Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 27, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press wednesday september 27, 1978 15 project wins approval by Rick blanci1ard the festival do Voyageur association s request to construct a major tourist attraction in Whittier Park was granted tuesday by recreation and social ser vices committee. Approving a master plan for Whittier Park commit tee said the attraction is Central to the Park s Over All development. A resurrected version of the historic North Vest company s fort Gibraltar now moves to executive Quay termed the Voyageur project a gift to the City policy committee and City Council for final approval he also called for reasonable admission fees for the while the City plans on developing Whittier Park Over the next 15 to 20 years is budgeted this year the association s Success since beginning in in 1970 prompted its proposal for the project. Under the proposed agreement and lease the association will pay costs of construction Security maintenance and liability insurance. Visitors will probably face an Entrance fee. Councillor Joe Zuken labor election As contained in the master plan. Canada asks probe by in of Cambodia United nations up external affairs minis Ter Don Jamieson says Canada was not paying lip service by repeating charges of repression in democratic Kampuchea formerly Cambodia. Jamieson urged the in general Assembly on tues Day to support Canada s Call for an immediate investigation of the human rights violations in that country. At a press luncheon he was asked Why Canada had brought the question up in the Assembly after sending a report to the in human rights commission in Gen Eva on sept. 8. Certainly we re not paying lip service and it in t just what has been said Over the last year or Jamieson said. The report is one that is dated August and came As a result of investigations that we have conducted in recent months to confirm to our own satisfaction that these kind of things wore going on. To that in t just the sort of Litany of the game sort of things that have been said in the in delivering Canada s main foreign policy speech to the Assembly Jamieson devoted a main part to democratic Kampuchea and said the in no longer could ignore the tragic situation there. The Issue of human rights will not go away Jamieson said. Like so Many other con Cerns the concern about human rights can no longer be contained behind nation Al boundaries. It is not a matter of laying Down to governments How they should fashion their Politi Cal or economic systems. It is simply a matter of making certain that governments observe the fundamental decency is of civilized life to which they have All pledged Jamieson also devoted major space to the Middle settlement reached at Camp David md., which he praised. He urged less recrimination and polemics in the in while the Deli Cate next Steps Are taken. He warned political Lead ers preparing for a South african imposed internal solution in Namibia not to take part in a Sham elector Al procedure but instead to opt for the United nations plan calling for a Strong military Force to ensure free elections. Instead of enjoying the benefits of free and close association with the rest of the world you will Only re Gret More bloodshed and bring about in the Long run the destruction of what you hold Jamieson said. He and four other West Ern foreign ministers met with Secretary general Kurt Waldheim to plan strategy for a in Security Council session thursday called to approve Wald Heim s report on Namibia. Jamieson also urged in members to accept More refugees among the thou Sands who have fled the former indochinese states of Laos Vietnam and Cam Bodia. Canada already has taken in about and will allow another to enter annually Jamieson added. Asked what action Canada expects from the in Jamieson said the obvious routes Are things like sanctions to isolate democratic Kampuchea. These will have to be discussed by either the Security Council or whatever the appropriate body is within the in. We would be supportive of any effective action that was Jamieson said it was the first time Canada had done its own investigative work to such a degree. The stories were so horrendous and so dramatic in terms of the kind of things that were happening there that we wanted to see at first hand and have our own people Check them out this is the most dra Matic and really quite shameful exploitation which i think goes beyond anything that i be Ever heard of in recent years with regard to the sheer expected annual visitors. The historic fort As proposed will occupy two acres within Whittier serving both the festival and the summer tourist Trade. On approval by Council and the Rivers and streams authority which must approve Riverbank construction the property will be leased by the Voyageur association for a Token amount. Financing for further construction of the fort will be from a number of sources Over five years including government corporations foundations and the Public in addition to regular fund raising. Guy Savoie Voyageur spokesman said the association has an application with the province for 000 under a fund for historic projects Money which Savoie said he Hopes will be available once the project s historical significance is recognized. Savoie said the association is confident of financing pointing out that the association s 1978 budget was Over last year government Grants to the festival and association totalled including from the City. He said a time will come when the association won t be looking for any government funding Point ing out that last year s government funds were less than other years since beginning in 1970. When completed in 1981, the fort will consist of eight buildings two towers and and 18-foot-High stockade co Yards Square. Weston Square. Mcphilips Logan 786-5539 Price effective wed. Sept. 27th to lues., oct. 3rd mm., Tutt sit 9 . To 6 . Wtd., thin Fridis 9 u 9 . Soc1us it of Numis cold meats cheeses pickles Rve bread Etc schneiders sausage onto Arfeal 1-lb. 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Electrical work resumes at Hydro s Jenpeo site Kkt ctr Cal work at the site of Manitoba Hydro s a Peg generating station has resumed a Utility spokes Man said tuesday. Kloc trial work was halted briefly Over the weekend when 21 members of the International brotherhood of electrical workers local 2085, walked off the Job illegally because of a dispute Over the operation of Large cranes being used to install soviet made turbines. The men Are employees of Flanders installation. At its Northern Sites Hydro is protected from walkouts by no strike clauses in All its contracts a Utility spokes Man explained. Hair checks will be we Reserve the Ghl to Lin sept. 28 oct. 2 photo dept. Special photofinishing prices 12 exposure Tamblyn special Dale exposure 4.99 24 Tamblyn special 5i99 product code 160 q Sqq 36 exposure. Tamblyn special d. 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