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Friday, July 20, 1973

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Issue date: Friday, July 20, 1973
Pages available: 54
Previous edition: Thursday, July 19, 1973
Next edition: Saturday, July 21, 1973

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 20, 1973, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnic free press. Friday. July 20. Public rails urged continued to rail rates and pricing poll tries which Are a major Barrier to economic development and a National transportation pal icy that promotes regional development is required to change the transportation system to meet Western needs the four premiers say. Such a policy must recognize that Competition at present acts unevenly Between the various regions of Canada and Between Large and Small users of transportation services according to the paper. As a consequence the development of the Western Region of Canada is inhibited by the Lack of positive policy direction and the discrimination inherent i m our present system of freight the premiers recommend that Section 3 of the National transportation act be restated to place regional economic development As one of the Basic objectives of National transportation policy. They also Call for full Public disclosure of costs of All modes of transportation so that the present rate Structure can be evaluated and an up Cju Docial system be developed. The paper says the pc Dora government and the four West can provinces should establish a Western transportation evaluation authority to be located in Western Canada. It Wouch look at Cost data and consider the effect of rate structures regulations and facilities on regional Economy. Every Effort must be made to ensure that local Western Industry is protected that no part of Western Canada is unduly disadvantaged by the implementation of a new pricing technique. This requires the comple Tion of in depth Impact studies before any new method be comes Export rail rates must be protected and statutory Grain rates maintained the position paper states. The recommended evaluation authority would ried out on a planned and phased timetable. The position paper on transportation also deals with improved shipping facilities am makes a number of recommendations concerning the North run Manitoba port of Churchill. These include dredging of the Harbor raising of the Grain gallery to accommodate Large vessels construction of a causeway or some other tidal Barrier to remove the problem of slush ice provision of Ade quate tug and cargo handling facilities and establishment of a modern resupply shipping operation based a Churchill co ordinate the implementation of any new pricing technique. On the subject of rail rationalization and Branch line abandonment the document says the evaluation authority could ensure that the criteria for any aban ;