Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 17, 1985, Winnipeg, Manitoba 1 ii Winnipeg free May 1985 Ontario striking employees reach settlement to conf 0 up a settlement was reached Early today in the 12 Darold stake at Ontario f red a Hydro sprikes said to Deputy labor minister torn Armstrong announced that a memorandum of settlement was signed Earty this morning by the Public Utility and local Canad an Union of Public that will end the strike and Send out standing issues to binding arbitral Bennett said both sides have agreed that every Effort will be made to get employees Back to work As soon As employees will be notified of their nation recall to work within a few Days and Hydro stations shut Down because of the strike should be Back in opera Tion by the he the main Issue in the strike was work jurisdiction the Union claimed construction and forestry workers under contract were doing jobs its members have traditionally eleven reactors at Bruce and Pickering on Lake Ontario were but supervisory personnel had been working at Coa fired generating stations throughout the prov the strike made Little Public Impact As Hydro has bought imported Power from Quebec and the United the Utility admit that the Cost at those purchases would have to be Reco Vered in future rate the strike seemed to be escalating yesterday As Hydro was Given the right to operate nuclear reactors with management Union officials representing the striking workers predicted such a move would cause danger to the the Union said the atomic Energy control the Federal nuclear Power abandoned its mandate to protect the Public when it issued approval for Hydro to oper ate the management personnel began Startup procedures yesterday on one reactor at its giant Bruce Uncle a generating the Board had turned Down two previous applications to allow management to operate saying the personnel were not sufficiently training had been going on since the strike began May 5 and the Utility was under the boards to train management at its nuclear reactors in near the Union issued a statement saying it had received a tip that a heavy water spill had occurred at the Bruce Hydro spokesman Bill Friday said it was not a spill but rather a Case of somebody pushing the wrong but ton while doing a safety causing Light water to dilute the heavy water while the Union accused Hydro of being secretive about the incident yesterday Friday said it was not considered to be a major there was no safety Haz Ard to anyone inside or outside of the and nothing was released into the Hydro spokesman Mike Williams said the 750megawatt reactor should be operational sometime Dur ing the which will enable the Crow owned Utility to Cut production at its pollution causing Coal fired Dan chief Steward for about striking members of local 1000 at had said he intends to move family from their Home in port within 15 kilo metres of the Owen sound area a said he did not think the management Crews Are experienced enough to Deal with 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Telephone 8371371 Ottawa up the annual rate of inflation edged up to per cent in april from per cent in largely due to higher food statistics Canada said As measured by the con Sumer Price had remained at per cent for the three previous months and has been on or below per cent for nine the increase in consumer while is worrisome news for the conservative government which is due to bring Down its first budget May finance minister Michael Wilson has already said some measures in that budget might put upward pressure on but the bad news is balanced by Good news on other unemployment in april fell to per cent from per cent in it was the first time this year the rate has gone below 11 per and interest which have followed a rollercoaster path since the conservatives took Are Back Down to Levels last seen in the Bank of Canada which sets the trend for interest rates in slipped to per cent yesterday from per cent last the Dollar has put in a mixed performance in the last couple of months and is currently hovering above the level after starting the year above 75cents because most imported fresh fruit and vegetables come from the United the lower Dollar is reflected in higher prices for those shop Ping the increase in the consumer Price Index represents Price changes Between april and april taken on a Mont to month the Index Rose per cent Between March and statistics Canada said higher prices for food contributed to much of the followed by prices for alcohol and in the food fresh produce showed the largest fresh vegetable prices Rose per cent be tween March and while fresh fruit increased per meat prices were up per cent a Rise in the Cost of beef was partially offset by a decline in the Price of pork following the imposition of new duties on hog exports to 1 the United tobacco products and alcoholic beverages were More costly due to a combination of higher manufacturers prices and tax increases announced in some gasoline was Down slightly due to Price wars in some and charges for automobile maintenance and repair increased due to higher labor the consumer Price a Bas Ket of hundreds of goods and ser vices monitored by statistics Canada on a monthly stood in april at compared with in March and in april of last the Index is based on 100 Points being equal to the Cost of these goods and services in this Means that the same shopping Basket which Cost in now costs while statistics Canada gives the monthly and year overhear in creases in the inflation some economists argue that a More cur rent measure of inflation is the an Nual rate Over a three month Peri Midway Chrysler goes one better equipment at our hew to Cathy 2741pembin a phone 2611709 meet Alm in effect at 341 shown phone 8323478 Lawn tractors 00 ht3810 10hp38 with rear grass Catcher full service Centre Money for your Mower bring in your old Clunker and receive credit toward the Purchase of new Honda tuneup we Ter vice All tuneup includes e a tick ignition extern Cikk cart Nillon e engine of e 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school Board employees by special trustee Allan the newspaper said the letter reveals that Allan stables has now reached the same conclusion As the fired Vancouver school Board he was appointed to replace million budget Cut would result in unacceptable the Story added that this renewed charges that Heinrichs firing of the elected Board May 6 was a political action against nip oriented school Trust a necessary move to ensure fiscal the contents of the letter to this re Porter referred did not make that statement in any Way he they persist in re porting As fact some thing which is totally the Sun said Sta Bles letter stated that without using the Van Couver boards lion no shareable capital Reserve he would have had to Cut m some of the trustees have said they believed they were for Bidden by provincial edict u Transfer this Money to the operating ;