Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 24, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba 10winnipeg free july French Fry Plant to Cut pollution Wim Peg free pros Portage la Prairie officials of Mccain foods told the provincial clean environment commission yesterday they will install smokestack scrubbers Capa ble of removing 95 per cent the odor emanating from their Plant their effectiveness will not be known until some time after september when the equipment is residents of Peony a 125membef residential Community adjacent to the Mccain French Fry have petitioned against the odor and yesterday got their Chance to complain to the six member the people do realize it is impossible to move the Plant at this Community spokesman Bill Stefiuk told the commission chairman Harry Sleigh gave the town until 1 to present its evidence on the effectiveness of the the hear ing will resume sometime after French Fry odor was the main Peony farm complaint but not the Only others included sewage Dis the effectiveness of the Buffer zone Between the Community and the and Lack of properly signed Access to the provincial environmental Engineer Mike Van Den Bosch said april monitoring showed sound Levels from the Plant were considerably province seeks seed firm bids the Manitoba government has Soll bids from three foreign owned companies to buy Mckenzie Steele i Riggs seeds of nip la Len Evans said Banman target of nip criticism Evans Brandon East said the firms approached were lib Agergy a Swiss owned company with an opera Tion in Northrup King of Minneapolis and William Bur pee Atlee an International Tel Ephone and Telegraph itt subsidiary centred in Northrup King and Burpee Atlee Are interested in Evans while lib Agergy is thinking about a fourth Hartz Canada of was also solicited but turned Down the he 14 companies inquire in 14 firms have inquired about buying Mckenzie seeds from the prov at a joint news Evans and nip Leader Howard Pawley said the see packaging company and its 250 Brandon employees would be placed in great jeopardy if the operation is purchased by a multinational once a Large firm gets Access to Mckenzie customers and merchandising the Plant itself would be of Little the opposition Leader the firm would gladly resell the lame Duck operation Back to the there is really Only one sure Way to Steep Mckenzie seeds operation in Brandon and that is to maintain the present government ownership which dates Back to he by aggressively seeking the government has already harmed Mckenzie by turning Over valuable Market information to its Pawley he also dismissed As outright silly Bob ban mans claim that private ownership could bring diversification and More there Are no economic reasons to process additional consumer items at the Brandon Plant since the raw materials would have to be shipped into the province Pawley such diversification just makes no the governments late june decision to sell Mckenzie has resulted in a petition in Brandon against the move and Calls for the resignation of Brandon West la and Cabinet ministered both Mcgill and Premier Ster Ling Lyon promised during the 1977 election Campaign that the Plant would not be in excess of accepted limits for a residential he recommended sound limits of 50 decibels from id to 7 and 60 decibels from 7 to 10 Mccain Engineer George Bliss called these limits too restrictive for an Industrial and suggested the commission raise each limit by 10 he said the company usually met provincial Stan Dards during the Day and exceeded them Only slightly band seeks to Block the Pas the Pas Indian band has launched Legal action to Block the Pas town Council from disconnecting sewer and water services from a trailer court situated on band a statement of claim filed yesterday in Manitoba court of Queens Bench says the town has threatened to Dis connect services from Timberland trailer the statement said More than 400 people live on the site and the defendants will be creating an unsanitary condition if sewer and water services Are Discon named As defendants in the suit Are the mayor and six town at he the lights Are so Bright a resident Ray other residents were both person can walk around in the Plant ered by the Strong lighting his House at night without began production my from the factory turning the lights said employs about 900 Mati Omal office products microfilm division books Good on paper the that copies up to 11 x 14 from Roll or Fiche Canon microfilm systems National typewriter office equipment free office trial 202272 main South 7866611 the Taymor Taymor two Man Nylon tent special this lightweight Nylon tent weighs Only so its has zippered door with Nylon tie Down storm Flap and polypropylene floor with Snake Complete with tent Nylon Cord and carrying 7l x 5w x Woods Cascade 8 x 12 family tent special All Canvas tent with Canvas storm 1 screened windows on Side Walls and l shaped screen door with Canvas outside 1st place for sports Woods alaskan Mark Iii sleeping bag 4ft88 special 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