Lakehead University Geology - Journal Yearbook (Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada)

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Myra Kennedy As one of the few females in geology at Lakehead , Myra is just like one of the boys. (Not even strip joints or advertisements that come in plain brown envelopes ever produce the expected traditional blush.) A very hard worker , Myra can always be depended on to come to our rescue with the right answers for labs that are due immediately. She enjoys cross-country skiing (as long as the wineskin is within easy reach) and playing squash. Various aspects concerning food are also of great interest to her, and she can really bake up a storm for those Christmas socials ! Myra was employed by the government for two summers, first on a local Experience ' 77 program associated with the Regional Geologist ' s Office, looking at scenic features of geological interest in the area. The second summer she worked as a junior field assistant in an ODM field party near Sioux Lookout. After that, more cushy jobs became available, and she spent the summer after third year as a research assistant for Dr. Borradaile. This summer, employment with Dr. Borradaile is again a possibility as well as work on her master ' s thesis. Myra ' s honours thesis is a study of structure and metamorphism across the Quetico belt from Shabaqua to Raith, Ontario. The study is essentially a traverse ( about 30 km in length) along highway 17 and the CNR and CPR railway lines A sociological study accompanies the thesis on the effects of repeated blasts from transport truck horns while one is clinging to the sides of large road outcrops - echo, echo!!! . W. Michael Lucko Mike is a busy and hard working guy. Not only is he subjected to the normal rigors of Geology IV, but he is kept on the go by his wife Edna, and sons Eric, Randy, and Adam (arriving during years I, II, and III respectively of Mike ' s years at L.U.) This year Mike and Edna seem to have broken their record. The three boys (otherwise known as the terrors of Dacre Street) are of great help to their father in collect- ing rock samples. (They think the pigs are really neat.) Mike has worked for the past few summers on the notorious Black Gang at Northern Wood Preservers in Thunder Bay, thus managing to be with his family. Mike and family are now off to Mayo, Yukon Territory, where he will work as a mine geologist . Mike ' s thesis examines the pegmatites ( pigs ), of the Ouetico Belt along Hwy. 527. His study involves petrographic description and appraisal of the uranium potential of these pegmatites . V

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Tim Howson Now that my four years at Lakehead are finished, I can proceed with my real interests. I am presently negotiating for a job as a taste tester with a large rum distillery in the Barbados. During the off season I plan to work as a test driver for Yamaha Motorcycles Incorporated and as a fishing guide in Northern Ontario. My future geological interests lie in finding the famed diamond deposit of Northern Canada, which must be at the bottom of Hudson Bay. Secondly, I would like to stake and develop a small placer gold operation and rum distillery on the Yukon River . However, after several summers of uranium work, I am proceeding into real geology (so I am told). I have signed as a base metal geologist with Falconbridge Nickel. The job involves mapping volcanics near Snow Lake Manitoba. Past work experience: Summer 1977 - Mapping as a Junior Assistant with O.G.S. near Sault Ste. Marie Summer 1978 - Mapping and prospecting with Eldorado Nuclear Ltd., near Uranium City, Sask. Summer 1979 - Mapping with O.G.S. in the Grenville Province near Bancroft Bruce Jago Hi there, I ' m one of the lucky few who is working on the Coldwell Alkaline Complex for a thesis this year. By-the-way, the word ' Complex ' is not misleading, not at all. ' ! Long ago and far away, when Lake Superior tried to become an ocean, the Coldwell Complex was born. A deep seated mantle rock began to melt and caused the formation of three related alkali rich and silica deficient magmas to rise and form a roughly circular intrusive complex. Associated with each phase was brecciation of pre-existing rocks, the formation of complex pegmatites possibly large scale faulting. Indeed, before erosion lasting for a billion years removed the land surface, a volcanic ediface was probably present. My thesis concerns the des- cription of the main rock units and their intrusive relation- ships at the western contact. Lots of fun you ask?, you bet! My summer experience in geology includes working for Noranda in 1977, and Shell in 1978 and 1979. Each season I was beating it around the bush looking for copper and zinc in volcanic terrains. Saw lots of wildlife, had a good time, but broke alot of hearts. You see I met the cutest little moose and.... But seriously, the best camps have women in them. All oink oink aside girls, it ' s more like home with panty hose hanging on the jackpines. My interests in geology lie in gold, silver, diamonds, strange igneous rocks and making money on the stockmarket. My interests outside of geology include making my own hooch, economics, the great outdoors, sports, women and antiques.

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Murray M c Gill Murray is a member of the famous High Street can you pass the pinch test? society. He can often be seen around the geology department sleeping, or slumped in his chair during lectures. (Or better still, telling Ron what a nice new shirt he is wearing.) His favourite pastimes are being late for geochem., geophysics or hysterical geology by at least 5 minutes, and pointing out to Parker Jack how ugly his thesis rocks look. Actually, his real interests in life include becoming an insurance salesman and doing fabric and strain analysis on unpeeled banana peels. Away from L.U. Murray is interested in motorcycles and photography. And yes, now and then he glances at a rock or two. Rocks ain ' t no good ' less they got silver or moly in ' em is his motto. If asked about the future, he replies that he eventually would like to investigate some gelatenous orbs in Europe and become a qualified motorcycle mechanic. Murray ' s thesis is a petrologic documentation of the major rock units at the western margin of the Coldwell Complex, near Marathon, Ontario. Hopefully, this thesis, when compiled with works by A. A. and B.J., will help outline the complex geology of the western contact region. Work Experience: Geophysics and junior mapper with Denison Mines , (N .W . T . ) Summer 1977. Geophysics and Junior mapper with Shell Canada Resources, (B.C.) Summer 1978. Mine Development work and Senior mapper, with Kaiser Resources (B.C.) Summer 1979 Bill Palmer In the beginning, geology was an interest of mine which spanned both my public school and high school years. I started collecting rocks, minerals, and fossils when I was four. I found geology to be challenging in university, especially second and third year . My summer experience includes uranium exploration in the Nipigon area, and gold exploration by geochemical rock and soil sampling in the Timmins dist rict. Falconbridge Nickel was my employer for both jobs. Hudson ' s Bay Oil and Gas Company employed me in Northern Ontario and Newfoundland in the summer of ' 79 as a junior involved in geophysical surveys, soil sampling, line cutting and stream sampling. Besides learning about various aspects of geology during the last three summers, other valuable lessons were learned. For instance, repeating the same type of survey can often lead to boredom, but with enough patience and perseverance, one can overcome this. The results are satisfying to say the least My interests outside of geology include fishing, sailing, motorcycling and badminton. Future endeavours will include being a geologist and raising a family.