Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 2, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 0 Winnipeg free wednesday september insulation fears prompt Jet Al pledge to withhold taxes Toronto up a group of aft Gry some suffering from skirt Caneer they believe is caused by a feel formaldehyde foam put Frt ised yesterday to Stop paying Munici pal taxes until at Levels of eminent take Steps to remove the foam from their homeowners fear their health prob lems will intensify if they spend an other Winter inside Homes insulated with the Frank president of the told a press conference at the Ontario the homeowners with urea formaldehyde foam said those who cannot live in their Homes because of the foam will withhold pay ment of municipal As All members will demand reassessment of their property values and the passage of Federal buy Back legislation a step if would see government spend hundreds of thousands of tax dollars to remove the its becoming increasingly Clear to me that the Federal government acted irresponsibly they approved the material and told me it was Spitzer the group says both Ontario and Ottawa should assume responsibility in the matter because health problems Are a provincial concern and the foam was purchased with financial encouragement from the Federal govern Many of the estimated people in Ontario and in Canada who have the insulation bought it with Grants from the Federal Canadian ome insulation program when studies later indicated the foam May cause the government banned my skin cancer was removed in March but its flared up Paul a Home owner told he said he was told the diagnosed after his Home was insulated with the May have been caused by rays from the but he believes the hazardous material is the who been withholding his municipal taxes since said his cancer Reo cured shortly after he re moved the foam from his Home earlier this year and he suspects the removal process May be doctors removed a form of skin can cer from Bob Stevens last a father of two from Wei also believes the foam caused his cancer and is responsible for the nosebleeds and severe headaches his and have experienced each Winter since the material was installed in their Home in Cool temperatures assist Battle against Forest fires by the Canadian press officials from the four Western prov inces and the Northwest territories say cooler temperatures continue to work in their favor in the fight against Forest in four new fires were reported and two were extinguished for a total of since the beginning of the there have been 608 fires compared with last in Forest service spokesman Ken Neal said fort five fires were Down from 56 and 19 of those were out of so far fires this year have burned about 81million in the Northwest Forest service spokesman George tuck prot said Cool weather and rain has enabled firefighters to prepare for a direct attack on a Blaze near Hay a total of 291 fires so far this year have bunted in British there Are 777 fires Down 143 from eight new fires started in Forest service spokesman Terry Budreo said 88 fires were Down from 102 Mon he said million has been spent fighting the blazes so far this High interest rates blamed for Rise in 1981 bankruptcies Ottawa up five Hundred More businesses collapsed during the first seven months of this year compared with the same period last the Federal consumer affairs department said the departments bankruptcy Divi Sion said that businesses with liabilities of More than million had failed by the end of by business had declared insolvent wholesale and retail businesses led the Way with failures and liabilities of More than personal bankruptcies for that period have jumped to from since the prime rate which the Banks Best customers pay has zoomed to a record setting per cent from per Charles the Royal Banks lending says Small Busin esses Are particularly vulnerable to volatile interest rates because their customers often wait As Long As they can before Hes replacing Stock with borrowed Money at higher rates and he Sud Denly takes a big loss because he Proba Bly Hast built in a 10percent spread that developed Over the last although two major Banks lowered their prime rate by on half a percentage Point to 20 per cent Mon Seaman doubted Canadian Banks will follow or that the drop indicates an easing of rates after retail and wholesale business the bankruptcy statistics Are As follows d service companies with liabilities of million d 789 construction Mil lion o 321 manufacturing million d 289 communications and other million o 239 primary Mil lion o insurance and real estate Sale we have the shoe you want Omega am i fat mod or cafe Vas hic let Gyorfi 6r am 91 Imi or Sale 19 i out a am sport for men 6r suede Canvas excellent for casual of Girt or Saie ladles training for Cross country a distance racing super special Oma Vancouver football show leather Al turf or Sale 9m Tiger volleyball shoes now in Stock Grey sweatpants by of master or rus sell blend in attractive Oxford sizes gym socks 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