Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 12, 1976, Winnipeg, Manitoba 20 Winnipeg free press monday january 12, 1976 German strip mining preserves environment by Murray Seeger the vital Coal beneath their to the Ithai Braun install the los Angeles times old environs. Lion. I Ortuna West Germany Lignite an efficient clean Here at the huge Fortuna Here on main Street the fuel is a vital source of in mine and at five smaller Butcher and tobacco dealer Ergy in a country with no Oil ones around it a continuous have already boarded up of its own and Only limited process is under Way. Huge their shops and moved Al supplies of. Natural Gas and digging machines Are taking though they could have soft Coal. The topsoil off. On one Edge of stayed a few years longer. Company officials do not the pit while stacking a eventually the other shops like to Call their work Here Chines arc returning topsoil and Homes of Fortuna will be strip mining because of the to the opposite Side abandoned and the club and bad name Many american in Between carefully be executive dining rooms companies have Given to the veiled terraces Are Cut Rhei Braun Coal co. Will process of removing top soil across the dark seams of Bave to be relocated for the to dig out Mineral resources. Coal. Huge bucket wheel giant Dinosaur like digging Rhei Braun has developed cranes designed by Khein machines and conveyor belts a Complete system for res Braun and assembled on the of the world s largest open Toring mined acreage so that site dig away at the Banks pit mine Are moving in this it is at least As productive As dumping their loads on con direction. It was before the digging Veyo belts. Nearby the smaller Village started and in some cases an operator sits in the of Hambach is even closer to even More useful. The com Middle of a Complex of. Eon its Fate for it sits atop land Pany leaves no scars like the Veyer belts to direct their that Rici Braun will sex ugly mined out areas of loads to the proper places Cavite for a mine even larger Southeast Ohio West Virginia topsoil to the stickers lower than Fortuna s. And Southern Illinois. Layers of Earth to storage Rici Shraim agents have or. Hans Joachim Kerst piles to be used for Laler fill been negotiating with the ing head of research for ing and Coal to the big Power residents o f Hambach to Rhei Braun who has visited plants within sight of Hie make their moves As easy As most american mining re mine possible and to prevent any Gions said the wreckage the process is completed d e 1 a y s in the continuous of the Earth left in the Wake by return belts which bring process of digging out Brown of much strip mining left me ashes Back from the Power Coal Lignite and sending it personally shocked and in plants to be dumped into the to the voracious Power plants empty Hole left after the Coal supplying electricity to the american mining Compa has been removed crowded Rhine and Ruhr Val Nies would have a lot less German officials Are con Leys trouble wit i the Environ Vinced that the mining Ineth it s a Trade off. The towns Inen Laliots if they adopted ods developed Here could be people Are moved to new this Way of doing used especially Well in Hie planned communities new an american government sex proposed new . Mining Homes and Rhei Braun gets pert said after a recent visit areas of Montana Western North Dakota. Largely successful and that As in that american strip mining is no longer a Prairie Region the German controversial Public Issue in Brown Coal Fields lie under German. Of particular in Rich Farmland which must be Terest Are the Zinsli Luliona dug away to expose the min arrangements that have been Era Beds below. Worked out to assure com Rhei Braun has been so prehensile planning for land successful at restoring the restoration before the snarl violated land that it was of mining. Many features of awarded the new Krupp the German approach could foundation inner National be applied to strip mining prize of for carrying problems in the United on Energy production Friendly to the Here from the time the the company s work the topsoil is removed until it is award jury said restored replanted Between 10 to 12 the land to greater Beauty years pass. But the company and usefulness than in had has been digging Long enough that it is now creating new asked Why the american land As last As it is taking companies did not appear in the old. Ter sled in adopting similar the company immediately reclamation methods for starts planting grasses and strip mining Sites a Rhein Trees on the reclaimed soil to Braun executive answered hold it from washing away they find it Loo expensive and to improve its Fertility. We set aside 10 per cent of when the land is stabilized it our costs for environmental is offered for Sale to those who have been dispossessed in the f United states Recla by the mining process mation standards Are set by sometimes the new land is the individual states who in More productive than the old Many cases Bear the costs of because the company Engi tie work in some cases neers Grade Fields to have a through taxes on stripped two per cent southward lilt Coal which gives exposure to the a 1972 Oak Ridge National Sun Laboratory study of Rhein the big Lignite mines arc j located in the Middle of we found that the land res some West g Tor Alion program has been most farm any of the Chance to get a modern cemeteries have been moved and new schools and meeting Halls have been built to make the new villages attractive. We Are All Betler off than we were before we made Llie said Toni Pelzer former mayor of Mcd Rahl which was moved 12 years ago. The company has built 39 recreational lakes used mostly by residents of crowded Cologne and planted new forests which have attracted Birds not seen for decades Back to the Region. Altogether since the reclamation program started the company Lias restored acres. Ii has an inventory of reclaimed lots so that dispossessed Farmers can make a Choice of new Sites. Potable Waler which the company must remove from its mines is piped to Dussold o r f a major Indus trial c e n i r e that has suffered chronic water shortages. The company acknowledges that it is in Betler position to finance its immense restoration program because ils big customers the cily Power plans Are within conveyor Belt distance of the mines. Most american strip mines Are located far and still produce As technology on this project much Coal from As deep to would be a below the surface. Rhei Braun Engineer we used american cd. Social and athletic club requires administrator responsibilities include coordination of building and grounds maintenance catering and beverage operations members activities administration and Security. Forward resume and references to James a. Wood Commodore Winnipeg Canoe club 47 Dunkirk ave. Winnipeg Manitoba r2m ov2 sales representative a National distributor of audio visual learning programs spanning All Levels of education is seeking an energetic sales person for Manitoba Saskatchewan North Western Ontario. Persons applying must be Able to work with Little direct supervision travel extensively. Ability to plan direct activities meet people at All Levels is essential. Previous teaching experience sales experience an asset. Remuneration is by salary Bonus travel expenses provided. Write with Complete resume to Box 1517 free press Back to to end by Paul Gessell Montreal up legislation forcing paper workers Back to the Job appears to be the Only solution to strikes which have halted More than 60 per cent Canada s newsprint production. The strikes which began in the summer in British Colum a i a and Ontario quickly moved eastward so that by fall the majority of Canada s pulp and paper Mills were Idle. Although the largest Union the Canadian face workers Union has reduced its demand to a 23-per-cent increase in a one year contract from a 40-pcr-cent increase request the Federal government s anti inflation review Board has ruled a 14-per-cent wage increase is the maximum allowed. The Union which described the Board As a National has appealed that decision and does not appear ready to weaken its demands. M any companies Are refusing to offer More than the review Board said if would permit resulting in a stalemate i although some companies Are at the bargaining Rule seems on pulp paper Industry with the Union generally be benefits and Are therefore got nations have broken Down. In a More favourable position. A Union spokesman de a Union official hesitated to scribed the situation with speculate when the strike most companies As would end but did not Rule out strained the possibility it could con British Columbia ordered it Tine until easter striking paper workers Back when Hie strike does even to the Job last fall. A collect tally end some companies live agreement granting the could find themselves Short workers a 17-per-cent wage of manpower increase remains unsigned an unknown amount and has not yet been submit strikers without wages for Ted to the review Board. Five months or More have Ontario has threatened Oil Lar sail1 Lac Back to work legislation but official. Some of those Lias not yet acted on those May be retained when t h r t s in new tie ends. Brunswick Nova Scotia and strikers in the Saint Newfoundland provincial John n.b., area were All government officials have Able to be absorbed into a tried to resume meaningful current cons Krucli on Boom Negolia Lions but with Little he said Success. The eventual settlement of meanwhile Federal labor the strike Likely will have an minister John Munro main affect on the Price of news gains the strike is vol a Feder print Al affair. Company officials have when negotiations first the Price of newsprint started last summer Compa will be increased this year Nies were Quick to remind the probably by a Ion to Union that the current hourly american customers and by base wage of is higher a ton to Canadian buyers then in the United states. This would raise prices to the Union maintains that a ton in the United their american counterparts Stales and a ton in can receive More lucrative fringe Ada. The strike has been costly Canadian companies. Kelli Lac 111 in Howard Hart president of tiie Canadian pulp and paper association said the Elf Industry s local shipments in j.1ctt Lori 111 1 were million Short tons a decline of 5.5 million 1 Short tons from 1974. The so Loti la Ioc value of shipments declined to billion from billion. For newsprint alone slip new York a the ments for the first 11 months continuing strike by workers 1975 Werc 7.4 million tons at newsprint Mills in Canada compared with 8.8 million has Cut deeply into the sup Olls in m 4-plies of United states news lower world demand was p a p e r publishers Industry also blamed for the lower leaders said Here. Shipments which will i expect there will be seriously affect the Trade de. Problems before Spring f Cit Canada is already sex unless there is a Quick Settle Pene Nimg on a worldwide said Theodore Merriu level and paper prod executive vice president of acts Are among the nations the National newspaper As biggest exports so elation an organization of about so per cent of Cana weekly newspapers. A s newsprint production is one midwestern member exported to the United of the association has asked states where about 65 per for help in locating news cent of newsprint require print and another expressed melts Are normally filled by concern about his Supply in Canada. March if the strike con some american publishers Tinics Serrill said in an in Whoso inventories Are almost Leview. Lie did not identify exhausted Are reported to be the newspapers importing newsprint from with . Mills operating Sweden at inflated prices of a t near capacity locating afoul a ton. Extra supplies May become Theodore Serrill executive difficult Serrill said and vice president of the National Canadian Mills would require newspaper association an two or three weeks to re association of weekly news sume full production after a papers said i expect there strike set lament he said. W by problems before on a v e r a g e american unless there is a Quick newspapers had at the end of november enough newsprint newspapers in Canada and to last 38 Days with another "1c United Stales had bounded by Aachen their customers. J Cologne and Dusseldorf. The German experts be in Tlle Millilis arca which Lieve the new . Coal finds .7 j Illas the Ellree duties in the Northern Prairie includes one million Resi tates could be Best developed dents giving it a population by converting the Coal it. Density comparable to los by jnt0 tar or Coke at the o us 1ivc Angeles county on top of 60 site then shipped to Power billion tons of Brown Coal. Plants. There is simply no Possi the Rich Wheatland cover piled last june huge Vento ability of ignoring the subject ing Lyle . Coal Fields could nes of More than 60 Days in of land reclamation when be restored to be even More preparation for a lengthy land is accommodating so productive Thev said strike. American Mills and Many people none whom by using conveyors dig the still fun Louing Canadian wants to live with a distorted firs stickers Rhein Mills have tried to maintain Kersting said. Braun can carve a mine that those. Inventory Levels. Since the separa. Has steeper slopes than although Canadian news lion come Junist East Ger. American pits which depend paper officials claim they still a on trucks trains Tore. Have inventories ranging be Tural Centre Farmland in move the ores tween 30 and 60 Days some West germ has taken on the German i publications have been Raduc a Premura value. More need to take a s land nig the size of their daily Edi the loss of East Germany for each pit than american also Cut off much of West Crews wanted immediately experienced 3 or 4 men Crews for residential construction projects located in South West Winnipeg. Contact Larry Kornelson construction superintendent. Heritage Homes pm. 889-8870 or after hours 257-2647 traditional source of Coal making the Rhino it i l is Oytt an l 8ra e More valuable. 9 to develop the Energy in an orderly fashion the Ger-1 Many government approved the Mel Ger m i960 of four smaller mining companies into Rhei Braun which now has Only one Small the cities be w--1-h it serves own major shares in the Coal company requires nurse aides 1 nights Days evenings 2 weekend Days 3 full time 4 part time live in homemakers 1 full time 2 part time homemakers 1 full time 2 Days no contracts to sign flexible president of the land Westphalia electric Al Canadian Institute of Char though a majority of the lured accountants Here a Stock is in private hands used business and govern the government has Given ment of being ignorant of a Heilbraun the right of Emi each other s problems and nent Domain so that it can intentions. Take the property of i Dividu he told a service club Al owners As it needs it. There is a tense relationship to control the company s Between government and planning however the gov business which risks Des Ern ment also established a Troy aug the foundation of our 27-member Brown Coal Corn economic m i 1 1 e e representing Public or. Belander who has and private interest groups served on five Royal comr is we can t ask for any in Sious said businessmen must Viro mental Protection that accept the role of govern would not be economically ment in business. But they f e a s i b 1 a committee should also continue to Call spokesman said. But of for a slower growth of the course the company can of Public sector More efficient Ford a great management of government Rhei Braun has planned its spending and a Betler tax digging past the end of the system. Century so that those people the greatest contribution who must be moved can by business can make to gov warned five years in and Erm nent is to bring Forward Vance. Residents Are urged ideas As to Bow government to help plan their new towns can do better those things for most of the nearly that society demands it to persons and 44 villages relocated in 25 years b be has or. Belanger said business been improved because they could devise More efficient moved from old Village ways of building and finance dwellings into modern ing housing rather than Cri houses tic izing the government for Farmers who had been spending too much Money on working in traditional fashion housing. On Many Small separated lie also accused govern Fields were Given Lac Chance ment of making insufficient to b u y single contiguous use of business expertise. Farms. The owners Are Given government should in fair Market value for their prove ils consulting Media Homes and land with a 10 isms. Each ministry per cent Premium s h o u 1 d have an advisory our biggest problem committee representing the usually comes with the older various sectors of people who say they want to or. Belanger said govern die in the same House they ment officials must try to tin were born a company Rie stand the problems facing official said business including increase usually however the ing Competition from in younger members of the ports rising production costs family Are Able to persuade and complicated tax system. The old folks to move accountants our practice has a number of openings for chartered accountants including recent . Graduates. These positions will be of interest to Hose individuals who Are desirous in joining b growing chartered accountants office working in All phases of Public practice. Please reply in strictest Confidence to j. W. Abbott f.. Phone 943-4591 Abbott Harrison co. 1036-167 Lombard ave. Grain Exchange building tender for insurance tenders will be received by Hie undersigned to noon january 28, 1976 fur insurance coverage for Evergreen school division no. 22. This insurance coverage is to include Pire insurance and extended coverage including malicious mischief and vandalism on buildings and contents liability insurance boiler and machinery insurance and burglary insurance. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. For further information Contact a. Bjornson . Evergreen school div. No 22 lion 1200 Gimli Manitoba Roc National building Supply dealer requires immediately a mature career minded sales person applicant with sales and estimating experience preferred. Position offers Good possibilities for advancement. Reply in Confidence own handwriting to Box 1549 mpg. Free press. Tenders Manitoba Telephone system sealed general tenders will be received until . Central Standard time monday february 2nd, 1976 in the architectural department 489 Empress Street Winnipeg Manitoba r3c oa2 for the construction of nine 9 Wood Frame buildings on steel skid foundation approximately 32 x 46 to be built on contractor s site. Tenders must be accompanied by a bid Bond for 10% of the amount of tender. Plans and specifications May be seen Al architectural department or. E. Reterson. Room 302. 489 Empress Street Winnipeg Manitoba and May be had on Deposit of ?25.00 which will he refunded upon return of same in Good condition. Only firm bids will be considered. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. G. W. Holland chairman general we Indian brotherhood research department requires one assistant clerk and records manager. One clerk two researchers. Salary negotiable. Interested applicants May Contact mrs. A. Parisian 500 191 Lombard Union Tower mechanics with pipers service salesperson to double As service manager. Ideal working conditions. Progressive Rural Manitoba automobile Dealership. Apply in writing giving resume to Box 1553 free press manager household goods moving co. Required for Calgary office of National Van line affiliate. Reply to Box 1527 free press stating qualifications experience and salary expected. Manager we Are a Well established growth oriented organization involved in property development design and management together with commercial real estate and general insurance. Presently we require an individual to become involved in the management of residential properties. The individual selected must possess initiative be capable of reacting independently and forcefully in resolving problems and have the ability to relate and positively with tenants and clients. While property management or related experience would be a definite asset we Are primarily interested in securing an individual who possesses the attributes described above. If the Prospect of becoming involved in a fast moving problem solving function appeals to you please Call or write m. L. Kemp and arrange for a personal interview. All replies will be held in strict Confidence. 900-305 Broadway Winnipeg Man. Phone 957-0305 insurance mortgages real estate property management property development design defence construction 1951 limited project replace lean to windows of hangars 1, 2, 3 and 5. Cab Portage la Prairie Southport Man. File up 563 10 sealed tenders marked As to Content addressed to the undersigned will be received until . . Friday. January 23, 1976 plans specifications and tender will be available for viewing at construction associations at Winnipeg Brandon and Del Winnipeg Branch office. Tender documents May be obtained by prime contractors Only from Del plans Section Ottawa at the address below on Deposit of payable to defence construction 1951 limited. Security Deposit As called for in the tender documents must accompany tendons. N. J. Smith Secretary defence construction 1950 limited 225 Metcalfe Street 1 Ottawa Ontario. J. K1a Days Supply in shipment according to the latest Ltd Tler figures of the american newspaper publishers association f that compares to ail h cd pcs average 68-Day Supply at the end of August and does not reflect the traditional swell ing of consumption during the Christmas season when Montreal up the advertising volume is higher. Bank of Montreal announced although shipments from Here that All personal Bank-. Suppliers continue to ing service charges will be provide additional newsprint Frozen for a one year period reserves Are being depleted. At the level prevailing last in Winter when weather october conditions can delay ship the freeze to be in effect ments a paper usually would at least until oct., 1976, of like to have enough to last 45 feels service charges on die to 50 Days Serrill said. Ques write in on a equable Canada supplies about 65 savings and True chequing per cent of the newsprint accounts charges for Money used in the United states orders drafts and travellers the strike which began last cheques commissions on summer has closed 46 Mills transfers by mail Telephone and involved workers and Telegraph safekeeping Mills in British Columbia and safety Deposit Box rentals went Back to work in october and charges for Utility pay under government orders. Secretary full or wartime salary negotiable Call or. Brick 942-2289 Between . And . Only representative wanted by leading manufacturer of ladies Coats and suits. An immediate opening for a person looking for a career with an old established Winnipeg firm. Salary commensurate with ability. Apply Box 1550 free press ;