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the STAR-PHOENIX, Saskatoon, Saturday, February 4, 1978 29. sm. Ffeheimms group vows to comtiirae FFMG fight out by provincial and federal governments, but the ICFA is meeting with local fishermen's organizations to gain their support for the plan, Chatfield said. He said a new selling desk is needed which would have nothing to do with processing and packaging, and it should be run by elected fishermen. There are about 6,000 commercial fishermen within the FFMC area.

The corporation is top-heavy with bureaucracy and fishermen get only about one-third of the wholesale dollar, putting them in a worse position than beef producers. he said. Chatfield said federal Fisheries Minister Romeo LeBlanc has said he would welcome a move by fishermen to take over their business. Negotiations for a new system would have to be carried was established in 1969. Sales totalling $25 million yielded a profit Chatfield said fishermen are entitled to total final, payments of about $2.3 million and the association will keep silent for a while, hoping FFMC soon will follow with the second half of the money.

But the ICFA Vill press ahead with plans to replace the corporation with some form of fishermens co operative. Chatfield said the whole problem comes down to FFMC's failure to market fish aggressively. They just wait for the phone to ring." Fishermen in the FFMC area caught 70 million pounds of fish the year the corporation was formed. Now production is down to about 40 million pounds and FFMC has an unsold Inventory of 14 million pounds, a large part of last year's catch, Chatfield said. market price when they land their fish, and are paid the balance at a later date.

FFMC blames the delay in final payment on bumper summer harvests and heavy market competition, resulting in a tight cash flow situation. Conditions have improved within the past two months, the corporation said. An FFMC announcement said 1976-77 was the best year for the corporation since it in the three Prairie provinces aware of its proposal for fishermen to take over the duties of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation (FFMC), a federal agency which collects processes and sells fish caught in the West. FFMC has announced cheques for half of the final payment for the year ending last April 30 will be issued to fishermen within about 30 days. zzz By Doug McGee of the Star-Phoenix The announcement of addi-2Z, tional payments to thousands of commercial fishermen in X.

Western Canada will not sof- ten their determination to get rid of the federal selling agency, the president of the Z2 Inland Commercial Fisherll men's Association (ICFA,) said Friday. JLZ. Jesse Chatfield of Cochin said his association has made government olficials Nipawin issue unsettled Dam seen affecting annexation bid I zation might be effected by the town plan. Although chamber president Orest Gresiuk declined comment when asked whether he thinks that will happen, he indicated he is optimistic any potential dispute can be resolved through negotiation among the affected parties. Meantime, Sidney Woodward.

secretary-treasurer of the Nipawin municipality, said he thinks it's unlikely annexation will be a result of construction of.the dam. I Council launched its annexation bid last winter because of demands made on town facilities by rural residents. The land at issue with an assessed value of about $600,000 lies north and south of town. Some of the land in the south parcel proposed for annexation will be affected by access-road construction in connection with the power project, Radloff explained. Road construction would open the possibility of uncontrolled spot development on the town's doorstep a possibility Radloff said can best be limited if the town owns the land, currently within the boundaries of the Rural Municipality of Nipawin.

But the annexation bid has roused the ire of about 200 residents, who formed a citizens committee last year. Keith Heinitz, who was elected committee chairman. owns a mobile home dealership south of town and lives on land that might be affected by annexation, has termed the council initiative The government just won't allow it, Woodward said. Woodward has earlier described the rural council's attitude toward the scheme as "thumbs down." Although the rural municipality is not opposed to the principle of annexation, he says his council has its ratepayers to consider and they oppose the town plan. Currently, the town and the municipality are at a stand-off on the annexation issue, Woodward said.

and resource industries by allowing heavier loads during periods when road damage will be less, the minister indicated. However, there is no intention of moving to over-all increased weight limits for the full year, he said, pointing out that the new method is designed to provide the benefit without appreciably increasing tax money spent on highway maintenance. Load limit trial planned -S Pliolo by Peter Wilson NIPAWIN TOWN EMPLOYEE KEN STEPHENSON fills up truck at town yards Yards9 future undecided but trees appear safe Saskatchewan will experiment with permitting trucks carrying heavier loads on its highways during winter months. Highways Minister Eiling Kramer said Friday. The plan starts Monday when truckers will be offered permits for overweight travel on some 9,300 kilometres of highway.

The plan is designed to benefit outlying communities NIPAWIN Although town council members have preached no final decision about the future of the town I yards currently in the -middle of a residential -neighborhood Mayor Frank Radloff says it looks Hike trees in the yard are safe. Last month, an administration report said the yards which contain a workshop, Chatfield said this is welcome news, but he credited the announcement to a threat of legal acUon by his association. He said three or four months after the close of a fiscal year is a reasonable length of time for fishermen to wait for their money. FFMCs payment practice is similar to that of the Canadian wheat board. Fishermen are supposed to receive about 80 per cent of expected fh i'ifek IS te' vr n-j vr 44 A- ing tree-cutting published in this weeks edition of the Nipawin Journal.

Ken Stephenson, a town loader-operatof, said workmen themselves would be sorry to see the trees go, which would destroy the park-like atmosphere of the yards. But he added we do need a new shop." In an interview Friday, Radloff said this week's council meeting resulted in the concensus that no trees will be removed." The town yards have always been at the current site at Fourth Avenue North and Nipawin Road. Radloff said. New develop- ment has grown up around the site. Although the controversial town engineer's report noted the central location of the yards is an advantage for the department, Radloff said he has opposed destroying the pines one of the natural beauties of the town.

The central location results in savings on travel time, and Radloff said he ex- pects It would cost about $50,000 to move the town facilities. Several years ago. a former council decided to locate new facilities on a riverbank site In Nipawln's west end. but no action was taken at the time, he said. More recently, council deferred a decision on how engineering department needs should be mot a matter which will be further studied.

The issue Is expected to be discussed at a regular council meeting at the end of the month, Radloff said. 11AMPLE RAQUEL WELCH iff Glorious Color Premiering on CPN next week Feb. 5 (next to El-Rancho) 4 I 3 storage facilities and parking space would have to be either relocated or expanded. Expansion at the existing site would mean cutting pine trees to provide more room for equipment, the report said. Council has discussed its alternatives several times.

The first debate last month prompted an editorial oppos- COOPER. Eva 87. of Unity district. KKAIIN, David. 76.

of Hanley. TWEEDIE, Mary, 92. of Outlook. PTOLEMY, Annette 68. of Dinsmore.

OVIATT, Harold 46, of Enderby. EINARSON, Gisll. 72. of Fosston. LIL.IA, Anna 63, of Dulmcny.

JOHNSCAARD, Winnie 58. of Wadena. WRIGHT, George, 97, formerly of West Bend. BECKETT, Mildred 84. of Star City.

LEYS. Leuntjo. 76. of Rosetown. OSBORNE, Albert 84.

of D'Arcy, SPELCHEN, Fred, 85, or Springside. as an attempted land and tax grab. But he has also said he is willing to co-operate with the town In alleviating its growth pains, provided the town can provide substantial reasons for the plan. Heinitz could not be reached for comment on how the proposed dam might influence the annexation issue. The plan was recently the subject of a meeting involving rural municipal officials, the Saskatchewan municipal affairs department and the town.

But the meeting failed to result in any real change in the status of the annexation proposal, Radloff said. Rather, the matter is still "being held in abeyance, he said. Because some businessmen who have property in the proposed annexation parcel are members of the Nipawin District Chamber of Commerce, which has thrown support behind the possible dam project, It's possible the Plume ByJohnHample of the Star-Phoenix NIPAWIN -The proposed construction of a 285-megawatt hydroelectric dam here might have a bearing on town councils controversial plan to annex land south of town, Mayor Frank Radloff says. Although residential opposition has effectively held the annexation bid in abeyance since it was discussed more than one year ago, Radloff said if the dam is built, the need to regulate district land development might make annexation "critical. Radloff' said Saskatchewan Finance Minister Walter Smisheks recent suggestion that the federal government should consider jointly funding the dam project as a job-creation venture has convinced him the dam will be built.

The town would need to control land south of town if the dam is built, and annexation would make that possible. he said. I I I I I I I I I Name Address City Town Prov Postal CtVlc Kvlownn home That's their 1978 is fill out We will exciting Dont in the Guide Arrangements pending 1 1 for Riddell funeral arrangements for Walt Riddell, long-time news-: paperman and sportsman In Saskatoon, will be held at McKagues Funeral Home but a date has not yet been set. Riddell died Thursday at the age of 80. He came to Saskatoon from Winnipeg in 1923 and joined the 2 Star-Phoenix in 1928 as a sports reporter.

In a career spanning nearly half a century, he was sports editor, city editor, provin- cial editor, night editor and day editor. And he was a noted columnist, with his particularly Interests being golf and curling. Aside from his newspaper work, Riddell was active In sports. "2- He helped bring the Brier national curling championships to Saskatoon in 1946 and was active in school boys curling promotion. He was a driving force in local golf circles and a promoter of youth participation In sports.

He was a life member of the Saskatoon Curling Association and of the Saskatoon Golf and Country Club. He was named Saskatoon's sportsman of the year in 1968 and was inducted into Saskatchewan's Sports Hall of Fame In 1976. He Is survived by his wife, Mary, of 808 640 Main St. Provincial obituaries Sixty-four exciting new styles right! Nelson Homes will send you a free copy of Nelson Home Buyers Guide. All you have to do this coupon and mail it in.

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