Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press {Newspaper} - 1981-05-06,Winnipeg, Manitoba Children a soup lines keep getting Longe by Barbara Robson Winnipeg Church groups ire new feeding an estimated 600 children not the 25 reported in november when stories of children on ship line Quot were labelled overblown. Or. Leslie a Ulinecz. Director of Ilie Winnipeg school division s nutrition programs Iid yesterday h committee investigating the problem of hungry civil Dreili estimates 600 to 6i>0 Are re Civ wifi food in Church Spon ured soup Killiens and in Rougie emergency food pro rums in tie Core Imirea. Anol Iier 1,700 Are fed Tiro Iyih school Bre i fast Prtt Grams up from icily in 197j when the Prus Stiim Sii ined Clear tonight -3 sunny tomorrow 1 7 it in november officials said about 25 children attended he salvation arrays Harbour Light soup tines last Winter when the Issue first received Public attention. Ion t eat on holidays/45 a it s very hard to gel data from these people a says Latinee. A they re doing it on religious Gro until. They re very keen on the number of children now seeking frit Votkl i schools Lind Church groups combined has indie than tripled in the Iasi six years and stands Ai More than 2,000. Officials say Lonie of the school it d children Are turning to Cli urch groups on weekends so there May be some duplicate of in the figures. A these Are not neglect can ses in the Legal sense but because of the bad Economy the children Are says Inez Stevenison. Vice chairman of the Winnipeg division school Board and a driving Force in establishing the school food programs. Vahai concerns educators and Church and social Agency spokesmen is How to feed the hungry a children pm weekends holidays and during the summer school break when no breakfasts Are offered. A to Tho extent that actual need exists these children Are at risk during the Betty sch Arlo Miccu of the children said society wrote in a recent letter to the City a recreation and social services committee. She suggested the City a medical health officer work with school officials and the Cas to investigate the problem and recommend solutions and has requested to appear before the committee next w Eek. Breakfasts Are served regularly to children at 16 schools. Nine others Are included in a s7. W emergency Gram that provides a part time program this school year. Lati Neci says. The budget for the breakfast Pra Grani which stari de ill nine schools new is s127,i00 see soup Lim Page -1 the chemicals we Dine on/19a stiff penalty for conflict cases tired two different worlds wiry of sni 3er i ii Ebi Ilish so fliers Tny be cautiously along r Belfast Street yester Day. But an apparent Lark of concern is by the three Romig women walking past. The ii attic title reflects the relative Calm that has Prev aimed in most areas of the City since Bobby Santis died but there a been sporadic rioting Lii Oug Hout much of ulsi.er/4 car rates favor civic employees by Andy Blicq City employees Wil receive considerably More than other civil servants in Manitoba if proposed inc run is 1 1 private vehicle mileage Are a proved a Fri Sun by shows. A proposed 2ls cent per Kilometre Basic City mileage rate exceeds the second highest Basic Rale by More than 5 cents a sur by of several government administrations shows. Civic finance Comuni Pitet endorsed increasing the Bas crate paid icily employees in ill from 21.7 cents 10 2-�.s cents per Kilometre a to cents a Mike for the first approximately 6,000 Kilometres driven annually. Manitoba government employees living sooth of of the 53rd parallel now receive 16.2 cents per Kilometre for up to 9,000 Kilometres driven said a spokesman for the Manitoba government employees Massuci Atyinn. Fer Leral government employees in Manitoba receive 17 cents per Kiiu metre for the first 6,43s Kilometres for those requested by the government to use to Weir own for work said Inga Peters spokesman for the Public service commission. If the employee chooses to use their own car they received 6.5 cents per Kilometre and if an employee drives More than 3,200 Kilometres Aini Ualle they receive an insurance subsidy she said. All three Levels of government nay a scaled Down mileage rate for Kilometres travelled in excess of the Basic rate distance. Brandon civic employees and elected officials receive 16 cents per Kilometre. A a a Iii civic in la Iii pit Gazette clarifies Story on Lyon an amount recently revised by the City a spokesman said. A employees of Winnipeg school division receive 19.3 cents per Kilometre but this figure was set Niobe than a year ago and will skely be reviewed soon said Mem Mccormack coordinator of transportation for the division. Civic finance commissioner Roy Evans urged finance committee yesterday to endorse the increase in mileage rate to keep peace with the unions. See car Page 4 by John Sullivan the Manitoba Law Reform commission Calls Foi Stolf penalties if proposed conflict of interest rules Are violated by City or Mon Cipul councillors. In an 81-Page report presented yes verday to Altmey general Gerry Mercier City and municipal councillors won id have to declare All financial interests in municipal contracts and Register some of their land. The report says councillors should lose their Seal if they vote or Partid Pii a in discussion on any Matler in which they or a member of their immediate family Piave a financial interest. Same penalty Ilie same Penally is suggested if a municipal politician in Manitoba fails to declare All personal and family real estate interests As Well As those of any company in which he owns at least five per cent of the shares. The seven member Law Reform group headed by Clifford Edwards was asked by merrier last May to recommend improvements to the con Elict rules after a number of Public complaints. Five crier noted then that a the existing Prois visions appear deficient ii coping with a variety of practical situations which tire arising with greater frequency Quot. The minister yesterday called the report reasonable Quot and Quot said it a will form the basis of legislation at the text session of the i let commission Sigf Este Ora declarations of conflicts by a councillor and sworn statements on land holdings be placed in Central and open to the Public. It also argues councillors should be allowed to hold contracts with their municipalities because full disclosure would make the interests Public and above Board. Local councils and individual vote s also should be Able to obtain a court order to oust a councillor who Breaks the proposed Law but refuses to resign the commission said. A county court judge could declare the offender s seat vacant disqualify Iii from holding office for up to five years order repayment of any 11 Legal gain and impose a Fine of up to $5,000 under the commission s plan. The group recommends local politicians also should be empowered to pass bylaws requiring even greater in hic disclosure. The Ronqui Mission also suggests the City and the provice s municipal affairs department draft a full code of conduct Tor councillors to extend conflict legislation. Winnipeg Depury mayor Pearl Mcgonigal chairman of executive pol icy committee said the commis Sion a disclosure proposals appear similar to rules already adopted by City Council. She said she supported the idea of a uniform conflict Law for Manitoba municipal officials a Reform which the City has Ilieen seeking for several years Ray Howard president of the Union of Manitoba said the could have urged stronger treasures hut has taken a a serious realistic approach Quot to the Issue. Both Howard and Pinawa. Mayor Howard Gilmour of the Manitoba association of Urban municipalities said they favored the proposal to allow open contracting Between councillors and local governments. See stiffer Page i . Judge orders halt to Garrison Washington to a a Federal judge ruled today that the state of North Dakota and the Federal government cannot proceed with construction of the Garrison diversion irrigation project until Congress reauthorizes the plan. U. S. District judge Charles r. Richey said Congress has taken no action to nullify a 1977 agreement in which the Federal and state governments agreed to hold up construction until Congress a reauthorization measure. Montreal up / pc Gafic in in a Page one Story today acknowledges that the major at an Ottawa meeting of eight premiers on april 15 was Over a constitutional amending form Ila not Over acceptance of prime minister Trudeau a proposed Bill of rights As the had previously reported. I he premiers a representing All pro vices except Ontario and new Brunswick a Mel in Ottawa to discuss their common opposition to Trudeau s unilateral Patria tinn of the sons tip Tuum. They came up with an alternative amending formula and called upon tru Dexiu to resume negotiations with thettis but the Appeal was quickly rejected by the prime minister and Federal Justice minister Jean Chretien. The clash was Over an amending formula rather than Over acceptance of a charter of rights As reported by the Gazette m a Page 1 Story april 18. However the premiers met again april a Afier prime minister Trudeau had rejected a provincial proposal on the Constitution Winni Jii f free prf.-.-, columnist Frances Russell reported april 22 that at this meeting Quot the i Iii of rights was Russell quoted a senior Saskatchewan source As saying that some premiers were More pre pared to Compromise on the Bill of rights than speaking through aides several premiers refused this week to comment on Russel a report. The Gazette reported in the april is Story that a majority of the eight premiers had been willing to accept Trudeau a controversial charter of rights if lie agreed to their version of an amending formula. Rot resistance by to Xebec Premier Rene and Manitoba Premier Sterling Lyon was said 10 have killed the Deal. All the premiers who participated in the meeting denied the newspapers account and Lyon threatened to sue 77ic pm clip. See Gazette Page 4 City facing $65,000 Bill for police Legal fees Lyon come to door by Ron Campbel faced with an estimated f65,000 Legal Bill this year to defend policemen in valved in criminal and civil actions civic finance committee yesterday asked for i clarification of its Obliga. Lions. The request for a Repon from the Law department on the City s contract uni obligations came yesterday following a recommendation from the civic Board of commissioners that $63,000 he set aside for policemen s Legal fees this year. Of this amount s,32,475.9,i has already been incurred by policemen involved in criminal and civil actions Between aug 21, 197 and Jan. 15 this year. The Board of commissioners recommended that a further $,12,525 be set aside for the rest of the year because a Btl Here Are at least six Sitivi Atins where such costs May be incurred Quot finance committee chairman Abe Yanofsky said that he understands Tho City must pay Legal costs where a police officer a through no fault of his own faces criminal charges. But where his own department lays such charges or he is charged with breach of Depan ment regulations then Tho City does not pay the officer s Legal expenses. In such cases the committee is a Sun comfortable with paying the Cost of both prosecution and defence. Van of sky said. He said if the committee is not satisfied with the City a obligations in this matter it will recommend executive policy committee act on it. Arms talks nato closes one of the most divisive chapters in its history yes Ercia by endorsing . 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