Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 22, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba July 1997 b4 Steve email Winnipeg free press business Winnipeg bed and full Jeff free press holding two of his broiler is looking Forward to expanding his Chicken Industry spreading its wings marketing Board boosting provinces quota base 35 by Martin Cash business reporter the provinces Chicken Industry is members of the Manitoba Chicken producer Board agreed last week to increase the quota base by 35 per cent Over the next three Industry officials say that increase is a Way to catch up on longstanding demand and a mechanism to allow for much needed development of new production weve been operating at More than 100 per cent for some time said Waldie vice chairman of the producer Klassen runs a Chicken operation near Steinbach that produces about two kilogram broiler Chick ens every seven we need to expand the he because of better nutrition and producers have shortened the production Cycle to about seven weeks from nine Manitoba Chicken processors such As Dunn rite food products and Granny poultry cooperative want to buy More local Ray production Man Ager at said we applaud the plan to increase production in it is certainly Fred general manager of the Manitoba Chicken producer said whats really happen ing in Manitoba is that production has increasing by about five per cent annually for the past five our barns Are overfull and this will alleviate some of the quota increase Manitoba base Chicken production quota is just Over 5 million kilo Grams per that about million chickens for every seven week Worth a Little More than million per Cycle or close to million per the 128 producers in the province agreed on an kilogram increase per producer As Well As an addition Al 10 per cent increase in their base Klassen said the increase in production quotas will mean a sub Stantial increase in investment in the Rule of thumb is that it will Cost about per Square foot of production space in construction costs Klassen his own opera Tion near Steinbach produces about chickens every seven at one Square foot per Chicken that would mean an investment by Klassen and his son of about we plan to take advantage of the increased but we do have three years to do it he the province produces about million kilograms per Cycle and base production quotas will increase by million kilograms per Cycle Over the next three under Industry one third of the new production will be reserved for new entries into the Chicken production its a Good thing to have new entrants into the said we dont want to be seen As being a closed the Shorter production cycles have allowed for an increase in production Over the past several but because of the dangers of Over there needs to be More production capacity barns will have to commence production soon to be ready for the first increased Batch of Chicks in april and May Consumers go deep into debt on buying spree Manitoban right in step with National As rising Economy releases pent up Denn Capstaff Ottawa the Young woman in the Harvard shirt wore a worried frown As she surveyed the sofas at a Large downtown Furni Ture store she want buy but a decision seemed my Couch is falling apart its said the Federal civil servant and Mother of two Young Chil but the Way the Economy i cant afford to plop Down a thousand Bucks so ill have to pay it off Over a year or in living on a line of credit As it Canadian Consumers spurred by Low interest years of pent up demand and improving Job prospects have been on something of a buy ing spree since last Manitoba rebounds purchases of big ticket items such As cars and furniture helped push retail sales up another per cent in May to statistics Canada reported in the province rebounded after a flood ravaged april dropped retail sales by five per Manitoba increased sales per cent from april to year to on a seasonally adjusted the increase was per cent More than in May a statistics Canada spokesman said Manitoba was on track with the rest of the country in Strong automobile and furniture Mark general manager of Dufresne said his sales were fantastic compared with last he also confirmed stats cans num Ber showing an increase in furniture sales since the Spring of Dufresne said his sales have been climbing steadily since june last its hard to Tell what portion is the Economy and what portion is us doing a better he but he said his outlets measure traffic through the stores and those num Bers have increased As he noted that so Hes had Little flood replace ment business but expects it later when renovations get with the growth in personal debt is advancing in lock its not like in the Only one doing said the would be Couch who give her everyone living around me has a line of and were All making a combined family income of and up a i Haven had a raise in five years and everything just keeps source statistics Canada up getting More her example illustrates one of the ironies of the flourishing new while governments Ratchet Down debt to glowing tributes from eco nomic average canadians Are spending beyond their Means to equally Canadian consumer spending is providing a mainstay of support to the marked acceleration in the Overall Sherry chief economist at Nesbitt said May sales didst match the per cent National increase in but the year overhear numbers show a healthy per cent gain in retail record highs at the same outstanding House hold debt is at record the Bank of Canada reported in May that debt As a ratio of disposable income had hit per up from 92 per cent in mid1996 and 50 per cent in within a year were Over 100 per Gib executive director of the credit counselling service of glumly predicted the people who put off purchasing for years Are suddenly getting into it when times Are in Busy because people real after inflation income has shrunk since household Sav once a Canadian bragging Are Down below two per cent from 11 per counselling plans Stem problems on the Job the manager looks across the workplace and smiles at How Busy the company employees but does the manager know that Bob is Busy on the phone talking to his divorce lawyer or that sue int out on a sales Call but is Busy trying to find care for her ailing Mother the manager should know and because while employees Are coping with there not coping with their and that affects productivity and possibly the employees future in that it May be a sad commentary on our modern world that employers becomes interested in their employees Well being when it comes Down to dollars and but Large and Are beginning to realize they ignore those personal problems at their Meridian performance partners is a Minneapolis based company that offers services to companies to Deal with employee Meridian cites recent studies showing that around the workplace Paul Mckie nine of 10 employees report their personal lives affect Job perform the company reported that the average worker a misses three or four Days a year of family Jan president of the human resource management association of said More and More employers Are seeing the logic in becoming aware and involved with the personal problems of their Linda Hunt Whitman is president of which provides services for three million people and their families to More than Compa Nies in North Whitman said companies have to recognize that the so called traditional family no longer exists and the benefits companies offer have to adjust to that whats in it for the company is improved financial said Yvo whitmans company offers a Varia Tion on the employee assistance plan eap programs offered by Compa Nies to help with problems such As substance Spak said the work place has changed so putting More stress on individuals because of overwork and poor management Jack Santabarbara is chairman and ceo of an eap company based in he said that while substance abuse problems and related areas began the eap the Busi Ness has diversified As the workplace has Whitman said the Beauty of employee services is it removes the company from dealing with the prob lems directly and gives the employee the Trust and privacy necessary to Deal with the she said an employer makes the service part of its benefits her clients including 24 across some in Manitoba decide on what Range of services they desire and pay anywhere from per employee per month up to about customers include companies with employees Down to those with employees merely dial a Tollfree number when they have a their employers never knows they Are using the Whitman said an Anegal maybe aide to divorce or a real estate the lines Are open seven Days a 24 hours a the person answering your question will have at least a masters degree in the area the question will be answered and the employee can be Given information on local resources in the employees Region that May provide More quarterly reports show the employer How often the services Are Whitman said that kind of information can help a company adjust its Chc offers similar services across Santabarbara said family both Legal and personal family loom Large in their the top Are person issues related to both Job and Santabarbara said his business has been growing about 25 to 35 per cent a employees interested in getting an eap should let their human resources director he he noted that they also work in Union shops and said most unions Are supportive of the Whitman said companies can ignore their employees problems and fire those people who Are but she warned that theres a Cost associated with that turnover and sub sequent retraining something else that affects the Bottom if you have news or stories about workplace please Call Paul Mckie at of course its its got canadians behind since the Cavalier has put More canadians on the Road than any other so much so that its been Canadas bestselling car for seven years to find out Why canadians prefer driving a visit our web site at or Call is a trademark of general motors Chevrolet tuii51 Listel t1uj1s ;