Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 14, 1969, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday june 14, 1969 stanes has Good Edge in St. James Riding by Bob l1soway the constituency St. James is one of the few provincial Ridings which escaped major changes in this year s Manitoba electoral boundaries revision. The relatively unchanged boundaries of the Riding will probably be an advantage for d. M. Stanes the conservative candidate in the june 25 elec Tion who has represented the constituency in the legislature for the past 11 years. But or. Stanes cannot expect a smooth Road Back to the legislature because his two opponents Peter Moss for the liberals and a. H. Mackling for the new democratic party Are also Well known Public figures in the Riding As both Are St. James Assiniboia City aldermen. The area of the Riding has been expanded North to notre Dame Avenue from Ellice Avenue on the East Side of Winnipeg International Airport for the Only significant change to the Riding. Or. Stanes was first elected to the legislature in 1958 after serving As a St. James Alder Man for three years. He was re elected in the 1959, 1962 and 1966 general elections. In the 1966 election or. Stanes received votes compared with for the Liberal candidate and for the nip candidate. Aid. Moss 44, is making his first bid for a provincial 1 seat. He was first elected Alderman in 1966 and ire selected in 1968 for a second a resident of St. I James for the past 12 years he is president of f. Archi Bald brokerage of St. James. Mackling a lawyer with is private practice in St James Assiniboia for the past 11 years 4as been an Alderman since 1961. He has previously con tested unsuccessfully four prov Iticia elections and one Federal election. Bald. Moss is the Only Candi Date k who is planning to Campaign on a full time basis. Or. Manager of Western refractories division of Cana refractories ltd., and Aid. Said they must Divide their time Between their Busi a fesses and the election Campaign. Three Are concentrating on campaigning in the stanes said he is con to earned about the whole Gamut Mackling v Doug stanes of government the conserve Afave candidate said he to reduce the Cost of government by increasing efficiency and wants to try to shift the tax Burden from the Home owner. Or. Stanes said he is calling for the establishment of spend ing priorities by All Levels of government and a better fiscal arrangement Between the fed eral and provincial govern ments. Governments must fight the High Cost of or. Stanes said. On the other hand Aid. Moss is calling for a better fiscal relationship Between the Provin Cial government and Manitoba municipalities. Provincial government has to give the municipalities and. Metro a better financial Aid. Moss is making High property taxes one of his main issues in the Campaign. A better tax setup is needed we can t continue to increase pro Perty Aid. Mackling is blasting Premier. Walter Weir and his conservative govern for calling an election at this time. An election was t necessary. It was called for political said Aid. Mackling. Because there was so much legislation left hanging a Gen eral resentment has Over the election the nip candidate said. With almost two week to go to election Day Jio Strong trend toward any of the candidates is evident in St. James Riding yet. But All three Are working hard to top the polls june 25. Political leaders queried on housing two Way fight seen in Virden tory promises Are All old Bend Liberal Leader r. Bobby Bend thursday a dismissed the contents of a 40 Jage progressive conservative party candidate briefing As largely a recital of countless and the proposals which were promised know Doern blasts govt. One of the la St legislature s leading education critics has branded As an election stunt the new Grant from the provincial government to assist student employment at the University of Manitoba this summer. The Grant which will provide an additional 50 jobs on Campus was announced thursday by education minister Donald w. Craik it follows a similar Grant from the University Board of governors to help ease the shortage of summer jobs for students in the province. But Russell Doern new dem i Socrati c party member for in the past and now held before Elm Odd m the last Legisla the Public again like a Carrot. Ture charged Friday that it was Manitoban Are tired of a disgrace that the govern hearing about the past they j try to use such an Peter Moss want to hear about the present future. They want to jul a Pupaia what this government prior to the last session of the intends to do about the major legislature and then left to die issues of the the order or. Bend noted that the -.4 or. Bend was referring in an briefing failed to suggest a interview to nine confidential i practical step to ease reports on the activities of j property tax Load. Carious government depart this was in striking contrast merits As Well As outlines of to the Liberal party s program policies announced by i which i includes a Promise to Pijie government Over the past i Transfer the Burden of Educa couple of years. 1 Tion taxes to the broader t marked confidential for the pl-0vincial attention of tory candidates however discouraged by what contesting the june 25 Provin j be termed nothing inadequate Grant for political ends. Or. Doern the nip Educa Tion spokesman said that Dur ing the last session of the legislature the minister had t flatly turned Down a request for Tlle for provision of student jobs from the faculty association at the University. He also recalled that Premier Walter Weir had refused to try to create any jobs for students in the provincial civil service. Two months ago the minister was telling us that the request by Derik Hodgson Virden Man. Staff the rolling Plains of Mani Toba s Southwest could easily provide the roughest toughest Brawl of the cur rent election Campaign. In this sprawling constituency two rugged poli tical i fighters both former Las Are pitted in a Donnybrook involving non issues personalities and most of All Federal policy. Virden constituency like the other 56 was face lifted in the recent electoral boundaries shuffle. When the mapmakers had finished their work former conservative la d. M. Mcgregor was left facing former Liberal Dawson. Or. Dawson s constituency of h a m i o t a disappeared completely with redistribution but he took with him into Virden constituency a big chunk of Liberal support from the town of Rivers and surrounding area. A third candidate and the darkest of horses is Ralph Rowan a 57-year-old Farmer from Elkhorn mining in nip colors. Or. Rowan a former Diefenbaker supporter did t begin Active campaigning until 12 Days be fore the election. I Don t like to go door to door. I Don t like people slamming the door in my face and that is what s happening to the Liberal he said. However or. Rowan says he has met with Surpris ing Success limited campaigning. Realistically he rates or. Mcgregor As favorite in the three Man race. I feel sorry Tor the Liberal candidate. He is a Good Man and a Fine representative and or. Mcgregor he would make a Fine neighbor and that is All i would the heartland of this constituency conservative both big and Small c and the word Trudeau to the Grain Farmer Here is a four letter word. Or. Dawson says bluntly i his opponent is using Federal issues against him at every turn. Wheat sales Lack of name calling and using half tru is. On a recent paid political broadcast televised locally or. Dawson said his world ers had checked Back Han Sards and could not find one recorded speech by the s e v e a year conservative Veteran. Conservatives immediately set up a Brief howl of protest. Or. Dawson acknowledged that he was running second going into the final Days of the Campaign. One going in the Liberal s favor is reported dissatisfaction. Amongst some conservatives. A plan was made and later bungled by a group wanting to contest or. Mcgregor s nomination. Or. Mcgregor is doing hard door to door work and lot of Mai Streeting in a slow methodical Campaign that has him work through most of the constituency. Hold the line on taxes and support for current govern ment programs Are the Broad base for or. Mcgregor s platform. A frightening example of Liberal frustrations was brought Home by a Quick poll in the Lone Coffee bar in Miniota. That Damn Frenchman hates the West and this party Here in t no that was the sentiment of five Grain Farmers. Further Down the Road an older Man sitting in the front of a implement Dealership said conditions on Small fans were beginning to Loo. More and More like the 30s. The Liberal campaigners in the area Are doggedly trying to the election away from party politics and run Man for Man. This they see As their Only salvation come june 25. For a voice not an Echo reads or. Dawson s Campaign stickers. But the Echo he hears is the whisper of Federal issues threatening to kick him in the ballot Box. The leaders of Manitoba s three major political parties will be urged to state their party policies on Manitoba housing and its priority in their platforms for the june 25 election. The requests will come from a nine member citizens com Mittee on political action to improve housing formed thursday an action for housing workshop sponsored by the Community welfare Plann ing Council of greater Winnipeg in the Owca. Clark Brownlee who proposed forming the committee was elected chairman. He is a Case worker for the family Bureau of greater Winnipeg. The committee or. Brownlee said will Send letters to the three party leaders enclosing copies of recommendations made at a May conference on housing and endorsed by thurs Day s meeting. The leaders will be requested to give written reactions to the recommendations and will be advised that committee Mem Bers will be at one of their Public meetings to dead a verbal statement on party hous ing policy. Or. Brownlee said the com Mittee is a temporary one and will be dissolved after the provincial election. The recommendations on which written reactions Are sought from the three party leaders Are Federal provincial and municipal governments be urged to develop a Strong and effective housing conservation program and Purchase existing structures to be used As Public housing ensuring that these structures Are distributed throughout the Community. The three Levels of gov ferment be urged to assist Low income people to enlarge then choices in obtaining decent housing by subsidizing incomes by other Means. The Manitoba housing and renewal corporation be urged to ensure that the entire plan Ning process for Low rental housing by broadened to include participation by Consumers and mrs. Call plans door to door Blitz Thelma Jean Call Liberal candidate in Transcona has begun a door to door Blitz in Transcona and Hopes to cover the whole constituency before the election. Liberal Leader r. W. Bend joined mrs. Call at the National railways shops in main Gate of the Canadian and they men on their Way to work. Those providing services to the Community. 9 agencies concerned with people needing housing develop programs. A 11 o w i n g for the formation to local citizen hous ing committees. The Federal government in co operation with the Manitoba people pay All costs de Kotowich Liberal Candi Date in Radisson has issued a Strong warning against socialistic tendencies creeping into government. Speaking to a meeting of Campaign workers and constituents or. Kotowich said while we must ensure that the old people the sick and the indigent Are properly cared for we must not fall for the temptations of pie in the sky that pie has a Price and you re the one who pays eventually socialism leads to lowered living standards for most citizens. It discourages you from aspiring to a better life a Liberal government would be a practical government not one to play fast and free with the Public s Money but completely aware of the pres sures on and the needs of the overage and municipal Goverio nevits be requested to exam iwo existing legislation with a of assisting Low and Middle income groups to obtain adequate hous ing _ for example co operative housing under the limited dividend Section of the National housing act and other Legisla Tion such As Arda veterans land act Etc. The Community. Welfare planning Council be requested to organize an education com Mittee on housing to be com posed of representatives of existing groups and organizations to launch a program designed to increase. Public knowledge and acceptance of Low income housing1." _ the Manitoba government be urged to revise the present makeup of the Board of the Manitoba housing and renewal corporation so that the chair Man and the majority of the membership Are knowledgeable and responsible citizens selected regardless of political affiliation and who serve without pay. The provincial government be urged to take immediate Steps in co operation with municipalities to develop a Long Range plan to meet the pressing need for decent Safe and sanitary accommodation for All Manitoba citizens and Clar for those in the Low income bracket. The University of Manitoba summer session 1969 courses of instruction available in arts and science education arts Home economics Commerce. Day courses begin july 3 for announcement and application writ the Sei Sion Ohidee third floor Amcher argue building. eur . 474-9248 or 474-9497. Important Date Lun 11 last Date for receipt of applications from student who wish to Register in Day courses by mail. Lune 25 applications received after this Date will be assessed a late fee of Lulu 2. Registration in person for those who have not completed registration in Day courses by mail. July 3. Lectures and laboratories begin in Day courses. Dents who Complete registration on this Date will of assessed a fee of for failing to do so by 2. No registrations will be accepted after this Date. Acceptance notice will not b. Put in the. Registration who to them Mutt appear at registration on july 2nd to an but a Pale for had come too late general election the 40-, looking rehash of old news or. Image briefing found its Way into Send ended the interview on an tie hands of the press wednes optimistic note Jay. Or. Bend thursday took i the. Tory candidate briefing time out from campaigning to was jut another indication that give the material careful Pic government is in for a big come june 25, he 1llum1nat1ng tribute Hong Kong a the Liberal Leader s main criticism of the tory propaganda was its barrenness of ideas or i rather than suggesting Solu 1jt sons to thorny problems the chinese communists have material urged tory candidates thought up a new gimmick to to dwell on a history of the please Mao tsp Tung. Travellers past i n their forthcoming from Canton report that maoists speeches to the electorate he Are wearing Battery operated said Lapel badges at night that inter the proposals go on and on Mitt entry Flash a miniature por promises which were broken trait of their Leader. Travel bargains Winnipeg to Rainy River fort Frances Atikokan fort William port Arthur one Way White coach fares and he could t meet it. Now he has suddenly come up with this said or. Doern. It s an old trick you bribe people with their own or. Doern who is seeking re election in Elmwood also charged that it was a violation of the Constitution of the i University Grants commission for the minister to direct How Grants Money should be spent. The con Mission is supposed to be an autonomous body not taking orders from anybody. But in t that what s happening professor r u n Bellan chairman of the faculty student committee of summer employ ment which tons to the provincial govern ment for Aid said the would provide 50 students with employment for 10 weeks. They would be doing the same kind of work As the students employed by the Board of governors Grant assisting professors with research work the designing of experiments and the compiling of material for books. The original 50 students were chosen from a list of 440 applicants who applied for the summer jobs on Campus. J under the scheme the first of its kind on a Canadian Campus jobs Are Given to Only residents of Manitoba who can show that i they Are in financial need. We could employ 300 Stu dents this Way if the Money was available but this looks like All we Are getting this said prof. Bellan. We re grateful for the government s participation in the Money and poor Federal policy Are the sore Points of the Countryside. Or. Mcgregor s followers have accused the liberals of party s base broadening Bend says Liberal Leader r. W. Bobby i Bend told a luncheon of ethnic press editors in the Marlborough hotel that the Cross Section of ethnic groups represented by the Liberal party s candidates in the june 25 provincial election is carrying out his earlier Promise to broaden the base of the or. Bend criticized the Weir government for not Basing the premiums for medicare on ability to pay. He said this would be one of the main concerns of a Bend government. He said that no matter which government is in Ottawa i would see that the interests of Manitoba receive top he suggested that the number of municipalities in greater Winnipeg be reduced to two or three cities on the grounds the area is Over governed. Extraordinary master bedroom bedroom -3 9 if. 9 0" upper floor plan repeat a Farrell hits Northern policy Jim Farrell Independent candidate in Sturgeon Creek for the june 25 provincial election says the Weir government s Northern policy in t based on a study of alternatives. Addressing a meeting of Campaign workers or. Farrell said there is no reason Why Manitoba cannot have a balanced Northern program except that people in Southern Manitoba Don t seem to care so far. But this attitude was changing. Or. Farrell received a congratulatory Telegram from Gor Don Beard Independent Candi Date for saying he is pleased to hear concern for Northern affairs being expressed by a candidate in the South. 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