Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 5, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 2 Winnipeg free press. Tuesday. May 5, 1981 new band Council sets school action deadline i ii Mil imn a r Community impatient after 10 years fighting Indian affairs department by Bob Lowery Winnipeg free press Shamattawa after 10 years of waiting the Shamattawa Indian band Council has Given the Federal trea sury Board until the end of May to make a firm commitment on the construction of a new school for this Community of 550 residents 700 Kilometres Northwest of Winnipeg. Newly elected chief Sam Miles has told Indian affairs department officials Here that unless they make a decision we will Start keeping our students out of school on june 1." he said the message will be forwarded to Treasury Board Indian affairs minister John Munro and grand chief Long claws of the four nations confederacy. The chief said some classrooms were so cold this Winter that the kids and the teachers had to Wear he said the wails in some classrooms Shook in the wind and the wooden foundation blocks Are rotting. Isaac Beardy school committee chairman said we re afraid some of these buildings will collapse and we will find our kids and their teachers under a pile of built in 1952 he noted some of the buildings were constructed in 1952. The department always tells us How important education is and we believe it but our kids deserve a better Beardy said discussions concerning a new school have been going on for 10 years. A couple of a months ago some of our students upset the classrooms and broke into the nursing station. The whole country heard about it. Now we want All of Canada to know How much we want to change things and a big part of it is to get this school Beardy said. Miles said a submission for the new school was sent to the Indian affairs department in Ottawa but was delayed because someone noticed there was no parking lot included in the plans. That shows just How far people who Are supposed to be deciding what we Are to have or not have Are from reality. None of the band members teachers or anyone else owns a car and we have no he said. But we badly need those classrooms and the gymnasium. We be never had a gym or any other recreational facilities for our Young or old Miles added the Community still has no television reception and not much radio. Manitoba Telephone system plans to Supply television and Telephone communications to the Community in about 16 months. Morgan Sizeland Indian affairs in formation officer in Winnipeg said she was not sure whether the submission had reached Treasury Board. It was sent to Indian affairs in Ottawa from the Manitoba regional offices feb. 4. The Ottawa officials raised a number of questions including the absence of the parking lot which have since been answered Sizeland said. Estimated Cost of the school is million. If approved construction is scheduled to begin in june 1982, with completion in september 1986. The new school would cover students from kindergarten to Grade 12. Band officials Hope the school will reduce the High dropout rate of High school Stu dents who currently study in Southern Manitoba. Teachers and parents say the major reason for dropping out is fights which occur in schools Between students from various communities. I know what it is the chief said. It was just the same when i went to school in Birtle but in my Case 1 fought Back and after my first year the other kids stopped picking on an elementary teacher said the fight ing was frightening to the students who were away from their Community for the first time. Nothing to do the tragedy is they come Back Here where there is nothing for them to do. They Are very often the ones who get involved in the she said. Housing is another of the band Lead ers top concerns. They told Archie Trapp Indian affairs Northern manager during a Day Long meeting last week that there Are about three families living in each of the wooden framed houses in the Community. All our houses have three bedrooms which Means there is one bedroom to each family. There s a hell of a lot of our people who sleep on the floors every Miles said. Coun. Tom Mckay said this year s capital budget for housing which amounts to probably would result in Only four houses being built. An additional Grant is expected this summer. Miles said 15 or 20 new houses Are urgently needed. Mckay also said a House repair Grant was too Small. Trapp suggested the Money be used to buy materials and that wages be taken vandals did this damage to Shamattawa s school from the welfare fund which the band administers. The band is responsible for a annual social develop ment budget which is currently used mainly for welfare. However the band has the authority to use part of the funds to pay wages on work projects. Miles said a family of seven collects about a month from welfare. But this is gobbled up in he said. A teacher in the Community noted it costs about a month to feed one person on a fairly tight budget because of High food prices Here. Miles said economic development and Job creation is the the most important Issue in the Community which has an unemployment rate of More than 90 per cent. He said the key to creating jobs is to have a maximum number of local people employed on the construction of the new nursing station scheduled to be built this summer and eventually on the school. The first move n this direction the chief said is to construct a carpentry workshop. He said there is a Core of skilled men in the Community who could manufacture trestles window frames cupboards and other items needed in the housing program and nursing station. He said the band could be in a position later to take on subcontracts on the school. If we plan it right we could wind up with a lot of qualified people who could take on Long term jobs Here or any he said. Our people Aren t Lazy. They want work not the band Council also has asked Indian affairs for a new Sawmill. The. Mill now Only has a 13-Inch saw Blade which cannot handle the logs being brought in the chief said. Lumber flown in we want to get this larger Sawmill operating so we can Supply our own lumber instead of having it flown in from the South. It would mean we could build extra houses for the same Miles said. The band Council is also looking at a commercial fishing operation a tourist Lodge and a store. We be come through a lot of Tough times. We have a lot of problems to work out but we Are determined to turn things he said. Since taking office last month the band Council has passed a series of bylaws. A 10 . Curfew is rigidly enforced and anyone caught violating it May spend the rest of the night in jail. Habitual heavy drinkers can now have part of their welfare Money Cut off while the juveniles involved in three incidents of vandalism have lost their welfare for a month. Luggage of people arriving on the dry Reserve is now being searched and bottles of liquor Are confiscated. There is getting to be a lot less drinking and people seem happier since we brought in these said Miles. The band Council also has asked for a second band Constable and five other Security persons to patrol the Community. Part of this will be financed from their own funds. The ramp also has been asked to have two constables in the Community on weekdays. We Are also going to make ourselves accountable to the people for How we spend their the chief said. Each month a statement is to posted on the Wall of the band office showing How much has been spent on housing salaries welfare work projects travel Ling and the chief s expenses. After a nine hour non Stop meeting with the chief and Council Trapp commented we be really got something different happening in Shamattawa. There s a new chief a new Council and a new City Calendar Federal leap director will speak Tom Dent director of the Federal government local employment assistance program will speak at the first annual general meeting of concept special business advisors inc. At . Tomorrow in rooms 17 and 18, Winnipeg convention Centre. He will discuss How disabled canadians could better utilize leap and other Federal employment support incentives. The Public is Welcome. Or. Peter m. Henson director of research at the National jewish Hospital and research Centre in Denver colo., will speak on mechanisms of initiation and Resolution in Zulmo weather nary inflammation at 3 . Tomorrow in theatre a Basic medical science building 770 Bannatyne Avenue. Or. Lionel Johnson Federal department of fisheries and oceans will speak on Arctic lakes thermodynamics and ecosystems Structure new approaches to theoretical ecology at 7 . Tomorrow in room 240, University College lecture theatre University of Manitoba. Or. Woon k. Taik Pels research Institute Temple University school of Medicine Philadelphia will speak on cytochrome c Methyl Tion at 2 . Thursday in the biochemistry conference room 314 Basic medical science building 730 William Avenue. Sylvia Vankirk fur Trade expert will speak on the Alexander Ross family of red River at 5 . Friday in the hotel fort Garry. The annual dinner meeting of the Manitoba historical society follows at 7 . Deaths classified death sunny and mild Winnipeg area forecast mainly sunny today and wednesday. High today near 14. Low tonight near Zero. High wednesday near 17. Extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba mostly sunny except Cloudy periods and a Chance of a Shower Friday. Temperatures near seasonal normals of 15 and 2 thursday Friday and saturday. Northern Manitoba mostly Cloudy with isolated showers thursday sunny Friday and saturday. Temperatures near seasonal normals of 12 and 0. Northwestern Ontario mostly sunny thursday and Friday Cloudy saturday. Temperatures near seasonal normals of 13 and 0. Temperatures Canada and the world National Victoria. Vancouver. Ca Narv Edmonton. Real a Winnipeg. Thompson. Kenora. Brandon. Dauphin Thunder Bav Toronto. Oshawa. Montreal. Halifax International Chicago. Minneapolis. New York. Boston. Amsterdam. Athens. Berlin Helsinki. Lisbon. London. Madrid. Rome. Stockholm. Tel Aviv. 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Guimond Darren Alexander 15, of fort Alexander son of Gloria and Norman Guimond Hayton. William Bill Clif Ford 55, of 562 Wardlaw ave nue husband of Shirley Hay ton. Hubble Irene Ivory Dorothy. 33. Johns Muriel Gertrude wife of Austin Johns. Kirby Myrtle Frances of heritage Lodge nursing Home 3555 Portage Avenue widow of Robert Kirby. Levasseur Alice 81. For Merly of Lorette. Mulvey Franklin Walter of 836 Sherburn Street. Mcconnell Samuel 69, of 381 Westwood drive Hus band of Sarah e. Mcconnell. Mckay Ida May. Of Swan River of John Mcgregor Mckay. Mcnabb Alice Elizabeth Ann 23, of Newdale. Mcnabb Christopher Wayne 5, of Newdale. Nasberg Eva 92. Price Verne g., 78, of 414 Marlton Crescent husband of Bertha Price. Robertson lome Edgar of 2440 Portage Avenue Hus band of Frances Robertson. Rodger David Brown 81. Of Prince Albert sask., widower of Jean Rodger. Rowan William of Brant Ford. Ont. Russell Norman 63. Hus band of Jane Jean Russell. Schram Thora Margaret. 86. Of Beausejour. Simard Margaret 79, wife of Louis Simard. Spencer William John 61, of Treherne. Formerly of Rath Well husband of Edna Spencer. Turner Lois. Vandale Wilfred a. 67, of 431 Furby Street widower of Elsie Vandale. Lawrysh Tina 91. Of 165 Aberdeen Avenue widow of Anthony Lawrysh. Wilcocks Emily a. 70 Williamson John Clarence of 329 St. Annes Road Suile 112. Reg. Ground beef patties sides of beef Canada or. A1 4 2. Ii. .69 Hinds of beef Cut i wrapped for Freezer prices effective May 6, 7, 8. 9 groceries iced Tea mix 99 Winnipeg temperature comparisons Max. Man. Moan mflv4 13.1 .1.7 5.7 last year. 37.5 fi.4 if 0 Normal. 8.9 highest on record 31.1 in 195? lowest on record in 1900 precipitation total for april 1 to May Millimetres. Normal 4-f.omm. 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