Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 30, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada Metal warned about Lead emissions Oerby Cairns. Free press by Mary Ann Fitzgerald the Manitoba government is prepared to take Strong action if Canada Metal company Ltd. Does not reduce Lead emissions from its 1221 St. James Street foundry environment minister Gary Fumon said yesterday. If there is no improvement in a month or so there is provision in our legislation for ministerial Filmon said following a meeting with officials of the province s environmental control Branch yesterday after noon. In air Quality tests during the last three months the company was found to have exceeded air Quality guidelines for Lead Dur molders Settle wage dispute Canadian Bronze co. Ltd. And the International molders and Allied workers Union have agreed on a two year contract raising the average wage by about 24 per cent. Luis Rio Union staff representative said yesterday the contract retroactive to May 1, raises the average wage from to an hour in the first year of the pact and to an hour in the second. The contract covering about 110 workers also requires the firm to pay for a worker s first pair of workbooks and for the second plus for safety glasses. As Well the firm will pay 100 per cent of dental plan costs starting next year rather than the existing 75 per cent he said. Rufo said the firm has also taken Steps to reduce Lead emissions in the foundry. The Purchase of a new Furnace and ventilation system has significantly reduced workers Lead in blood Levels he said. The provincial workplace safety and health Branch is still monitoring the Levels and a workers committee is studying ways to further ease the problem he said. City ing 19, 24-hour periods. Filmon said closing the Plant would be a last the environment minister said the prov Ince will step up its monitoring of emissions from the Plant and will let the company and the Federal government know of the prov Ince s serious Only the Federal government can take Legal action against a company for exceeding guidelines for stack emissions. Canada Metal is now involved i such an action for exceed ing guidelines two years ago. Canada Metal has installed some pollution control equipment which is supposed to reduce stack emissions so far a Solu Tion has t been achieved so we will step up our the minister said. J. A. Lucas Plant manager said the company has spent about million during the last five years on pollution control and will continue to upgrade equipment. He maintained that Canada Metal passed the stack test for emission Levels last october and More Federal testing is to be done in August. Lucas said he had asked to attend yester Day s meeting but was told by Larry Stra Chan provincial director of environmental control programs that he could t. A total solution can never be achieved but we Are going through our system in an attempt to get As close As possible to a perfect Lucas said i an inter View. The provincial environmental Agency monitoring air Quality in the Vicinity of the Lead sheltering Plant found that on one occasion there was nine times More Lead in the air than maximum accept Able Levels of five micrograms of Lead. Other readings taken during May from Canada Metal s property line were 11.1, 15.5 and 48.1, Strachan said earlier. Moved it s All at Eaton place main floor Mitchell Diamond Cash for Gold or Silver coins jewellery scrap also military medals badges postcards Dia monds Stamps collector s coins old pocket watches Etc. We sell All models of Whites Metal detectors. Gate West Coin Ltd. Two locations 786 Cor Donave. 475-7173 1837 Portage ave. 837-8221 summer Blowout school s out Beach weather is Here and the water is inviting at Nuti Mik Lake in Manitoba s White Shell Park As these four youngsters know. Michelle Bockstael Curtis Gafka Michael Bockstael and Kim Gafka play the old game of Rock the inner tube As they beat the heat and enjoy a Well earned summer vacation. Winnipeg free press tuesday june 30, 1981 5 retirement ruling reserved by Kevin Prokosh a Manitoba court of Queen s Bench judge yesterday reserved a decision on whether to overturn a human rights commission adjudicator s ruling upholding the province s mandatory retirement clause. Justice a. C. Hamilton heard the Appeal of Aubrey new port a former Deputy registrar of the Manitoba court of Appeal who was forced to retire from his Job in november 1978, after he reached the age of 65. As a result of his forced retirement Newport complained to the human rights commission which established a Board of adjudication. Adjudicator Marshall Rothstein ruled that the civil service superannuation act which Calls for compulsory retirement at 65 takes precedent Over the provincial human rights act. Earlier this year the Manitoba court of Appeal decided the human rights act prevented the University of Mani Toba from enforcing a mandatory retirement clause in a collective agreement. The Appeal court stated a clause forcing University prof. Imogene Mcmire to retire at 65 was invalid because it violated the human rights act by forcing a person to retire because of age. As a result of the decision Jack London counsel for Newport said Rothstein s decision establishes a Law for the private sector and another for employees in the Public sector such As Newport. Winnipeg team wins Junior maths contest students at is. John s Raven court school have won the University of Waterloo s National Junior mathematics contest for the fourth time in five years. Winners on this year s team were Marc Baltzan Thomas Gratzer Philip Kim and Jeff Swail All Grade 11 Stu dents this year and Andrew Lau who was in Grade 10. Vincent Massey collegiate placed fourth in this contest with a team of Sandra Bannatyne and Rama Subrahmanyam both in Grade 11, and Jones Young a Grade 12 student. Subrahmanyam also recorded the highest individual score among the competitors 135 out of 150. St. Paul s High school was fifth with a team of Brad Deb Roni de swerhon and Bob Taylor All in Grade 12. St. John s Raven court also finished first in Region 7 of the annual High school mathematics examination for Canada and the . Region 7 includes Manitoba Saskatchewan North and South Dakota Minnesota and Iowa and had about contestants. 942-5108 Wiebe s a Mart foods 300 Edison ave. 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