Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 15, 1987, Winnipeg, Manitoba free Imp Peg free Jim ire the Pas jogs slow paying Ottawa town officials at the Pas know How to play when the Federal government stalled for More than a year paying a town administrator Tony Moule said Council threatened to withdraw local emergency ser vices participation during an Emo sex Cerise scheduled for this the towns fire department had responded to a Call at the Pas Airport in february helping Airport firefighters Battle a Large Blaze in a private hangar on Airport after the department of transportation kept local officials waiting More than a Moule said builder sues for million a Winnipeg who says building houses on Indian reserves Cost him his has filed a statement of claim against the Federal Helmut in a statement filed in court last accuses the gov the Indian affairs depart and Canada mortgage and housing of incompetence and which he says led to his construction company financial failure in the court document demands million to recover plugs personal losses and million for general including mental and emotional pain he and his suffered because of the business said in an interview he ran his company successfully for 28 years and had 80 workers with a payroll of million the year before it went into he said Klug construction had built houses for the department of Indian affairs since but the company financial slide started in 1983 when he began dealing directly with Indian bands which received financing under a Chc nonprofit the bands hired Klug construction to build about 150 houses in contracts totalling about he when the company went into voluntary it had completed 110 to 120 houses and was owed million for work in Progress and outstanding Klug the construction now doing piecemeal work where he can find said he Doest blame the bands for the company while the bands at times didst pay the company for its the department and the housing corporation bungled the programs administration and shortchanged the Klug in after Klug and his wife mortgaged their House and used their savings to pump into a failing the contractor asked one of his unpaid creditors to put his company into he said he sought the help of Cabinet ministers and bureaucrats during the last two years but was just Strung Treyve now agreed to pay they called and said the cheques to t guest it just a question of them getting proper authorisation to pay the wondering if the government was Ever going to pay the Moule said town Council decided this month to take mine we decided wed try and Speed uhf Lei up Mode if they we rent going to pay the Bill at then we participate in their of Foutt Laid he contacted the port manager a few Days before Council muted its statement at the March 4 Moule said any emergency excer Cise would involve the towns fire and ambulance Hie Pas fire chief Keil Puckett said there has never been a formal agreement Between the town and the Federal government for financial both departments have cooperated in Puckett but then had never been payments for the 1086 Blaze was Puckett because it was so we had nine men there for Over 12 he it was really minus ill never forget that it want a government hangar but we were there to keep the fire from spreading to Federal Gover ment Moule said there never was any question local emergency services would be withheld for a real this was just on and we didst have to participate if we didst want he the town holds its own emergency exercise every three Moule and it would automatically join the emergency measures Organiza Dave of face wifi is getting its bearings machinist Bob Harris carefully works grooves into a new set of Bronze bearings for the drive rods of the Prairie dog centrals the steam engine and rolling Stock Are being readied for a season that starts at the end of May and runs through Northern Indian elder Dies counsel will be missed at first minister meeting special to the free press split Lake Northern Indian chiefs will be without one of their most respected advisers at the first ministers conference in Ottawa later this Indian elder Peter who accompanied the leaders of the 24 Northern bands to the three Previ Ous died last week at his Home on the split Lake Indian 145 Kilometres Northeast of Beardy spent his earlier years Hunting and he later worked As a track maintenance Man on a nearby Section of in rails his Melvin now an anglican Beardy had served As a Community elder since the late people always respected his wis Dom and loved his stories of the he had a great sense of humor through it he was always teach Cook Tom executive director of the Keewatin tribal weather lotto Winnipeg area forecast increasing cloudiness southeasterly winds at 30 High near Cloudy tonight with a Low near probability of precipitation is 20 per cent Outlook for tomorrow is mainly Cloudy with similar extended Outlook Southern Manitoba mostly Cloudy tuesday with Low near High near wednesday mostly sunny with Low near High near Northern Manitoba tuesday mostly Cloudy with Low near High near wednesday mostly Cloudy with Low near High near Northwestern Ontario tuesday mostly Cloudy with Low near High near wednesday mostly sunny with Low near High near National 11 6 10 5 5 11 1 4 1 4 1 5 0 6 1 2 13 1 12 0 24 1 22 2 10 Thunder 0 15 3 9 2 1 10 2 8 Winnipeg Compart mean Marci last Hgt tit on record in 1981 Urmi m record in 1897 precipitation total from i to March 14 Normal yesterday International 8 1 4 0 new 1 0 19 3 4 7 5 1 1 1 7 22 10 9 2 20 8 2 14 8 1 12 0 3 5 Tel 18 9 2 7 resort spots los Clear 19 12 Las Cloudy 24 14 26 14 28 22 Clear 22 8 dear 25 13 Cloudy 19 15 Cloudy 17 31 24 fair 27 19 Cloudy 25 20 Toronto the winning numbers in last nights lotto 649 lottery draw were 35 and the Bonus number was the Jackpot Pool of was divided into two prizes of the second prize awarded to those Matching five regular numbers and the Bonus had four winners of the third prize awarded to those Matching five regular had 290 winners of the fourth prize awarded to those match ing four regular had winners of in addition there were prizes of awarded to those Matching three regular there was a total of prizes Worth the estimated Jack pot for wednesdays draw is the free press tries to ensure the accuracy of these supplied readers Are advised not to discard their tickets before phoning 9472225 or Check ing the official list with their dealers or in Luck City Calendar blood donor clinics will be held from 9 to 7 tomorrow to and 9 to thursday and at the red Cross 226 Osborne Street the Manitoba historical society features a talk by Vera of the provincial on windows on women archival sources for at tuesday in the North american life building Auditori 333 Kelvin High school stages the at wednesday to admission students and Chil Dren Gle Lawn 770 marys stages the at wednesday to and at March admission children the Winnie and Nelson also witness to will be screened at thursday in the Manitoba planetarium by the Oxnam Canada local admission death classified death of husband of Marian Eileen George of formerly of Wynnifred Florence Ivy widow of Elmer Henry husband of Patricia of husband of Flo of widow of Antonio James Douglas of Winni husband of Phyllis Irene of wife of Burton Van said he believed deeply in our traditional spiritual ways and was determined that our Young people keep our native Cree language As a living link to our chief Etienne Robinson of Cross Lake said Northern chiefs always Felt they could never make big decisions for their people like the ones we face in Ottawa without the help of our two great elders Peter Beardy and Adam who died last they always made us look around to be sure our decisions would mean the most for our people in the Long Robinson split Lake chief Larry Beardy noted the two elders Are buried almost Side beside in the Community enter Kike Library i o Stonewall ire South Ter Lake regional Library is toy ing with the idea of expanding its operation beyond simply lending out the arg reports that it Mittee is looking at lending toys As and that the committed is seeking Public this Type of available in four other Manitoba would be available to any As Well As to daycare schools and other Community programs involved in child devel it would also make available toys to families who cant afford while giving others the Chance to Sample a toy before Heather Kowalchuk said the local Library Board expects it would Cost about to get the program off the Kowalchuk said the Library has space for the so the main expense would be buying the Russell greyhound lines of Canada has offered a Compromise in the face of local opposition to plans to eliminate a morning bus run to according to the Rustell ban company spokesman Gary Pepper said greyhound has offered to have a bus leave Winni Peg at 6 wednes Days and stay overnight in Russell and depart for Winni Peg at thursdays and Pepper said the run still wont be but could reduce the firms operating More than 100 area residents signed petitions protesting Grey hounds plan to Cut the morning run to which allows them to return to Russell the same Pepper said he wished All the people who signed petitions would ride the the Compromise proposal must be posted for 30 Days to give the Public a Chance to complain to the Manitoba motor transport greyhound had also proposed its daily 6 and 8 departures from Winnipeg be combined into one run leaving at but Pepper said this has been non Winkler Bank of Montre Al officials have advised Farmers that despite Tough farming still has a the red River Valley Echo reports Harry the Banks commercial told an agricultural Outlook conference that slightly higher growth of the Economy could mean More live Stock purchases from regional agr Logist Rick Kli Mack said that while Grain prices will drop five to 10 per cent this he predicts Good delivery opportunities High protein wheat and a increase in Barley acreage and Good Cash prospects which he said will also see a out toys dateline Manitoba a weekly Roundup of provincial giving readers a glimpse of events in Rural five percent increase in seeded acres dad Fisher Branch a spokes Man for a Curling club Here wants the provincial government to come up with some overdue funds to help the Community deteriorating recreation according to the Interlake Ray Bernier said the committee has applied for 000 of the provinces new lion Community places pro Bernier said some people in the Community dont believe their provincial agriculture minister Billie has done much to the provincial Cabinet will de cide who gets the Bernier and they Hope a senior can pull some Uruski said granting All applications received thus far would Cost about three times More than the program can pay he also said when there Are several applications from one Community it is difficult knowing which project the Community wants add the Pas local officials Are looking at hiring a bylaw officer to take some pressure off the More expensive the Opasquia times reports the town is also looking into establishing a and expects to have proposed solutions to both in time for attorney Gen eral Roland Penners planned March 31 mayor Bruce untried praised the work of the but said the town has to take a look at whether Money spent for mount ies is Well the bylaw officer would complement rather than replace unfried councillor Ron Kokun said the town is paying ramp officers to a year to pick up drunks off the and Selkirk traffic should be flowing Over this towns new Bridge by the fall of according to the Selkirk Jour Nal work on the which will Span the red River about five Kilometres North of is proceeding on originally estimated to Cost the Structure is now expected to Cost Boris Manitoba Deputy transportation said the almost a kilo metre is expected to handle 800 to vehicles a featuring indoor Pool tub Sauna free in room movies Pius 2 dining rooms and bars daily Cowon special sunday raw sat Viday Canadian two adults pole sent this Coupon at 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