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58-year-old son of a Newfoundland fisherman presides over
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He is founder, president and 47-per-cent owner of
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‘, seit pegs Mg anal pram yeh “As long as your employees know that the government
] Canada’s biggest transportation operations. or somebody is going to stand behind you, it is’‘a signal to
Most recently, Newfoundland Capital bought Beauce coast,” he says. “My attitude was, we'll make it « free-en-
Express Ltd., a big Quebec trucking firm, and it's buying a terprise outfit and we'll sink or swim on our merits.”
radio station in Thunder Bay, Ont. Moving Eastern Provincial out of Gander was a difficult
Steele was at his most flamboyant from 1978 to 1964 decision but Steele says he had no choice. Halifax was at the
when he headed Eastern Provincial Airways, which he sold centre of the airline's routes.
to CP Air. “The decision to move from Gander cost me half my
si = Stéele often expresses his philosophy publicly. investment in real estate,” says Steele. “So when all these
Sometimes his words and actiohs send shock waves through bleeding hearts start talking about how tough it was, it was
the region. tougher on me than anybody. But it was my job to make the
FIRES PILOTS decision. I made it and I know I was right.”
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“I don't fall in love with businesses,” Steele said in an
interview. “If it's good for the business or the business is
NEW LOOK . . : Castlegar Motel owner Greg Scriver motel rooms’ interiors with new carpet int in See. or me, you stay in. If not, you don't.”
(tar right) ond painters put finishing touches on fresh some of the rooms. Pets on Paint i” With $20-million profit from the sale, Newfoundland || ples please conta
coat of paint for motel. Scriver has also spruced up the Capital Has been beerching ever since for. new inyesieeets. TI BTL. 5 359.9611.
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In the second quarter of this year, the wage and iteele tends
salary share was running at an annual rate of about 58 ff \r't’s the foweees inte «aly ee

per cent. He expanded into radio this year by buying CHTN in
J OB S & E KE RS At the same time, price inflation has been eating into [ Chariottetswn and CFDR in Daremouth.
take-home pay. The communications business has always fascinated

During the past two years, the average weekly wage more tions and
THESE DAYS _ somachrsitiyrarencinirannyrtiy rage tn, He anton morsel ratios snd
__h 4 See price index has gone up by almost nine per “We're to go anywhere in Canada but are
cent. prepared they
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TORONTO (CP) — Skilled job seekers are scarce and One of the concerns in this climate is that a high-pro- hed bustndide ‘toughaies . grott
getting scarcer, putting labor in «good Position to file Iabor dispute will touch off a round of catch-up settle occ pelea a pornee Dep nae sal ieee bend. quickly CON
lemand raises economists fear could spark inflation. ments. smile. He’s talkat i
North American unemployment rates are suffic- Since the recession of 1962-83, unions have sought pes ara ere ame open nae bas 8 See, OP A L
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many jobs. unions will start pushing for higher pay. credit hard

The unemployment levels at which red flags go up, As far as the threat of inflation is concerned, though, prcomal ng pein capone eae deal Tae DECORATING

economists say, is nine per cent in Canada and six per higher incomes are not the only concern. cummunity near Gander. The navy, not business, beckoned rouRTH AVENUE

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September was 8.6 per cent, the lowest since Jariuary Employment rose by 40,000 in Ontario during praseroden Bicele coposed wdc, ke bendceed ‘e
co ni ob tbe wariaieos said Sepasites, while across the country total employment navy career.

r this month, the U.S. epartment rose 5 people ti stands against
the American September rate was 5.9 per cent, the Sinbee Han, a Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Pi Poecl no lore vy amar ole
lowest since November 1979. economist who specializes in tracking regional economies, [i high rank pee

Since the spring of this year unemployment rates in said the trend in southern Ontario has been that | think there are more important things than that.
Canada have dropped relatively quickly. employment has been growing at a slightly faster rate You've to stand for something and I think it works out

After bumping along at, or close to, 10 per cent since than the total labor force. better haps the end if do it.” .

1985, the rate has dropped a full percentage point since The jobless rate in Metropolitan Toronto has been Steele, who had peel dl in real estate and stocks and
March to the current 8.6 per cent. around 4.5 per cent and Han said that is close to full made business contacts while in the navy, bought a motel in

The U.S. rate has followed a similar pattern since it employment. Gander and teaded ke lsvestaesta
started dropping last winter. Roughly four per cent of the workforce can be Among them was Eastern Provincial Airways, which by

An important point in the current situation is that expected to be unemployed — either workers between the late 19108 was heading into financial trouble.
labor's share of the pie has shrunk in recent years. jobs or those who lack the right job skills. “I didn’t have any ground design to set into that

SHARE FALLS -Under those conditions, he said, wage rates likely more
In 1962, wages and salaries accounted for 59 per cent will be bid up and that will work its way through to the becinone, be sare. 2 2 re aay a
of total national income. inflation rate. Our Action Ad
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