Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 12, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free mess wednesday. July 12.107f Rural hotels escaping financial difficulties by Andy Blicq Rural Manitoba hotel operators say that while they Are losing profits from Beer Ven Dor sales they Are not in the financial Straits claimed by the Manitoba hotel association. In at least two cases operators of beverage rooms say sales have even improved since brewery workers walked off their jobs three weeks ago. With hard liquor and Beer imported from the United states available to them the hotel men say sales Aren t bad and few staff layoffs have been necessary. Earlier George Prost president of the hotel association said about hotel work ers have been Laid off since the strike began and some Rural hotels Are on the Brink of bankruptcy. The association represents about 300 Manitoba hotels. However a Survey of Rural hotels through out the province tuesday by the free press found Little support for the claim. Norm Tessier manager of the Arborg hotel in Arborg man., 75 Miles North of Winnipeg joined with the St. Pierre hotel about 20 Miles South of Winnipeg and imported a Semi trailer Load of Beer from the United states a week ago. The usual 80-cent bottle of Beer in Arborg and St. Pierre has risen to in the beverage room. There Are no Vendor sales. Our beverage room sales have gone up slightly because of the Novelty of drinking Beer now during the Tessier said. He added that his hotel bought a four month Supply of hard liquor prior to the strike so it is sufficiently stocked. You can get american Beer. It s just a matter of getting that big Money like or to buy it in the states through the liquor he said. Meanwhile Prost insisted in an interview tuesday Many Small hotels Are suffering be cause of the strike. Off sales through vendors Are the Back Bone of the Rural hotel and a Good percent age of the hotels Are he rather than Lay off staff most Rural hotels and some in Winnipeg have reduced Bever age room employees hours. However with u. S. Beer trickling into the hotels Many beverage rooms Are also enjoying increased numbers of patrons and More working hours for staff. A hotel manager in Carman said the Beer strike is not too much of a problem As the halt of Vendor sales has drawn More people j into the beverage room for a taste of imported american Beer. Ai Mccullough assistant manager of the Churchill hotel said business has improved with the Beer strike. We re Selling More liquor. Our Over All sales have gone he said. A hotel manager in Glenboro said the Beer strike has also made his beverage room sales improve. A spokesman for the Petersfield hotel said the strike has increased bar sales a Little but business has suffered Overall from no Vendor sales and a reduced profit on the imported Beer. The Central hotel manager in Treherne said things Are All right with american Beer taking up the however he said there is several thou Sand dollars we won t recover As the result of a Lack of Beer earlier in the strike. Boris hypo Ron a Beausejour hotel owner said he has had to Lay off three of his eight beverage room staff. He said if he had originally been in a poor financial position the Beer strike might have threatened his business. In the spokesmen for larger hotels said a Good business in restaurants and other areas of the hotels have in most cases Al Lowed them to absorb any staff left Idle by the Beer strike. Michael Kuz manager of the Rennie hotel in Rennie man., near the White Shell Provin Cial Park said he has lost about in Vendor sales. Kuz said campers heading into the Park area Are driving to Ontario to Stock up on Beer supplies. He also said he in t get Ting his share of american Beer with Only 29 cases allocated to his hotel so far. Some smaller hotels that Laid off staff last month have reduced their operating hours and with the influx of american Beer have been Able to rehire some staff on occasion. Union rationale pledges commitment to federalism Lac a l Lepaule que. Up the Union nationals party plagued by Organiza Tion problems and falling popularity with the electorate emerged from a three Day caucus tuesday with a renewed commitment id federalism. F Union National is not a separatist party and it not a pro Independence Rodrigue Biron porters at a government fishing Lodge 59 Kilometres North of Quebec Biron had been accused in the past of hedging on the Issue of Quebec ind Epen the Union National will say no to any question in the referendum which would Lead to the separation or Independence of Quebec and will say no to any question in the parti quebecois Biron also announced there would be major changes in the party s organization following last week s by election in the Mon Treal Riding of notre Dame de Grace. The . Candidate polled Only 395 votes in the race compared with More than for. The party s representative in 1976. The libero ill won easily. We have presented the viewpoints of the Union National very badly in the past and that is Why we want to attach More importance to the organization of the Biron announced that Andre his executive assistant and a former aide to progressive conservative Claude Wagner will take Over As director general of the party. Previously the Post was held by Bertrand Goulet but Biron said he was to concentrate on Riding matters Only. The . Leader scoffed at reports that some of his 10 caucus members wanted to Bolt the party for the liberals or the Federal conservatives saying the party was More United than Biron said the party is committed to a renewed federalism but said More attention should be paid to unemployment and the up Shojo . Leader Rorigue Biron Economy in the province which were the real problems. The . Leader said his party continues to have a Raison d etre As a party of moderation Between the extremes of the federalist liberals and the Independence minded parti quebecois. Biron admitted the Quebec population May be polarized now but he was confident that the climate of confrontation would sub Side and three parties would stay on the provincial political scene. The caucus meeting in the Lauren tide Park Lodge attracted nine of the party s 10 Assem Bly members. Maurice Bellemari Johnson is in Hospital in Montreal and was unable to attend. Coffee mate Loco Mart Reg. Price jl.67 Carnation 16 of. Comart retail food warehouse pm wants talks in fall with provincial leaders Ottawa up prime minister Trudeau has proposed that the 10 provincial premiers meet him Here in mid september for the Tough and contentious Job of Constitution changing. He said ill invitations released tuesday he Hopes the premiers will be ready by then for in depth discussions on Federal proposals for constitutional change plus any alternatives to those proposals. He suggested that the premiers come Here in the of sept 11. Say sell Trudeau s suggestion comes about three weeks after he introduced legislation in the commons calling for constitutional changes fret Are designed among other things to give the provinces More say in the Way the country As a Waco in is run. Quebec whose separatist government has the least interest a Constin tonal change. Has already said it worm attend a first a Kim hers meeting on the matter. Tandem proposes a of Cavnor. In the copt feed by new july Ike Senate be replaced by larger House Fedex my. He supreme con the Esph Fici French language rights would be entrenched in the Constitution. The provincial Legislatures and the com Mons each would choose half the Mem Bers of the new federation House. For the first time the provinces would have a say m the appointment of supreme court judges. The new House replacing a Senate that n entirely appointed by the Federal of Jim ment delay legislation by up to months but would not Cave the present Senate s Power of veto. It we Jud be the watchdog of language rights in the coun try. Any language related legislation would require passage by both a majority of the French and English language groups. In the second phase Trudeau Hopes to get agreement from the provinces on bring my the Constitution the British Ameri Ca act to Canada from Westminster. The that the provinces must agree a formula on How to Amend the Post Comeajx imm far Many years. In we mpg. Xan Toto confirmed rape ill w an Rivwa Wei w we Orange juice Loco Mart Reg. Price si.17 Libby s Sweet or uns Weet 48 Al. Of. Nairn Loco Mart my. Fri. T to so. I Selkirk Loco Mart Selim town Puza Sefca to Mil bleach prices effective until closing saturday july All sales in retail quantities Only we Reserve the right to limit quantities. Loco Mart Reg. Price si.07 Bonipart liquid 128 Al. Of. The warehouse with a difference All items Are Price marked for your shopping Cove this is the plact for Quality me ats 3 roasts Coffee Loco Mart Reg. 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