Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 13, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba 12 Winnipeg of Frei March estate tax Cut rejected by widow by Mary Ann Fitzgerald the widow of former conserva Tive la Earl Mckellar has rejected the tory governments 000 reduction of her estate taxes and will Likely take recourse through the finance minis Ter Don Craik said the reassessment would have reduced the tax payable by Lois Susan Mckellar to Craik told the in the he strongly denied last weeks charges by nip la Sidney Green Inkster that the conservative government had Cho sen a Back secret route to reduce the estate rejecting the Public method of making its intentions known by Cabinet the former nip government had rejected Mckellard a Green contends that any Relief on compassionate grounds should be made by Cabinet the finance minister can Only Grant re Lief on Legal Craik said the estate tax Legisla Tion clearly gave the authority to him to Grant the tax and contrary to the new democrats Al no order was Ever taken to it was never discussed by Cabinet As the Mem Ber said outside the the minister said he had Legal advice from attorney generals la for Souris Kil died in his estate was subject to the nip governments 1972 estate tax legislation levied on estates of More than the conservative government abolished estate taxes in the Mckellard had a farm near nes Craik told reporters Mckel Lar was left with a 12yearold son and no rights to the machinery or the Grain in the he said the requirement to calculate the widows pension rights to the end of her natural life pushed the estate to the under the former the Levy was 37 per cent on the amount Over on she had this kind of she did not have the he said he had reassessed the tax payable on the grounds that Early in her mar had worked to help buy a Quarter Section of the the Quarter Section was not jointly but rather was registered in Mckellard the Quarter in which Craik judged she should have an was valued at reducing tax payable to he cagey Welcome planned for visiting fear rugs photo by Gerry Cairns labourers Are Busy working on the superstructure of a shopping Centre at marys Road and route the vital which will include is expected to Cost from to Developer is trl Zec corporation of court to hear Appeal of milk prices the provincial govern ment has earmarked 000 to build a Cage to hold Church ills unwelcome Polar Bear re sources minister Brian Ransom said Ransom said confining the bears until they can be released in Hudson Bay will be cheaper than the current practice of flying them to a spot outside the Only to have them return a Short time the Cage wont constitute a he since the bears Are to be kept incommunicado so they wont completely lose their fear of humans and elect to stay in Churchill when re he added that the Cage will As Many As a dozen a hearing will be held in Manitoba court of Queens Bench april 11 to consider an application by citizens health action committee to Block the milk control Board of Manitoba from raising retail milk the court will also consider a second application by the health committee to Roll Back a three cent per litre increase in the Price of which was approved the Board in a who asked not to be said representatives of the Board agreed monday not to order an increase in milk prices until the applications Are Justice Peter Morse told lawyers for both groups monday that he would permit the Board to continue Public scheduled to resume into requested milk Price milk retailers and processors have requested increases of As much As 10 cents a Manitoban now pay 53 cents a litre for a spokesman for the committee charged earlier the Board did not fully answer questions and did not disclose financial statements during Public meetings held last Man faces theft charges John of Winnipeg and two Winnipeg based John Hewlett Homes and cashew travel Homes have been charged with 17 counts of theft of More than and two charges of criminal breach of Trust following a five month investigation by the commercial crime Section of the Winnipeg a press release issued monday by the ramp said the investigation centred on the Sale of Mobile Homes consigned to the companies As Well As the placement of mechanics liens on Homes in various stages of con although it is alleged the owners of the to bile Homes had paid for the at the same ran som the government has allocated for re search on How to keep Polar bears away from Chur the government will also spend to continue studies at helping the people of Northwestern Manitoba understand the decline in the Kaminura Caribou both the provincial and Federal governments Are he the people Are ready to blame the decline in the Caribou population on air planes Fly ing mining activity or Hunters in other areas but dont recognize what role they might Ransom said that once the problem is the communities will be Able to decide what action they like to this get intimate in a new at we teach our special summer courses in Small person person youll be speaking in the new language right from the and intimate with it by the time youre Reserve your place Berlitz rears since 1878 the Lombard place Winnipeg 9423149 translation and interpretation private and total immersion courses also available All courses tax Berlitz and total immersion Are registered service Marks of the Berlitz schools of languages of Canada Ltd collection notices worry councillors councillors were More concerned monday about the effects of going by the Book in garbage collection rather than a proposed crackdown on City civic works and operations committee received As information a department report outlining Cost cutting measures such As disciplinary hearings and new administrative procedures designed to Cut Back on staff among the restraint measures proposed to save the City this year Are plans to collect refuse strictly according to the solid waste works commissioner Bill Finnbogason told Council lors that City which handle about 58 per cent of the cites were less productive than Pri vate contractors because they let homeowners get away with minor infractions of the mean private contractors use the City regulations As their the bylaw specifies How refuse is to be packaged and where it is to be during the last two City workers have bounded Snow Banks and trespassed on private property to get to refuse often put out in violation to the he Finnbogason said City employees have been encouraged to hand More residents Courtesy notices and to refuse to collect rubbish that int bundled according to the two year old councillors said monday that they thought to strict enforcement of the bylaw would Only cause printing Plant workers ratify two year contract today strike at a Winnipeg printing Plant has ended with 35 employees agreeing to a two year contract with a pay increase and a new welfare plan to which management pays half the Frank president of the graphic arts inter National local said monday workers voted to 9 to accept the proposal by Wallingford press 358 Ross the average hourly rate of rises to retroactive to and to increases of seven and per he management will pay 50 per cent of a welfare package which includes a dental prescription sick leave and Accident three students judged Best Young writers three Manitoba students have been selected As the Best Young writers in the province in the 12th annual student writing the purpose of the Competition was to search out Young writers across Canada and encourage them to develop their creative thirty winners were chosen from across the coun try three from each in there were numerous honorable Manitoba three top winners were first prize Frank of River East second prize Lynnette mar of mennonite collegiate Institute in Sanford and third prize Paul of Bruns collegiate in the which attracted More than entries from across was judged by the Canad an Council of teachers of English and the Ontario Council of teachers of More than in prizes was awarded by the Canada permanent Trust Gany which sponsored the warning health and welfare Canada advises that danger to health increases with amount smoked avoid average per cigarette King size tar 12 regular tar 14 ;