Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 18, 1977, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday january 18 1977 Federal incentive programs minister unveils policy to Aid businesses a number of Federal Busi Ness incentive programs Are to be amalgamated and the funds directed to provide More help for smaller Busin esses a Federal minister said monday in Winnipeg. L e n Marchand minister responsible for Small Busi Ness said the department of Industry Trade and com Merce programs distributing about million to Large and Small businesses Are to be merged in an Enterprise development pro Gram. The Aims Are to end cur rent confusion among businessmen As to what is Avail Able and to redirect some of the funds from larger to smaller concerns. The lion s share has gone to Large business or. Marchand said. There s nothing wrong with big big we re not after the big Guys it s just that Small businesses have special prob lems and we want to give special attention to the government Hopes to get More mileage out of its incentive Grants by redirect ing them to production oriented s m a 11 businesses. The incentives could help Al estate auction Gray s auction Mart 104 King St. At Bannatyne wednesday january 19 at . Instructed we will sell 3 pc. Mahogany bedroom suite consisting of Chest of drawers Dresser and double bed comply. Sofa bed and chair Zenith 25" color television teak dining room table and 4 chairs Cedar Chest 30" Moffat stove Bronze commode end table Frigidaire fridge Speed Queen wringer Washer Gas dryer 5 pc. Chrome suite Teco electric Lawn Mower Rex air vacuum cleaner table and floor lamps portable typewriter Wall Mirror pole lamp portable . S Oriental style rugs violin Luggage pictures record hassock Viking console stereo in Walnut French provincial Cabinet uphold. Queen Anne style armchair triple Dresser Chest of drawers card table and 4 chairs elec. Lawn Hedger Garden tools aluminium ladder Wood tables and chairs dress makers form set of rinse tubs trunk knitting machine headboards elec. Appliances kitchenware China ornaments bedding Etc. Plus bankruptcy Sale of floor stand tool Cabinet with 2 drawer extra top Cabinet and Misc. Tools. J. Lawes auctioneer phone 942-2371 deviate Canada s unemployment situation he said at a press conference. In the past the bulk of the Money had gone to big Ger companies which have used the Grants for innovations in technology and machinery and for research. Administration of the pro Gram would be decentralized in regional offices. Appointed four months ago to the newly created Post of minister of state for Small business or. Marchand was in Winnipeg for a Day s series of meetings with a Cross Section of Manitoba s Small business Community and provincial government representatives. The purpose of this first part of a five Day Western tour was to give businessmen a Chance to air. Its views and to ensure Federal programs won t overlap with provincial ones. Or. Marchand said the government intends to make the Federal business develop ment Bank a kind of one Stop shopping Centre for businessmen seeking management advice and Loans. The government also in tends to remove one irritant for Many businessmen fill ing out statistics Canada forms. Over the next few years we Hope to eventually take about off the re porting roles to statistics or. Marchand also said he is considering formation of an advisory Council on Small business to improve communication Between the fed eral government and the business Community. He wants to focus attention on businesses in smaller centres and the possibility of gov t. Auction instructed by the dept. Of Public works to be sold at . Wed. Jan. 19 Quantity of ceiling tile 2 Burroughs bus. Machines 60 filing cabinets office equipment desks wardrobes coat Racks bookcases 13 shaving kits and brushes mugs office chairs tack boards plus household consignments. Brand new 3 Speed Bike Viking component set 12x12 shag Rug 9x12 shag Rug antique cake plate set antique Ink Well set Copper trim Marble Oak tables old bottle collection plus other items too numerous to men at 136 Market St. Artique auctions co. Ltd. Pm. 943-8190 Western drug Mart detergent our pigs prices effective january 18 to 23, 1977 we Reserve fhe right to limit quantities while stocks last or. West toothbrushes listerine Antiseptic mouthwash our Price Irani Cait Bridges our Rici our Price 2 for .99 maalox if Tob Tott Soti him pri0i hair Spray our Price 100ml. Our Prici right guard Roll on antiperspirant 2 of. Our Price Nice n easy our Price cot born 4so my. F our Price Johnson s Ziy shampoo fim duh own a m grecian formula or lady grecian formula 8 of our Price Vick s rhhuu44 our Rice Western Brand bronchial cough syrup ind our Price 1 our in Western Brand Vitamin c 100 my. Chewable 200s our Price Rose milk care or Tom 240 it. Our Mick Western Brand multivitamins our Prici Efferent denture tablets 48s our Price Curol boil on deodorant 2 available at these Western drug Mart stores Rouge St mpg South View pharmacy 353 a Mains clinic pharmacy Scott St air arson sea sejour pharmacy More government purchasing from such outlets. Norm Coghlan president of the Winnipeg chamber of Commerce said a number of other concerns were raised by local businessmen. Among them were con Cern Over the ability of Spinall businesses to borrow venture capital the ability to hire and maintain willing workers in face of government Assis Tance programs such Asun employment insurance and the need for higher Canadian productivity. Participants also told the minister of their difficulties communicating with Ottawa officials. Although or. Marchand indicated his department won t act As. A Small business ombudsman it will legislation from other depart ments for its effects on Small businesses or. Coghlan said. Concern was also expressed about tiie effects on Small businesses of new legislation on the metric system and bilingual and garment Labelling. Peat smoke Hazard to health minimized Leonard Marchand in Winnipeg correction a panel discussion on women in Public life will be held at the Winnipeg Squash Racquet club 275 Stra Brook Street at 6 . Thurs. Jan. 27. Speakers at the discussion sponsored by the business and professional women s club of Winnipeg will be Norma Price Ann Steen Mickie Huband Allison Mol Gat Jill Oliver and Muriel Smith. A notice in the free press saturday inadvertently omitted the time of the meet ing. A provincial health officer said monday the heavy smoke conditions caused by peat fires that plagued South Ern Manitoba late last year represent in most cases an irritant rather than Hazard. Or. J. Waters the prov Ince s officer for Eastern Manitoba told the Manitoba clean Environ ment commission of the some times thick smoke conditions have no Long term Side effects on human health. However he the. Smoke will quite Likely aggravate conditions of people with respiratory . He made his comments on the last two Days of Public hearings before the clean environment commission which is investigating the effects the smoke has on human health and Highway traffic. In wino to going six Michigan men on a mile snowmobile trip to alas a have reached Sandy Lake ont., about 260 Miles North East of Winnipeg and expect to Cross the Border into Mani Toba on wednesday. Charles Lumsden of the air transport division of the Hud son s Bay company Here said he talked with expedition vice commander Larry Kiffner monday morning and was told the men Are in Good shape. However he said they were awaiting spare parts to fix their machines before proceeding. The group has covered about 200 Miles since it left Pickle Lake ont., Jan. 4. The next Stop is Island Lake Man., about 80 air Miles fur ther Northwest. Or. Lumsden said the men have found travel More difficult than they expected be cause of slush. 01h e r members of the group Are commander Lester Wolfe Gerry Lounds Edgar Whitney Allan Sevener and Ken Smith. The Canadian press his comments contrast sharply with those made by or. Don Monroe chairman of the Pine Falls Man. Hos Pital Board who told the commission last in Lac Dubonnet the smoke there causes serious health residents in that area have also told the commis v Sion the smoke bothers them and has even cases of skin rashes among babies. Or. Monroe told the com Mission one patient at his Hospital had to leave the area and added the extent and. Severity of the smoke than just potential Haz v but or. Waters told the commission monday he has so far received Only anecdotal information about people with health problems caused by the smoke and said it s difficult to determine the. De Gree Rof the problem unless you have. e v i of u s sex Complete Hospital data is still lacking and Al comes available it la have to be compared with previous the thick smoke conditions that covered Large the Southern part of the province last fall and in Early Winter Are caused Lar gely by peat fires that ran out of sex Tyerne dry weather Many Farmers Iri Southern Manitoba Burn peat every year to Clear their Fields say ing it is an economic Neces sity for them to farm on the. Land underneath the peat which in spots can be ten feet thick. Although the provincial government advises them to farm on top of the peat bogs they reject that idea saying the bogs make it impossible to use heavy farm equip ment. The fires have made for dangerous driving conditions in recent months on some highways. An official with the Provin c i a 1 highways department told the commission monday that from oct. 1 to dec. 1, 1976, at least 203 vehicles were involved in accidents caused by the dense smoke conditions. Ross Adamson a traffic Engineer with the depart said there were at least two fatalities involved and 61 personal property damage amounted to about he said adding this May be a conserva Tive estimate As the figure was provided by those involved in the accidents. Another highways depart ment official John Duerkson a maintenance Engineer told the. Public hearing at the commission s offices at 139 Tuxedo Avenue the Only Way to prevent accidents is by conveying traffic through dense Solce Banks. A representative from a wildlife preservation suggested the province require anyone who starts a obtain a Burn ing permit whether burning takes place of private Mii current legislation requires burning permits to be issued Ionly or near Patrick Cial biologist with ducks unlimited said Indis burning Jor Agri cultural purposes sub in Manitoba.-, his organization also wants legislation requiring Ade quate fireguard be provided around fires and that appropriate penalties be included in such legislation. Today is the last Day. Of a series of Public hearings the clean environment commis Sion will hold in Winnipeg and other Southern. Manitoba communities. The commission is to make recommendations to the provincial government that if implemented Are to re Duce the problems smoke from peat fives Are causing. Businessmen buy Point West school Fine photo finishing Bow films Given Whit full no Dow Toped. Tick end Amto Kod Cotor. 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