Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 14, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba City Winnipeg free 1979 9 over65s welfare Bonus to reappear if necessary by John Sullivan Zens a Rev receive in in tit a a month v by John Sullivan Bonus welfare payments to Manitoba pensioners May be partly reinstated within six months if their removal 1 causes undue health minister Bud Sherman said Sherman comments came one Day after he announced that senior citizens applying for welfare after 1 will not have their payments indexed to the Cost of As in the he said this would eliminate the system under which some exceptionally needy senior Citi Zens now receive up to a month More than the Wel fare recipient who is under 65 years now receive the same Aid As everyone but tuesday the minister said he May consider bringing Back at least part of the topped up welfare payments for senior citizens six or seven months Down the Road if a suitable cos sharing Deal with the Federal government can be if some applicants appear to be in dire need because of the provincial he an extra Bonus payment of or a month could be depending on Otta was Sherman stressed the province will continue to pay indexed welfare to the 642 pensioners now on the assistance these Grandfather recipients wont be affected by the new rules at he Sherman said tuesday the province was effectively forced to end the welfare differential for seniors be cause Ottawa has been threatening to Cut off Cost sharing for some months the monthly payments were getting Way beyond the Federal cos sharing maximum of a he we just had to get Back into conformity with their As Sherman said the province thought it was about time to rationalize the welfare system and make it More indexing proved unfair be cause it gave recipients Over age65 an extra but nothing to those who might be he the Gap was just getting too for both the province and the Federal the minister Sherman promises new initiatives throne speech will boost elderly by John Sullivan Manitoba senior Citi Zens can expect to find some goo Dies in thursdays legislative throne health minister Bud Sherman said while remaining elusive on de Sherman indicated his plans include lifting the provincial freeze on some new Hospital and nursing Home construction projects and expanded Par time work opportunities for the minister told the age and Opportunity Centre annual meet ing that the government has been formulating some initiatives to use the resources and skills of retired we expect to make some announcements very he asked if this meant a govern men funded Job placement service for the elderly was in the Sherman merely replied wait for the throne the minister later told reporters the government thinks it can now take another step to utilize the input of he said the in Consul tation with the Federal govern will also consider abandon ing forced retirement at age but he cautioned that voluntary though an obvious response to Canadas growing elderly population and perhaps a Basic human will be difficult to i know the other Side of the Coin and its not As simple As it he but its something we have to look Sherman would not elaborate on his plans to lift the 197879 capital building freeze on some new healthcare the freeze was imposed As a government restraint measure pending a full re View of the provinces health needs and financial he told re porters Only that approval for Sev eral projects would be announced Sherman said building projects under Way when the conservatives took Power were not he said 495 new and replaced per Sonal care Beds were added last year at a Cost of we also made and kept a commitment to preserve the major in Celebration of the grand opening of our new spa in Saskatoon Start now and pay Only per month on a course basis additional discounts on Cash sales get the cold out of the Bones in our desert dry Sauna and steam clean those congested sinus passages in our inhalation rid your body of those gnawing aches and pains while you relax in our giant hot get Back in shape with our modern exercise facilities with instructor to help you Hydro swirl Whirlpool beneficial for relieving nervous bursitis and plus swimming Sauna and steam private dressing sunrooms and the finest exercise in the Call or Stop by for a free visit european health health and social service program which and especially the have come to expect and he although Sherman said the government is pledged to continuing and expanding the Home care pro Gram and is opposed to unnecessary segregation of senior Citi Zens in nursing he admitted pensioners face an Uphill Battle to retain their Homes in the face of inflation and higher the government tried to ease the Burden by removing school taxes from Low and Middle income senior citizens last but Sherman conceded that running a household is still particularly difficult for single or widowed women who comprise up to 80 per cent of Manitoba to make pensioners More inde pendent and the minister said the government is willing to discuss adoption of the european system of reverse where the elderly receive an income against their their children would have first option to buy Back the assets he Sherman defended the govern ments health care restraints and user fee calling them a reasonable response to the conflicting demands of strained tax payers and a burgeoning elderly he called charges that govern ment restraint penalizes those least Able to pay a false Allega insisting it is irresponsible spending by governments which fuels inflation and robs the elderly of savings and All provincial rate increases in services to the elderly including last weeks announcement that personal care Home fees would Rise by 75 cents to a Day starting april 1 Are carefully examined to ensure that no undue financial Burden is he we must Start now to manage costs and to develop the responsible delivery systems that both protect our taxpaying capacity and guarantee that those who Are pay ing for the health and social ser vices of today will have the same or improved services when they reach retire ment he in up photo Violet lord has become a True Friend to the hundreds of Canada geese wintering in Bronte she feeds the geese daily to help them through the Winter when forage in Hometown school to be named for Schreyer Agassiz school division has decided to Honor Edward schreyers appoint ment As governor general by naming his Hometown school after Mike school superintend said the Board has decided to change the name of the divisions largest school to Edward Schreyer senior school from Beausejour senior the name change will also be in recognition of the fact that Schreyer went to school in the area and taught in Beausejour earlier in his the division has just written Schreyer to ask for his permission and to invite him to a formal Cere Mony marking the change in sep the housing 818 students and 45 was built in an addition was completed in the Early 1970s and opened by then newly elect de premiered open daily 10 10 106 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