Campbell’s Bay is first municipality to donate to Pontiac scholarship fund: The Pontiac County Social Planning Council Student Fund was increased this week with a welcome donation of $100.00 from the municipality of Campbell’s Bay.

Presenting the cheque to Mr. John Godmere, Student Fund Program Co-ordinator, is his Worship Mayor Cecil Vibert.

Campbell’s Bay is the first municipality in the County to endorse this very worthwhile project publicly and with an actual contribution. Several other municipalities have indicated their interest and support but only verbally to date.

It is hoped that every municipality in Pontiac and including County Council will eventually follow the lead of Campbell’s Bay and at least make a similar donation.

The simple object of the Pontiac Student Fund is to assist our own County students to pursue a career of Health and Social services and to eventually have them return to the County and share their newly acquired talents. Many more dollars are therefore urgently needed if the project is to have any chance of success and achieve its purpose.

Heavy equipment course here is first-of-its-kind in Quebec: The first course of its kind held in the Province of Quebec, in the field of operations, was opened last week in Shawville. This is the heavy equipment retraining course intended to give the Hilton Mine employees training in special skills on modern equipment so they can meet the standards in their trade for future employment after the mine closes.

The Provincial Manpower bureau, called “Main d’oeuvre” and with local offices in Hull, has arranged these courses through the Hilton Manpower Committee headed by Fred Metcalfe. The Federal Canada Manpower department is paying for the courses which will total $17,328, and The Hilton Mine contribution is time off work for the men involved, with pay.

Since the formation of the Hilton Mines Manpower committee in May, 1974, the chairman feels that much work has been done towards assisting employees who will be laid off when the mine closes.