Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 23, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press january Page 2 Julian provincial editor townsfolk wary of divisive Issue Randy free press by Randy Turner Winnipeg free press Hamiota now that this Community is the front runner for a proposed hazardous waste fear is growing the area will become a Battleground for a bitter debate that split their neighbors in we know what happened there in Rossburn and it could very easily happen area Farmer Doug Brooks that what scares once a Rural Community is its hard to get the Harmony Back about 55 Kilometres Northwest of became the leading contender for the provincial hazardous waste Plant when residents of the Rural municipality of voted last week against pursuing the even after the vote in about 50 Kilometres North of residents who took sides in the yearlong debate said it could take a Long time for wounds opened i by the dispute to Arvin a referendum will be held Here before the summer to deter mine if residents want the municipality surrounding Hamiota to remain a potential for the As the referendum that same debate economic benefits of the Plant versus potential environmental dangers has enveloped this Community of about 820 those opposed to the facility have Gath ered petitions and organized a lobby group called people concerned for the Hamiota a spokesman for the said he and other members have already begun boycotting Hamiota businessmen whom they believe favor the Ive quit dealing in said Dairy Farmer Alan also opposed to the waste Plant if it takes economics to bring it maybe it will take economics to take it opposing Brooks group Are the fact local residents who support investigating the waste Plant another the Hamiota Community advisory claims to be gathering info but openly backs the representatives from both groups in favor of continuing the exploration process believe the de Bate Here has been More based More on facts than personal i think there Are a few people who Are very Mary Community Liaison for the Manitoba hazardous waste management but a vast majority of the people Are standing Back and looking at it the Issue she it Doest mean they will vote for but they will give it a the people Here have taken More interest in finding out More about it than in added corporation Community consultant Barb the corporation has set up an office Here to distribute information about the pro posed which will be de signed to treat inorganic such As spent acids and common House hold cleaners and Connell noted other such As the Rural municipality of Mont Calm and even have expressed interest in the which the Corpora Tion Hopes to have completed by is at least one pm of Hamiota who offered to have his land just Mary and Barb Connell display a Model of the proposed hazardous waste outside of town tested for the i was against it to begin Bruce Cochran but i dont think theres any More to fear with this Plant than any other Industry we could attract to this Brooks we feel the town might lose More than Ever gain from he farm payout to dump subsidy proposed by Bill Redekop Ottawa should pay Prairie farm ers billion Over the next 15 years and be rid of Grain transportation subsidies once and for an Alli Ance of about 25 Western farm groups the Federal government should pay about Prairie Farmers billion the first year in direct pay Portage told to View Winnipeg As Market instead of competitor by Maureen Houston Winnipeg free press Portage la Prairie Resi dents of this Community should Stop trying to compete with Winnipeg and View it instead As a source of Poten tial say consultants Stu dying options for the future after the closure of the local Canadian forces base and Campbells soup in car dealers look at Winnipeg and see nothing but car Portage looks at Winnipeg and sees nothing but competing car consultant Greg Mason of Prairie research associates told local aldermen at last nights City Council Mason and Independent business consultant de Ranft said they Are partially through the second phase of a Federal government study that will identify strategies to help this City of rebound from the loss of More than 800 the Portage and District economic review committee was formed last july by about 50 volunteers from the local area and Federal civil ser but Ross Smith questioned the ability of government officials to attract new Industry to Portage in Stead of i always get the feeling that the people who attract business to this province cant get them to come any farther he Mason said later that outlying centres should Stop regarding win Nipges Success As a As Winnipeg the rest of the province youre Only 40 minutes from the largest Market in the that less time than a lot of people take to drive to while part of Portage la Prairies future will depend on government decentralization Mason said part must also rely on an Agres Sive local marketing he also said people must give up the idea that economic development requires big wads of its unrealistic to expect Portage to be saved by some manufacturer coming with said that could but its like playing a its easier to take a Bunch of companies with five work ers and expand them to 10 than to try to attract Large sewer problems Mason and Ranft said the food processing Industry is the obvious Strong hand for the future of the they believe the current concentration of such companies Here can be used As a Magnet for similar but problems with local sewer and water capabilities must be addressed the City is already constrained by provincial directives against any new development that would further overload local Infra daily peal yesterdays results Are King of 7 of 6 of clubs and Jack of a match of All four playing cards on one selection wins times the a match of three playing cards wins 30 times the Wager and a match of two playing cards wins three times the Schmo key winners the winning program numbers at saturday nights Schmo key night were 7263 and to claim the Contact Bob Beaton at Job during Normal business a study by a group called the agricultural diversification Alli Ance the sum would then gradually be phased Down to Zero by the year that would put an end to the transportation subsidy that began in 1897 As the Crow nest pass freight rate freeze on Grain and flour freight charges to help settlement of Western paying out the subsidy would save the Federal government Alli Ance director Larry Maguire the governments 15year commitment As it stands now would be about versus the study estimated billion if the subsidy were phased and by phasing out the it would be More palatable to Trade partners in the general agreement on tariffs and Maguire As guaranteeing Farmers an annuity for 15 years would protect the subsidy from political pressures to end it said who farms near the report is the latest of several studies in recent months recommending Ottawa pay its annual million Grain transportation subsidy to the subsidy is currently paid to the paying the subsidy to the railways Means Farmers see just 30 per cent of the real freight charge at the farm but paying the subsidy to Farmers would mean freight costs at the farm Gate would Rise to their real that would be an incentive to produce More livestock and special crops because the Price of feed grains would become the study says production of live Stock and specially crops would in adding million a year to Gross farm it also maintains that the change will increase agricultural processing and expand the service in the change should inject an extra billion into the Rural Prairie it if we do not make the Prairie Economy will continue to Maguire said at a news if the subsidy is paid out As an certainly its More secure from a Farmers Point of he but Maguire said Farmers would have to be smart in managing government in the first few the payments would total More than the current million Ottawa annually pays to that would mean the subsidy would be Able to pay almost the total Prairie freight Cost to move Grain to Export in the first meaning Farmers would be shipping their Grain virtually free of Maguire said that would give Farmers time to for a Farmer might want to invest in livestock which would become More profit Aid earn Luction Are sex Able if the subsidy is p Ings from Grain Prodi petted to or else a Farmer might invest some of the larger payments in the first years outside of the and use the interest and payments to help pay for higher freight costs in future Maguire a Farmer could go broke if he Doest spend the Money he spread Over the average firs year payment would be about per but the payment would depend on the size of farm and the distance to the nearest delivery Point for Maguire agreed that in the first years a commercial farm of about 400 hectares could get payments in the to the study proposes that subsidy payments be prorated so Farmers living furthest from main lines would get the highest prices effective 2 store hours to it we Reserve the right to limit 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