Winnipeg Free Press

Saturday, May 05, 1973

Issue date: Saturday, May 5, 1973
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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 5, 1973, Winnipeg, Manitoba 18 Winnipeg free press saturday May 5, 1973 drive for funds to build Pool launched at Thompson by Bob Lowery Thompson Man. Slaff More than 150 Thomp sonics paid a Plale to attend the Lions club s kick off dinner for a fund raising Campaign which they Hope will meet with such Success that local residents will be swimming in a full scale in door Pool for the first time by the end of 1973. Mayor Tom Farrell said he turnout was indicative of the City s response and reported that the City Council Sel aside one Mill to assist the More than project in budget. They plan last year s to continue this practice for the a Cal two years which is the limit of what a Council can do under the municipal acl without holding a Money referendum. The guest speaker Campbell King of Winnipeg director of safety the Canadian red Cross said Thompson had the dubious distinction of hav ing the highest drowning rate per capita in North America averaging six a year. He said the proposed Pool would have a recreational feature but Hal in could definitely be the Means of cutting Down the tragic drown ing Rale. Close to 85 per. A Cal of All Manil bans he continued Vaca Tion at or visit lakes which makes learning to swim a Pri or. Ernie pc Rich manager of the new River East office of the Royal Trust co., real estate division is pleased to announce the appointment of or. Roy Ormiston to the sales staff. Roy comes to Royal Trust from the food Industry where he has spent the last ton years. He has completed his real estate training is now fully qualified and anxious to assist you in the Selling buy Ingol real estate. You May Contact him at his residence 222-5344 or at our River East office 1428 Henderson Hwy. 338-4656. Oily. However the Pas has reverse their. Decision to allo the Only school Pool in inc prov Ince equipped for swimming and in or. King s View having a Pool is As an essential part of the school As a gymnasium. While he is not against hoc key or. King said a Pool has a 12 months a year usage As against six months in he Case of most ice Arenas. All Ages and strata of the Community use a he concluded and participating in swimming is a lot less expensive than other sports such As chairman of the Lions Pool committee Neil Bergen said discussions Aboul building a Pool go a Long Way Back. In the original plans for the recreation a Colre there was space a local cd for the Pool along with the ice Arena Tennis court and gymnasium facilities. He re called that there was even a group raising Money for a Pool Back in 1963. Slides of the Pool were shown to the guests which showed inc Walcer level of the Pool will be two feet six inches to six feet Wilh the possibility of raising Illo Cibl feel. There will be six 75-foot lanes accommodating an Cal imaged 259 swimmers. Fold ing bleachers will be provided for 300 spectators during com p c i i i i v e racing and other events. During the question period the audience was asked if it would be willing to appear at the next City Council meeting and demand that the aldermen talc a special prov in Cial government municipal loan for the cons Duclion of a second indoor ice surface in favor of inc Pool. The crowd appeared to be in agreement Wilh Laking Sulci a lion Al the next City Council meeting. However one local res ident commented thai inc action would split the cily Inlo those favouring inc Pool versus those wanting inc rink which Ould be a foolish thing for inc Lions to gel involved in. Chairman of the Lions club finance committee Herb Kreuger Felt thai the service clubs would have to carry the Pool Campaign together and then approach first the Provin Cial and then the Federal government for assist acc. Or. Kruc Ger thought that local residents should also con Sider contributing the proceeds of the baby Bonus increase and the cancellation of medicare premiums to the Pool. Pledges were made from the United steel workers Union who promised the Lionel Les 000, Lions club members individually and the proceeds of the supper which amounted to there was also a number of individual gifts and pledges. Lions president Ken Biberdorf thanked the donors and the guests. Jay Leddy general manager of the Norman regional development Corpora Tion was master of ceremonies. Ottawa watergate believed unlikely by Stewart Maci god Ottawa up Many Rea sons have been offered Aslo Why there is unlikely to be a watergate Type scandal in can Ada. But one reason consistently overlooked is that the Polilli Cal secrets in this country May nol be Worth the Effort. You hear a lot of talk Aboul secret strategy papers and things like says a conservative. But if a group of grit goons were to ransack our Headquarters during the Campaign the most valuable discovery would be a list of conserva Uve supporters. Some haul in the View of a Liberal spokesman conservative burglars might fare even worse. They would find some stuff about when the prime mini scr planned to enter phase two of the Campaign and let s face it. No i won t say the most open comment of All came from Clifford Scot lon Federal Secretary of the new dam Coralic party. Cut out for the sea. The biggest bargain in travel today is the Twenty hour Ocean voyage along British Columbia s magnificent inside passage. It s one of inc highlights of the famous totem Circle adventure. You can drive the Circle route to either Kelsey Bay or Prince Rupert then Board . Ferries Queen of Prince Rupert for a cruise through some of the most Beautiful scenery in the world. Your you. Enjoy Fine food and state room accommodations All the Way. Send this Coupon now for details on the totem Circle a . Off British Columbia ferries Tsawwassen terminal Delta British Columbia Canada. Name. Address., my Outin of Princi Mlih tit in c Saskatchewan legislature ends longest session reg1na up the longest Timber management Agi be marketing. Shortly after the Bill if lie other parties want to keep someone sitting in our i Rary Here during the whole Campaign it would t bother us cry to said the most useful info Lalion available from compel no Campaign Headquarters Ould be the itineraries of arty leaders so All will not arive in the same City on the ame Day. But you Don t need to Bug Clephone for this information you phone the various head Carlers and simply the consensus seems to be hat the Canadian political sys effect 2g4 fragmented encourage espionage like the . System Uherc entire states must be organized As a bloc. And there is another i says Hugh Segal Defeated conservative candidate in Ottawa Centre who now is on the staff of party Leader Robert Stan Field. In this country there is no interest in the personal morals of individuals that could be cd o s c a through wiretapping. There was an attempt to smear prime minister Trudeau of some right Wing group Back a 1968. No one paid any attn Ion to he thinks most political Caspio Lage in Canada is at the constituency level where a Volun Teer worker might come in Olf he Street and keep opposing candidates informed of Campaign plans such As the dates of mailing literature. All Small stuff. While the conservative and Liberal party Headquarters Sug Gest a need for secrecy by checking for electronic devices and employing Security guards Many workers think it is More apparent than real. Parliamentary Cal science students employed by various parties Tor a have been allowed to attend so called secret strategy meetings and they Are not necessarily Loyal to any one party. Often they arc involved with three different parties in a year. The nip had no qualms about employing the daughter of a Liberal senator during the last Campaign and the privy Council an Extension of the prime min i s t c r s the daughter of an nip member of parliament. The conservative spokesman said that even if bugging de vices were used it might be difficult to gel personnel to Man them. Who would want to Lisle a for two months to conversations consisting mainly of wives ask ing husbands to pick up grocer ies on the Way Home or secretaries making luncheon legislative session in Saska Chc wan history ended Friday night. 1 he 72 Silling Days surpassed by 19 a record that had blood since 19s9. The third session of inc 17th legislature prorogued Afler 130 Aills had been introduced Many of them controversial. The Liberal party s reaction to most of the legislation was that the nip government is seeking to grab unprecedented Power for itself. An even longer session could live resulted except the government withdrew two major Dills one dealing with an Over haul of the administrative Structure of the University of Saskatchewan Hie other limit Jig election Campaign spending and making in mandatory to disclose sources of parly con Iris unions. Legislation concerning teacher salaries establishment of the Ward system for municipal sections in Regina and Saska Toon passage of the natural products marketing acl and establishment of a new Crown corporation for exploration and development of Oil and natural Gas created much of the controversy. Other legislative heat was generated by the government s Purchase of shares in intercontinental packers Ltd. And in Ter provincial steel and pipe corp. The government used the ses Sion to further its announced policy of maintaining a viable farm Industry and look More control Over areas of the econ omy affecting the province s fun lure. Premier Allan Blakeney s government highlighted i t s move toward control of future development by passing the Forest act which subjects All meals to review. The government also bought a 45-per-cent interest in inter con with an option for More established the sask Oil corp. And bought an additional shares into Ripsco to bring total government holdings to 23 per cent of shares outstanding and reserved. The government said its in Volvo men in exploration and development of Oil and natural Gas resources was forced be cause Privalo Endeavor in the province has declined. Sask Oil May operate on its own or through joint ventures with Pri vate companies in exploration and development. Ii also could become involved ill refining processing and marketing. A budget of million received approval leaving an an Lici paled surplus of just under million. Personal and corporate in come taxes were increased As were Oil and Gas royalties and fee structures and motor vehicle insurance rates. In return the government raised property improvement Grants for farms Homes and businesses. On the spending Side sub Stantial increases were ordered in the agriculture department to provide an additional million for land purchases under the land Hank program and More for the new farm Start corp. The land Bank designed to help older Farmers retire and younger ones to get started spent s10 million in its first lure since year in acc cling offers on about 350 farms. Far Start is geared to help Farmers expand or establish livestock operations. The natural products marketing act opened the Way for cooperation among provinces in salesmen first Chicago salesmen drive their cars inc Gre Alesi number of Miles each year in compari son with other occupational groups first Margarine Paris Margarine was first developed by a French chemist in 1870 to Case a fal shortage that came in he Franco Prus Sian War. Was passed agriculture min Istir Jack me scr announced a Manitoba Saskatchewan Export marketing Board for hogs. The Bill calling for review of a 11 Timber Magac Rnell con tracts allows the government to rewrite existing agreements. It Mutual agreement cannot be reached the lands May be re claimed without compensation. He ally minister Waller Smi Shek Pul through Bills. Other legislation permits a plan to provide Good Quality hearing aids for about lays groundwork for an insured dental care plan for children 3 to 12, allows creation of a Legal Aid plan establishes licensing and insurance regulations for snowmobiles and their opera tors sets up regulations for landlords and tenants and pro Hibits littering. Changes in labor legislation strengthen regulations granting i equal pay for equal work pro vide longer holidays Ami stipulate the leave. Length of maternity Mckellar Reilio mingled Wawanesa Man. Special m. E. Mckellar was Reno mingled Friday As the progressive conservative party can diddle to run in the Riding of Spuris Killarney in inc next provincial election. Or. Mckellar who now rep resells the Riding in the Legisla lure was unopposed. He has been a member of the Legisla Washington Union wage Rales for local Transil operating employees in cities of in a Abilanes or More averaged 54.68 at the end of fiscal 1972, up 6.7 per a Cal Over a year ear i Lier. Mik him place 2295 Pembina Hwy. It. Garry opposite Victoria Hospital swimming Pool saunas Tennis court other features Hydro to citric Cable vision Security by item i actg left or dra Critt bal conies air conditioning available Etc. 1 bedroom from 145 25 discount off 1st 3 Mot. Rent 2 bedrooms from s165 suites available 990 1000 mar Kham Road 1 month s free rent free outdoor parking with plug 1 bedroom from 2 bedrooms from phone 339-2067 Days 269-5908 or 269-5897 evenings held Over until wednesday yours to see and enjoy on our fifth floor action Centre one Hundred years of May create 84 new jobs an estimated total of 84 jobs arc Cape Clad to be created by two Manitoba firms under the regional development incentives acl. Canadian Bronze company Ltd. Winnipeg has accepter an offer of about for the expansion and modernization of its facility which manufactures non ferrous and aluminium cast Ings bearings and inc like. The project is expected to Ercale 44 jobs. Three l enterprises Ltd of Winnipeg has accepted an offer of about for a now facility at Selkirk to manufacture stereo component television stands creating 40 new jobs. Ramp Centennial 1873-1973 1 come join the excitement see the amazing displays of the ramp Centennial exposition it s the first and largest of such exhibits in an itinerary of expositions held by the ramp in co operation Wilh the Bay. And its yours to see and enjoy now on our fill floor action Centre in Honor of the ramp i be Flennary you la see the history of the Force represented by replica of an old Rural detachment the Interior Complete with period furniture maps documents Tirc arms and other artefacts an ramp officer in ally dance wearing a period uniform see ramp s operation today a Gonic Moraty Rural detachment Wilh today s Egui men t administrative aspect in communication systems a portable cell 5 x 7 approx. That will hold two men equipment As weapons restraining devices riot equipment Conli scaled items As headlights from accidents alcohol Iron illicit skills weapons look at their behind the scenes operations telecommunications telex and Canadian police information Centre terminal identification foot prints lire treads have your linger prints taken crime detection Laboratory including counterfeit and forgery breathalyzer traffic enforcement of Laws on our highways migratory Bird convention act game wardens drugs customs. Excise display of seized goods a stable with two ramp horses a tack room Wilh ceremonial tack lances and pennants victorian Carriage used to carry dig Laries visiting the province Inland Waler transport equipment used in Law enforcement on our lakes information and recruiting Booth l and More including a map of Manitoba outlining the structural breakdown of the ramp duties and unctions their itinerary of their Many Centennial project throughout the province. Teachers bring your classes Lor this educational and interesting exposition open daily monday thursday and Friday dial 783-2112 ;