Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 10, 1972, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press Friday March 10, 1972 salary Cut off witness says i commission hears of Timber situation by Vern Forue free press staff writer questions about whether or Alexander president o techno pulp inc. Of Montclair new Jersey had an interest in the River sawmills company Sawmill emerged thursday a the commission of inquiry into the Churchill Forest industries Complex. A witness also testified that he then working for tech no pulp a of Switzerland Cut off the salary of the project manager of Blue construction which was the turnkey contractor for River sawmills. These issues arose questioning of Eric Kane about lines of authority at the forestry Complex particularly during 1970. Or. Kane 42, now a self employed engineering Consul Tant in Ontario joined Churchill Forest industries Manitoba Ltd. March in october 1969, he joined techno pulp a. With techno pulp he said he was to see that the forestry j project went ahead As rapidly As possible and to take care of the techno pulp a Blue construction contract regarding the liver sawmills project or. Kane was referred to a teb. 25, 1970, letter from Leon project manager of Blue construction to or. Kasser aying the firm was out of Money the last budget amounts or. Kasser to let him know what he was going to be Able to commission counsel d Arcy Mccaffrey said it seemed. Or. Lewis and Farmers erectors Ltd. The firm or. Kane said was on the forestry site to build the River Sawmill were on a budget from techno pulp. Was going to Send a letter to or. Kasser regarding this. Or. Kane said he got a copy and his reaction was that or. Wark was trying to Tell him what to do. He said he went to see or. Wark and there was a Knock Down Battle. Or. Kane said he let it be known if the letter were issued he would talk the commission of inquiry into the Churchill Forest Indus tries Complex got a Brief run Down on Wood costs and the general Timber situation regard ing the forestry Complex thurs Day. William Jonas 42, manager of Churchill Forest industries Manitoba Ltd s Woodlands i in receivership Jan. 8, 1971, along with River sawmills company . Industrial Mills Ltd., and James Bertram and son Canada Ltd. Or. Jonas said the Wood cos in 1971 was about a Core the budget for 1972 was or. Jonas said excellent qual-1 sity College University of Man a Cord. Regarding the Cost increases or. Mccaffrey then referred i to a feb. 27, 1970, letter from or. Lewis to or. Kasser. It was us we Usu Tain. I j i i to or. Kasser himself. The let vision. Under the receiver was he said the introduction of rail Man t been received ask Ter was t issued he said. From then on things worked i us if i v i j. 1 1, j.1 said the letter indicated certain out Between then hewed. Amounts that would be required i or Kane is expected to Tes each month for Blue Farmers erectors and the Small Chi Sawmill River was to operate the River Sawmill generally is referred to As the Community Violet Large or. Kane said there were rigid controls in 1 effect by then regarding the River project. He said the red flags had been raised Kane earlier told of finding the original plan for the Sawmill would be Over budget by to Howe understood he had Broad authority to bring the Mill in on a budget of Mil tiny further before the commis Sion but a Date was not set for his re appearance. The four forestry firms place in receivership Jan. 8, 1971, Are Churchill Forest industries Manitoba Ltd., River saw Mills . Industrial Mills Ltd. And James. Bertram and son Canada Ltd. Questioned about the current Cost of Wood delivered to the Complex and about an earlier projected Wood Cost. He joined Chi feb. As chief forester. Chi was placed jewish dolls withdrawn pro i tests mounted wednesday Over Tennis killed a King the Short lived Sale by a super Way hauling was involved. Fur ther increases Are forecast for 1973 regarding transportation costs he said. Commission c h a i r m a n c. Rhodes Smith asked if Wood could be delivered for about a Cord. Or. Jonas said it could t the figure has comes up before at the inquiry among various projected Wood costs asked if a figure was sible or. Jonas said the Cost then possibly could have sell for less yes less Low mileage 1971 s 5003-1 71 Onu toss 350 hounds tooth custom Interior Bright y Low with Black Virtol t full of warranty. Powts. Warrant rally we Coli 7098-1 71 impair Chov. 2 350 engine Power steering Power brakes 3 Speed Auto. Trans. Green finish. Pm War Ranty. Quarance 7987-1 71nova Sedan. 6 Cyl., Auto. 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Of warranty. Clearance hike a Little v a lot cheaper v8, . Blue. 7061-1 fury t. 1075 sed. 6. Dwt Blue. 3523- a the Green. Sad. Trans. 1w5 auant std. Radio. 3161-2 pm p.s., 6. , san. Wagon. 1325 7005-3 4 famine pact. 6, . Red. 3246-2 my i 50 sin. . Wagon. 5118-2 63 Austin 7069-2 thy Moon 6 Cyl. 70t7-1 62 Jas t Blue or. Mccaffrey said it was most remarkable that the officials concerned in the Lewis letter had to look to or. Kasser for their salaries. Or. Kane said there was control by or. Kasser. But he did t know if or. Kasser had a financial in Terest in the project. However he agreed it would for a different Engi Neering firm used Only As an example to do the engineering Only and not to be expected to control funds from the Mani Toba development fund now the Corpora to Betti old the project. He said there question the relationship went further and Engineer ing Between Kasser and Jim Brown of the pack River group in the Parent firm of River file said it did seem Odd Al meetings that or. Brown Cepter or. Kasser s advice he said his own reaction at times was in effect to hell or. Kasser it s my pack River he said he wondered Why or. Kasser s advice and pressure were put up with but he said ital most everyone backed off from As he put it that tremendously energetic Man or. Commission . Rhodes Smith said Here or. Kasser who was doing Engi Neering doing a great Many things not called for in the con tract and he asked Why he would do All that if he have some interest in the project. _.-, Kane said or. Kasser had total management responsibility and saw the forestry project As his baby. He said it was critical there be a Supply of Wood chips for the pulp Mill. He said everything would be different without them. All schedules were closely integrated he said. Or. Kane then told of Stop Ping the salary of or. Lewis and later asked or. Brown of pack River might have abdicated his responsibility concerning the River project. 1 or. Kane said he thought it was in june 1970, after the River Sawmill project had been shut Down due to Money prob lems that or. Lewis was still at the even though both he and or. Kane understood that he or. Lewis was All through. He said or. Lewis had a Lake cottage there and was planning to bring in his family. But or. Kane said that he would t agree to having the cottage rental charged to the project. And he said he would t further approve salary cheques or expenses for or. Lewis from techno pulp Machin Ery Montclair new Jersey. He said Ian Reid of tech no pulp machinery would t go ahead without his Okay. But commissioner Leon Mit Chell asked what right or authority or. Brown would still have if or. Kane could Cut off Bis Man. Or. Kane said he thought he had All the rights he Ever had if be wanted to use them. Or. Mitchell said or. Kane was a techno pulp Man report ing to or. Kasser and telling or. Reid what be could do. He Market of dolls labelled jew the West German made jew dolls displayed along with oth ers marked and were withdrawn from Sale Here and in several other supermarkets in the , an ancient game in which Small curved racquets Are Bounce Rock hard balls off Walls and floor is today. King Louis a of France played French provinces this game with such abandon that he caught chill and died. King Henry Viii of England liked to Wager heavily of his prowess at . Told the figure was sup posed to be Good for about 10 years he said one year s sup ply of Wood for the whole com plex could t be gotten out of the area concerned now. Regarding the current costs he said a Brief has been Given Ity lumber has been produced and pulp from the Complex has had a Good reception even in our terrible Market situation. He said that much of the area in t needed nothing grows on about 50 per cent of it am Ito a and Leon Mitchell chair Man of the Manitoba municipal Board. Simon Solomon was appointed postmaster when the first office was opened in 1806 at St. Fld. Warming trend . Judson near blizzard conditions struck Winnipeg this week when a storm moved out of Alberta. It blew in with s no w f a 11 measuring 1.8 inches to bring the Winter total to 36.5 is a Normal amount up to this Date. The storm was worse North of Winnipeg and Gimli had a record 24-hour snowfall of 11.5 inches. The previous March record at Gimli was 6.7 inches on March this second week of March began with tempera Tures near Normal at two up to 20 degrees As the Low pressure storm brewed in Alberta. The weather sys tem moved eastward Mon Day afternoon to. Spread Snow and blowing Snow into Manitoba. Freezing rain glazed Winnipeg for a Short period in the evening As a cold front approached from the Northwest the storm Centre rolled southeastward to the great lakes tuesday but Strong Northwest winds up to 38 .h. Continued to blow Snow through the City. Visibility was Low until 4 . When skies cleared and temperature dropped to seven below. Temperatures wednesday ranged from 17 below to seven above which is 10 de Grees lower than Normal for March 8. Thursday s mini mum read 12 below but weather maps indicate a warming trend is develop ing. Outlook for the next few Days show High level winds shifting into southwesterly to bring Milder air into Manitoba. Tempera Tures Are expected to Rise above Normal during the weekend. I normally mid March temperatures average from overnight lows1 of two de Grees to of 24 above. The warmest March 12 came in 1922 with a maximum of 45, but in 1880 the minimum touched an extreme Low of 29 below. Ford. Com 5575 575 sed. A.7., sed a.7., a if Low uti wac Mem the Only conclusion in a rational sense was that or. Brown ceased to have any in j Frest control or authority at j that Point where or. Kane and or. Kasser could exercise such authority. Or. Kane said or. Brown might have abdicated his rights. Tie told the commission that f o 11 o w i n g the March 1970, meeting in Palm Springs re Garding bringing the Sawmill in on budget he dearly under stood he had any authority to move it ahead in any Way. He said be took this m the broadest Way. Earlier thursday or. Kane a Perl Kcf ;