Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 29, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Public health services changes under discussion school nurse program in inner City could be Cut Back by Garv Hunter a school nurse program in pegs inner City could be Cut under a of Public health services now being discussed by the City and the program provides the time services of 46 professional nurses in 80 schools in the inner City although paid for by All tax payers in commissioner David Henderson said the school nurse program administered by the City health department is one of the last Ano Malies remaining from the greater Winnipeg amalgamation six years it was one program of the health department not amalgamated in 1972 because there was no equivalent to the program in the the suburbs receive their Public health program including some school visits through the Vinci Al department of in a speech to the Winnipeg labor Council mayor Robert Steen questioned the need for the school nurse program in the inner City when giving examples of where City Council might be Able to exer Cise spending Steen said the program was established during the depression and before medicare made medical care free to the mayor also made the Point in his speech thai the program operated Only in Winnipeg school division 1 although paid for by All in Henderson said the 46 nurses spend Between 40 and 45 per cent of their time in the schools with the remainder of their efforts devoted to other Public health needs such As Home visits and inoculation pro he said the school portion of the program costs about per space in the schools for the nurses is provided free by the school he asked if consideration would be Given to the phasing out of the school nursing Henderson replied i would think one of the reasons for the review is to deter mine what level of service is needed in the late 1970s and on into the Henderson said he asked the environment committee to review the school nurse program As part of a general review of the City health department and a special three member Adoc subcommittee was Jim Independent Springfield Heights chairman of the said the purpose of the review was to avoid duplication of health service and to make it More he said Public health service in the inner City was currently much better than in the suburbs were residents of the suburbs paying for a program we receive no Benefit Ragsdill said tuesday that a re port from a fou member task Force two City administrators and two representatives of the provincial health department was now he said once the task Force recommendations Are he would be meeting with health min ister Bud Sherman and then a joint statement on the proposed reorganization would be trustee Mira chairman of Winnipeg school division said the school nurses provide a very vital its a very solid particularly in their screening of youngsters entering school for sight or hearing Winnipeg free press november 1978 City news 2nd class mail registration number 0286 it leaves you breathless Alice Krueger Sherbrook Mcgregor plan runs into new Roadblock bad news May be on its Way for the City of it seems construction of the Long awaited Sherbrook Mcgregor Over pass has run into yet another Road for months City officials have been anxiously awaiting word from Ottawa for approval of Spe Cial funding to help build the million so confident were they of Federal participation that works and operations committee monday went ahead and approved spending for design by approving the Money the committee Hopes to save a month by being Able to Start the design work As soon As Ottawa gives the go All City officials have been led to believe that Federal approval was certain and that it was Immi now it looks like the City of Winnipeg May be forced to go Back to the drawing boards if it Hopes to get financial assistance from the Federal something has happened to change transport minister Otto langs and a letter to that effect is expected to reach the City later this week or Early next the something was representations from some influential local officials among them Liberal la Lloyd Axworthy who Are worried the proposed overpass will destroy the surrounding the project has been vigorously opposed by the Centennial residents neigh boyhood improvement whose members feel their neighbor Hood will be carved up by the Over sources say the representations managed to get through to Public works minister Andre Ouellet and convinced the minister that Ottawa should not be helping to destroy neighbourhoods which it had helped redevelop in the first provincial and Federal governments have sunk about Mil lion into the area in recent years to improve housing under the neigh boyhood improvement program word has it Ouellet has asked Lang to hold off approval of a special million Grant for the because of implications for the if Ouellet is successful in convincing his col it could mean the City May be asked to revise its plans in order to get the Federal the million special Grant is in addition to transport funds received by the province under a five year Urban transportation assistance program the Manitoba government has already agreed to turn Over million toward construction of the overpass from the million allocated to the province under the Federal big brother association of Winnipeg is holding its third an Nual dinner at the International inn at 7 local businessmen Al who has been making the rounds this week in an Effort to drum up More support for the says there is a desperate need for More men to Volunteer their time and interest to serve As big Brothers to fatherless Golden says there Are an Esti mated fatherless boys in the and Only 350 of them have big approximately 200 Young boys Are on a waiting list 0 now that Winter is upon us a new company that puts out Cus to made survival kits has sprung up on the Winnipeg the retailing at plus sales tax and for postage and contains four emergency space four food ration one 10 packages of five packages of a Carbon monoxide two Lon burning can a foil dish and a package of Waterproof the whole thing packs into a 9 x 6 x 3 weighs a Little Over two pounds and has a Guaran teed five year storage the kit was designed by Tim a Royal Canadian air Cadet survival they Are available by contacting Northland survival systems 2179 Portage Winnipeg r3j photo by Dave Bonner after an absence of More than 19 the first world War Soldier in full Battle gear has returned to his position in front of the Bank of Montreal at Portage Avenue and main in a ceremony mayor Robert Steen and Bank officials placed a time capsule in the Bronze War memorials base after which the nine foot eight Inch statue was hoisted into position by a Mobile the time replacing one removed on april includes local newspapers and tape recordings from the broadcast Media As Well As a current five and ten Dollar Bill and a Coin the a tribute to 230 Bank employees killed in the first world had been temporarily removed to allow construction of the underground Lang made but May have second thoughts funding for overpass project Uncertain by Ingeborg Boyens a special Federal Grant for the construction of the Sherbrook Mcgregor overpass May not be despite promises from Federal transport minister Otto Lang and civic representations made to prime minister while Federal officials hedged on the it seemed evident tues Day that the Federal government is reconsidering awarding of the Long awaited Grant on the grounds that the Bridge would have a harmful Impact on surrounding communities arguments have been made to the minister of Urban Andre that the overpass spanning the car marshalling Yards would de stroy the very neighbourhoods Feder Al and provincial governments have invested million to improve through the neighbourhood improve ment a spokesman for Ouellett office said tuesday that several requests had been made to the minister to halt or at least hinder the including those of local Liberal la Lloyd Axworthy and councillor Cyril keeper although with concurrence of the Federal Treasury has final say on the disbursement of the Spe Cial Ouellet must also approve of the said the Ouellet has definitely discussed the matter with the transport said the while Ottawa officials were aware of the objections to the construction and design of the none would say whether a decision on the Grant has been m chief of the Urban trans portion assistance program said he had not received notification As to whether the funding would be forthcoming or Podolak said the decision to fund the project now lies totally in the hands of the this has become a highly political question a very sensitive said usually everyone in the whole world wants a Grade this is just not the Case said the u admitting that sever Al representations opposing the construction of the Bridge have been spokesmen for the Treasury Board refused to reveal whether a decision had been Jim an official at langs repeated the recent Assur ances that the City will hear soon about the special Federal contrib consideration is being Given to wards possibly granting the extra on the other consideration is also being Given to the recommendations of the ministry of Urban said while Weir declined to say that the funding will come he did say it would be a Little premature to say a decision not to fund has been Weir said he did not know if Lang had discussed the matter with Ouel so after one years Worth of discus the City still Doest know How its million overpass is going to be the Canadian transport commis which must approve All rail crossing had agreed to the technical design of the Sherbrook Mcgregor overpass on june the province has been assured of receiving million in Federal funds Over the next five about million of that sum has been earmarked for the cites Sherbrook Mcgregor while the provincial government has agreed to place the overpass at the top of its priority it will be limited to spending million or 50 per cent of the actual project Cost if Federal funding does not come Lang assured reporters when he was in Winnipeg in that he would promptly petition the Feder Al Treasury Board for approval of the special since mayor Robert Steens office has complained of being stalled by Federal officials when it tried to reach the Federal transport minis the City cannot go ahead with the construction of the proposed for until it receives approval from Steen has residents of the area surrounding the proposed overpass have consistently voiced their disapproval Over the plans that also Call for the Rede sign of Furby and Sherbrook streets into one Way a Public meeting sponsored last month by the Centennial residents neighbourhood improvement com Mittee Drew a vocal crowd of about 150 All opposed to the construction of the planning review by City criticized the University of Manitoba City planning department says the City of Winnipeg current re View of its development plan is a farce and should be students and staff in the depart part of the faculty of architect presented a Brief to the Winni Peg development plan review tuesday which criticized the project As deceptive and a waste of the City has had 14 employees working on the review for the last two funds for the project come from provincial and Federal govern ments As and civic officials say they Hope the study will produce a document setting Forth future direct ions for the City in a wide Range of the departments Brief said the review plan is a farce because Winni pegs political leaders Are not involved with or even concerned about the the planning is being done behind closed doors by civic a number of planning students were present to elaborate their views to the review which will hold a second Day of Public hearings the department recommended the work of the review committee come to a and the data already gathered be placed in safekeeping for a time when planning is under taken with a More serious and committed political the review committee also heard a Brief from the Indian and Metis Friendship Centre which stressed the importance of providing Lowin come families with cheap Bill spokesman for the said landlords who discriminate against prospective tenants on ethnic or income lines should be detected and rink proposed for downtown Winnipeg famous intersection Portage Avenue and main Street could be enlivened by an open air ice rink under a proposal tuesday by Deputy mayor Bill Nome the rink would serve to create activity downtown like at the rink beside Toronto City councillors at the civic recreation committee norne Independent citizens elec Tion Heights said the rink could be located on an unused portion of the concourse roof at the Winnipeg Square develop during a recent trip through decaying downtown Nome it was underlined to me How we really have to focus on the Down norne said Triec corporation president Harold Milavsky favoured a rink when it was mentioned to him last Norrie said Milavsky told him the firm might share the costs of the outdoor the completed parking garage will be joined next year by the concourse while construction of one of two Triec towers proceeds norne said a Ink and a summer time Park could be built at very Little lunch me crowds and nearby Resi dents could Stop by for a Norrie said it would be a really attractive the committee sent the matter Over to the works commissioner ;