Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 13, 1969, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press Friday june 13, 1969 powder puff race in fort Rouge free press political re porters covering the provincial election will be Tak ing a look at the situation developing in some of the key Ridings Between now and election Day june 25. Here is one of a series. By Bob Culbert they re playing the game of political follow the Leader in the fort Rouge constituency whore three women arc providing one of the most intriguing contests in the june 25 election. The new democrats started the Ball rolling Early the night before Premier Weir s election Call in fact when they nominated an outspoken Winnipeg school trustee As their candidate. Mrs. Una Decter represents Ward one on the school Board. So the tories decided to go one j better. I they followed up with an going for a third female Candi Date mrs. Jane Heffelfinger. All three candidates Are Well known for their Community and social work hut they Are All newcomers to the provincial political scene. And with the tory held fort Rouge seat altered drastically by changes in older Homes and apartment blocks with a Large concentration of Young and elderly voters in the Middle and lower income brackets. Both the Liberal and nip Camps say it is dissatisfaction with the government among the Young and the elderly which could swing things their Way on election Clay. Mrs. Heffelfinger wife of the president of the National Grain company in Winnipeg and one of the men approached to run Lor the leadership of the Liberal party recently is making her first election bid at any level. But although she has held no municipal Post she Points to a Long record of Community and social work As evidence of her interest in the area. Motivations to Liberal nomination says anger and the electoral boundaries its anyone s guess who will be elected. The present constituency con so far it has been a pretty quiet Campaign with the nip taking advantage of their Early nomination and putting their i 1i1c uu11sl1h.ic11vj a Lyle approach to one of the wards to j bout one third the canvassers Miles ahead of the i opposition in the number of aldermen on City Council mrs. Inez Trueman to contest the seat. Her subsequent nomination left the door open for a Strong male candidate who might have been Able to use a Little masculine supremacy to get into the legislature but the liberals surprised everyone by mrs. Decter old fort Garry Riding. A Large chunk of the old constituency has gone into forming the new seat of Crescent Wood where finance minister Gurney Evans the fort Houge incumbent in the last legislature is running this time. The new seat is also made up of about one third of the old constituency of Osborne and one third of the old constituency of Winnipeg Centre. Both were held in the last legislature by leading tories municipal affairs minister 0 b i e Baizley and Veteran la James Cowan but the areas which have been moved into the fort Rouge Riding May not necessarily be conservative strongholds. Redistribution has made the seat one of Sharp contrasts. In its Eastern sector it Skirls along the South Bank of the taking in residential Homes and High Rise apartment blocks in the Wellington cres cent area. Young and elderly but in the area East of Osborne Street there Are Many streets covered. The issues being raised Are the As elsewhere her main accept the were she concern. The people Are not Content with the present government and rightly so. They deserve tic Mother of five children said. There is so much which in t being done that i really Felt i was not going to be Able to answer to my children if i did t try to play some sort of a role. It May sound idealistic but ideals Are a lot better than what we have been getting from the Weir lives in Riding like the nip mrs. Sefiel Finger the Only candidate who lives in the new fort Rouge constituency does t regard the seat As a tory Sorori Gould. I have met too Many rust less disenchanted she said. The Large number of elderly and Young people in this constituency Are ready for a the tory Campaign so far has been casual to the Point of nonchalance. Mrs. Trueman also the wife of a surgeon and Mother of four children in their 20 a has so far been preparing for her Daugh Ter s july 5 wedding rather than fighting an election. In the Middle of this week she was still waiting on printed material from party head quarters and was t expecting to kick off her canvassing of the area until the weekend. But she feels that the "10 Days and 10 nights left before the polling is quite sufficient for her to keep the seat in tory hands. The people in this area know we have had Good government and they have been Well represented. I m confident they will continue to support the Weir Admi she said. Mrs. Trueman was elected to City Council last october As one of three successful greater Winnipeg election committee candidates in Ward one. I have had experience size compared Thailand smaller than Texas has. 18 National Parks America s National Parks have about 16 million acres. Government something in the other candidates Haven t. From this i believe the voters will realize that i am Best equipped to be their legislative represent she said. Finance minister Evans won the 1966 contest in the old fort Rouge Riding with votes against for Liberal Frank Muldoon and for nip candidate Leonard Green. Carnations boutonniere sat. Only f Oka of s i sat. Only extras it three ten Donald Assiniboine River some of the top education costs medicare Northern development but with three women in the race it was inevitable they would also get Down to food prices High rents and the rights of tenants and the Lack of a Community Centre and recreational facilities in the fort Rouge area. The nip admit they saw fort Rouge As one of the City seats up for grabs june 25 and that they went after it in a big Way. Sel Burrows the party s provincial organizer who helped Mastermind Joe Borowski s february Victory in Churchill has been drafted to manage the Decter Campaign. He said we have a top class candidate Here and the electorate to support her. The u u j opposition know this that s provincial election has charged tune Weir govt. Assailed by Liberal Paul Duval Liberal candidate j in Wolseley for the june 25 Why we have two other women in the race. It was in response to her mrs. Decter wife of an orthopaedic surgeon and Mother of six children is fighting the Campaign largely on her record on the school Board the fort Rouge seat is part of the Ward she the people know what i be been doing and a seat in the Premier Walter Weir s govern ment with losing touch with its own employees. Speaking to a meeting at the Laura Secord school thursday or. Duval said there Are a great number of highly competent and dedicated people in the provincial Public service but they Are frustrated by a Struc Ture which does not allow them a realistic Opportunity to participate in the development of legislature would be an Exten government plans and policy Sion of that work and also give competent civil mrs. Heffelfinger mrs. Trueman watch for Mclean s fire Sale this area a concerned voice in the House something it has t she said. Schreyer a Factor the nip Camp is certain that the election of de Schreyer As party Leader is going to be a Factor in the Campaign. We re seeing evidence of it said mrs. Decter. For a while we were getting Little response in the luxury High Rise apartment blocks but the canvassers Are coming out of them with solid pledges of support. People who saw or. Schreyer elected know he can offer an alternative to the poor government we have had for the past 10 ser of entire Stock of pianos organs stereos television next week notice to the residents of Charleswood Tuxedo River Heights Headquarters for the Art Moug Quebec strike i spreads Montreal up close to construction workers in the Southeastern Quebec centres of Granby St. Johns St. Hyacinthe and Cowansville went on strike thursday in support of wage demands by the confederation of National Trade unions. The Cantu seeking increased Job Security and higher wages announced wednesday that the construction workers would join workers on strike since May 12. In the Quebec City and i Rimouski regions. J with workers now on strike an estimated Worth of construction projects Are affected. The Cantu has demanded elimination of parasite construction workers and prefer ence in hiring practices for per manent workers Over Tempo Rary workers and regional workers Over workers from out Side the area where the project i is being carried out. It also seeks pay raises. Mediation efforts by labor minister m a or i c e Bellemare broke off earlier wednesday after an agreement was reached among representatives of the Cantu the rival Efland the construction Industry Over Job Security. Vants Are leaving the govern ment because of frustration. An Early review of human relations within the government is i Enns requests j revised studies j Harry j. Ends minister of mines and natural resources has requested revised Cost Benefit studies of a dam project that would alleviate flooding in the White mud River area. Eighteen months ago the project was considered uneconomical the minister said in a press release but possibilities of tying other projects to it May make it More attractive. Or. Enns met with officials of the White mud River watershed commission in Gladstone tues Day. It costs so Little to Call station to station Long distance or to dial direct if you re in a add area. Multi tool to Feeko up Tori pit of Trun Cantli to Litant Systra your Manitoba Telephone system 4930-t election committee Tuxedo shopping Centre 453-6624 everyone Welcome. If you would like to participate and work on the Samoa Ign you Are invited to visit or phone. Head quarters. Elect Moug Art authorized by the Art Moug election committee. Dav nurseries support urged More encouragement and support for Day nurseries Are needed in Manitoba s Urban areas mrs. Inez g. Trueman progressive conservative candidate in fort Rouge in the j june 25 provincial election said wednesday night. There is a serious shortage of this Type mrs. Trueman told a meeting of the women s association of Trinity Baptist Church. Mrs. Trueman a Winnipeg Alderman said she would like to assist in developing new policies in municipal affairs. Can a local Manitoba Beer make it against the big National Beers you bet we Chin we re certainly trying. And we figure we have a Good Case. When you re a local Beer you Don t have to be things people you can Zero in on local tastes. Your Why we say White Seal is your Beer. Try it and see if you can see the difference. We think you will White Seal it s your Beer ;