Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 22, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press local september 1997 John Douglas 6977230 features Buzz Currie email a3 a flight into history aground Crew worker at Calgary International Airport walks past the last greyhound air plane to Fly out of Calgary there was Little fanfare As the 15 Mont hold airline ceased greyhound lands for leaves dubious legacy by James Mccarten Canadian press financial turbulence buffeted airline greyhound air descended quietly into aviation history leaving a Vapour Trail of disappointed devotees and unemployed workers to contend with the newly Uncertain future of Dis count air travel in less than 15 months after it took to the sky amid bold predictions of greyhounds final flights made their Way across the country yesterday with virtually no were All crying flight attendant Victoria Bannister announced to a full complement of passengers last night As members of the Crew aboard flight kf123 from Toronto said their goodbyes before departing for flight attendants got word last week they were being Laid off by Kelowna flight Craft air charter the company that managed Grey hounds air i was on the first flight and now in on the last said 22year old Janice whose Mother is an attendant for air its been an emotional Crew members hugged and posed a Brief history of greyhound air creation conceived to comple ment greyhounds network of bus routes and link major airports with smaller complication Spring 1996 launch delayed because of foreign ownership in Parent greyhound lines of Canada correction greyhound bought out Parent dial and formed a Canadian greyhound Canada transportation first for pictures with ground workers from Pearson International Airport before yesterdays Pas sengers on Board the aging 727 waved As inflight director Deborah Mahon snapped photos for the sombre mood was in Stark con Trast to the airlines inauguration in july when barbecued clowns and magicians were on hand to usher the Carrier into were really said Toronto attendant Michelle who joined greyhound air in weve brought a bottle of wine and flight july performance satisfaction rates As High As 92 per Cash crunch fighting a lion deficit As a result of the Startup greyhound limped to a Ifon loss in its first year but vowed to conclusion Laidlaw million takeover bid was contingent upon greyhound closing its air ser final flight from Canadian press were going to celebrate its a bit theres still a Chance Kelowna will recall its Laid off employees once the Holiday season gets added were hoping Kelowna president Barry Lapointe has something for its been a lot of fun for us and for the As the aircraft touched Down in passengers erupted in cheers and the Crew handed out Post cards with a message from Lapointe we did it we did it with style and Well do it greyhound airs demise was announced 2 when Ontario based Laidlaw revealed a million takeover bid for greyhound Canada transportation Laid Law wanted control of greyhounds bus operations but had no interest in running an greyhounds concept an inter modal blend of bus and air transportation centred on the Hub City of Winnipeg never got a fair said Barry head of the University of Manitoba transport the which lost million in had the customer loyalty to eventually turn a he its a sad Story that seems like it end this Prentice what surprises me is the reaction of theres a great sad Ness in this Market to greyhounds greyhound used seven Boeing 727s in an innovative network that linked Winnipeg with seven Canadian including Hamilton and the Carrier flew More than Mil lion customers during its tenure and earned customer satisfaction rates As High As 92 per beekeepers claim bad syrup stung them by Glen Mackenzie staff reporter about 30 Manitoba beekeepers have launched a class action suit against Corn syrup claiming they were stung by bad food that killed thousands of their Winnipeg lawyer John Scurfield said the producers Are suing Cargill limit which makes the syrup Mann which distributes it and Mani Toba cooperative Honey which Sells he noted it is common procedure in a product liability action to sue All such theres no doubt this was a disaster in some producers were pretty Well wiped Scurfield it involves a lot of people and a lot of Merv a beekeeper 16 kilo metres West of estimates nearly two thirds of his bees liter ally hundreds of thousands of them died in the Winter of he refused to discuss the financial loss this a Manitoba beekeepers association Board said other association members complained of the same problem and discovered the numerous deaths had common sym he said the affected keepers Learned they were All augmenting their bees food Supply in Winter by giving them the same High fructose Corn and that those who gave their bees this product exclusively suffered the biggest who has become chairman of the High fructose Corn syrup com also said tests done at the University of Manitoba agriculture department confirmed the keepers suspicions about the he said he Doest know How Many lawsuits will be filed at Winnipeg court of Queens adding some could come from producers in the United Manitoba produces nearly on equal Ter of the Honey used in Canada with an Industry Worth about million Annu killer mites and cold weather were cited along with the Corn syrup As fac tors that Hurt producers last stubble fires causing Respirator problems a concern farm official probe of smoke in City sought by Glen Mackenzie staff reporter the provinces biggest farm policy group will ask Manitoba agriculture and environment Canada to investigate what went wrong this after stubble fires blanketed parts of Winnipeg in thick smoke and sent some residents to Hospital with respiratory Bill a member of Keystone agricultural producers Board of directors who helped set up the cur rent regulatory said last night this is the first major problem that has developed since the system was Cre ated four years Toews it was obviously a problem this and we wont Pooh Pooh and it certainly want comfortable for some Winnipeg hospitals reported they had a Busy night saturday treating people with respiratory of those contacted last some said they didst know How Many people were treated a health sciences Centre spokes woman said four or five people were treated yesterday for problems that May have been a Concordia general Hospital spokeswoman reported More people than usual were treated for but didst know for sure How much stubble smoke was a feel like choking she said those afflicted experience a tightening in the Chest and feel like although adding the Impact is severe for some and mild for stubble burning was banned yester Day in three municipalities near Winnipeg where the problems originated Carrier and Barry a Manitoba agriculture said this was partly due to lingering smoke in those areas and partly to winds expected to reach 20 Kwh that could again blow smoke into the burning was allowed saturday after a computer Model showed the temperature would get warm enough to carry smoke up and Over the Cool evening conditions kept the smoke close to the and a 15 Kwh wind pushed it into the cites West Todd said last night that two unpredictable elements combined to com Pound the problem the and the fact that the department never knows How Many Farmers will decide to Burn stubble on a Given he noted rain last week May have been the reason More Farmers were Burn ing stubble on a heading Ley ramp spokesman said no one was charged by that Todd said anyone convicted of Burn ing stubble during a prohibited time would be fined plus about in court he said the stubble burning problem has been eased by the particleboard Plant at Elie which buys Straw some producers would otherwise have to 98 escort zx2 f150 super gab r98 mystique is sport 98winostar 97aerosporti Xit r 97 explorer 4x4 97 f150 Jupe cab 4x4 97 f150i pickup litre Pete Wiki Auto pm 8 much 389 mid or Auto much 2 Only your Choice 7 St wow 97 escort 96 contour 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