Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 26, 1972, Winnipeg, Manitoba Don t toss. Ross Down . Ieok Ooms immediate Possession pm. 256-7311 Winnipeg free press reaver Usa phone 7ra.6081 off Fri Matt m w Tor free i o Koch us saturday february i 2nd class mail registration number 0286 Coffee break. By Alexander foot there have been some special and Rich nights in theatre this Winter As Winnipeg seems involved in a cultural Renaissance. One can recall Piero Gamba s first and stirring performance As symphony conductor his Rich orchestration of two Beethoven symphonies Anguring a new High. Or the sheer emotional Drain of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet s ecstasy of Rita Joe and the almost obsessed Energy of new York s Alvin Ailey dancers. And there was the sur realist fun of Manitoba theatre Centre s Alice through the looking Glass. Now you can add another thursday night s performance of Verdi s ii Trovatore to be repeated this evening. Perhaps because of a recent surfeit of groups scram bling for position on the operatic ladder one might have approached n Trovatore with a slightly jaded apprehension. There was no need it was magnificent. With our symphony orchestra our philharmonic choir and our glorious auditorium it was a night of magic. One would Hope that audience response will encourage the association to continue until we can enjoy the spectacle of a full opera production. In the meanwhile congratulations to the Board of directors under chairman a. Kerr twaddle and president or. Robert h. Thorlakson and to administrative director Bruce Lang. Winter at Winnipeg Beach is alive and Well thanks to three Young people who spend Summers in family Cabins but who decided last fall that there was just too Little to do. So Drew Cringan Tom Harrison a political science graduate Luckhurst master s in natural re source management formed a group and applied for a local initiatives project Grant. Their idea was accepted in mid december and work began on a recreation Complex which is providing some thing for local people to do As weft As for Cabin owners who normally would stay away in me Winter. With a Grant 90 per cent for labor 10 per cent for they have overseen construction. Of three Small and one Large Toboggan slides a boarded lighted hockey rink boards donated by the Winnipeg Beach hoc key 10 Jam. Pail Curling sheets a Large plea sure skating rink which is lighted equipped with a sound system and prettily situated you May skate around a go mile Long marked snowmobile Trail two change shacks and a refreshment trailer providing hot chocolate and Coffee. In the process they Are providing full time employ ment for seven people from mid december to the end of May and weekend employment for nine others from mid december to the end of april. The local Council is so pleased they want a repeat next Winter. Flooding of red forecast the red River is expected to overflow its Banks at soil Points Between Emerson and the flood Way Inlet at St. Nor Bert this Spring premiered Schreyer of Manitoba said Fri Day. The Premier told his weekly press conference the Manitoba flood forecasting committee in its first meeting of year re ported that Snow accumulations to Date have been below average Over most of the red River Basin but that heavy rainfall last fall has resulted in extremely High soil moisture throughout the Basin. As a result there will be flooding in areas immediately along the riverbanks he said. But he emphasized that subsequent Adverse weather conditions could give Rise to flood stages Well in excess of. Those experienced last year. Communities in the area along the red River now Are protected by dikes and All farms in this area Are protected by dikes raised Earth plat forms or buildings have been moved to areas outside those affected by 1950 flooding. On the Assiniboine River above Normal Spring peaks Are indicated on the Assumption that weather conditions from now until the end of the break up period will be average. However due to operation of the Shell Mouth Reservoir Peak flows will be reduced and the Portage diversion will reduce the possibility of local flooding from ice jams Between Portage la Prairie and Winnipeg. The committee has advised that a subsequent meeting will be held in March to again re View the situation of flood prospects in Light of conditions existing at that time Well Premier the Manitoba development corporation s loan to. The Tanta Lum mining corporation at Ber Nic Lake Man. Is one of the Best secured Loans Ever made by a government lending premiered Schreyer said Friday. The Premier was replying the operation runs from 4 . To 10 . Mondays to thursdays from 4 . To Midnight fridays from 10 . To Midnight saturdays and from 10 . To 10 . Sundays. Featured guests Fok forecast Harmony coming March 3 to the Centennial concert Hall Are the intones of Duluth Minnesota. This is the big event of the year for the Winnipeg chapter of Sweet Adeline the female Barbe shoppers and proceeds go to fight cerebral palsy. Annual Spring dance of the Manitoba japanese Canadian citizens association s youth committee is next Friday at the Anaf Hall 3297 Portage Avenue begin Ning at 8 . Contestants chosen As representatives of Church and sports groups will vie for the miss Mecca Queen title during the evening. Gle Lawn collegiate presents its 1972 drama production teahouse of the a gust Moon March 16 to 18, at 8 ., in the school auditorium. Garry Anderson will direct the Knox United Church choir in variations at 8 . Monday in the Church Sanctuary. Weather report morning bulletin Foi Manitoba and on Farie a Low pressure system a vhf Tena face comm tit tit of Mem Light Snow to Southern we met Wesr Ontario today. A tearing will begin in it Fittra Merenf and an of the province is expected Clear by late afternoon. Temperatures in sort Nam named steady Friday night but arc expected dip Lon Fht Ana of Hiffa a Viira moves across the District. Figures in the map a Dukatt expected Mph temperatures today insurance consultant urged Winnipeg s civic subcommittee on insurance will recommend that a consultant be hired to draw up a proposed property and equipment insurance pro Gram for the City. The subcommittee made the decision Friday on the basis that any consultant hired would be paid on a fee for service basis and would not be entitled to act As the City s insurance broker. Of four local insurance brokerage companies met with the subcommittee Fri Day and recommended that the four companies acting As a consortium he Given the consulting role. It would be up to Council to decide whether such a consortium would subsequently act As the City s brokers or whether the City should Call for tenders. However members of the subcommittee objected to the concept because a consultant would be Given an unfair advantage when it came to bid Ding for contracts. The recommendation will go to civic finance committee. Insurance policies formerly held by metro and the municipalities have been extended to june 30 to give the City time to come up with a new insurance program. This temporary Bank is part of the Junior achievement Trade fair being held today on the Polo Park shopping Centre mail with 600 High school Stu dents taking part. Junior achievement gives Young people a Chance to run their own businesses during the High school term each year. The businesses produce goods ranging from candles to goblets and the students Are eager to sell their products to earn a profit for their companies. Junior achievement Trade fair continues Stu the the annual Junior achieve ment Trade fair opened Friday night and is continuing today in the Polo Park mall displaying wares turned out by the 42 Junior achievement companies in Manitoba. Some 600 High school dents the people behind companies Are eager to sell the goods ranging from candles to bookends to goblets and turn a profit for their respective enterprises. The idea behind Junior achievement is to give these Young people experience in the operation of a free Enterprise Economy by running mini businesses of their own during the High school term each year. In october the teen agers meet for two hours one night a week at the Junior achieve ment Centre 276 main Street and form their corporations each with 10 to 30 members Anc an adult business adviser. Each corporation has its own charter and Board of directors brother and sister Catherine Burr who was killed in an Auto Accident last aug. 5, and Timothy o Reilly who was permanently disabled in the same Accident were brother and sister. The free press incorrectly reported in Friday s editions that they were engaged to be married. People in cars take part too forecast far Wiki pm red River inter he to Mim. Wilh a Lew 15 20 pc few. Kneff Kymm of arcs Cwm Jbv Yum Twory pow wmi.1i cwt fcb j1? Vao cover or face 31 the festival do Voyageur was bursting with activity Fri Day keeping More than people at a time Busy with program of singing games of Chance drinking or just watch ing the events unfold through out the evening. The usual festival traffic congestion was evident in the St. Boniface area again this year As streams of motorists cruised by the carnival Sites. Periods of bumper to bumper _ traffic and the sight of lineups j facials said Friday outside the festival s trading i i think we have the matter quartet and the Rock sounds of the family six. Meanwhile a packed Bistro set up in the basement of St Boni face College entertained about 200 spectators at a time with French Folk songs and newer sounds and entertainers at the j trading Post played to capacity advisory Board houses throughout the evening. I or. Coulter a metro coun and records include such Stan Clard business forms As an o p e rating budget balance Sheet profit and loss statement stockholders inventory Payrol and liquidation records. The companies liquidate in May each year and Issue Annu Al reports. Whether a company has operated at a profit or at a loss the remaining assets Are pro rated among the Stockhold ers after air ills Are paid. Companies pay rent for the room they have at the Junior achievement. Centre pay salaries to their workers and provincial tax on All sales. They also pay an income the Junior achievement organization which is used for other activities. Over 200 local businesses sup port the Junior achievement program in Manitoba. The Trade fair which opened Coulter Hunt appointed Art Coulter executive Secre tary of the Manitoba federation of labor and Charles c. Hunt chairman of the feed Grain marketing commission have been appointed to the Board of directors of the Manitoba development corporation. They replace a. L. Simkin vice chairman and executive vice president of Baum Indus tries limited and r. A. Kipp president of Kipp Kelly Ltd. Both men resigned for pressing siness reasons. Or. Hunt a Swan River Farmer is a member of the Manitoba farm Bureau director of Manitoba Pool elevators and immediate past vice chairman i of the economic development at Polo Park on Friday is the culmination of Junior achieve ment feb. 20 to 26, which has been officially pro claimed by Winnipeg mayor Steve Juba Manitoba Junior achievement began in Winnipeg in 1963 and this year has been extended to Gimli and Portage la Prairie. Publicly to a letter he received earlier in the Day from Liberal Leader Izzy Asper again ask ing the provincial government to reconsider the loan to the rare metals mine. Premier Schreyer accusing or. Asper of wanting to know details of matters still under negotiation and to which he has no right because he is not a member of the Cabinet said the Manitoba development Corpora Tion had secured a first Mort Gage on the mining property and also holds a first floating charge. Regardless of the outcome of any litigation Between general Host corporation Goldfield corporation and the Union Bank of California Over who owns the mine the Manitoba loan is fully secured and. It would be a shame to see the mine close for Lack of financing because about 350 people depend on it for their livelihood the Premier said. Or. Peter c. Briant chair Man of the development corporation said the mining prop erty on which the corporation has a first mortgage is valued at More than million. In a letter to the Premier Fri Day or. Asper said his concern extends not Only to the Money that has been advanced to the company by the Manitoba development corporation but also to the very real possibility that several millions More May be required before the situation with that company becomes As Well the Liberal Leader revealed that he was engaged by the Manitoba government As a lawyer to negotiate and investigate what role the province ought to play in regard to the tantalum situation. I assure you that my sole in Terest in urging the government to stay out of this financing until the Clouds Over tantalum Are cleared is that our province does not have an unlimited amount of Money and because of that and the other immediate need for funds in other areas of or. Asper said in his let Ter. It May Well be As i that the proceedings begun today Friday in Manitoba court of Queen s Bench involve -. Ing tantalum will cause you Toi reconsider your decision to in Vest in the company at least until its future is or. Asper would Call a press conference Early next., week to make Public the Rea. Sons for his opposition to the loan to tantalum. But he gave assurances that All professional. Confidences would be maintained in Light of his connection with the Case As Legal counsel. Should the debate Over this Issue proceed i want to personally assure you. formation i disclose will Only be information which is either of Public record or information which is readily available to anyone which i Haye received since oct. 31, 1976, the Date on which i. Entered Public he said. Or. Asper said he disagreed with the Premier that the gov eminent loan to. Tantalum was Well secured that present Liti gation was merely an internal Wrangle share hold. Ers of or that the company was financially profit Able and solvent government activity we must use our funds most judicious festival do Voyageur saturday s program 12 noon to 1 . Casino St. Boniface Golf club. 12 noon to 1 . Trading Post Soiree Junior at gym. Admission 50 cents. 2 . To 10 . St. Boniface Art club show St. Boniface College. 8 . Hard time dance with Andy Desjarlais and or Chestra native sons Hall 230 Provencher Boule Vard. Admission 8 . Festival frolic adult social Norwood Community club. . Windup youth Moccasin dance with the next at the Bonfire Provencher Park. . Dance la Salle de l Union Nat Onale fran Caise. 3 . To 9 . French cuisine St. Boniface College. Sunday s program 8 to . Girls ice hockey tournament Bertrand Arena 9 Pancake Brunch Norwood Community club 10 Pancake Brunch Winaka Community club 10 . Registration for Snowshoe Derby lies Des Chenes hotel 10 a in. To 5 . And 7 . To 9 , so Boniface museum. 494 tache Street. 10 sum. To 12 noon dog races Winaka Community mistake Schreyer v the p r e v i o u s progressive conservative government made a costly mistake when it built the Portage la Prairie diversion of the Assiniboine River rather than the Holland dam de Schreyer said Friday. I m suggesting that Desira. Ble As the Holland dam is the Date it might be built has been postponed perhaps 30 the Premier said. He said while the Portage la Prairie diversion provides flood Protection the Holland dam would have provided a great1 Deal of recreational Benefit Al though not quite As much flood. Protection. The diversion completed two years ago is capable of divert ing part flow of the Assiniboine River near Portage la Prairie into Lake Manitoba thus preventing the flooding of farmlands in the area Between Portage la Prairie and head Ingley. The natural Channel of the Assiniboine River joins the red River at Winnipeg and the water eventually flows into Lake Winnipeg. The Premier said he favored the Holland dam because it would have provided a recreational Lake in the Spruce Woods area and could have ensured a full flow of the Assiniboine River year round greatly enhancing its recreational beef fits. The problem of inadequate flows on the River at certain times is so bad that at one time a proposal was made to build Flushing ditch to bring water from Lake Manitoba Back into the Assiniboine River during Low flow periods he said but no such ditch had Ever been built figures of festival revenues to Date Are not available but the carnival appears to be sur f financially festival of Post at 390 Provencher Boole a under control financially. I am Ocillor for More than 10 years served for six years As a club 13 noon to 1 trading Post Junior at gym 390 Provincher Boulevard. Admission 50 cents. 1 . Family fun Day Winaka and Norwood Community clubs slides Jam pail Curling hockey games member of the Industrial devel j children s Bingo Sleigh rides snowmobile and Pony rides Ozment Board of greater win j jog races. too . Bingo native sons Hall 230 pro v k v j t h e 10-member Board is _ chaired by or. Peter Briant i Bencher Boulevard. Vard Likely kept Many in cars. A lot of them Are joining the confident we festival manager Bob Stewart said Fri Day. Festival Bat staying in their car sunday is the last Day of the to do said one bos Driver six Day carnival which this after turning off a crowded i year was considerably Shor Boroo Gafare on tache Avenue j tend and modified to avoid the heels and toes were tapping j Hage deficit incurred last year. _ at the Taaraal grand Bab at the major events saturday Are a starts i holy Cross gym on Dubac Winter Golf Torr filament and a Buck a cup starts soon Boniface Golf the Bock a corp Campaign 1 . To 12 . Trading Post Norwood and Wolnak Community clubs. I . To 12 . Casino House 2 . Official opening of the festival do Voyageur scout Village Happy end Park. I 2 . Manitoba Road runners co Reurs de Bois tartly right on Park premiered Schreyer of Manitoba agreed Friday that he is no longer As interested in hav ing a National Park in the Northern part of the province As when he was a member of the House of commons for Selkirk. The Premier was replying to an accusation by Federal North Ern affairs minister Jean Cre Tien that or. Schreyer had been an Active proponent of a new National Park in Northern Mani Toba when he was a Federal my but that his interest seemed to have waned since he Premier o province said is feat last year s Campaign raised is Kaffl Fockea and Afi Yone who boys a Beck a j Street. To Fere two Tawit Gover special a Wasag of entertain Cap May have As Massy i it w. John Mckeag Access Roest at the trading Post Fea free Caps of Coffee or Tea As be Donnace patted by mrs. Mckeag Wear Taring focal Takira of the wants 29. 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