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FILE NAME Quebec Asbestos Mining Association QAMA DATE 1970 Mar 19-22 DOC QAMA126 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Minutes of Special Winter Meeting of the QAMA Public RelationRelastions QUEBEC ASBESTOS MINING ASSOCIATION SPECIAL WINTER MEETING AT THE DORADO HILTON DORADO PUERTO RICO MARCH 19-22 1970 R. J. Memill President QUEBEC ASBESTOS MINING ASSOCIATION Paul A. Filteau Gs Menge Tig GOVERNMENT 33323266 ASBESTOS CORPORATION LTD THETFORD MINES QUE BELL ASBESTOS MINES LTD THETFORD MINES QUE CANADIAN MANVILLE CO LTD ASBESTOS QUE CANADIAN MINES LTD EAST BROUGHTON OUF FLINTKOTE MINES LTD THETFORD MINES QUE LAKE ASBESTOS OF QUEBEC LTD ACK LAKE QUE NATIONAL ASBESTOS MINES LTD THETFORD MINES QUE NICOLEXASBESTOI NICOLEXASBESTOI MENFIXKTIKX MENFIXKTIKX XNXX XNXXX XXX ) fete, orn a + re . Ts e e me te aa O*w TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. List of Officers and Directors 2. Standing Committees 3 List of Members and Guests 4 Agenda 5 Minutes of Meeting of February 12 1970 Budget Estimates for 1970 6. Technical Committee Report 1 Uniform Classification and Grading Committee Report 8. Industrial Relations Committee Report 9 10. 11 Traffic Committee Report Legislation and Taxation Committee Report Public Relations Committee Report 12 Environmental Control Committee Report 13. Asbestos in the Sixties co 1. LIST OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS QUEBEC ASBESTOS MINING ASSOCIATION OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Mr. R.J. Merrill President Mr. W. Dughtred President Mr. M.C. Carpenter Director on Mr. A.S. Coleman Director Mr. K.V. Lindell Director Mr. M.J. M.J. Messel Director Mr. F.P. Smith Director Mr. Ivan Sabourin General Counsel Mr. George Robinson Mr. Paul A Filteau Treasurer General Manager Secretary es eun euee e^'unt ea auase 2. STANDING COMMITTEES QUEBEC ASBESTOS MINING ASSOCIATION STANDING COMMITTEES 1970 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE HX Chairman - R. Hebron ODF Members - G.F.A. Brink J. Giansante M.C. Pharo H. Smith W.P. Archer V.C. Lindsay J. Sztuke J.G. Blais R. Lefebvre OPTED R. Cale M. Cossette UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION AND GRADING COMMITTEE TE Chairman - H. Foster Members - R.J. Merrill J.O. Eby J.P. D. Poirier R. Hebron G. Brink Wiser R.S. Coleman PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE Chairman - I.C. Campbell PRION Members - R.S. Coleman Couture R.J. Merrill ; | L.C. Pluza TRAFFIC COMMITTEE Chairman Members - R.P. Gagnon W. Smith L.R. Delaney D.M. Akers L.J. C.R. Webster O. Poirier Biron M. Roy 2 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE Chairman - J.O. Eby Members - H. Gagnon J.L. Gartshore W.H. Bonneville N. La Couv^'e J.C. Mooney J. Camiz^' D. Poirier Y. Bolduc R. Fillion eS, LEGISLATION AND TAXATION COMMITTEE AE RT Chairman - I.C. Campbell Members - G. McCammon O. Mousseau C. Vaillancourt AAR G. Moad , R.S. Coleman Al Dennis D. Poirier ERK \ OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE Chairman - Karl V. Lindell Members - W.W. Oughtred F.P. Smith M.J. Messel ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL COMMITTEE Chairman - R.M. Hutcheson Members - W.H. Foster L.C. Piuze M. Prus 2028 2 O22 22254 610 SS 28 48 HE EZBe f 3 LIST OF MEMBERS AND GUESTS QUEBEC ASBESTOS MINING ASSOCIATION SPECIAL MEETING - DORADO HILTON = DORADO PUERTO RICO MEMBERS AND GUESTS Asbestos Cernoration Limited ee. aon Bell Asbestos Mines Limited Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. W.D. I.C. W.H. M.P. Dughtred Campbell Foster Carson Mr. Mr. Mr. F.P. Smith R. Hebron W.J.W. Smith Canadian Manville Company Ltd MI Mr. Mr. Mr. C.B. Burnett D.T. Colton D. Poutiatine K.V. Lindall M. Mr. Mr. N.W. Hendry J.A.M. Hutcheson Y. Couture Canadian Mines Limited Flintkota Mines Limited Mr. Mr. R.J. A.H. Merrill Bagenstose Mr. M.C. Carpenter Mr. A.R. Hooker Lake Asbestos of Quebec Limited National Asbestos Mines Limited Oc upational Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health QAMA Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. A.l. M.J. L.C. R.P. Hennebach Messal Piuze Gagnon Mr. E.J. Killian - Mr. J.E. Desmarais Mr. R.S. Coleman Dr. G.W. Wright Quebec Asbestos Mining Associations Mr. Mr. Mr. George Robinson Ivan Sabourin Paul Filteau ! 11. PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT te ee es me me aad a QUEBEC ASBESTOS MINING ASSOCIATION SPECIAL MEETING - DORADO HILTON - DORADO PUERTO RICO PUBLIC RELATIONS REPORT During the period from September 30 tions activities have been conducted 1969 to the present public in the following areas rels- 1 ASBESTOS PRODUCER Content February Editorial and March emphasis in the issues has been November placed on December these themes - ) Federalism Direct job security benefits accruing to all industry employees as a result of Pederal government involvement in areas of sales promotion export market intelligence foreign aid and the Thetford R^'am^'nagementproject project b Management's Role The interdependency of labor and management in efficient profitable and hence stable mining operations Management's unique and indispensable contribution to this 1 relationship c Career Opportunities The number of Francophone employees who have risen to responsible positions in the industry and are pursuing rewarding careera d Economic Education Beneficial economic effects of mining com- pany purchases to secondary industry and suppliers in the mining communities the contribution of the mining industry to the sconomy as a whole the importance and benefits to all of the prof- it motive | oo 2 e Tax Legislation Efforts to propagandize on behalf of preserving the status quo in federal tax legislation relating to mining com- panies F Cultural and Leisure Amenities Quality of life enjoyed by resi- dents of mining communities is for their size and location axceptionally high thanks to economic input from mining companies and to the skills and envergy of individual employees Costs Quotations submitted during the past four months by three printers one in Montreal two in the Sherbrooke area for printing the Producer indicate that the existing production arrangements are ( the most economical However pressure from the present printer for a price increase of roughly 12 per cent may be expected during the second half of the year 2 GAMA LITERATURE ) Asbestos in the Sixties This bilingual brochure is now being distributed to Members of the National Assembly Members of Parliament from mining area ridings as well as to provincial and federal civil servants and the business press A small surplus of copies from the printing run of 650 is available for circulation by individual companies b Asbestos Chart Following approval by the Public Relations Committes and Directors of the proposal to prepare and distribute to schools in Canada a chart modelled on the version prepared by the Asbestos Information Committee in Britain work is now in progress to assemble photos and adapt texts for Canadian relevance The quoted price for 5,000 copies in one language is 1,650 taxes included representing a cost of 0.33 3,000 copias in one language will cost 1,220 0.41 1,000 will cost 915 ( 0.91 ... 3 3 c Literature on Hand Stocks of literature on hand in the Montreal office are as follows This is Asbestos Facts about Asbestos 340 English 1400 English 1000 French 1200 French In addition a small number of copies in both languages of Facts and Figures - Mining in Canada 1969 provided free by the Mining Association of Canada are available and are mailed as supply permits to persons requesting literature from this office In the period from September 30 to the were mailed from the Montreal office present 497 literature kits A quotation of 2200.00 taxes included has been received for bring- ing stocks of the English and French versions of This is Asbestos up to 2,000 copies of each representing a year supply of the i book 3. PRESS MENTIONS | Press clippings received in the past four months were restricted to matters of purely company concern and to the modest but continuing flow of mentions of asbestos in connection with alleged health hazards and with programs currently being undertaken under I.O.E.H. auspices Copies of these clippings have been distributed to Public Relations Committee members and to the Director at each company not re presented on the Committee 4. PRESS RELATIONS a A major feature story prepared by the General Manager and the writer on the industry's short outlook at the request of the business publication Les Affaires This article or major por- tions of it was reprinted in the business section of La | Tribune and in Le Progr^s de Thetford  b following the Annual Ceneral Meeting a story on the newly elected President and Directors was sent on a insertion basis to La Presse La Tribune Le Soleil and The Gazette and as an unpaid story to mining business and engineering publications Arrangements were also made for the President to be interviewed by the Financial Post as the basis of a feature article on economic prospects for the industry On the occasion of the release under 1.0.E.H. auspices of Dr. McDonald's findings to union officials and press in Thetford Mines February 27 public relations input was restricted on instructions from the Association's Directors to a purely monitoring function and to coverage of the proceedings for the Producer Following publication in the February 28 1970 edition of La Tribune of three reasonably accurate and unbiased reports of the findings a press release based entirely on Dr. McDonald's statement was prepared the subject and released to all major daily newspapers business and mining publications in Canada c Following publication of Asbestos in the Sixties a press release summarizing the contents was mailed to business editors of all Canadian daily newspapers and to editors of monthly and weekly publications in the fields of mining and metallurgy general industry and finance d Statistical geological geographical and economic information about asbestos was supplied with photos to Ginn & Company To- ronto for inclusion in a geographical book to the Royal Untario Museum Toronto for a mineral display to the Clarendon Press Oxford University for inclusion in section devoted to world asbestos production in the Oxford Economic Atlas fourth 4 edition and to the Librarian of the Quebec Legislature ... 5 SQ 5 Photos of plant and recreational facilities were supplied to the Plant Quebec Department of Natural Resources and to the Thetford Mines CEGCP 5. DAMA MOBILE DISPLAY Utilization of this display has been minimal during the period The Royal Ontario Museum requested thay the display be placed at its disposal from early February on and later cancelled this reservation Arrangements are now being made for the units to be moved to the Thetford Mines CEGEP later this month 6. GENDRON COMMISSION At the request of the Commission's linguistic research group samples of QAMA public relations literature were supplied together with details pertaining to circulation target readers etc. 7. PUBLIC CONTACT During the period under review requests for information and literature about asbestos were received by the Montreal office as follows 143 66 10 Phoned requests Tritten requests Personal visits SOCIAL INVOLVEMENT The forces for sociological change both throughout North America and in Quebec are shifting and to an increasing extent outdating the traditional sticks by which a company could hitherto assess its public acceptance as a corporate citizen It is too early to determine what the new criteria will be but it is certain that they will place greater demands on time anergy and treasure ..1.6  6 than some companies have thus far been prepared to devote to dis- charging their obligations as citizens of the mining communities This observation should not be construed as critical of individual performances to date On the contrary the efforts of many companies to identify with and become directly involved in the life of the mining communities make it the should anticipate and adapt to be placed on them more imperative the new demands that that these companies will increasingly In other industries L for instance has recently seconded two qualified industrial relations members to work time with groups in the Montreal area with the aim of assisting these groups to establish meaningful social goals and to attain them in a productive and efficient manner Similar projects are being undertaken the public by Bell service Canada field and by several companies in the Northeastern U.S. particularly in Many companies throughout North America must now be planning similar social involve- ment programs Closer to home one major CAMA company has for some time practised a similar policy of direct social involvement in the community where it operates and indications are that it is beneficial both to the community and the company In the Thetford area where such efforts are more diffuse the criticism most frequently levied at the asbestos communities by youthful but voting residents particularly from collar homes is that the dreariness of the environment also percolates the , life of the residents As a result or so one current of opinion runs yound people find little in the way of cultural or leisure amenities to hold them in Thetford And in a period of economic recession apparently aimless ... 7 7 political upheaval and dim prospects of rewarding employment the sense of dissatisfaction with the communities may well be extended to if it does not already include the contribution made to the quality of life in these communities by the foreign companies operating there The response that in fact the facilities directly provided or indirectly supported by the mining companies are considerably more abundant related to the size of the population in the Thetford are than those generally provided in Montreal or Quebec City may be perfectly apt but it sidesteps the issue To the question What do people really want the only meaningful answer today is More Nevertheless it is in the writer's opinion the area of leisure and cultural amenities in which companies can still make a valuable but economical contribution to the quality of community life and by achieving recognition of this contribution establish a solid base i from which to face those additional demands which society will un- doubtedly place on them in the course of the next five years A proposal for dealing economically and effectively with this problem in Thetford Mines has been prepared for discussion with the P.R. Committee at its next meeting 9. PUBLIC RELATIONS MANUAL In preparation at the moment is a manual outlining certain common- sense procedures which companies lacking a formal PR zation may find helpful to follow in dealings with the news organi- media An additional purpose is to list and explain the PR services that the Association is equiped to provide for these companies ; ( 6 Text of the booklet will be tabled of the Public Relations Committee for If study at the next meeting the Committee judges it to be of use to companies the document will be distributed by the Montreal office to Directors and to Public Relations Committee members J.A. Gossip Director of Information Services I.C. Campbell Chairman Public Relations Committee 12. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL COMMITTEE REPORT Ee { ' | QUEBEC ASBESTOS MINING ASSOCIATION SPECIAL MEETING - DORADO HILTON - DORADO PUERTO RICO ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL COMMITTEE REPORT The specific areas of activity since the Special meeting of October 8th have been as follows 1 Committee on Design There have been three meetings of this Committee Under the chairmanship of Jan Control Engineer as Kaczkowski Secretary of C.J and with a very positive and our Dust fruitful interchange of technical know on environmental control measures has taken place A few specific exemples A complete interchange of current dryer practice control devices installed control devices contem- plated with their engineering parameters defined Control of dust emission on screen feeds and dis- charges types of cloth expectancy and cost method of attachment life Preliminary study of Dust Control in Humid Air A comparative study on filter bags in all Filter bag systems Future study such as from will emphasize the control of welding lift trucks haulage fumes trucks ... 2 2 A study of dust control devices for tailings dis- posal systems is an important subject for future study These meetings are being held at the companies on a rotational basis followed by a visit to some specific area of interest to the Committee This interchange in itself is surely fostering the fundamental objectives of your Environ- mental Control Committee Dryer Stack Dust Control Through the operation of two of the companies the approval of funds and the technical knowledge of the Dust Control Engineer a common measuring technique will soon be in practice across our industry This will put us on a meaningful comparative basis of measurement of Dryer Stack Dust Emission and will be a forceful tool in the definition of efficiencies and costs of the various systems now in use Tailings Pile Stabilization The activation of the Controlled Growth Chamber experiments was held up longer than we would have liked through delay of electrical service installation by the University The first set of experiments has just been completed The key point to note is that in two months we have taken the plants through an entire year's cycle of growth There were some 324 test plantings of 21 types of grasses ...3 e aS a Preliminary conclusions One type of rye grass is the best candidate Germination and growth on tailings alone was extremely slow and virtually impractical The addition of as little as " of good soil on top of tailings made an astonishing difference The next experiments will deal only with the more successful candidates and will comprise the following Less than optimum moisture conditions Less than optimum nutrient conditions Poor or sterile soils rather than good soil We are still striving to get to the field trial stage at least on pilot scele for this coming growing season 4 Legislation The Minister of Health and Social Welfare Honorable J.P. Cloutier had given notice to the Government through formal listing on the agenda of the National Assembly that an Air Pollution Act would be brought down in the course of the recently terminated session With the announcement of Provincial elections all projects on the egende are automatically suspended J.R.M. Hutcheson Chairman