Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 18, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba R u 11 Call for special rates May apply to Semyom rates subject to confirmation certain minimums conditions apply fees i Winnipeg Brandon 7284840 i told from Winnipeg free press january 1990 pages 1726 Philip business editor business Minnesota High on City medical Trade Kelly free Fless by Kelly Taylor Winnipeg free press officials Here Are excited about the potential the free Trade agreement and Winnipeg proposed medical research facility have for increased Trade Between Manitoba and its a Long Way from Here to our Centre for disease control in Atlan said David Minnesota commissioner of Trade and economic you folks emerging a medi Cal Centre for Canada makes us think of the medical Industry As one More area to he said in a recent powerful player the establishment of the Labora tory Centre for disease control near the health sciences Centre will make Winnipeg a powerful player in the medical research Field and open up Trade with Minnesota medical manufacturing he that increased Trade could re kindle the same cooperation that led to Winnipeg and Paul be coming sister cities in Speer its very Clear that the interdependence that existed Between Paul and Winnipeg in the Days of the Railroad has diminished Over time and we need to reawaken it just makes whole lot of social and economic sense for Winnipeg and the twin cities to be closer together in a whole flock of prevention and cure Jim Manitoba minister of Trade and said a joint venture Between re searchers in Minnesota and Mani Toba will make the medical Indus try in Manitoba even i dont think we can Ever have enough in terms of medical re search and developing new products for prevention and he Ernst said Manitoba currently has 65 companies manufacturing medical and a Combina Tion of the free Trade agreement and a Strong research facility should translate into new opportunities for those if you draw a line out 800 kilo a year after one n theres 65 million he that a substantial Minnesota supports Many medi Cal including med which produces artificial and which makes artificial heart lung machines and Sev eral types of surgical the state also sports two highly regarded medical the Mayo clinic in Rochester and the University of i dont know who should Start but somehow weve got to get the medical Community in Manitoba to meet with our Speer and he said it is this Type of local cooperation that will eventually make the free Trade agreement if its left in the hands of Ottawa and it will just be a continuation of he huge Benefit although statistics Arent yet available on free trades Impact on the Minnesota Speer said the agreement has turned Many minnesotans eyes for both increased business and what it i was raise a lot More people have been looking North that had not been looking in that direction be Barb Minnesota Cana Dian Trade development said manufacturers were solidly behind the since it resulted in an immediate 17 per cent reduction in the Cost of shipping to Canada when import tariffs were that was a huge Benefit to our she the computer Industry saw the greatest decrease in she while he agrees it will be at least five years before Minnesota real izes any significant Impact from the Speer concedes David Speer Winnipeg and twin cities should be closer Canada will Likely always have a Trade surplus with the Canada currently exports billion Worth of goods to yet Only imports about million of Minnesota he most of that surplus comes in the form of Manitoba hydroelectricity and Canadian Fossil from our getting Energy from our neighbor is hell of a lot More beneficial than from the Southwest in Texas or from off Shore he and for what a great hedge it is As we look to the future and reduce our unhealthy dependence on Fossil from Manito Bas Point of i have to believe it is very promising for them As Well because were the largest Market that close to Canada has been Selling Energy to the Northern states since Long before the free Trade agreement was in key election Issue in marked contrast to the signing of the free Trade one of the hottest political issues in this country in the passed in Minnesota with nary a Well known in business talk of the agreement rarely crossed the lips of the average but in Canada was a key election Issue during the 1988 elec when opponents warned free Trade was the first step to state it want that much of an Issue in the United and in Cana i think it became More of an Issue than it really deserved to Speer Max president of the Minnesota Branch of the american Institute of Small Attri buted the Lack of concern to americas we tend to take Canada for he Gull Harbour resort conference Centre Hock cd Udo escape to Hecla Island and Gull Harbour resort discover our new look which includes a renovated Pool area and up graded dining indoor games and much availability is limited offer expires March 1990 for reservations Call 4752354 direct 24 Grey Goose services daily Par night 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difficult it he referring to the the Cabinet committee meeting at a government Retreat near Ottawa was expected to discuss the coming an economic Rescue plan for Atlantic Canada and legislation for the proposed goods and services Atlantic hit hard by fish Plant was expected to be High on the Agenda As ministers considered whether to spend Money to promote business development in the Wilson has already said High inter est rates have put upward pressure on his forecast for the deficit next he still expects the annual Short fall Between what the government spends and what it gets in revenues to be about billion for the year ending March up from billion in but economists have said the Defi Cit in the next fiscal year could Rise to As High As billion because of High interest up sharply from billion predicted by both Treasury Board president Robert de Cotret and i indicated in december there would be further cats in government Wil son one place both Wilson and prime minister Brian Mulroney have hinted they will Cut is Money paid to provincial governments to help pay for services such As hospitals and pos secondary provincial Transfer payments to talled billion in the last asked whether the provinces will share in the next round of budget Wilson said Well he also said a move by the Bank of Canada to allow some Short term interest rates to fall about a Quarter of a percentage Point in recent Days is just a first were not out of the Woods yet by any Wilson said of the reduction in interest we still have signs of inflation that Are of some i Wilson difficult i firms count via cutback losses by Stevens wild at least nine Winnipeg companies expect to lose business As a result of the via rail All Supply goods and services which May no longer be required by the Crow owned passenger service As schedule reductions take effect this but none of the companies de scribed the lost business As essential to their operation and Many said their dealings with via rail was but one local businessman said the accumulative total of a series of Small losses on a number of companies might be if you count what everybody loses i think you would find that it adds to a fair said Dave general manager of canard industries contract terminated an executive with place Louis Riel All suite 190 Smith said its contract to provide accommodation for via Crews staying overnight in Winnipeg has been can celled beginning this the contract for Crew nights has been general manager Ken Leslie said in an Leslie declined to comment on the possibility of layoffs at place Louis Riel As a result of the its unfortunate that theres nothing we can do about he we will Endeavor to go out and get As much business As Macgregor said his company might lose half of its sales of general purpose cleaning product to via while stating that the potential loss was not serious to Macgregor said lost business was always the donuts House 500 Selkirk which supplies via rail with a year Worth of dinner buns and will lose some said manager Erhard we will its not so great that we would Lay people Meier but its Nice to it fitted into our opera Tion quite while predicting that the Manitoba liquor commission might lose some of its Worth of via rail purchasing Vic Epresi Dent Don Lussier said the cutbacks will be almost unnoticeable in an organization with total sales of million a spokesman for Lansy creations 227 Lowson said his company also expects to lose some of its contract to Supply Linen to via it will he but we have other we will sur the Independent fish 941 Sherbrooke which supplies via rail with Worth of Frozen croissants per expects to see some lost general manager David Holden said the Small loss will have no appreciable Impact on his an executive for one of via rails suppliers said he expected his com Pany would not lose business As a result of the Myles manager of tasty minit 21 Bunting said figures provided to him by via rail showed that estimated Sand Wiches purchases by the passenger service in Winnipeg will Only be slightly less in 1990 than in tasty minit foods Sells Sand Wiches to via on a contract Levin said that the cutbacks could mean that the same number of pass Nevers will take fewer All my business is Levin if i lost the via business wed feel but would stay in Busi requirements affected other local companies that said they expect to lose Small accounts with via rail include coca cola Bot food distributor Northdale in and Williams restaurant Supply a via spokesman in Winnipeg said further cuts in service contracts could be naturally our requirements for everything from food to pencils will be said Mike with fewer lines and fewer trains we will need less of we Are not going to be supplying fewer trains with the same amount of ;