Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 20, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba August Gimli taxpayers May have to subsidize ambulance service Winnipeg free press a Tell local taxpayers May be Ilju ired to subsidize the financially troubled ambulance service which serves towns and municipalities around this Lake Winnipeg Community Hospital officials told a Public meet ing last night the Tefr venite Lance As of March had mutilated a deficit and it appears unlikely More provincial funds Wilt be made available to offset the costs of running the although the ambulances serve thou Sands of temporary res Denti doring the the provincial Grant for grating the service is based on the Small number of permanent residents in the communities along the West Shore of Lake local municipal who were among the 75 people who the meeting in this Community 90 metres North of asked John son memorial Hospital officials to Mit to their councils proposals for meeting local residents at the meeting applauded a suggestion that local taxpayers support the ambulance fling the a lauded a suggestion that local though the ambulances serve thou ers support the ambulance ser City Homes to Gas heat since by Ritchie Gage since a 57percertt incr Eai ask at Peete if their life is a said one local resident at the 1 know when 1 ran a business 1 had to raise a certain amount of Money to pay the said one we have enough another local resident said the Nici parties should get together and lobby health minister Bud Sherman for More equitable funding for the ambulance the Gimli ambulances serve rate Bayers in the town As Well As these in the Rural municipality of the Village of Winnipeg by Ritchie Gage Sheila and de Bates of Egerton Avenue bought a natural Gas fur Nace dumping their Oil Nace after 16 the switch Cost them about but they Are eligible for an Grant under the Canada Oil substitution pro the Bates Are among Witzl Eggers who have converted to Gas since the Federal government announced the subsidy program on another 20 have converted to elec tric i switched because Oil was too sex i chose Gas because electric installation was More said de Jim director of business operations for Winnipeg said the Utility has had 20 conversions to electric heat since the program was on the other Bill general marketing manager for greater Winni Peg said have converted since a 57percertt increase Over the same period in those thinking of converting to Gas now because september and october Are Busy were getting about 100 new customers a he there Are still about Homes in Winnipeg with Oil an installed Gas Furnace costs be tween and for an age Home electric heat conversion requires updating of wiring to 200 from 100 adding Between and to the Price of switch Gas Bill Federal Energy department statistics show that As of natural Gas for a single Storey Home in Manitoba Cost annually electric heat Oil by when the provincial govern ment freeze on Hydro rates in Manitoba natural Gas for the same House is expected to be just slightly less than ged test deadline 28 persons interested in taking the provincial education departments Gener Al education development ged tests next month should have their applications in by a department statement said the Given about every three provide those who pass them with High school equivalent the tests cover English natural sciences and so Cial plus intellectual skills and learning applicants must be at least out of school for at least one academic year and the class in which they were last a member must have graduated from High they must also have been Manitoba residents for at least six the tests will be held 11 and persons interested May pick up application forms at several High schools and Community colleges throughout the at any Canada manpower office or at the education departments correspondence 528 James electricity at a the Cost of Oil heat in two years is expected to Rise to inter City Gas currently serves 44 communities outside of Winnipeg with natural a company spokesman in Brandon said it has requests from 40 More communities for Gas but it can Only be offered if the Popula Tion is Large enough to justify a Energy minister Don responsible for Manitoba said yester Day he recommends people switch to natural Gas where its As far As the Rural were in a bit of a but they be afraid to go with electricity because Oil is much More the minister also said he would feel More secure on electricity in those areas Rural because i dont see electricity going up As fast As asked if he would consider subsidizing Rural farms paying High costs to install electric Craik said Well pursue a course to introduce Gas to As Many communities As we Craik said at Energy ministers conferences he has argued for the Price of natural Gas to be set separate from Oil to slow the we have asked the Federal govern ment and the Gas producing provinces of British and Saskatchewan to let Gas go on its own this May Stop its climb along with Craik said Manitoban be worried about Hydro rates when the freeze comes there wont be a Shock in Hydro rates the freeze comes the increase May keep Pace with Infra he delivery jobs pose insurance snags people who take jobs delivering fast food or pizza with their own cars May be unwittingly jeopardizing their insurance says the Canada safety a spokesman for the councils National office in said an increasing number of youths Are naively accepting such jobs without realizing what the consequences of an Accident May most people have insurance which covers pleasure use or driving to and from but delivering food would put the car in a different class and Drivers who do not adjust their insurance appropriately May find their claims dial Green weather h High l Lew com front warm front Winnipeg area forecast mainly sunny today with a High 28 to Chance of an afternoon or evening Low tonight near mainly sunny tomorrow with a High near extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba mainly sunny saturday and temperatures a huge above or near Normal read Ings of 26 and 12 throughout the Northern Manitoba showers becoming sunny Day mid temperatures above Normal readings of 22 and 9 Cooling to near Normal by Northwestern Ontario mainly Sui Wiy with Normal tempera of 24 and u Saty Jay and temperatures Canada and world Green said Many business owners May not realize the problems which can be created because of the prac he know full and specifically advise their Drivers to dispose of All and not to admit being on delivery if involved in any Manitoba Public insurance corporation spokesman Ian Grieve said yesterday anyone who drives a car More than Kilometres a year for business or commercial purposes must pay an additional the event of an aut Opac would not have to pay if it was determined that the proper insurance had not been taken he Wilson a of Young Drivers of Canada in agrees the situation poses a problem because More and More businesses Are hiring Drivers with their own vehicles for City Calendar the Canadian paraplegic Manitoba will sponsor a photo Competition As one of several special activities in Honor of International year of the hoping to focus Public attention on the Quality of wheelchair living in the the association would like pictures of a person in a wheelchair occupied in some daily a special award will be Given for the Best photo in a sneak preview exhibition held during wheelchair awareness week presentations of final prizes will be made in for further Contact George 1718 Chancellor or John Lane and Bente Cunnings of the 825 Sherbrook tourist Alert Danie Swain of Iowa travelling in Southern Manitoba in a 1979 Chevrolet truck with a Turquoise camper is asked to Contact the nearest ramp detachment concerning an urgent deaths classified death my Victoria 20 21 31 31 26 30 26 to afr 26 24 26 Montreal 26 22 International Choc map 25 24 new York 28 Bairoa 23 Amsterdam 19 32 Srun 20 Helsinki 16 26 22 32 22 h is 13 13 w j 5 14 14 8 to 14 17 8 11 12 8 15 10 22 12 13 16 16 u 14 24 14 20 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medical care everything else should be said Peter director of staff at the Hospi who emphasized the need for Well trained ambulance Hospital administrator Gary trolley told the meeting 22 per cent of ambulance runs during a recent 2 month period took place during july and it Shiv no Wise tire provincial government funds 16 per cent of the ambulance services budget the fest of the Revenue coming from usage he the rates Are fora Iota plus seven cents per while the Lance is As it costs for trolley said raising the rates Fey per cent would cover current but the charges would have to be raised another 50 per cent to erase the it costs for each run and each time we operate the ambulance we run a deficit of he Don Annir left and Frank Lopick of Winnipeg Supply install new Gas Furnace in the Bates Home on Egerton Hospital Board enal Waif Macdonald pointed out that railing the fees too High May put the service 6ut of reach of some people and the Hospital shouldering some of the along with municipal funding of the the hos Toai Beard wit m Sider paying ambulance volunteers More Volunteer Drivers Are currently paid 15 an hour for time they Are on an ambulance the meeting was told that the Tal has not been to attract enough volunteers to once again station a Cle in Winnipeg is Kilometres South of u of m offers new courses on women the University of Manitoba faculty of arts Wilt offer three courses As part of its women studies program next it was announced this the first offered by the apartment of English and taught by George totes of the departments film studies has been entitled film genres women in film vat begins enrolment is limited to 30 students who must have taken the departments firs year film course to be eligible for the second consisting of Day and evening class sessions starting in will Deal with gender and mental health and is to be taught by psychology professors Mary Jane Robinson and Cheryl introductory psychology standing is required for the third aspects of classical culture women in greek and roman is to be taught by Rory Egan of the University classics department starting in no Aca Demic prerequisites Are required for Steele appointed Dean of pharmacy the University of Manitoba has appointed John Steele As Dean of its school of pharmacy for a term expiring it was announced this Steele has been a professor in the pharmacy school since joining the University in he is a past member of the examining committee of the pharmacy Exa mining Board of Canada and currently is a member of the Manitoba drug standards and therapeutics commit three x different sales at the same time All this week at both floating ecstasy locations the prices c Down truckload prices All this week on Bookcase Wicker furniture and Wall Bookcase waterbed now you can buy a solid Pine Complete with Heater and Fhil fill kit for As Little As we have four different Bookcase models on All at truckload 1 furniture win legs largest Wicker selection is now on Back room weve increased the site and Ranat four Wicker furniture i items in i come and see it Art the Best priced Pic in Winnipeg Are now 10 and we have something for every lie Pic Small All All subject Many by famous special sidewalk Sale this saturday at both floating ecstasy very Low prices on one of a kind discontinued slightly damaged Erc Blu Hal mkt ;