Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 8, 1980, Winnipeg, Manitoba 2 Winnipeg free july Minaki Lodge will e vacancy in 1982 Byan Deblicq free Ess it will be the Spring of 1992 before the natural lag Walls of Minaki Lodge Echo with the voices of its first ending an expensive eight year silence for Ontario Security and maintenance of the Par till renovated resort have Cost the Ontario government More than year since it closed in the fall of in addition to the million Ontario is already million will be needed to build sleeping quarters for guests and Complete renovations at the Lodge before being Pur chased by the was a financial Burden for several an Ontario government study has predicted the controversial Lodge will begin turning a profit three years after and Minaki Lodge officials say that the car Gill Grain company of Winnipeg intends to Send 100 people to the luxury resort in june of that but some of the 400 residents of the town of Minaki Are less sure the Lodge will operate in the it will be extremely difficult for Minaki Lodge to Ever pay to Ever make a said Merv a former manager of the Lodge and now a Minaki Reid said just the Cost of starting up the Lodge Wilt be but area residents Are anxious to see the Lodge reopen to create employment and improve economic conditions in the town is Fiot theist of and so Kilometres North of the trans Ana Highway on a rough and manager of hoist Point tends to Security and maintenance at Minaki Lodge Churchill mayor raps forces shift by Bob Lowery Winnipeg free press 7churchill removal of the last Canadian armed forces equipment from this Northern seaport is Unbe mayor Howard Brown said he three Al terrain carriers and a bus were loaded on the Canadian National railways train july 3 for a Southern he added that As far As the town Council the eight remaining armed forces personnel Are soon to the equipment removal last week preceded by one Day an announce ment by Canadian wheat Board that the fort of Churchill can expect reduced Grain shipments this year be cause of the a National harbours Board official in Churchill said the reduction would probably mean the loss of about one third of the 150 port jobs this sea Brown said the military pullout is hard to when Canada is step Ping up its commitments to protect the Federal authorities seem quite Content to have thousands of Miles of our own Northern Frontier practically priorities questioned he questioned the Canadian govern ments military priorities in putting such Strong emphasis on Europe and Southern while leaving a key port like Churchill stripped of even a Token military Brown said Churchill has facilities to accommodate several thousand troops and these accommodations could be refitted at Little he As we have runways which can handle our latest Type fighter planes and we Are Access Ible by land or sea to bring in he added that the Churchill area has an Ideal climate for t ruining not them the decision on the Fate of the Mili tary presence in Churchill is to be made according to information the town Council after the equipment was shipped South last Brown cabled defence minister Gilles Lamontagne asking Why it was being removed Al most a week before the so called final decision is supposed to be in Winnipeg Premier Sterling said the Manitoba government cant Force Jiin to grow in an if Foit to ship ments to the Pui of c pinot Mois Ture and make gain told the opposition members org if the government to to an intr a projected reduction in to the Northern Grain i agree that it told tourist Alert lome and Edith Benoit of Brentwood Are asked to Contact the nearest detachment of the ramp regarding an urgent family the driving r97s White inc Van with licence Are return ing West from a the weather i f City Calendar the Prairie Canada summer an Opportunity for individuals and families to learn More about the will be offered 11 to at the University of i or information Call Marjorie program Coordie Muir of the University continuing education a summer adaptive playground program Tor t his non who Are mentally or physically has Heeti re pared by the ass Miloine Parkton Tiina recreation Branch at Carpa Trua Iod carpathia hours Are i to noon Toi five to ight and 1 to 4 for ninety Fly Earod the in gain began Gary president of the Manitoba government Tim Plo yees will speak on f Ami Inions from noon to 1 ii p july 9 in 2flu7 University University of sunny and warm Winnipeg area forecast sunny today and High today near Low near High tomorrow near extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba sunny with after Ion Cloudy periods wednesday through temperatures near Northern Manitoba sunny with afternoon Cloudy periods through temperatures near Normal Northwestern Ontario sunny with afternoon Cloudy periods wednesday through temperatures near temperatures Canada and world National we Niika Thot Tofi k j mull i it 4 26 20 to a 23 1c i ii 7 in i j m 12 10 u 9 it International Chicago my 37 31 Boston 26 18 u shops 33 22 hmm Perl temperature can Primm 7 256 126 Ili 9 tear 744 u 2 in 3 267 133 200 Hinesl on record 41 i in h34 lowest on 5 0 in 1972 precipitation told tfx Ito ulv 7 2 Normal deaths of Dorothy Arlt Sidney of Prince b c formerly of of Emily bestir m of St wife of Oscar Pete Boissonneault formerly of widow of Harold Bott Louis of 496 Mcnaugton ave husband of Gene of 90 Chanos suite widower of Agnes Cran Connie Vera of 246 Sharpe wife of Fernand Desman Esau Jason of 333a Alfred Avenue Lawrence of ont widower of Florence furst May of 61 Waterloo formerly of widow of Newton har vey Robert Jonn 91 of Transcona Dorothy Anne 9v widow of Frederick King of 392 Anderson wife of Fred kinked Hus band of Mary Komek i j 1 f wit fit Laws Haigis 37 of Alia Iyub Baoju of Carolyn love Pearl of formerly of Manitou widow of Garntt Harry of b72 pol bin he Brand of Helen Phillips Judy 587 Jarvis of Peter Petit Tiff Jennifer two clays of 106 div of of holy family nurse nil widow of Michael sni Tki 1scn r t p i of s Thomasch Evvs j it of 66 steet 61 winding if the Lodge int Here there int a future for said Barry a local businessman and spokesman for area residents on Lodge he said Young people in the Community Are hoping construction jobs will allow them to find work and stay in the limited jobs he said i have a Hunch Well have limited jobs this fall it in the Long the Lodge will create Many Job although not All of them can be filled by Minaki Gibson lets face when they operated two thirds of the staff came from the University of they didst hire too Many local said Jack a Minaki resident since the Ontario government has contracted Radisson hotel an american to run the a government appointed study concluded earlier this year that the Lodge has potential As a firs class summer recreation resort offering a High Stan Dard of a variety of dining and entertainment excellent meeting banquet facilities and a Large complement of recreational while the report recommends that the Lodge capacity be expanded from 100 to Radisson will almost certainly expand the facility to Maccomo Date Fred president of the provincially controlled company which owns Minaki weekdays slower the report says the government owned ski Hill near the Lodge would draw a significant volume of business during the Winter but mini Mal occupancy on Philo Radisson for the first one or iwo seasons accepts the recommendation the Lodyce be operated on a 140 Day summer they Hope to operate the Lodge year round Boyer hover said Radisson has accepted in but not in detail the recommendations in the government commissioned study of the plans for the Lodge will Likely be finalized i or its services Radisson will receive five per cent of the lodges Gross in come or whichever is re disown will take 10 per cent the annual net Boyer a Branch of Radisson hotels will select an architect within to Days to design the construction and Decoi Iii tinn of the Boyer a Scalf of five currently Luaui the Ron manager of nearby hoist Point which also owned banquet room stands ready for by the Ontario who oversees Security and maintenance at Minaki said his staff also maintains the nine Hole Golf course which has remained open near the the main building of the built in will need some roof repairs before it he the Cathedra like Wood ceilings leak near the fireplace in the main Rotunda and there Are other leaks Over the swim Ming the motor Lodge and main which includes a Sandwich swi Yiming ballroom Kitchen and dining Are in reasonably Good shape our coties which will pro inv be busier times at Minaki moved to serve As staff quarters re quire re roofing and the chalet building is beyond repair and will Likely be torn the goal of the says is to turn the attractive log and Stone Lodge into a world class resort and wilderness meeting Johnny a longtime resident of is looking Forward to a return to the Titan die elegance the Lodge Onie uttered tins Community on the fringe of the North West Ontario my wife and 1 use to go out there for 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