Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 15, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press local May 1997 John Douglas 6977292 features Jim Carr email a3 taxi fares rising by 14 per cent by Aldo Santin and Murray Mcneill City reporter taxi fares will take a whopping jump next week after the Mani Toba taxi Board approved a 14 percent fare hike the ruling will make a cab ride in Winnipeg among the most expensive of All major Canadian cities for a 10 Kilometre cab fares were last increased in when the get was said Mary president of the Manitoba society of whose income went up by that much during that time most people have had to take a Cut in the cites four main taxi firms cab rides to be among the most expensive in Canada Elueline Premium and Spring taxi had applied for a 15 per cent arguing that since costs of propane and Auto insurance have increased 75 per cent and 40 per Jacquie president of the Manitoba Branch of the Consumers association of said she sympathized with the taxi Industry but questioned the merits of such a Large a 14percent increase is a rate Wasney its quite a hefty increase All at according to a Survey by the Cana Dian taxicab the increase will make Winnipeg fares higher than those of such other major Canadian cities As Calgary and Only the smaller communities of Regina and London have higher the ruling will see the Startup fee for a regular cab increase from to Startup fees for Premium cabs will move from to the mileage rate will increase from 10 cents for every 106 metres to cents for 106 Industry spokesmen said Auto insurance has increased from to since adding the Cost of propane went from cents per litre to cents per Pankiw said the cab increase will be a Burden for some seniors who have no alternative Sudhir a senior official with Elueline Premium said yesterday that the hike was approx Given the increased operating costs cab operators and Drivers have been hit with Over the last six Sandhu also noted that the taxicab Board had a policy analyst with the Manitoba highways and transport Coffee lovers to get Price Jolt retailers set for markups As wholesale Cost jumps by Leah Janzen for the free press after More than doubling in the last the Price of cof fee is about to jump local Coffee houses and retailers say they simply cant put off an increase any our regular retail Price now for 737 Grams of Coffee is said John Public affairs manager for Canada it was for the same amount 1314 months even buying in bulk Hast sheltered Safeway from the Price its pressure smaller buyers have been feeling for nearly a my wholesale Price is going up by 50 cents a said John cola manager of Delucas Spe Fialty that will probably translate into a per Pound increase for the its but Colatruglio says diehard Coffee drinkers will take it All in its like cigarette he Coffee drinkers will spend a couple of Bucks its not that easy to kick the rising bean prices have been blamed on a rain damaged Coffee crop in but Colatruglio said it has More to do with coffees newfound three years did you Ever hear of a cappuccino he now you can buy it at my sales in Coffee have doubled in the last five the last time there was a dramatic Price increase in cola Truglio said he could not keep the Beans in the five years ago it was like sump pumps before the he people heard about the increase and they bought the stuff like Coffee aficionados who like to Phil free press Kyle of Roca jacks Coffee grinds customers will soon pay drop into specially shop for a Favourite blend will also feel the according to Mark Mcdow manager of Roca jacks Coffee Ive been trying to hold Back on increasing prices for As Long As i he but ill probably up the Price a bit this Roca jacks maintains a Supply of 40 types of Coffee some of which have increased in Price by a Pound from the what used to Cost the consumer a Pound May go up to Over the next Little said we will raise the prices Only to maintain the same profit level As we have Graham said labour problems and poor weather have affected Coffee bean and prices will continue to increase Over the next few bloodless surgery faces hurdles by Alexandra Paul medical reporter patients have a right to blood less surgery and other alternatives to blood advocates told a medical conference its not just a we feel it is Canadian Haemophilia a society president Turhane won Grieger said on the first of a three Day forum on bloodless surgery and other alter natives to blood but regulatory and other practical stumbling blocks stand in the Way of the practice becoming a routine part of despite doctors who cite a growing enthusiasm for Manitoba under pressure from their Are shifting to bloodless doctors at health sciences for now use blood transfusions from the Cross matched donor Supply at the Canadian red Cross in just 17 per cent of compared to 95 per cent a few years at Boniface bloodless surgery is an option for patients who ask for health minister Darren Praznik said yesterday Manitoba is seriously look ing at formal guidelines for bloodless anything we can do to improve the Quality of care in blood is going to be Welcome and if the medical Community is comfortable with bloodless surgery and the Public is it certainly is a positive Praznik told the 350 delegates from the United states and the province has set up a group called the Manitoba blood committee to study ways to make bloodless surgery a routine option for at the same Praznik said health ministers Are also waiting for the final report by Justice Horace who is leading a commission into the contamination of the nations blood Supply in the Krever is expected to deliver a presentation to the which is open to the on Friday at the convention Haemophiliacs make up the majority of the canadians infected with the the virus linked to aids from tainted blood products in the another canadians were infected with hepatitis c from tainted every 12 another infectious agent enters the blood system and some doctors question the rising Cost of new tests to screen out bad yet won Grieger said that even with the lessons of the tainted blood some surgeons still use blood too because blood has always been so they use slash and Burn they go in As quickly As possible and there can be a lot of bleed ing and it Means they use unnecessary won Grieger Many doctors at the conference say the future of Medicine is to avoid blood transfusions except in in the red Cross has a tight monopoly on refusing to allow hospitals to set up the Type of blood Banks which exist in other provinces to collect and crosshatch Tion corporate services Branch look into the cab companies claims of increased operating the analyst he that a 14percent rate hike was Sandhu said the cab companies Only regret was in waiting six years to apply for a fare he said in they will Likely apply for an increase every three that you avoid the rate he uni City general manager Brian Falco also predicted that Winnipeg cab rates wont remain amongst the highest for i think that probably youll find that everybody else will be applying for an he party leaders head to Winnipeg by Stevens wild election reporter Over the next All four Federal leaders could be in Manitoba setting a fire to local Cam Reform party Leader Preston Man Ning will be in Winnipeg on sunday for a Brunch at the Holiday inn Airport three Days nip Leader Alexa Mcdonough and progressive conservative Leader Jean Charest will make Campaign election b3 Mcdonough will arrive in Winnipeg tuesday evening and plans to spend wednesday in the Charest will Campaign in Portage la Prairie and sources say prime minister Jean Chretien could also make a Manitoba Stop his first since calling the National but an official with the Liberal Campaign said there was no definite time or itinerary for the a tory candidate challenged Chretien to visit the province i think its time for Chretien to come to said Campbell tory candidate in Winnipeg theres a lot of people who would like to talk to him about what he has done and not a free press poll published this week showed three out of four Mani to bans thought Chretien should have delayed an election Given wide spread flooding in the Hes got to Deal with Peoples anger and confront Peoples emotions and account for his said Judy nip candidate in Winnipeg North maybe he will take Down a All four major parties Are hoping a visit from the Leader will spark local campaigns dampened by the red River efforts to protect com and property from the Ris ing water have put Manitoba campaigns about two weeks behind the rest of the Wasyly Ciales said people were still thinking and talking about the making it difficult for candidates to talk about the weve missed a lot of time to have Alexa she we have to make up a lot of lost Liberal candidate in Winnipeg North Rey welcomes a visit by the prime i would be he Hes helped me All Pagtakhan said he detects Little anger towards Chretien among the electorate of his he said the focus of attention is switching to poli tics from the huge 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