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Steel Gauntlet Online March, 2010 |
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Our Retirees |
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Where are they now?
Richard, Zack Whiteway was born in Pembroke, Ontario. He started with Inco Ltd. on September 22nd, 1975. Zack worked as a Labourer in the Smelter before moving to the furnaces as: Dragman, Pumpman and Matteman. In the early eighties, Zack bid on a furnace helper job, but was denied the posting. Zack immediately called upon his Union and Fred McGee successfully obtained him the posting. Zack’s was placed on the "Mike Werbiski" Shift, which evolved into "C-Shift".
One of Zack’s most favorable moments, while working in the Smelter, happened in 1987. Team Canada was playing the Soviet Red Army Team and the #2 Furnace crew had a television supplied by Zack in the Furnace shack. The shift boss stormed into the shack and took the TV away, which later left Zack in the Shift office pleading his case, which was "watching hockey is a Constitutional right in Canada!". Another recollection, which saddens Zack to this day, was while Joseph Doucet, A.K.A "Bill, along with the #3 Furnace crew were adjusting a furnace tie rod, an adjacent rod broke, striking Joseph in the chest. Joseph paid the ultimate price that day in the workplace and will never be forgotten by Smelter employees of that era. Ed Jolley, Johnny Boyes, Arthur Lapierre, Ray Zavard and Andy Luky are just a few of the employees Zack reminisces about, along with a host of others, who helped make working in the Smelter pleasurable. Zack has enjoyed four years of retirement already; he resides in Lynn Lake and has plans to build a house on property he owns in Nova Scotia. Zack does make it into Thompson every couple of months and if you see him, take the time to ask him how he’s doing. You might be entertained with Smelter stories from days gone by. Thank you for the memories Zack! In Solidarity cl/cope 342 |