Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 8, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba 82 Winnipeg free october Mckenna out on Cue Premier fulfils vow in resigning by Gofis motels Canadian press Fredericton the Frank Mckenna Era is the new Brunswick Premier announced his resignation fulfilling a Promise that a decade was More than enough for anybody in politics and putting an end to months of he Cut himself resigning not Only As Premier and Leader of the lib eral but also As a member of the All effective monday exactly 10 years to the Day since he won every seat in the province in the historic 1987 Mckennas resignation leaves Manitoba Gary Fil Moti As the coun try longest serving he became Premier in 1 feel like 1 have the weight of the world off my Mckenna told a packed news his voice filled with his wife of 2s sat next to him during the occasionally fighting it has been difficult watching someone 1 love work the Way my Hus band has 24 hours a she to be very i worry about his in thrilled Hes ready to take on a new the Liberal caucus meets today to choose an interim while ended the Guesswork on when he would he opened a new Field of speculation about what hell do he said he might head to South Africa and help in establishing or he might stay and sup port work on environmental issues or continue the fight for economic development in his have not i can Tell you my Home base will be new he kudos for Mckenna flooded in yesterday even before his resignation was i knew that it was coming and he was an excellent said with wife announces he offered a prime minister Jean adding he thinks Mckenna is too Young to there has been speculation he might seek Federal but he said that not in the in not looking at future Public federally or he i dont need i can walk away from Federal trea sury Board president mar cel Masse described Mckennas departure As a loss for National he was a Premier especially has worked with great Ardour and Hes one of the fathers of the Calgary declaration and i Hope he will be Able to continue the work he has even in private there has been speculation Mckenna might continue his Unity possibly As a special constitutional but he also missed that idea he had warm words for Saskatchewan Premier Roy who will take on the Unity file As next chairman of the pre Miers its a funny i feel like i have the weight of the world off my shoulders Mckenna an Naper from the Prairies and a farm boy from new Brunswick weve become real very Good we had an emotional saying of goodbyes last we share the same view1 of for his Romanow wished Mckenna i Trust his Wise counsel will continue to be available to canadians in the Range of options for his months and years to he Mckenna said he Hopes Hes remembered for what he helped not just for his political Suc for the things that were important were the building see ing highways having Kinder Garten seeing our information technology infrastructure develop into the Best in the those Are the things that i feel Good Mckenna is leaving new Brunswick politics on a High throughout his 10 years in Mckenna enjoyed Strong popular partly because of his Appeal ing personal style and partly because the other political parties never recovered from his knockout blow in he said he believes the province is better off today than it was 10 years although he acknowledged Many new Brunswicker probably government moves to get Ostal talks Dack on rails Canadian Ottawa a conciliation commissioner has been assigned the task of getting derailed postal talks Back on track and possibly avoid mail disruptions during the Christmas Marc gravels appointment to kick Start stalled negotiations Between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of postal workers was immediately challenged by the Union and endorsed by the Crown president Darrell Tingley said the decision by labour minister Lawrence Mac Aulay to appoint a com missioner has denied postal workers the right to negotiate without inter Ference or Canada Post spokesman John Caines welcomed gravels if this is going to get us Back at the then lets talks broke off last month after the corporation tabled an offer that included a three per cent wage increase Over two since talks collapsed both sides have been sparring is considered a Veteran Montrea based conciliator Hes listed in the Canada Post cup collective agreement As an arbitrator agreed to by both citing conflict of said he should resign As arbitrator or decline the conciliation gravels first task will be to Contact the parties and set up a conciliation commissioners can take virtually As Long As they want before reporting Back to the minister with nonbinding recommend Macaulay in turn sets the clock ticking towards a strike or lock out after submitting the recommendations to both once the Union and the Crown corporation Are Given the recommend they would be in a Legal strike or lockout position within seven the Union has been without a contract since july Job workplace rules and wages Are among the key Union members earn an average of an the Union has said it wants an per cent pay raise Over 18 the corporation wants to trim million from its the Union says those kind of cuts could mean the loss of save up la color Home decorating residents return after evacuation Canadian press designers touch designers Interior eggshell Latex no odour hiding lowly sure finish of pastel decorator colors our la Cal i All Book orders youll find your special pattern in All the latest when Jou buy 2 single Rolls or mom oui i 3870 Low Price designers Interior semigloss Tolm adheres to Glossy painted surfaces without Niider Chaung tiros of pastel decorator colors s i 2r fun friends 172 5300 our Low Price Flat toiling Low Ultra oat fun Tell to hide surface s m pro great looking berber carpet for your family room our Piep includes Quality underpaid and Waulton lust about 800 residents were allowed Back into their Homes last night As City officials called off an evacuation after a leak of highly flammable butane from a railway 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