Page 70 Cont’d from pg. 66 created the frst regional public health unit in T immins becau se it wanted to take health-relat ed issues out of the board rooms of the gold mines. The mines always had some of its employees on the councils of the T own of T immins and the T ownship of T isdale. The mines, being the lar gest employers and taxpayers in these two munici - palities, called the tune in local politics. Sometimes the mayor of T imm ins or the reeve of T is - dale worked for either Hollinger or Dome. Thus, health related issues at the municipa l council level were too often approached from the viewpoint of how solutions would af fect the bottom line of the mines. Major employers in single in - dustry towns usually controll ed every aspect of life. Dr . Lane turned out to be the perfect man to break the grip of the mines on health issues. Many of the programs he cre - ated were adopted throughout Ontario and T immins and he was seen as a leader in the feld of public health. Until 1942, only those rece iv - ing welfare were entitled to free hospital care under a plan funded jointly by the province Dr . Lane seen as a leader in public health Ro b ert J. Kasn er, P res i d en t CE O E: b o b k a s ner@y aho o .co m T : 705 56 8 75 40 D o nal d Kasner , D i rec tor E: d rk k as ner@y aho o .ca T : 705 5 70 1019 Step hani e Fi tz g eral d CH F Inves tor Rel ati o ns E: s te p hani e@ c hf i r. c o m T : 416 86 8 10 79 x 22 2 Mist a n g o River Re s ou r c e s I n c . spe c ia lize s i n pr e c io u s me t a ls a n d VMS h osted bas e me t a ls , c u rr e n t ly f o c u si n g o n i t s O n t a ri o pr oject s , t h e O me g a a n d Sa c kvill e pr op e r t ie s . Mist a n g o h a s a dist i n guis h e d B oar d a n d Ma n a ge m e n t t e a m wi t h t e c h n i c a l e xp e r t ise a n d ma n y years in min e ral e x p lor a t i on a n d min i n g de v e l op m e n t . CNSX : MI S w w w .Mi s t a ngo R iverRe s ourc es.c a H e a d O f f i c e 4 A l W e n d e n d e A v e . , B o x 546, K i r k l a n d L a k e , O N P 2N 3J 5. T : 705 56 7 53 51 P r od uc e d 1. 5 M t on s o f g r a di ng 0 . 15 2 oz / go l d/ t on i n t he 1 94 0’s. O p en p i t p o t en t i al 1 0 0 m 19 80 ’s exp l ora t i on b y L e no ra Ex pl ora t i on s ( no w M i s t a ng o) Lo c a t e d l a rge ar e a s of n e a r su rf a c e g ol d m i ner a l i z a t i on h ol di ng t he po s s i bi l i t y of op e n pi t min i n g; o ver bu rde n de pt h i s j us t 24 ’ ( fe e t ) Fr om 60 ’ - 11 3. 5’, 0 . 10 o z / a u / t on o ver 53 .5 ’ ( i ncl ud i n g 0. 2 07 o z / a u / t o n ov e r 9’) B uil d i ng a N E W mine f r o m a n O L D o ne — t h e OME G A G O L D MI N E P R OP E R TY — a 10 0 o w n e d p r o je c t and the munici palities. All others depended on private medical in - surance or had none at all. In 1942, Dome Mines Ltd. instituted a medical plan for its workers and their famil ies. By 1944, the Porcupine Mines Managers group agreed a simila r plans would beneft all miners in the area and, as such, the Porcupine Mines Employee Medical Services Association was formed This plan remained in ef fect until a province-wide health system was instituted in 1968. It is known as OHIP . The frst Ontario community to provide mass x-rays was T immins in 1944, closely followed by South Porcupine and Schumacher . The Mayor of T immins (J. Emile Brunette) was the frst person x-rayed. “The Porcupine Camp” 100 Y ears of Mining Page 68