Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 6, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg wit its tourist time in Manitoba the land dedication queried East Kildonan Transcona by Gerry Cairns three Young visitors to Winnipeg pause in front of the legislative building to study a City map and plan their next move on a sightseeing ten to right Are Helena Lau of Hong Helga Yuen of Montreal and Anthony Lau miss Lau said she was enjoying the hot weather in Winnipeg last week because it want As hot As it sometimes gets at Home in Hong they were Only three of the Many tourists visiting in the by bwi6 misleading land posting and titres tons Over land dedication were discussed tuesday night Ala regular meeting of the Bast Community members of the River East school division appeared before the committee protesting signs posted by development companies May be misleading potential buyers of new trustee Don Mitchelson said Many people Are buying Homes in flew development areas under the impression land dedicated to the City by major developers will be used As future Sites for Parks or the Public is being said what is happening is that the land dedicated by the developers is zoned for school or Park use by the but there is no guarantee these facilities will Ever be Mitchelson said the land dedicated to the City by Law is posted As being zoned for these and often the wording proposed school site is its not that the developers Are deliberately trying to misrepresent he often the fault lies with an overzealous real estate Salesman who tells his this is where there going to have the without taking the time to explain it is Only the proposed and May not Ever become Mitchelson asked the Community committee to invoke some kind of bylaw to help protect families moving into new were not looking for too Tough a he but we want something stronger than an admonishing Telephone the Community committee agreed with Michelsons com but councillors were at a loss As to what specific remedies could be this situation is common throughout the said councillor Harold Piercy although i dont think any one party is in direct in effect the developers Are not breaking any Law by posting the land As proposed or future Sites for Alf Skowron Elmwood said although the situation was an old and one very familiar to City Council the problem was trying to take the proper course of As of right 1 dont know what we can he we have to explore the Legal restrictions As a a decision was made to pass the matter on to the commissioner of environment for further study and later during the the subject of land dedication was again this Lime during a zoning in passing approval of subdivision and rezoning of land located North of Milvor Avenue Between Rothesay and oxbridge streets Radium Piercy said the City was going too far with Small land dedications resulting from Small what happens is in lieu of paying 10 per cent of the appraised developments a Developer often dedicates 10 per cent of the property to the he so what were beginning to end up with is a number of Small unkept Little lots owned by the Piercy suggested the Community committee should begin to take 10 per cent of the lands value and use tie 10 per cent for developments of Parks within the East Elldona Transcona now All we have to do is specify which Park receives the funds before the City gets he in the Case of Radium the committee the 10 per cent will be used in a program to be decided upon at a later in other an application to permit a Fourmont hold towing service to continue operating was unanimously approved by the Ken Herda of 412 Regent Avenue was Given permission to operate a towing company from that address As a Home providing no More than one Tow truck occupied the whose business is totally Booster service and towing services for Transcona said he owned four of but three would be parked at Transcona Dodge or taken Home by the permission was granted for a oneyear iiio9 ii Miv ill ii uhf Jwj Many City schools will remain Active through summer months by Glen Mackenzie the regular school term has ended but there will be plenty of activities in Winnipeg schools during july and a Courtesy of the school divisions and Winnipeg six Community Parks and recreation associate superintendent of the Winnipeg school said the summer enrichment program will operate in about 20 division activities will include drama and physical Edu the program is designed to serve about children aged five to Donald the cites Parks and recreation department will provide programs for children through Grade among them is a program for teenagers pro Viding Access to the arts and crafts and other activities in seven schools Grey elementary and Junior River Heights Junior Gordon Bell general Wolfe Junior Hugh John Macdonald Junior Isaac Newton Junior High and Elmwood on the academic Donald said a remedial program is run at Johns High school for students who have to make up More than Stu dents Are expected to he similar programs Are run at Stur Geon Creek regional secondary school in at University of Winnipeg collegiate and at Vincent Massey collegiate in fort Garry school spokesmen students from across Winnipeg attend these four schools in the Donald also said an English second language program will be held at Russell vocational adults interested in academic courses should Contact the Winnipeg adult education 310 Vaughan As several Winnipeg division schools will be used for Fol Lorama pavilions and youth employment pro Grams will be offered at a few Donald in the school about half the summer Stu dents at Sturgeon Creek will be Junior High division Secretary trea surer George Buchholz the pro Gram lasts fours summer playground activities such As arts and drama and song Are scheduled for 20 division schools july 4 to 25 for children aged six to Assiniboine South school division Tuxedo and Charleswood schools will used for summer playgrounds and other Laura permits officer for the said six schools will have playgrounds Beaver Chap River West Tuxedo Park and they will be for kindergarten to Grade 6 students and will operate july 4 to among the activities Are a Day Camp program at 4 to 8 thursdays from july 6 to 17 at Charleswood collegiate a team sports program 1 to 10 mondays to fridays july 3 to 18 in Oak Park High school a Tennis Camp 9 to july 24 to 28 in River West Park school four Tennis sessions for adults aged 16 and Over at 7 to 9 july and 25 and i at Westdale Junior High three two week gymnastic sessions july 10 to july 24 to 4 and 7 to 18 at Westdale Junior High children aged 10 to 16 attend in the those six to nine in the and bicycle safety classes for children aged five to ii 14 to 18 at Westdale Junior High the summer playground program in fort Garry school division will be held july 4 to 18 at Agassiz Arthur Leach and Ryerson Carol a Parks officer for Assiniboine Par fort Garry said youth Centre team sports for those aged 13 to 19 will be held at july 4 to 25 on mondays to wednesdays at Ralph Maybank school and thursdays and fridays at Dalhousie the remedial program at Vincent Massey collegiate is expected to serve about 600 students from across Manito classes Are to be held july 17 to activities in Boniface and vital school divisions will be run by the vital Parks and recreation department in nine schools in Boniface division general Van Niak a Pierre Prender Shamrock and Van Belleghem and at four schools in vital division George and Victor Mager As Well As in Community clubs and other Sites in All three Norwood school the Parks and recreation department and parents will operate a program throughout july and August at Nelson Mclntyre collegiate for about 125 mentally Handi capped and emotionally disturbed Chil River East school division and the Transcona part of Transcona Spring Field school division Are in the East Kildonan Transcona Parks and recreation the summer playground program will be operated at Bertrun Maple Leaf and Mcleod schools in River East division and at Harold Hatcher and Bernie Wolfe Community schools in Transcona Spring Field it will be held Mon Days to fridays july i to bicycle safety programs will be held july 24 to 28 at Bertrun Glavin school and 14 to 18 at Bernie Wolfe Community most activities in seven Oaks school division will be held in Community clubs and other the division will sponsor Tennis lessons at Jefferson Junior High different age groups May be obtained by calling the school Board at 375 Jefferson ave West further information about activities in As Well As the numerous activities in Community Parks and other May be obtained by contacting the Parks and recreation department office in your City Centre fort Rouge Church Complex approved by Patricia old despite angry representation from residents of the the City fort Rouge Community committee last week approved the proposed rezoning of property at Spruce Between Percy and Barrat to allow for the development of a senior citizens residence and Church the rezoning proposal asks for a reclassification of the area from an re permitting residential use to an r3bfour planned building group posed residents of the area claimed the seven Storey 84unit senior citizens Home would devalue property in the cause an excess of detract from on and two Storey Homes in the and Block sunlight from Homes in the immediate the rezoning proposal will now be referred to the designated zoning hearing committee which will react to the the Community committees recommendations and make a final Andrew representative of the said there would be another fight at the ditch at the next councillor Frank Johnson memorial said the decision on the proposal was one of the most difficult and try ing the committee has its desirable to have senior citizens residences in residential said Cyril keeper they be restricted to commercial a representative of the George said the Complex was needed for the survival of the Church and would enhance the water pipe repairs okayed for school by Patricia old the River East school Board decided at a regular meeting last week that pay ing immediately a re pair Bill on galvanized water pips at Kildonan East Vional secondary school May save the Board and the provinces Public schools finance Board Money in the the main galvanized hot water line that feeds other capper lines at the school is in bad Jim Mac director of Mai Oteo ence for River said there Nave two major Breaks to the line the problem was the Board will allow an Over expenditure of 000 estimated Cost of re placing the Pines to begin repairs weve got to do it now before we have a major catastrophe on our trustee Jim said a break in the line during summer when no one is in the May extensive damage and keep children out of class to Cost of the repairs May be replenished by the Public finance Hoard camping on Agenda this report on recreational activities in the Winni Peg area in a regular feature of the Community news prepared by he staff of the City Parks and recreation it includes items from recreation departments in the six Winnipeg Community which Are cleared through the Public relations office of the Parks and recreation East Kildonan Transcona the East Parks and recreation Branch will sponsor a puppet making workshop for children of the Community from 10 to 3 next monday through Friday at the arts action 120 Dowling Avenue designed for children aged four to eight the workshop will provide a relaxed environment in which to express artistic and dramatic during the first four children will make four different types of puppets Jelly Box sawdust puppet and pointers on puppet plays will be a puppet stage construction on the final a puppetry performance will be presented for the parents and the further information and registration procedures May be obtained from the Parks and recreation phone three youth centres will be operated by the East Parks and recreation Branch this for youths Between j3 and 18 years of the centres opened this week and will be in operation until the program will provide activities such As arts and Coffee houses and the Sites for the youth centres Are River past Arena and chief pegu is Luo Rothesay Street Roland rtt Ebener 1121 Wabasha Street and Elmwood High 505 Chalmers hours of operation will be 2 to u monday through thursday and 2 to 9 the program is operated on a drop in with no preregistration fees will be charged Only for special events which will he run at the various each Centre will he staffed by a minimum of three qualified who will serve As team the staff members have a variety of skills and ideas to provide a variety of activities for the participating for further Contact Brian Freeman at the recreation Branch has also announced it is seeking used such As Coffee tables or other for the youth Centre persons with furniture to Date should phone a of tar hockey Turoa Jenl will begin july open to children attending any of the 22 playground Sites in North East Gunwood and Tran teams will he formed at the various locations and Hoys and aged 6 to should Contact their local playground leaders to sign up further Uon is available it lord Selkirk West Kildonan out of this world will be the theme for two parades to be held next week in the lord Kildonan Community As a feature presentation of the Parks and recreation branches playground it is expected 200 to 300 children will be in costumes for the along with floats and a marching the first Parade is scheduled for 2 thursday from Inkster along Inkster Boulevard to Mcgregor along Mcgregor to Church Avenue and along Church to Mac Ray the second at 2 july will originate at the West Kildonan Community move to Jefferson along Jefferson to the Garden City collegiate further information about the parades is available from the lord Kildonan Parks and recreation phone recreation Roundup City Centre fort Rouge swimming lessons for children and Public family fun swims and free rental periods Are All part of the summer aquatic program planned by the City Rouge Parks and recreation Branch this year at Sherbrook 381 Sherbrook and Central outdoor Isabel Street and Ross Learnt swim classes at All red Cross Levels Are available every weekday morning at Sherbrook throughout july and four two week sessions Are offered for children and adults enrolment is so Early registration is Public swimming hours Are noon to monday through Friday and 9 to saturday and sunday at Sherbrook Pool 11 to 4 and 5 to daily at Central the Central outdoor Pool is available for group activities at no charge from 4 to 5 each any Community group wishing to make use of this period for water swim meets or organized games is asked to phone the Pool at 7838457 to make arrange Farasy fun might at Sherbrook sunday evenings from 6 to is set aside for family groups under lifeguard Public admission rates will hut this time is for families Only the Sommer Flay program no for the City Rouge Parks and recreation Branch will he offered at 21 Sites throughout the a qualified play Leader will provide a variety of activities for children six to 12 years of age at each Active Crea Tive quiet special events and excursions Are included in the summer which started this week and will continue to 23 on weekdays from 10 to 6 in addition to the 21 regular there will be a travelling playground called fun on wheels to visit districts without residents of the Community wishing to arrange for the travelling playground to visit or persons seeking further information on the play program should Contact Don program super at from to Jame Assiniboia the Parks and recreation Branch is offering an outdoor recreation program this summer for campers of varying a Day Camp for children four to seven years of age will be held at Bruce Portage Avenue at Albany with each session lasting five Little Mountain Inkster Boulevard and route will be the training site for campers eight to 12 years of with the five Day program culminating in an overnight the final for campers 11 to 17 years of challenges participants in a wilderness in which they will receive four Days of Camp and Canoe instruction before leaving for a five Day trip through the White Shell provincial registrations Are being accepted for each of the three with costs being kept to a Quali fied staff will be in charge of each mailed registrations Are being accepted at the program 2055 Ness or further information is available from the outdoor recreation John at the Branch will also have program registration display on the Polo Park mall tonight Friday and pan am Pool registrations Are now being accepted at the pan ant Pool for the summer session b from july 17 to session c from 8 to 18 and session d from 27 to Learnt swim courses will be offered in sessions b and c from to including All red Cross water safety Royal life level Iii and Bronze Parent and child water diving Levels i and ii and senior water safety leaders courses will be offered from noon to 3 the same boating courses available will include sailing in sessions c and d windsurfing in session b and Power boating in sessions c and fitness courses will include yoga from to noon tuesday and running from this week to with 12 lesions in a registration for the courses May he made in person at the pan am Pool from 9 to 9 or further information is available at ;