Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 3, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 Winnipeg free july 1981 to fight halt of work on Garrison by Thomas Korosec states news service Washington backing North Dakotas water needs Over Manitoba environmental Interior Seo rotary James Watt and other top department officials have decided to fight a court imposed halt of the Garrison diversion according to Interior department Watt met wednesday with Garey assistant Secre tary for land and water and William the departments so and emerged committed to appealing a Federal court decision that blocked work on Garrison in Interior officials told the Justice department yesterday to ready papers both to Appeal the Federal courts ruling and attempt to turn Back a temporary a lean Narrows search continued from Page i panties contemplating development usually conduct negotiations with municipalities in private and keep details secret until an announcement is it seems kind of strange they would open it up to Competition amongst the he Howard said he expected Many municipalities would be vying for the but added that there has already been opposition expressed in several areas to potentially damaging environmental effects of the municipalities will probably use any Means possible to attract the company to their he but the municipal act prohibits them from offering tax write offs or direct financial incentives to a company in return for a Promise of Bougie said Alcan has already Hud numerous Telephone Calls from Munici pal officials requesting meetings and further information on the there have been a number of such meetings but the site selection process will be conducted in Earnest Over the next two once a site is picked Alcan will Likely take out options on the Bougie Don who is responsible for Al cans sit selection said yesterday that car and car Are already competing to try to attract the com pants the annual volume of traffic would include tonnes of incoming raw materials and supplies and tonnes of outgoing even if the smelter int built on a main rail either railway would Likely construct a Spur line to the Plant with so much business at he stay of District judge Charles riches order that All funding on Gar Rison must Stop unless Congress reauthorizes the according to Inte rior department spokesman Harmon of the Appeal court Grants the stay after a preliminary the Deci Sion would Force the Audubon society to win yet another court Victory before work on the project is this fallout Interior department fight was expected by the which has been battling in court Over Garrison for nine a society spokesman pointed to statements made by Watt Over the last few months in which he has stressed the need to expand federally sponsored irrigation projects As a certain sign that Interior would continue to fight for the Canadian and Manitoba govern ments and environmental groups fear that if the project is destructive fish and Plant life will spread to Southern Manitoba threaten ing the areas sport and commercial fish could Migrate a completed project As first passed by Congress in 1965 would connect the heretofore unconnected Souris and red Rivers in Canada to the Missouri Mississippi allowing fish and smaller Marine species to Migrate into Watts decision to which is expected to stretch out the Garrison k Manitoba to see that essential mail gets through despite strike the strike of inside postal workers has forced the unemployed in Winnipeg to line up along Ellice Avenue for their province to launch postal service Back to in judge of the District court in issued an injunction blocking the government from spending Mil lion in current and projected funds for the injunction was backed up by a ruling that the government must Honor an agreement the Interior department and the Audubon society made in at that it was agreed that construction would cease until Congress considered a then Forth coming environmental study and decided whether to make changes in the projects yields to demands the Carter administration never sent a new proposal to hoping to let the project so yielding to the demands of the North Dakota has been approving limited amounts of funding under the projects original according to an aide to North Dakota senator Quentin the states congressional delegation working closely with the North Dakota state House is planning to push for funding of the project for regardless of the court order which ultimately would forbid these funds from being the environmental issued in recommended Garrison be scaled Back from acres to but it has never been considered by according to one North Dakota governor Allen Olson Learned about the decision during a dinner wednesday night with neither could be reached for com Trudeau agrees to request for fall meeting on Economy Ottawa up prime minister Trudeau has accepted the idea of a conference of first ministers on the but not until after septem ber in letters to the provincial premiers made Public Trudeau said tin1 first ministers should not Rush into High level discussions without assuring ourselves that there is u reasonable Chance of he set out a timetable to allow discussions on a wide Range of economic issues at the ministerial and officials level throughout the summer such discussions would Lead to a meeting of finance ministers set for september in at which time they could consider an Agenda for u first ministers the government has come under in creasing attack Over its handling of the and Ontario Premier Wil Liam Davis wrote to Trudeau in april suggesting a first ministers meeting As Early As Trudeau rejected calling such a Gath ering at that in the letter to Davis this week and similar ones to the other Trudeau also sent out a special Call for their views on Energy pricing and How revenues from increased Oil prices should be the Manitoba using government vehicles and commercial air is launching its own ser vice to Transfer lifesaving Medicine and drugs along with other essential mail throughout the province during the current postal government services minister Warner Jorgenson said included in the emergency arrange ments made by the government Are g Transfer of blood and tis sue for biopsies and specimens be tween hospitals and u regional distribution of child relat de income support program Winnipeg recipients of these benefits May pick up their june cheques at the letter carriers Laid off continued from Page 1 Thompson Post local mail is being distributed by regular postal it is also Avail Able from Post the consulate in Winnipeg has announced that starting Early next it will distribute american Bene fit cheques to persons usually receiving them in the Consul general Lillian Mullin said several thousand recipients of such government Benefit cheques in Manitoba and Saskatchewan can col Lect their cheques at the consulate 6 Donald for As Long As the Canadian postal strike residents of Northwestern Ontario who Are expecting american Benefit cheques should Telephone the consulate in Toronto for Mullin the City of Winnipeg social services department said yesterday that land lords who receive rent cheques directly from the department for accommodation in City fort Rouge or lord Selkirk West Kildonan Community areas should pick their cheques up in person at 705 Broadway weekdays from to starting Mon landlords who receive cheques for accommodation located in other City areas Are advised to Call their Community area social services Crisp office at 330 Portage out Winnipeg recipients will be advised where to pick up their d distribution of general supplier Che ques to firms and individuals expecting payments from the Provin Cial including motor vehicle Branch refunds and witness those expecting payments or refunds should Contact the depart ments concerned to find out if the cheques have been processed and if they Are ready they can be picked up in room 14 of the legislature build ing on presentation of suitable Iden o tenants wanting to protest excessive rent increases May Telephone the rent Almans tenants must make their protest within one month of receipt of notice from a landlord and a tenant must be notified three months in Advance of a rent for exam for a rent increase to take effect 1 the Date on which about 50 per cent of lease renewals take place a written notice must be received by the tenant no later than june 30 and a tenant must file a protest by july Drivers licence renewals for Jun have been sent out and most have been a motor vehicle Branch official the deadline for july renewals is july 31 and if the postal strike continues arrangements will be made for the Manitoba Public insurance earlier announced that aut Opac claims cheques could be picked up at the claims Centre or the claims office where the original claim was in Gener Al insurance claims cheques May be picked up at room eighth floor of Eaton 300 Graham ave applicants for special big game licence draws must still meet the dead line of july 10 at but All offices of the natural resources department will receive in win the forms can be delivered to 500191 1495 St Janes Street or building Tuxedo regional offices in the Beausejour and Gimli and All District conservation offices will also accept in weve got just arrived the new video disc player from a record player that plays movies arid shows them on your easy to operate choose from a wide Vari Ety of sports educational programs everything Avail Able in video video disc player nip rift threat to Broadbent easier to operate than a phonograph protective Caddy maintains disc Quality connects to any fast scan Forward and reverse Advance introductory continued from Page 1 when mingle rejected the according to Nystrom and Federal party Vic president Rod my for Saskatchewan potential Block vote against who will be aided by Loyal Ontario elements of the is Likely to be backed by Alberta and Quebec delegates both groups have made Clear their outright opposition to any support for Trudeau Murphy and nip Energy critic Ian Waddell said yesterday in separate interviews that the Large Contin gent and Manitoba still Small group could become the swing voters when the Issue comes Down 10 the crunch 1 see Manitoba and in Many ways being the key wad Dell said there the swing Dele Gates its because there Bui not really Western there More will ing to believe in a Strong Central gov neither province has fell the same degree of Impact from Federal Energy policies and both tend to favor National Power Over provincial Waddell said the Constitution and Broadbent decision to support Trudeau has raised Little anger among Manitoba new dem Murphy its not the emotional Issue that its become in he the Churchill my said the process of Healing the rift within his party was under Way and very much desired by the delegates the Federal Council met yester Day and decided the Compro Mise Resolution should be recorded As the top he despite the Blakeney took it to the Saskatchewan delegation and convince them to Murphy Bukeley then returned to the fed eral Council and told them he sup ports the but get his people to accept Murphy said he believes All Mani Toba delegates and a majority of delegates will favor Broadbent approach but Nystrom is in an optimistic mood about his own he said in an interview that his position should win 90 per cent of Saskatchewan and Quebec and he believes he will get 10 to 20 per cent of other senior party officials Allied with Broadbent believe the nip Leader will but the location of the Conven Tion in Vancouver Means that the majority of delegates Are from the at 9 there were 687 delegates of whom Saskatchewan and Ontario formed the largest the other main Block was labor Ontario and the labor vote together Likely to support Broadbent amount to almost the same number As and feature movie Mash Butch cataud planet of noon apes Bug singin in rain coming soon Over 100 new titles always first things to Corne charge it 9 p Hen til 300 port i ;