Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 3, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba Province up Rinn leg free press january Page 2 Julian provincial editor rail ruling hailed banners Driedger says the Western provinces have won a Victory that will save Prairie Grain banners million to million a Manitoba transportation min ister Albert Driedger said yester Driedger said the average Farmer could save annually As a result of a National transportation Agency tiding that railways must pass on savings resulting from downsizing and streamlining their this is Good news for an Industry that is already suffering from Tough economic he under the Western Grain transportation railways Are paid their costs plus a 20percent margin for moving the transportation Agency conducts a detailed re View of the railways costs every four years and allows annual inflation adjustments in the intervening new Tunnel Driedger said the Agency accepted the Western provinces argument that railways should be required to pass on savings resulting from reductions in their labor Force and from the opening of a new Tunnel at Rogers had the railways and Ottawa senior Grain transportation com Mittee had their Farmers would have been required to pay costs the railways do not actually incur for the next four Driedger Sno plow ads slated the province plans to spend 000 on a series of to ads warning Drivers not to tangle with Snow transportation minister Albert Driedger said although most plows Are equipped with warning there Are a number of accidents each whiter in which cars slam into the rear of Snow lows in fog or swirling he said the last fatal Accident involving a Sno plow was in March the to to Start 8 throughout Are to supple ment newspaper and radio ads that have been run in the railways lose in reserves regain Telephone service special to the free press Thompson satellite Telephone service was restored to five of six Northern Indian reserves by noon yesterday after a 10hour inter the Shamattawa Reserve remains without Telephone Eldon Manitoba Tel Ephone system Northern regional sales said the interruption was caused by a malfunction of receiving equipment at the its fort Rouge satellite communications terminal in the communities affected included Madoule Lac Bro Poplar River and Puk Atawa As there was a temporary interruption on a number of the cd radio Northern Lokas Havich estimated that More than people were affected by the Jim acting Northern zone director for the Federal medical ser vices said the Only emergency requiring Telephone communications was in where a medical evacuation took place yes Mair Sha Mattawa was Able to communicate through a radio Telephone system and their need was daily Deal yesterdays results Are Jack of 8 of Ace of clubs and Queen of a match of All four playing cards on one selection wins tunes the a match of three playing cards wins times the Wager and a match of two playing cards wins three times the free press ringing in 100th year ringing in the new year was rather special for Bellringer Phil Mckenzie and parishioners at Kular Neys holy Trinity anglican a recently installed Bell rang out for the first time to celebrate 1990 the Church Centenary local credit Union grabs towns interest by Lorna Dueck special to the free press was a great Deal of interest in the Steinbach credit Union in what is becoming a Trade hundreds of people lined up i unusually mild weather to find out How much interest they had earned on their while the credit Union provides annual statements of interest a Many of those in the line that stretched out the door and Down the Street seemed to be enjoy ing chatting with friends and neigh Emanuel stood in the lobby yesterday laughing and joking with three i came in to Check my interest today and i am Well one of the earliest members of the credit Treyve kept my Money and helped me make when other Banks turned me these Guys put me on my Gilbert a schoolteacher from also was wait ing in line to see How much interest his Money had its tradition for us to Check our Legal we like to have it written into our Little that this financial institution has found its Niche in offering interest rates on savings that Are higher than those on oneyear term interest on savings is applied on the credit Manitoba Lar distributed More than Mil lion in interest if you had in a savings account and youre getting you want to know As soon As possible Dennis credit Union general Man Guenther will quietly agree that a number of shareholders have More than million in their regular savings there Are 517 customers Here who have More than in their he but we Are not a Rich mans he the average account has a savings total of he said the credit Union grew by 11 per cent last year and now has total assets of Banks left out All this from a remarkably cautious Start in when 10 men with each launched the institution and was the maximum amount that could be the credit Union now averages million a month in outstanding there Are four Banks in town to compete with the credit but Guenther estimates his institution handles 60 per cent of the areas he said every fifth new shareholder in the Steinbach institution is from whats making this place unique is the interest Guenther theres Only a Hal percent spread in what we pay in savings and what we charge in two six Hurt in car truck crash at uncontrolled Rural intersection staff up Neepawa two women died and six people were taken to Hospital after a two vehicle Accident at an uncontrolled intersection near Here last Irene Esther of min and Yvonne Denise of White were pronounced dead at the scene of the which occurred late Satur Day the two women were passengers in a car which was broadside by a pickup truck about 10 Kilometres Southwest of two occupants of the which ramp report was travelling about 80 at the time of received minor four passengers in the car were also taken to three of the six people have since been released from while the remaining passengers were listed in stable a spokesman from the Neepawa ramp detach ment said no charges have been Laid As a result of the collision and police Are still investigating the smokers left out in cold As Hospital bans the butt by Maureen Houston Winnipeg free press Brandon the smoke has cleared at Brandon general hos leaving More than 300 smokers out in the i Haven had a Coffee break today because smoking is part of nurse Mary Vilash said yes adding she planned to step outside for a cigarette on her lunch some smokers Are bitter about the ban that went into effect monday and disappointed a 380name petition for a smoking room was rejected by the administration in there going to have a lot of ugly staff members said a worker smoking in the cafeteria last i think the people who Drew this policy up dont what about the rights of smokers there should be a said another its a High stress Job so it should either be that or a crying most nonsmokers among the hospitals employees Are it was very pleasant Down at the cafeteria this said a nurse at a surgical Ward station there was no Haze or smell or its about said another nurse who requested were Here to promote Good sneaking puffs although some employees vowed to sneak puffs in the few problems had surfaced As of yester Day a few smokers even welcomed the saying it now gives them the initiative to attempt kicking the i just of i guess on the first ill be Ive got no other said one who helped organize the said problems Are anticipated with some Lon term patients who smoke and that is the main Point of Contention for Many big 3 showdown 4p Chrysler general motors indoors at the convention Centre january 41410 deaths classified death Charlotte of of formerly of Manuel widower of Estefania of Hus band of Mary of widow of Clarence of East brain husband of Linda Hugh David Alexander of Portage la widower of Mary Alex of husband of Helen of widow of Philias husband of Lorraine John of the widow of Bert Frank of husband of Eva of Lloyd of Orange husband 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