Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 6, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free july 1981 3 Consumers resigned to metric cation by Tom Goldstein grocer Maurice Sabourn was really riled two years ago when the Liber Al government announced that retailers would have to sell All individually Mea sure foods by the Gram or beginning in Sabourin reaction was typical of that of Many Consumers did not appreciate the Prospect of hav ing the measurements they were accustomed to changed to something for Small like resented being forced to spend thou Sands of dollars to change their because of Public opinion coupled local pair treated after Blaze two people were treated in Hospital after a fire at a Nairn Avenue paint store firefighter Brian Watson was taken to Concordia Hospital suffering from smoke and a Young woman employee of the store was treated at Boniface Hospital for smoke assistant Deputy fire Chiei Vince Mcgavock said the cause of the fire at the Colour your world store at 740 Nairn Avenue is under there were five employees and Sev eral customers in the store when the fire started in the rear of the store shortly after 1 it spread very said to both the build ing and was estimated at firefighters were also required sat urday at 263 Inglewood Avenue for a Blaze that gutted a House and damaged the Homes on either damage was estimated at for one and and for the no one was at Home when the fire started shortly before and the cause of the is under i Vestiga an overheated pan of grease was the cause of a fire at 208 Regent Avenue late saturday heat and smoke damage to the Kitchen was estimated at with a temporary change in govern conversion from Imperial o metric did not take place As sche but Ottawa announced Friday that the moratorium will end next 4 when grocers across the country will begin converting from pounds and ounces to Grams and in Winnipeg and other major Canadian the conversion is to be completed by the following june fresh fruit and vegetables will be among the products to join the metric which already includes most packaged goods stocked on grocery store the new system is to be phased in across the country Over a two year during that transition which ends retailers will be allowed to advertise in Imperial units along with time has cooled Sabourin feelings towards metric he said the change was bound to its he were going to have to go for it sooner or the Cost of new estimated at about to is the Gro cers biggest Vern of Riediger supermarket said he would have to buy six new units to replace the perfectly Good equip ment he already George who owns Mayfair said he has already begun educating his customers by Selling fresh fruit and vegetables by the by using that method of he figures he can avoid the Cost of buying a new fruit such As apples and peaches come in boxes and Are generally of uniform Morris 0y dividing the number of pieces into the total he can determine a per unit Price which he can charge his a Dominion stores who asked not to be said the upcoming change will be just another in a continuing a lot of the problem appears to be with the Public accepting met Ifica he customers interviewed outside the Dominion Centre store in Boniface and the Canada Safeway at River ave nue and Osborne Street confirmed the spokesman Robert Fluker said he would accept the but didst like its too bad the government goes ahead and does what they want and dont listen to the will of the Fluker Alison raised on pounds and said the new system would be Fine for those in school for my Shes Shes growing up with this and Shell love it because that the Way Shes senior citizens interviewed opposed the but realized they would have to live with i can Ken Stark we can absorb anything if we have in addition to Dunno tar and the Rural municipalities of Clements and East and West Paul will make the con version Between 4 and june Portage la Prairie will convert be tween july and 1982 the and flin flon be tween and 1982 Dauphin and Swan Between and 1983 and Thomp son and Lynn Between and March the Kenora Rainy River area will convert Between april and May Wayne face press a firefighter carries a Hose up a ladder on the roof of a House on Inglewood Avenue the two Storey Home was there were no 204 customers pull business from greatest insurance firms financing of daycare facilities irks Manitoba child care association the greatest life Assurance lost 204 customers on july 1 because of its plans to finance profit oriented daycare the Manitoba child care association changed insurance companies to pro test greatest lifes support of Kinder care said association chairman Gary Crown life insurance will now Supply the health benefits for the associations greatest life announced last de Cember it would provide to million to finance construction of 100 Kinder care centres in Kinder care now operates Winnipeg two former minis Kool i he child care association has voiced concerns that the Quality of Day care to be provided at the private centres wont be As High As at nonprofit facile Tonlinson said so per cent of the update sidewalk Sale fails to satisfy some a weekly followup to the bringing readers up to Date on that have appeared in the free press members who replied to a Survey agreed they should retaliate against greatest Morley real estate in vestment officer for greatest said he didst even know the association had withdrawn from the benefits plans for the Day care centres will continue As he warm Sale prices and free parking lined thousands of Winnipeg g is off the beaches and onto Portage Avenue fur summer shopping spree while most shoppers seemed pleased wild the sidewalk Sale several wondered Why the extravaganza was billed a when some prices appeared hardly below and u few complained of Long lineups at Cash registers of Academy Road said she was pleased some bargains but wondered Why a few stores were trying to move out a lot of she that she found several Good buys As Long As you didst mind standing in line for a Roger coordinator of the Eaton portion of the sidewalk said shoplifting appeared to be at a minimum despite the Large amount of goods in open the downtown merchants association planned the sidewalk Sale Over the last three months and by saturday afternoon Many businessmen were pro claiming the idea a great sidewalks along Portage and various sic streets were crowded with shop pers looking for radio stations had Booths set up blaring music and vendors were Selling every kind of refreshment from hot dogs to amongst hundreds of tub tops and bar chested Sun Mem Bers of the colourfully Robed Hare Krishna sect were taking advantage of the crowds of potential converts by passing out literature and singing their distinctive along with former remand Centre director James were appointed by the society to investigate complaints that lawyers offered or provided gifts to employees in return for client urged existing clients in custody to solicit new also in in return for a reduced distributed business cards to re Mand Centre personnel and police offi cers in be out to potential clients at the corrections minister George Minuter earlier dismissed the allegations against employees working in his de lawyers gifts probed horse deaths mystery the Law society of Manitoba is still investigating allegations that some lawyers Are offering gifts to employees at the Winnipeg remand Centre in Exchange for client lawyer Hymie who is heading the has been studying the matter since Early May although the investigation was expected to be completed by Weinstein said he want sine How much longer his report would take to Rock Vood ramp raise for Sunshine fund by Deborah read i he Kemp heal the inmates of Rockwood institution on the Wallfield but the real winners were Kui whose parents cant afford to Send them Bummer Hie game played at the Chai lie Kripp memorial stadium last to Titi for the Sunshine i find ii my spectators cheered on Lite Ivy aun blk Jedi aim throughout the seven which ended in an it fur he ramp team be air going said Nola who to do the game 10 i think there getting Nune out of this than the i lie two from the softball also be jointly Spon i v the and the Mani Al t unpaid has placed Loo so this and the is in Pii vide 200 St Anghis game was proposed by in Tasi Bill team of Rockwood ins Tuu j Section of Penitentiary the Tea in Udics three men serving life sell ill e k Captain of the ramp Fie Viou ivies accepted the Sunshine fund i borrowed and just threw a team using the Best league players they could find within the ramp of Southern Manito we Haven Practised together and never had enough Lime to get any fancy things said Daley before the but hopefully we can hit to make up for any errors in the Field Over in the opposing the Rockwood who play in a City senior d division fastball and brought two prison guards with them last were taking the lighthearted Captain George Quantrill was confident of a As Long As they Doni arrest too Many people for stealing were going to see if the mount Les always get their he when the ramp photographer asked for a group George chuckled and said not you Goi my picture in 72 youre not getting it but then joined the group for the rebels Pitcher Joe mar Taam hurls the Hall across the Federal Euti Nury officials still cant explain Why two horses mysteriously died and four foals were born with complications on a farm near anything we have looked at has been Don of the Federal department of agriculture quarantine said in an inter View the Chain if events began at Kim Crest located South of the perimeter when a Mare died after giving birth to a healthy foal in a foal was subsequently born and three others were born initial police report 4 drowned a Winnipeg Man who drowned in the Winnipeg River saturday was one of four Matt bans who died in the provinces lakes and Rivers during the weekend run re Iolin of Burrows in Ned swimming with Fri Fujs in the Winnipeg Kihei at Givani Laib Aiichi n his body was recovered Aii spokesman said the Ninn by of crowding was unusually High drip neti in Black 1 id Kilometres Northeast of Lac i Bonnet fishing alone Iti min he i not a Park Wop Ilton i i Ted a saturday morn ing Ana found the mans floating Tai e own overturned boat Ati Uii of the a resident of 1 Siulai was not Itle std until nex kill Lei As Liu in Levi j a Lesida Iii fan lord Indian he drowned in Hairford River about p m and Joseph Char 41 saturday while can on Suong l Ake Wen Kemp yesterday reported Hie drowning of Camille of in Niue Ink Lake in Vunie Shell provincial Park Whitn i Motorboat Over lunged by two would nurse Only after receiving none of the foals was genetically related and the Brood mares and studs were All healthy and proven All incidents were confined to preliminary tests revealed slightly higher than Normal nitrate Levels in the feed eaten by the excessive nitrate consumption could cause Stom Ach disorders and reprint tory prob lems but subsequent Laboratory tests con ducted on the horses Haven provided Many More in this particular Case there is not a great Deal known so its difficult to know where to Morrison competence complaint the Law society of Manitoba has Only received one complaint about Law yers competence since establishing a standards committee to Deal with the Issue earlier this society Secretary Graeme Gurson said the complaint was referred to the standards committee by the society discipline changes to the Law society proclaimed in gave the professional group the Power to Deal with members May be found to be incompetent the standards made up of at least 10 practising lawyers and chaired by Harry is expected to investigate complaints made by the Public and recommend whether formal charges should be Laid and a hearing lawyers can be found to incompetent among other they at tempt to practise Law when their Abili ties to do so Are impaired by drug addition or mental although a citizen could complain to the standards Garson said he expected that most referrals would be made by the discipline he added that there Hast been an increase in the number of complaints to either the standards committee or the discipline committee since the body pm i hushed Vijai on legislation pm Truing the Law society prevented him from releasing information concerning the com plaint currently before the Board woman suffers Shotgun wound a re Idem of Lek Bay on the West Shore of nip Gosis has been c urged with attempted murder follow ing the shooting of a Barbara also of Duck is in sri us condition in the health sciences Centre with a Shotgun Tomid in the leg an ramp spokesman said the shoot ing occurred Abou 3 saturday apparently after an argue in custody in Dauphin is Lames Gen ii he is also Ili arged with firearms offences in connection with the same incident i 4 t ;