Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 28, 1980, Winnipeg, Manitoba It Winnipeg free july is w3fnfl pc a 3 s w cruise ship sailing rough sea of red Ink John first mate of the lord Selkirk stands watch in the wheelhouse of the financially troubled Gold fever hits Churchill reopening of Northern mine triggers activity in town by Bob Lowery Winnipeg free press Churchill Gold fever has hit this Manitoba the fevers Centre is the Churchill where Hercules aircraft Are taking on loads of building Materi and 20footlong storage tanks for an Airlift to a new Gold mining opera Tion at Cullaton 320 Kilometres Northwest of Here in the Northwest Jim Vic president of Prospect Ion of said a group of mining firms have been prospecting the area for five a few years ago when Gold was Selling for about an ounce our want Worth he at an ounce the Cost of operating and developing the mine could be carried with some return on the but at an ounce things Are really we might even wind up having to pay taxes on the Cullaton Lake Gold mine is investing More than million to bring the Gold mine into production by Obrian my resource and consolidated Durham mining re sources both members of the har Bison mining Are financing the development on a 5050 Beggs said the Ore grades Are ounces per current proven Ore reserves indicate a six year lifespan for the but the company has other exploration going on in the area and the mine could keep operating for 30 company officials 35 men Are employed on the two scoop trams and dump trucks flown in Are being used to develop an incline Shaft for the the incline is already Down to about 125 a warehouse is also in housing a Generator and two Large compres there is also a trailer Camp and a Laboratory under Beggs said the development plans Call for the installation of a Rock a Mill and a Small the crushed Ore will be leached in a cyanide solution and Carbon will be used to absorb the Beggs company and other Northern officials have been in Rankin whale Cove and Eskimo Point talking with mayors and Hamlet we Are hoping to employ As Many people from the Community As Possi Beggs at the Peak of con the work Force is expected to reach the operation Crew and staff will be about this will include two Complete operating shifts which will alternate on the he our plan is to have the Crew work for one or two weeks on the site and have an equivalent period off wherever they have their Beggs said about half the jobs would not require previous skill or an administrative Headquarters will be set up either in Churchill or Thomp the Churchill business Community believes it has the inside the Northern mayors and Hamlet councils have been concerned about the Impact of the development on their peo ple and Beggs said they had been reassured when they heard that no booze or drugs will be admitted on the construction or mining the councils also wanted to know what Impact the development would have on the Caribou Herd in their Beggs said the mine is built on the Eastern Edge of the Caribou ranging there was also concern about the mine robbing the Community of All its he we explained that on the rotation the Community tradesmen would be Home for at least half the there were also questions asked about our plans for the disposal of waste tailings from the people seem to be relieved when we explain that the tailings will be completely impounded and not released into the the land claim Issue was also raised with the company Beggs said it was not significant in this Case because of the Small area occupied by the Beggs said he was impressed with not Only the Churchill but also with the Large amount of warehouse space near the i was alarmed to hear that the Federal authorities Are thinking of demolishing More of these valuable build he i Only Hope this wont happen for the Sake of our company and others planning to operate in the by Andy Becq Winnipeg free press 6iml1 the lord Selkirk ii has been floating in rough financial water since it was built More than a decade ago and its owners say this year is going to be no variety of Tours if we Are pretty close to Zero breaking even this year Well be doing pretty said Harold Einars a partner in expeditions the company which offers a variety of Tours of Lake Winnipeg on the luxury cruise the lord Selkirk said Ein is a very expensive ship to last year the which requires 36 Crew and can accommodate a Maxi mum of 128 lost As Einarsson said More than was invested in the ship constructed in 1969 for million after his company purchased it from the provincial government for in just four Days after being sworn into office in the new progressive conservative government finance minister Don Craik and then tourism minister Bob Banman announced it would sell the luxury the lord Selkirk lost More than million while it was owned by the despite its difficult financial Einarsson said the tour company will definitely operate the ship next year and he is optimistic the company will produce Black Ink on next seasons his optimism is not shared by Winnipeg financial the financial Community in Winni Peg has been very reluctant to loan us any he promotion suffers As a promotion of the cruise ship Tours has taken the backseat to financing we waste All our time trying to raise said Einarsson who warned some Hal empty cruises this season on the Lack of a promotional what Are the cruises like passengers interviewed on the last Day of a four night Pioneer cruise were unanimous in their Praise of the its Crew and the service they its i love said Louis in an interview on the Gimli Ive always lived in and Ive always wanted to see the Lake from that Side she said pointing to the the Are a Little bit but youre not in them that she the Man responsible for making sure passengers Are out of their Cabins enjoying themselves is Richard who has served As entertainment offi cer on the ship for the last five sum from Early morning exercises at 7 until the last dance at 1 Hartley is on the this is a Good package Holiday for he you get Good value for your Money and youre learning alot about the history and geography of Lake dances Between the dances and drinks in the York boat Hartley treats Pas sengers on the cruise to films and walking Tours on Hecla Island and Berens the Pioneer which run from june through Cost to per lord Selkirk ii staff say weekender fun which run from the end of May through Are More pop ular with Young depending on How luxurious you want the Accomma prices for the tonight cruises Range from to a variety of other Tours Are offered and this year the lord Selkirk will be Here for the icelandic festival to provide five dinner cruises 7 to Midnight for per and if you want to take any of these it would be Wise to do it this tour prices were not raised this season even though subarctic Tours have had to Deal with soaring fuel costs and increases in other As a next year tour prices will Rise 15 per Einarsson weather three persons killed in traffic accidents an eighty Earold boy who died yesterday after a single vehicle Accident on provincial Road 278 near Bacon about 200 Kilometres Northwest of was one of three Manitoban killed in weekend traffic the boy was identified As Ernest Malcolm of ebb and a 23yearold Winnipeg Joseph John Wade la was killed yesterday at in a motorcycle pedestrian Accident five Kilometres Northwest of Winnipeg on provincial trunk Highway Mary Linda was killed while Riding As a passenger in one of two cars in collision at an intersection in the cites North end an employee of Media com inc was killed Friday when seven billboards he was working with fell on James Ernest of 1695 Sargent Avenue was crushed when when the weighing about 190 kilograms fell from a loading area about bins Albi Glim Bitts fibreglass baits feb Ingliss Lawn Garden fertilizer Cash a carry delivery extra Peoples cooperative Ltd 895 Jarvis ave phone 5866221 auction Sale under the landlords tenants act 415 Edison main floor out room july 2t at having 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