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Royal RecognitionThe Prime and Princess of Wales wei-e given a royal welcome in Sudhury on October she later unveiled a stainless steel sculpture in the DaJjodile Terrace, a 70-room patient

24. Their visit included a tour of the Northeastern Regional Cancer Treatment Centre and residence. Inco donated the sculpture along with $500,000 to the Cancer Society. At rihi,men's $600 mi/lion Sulphur Dioxide Abatement Project and 2,000 acre tailings land general foreman of training Gord Pearce is singled out for a word or two during Princerecla,nanon program. At left, Princess Diana was keenlyattentiveatthe cancer centre where Charles' visit to the Smelter where he officially tapped the new oxvgenf1ashfirnace.

He came, he saw, he was conquered

Inco royal tour becomes aDear HRI-l, The Prince of Wales,aka Prince Charles, the One andFuture King.

Thanks for the royal visit onThursday, Oct. 24. Thanks for thememories of a special day in thelives of Inco people. And thanksfor the royal nod of approval for themanner in which Inco is tacklingits major environmental project.

Officially, the Royal Visit wasonly a 90-minute tour of lnco'stailings area and the ceremonialtapping of the new flash furnace,the centrepiece of the Company's

$600 million(Cdn.) initiative to cutsulphur dioxide emissions.

Unofficially, the Inco stop wasthe unqualified highlight of theCanadian tour.

For the prince, at the outset, thelnco tour may have begun as justone more place to visit while mak-ing the inevitable ascendancy tothe throne, now occupied by hismother, Queen Elizabeth.

But it was clear that the prince,a man with a popular touch and apassion for art, architecture and theenvironment, was impressed by the

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reception he was accorded in Cop-per Cliff.

He was particularly intriguedby:

* the progress by Inco inrevegetating industrially-stressedland in the tailings area where En-vironmental Coordinator EllenHeale told him how more than 1,800acres of land have been restored;

* the knowledge that by 1994,the Sulphur Dioxide AbatementProject will allow Inco to contain90 per cent of the sulphur found inthe nickel/copper sulphide ores

'princely' affairmined and treated in Copper Cliff;

* the insights into how theSudbury community - industry,government, labor and privatecitizens - have united in makingthe region abetter, greener place inwhich to live;

* Inco's donation and arrang-ing for the planting next summer of10,000 seedling trees in honor ofPrince Charles' official opening ofthe new flash furnace. The seed-lings will come from plantings un-derground at our Creighton Mine;

* the significant, $500,000 do-

nation by the Company toward thebuilding of the Daffodil Terrace atthe Northeastern Regional CancerTreatment Centre.

The Princess of Wales, PrincessDiana, and Susan Phillips, wife ofInco chaimman Don Phillips, un-veiled a daffodil sculpture at thelodge which will serve as a home-away-from-home for people fromnortheastern Ontario in need of out-patient cancer treatment.

Over the next few days, as theRoyal couple were greeted in other

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Royal visitor reveals 'common touch' that puts people at ease

Prince Charles shows keen intereiViarty Puro has never consideredhimself an avid Royalist, so whenPrince Charles came to see what hedoes for a living. Marty took it allwith little excitement.

Meeting the man has made allthe difference.

"I was impressed with him,"said the superintendent of CopperCliff Mill, Reclamation and WaterManagement. "He didn't come onlike a big shot and he had a com-mon touch that made you feel atease."

Marty, Central Mills managerMick Throssell, Ontario Divisionpresident Jim Ashcroft and Incochairman Don Phillips were amongthose who greeted Prince Charlesat Nickel Park, the Prince's firststop on his 70-minute tour of Inco.

Prince Charles took a keen in-terest in Mr. Phillip's outline of aphoto display of Inco's environ-mental work set up in a tent. Thedisplay included a historical pho-tograph of the roast beds that wereonce at the site of the park.

;t, curios"When he looked you in the eye,you could sense a real interest.

"1 think a lot of people wereskeptical about the visit at first. Alot of people couldn't see the valuein it. But now, they're saying thatit was good for us. that it was moneywell spent for the publicity alone."

Mick Throssell was equallyimpressed. "He said that he hopedall the fuss (Royal Visit) didn'thamper production," said Mick."He seemed sincerely concernedabout our operations here."

Environmental efforts attract Royal visitorsConnnued from Pai'e /

Ontario cities, the prince touchedupon his Sudbury experience.

At Queen's University inKingston where he gave a majoraddress on the environment, hemade Sudbury an example.

"Visiting Sudhury last Thurs-day. I was struck by the prioritynow being given to retorestationand the reconstruction of the areasso badly damaged by earlier indus-trial activity." he said. "On Satur-day (Oct. 26). 1 was fascinated tosee how much was being done.mainly by volunteers, to rehabili-tate the River Don, just a stone'sthrow from Toronto city centre."

The Royal Visit to Ontario wasthat kind of trip.

It had color. It had pomp andsplendor. It had its serious side. lthad its absurdities such as in Ottawawhen bogus patients were trundledinto a hospital so that Princess Dianacould be photographed at theirbedside.

It boasted a wealth of socially-conscious visits hy the royal cou-ple. throngs of flag-wavingschoolchildren and, in a civicelection year, politicians by theyard.

And, for a Royal Visit thatseemed more off than on until al-most the last minute, it had itsconspicuous highlights.

Inco, the only major industrialsite visited, left a strong impres-sion on even old Royal Tour hands.

"We just couldn't believe whatwe saw when we came here," saidNorma Passeretti, the director-general for state ceremonies withthe federal Secretary of State. "Itwas just so professional."

Added Peter Fentum, Ontario'ssite co-ordinator forthe Royal Visit:

Over 200 people includingchildren from the nearby CopperCliff Public School gathered at thepark to catch a glimpse of Royalty,

catching, it took Marty's brief per-sonal experience with the prince tomake an impact on him.

"I had the feeling that he was

"When he looked you in the eye,you could sense a real interest."

and at one point the prince took genuinely interested in what we attime out to talk to the schoolchil- Inco are trying to do and he wasn'tdren and shake some of their hands. unaware of the problems involved

While the excitement was in land reclamation," said Marty.

While all who witnessed thefirst Royal Visit toinco since QueenElizabeth came to Frood Mine in1959 will savor their own specialmoments, surely a highlight camewhen the prince joined Ron VanMierlo, the tapping gun operator,for the official first tap of the newflash furnace.

Before the prince boarded thetapping gun, Inco chairman Don

furnace had to be manually lanced,it didn't faze the prince nor thecrowd.

The prince, not scheduled toaddress the audience before de-parting for a private session withInco, civic and labor leaders, seizedthe moment to put the Inco work inperspective.

It was the prince himself whoearlier this summer requested the

"I went to visit Inco's operations at Sudbury and there Iwas fascinated to see the extent to which they had commit-ted a very large amount of money to find a way of limitingthe sulphur emissions as a result of their nickel operations.

"And that, I think, is a classic example of the kind ofresponsible activity which is being shown by companies inCanada." -His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales to a Business

Leaders' Forum in Toronto on Oct. 26, 1991

"The Inco tour was one of thesmoothest, if not the smoothest,stop in the whole tour of Ontario.You people put on a fantastic show.The prince had a spectacular time.He truly enjoyed himself. . . lcan'ttell you how impressed the princeand princess were. They never sawanything like the Sudbury recep-tion on the whole tour."

Phillips told 250 guests at thesmelter, including more than 125drawn from Inco plants and mines,"It is most appropriate that HisRoyal Highness, who has such astrong personal commitment toprotecting and enhancing the envi-ronment worldwide, be here withus on this occasion."

Although the clay plug of the

environmental thrust at Inco. Itwas he who sought the discussionwith Mr. Phillips, Inco presidentMike Sopko, vice chairman WalterCurlook, Ontario Division presi-dent Jim Ashcroft, Premier BobRae, Northern Development andMines minister Shelley Martel.regional chairman Tom Davies,Local 6500 president Dave

Campbell and environmentalist/businessman Carmen Fielding, Jr.

"It was really very encouragingto see the results of all your labors,particularly in the quest of trying toreduce the sulphur emissions," theprince told the gathering amid thecrush of media types and securityaides pressed near him, 'and thefact that you are setting an examplein this area will I'm sure make agreat difference to other plants inother parts of the world.

"I know in Canada that a greatdeal of trouble is being taken nowin this area and you are, as they say.setting a remarkable example."

That was his serious side.Near the tour's end,

gladhanding through the crowd ofInco people lining Door 120 of thesmelter, he displayed a less rever-ential side.

Glancing at his watch and justbefore offering his souvenir hardhat to maintenance mechanicRolland Landry, he asked supervi-sor of bus and cleaning servicesYvan Dennis. "Gettingclose to4. Isuppose you're getting ready for acold brew?"

P.S. To HRH, The Prince oWales.

Thanks for taking the time tocome to Copper Cliff. We'll notsee the likes of it again in our time.

Marty Puro, superintendent of Copper Cliff Mill, Reclamation and Water Management, shakesPrince Charles' hand as Central Mills Manager Mick Throssell looks on.

Prince Charles waves to the crowd gathered at Nickel Park.

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ty in Inco's land reclamation initiatives

Ontario Premier Bob Rae, Inco chairman Donald J. Phillips, Ontario Division president Jim Ashcrott and assistant press secretary to the Queen Dickie Arbiterflank Prince Charles at Nickel Park.

Children from Copper Cliff Public School enthusiastically welcome Prince Charles during his visit to Nickel Park.

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Princess Diana officially opens new cancer lodS usan Phillips. wife of Inco you have agreed to have yourchairman Don Phillips, said it for name associated with thisall of us at Inco. wonderful lodge," she told

"We are especially happy that Princess Diana, "and we hope

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you will grace us with your presence many timesin the future."

Mrs. Phillips and other dignitaries, photogra-phers and officials watched as Princess Diana

unveiled a stainless steel iiiukcl• sculpture of a bouquet of daffodils

donated by Inco to commemorate itscommitment to the NortheasternOntario Regional Canèer Centre,

"Your Royal Highness," she said,"on behalf of Inco Ltd., its 8,000employees and 10,000 pensioners inthis region, we are pleased to makethis major commitment to the healthcare needs of all residents of north-eastern Ontario."

Earlier in the day, Jan Griffiths,manager of Corporate Contributionswith Inco Limited, presented the$500,000 cheque to MurrayMacKenzie, President of the Cana-dian Cancer Society's OntarioDivision,

Mackenzie was lavish in his praise of IncO,describing the Company as "an organization with anunsurpassed record of community support andinvolvement across this country.

"Inco Limited has enriched the lives of thecitizens of Sudhury and the surrounding region in somany ways," he said. "Economically, of course, butalso culturally, socially and academically in virtuallyevery aspect of the life of this community.

Contribution recognized

"This is consistent with Inco's philosophy ofoutstanding corporate citizenship wherever they dobusiness, but nowhere more so than in Sudbury. Themoney to build this type of facility usually comes in$5, $10 and $20 donations door-to-door. We don'tusually get $500,000 cheques. Inco has led the wayin making this project financially feasible."

Daffodil Terrace is a 70-bed patient lodge builtby the Canadian Cancer Society to serve cancerpatients being treated at the adjacent NortheasternOntario Regional Cancer Centre who live more than

Princess Diana gets ready to unveil a plaque marking the official opening Stem cell transplant candidate Diane Tardiff, registered nurse Audrey Hostrawserof the centre and the Royal Visit. and Princess Diana share a smile. The Princess brought smiles to all patients.

Shirley Mailloux and daughter Dawna,6, got special attention from Princess Diana during her tour of the chemotherapy ward. Dawna's cancer is in remission.

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e, unveils plaque marking Inco participation40 km from Sudbury.

Its purpose is to ease the strain onpatients travelling from out of town fortreatment by providing free accommoda-tion and a home-like atmosphere whereemotional and social support is available.Total cost for the lodge is estimated at$4.4 million.

Sincere concernThe new Princess of Wales Daffodil

Terrace was the last stop on the princess'tour of the cancer centre, including anearlier unveiling of a plaque marking theofficial opening of the centre and the royalvisit. The princess visited patients in thechemotherapy ward where she slowed the

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pace of the whirlwind tour, talking topatients and staff.

The effect of the special attentionwas visible on the patients' faces. Theybeamed as Diana showed sincereconcern for their suffering. In one case,the princess caressed the hand of five-year-old cancer patient DawnaMailloux. "Do all the lights botheryou?" she asked the youngster, referringto the camera flashes of the herd ofphotographers that captured on filmevery gesture she made.

Seated on a chair close to Dawna,the princess' concern was obvious asshe smiled warmly and stroked theyoungster's hand.

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Princess Diana toured the chemotherapy ward of the Northeastern OntarioRegional Cancer Centre. She stopped briefly several times to talk to patientsand staff.

6 November 1991

Sam's skin greetsroyalty. . . again

Piping for a royal audience isnothing new for Inco pensionerSamLaderoute.

He played for King George VIand Queen Elizabeth when theyvisited Sudbury in 1939 and againfor the current Queen Elizabethduring her visit to Sudbury in 1984.

ButpipingforthePrinceofWalesduring his visit to Inco's CopperCliff Smelter last month was dif-ferent - Sam coulchi't see his au-dience.

A 41 -year veteran of Inco whoretired from the Public Affairs de-partment in 1978. Sam lost hiseyesight in the early 1980s fol-lowing cataract surgery and theonset of glaucoma.

Today. he has a mere four percent vision in his right eye, but hisenthusiasm for the music of thepipes hasn't diminished at all.

He's had to make some adjust-ments, of course, and the whitecane he uses to guide himselfaround hangs fumly on his wrist ashe plays. For the iecent Royal Visit,it was a Welsh march.

"This was the third generation ofroyalty i've played for," said Sam."I've played for the Queen Mother,the Queen and now Prince Charles.At least its a little warmer today,"he said. 'When the Queen was heTeit was the most miserable day of theyear"

"It was a lot of fun to be back atInco. I couldn't see the prince as hewent by but I know he hesitated.

"A lot ofpeople I haven't seen ina long time came over and shookmy hand. People like Mike Sopko,Walter CwIook and Jim AshcmfiIt was a wonderful time and I washonored to be there."

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In anticipation of the anlval of Prince Charles, employees line the entrance to the Smelter Complex and unfurl a banner to show their support.

Tapping ceremony guests gathered at the Copper Cliff Club then moved by bus to the Smelter.

Pensioner Sam Laderoutepiped the Prince of Wales Intothe Smelter.

lncos own Charles and Diana get a feel for what it would be like to be royalty. That's ChuckMossey and Dl Latendre.

Gerry Bourre of Transportation and Traffic checks pass of South Mine Engineer Rick McBrkle.

Diane Flynn of Public Atfars registers vice pre&dent of HumanResources and Administration Jose Blanco and assistantcomptroller Armand Chartrand for the tapping ceremony.

Meet a prince,shake up securityJoyce Donohue and Gale people will remember Gale.Villeneuve: When you wantalast- One of the security guysminute oh done right, go see 'em. wanted to see the prince's hardhat

"When we showed up for work (wrapped in a sealed box) and hethe morning of the Royal Visit, we showed me an RCMP pin. I toldhad no idea that we would him that wasn'tgoodenough,sohehe face to face with thePrince o Wales," saidJoyce,a Smelterclerk-ste-noerapher. "We werepleased to be asked, of

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Joyce and process clerkGale Villencuve werepicked to pass out hardhatsand safety glasses to theprince, Inco chairman Don .'

Phillips and other dignitar-ies when they arrived at the -

Smelter's door 120,I had no idea what the

protocol was," said Gale,"and! kept worrying about ... :" "-''

inadvertently calling him 'PrincePhillip.ljustreached . ,.,, . - - -,

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Charles.' Royal Canadian Dragoons hoist the" she Royal'1 got it all right colors at Inco after Prince,

said. "I didn't know if! was Charles enters the Smelter Complex.supposed to bow, but I'm not in the showed me his badge. It still wasn'thabit of bowing to any man," good enough. I wanted something

He is much more attractive than with his picture on it."I thought he was, there's a mag- By the time he went for hisnetism to him. He's calm and wallettopulloutidentificationwithpleasant. He shook my hand and aphoto,thesecurityofficialwassothanked . . flus-

"He showed me his badge. It still e r e dme."He wasn't good enough. I wanted that he

has a something with his picture on it." spilledf i r ni thecon-handshake," she added, tents of his wallet.

Gale will probably remember "But I figure 1 had my instruc-the event for a while, and certainly tions," said Gale. "I was just doingone of the prince's many security my job."

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LinesPrince Charles waves to enthusiastic Inco employees outside Smelter door Number 120.

Ontario Division president Jim Ashcroft and process clerk Gale Villeneuve give Prince Charlessome advice on hardhats. At far left is clerk-stenographer Joyce Donohue.

lnco Chairman Don Phillips gestures to Prince Charles as the Smelter visit begins.

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Warm smelter welcome for the Prince ol

Prince Charles adjusts his hardhat as Inco chairman Don Phillips and Ontario Premier Bob Rae look on. At far left is Smelter TQI coordinator Don Stewart.

Inco president Mike Sopko and Prince Charles exchange smiles as the Prince moves up the stairs to the pavilion built at the Smelter for the royal visitor. Tothe right of the Prince of Wales is Inco chairman Don Phillips, vice-chairman Walter Curlook and vice-president of Public and Government Affairs Dave AUen.

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Royal tapper would make a good apprenticeR everbatory furnace operatorRon Van Mierlo wouldn't hesitateto take on the training of PiinceCharles.

"No doubt about it." laughed

Ron, "he'd make a good appren-ice

Ron helped the prince at thecontrols of the tapping gun for theceremonial tapping of the new flash

furnace. Although the royal tapperhad only a lever to pull, Ron wasimpressed with how quickly hecaught on to the overall operation.

He was surprised, however,

when Charles asked him: "Is thisthe new furnace?"

"It was almost like he wanted tomake sure it all wasn't a big set-up."

The prince seemed eager tolearn, according to Ron. "On theway to the tapping hole while in-side the tapping gun, he asked'you'll show me what to do?' and It ld Jiiu T v

making before the tapping cer-emony. "The longer the speech.the greater chance of the holefreezing up and causing problems."

The prince tried twice to bustthe clay 'bud" holding back thematte. "It must have been becausethe matte was a little cold," saidRon. "We finally had to lance it."

Prince Charles asked Ron howmany children he had and ii his

"On the way to the tappinghole while inside the tapping gun,he asked 'you'll show me what todo?' and I told him I would."

Ron said he's not usually a shyperson, but he was still surprised athow easy it was to converse withthe prince. "He makes you feel atease quickly. He makes you feelcomfortable right away."

In fact, the only time Ron feltnervous was during the speech-

family was well."I told him I had two boys and

a girl and all are doing fine. I-Icseemed genuinely interested."

Ron describes the experienceof meeting the future king ot Eng-land as exciting. "It felt great," hesaid.

A warm handshake between Inco chairman Don Phillips and the Prince of Wales before the ceremony.

Prince Charles stops for a few words with Smelter employees Owen Gibbons, Bob Hood, BobFadock, Hugh Riddle, Johann Noob, Ron Baggio and Roger Cerutti.

Prince Charles converses with employees on the way to the tapping ceremony.

A reporter stretches to catchwhat's said at the podium.

Closed circuit television screens allowed all to see the action.Prince Charles can be seen on the centre of the screen andOntario Division president Jim Ashcroft on the far right.

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'T (1 11Prince Charles seemed relaxed as he was prepared by tapper -iL- 1Ron Van Mierlo to conduct the ceremonial first tapping. Prince Charles and tapper Ron Van Mierlo work the controls on the tapping gun.

Prince Charles addresses the more than 250 guests shortly before the official tapping ceremony.

Prince Charles listens to thegreetings by Inco ChairmanDon Phillips before the officialtapping ceremony at theSmelter Complex.Prince Charles climbes stairs to the tapping gun. Note grin on

tapper Ron Van Mierlo's face.

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Prince Charles

You gotta speak up!and Mike Brisson were heading out for a brew after work.

Prince's hardhat, glasses are prizes for Smelter duoRii Landry and GaetanGrandmai son figured they'd maybecatch a glimpse of Prince Charles,at best, a wave. A handshake fromthe future king of England seemedthe longest shot of all.

Instead, the two had a casualconversation with the Prince ofWales and two souvenirs straightfrom the royal hand. . . or head.

"We were outside door 120 atthe Smelter when he was on his

like a down-to-earth kind of guy.. said Rolly.for a prince, I mean." Both men plan to have a plate

Gaetan, standing next to Rolly, made that will sit in a prominentwas quick off the mark when theprince removed his safety glasses.Bold as brass, he asked if he couldhave the glasses as a souvenir.

Gaetan walked away with theglasses.

"He must have talked to us forabout 15 or 20 seconds," saidGaetan. "You got the impression

way out." said Rolly, a mainte- that he was really interested in usnance mechanic. "We had worked and what we had to say. It's notour way to the front of the crowd." what you expect at all."

Rolly and friend Gaetan. an What struck both men was theindustrial mechanic, felt lucky prince's quick sense of humor.when they saw the prince was go "When he gave us the hardhat

"He gave it to me and shook myhand. He was just like one of theguys, no snobishness. He seems likea down-to-earth kind of guy.. . fora prince, I mean."

ing to pass just afew feet in frontof and glasses, he said he hoped wewhere they were standing, luckier weren't going to get charged forstill when Prince Charles stopped them," said Rolly. "We told himand asked them if they were going we didn't think so and we all had ato "have a brew" after work, good laugh . . . the prince too."

"I told him that I don't drink Feeling much more confident,that much," said Rolly, "and thenhe asked if we worked a lot ofovertime. I told him that we dosometimes, but not all the time.

"He was taking his hardhat offand asked what he should do withit. I reached for the hat and hisbodyguard seemed to get alarmedand started to lunge for it, so Iasked the prince if I could have itfor a souvenir."

"No problem," was the answer."He gave itto me and shook my

hand. He was just like one of theguys. no snobishness. He seems

Rolly was about to reach in hispocket for a pen and ask the princeif he would sign his hat."But I had second thoughts. Afterthe security guy got alarmed whenI reached for the hat, I figured hemight get excited again if I reachedin my coat. He wouldn't know whatI was reaching for."

Gaetan figures just a handshakealone would have made his day,but the souvenir was totally unex-pected. Not that both men downplaythe handshake.

"He's got a good firm grip,"

place in their homes, along with themounted hardhat and glasses and aphotograph of the occasion.

"It was a great day." saidGaetan. "Something that I knowI'll always remember."

Prince Charles talks to Inco employees as media photographers capture every gesture.

The royal transportation featured a special licence plate.

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Princely poetry passed on to Prince CharlesC ianc inspector Merv Gribbonsmay just put as much effort intopoetry as he did his 40 years of Incoservice.

One of his last acts before re-tiring on October 3 I was to slipPrince Charles two of his poems.

"1 stationed myself inside thebuilding but ldidn'tgetachancetotalk to him (Prince Charles) on the

way in," said Merv. "I had writtena little poem in honor of the visitwith my grandchildren's names onit and I had a second poem writtenby my great grandfather PatrickCosgrove in honor of PrinceArthur's visit to Pembroke back in1861. Prince Arthur was the Princeof Wales back then and I thinkPrince Charles is related to him."

Unable to get the poems di- car if he would pass on the poems

rectly to the prince, Merv asked the to his passenger. "He took them.RCMP officer driving the prince's and looked at me later and gave inc

"The prince looked astonishedand said 'really? Well thank youvery much.'"

the thumbs up sign indicating hewould pass them on."

But when Prince Charles gotback in the car on his departure,Mcrv stepped over to the windowand explained what he had passedto the driver.

"The prince looked astonishedand said 'really! Well thank youvery much.'

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Fowl play is only snag in royal tailings tourB all accounts. Ellen Heale getstopmarksforheroutliningof lnco'svaried environmental programs toan intrigued Prince of Wales.

Too had we can't say the samefor our freeloading fowl.

"I had just explained to His

we are able to provide suitablehabitats and sources of food forover 92 different species of birdsand animals such as foxes, wolvesand even a resident black bear."

When Ellen told the prince that168 Canada geese goslings were

introduced to the tailings area overa three year period and that manyhave taken up residence over theyears to nest and raise their young,Prince Charles asked which loca-tion the geese preferred

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beaches." said Ellen. "But therewasn't a goose in sight. Wherewere those darn birds when I neededthem? I guess he'll just have to takemy word for it."

The uncooperative birdsshowed up a day late. "Wouldn'tyou know it," she said. "1 spottedabout 75 of them the next layhaving a picnic in the newtailings development area."

The tailings area vas theprince's only stop on his way fromNickel Park to the Smelter wherehe was later to conduct the ceremo-nial first tapping and operation ofthe new flash furnace, part of lnos$600 million Sulphur DioxideAbatement Project.

It was Ellcn'sjob to do much ofthe explanation about what thevisitor was looking at.

"No.Iwasn 't nervous," she saidwith an introspective grin. "I guessexited is more the word."

Excited or nervous, she kepther sense of humor. "I had to con-centrateto rememberto curtsy. Theright foot is placed behind the lefthell." she recited. "the knee bentslightly and the head is held erectas the presentee shakes hands andyou say Your Royal Highness.

"I managed." she said.She even managed a chuckle at

three policemen who wanted to

know what a tailings was . . . then

wanted to see her pass.

"Security wasn't rigid, althoughthere were a lot of officials in evi-dence. Police. RCMP and protocolpeople. Cellular phones were eve-rywhere.

"One fellow." she said. "had amicrophone in his ear. a walkie-talkie in his hand and a phone ineach of his coat pockets. We '.serestandingS waiting forthe Royal tourarrival and someone's phone wouldring and several people would si-multaneously reach For theirpockets - it was cluite funny."

The Royal tour began at rNicelPark. former site of an open roastbed and the company's first recla-mation project in 1916. A tent hadbeen set up with a display includ-ing bef'ore and after photographs ofthe park. the O'Donnell Roast Bedsand the Copper Cliff Tailings area.She said lnco chairman DonPhillips described the location andwhat the group would he seeing atthe tailings area.

"There were about 25 peopleaiid I mustconfess I was only payingattention to Prince ('harles," saidEllen. "hut I know there was alsoBob Rae, Premier, Mayor PeterWong in his ceremonial chain ofoffice. Shelley Martel. MPP. andprotocol and security people.

"He asked his aide if he wouldbe coming hack to the park and wastold no." said Ellen. "He immedi-ately headed towards the childrenand teachers from the ('opper ( 'liffPublic School - much to their de-light. Amid cheers and clapping.he spent several moments shakinghands and talking with them."

Ellen said Prince Charles ap-peared impressed by therevegetation of the stressed landareas.

He was also intrigued by lnco'sunderground forestry seedlings."Why underground?" asked PrinceCharles.." Free heat." answeredEllen.

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Prince Charles seems pleased at what he sees at the tailings area. At left are Ellen Heale and Inco chairman Don Phillips.

Prince Charles, Ellen Heale, Inco chairman Don Phillips and Ontario Premier Bob Rae view Inco's tailings area.

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An heir without airsby Marty McAllister

Tone secrne(I to stop bra while that Thursday afternoon. A breeze of excitement gently sinking into the wet grass. "1-Ic looked right at us. I know he did." I)iaiie said.blew aside our seils ol self-consciousness and spontaneity emerged. Magically, it was okay Moving easily from one group to another. Walter ('urlook paused to confide: This isto lust be boys anti girls once more-- offering hands and hearts to His Royal Highness, our good for the community, the company and the employees. Its a ser exciting esent - aPrmcc ol Wales. great day."

With visible pleasure. he accepted both. It had been a big day indeed for Shelley Martel and she positivel\ glossed as she satd:

The Great Equalizer "What a wonderful day for Sudhury! I was in the motorcade. coninig roni the airport andwas amazed at the response as people along the route caught sight ol the Royal ear.V e sure

And then it was over. Slowly, time resumed its march. showed them (Sudbury's critics), today!"Rut. tora lew moments alterthe Prince's

car Id t the area outside the Smelter's Door pI 20, a strange unreality hungoverthecrowdthat remained. Emotions were thicker thanthe n('ar-total Ii urn dity. The official peck-ing order had not yet resynehronized andno one was rushing it: there were too manycommon teelings to share. -

Al thoui h Sam Laderoute had been un-able to see the Smile of appreciation as hepiped I-I is Royal Highness from the Smelterbuilding, it was obvious our beloved high-lander had IcR it.

ChLn rniai I)on Ph ill i ps also looked veryhappy. In spite ol the great pressure to helpkeep things on schedule, our CEO hadWa ted patiently each time his Royal guestbroke stride to n teet and talk with employ-ees along the way. And the gang had lovedit!

Dave Allen, our Public AfFairs chiefho m 1'o ron to, showed a b lend of relic t',elation and exhaustion as he respondedsv arnily it otters of congratulations. It wasru lv a oh well (lone - but not done yet.

Dave and his beau oil ice crew, and JerryRogers and his Copper Cliii quartet, stillhad (10/c n s o fan ti-eli mac tic let a i Is to com -pl etc.

Rob Sandberg and I shared a measure ofgood-i at u ccl i ri Ic over hot h having shakenlie hand 01 a Future k big. Carol and DaveLang continued to re-live the brief, butpersonal and (lown-to-earth conversationDave had enjoyed with the Prince of Wales.Sue Vincent was doubly thrilled, and evenmore bubbly than usual: not only had shespoken to His Royal Highness, but herdaughter had shaken Princess Diana's handearlier in the (lay.

"It's been perfect."

Faye Poll was 'si) happy to he part ofthis,'' and Anna Banipton called it 'a trulymemorable (lay.

Ahcn a long thscu'..'oon ss oh LarryMcLaughlin. Jr., about his tan ii fts historyin local baseball, Northern F mte'\ \'mcki(iilhula commented on the Ro al Visit:"It's been nrlect.'

Security l)eoplc coutdn't agree mome."My career has conic I nIl circle.' said a

satistie(l Chuck (licenocigh. '1 joined theRCMP in I c1s2 and worke(l a number ofVIP events as a coti'iahie. such as Emseui-hower's visit in '4. Now, ss hen I'm goingto retire in a week or so, it's great to workwith the RCMP again on this Royal Visit.This thing has \vorkc(l so svell ! The differ-ent loices and I nco departments workedtogether br the same ca cisc. It's been sonice to Sec. especial iy on one's last hur-raIl."

(On his last clay at ss aik. Chuck signeda letter to all the Inco people who hadhelped with security. ''ton coot nihut ing in alarge way to the overall salct (St PrinceCharles while he was on I nco property.

Insights from one who knows

Ohm m a quiet corner, I managed a shortconycrsat ion vs ith John B hick \mrd. theclistingcnshccl IorLnerLlcumcn:mnt-Go'. ernorof Ontario. lie had no (Ici,ulms about beingquoted oii such a day and spoke wit 1 don -vict ion

'''Ihis has been a signal 'v.-i:t. f'rmuca

Charles is a very nice ocmg nuan and us a

real crccl mm to the posit ton. When he arruyed

at the Smelter this attcrnoon, Mr. Aird

chcickled,"FIus Royal I lighncssapolog:ieLl

Ion keeping nic waiting''

Attending :u Foroitto ga1hcrun the

evening before. Mr. -'cud iiui1 a reat\ spa-

Seasoned 01 licial photographers, hard Prince Charles and lnco Vice-Chairman Walter Curlook shake hands as lnco ken to Prince ('harles and had told hum heli:mts oti backwards as ml to iii mmmc Inco Chairman Don Phillips looks on. was 'proud mu) he a director at I rickwelders, I ma II y had a chance to wonder if

Poems and talesmaybe they bach capmcirecl an award-winning shot from this Royal Visit.

Amid on mm went, as people too overjoyed to keep it to themselves shared treasures that Reminiscences about his own days in the niining indcistr were ccii short b the arrivalwould last a lifetime. Then, as a reminder of Who's • • of his transportation. Anothcc day. perhaps. The things IreaII in charge. a signal came that the respite was over: This is good for the comniunity, saw and heard amid felt oii the ;ittcniioon ot Octobeu 24.it startc(l to rain, the conipany and the employees. 1991 were the stuff of which joeiiis amid tales forgranclcliil-

Am the Copper Cliii Club, I was proud to sign in on , • dren are made. So. the day had to end that it mmciii beheliall oh the Power Depiurtrneiit, The reception was a s a very exciting event- a great endlessly re-told iii the years to come.more tomlortable, better-ted version of the scene out-

-WalterCurlookSome people just n'atcmrallv otter mc the rc,ul reward for

side Door 120, iuncl the mood was definitely upbeat. writing this colunin and Rcidy Rcginibai is one ot themii. HeOpen, Lmni'cstrained conversation remained the order of the day. stopped me near the Club exit to expreis his appreciation for my lcd Gactz story in the

"We were like a pair of kids," beamed Diane Flynn. "Karen (DeBenedet) and I were October issue.supposed to he working, here inside the Club, but we couldn't resist trying to get a look at Then, switching to the Royal Visit, Rudy spoke from long experience amid with gmeatthe Prince." depth of understanding: "This has been a great day l'or the lneo hmnimly"

Amid succeed they had, waving and laughing as they ran across Nickel Park, high heels A better closing quote would be hard to hind.

Prince the guest of honor at Smelter tea partySccretar (olettc Malvaso wasclose cnocmgh to worry about spill-ing tea on Prince (.'liarles. hum shemight well have been better ol'ftaking her chances with the waitingcrow cI s.

"It was strictly according toprotocol," stud Colette, who alongwith secretary Marilyn Guenetme,seciemary to the president HelenMcParlancl and tclecotiimunica-lions coordinator Mary S imko wereselected to pour and serve tea tc)Prmce Charles and other dignitar-ies am the Smelter pavilion. ''Youhad to he prim and proper, and thatmeant not sa mg anything unlesshe talked to you. I wocmld have liked

to have said 'high how are ya,' butthat would have been improper."

Not that everything went ac-cording to protocol, she said. "Wewere told that they would come toyou for tea, that we weren't sup-posed to chase them fortea. It didn'twork out that way, We had to goaround and ask,"

She said that despite somenervousness, there was a lot ofkidding going on. "They all toldme that I'd be the one who spilledthe tea," she said. "They all told methat if I spilled tea I'd be fired."

Luckily, she said, Marilyn andHelen were aware of the fine art ofserving tea properly. "For exam-

pie, the proper way is to put thespoon on the server side as you areserving it," she said.

"It wasn't all that bad, though.It was a lot of fun." She confessesthat the anticipation was so strongthat the four opened the door acrack to take a peek at all the actionjust outside the door.

"We just couldn't wait," shesaid.

For Marilyn, anticipation madeher more apprehensive than theactual event. "More excited thannervous," she explained.

The prince's manner put eve-ryone at ease, she said. "He's avery charming individual, not at all

pretentious. You read such gar-bage in the paper. On his way mumhe turned and thanked us or a greatcup of tea."

Who would do the pourmg andwho would do the serving was (he-cided by drawing straws, she said.Mary and Marilyn served the teaand Helen and Colette poured.

Helen was apprehensive. andinitially declined the offer to takepart. She finally accepted amid wasglad she did. "It was exciting, al-though there was quite a sigh ofrelief when it was all over. I think itall went wonderfully here for theInco visit. I think we can ignorewhat they say in Toronto. I don't

mhmk we necd to m:ukc a back seam toanyone.

I leien sicj she vs as v cry liii-

pressed bc the prince grasp at

cmiv iron men t:u I proIstcuis - '''iou

can't help os crhc;urung souiie of the

cons crs:ut ion." she saud. "lie

socmdecl know Icdgctm hhe to me. -l a

think lie vvilh he the future king of

England is g meat.''

Mars Smmko was the (mid who

handed the prince his tea and she

still gems shivers mhunkung about

vs hat it would he like spmllmg fiat

tea in the hap of v isuting monarchs

''Bum mall vs ent vs elI .' she saudiwouhdmi 'm bias e niissed mm for thevvo r Id''

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J1STT 16 November 1991

Most employees say Royal Visit a good thing

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Carolyn Hunt, environmentalanalyst, Environmental Control:"Internationally it gave us a betterimage, but in the company peoplehave mixed feelings about it be-cause of the money that was spent.Some people feel quite removedfrom the monarchy, although mypersonal feeling is that it was allkind of exciting. Whether you likethe monarchy ornot,the visit helpedfocus international attention onwhat we are doing here for theenvironment."

Thomas Wright, maintenancemechanic: "There was nothingwrong with it except the traffic jamit created on my way home thatday. I think that it was good for ourpeople. It makes us feel good thatwe are finally being recognized forthe good things we are doing forthe environment. We can see all thenew green poking up around here,but people from outside don't know.It can't hurt to publicize ourselvesnationally and internationally a lit-tle more."

Sue Flynn, head cook, CopperCliff Club: "I think it was a greatthing, but I don't think we got thepublicity we deserve out of it. Itwas not only a great thing for ourpeople, but for the community aswell. I didn't get to see the prince,but I watched it all on television.The fact that he was here was verygood for us. People know a littlemore today about what we are do-ing here than they did before thevisit."

Andy Davidson, developmentminer, South Mine: "It gave us alittle higher profile and it was goodfor the people who work here. Therewas a lot of preparation for thevisit, but! figure he probably knowsthat. Everything smells ofwet paint.I think it's good that he came toopen our project and gave us thepublicity, although people aroundhere are aware of what we are do-ing."

Gary Desormeaux, industrialmechanic, Inco Construction: "Ithink it helped get through to thepublic what Inco is doing here,although for the amount that wasspent on the visit, it wasn't worth it.One advantage I can see is that itbrings Sudbury out in the open alittle more. People here know whatwe are about, but people from out-side don't know that much aboutus."

Larry Martin, instrumen-tation technician, Clarabelle: "Itwas nice to see them come by.I'm sure they'll spread our Sul-phur Dioxide Abatement Pro-gram around the world, to letpeople all over the world knowwhat we are doing. It's nice toknow that they're concernedwith what we are doing. But formany of the guys there's a con-flict between the publicity andthe cost of the visit. Perhaps ourpreparations shouldn't have beenso elaborate. I don't think theprince would have minded get-ting his hands dirty a bit."

Ray Dagenais, industrial me-chanic, South Mine: "It was goodpublicity, good advertising for Incoand Sudbury to ward off the badpublicity we've been getting fromdown south. I figure it was inex-pensive for the coverage we got.But! think more Inco people shouldhave been able to go and see theprince. I think there was only threefrom South Mine who were able togo.

Augusto Tiangco, operator,Copper Refmery: "I think it wasgreat publicity for Inco. Goodpub-licity and lots of it. It was worth themoney spent on preparations. Wedon't promote ourselves enoughoutside of the Sudbury area andthis was a good way to do it. Theonly complaint I have is that morepeople should have been allowedto take part. We only had a fewpeople attending."

Mitch O'Connor, cleaningstaff, Nickel Refinery: "Peoplethink well of the royal family, so Ithink that the visit here was goodfor Sudbury, the north as well asthe company. All the publicityshows people, particularly thosedown south, that we have a lot tooffer here. People in this area knowabout all the work the company isdoing to clean up, but people fromoutside aren't as aware. I think theprince was the right person to helpus promote what we are doing here.People from across the world watchthe royals. A politician certainlywouldn'tprovide the same impact."

Leo Courtemanche, SilverRefmery: "I think it gave us somegreat publicity. A lot of peopletried to make jokes about us, but weshowed that we have a nice placehere. The visit was a good way todispel some of the negativity. It'stoo bad some of these people hadn'tseen Sudbury as it was 15 yearsago. They could have made a muchbetter comparison that way."

Willie Galipeau, maintenancemechanic, Nickel Refinery: "It wasnice for the community and goodfor the company, even consideringhow much was spent. I think wegot our point across with the pub-licity. It was a morale booster forthe people who work here. Peoplefrom the Sudbury area are wellinformed on Inco's environmentalefforts, but it wouldn't hurt if wewere to promote itself a little moreoutside this area."

Gary Spraw, driller, NorthMine: "It was a good thing forSudbury and it gave the companythe best publicity it's ever had.Probably more people around theworld know about who we are andwhere we are than ever before.Inco also got the word out that weare spending a lot of money on theenvironment and that you can seethe difference. I think all that is amorale booster for the people whowork here."

Ron Tarnopolsky, surveyparty leader, North Mine: "It's tra-ditional, a good thing. We are partof the Commonwealth and everyRoyal Visit that comes this waybecomes an historical event. I be-lieve that by visiting the company.the prince brought some interna-tional recognition for what we aredoing for the environment. Fromthe general feeling I got by talkingto people around here, it was a realboost in spirits for our people."

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