Winnipeg Free Press

Tuesday, July 24, 1979

Issue date: Tuesday, July 24, 1979
Pages available: 83
Previous edition: Monday, July 23, 1979

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 24, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba F Park officers seek curb on quor by Andy Blicq Winnipeg free part press Wasagaming Federal Parks superintendents May have the Power to limit the amount or liquor in National Parks campgrounds by next Parks Canada officials Are putting the finishing touches to Federal ing regulations which will include a provision for limiting lome chief of visitor services for Parks Canada Prairie Region said yes the proposed changes would Parks superintendents the Power to afternoon showers sunny tomorrow High 25 Low 10 regulate liquor consumption in National Parks where there Taft problem with if the amendments Are they will almost certainly affect Clear Lake Campground in Riding Mountain National 264 Kilometres North West of where liquor related incidents on Long weekends Are on the Riding Mountain officials have gone through All kinds of agony Over the Rowdy ism problem which Park superintendent George Rochester described As an unsavoury we dont want to set up any More regulations than Are Han sett under proposed Regula the superintendents1 would de cide if the level of Rowdy ism warrants limiting or prohibiting liquor White some people May object to the proposed others who have had a weekend destroyed by Row deism will be very Happy about he Hansen said there is some fear i quo limit regulations in place in some provincial Parks will push rowdiness prone individuals to Federal were hoping the provincial and Federal Parks systems will March Forward he at grand Beach provincial 100 Kilometres North of the Park patrol recently began limiting campers to one Cam of Beer or one 2faunce bottle of liquor per site per night during the May Long weekend 214 charges t mostly liquor related were Laid in Riding Mountain during a today about half that number of charges wer Jaid during the1 july Long the major problem tends to Stem from the a serviced Cpl Gord be Brecht of the Clear Lake ramp detached rent Lebrecht said liquor related Row deism in the Park appears to be on the see Park Page 4 canadians face fines under land Law Ottawa up although they May not know it possibly thousands of canadians face severe penalties and even loss of property for not registering land they own in the United states by embarrassed american officials acknowledge that they have been something less than efficient in in forming these canadians of the need and reconsidering giving them some kind of special but they also say they Are not quite sure just which landholders need for a pleasant Little we Kreed lot with a weekend and vacation Home Oft it or May not be covered under the act and nobody knows just Bow Many canadians Are except it is assumed there must be considerable numbers with property just Over the the situation is this in the United states concerned that Arab Oil Money might be buying up too much agricultural passed the Agri culture foreign disclosure see Page 4 final july Sun rises sets Moon rises sets loan rates y hit Al time from the Canadian press major Banks followed the Bank of Canadas Lead yesterday by raising the prime lending and two Trust companies have already announced in creased mortgage the moves follow the Central Banks announcement sunday of an increase in its trendsetting interest rate by one half of one per cent to a record 11 per All Banks increased their prime rates the minimum charged on com Mercial Loans a record per cent from 12 per the new rates take effect today at most except Toronto Dominion Canada in dark about Oil Ottawa up after weeks of the external affairs department still has been unable to find out whether Iraq is boycotting Oil ship ments to i am sorry we dont have any com ment on that at a spokesman for the iraqi embassy told a reporter external increased its efforts yester Day after the Middle East economic published in reported there is an iraqi Oil embargo As a result of the conservative govern ments plan to move the Canadian embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel an external affairs spokesperson said she suspects the economic Survey is reporting something that happened some time ago and May no longer but the department be cer Tain because it was getting no satisfaction for requests for clarification made in Iraq and at the embassy see Iraq Page 4 Bank and the Royal Bank of Canada where the rates will be in effect Tomor As the Banks also raised the amount of interest paid on non Cheque ing savings most said the increase to 10 per cent from per cent will be effective Impact on City Victoria and Grey Trust in creased its mortgage rate to per cent from per cent Canada per manent mortgage raised the rate on closed mortgages with Oneto five year terms to per cent from per mortgage rates will Likely increase at other lending i guess youve heard the phrase they Are under said John treasurer of Royal but i would anticipate they would go rates at most institutions now Range from about 11 to 11 per depend ing on the Type of mortgage and area of the to the average Home buyer or owner who has to refinance a the mortgage rate increases will mean higher monthly take the example of a Mort about average at today one year the interest rate on a National housing act insured mortgage was 10 per on the mortgage the payments would be a More a month Bank rate increases in the last year have pushed interest rates up and that same mortgage today would Cost at least 11 per or a that Means added payments of a or a most mortgages have interest rates fixed for five during that five year the Homeowner would pay out an extra some lenders now Are predicting that the latest Bank rate increase could push Nha mortgages to 11 it per cent or see interest Page 4 x v v r1 r f i i whale of a chore divers Bob Stevenson left and Rick Beldegreen of sea Batisse too too of Churchill raises the motor to avoid capture a 10foot male Beluga injury to divers or the capture came during a whale in the Churchill River Estuary As boat operator quest for zoo see Story and Page rough introduction to Lake explorers aground after 20mile run Down the red into Lake Winnipeg by Gary Hunter Winnipeg free press Gull Harbour hit the strike a Rock and break the five minutes after entering Lake the free press inflatable boat venture to Hudson Bay had run it was a late Start from East Selkirk yesterday due to a last minute snafu in obtaining some special life and the boat was loaded under a Light lift of spirits the 20mile run Down the red River was there were fishermen along the Banks despite the keep ing to the proper River Channel out onto the Lake proved Little Challenge and there was a lift of spirits on Board the 50horseoowerdriven Zodiac boat As the wide expanse of water came into Winnipeg Othelea Northern adventure it was Short coming on to the the dredged Channel is hard against the left Shore and marked with but a missed a warning shout and a crack of steel on Rock came the remedied in 15 minutes with a spare set the tone for the first Day of boating on 266mile Long Lake four hours banging through tworan Threefoot White capping boats special eight foot Marine radio whip Aerial suddenly separated at the base and shot Forward overhead and disappeared into the Lake Winnipeg is Square Miles of some of the most unpredictable Inland Waters in the a North wind cat blow up four foot seas within a half the lakes shallowness average depth of 60 feet As compared with Lake Ontario with an average depth of 802 feet Means fre quent danger of the indians referred to it As stink ing water or Muddy a smell it May have and its Waters Are less than but the heaving collection of Waters from As far away As the Rocky Minnesota and Lake of the Woods was regarded in 17th and 18th Century England and France As Possi Bly being the Western not Gimli not Sel until Lake Winnipeg was referred to by the French As la Mere de 1ouest the Western and it was this a Quick route to the riches of the that spurred the French court to support the explorations of the Simeur de la the founders of the Hudson Bay company were likewise much concerned with the South the possibility of it existing within 14 Days travel of Hudson Bay was a Large part of the sales pitch of Pierre Radisson and brother inlaw the Houart Des Groseil Liers that brought the English traders into the Hudson that the English and French of by gone centuries saw the freshwaters of Lake Winnipeg As a is More understandable considering its length is greater than the distance Between Lon Don and Lake Winnipeg was show ing its Best and much less in six hours Choppy water at the Mouth of the smooth water around Gimli and bang ing turbulence off Helca with an original on Day travel goal of Berens River the win Nipert Othelea expedition swept into Gull Harbour 90 Miles late subdued and with Berens As the goal for inside today Golden jets summer Hull a super summer player the canadians Are the Centre of attention in the super summer hockey an organization that lets hardcore players Don the Blades in Summers roaring the teams attraction is Bobby who plays on a line with his two teenage Hull is reported to be the object of desire for five nil and one son said he says Hes coming Back but Hull wont comment on his plans except to say i think its a Good idea that i do a Little work before training another Nehru India which Rose up to smite Gandhi dictatorial were rewarded with the equally aloof government of Morarji the Desai which fell last was preoccupied with its own special issues and largely neglecting the needs of those who elected according to los Angeles times new Delhi correspondent Tyler Marshall says what India really needs now is another rail Bird coming to watch at the races is like just thanks at a unheard horse races Arent about there about Money people Arent looking at horses crossing the finish there looking at that May come As no Surprise to regular patrons at ass Nicola but to freelance writer Sheila Baptie it was a startling she reports on her very first visit to the Italy joins refugee Hunt the italian Navy has joined the sea Rescue operation in search of vietnamese boat an italian naval task Force was in Singapore to fuel up for its Mission in the South China while in Kuala the West German embassy announced that two West German commercial vessels had picked up 37 Iran sings the blues the Ayatollah Khomeini lumped the Bee gees and Bach together yesterday and banned they were All victims of the iranian revolution leaders ban on which he said is As stupefying As the order Drew immediate protests from music lovers and shop owners in one said it is impinging on our personal he cant Stop me from listening to no matter what my tastes chills at Council in the midst of City Council discussed Snow but a new plan that would see sidewalks on collector streets cleared in 36 hours gave some councillors cold feet the reason for the chills in the chamber is the possibility that the proposal would increase Clearing costs by one 3 scores Index baseball National Montreal 8 san fran 3 Chicago 92 Conci 31 Pittsburgh 70 Atlanta 18 Houston 3 Louis 2 san Diego 6 Phil 5 l a 3 new York 1 american league Minnesota 7 Toronto 6 Baltimore 7 Oakland 4 California 9 Boston 2 Cleveland 5 Milwaukee 4 Chicago 11 Detroit 3 new York 6 Seattle 2 Kansas City 5 Texas 4 25 7 54 25 54 6 23 Jumble to i i t ;