Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 7, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 2 Winnipeg free press thursday May 7, 1981 advice differs on 0 by Glen Mackersie St. Boniface school Board has received conflicting advice from its superintendent and special resident advisory committee on whether to establish a French immersion program at Louis Riel collegiate this september. At Issue is Overall enrolment decline and the increasing popularity of French immersion. Superintendent George Derenchuk advised the Board to maintain the Sta Tus quo this september except to move the kindergarten immersion program from Guyot school to Shamrock or Howden school. He said that in september 1982, the Board should Send grades 9 and 10 Guyot students to Louis Riel. Along with grades 7 and 8 students from Provencher school. English students should be transferred from Louis Riel to Pierre Radisson High school and Windsor Park collegiate As the parents committee recommended he said. Derenchuk said this would provide ill a French immersion at such benefits As preserving the 50-50 French English program which now operates at Provencher and Louis Riel alleviate parental concerns about Chil Dren travelling Long distances because most would be in at least Grade 7 and make Good use of available classroom in the division. He also advised that trustees make decisions on the basis of declining enrolment not substantially on the basis of meeting programmed school needs in a manner that leads to confrontation Between English and French parents in the division Derenchuk s Brief was released at tuesday s school Board meeting but he is out of town this week. His recommendation that the move not be made this september was rein forced by a Louis Riel students Brief which said students now in Grade 11 who had planned on graduating together would be sent to three different High schools if the change is made this year. The students also asked for enough time to choose an appropriate school program for their individual needs. But the division s residents advisory committee has recommended that Guyot and Howden students be sent to Louis Riel this september. The committee report said division immersion enrolment is projected to jump 79 per cent in the next four years to 1084 students while Overall division enrolment is projected to decline 21 per cent to Louis Riel collegiate has 315 students but a capacity of 945. A mall ponders 0. Is St. James playground is torn Park turf an Omen of better playground by Manfred Jaeger it was a straight Swap of land. The and we a j7 by Manfred Jager youngsters planning to scamper about the St. James playground at Ronald Street and Lodge Avenue this week May not realize it but the holes in the turf and dismantled swings Are an Omen of better things to come. Sure we re paving part of the place Over to get More parking spaces for our administrator John Allan of the Assiniboine clinic said yesterday. It was a straight Swap of land. The City got Square feet the clinic owned and they re giving us Square feet of their land adjacent to the negotiations leading to the Exchange started about 18 months ago and the clinic made several appear ances before the local Community committee to get the move Allan said. As a matter of fact we make Park ing available for nothing at the clinic and we needed More. This will expand our parking capacity by 50 to about 200 cars and make us a Little More Access Ible to the general Allan said the playground Park rect Angle which ran East West before workers started changing it around Early this week will take on a North South configuration after the changes have been carried out. The Public gets better Access to the Assiniboine clinic and the kids get better Access to their Park. In fact the land we swapped to become Park has Trees on it so now there will be some Shady the clinic administrator said. John minis manager of facilities in the City s number two recreation and social services District said the entire Cost of the project estimated by Allan at about will be borne by the Assiniboine clinic. All the equipment we re taking Down this week will be put up again in another minis said. U of opens athletic facilities to Public of better things to come. There will be land fill for walkways and coding for better grass areas. Well also get Trees which we never had on that particular work will take a few weeks but when it s All done the neighbourhood will have a better Park than before the change the manager said. We re quite Happy with the whole thing to Tell you the truth. That Park could have used a Little work anyway. Now it s getting it and it s not costing the taxpayer a committee chairman Vic Wark Itin said if advisory committee members Don t see some action from the Board by the june 2 meeting they will Start wondering Why they committee Mem Bers Are putting in so Many hours of work. The latest committee report submit Ted to the Board tuesday said enrol ment in the Francais High school pro Gram at St. Boniface College is projected to drop in the next two years to 455 from the current 564, not counting a projected loss of a further 150 Stu dents to High school in he Des Chenes. The division leases High school space from the College but the rental fee is paid by the provincial government. The lease expires in july 1983, but the advisory committee recommended it be extended beyond that Date by the end of this month to allay fears of Francais parents that it might not be renewed in 1983. Division Board chairman Jim Gar Wood said the Board voted tuesday to ask education minister Keith Cosens for a meeting to find out whether the provincial government intends to keep funding the rental. Ron macintosh Deputy education minister said yesterday no consideration has been Given to not renew ing the lease. The province will pay to cover the Cost of space rental this year he said. Normand Boisvert chairman of the St. Boniface College Board of directors said the College wants the High school to continue there. The College also has about 400 univer sity and Community College students he said. Hughes top Junior achiever Susan Hughes 17, a Grade 12 student was named Junior achievement presi Dent of the year at the organization s future unlimited banquet. Individual award winners were Deanna Dupas factoring of the year a Hiya att War and Lynn Prumachuk personnel executive of the year Garry Killberg vice of the year Ramona Tkachuk Anni Markmann trea surer of the year Cynthia Booden corporate Secretary of the year and Craig Johnson Public speaking award. Junior achievement is a practical Eam by doing business education experience for High school students. More Han 400 Young people representing 27 High schools were involved in the past program year. The University of Manitoba is offer ing 500 summer memberships to the Public for its fitness and athletic facilities at the Frank Kennedy physical education Centre. Martin Krawitz a school of physical education fitness consultant said yesterday the memberships Are being offered to get people to use facilities during traditional slow months on Cam pus and to promote Community wide fitness activity. The membership covers the period from May 1 to aug. 31. It started with the target fitness program the school launched several years ago assessing the level of fit Ness in people and then helping them to become fitter and enjoying life Krawitz said. Community memberships were first offered for the May 1, 1979, to april 30, 1980, period and about 50 Winni Eggers paid each for them. That increased to about 200 people for the 12 months just Krawitz said. He said the University has decided to offer a limited number of Community memberships again this fall to run from sept. 1 to aug. 31, 1982, for memberships authorize holders to use the indoor jogging track in the Frank Kennedy building As Well As weight training facilities the indoor swimming Pool Tennis Squash and racquetball courts saunas showers and lockers. The physical education school also offers instruction in activities like Tennis swimming and weight training for an extra charge. Fitness testing consultation and classes also Are being offered. Waterbeds Wicker an bedroom furniture. Weather City Calendar Winnipeg area forecast sunny today with a High near 18. Low tonight near 1. Increasing Cloud tomorrow morning and mostly Cloudy with brisk Northeast winds in the afternoon. High around 15. Extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba Clearing saturday sunny sunday and monday. Temperatures below Normal readings of 16 and 2. Northern Manitoba sunny temperatures below Normal saturday near Normal readings of 13 and -1 sunday and monday. Northwestern Ontario a few showers saturday sunny sunday and monday. Temperatures below Normal readings of 14 and 2. Temperatures Canada and the world the adult adapted aquatics swim club will present information about swimming for the disabled at St vital Centre during red Cross water safety week tomorrow through wednesday. The International Centre seniors and the finnish Community of Winnipeg will focus on music song and dance in depicting finnish life in Thunder Bay for the senior finnish citizens Friendship club of Thunder Bay. Activities will begin at 7p.m. Tomorrow in the planetarium auditorium a Silver collection will be made at the door. Mayor Bill Norrie has proclaimed May 10 to May 16 occupational therapy week in Winnipeg. As consultants to professional and administrative staff occupational therapists promote the elimination of environmental barriers thereby stimulating Public awareness of the handicapped and increasing recognition of their needs. Irving Abella history professor York University will speak on Canada and the holocaust anti semitism Iii Canada in the 1930s and 40s at 8 . Tuesday in planetarium auditorium 190 Rupert Avenue. The meeting is presented by the jewish historical society. Lavallee school will hold a Public auction from 7 to 10 May 14 in the school gymnasium 511 St. Anne s Road. Funds will go toward outdoor education Field trips computer skills development and pottery lapidary. Or. Carl f. H. Henry theologian author and founding editor of christianity today Magazine will be the featured speaker at a series of Christian leadership seminars held this year across Canada. Henry along with or. J. Allan Peterson president of family concern will lecture at a rally at . May 14 at Mcdermot Avenue Baptist Church. The seminars Are organized by the evangelical Fellowship of Canada the National association of evangelicals. National Victoria Vancouver Calgary. Edmonton. Krvina. Winnipeg Thomoson. Kenora. Brandon. Dauphin. Thunder Bay. Toronto. Ottawa. Montreal Halifax International Cha to Minneapolis. New York Boston Amsterdam at Hinr Berlin Helsinki. Lisbon London Madrid. Deaths classified death n 15 to 14 8 35 16 j3 Rome. Stockholm. Tel resort spots los anodes Clear Las vegas Clear Phoenix Clear Honolulu partly Cloudy Tampa Tair Miami Cloudy. Bermuda partly Cloudy Nassau fair Kingston partly Cloudy Barbados partly Cloudy. Havana fair Winnipeg temperature comparisons Max. Man. Mean May 6 17.8 .4.3 a 6 last year. 7.8 -3.3 18 Normal. 15.6 33 8.9 he Heiton record 31.1 in i9s3 on record -8.9 in 1931 precipitation total for april 1 to May 5 in Millimetres. Normal 48.4mm. Barnes William Howard 69, of Wasa . Formerly of Winnipeg husband of Mary Barnes. Bestall Mary a., 93, of White Rock . Brown Cyrene Elizabeth. 61, of 75 Madera Crescent wife of Egbert Brown. Campbell Stanley John 49, of Stony Mountain son of Earl Campbell. Carbonneau Blanche. 83, of 270 Roslyn Road suite 206. Elliott Grace widow of Harold Ell Tolt. Hampton Lorna Faye. 33. Of Victoria Beach wife of Charies Hampton. Herzog Pauline. 62 Holmstrom Hjalmer 79, of Kenora ont Ilkow Stanley m., of Dorval. Oue., husband of France Ilkow. Johnson Edward a. 88. Of Gimli formerly of . Peters Frank 57, husband of Margaret Peters. Riddell Charles Leo 68. Schell Michael Paul 89, husband of Kamarin Schell Swanson Viola Eleanor wife of Floyd Swanson. Thomas Harold William 65. 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