Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 28, 1968, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press thursday March 28, 1968 Northwest passage a reality scientist Calgary up a North West passage which could be used As a Trade route a dream for More than 450 years now is a reality because of new icebreaking techniques devel oped by a scientist said tuesday. V Canadas Northern coast and islands the world s greatest treasure now Are open for commercial development Commodore-0. G. S. Robertson told a joint meeting of the men s and women s Canadian clubs. Few people Are yet aware of the tremendous significance of twi Mobil t ii Kiu kauh0nd 1kat-Ui 1u Hiat Tomij i. F. M. Gaultt the opening of. Passage now under Way the Deputy executive director of the Arctic Institute of North Ameri Ca said s there Are immense natural the far North until now inaccessible Oil Copper Iron Nickel and other minerals and what May prove eventually to be the most valuable re source of All fresh water. The former Canadian naval officer said the North contains in the form of fully two thirds of the world s fresh water. Commodore Robertson said testing of ships using the new icebreaking techniques ended a year ago and huge freighters and Oil tankers already Are being designed to bring out the Northern Mineral wealth. He said research which helped develop the new icebreaking techniques was Nide by the United states atomic submarine .sea.dragon, which in 1960 made the first Linder the ice journey to the North pole. Stretcher areas. Or. Wylie has recent previous hich he said have no Rescue equipment or Heaters in the made two appearances Lefore the commission once to Irp test about police ambulance equip men and once to protest against veterans Prince s Mon ipoly position with the City. Or. Wylie said wednesday he lad affidavits from two families who had complained to him about the service they d re eyed after dealing 999 for ambulances. The first involved a Call or. Wylie s company had received from veterans Prince at . Dec. 12, 1967, asking if Here were a Wylie ambulance available to handle a 999 Call veterans Prince could t answer four of its units 3 room group leaders open thurs. Fri. Tit 9 .1.1 bedroom croup a. Double e s s e a Chest drawers Case Spring and. Deep Spring filled Nat tresses 2 pilows.2 2 lamps and 1699s s10 delivers 9 piece living room. Croup 2. Pee. Davenport ste., 2 step 1 Coffee table 2 lamps 2 shades 2 pictures. Consists of 4 chairs and. Exten Tion table or Chrome delivers All items similar illustration free storage easy 355 Elu Ceat Carlton free delivery satisfaction guaranteed 999 probe ordered continued because All were Busy. raps lond on paper continued 10-Day tour to carry the anti sealing message through eur Ope Market for More than Worth of last year s pelts. Fisheries officials Here said Here have been no specific charges of cruelty since the Lunt for a quota of Seal pups valued for their pure White Pelt began March 18. The season for talking pups ended wednesday when the quota was reached by seven ships 10 or 11 Light planes and to helicopters engaged in the Lunt. Some of the ships have gone o the Northern front where the season opened March 22, off the East coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. Only Canadian sealers operate in the Gulf bul they Are joined by norwegians on the Northern front. The Hunt for older seals on which there is no quota continues until april 25. More than 30.federal inspectors and a number of Quebec fisheries inspectors have been keeping an Eye on sealers this season. A crowd of rians television Crews from the United states and Italy Ana news photographers and report ers also has been on the ice. An official Here said Brian on the Nolani a former Csc producer on the show this hour has was with an Abc television Crew from the . The Seal Hunters themselves Are Magdalen islanders Mariti mers and newfound Landers who earn from nothing if their ship sinks to on the annual Chancy source of season Al income for fishermen in de pressed areas of Eastern can Ada. Which the 999 been made. Or. A perfect time to be married As Spring blossoms emerge to celebrate the joyous event Lovely too Are our bridal styling. Superior value. Free Diamond insurance written guarantee service warranty Portage at Margrave open til mori., thurs., Fri. Or. Wylie said his company Vas told by veterans Prince the Call had been held up. For at East 15 minutes because it Van t thought to be an Emer ency ascertained through w o Telephone conversations with people at a Carlaw Street Louse from request had Wylie said he had been told it was just a nose but he said his Rescue unit arrived six minutes after the Call from veterans Prince to ind a woman bleeding to the ambulance arrived at St. Boniface Hospital at ?.m. And the woman was dead on arrival he said. Or. Wylie said he wanted to make it Clear he was t saying the woman died because of the delay in ambulance service. I and the relatives Are concerned Only with the tame factors the family said the 999 Call had been made at 2 p. And or. Wylie ? company had t received its Call until p. The fact that she died shows the. Gravity of this Case and such cases Are very said or. Wylie. It is not for anyone to judge what is an emergency and what in t. The emergency number 999 was used and that is sufficient proof that the people calling think the Call is a he said he had been told by the person who made the 999 Call that during her first conversation with veterans Prince she had been told All its units were Busy and that i1 would be 10 or 15 minutes before an ambulance could be sent. She said she was also asked what the trouble was and she said it was a nose. After waiting about 10 minutes she had called Back to say the patient was getting worse and to hurry with the would think that this is whet the rail was referred to said or. Wylie. He said he had written to chief blow requesting the exact time of the first 999 Call to help clarify the matter. Chief blow had answered that the records of the Winnipeg police depart ment Are confidential and therefore will not release the information you sait or. Wylie. The exact time should be released to Clear the air and to prove the inefficiency of a 999 system that i know is very efficient in certain or. Wylie second Case involved a Man who hat p honed the police for an ambulance at about p. Jan. 7 or. Wylie said the Man told him he police his wife was bleeding badly from the nose and he wanted Hei taken to Hospital he left his phone number with the polio and was called Back and toll this was t a police matter he should dial 999 for ambulance. He said he did this Wai Tiri about 10 minutes then Tele phoned for a taxi because the ambulance had t arrived the taxi and a veterans princ ambulance had pulled up in front of his Maryland Stree House simultaneously a fe1 minutes later. The Man had Aske Why the ambulance had take so Long and was told it did matter because his wife on had a nose bleed. The Man Tol the ambulance Crew he a decided to take his wife t Hospital in the taxi. He told or. Wylie the ambulance Crew had stopped him from leaving the House and a s10 service charge payment. He said he told the ambulance Crew members to leave i House but was told they woul not until they were paid. The Man said he Only had a few dollars with him. Then his wifi who was still bleeding we asked if she had any Money said or. Wylie. They had then been asked 1 write a Cheque. Or Wylie Sai in Man explained that his Leque Book was in his store round the Corner from Ahe ouse and was told to get it because the Crew had to be paid immediately. The Man told or. Wylie he in left the ambulance Crew in is House and took his wife to Ospital in the taxi. They arrived at Winnipeg general Ospital two blocks from their ouse 20 minutes after the first All had been made or. Wylie Aid. Or. Wylie also said veterans Rince takes time to Check most All the Calls it receives Iro Ugri 999 before dispatching ambulances. Company con arms the address and discusses in situation even Money Aid or. Wylie i have been told by them the Ompa nyl that Many turn out to e cancelled Calls. This in t the Point. All that is needed address and go. The fire department does t end out just a chief s car to a ire Box alarm from which Nany false Calls Are received the full complement of trucks s or. Wyle told. The commis toners he did t like to com Ilain about another ambulance company because it darkens or Public image when we Are a dispute it s like any Public ervice one bad Apple spoils tie barrel j he told the commissioners hey were holding Back upgrading of the service at the expense of human suffering because you Are in control of he emergency number 999." Gas rates sliced continued indication of what the saving might be to the average Domestic user As the new rates have not yet been set. Accord ing to a company spokesman however the Utility has customers. While some reports have Sug Lested the decrease could be As High As on the average Domestic Gas Bill Gas company officials said thursday they Don t know what the reduction will be. The Gas company is required to submit its revised rate schedule to the Board for its approval within the next 70 Days. The company was directed to Gagarin killed in air crash continued reduce rates after hearings by he which started in december 1966 the hearings were called to examine the rate base of the greater Winnipeg Gas co and to determine whether Anjer downward adjustment the schedule of rates that the company is authorized to charge to customers is there were 13 Public hear nos the last one held in february of this year. In its 28-Page order the utilities Board stated these figures comparison with other Gas distribution utilities indicate that both the Over All rate of return and the return on common Stock equity for greater Winnipeg Gas co were considerably out of line in an upward direction in the year 1965, with respect to other examples and especially the other Gas distribution companies. Even when adjusted to a Normal weather pattern which it May be reasonably assumed the other returns shown were not indication is that they Are shall by comparison clearly excessive the Board ordered that the grave protest Halesowen when planners wanted to site cemetery near his Worcester hire Home. Roy Richardson decided to protest. So he hired a lease with coffin and parked it n a Community car Park for to Days until ordered to remove it. News that the 34-year-old so Viet hero was dead plainly saddened Many russians. One radio announcer repeated the official report several times with. Deep emotion the announcements were interspersed with slow funeral1 music from Tchaikovsky and Scriabin. No details were Given about the crash. Gagarin s death was the Sec Ord tragedy known to have hit the soviet space a year. Col. Vladimir. Koma Rov was killed last april 2 when his soyuz spacecraft crashed to Earth. Six Xis. Astronauts have died in the line of duty. Company Lay before the Board or its consideration As soon As a Syible and in no event later ban 70 Days after Date of this order a schedule of Gas rates which would reflect the downward adjustment set Forth Lerein on the basis of sales volumes for the test year 1965, normalized for the rate schedule under which the Gas company present operating was proved by the utilities Board when natural Gas first came to Winnipeg in 1957. This will be he first change since that time. Repossessed furniture released for Sale Cash or take Over payment Quantity of new and used Chat Arfield bedroom stat. Rafn n Frig Cretora recon players . 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The others a Vancouver London return trip by the Pacific Northwest j Section of the american vac j cum society Seattle due to de part april 14, and a Vancouver-1 London return trip by the eng a Lish speaking Union set for May 9 the disciplinary action was taken to penalize Ward air for breaches of Federal regulations governing charter flights. Ward air admitted at a hear j ing Here earlier this month it had on five occasions accepted passengers who were not Quali fied members of chartering organizations. The commission s air commit tee formerly the air transport Board said in it rejected Ward air claims that the in fractions were isolated incidents by inexperienced employees. Great suit value for Spring and easter regularly priced from 89.95 11o. Extra trousers available with most 16.oo Choice fabrics colours and patterns Quality tailored detailing choose from a Superb collection at . In conservative stripes Plains and exciting plaids. Newest shades of Bronze blues olives and Greys. 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