Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 22, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press thursday february 22, 1979 39 staggered school hours approved by trustees by Nancy bikes St. Boniface school Board trustees tuesday voted to stagger school hours next year in order to provide additional bus services. Under the change classes in North St. Boniface would run from . To . Each Day. School hours in South Dale and Windsor Park with possible exceptions would be from . To . The revised hours would allow most students travelling by school bus to arrive and depart within 15 minutes of school open ing and dismissal. Division superintendent Peter Coleman said he would bring the matter Back to Board if Princi pals raise serious reservations to the changes. The administration cited sever Al advantages and a few disadvantages of the staggered hours. The transportation system would become flexible enough to permit the Board to choose any alternative for a second French immersion school an administration report said. Unlike other alternatives the revised system would permit special education students to Fol Low the same hours As regular students in Howden Beliveau St. Boniface and Windsor Park schools. The administration report said no additional buses would be Nec Essary for the additional service. Extra curricular activities and students part time jobs would t be adversely affected. The revised transportation sys tem would create a later after noon pick up for about 30 Rural elementary students. The policy will affect thousands of students and May disrupt fam ily routines the report said. In other business the Board called a meeting for next tues Day to consider the division s 1979 spending estimates. Preliminary figures indicate a possible 6.904 Mill rate increase in 1979. The figure is based on a status quo budget and excludes possible additions and Revi Sions the possible increase would mean school taxes on an average House assessed at would increase by approximately j50, Secretary treasurer Romeo ver Rier said. The Board voted to Send a letter to the minister of education Indi Cating its dissatisfaction with the 1979 provincial Grant. The provincial government s 5.57-per-cent Grant increase will put the Burden on local taxpayers rather than the general reve nue of the province trustee Jim Garwood said. They the provincial govern ment were promising 80-per cent support and they re not giving he said. The provincial government s support to Public school Educa Tion dropped to 71.2 per cent in 1979, compared to 74.3 per cent in 1978. The figures Are based on data released by the Manitoba association of school trustees. Band festival changes listed the withdrawal of seven bands and two other changes in the program were announced As the fourth annual band festival of the Optimist club of Assiniboia opened wednes Day at the Winnipeg convention Centre. The festival will still be the largest Ever for the organization with nearly 120 bands taking part up from 84 in the 1978 event. The withdrawals in the schedule included Ness from the Junior High c group at . Wednes Day sansome from Junior High a at . Thurs Day Hamiota and Birtle from senior High c at and . Friday Moosomin and Birdtail from Community b at 7 and . Friday and St. James from the nostalgia group at . Saturday. The program changes will see Westwood collegiate move from the senior stage band category to intermediate stage band to play at . Saturday and fort Richmond to play at . Instead of 7 . Saturday in the senior stage band Competition. The final concert and presentation of awards will be held at . Sunday at the Centre featuring the Manitoba High school Honor band under the direction of professor Paul Paterson and the South Dakota University concert band under the direction of or. Darwin Walker. The Winnipeg jazz society will also be holding a winners showcase March 17, with winning stage bands in at least two categories to be asked to perform. Proceeds from this event will be used to subsidize travel costs to the Canadian stage band finals in Vancouver. By Gerry Cairns cymbals crash As band performs at Optimist band festival. School bus review set by Sherryl Friesen Assiniboine South school division trustees have accepted a motion to review bus transportation services in the division. During the school Board s regular meeting Myrtle Zim Merman directed the motion in response to a letter from a Charleswood resident who expressed concern that his five year old child must travel More than one mile to attend kindergarten classes at Dieppe school. G. S. Eliasson of 33 Blossom Bay said Winter weather and Lack of sidewalks in the area represent a safety Hazard for Small children travelling that distance alone. Out of a division enrolment of approximately students 300 students Are presently receiving school bus ser vice. Secretary treasurer Peter Gor Don explained the provincial govern ment does provide funds for transportation on a per Pupil basis for students living More than one mile from a school and in specialized cases such As for handicapped students. Assiniboine Park however he said Eliasson does t qualify. Or. Gordon said in 1964, after the dissolution of a school District resulting from the closing Down of an old school in that area a Boundary line was formed. The division was allowed to claim Grants for bus transportation for students within the former District. Stu dents living inside the Boundary line Aren t Eli Gible. Eliasson said he lives four houses inside the Boundary line. I think that one mile is too far to said Zimmerman however if we change this policy for one we have to change the whole thing. I m not Happy about it but i Don t see any school superintendent Stephen Dvorak said the division could investigate the possibility of having the City transit system s feeder buses serve the area. He said metro transit would probably respond favourably to the Board s request to have feeder buses re routed during the Winter months. Review of transportation services in the division is expected to be completed before the end of May. Immunity new Junior games continue cold weather continued to hamper activities in the Junior Winter games pro Gram for Winnipeg Community centres last week but officials Are hoping the Milder trend this week will continue so the program can Back on schedule. Only three More medals have been decided in recent Competition. The City finals in the bunnies division of the girls Wingette event were played last saturday at Kelvin Community Centre leaving Only the Petite division to be completed. Winaka Community Centre captured the Gold medal in the bunnies final with the Silver medal going to orioles Community Centre and the Bronze to St. Charles Community Centre. Games officials also announced a change in the results reported recently in the Basic skating skills City finals in the relay event for girls born in 1970 or later Westdale Community Centre finished second to get the Silver medal with River Heights Community Centre getting the Bronze medal. The order was re versed in the results provided. Glen Lee Community Centre was the Gold medal Winner in the event. Ball hockey will be the next event to decide medal winners with the City finals now under Way at the Broadway Optimist Community Centre. With sever Al teams in each of the five divisions the double knockout series will continue through to March 4 be fore All winners Are decided. The schedule for the Gold medal games All at the Broadway Optimist location will be . Friday for those bom 1970 or later . Sunday for those born 1964 or later . Next wednesday for those born 1968 or later 8 . Friday March 2, for those born 1966 or later and 2 . Sunday March 4, for those born 1962 or later. The City finals for the Cross country skiing event have been scheduled for saturday March 3, at the Tyndall Park Community school. District winners Are required to Register at noon with the events to begin at 1 . Hotel variance decision delayed Teresa Andrzejczak was chosen Queen of the Warsaw Pavilion for the 1979 Folk Orama at a Ball held last saturday at the polish combatants association Hall. An 18-year-old student at Garden City collegiate she intends to enrol in the University of Manitoba school of nursing. She has taken Ballet training at the school of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and has also studied piano. Susan i Sklersky was chosen Princess of the Pavilion. By Michele Lyons East Kildonan Transcona Community committee deferred decision this week on an application for Vari Ance in the reconstruction of u Transcona hotel pending an on site inspection by the committee. The application requested Permis Sion for the construction of a hotel having 15 rooms and providing 12 parking spaces instead of a minimum of 20 rooms and 112 parking spaces As required by the zoning bylaw. L. Ring on behalf of the Prospect Ive hotel owners told the councillors his clients former hotel was seriously damaged by fire and they were presently attempting to rebuild the Structure on the site. Recognizing the provisions for on site parking were inadequate he said arrangements for additional parking on premises adjacent to the building were being negotiated by private agreement. To say that one May build a hotel in downtown Transcona that requires 112 parking stalls is a Contra diction in ring continued. Like the former hotel which basically catered to a walk in clientele the new hotel in t expected to Gen Erate a great Deal of car traffic. He reminded councillors the for Mer hotel also had a parking deficiency but the operation worked sufficiently Well nevertheless. The strict application of parking and room requirements would drive this Enterprise out of downtown Tran he said. P. Dingman owner of a karate school near the site appeared before the committee to oppose to the Vari Ance. East Kildonan Transcona he said the parking problem in the past had led to a significant overflow of parked cars in nearby residential streets. He also complained of numerous difficulties resulting from the inappropriate behaviour of drunk hotel patrons. These problems had prompted Dingman to put his property up for Sale and consider relocating his school. M. Andrusiak a resident in the immediate area said he opposed the variance application because cars parked in the stalls provided by the former hotel often obstructed the sidewalk for pedestrians. Moreover delivery trucks stopping at the hotel blocked the Street As Well As the sidewalk and broke the curbs several times he added. In rebuttal ring claimed Dingman was opposed to the variance Only because negotiations he allegedly had with the hotel owners for the Sale of his property weren t to his satisfaction. Ring said patrons of the former hotel were an older More sedate crowd and their behaviour had never been a cause for complaint in the past. In reply to Andrusiak s objections he explained present hotel plans in corporate two loading zones on the premises which would discontinue blocking of the Public Access ways. Councillor Alf Skowron Elmwood suggested the committee could better assess the application after an on site inspection sometime before March 5. In other business councillors re Quested detailed building and parking plans from f. Pauls building limited in reference to an application for rezoning. The proposed change from an r-2 two family District to an r-3 Multi ple family District would allow the construction of a four Lex on a lot 115 by 50 feet. A report from the administration explained the rezoning would potentially increase rainfall run off be cause the area is serviced by a combined sewer system. As a result Basin flooding would be expected to occur More frequently. Skowron said every Effort must be made to avoid this potential flooding problem. He explained since a 115 by-50-foot lot was a typical duplex lot there would be no hardship for the property owner to erect a duplex and make it compatible with the existent housing. To impose four units of housing where two would suffice is Outra he commented. Coun. Harold Piercy Henderson maintained flooding is always a prob Lem and a new Structure would enhance the aesthetics of the general area. The existing bungalows Are practically he said and i m inclined to go with the application on the basis of that the committee was t willing to make a final decision on the application until the plans were submitted and studied by the councillors. Recreation Roundup this report on recreational activities in the Winni Peg area is a regular feature of the Community news pages. Prepared by the staff of the City Parks and recreation department it includes items from recreation departments in the six Winnipeg Community districts which Are cleared through the Public relations office of the Parks and recreation depart ment. City Centre fort Rouge the City Centre fort Rouge Community Parks and recreation Branch has issued a reminder to City residents that the Centennial Library skating Pond located behind the Library Between Smith and Donald streets on Graham Avenue is open for Public use from 11 . To 7 . Weekdays and 9 . To 5 . Weekends. The Pond is lit and there is a heated shelter for convenience. Downtown workers Are encouraged to make use of the Pond for a lunch hour skate. Planning for action the second workshop in a series of four sponsored by the City Centre fort Rouge Community Parks and recreation Branch will be held from to . Sunday on the Lith floor of the Bluebird senior citizens Lodge 99 Keewatin Street. The workshop has been set up a training experience for volunteers in the area available to anyone interested. The fee is 50 cents. Further information is available from Nelson Rajotte phone 775-1866 or 774-2218. A City summer athletic Camp is being planned for july by the City Centre fort Rouge Community Parks and recreation Branch which is seeking input from parents volunteers and potential candidates male and female 13 to 16 years of age. No registrations Are being taken but ideas suggestions and comments Are required. The concept is to run a one week program cover ing a total of 20 hours with qualified leadership on five consecutive weekday mornings. Proposed activities include Tennis Golf Archery track swim Ming soccer weight training and others. A number of facilities in the area would be made available for the program. Parents and teenagers interested in the idea Are asked to Contact Wayne Pauls at the recreation Branch phone 985-5010, to express their views. Assiniboine Park fort Garry saturday will be the Date for the annual Winter carnival of the Grant recreation association to be held at the Centre located behind Harrow school at Harrow Street and Taylor Avenue. Activities will include a family Pancake breakfast starting at ., numerous indoor games and outdoor activities such As a kids crazy Karpet Kaper Toboggan races and a log sawing contest. The River Heights Community Centre 1370 Gros Venor Avenue will hold its annual Winter carnival March 2 and 3, with events to begin at 4 . On the Friday and continue through the saturday. Activities will include games room Barbecue Pony rides and a hockey tournament. A meeting of All youth soccer organizers in the Assiniboine Park fort Garry Community will be held at . March 8 at the Community Parks and recreation offices 1350 Pembina Highway. Anyone interested in the program will be welcomed. Further information is available at 475-2080. Lord Selkirk West Kildonan the lord Selkirk West Kildonan Community Parks and recreation Branch has announced Public skating times for the Arenas in the Community As old exhibition Arena 2 to 5 . And 8 to 10 . Every sunday. Keewatin Arena 2 to 5 . And 8 to 10 . Sundays and 7 to 10 . Fridays. West Kildonan Arena to . Sundays and to . Wednesdays with an additional period to . Sundays for beginning and adult skaters Only. A variety of times for Public swimming have been set aside at the Centennial and seven Oaks pools including special family swim hours from 6 to 9 . Each sunday at both locations. Further information on swim times May be obtained from the pools 633-8023 for the seven Oaks Pool and 589-5373 for the Centennial Pool. Applications for summer employment with the Community Parks and recreation Branch Are Avail Able from the two recreation offices 410 Mcgregor Street and 1767 main Street. Positions available include play Leader adventure play Leader youth Centre Leader and Leader in training. Cross country skiers Are reminded the grounds keeper s House at the Kildonan Park Golf course is open from noon to 4 . Saturdays and sundays to allow skiers to rest or get warm. Youth drop in is held from noon to 8 . Each saturday and sunday at the Isaac Newton school 730 Aberdeen Avenue. East Kildonan Transcona the East Kildonan Transcona Community Parks and recreation Branch will present a four week course on Flower arranging to be held mondays from to ., at the arts action Centre 120 Dowling Avenue East. The course begins next monday and registration May be made at the Centre. For further information Call Ida Mackenzie at 224-1006. Three youth drop in centres for teenagers Between 13 and 18 years Are in operation from 1 to 5 . Saturdays and sundays until april 29. The centres Are located at Kent Road school 361 Kent Road lord Wolseley school 939 Henderson Highway and Bernie Wolfe Community school 95 Bornais drive. Sports equipment is available for volleyball basketball Badminton table Tennis floor hockey and other sports or visitors can relax or play a variety of games in the lounge area. Further information about the centres May be obtained from the recreation office phone 669-0730. Community recreation news for this column should be forwarded through the Community Parks and rear Elton managers in the six City districts to the office of Ron o do Oovi Public relations officer Lor the City Parks recreation department. Events should be reported to the Community managers veil in Advance Lor inclusion in this weekly report ;