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Topline electricians todecide, IBEW or CLAC

Essar facing challengeswith battery installation

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Paul Norbo/Sault This WeekTHOSE WERE THE DAYS -- Retired Abitibi/Saint Marys Paper employee Albert Sachetti shows off his old Abitibi Recreation Club jacket during an informal social last week Upstairs at Rome’s. The group meets every two months to keep up with former co-workers that they wouldn’t see otherwise. For more information call Allan Tecter at 705-253-0622.

Twenty-three local electricians/apprentices will decide for themselves next month which union will represent them in their employment with Topline Electric Ltd.

During at 30-day suspension of pro-ceedings granted by the Ontario Labour Relations Board, The International Brotherhood of Electricians and the Christian Labour Association of Canada came to an agreement that recognizes

Essar Algoma Steel officials have admitted that they are facing “chal-lenges” installing automated door and jamb cleaners on the No. 7 coke oven battery, the oldest of three in operation, as required by the Ministry of Environ-ment.

In response to an emailed question from Sault This Week, Brenda Stenta, Essar’s corporate communication manager, replied: “The final engineer-ing assessment on automated door and jamb cleaners on No. 7 battery has

the right of those employees to make a decision that could impact the rest of their working lives.

In preparation for a Monday, May 16 secret vote, to be conducted by OLRB staff, the 23 Topline employees will attend information meetings, to gather the facts they need.

In the Minutes of Settlement doc-ument, released by the OLRB, it was agreed that IBEW Local 1687 is “entitled

determined that a retrofit is not feasible as was hoped. This finding significantly changes the scope of this project, there-fore the business is currently review-ing alternate measures. Once we have a better understanding of what options are available to us, we will communi-cate the same publicly.”

In an earlier email on the same issue, Stenta had stressed that any delays in installing the automated cleaning tech-nology on the No. 7 battery would not have a significant impact on fugitive

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...Essar facing challenges with No. 7 coke oven battery installationare extremely microscopic, as in the case of PAHs, for example.

Nevertheless, Toner said, “It is bet-ter to have data than no data. Whether a number is slightly above a guideline or slightly below speaks to the quality of the number and what the guideline means in terms of risk.”

As for Essar Steel, Stenta wrote, “We look forward to the conclusion of this study very soon.”

he explained that “with all analytical measures, the number you get is an estimate of the true value, and there is some measure of uncertainty.”

He said also that is more true for air quality measurements since air is more heterogeneous and variable than is water, for example.

Toner said too that it is difficult to guarantee absolute accuracy in test results for standards or guidelines that

have requested that Essar install door and jam cleaners on their equipment in the plant. Essar has asked for a one-year exten-sion on this requirement. We are doing an initial review of the company’s request now. Should we move ahead with consid-ering this request, the pub-lic would have the chance to review and comment on it. We will review all comments sub-mitted before a final decision is made.”

The project, part of an esti-mated $31 million investment by Essar to reduce its coke oven emissions, was targeted for completion by June 30, 2011.

The automated cleaner which would help reduce fugitive gas emissions, specifically benzene, a volatile organic compound (VOC),and benzo(a)pyrene, a polycyclic organic compound (PAH), two identified human carcinogens, from escaping out the coke oven doors during the coking process, are installed already on the newer Numbers Eight and Nine batteries.

Meanwhile, the results of a MOE review of a co-location study conducted at the Wallace Terrace air quality monitoring station between July 2008 and May 2009 by the MOE remains a work in progress.

The review was ordered

after the April 2010 co-location report identified that emission levels for volatile organic com-pounds (VOCs), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), reported by Maxxam Inc., the independent MOE-approved lab employed by Essar, “were considerably lower” than those reported by the two government labs used by the MOE.

Dan Toner, assistant director with the MOE lab in Toronto, said that the review was com-pleted except for the analysis of volatile organic compounds.

“We think we have a handle now on the metals, particulates and PAHs,” he said. “We knew we had an issue with VOCs, and we’ve worked with the contract laboratory. They have changed some things in their process, and we’re just in the process of doing another comparison study that we’re hoping resolves potential problems. If it does that will be a procedure they are going to implement.”

Toner said he hoped the final review, would be made public by the end of April.

While Toner agreed that some of the large differences in ana-lyzed results for dangerous gases like benzene and benzo(a)pyrene reported in the co-loca-tion study would “understand-ably set off some alarm bells”,

gas emissions from the coke ovens.

Stenta wrote: “It is important to note first off that doors and jambs on No. 7 battery are man-ually cleaned at this time. This is essentially an automation initia-tive, primarily driven by health and safety ergonomic needs. Although this project will result in some emission reductions, the scale of such reductions are not comparable to those that will be achieved by the much more significant project of Indi-vidual Oven Pressure Controls on No. 9 battery, which, by the way, is [on] track for completion by October 31, 2011.”

In a December 2010 STW arti-cle, Stenta had stressed that the state of the art individual oven pressure controls were projected to reduce fugitive gas emissions during the coking process by as much as 70 per cent.

While Essar declined to elabo-rate on what alternate measures were on the table for the No. 7 battery upgrade, Blair McLaugh-lin, senior environmental officer with the MOE, provided addi-tional details by email.

Mclaughlin wrote: “Our top priority is making sure that com-panies operate in a way that pro-tects the natural environment and the local community. We


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Paul Norbo/Sault This WeekYOUR FUTURE, YOUR CAREER -- Heidi Ivany, communications coordinator at the Sault Community Career Centre invites everyone to the open house of the new location at 503 Queen St. E. on Thursday, April 14, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Sault Community Career Centre connects people with the jobs they seek using a combination of services available, government programming and personal know-how. For more information call the Centre at 705-759-0909.

Dennis Bunnell, chief exec-utive officer of St. Marys Paper Ltd. , confirmed Monday morning that the papermaker has received one written pro-posal, and several other pro-posals for financial backing for its planned $175 million cogeneration facility that are currently under evaluation.

While he said he had no specific details to share at this time, Bunnell added

that, “Things were moving along very quickly”, and an agreement was a matter of when, and not if, it would be reached.

Bunnell told Sault This Week in Januar y that St. Marys’ goal remained to begin construction of the on site biomass facility this year, with a target date to begin producing energy before the end of 2013. The project is expected to create hundreds of construction jobs once work gets underway.

St. Marys has received writtenproposal to finance cogen facilityBOB MIHELLSpecial to Sault This Week

In the March 30 edition of Sault This Week Lynne King related her recent experience, about taking her son to the Sault Area Hospital Emergency Depart-ment. In an effort to clarify one part of the story, she said, “My son was ini-tially assessed by a triage nurse when we arrived. This nurse rated him at a level 2 which she stated was the highest rate she could give him. She ordered the blood work, and then shortly afterwards, her shift ended and she went home.

“No one reassessed my son at any point in time, afterward. Not when he was returned by ambulance, not when we began sobbing out loud, not when we moved him from the wheel chair to the floor. Absolutely no one.”

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Sault federal election candidates discuss childcare, Senate reformsure there are spaces available. We want those places available. If there’s no daycare available and a mother wants to work, sometimes she’s simply not able to. The key is to keep providing that right bal-ance of childcare spaces. In Sault Ste. Marie last year, there were 105 new licensed childcare spaces created for four and five-year olds, I know that 44 of those were made available because of the $250 mil-lion the Conservative government provides. The Liberals say they will provide $500 million to the prov-inces for childcare spaces, but I like the balanced approach of the Conservative government, with the childcare benefit, to give par-ents more say in how that money gets spent. Our approach is more balanced.”

“With respect to the Senate,” Hayes said, “I’m comfortable with the Conservative government’s position as to what they want to do with the Senate. I don’t think at all that it should be abolished, but certainly there should be Sen-ate reform, unquestionably. I’ve never liked the fact that Senators are appointed…the party would like an elected Senate, and with a fixed term of eight years for a sen-ator. The Conservatives haven’t clearly defined yet if it would be eight years and that’s it, or if a sen-ator could run again for re-elec-

tion after eight years, but with an elected Senate, senators would be accountable to Canadians. It’s an awesome idea.”

Green Party candidate Luke MacMichael said, “We are def-initely in favour of subsidized daycare, as well as early child-hood education and nourishment along with that…we are 100 per cent committed to high quality, federally funded childcare, acces-sible to any family that wants to have it, but we’d like to see more childcare spaces in the workplace, so we propose a $1,500 tax credit, per child per year, to go directly to employers that provide work-place childcare. For Sault fami-lies this would definitely be a plus. Providing credits to workplaces would hopefully encourage more employers to open up daycare spaces.”

“With the Senate, in our opin-ion, we do believe it has a pur-pose, we believe there should be second opinion on things, but we don’t believe it should be appointed, it should be elected, and proportionally represented, that way all parties could be rep-resented…if the Green Party, or any party, for example, received five per cent of the vote, that party would get five per cent of the seats in the Senate.”

As the federal election cam-paign continues, Sault This Week asked the following questions to each of the five candidates run-ning for MP in Sault Ste. Marie.

How should daycare costs be paid? What portion of the cost should be paid for by the federal government, and what portion by families?

Should the Canadian Senate be abolished or reformed?

Conservative candidate Bryan Hayes said, “What we need to look at is how childcare is handled. We are the government that intro-duced the universal childcare ben-efit in 2006, $100 a month goes to the parents. The parents have the choice how they use those funds, and in the event they don’t want to use it for childcare, they can for example put it into an educa-tion fund for their children’s uni-versity or college education down the road. The Conservative gov-ernment also provides $250 mil-lion a year to the provinces so they can provide childcare spaces, and how the provinces divide up that money depends on the income of parents, those who need to be sub-sidized are subsidized by the prov-ince. The key challenge is to make

ernment and electoral law needs to be looked at, to meet the needs of the people of the country, and if that means abolish-ing the Senate, then that is something that needs to taken into consideration. It doesn’t serve the purposes of empower-ing the people, the way the Senate stands now.”

NDP candidate Tony Martin said, “We think the government needs to create

Marxist-Leninist Party candidate Mike Taffarel, regarding the daycare issue said, “We believe the government needs to increase funding for social pro-grams such as daycare. Some employers cover those costs, but what needs to be done is a national program with national standards…[daycare] needs to be funded for those who can’t afford the costs of it”.

Discussing the Senate, Taffarel said, “There is so much that needs to be changed…the whole structure of gov-

DARREN TAYLORSpecial to Sault This Week

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SPRINGTIME ART SHOW: Spring-time Treasures Art Show and Sale will take place from Friday, April 29, to Sun-day, May 1, Upstairs at Rome’s. Featured artists are Doris Anne Ray, Marilyn Mills, Ellen Hadath and Zoey Wood-Saloman. There will be a meet the artists recep-tion on Friday, April 29, from 7:30 to 9:30

p.m. Coffee and refreshments will be provided. Hours of viewing are 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 30; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, May 1.

CHARITY WALK: The 2nd Annual Hike For Hospice will kick off National Hospice Palliative Care Week (NHPCW),

which takes place from May 1 to 8. Hike For Hospice will be on Sunday, May 1, beginning at 3 p.m., at the Roberta Bondar Pavil-ion. The hike (walk) will proceed along the boardwalk and return to the Bondar Pavilion. Pledge forms are available at ARCH, 229 Fourth Line West, online at www.algomahospice.org under fund-raising, or at Madonna Optical in the Station Mall. T-shirts will go to people with pledges of $50 or more. Please register by calling ARCH 705-942-1556. Questions? Contact Dana at ARCH 705-942-1556.

TALKING FILM: Sault Ste Marie Public Library will host an afternoon film discussion at the main library, 50 East St., beginning 1:30 p.m., Thursday, April 14, in the downstairs pro-gram room. Members will view and discuss “Memoirs of a Gei-sha”. The film discussion group is free to join. Audience mem-bers will get to select the other movies shown during the year. No pre-registration is necessary. For more information please call the information desk at 705-759-5236

EASTER SPECIAL : Cham-

ber Singers of Algoma w il l present Handel’s Messiah, Sun-day, April 17, at 3 p.m., at Central United Church. Special guests are soprano Sarah Gartshore, mezzo-soprano Christina Stel-macovich and baritone Adrian Kramer. Tickets are available at Savoy’s jewelers, and at STARS/Sault Theatre, Mich., $20 adults, $5 students.

EARTH DAY GAMING, XBOX KINECT: Teens are invited to drop in at the Korah Branch Librar y April 21 for a gam-ing event. Come join the Korah Branch bunch. Drop in any-time between 3:30-5:30 p.m. This event is free. Refreshments provided. For more information please call Julie Ringrose, adult services librarian 705-759-5229.

MEGAMIND: Teens are invited to drop in at the Korah Branch Library April 28, 2011 to watch Megamind. Come relax with friends and enjoy a great movie. Start time is 3:30p.m. Refresh-ments provided. This event is free. For more information please call Julie Ringrose, adult services librarian, 705-759-5229.

ANIME/MANGA SKETCHING:

Sault Ste. Marie Public Library Korah Branch will hold a sketch-ing workshop on Thursday, April 14. Love to draw Manga and want to hangout with some fellow art-ists? Come to Korah Branch and join an art jam group. We will draw, share techniques and dis-cuss all things manga and anime. Drop in anytime between 3:30-5:30 p.m. This event is free. For more information please call Julie Ringrose, adult services librarian 705-759-5229

G ARDE NING PRO G RAM: Sault Ste. Marie Public Library will host its annual gardening program, Wednesday, April 13, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the main library, program room. Tick-ets are $5 each and are available from the main library, reference and information desk. Special guest speaker is Susan Richards from New North Greenhouses to discuss vertical gardening, a new trend for 2011. New plants for this coming gardening sea-son will be discussed. There will be door prizes and refreshments. For more information call the ref-erence and information depart-ment at 705-759-5236.

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It’s unofficially official — expect another big box retailerpeople to people who cook with Kraft.

Home cooks are invited to pursue their passion at a national level by sharing how they bring their everyday dishes to life with cream cheese.

Food Network star Anna O l s o n a n d P h i l a d e l p h i a Cream Cheese have teamed up to search for Canada’s next big cooking stars in the Real Women of Philadelphia cast-ing call.

The reward will be an exciting role with Philadelphia Cream Cheese and $20,000 along with recognition through online cooking videos, contributing to an online cookbook and more. Send in your video and rec-ipe submission auditions for selected weekly themes. Each week, entrants will be asked to showcase how they use cream cheese in their favourite dishes.

Based on video auditions and recipe submissions, 16 finalists will be invited to a live event and cook-off with Anna in Toronto this summer. Visit www.realwomenofphiladel-phia.ca for complete details about the casting call, judging criteria, submission periods and themes and to share reci-pes and tips with other real-life cooks.

This is an opportunity for all Sault and area cooks to put on their aprons and a big smile and share their prize winning recipes with Anna and the rest of Canada. Best of luck ladies.

ANNA ANSWE R S: When I contacted Anna Olson and informed her that we have many wonderful cooks in our city she sent the following reply, “I am confident that Sault Ste. Marie has countless real women who have great recipes and cooking tips to share through their own cooking videos. I look forward to seeing what these ladies pre-pare and tasting the delicious results - good luck to you all.”

CITY SECRET UNEARTHED: Maintenance supervisor, for-estry/horticulture for the City of Sault Ste. Marie, Don Dzama, was more than happy to talk about one of our city’s best kept secrets.

It seems many locals may not even know about our beautiful Bellevue Park greenhouse com-plex. I honestly can’t imagine

Are You Crafty? Time after time we have been disappointed to learn that the rumours were only rumours and a brand new big box store really was not scouting for property and get-ting ready to hire staff. Being cautious by nature and having it drilled into me over the years to check my sources, I talked to the local businessman involved in bringing this store to Sault Ste. Marie and I am happy to report that unless things change dramatically, we can indeed expect to welcome a popular retail outlet in a few months. Watch for signs of building activity in the area around Wal-Mart. Since I can’t print any-thing until it is a “done deed”, I have to be a bit vague when discussing the project but I feel certain that “crafty” people may be able to deduce who is com-ing to town. I will post updates as they become available.

SAY CHEESE, SMILE: The next item takes us from crafty

a hands-on activity, have the urge to paint a picture or just enjoy a quick break, visit the Bellevue Park green-houses.

They are open every day. Lead hand Jeff Marshall and two gardeners, both named Jennifer, will be happy to answer questions.

Call 705-759-5226 for hours and information. Spread the word. This is one secret too good to keep.

COOKIE MONSTERS REjOICE: It’s Girl Guide cookie time. The young ladies will go door-to-door as well as sell their chocolate and vanilla treats in the mall.

Contact Tina Laitinen at 705-575-4207 for more information.

getting through one of our long dull winters without a few refreshing visits to the park greenhouses.

The combination of tropical flowers in full bloom, thriving lemon, banana, figs, sugar cane and many other vari-eties of plants that would never sur-vive outdoors here, a large waterfall with fish, warm, humid air and the sweet smells of growing areas far to the south of us are irresistible in the middle of winter.

Now they are gearing up for the Easter lily display and the annuals grown for the civic gardens and plant-ers around town

If you have gardening questions, are looking for a guest speaker, want your class to take a tour and participate in

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Paul Norbo/Sault This WeekMASTERFUL -- Terry Littlefield, Keith Mosher and Mark Bouliane are three members of the Brody’s Bombers team that will compete at this weekend’s Superior Shores Masters Basketball Tournament that will be held locally at the Superior Heights high school gym.

Masters of the basketball courtBasketball’s biological clock is about to

be turned back.Sault Ste. Marie, specifically the Supe-

rior Heights gymnasium, will play host to the seventh annual Superior Shores Mas-ters Basketball Tournament this week-end.

Six teams, including two from here, will take part in the tourney, which begins on Friday at 6:30 p.m. and winds up on Sat-urday with the last game at 6 p.m.

Participating players must be 40-years-of-age and older.

Brody’s Bombers, which is the host, organizing team, and defending cham-pion Old School are the two local entries.

North Bay Dark Horse, Sudbury Team Tylenol, Lively Grey Hawks and Thunder Bay Green Machine are the out-of-town squads.

Tireless Terry Littlefield, one of the tournament organizers and a player with the Brody’s team, said a major change has been made to this year’s event.

“We have banned the use of out-of-town players by the two local clubs,” said Littlefield.

“Tournament scoring had gotten so out of hand that one local team (Old School) had averaged 100 points a game over their three games last year and had beaten an out-of-town entry by almost 60 points,” Littlefield explained.

“Several of the out-of-town teams had expressed their reluctance to return to face this onslaught yet again so we had to make this accommodation in order to ensure their presence this year,” Little-field added.

“It was the right thing to do,” Littlefield noted. “We are hoping this change will make for a much-more unpredictable tournament with closer games.”

Besides Littlefield, who played high school hoops with the erstwhile Colle-giate Wildcats and is a former driving force behind the old City Men’s Basket-ball League, Brody’s Bombers features a number of seasoned performers.

Steve Mason, a Collegiate star from the late 1970s and one of the smoothest, most-gentlemanly players to ever stand out at the local high school level, tops the list of Brody’s oldies-but-goodies.

Other members of the Brody’s squad are former Lakeway Trojan guard Mark Bouliane and the likes of David Brain, Lynn Cond, Dan Jodoin, John McEach-ern, Keith Mosher and Wyatt Poser.

The roster for Old School, the other local entry, was not available as Sault This Week went to press.

RANDY RUSSONMika Media


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Paul Norbo/Sault This WeekMIKE AND MIKE -- Mike Doan sat with his former high school hockey coach Michael Flammia during a news conference on Monday hosted by the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League. Doan was recognized for his imminent signing with the Northern Michigan University Wildcats.

Doan makes it officialence until the ‘12-13 campaign.

Doan, who only two seasons ago was playing high school hockey in Sault Ste. Marie for coach Mike Flammia and the City, Northern Ontario and All Ontario champion St. Mary’s Knights, had been on NMU’s radar for several months.

Joe Shawhan, NMU’s assistant coach and a former Division 1 goalie himself at Lake Superior State University, traveled this way a number of times this season to watch the Thunderbirds play. And Walt Kyle, NMU’s head coach, was spotted with Shawhan at the Thunderbirds last home game of the playoffs, a 2-1 victory over the cross-river Soo Eagles.

Easy-going and well-liked by his team-mates, Doan has a calm demeanour to go with his textbook-style goaltending skills, which are even more remarkable con-sidering that only two years ago he was playing hockey, basketball and football equally at St. Mary’s.

Thunderbirds general manager Kevin Cain, who obtained Doan in an NOJHL trade with the cross-river Eagles last summer, called his goalie’s commitment to NMU and the hockey Wildcats “great for Michael, great for the Thunderbirds and great for the NOJHL.”

Flammia, Doan’s erstwhile high school hockey coach at St. Mary’s, called Doan “a great kid, an unbelievable competitor. I’m so happy for him and his family.”

Doan said going to play at NMU “is a dream come true. I have always wanted to play U.S. college hockey.”

Interestingly, Doan’s uncle, Sault Ste. Marie educator Ken Theriault, is a gradu-ate of NMU.

Michael Doan will officially become a signed recruit of the Northern Michigan University Wildcats on Friday.

As Mika Media was first to report in the April 6 print edition of Sault This Week, the Soo Thunderbirds goalie visited the NMU campus on April 5 and received an offer to play for the Marquette school’s Division 1 hockey team.

Then, as was first reported on Sault-ThisWeek.com, Doan verbally commit-ted to NMU on April 8.

Now, the next step for the big puck-stopper is to sign with NMU on Friday. April 15 is one of only two yearly dates that National Collegiate Athletic Associ-ation schools are allowed to ink players. (November 15 is the other date.)

The 6-foot-4, 200 lb. Doan is fresh from an outstanding Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League season with the Thun-derbirds.

He compiled a regular-season record of 25-8-3 with a .916 save percentage and 2.66 goals against average in being named to the NOJHL’s first All Star Team. Doan was just as spectacular in the play-offs with a .953 save percentage and 1.65 goals against average to go with a 5-4 record.

A 1991 birth year, Doan can return to the Thunderbirds for the 2011-12 sea-son.

With all three of its veteran goalies (soon-to-be seniors Reid Ellingson and Devan Hartigan and sophomore Jared Coreau) slated to return for the 2011-12 season, NMU will not need Doan’s pres-


NFC will hit the field with nine teamsThe Steelers have an opening-

week bye and then play their first two games of the season on the road.

Coach Seth Cond’s Steelers are slated to play their home opener on Saturday June 18 against the Toronto Raiders.

The Sault’s other home games are scheduled against the Toronto Maddogs on July 2, the Tri-City

Outlaws on July 9 and Sudbury on July 23.

The Steelers will play at Ottawa on June 4, at Sarnia on June 11, at Oakville on June 25 and at North Bay on July 16.

Playoffs are scheduled to begin on August 6. Eight of the nine teams will qualify for the post-season.

Bouyed by the return of the Sudbury Spartans after a three-year absence, the Northern Foot-ball Conference will kick off the 2011 season on Saturday May 28.

Nine teams are scheduled to make up the NFC this season, including the defending cham-pion Sault Steelers.



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Paul Norbo/Sault This WeekPASSION FOR PAYNE -- High-scoring forward Robbie Payne of the Soo Eagles of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League is on the watch list of more than one Division 1, U.S. college hockey program. (For the latest on the Eagles and their NOJHL championship series with the Sudbury Jr. Wolves, visit SaultThisWeek.com.)

Media interest in the Soo Greyhounds and the Ontario Hockey League isn’t restricted to this city or this province.

Take an out-of-town story related to the Greyhounds that we were first to jump on locally.

As I posted on the Sault-ThisWeek.com website early Saturday morning, sport-scaster Dean Millard of radio station Team 1260 in Edmonton had just filed a story that named Ron Pyette as the leading can-didate to take over as the new general manager of the Greyhounds.

Citing several sources, Millard wrote that Pyette could be named Greyhound

GM by April 15.Pyette, who is from Sault

Ste. Marie and a former Hockey Canada employee, has spent the past few sea-sons working as a Calgary-based scout for the Pitts-bu rg h Pe ng u i n s o f t h e National Hockey League.

To be sure, word can travel fast in the hockey world. And situations can change quickly and dramat-ically.

What’s a day in Canada without a hockey story, eh?

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I just wonder if the Grey-hounds new GM and the coach who is eventually hired will be able to change the fan apathy that seemed to envelop the franchise as the 2010-11 season went on.

Honeymoons seldom last forever. Thus, as the Grey-hounds have benefited from the relatively-new Essar Centre that opened five years ago, interest in both the team and the facil-ity now seems to be on the decline.

Remember the Sky Dome

in Toronto? It’s now the Rogers Cen-

tre. And neither it or base-ball’s Toronto Blue Jays are the apples of the fans eyes as they once were.

Kind of like what is hap-pening to the Greyhounds here.

As the novelty wears off with the Essar, the Hounds no longer get a free pass.

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For Sale: A medium-mar-ket, moderately-successful, OHL franchise.

After 17 years of owner-ship by the Ciccarelli family, the Sarnia Sting is for sale.

The Sarnia franchise, which came into being from the ruins of the Newmarket Royals in 1994, plays out of the 4,100-seat RBC Centre in the southwestern Ontario city and can be had for about $6.2 million.

And with the high cost of maintaining an OHL fran-chise these days -- not to mention the millions of dol-lars that a sale will fetch -- Sarnia is just one team that could undergo an owner-ship change before the start of the 2011-12 season.

As there are current OHL owners looking to sell, there are would-be owners who are looking to buy.

In fact, former Greyhound defenceman Trevor Daley and erstwhile Windsor Spit-fire forward Steve Ott, who are now teammates with the NHL’s Dallas Stars, have been exploring the possibil-ity of buying an OHL fran-chise.

Daley, who is married to a Sault Ste. Marie girl and lives here in the off-sea-son, has looked at the Sar-nia situation along with Ott, according to sources close to the family of the former Greyhound.

As well, Albert Giommi, the owner of the Soo Thun-derbirds of the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League, confirmed to me that he, Daley and Ott would be interested in acquiring stakes in the Greyhounds should majority owner Dr. Lou Lukenda and his minority partners be open to listening to an offer for

the Soo’s OHL franchise.

•••BOILERMAKERS

I like reading the writings of Doug Millroy, who pens a weekly perspectives col-umn in the local daily bugle. Millroy may be an old-school newspaper guy but he thinks young. Which may explain how good he looks for a 79-year old. I was talk-ing with Millroy’s daughter Charles-Ann Wardlaw at a wedding reception on Sat-urday night and was sur-prised when she told me that her dad is 79. Let me say that if I live to 79 I hope that I look as good then as Millroy does now... Before attending the wedding party of my young friends Sergio Cavaliere and Max-ine Tremonte on Saturday I was across the river help-ing john Bell with the radio broadcast of the Soo Eagles-Sudbury Jr. Wolves Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League playoff game. It had been 15 years since the last time John and I were on the air together. I guess you could say we were overdue...By the way, 1,416 fans turned up to watch Saturday’s Eagles-Sudbury game at Pullar Sta-dium, which is the largest crowd to watch an NOJHL game this season. Kudos to Eagles coach-general man-ager Bruno Bragagnolo and his dedicated staff for the job they have done on and off the ice this season...Soo Thunderbirds goalie Michael Doan isn’t the only NOJHLer from around these parts who could end with a commitment to play at the Division 1, U.S. college level come the season after next. Others who are on the watch list of D-1 recruiters are Blind River Beavers cen-tre Brett Campbell and five members of the cross-river Eagles: defenceman Nathan Glass and forwards Brian Depp, Chris Hoffman, Rob-bie Payne and Brock Raf-faele...Steve McCharles, owner of the Temiscaming Royals of the NOJHL, is working on a possible sale of the franchise to a Kirk-land Lake group headed by Bob Kasner.

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STUDENT CAR WASH: If you are 14 to 18 years old and share school spirit, you can earn student volunteers hours by help-ing your school raise money for the char-ity of your choice, participating in a car wash on Saturday, April 16, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lunch will be provided and prizes are awarded for the Highest Participa-tion, Most Cars Washed, Most Donations Raised, Best Spirit Theme and Best Overall. Show your school spirit, email [email protected].

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Looking for a high tech recording studio? Try Bellevue ValleyT h e B e l l e v u e Va l l e y

Lodge, nestled in the pictur-esque and tranquil Bellevue Valley north of the Sault, seems on first impression an unlikely setting for a high tech recording studio.

But then for Robin Mac-intyre and Enn Poldmaa, who have owned and oper-ated the lodge together since 1985, music has been a shared lifelong passion.

Robin, who was born in North Burlington on the Niagara Enscarpment, con-fessed that she was not a musician, although she learned to play a few instru-ments as a child.

What Robin does possess is a critical ear for music that has allowed her to rec-ognize talent that contrib-uted to a 30-year career as an agent for both estab-lished and rising artists.

Enn, who was born in England, emigrated with his Estonian parents to Canada as a boy, and moved to the Sault at age 15.

An accomplished musi-cian, Enn has steered his musical interests increas-ingly toward recording and sound engineering, Robin said.

The couple was active also as principal organizers of the popular Black Fly Jam Festivals that featured folk, acoustic and alternative music genres in concerts

throughout Algoma during the 1980s and 1990s.

Robin said that Black Fly Jam evolved from a food co-op buying club in 1979 where “We did the whole hippie, divvy up all the food thing.”

Afterwards there would a potluck and musical get together at a hall we would rent for the occasion, she said.

“We would do these musi-cal get-togethers where people would play, includ-ing Enn on mandolin and his sister on autoharp, along

with other local talent.”She added that occa-

sionally a visiting musician would drop in to jam, or that they would time the event to coincide with musicians passing through town.

Robin said the infor-mal gigs gradually evolved into more formal shows for which musicians were booked to appear at con-certs.

She said the concerts were held at various venues in Algoma and offered audi-ences an alternative to the smoky and noisy bar scene

then. At its peak, the Black Fly

Jam Festival averaged a dozen concerts a year, and had 600 people on its sub-scription mailing list.

The festivals proved to be the genesis also of Robin’s career as an agent as she was called upon increasingly to book shows for a growing number of artists.

Besides offering a geta-way gem for outdoor and wilderness enthusiasts, the couple’s lodge has, over the years provided “itinerant musicians with a home away from home when they are travelling through,” Robin said.

And for the next several weeks, the rental chalet built by Enn that has hosted families, cross-country ski-ers, intimate concerts, and even weddings, will be the home away from home for renowned Canadian sound engineer Sam Ibbett.

Ibbett is employed by one of Canada’s foremost record-ing studios Canterbur y Music Company, Toronto, whose lengthy list of clients has included iconic musi-cians like The Tragically Hip, The Barenaked Ladies, and Moe Kaufmann.

He is currently in the “Val-ley” to produce and engi-neer independently a collec-tion of original songs by The Wild Turkeys, a local band that has garnered a huge fol-lowing for its energetic and

eclectic live performances.“We met Sam Ibbett when

he was touring with his girl-friend Sarah Featherstone, a violinist and a harpist,” Robin said in the comfort-able upstairs loft of the cha-let.

Behind her, Ibbett is fine-tuning an impressive array of engineering equipment while the band warms up in the converted studio down-stairs.

“They were on tour, and I told Sarah she could stop for a night here because they didn’t have a show, and we met Sam.

“He was really taken with the room that Enn built downstairs for the acoustic sound of it. Sam said, ‘Man, if you ever have a recording project I would love to come up and do something.’”

Robin, who has been an agent for a variety of groups and solo performers for close to three decades through her business, Mac’s Music, singled out the Wild Turkeys, who represent her main project these days, as a talent that could benefit from Ibbett’s technical mas-tery.

“What makes the Turkeys special is they can com-mand attention from any-one,” Robin said. “They have an aspect of theatre and innocence because they are young, and they just love to have fun. And that is the number one reason enter-

tainers are successful on stage. It’s an amazing scoop to have a sound engineer of Sam’s quality working with the Turkeys to help them get to the next step.”

While getting Ibbett to export his special skills nine hours north of Toronto was a real coup, Robin stressed that it couldn’t have hap-pened without the sup-port from the local music community, and their will-ingness to share equip-ment and technical sup-port for the project, espe-cially George Ravelich and Kris Frandsen of Echotech. “Not every city is like that,” she said.

Robin added that there is an incredible talent pool of up and coming musicians in the Sault, like The Wild Tur-keys, that she attributed to the strong programs offered by our schools, music con-ser vatories and private instructors.

I n c l u d e d a m o n g t h e many clients that Robin has represented over the years are The Pierre Schryer Band, Tamarack, Ian Tamblyn, and Katherine Wheatley.

She also managed Cana-dian legend Willie P. Ben-nett for 10 years up until his death by heart attack in Feb-ruary 2008.

Robin, who counted Ben-nett as a personal friend, was deeply affected by his

BOB MIHELLSpecial to Sault This Week

Paul Norbo/Sault This WeekMUSIC IN THE VALLEY -- Enn Poldmaa and Robin Macintyre own and operate Bellevue Valley Lodge, running a high tech recording studio. see BELLEVUE Page 18


If you always wanted to scuba dive, here’s your chance. Free-dom at Depth offers pool sessions for anyone interested. People with disabilities are welcome and

encouraged to try the sport. Dis-abilities will be accommodated. Keep in mind some medical con-ditions prohibit scuba diving. Medical forms must be filled out prior to participating. Forms will be available at www.freedomat-depth.ca. A session begins Sat-urday, May 28, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information con-tact Diane Morrell at 705-759-0333.

FREE FILM: Sault Ste. Marie Public Library will show the film Tangled. Families are invited to the library’s main branch, 50 East St., to watch this fun twist on a fairy-tale classic. The magically long-haired Rapunzel, imprisoned in

a tower, finds an opportunity to explore the world when a runaway thief stumbles into her life. See the film Thursday, April 14, starting at 6:30 p.m. No registration required. The movie is rated PG. This is a “bring your own snack event”. Admission is free. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

For more information call the main library’s children’s desk at 705-759-5241.

SENIORS SEMINAR: Thursday, April 14, at 1:30 p.m., the Canadian Association for the (age) 50-plus will hold a seminar called Moving in with the Family and Preventing Financial Abuse. The guest speaker is Evelyn Theriault. The event takes

place at the Seniors Drop-In Centre. All are welcome. For more information call Marilyn Patterson at 705-949-2299.

CHURCH AUCTION: The 28th Annual Silent Auction, held at Central United Church, 160 Spring St., will take place Thurs-day, April 28, and Friday, April 29, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Flea market opens Sat-urday, April 30, from 9 a.m. to noon, with discounted prices.

The event will have a bid room, flea market, treasure room, bake table, chuck-wagon and central closet.

C H I L D R E N ’S P L AY : Churchmouse Players will present two performances of Lucy Didn’t Lie, as told by a Very Large Mouse. This play was written to encour-age children to read and was specifically created for this particular group of children and young people. It is based on The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe,

by C.S. Lewis. These per-formances will be the only opportunity to see this ver-sion of a much-loved story. Performance times are 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., Sat-urday, May 7, at St. Luke’s Cathedral, 160 Brock St. Advance tickets are avail-able from The Party Palace and Chornyj’s Hadke and St. Luke’s Cathedral office.

Tickets are $8 each for adult in advance, $10 at the door; $5 for seniors/stu-dents, $6 at the door, $2 for children, $3 at the door.

Freedom at Depth scuba sessions accessible to nearly all

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Wayne&TamaraDirect Answers

I responded with love and understanding in an e-mail and let her know I still cared. But it was hard since we had time-zone issues.

I received a nicely written reply.

She said she had moved on and wanted me to do the same.

A week later I sent her a 10-page letter outlining my feelings.

I also sent an email wish-ing her a happy birthday and got blocked by her on a social network site.

The questions that plague me are: Wil l she regret breaking up with me in this manner? Will she ever take me back? I am hoping when the divorce is final somehow I may be able to reconnect.

The moral of my story is live your life in the truth, be present in the moment, and be happy.— Bruce

Crying WolfI fear nothing can explain

the damage I caused all those around me, yet I have no outlets and nowhere to go because I am on a ship at sea.

My girlfriend, whom I love deeply, broke up with me after six years.

We spoke about marriage and we spoke about kids.

W e w e r e a w e s o m e together and I wish things had worked out differently.

You see, I was married but separated when we started seeing each other.

Before you say anything, let me tell you I stayed with my wife to help her with psy-chological issues.

W e h a d a d a u g h t e r together, and I felt I had to be the savior.

I always wanted to divorce. This was never a question in my mind. I was simply para-lyzed with fear to act.

Two months ago I told my wife I was finalizing the divorce and told my daugh-ter I was seeing someone.

The very next day, without a clue, I received a breakup e-mail.

The suddenness, the cold-ness of the breakup, is what is so hard to understand.

To be broken up with by email after six years of reas-suring each other, it was brutal.

Bruce, you say you’ve learned to live in the present, be true to yourself and be happy.

Those are all fine lessons, but the intent of your letter is this.

I’ve learned my lesson, now I want my reward.

Bu t t h e l e s s o n i s t h e reward.

When we learn a hard les-son, it is the loss that cannot be undone which is the only reward we should expect.

If she were with you now, you would not have learned any lesson.

It doesn’t matter what your excuse is.

She dated a married man for six years.

Ho w m a n y t i m e s d i d she give you another three months and another three months and another three months?

We suspect she won’t live

in fond recollection of you, but sorry she wasted six years.

With another man she could be five years married with two kids.

Before you close this chapter of your life, consider other lessons you might have learned.

First, the lesson of your marriage.

You married a woman who was unsuitable for you. Do you understand why?

Have you changed that element in yourself which allowed the marriage to occur?

Second, have you learned the lesson of time?

Each hour we do nothing but make decisions. Deci-sions are powerless unless acted upon.

Wavering and hesitancy are themselves decisions, not the postponement of

decisions. And irresolution is the

worst kind of decision. It closes off our options.

Finally, there is another lesson, a lesson you learned in childhood.

It is about a boy who guarded sheep.

One day out of boredom, he cried, “Wolf!”

When villagers rushed to his aid, they discovered it was a prank.

Another day, the boy did the same thing.

That’s why when a wolf came, no one responded.

You cried wolf for six years.

That was too many years for her. — Wayne & Tamara

Send letters to: [email protected], or Direct Answers, PO Box 964, Spring field MO 65801.

Decisions powerless without action — did you learn the lesson?


A few days ago, my father-in-law called me. He was upset.

“I’m going to fax you some-thing!” he bellowed.

None of this was unusual. Not the bellowing, and cer-tainly not the faxing.

I’ve tried to explain to my father-in-law that I don’t own a fax machine and that, in fact, hardly anyone owns fax machines anymore due to the emergence of a little something called e-mail.

This seems to have fallen upon deaf ears, which may account for the bellowing.

What had upset my father-in-law was an article about the increasing use of pre-scription drugs by seniors. According to a new report, nearly two-thirds of Cana-dian seniors are taking five or more medications.

The story quoted a fellow from the Centre for Health Services and Policy Research at the University of British Columbia (which sounds offi-cial but which, for all I know, consists of two guys sitting in a basement wondering why today’s shoe stores don’t have X-ray machines like they did back in the 1940s).

Anyway, this story quoted an expert who said this trend raises important medical and financial questions.

“There’s a certain point that if someone survives to

the age of 85,” said the expert, “one might suggest it’s time to start rolling back on their medicines.”

T hat ’s w hat u p s e t my father-in-law. He’s 82.

When I called him back, my father-in-law said he had a better idea.

“Instead of cutting back on the pills, they should put arsenic and strychnine in them,” he said. “That way they’d not only cut medical costs, they’d save on pension fund payouts too.”

I tut-tutted sympatheti-cally. It must be difficult, I thought, to be told you’ll soon be put to pasture. (And I don’t mean lying atop the grass and watching clouds from a pasture; I mean lying below the grass and contrib-uting to the soil content.) “The main problem is that I won’t have anything to talk about,” he said.

How so? “That’s the main conversa-

tion I have with my pals,” he said. “You know, ‘I’m taking this. Are you taking that?’ “

Your conversations mainly revolve around your health?

“Well, it’s not really a con-versation,” he said. “It’s more of an organ recital: ‘How’s your liver? How’s your kid-ney? How’s that lung that went missing?’” Maybe, I sug-gested, the expert was sim-ply suggesting that seniors should focus less on treat-ment and more on preven-tion -- like eating less meat and more vegetables.

“The only way vegetables help me is if they’ve already passed through a cow,” he said.

It’s true: My father-in-law has exceeded the proverbial three score and ten on a pure, unalloyed diet of deli meat. (With a side order of meat.) “But I’m fussy about my

Let me offer sage advice on drug use: Expert, heal thyselfmeat,” he said. “Some people drink wine and tell you what vineyard it comes from. I eat salami and know which part

of the horse it comes from.” So he disagrees with this

expert who suggests we can save money by cutting off

meds to old people? “I don’t know this expert’s

age,” he said. “But maybe he can pioneer this initiative

himself.”

ian.gillespie @sunmedia.ca

Ian Gillespie’sUnique Perspective


...Looking for a high tech recording studio? Try Bellevue Valley Lodgeuntimely death. “It basically threw my

interest in the business out the win-dow. It really did,” she reflected.

“Will was an incredible songwriter and performer who had problems with per-forming.

“He had anxieties, situa-tions where he did not like to be in the limelight,” she added.

“The year he died, I had booked 36 solo shows for him the following year, and he was happy to be doing them. He had gotten over his devils, gotten over his fears.”

She said that before his death, Bennett had worked on his last album while stay-ing at the lodge, and had mentored The Wild Turkeys. But while Robin has with-drawn somewhat from her work as an agent- she still

arranges some “gigs” for local and “offshore” artists -- she remains involved in other aspects of the busi-ness.

Robin said that she con-tinues to do promotion and production for other people including writing grants, articles and publicity pro-mos.

With her critical ear, she is invited frequently to adjudicate upcoming tal-ent in contests sponsored by associations like the Alli-ance of Canadian Cinema, Television, and Radio Art-ists and the Foundation Assisting Canadian Tal-ent on Recordings where she listens to music and

BELLEVUE from Page 14 appraises it.Meanwhile Enn, who has been

involved in recording music since the early Black Fly Jam days, continues to focus on developing the new sound studio.

One of the projects he is contem-plating currently is re-mastering some of the old reel to reel recordings he made at old Black Fly performances.

Enn also continues his work during the summer months as a design land-scaper specializing in stone and water projects for large scale commercial and residential properties.

The couple’s busy schedule also includes running their successful lodge operation year round, and offer-ing ski instruction during the winter months. And for anyone contemplat-ing a music career, Robin offered some sage advice.

“The biggest challenge facing an art-ist is realizing there is no fast track to stardom, and you’re not likely to be a star. It’s the same as being a stone mason, or a chef: it’s a job.

“You have to turn your work into something that’s going to sustain your lifestyle, your family life, and every-thing else,” she said.

“What I always tell people is the hardest thing is realizing it has noth-ing to do with ego. There’s no differ-ence between Bubbles the Clown and Boss Skaggs.

“Honestly, it’s just entertainment value, and only as long as people are willing to see you, can you make money.”


horoscopesARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20

Aries, it’s hard to concen-trate this week but you have to try to devote your atten-tion to the task at hand.

Avoid distractions and focus on the job that needs to be done.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, you’re itching

for a change but you don’t know whether it should be a career change or a change in location.

Think it over a little more before taking action.

GEMINI - May 22/jun 21Gemini, a cloud of uncer-

tainty is looming over an important relationship. There’s no surefire way to know if this person is a keeper.

You can only hang in there.

CANCER - jun 22/jul 22Cancer, just when you

thought you had your mind made up something changes your entire line of thinking.

Embrace this new line of thought.

LEO - jul 23/Aug 23Leo, return to your com-

for t zone to ease some nerves and concerns.

Take a calm, methodical approach to life this week and reap the rewards.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, take some time to

yourself the next few days because the coming days figure to be hectic.

It’s time to start thinking about a vacation.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Libra, opportunities to fur-

ther your education present themselves in the coming days.

Think about these oppor-tunities carefully before making any decisions.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22

Scorpio, until you settle down, expect your finances to be in a bit of disarray.

It may be a good idea to sit down with a planner and

work through the bigger issues.

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Unless you open up to others, you won’t be making many friends this week.

T r y t o e x p l o r e o t h e r opportunities for socializa-tion, Sagittarius. It could get lonely.

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There’s more to you than you let others see, Capri-corn.

Sometimes leaving a lit-tle mystery can be a good thing.

But don’t let it get in the way of relationships.

AQUARIUS - jan 21/Feb 18

Don’t hold out on some-one who has been count-ing on you, Aquarius. When you look at your schedule, you will find you have time to fit everything in.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20You may have to do a little

damage control, Pisces. This week simply swallow your pride and get things done.

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to hold two meetings with the employees….The meet-ings shall be mandatory for the employees, and shall be conducted on paid company time, in a private location at the Employer’s shop, in the absence of any managerial employees of the Employer;”

“The first meeting shall be one (1) hour in duration, and shall be held on [Friday] May 6, 2011 commencing at 3:30 p.m. Following the meeting employees shall be released for the day;”

“The second meeting shall be one-half (1/2) hour in duration, and shall be held on [Friday] May 13, 2011 com-mencing at 4 p.m. Following the meeting the employees shall be released for the day.”

T h e O L R B s p o k e s p e r-son did not know whether an employee who did not attend the meetings would be allowed to vote as the Board did not address the possi-bility in documents. He did confirm that the president of Topline has confirmed that he posted three copies of the OLRB decision and Notice of Vote.

According to the Notice of Vote, “ Voters are enti-tled to vote without interfer-ence, restraint or coercion….One scrutineer representing each interested party may be present at each polling place. Scrutineers have the follow-ing duties and privileges: To check the voters list as vot-ers attend to vote; To assist in the identification of voters; To assist in the conduct of the vote as may be required by the Board Officer.”

Asked if CLAC Local 52 would be holding parallel meetings, J.D. Alkema said that while current employ-ees were familiar with CLAC, its conduct and its services, he would likely hold a meet-ing to make sure all questions had been answered.

Asked what specific points he would be making at the meeting in support of CLAC’s appeal to represent the work-ers, Alkema wrote in an email: “Our track record with the employees speaks for itself. I can stand behind what I have said because they have seen it in practice. We have nego-tiated a collective agreement which provides for them improved total compen-sation, in addition to wage increases, they have enjoyed the addition of an Employer paid Pension plan. We have proven to them that they have and will continue to get responsive service from their Union, and we have negoti-ated a first collective agree-

ment that met the specific needs of the employees while still remaining being con-sistent with the overall terms and conditions of other CLAC contractors in the province. While working under this col-lective agreement, Topline has secured work for the fore-seeable future which provides them with the greatest job security they have enjoyed yet. The employees have been very supportive of CLAC and I have really enjoyed work-ing with this group of employ-ees.”

Asked what points he would be making in terms of IBEW’s appeal to represent the work-ers, business manager Bruce McNamara listed: job security through a hiring hall; wages/pensions; and being a one-trade union.

“ I f I c a n e d u c a t e t h e employees, I feel very confi-dent that they’ll see that the IBEW is a much better union to be representing them than CLAC,” McNamara said.

“ No. 1 i s j o b s e c u r i t y . Because they have the protec-tion of not being left high and dry after a layoff or a down-turn in work. With CLAC they don’t have anywhere to go. I don’t believe they have a hir-ing hall in Sault Ste. Marie and other employers that they can be referred to. Whereas the IBEW is able to offer them endless possibilities of work, not only locally but across Ontario, Canada and North America.”

“They’ll belong to a hiring hall. A hiring hall, in our case, is access to approximately 30 different employers who operate on a regular basis, in northeastern Ontario.”

McNamara pointed out that contractors often choose to deal with the IBEW hiring hall, “Because they have access to electricians and apprentices on a moment”s notice who are all trained and qualified to be dispatched as early as the next day for work.”

He said a company may suddenly, on a Friday, need a dozen electricians for Mon-day. They’ll call up contrac-tors and say “We need you in here right away.”

“And if I have to work Sat-urday and Sunday to supply manpower, I work Saturday and Sunday. I’ve got a list of qualified people. I start call-ing, get the guys dispatched. They’re all ready to go. They’re already Fall/Arrest trained. They’re already WHIMS-trained. So they [contractors] have access to a hiring hall and endless possibilities. We can offer them work locally, so they have access to jobs

locally as well as access to jobs across the rest of north-eastern Ontario which is what 1687 covers, as well as Ontario, Canada, and even North America. Our primary jurisdiction is northeastern Ontario.”

As for working out of town, McNamara said that electri-cal companies, union or non-union send employees out of town for work or for training, when the local economy goes through a rough patch.

If a small company has no work, “Where are you going to go? At least the IBEW might be able to offer you work opportunities in Sud-bury or at a room and board job out of town. Or access to some jobs that you might not have access to, “such as work-ing at a nuclear plant in Dar-lington, if that’s something you would like to try. We also have access to all the Ontario Power Generation work. Top-line does not. In fact, you have to be union to work there.”

McNamara agreed, “Most people don’t want to go out of town, they want to stay in town, which is understand-able if they have a wife and young kids,” but he pointed out that that the more union shops there are in town, the more union members in town, the more and bet-ter local union opportunities there are for work.

McNamara admitted that unionized electricians have been losing strength in the local construction arena but said the IBEW has just recently taken steps to cor-rect that issue.

“We have just hired a local person from Sault Ste. Marie to come on board with [local] 1687 to be an organizer.”

“So, the more shops you have unionized, creates more work opportunities for your members, and a more level playing field for the unionized contractors because they’re all playing from the same col-lective agreement. You don’t have one undercutting the other all the time, because that’s what’s happening now.

CLAC writes “collective agreements for the specific shop, so even if they go to work for another CLAC elec-trical shop, the agreement won’t be the same. Each agreement is written specifi-cally for the shop.”

Asked if CLAC has a hiring hall or anything that might correspond to one, Alkema said in an email, “We have Career Services which pro-vides an Employment Assist-ance Service to our members. I have attached the link to our

site below for your quick refer-ence so it is clear to you what I mean.”

The three links provided were:www.facebook.com/clacun-ionhttp://twitter.com/clacnew-labourwww.clac.ca/pages/scholar-ships-clac-membership-ben-efits

“Wages and pension are the two huge issues….Wages with IBEW are far superior to CLAC,” McNamara said. “If pension is the issue, hands down, the IBEW is the way to go. A much better [employer-paid] pension.”

“For example. If a person worked 1,800 hours in a year, that would give him approxi-mately $12,600 in contribu-tions which would give him a pension of $250 a month, in one year, times 30 years, they’ll have a pension of over $7,500, if a guy were to work steady. Pension is huge. And these pension benefits follow you no matter what company you work for.”

So, even if there were no work with one particular company. “Even if there were no work in Sault Ste. Marie…a complete downturn [in the economy] which will hap-pen, union or non-union. It happens. You have to go else-where for work. [IBEW] guys don’t have to look for work. I’m looking for work for them. And even if I had to send them say to Southern Ontario, let’s say to a car plant, their health and welfare and pen-sion money comes right back to this union office. We do the administration for them, for health, welfare and pension. So the money follows that man, so to speak.”

Health and welfare, we’re comparable. CLAC has that. I’m not going to say their ben-efits are better or our are ben-efits are better. Pension? I def-initely will say ours is better.”

McNamara’s final point was that “IBEW is a single trade union. We don’t represent firefighters, health care work-ers. The IBEW concentrates primarily on electrical work-ers. Local 1687 only looks after electrical workers, which is linemen as well as electri-cians. Who do you want rep-resenting you, but an elec-trician, which I am. In fact, I started out in the trenches as a first-year apprentice, worked my way up to journeyman sta-tus, became an organizer for the union and then became the business manager.”

McNamara said electricians know what services electri-cians need.

“ We j u s t p u rc h a s e d a training centre in Sudbury, whereas we used to rent office space. About a year ago we purchased the training centre which we are currently in the midst of renovating. In fact, our first training course will be done next Friday.

We’ll be doing our first apprentice training course on our brand new intake of fresh start apprentices. We put them through what we call APP Level 1 which is accident prevention course, and basi-cally it gives them an intro-duction to the trade union orientation and a lot of health and safety from the Occupa-tional Health and Safety Act, because they’re green. So, when they go to the job site, they’ve got the basic skills they need to go to work safely. We won’t dispatch them until they go through this course. We put them up [Sault IBEW members] in hotels. We pay their rooms.

“So, being a single trade

union, it’s run by electricians, who represent electricians. I have no idea what Mr. Alke-ma’s background is. He could be a fire fighter, he could be a carpenter. They do repre-sent building trades as well as others, but we represent only electrical workers. So who do you want negotiating your contract? A fire fighter or an electrician?

“I hope I can convince the employees, said McNamara, but there’s always the fear of the unknown, and that’s the hardest thing to overcome.”

“I will be at the [Friday, May 6] meeting. My organizer here in Sudbury Emile Hame-lin will be there. My newly hired organizer in Sault Ste. Marie, Dean Tuckett [will be there]. So, now there will be a local person right in Sault Ste. Marie. And I’m proba-bly going to bring somebody from my international who is also the lead organizer for northeastern Ontario. His name is Mike LeBlanc.

...Topline electricians to decide between IBEW and CLAC

The Ontario Ministry of Finance recently released its list of public employees who had made more than $100,000 in 2010. The Prov-ince has released this annual list since 1996 under the Pub-lic Sector Salary Disclosure Act that requires all public sector agencies to report.

The first number after a person’s name indicates the salary earned. The second part of that number, after the slash, is the amount earned in taxable benefits.

In upcoming weeks, Sault This Week will run lists of names of Saultites who are now earning $100,000 a year or more. They will be com-pared with recent years wherever possible.

At t h e A lg o ma Pu b l i c Health Unit

L a u r i e B o s t o n , p r o -g r a m d i r e c t o r e a r n e d $105,523.60/$2,714.35 in 2010 up from $102,957.50 $3,042.66 in 2009.

Jonathon Bouma, pro-g r a m d i r e c t o r e a r n e d $103,016.22/$3,986.93 in 2010

Ma r s h a l l C h o w , p r o -g r a m d i r e c t o r e a r n e d $105,250.65/$9,864.03 i n 2 0 1 0 u p f r o m

$102,684.40/$8,913.61 in 2009.

S h e r r i C l e a v e s , p r o -g r a m d i r e c t o r e a r n e d $105,250.64/$3,387.86 in 2010 up from $102,684.40/$4,569.32 in 2009.

J e f f r e y H o l m e s , b u s i -ness administrator earned $106,961.48/$830.62 in 2010 up from $104,358.80/$1,154.62 in 2009.

Susan Kniahnicki, pro-g r a m d i r e c t o r e a r n e d $105,523.60/$2,749.60 in 2010 up from $102,957.44/$2,861.49 in 2009.

Elizabeth Larocque, pro-g r a m d i r e c t o r e a r n e d $105,077.13/$5,609.88 in 2010 up from $102,599.77/$7,000.34 in 2009.

A l l a n N o r t h a n , M e d i -cal Officer of Health earned $293,053.60/$9,944.98 in 2010 up from $276,207.54 $9,327.30 in 2009.

Ca ro l Wo o d s, p ro g ra m director Carol Woods earned $105,523.60/$3,834.99 in 2010 up from $102,957.41/$3,715.84 in 2009.

A n n a Z u c c a t o , p r o -g r a m d i r e c t o r e a r n e d $105,523.60/$2,696.34 in 2010 up from $102,957.43 $2,982.07 in 2009.

One person was dropped from the list and one was added.

Ten APH employeeson the $100,000 listSANDRA PAULEditor





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25 SOUTH MARKET3 bdrm bungalow onquiet east end st. Lots ofupdates incl. windows,doors, flooring, bsmtdrywall, wired garage.$217,900. Castle Real-ty (2000) Ltd. Broker-age, Lorne Nelson,Sales Representative.705-949-5540.

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292 PITTSBURG ST.3 bdrm home w/wiredgarage on quiet westend street . Needssome TLC but offersgood room sizes & pri-vate backyard w/smallcreek. $59,900. RemaxSault Ste. Marie RealtyInc. Brokerage,Samanda Butkovich,Sales Representative,Sam Butkovich,Brokerof Record. 705-759-0700.

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Turn of century homew/4 bdrms, lg. kit., sun-/breakfast rm, woodflrs, lg. deck w/hot tub.Home presently useda s B & B w h i c hgenera tes income.$249,900. Exit RealtyLake Superior Real Es-tate Brokerage, MariolaMorin, Sales Repre-sentat ive. 705-942-6500.

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31 DANBY3 bdrm hi-rise in move-incondition. Patio doorsoff dining room tofenced yard. Gas fire-place in rec room, 3baths. $259,900. Re-max Sault Ste. MarieRealty Inc., Brokerage,Violette Amimi, SalesRepresentative. 705-759-0700.

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32 MARSHALL DR.Family home w/287’ offrontage overlookingLk. Superior on 2.45ac. Lg. det. garagew/concrete pad. Makesthe perfect workshop.$298,800. Castle Real-ty (2000) Ltd. Broker-age, Cindy Parniak,Sales Representative.705-949-5540.

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389 BOYDELLNew Price! 3 bdrm, 2storey w/updates, new-er roof, siding, win-dows, electrical, plumb-ing and gas furnace.Plus dream garage.$124 ,900 . Remax ,Sault Ste.Marie RealtyInc., Brokerage, NickTassone 705 -759 -0700.

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3 GROSVENOR AVE.Spacious 2 bdrm homew/large eat-in kit., din-ing area, 2 pc. bath onmain, full bsmt, lots ofhdwd. $96,900. Gate-view Realty Inc., Bro-kerage, DeborahMartynuck-Berto, SalesRep. 705-946-3633.

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4091 5TH SIDE RD.St. Joseph Island

2 bdrms, sleeps 8, new-er well in ’09, cedarsauna, fully furnished.99.6 acres. $129,900.Bridgetown Realty Inc.B r o k e r a g e , T e r r ySchug, Sales Repre-sentat ive, 705-949-8787.

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471 DOUGLAS ST.Completely remodelled &rebuilt. 2 bdrm bunga-low w/all new wiring,plumbing, siding, win-d o w s & g a r a g e .$129,900. Exit RealtyLake Superior Real Es-tate Brokerage, JulieKee, Sales Represen-tative, Kristen Trembin-sk i , Broker , TerryTrembinski, Broker ofRecord. 705-942-6500.

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47 WIBER STREETLarge 5 bdrm home onlarge lot w/main flr MB& laundry. LR w/fp, up-dated kit. leading todeck. 4 bdrms & 4 pc.bath upstrs. $184,900.Royal LePage North-ern Advantage Broker-age, Jennifer Newman,Sales Rep. 705-942-6000.

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4 BDRM brick housedowntown near casino,full bsmt, new kit., &bath, hdwd flrs & ce-ramic, new 200 ampservice, fp. Immaculatecondition. Open to of-fers. Call William orNick, 705-254-6204.

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571 MORIN ST.1.5 storey, 3 bdrm homew/original staircase,hdwd flooring & lg.kitchen, bsmt retrofitfor 1 bdrm apt w/sep.entrance. $119,900.Exit Realty Lake Supe-rior Real Estate Bro-kerage, Jul ie Kee,Sales Representative,Kristen Trembinski,Broker, Terry Trembin-ski, Broker of Record.705-942-6500.

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58 LINSTEDT3 bdrm, 2 bath brick bun-galow in prime hilltoplocation, w/eat-in kit.,sep. DR, spaciousbdrms. Mostly hdwd,huge RR w/wet bar.Carport, 20x24 outbldg.$194,900. Remax SaultSte. Marie Realty Inc.Brokerage, Paul DelBel, Broker. 705-759-0700.

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62 CHIPPEWA ST.Super 4 level backsplitlocated west end, 3+1bdrms, modern kitchen,2 baths, rec room. Ga-r a g e , 1 6 x 3 4 ’ .$219,900. The RealEstate Stop Inc. Bro-kerage, Don Bolitho,Broker. 705-949-7867.

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65 NORTHRIDGE RD.Great location in FortCreek subdivision. 3bdrm bungalow w/2baths, fully fin. bsmt,gas heat, a/c. Call 705-945-8695.

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$74,000. TRELAWNE atBruce. Brick, 4 bdrm,metal roof, full bsmt,dbl. garage. NeedsTLC, but price is right.Bob D. Berto Real Es-tate Brokerage, RobertD. Berto, Broker of Re-cord. 705-945-8899.

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Houses A510

For Sale79 PLEASANT DR.

P-Pa tch home w/3bdrms, 2 baths, 2 kitch-ens, newer laminate &some refinished hdwd,fin. bsmt w/lg. RR & of-fice. Updated windows& furnace. Lg. deck.$209,900. Remax SaultSte. Marie Realty Inc.B roke rage , Da l l asGlawson, Sales Repre-sentat ive. 705-759-0700.

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8637 HWY 17 EAST5 yr old home on 38acres, 3 bdrm openconcept , main f l r .laundry, creek, pondsand nature t ra i l s .Garage /work shop &barn. $239,900. 2 kmsfrom Bruce Mines,Lake Huron & Marina.

705-785-359512243502

9 LANSDOWNE AVE.Cute 3 bdrm home in hill-top location. Complete-ly renovated w/newelectrical, plumbing,flooring, roof, windows& bath. Eat-in kit. &DR. Assumable mort-gage w/great rate.$134,900. Exit RealtyLake Superior Real Es-tate Brokerage, LeslieVan der Molen, SalesRepresentative. 705-942-6500.

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FOUR SEASONS DR.3 waterfront lots on Lk.Superior. Westerly ex-posure, year round ac-cess. Build your dreamcottage/home & enjoythe sunsets. $59,900ea.lot. Castle Realty(2000) Ltd. Brokerage,John Thompson, SalesRepresentative. 705-949-5540.

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HURON RIDGEWaterfront Estates. 11lots - up to 900’ front-age. Call for details.The Real Estate StopBrokerage, David Nel-son, Sales Representa-tive. 705-949-7867.

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RAY ALBIDONE705-942-5540 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OFFICE705-941-1837. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CELL705-759-1936 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HOME

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Rentals

Apartments A600

FurnishedWANTED, 2 Algoma Ustudents to sharehouse w/landlord, nextdr. to campus. Partiallyfurnished room foreach student. Studentsshare 1 bathrm. Ameni-ties: wireless internet, 1grocery run/wk, dish-washer. Quiet timeafter 10 p.m. AvailSept. 1. Tenants leaveend of April. $400/mo.-Call Sandra at 705-949-6121 day t ime;705-575-1244 eve-ning/weekends; email:[email protected] photos.

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1 BDRM, parking, incl.use of bsmt, sep. en-trance, close to down-town. $580./mo. + utili-ties. No pets. Maturecouples only. Call 705-779-2524.

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2 BDRM vicinity of Korah& Second Line W., in-clusive; 1 & 2 bdrm, vi-cinity of Queen W &James, inclusive. Bothcompletely remodelled.1st & last, referencesrequired. No pets orsmokers. Call 705-945-5031, leave message.

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Houses A650

LOW RENTAL in ex-change for managingsmall business, 1 bed-room house suitablefor retired person. Nopets, smokers or drink-ers. 705-942-9808.

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Rooms A660

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ROOM for rent in quieth o m e . C o o k i n gfacilities, TV with cable,laundry, non smoking.No pets. $400 permonth. 705-946-3176

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General A800

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Drivers A830

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Drivers A830

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Personals

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Dating A990

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General A800Employment

Sales Associates, part-time, requiredimmediately for 387 Queen St. E.,Sault Ste. Marie. Applicants shouldbe out-going, energetic, and people-oriented, with sewing experience.Must be available to work days,evenings and weekends. Qualifiedapplicants please apply in personwith resume to the Manager at:

Fabricland Distributors387 Queen St. E., Sault Ste. Marie

Notices A910

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Apartments A610Unfurnished

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Careers A780

ELECTRICIAN - FULL TIME

Carillion EllisDon (SAH) Services provides Facilities management to the Sault AreaHospital (SAH) three-site community hospital located in beautiful Sault Ste Marie, Ontario.The SAH provides primary, secondary and tertiary hospital services for the residents ofSault Ste Marie and surrounding area. The main hospital site opened March 2011 and is astate of the art, 620000 sq. ft facility. This new site offers significant opportunities; we arean organization with a bright and exciting future guided by our organizational values of“Openness, Collaboration, Mutual Dependency, Professional Delivery, SustainableGrowth and Innovation“.

Carillion Services is presently recruiting for a full-time Electrician. The successfulcandidate must be a fully licensed Electrician with five (5) years experience. Goodknowledge of the Electrical Code, Fire Code, CSA Standards and Occupational Healthand Safety Act and Regulations are required. The ideal candidate will be trained inWHMIS, Confined Space Entry, CPR and have a working knowledge of safety procedures,life support systems including but not limited to: diesel generators, nurse call systems,medical/air vacuum systems, medium voltage systems , fire alarm systems and BuildingManagement Systems (BMS). Strong written reports, oral and communication skills areessential. The successful candidate will be able to perform calculations related to tradeand be able to read blueprints and schematics. Good diagnostic skills, use of measuringand test equipment along with basic computer skills and understanding of electronics isrequired.

Preference will be given to Electricians (commercial/maintenance) with experience in ahealthcare environment.

To apply in confidence, please send a cover letter and your resume outlining how yourknowledge, experience and personal attributes are a good fit with the requirements of thisposition and the organization by April 18, 2011 to:

Carillion EllisDon (SAH) Inc.Human Resources750 Great Northern RoadSault Ste. Marie ON P6B 0A8E-mail: [email protected]

Version française disponsible sur demande.The Carillion Services is an equal opportunity employer.We thank all applicants; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Air Cond S120

Heating

Cleaning S160

Services

Excavating S198

SMALL BACKHOE fort ight spots. Leakybasements, garagepads, landscaping. Callfor a free quote. Call945-8371 or 971-6055.

12253998

SELL IT,FIND IT, BUY IT

11238856

Fences/ S200

DecksCAPCO DECKS andFences. Custom built.Free estimates. Besure to get the best inthe business. Fully li-censed & insured.Serving the Sault since1990. Phone 705-949-3564

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F E N C E S , D E C K S& boardwalk. Call Gusfor f ree es t imate .(705)949-2683.

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Landscaping S230

Snow Removal“GREEN GRASS “

Yard Care.L awn ma i n t e n a n c eFert i l izer , sodding,seeding, flower beds.Mini excavations. Fullyinsured. Call 705-255-4544.

12244595

Moving/ S240

Trucking

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1-866-541-675711238633

Painting/ S250

DecoratingINTERIOR PAINTING,drywall taping and re-pairs. Senior discounts.25 years experience.Insured. Call Rick at705-971-5231.

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P R O F E S S I O N A LPAINTING, interior &exterior, drywall & tap-ing, plaster repair, wallcoverings, 30 yearsReasonable rates. 705-946-5044

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Plumbing S270

SEWER & DRAINPlumbing Repairs

Plumbing S270

PLUMBERS APPREN-TICE. Quality work ataffordable rates. In-stallations, upgradesand repairs. Fast ,friendly service. Call705-541-9406.

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NewspaperClassifieds has,the greatestnumber ofsuccessfuladvertisers.

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Renovations S280

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H A N D I M A N C L E MCONSTRUCTION Allbathroom remodeling,additions, landscapinggarages. All your reno-vation needs. Seniorsdiscounts. 29 years inbusiness. Fully insuredCall 945-7858

12246905

Renovations S280

LICENSEDCARPENTERS.

All types of carpentrywork including concretestamping and finishing.

Call Hicks Construction.(Sault Ltd) 253 4370

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Repairs/ S290

HandymanALL EXTERIOR and in-terior house repairs,drywall, yard clean-up.25 yrs. experience.Senior discount. Neil,705-942-7479.

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FOR ALL your home &office needs, phone705-575-8584.

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Classifieds get thejob done.

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LAWNMOWER SERV-ICE $49.95 Authorizeddealer for Lawn-Boy,Toro, Echo, Briggs &Stratton, Tecumseh,MTD, Murray, Noma.Call Superior Marine253-7828

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SENIORS/LANDLORDSPainting repairs, yardwork, full service re-pairs without majorcost. 25 year service.Free Estimates. 949-7240 PDL Services

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Repairs/ S290

HandymanSUPERIORHANDYMAN

No job is too small.Decks, shed, ramps,laminate floors, sinks,taps, toilets, carpentry,

tile and more.Call John

705-206-1531superiorhandyman.net

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Roofing S300

TJ ROOFING & HomeMaintenance. Repairs,new installations, soffit-/fascia, eaves cleaning,spring clean up, dumpruns. Free estimates.Senior discount. Fullyinsured. 705-575-2226or cell 705-987-8014.

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Tree S344

ServicesGERRY’S CHEAPEST

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NeatsiteVegetation Experts

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TREEMEN & A CHAIN-SAW. Tree, hedgeprun ing , remova ls ,stump grinding. Sen-iors discounts. Call TheInsured Professionals,253-TREE(8733).

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Tree S344

ServicesWOODCHIPPER. RESI-DENTIAL, hedges, treebranches, wood. Willchip up and haul away.Free estimates. Call705-945-8371.

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WaterproofingS355

SELL IT,FIND IT, BUY IT

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WATER PROOF INGPoured founda t i onwalls or block walls.Stop basements leakswith high pressureinjection system.From inside or out.

Call Hicks Construction.(Sault Ltd) 253 4370

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Tax S375

ProfessionalsABOVEBOARD. Freepick up and delivery.Over 20 yrs, experi-ence. Average tax re-turn E-filed $44. Callfor appointment 777-0891

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A J TAX SERVICEPersonal, E-file, rental &small business. For allyour tax needs incl. UScasino winnings tax re-covery. Call JohnRiauka, 705-759-4786.

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Business/ S380

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Computer S382

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automartThere have been signifi-

cant breakthroughs in car safety over the last few years - reflected by the 48.5-percent

drop in the fatality rate in col-lisions from 20 years ago.

Consider these options:•Antilock braking system;

• F ro n t-s e a t a n d s i d e -impact air bags;

•Remote locking or key-less-entry security system

(can include a panic-button alarm that makes the head-lights flash and the horn sound repeatedly);

•Traction control (allows you to start on gravel or slip-pery pavement without your wheels spinning);

•Integrated (built-in) child seats;

•Adjustable-height seat belts for added comfort.

Built-in seats, traction control among modern automotive safety options


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In domino fashion, fail-ing to plan for maintenance can turn small problems into larger ones, putting a seri-ous dent in your automotive budget.

The penalties of procras-tinating on vehicle mainte-nance range from a heater that runs cold to a battery that won’t start the car.

Take care of your car’s sea-sonal services immediately and make plans to get ahead of the game next year. An early visit to your repair facil-ity provides the opportunity to budget for unanticipated repairs.

Car Care Canada offers the following checklist:

• Engine performance : A poorly maintained engine is hard to start in cold weather, if it starts at all. It may run rough and lose power. Have fuel, ignition and emission control systems checked, nec-essary components replaced and adjustments made.

• B a t t e r y a n d electrical system : How old is your battery? If it’s three or more years old, it should be tested and replaced if nec-essary. Even a strong battery that can deliver full power at 27 degrees Celsius will have

dropped to 65 per cent of its output at freezing tempera-ture and less than that with below zero temperatures. Clean and tighten battery ter-minals, as loose or corroded connections can cause symp-toms of a weak or dead bat-tery.

• Oil and filter : Change both as recommended in the owner’s manual, generally at 5,000 km intervals for severe conditions and cold weather operation, especially when most driving is stop-and-go traffic. Check the owner’s manual for more informa-tion on severe service or refer to Car Care Canada’s Service Interval Schedule.

• Visibility Replace old wiper blades and be sure your washers are working. Carry spare washer solvent in your vehicle.

• Cooling system : A vehi-cle’s antifreeze should be changed annually, or as rec-o m m e n d e d i n t h e ow n -er’s manual. Flush the cool-ing system every 24 months. The recommended mixture is 50/50 antifreeze and dis-tilled water. Have the system pressure tested for leaks and check hoses and drive belt(s) for tension and condition.

• Tires: Inspect, balance, check inflation and rotate tires. Check inflation on the spare and make sure the jack is in place.

• Lights: Check all lights and replace burne d out bulbs

• Exhaust System: Have the vehicle put on a lift for an inspection of the exhaust sys-

tem. Leaking exhaust fumes can be deadly.

Be Car Care Aware is a con-sumer education campaign about the benefits of regu-lar vehicle care. Built around three key messages of depend-ability and safety, environ-ment and maintaining vehicle value, the campaign is spear-headed by Car Care Canada.

Regular car care keeps a lid on your stress level



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D u P o n t c o m p i l e s a n annual list of the top selling vehicle colours in the world.

Do you own the most pop-ular colour in North America or something different?

Here’s the top 10 for 2010 and 2011, in descending order, most popular colour first: white, black, silver, grey, red, blue, brown, green, yel-low, orange.

How does your car’s colour rank?



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more daycare spaces, first of all. There aren’t nearly enough childcare spaces in Canada, except maybe in Quebec. There’s a shortage of facilities and spaces, and even the ones that do exist aren’t high qual-ity in terms of the early child-care learning experience, and providing at least one good nutritious meal or snack per day for children…I’m not saying there aren’t any good childcare facilities at all, but quality childcare in general is not available at the moment, that’s something that’s lacking in the system. As for the cost of daycare, it must be afford-able for parents and not pro-hibitive…the parents and the provinces, in something like a 75 per cent to 25 per cent part-nership, should pay part of it, but the federal government should pay the lion’s share.”

“We believe the Senate should be abolished. It’s an institution that no longer

serves a constructive pur-pose in our system. It’s out-lived its usefulness, and in fact its become nothing short of a place for Liberals and Con-servatives to appoint their party fundraisers and cam-paign organizers to. Most recently we have two sena-tors in the Conservative camp up on charges of fraud. We believe there should be a ref-erendum question in the next federal election on the Senate issue. The money that’s spent on senators now would be put back into general revenue to provide services for Canadi-ans. The referendum wouldn’t be a binding referendum, but it would give us an indication of what the public will is on whether or not to abolish the Senate. The House of Com-mons is sufficient, and we believe there are checks and balances in our system with the Supreme Court, without the Senate, or the office of the Governor-General either.”

Liberal candidate Chris-

tian Provenzano said, “We’re the only party that wants to create additional early learn-ing spots for children. With respect to payment, both the federal and provincial govern-ments have to work together, with the lion’s share of the cost a public cost, as opposed to a private cost. And Canada actu-ally doesn’t have any federal leadership, no coordinated early learning and childcare policy. The former Liberal gov-ernment had a childcare strat-egy. We tried to do this before, but Jack Layton and Stephen Harper got together and took down Paul Martin’s govern-ment in 2005. So in this elec-tion campaign we’re propos-ing another strategy, recogniz-ing we’d have to be very con-scientious of the resources we would allocate….We’ll begin with $500 million for child-care in the first year, and we’ll raise that annual commitment to $1 billion by the fourth year, an annual commitment. Those resources would be used to partner with the prov-

inces, to deliver quality child-care and early learning across the country. Research shows that early childcare education profoundly assists a child in social and educational devel-opment, and it’s important for an economic reason because if parents know that their child is in a good safe spot, the parents can rest assured and be more productive at work knowing their child is in a good place. This election to me is very much about val-ues and choices. If you look at what we’re proposing for the first year, its equivalent to the cost of two of Stephen Harper’s fighter jets. Child-care is more important. As for cost, the ratio has to work, I don’t have a specific ratio, but the federal government and the provinces have to work together at the table so that’s its affordable for parents.”

As for the Senate, Proven-zano said, “The Conservative party, back when they were the Reform Party, spoke about

a reformed Senate. This is a huge undertaking. It’s a consti-tutional issue. And this is not the time to be creating consti-tutional issues. We have more substantial issues to handle, like the economy, specific investments in our seniors and our youth, and we’re address-ing these in our platform. It’s easy to say we should abolish the Senate, it’s easy to say we should elect senators, but the reality is the politicians saying that are using smoke and mir-rors. You cannot do this with-out opening up our constitu-tion and talking with the prov-inces. And I don’t want to go around talking about grandi-ose things like reforming the Senate. The Liberal party has nothing in its platform to abol-ish the Senate, or do anything with it. We do have some very specific proposals about dem-ocratic reform, but none of these require constitutional amendments and they deal with where the real problem is, and that is in the House of Commons. I’ve found going

door to door that people are frustrated with the way MPs are interacting with each other, how vitriolic and par-tisan things are. The MPs in the House of Commons need to put the interests of the country first. I’m going to ask myself two fundamental ques-tions if I’m elected. Whatever the issue is, I’m going to ask myself ‘Is this in the interest of Sault Ste. Marie?’ and ‘Is it in the best interest of my coun-try?’ The interest of my party comes third. My community and my country come first and second. But as for the party, we’re interested in the House of Commons on things that are achievable right now….You hear all this talk from the NDP and the Conservatives about abolishing or reform-ing the Senate…it means they would get into very intense, serious and divisive consti-tutional discussions with the provinces. Is this the time for that? We want to focus on things we can do now, things that can get done.”

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The Ontario Ministry of Finance recently released its list of public employees who had made more than $100,000 in 2010. The Prov-ince has released this annual list since 1996 under the Pub-lic Sector Salary Disclosure Act that requires all public sector agencies to report.

The first number after a per-son’s name indicates the sal-ary earned. The second part of that number, after the slash, is the amount earned in taxable benefits.

In upcoming weeks, Sault This Week will run lists of names of Saultites who are now earning $100,000 a year or more. They will be com-pared with recent years wher-ever possible.

At Algoma University , Bruno Barban, director of University Services,, earned $112,756.36/$0.00

K a r e n D o y l e , d i r e c t o r o f H u m a n R e s o u r c e s K a r e n D o y l e m a d e $103,140.36/$0.00.

N o n i B o y l e , a s s i s t -a n t p r o f e s s o r, e a r n e d $101,842.18/$6,430.52.

David Brodbeck, asso-c i a t e p r o f e s s o r e a r n e d $130,087.94/$0.00; up from $105,881 in 2009 and 2008.

K e n H e r n d e n , u n i -ve r s i t y l i b ra r i a n e a r n e d $101,030.22/$8,082.43.

D onald Jacks on, ass o-

c i a t e p r o f e s s o r e a r n e d $112,055.02/$0.00, up from $109,571, in 2009 and 2008, up from $103,445 in 2007.

K r i s h n a K a d i y a l a , f u l l p r o f e s s o r e a r n e d $131,965.13/$0.00, up from $119,842, in 2009 and 2008, up from $115,840 in 2007.

Deborah Loosemore, divi-sional director of advancement and external relations earned $111,551.73/$8,924.15.

Pelham Matthews, asso-c i a t e p r o f e s s o r e a r n e d $106,268.51/$0.00.

W i l l i a m N e w b i g g i n g , f u l l p r o f e s s o r e a r n e d $114,738.64/$0.00

Tom O’Flanagan, asso-c i a t e p r o f e s s o r e a r n e d $116,852.55/$0.00.

W i l l i a m O s e i , a s s o -c i a t e p r o f e s s o r, e a r n e d $126,837.99/$0.00, up from $115,781 in 2009 and 2008.

Arthur Perlini, dean and associate vice-president, aca-demic and research, earned $204,207.02/$0.00, up from $120,022 in 2009 and 2008, and up from $116,865 in 2007 as academic dean.

Cheryl Reed-Elder, asso-c i a t e p r o f e s s o r e a r n e d $109,669.24/$571.00, up from $104,365 in 2009 and 2008.

D a n i e l R e e d , d i r e c -tor of infor mation tech-n o l o g y s e r v i c e s e a r n e d $114,225.36/$7,699.41.

Celia Ross, past president, earned $173,851.68/$0.00, up from a salary of $161,584 in

2009, which was identical to 2008, and up from $143,085 in 2007 and $119,033 in 2006.

At Sault College, Cindy A d a m s , d i r e c t o r f i n a n -c i a l s e r v i c e s e a r n e d $103,747.70/$425.86 (sal-a r y b e n e f i t s ) , u p f r o m $108,361/$444 in 2009 and 2008, up from $101,925/$541 in 2007.

Janice Beatty, vice-presi-dent human resources and stu d e nt s e r v i c e s ea r n e d $172,080.22/$685.87, up from $164,558/$698 in 2009, up from $152,616/$807 in 2008, up from $140,580/$812 in 2007 and $130,470/$704 in 2006.

Janice Burk, profess or communications earned $100,320.13/$126.36.

J o h n C a v a l i e r e , p r o -f e s s o r b u s i n e s s, e a r n e d $104,133.38/$192.48, up from $102,259/$177.

John Clement, professor natural resources, earned $101,432.58 $192.48, up from $102,258/$177 in 2009.

Ross Common, president, earned $266,678.42/$831.45, up from $222,944/$860 in 2009, up from $217,351/$1,035 in 2008.

L e s l i e D a f o e , p r o f e s -s o r l i f e s c i e n c e s e a r n e d $102,140.87/$192.48.

G l e n D a h l , p r o f e s -s o r h o s p i t a l i t y e a r n e d $110,821.13/$192.48, up from $110,151/$177 in 2009, up

from $100,620/$201 in 2008.Willem Bebruyne, professor

programmer/analyst earned $104,133.38/$159.36, up from earned $102,259/$147 in 2009.

Gwennyth Diangelo, profes-sor practical nursing earned $104,133.38/$148.44, up from, earned $102,259/$147 in 2009.

M i c h a e l Fa r e l l i , p r o -fessor hairstyling, earned $104,133.37/$126.36, up from $101,599/$161.

William Grisdale, direc-tor physical resources earned $106,037.33 $137.59, up from $109,433/$134 in 2009, up from $106,399/$169 (2008); and $100,294/$174 (2007).

Susan Hunter, director marketing and advancement earned $102,255.12/$415.33.

Ienco Salvatore, profes-sor civil engineering earned $103,104.97/$181.44.

Marilyn King, chair health, earned $103,576.17/$425.86.

Colin Kirkwood, dean envi-ronment and technology , earned $138,233.14/$174.96, up from $137,437/$179 in 2009, $126,766/$199 in 2008, $118,473/$205 in 2007 and $110,720/$182 in 2006.

Elizabeth Kontschieder pro-fessor mathematics earned $104,133.38/$126.36 up from $102,259/$116 in 2009.

Sandra Macdonald, profes-sor child and youth worker, earned $102,937.78/$192.48.

Robert McTaggart, professor

electrical apprentice earned $106,048.63/$192.48, up from $103,757.21/$177.10 in 2009, up from $102,297/$201 in 2008.

Corrine Meunier, chair technology and skilled trades earned $102,511.92/$422.47.

Helen Murdoch, profes-sor general arts and sciences earned $109,941.51/$63.18.

Carmen Niessen, profes-sor social sciences earned $101,515.73/$126.36.

Cindy Onofrio, counsellor earned $104,133.38/$192.48, up from $102,259/$177 in 2009.

G e o r g e Pa r s o n s , p r o -fessor automotive earned $102,054.76/$126.36.

Richard Peters, vice-presi-dent finance and administra-tion Richard Peters earned $144,124.12/$587.79.

Lucile Pilon, professor bachelor science-nursing , earned $103,235.77/$192.48, up from $102,158/$177 in 2009.

Brian Punch, chair envi-ronment and design earned $101,471.98/$422.94, up from $100,507/$428 in 2009.

Frances Rose, dean health and community ser vices earned $130,907.90/$295.27, up from $126,999/$297 in 2009, $118,259/$334 in 2008, $110,522/$341 in 2007 and $103,131/$309 in 2006.

L i n d a R y a n , d i r e c t o r employment solutions earned $105,404.12/$424.17, up from

$101,024/$430.Barr y Sparrow, profes-

sor civil engineering earned $101,583.61/$192.48.

Peggy Storey-Inkster, chief information officer earned $107,932.58/$330.41, up from $112,818/$341 in 2009, $106,399/$435 in 2008 and $102,330/$455 in 2007.

Barbara Thompson, profes-sor bachelor science-nursing earned $104,388.12/$192.48

Argilio Tiberi, vice-pres-i d e n t a c a d e m i c e a r n e d $167,347.74/$682.26, up from $165,372/$687 in 2009.

David Trowbridge, pro-fess or chemistr y earned $100,010.11/$192.48.

E a r l T u r n e r, p r o f e s -s o r a v i a t i o n e a r n e d $100,599.44/$192.48.

Subhash Verma, profes-sor water resources, earned $103,274.43/$181.44.

Va l e r i e W a l k e r, p r o -fess or natural res ources Va l e r i e W a l k e r e a r n e d $104,133.38/$192.48

Richard Webb, director human resources earned $105,839.58/$330.41, up from $106,158/$342 in 2009 and $101,402/$405 in 2008.

Richard Wing, registrar and dean enrolment services earned $144,867.03/$392.23, up from $122,205/$381 in 2009, $117,197/$482 in 2008 and $100,787/$450 in 2007.

Sheree Wright, professor office administration earned $101,515.73/$137.40.

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