Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 3, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 Winnipeg free thursday september Gerry frenc press a Long train of Grain can approaches Winnipeg yesterday on its Way to Thunder Bay where strike has disrupted Farmers face million losses wheat Board urges Quick settlement of Thunder Bay Grain handler strike continued from Page 1 Ity of very much Grain being rerouted through Churchill at this late stage in the but he said the situation brings Home the importance of having More than one outlet for Grain product it supports the need to upgrade and improve the line to Churchill and make it so it is a More important outlet for the producers of Grain in Downey apart from pressuring Ottawa to take action in the Downey said there was very Little else the provincial government could do at this Peter policy adviser to agriculture minister Eugene said yesterday the governments options during the strike Are fullest Possi ble use of the remaining Grain ports and backs work but the government is not eager to exercise the latter As shown by its forbearance in the Canadian Union of postal workers strike and the National association of broadcast Engi neers and technicians strike this sum he he could not say whether More Grain will be shipped through the port of Churchill because of the but speculated that would depend on the length of time the strike Christensen noted that Whelan is responsible Only for Domestic feed Grain not which Are the province of senator Hazen min ister responsible for the Canadian wheat Thunder Bay facilities handled 55 per cent of Canadian Grain exports last year and almost All Domestic Grain shipped to Eastern the three contentious issues Between the Union and the elevator association Are a costo living allowance weekend and overnight shifts and changes in the pension Grain handlers earned an hour under their old which expired in on 16 and they voted 95 per cent in favor of Jake pc my for said parliament should be recalled to legislate the striking Grain handlers Back to we cannot afford a Long strike or a Short Epp said in an we can afford no strike of the Grain we should be called Back today they should be legislated Back to Epp said Canada cannot afford the strike because wheat production is higher around the world and com petition for Export markets will be higher interest penalty Al sought on overdue taxes continued from Page 1 share of the on the Money borrowed by the municipality to cover its Penner and Altona Secretary trea surer presented a Brief to provincial Cabinet ministers last Friday asking the government for a change in the municipal act to allow higher interest charges on overdue Penner said he will be making a Simi Lar Resolution to the Manitoba association of Urban municipalities and the Union of Manitoba municipalities at their annual meetings this it will propose that municipalities be allowed to set an interest rate Between one and three per cent above the ban prime rate when their budgets Are approved each Dauphin will also consider asking the province to Amend the act to tie the penalty for arrears to the prime rate charged by said town Secretary treasurer Alex tax collection in Dauphin at the end of july was Down about six per cent ramp investigating importing of Grain continued from Page 1 impossible to say How Long it would take to Complete the but a Grain Trade source expected there would be charges the source said shipments to Thun Der Bay and Vancouver involving Rye and buckwheat from United states appear to have been moved at the partially subsidized Crow rate re served for Canadian George up rails Public re lations manager in refused comment on the ramp he would say Only that cps own investigation division cooperated fully with the Pound confirmed that the Grain com the Federal governments watchdog for Quality and regulation of Canadian had requested an investigation of some Rye Pound said that during the end Bargo on additional Grain exports to the soviet a fair amount of Rye came across the about half a million bushels tonnes or we suspect some of it was put into Canadian Grain elevators and not identified As the commission is empowered to Issue permits to elevator companies to store imported Grain when its Neces sary for Market but its origin must be identified so that it cannot be shipped As Canadian from last Dmitruk and the town administration is trying to come up with a method to discourage with holding by Dmitruk said the comparatively Low penalties Are an incentive to especially larger to delay paying their in two there not losing he in come out Warren Lac Dubonnet Secre said he has noticed a bit of a slowdown in tax payments this adding that the interest rate on arrears could be a nobody been coming out and say ing but it could be a Besel adding that some local businesses always hold Back payment for a potential problem other municipal officials surveyed said they recognized the Issue As a potential but added it has yet to generally youre dealing with a person who the Money comes in and the Money goes said Wayne Secretary treasurer of Portage la they want to get their taxes a Small minority of taxpayers has always tried to extend their Cash flow by delaying the Munich pal officials that Only applies to a Small percentage of taxpayers who can afford to Ross i dont think the majority of people will do that for added Thompson treasurer red Pater son but for it would be billion added to fuel Cost continued from Page 1 the agreement also holds incentives to go after new Oil in the minister about 50 per cent of Manitoba Energy Supply comes from 30 per cent from Gas and about 20 per cent from electrical taking into account transportation he said the agreement boosting natural Gas prices by 25 cents a thou Sand cubic feet every six months will keep its Price at about the current level of 65 per cent of Oil he the Manitoba which froze the rates on its plentiful supplies of is concerned that by when the freeze electrical Power will be cheaper than both Gas and resulting in industries using Hydro Power for unsuitable such As Cement Craik at that he he didst Antici Pate a great move to electrical Home heating simply because of the High costs of Craik said the Revenue split Between Alberta and the Industry is not bad and should provide added incentives to renew Oil while admitting it is going to be a rough Road for Craik said the Energy agreement will allow Canada to get on with achieving its goal of Energy self sufficiency by Canada is really a fortunate country because we have the ability to self we now have the pro Gram to do but we Are going to pay a Price to do while the agreement should relieve some of the pressures on Canadas foreign Exchange Craik also referred to the Strong inflationary Impact experienced by major Industrial countries which have absorbed most or All of the Sharp increases in world of in Thunder Bill a spokesman for the Lakehead shippers clearance said one Mil lion tonnes of Grain Are sitting in elevators at the port and tonnes in nearby railway cars waiting to be in Tony a spokesman for the Canadian transport said Between 400 and 500 cars Are in route to Thunder Bay East of Winnipeg and More Are moving toward the port West of Ted a spokesman for the Grain transport authority in Winni said movement of Grain to the port will be except for rail Way cars already in the Grain will be delivered to the country elevators basically until there filled and then it will have to remain on the he outshine their continued from Page 1 recently with the Canada cup inter National hockey for who had heard All the cliches about the the Canada cup has been an was told about things to expect from them the but none of those things have been she 1 think they were surprised at first to come Here and Deal with a but once they got used to it they were at not an easy Job for the past two the hotel has been Home to some of the Best hockey teams in the world and the Job int an easy weve had them for two weeks now and there Hast been a com plaint or says general manager Harvey we Haven even had a Towel just by looking at her lapels co Vered in International hockey its obvious that its been an exciting two weeks for but it Hast been a its difficult to keep the hotel Happy on one Side and the players Happy on the said but our executive Raymond Chan has been just its food that brings the compliments or and Lanthier is Swift to thank Winnipeg Blue bomb ers Trainer Pat Clayton for his of the bombers stayed at the hotel during training Camp this year and always concerned about proper put together an ath letes Nairn said he took the sent it to Alan Eagle sons office and the Canada cup people accepted it As the Standard across the Eagleson sent the menu to the other hotels and said match said there have been Howe and that kept Chan and Lanthier the russians attack said if there Arent Toma toes in some form at the table ask for them they also like tomatoes and raw onions together and they love fish and the czechs wont eat anything Fried with bread on commented for they eat Plain veal and the swedes want Spaghetti for every meal but the americans like All of the teams have brought their own distinct characteristics to the the swedes Are delightful they Are High spirited and Loose and they love to joke they ate truly unloving said lath the czechs would be just As Happy to have an exclusive right the they stay to themselves and i Deal Only through George Jaroslav the Liaison per As for the Little Lanthier has had very few strange one team asked for Refrigeri she so we went out and rented a few Small its policy that if one team has something then every team should have Odd request she also received an Odd plea from the russian one gentleman from the soviet Media put in a special request fear ing that he be Able to receive Telephone Calls from Moscow after he thought that we shut Down our switchboard Over out of All the teams in the has become closest to the Shes now on a name basis with most of the players i and they in turn Call her they ask who going to win the Canada cup and i have to say that As a i Hope its Cana but As a Friend i Hope its s in the russians have said that the next time they come to they will stay at the hotel where Katia Robinsons warehouse is feed Sov were having a store wide warehouse clearance right you can save 30 to 50 off list prices on a Ware House sized selection of table out door dining room Kitchen one j v of a kind scratch and Dent Mer Chandise weve never had so much to come to our showroom and see for the prices Are really Robinson lighting in Winnipeg 7745277 in Brandon ;