Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 29, 1994, Winnipeg, Manitoba Editor David 6977042 focus Winnipeg free press a 7 september its discount not so secret the secret discount at its is not so in fact we Are pleased to say that As of out of a to Tal of approximately residential customers have committed to continue leasing a phone from the Manitoba Telephone system and Are receiving a discount for doing in All fairness to your the above statistics were not in june when customers were Given a Choice to own All their Tele phone sets or continue leasing at least one from a discount plan was put in place to encourage com this is not unlike magazines giving a discount for subscribing for three years instead of Only some of the customers not on our discount plans chose to Purchase their for the few customers who did not read our Bill insert or hear about this program in other they should visit one of our phone centres or Call the its and we will be pleased to sign them up for a 10 per 15 per cent or 20 per cent discount based on the length of their commitment to continue leasing a phone from the we Are delighted that the majority of our customers recognize the qual Ity product and services its pro Vides and have decided to make a if indeed the its meant to keep this a maybe we should Market More of our products this its corporate communications Winnipeg a slow Day for secrets secrets Are always few More so than those revealed with an exciting headline splashed across the front Page secret discount aids readers who make it As far As the twelfth paragraph of the Story or those who look in the phone Book find that the secret is not a secret at All but that everyone owning a Telephone in Manitoba has been notified three times about this secret was it a slow Day for the discovery of real secrets and conspiracies Kentha Glass Winnipeg Carstairs helps the Senate the appointment of Sharon Carstairs to the Canadian Senate is a deserving one perhaps the Best made to the upper chamber Over the past ten her dedication and sense of Justice will surely enhance the work of the red her commitment to a triple Senate would Force speedy Reform of the other those who criticize her acceptance of the appointment Are clearly playing Petty partisan political Carstairs never called for the abolition of the she has always publicly called for Reform of the up per to make it equal and accepting a Senate seat amounts to neither contradiction nor hypocrisy on Carstairs if the conservatives and the new democrats believe that Carstairs has betrayed her they should make senator Carstairs an is sue in the upcoming provincial elec Paul Edwards will thank them for Wade Kojo Williams Winnipeg phantom Arena a group of 44 influential people want the rest of the people to give them several million dollars of pub Lic Money to plan a new this phantom to be built with unknown at an undetermined sometime in the will feature resold luxury boxes and which Only the wealthy can did i get that right Racine Winnipeg activities Are vital Ive been a student at Westdale Junior High for two years going on my letters to the editor the free press welcomes letters from letters must be signed and should include a clearly printed address and Telephone names will be published but not All letters maybe edited for style and Short letters Are less Likely to be please address letters to letters to the Winnipeg free 1355 Mountain Winnipeg r2x letters can be sent to our fax number letter maybe submitted through the internet at . Letters sent via the internet obviously cannot be but must include Home address and Telephone Ive always Felt that our school spirit and participation in extracurricular activities is something the parents and teachers should be proud Ive always believed that school was a place for students to meet new people and recently Ive been told be cause of the reduced teachers will not be for our extracurricular activities system has been greatly Many including have been upset and disappointed with this last year alone the majority of the students were involved in extracurricular participation in these activities helps to minimize the youth crime activity in our these activities keep students off the Street and they also encourage students to cooperate and respect other people the Way they want to be weve spoken to our principal and Hes informed us that All we can do is but i feel that if these pro Grams Are further delayed we run the risk of losing the students inter est which May never be if everyone comes together As a City and Community we can become one and show the world again what an respectful and Happy country we dont take the fun and spirit out of being a Lindsay Williamson Winnipeg dancers thrilling the 402 Squadron pipe band and dancers from Winnipeg gave a Rous ing performance in Colorado Colorado and literally piped and danced their Way into the hearts of our american scottish the Squadron performers under the command of lieutenant colonel Mclntyre were invited to entertain at the annual general meet ing of clan Donald Usa held in Colo Rado Springs on september Mclntyre and his Squadron were invited by Madge Macdonald Wright the regional commissioner of clan Donald As honoured guests of the scottish lieutenant general Clem commander of air command Cap arranged for the pipe band and dancers to Fly to the Springs air Force base in Colora filling the main banquet room with the Skirls and twirls from the squadrons pipes and the performers earned glowing com the squadrons dancers captivating performance of the Highland dances and sailors hornpipe brought the audience to its feet with a stand ing the extraordinary Heights of the dancers leaps in the their interpretation of the Highland and their unique a blending of of contempt endeared them to All scots the thrilling two hour performance truly captured the dash and color of the celebrated scottish clans throughout the the 402 squadrons drummers and dancers will Long be remembered by the Dusa High commis his his staff and the regional commissioners and their deputies from All Over the United Madge Macd Nau Wright southwestern regional russian president Boris Yeltsin shrugs his shoulders As he arrives in the this wrong signal sent to Moscow by David to the los Angeles times Boris Yeltsin arrived in Washington this week after considerable behind the scenes debate in the Clinton administration about Aid policy to Russia and the other states of the former soviet the state department has decided to shift the focus of Aid from technical assistance aimed at improving the investment climate in Russia in subsidization of Trade and such a shift is a serious the state departments coordinator for assistance to the newly Independent ambassador Thomas strongly pushed for an expanded role for the Export import Bank and overseas private investment another major beneficiary from the change in policy is the Trade and development an Independent government Agency that provides funding through no reimbursable Grants to american firms for feasibility studies not the Trade and development Agency is popular in the House and Senate As a Means to funnel assistance to corporations in members at a time when legislative pork barrel ing is under this Agency merits serious since late the Trade Agency has also been in the business of Dol ing out Aid Money intended to help Reform in Russia and the other states of the former soviet but instead of helping to promote economic development in the Agency is subsidizing feasibility studies for companies inter ested in exploring business opportunities this is not the Way to help the russians help them in the Agency awarded 19 economic assistance Grants that will strengthen the commercial ties Between the United states and according to an Agency a look at the reveals that the Only strengthening being done is in american corporate coffers at taxpayer expense and at the expense of effective Aid to the newly Independent the 19 Grants provide million in feasibility study funding for a wide Range of a number of the companies involved have Al ready established a presence in one would think that general with revenues of billion last Owens Corn ing billion or Marriott inter National billion could afford feasibility studies in Russia on their own without government Marriott for sex will receive from the Trade Agency for a study on construction of a Marriott hotel to replace an i tourist hotel in Down town spending tax payer dollars on such a study is truly difficult to the Trade Agency says that it must play a facilitative role in selecting or the project would not move it is hard to imagine that a general electric study on co production of Large Gas turbines in Peters Burg would have collapsed without in Trad Agency since Reform in Russia was launched in Western govern ments and International tending agencies have been urging the Yeltsin administration to reduce state subsidies to successful transformation from a centrally planned system to a Market after re quires an end to the Reliance of plants and factories on govern ment yet contrary to the advice it is giving the govern ment is bolstering its role in Amer ican firms Trade and investment russian authorities Are used to dealing with foreign partners on a government government a said Daniel the Trade Agency regional director for the newly Independent in sen ate testimony last United states compete he often have the direct or indirect support of their not Only does this give our competitors a Clear financial it also raises their profile in the eyes of their newly Independent state partners because of the Active sup port and participation of their respective the Trade Agency is in a unique position to help american companies Over come some of these instead of downplaying the states the Clinton administration has decided to get the government More involved to try to even the playing such involvement even in both the russian and american governments roles in what should be private sector a shifting even More resources to the Trade As advocated by the state clearly sends the wrong signal to doing business in Russia and the other states of the former soviet Union is not for the faint of and foreign business activity will not pick up unless the investment climate there for the this Means creating a less burdensome tax Structure for foreign ventures and clearer investment Trade and development Agency provides an incentive for companies that Are interested in developing business in but Are unwilling to assume All of the inherent political and eco nomic Stein testified last despite the opportunities in the newly Independent Many companies remain hesitant to commit their own resources to developing the there Are Many less risky places to do yet the Trade Agency puts tax dollars at risk to fund feasibility studies through non Reim burnable no less because corporations Are reluctant to risk their own the Stein Testi has a broader strategic in Terest in promoting private sector involvement in these coun the Trade Agency is surely a poor Way to accomplish that Kramer is executive coordinator of russian and eurasian programs at the Carnegie International peace in doing business in Russia and the other states of former soviet Union not for the faint of doonesbury by Garry Trudeau Knick 941 ;