Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 29, 1987, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press june paqe3 resident objects to Wilson tax pitch gets Cool n Wayne Fuet press last ground red River exhibition thrill seekers enjoy a final turn Over last general manager to Renaud on a ride As the annual event wound up he attributed the attendance increase to the addition of attendance at this years fair was an increase of a Day to the exhibitions running Board Post tied to nip affiliation province sought party cancer Agency appointee says at least one of the newly named members of the Manitoba cancer treatment and research foundation Board admits his political credentials were a Factor in his appoint Peter principal of Assini Boia elementary school and a for Mer nip school Board said health minister Larry Desjar dins office called him a few months ago to ask if he would sit on the they said they were looking for users of the service and also a Strong party supporter and in said adding he has Carney and three other new democrats were among those appointed by Desjardins to replace seven members of the foundation Board he dismissed last Desjardins has denied the move a claiming it was aimed at injecting new life into the he said the government has established a Cabinet committee to Deal with memberships on boards and and final decisions Are made by As he said it is government policy to include worker representatives on the two worker representatives named to the cancer foundation Board Are Cheryl a vice president of the Canadian Union of Public employees and a clerk at the and Jules a machinist who has worked at the foun Dation for 31 Johnson has refused a new Democrat for 17 said he was Vic president of he Dps vital constituency i dont think that had anything to do with my he in in sure it he said he was surprised at the appointment and knows Little of can cer research or Beverley another a could not be she is president of the nip Logan constituency radiology equipment proposal rejected the Manitoba cancer treatment and research foundations new Board will not be guided by its predecessors recommendation that new radiation equipment be installed at Boniface general its chairman we Are starting Wil Liam Macdiarmid health minister Larry Desjardins has replaced three quarters of the nine member the which operates the provincial program for cancer treatment and receives million from the prov Ince and million in research Grants from organizations and individual claiming complaints about the recommendation Boni face get new radiation last january appointed an and hoc committee headed by Ian Suth health sciences Centre Radi ology to recommend a Loca the committees final report will go to the minister before july Sutherland Macdiarmid said the Board not Desjardins will decide where to locate the he said the and hoc committee had reached a deadlock and a commit tee made up largely of foundation staff had come up with three Long term which involve More than the one piece of equipment and Deal with both Boniface and health sciences a decision probably will be made at a Board meeting july Macdiarmid he refused to say what options Are on the or which Hospital he the decision will affect the Pat Tern of delivery of radiotherapy Over six years and will involve equipment at both he nobody will be sold who is also one of the new refused to say what is being foundation executive director Lyonel israels denied Desjardins allegation there Are problems at the Agency Between radio therapists and chem Othera with one group feeling the other was being to my there has never been favouritism or Dis Crimi he decisions Are based on Merit and William professor of Medicine at the University of has been named Board he replaces accountant William who has served on the Board for 20 Ian head of radiology at health sciences and Marilyn a past president of the Canadian cancer society Manitoba Are the other new Sutherland and Thiessen say they Are not new dem Macdiarmid said he was not concerned about the suggestions the Board is politically if 50 per cent or even 60 per cent Are new its a fair representation of the average Popula he in a letter written to Milne after the former chairman went Public with his concerns about Board said there should have been some changes to the foun Dation Board Over the i am confident that the new Board does indeed reflect expertise and comm Unity representation that will More than adequately maintain and develop programs to improve the plight of cancer patients in the Milne and some former Board members had raised concerns about replacing members with an average 10 years when the foun Dation faces some major decisions such As Purchase and placement of new and costly changes in the research program and build ing project cleanup pledged Gilbert Park whose neighbourhood has been plagued by say they Are starting a cleanup Campaign with a Promise to buy and install playground Ala meeting with Winnipeg housing authority officials last a dozen residents admitted housing officials could not keep Pace with the Keith Winnipeg housing authority told residents he was tired of trying to find fluids to replace equipment Only to it destroyed by Many of the residents Are being threatened to remain silent Over who is responsible for the Vandal Moffit Rick said he knew who was behind the vandalism but he would not identify there my friends and i guess 1 did some of it Steele said after the but Treyve got nothing else to they dont they dont go to they do it because there Steele said he believed the vandalism would end if his friends helped rebuild the Bert a maintenance work a electrician in the said residents on welfare were to blame for most of the it gets worse whenever the Wel Wayne f ree press Gilbert Park residents say they want to take Steps to curb vandalism in fare cheques Huth the Beer cases go in and the Beer bottles go flying he said the project Environ ment creates a situation which Breeds people with no Money in their pockets Are put into an ant Hill like Huth what can you expect its a Breeding ground for Moffit told the meeting 75 per cent of the tenants in the 254unlt project live on social he said the housing authority has recognized the problem and has stopped building Large representatives for the residents and the housing authority called the meeting a positive step and scheduled another for this week to discuss rebuilding the we can provide equipment but weve already done Adrian assistant manager of Winnipeg weve put it there and it Hast we could put a playground up every week but would it help Gordon president of the Gilbert Park residents Asso said he believed residents in the 25yearold project would take greater responsibility for their area if they had direct involvement in the Purchase and construction of a Kilpatrick said the residents hoped they could buy the equip ment with government la Don who represents the Inkster Riding that includes the housing said the Resi dents must assume responsibility for their t t r t trucking firm Sale to Cost 75 jobs in West by Stevens wild at least 75 people in Western can including eight in will lose their jobs As the result of last weeks takeover of the trucking firm Brazeau West by Reimer express lines Bertrand president of the Montrea based Brazeau transport which owns Brazeau said the company offices at 344 Dawson Road will close very company facilities in Vancouver and Ester will also the eight people affected in Winnipeg Are office Winnipeg based Reimer express began handling Brazeau wests freight last in Reimer express bought about 200 but will not take Over the offices or other the Purchase Price was not Dis Brazeau West handles about million in freight the Purchase of Brazeau West is the latest in number of recent corporate moves that has made the family owned Reimer express the fourth largest trucking firm in can other recent acquisitions in clude Tran Canada truck lines of Reimer express currently employs about 700 people in Manitoba and in its annual reve nue is Gerald Vic president of Reimer said the Brazeau Sale was part of a Lon term rationalization of the trucking Industry to reduce facilities to increase reve Ray president of the Manitoba trucking said the move was due to the proposed deregulation of the Canadian truck ing Federal Bill passed we in the Meta predicted some thing like it might be a Good business decision but its unfortunate that people lose their the Federal government passed a Bill thursday deregulating Canadas trucking largely under provincial through the implementation by the provinces of parallel Drivers licences and operating the Bill must still be approved by the and be Given Royal effective new truck ing firms will no longer have to prove Public or economic necessity to Start it will be up to existing firms to prove the new company is not Downey said deregulation in the United states has led to the closing or consolidation of several Large the same situation could take place Ai Prairie regional viol president of the Canadian brother Hood of railway transport and Gen eral workers agreed the Clos ing was related to but you have to look at the human Clement and the Impact on the com he said his unions agree ment will cover any Brazeau Drivers who Are hired by Reimer a Brazeau spokesman said the company had been recently sold to Cabano group of which is not interested in operating in the Brazeau will continue to operate in Quebec and the Pierre Lefebvre railway move opposed by Allison Bray Premier Howard Pawley says his government will strongly oppose any plans to move in rail regional Headquarters from once you move regional head offices other changes would take place and Winnipeg would lose its place As the Prairies historical railway responding to unconfirmed re ports Friday that in rail is consid ering moving its executive offices from Winnipeg and Edmonton to Pawley said he is Skepi Cal concerned the Federal government would allow such a it would be like another cfi8 Edmonton South my Jim Edwards reportedly confirmed in rails plans to vote on consolidation of corporate Power in Central Canada at its Board meeting july Edwards could not be reached for further Frank in rails West Ern Region confirmed the Crown corporation is in the midst of a countrywide review of its management he would not confirm or deny rumours the company plans to shift Western regional offices East All i know is there is a study going he you can come up with six or seven scenarios but none of us have an idea of whats going on except the in rail president Ron Lawless could not be reached for Pawley said he will be contacting Federal transport minister John Crosbie today to see if there is any truth to the Manitoba transportation minister John Lohman said it would make sense from the corporations View Point to centralize operations in but it is precisely oppo site to what we think should be he Lohman said the possible shift is reminiscent of plans in 1985 to move senior in rail executives from Winnipeg to he said the same coalition including the City of Winnipeg chamber of Commerce and Manitoba federa Tion of labor that successfully lobbied against that would be called on to oppose the nurse layoffs averted in Hospital bed closings Brandon general Hospital will carry out its cos cutting be closing program this summer without Lay ing off any a Hospital spokes Man Ron Hospital assistant executive said about 30 of 400 nurses had received Layoff notices when the institution announced plans to close 49 Beds effective wednesday to save about Thomas said that be cause of the bed those taking vacations will be replaced by regular not by casual staff hired from outside As had been done in previous he said a More stringent admissions policy will be applied to reduce patient adding no one in need will be turned conciliation sought the Union certified to represent workers at Springhill farms in Neepawa has applied for Concilia Tion in an Effort to get management representatives to the bargaining a Union spokesman Bruno United food and commercial workers Manitoba said there have been no negotiating sessions because the hog plants Hutt Erite owners Haven come to the bargaining Zimmer said if a conciliator is the owners will be forced to come to at least one the Manitoba labor Board certified the Union to represent workers without a vote because More than 55 per cent of them signed Union update a followup to the bringing readers up to Date on stories that Tiave appeared in the free a rival employees association attracted majority support in an informal preference cards unchanged University of Manitoba students will not have their pictures on identification cards this a University spokesman Bob Rae bum said a committee looking into that possibility is still examining costs associated with such a move and the need to adapt various pieces of equipment for the Issue arose last after two students were expelled because one took an examination for Driver course urged the Manitoba society of seniors expects to renew its Effort next month to get the Manitoba safety Council to restore a Driver re Educa Tion course for Sorici y presi Dent Marguerite Chown said Chown said the society to do some research among those who have taken the course before making its presentation to the Denys safety Council executive said the program was withdrawn because of insufficient Chown said perhaps the course should be offered every two years rather than cancelled ;