Winnipeg Free Press

Saturday, November 15, 1975

Issue date: Saturday, November 15, 1975
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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 15, 1975, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday november 15, 1975 pm s pitch on controls appears to miss targets weather Oil rampage Crews mop up Oil Economy Lougheed Halifax read Iii 10 prime minister Trudeau s Halifax pitch on Price and u age controls Friday appeared to change few tins although like head of the group organizing part 01 his two Day visit Here thought some attitudes had Chua Gwi. Labor generally showed no More Confidence Iii the government s economic guide lines than before while Busi Ness officials appeared to accept them with reservations. The prime minister held a two hour meeting with about 90 business labor education and municipal officials Fri Day running about 20 min i longer Hun Bis in Pieciul Lor the i a use Ivl although i m he or. Trudeau later a senior citizens Home and in turned to . Gerald Yeun Uji pre Iuchi i i he a Tirolia Kedora Liuigi i labor said the Youju opposed to like in foil us prime Niu Usler s and Verc Mill oppo swi to did t Zvi any to our que Caliuis a. A. Brail president of uu1 Atlantic in Nim a ecu Sumii Council said the prime minister s visit mire 10 Hov. Vancouver Island or. Brail aul he beige uni Auen aed the their a elude l j the Coli Iron. Scotia s said he Frank. Me met the questions head we did t need the rejuvenation weekend. But did we Ever enjoy Russ no hut Lilily had Hren Hun Al the meet Ini Al though there was soiiu1 scepticism and jul Rishi Irum labor but ii was Worth Gerald jul Mure. President of the Halifax Ami District Ljubor Council termed the meeting Vury diplomatic but a Lul of people went away As confused As when Llcy a tilt earlier in the Day or. Tru Deau told a news conference thai labor leaders Haven t closed Pic door on the Way and Price control program. He said the a overment had been meeting with labor leaders since the program announced. The More meetings that go on. The More they la under stand the prime minister said during the recording of a pro Gram Al cych to hero thai Labner leaders have Sivan me a fair hearing. 1 Don t ask them to be converts Over made the remarks before his private Chat labor leaders and Here. Port Alice. Bat. Restored to most of Northern Yanc Tuut Island afternoon and cleanup Crews 10 work As another 75 nun i rain forecast for the area today. Power has been restored to most of the Island but it will be a Day or before re pairs Are made to the main transmission line a spokes for . Hydro said. The Northern part of the is land has been subjected to heavy rain floods and mudslides since tuesday was. Without Light and heat for about 1c hours after a wooden support carrying a m a i u Power line collapsed. Hospitals and other i m y of. Oue. Labor will f Ifft and now it costs just per person per night for double occupancy. Winnipeg s Northstar inn has a special week end Holiday rate. In addition to a Beautiful room you get a package of Nice Little extras including complimentary Continental breakfast fruit Basket theatre tickets and free parking. We Call it the rejuvenation weekend package because it does astoundingly Good things for people of All Ages. The package Price applies to Friday Satur Day and sunday nights Only and All you have to do to get it is Reserve 24 hours in Advance. Phone 956-0410. Northstar inn 288 Portage r3c ob8. Rate s20 per night All prices lax extra rates in effect oct. 1. 1975 subject to change without notice Montreal up a common front of three que Union federations with a comb i n e cd membership of announced plans Fri Day 1 or a Campaign against prime minister Trudeau s anti inflation measures which could go As far As a general Striko. General strike is car 11 a 1 services bitched to emergency Power but schools r closed Lor the Day. File Power Eui affected port Nice port Hardy port Mcneill. Alert Bay and other Northern Island communities. Muisey Bay. Which had severe flooding thursday not a Fecu a by the Power Cut. Provincial highways Busy with Road repairs Friday and about 300 persons Curc returned port Hardy to port Alice by bus and boat. Must of port Alice s i.800 population was e v a c u a l e to wednesday to port Hardy the town was threat ened by massive mudslides from a Mountain behind the town. . Flood damage rises to Saint John. . Up flood damage in an Cable run Section of the City has been estimated Between Ami following a re Cord rainfall thursday Henry Irwin. Provincial director of the emergency measures organization made the estimate Friday after touring the flooded District which is eight feet below sea level when tides Are at their Peak. He said hooding alter cd Well Lou Homes and several businesses and that it was difficult to estimate the number of families that evacuated their Homes when the flooding occurred thursday night during a record downpour. Many people evacuated their Homes on their own and Are slaying with and relatives he said. Or. Invin said his information plated the number of evacuated families Between 35 and 50, but he stressed he was unsure of the figure. Following his report to the provincial government monday any action taken would be the government s responsibility he said. But he expected a request for fed eral assistance would follow Cabinet study of his report. City officials had sought earlier Friday to have a state of emergency declared but our. Irwin said the situation did not involve the province generally and therefore such a move was unwarranted. A record 15.8 centimetres of rain fell in less than hours until noon Many streets fore ing curtailment ol1 bus service and some school closures. Some automobile dealers found their cars water. Snowstorm s the mainly not out of the said Marcel Pepin. P r e s i do 11 1 of the 1go.ooo member confederation of National Trade unions we must consult Pur members before we Call a strike 11 there have been meetings of Many Union locals to Dis cuss strike action and so far the response has been affair or. Pepin said. Or. Pepin joined Louis la b e r president of the up hotels 14 Northstar Quebec federation of labor and Yvon Charbonneau president of the Quebec teachers corp. At a news conference to criticize Ottawa s anti inflation guide lines for not attacking the Root of inflation but merely the effects. They also criticized Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa s announced plans to imply ment Anli info Alioti guidelines As Well. Montreal up tic first snowstorm of the season swept Hirough Quebec i of inc the weather office Here predicting an he cumulation of up to 13 centimetres for the Montreal area by the time the Snow stops today. Quebec City could expect about the same accumulation while regions to the North of the province might get slightly More the weather Oitice said. With temperatures hover in Iii weeps Quebec ing near the freezing Point All major roads in the prov Ince wore Slippery but pass Able said a Quebec Provin Cial police spokesman. Voyageur bus Linos reported All inter City buses operating on schedule. Air Canada said flights from Montreal International Airport were departing be tween five and ten minutes late. The office said Milder temperatures were expected later this Edmonton Xci pre Mier Peter warned Friday that any attempts by provincial governments t o freeze Oil prices Iii Canada could bring far More economic problems Luau the country now faces. Oil companies need Luj ids to find new supplies he told the legislature and if the funds Aren t forthcoming and Oil imports to be increased a serious balance of deficit could result. The ions term Supply situation now is very serious and More serious every v e a r r he told opposition questioners. If there was no encouragement to find new supplies. Canada in my View is suing to in one of the most serious economic problems in its history far More serious than we have t h e Federal government recognized the to Viive Oil companies the financial incentive to seek new sources of fuel and the j r o v i 11 c e s must show the same recognition. We View with deep concern any continued Effort by a Provin airline denies sugar Deal 01tawa Chi progressive conservative my Elmer Mackay has charged thai several air Canada officials had holdings in a Barbados sugar company which tried to c n g i u e e r a Sloo million sugar Deal at a time when our country was experiencing real shortages of sugar. But air Canada said in a statement in Montreal Friday charges that the executives formed a Dummy com Pany to cornei1 the sugar Market Are erroneous and the Issue was investigated by the Estey commission which subsequently advised it had no further interest in the matter the airline said. Cial government to Kuig m Alberta or a source Olen Erst Supoly that does nut re f or Cognize the need for Euc our Cedlo ration. Cedi Energy minister Don a Coly told the House the approval process has begun for iwo permits for Export of natural Lias to Ontario. The licences have oven before the Cabinet for three years were originally delayed As part of Al Cru s Battle to increase natural Gas prices and or. Sate re cd Nisei Aii ii Board has been to take a new at the applications to see ii there ire any additional adjustments y r comments they to the Board approved the we uni in in Lytle and 197? but the Loni delay has necessitated another review. As soon As that is completed the Board s recommendation vill go be fore the Cabinet Energy com Mittee. A proven program now makes i possible of of to smoking for life. Call the quit Centre. I or an appointment today at the quit Contie is lord cd at Lull i i m is tic St boil ice to spill .1. Quit Centre for the control of smoking Edmonton Council elects Vanash As mayor 36 125 76 Cutlass 76 76 Chev ton 76 Kev vans sales tax Xua Call Murray Brothers leasing division pm. 943-1471 180 main St. Edmonton up Terry Cavanagh 49, a four year Veteran of City Council Tom Day was elected mayor of Edmonton by his i Clung Alder men. Ian s Mong la Mal Baik. Que. Bernard Caron. 47. A former Security guard at sic. Anne s Hospital Here Vas found guilty thursday on charges of assault and sentenced to two years imprison mini. Caron As Chai cd with pulling two a to cols. Alicd 3d and 38. In c n t a i Caj icily de scribed As loss than thai of n three year old. The offences took place i n l j72. Mi1. Cavanagh will com plete the term of mayor Wil Liam Hawrelak who died a week ago after sewing about 13 months of , inn of of inc. Six members of the 12-pcr- son Council had allowed their names to stand for office. On the ninth round of Vot ing or. Cavanagh collected seven votes to live for Aid. Laurence Decore. On the fifth sixth seventh a n cd eight i ballots the two had finished Wilh six. Votes each. Or. Cavanagh was sworn in Friday afternoon. Council had decided Friday morning by a 7-to-5 vote to elect a successor to or. Hawrylak from within their own ranks instead of calling a Jeclin. During the complicated Vot ing process the Lead changed hands Between or. Do corp and or. Cavanagh through the first four City of Winnipeg the fort Garry Community committee will hold a Community conference in the form of a Public meeting on tuesday. November 25. 1975. At . In the Council Chambers. Community offices 1350 Pembina Highway Winnipeg. The purpose of this meeting is to Deal with election of members to the resident advisory group. Residents who Are unable to attend and who wish u serve As members of the advisory group May submit name in writing to the fort Garry Community committee. 1350 Pembina High Way. Winnipeg prior to the Date of the self nominations Are accepted at the meeting. The chief of police of the City of win Niong Wil be in attendance at the Community conference to make a presentation on the operation of the amalgamated police department m its first your councillors pm interested resident of he to attend. J Sluk v Mil european clothing for children sizes 0-8 counters g. W. Mercies. B Ireton r. A. Wankung 95 Osborne 452 7504 ;