Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 7, 1983, Winnipeg, Manitoba Free september construction Industry unemployment still High unemployment in Manitoba construction Industry is on the but it still set a be cold for a seasonal upswing if unemployment is expected to begin at the end of this although the Winnipeg construction association says it is not expected to Peak at the 34pefcent record level it reached last according to an association state the jobless Fate it the Industry dropped three per a Felt last but the id per Celt unemployment Fate was still the highest for August recorded during the 13 years m which Statis tics have been at the end of last construction including design and supervisory were without the statement carpenters led the list with 85 out of White unemployment among heavy construction workers remained High at 665 As a result of a sharply reduced Highway construction program this the unemployment rate is expected to Rise to 18 per cent by the beginning of next the wac statement to also is expected to As it traditionally throughout the win Ter t can visualize maybe 28 per wac spokesman of Ervin Greasley Greasley said he hoped the pro Vinces proposed Winter jobs program would help ease unemployment in the he noted the Ern ment has not stated How it plans to spend the Money earmarked for the referendum on language rights labelled bad idea by Paul Moloney a referendum on French language rights in Manitoba is a bad a spokesman for Quebec English Community told a legislative committee Eric who worked for the no Side in Quebec 1980 referendum on said the Campaign pitted brother against brother and similar divisiveness probably would occur City Council is to decide 14 whether to include a referendum on the subject in the 26 municipal but Maldoff said it should be left up to politicians to 1 find the thought of a referendum on minority rights absolutely Appal he the concept of protect ing minority rights is the act of elected leaders to ensure we have a viable and just a referendum is open to Manipula he adding that in Quebec the wording of the question was Delibera Tely obscure because the government was hoping it interpret it any Way it we won it because we were but its not a process which should be he we have a to spare citizens of this country that kind of who Speaks for Quebec English language minority As head of Alliance was appearing before the committee to support Manitoba proposal to provide certain govern ment services in he said the move would undercut Quebec argument that it need not uphold English language rights in that province because other provinces Arent upholding French the Quebec government has repeatedly attempted to justify its efforts to diminish the status of the English language by pointing to the mistreat ment of French speaking canadians outside of he considerable emphasis has been placed on the violation by previous Manitoba governments of the constitutionally guaranteed right to use French before the courts and in the legislative we Are asking that Manitoba not give Quebec the ammunition to write off English to the extent Manitoba amendment is it will be used As modern Day evidence that French speaking canadians can not feel at Home in this directory assistance reopens by Brian Cole the directory assistance department of Manitoba Telephone systems Cory Don Avenue office has been reopened after technicians corrected problems that caused operators to receive elec tric shocks from Greg a spokesman for the governments safety and health said a Stop work order imposed last week had been lifted after its officials determined the shocks were due to a Static electricity buildup and suggested the use of special wrist bands to eliminate the its spokesman Glenn Schneider said yesterday wrist bands worn by operators will be connected to the terminal and will Drain off any Static electricity thereby eliminating chances of operators receiving As Schneider said the office carpet believed to be responsible for the Static electricity problems will be replaced with a Static resistant car workplace safety and health Branch officials ordered its to shut Down 26 of 36 directory assistance terminals last wednesday after one operator received a Shock and about 22 operators walked off the Job fearing for their it was at least the third time since january that an operator had received a Shock from the prompting Margaret spokesman for the communication workers of he Union that represents to Call for an inquiry into mass handling of the Hadfield said the Crown Corpora Tion knew that one operator had experienced numbness in her Tongue and Arm for three Days after receiving a Shock in we Are taking the position that its has been extremely negligent in not addressing the problem she Schneider agreed its officials May have made a mistake by not moving More quickly to remove the carpet or deciding to use the wrist i dont know Why it the wrist bands want thought of a year ago As a possible solution to the Static prob opposition Leader Sterling Lyoth said the proposal to Amend the Manitoba act already has become divisive be cause it could open the door to Sion of French language services through future Lyon called the proposal a bad agreement reached by the govern ment and Franco Manitoban to kill plans to Challenge Manitoba English Only statutes in the supreme court of he said there is a fear govern ment services in French could be multiplied by the courts and the legislature would have no say in these Maldoff responded that in his View the courts can be trusted to make decisions that wont incite civil in the Basic value in society is that we can Trust our he i have Faith the judiciary will come to appropriate decisions at the time there called on to make those Leo head of an Organiza Tion of francophone living outside called for the proposal to be passed with a minimum of politically partisan we find it deplorable that certain politicians Are using this debate to gain political ground by fostering fears liable to generate bigotry and Dis Crimi he asked by Lyon to name the politicians to which he was Letourneau said i dont care to name any i think they have done an extremely Good Job of identifying pressed again to provide decided instead to withdraw the Eric Maldoff of Alliance Quebec warns language rights referendum would be divisive As Roland Penner right Davis mum on Pawley language pact Premier Bill Davis of Ontario says he has been watching the Pawley governments controversial proposal to extend French language but he refuses to pass judgment on Ive been careful to avoid com menting on said who was in Winnipeg to address Winnipeg Cana Dian i have been keeping an Eye on but i would not pre sume to comment on the right solution in individual he added his own government is committed to firming up Ontario legislation which guarantees the provi Sion of educational services in French where student numbers were contemplating legislation that will make it a matter of policy that any francophone or anglophone Young Ster will have a right to an education in either Davis laughed off rumours he is to succeed former Mani Toba premiered Schreyer As Canadas next governor Ive heard of the but it is highly the longtime Ontario tory Leader said in an interview before addressing the crowd of about schreyers term As the Queens representative expires in some observers have speculated prime minister Trudeau might offer Davis the vice regal Post or an Ambas Sado ship As Reward for his help in securing Canadas new Davis devoted much of yesterdays to a Call canadians to abandon regional differences and work together toward economic he said while Canadas soft Economy appears to be pulling out of the recess the recovery process is fragile and restraint is still Phil free press pipe dream is it a Large Cheerio a tire for the Friendly giants unicycle the object of Daniel Mcelreat fascination is a Section of pipe used by Crews on Elm aut Opac agents split on life insurance aut Opac agents Are split on whether they like to sell government life says John minister responsible for the Manitoba Public insurance Buck Laschuk said questionnaires were sent out to All 400 agents in the province currently licensed to sell government Auto general insurance and of about 200 who the reaction was about 50 in last decembers throne the government announced it would undertake a feasibility study on expanding pics services to include life i insurance and sickness and pension the minister said he would be bring ing the questionnaire along with a study on the life insurance Industry in to his Cabinet colleges in the next two the eight Page confidential question circulated to agents on june asked How much business they did for private companies in Accident and sickness insurance As Well As pension Buck Laschuk said if the government decides to go ahead with a further study it would be sometime in the next year before a final decision would be made on whether to expand into life Dean who is chairman of the Manitoba life and health insurance information said the complicated nature of life insurance sales is what probably accounts for the Lack of enthusiasm among government agents to expand their to be a chartered life underwriter takes More than three years and then with estate planning and taxes its ongoing said Mur Cha president defends extra Billing the Federal governments claim that user fees and extra Billing will erode Canadas medicare system is nothing More than a political smoke screen to get the Public mind off real prob the president of the Canadian medical association said Marc Baltzan said a concept in which doctors charge patients More than medicare pays for certain has been in existence since the system was established 20 years ago and accounts for less than 1 per cent of the average Canadian doctors annual few opt out although All doctors have the right to opt out of very few Baltzan the number of opted out physicians in new Bruns Prince Edward Quebec and British Columbia totals less than Many opted out physicians dont Bill beyond medicare said Baltzan in an interview prior to addressing the Winnipeg local of the Manitoba medical and nobody Bills everybody beyond he Federal health minister Monique begin has Long argued that user fees and extra Billing prevent poor people from getting the kind of treatment medicare was designed to under the proposed new Canada health to be introduced in parliament this has threatened to withhold funding to provinces that deny reasonable Access to medicare the among other would provide a Federal provincial Cost Shar ing scheme for health care the previous agreement lapsed More than a year sincere person a Saskatoon kidney special described the Federal health minis Ter As a sincere individual who is going about things the wrong he said the Cost of health services used by the average Canadian each year is about adding that More than 85 per cent of the population including virtually All women use the outlawing extra Billing would make doctors full fledged civil he which would Lead to unionization the Public would be the loser be cause Access to health care would be curtailed during Job he Baltzan said the association would rather discuss future problems affecting the medicare such As How to Deal with an aging rather than fight Over extra Billing or user Man jailed for assault of 9 a Man who indecently assaulted the Niney Earold daughter of his former common Law wife has been sentenced to three months in county court judge Sidney Schwartz allowed the accused to serve the sen tence on weekends so he will not lose his in addition to the jail the judge ordered the Man to continue psychiatric treatment and to undergo super Vised probation for two judge Schwartz said in sentencing he considered the fact it was the mans first criminal offence and that the accused was mentally but he noted the touching went on for six and that the Man breached his position of Crown counsel Rob Finlayson told court the indecent acts came to the mothers attention when she found her exp Artner in a compromising Posi Tion with her defence lawyer Hymie Weinstein said his client was so ashamed he willingly made a statement to police admitting despite his Legal advice not to do he said the Man realizes he was wrong but at the time the indecent acts were going he had an unsatisfactory relationship with the girls Mother and was turning his attention to the Weinstein said psychological testing of the girl indicated she has not suffered permanent i j ;