Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 12, 1977, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free puss saturday March 12, 1977 French students will be accepted Desjardins St. Boniface school Board will accept French students from precious blood school in Norwood school division if the Norwood Board request it St. Boniface la Larry Desjardins said Friday. Desjardins new demo cratic party said the St. Boniface school Board told him at an informal meeting thursday night the students would be acceptable in Prin the dispute at precious blood is Between parents favouring a heavy French pro Gram a program and those favo Ringa 50-50 French English program b pro but Desjardins said if a group were to be transported it would be the b group. There is no room for a Stu dents at tache school but Provencher school Kinder Garten to Grade 8 and Louis Kiel collegiate could accommodate the b students. Desjardins said he has been approached informally by people in the division but that no formal request was made by Norwood school Board that busing students be considered. He said Merit in the arguments of both the a and b groups but thinks parents in the controversy arc Only interested in Victory for their Side. Carol Mpinney a b group spokesman said she could t comment on what would Hap pen if the Norwood division accepts the St. Boniface offer. The Norwood Board is to announce March 22 its decision about which program will apply at precious blood the school division not the provincial government has to make that decision but the decision on whether children will be transported will be made by parents she said. Mrs. Monney and some m e b e r s of the b group watched the debate in Edu cation estimates in the Mani Toba legislature this week. Las said repeatedly the parents have the right to de cide about their children s education she said. The fact a provincial elec Tion is Likely and a school division election a certainty should be taken into account so added. Origene Filion an a group spokesman said the same thing viewing it As a Possi ble attempt to appease the electorate. Desjardin s argument about space is because the space exists at precious blood he said. I lion also Sakl the possibility of busing students to St. Boniface had t been suggested before. New party eyes Western autonomy Canada s newest Federal political party the Western National association wants a written Constitution guaranteeing self determination for Western canadians a party executive member said. Friday in Winnipeg. The main thrust of our party is Gerry Ronayne the association s Media director said. The party will serve notice that Western Canada is not up for grabs politically or the Una grew out of the Independent Alberta association think tank and debating society for Western autonomy Ronayne said. The Una was officially formed feb. 28 in Calgary. Its president is Doug Low a pig Farmer and feed mul operator from Edmon ton an Independent Busi Nessman father of seven children a his Early Ronayne said. The association covers the four Western provinces b.c., sask. And man., but its 210 members Are concentrated in Alberta our first area of Ron Ayne said. He added that the Una will have candidates in Al Berta s next provincial elec Tion which must be held by mid-1979. The association advocates establishing a Federal Senate like the United state with an equal number of representatives from each prov Ince. Population representation would be maintained in the House and the monarchy would be kept As a figure head Ronayne said. The Una wants the Judici Ary separate from political appointees and would like separate executive and Legisla Tive branches. In addition the association wants the West opened up to International Trade. Why does it always go Ronayne said. We Don t get that much at Tention in the we be had 100 years of colonial status in Western Canada. It s time for a change of attitudes from Federal liberals have Al ready criticized the 11-Day old association for separatist attitudes Ronayne said. We Are not a separatist he said. There s a Large degree of alienation in Western Canada. Separatism for us would be a last resort. The phrase really is not necessarily separatism but separation if an Alberta alienation sur vey last year indicated about m per cent of albertan were dissatisfied with the present political he said. National Unity Isa t an Issue for those people Ron Ayne said. It s self deter the Una platform Calls for Freedom of speech com Media association International Trade and property ownership. It also advocates effective representation in the decision making processes of governed e n t with Powers deter mined by a written Constitution approved by 75 per cent of Western canadians. In requesting Freedom from government of evil the platform asks for Federal involvement in Only the following 9 Protection of citizens from violence fraud and concentrations of economic Power including Public enterprises. Provisions for defence education health care a pos Tal service pension system for those Over 60 years of age and regulations of National Economy but not on selective basis As to Industry without government ownership except of land Timber resources and Miner Al rights presently owned and without interfering with free National and International Trade. The Una also wants the right to a Market oriented transportation system and to enforce contracts against any government. The platform concludes with the guarantee that none of the foregoing Guaran tees May be taken away in Public interest or for any similar newly formed group promotes National Unity Ottawa staff a new group called commitment Canada is about to join the ranks of organizations being set up u promote National Unity As a result of the elec Tion of the parti quebecois. The new movement which organizers Hope will focus on the grass roots is to be officially launched monday of parliament Hill. Organizers of commitment Canada Are to outline their announce their pro Grams at a briefs a session for maps. An Advance notice of the briefing says the movement is a National Volunteer organization formed to provide a focus Lor expressions of National Unity by canadians from All walks of a group spokesman said Hopes were to Start chapters across the country and keep it As grass roots As possible. The organizers came from British Columbia to Newfoundland and none of them were Well known. They were Ordinary people from across the country. Hopes were commitment Canada would become an umbrella organization for various local groups Bat the spokesman said details on just who was involved and what worm be done would Only be available monday. Organizers also fun cd to develop inter action i tic other groups having similar Aims. Norwood teachers photo John Ripton director of hit Canada Council touring office accompanied loony i. Supa Ghin right on a visit to Winnipeg. They Are seen Here at Winnipeg International Airport. Soviet violinist coming to Canada after All by Babaka cans1no soviet violinist Igor ois Rirakh whose March tour of Canada was cancelled abruptly in february will come to Canada in no vember 1979, Leonty i. Us Saghin director of go Khoii Cert the official soviet Book ing Agency said Here Fri Day. Oistrakh will be under con tract with impresario George Zukerman of Vancouver. Supa Ghin said during an interview at the Winnipeg International Airport that negotiations Are going on with Toronto impresario Sergei Sawchyn to bring the Buboi Ballet to Canada. We Are negotiating a lot of possibilities for 1978 to 1960. At the moment there Are no contracts but we have a de sire to the contracts and we have a preliminary he said through interpreter Larissa Netto. Supa Ghin was accompanied by John Ripton director of the Canada Council touring office in Ottawa of a five City visit. Its purpose is a go concert Canada Council bid to improve cultural exchanges Between the soviet Union and Canada and to negotiate with Canadian impresario said. In february it was reported Oistrakh s tour had cancelled because the soviets blamed Montreal impresario Nicholas Koudry Matsoff for the 1974 defection of Ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov. Foudriat soft had booked the Bolshoi Ballet tour from which Baryshnikov defected and was also the impresario for the Oistrakh tour in March. Koudry Matsoff had a contract with go concert by Cable sent before Foudriat Soff declared bankruptcy in 1976. Koudry Matsoff has since re established his company. He has denied involvement in Baryshnikov s defection. Asked Friday Why the ois Trakh tour had been can celled supa Ghin said Gascon Cert did t know the tour existed. The Cable is not a con tract. Or. Koudry Matsoff s company does not exist any More the bankruptcy of his company brought it to the Point where All our obligations were stopped. We had no obligation for ois Trakh s tour Here. We had nothing to fulfil. What happened with Oistrakh s tour and everything that was created around this name is enough to Stop the relationship with or. Foudriat asked if Oistrakh knew he was to tour Canada sup agh in said go concert did t Dis cuss it with him. Did the soviets blame Kou drifts off Lor Baryshnikov s defection maybe Well not touch this question because 1 am the director Only from Supra Ghin replied. Under a Gascoi Cert Canada Council touring office cultural Exchange agree ment the soviet s chamber choir will tour Canada in in Exchange for the festival singers of Canada with Lois Marshall and the Cana Dian brass this fall. Oistrakh and the Bolshoi. Other soviet artists coming to Canada include the soviet circus and the Borodin quartet scheduled to appear in 1977, supa Ghin said. Canadian Ballet dancers Frank Augustine and Karen Kain and pianist Robert Sil Verman May also go to the soviet Union. Several leading soviet musicians have cancelled . Engagements for this season and next new Day reports. Bui leading . Concert booking agencies say the so Viet cancellations Are More Likely due to the demise of Hurok concerts inc., which represented several soviet artists in the . Tenor Vladimir Atlanto of the Bolshoi opera scheduled for the metropolitan opera in Tosca March 17, says he won t appear for health Rea sons. And the met is unsure of the return the Bohoi s Elena of Ryasova scheduled for Samson it Delila april 2. Both the Bois Boi opera and Britain s Royal Ballet have retained an american attorney to try to recover several Hundred thousand dollars Blurok is said to have owed them since 1975. Ice artists Ltd. Taken Over Hurok concerts current Hurok concerts current operations. Other . Booking Agen cies include Columbia artists management inc., which Al ready represents Oistrakh and other artists in the . A Columbia artists executive said it s possible that goo concert is reluctant to Deal with any american Agency which is not established and reliable. At this Point the Hurok situation is in a state of course canopy oms in pm Mew you m c m pc. Tofiq bit w in final course until september starts monday March 14 at 7 . 118 Shep Pook by m. L Runtz i acts or res insulation is the answer to the rising Cost of heating Johner s the rec room builders can save you up to 35% of your heat loss. For under Johner s will Frame insulate with r12 fibreglass apply a 2 Mil poly Vapour Barrier and install pre finished Wall panels to All exterior Walls of your basement. Plus Johner s will add r20 fibreglass to your attic at no extra charge. Price is based on a 1000 so. It. Bungalow labour and material included. For a free estimate Call Johner s and Start saving dollars today. Johner s contract talks break off negotiations Between nor Wood school Board and nor Wood teachers association for 1977 contract have Bro Ken Down. Trustee Frank Kennedy chairman of the negotiating committee said in a statement teachers re Quested 23 per cent pay in crease an increase which would have meant an in crease of More than for division taxpayers. Len Rivard teachers association president said in an interview Friday the teach ers initially sought 22 per cent but reduced this to 12 per cent. Kennedy said later Friday the request was 12.3 per cent in salaries and about 17 per cent in other areas of the proposed contract. Rivard said the Board in creased its offer to nine from eight per cent and that teachers representatives were asked to consider this. The Board refused to discuss non monetary contract items until the salary dispute was settled. Kennedy said the Board was willing to take its nine per cent offer to the Federal anti inflation Board for a Rul ing and would have continued negotiations on other matters had the teachers not said further negotiations were fruitless and declared there teachers intention to seek conciliation. Federal anti inflation guidelines Call for maximum six per cent pay increases plus a possible two per cent More for productivity during the second year of the three year Federal program. But other factors Are involved negotiations and Gnu Ilia Tion. Failed to produce a settlement of the 1976 contract which eventually was arbitrated to 10.4 per cent Rivard said. Five negotiating meetings were held to discuss the 1977 contract Rivard said. Growth jobs aim of town authority 2474m1 Norway House staff faced with an estimated 80 per cent unemployment rate Norway House Community leaders have formed m tripartite authority to help stimulate economic growth and Job creation. The new organization consists of the mayor of Norway House the chief of the nor Way House Indian band the president of the Manitoba Metis federation Branch and their respective councils. Mayor Wayne Flett said we have a very serious situation on our hands. There Are about 4w Able bodied employable people who need jobs. This is the first time All sides of our Community have tried to Pool our resources to see what we can do about our economic and social Dev he said the authority Hopes develop a lumber and pulpwood operation from the Good stands of Timber a the area. 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