Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 9, 1988, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free March 1988 versa tech needs funds to maintain jobs for 226 mentally handicapped workers at its two handicapped Job funds sought by Paul Samyn special to the free press for Carla a mentally handicapped the Chance to work every Day makes her feel and i like making she quickly adds As she packages year Book pictures at versa tech Indus tries the largest training and employment Centre for mentally handicapped adults in the prov continuing to provide jobs for and 266 other mentally handicapped people is the reason versa tech is quietly embarking on a fundraising Campaign to keep the nonprofit organization on a sound financial the 15week which started must reach its is million minimum target so ser vices wont be said versa techs were Between a Rock and a hard said Terry he said provincial funding has remained at a worker per while expenses have risen 13 per cent this we do Well with the resources we i know the government cant run this As cos effectively As we Cheater he said without the versa tech could be insolvent by the end of the he added that versa Lech is an important source of Pride for and Many would have just welfare to live on without Campaign manager Tony Mawer said he is enthusiastic about versa tech reaching its there is a High social and Community consciousness in Manitoba and contributing to versa tech is in vesting in something that uses the Money Well and is he a consultant with Everald Compton said the Campaign will focus on selected potential individual and corporate versa tech has packaging plants at 436 William Avenue and 107 Pacific Hospital chiefs it by ear in ads strike by Paul Samyn special to the free press Manitoba Hospital administrators Are playing a waiting game As they prepare for a possible doctors strike april the administrators say they can draw up contingency plans Only once they have a belter idea of How Many doctors will be striking at their Well have to play it by Ted executive director of Misericordia general said were really waiting for some assessment of the magnitude of the Bartman said he expects Doc tors will continue to provide Emer gency services at the 409bed Hospi but some elective surgery will Likely be it will be an inconvenience to the Public and patients that planned on having their varicose veins or cataracts looked the Manitoba medical association has threatened to strike april 5 unless the province agrees to Send a 14month contract dispute to bind ing the province unilaterally shelved a previous binding arbitration agreement in March 1987 because of dissatisfaction with the arbitrators the Mma ultimatum comes after it rejected the governments offer of a six percent fee increase Over two the which represents is seeking a 14nercent increase in the same Ron seven Oaks general hospitals executive said his Hospital has yet to put a plan in place but expects doctors to continue to care for patients they have once they Are in its their professional he said officials at the provinces two Lar Gest the health sciences Centre and Boniface general both said contingency plans should be in place by next a doctors walkout would be an added Burden to the which is already trying to Cope with a strike by 94 of ils maintenance Grace general Hospital and con Cordia Hospital Are also working on plans to Cope should the doctors Brandon general hospitals executive Glenn said he has no Clear indication what the hospitals 90 doctors will be but that he expects elective sur Gery would be cancelled and Beds closed to reduce patient total confusion a doctors strike would be much More than just an inconvenience in a Small Rural said the director of patient services at 16bed Rock Lake Hospital in Crystal popu lation it would cause mass confusion for the whole Pam King King said Community pressure might Force its three Doc tors to continue to provide More than just emergency they the doctors have to live its not like it is in the Al administrator of the hospitals in Erickson and Minneo said he also is unsure of the plans of the areas six he said he is hopeful the doctors wont my personal feeling is that the physicians wont leave us Hung out to dry because of the Lon term relationship weve Facelift slated for skyscraper two Toronto businessmen plan to give Winnipeg firs steel framed skyscraper a the derision to refurbish the Royal Tower at the Southwest Corner of main Street and William has delighted the cites historical buildings in thrilled that its been sold and theres going to be some activity on Giles Bugailiskis theres a tremendous potential to bring that building Back to Bugailiskis said it would make the District sparkle if this building got a its showing its a spokesman for Sussex realty said yesterday the Vintage building has been sold to two Toron to businessmen for slightly under they plan to spend around million on Ken Campbell there very keen on doing a proper Job on that weather their plan is to restore the historical facets of the building and update the mechanical and electrical systems and to lease very up Odate but in a historical these people have done a bigger historical renova Tion in so they have the Campbell said he cant identify the new owners until the Deal is closed next he noted the businessmen Are hoping the City of Winnipeg will become a major tenant in the refurbished mayor Bill Norrie said yesterday the City is in urgent need of additional office space to House its depart mental Norrie noted the City has been promoting a Campus which involves centralizing civic depart ments that Are scattered around the City near City said the Tower is of tremendous historical although it has not been designated a historic building by the he said the Royal Tower is on the cites historic buildings a list of potential historic build its one of the most visible landmarks around City Hall and one of the few remaining buildings that was part of Bankers there getting closer to Canadas second authorized factory direct bauhaus Ellice at Arena Winnipeg area forecast sunny today with Cloudy Chance of precipitation is 10 per High near Low tonight near mainly Cloudy tomorrow with a few Chance of precipitation Distio per High near Southern Manitoba Friday mostly Cloudy with Chance of i capitation is tit per High near Low near mostly sunny saturday with a Chance of High near Low near Normal High is Normal Low is ii Northern Manitoba Cloudy tomorrow with occasional flurries highs i to lows 10 to mostly Cloudy Friday Puli a Chance of High i Low mostly sunny saturday with a 30pfrivnt Chance of Pili Iju Caiiou High Low Normal High is Normal Low i Northwestern Ontario mainly Cloudy tomorrow wild scattered flurries highs 0 to Low near mostly Cloudy with hurries Chance of precipitation is 60 per High x Low mostly Cloudy saturday with a 40perceul dunce of precipitation High Low 18 Normal High i Normal Low is 17 the the Law used outdated data monday in answer o a question on 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