Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 17, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Attend by Maria Bogusl Fowsky Winnipeg 12th annual Pitk Lorati tas unanimously declared a Dous Success by officials at last nights closing ceremonies attended by about Sidney president of nity Polk an Council of said the festival was Onee again a huge its a cherished he and f Hope we never lose although statistics have not yet been he estimated that Well Over people attended the 36 pavilions of Fol Lorama this is comparable to last years attendance which was considered the most he also said about passports were Suzan Queen of Carl Cana was crowned miss Fol Lorama she will receive a among other and will represent the Folk Art Council at ethnic festivals and its the sort of experience you cant buy or read said personality and poise first runner up was Maria Rondon Queen of second runner up and miss congenial Ity was Anna Marie Queen of the girls were judged by their knowledge of Canada and their own As Well As personality and although there were few problems during Fol Lorama Ritter some pavilions which experimented with outdoor such As reported difficulties with Rowdy outdoor facilities tend to generate a different said people get a Rule allowing Only two visits per Pavilion created a better flow of peo ple to different he increasing the frequency of special bus service and limiting show times to 40 minutes were also helpful in achieving a greater flow and avoiding Long lineups at popular every year you learn from your said its a never ending process of innovation and the moment Folk Lorama stops listening to people it will become stagnant and it will he said the calibre of entertainment had improved greatly because of input Suzan Mckenzie of Maricana Pavilion gives big smile after being crowned miss from the Folk its becoming a lot More he we help the different groups with their music and give them and we always try to get live music rather than he added the Folk Art Council was considering further involvement by supplying a choreographer to assist groups with their Fol Lorama is the largest festival of its kind in North said and is unique because its entirely run by he said about volunteers participated in this years festival of although the chilean Pavilion dropped out because of dissection within the Community and Russia and Korea Muster the Ritter said its hoped they will join next some of these communities Are very Small and can Only participate in alternate he said planning for Fol Lorama 82 will begin next Albi Lipet free costly helping crops Tan Jay labor dispute settlement is reached workers at Tan jays notre Dame Avenue Plant will Start returning to work today following an agreement reached saturday morning Between their Union and the Phil Tan Jay said employees will receive a wage increase Over three Retro Active to april in a joint press release from Tan Jay and local 286 of the International ladies garment workers Union yester Horch said the labor dispute had been settled to the Mutual satisfaction of both about 120 workers at Tan jays notre Dame sewing and finishing Plant have been on strike since july the Union wanted previously negotiate de wage increases to be calculated in relation to the provincial minimum wage if it rises higher than the base rate stated in the Horch said the effect of provincial minimum wage increases on the Over All increases was resolved by adopt ing new wording and expanding the controversial he would not give details on the new the release continued both parties recognize that their disagreement May have been caused by an unfortunate communications it is acknowledged that there was no deliberate intent by Tan Jay to renege on its ratified agreement with its employ Horch said the Union and company negotiators met Friday night and resumed negotiations saturday employees have one week to return to starting this this provides time for ample notice in cases where employees have obtained work said cites parking meter posse bringing in lots of Revenue by Ritchie Gage waterfowl ate their Way through Worth of Grain last Lead ing the list of wildlife slackers who Cost taxpayers More than in compensation payments for Manitoba bears caused damage to Bee hives and Elk and Deer ate up Worth and said Doug wildlife damage control Spe crop damage by half of which was paid for by the Federal was up considerably last year from although not a in the waterfowl Bill was and in pastuck said the amount of damage depends on the it will Likely be a Good year this year for crop its dry and the crops will be off the Field before the Birds Start to he in wet years when crops Are left on the the Birds move Duck problem As Well As compensation the Manitoba government last year spent on lure crops in the Oak Hammock Delta pleasant and Grants Lake area to get ducks away from private pastuck said the amount spent on lure crops is Small in comparison with the amount saved from lost the lure crops Are mostly Barley and the Birds get used to feeding on them and Stop jumping from Field to in addition to lure pastuck scarecrows and a variety of noise making equipment such As timed blasts from propane bangers and noisy but harmless min bombs Are launched from a Shotgun to keep the Birds out of Farmers the equip ment is either supplied to Farmers or used by conservation while the ducks Are in the the bears Are in the last 89 claims for Black Bear damage to beehives amounted to the highest claim was from a Ethelbert area beekeeper who lost 39 a Dauphin area keeper received 800 in settlement for 16 hives damaged by a bad while another beekeeper in the same area received the bears want the Brood larvae in the Bottom of the hive but eat the Honey pastuck Ken free press the Winnipeg police departments decision to motorized the cites corps of commission Aires is paying although the statistics Arent in traffic superintendent Harry Forgie says each member of the patrol has tagged about 100 vehicles a at a minimum of a that Means thousands of extra dollars will find their Way into civic and provincial it has worked out very for Gie the police department purchased six three wheeled buggies at a Cost of each and hired 10 officers at an annual Cost of about last june to expand its parking since six Jan patrols have been scooting up and Down City particularly near Small business strips off main including Portage Corydon Avenue and Pembina in addition to watching for expired the motor patrol is also tagging cars violating the and two hour non metered parking Sones weve also expanded to areas in the North end thit we rent being covered he Furgie said the decision to Crick Down on parking bylaw infractions was made after some businessmen com plan Etc about some of them even complained about their own pm duty free shop studied the town of Emerson is one of ered As 3 possible site for experimental Ujj Tyree a government studying Tulve matter travelled toe town last month As of a Cross opotry update a weekly followup to the bringing readers up to Date on stories that have appeared in the there John regional collector for Canada said in an last year the government announced it was considering establishing a num Ber of duty free shops at various Border towns throughout the Shearer said the committee is now in the process of evaluating several Sites for the Experiment and a final decision should be made very the headed by Liberal my Claude will look at a number of factors before determining which Sites will be there loot tag at the existing facilities and the potential volume of Shearer the committee will be looking toward the larger Border Cross Ings because they would have More Shearer purple Martin capital the teen of Gimli is Well on its Way to becoming the purple Martin capital of plane spokesman for the purple Martin sai4 a is metre Tower holding 35 birdhouses has teen erected near the Beach at the Manitoba its working very got 50 to 60 Birds there John Ston sji4 Dyne a m the at 18 centimetres in is the largest of the Swallow species that regularly inhabit Manitoba and is to have voracious appetite committee was seeing infer nation a to what town of the purple mania club his been searching newly two years to Tod a Small town to transform into the Gimli was chosen because the Birds already make a habit of nesting in the Johnston is hoping that the purple Martin population in Gimli will become Large enough to significantly reduce the Mosquito and fish Fly population in the although some scientists scoff at the idea of Birds being used to significantly reduce insect the purple Martin has a legendary reputation in several Small towns in the United states for doing just we Hope it will eventually have a significant Impact on the Mosquito and fish Fly problem Johnston said Holiday inn drops suit Winnipeg downtown Holiday inn has dropped a Law suit against the Liberal party of with the hotel manager saying any differences they had with the party following its National convention have been settled the which claimed the party left More than in unpaid was discontinued in court of Queens Bench on july hotel manager Ernie Heiland said yesterday the problem resulting from the convention has been the matter has been settled and the party Bills be said in m at the present time there Are no differences Between the Holiday in and the sberal Heiland the i8rstqrey hotel was it by on the final Day of the july a sberal Delegate from Portage Joseph died As i result of the Rudolf Hagenlocker was subsequently convicted on two charges Iris ing from the acid jew Ajja sentenced to 15 a v water cooled John ftar4er cools off on the wee feel by roaring through a Pool of wafer beside the air i much of the damage to beehives is in the Duck Gar Pine Dauphin area North East of Lake the hives Are placed along streams and Waterways because the bees need water to make pastuck Honey is a Indus try in Manitoba and preventive Mea sures Are being introduced to Stop the bears from getting at the we will compensate the first time a hive is but in the second instance the Money will go towards building an electric Fence around the hives and remainder will be Cash Settle the department of agriculture also offers to pay up to for each to electrified Fence in Many cases the bears Are live trapped and taken but one Honey thief victim solved the problem with a Bullet and had the beast stuffed and placed in his front the main damage done by Elk and Deer is to haystacks for about in compensation for Hay and Grain losses because of four footed marauders was paid in in the Reston and Virden areas in Southern Deer fences of Page wire Are supplied at government the fences have doors to allow machinery another preventive measure is spraying Hay stocks with dried animal it repels the Deer but Doest bother pastuck Manitoba takes in 44 Newmes by Maureen Brosnahan the number of doctors registered to practice in Manitoba increased by 44 during the past bringing the total to according to the latest figures from the Manitoba College of physic ians and James registrar of the the provincial licensing body for said the net increase is up Over recent last the prov Ince had a net gain of Only nine in 1978 and the figures remained almost the latest calculated As of july 31 based on recent population show Manitoba has approximately one doctor for every 547 peo there were 114 doctors who left Manitoba last of 64 went to practice in other notably British Columbia and Howe there was a significant decrease in the number of departing doctors who chose to Settle in doctors like of the 64 who left for other areas of 26 went to British 12 went to Alberta and five to Sas Only 14 doctors left Mani Toba for compared to 27 the previous Morison said it was the first time Ontario had attracted such a Small percentage of Manitoba departing Doc there was a slight increase in the number of doctors who left Manitoba for the United states headed South last year compared to 19 in the previous Only four travelled to Texas and Arizona while five settled in the Northern Border twelve doctors went to work in the United kingdom and Ireland and 14 went Morison said he was not surprised at this years net but said he could not suggest any particular reason for in the Early the number registered in the province had in creased with a net increase of 79 recorded in he said that until physicians Over the age of were entitled to lifetime membership in the but that policy was suspended and older doctors Are now forced to pay their annual dues to the College if they plan to continue to practice pedestrian killed near Birds Hill Park a woman walking along Highway 59 near Birds Hill Park was killed Early saturday morning when she was struck by a the Accident occurred shortly after 2 about four Kilometres North it Highway p release the victims name pending notification of ;