Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 18, 1977, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Fres january 197 Federal 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 a Federal minister said monday in l e n minister responsible for Small Busi said the department of Trade and com Merce programs distributing about million to Large and Small businesses Are to be merged in an Enterprise development pro 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 the Lions share has gone to Large business match aft theres nothing wrong with big were not after the big Guys its just that Small businesses have special prob 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 the incentives could help Al estate auction Grays auction Mart 104 King at Bannatyne january 19 at instructed we will sell 3 mahogany bedroom suite consisting of Chest of Dresser and double bed 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 Chrome suite Teco electric Lawn Mower repair 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 Queen Anne style armchair triple Dresser Chest of drawers card table and 4 chairs Lawn Hedger Garden tools aluminium ladder Wood tables and chairs dress makers form set of rinse tubs trunk knitting machine headboards appliances kitchenware China ornaments bedding plus bankruptcy Sale of floor stand tool Cabinet with 2 drawer extra top Cabinet and Lawes auctioneer phone 9422371 deviate Canadas unemployment he said at a press in the bulk of the Money had gone to big Ger companies which have used the Grants for innovations in technology and machinery and for administration of the pro Gram would in regional appointed four months ago to the newly created Post of minister of state Lor Small mar hand was in Winnipeg for a Days series of meetings with a Cross Section of Manitoba Small business Community and provincial government the purpose of this first part of a five Lay Western tour was to give businessmen a Chance to air its views and to ensure Federal programs wont overlap with provincial Marchand said the government intends to make the Federal business develop ment Bank a kind of fone Stop shopping Centre for businessmen seeking management advice and the government also in tends to remove one irritant for Many businessmen fill ing out statistics Over the next few we Hope to eventually take about off the re porting to statistics Marchand also said he is considering formation of an advisory Council on Small business to improve communication Between fed eral government and the business he wants to focus attention on businesses in smaller centres and the possibility of auction instructed by the of Public works to be sold at 19 Quantity of ceiling 2 Burroughs 60 filing office equipment coat 13 shaving kits and office tack boards plus household Brand new 3 Speed Viking component 12x12 shag 9x12 shag antique cake plate antique Ink Well set Copper Marble Oak old bottle plus other items too numerous to men Tion at 136 Market Artique auctions 9438190 More government purchasing from such Norm president of the Winnipeg chamber of said a number of other concerns were by local among them were con Cern Over the ability of Small businesses to borrow venture capital the ability to hire and maintain willing workers in face of government Assis Tance programs such Asun employment and the need for higher Canadian participants also told the minister of their difficulties communicating with Ottawa although Marchand indicated his department wont act As a Small business of it will review legislation from other depart ments for its effects on Small Coghlan was also expressed about the effects on Small businesses of new legislation on the metric system and bilingual and garment peat smoke Hazard to health minimised Leonard Marchand in Winnipeg correction a panel discussion on women in Public life will be held at the Winnipeg Squash Racquet 275 Stra Brook at 6 speakers at the sponsored by the business an4 professional women club of will be Norma Ann Mickie Allison Mol Jill Oliver and Muriel a notice in the free press saturday inadvertently omitted the time of the meet a provincial heal til said monday the heavy smoke conditions caused by peat that plagued South Ern Manitoba late last year represent in most cases aft irritant rather than the inces medical tie Alth officer for Eastern told the Manitoba clean Environ ment commission of times thick smoke conditions have no Long term Side effects on human he smoke will quite Likely Pravate conditions of pts Ople with respiratory problem he made his comment son the last two of pub Fie hearings before the clean Mac Viron ment commission which is investigating the effects the smoke has on Hitman health and Highway ii Snow to Alaska slow going six Michigan men on a mile snowmobile trip to alas a have reached Sandy about 260 Miles North East of and expect to Cross the Border into Mani Toba on Charles Lumsden of the air transport division of the Hud sons Bay company Here said he talked with expedition Vic commander Larry Kiffner monday morning and was told the men Are in Good he said they were awaiting spare parts to fix their machines before pro the group has covered about 200 Miles since it left Pickle the next Stop is Island about 80 air Miles fur ther Lumsden said the men have found travel More difficult than they expected be cause of o t r members of the group Are commander Lester Gerry Edgar Allan Sevener and Ken the Canadian press Bonus films Given with dims Black and Whitt or 8 or More out of or 14 or Mora out of 20 exposure film gives you Bonus no coupons just pay for what you got Goodall photo 321 Carlton from press free parking at Roar established the your Blind Council members of the Canadian Council of the Winnipeg and District will hold a bimonthly general business meeting at s january 26 in the recreation Centre of the Canadian National Institute for the 1041 por Tage for the Good times pianos organs buy or rent to compare and find out that you always get More piano or Organ value for your Money at Lage pianos and organs Lesage Petrof pianos Marfisa organs for 900 main 5891521 need a High school diploma did you leave school before graduation do you wish to apply for a bettor Job Are you looking for a promotion would you like to take a course in a Community College if you Are at least 19 of general educational development ged tests May be the for full information Contact department of education Portage Avenue Manitoba r3g ot3 or our neatest manpower Centre this c 0 m Nve n t s contrast sharply with those made by Don chairman of the Pine hos Pital Tea for who told the commission list month to Ltd Bdl let the sufi Ftfe there serious health residents in that also told the commis Sion the smoke bothers them and has even led to cases of skin ashes among Monroe told the com one patient at his Hospital had to leave the Atea and added the extent and severity of the problem made it Thafel just it potential Haz but Waters told the commission monday he has so far received Only anecdotal information about people with health problems caused by the smoke and said its difficult to determine the de Gre of the problem unless you have previous sex Complete Hospital data is still eventually comes available till have to be compared with previous the thick smoke that covered Large it the Southern part of the province last fall and in Early Winter Are caused Lar gely by peat fires that ran out of control of extreme dry Many Farmers in Manitoba Burn peat 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 although t h e 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 the ores have made for dangerous driving conditions in recent months on some an official with the Provin c i a 1 highways department told the commission monday that from i to at least 203 vehicles involved in accidents caused by the dense smoke of toss a traffic Engineer with1 the depart said there were at least two fatalities involved and 61 personal property damage amounted to about head Ding this May be a conserva Tive estimate a the figure was provided by those involved in the another highways depart ment John a maintenance Engineer told the Public hearing at the commissions offices at 139 Tuxedo the Only Way to prevent accidents is by conveying traffic through dense smoke a representative from unlimited a National wildlife preservation suggested the province require anyone who starts a fire to obtain a Burn ing permit whether burning takes place on my Croton current legislation requires burning permits Tobe issued Only in or near forested Patrick Cial biologist with ducks unlimited said Indis Criminate burning Tor Agri cultural purpose causes sub Stantial loss of waterfowl in his organization also wants legislation requiring Ade quate fireguard be provided around fires an that appropriate penalties be included in such today is the last Day of a series of Public hearings the clean environment commis Sion will hold in Winnipeg and other Southern Manitoba the commission is to make recommendations to the provincial government that if implemented Are to re Duce the problems smoke from peat fires Are businessmen buy Point West school by John Mcmanus Point West school of Avia Tion of has been sold to a group of Winnipeg business men and will begin operating under the new owners John said in a Telephone interview monday that the company has also acquired the Beech Craft aircraft Dealership for Saskatchewan and Northwestern Man jailed six months for knifing a 21yearold Man who invited an acquaintance to his apartment and then assaulted him with a knife was sentenced to six months in jail Keven of 238 Arlington was convicted on three charges of wounding with intent to assault causing bodily harm and pos session of a dangerous weapon before county court judge Keith court was told Laurila invited a Man and a woman to his apartment 31 last year after meeting them in a Laurila accused the Man of stealing Money from him and a fight Crown counsel Charles new Combe said Laurila slashed at the mans face several times with a it took 38 stitches to close the court was Boisvert said the Pur Chase of Point West is final and the company expects the air transport committee of the Canadian transport com Mission to Grant the new company a licence by the committee announced last week that it had can celled the licence held by Point West in of Point West had not been operating any of the flying services under the who is officer of the department of said his partners Are Ulrich vice president of operations and chief flying instructor Gerry and and Michel Secretary who holds a commercial pilots said the Fleet of seven Piper Apache aircraft will eventually be replaced by single engine Boisvert said Reed b r i g g s founder of Point will be operating a new helicopter company expected to be licensed for training and crop spraying As Canada Heli at the Mclaren an attack with a broken Glass on a 55yearold woman 8 took place in the beverage room of the Mclaren main Street and Rupert and not in the Clarendon hotel As was re ported thursday in the Winnipeg free Kinsmen newspaper win up to of old Rio of Iwu Rit Ste pages toot s paper Foh buttels 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