Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 12, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba The genetic connection win Tario winners 96325 series 40 41965 series 57 96463 series 13 68440 series 28 13420 series 45 6 4page 14 weather Ftfe port from ladies in the ring starts Campaign against cd Fage 3 65 Blondie trying hard to drop dumb image 25 rights group seeks Community support 10 sunny Low High 18 Sun rises 5mfi sets Moon rises sets Winnipeg free press inside business for is final edition 85 189 May 1978 15 cents coloured comics by Dave Bonner the Small underground sewage pipe Centre right discharging effluent into the Culvert that runs under the up rail line near Springfield Road is believed to have caused the recent pollution of bunns City officials say they dont know who installed the contaminated Runoff water bums Creek pollution traced to sewer pipe Dollar near Montreal up the Canadian Dollar continued to strengthen on new York Money markets despite an announcement by the Federal Reserve Board that it is increasing its discount the Dollar in terms of Canadian funds at noon Fri Day was Down 150 at in new the Canadian Dollar was up 150 at the Dollar closed at up from the Previ Ous Days Price of the currency now has moved up Halfa cent against its counterpart since monday and has gained ground in four consecutive trading foreign Exchange dealers said the fact the Dollar continued to Rise despite the Federal Reserve boards announcement was an encouraging theres definitely a change of sentiment in the said one the Dollar still looks very traders added that trading was generally on sided thursday and that there was a Good demand for dollars they added that the Feder Al Reserve Board action which had been expected for some and prime min ister Trudeau announce ment that there not be a Federal election this sum has removed some of the uncertainty that previously existed in the mar by Robert Willaard while seeking the source of recent pollution of bunns Creek in the North part of East Winnipeg civic workers found an unknown underground sewerage pipe which has been diverting at times contaminated Runoff water from up rail civic officials say they dont know who built the 16foot sewerage line which Emp ties into a bunns Creek discharge Culvert but maintain it want the Alexander director of the cites waste and disposal said he presumes the province Laid the pipe two years ago after an underground sewer age line near the up Yards the new which has a diameter of about two was to divert surface Runoff water from the Yards into the bunns Creek instead of straight into the red but in not absolutely Penman said thursday were still looking into we were quite surprised to find the pipe recent pollution of bunns Creek was found to contain High concentrations of organic Iron and sodium in Laboratory parts of the Creek which runs through East Kildonan into the red River didst freeze Over last Winter and where ice did form it was Yellowish and the it was came from the up discharge Culvert off Spring Field Road near Lagimodiere in Early March the City began pumping the discharge into the sewerage Penman said the City will soon Send up a Bill for about for the which lasted weeks until the contamination in the water disappeared and required a City employee in constant steel products on the up see Creek Page 4 investigation planned into Axworthy source by David Lee attorney general Gerry Mercier said thursday he plans to investigate How lib eral la Lloyd Axworthy obtained information from the Federal department of Justice before it was Given to Manitoba in an Mercier said he was absolutely astonished by the deliberate leak to and he charged that the Federal government is obviously ready to go to any lengths to get a Liberal my elected from Mercier made the comments after a considered a possible Liberal Candi Date in the next Federal asked in the legislature about a letter sent to the actor Ney general by Federal Justice minister Ron the which Mercier said he had not yet concerned the Manitoba govern ments decision to defer until 1979 a proposed unified family court project in the letter was dated april the known As the most see Mercier Page 4 pm afraid of opposition claims Ottawa staff opposition party spokesmen branded prime minister Trudeau decision to Back off from a summer election As an obvious ploy to buy More time to sort out Liberal frightened afraid were terms they used to describe Trudeau after he made his announce progressive conservative Leader Joe on leaving the told reporters in not going to comment on a Clarks office later issued a statement saying that Al though canadians wanted an election Trudeau decided it was not in the interest of the Liberal with the serious prob lems before Canada can not afford a six month stall while the prime minister sorts out his political Priori Clark Bill Jarvis pc Perth Wilmot summed up tru Deaus announcement with the you dont put running shoes on cold de Leader of the new democratic said it is Clear the Public wants an Ive never seen him tru Deau so defensive in my he had to Back Down and in personally very disappoint the nip Leader said tru Deau has decided to govern by Gallup a reference to the latest poll which says liberals and conservatives Are he suggested if by elections scheduled for october go against the it could Lead to the prime ministers resignation and the installation of a new Liberal Broadbent said Trudeau Call for opposition cooperation in the passage of Legisla Tion showed that Hes obviously a scared who made his announcement to a raucous tried to play Down the importance of the polls in putting the brakes to his party geared up election admitting the country is beset by problems and the voters Are demanding Solu he told mps1 the question arises As to whether these issues can be Best dealt with during a general elec Tion or by continuing the work of this i have reached the conclusion i must of the cooperation of the members opposite and their anxiety to get on with the work we should stay in the House and Deal with these at a press conference the pm said he had been getting a message that canadians Arent pressing for a i dont think they were yearning for an he asked to reveal How he deduced the Public a smiling Trudeau replied that a very particular gift politicians the prime minister said the polls were Only one of the Many considerations in deciding on an election although he conceded i didst set the polls aside As a he added he didst know of Many politicians who dont Call an election when they think there Likely to win and win such self interest would not be completely foreign to but the pm reminded re porters he haunt seen that there was an obligation to hold the election last fall when the polls were High for the liberals and i certainly cant see an obligation to have an election now when the polls Are not amidst speculation tru Deau could face a serious Challenge to his leadership of the liberals if the party see pm Page 4 Jean Lambert left holds his winning million provincial lottery ticket while his wife Gwen and children left and share the family Winnipeg Man Winner of million in lottery Jean a 35yearold Delfem played Winnipeg has won the last of three million grand prizes in the april 30 provincial lottery officials said it was the first time Lambert had Ever purchased a provincial although his wife Gwen had won prizes on two previous Occa Sions in the Western express the who have two Young Are reportedly going on a holi Day immediately to plan what they will do with their in the they will place their winnings in the Bank to collect interest while they there have been two previous Provin Cial millionaire winners in Manitoba House Painter Andrew Tormasi last july and a group of 10 Winnipeg electricians in this years february Pool closed at Portage school by Cecil Rosner the main recreation Hall and swimming Pool at the Manitoba school for Retar dates in Portage la Prairie have been closed indefinitely because it was fell to be too much of a Hazard to continue operating Dale assistant to the director of the said in an interview today the decision to close the Hall came last week after a staff member put his foot through the boards of the Halls the floor had Long been in a state of bad repair and the which sent the employee to spurred the decision to close the see Portage Page 4 Doern office Tab pc says by Mary Ann Fizgerald government Bac Bencher Bob Wilson said thursday the pent House suite of offices on the top floor of the Woodsworth building occupied by former nip Public works minister Russ Doern Cost rather than the Cost the Previ Ous government Wilson raised the matter in the Manitoba Legislatures Public accounts committee when he asked where i can find the Cost of the Gold plumbing fixtures in the Penthouse who want present at the said the matter of Gold faucets was an outright completely questioned outside the Wilson gave reporters a series of interdepartmental memorandums and one from the architects outlining the they showed that the construction costs of the five office ministerial suite totalled while the furnishings for the offices totalled for a total a March memorandum from the architectural firm of associates to the Public works outlined the construction costs As plumbing fixtures carpet which Wilson said Cost a Yard additional mechanical work in the former ministers office an additional electrical outlet in the office and partitioning another memorandum noted the Cost of furnishing the ministers of fice was not including the Worth of existing furnishings transferred from the ministers for Mer office at the legislative see doers Page 4 Ilson sky High Price tag scores hockey world championship 4 Finland 3 Germany 0 Germany 0 nil Boston 6 Philadelphia 3 Boston wins semifinal 41 memorial cup new Westminster 6 tools rivieras 3 new Westminster meets Peterborough in final Centennial cup Guelph 8 Prince Albert 2 Guelph wins National final baseball american league 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