Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 2, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Free july Winnipeg fico Freedom of Trade Equality of civil rights Liberty of religion of fid printed s at 300 Cert on Arm Wlms per r3c 3c1 by car attn newspapers company of Mitt Telephone 9430331 Donald col John Lafot Fudi total to ditto but managing editor 4 real Canadian Day Dominion this was a particularly Canadian Wretta Onet could not agree to give the Day a new the repatriated which was supposed Al signed to stir feelings of generated Little re most once celebrated their coun try birthday quietly with their families and there Are especially in Ottawa these who see these signs As evidence of a country which is losing its cohesion and its sense of Unity and which is splitting into a collection of regions and special each one jealous of All the those fears Are not groundless but they Are certainly Canada remains a country uniquely favored in the it to Joys Prosperity and a High degree of social while serious inequities and injustices it is one of the few nations in the world where the desire for social Reform remains canadians have their but those differences Are settled through the democratic through discussion and the one Small taste of social violence we expel ended 11 Yean ago led chiefly to a determination that it should never happen canadians do have regional concerns at the moment which often appear to override their feeling for Canada As a but most of them also know that All of Canada belongs to the vast when leave no doubt that they consider themselves canadians first and ontarian or Mart timers it would be pleasant if canadians demonstrated their love for their their appreciation for its benefits and their determination to make it better and More United by More oven Public demonstrations of that Day May yet though it is not Likely to be brought about by exhortation from on in the we will have to Hope in their on their porches or at their most canadians spared a moment yesterday to think of to appreciate their Good Fortune and to dedicate themselves to its an unnecessary strike if the Post office were a private the postal strike would most Likely not be taking setting aside for the moment the fact if the Post office were a private corporation achieving the losses it it would Long since have gone the issues which Divide the two sides simply do not justify the Cost of a everything the workers might gain or management might save will be wiped out by the lost wages and lost revenues caused by the but the Post office is an institution like no after years of negotiating with the Federal governments Treasury the Canadian Union of postal workers has acquired a we developed Martyr Complex which virtually demands a taste of suffering on the picket line before any contract is agreed or and the Treasury which is always worrying about the effects of a postal settlement on Allethe other civil servants with whom it must tends to be a slow moving and inflexible the key to the dispute is the report of Pierre chairman of the conciliation the Union will not bargain until it is guaranteed everything proposed by the chairman plus a Little the Treasury Board wants to bargain for something a Little there ought to be room for Compromise in Between those but it seems sure that Compromise will not be reached until the Union Mem Bers and the Canadian Public have been forced to pay a Price which is out of All proportion to the issues some aspects of the conciliation chairman report hard to the proposal for one More paid on january would ensure that the already horrendous Christmas backlog of mail would be even the proposal for a supplement to the maternity benefits paid for 17 weeks out of the unemployment insurance fund would give postal workers something that the vast majority of Canadian workers do not canadians should appreciate the fact that postal workers have jobs which Are often Boring and unpleasant and which entail inconvenient but postal workers can no longer claim to be grossly while few would begrudge them Good most would no doubt like to see them working under a contract which required them to show up at work from time to time to move the there will now be demands for parliament to legislate the strikers Back to they should be postal strikes cause massive inconvenience but they no longer create an economic most businesses have Long since developed alternative ways of sending messages and collecting those who once relied heavily on the mails have already turned to courier a legislated end to the strike would simply discourage responsibility in the it would create new martyrs and would make it even More difficult for the new postal once the department becomes a Crown to achieve the improved atmosphere in labor relations which is an essential part of its the Law gives the postal workers the right to collective an essential feature of collective bargaining is that both sides must live with the consequences of their including a decision to go on if they begin bargaining on the Assumption that will bail them then no serious negotiation Ever takes waiting for negotiation to produce a result will cause problems and inconvenience for Many is a Price Worth paying in the Lon term interests of responsible Labo management relations in the Post our dirty water for Selkirk Canadas misplaced Faith the Federal governments decision not to Send an Al party lobby to Washington to talk about the Garrison diversion project exhibits a commendable Faith in diplomatic prom although it does not say much for Ottawa comprehension of the manpower minister Lloyd speaking on behalf of external affairs minister Mark has repeated that Canada has Strong guarantees from the administration that no construction will be undertaken on Garrison that would be Likely to harm Canadian Axworthy has said that to continue to press Canadas Case would indicate a disbelief in the Validity of these he says that to Send a delegation now might open up the whole business for further discussion and that there May be disadvantages for Canada if this is Axworthy seems to be forgetting that the construction that has already taken place on the Garrison project has been carried out in the face of almost constant opposition from the administration of the Federal he seems to be forgetting also that while Garrison is temporarily on hold the people who want it built Are not satisfied to leave the situation As it and Are working As hard As they can to accomplish their perhaps Axworthy is so blinded by Ottawa ability to ride roughshod Over the concerns of the provinces that he believes Washington has the same ability in the United the fact of the matter is that the administration in Washington May Promise in All sincerity that no further construction to the detriment of Canadian interests will take place on but that this Promise is open to and to modification by at the moment the future of Garrison construction is stalled because of court action that just might put the entire matter Back into Congress for it would appear a most appropriate time to attempt to gain the ear of no matter what the position of the adm Nistra Garrison is at a critical Point in its if funds released Are used for the purposes they were voted in the opinion of Many Canadian construction will be carried out that will tip the balance and ensure the comple Tion of he the completion of the project will affect Canadian the argument that is continuing in the United and in is exactly How Canadian interests will be at the moment it seems to boil Down to whether science can build an effective fish Axworthy should consider the status of the promises on which he is leaning so heavily should american scientists declare that the fish screens Are and Canadian scientists say they Are Selkirk draws its water from the red River at times because its Wells run there is no question that the red River is polluted by Winnipeg before it travels downstream to before the red River enters Winni the average focal col form count is 27 per 100 according to aver age monthly tests at Agathe made by the province since after it leaves Winnipeg and travels to the col form based on average monthly tests since rises to per 100 Millilitres ounces of the fees come mainly from from sewage deposited in the contamination the total col form count which includes focal As Well As other wastes is an indicator of contamination of it involves bacteria which usually do not produce any disease in according to a provincial How if the col form Content is there Are chances the bacteria that produce diseases May also be it is not a Nice Winnipeg polluting the drinking water of Selkirk with focal but one if is that modern technology enabled the astronauts to Recycle their urine into drinkable polluted water can be cleaned at great Cost to make it Safe for Many cities draw water from foul Rivers and treat it in various ways for human consume no matter How the water can be Winnipeg does produce sewage for Winnipeg wants it both complains Jane a of it does not want anyone endangering its water Supply even in a minimal yet it has total disregard for the water Supply downstream from Selkirk Well with a High Mineral is More costly to treat than River Selkirk needed a treatment Plant to purify the Well water even before it Drew upon the red when the Wells started to run Selkirk used a blend of 60 per cent River and 40 per cent Well water from May following the Rains and replenishing of underground water sup Selkirk went Back on the the Plant at Selkirk is says a provincial but it is not Toler ant of much if it is not maintained or a Little Accident there can be a lot of bacteria distributed in the there is a risk from bacteria if something goes wrong with the treat there is also suspicion that if there is a High level of col form during some of the viruses May not be says one Winnipeg has two treatment plants for it is first processed through tanks where the solids Settle to the the remaining fluid is directed to other tanks where it is aerated by pumping air or oxygen into this process kills More disinfect in some cities disinfect this effluent with Winnipeg is reluctant to spend the a million annual some authorities say the Chlori nation May be More harmful in that it damages fish and and combines with other elements to produce Poison Ous a lot of the focal Content that goes into the red takes place during the rain storms which occur about 90 times a until the Advent of metro in the City sewers handled sewage As Well As storm or Runoff water from the during these storms the sewers overflow into the with the raw since separate sewers for age and for Runoff have been built in newly developed but in the older 45 to 50 combined sewers still pour raw sewage into the River during it is estimated it would Cost million to provide separate storm sewers in those raw sewage so Winnipeg still pours some raw sewage into the the water Quality is much better than in the Winnipeg poured All its raw sew age into the red until 1937 when the first treatment Plant went into opera As an poured All its raw sewage into the red until under the treatment facilities were improved and the Issue of Winnipeg polluting the red River and Selkirk water Supply will be dealt with in a report shortly by the clean environment Stan chairman of the com was surprised at the Small number of briefs from Winnipeg groups about the Quality of water in environment Canada has classified the red in Winnipeg As unsafe for swim Ming or water skiing because of the toxic bacteria that might be Swal the commission will have no difficulty deciding that Winnipeg does contaminate the even though it has greatly improved its treatment facilities in the the solution to the problem is a difficult but As the Brief from the Manitoba naturalists society users of the River who degrade the have an obligation to clean it the evidence is there too Winnipeg increases the focal col form Content by More than a bartered resources the editorial judging the Mega pro free june 20 is written with a rather Strong Bias toward the governments without knowing the Cost to Manito bans of subsidizing cheap Power for you claim Alcan will be paying its lost Revenue to Hydro is a subsidization of Alcan by the rate payers of we will have to borrow approximately billion to pay our share of Limestone construction the interest Cost on this alone at current rates using a conservative 15 per cent would average j180 million per in 19791980 residential and farm electricity charges Only in either we will have to Export a lot More Power million in at a much better or our Domestic rates will sky rocket to cover this huge Many at us would like to see Alcoa or another aluminium producer come to but not As a seeker of cheap Power and a shareholder with representation on Hydro we have Al Hydro ready invested billions of dollars on Reservoir control the Chur chill River diversion and Power trans Mission this was not invested to give equity positions to multinational firms in downstream Hydro plants and 35 years or More or below value Energy to write off la Vic schroeders analysis of the Potash Mega disaster i waiting is evidence that the editorialist read schroeders analysis with his eyes Schroeder May be a bit shrill in calling some of Deputy premiers Don cracks state ments ridiculous and and accusing him of Schoolboy but what does cracks history Tell us As minister of chairman of the Treasury and now minister of Craik had to have been instrumental in giving away tens of millions of dollars Worth of Mineral rights explored by the Crown Corpora Manitoba Mineral to the likes of the South african controlled Hudson Bay and smelting com As Wall at forgoing our option to Purchase another 25 per cent of the tantalum mining corporation on be half of the people of Manitoba at a Price which was a fraction of its True in the Potash we give most of the land and the Mineral rights plus 25 per cent of capital investment to the International minerals and chemicals and received a weak minority off Wiott in its new map Ofra the pcs Are so desperate that they will do almost anything to buy a Posi Tive they Are going for broke the Only problem is we take the risk and pay the Bills after they Don Scott nip candidate Taksier Wuu Fieg letters welcomes letters from writers must give their name and the author s name will be used Ano Fetters Are subject to editing Csc weather for the past 25 Yean i have been a summer resident in the Nestor Falls Lake of the i would like to discuss what i consider the Inadequacy of weather reporting on Channel proper weather forecasting is a vital Factor in All phases of boating and fishing on Lake of the Woods and related weather is a science demanding a hours of preparation Are necessary prior to Tele too much time is spent in giving maximum and minimum temperatures and generalizing weather across Cana i have never noted the following a weather scanner a satellite or a weather map accompany ing the noon Wetter this leads me to believe that Weatter forecasting at Csc is of Low since Weatter reporting is a service to the general viewing i feel there is need for Nestor care Homes there is concern of late in the Way in which some including Politi believe that politics can create leverage in enabling people to Tese elected for personal can Al though it is the right of individuals to express their concent to their if Las in order to be just and Tejwant to the Many we do not voice their the politicians should first do some re search before attempting to apply pressure a the and perhaps even a meaningless promises Are made just to keep the person making the demand perhaps the process of application for personal care Homes should be the responsibility of the local la or Doc if vacancies did not arise soon enough to suit families they could arrange to have More Homes if the selection committee of the personal care Home must heed Petty politics and promises made to keep families it is unfair to other applicants who Are at present selected on the basis of Carol Halwas hackneyed homily on june the f w Frew published a dual Book review by Peter Ferris one who by Anita and when evil Wen Lott by George apparently thaw nooks Deal with the repercussions of the nazi Germany invasions in i am not averse to the reviewer presenting a nor do i contend with his ethical that we should not Ginoi e evils perpetrated by us while pointing a Finger at if one purports to the doing a Nook review there must the Tome Urna Listic Omega Tim to do Jutt the review contains a Oas Toai reference to the Nook by Rafca a Lac Myad Emily 4ow conf cute a Bank median Jour the offensive and the photographic display in the free press of june 20 of the Colony the Atres advertising of a James Bond movie is offensive and in bad one would think that the editor of the free press would not permit such visual trash in a family i protest in the name of decency George Verstraete Winnipeg discretion needed i am writing this letter out of concern for our society and our and in respect to the influence which the free press on june 20 there was an and for for your eyes this promiscuous advertisement measured six inches by seven inches and advertised not a but a pair of legs climaxing in a the opposite Page showed an equally sized and for Superman these two ads would close on each and anyone especially children who looked at the Superman picture would look at the Bond or Ratter the sex what Tetter Way to advertise sex to children than the Way you do it for the Sake of virtue and morality use a Little bit of John Martens cruelty to cat i was so upset when i read the Story and saw the picture of the poor cat that had her ears Cut off by at a m Toronto that i could not my lunar if tote it ers doctors do with Diril Grants they get front tax pay Tea it to Fucai the govern eau did some checking into what useful purpose such experiments would have to do with a human beings since the cat has an altogether different chemical system than a i would imagine that these experiments would Only May medical discoveries for human As for the medical researcher who Cut off the poor cats he should be charged with cruelty to what is the Point of having strict Laws against cruelty to animals and then allow the most horrifying cruelties in medical research labs John Macdonald Winnipeg Halcyon years Premier Sterling Lyon told the people of you dont have eight years of bad government and not pay for he also Manitoban have Al ready had to pay for the foul administration of the former nip government through excessive Hydro i was surprised that he even mentioned Hydro after what we Learned from the last session of the House the destroying of the eight years he Speaks of were Halcyon years compared to what we have had since 1977 before the last election we had a de who did out Tell the opposition they looked at the world through the wrong end of a sewer never called others in or out of the House he was always a Leader of the opposition Howard Pawley is also too much of a Grant Lemini to respond in Bain i ;