Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 29, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba 8 Winnipeg free april 1978 Evans urges More uses groups May former nip Industry minister Leonard Evans called on the Manitoba government Friday to give con Sumer groups stronger Powers to fight milk Price increases but later admitted the former nip government could be faulted for its inac in the Evans East received a Promise from con Sumer affairs ministered Mcgill that he would exam Ine the milk control boards regulations to ensure there Are no impediments prevent ing consumer groups from adequately representing their both in and out of the say whether he would Amend regulations to give consumer groups full Access to Dairy processors financial the Lack of which Evans said was Ham stringing the consumer group appearing before the current hearings of the Mcgill said the question was hypothetical and he must first review the regulations to see what information is Evans referred to representations by the citizens health action committee against the Dairy Indus try applications for in creases ranging Between and cents a the hearing was adjourned a week to give the Consumers group a Chance to further Analyse the Industry Applina in the agriculture minister Jim responsible for the milk control said he had no plans at present to change the regulations of the legislation governing the outside the Evans said Mcgills Promise to look at the regulations was motherhood and that obviously Doest give a asked Why the regulations haunt been amended when the nip was in if they were consumer Evans admitted it should have been done be tie said consumer groups haunt been As they have gotten to Ings to but they Haven presented economic this is the first Timea consumer group has come Forth with a Wel Docu rented the Opportunity to make their Case adequate is being Pam Evans that the regulations might have pre groups from doing Tifis in past it Niay have hindered them in years i jul Ftp they Are doing it should have been done Long if the regulations had been changed pre consumer groups would have been Ina stronger position to present Evans legislative briefs Road deaths Down 20 Ennis says a 20 per cent decrease in the number of deaths in vehicle accidents in the province during the past three years has Given Mani Toba one of the records in highways Harry Enns said a place to live trouble free t a new lifestyle for All to see no grass to Cut no weeds to pull Hso hurry on Down before were Fullis he gave the during consideration of his depart ments million spend ing estimates in the Legisla Tures committee of last 180 people lost their lives in Highway mis haps a drop of 15 per cent rom the 213 death sin the previous year despite an increase in the number of Drivers and the number of motor vehicles licensed the Erins said the number in of Drivers in 1977 increased by four per cent to while the number of vehicles Rose by six yer cent to a total although the number of fatalities Erins there were eight per cent More accidents last year for a total of and injuries Rose three per to the number of convictions under the Highway traffic act remained almost stable at of which about two thirds were for Enns during the number of Federal criminal c6de con relating to drinking driving increased 15 per to the number of suspended Drivers dropped by three per cent to from the four leading reasons for suspensions were for Alco hol related failure to pay cancellation of probationary licences and for multiple convictions or he Manitoba governments water pollution Branch so far has been unsuccessful in its yearlong search for the source of pollution of Wells in East environment minister Brian Ransom said questioned in Ttye legislature by Samuel a skew Lac do Ransom said a link Between Runoff into an the contaminated Wells has been established and attempts Are being made to isolate the Runoff in an attempt to find the source of outside the Ransom said the pollution might come from any including municipal drainage and drainage rom he said feedlot operators and people in the municipality Are cooperating in an Effort to find the about half of the 16 test Wells showed positive he at this he said there have been no requests for alternative water 2 bedroom Patio Homes priced from local group seeks jobs for northerners show Tell time d private fenced Yards or huge Ter races with a q up to 1146 of luxurious living space d Wood burning fireplaces d forced air heat d Central air conditioning d dishwasher in the new Champagne d four exciting floor plans Avail d Down payments from d monthly payments from d you choose your carpeting throughout information Centre 3097 Pembina 2619464 open daily 1 9 Pur Chiffi Patio Home Community by Calico Homes staff a self help unemployed action group As the Churchill initiatives association has been formed association president Bob Ricard said Friday the organization has a membership of 67 men and 98 per cent of whom Are out of were trying to get people involved and excited about helping he the association has just produced a series of Job creating proposals which have been presented to the Churchill town one suggestion is the construction of a 50mile Road Between Here and Deer Southwest of Chur take time for at Briarwood youre surrounded by an atmosphere that tells you there is Beauty in the v a Nice place to come Home to now from Cedar Towne Homes drive West on Portage and turn right at our one Block past Sturgeon hours closed phone chill in the direction of Gil Ricard said the Road will be built As inexpensively As possible using the maximum of local workers and equip mayor Les who works closely with the Asso said funding for the project May be available through various Federal and provincial he noted the Road would bring Churchill within 100 Miles of the Manitoba Hydro construction site at Lime which has a Road connection to Many association Mem Bers were formerly employed at the Churchill pre fab closed by the province earlier this year because of High production costs and a Lack of Ricard said the association is proposing reopening the Plant on a limited scale for the production of smaller items such As the a wooden working sled widely used throughout he theres a Good Market for a number of items like that and we have a lot of skilled men who know How to produce Ricard he added we want to Start Small and do what we do then we can expand at the right the association is also planning to develop an extensive handicraft Indian Bead mukluks and carvings would be marketed Here and in other parts of Church ills Best known 81yearold Jim will be the carving Hes the associations Ricard said All enterprises will be profit association has a lot of skilled people in Carpen heavy equipment As Well As in Handi Craft and we have All kinds of ideas and the association spends a lot of time studying but our big idea is that if we show initiative people will want to Back us one thing is every one of our group wants to get to work right education minister Keith Cosens has announced the appointment of Douglas Pedden to the Board of governors of Brandon Secretary of the Brandon University students will serve a yearlong term beginning july he succeeds Janies the provincial government appoints nine of the 15 Mem Bers of the University Board of including one representative of the students a massed choir of 900 High school students from across the province will sing from the Steps of the legislative building at noon May marking Manitoba the legislation creating Manitoba As a province received Royal assent on May while the provinces actual birthday is july the Day the legislation was pro lieutenant governor Bud Premier Sterling Robert Steen of Winnipeg and the members of the legislature Are scheduled to participate at the May 12 a government statement the massed choir will participate in a ceremony declaring the Albert Street area of Winnipeg an historic transportation minister Ken Macmaster said Friday discussions Are under Way with the Manitoba communities of Princess Harbour and blood vein to find out their transportation needs forthe coming in a he said discussions Are also being held with private operators to provide intermittent service to the using either the government owned my Edgar Wood As a self propelled cargo Barge or some other Means of Macmaster said the Edgar converted from a Shorter vessel at a Cost of is not licensed to operate As a passenger vessel on the exposed Waters in Lake proposed increase 4 will make milk a luxury item9 theres something unusual in Bati regular sunken and Whirlpool designs manufactured by design Marble 1041 Erin Standard plumbing 1512 show Tell 941c Erin Rainbow decor Centre 894 Portage staff proposed milk Price in creases would wipe out milk As a consumer product in Remote Northern Manitoba Bill Appaya of Thicket Portage said at a litre of homogenized milk in his Bayline town Sells for 73 cents a the increase proposed to the Manitoba milk control Board by processors and retailers would add and a litre to Southern Consumers plus an extra five cents a litre to at 88 cents a milk becomes strictly a luxury Appaya Only teachers and a few others in our Community would buy it at that George a Thicket Portage said the in crease would Cut off people who dont have much some people he Felt might want milk badly enough to Cut Down on clothes and a Thicket Portage Adrian said he and his family drink about 20 litres of milk a wed buy milk at any Price and Cut Down on other things but the increase will put milk out of reach of most people around at South Indian the Price is 89 cents a quart and at Oxford a Graham manager of the South Indian Lake Community Felt the milk Board should do everything possible to hold the if they do have to raise the it should be the same All Over our kids should have the same right to drink As any others in the a litre of milk Sells for 56 cents at 62 cents it Leaf 67 cents at Ilford and 65 cents at Doreen wife of Church ills Les said the Price in her Community is 99 cents a the increase will bring our Price to a litre and we simply have to she has written to consumer affairs ministered Mcgill and the citizens health action which has been making representations on behalf of Consumers at the current milk Board we feel milk is a very precious product and were very angry that the Price will go so High that people will be prevented from drinking Osland she pro posed a province wide Price for similar to the one Price charged for Beer and other alcoholic beverages throughout a registered condominium w buy a Brand new apartment Home at South Bay from with 10 mortgage rates 1600 Taylor 4893q22 fully decorated display suites open 9995537 ;