Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 29, 1976, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free Fuess saturday May 29, 1976 tender for the provision of electrical services and associated works. The Manitoba housing and renewal corporation Mobile Home Park subdivision the Pas Manitoba sealed tenders clearly marked As to the contents and addressed to the Manitoba housing and renewal corporation 1100 259 Portage Avenue Winnipeg Manitoba r3b 3a7 will be received up to . Prevailing Winnipeg time i june 15. 1976. Plans and specifications May be seen and obtained not earlier than june 1. 1976 at the Winnipeg office of the consulting engineers and at municipal offices the Pas a Deposit in the form of a certified Cheque in the amount of Twenty dollars will be required. The Deposit cheques will be returned upon receipt of the plans and specifications in Good condition within two 2 weeks of the closing of tenders. A certified Cheque or bid Bond in the i amount of ten per cent of the total tender Price made i payable to the Manitoba housing and renewal corporation Fust accompany each tender. Lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. The Manitoba housing and renewal corporation Underwood Mclellan it associates limited engineering and planning consultants 1479 Buffalo place i Winnipeg Manitoba -r3t1l7 Forest fire roaring do on campers the Canadian press a fire burned its Way past the Northwestern Ontario Community of Valora 120 Miles Southeast of Ken Ora on Friday and moved closer to two other Small communities and three min ing Camps. Alex matinee. A Forest management supervisor for the area said the fire which has destroyed More than 40 Square Miles of Timber was within Iva Miles of Silver Dollar a trailer Camp Community of about 30 residents. The ministry of natural re sources said All occupied houses in Valora were saved after the fire surrounded the Community of 30 late thurs Day. It said the fire burned language inst tul French or English As a second language july 5 August 18, improve your listening and speaking skiis. Study the culture of French and English Canada. English bursary program for beginning intermediate students. Residential. Bursary program for students at All Levels. Residential. English non bursary program for students from overseas and new immigrants. Residential. French for adults Lor beginners through advanced. Courses for teachers of French or English who Are non native speakers and who wish to upgrade their language skills and examine new pedagogical ideas. Bursaries Art available for full time students through their provincial depart ment of education Ami Lor teachers through of stir local school Board. For further information write to the language Institute Centre for continuing education the University of British Columbia Vancouver . V6t 1w5 phone 604 228-2181 t w o unoccupied buildings some Sheds and a garage. The fire has also destroyed a commercial fishing Camp at nearby wintering Lake. The ministry issued an evacuation order Lite thurs Day for the trailer Camp but six families Remal Nijst at the site. Ivo ministry water Crews were hosing thess trailers in preparation f or r the lire which had jumped to the Oasis Highway 599 the other front of the fire is within five Miles of Watcomb a construction site about 10 Miles Northwest of Valora. Watcomb s 10 residents were evacuated thursday. Ministry officials said wat comb includes a Rock crush ing operation for curse veral cottages and a shipping Stop for Abi Tibi paper co. Resources minister tee Bernier will visit both fire Sites today taking Aerial views of the fire areas consulting with fire officials and Louring fire lines. Or. Latiece estimated that several thousand cords of were sitting in the Community waiting to be Tran sported to Thunder Bay. He said company employees were watering the Wood. In a logging Camp operated by great lakes paper co. Ltd., about 10 Miles South of Silver Dollar ministry Crews company employees in watering an estimated cords of Cut Wood ministry officials said. The three mines operated by Matagami Lake mines Maktabi mines Ltd. And Falconbridge Copper Ltd. Are about 30 Miles from the Northeast front of the fire. Or. Latiece said the nine Camps were evacuated except for a Skeleton staff because the Road leading to the mines was in the path of the fire. He also said pounds of explosives in one of the mines had been secured in a pit. The dynamite worm Only Burn and not cause any danger. Blasting Caps needed to detonate the dynamite Are kept elsewhere. A ministry report said an estimated 300 persons were evacuated from Watcomb. Silver Dollar and the three mines. 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The Maples 633-1589 Crestview Village 837-7476 v thursday. Other events included making contest and a balloon race. Ugly face Canada wants More for Gas Ottawa an additional million Likely will be added to the Price of Natu ral Gas exported to the United states As a result of negotiations under Way. Energy minister Alastair Gillespie said Friday the government is looking at an. In crease of about 40 cents a thousand cubic feet on the current Price of it would bring the total Price for the one trillion cubic feet of Gas sold annually to the United states to billion More than triple the Price paid Only 17 months ago. Negotiations Are going on with both the producing prov inces and the United the minister said. He also confirmed that the government is looking at the possibility of a Range of prices instead of one set Price for the Gas exports this year. In its recommendations to the minister the National Energy Board suggested a Range of prices for the exports Bas ing it on the commodity value of alternate fuels in the marketplace. Currently All but one Export licence Sells at a thousand cubic feet. The other a Small contract cover ing sales to International Falls minn., sets the Price at s1.30 a thousand cubic feet because a Board spokesman says that was the Price of the Only alternate Energy source available to the Board recommends a closer look at the commodity values in the Market areas tying the Price More closely to that of the alternate fuels for All the exports not just one. Earlier this month pre Miers of the two major pro d u c i n g and British they would accept a less than hoped for Price increase for Domestic crude Oil if lost Rev Enue could be recouped from Gas Export sales. The Oil Price will Rise s1.u5 to a barrel july 1, with a further 70 cents added Jan. J the provinces had sought a on july 1. Both premiers Peter Lough eed of Alberta and Bill Ben Nett of British Columbia said they could accept the Oil Price if Gas Export prices Rose to per thousand cubic feet. Or. Gillespie said that preliminary talks already have been held with the provinces and the . He said additional meetings with the prov inces will take place next week. Although the United states complains about the High prices for Gas imported from the Western provinces Energy officials Here Point out that some Gas produced and sold within one state can Range in Price As High As s2 to a thousand cubic feet. Gas sold Between slates comes under Federal Regula Tion which freezes the Price at Only about one Quarter of thai figure. Energy sources Here say they expect the United states which already has faced Price increases of 166 per cent since late 1974, will at tempt to negotiate a two stage increase. They did the same thing last year to ease the Impact of the higher prices on con Sumers. The Gas sold for a total Cost of million in late 1974, Rose to is billion on Jan. 1, 1975. Billion on aug. 1. Of that year and to billion on nov. 1. Valley gardens Crestview West 837-7476 chess Dale v Park 885-2305 Waverley Heights 269-1773 engineered show Homes Are on display in Fine neighbourhoods of Winnipeg also in Oak Bank and Brandon s River Heights and Evergreen place Manitoba s 5-year certification warranty purchasers. If you re sixty or Over we re offering higher savings interest higher interest on our guaranteed monthly income receipts free Utility Bill payment free travellers cheques free personalized chequing free banking by mail estate and financial planning come in and see us. Decide what you want. We can help you. Royal Trust 287 Broadway Winnipeg Man. 943o431 Mideast mandate extended United nations the United nations Security Council approved Friday a six month Extension of the mandate of the in Buffer Force in the Golan Heights while express ing concern Over continued pension in the area. The concern was eco feed by Secretary general Kurt Wald Heim Back from a Brief visit to Damascus to consent to the continued press enee of the peacekeeping Dree. The situation in the mid dle East As a whole remains tense and unstable will become increasingly danger Ous unless such Progress can be Waldheim told the Council. Israel confirmed its approval of the Extension after being told that Syria had attached no political conditions. Thirteen of the 15 Council members voted for renewal. China which in peacekeeping operations and Libya one of the most militant Arab states did not take part in the vote. Without Council action the mandate of the in disengagement observer Force first sent to the area two years ago would have expired on sunday. Neither Syria nor Israel asked permission to take part in the debate. They Are not members of the Council. Most speakers stressed the need to use the six month re spite to revive flagging mid dle East peace making efforts. At one Point however the debate developed into a Sharp Exchange Between soviet representative Jacob Malik and British ambassador Ivor Richard Over detente and human rights. After Malyk accused some countries of failing to observe the spirit of detente Richard retorted that Fine words but Ler no parsnips and said so Viet declaration should be j matched by deeds ;