Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 29, 1987, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoban join trek to booming Ontario by Patrick Mckinley almost Manitoban have joined a flood of other canadians who have packed their bags and moved to booming Ontario during the last two Gilles director of fore casting and analysis for the Confer ence Board of said Many people Are moving to southwestern Ontario where jobs Are plentiful and the construction and service industries Are Riding a tide of High consumer unemployment in Toronto was per cent in Rheaume noting Winnipeg at per was about twice As the Gap narrowed in with Toronto at per cent and Winnipeg at per 1 Rheaume said there Are signs on trios Economy will suffer setbacks in the late Manitoba also is headed for problems As Early As next he predicting its economic now leading All provinces except Ontario and will fall below the National Manitoba is highly dependent not Only on its farm but on the manufacturing of farm implements arid that is a particularly crucial he me said the province must diversify its Economy to hold its Manitoba is suffering net losses of people through inter provincial migration for the first time since about because the birth rate outstrips the migration the actual population is still statistics Canada says in 1985 and Manitoban moved to other provinces and people from other provinces moved to Man for a net migration loss of for the Manitoban who moved to people moved from Ontario to giving Manitoba a net loss of Manitoba also had net losses of people to British Columbia and 223 to Nova it also lost 74 people to struggling still suffering the aftermath of falling Oil prices and economic Alberta is still not a very attractive place to go in order to find a see nip Page 4 ends in a tie Winnipeg soccer fury plays to a 1 1 tie with Edmonton Brick men 35 at teas we of the newly named Frt embers 6f Hie Manitoba cancer treatment and research foundation Board definite his Pofi tidal credentials were a Factor in his school principal Peter a former nip school says ministers office said it was Tot a party supporter Cloudy tonight 8 sunny tomorrow 20 june 1987 free final Home delivery 9570550 classified 9562330 second class mail registration nume Jer 086 Sun rises sets Moon rises sets Burton Cummings belts out a song during Shakin All Over eliciting enthusiastic crowd reminiscences Roll at Rock reunion by Brad Oswald the Winnipeg convention Centre was Shakin last night All the Long awaited Rock and Roll reunion social started with gentle reminiscences and finished with a foot stomping Roar As nearly fans bellowed their approval for the return of Burton Randy Chad Allan and Neil its the Best damned party weve had in Winnipeg for a Long said provincial Energy min ister Wilson who inched up close to the stage As the jury played a Long time Parasiuk said he grew up in Transcona and North Kildonan to the sound of such bands As the jury and the memories dusted ten local bands reunited for the which ended with Bachman and Cummings belting out the evenings theme Sha Kin All they were joined by who played guitar head to head with Bachman As cum mings did the vocals for the guess who classic american in the playing rhythm guitar and was John the author of the Book that spawned the they sound like they always said a guess who guitarist Kurt who later joined the group onstage for the Ive known some of these Guys for 25 and they sound exactly the same As they did Back for their contribution to local cum Young and Fred Turner of Bachma Turner overdrive Fame received a civic citation and the provinces highest the order of the Buffalo in Cummings made a presentation on behalf of the musicians to local radio announcer Doc Steen for his support of Early 60s Winnipeg variety club spokesman Joan Black said the feeling backstage throughout the evening was that the reunion was Long the Many of whom had not seen each other since the volunteered their time for the Black said the Charity stands to make More than from Sha Kin All families face child tax credit losses tax reforms propose to erosion of benefits per family Ottawa up one million or More Middle class families would lose a chunk of their child tax credits under the conservative govern ments proposals for tax the size of the losses would but a typical one earner family would have its credit sliced by for the 1988 tax according to an illustration buried in one of the finance departments documents on tax additional calculations by the Ca Nadian press show most two earner families would lose More than a year in the department has not said How much Middle class parents would lose collectively and How much the Federal Treasury would gain but cps own estimates Range from roughly million a year to More than the drop in benefits would result from plans to eliminate the employ ment expense deduction of up to in 1988 and to Start having credits instead of deductions for employee contributions to the Canada pension plan and unemployment those changes would have the effect of increasing the amount on 1988 tax forms described As net family that in turn would alter child tax credit calculations and reduce benefits for families hundreds trapped in new Delhi Blaze new Delhi Asp several Hundred people were feared trapped inside a blazing 15storey building today in new delis main shopping officials and witnesses in India they said at least one person jumped to his death from the build ing and another person died in the a Hospital spokesman said two people had been brought in dead and up to another 50 were mostly from dense two army helicopters rescued eight women from the office com plex but had to pull Back As the Rotor Blades were fanning the officials about 150 men and women could be seen on the roof and at windows waving and screaming for help amid billowing witnesses Rescue workers took Many people away on several of them the fire broke out in renewed strength after a massive explosion was heard on the seventh just As the Blaze was being brought under witnesses shopkeeper Sajjad who went in the building Early to help fight the said i saw a lot of injured people who were afraid to come some were running up and Down in one of the first peo ple rescued from the its absolute hell Satish Kumar chief fire blamed helicopters for Hin Dering the firefighters and fanning the which leaped 20 metres see hundreds Page 4 earning More than about in an health minister Jake Epp said he plans to take up the matter with the finance depart ment and he did not Rule out the possibility of Epp said most parents would see their Overall tax Bills drop As a result of other tax Reform he also held out the Prospect of additional help for parents As a result of Federal provincial Initia Tives on child care that should be announced by Louise presi Dent of the National action commit tee on the status of said the proposals for tax Reform would give fewer benefits to parents than to taxpayers without its certainly Given the fact that parents Are already under such Strong financial she social policy groups have Long been concerned about the level of benefits families get through three Federal programs the child tax family allowances and the income tax exemption for parents with children under see tax Page 4 Ottawa names Kelly mediator in postal strike Ottawa up both sides expressed Relief yesterday with the appointment of Bill widely regarded As the country top labor to mediate the National postal letter carriers Union president Bob Mcgarry welcomed Kellys a saying Hes fair and he knows the if anybody can bring us its probably and John chief Media spokesman for Canada said were glad to have a Man of his Hes been Down this Road the appointment by labor minis Ter Pierre Cadieux came hours after Canada Post and the letter carriers Union of Canada broke off talks and appealed a Sec Ond time for a mediator to help end the often violent 13dayold Canada Post plans to Stop the use of strik Breakers for the first seven Days of who rejected appoint ment of a mediator last said he changed his mind because circumstances had changed and it appeared mediation efforts might be beneficial despite a bargaining impasse on key contract i strongly urge the management of Canada Post and the representatives of the Union to take every advantage of Kellys he told mediation is a Legal process under the Canada labor code but Media tors have no authority to impose a an associate Deputy labor minister and head of the Federal mediation and conciliation has settled three National postal Dis Putes dating Back to he said he will try to get talks going today and Hopes both sides can be persuaded to if these parties Are going to make a settlement and it will be them who will make the settlement there going to have to Back off rigid he told maybe with some outside guid Ance we might be Able to help them do Canada Post is demanding unprecedented concessions from the Union to implement a sweeping Post office austerity program imposed by Ottawa in the Union wants its old contract renewed without change except for a Small raise in its Basic hourly wage to help offset striking carriers have disrupted mail service since they began rotating walkouts june picket lines were up yesterday in 70 communities in Prince Edward North Ern Ontario and British Harold top negotiator for Canada said in renewing his Appeal for a mediator yesterday that the use of strik Breakers would Stop for a week if the government acted see Chance Page 4 labor Bill Validity questioned by Murray Mcneil the provinces final offer selection legislation May be constitutionally a Winnipeg lawyer William Gardner who recently prepared an analysis of Bill 61 for the Manitoba chamber of com said the legislation May Vio late three fundamental rights guaranteed under the Canadian charter of rights and freedoms the right to Freedom of the right to equal treatment under the Law and the right to procedure Gardner said the Freedom of expression and Equality of rights pro visions offer the Best chances of launching a successful Challenge to the he predicted that Given the opposition the Bill has encountered from business and it is Likely someone will launch a i think a Challenge will come if it is there is a Good argument to be made although its ferociously difficult to make predictions As to under the proposed which has passed second Reading in the the two sides in a labor dispute would submit final offers to an arbitrator who would choose one and impose it As a settlement binding on both Gardner said although a supreme court of Canada ruling this year essentially closed the door on the argument that the right to strike is protected under the guarantee of Freedom of the argument is still available that free see charter Page 4 assaulted accomplice fights for compensation by Allison Bray a Winnipeg Man whose Skull was fractured by a Man he claims coerced him into committing a crime wants compensation for his Owen Lin Lake says he was wrongfully denied compensation by the criminal injuries compensation Board because he was involved in a break and enter Inci Dent with the Man convicted of assaulting Mcdonald maintains he acted out of fear and not criminal intent when he broke into a construction shed in August he said he had met his Roderick Edmund just three Days before the incident when they were both Rooming at the Sal vation army he said they had been drinking All afternoon and evening at a nearby upon leaving the Mcdon Ald said Tateham suggested they break into the i thought he wanted to go there to Mug me or rip me Mcdonald but i went with him because i was scared of what would happen if 1 didst Mcdonald said Tateham wanted him to climb into the shed through a but when he protested Tate see victim Page 4 on track members Are enjoying a Rise in san while the Price is steady at cartels official Mark new location former Montreal Alou ettes Slomback Nick Arak i says he to be playing with the bombers i new roads Crystal City students celebrate their High school but lace choosing a new direction for their All but one of the town High schools 16 graduates will soon hit the Tor larger few of them Ever Corning Back for More than a visit t political future Britain Margaret Thatcher would not be Wise to push through reforms Early in her third term program endorsed soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev economic program is but not without a fight family life thrives the idea that half of new rages will end in divorce is a Poi indicates 12 21 16 34 7 15 28 18 35 crossword 41 13 23 f ;