Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 15, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free july 1998 a9 Competition adds life to funeral Industry by Bud Robertson regional reporter Steinbach rivalry is alive and Well in the funeral business since setting up shop earlier this year in the Hometown of the Loewen one of North americas largest funeral Home an upstart co operative has already started to make its presence the Birchwood funeral which opened for business at the end of offers a Large reception area for Public More than members have paid apiece for the privilege of being buried with a Dis at the other end of the Loewen funeral Chapel is Busy constructing a bran new reception area As Well As expanding its selection room to make room for 20 caskets instead of Birchwood has room for Only 15 Cas Loewens general Bill insists the expansion first addition to the building since it was built 20 years ago has nothing to do with the new co opera this was in the works before they Ever started talking about he adding the More than Square foot addition gives the company a com plete service that Doest mean Birchwood has it had an Dyck Treyve taken their share of Funer he till definitely affect us to a so Birchwood has conducted about 30 half of them in the other half were done through Omega funeral a Portage la Prairie based before the Chapel very Good shape Dyck has maintained that the town of about int big enough for two funeral Birchwood chairman Elbert Toews said he is Happy to finally bring a bit of Competition to the funeral business in Steinbach which has depended solely on for the most since the Early and despite rumours of cashflow problems at the he its done very the Coop raised nearly half the million Cost of the project through while taking out a second mortgage through Pri vate it already had a first mortgage through Stein Bach credit things Are in very Good said financing is not a prob at its first annual meet ing last the Coop executive encouraged members to help pay Down the debt by buying More shares or help sign up new members while encouraging others to hold their Funer Al services at the cooperative Hopes to be debt free within five environmentalists armed with new Legal weapon Manitoba Environ mentalists Are studying a Federal court ruling in Alberta too see if it can be used to terminate two logging projects in they say the which came Down late last is significant because of a similar Challenge com ing before a Federal court in Winnipeg in that court Case involves several logging applications by Tolko Manitoba of the the Manitoba future Forest Alliance opposes Zolkos the Alberta Case involved Sun Pine Forest products plans to build two Bridges Over Rivers to extend logging the Federal court judge found that Federal authorities failed to look at the environmental Impact of the entire logging the Alberta decision is of major importance to us in this not Only because of Zolkos but also because of the anticipated application of Pine Falls paper to extend its logging Road to Island said Manitoba future Forest Alliance spokesman Don Sullivan said while his group is mainly concerned Over logging in the Vicinity of the the Manitoba government does not have the right hand land use manage ment planning for the entire East Side of Lake Winnipeg to one inter est Pine Falls paper the first nations have the right to be in direct partnership with the paper companies because the land involved is their Gaile Winnipeg coordinator of the endangered spaces project of the world wildlife said the decision is a Legal precedent that will support first nations communities fighting the Extension of the Pine Falls paper it strengthens the hand of the first nations Here and could Well trigger court action aimed at halt ing the plans of the Industry until there is a she for 3 months the new Nokia 6l6o available now exclusively from Cantel Uke the offer wont Tost join Canter today and get three months of unlimited local talk official supplier of wireless products to extended hours it select locations visit the store nearest 888 James 9899500 315550 Century 7860020 1500 Regent 9883080 212 Henderson 9892954 Marion 9892944 9892927 1026 marys 9873444 to Centre 9873443 Polo Park 7742412 Portage place 9460721 Portage 8952355 2599 Pembina Bison 2611234 authorized agent crazy crazy 1509 Matthews 7720461 prime time communication 337 Pembina 4528900 West can cellular 251 notre Dame 9823600 mind computer products 1745 Ellice Avenue 7832001 Maple place electronics 1348 main at Cathedral 9853474 vip worldwide second level Canada Post skywalk 9479570 future shop offer available to new customers Mac who activate on selected plans starting at 9b per 36 month Tarn system licensing fee and activation fee please see dealer for offer expires july customer will receive unlimited local talk time for 90 after Date of Long distance charges Are Rogers Cantel used under ;