchase of Cambrian's
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March 1993Ontario Division Vol. 52, No.3
Nickel Refinery sampler Phil Guy watches son Kevin, 12, do alaboratory test to determine the bulk density of nickelpowder. The two were among scores of employees and theirchildren who took part in a job Shadowing program thatallowed the youngsters to join dad at work.
Denis Levoie, instrumentman, Matte Processing: "Hav-ing teenagers, I now feel thatthey do not have a full under-standing of their options fortheir future career choices. Ido not think that it's up to theeducational system alone toshow the students all the jobpossibilities, but it should beshared by industry as well."
Careers 2000, a four-day exposition in May to introducestudents from all over the Sudbuiy district to the opportunitiesavailable in the technical trades, has the active support of manyInco employees. About 30 of them have volunteered their timeand skills to help prepare and conduct the exposition. We askedsome of these volunteers why they are so committed to thepromotion of careers for young people.
Dan Foy, instrument man,Matte Processing: "Just finish-ing my education two yearsago, I feel I can relate to thestudents and the uncertaintyof what careers to choose. Ialso think it is good to presenttrades to students. This openstheir minds to ideas that arenot pushed in the educationalsystem."
Mike LeBreton, industhalmechanic: Smelter; "I am par-ticipating and volunteeringmy time and effort to promotethe Careers 2000 Expositionto help students realize theimportance of obtaining ahigh school diploma in orderto expand their career oppor-tunities so that they may com-pete successfully in the tech-nological and highly competi-tive and ever changing globaleconomy."
Frank Moss, training su-pervisor, Training: "It is saidthat compelling goals and apositive, meaningful vision ofthe future provides purposeand direction in the present.My participation in Careers2000 is driven by the hopethat every student leaves theexposition with their goalsintact and with a clear visionof their future."
Cliff Corel!, instrumenta-tion man, Matte Processing:"I feel that the students of to-day think that only profes-sional white collar jobs arethe way to instant success. Butthis is not necessarily so. In-dustry is craving more skilledtradespeople in many fields.Therefore, I think it is myduty as a tradesperson to dem-onstrate what optionsthere are."
Benita Smith, clerk-ste-nographer, Training: "Ouryouth are a very valuable corn-modity. They require guidancein making important careerdecisions that will ultimatelyaffect our future generations. :.Careers 2000 is one of themany ways we can assist themin choosing a suitable careerpath that we will all benefitfrom."
Process clerk Angle Gagnon gets interviewed by Michael Mayhew, son of Clarabelle energy reduction project manager Mike Mayhew.
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Jilt O'Brien, 13, turns his hardhat inafter spending some time at work withdad, Industriai Reiations representativelob O'Brien.
Creighton Mineforeman CarryMerkley helps sonDavid Merkiey,12, with his lamp.David visitedseveral under-ground sites atthe mine withdad, inciudingthe site of theSudbury NeutrinoObservatory.
Industrial mechanic Steve Coteand daughter Lyne, 13, weretwo of about 40 students andparents who took part in theJob Shadow program at theSmeiter. Here the group isiistening to a presentation onSmeiter operations at thePavliion. A tour of the operationfoiiowed.
Nickei Refinery operator LarryPerih shows son Daie, 13, someof the controis during a tour ofthe refinery. Looking on areoperator Romeo Fournier anddaughter Maureen, 12.
Inco opens doors to employee's childreno(what goes on around here."
continued from page 1He got a pretty good idea
Ted is as enthusiastic aboutthe Shadow program as hisson. TMWhenlwas 13, this kindof thing was unheard of. Howcan kids make up their mindsabout what they want to dofor the rest of their lives ifthey're not familiar withwhut available?" he said.HAnd I think an experiencelike this lets these kids see forthemselves how important itis to stay in school and get aneducutlon.
"And there's a benefit forthe parent, too. I know I feelpretty proud when my sonwants to see what I do at work,
when he wants to come towork with me."
A senior analyst in theNickel Refinery laboratory,Seija Binmore echoes Ted'spoint. "A number one con-cern for most parents is tokeep their kids in school and Ithink having them come hereand see what is required to geta good job is a good way toemphasize that. inco shouldbe commended for taking partin this program. it's a superidea, a big help in my effort toencourage my kids to get agood education."
Seija doesn't believe in"pushing" her kids where theydon't want to go. " if they wantto be lawyers or a mechanics
I'd be equally proud. Ilove mywork and I want the samething for them. But the key tothat kind of a job is a goodeducation and this (job shad-owing) is a good way to em-phasize that."
Two of her four boys, Markand David, toured the labwhere mom worked and evenassisted her in performing anacidity test.
The youngsters weren't sat-isfied just to sit, watch andlisten. Armed with question-naires, the youngsters inter-viewed employees about theirjobs and opinions.
Clarabelle process clerkAngie Gagnon was one ofthose who answered some
probing questions from stu-dent Michael Mayhew, 12, sonof project manager MikeMayhew. It was the young-ster's third interview and hewas impressed by the educa-tional demands of most of thejobs.
"It was very interestinghere," said Michael. "I thinkI'll stay in school. I need it toget a good job. i'm not surewhat I want to do when I growup."
He said he was doing "notbad" in school. "I got a 79.6average in school last term,"he said, "and mom and dadsaid that's okay."
Twins Alain and AdamGagne's dad is North Mine
electrician Richard Gagne, sowhen the Shadowrng programoffered a chance to go under-ground, they jumped at it.
"It was actually the secondtime underground with dad,"said Alain, "but the first timewas just a quick tour during aFamily Day. This time westayed with dad."
"We like it down there. Itwasn't scary at all, even goingdown in the cage." said Adam."Maybe we'll work down therewhen we grow up. I don't knowyet what 1 want to do when 1grow up." Alain said he'd liketo go below again if he wasgiven the chance. "It wasneat," he said.
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SOME JOB, GRAMMASo what's so hard about this job? asks Jonathan Beland, 12, as be demonstrates the classic view of captains of industry hard at work. Jonathan,grandson of Inco comptroller Joan Babij, commandeered his grandmother's desk during the Job Shadowing program.
Divisionai Shops machinist Richard St. Denis prepares torepair a compressor valve while son Alain, 13, looks on.
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Inco volunteers are 'source' ofgood advice
H igh school guidancecounsellor Ada DellaPenta puts it bluntly:
"Frankly, these kids get tiredof hearing us constantly re-pealing the same thing, to stayin school, work hard and get agood education. They need tohear it right from the sourceinstead of from us."
For hundreds of LockerbyComposite Secondary Schoolstudents, "the source" was agroup of Inco volunteers, rang-ing from industrial mechan-ics to geologists, who took partin a school Careers Fair,spreading the word not onlyabout staying in school butabout the wide range of op-
portunities in industry.People like Gilles
Grandmaison, a seasonedmaintenance mechanic for 24of his 28 Inco years.
"When I asked the groupof about 75 or 80 students atthe start of my talk for a showof hands of how many wouldlike to go into maintenancework, there were only abouttwo or three who put theirarms up," said Gilles. "Manyhad no idea of how well thiskind of career paid. Many wereamazed when I told them thepay scale, the skills and edu-cation that were needed andthe high-tech nature of thetrade. I think that by the time
I was through, at least some ofthem had changed theirminds."
Gilles said the responsefrom the students was encour-aging. "They asked all kindsof good questions about edu-cational requirements, payscales, training requirementsand future technology in thetrades."
It was pointed out to thestudents, he said, that peoplelooking for doctors and law-yers have no problem gethngone, yet often you can't find aplumber, electrician or othertradesperson to repair yourmachinery.
"I hope my efforts weresucceful," said Gilles. "I thinkthat a well-trained workforceis going to be needed in thefuture if we are all to competeworldwide. We have to letyoung people know about theopportunities in my trade andothers. I feel a certain respon-sibility about getting the wordout to young people."
Most of the other Inco vol-unteers who took time out toaddress the Lockerby studentsshared Gilles' views. "Today'sstudents cannot leave theirdestiny to chance," said Incotraining supervisor FrankMoss, another volunteer whospoke to the students. "Select-
ing a career path must be awell-researched decision."
Other volunteers includedelectrician Reg Laurin, geolo-gist Chris Davis, mechanicalengineer Ross McKague,Employee Relations repre-sentative Larry Arsenault andMark Beaulne of In formationServices.
For Lockerby, the partici-pation of volunteers from in-dustries like Inco is crucial tothe success of the program.It's the third year Lockeiy hasheld the information sessionsand Ms. Della Penta sees agradual change in attitudeamong students about bluecollar work.
"The need to get career in-formation to today's studentsis even more critical than ithas been in the past. With allthe options available in theschool system today, it is up tothe student to make choicesthat could affect his or herentire life.
"We see a wide range ofinterests today," she said. "Stu-dents are looking at a widerrange of things than just doc-tors and lawyers. There's lessnegativity seen today aboutblue collar work. Kids areaware that a university de-gree no longer guarantees ajob anymore, that it often
doesn't provide the trainingneeded to get a job. Trainingand technical courses at schoolare doing very well."
This type of careers en light-enment is not a malephenomenononly, said Ms.Della Penta. "We are seeingmore girls in these courses,particularly in science andtechnology. There's no ques-tion that there will be moreand more females in non-tra-ditional jobs in the future."
One reason for the upsurgeof female students in techni-cal courses, she said, is be-cause the class environmentisn't as intimidating for girlsanymore. With girls havinggone through these coursesbefore and with girls in thecourses now, others are morewilling to jump in.
"When there are alreadygirls in the class, it's much lessintimidating for the new stu-dent. Once in these courses,the girls do just as well as theboys."
What industry representa-tives like Inco employees pro-vide, she said, is sobering real-ity and believability. "Whenkids are told they need at leastGrade 12 to work at Inco..and when they hear it froman Inco representative, it clicksin."
Inco interestedin school,industry linkE xpanding the link
between education andindustry is very much
in Inco's interest.That's one reason, said
Human Resources representa-tive Pat Gallagher, that thecompany encourages plants,mines and offices in the Sud-bury area to open their doorsto sons and daughters of em-ployees for a Job Shadowingprogram held as part of a re-gion-wide"Stay in SchoolAwareness Week."
The Sudbury Board ofEducation and SudburyDisthct Roman Catholic Sepa-rate School Board launchedthe Shadowing program,counting on industries likeInco to allow youngstersonto the worksites fora day.
All Grade 7 students and30 per cent of Grade 9 stu-dents, about 3,2000 studentsin all, were issued a Job Shad-owing kit. The students wereinstructed by their teachers tobring the kits home to discusswith their parents the possi-bility of taking part in theprogram.
"Inco has a history of par-ticipating in educationalprojects like this one," saidPat, "and although our em-ployees are very busy thesedays, Inco was enthusiasticabout the information that ashadowing project like thiscould provide for youngpeople.
"We want to improve thelink between Inco and educa-tors,"he said. "I think it's goodfor us, good for the studentsand good for our employees.It helps these kids in their ca-reer planning by providingmany more options for themand it encourages interest intoday's high-tech, high-paidand challenging trades as wellas white collar jobs."
Equally important, he said,is to let families of employeesknow just what mom and dad
do at work. It not only allowsparents to show their childrencareers that they are proud of,but it gives parents a boost inencouraging their children tostay in school.
"I think education in gen-eral is as important to Ilico aseducators. These kids will betomorrow's employees and askilled workforce will beneeded if we are to keep aheadof the competition."
Inco was concerned ini-tially about potential hazardsof youngsters visiting some ofthe company's sites, but dis-cussions between Inco and theschool boards resolved theproblem.
Even then, said Pat, thefinal decision as to specificplant participation in the pro-gram rested with each plantor mine manager. Programacceptance was directly re-lated to the degree of hazardassociated with the parent'swork environment.
The program varied fromplant to plant. In some areas,general group tours wereoffered to the young visitorsand the tours included theworksite of their parents. Inother areas, the studentsstayed with parents on thejobsite all day.
"Young people today arefacing a changing world,"stated the information pack-age that went out to parents."With new systems in tech-nology and a changing glo-bal economy, tomorrow'semployers will have highexpectations of theiremployees.
"Job shadowing brings stu-dents one step closer to meet-ing these challenges and be-ing better prepared by help-ing them make the connec-tion between work and theirstudies. It also expands ouryouth's knowledge of themany career opportunitiesavailable and how to accessthese careers."
Exposition a source ofinformation for career choices
The February issue of"Partners in Progress, "a pub-lication by the Sudbury Dis-trict Chamber of Commerce,features an interview withInco training supervisorFrank Moss on the importanceof providing young peoplewith career choices. Called"Preparing today's youth fortomorrow's career opportuni-ties," the article is a goodoutline of why inco and theeducational community areactively promoting the Ca-reers 2000 exposition in May.
T he statistics paint ableak picture. Unemployment has reached
more than 19 per cent for 15to 24-year-olds; company re-structuring to increase com-petitiveness has resulted in joblosses in all sectors; some youthin their mid-20s have yet tofind their first job; there is lim-ited money to spend on jobtraining programs; changingcareers three or four times is adefinite trend in today's soci-ety.
"Youth unemployment isreaching crisis proportions,"says Frank Moss, a trainingsupervisor with Inco who isleading the organization ofan ambitious communityevent aimed at tackling theproblem head on. Representa-tives of the business, industry,
government, labour and edu-cation sectors have joinedforces to present the "Careers2000 Exposition" at the Sci-ence North Bell Grove Arenafrom May 4th to 7th, 1993.
"The new economic reali-ties and the restructuring ofthe business and industry sec-tors have fuelled the need tofocus more attention on ca-reer education," says Moss."The Careers 2000 Expositionwill introduce students, theirparents and the general pub-lic to the career opportunitiesavailable in order to promotethe wise choice of career op-tions to respond to market-place needs."
By raising the profile ofcareer education, organizersof the exposition hope thattoday's young people will bemore suitably equipped tomake informed and responsi-ble choices.
"Today's students cannotleave their destiny to chance,"says Moss. "Selecting a careerpath must be a well-re-searched decision."
Hundreds of hands-on dis-plays will be set up by localcompanies, organizations andschool boards throughout thefour-day exposition to show-case a wide variety of careersin all fields. Close to 80 percent of the booths are alreadycommitted, proof that this typeof a career education forumfor students, their parents, as
well as teachers, is lông over-due.
Thousands of studentsfrom both public and sepa-rate schools from the Sudbury,Espanola, Manitoulin, NorthShore and Sturgeon Falls ar-eas will be bused in to tour theexhibits. Parents and the gen-eral public will also be en-couraged to attend, during theday and at night.
"There's no doubt thatchamber of commerce mem-bers will have a vested interestin this ambitious event, per-haps as participants or as par-ents," says Moss. "We are send-ing a strong message to thecommunity that we want par-ents to take advantage of thisunique opportunity and visitthe exposition along with theirchildren."
The Careers 2000 Exposi-tion is a key initiative beingpresented under the umbrellaof Careers 2000, a commu-nity-based committee that isdeveloping and implement-ing strategies to assist studentsin making a smooth transi-tion from school to employ-ment.
Close to 450 volunteersfrom all sectors in the com-munity have been busy or-ganizing the event for morethan a year. "This event hasreceived overwhelming sup-port. We are absolutely de-lighted with the co-operationand response," says Moss.
These young visitors to the Nickel Refinery couldn't resist the urge to perch in the bucket of some yard equipment. From left, QuentlnSmith. son of lnstnament.tedmlcion Dave Smitl: David and Mat4 Binmorejsons of senior analyst Seija Sinmore; Eric Duguay, son ofmaintenance foreman Leo Duguay; Steve Bisson, son of utilities operator Jerry Bisson, Trevor Fowler, son of maintenance mechanic RussellFowler; and Paul Leavoy, son of Wayne Leavoy of Quality Assurance and Technical Services.
N.rth Mine electrician Richard(.aqn. helps his boys Main andAdam, 13, wIth theIr equIpment.lb. boys spent most of the dayunderground with dad.
continued from page 3For 13-year-old Alain St.
Den is, It was a second chanceto see Divisional Shops wheredad Richard St. Denis works.
U really wanted to seewhere my dad worked, butthe, last time when therewas a Family Day here two orthree years ago I got thechicken pox and had tostay home. I was verydisapppinted."
He described his dad'sworkplace as much betterthonithought," although hesaid he didn't really know
I grow up and you need a lotof school to be a priest."
Liana Feltrin, daughter ofStobie preventive mainte-nance coordinator GloriaFeltrin, has snuck in with momon several weekends, but thiswas the first time she'd spentthe day there.
She got a chance to do somefiling, use the computer andprinter and even typed anassignment,"
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South Mine planner Ron Suomuand daughter Cari'Ise, 12. do alittle work together. Sheattended a Total QualityImprovement meeting in themorning with dad.
I like it in here, but it sureis busy," she said.
Liana wants to be avetennarian, actress or model,although she's determined tokeep her options open. 'l'mdoing pretty good in school,"she said.
Carrice Suomu, 12, daugh-ter of South Mine planner RonSuomu, attended a Total Qua!-ity Improvement meeting onthe morning of her stint withdad at work.
"I learned a couple ofthings about ses," she said."It was all very interesting."
Nsathtr Howard, 12, daughter of Central Mills trainer DougNoward, shows off the certificate she earned while spending a daywith dad for the Shadow progiam.
Mark and David Blnmore, 12, watch intently as mom, senior analystSeija Binmore, carries on a test in the Nickel Refinery laboratory.
Ian Wilson, 13, spent the daywith dad, instrument technicianTed Wilson, and "all that niftystuff" in the ClarabelleInstrument shop.
Liana Feltrin, daughter of Stoble Mine preventive maintenancecoordinator Gloria Feltrln, helps mom at the computer.
6 MARCH 1993
The team approach to having a blast
T hey're having a blast atSouth Mine. In fact,they're studying to do it
even better.Employee involvement is
the major ingredient that hashelped the mine dramaticallyenhance the quality andquantity of blasting, an im-provement that will reducecosts, increase productivityand improve the South Mineenvironment.
"Teamwork is the only wayto go at it," said scooptramoperator Roger Roberge, oneof a team of South Mine em-ployees ranging from minersand planners to outside sup-pliers. "It's the people that dothe work every day who havethe best idea where the prob-lem is. The athtude aroundhere has definitely changed.These days everybody hastheir input, not just uppermanagement. 'Inco' meanseverybody these days."
A South Mine team is ex-ainining the mine's blastingtechniques, particularly the
secondary blasting that's re-quired to reduce large chunksleft over from the initial blast.
"It's very time-consuming,dusty and frustrating work,"said blaster boss George St.Amant. "Nobody likes to re-peat a job already done."
Secondary blasting is re-quired when primary ore blast-ing dislodges chunks too largeto be removed in the subse-quent mucking operation.Chunks too big to be removedand dumped into the ore passmust first be moved out of theway to allow scooptram oreremoval. At the end of theirshift, blasting crews had to goin, apply charges and thenblast the oversized chunks.
The secondary blasting wasnot only a pain in the neck forblasting crews, but it was anexpensive proposition for theoperation. of the mine.
Using detailed proceduresoutlined in Inco's quality im-provement methods, the teamof crewmen George St. Axnant,Claude Courchesne and Roger
Roberge, planner LarryTessier, explosives representa-tive Terry Lynds, surveyor JohnMcLean and foreman FrancoisTremblay quickly identifiedthe causes and the adverseeffects the blasting was hav-ing on South Mine operations.
"It's a very expensiveproposition," said team leaderLarry Tessier. "The extent ofthe problem is hard to meas-ure because it varies with thestope, how many chunks thereare and other variables, butwe knew that it was causingmajor delays, unnecessaryexpensive production set-backs, equipment downtime,and wasted man hours."
Often the secondary blast-ing created damage to the driftas well.
"We always knew the prob-lem existed," said Larry, "butthe team approach gave usthe tools and procedures toidentify the exact causes andtackle the solutions."
Training, the team discov-ered, wasn't keeping up with
rapidly changing technologyand types of explosives.
Explosives supplier repre-sentative Terry Lynds helpeddevelop an expanded train-ing program that enabled themine's blasting crews to keepahead of the rapid changes intheir field.
The retraining began al-most immediately and to dateabout 52 unit employees, fiveforeman and a trainer havetaken part in the educationalprogram. Explosives suppliersare puthng together films andother training material, anda program to visit an explo-sives supplier is planned tofurther familiarize blastingcrews with the tools of theirtrade. "The training programisn't just a one-shot deal," saidLarry. "It'll be part of an on-going program."
An orderly process of ab-sorbing new products andmethods has also been estab-lished. Training and new pro-cedures using new materialswill be applied one level of the
mine at a time and will moveto the next level only aftertraming is completed on theprevious one.
South Mine is also pioneer-ing a better diagnostic methodthat involves lowering a spe-cially-designed camera intothe hole to examine the areato be blasted. Still in the ex-perimental stage, the camerawork promises to help blast-ing crews examine the area tobe blasted. Although it's tooearly in the experiment toshow any results, team mem-bers are enthusiastic about theproject's potential.
Larry said that it'll take anextended period of time forthe secondary blasting im-provements to show up asblack ink in the South Mineledger. "It's hard to point toany clear figures on a short-term basis, but already thereare fewer complaints aboutsecondary blasting hang-ups.It used to be almost a dailything, but now the frequencyis definitely down."
Blaster boss George St. Amant, scooptram operator Roger Roberge and mine planner Larry Tessier look over details of a study investigatingblasting procedures.
'outh Mine is back on track.A team approach to
investigating solutions totramming deficiencies on themine's: main tramming hon-
n has egmed major paybacksin safety production, efficiencyand reduced cost.
it's, too early to come upwith exuct figures on savings,"said team member Mel Bray ofSouth Mine Engineering, "butthere's little doubt that the im-provements are going to have a
Thea 8,000-foot longGrandesberg Tram on themines 2,050-foot level requiredsignificant attention. In a driftdtiventntheearly '70s, thetrackwas installed as the drift ad-vanced by development crews.
But heavy production de-monds during ensuing years didnot allow for regular upgrad-ing and track maintenance,taking its toll on the rail. Crewsmaintained the track, but haddifficulty keeping up.
With mining in the 865 and88Oorebodies in the future, thetram line had to be revampedto handle the expected traffic.
A.team was formed consist-ing of tram crew membersGilbert Mayotte, Lionellavolley, Jim Crowe and MarkGammon, fuel truck operatorPoul Bourre, Barry Hanneberryand Mel Bray of Engineering,Foremen Larry Baker andGuetun St. Jean and generalforeman Keith Dupont.
"We went to the people on2050 level first," said Mel."They're the people who are inthe best position to know what
the problems are. We used to domaintenance on the track, ofcourse, but it was a hit and misskind of thing. With the detailedimprovement programs in placetoday, it not only includes eve-rybody on the job but it givesyou a systematic and detailedprocedure for examining theproblem. This way, it's hard tomiss even the most minor de-tail."
While everybody has a gen-eral interest in making the com-pany more competitive, said JimCrowe, most of the improve-ments also improve conditionsin the workplace.
"It was a daily job. Some-times you had two trains go offthe track a shift. Putting thetrains back on track is hard,delicate and sometimes hazard-ous work for tram crews," he
said. "Fully loaded cars weighover 20 tons and sometimes theywould rip up long sections oftrack when they derailed. Pro-duction would come to a stand-still for an entire shift whilerepairs were made."
Although not a productionpriority, one of the first meas-ures implemented was a safetyand environmental project thateliminated dust problems at themain ore pass. Dust controldoors were installed at the orepass along with a light systemto control dumping above the2,050 level. The light signal sys-tem at the dumping areas onthe upper levels indicates whenthe dust control doors at themain ore pass are open.
"It's simple," said Mel."When there's a red light, no-body dumps."
teamwork
"It's made a world of differ-ence," said Jim. "We had towear masks before. Often thedust became unbearable andwe had to stop the trammingoperation until the dust settled."
Track conditions, however,proved the major problem, andalmost 2,000 feet of the old trackand ties were replaced.
AU 000 feet of the 2,050level track was re-bonded. No-neered at Levack, the new bond-ing system features muchquicker installation and muchless maintenance.
"The new track has madequite a difference," said Jim."Instead of going off the trackonce a day, it's about once aweek now. It's safer and there'sa lot less downtime."
The tram drift doubled as anaccess route to bring supplies to
the 850 ore body and powerhad to be cut during deliveries.The double usage of the trackdrift meant regular interrup-tions in tram operations.
Work is under way to de-velop an alternate access to theore body, further eliminatingtramming stoppages. Construc-tion is under way to replaceseveral small tankers with a sin-gle 600 gallon fuel tanker fortransporting fuel for under-ground equipment on 2,050level. The new tanker shouldreduce fuel transfer trips byabout 40 per cent, representingabout two trips a week ratherthan once a day.
Car maintenance has alsobeen enhanced with the re-es-tablishment of a two-man re-pair crew on the level. Cars tooka heavy beating on the old track.
With many of the improve-ments in place, tram crews cannow meet scheduled develop-ment and production require-ments.
According to Jim, thechanges have not only savedthe company money, but it'smade a world of difference fortram crews.
"It's made a big differencein the work environment. It usedto be a bit depressing when youknew even before you got towork that you were going tohave track problems. We havetop notch development crewshere and if we didn't pull therock and ore fast enough, theyhad to stop working andthe development and produc-tion work would fallbehind."
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Who are you gonna call ???Inco adopted the Continuous Improvement philosophy with the long term
goals of improving production and saving money. And what costs Inco bigmoney? Contracting out! That's right - Contracting out. So a Cl Team was setup to look at ways to reduce our dependency on the contractors. The team hasdeveloped the name "Contract Busters".
The fact that the company wanted a team to look at contracting out andways to streamline, If not eliminate it altogether In some areas, shows aserious commitment.
The process of change is more often than not a slow one. The team knewthis, so rather than looking at the whole problem in the Sudbury district, it wasdecided to break It down.
The first topic was the always controversial overhead doors. Data wascollected on the job of repaning the doors In the plants and mines. The resultsshowed that (if properly trained) our own people could do the work' Imaginethat. The plants and mines are now in the process of training people to repairthe doors.
Another issue for the team was overhead cranes. The team collected dataand presented the results to management on Feb. 24.
When Inco does need a contractor It should be made clear thatquality is a constant. In this area the team Is in the editing stage of their
Request For Work form.The final topic being looked at by the 'Busters' is high pressure washers.
Why can't we do this? Why can't we have our own equipment to do It? Aseparate team has been formed at Clarabelle Mill, with notable interest beingshown at Copper Refinery and the Frood-Stoble Complex. Good work,'busters'!
Work smarter not harder - that seems to be the theme of the N.C.Fabrication Quantities Continuous Improvement Team at Divisional Shops.The team is looking at ways to increase production on the Numerically
Controlled Lathe. And they certainly found some.Team members are NC operator GlUes Albert, machinist Frank Lesk,
warehouse supervisor Murray Edward, and planner Richard Coupal. Objec-tives for the team were to maximize machine use, reduce set up time, reduceQuality Control time, improve quality and reduce the amount of work orders.By proposing changes to the parameters in the warehouse system everythingstarted to fit. Why have 12 work orders to make 13 pieces? Make two ordersof seven instead. Just think of the set uptime that could be saved! Frank Leskalso mentions the reduced operator frustration. With these and a few moreIdeas the team could reach their objectives. This was presented to theDivisional Shops Steering Team where it received much praise from generalforeman Willy Metson and also superintendent Lloyd Strong. The team willcontinue to analyze some 57 other work orders. Great effort, team!
Closing the Loop. . . Continuous Improvement Members move on tospread the word about teamwork. Scott Steward has left Central Mainte-nance to become a TQ1I CIT Coordinator at Creighton Mine. . . Terry VanKempen has left the Energy Team and gone to Levack to be a GeneralForeman. . . Reg Gareau has switched teams, moving from the InjuredWorker Recovery Team to the Energy Team... Lawrence Dagenais has left theCopper Refinery team and gone back to be a general foreman at Coleman...Mike Swiatek has also left the Copper Refinery team and gone to North Mine.
A new team has been formed at Coleman with veteran George Robinsonteaming with newcomers Wayne Cummings, Jerry Pawloski and PhilLindsay as a resource person. Katherine MacNeil has left for the Frood StobieComplex... Lame Fraser has left CMP&U and gone back to continue his finework in the Smelter.
To all those who are leaving the CIT. thanks for all the hard work andcongratulations for a job well done.
And to all of our new members, welcome to the team.
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The Triangle 9
Peter Valin of North Baysends up a rooster tall ofpowdered snow.
Gary Foy, recently retired fromloco's Employee Relationsdepartment, talks with a guestat the Inco-sponsored closingbanquet at the Copper Cliff Club.Gary was honored for 30 yearsservice to local skiing and theInco Cup. In back, at right, Is JeffGrieve of Occupational Health,another long-time Inco Cupvolunteer.
inco Cup spawns world-class competitorsSauh
Ste. Marie capturedhe Inco Cup this year,followed by Sudbury's
Adonac/Laurentian Univer-sity Ski Club.
North Boy Ski Racers KathyFerneyhough was named bestfemale competitor in the Se-nes while Cam Culbert ofNorth Bay won top malehonors.
lust a week before the finalevent of this year's competi-tons, Inco Cup "graduate"Kate Pace of North Bay cap-hired the world championshipLndownhill skiing.
Pace, along with all North-eastern Ontario skiers whomove on to bigger and betterthings, go through an impor-tant phase of their careers attheInco Cup races.
The company has beensponsonng this series of races
at various hills in the regionfor the last 20 years
The longest running cor-porate sponsorship of anysporting event in the country,the Inco Cup competition hascontributed quite a list ofNorthern Ontario skiers on theprovincial and nationalteams.
The list of Inco Cup gradu-ates includes such athletes asJohn Mealy, who won theCanadian Men's DownhillChampionships in Sault SteMarie, the Kreiner sistersLaurie and Kathy along withDiane and Gord Acton.
As part of the sponsorship,Inco supplies medals, a stain-less steel trophy, it holds abanquet, and takes care of thecost of setting up the races.
Inco also supplies themuch-coveted touques which
have been seen on the headsof skiers around the world.
But, perhaps the mostvalu-able thing Inco has given tothe event are volunteers, manyof whom are also employeesat the company
One such volunteer, JeffGrieve, is an occupationalhealth and safety analyst.
"The Inco Cup hasn'tchanged much over the years,other than it's kept pace withthe rest of the skiing," he said.
However, Grieve said theevent, along with skiing ingeneral, has seen tremendousgrowth.
For example, approxi-mately 120 skiers competedin the Sudbury portion of theInco Cup. The skiers can be asyoung as 11 and as old as 20.
In this year's teamstandings, Sault Ste Marie and
the Adanac-Laurentian SkiClub were very close headinginto the final races at Adanac,one reflection of the keen com-petition that has been a con-stant feature of the lnco Cupraces.
Those who come out towatch the skiers at the AdanacHill could possibly be watch-ing future Canadian, WorldCup or Olympic champions.
"It s the pinnacle ofall area club racing pro-grams," said Nels Conroyof the local Inco Cuporganization.
Conroy said those who raceat the Inco Cup are at thestage in their skiing lives whenthey are deciding whether tobecome serious in the sport.
"Everybody in the last 20years in Northern Ontario whohas gone on to participate in
skiing at the national-levelsystem has gone through theInco Cup program," he added.
He said Pace's Success givesInco Cup skiers this winter anadded push. Most have skiedwith Pace and Conroy saidother skiers believe if she cando it, so can they.
Sudbury skiers in particu-lar must train a little harderbecause they often must travelout of town to find more chal-lenging hills.
"We have to plan to trainout of town," said Conroy.
Conroy said that the Inco-Kate Pace connection almostwent unnoticed, but he sentletters to the company thank-ing Inco for its support ofskiing.
One of the problems withlong-term sponsorships is thatpeople take them for granted.
Jason Murray, 13, of Sault Ste. Marie sharpens his skisbefore his run.
the top male and female skiers.
The 1993 Inco Cup winning Sault Ste. Marie team gives a victory pose.
North Bay's Bruno LePage readies for his downhill runwhile starter Paul Prosperl looks on.
Aanouncer Wendy Ellen and chief timing officer TomTario of Divisional Training.
10 MARCH 1993
Thanks, Inco!!Dear Sir,
On behalfcur club, I would like to sincerely thank Inco for their continuedspnsors hip ad supfxt of ski racing in Northern Ontario It is difficult toexpress the feelings of app?ation we have toward Inco. Many young racers
+ have started thetrclimb to 9ID,' from the podium ofan Inco Cup race. Kate Paceahd fohn MEtl a-e wcwmnt examples. We recently participated in the Inco
Cup #4 at AdanaThe fact that Jim Ashcroft was able to take time from his busyschedule topoitidpateathe banquet and race was very much appreciated byall
Congratulations to Inca ad its employees for their 20 years of sponsorship.Our organization will contine to try and make Inco proud they are backing ski
ra.ing.iJ1AtKYOLJ!Yours sincerely,Tom Tario, PresidentLively-Creighton Ski Club
ar Sir;Hello! My name is Jill Cufrs. I'm from North Bay and I've been in all your
fnco 'Cup races. Since I've beerin all your Inco races I have just qualified forOntanos. I'm very happ)and I'm thanking you for the great races you'veorganized this yeavery Inco Cup I've been in there has been no problems.
(That's great!) I've met lots of great people at your races. Thank you very much.for organizing and giving inc the opportunity for being able to race in the IncoCup races. Keep up the good work with your races!
From: Jill Culbert,North Bay racer
Dear IncoThank you for suppons racers. I love to ski in the Inco Cup. A lot of big
companies would not suppoili ski race that is just in Ontario, but you did. Fromall the racers and parents ofacers, thank you very much.
Ross Evans,North Bay Ski Racers
Toinco;I have been racin g in thdnco Cup now for three yeats. This has been an
ejbyable experien cc for sponsdng this race series because without yourcooperbo n it wouldn't bepcrible. I also enjoy the banquet that is held for us
beau.e it givezis, a chore to socialize with the other racers. I hope I will beable to race fr the Inco Cup series next year.
Eli Adamson
l)earl nco;Th ank You! lam &Yorth Bay Ski Racer and enjoy your races very much. I look
forward to rvervne! I am proud to wear your hats. If it wasn't for you wewouldlt have world champion Kate Pace!!
Thanks again, Jasmine lessen
To Inco;Thank you for supporting all of our Inco Cup races. Also thank you for the
hats. I think it was a good idea. They are great in cold weather. I think that mostpeople would agree with me. I can't stop thanking you for supporting our races.I hope you keep on supporting our Inco Cup races in the future.
Sincerely, Marissa Aro,North Bay
Dear Inco;To whom it may concern. I would like to say thank you for sponsoring us this
year. We have enjoyed ourselves. Thank you for making the hats. They are verywarm. I hope you will sponsor us again. Thank you.
Yours truly, Kri sty Storey
Dear people at Inco;My name is Jessica lessen and Jam from the North Bay Ski Racers club.
I would like to thank you very much for all your support with our Inco Cup races.Without your help we would not be able to participate in as many races we wouldhave liked to. I also enjoy travelling to many different cities for your races.
Thanks for all your supportJessica lessen
Dear Sir;My name is Dave Woltz and I ski on the North Bay Ski Racers. I have skied
in a lot of your Inco Cup races. What you are doing to run all these races is areally great thing because if we didn't have the Inco Cup there would be very littleski racing in Northern Ontario.
Yours truly, Dave Woltz
Dear Inco,Thank you very much for sponsoring the Inco Cup races. The races have been
a great experience for me since this is my first year participating. I really like theInco Cup hats. They come in handy in 40 below weather. I enjoy missing schooland I am looking foiward to attending your races again next year.
Sincerely, Kristine Jordan
Dear Inco;Jam a 1 S-year-old ski racer from North Bay who participates regularly in the
races you have sponsored. I feel that sponsorship is great and also veryimportant to the ski racers in Northern Ontario. Without you there would notbe a great racing series such as this one. One case of many where your help hasbecome important is in the early years ofKate Pace's racing career. She got therewith your help.
Yours truly, Brian Woltz
Thank you foali of the 1w Cup races I have really enjoyed them I thinkmy skIing hcs really lñiproved, thanks to your races.
Thank you, Jamie Newfeld
Dear Inco;Thanks for allyour support in the Inco Cup series. I enjoyed skiing in the races
fothree years and theyilways get better every year.Sincerely, George Evany
ii ew fneds who sh are oUinte rests in the sportWe realize that tirn.s ardifflcult and for you to sponsor us is not without
cost. Thank you for all that you give us including the hats that we wear proudly,the medals ad the banquet. I truly appreciate your sponsorship.
Your racer friend, Bruno Lepage
C )earMy nam is Pet er VdIJ. I ski race for the North Bay Ski Racing team. I
have berin Inco Cup races for five years. I would like to thank you for yourspo"isship of Northern Ontario ski racing. You have made it possible for racerslike me to improvtheir ski racing ability, and given us a chance to competeagainst other racers ulWorthern Ontario and Ontario. Thanks for these past five
yeor. and more to coniel hope you continue to sponsor Northern Ontario skiracing
Sincerely, Peter Vahn
Thank you for making the Inco Cup races possible. They are so much fun!It gives me a chance to travel and without your sponsorship it wouldn't happen.
From Tom Sapinski, North Bay
Dear Inco;Thank you very much for helping out with our ski racing. I enjoy ski racing
a lot and if there were no skiing I would go crazy. Ski racing is very expensive andwe need all the help to make it possible to ski. I respect you for sponsoring ourski league and I thank you very much.
Yours Truly, D.J.
Dear Inco;Jam a racer with the North Bay Alpine Ski Racing Team and I would like at
this time to thank you for your sponsorship of the four alpine races that are heldin Northern Ontario. These races are very important to us because they allowus to compete against racers from all over Ontario and also permit us to meet
Dear Sir or Madam;I would like to thank you for yet another successful year of skiing. Your
sponsorship and support has been wonderful and, without you, we couldn't doit. I'd also like to thank you for supporting the races because, like most kids,school is not one thing we always enjoy. So, without Inco, we'd have to go toschool more each year instead of racing in the Inco Cup series.
I think your company should be a good example to all racers and all athletes.Through the thick and thin of the Canadian economy your company wasdetermined to go on and try to finish that year, just as a ski racer must strive tofinish a race course. Not many kids my age would think of it like that, but I'mnot like most kids my age.
In closing, I would like to thank you all again for your support and yourmoney that you have put into the Inco Cup racing series, not to mention the timeput in. There are no words we can use to thank you, and if there was anythingelse we could do to thank you, it would probably be writing a letter four timesthe length of this one and many other things besides that. We appreciate it!
Sincerely yours,Nathan Lennie, North Bay
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New mining Hall of Famer began asInco shoveller
D r. Louis Renzoni, theiwest member of the
Canadian Mining Hallof Fumc, began his 40-yearworkiny career at Inco wield-rng a shovel.
When he was finished, hewas recuymzed as one of themining greats after develop-ing new and better chemicaland metuUurgical processesfor treating and refiningnickel-copper ores.
His friend CharlieFerguson, Inco vice-presidentof environment, health andsafety, recently compared himto the, "first person to step onthe moon" for his pioneeringimpact on the company's en-vironmental policies.
And his reputation is suchthat in 1190, almost 15 yearsafter his retirement, LouisRenzorji was called TMthe mostknowledgeable scientist in thenickel refining business in theentire world," by AnatoliyFilatov, General Director of theRussian nickel complex.
Still, the people he workedwith, over his career in themining business provide LouisRenzoniwith many of his mostpleasant memories.
Mining people, he says, arepeople of character.
As an example, he recalledan incident in Thompson dur-ing the, early development ofthe Thompson complex. It was2 a.m.ond 50 degrees belowzero outside the refinery. In-side, Dr. Renzoni and the crewwere working through a criti-cal problem..
Ken, a young sub-foremantold the exhausted scientist:Louis, you are dead on your
feet. Go and lie down for a fewhours. We well have this plantin shape by the end of ourshift."
"I, did and they did," Dr.Renzoni recalled in the speechprepared for his January in-duction into the Mining Hallof Fame.
Now 80, Dr. Renzoni livesIn retirement with Germaine,his wtle of 55 years. They livein aloronto apartment filledwith Mrs. Renzoni's remark-able paintings and the re-wards and mementoesachieved over the scientist'slong career.
In 1960 and 1963, he re-ceivedthe Gold Medal Awardof The Extmctive MetallurgyDivision Of the American In-slitute of ;Mlnlng Metallurgi-cal and Petroleum Engineers.
The Canadian Institute ofMining and Metallurgyhonored him with its prestig-ious H.T. Aired Memorial Lec-ture Award in 1964 for out-standing contribution to met-allurgy in Canada.
Dr. Renzoni was also pre-sented the R.S. lade MemorialAward in 1968 by the Chemi-cal Institute of Canada forexceptional achievement inchemçal engineering. He is aFellow and Past President ofthe Chemical Institute ofCanada and a Fellow of theAmerican Association for theAdvancement of Science. Hisinduction into the CanadianMining Hall of Fame tookplace earlier this year.
During a recent interview,Dr. Renzoni recalled that hewas born near the smelter inCopper Cliff. His father was amason in Inco's maintenancedepartment and a communityleader who helped build theItalian-Canadian Coopera-tive building which still standsin the town.
Seven months after hisbirth in 1913, his mothertookLouis and his older sister on avisit to Italy. The outbreak ofthe First World War preventedtheir return for six years.
After returning home, theyoung Renzom spoke only Ital-ian and was mistakenlyenroled in a French schoolbecause of the language diffi-culties. He learned French be-fore transferring to an Englishlanguage school and retainsthe three languages to thisday.
From his early years, therewas little doubt in Louis' mind
that his field would be chemi-cal engineering. He enroled inQueen's University and as astudent found summer workat the Coniston smelter, usu-ally at the end of a shovel.
In 1934, itching to work inthe laboratory, the youngchemical engineering studentextracted a promise from asupervisor that he could sub-stitute for the resident chemi-cal engineer when he went onholidays.
"When the engineer foundout there was a young chemi-cal engineering student wait-ing in the wings, he decidednot to take holidays and Istayed working on the scrapheap that summer," Dr.Renzoni laughed.
He graduated fromQueen's at the height of theDepression and his first jobwas with a Brantford com-pany doing analysis at theirconsulting laboratory. Abouta year later, he began his Incocareer at Port Colborne andsoon became leader of a smallgroup of researchers at theCompany's principle electro-lytic nickel refinery.
In 1941, there was a callfor cobalt and Dr. Renzoni andhis staff were asked to put in acobalt recovery system. Co-balt was separated from thenickel using chlorine and sodaash and a new electrolyte wasrequired.
The new electrolyte proc-ess was in operation within ayear and Port Colborne wasable to achieve increasednickel output without increas-ing plant size or power re-quirements, at the same time
recovering the elusive cobalt.Dr. Renzoni moved to Cop-
per Cliff in 1948 as assistantsuperintendent of researchand development. He in-vented the suiphide anodeelectrolysis process, whicheliminated the need to grind,roast and reduction-smelt athigh temperatures to producenickel metal anodes. The proc-ess was ready in time for in-stallation at the company'snewly-built nickel mining andprocessing operation atThompson in the early 1960s.
But it was in his leadershipof the drive to reduce sulphurdioxide emissions in Sudburywhere Dr. Renzoni may haveleft his most lasting impact onthe community. He was a pio-neer in the "regreening" ofSudbury.
The projects directed by Dr.Renzoni were part of Inco'searly steps - and successes -at managing its sulphur prob-lem.
He recalled the construc-tion of the Sudbury"superstack" in the 1970s andrevealed that even as theyworked toward new solutionsthe stack was considered eventhen as mainly a short-termmeasure. "It was built not as asolution to the long-term prob-lem but as a means of reliev-ing the pollution situated inSudburr while we worked atmethods of solving the long-range problems" he said.
Mr. Ferguson describes himas the first corporate environ-ment officer. "He was the firstto put things in place - thefirst to put a structure together.
"It was easier for us who
followed because the groundwas broken by Louis," Mr.Ferguson said. "Somebodyhad to start it all."
Dr. Stuart Warner, Incovice-president, health services,said Dr. Renzoni's discoveriesplayed a major role in im-proving environmental work-ing conditions at Inco facili-ties.
"And he still has a keeninterest in scientific chal-lenges," said Dr. Warner, whostill sends scientific materialsto his friend.
During the last 17 years ofhis career with the company,Dr. Renzoni worked from To-ronto and served as a vice-president of the company from1967 until his retirement in1976. He has authored papersand articles on chemical met-allurgy and has been grantedmany patents on extractionand refining of nickel, copperand precious metals.
Michael Sopko, Chairmanand Chief Executive Officer ofInco, described Dr. Renzoni'scontributions when nominat-ing the scientist for the Cana-dian Mining Hall of Fame.
"Today, decades after hisretirement, Inco is still ben-efiting from the implementa-tion of ideas and processesthat have stemmed from re-search directed by Dr.Renzoni," he said.
For his part, Dr. Renzonisaid that he did everythinythat had to be done - with alot of help from his friends.
"It didn't matter about po-sition, or title, or anythingelse," he said. "We did ittogether."
Dr. Louis Renzoni (right) gets a warm handshake from Dr. Robert Ginn, master of ceremonies for the CanadianMining Hall of Fame induction event.
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JohnSarkansisanOlympic a lot of fun." served 35 years with Inco. ing at the Sudbury Seniors year that he came home amedalist but he didn't John has been golfing for Now that he's retired he Games last summer, qualify- medallist.compete with the young- the past 25 years. He started hasmore opportunityto play. ing him for the provincial John's secret for competi-
sters at Barcelona, Spain this golfing when a friend from "I try to get out to golf every games in Hamilton. tive golfing is relaxing andpast summer. work asked to play play with day when I can," he said. Over 30 men and women having fun. Stay loose and
John earned his medal himintheCreightongolftour- Only inclimate weather fromSudburycompetedinthe have fun, is how he puts it.competing in the seniorevent. nament. "I didn't even know caused the ardent golfer to three-day event. Inco pen- Upon returning home, he
The Inco pensioner how to play the game at the stay off the Lively Golf and sioner Darryl Balsom also and Darryl were surpnsed atbrought home a silver medal time," he said. Country Club greens. It's came home to Sudburywitha the reception they receivedfor placing second in the golf He's been an avid golfer favonte course, he says, and gold medal for swimming from the community, including event at Seniors Olympic ever since, the weather has to be pretty John is no stranger to com- ing a certificate and congratu-event in Hamilton, Ontario "1 used to go out on week- bad before he calls it quits. peting at the provincial level. lations from Mayor Jimlast summer ends and after my shifts to 'Right now, I won't golf if it's Four years ago he competed Gordon at a Civic Square .
I was really surpnsed playa round of golf," said the snowing,"hesatdwithasmile at the Brampton Seniors ceremonythat! won," he said. "It was miner and hoistman who Johntookfirstplaceingolf- Games, but itwasn'tuntil last
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I I isthe little things thatbring a big smile to RegMacNeil's face.The former administrative
sistant to the smelter man-oger has hung up his safetyhot twice. After retiring fromInco in january 1978 hecoaIdntget his fill of workingso he returned to act as and
cort and guide.in August, after 11 years of
howrng visltors around Incohe hod his name taken off thet. But the 79-year-old hasn'tslowed down since. Besideseeping active by exercising,
he works for Telecare at leastonce a week.
MacNeil started working atInto in 1947. alt is a differentwmpany now than when Igaited,' he explained. "Sud-buiy used to be called thelunch box town'. There wasan amazing number of mencanyingtheir lunch boxes atshift changes. Now there mi-aowaves and vending ma-chines which eliminate theneed for the lunch box."
Now, the Coniston residentlooks back at his youngercounterparts who are retiringin their early SOs. "It makesme feel old," he said. "I can'tunderstand why they wouldretire so early, it's disgrace-AsL He paused and offeredsomeunderstanding, "I guessthere 1 more stress involvednow.,,
MacNeil has a lot of goodmemories about working atthe Coniston smelter. "I knewat least 85 per cent of the menand at least half of that group1 knew them personally," hesaid. "It was a special place,we had become a family."
He said that he was quitehappy aid enjoyed his workIn Coniston from 1960 until1972 when he was assistantsuperintendent. "It's true, Iprobably would have movedup theladcler had I gone toCopper aitt earlier but I neverregretted It."
But in 1972 the smelterdosed and MacNeil said hewill never forget that day.Every year I mark in the April
16 with a black square, thatwas the last day."
When MacNeil finally re-tized In 1978 at 65, he wasn'tgone from the company longwhen Inco called him bock todo some consulting work forsix weeks. Than he was askedto be art escort and guidewhere he stayed for 11 years.
MacNeil started off show-ing large groups around Incoandlater would pick valuedcustomers up at the airportand take them to the plant. "Ihave had visitors from all overincluding England, France,China and the United States."
He, remembered a visit bytwo people from Indonesia justlast years "I took them aroundand in no time we were on afirst name basis, "he said. "Thechop started to add up the
Retiring is no big deal for Reg:He's done it all before
numbers in his head andasked me how old I was. Hecouldn't get over how fit I wasfor my age." So he told himstraight out how he exercisedby walking and bicycling. "Itkeeps me in good condition."
MacNeil's interest in his-tory and his work in researchpaid off for him as he touredhis visitors around. There wasone time he was explaining apart of the operation to agroup of Chinese delegates.Their translator didn't under-stand one of the names of theequipment that MacNeil de-
scribed. So thinking quicklyon his feet he simplified thename and the translator un-derstood immediately andcould explain to the delegateswhat was said.
Last year he had a group ofbuyers and purchasers fromthe United States who weretouring Inco. MacNeil said heand the president struck up aconversation about growingup in a small town. "Here Iwas able to relate to this fel-low and make him feel athome. When he left he re-membered his visit."
Though MacNeil won't bewalking the corridors at Incoanymore he is still workingindirectly for the company.Once-a-week he does a four-hour-shift with Telecare whichis sponsored in part by Inco.
MacNeil provides a goodear during his shift at the 24hour listening and counsel-ling service. "Loneliness, it isone of the worst things thatanyone could experience,"said MacNeil who has givenhis support to many peoplewho have called needing totalk to someone.
The father of three grownmen now enjoys visiting withhis grandchildren and greatgrandchild when they comeup to visit from acrossOntario.
A flood of happy memo-ries come bock to MacNeilwhen he looks at his Quarter-Century Club pin and a thank-you card given, to him from agroup of young people that heworked with one summer as aguide for the Path of Discov-ery tours.
ult is the little things thatmean so much to me."
Reg MacNeil retired recently from Inco . . . for the second time.
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AnsweryesornOtDthefoflowtJ9 stntementstsee how well you good • fy sleep much longerund getup in th mhldle ofycur deep sleep, you?1l feel likeo trucknight's sleep that makes you feet rect when you get up.• • . . - rn overyni yuwke upin the middle ofyourdreim sleep, your mind WI!! not fee! olert. You
I usiu11y have u snick of ehips p1zza kecreom or a meat sandwich after suppI usually hove ot least ne cup ofcffee atupper Ume or in the evening.
•1t ciron1 nd watch TV or do something 1s that isnt very activeI usuall
then have to Ieep about 90 n1nutes fo your mind and body to feel refreshed.. -. .
k ..y yo wo e up feeling you ore 90 iears old?
I seldom do riny exerclsein the evening. •I usually wutch the news or action shows close to bedtime. . That Isn't very good even ifyou w 90.Iamofttenseorwnindupwhen1gotobed.. ,
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1f)ot1 Qnswered 'YES to one or more ofthe above questions, you ore probably notgethng•the most t, nefit from YOW slee
p y u o eupre es e
If h lp.! you get up tn t e morning with a ot ofenergy, teadytostatmnewdayandthis feelitg1asts- - .
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all day, then you are probably doing alot ot the right things for you to get the mostout of yourls eepHow you feel n the morning has a lot to do with wh4t you did the evening before
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Poor sleep or ineffective sleep affect nil aspects of.your Ufe.lt makes you:Most of us may spend more than 1/3 of ourlifesleeping butmony ofus donot get up feeling -
because our deep sleep ordreom cydes have been intenupted by what we did In the*whyougup . ' .. evening. . - . fl .. .
* unoble to think dearly; • • - . . .
* 'ess motivated; - . - . . . . To get th most from your s1eep* less producUve; - - . . .
* less safe in your iob.; . . . . .
-* tt i mt ond f'it tsupper and do not eut fatty foods or meat for an evening snack.
+ not as well coordinated;. - * 1elax before bedtime to stabilize your natural rhythms and feel well rested,
* less odoptoble so small things bother you; . . - -* 5 out things thtt ore bothering you or get some help from a trusted friend, relative or.
* less tolerant of change at home or work or within yourelf - - professional counsellor. Stress before bedtime changes your brain chemistry in a way that* 111 more often. decreases the effectiveness of your sleep,
Plan to get upat the end of a full sleep cycle (usually a combination of 90 minutes).AbsenteeismIssixto10percentormoreinmanyinductne. Ihut ,fliflsthatofleWorker * DO NOT watch violence - even the news, a few hours before bedtime, will affect your
out of 10 to 17 workers will be off work every wthin day. A poor night's sleep Isn conunon dream sleep.direct reason for people being off and probably an tndirct cu is of last time due to illness, - 'DO NOT have 'hol or drinks with caffeine several hours before bedtime.
MOst of us spend more than 1/3 of our life sleeping but ti' don't get the full benefit of DO NOT have along hot bath iust before bedtime. This will make your muscles tighter inour sleep - even when we may feel that we have slept all night. the morning. If you find a bath relaxing do a gentle exercise program afterwards or have your
- - bath a few hours before bedtime and then do some activity around the house. Do not ustsit andHelp yourself to woke- up'refreshed- .-. - - ' -- : watch IV, -
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Have you ever Wonderedwhy sometimes when you sbep i nyc'r vt u feel worse?' -
-. Pc' gentle xer ices before bedtime, t)onot do vigorous exercises too close to bedtime or theywill ki'tp you awoke-
There are two main aspects of sleep, each with several laqt. Dremi sleeprefreshes your Sleeping pills disrupt your dream sleep. You may feel restedphysicaliy hut notmind. Deep sleep refreshes your body. For the body and mird to feel refreshed you have to alert,sleep complete sleep cycles. - -
Formostpeopleonesleepcycle isabout9OnttnutesThis means that welx'uld sloop 'c'-
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combination of go zninutes, such as three hour 4.5, 6or 7.5 hours. When v.oi go to bed laterthan usual you may feel better If you getup earlier, If your reuulu time ' tcyou tip in the - I-I - you feel in the morning Is also a measure of whether you are sleeping in the rightmiddle of your sleep cycle. - . -
Sleepingatlectstsixhoutsin24isusuallyrecommended torgo- ttl health. Wecon get tiwaypositions nd in the right bed for you.
It. is easier and cheaper to change your sleeping position than to change your bed sowith less from time to time but should not make it a habit If we Wont to ttr. healthy - exprtent with different sleeping positions before buying a new bed.
-- Try nil1 -. - )otW4 n your kru. under your knees, under your arms, hug a large pillow, or
What if you cOn't sleep - tiy a small n ua'ter your back Use the one that make you feel the best.- - -
If you can't get to sleep, or you wake up and can't get hock to sl-o . don't wriy about -
It this doesn't hdp then sleep in different beds. Iry putting your mattress on the floor or put44i-i 1' too rn campIng mattress on the floor. Try an egg carton-type foam pad on top of your
it. especially if you feel good. Try to think of something pleasant and gel to steep hut if you mattress. Seq- how you feel In the mornIng and sleep in the bed that mode you feel the best. Thecan t after a few minutes, get tp and putter around quietiy until you feel tIll?d.
45 Or 6 hours before you have too back to bed at least 90 minutes three hoursPlan tomost expensive mattresses are nOt always the best for you.
t l t iif f l d th k th t h b h h, ,gget up so that you will sleep complete sleep cycles and feel refreshed when YOU get up,
you ge up eti you you s epee ing goo tiow a n t e est position, on t e rig tmattress and you did the tightthlngs before you went to bed and you slept a complete sleep cycle.
Power fl(4 - - - - Steep Apnia --
Have you ever felt tired and had to do something hut didn't have time for a rest? - ii you hold your breath while youre sleeping you should see your family doctor and get aTeach your body to power nap. A power nap Is sleeping for less than 20 mInutes SO OU referral too sleep clinic to be assessed to see if there is anything that can be done.
don't get Into the deepest stages of your deep sleep. To learn to power nap set the alarm Ihr - - -
2omlnuless.Thinkofsomethlngpleosantorcount from 100 backwards orrepeata word - -- -
such as rest over and oi'er. Mok sure that you get up as soon as the alarm goes off. -
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After some practice your body will get used to wiking up ofterosh*xt power nap. - Drumssl- - - -
Energize yourself while you sleep-
LJLJL.i i.:.i-- - - . - S S - - - - - -From the Occupahonal Medtcsne Dept.
INCO REC FORCORROSION RESEARCH
inca Limited has been awarded distinguished recog-nition for its long history of research Into corrosion.
The company Is a recipient of the distinguishedCompany Award of the National Association of Corro-sion Engineers.
The citation recognizes Inca 'for Its pioneering re-search and market development activities in establish-ing the role of nickel in combating corrosion and theworldwide dissemination of the resulting technical In-
formation.For decades Inca has carried out research and tech-
nical studies of corrosion, mainly in laboratories atInco Alloys and at the LoQue Center for CorrosionTechnology, Inc. In North Carolina.
The award was accepted by Dr. Walter Curlook, incovice-chairman responsible for research and develop-ment, at the 50th annual conference of the NationalAssociation of Corrosion Engineers In New Orleans.
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CorrectionOn Page S of the Febru- -
aty edition of the Than-gle, Jack Ricard was Incor-
-rectiyIdentified as lackDavidson in a picture II-
• hstratIng a story about --
CeIghtotistmpputhpitn-provements. We undet. ;tstand Jock has been thebrunt of a lot of razzingfrom co.workers as the resuIt of-our mistake. Sorry,Jack. -' -
The Triangle 15
Leadership forms basis of Inco-Cambrian partnership
continued from page 1permanent 150-acre site onBartydowne Road in Sudbury.
Dr. Curlook's involvementand leadership in Cambrian'searly years formed the basisof a partnership between Incoand Cambrian that, over thepast 25 years, has encom-passed continual participa-tion by Inco employees on theCambrian Board of Governorsand on program advisorycommittees; the delivery ofeducational and training op-portunities by Cambrian toInco staff; and the joint devel-opment of training initiativesfor the minerals industry.
Dr. Curlook's commitmentto education, Cambrian Col-
lege and residents of the Northhas been constant.
A founding member of theBoard of Directors of the Cam-brian Foundation, a publiccharitable organization whichwas established in 1983 toassist Cambrian College instrengthening its financialbase, Dr. Curlook Vas instru-mental in the establishmentof the Foundation's first Board.In 1989, he was named Cam-paign Chair of the Founda-tion's first capital campaign"Investing In Our NorthernHeritage."
A three-year, $3 millioncampaign, "Investing In OurNorthern Heritage" waslaunched to assist in the
construction of a $10 millionstudent residence at CambrianCollege's Barrydownecampus.
The National Council forResource Development repre-sents a network of more thana thousand members in morethan 600 community, techni-cal and junior colleges thatserve the broad public interestproviding access to qualityhigher education for millionsof individuals.
A primary function ofNCRD is to assist its membersin the acquisition offinancial resources necessaryto support the educationalprograms of their communityinstitutions.
Bill's mechanics is nearer to artthan just workH ave your scooptram
overhauled by Coleman Mine's heavy
equipment mechanic BillGibson and chances are you'llget back a superbly-tunedmachine.
Bill's off-duty activity can'thelp but rub off on the job andthat's probably one reasonwhy Inco is supporting hishobby.
Bill asserts that his love ofmechanics is closer to art thanoccupation, and his "master-piece" is a 1956 Chevroletshow truck that's taken himabout 15 years to bring to mintcondition.
Like any "Olympic" event,the preparation was intensive,detailed and unceasing. Butinstead of pumping iron andrunning around a track, Billspent about $30,000 and longhours repeatedly dismantlingand reassembling the vehicleuntil it met his tough stand-ard of a work of art.
At one point, dismantledvehicle parts took up the en-tire garage floor and left noroom to work.
The answer?Bill built a new, bigger ga-
rage.. . and a house to go withit. "I needed more room," saidBill, "so I sold the house,bought a lot and built a ga-rage big enough for four cars.Then I built a house."
He's not intimidated bystarting from the ground up.He's done it several times withhis '56 Chev.
"I picked up the truck froma wrecking yard for $50 backin 1977," he said. "I spentmonths restoring it, but then Itook it apart an& restored itagain in 1983. It was a lotbetter the second time and Idrove it for three or four yearsuntil I got tired of it. I wantedsomething better."
It was back to the drawingboard again. This time hestripped the entire car down tothe last nut, bolt and washerand rebuilt it from the groundup. "I knew it was going to
take years to do it," he said. "Iknew I would have to manu-facture a lot of the partsmyself."
To further complicate mat-ters, Bill's restoration ambi-tions now included a 1969Chevrolet Nova. Like the truck,he dismantled the car down tothe bolts.
It was when the car andtruck parts were spread out onthe garage floor that he madethe decision to build a largergarage.
He rebuilt the Nova andwas rewarded with severalfirst-place wins at car shows.
With the car restored, heonce again tackled the truckthat he had partly reassem-bled. It wasn't up to his stand-ards, so he took the truck apartfor the fourth time.
Bill feels the experiencewith the truck influences hisattitude on the job. At the sametime, he figures the continualtraining and experience hegets working on high-tech lncoequipment helps. his hobby.
"It keeps me up-to-date onnew techniques and equip-ment," he said. "It can't helpbut make me a better me-chanic. At this job, you learncontinually."
Up to his elbows in greaseunder the hood of a vehicle isan artistic inspiration for Bill."1 love my job. I'm lucky thatmy job and my hobby matchup," he said.
Sometimes, his hobbyseems to swallow him up. Heoften works in the garage assoon as he gets home fromwork and quits at bedtime.Often, entire weekends arespent in the garage.
Luckily I'm with a womanwho is very understanding, hesaid, admitting that his sociallife dips to near zero.
Understanding is an un-derstatement. She often servesBill supper in the garage. Sheoften lends a hand and Billrecalls once when he put herto work in the trunk with safetygoggles and grinder. "It takes
Bill Gibson works on the engine.
a special woman to put upwith that," he admits.
Even daughters Shannon,
12, andSheri, 11, pitch in withwrench in hand.
Bill figures it'll all die down
a bit now and return to a morenormal routine with the showbehind him.
Dr. Waiter Curlook
16 MARCH1993
to-40 Years ago
in 1953, blasthole and induced caving mining demanded crushersmuch larger and more powerful than the machines formally in use to
accommodate the size and quantity of ore now coming from the Frood-Stohie and Creighton blasthole operations.
jaw crushers, with an opening of 66 by 48 inches were pressed intoservice, handling 500 tonnes of ore per hour with an 8-inch setting.
Two of these crushers had been installed at Creighton and three atFrood-Stohie, one in the Frood section and two in the Stobie section.
Considered massive at the time, the complete crushing unit weighedapproximately 185 tons.
Installed in an excavation 37 feet long and 30 feet wide, 51 feet belowthe level, the ore was crushed in the crusher before being hoisted to thesurface.
Other feature stories that month were: "4,500 Took Part In The EighthAnnual Kiwanis Music Festival." "Now The Talk Is Wolves For The AllanCup."
"Southern Stars Took The Titles In Badminton."
25 Years ago
Recently introduced, the five-day basic safety training program fornew employees at Copper Cliff was producing remarkable results, allow-ing new employees to step into their lobs with confidence and interest.
Setting the guidelines for the program, which was divided into lecturesand field trips, was the company's manual of standard safe practices.Functioning as instructors were a full-time senior shift boss from eachdepartment and a port-time assistant.
The program was a counterpart of the school stop system in the
New crushersneeded
company's mines.Before a new employee was put on a regular shift, where he received
further training by understudying an experienced man, he had to pass thecourse. If he did not pass the course, he joined the next class for a secondround.
Other feature stories that month were: "Fully Automated Sand PlantFeature Of Garson Expansion." "Year-Round Enjoyment Provided By PortColbome's Classy New Pool."
"Inco Recommends All Process Plants Be Taxed Municipally."
15 Years ago
The Frood-Stobie central repair depot, recently affiliated with CopperCliff central shops, was now known us Inco's component repair centre andwould soon be relocated in the new Divisional Shops Complex.
Capable of repairing 700 different items, from the smallest pneumaticvalve to a 12-cylinder engine, it was divided into four main areas: enginerebuilds; power train repairs; air, hydraulic and electrical repairs; andhydraulic cylinder repairs.
Said Al Wiita, shop co-ordinator: "We're a repair facility for all themines in the Ontario Division and we've become very critical of qualitycontrol. Wherever possible, all replacement parts are original equipmentand we're striving to increase the scope of our repair work."
The centre worked on Deutz, Mercedes and Dorman diesels, pumps,motors, air compressors, differentials and dozens of other pieces ofequipment right through to scooptrarns and jumbos.
Other feature stories that month were: "inco Chairman And PresidentCalls 1977 A Disappointing Year." 'North Mine Dismantles ProductionEquipment." "Well-Known Creighton Craftsman Retires." (The retirementof Charles Paxy.)
ideasEvery couple can save tax
dollars by Income splitting. Butfirst you should know the rules soyou can choose the techniquesthat will work for you.
Income splitting is simply ar-ranging for one spouse's incometo be taxed In the hands of theother spouse. The tax savings aredramatic if one spouse's tax rateis higher than the other's.
For example, if you are taxedat 40 per cent and your spouse istaxed at 26 per cent you'll pay$14 lesstax forevery$lOOearned($40 minus $26) if that $100 istaxed at 26 per cent not at 40 percent. Tax rates jump from ap-proximately 26 per cent to 40 percent when your taxable incomeclimbs above about $29,000(1991)
If your tax rates are the same,there could still be benefits in thefuture if one spouse will be out ofthe workforce fora period of time,or if one spouse's retirement in-come will be considerably smallerthan that of the other spouse.
Income splitters road blocks
Unfortunately, shifting In-
come from one spouse tothe otherisn't always easy. If you are nor-mally in the 40 per cent taxbracket the government of courseprefers to see your income abovethe $29,000 level taxed at 40 percent. So a variety of rules havebeen put in place to discouragecouples from shifting incomefrom one to the other.
These complex sections of thetax law are called the attributionrules. Basically, they say that anyincome including capital gainsearned by your spouse that nor-mally would have been earnedby you will be taxed in yourhands, not in the hands of yourspouse. The rules apply eventhough your spouse may nowactually own the income gener-ating assets. In fact, virtually anymethod of transferring assets iscaught under these regulations.
However, there are a few ex-ceptions. And there are a few in-stances where the attribution rulesdon't apply.
Looking for exceptions
Spousal RRSPs (registered re-tirement savings plans) can ac-complish your income splitting
by Richard Birch
goals and they are actually en-couraged by our legislators. Witha spousal plan you contribute toyour spouse's RRSP and receive adeduction for the amount con-tributed on your tax return. How-ever, the funds contributed nowbelong to your spouse and will betaxed in his or her hands whenreceived later in life as retirementincome. Note that if your spouseimmediately withdraws fundsfrom a spousal plan, the amountswill be taxed back to you.
If you are close to retiring, youshould be aware that you andyour spouse can split yourCanada/Quebec Pension Planbenefits. This will produce taxsavings if the two of you are taxedat different rates.
Interest on interest is notcaught by the attribution rules.What this means is that if yougive your spouse $1,000 that earns10 per cent, the $100 will be taxedin your hands, even though yourspouse actually earned it. How-ever, any interest then earned byyour spouse on that $100 (inter-est on interest) will be taxed inyour spouse's hands.
This type of planning doesn'tyield a big pay-off Immediately -
Income splittingtax savings forcouples
the dollars are quite small at first.But within a few years, the lowerincome spouse could be earninghundreds or even thousands ofdollars of interest that would oth-erwise be taxed in the hands ofthe higher income spouse.
Finally, remember that any
investments brought into themarriage by one spouse are con-sidered to belong to that spouse.So any income earned on themalso belongs to that spouse. Thiswill be the case even though thetwo of you have been pooling allyour income for many years.
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Manager Public AffairsJerry Rogers
Publications EditorJohn Gast
for employees and pensioners of the Ontario Division of IncoLimited. Produced by the Public Affairs Department. Membersof the International Association of Business Communicators.
Letters and comments are welcomed and should be addressed tothe editor at Inco Limited, Public Affairs Department, CopperCliff, Ontario POM INO. Phone 705-682-5428
