Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 15, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Mercier hints at possible cuts in ramp continued fed fat Page 1 contract to decide what action will be its quite a hike possibly we May have to Cut Back a few ramp splits apparent among 10 continued from Page 1 Ottawa now transfers about billion a year in Cash and tax collection authority to the provinces under the education and equalization which expire March but As they reached no consensus on Federal plans to Amend and Patriate the Constitution against the wishes of eight of the 10 seven of these eight Buchanan is already winging his Way Home on Pri vate business were to meet today on what options they will follow when the supreme court of Canada As that Ottawa constitutional proposals Are if not the premiers also struck a different tone on what they expect in the next their spokesman As Host of the said he wants to reduce Federal provincial shouting Hast done anyone any he said so its time to tone Down the Bennett said the premiers went out of their Way in their communiques to avoid the impression of mindless Otta but Manitoba Premier Sterling last years provincial said the communiques were As roughly worded As possible and insisted the Ball had been thrown into the court of a Federal government he persisted in calling arrogant and but 1 dont like to do we could be cutting our Awn he which has a 2dmember ramp detachment can expect a Bill of for policing services next compared with this except for Mercier said municipalities with More than eight ramp members will find their costs will drop in the first year of the he maintained the provinces and municipalities under the new agreement will subsidize Federal to Birtle mayor Ray president of the Union of Manitoba municipal said the proposed agreement feed some Relief to municipalities which had expected to pay 70 per cent of the Cost he the Union will continue to press the which now pays less than 10 per cent of municipal policing to pick up a larger he noted a flin flon study showed at least 75 per cent of police work involves enforcement of provincial Mercier said the province would look at Cost sharing arrangements with municipalities once the final provincial ramp contract is signed with the eight Ontario and Quebec have their own police under the proposed dauphins Bill will drop to from this flin flon will pay about less next year at 000 and Portage la Prairies police costs will drop to from Selkirk Bill will decline to from according to figures re leased by Steinbach police costs will Rise slightly to from its difficult to distinguish the Type of policing done in Thompson from that done in other he the eight provinces wanted larger cities defined As those with populations of or Mercier said Manitoba gave no for Mal consideration to developing its own police the ramp is a National institution and Well accepted in Manitoba and Western they do a Good Job of he Kingston police officers hide behind a car As they try and persuade Man to end siege in Hull guard held hostage Kingston Man arrested continued from Page 1 lice Force told reporters at a news conference that Allarie has not said where he wants to there really int very much to say at the present were still at the preliminary stages and this could go on for Murray asked How dangerous Allarie Murray replied the Guy has taken a hostage with the distinct impression Hes going to get Well have to see what who has a history of armed robbery also asked for cof cigarettes and in police said they received a Call from a Man who said he had just shot a Man several times and demand come and get no one answered the door when police arrived after the Man refused to give himself an emergency police squad was set up at an adjacent during the three shots believed to be from a Small calibre Rifle were fired from the no one was injured and no damage was re police persuaded the Man to give himself up after three hours of Tel Ephone the who apparently listened to a police radio Mon frequently left the Telephone off the Hook and was coaxed Back into negotiations by use of the police police said they were sure the person did not have a hostage and were willing to wait him Paul was in custody and was to be arraigned Centre occupied by Bann Stef about 40 the fas a Friendship Centre genes membership occupied the centres offices at 3 thursday and announced their intention to hold the premises until next saturdays Board of directors Gerald spokesman for the group occupying the said president of the Friendship had tendered his resignation earlier yesterday when asked to do so by the general Moran could not be reached for an ramp spokesman in the Pas yesterday confirmed he had heard the first Street Centre offices had been taken he said police had not involved themselves in any its an internal disagreement and not a police the spokesman Fenner said the occupation was the end result of two months of Tion on the part of the general ship with the manner in which the Board of directors was operating the he said the through a series of had been diced to nine members instead of the 12 its Constitution Calls he said the membership considered the Board to be incapable of running the Day today affairs of the Fenner said the dissatisfaction peaked when the Board suspended the centres utile director Archie Anabess on june 18 pending an investigation into allegations of financial Fenner said the investigation was carried out by the Secretary of states department and the provincial depart ment of Community services and corrections and cleared Anabess of any the Board of directors insisted on Anabess resignation despite the investigations Fenner provincial and Federal government authorities would Only acknowledge a review of the Friendship centres financial affairs had been carried Fenner said the general member believing Anabess to be cleared by the were outraged by the boards insistence on his resignation he said the general membership rein stated Anabess to his position thursday at the same time the offices were occupied and the presidents Resigna Tion called doctor Battles forced retirement continued from Page 1 that several grounds for dismissal were judge Wilson said Parkinson could have taken his Case to the Manitoba human rights which declares rights or privileges and establishes with such declarations a machinery outside of the courts for the enforcement of such nursing schools expect increase in graduates continued from Page 1 get Back into the work she fewer nurses graduated from Manitoba nursing schools in 1980 compared with 466 in 1979 and 486 in nursing schools across the province have increased the size of their classes during the last two years and More graduates Are expected next the nursing school at the health sciences Centre had 48 graduates this Spring and will accept 15 full time and 16 Par time students this Boniface general Hospital had 55 graduates this Spring and will accept 112 new firs year students in there were 64 graduates from the University of Manitoba nursing program in the Spring and 150 students Are to be accepted this Brandon general Hospital will accept 61 new red River College will admit while Grace Hospital will accept Misericordia Hospital expects Between 80 and 85 new nursing students this he said the court should hesitate to intrude upon that Parkinson was notified last no vember that he would be but did not take action until when he filed a motion with the court pro testing the Hospital said the it is not for me to question Why six months intervened with nothing being but it said judge Parkinson lawyer said it was Felt a judgment could be obtained More speedily from the court than from the human rights because Parkinson allowed that much time to pass before turning to the it is difficult for me to give much weight to that said judge he said he realized Parkinson has done much in the world of medi i am embarrassed by the fact that i know him personally i have a High although it is Only a Layman of his professional he is in every Way entitled to the thanks of the Community for coming to us devoting himself to his practice in the interests of this and coupling with that Devotion an ener Getic and skilful application to his judge Wilson noted that Parkin son was one of the parties who drafted some parts of the hospitals that does not prevent him from arguing with the application of the said the it suggests that the applicant cannot be heard to say this has All come As a that he could not anticipate or his association with the Centre unaware of his rights under the judge Wilson said that while Par Kinson chose to take his Case to the courts he still has the under Hospital to have his status the Hospital bylaws contain Many avenues for Relief for a doctor who feels he has been overlooked or in whose Case the bylaws have been harshly said the Ssu Pervall i a Canadian company Sunda specials pipeline May be pipe dream financial problems threaten to scuttle alaskan natural Gas line All popular Canadian cigarettes Carton of 200 in limit 2 Cartons per family Purchase Washington up a second Reagan administration official in less than a month has raised doubts about whether the alaskan natural Gas pipeline can be reports Interior Secretary James during a visit to this week was reported to have said he considers the pipeline in serious financial trouble and unlikely to receive congressional legislative changes the Interior department refused yesterday to confirm Watts re claiming they were unable to reach him in just a month Energy Secre tary James Edwards also said that proposed legislative changes that Are a key for enabling the Northwest Energy to raise financing will meet stiff opposition in in Watt and Edwards single out a company proposal for passing on some of the pipelines massive construction costs to con Sumers before the entire line is completed As a real stumbling lock in Watt said this week key members of Congress have already voiced Strong opposition to this prop which a Northwest Energy described yesterday As critical to developing financing for the the natural Gas approved by both the Canadian and Emmetts in is to move natural Gas from the alaskan North slope South through Canada metres to the lower 48 Nally estimated to Cost its Cost now is expected to be More than portions of the line through Canada Are already being but it is the Section through rugged terrain in Alaska from Prudhoe Bay to connect with the line through Canada that presents the greatest engineering and financing in the Reagan administration agreed to ask Congress to waive a feature of its 1977 pipeline directive which forbids Oil companies that own the alaskan Gas from owning any part of the pipeline to carry the product to markets through this is to be part of a package of waivers that the administration will present to Congress in in the remarks from Watt and Edwards indicate doubts at the White House that con Gress will go along with the waiver if that Canada could be Witt pipeline in trouble stuck with portions of the luxe a Jolt to connect with the alaskan sections that the used for anything except esp Patiag More Alberta Gas to both the Interior department and Northwest Energy Point to cratic congressman John chairman of the Energy committee of the House of As the key opponent to approving waivers for financing the Dingell has led the cry for Letisia live retaliation against Canada cause of what he considers discriminatory provision of the Canadian National Energy pipeline financing although Congress Hast directly linked its demand for amendments to the National Energy program with approval for financing Oie Edwards noted last month that pipe line financing is one of the real sore Points Between Canada and the United Edwards is concerned that one of the waivers the pipeline build ers want could result american Consumers being pred to pay for Sunstr Wetton on projects an portion even if the alaskan Seg ment is never but the Canadian which approved construction of Southern parts of the line on the understanding that it would eventually connect with the line from is equally concerned delays could scuttle the Wise buy Loose Leaf refills of ruled now open sundays 12 noon to 6 supt Valu Only it a Trot to limit ;