Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 15, 1975, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winning Fri puss saturday nov Imset 15, 1975 a november 17-18th Quebec teachers chant in protest Over offer Montreal up teachers corp. Monday and tuesday nov. Only in All greater mpg. And Selkirk Safeway stores. Sales in k retail quantities Only w Macaroni cheese Swansong Frozen 8oz. Drumsticks previously Frozen in. Argarine Empress soft 1 it. Tub sunlight powder a a pkg. .48 flow bottle Bartlett imported Canada fancy Grade ibs. Chanting boo boo about teachers marched several blocks Friday from the mid town Queen Elizabeth hotel to the Montreal office of Premier Robert Bourassa to protest the Quebec govern ment s latest salary offer. The teachers members of the provincial association of protestant teachers part and the provincial association of Catholic teachers were joined by French speaking teachers province s largest teachers Union. Pic president Yvona Char bpm eau told them the government s salary offer would set Quebec teachers Back years and described proposed working conditions As Unac carry is placards with slogans in both English and French demonstrators Sang the Union song Solidarity m e s h e i o n g i n g to the Quebec for arcs in both languages. Two Thompson Man., men came within inches of a cold and possibly fatal plunge into the Burnt Wood River this week As their car went out of control and wound up in this precarious position on a Bridge. The car is wedged Between a Section of the railing and a Post Gerald Nault the Driver and Leroy Crozier his passenger managed to climb Driver s door without upsetting the car s balance. The Accident occurred about Midnight tuesday when the men were re turning from the Thompson air port. Ramp Are investigating the mishap. Report recommends hiring Public works assistant people like us too Thompson Man. Staff trucks Home an engineering Consul criticized As tank s report on the operation of the t h o in p s o n Public works department Lias called for lightening up on absenteeism and off time use of department vehicles by employees. The report prepared by Underwood Mclellan and associates at the request of City Council has t been officially released and is to be discussed formally with the author at a special meeting monday. Public works supervisor Roy Bibeau described As a Strong and Well qualified Leader but in need of an assistant who could take Over much of the supervision of the work Force freeing or. Bibeau to spend More time on administration and management. Contrary to a recommendation from City manager Tom Nutting that the depart ment hire additional Quali fied technical personnel the report said the department was t lacking in technical skills. Emphasis should there lore be placed on obtaining the services of an assistant super Pendant a Man with great supervisory abilities rather than technical ability thus leaving the superintend Daut of Public works free to carry out his administrative and management duties of the report stated. The practice of allowing employees to take City owned health meetings planned the Manitoba health auxiliaries association will hold its annual meeting in con Junction with the eighth Man i t o b a health conference wednesday and thursday. The meeting will Start at 9 . Wednesday in the holi Day inn and conclude about 4 . Thursday. Among topics to be Dis cussed Are new opportunities for auxiliary workers in Community health care Public relations aspects of auxiliary work and Volunteer training methods. More than a dozen organizations Mill meet together and individually during the health conference in the win u i p e g convention Centre. More than delegates Are expected from Hospital and nursing Home boards several dozen health professions and trades and various specialized areas o health facility administration. The conference starts wednesday and ends Friday. Overnight was Well As Vaca Tion scheduling which on occasion has meant that expensive equipment was Idle be cause All qualified operators were off duty at the same time. The report estimated that 80 per cent of the 70 Days lost through absenteeism in. The Public works department Over first six months of this year occurred without a basically justifiable Rea often the extra Day was taken on a Friday or monday or both the report said with the thought of deliberately extending weekends. The abuse of this Privi lege of absenteeism necessitates Over staffing to allow for the the report said. It recommended the practice of unauthorized absenteeism be reported and the individual involved be fairly but firmly deals with. The use of vehicles should be limited to the us p e r v i s o r y personnel and those on Call the report said. The Underwood Mclellan consultant also questioned having licence building and plumbing inspectors and pro posed that consideration should be Given to reducing their number. The report made a number of recommendations regard ing the City s purchasing and costing procedures. Do o Licco. Bui then Leouie round out about n. So it s be come d. Lavonte vacuum for House holders in no irs Bulno be Tough tagged and enl for the professional. But it s enough Tor Itie Home. V t correction Sam the record Man Garden City shopping Centre uni City fashion Square advertisement of thursday nov. 13 should have read Hagood Hardy the Homecoming travellin1 on balloons and 9 More at Sam s Only 3.99 dust Bane also manufacturers vacuums for heavy Industrial and commercial use. Dust Bane products j. A Evans limited 730 Century strut Winnipeg Manitoba r3h om1 Telephone 204 774-1901 november 17th Winnipeg transit introduces a new combined downtown location for lost property seize 130 Pound copyright i960, Canada Safeway limited of marijuana r 0 it Frances. Oul. Special tic Sci in this area of Mari Juana estimated Ai a value of Over 821.009 and lieu pounds was made in International Falls minuet Ola. The marijuana seized at a Public campsite about 1. Mite West of the Ontario Minnesota Border tug people cure taken into Cus body. James Mcfail of Bea Trice. Nebraska. Charged Possession of a con trolled substance Oiin intent to sell. A Ismaie juvenile charged Vith Poss Casioa of a controlled sub Mance. Police said thai the Man Juana was hidden in the false Bottom trunk of a 1362 Mode car. And the who i arrested waiting ome Fias in the Park. We re now at 436 main Street remember this Date. November 17th. Because that s the Day Winnipeg transit opens their new combined lost property customer service office. And that Means you no longer have to go to 10 fort Street Tor the lost property depart ment and 404 train Street for customer service you la find both departments in one Handy Loca Tion on the main floor of the me Mac building at 436 main Street. So remember that Date. One location makes it More convenient by moving to a new combined location providing you with improved service. Our new location near Portage on main is can Iralli located so it s easy to get to. Now. In one lion in addition to claiming your Loat property Vou la be Able to get the latest . Huv monthly bus special fare tickets to students and citizens and bulk quantities of tickets Tor social development agencies. Just one of the ways Winnipeg transit wants to serve you better. Longer hours too Mot Only have we combined our lost property and customer service departments for greater efficiency we re going to stay open longer. From . To . Seven Days a week. Bui with All the changes we still have thing that s the same. Our lost property phone number. 985-5054. So remember. November 17th. We re making a change Tor the better. R of very Day. Far transit information phone de to the temporary d1srgptiom of postal services there a i be a delay in the Rrt ii Winter schedule t the general Docimo door do exc re copes of is available at our new b ret and the fort Rouge trans t base 421 Osborne Street ;