Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 12, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba B8 Winnipeg free May loss in first Quarter less than last year for Thomson Canadian press Toronto publishing and information giant Thomson reported a smaller loss yesterday for its first traditionally the Toronto company weakest period of the Thomson said it lost million us from continuing operations in the Quarter ended March Down from Mil lion us in the same period last quarterly sales Rose to billion us from despite the Overall Thomson said operating results at its information ser specialized publishing and news paper divisions were ahead of the same 1997 Thomson owns about 70 papers in the United states and 10 in including the Winnipeg free Globe and mail and Victoria time colonist the which recently sold its lucrative British travel is also a major publisher of Legal information and other specialized data for Compa governments and other in a related development Thomson travel group said it sold about one billion shares at More than can each As part of Britain biggest initial Public Stock offering in two free advice from business people who know for free business 204 9451230 Manitoba marketing network in partnership with Manitoba is a nonprofit organization comprised of successful business people who Volunteer their time to help others with a Small business Ala Manitoba manniing network inc Hildino Busi Missit orow Canadian newspaper association association Cand Denne Des Fournaux Paul chairman of the Cna Hoard of governors and Roger chair Man of the Cna Hoard of directors Art pleased to announce the appointment of Marcandre Charlehis to the position of president and ceo of the Canadian newspaper association Charlehis comes to the Cna from the Cana Dian Urban transit association where he served As president and prior to Charle Bois was Public affairs at the insurance Bureau of Canada and also executive director of the Canadian coalition against insurance he hey an his career in the Federal government where he held a number of executive most notably at the privy Council office and at via rail Charlehis joined the Cna on april the Canadian newspaper association is a nonprofit organization representing 102 Cana Dian daily newspapers English and Memler ship represents virtually All the million copies of newspapers distributed daily across Ca the objective of the association is to draw on the expertise and dedication of its members to ensure the continuance of a Iree press Able to serve its readers pamment Manit mans and their first summer Job experiences Premier Gary Filmon t first Job i set pins in a Bowling Alley when i was in Grade it was at the old polish club in the North i made four cents per person per i did that until they found a machine to replace t first summer Job every from Grade 7 to Grade i worked at a Motel in British Columbia making doing laundry and washing i still know How to make a bed with a Hospital t did you like it my aunt owned the so i guess it was a patronage but it was great working there during the hire a student 9835520 consolidation sweeps Canada continued from b7 i think its Reid we need All of the Quality rooms in the so its Good to know they have plans to upgrade the he said Winnipeg has Only one four and half Star hotel at the moment the Lombard and three fourstar hotels the Sheraton Winnipeg the crowne Plaza Winnipeg Down town and the Radisson suite hotel Oneill said the Delta Winnipeg is one of 33 hotels Chip reit has either purchased or has signed agreements to Purchase since it was formed last others include the 411room Citadel hotel in Ottawa and the 236 room Greenwood inn resort hotel in the acquisitions Are part of an enor Mous consolidation process taking place within the North american hotel Oneill the consolidation began two or three years ago and is now sweeping through Canadas highly fragmented he Chip reit is one of three hotel reits now operating in Oneill the Trust plans to continue acquiring hotel and is looking at several other investment opportunities in he he said Chip reit was keen on acquiring the Delta Winnipeg because it fits the profile of the kind of hotel properties the Trust is looking for full service hotels that can be acquired at discount prices and upgraded to create value for he added that Trust officials also encouraged by the fact that plans Are afoot to revitalize Portage Avenue and downtown a imm to match your budget Down my month few Down my per a european 4door Sedan that exceptionally easy to get youll have to act you Only have until May to take advantage of this very attractive lease its an Opportunity that makes it easy to get into the extraordinarily Well equipped Volvo get into your Volvo retailer right drive Volvo m1m Down pm Montti Matthon motors the Volvo store since 1963 680 Pembina my h3m 2m5 parts service 204 4528323 4520756 email i drive safely Volvo imm Uii my May 199 feta w i fax 204 452621 2 la pfc vow Yutas we Yoko fru Nual smog jmj oved mul cd him 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feed and malting used for but the problem with Deer excrement affects Only feed bar Senft said the japanese were the first to reject there have been two or three other incidents in which customers complained informally but accepted the a Threeman committee set up to study the problem delivered its report it says from Farmer to has to be More committee member Wally Madill said no one was willing to accept responsibility for the but All must work together to Correct customers will continue to buy our Grain Only if there satisfied with the Grain they said for Mer chief operating officer of the Alberta wheat two factors combined to cause the problem last much of the 1996 crop remained on the Fields Over the Winter due to an Early and Deer populations have increased significantly in recent Many Farmers also were under the incorrect impression that cleaning at a Grain elevator would remove Deer in the screens used for cleaning were too elevator companies have now started to do a More thorough Job of clean ing but that has slowed the shipping weve taken As Long As 28 Days to Load a boat that would normally take two said de guest of the West Ern Grain elevator the committee said Farmers should be More careful to prevent contamination and provincial compensation pro Grams need to be improved so there is less incentive to ship dirty country elevators should reject heavily contaminated shipments and there should be an end to the pooling of Barley so contaminated ship ments that make it through can be traced Back to their Senft says another committee will be established to look at the recommendations and plan for the until better testing equip ment is inspectors will have to use their eyes to ensure Barley exports Are a spokesman for the Canadian wheat which got stuck with the Bill to clean the two shipload of Barley sent to said the committee has some Good ideas but the report will have to be confetti designed to deter thieves from taking Grain in unguarded bins continued from b7 its a trend that Hast been lost on businessman Jeff president of crop a Saskatoon based confetti manufacturing firm that recently began distributing its confetti products in Thomas said crop confetti is designed to deter thieves from steal ing Grain from unguarded he noted the confetti comes with stickers that can be placed on the outside of the bins to Alert potential thieves that confetti has been added to the As unlike his his company has a 24hour computerized verification system which police or Grain elevator operators can Access any time of the Day or night to Check on the ownership of Grain that contains his firms he Thomas said about Farmers in Saskatchewan and Alberta have bought his crop confetti since he launched his company three years and Hes hoping that at least 500 Manitoba producers will Purchase it this crop confetti will be available in Manitoba through Manitoba Pool elevators network of 120 Grain Manitoba Pool spokesman Jim Marsch said cooperators insurance also is offering Manitoba Pool Mem Bers a 50percent discount on their Grain insurance premiums if they use which remains in the Grain until its removed during the com Mercial cleaning the cooperators Skoogberg said the firm is doing so because its such a deterrent for a thief that its definitely worthwhile for Skoogberg noted there Are a number of companies on the Prairies that manufacture Grain confetti and it Doest matter to cooperators which one is country graphics printing of Rosenorn is one Manitoba company that manufacturers and Sells Grain company spokesperson Bonnie Giesbrecht said country graphics has been Selling its crop card confetti for about 17 and that sales tend to vary from year to year depending on whether Farmers have a Good some years we do and other years we dont sell very much at she adding that last years sales were ramp Gerry Jennings said Grain theft int a widespread problem in Manitoba because it can be hard to get rid of it unless the thief has a 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