Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 12, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free november 1981 3 cuts sought in school Board nutrition plan by Glen Mackenzie Winnipeg school divisions controversial nutrition program has come under heavy fire from the divisions chief in a report to the Board Wes Lorimer said children of the working poor May be underfed be cause the parents simply do not have enough some children Are underfed because the parents cannot manage their income or squander it on themselves at the expense of their veterans Mega says by Manfred Jager the Manitoba government employees association has asked the province to establish a joint Union management committee to investigate charges of government mistreatment of a number of second world War veterans work ing in the civil association president Gary doer said tuesday there is evidence that several veterans in the civil service have been damaged by capricious decisions which have affected their careers and Hurt their an association statement detailed the cases of three civil All veterans working in the provincial department of natural two had their salaries Frozen by the govern one of whom quit and took Early retirement at age 60 after 30 years of a third was transferred to another department against his will and moved to another area to fill in the remaining years before his doer refused to name the Veter ans saying they wanted their privacy doer said such in which the treatment afforded War veterans working for the provincial government is totally inconsistent with the contributions they have made to this coun began surfacing in late sum others Are being doer but he stressed there is nothing to suggest a pattern of ant Veteran action by departments or by the Manitoba civil service the association president said he has written to Premier Sterling Lyon and opposition Leader Howard Pawley re questing establishment of an Al party and Union committee to Deal with vet Erans concerns in the civil the Mega feels that we must restore dignity of employment to those who have contributed so much to our he the first Case has already been discussed by the permanent joint coun cil of government and association rep doer but nothing was i got the the civil service commission said it was the departments the department said it should be dealt with by the in a the present program puts the school Board in the role of a social which is a role that the schools cannot meet adequately in any the City and the province Are organized to meet and Deal with social Lorimer also said the Federal govern ment should provide More financial help to especially Refu and it should meet its obligations to native people who have left the nutrition which oper ates in 20 division schools and feeds about children a is expected to Cost this compared with last but trustees already have approved expansion into seven More which Lorimer estimates would push the programs Cost to about in he recommended the program be reduced rather than that the casual feeding of All children who show up should be that cases of apparent child neglect Over Long periods be referred to the Chil Drens Aid society and that there be close Liaison with the civic and Provin Cial social services trustees debated the report hotly before tabling it for a later trustee Brian Dixon said the pro Gram May be providing an atmosphere which children cannot get at he said the division does not have to be a social Agency to Deal with social prob lems and that childrens Aid society employees Are overworked family background Dave Lorimer executive said a major problem is identifying children who really do not need a breakfast at the division cannot ask about the family Back ground of All children who want the he trustee Mira Spivak said the whole program needs she said she favors the program in but argued that the division should find out about the background of children coming for the nutrition program is run by a 13member management which Lorimer recommended be made an advisory committee reporting to the administration rather than to the the committees annual also submitted to the Board said of this years budget would be spent for for for supplies and for furniture and As Well As the program also includes lunch supple ments and nutrition Les the divisions Community Liaison officer who is responsible for the said the program employs 20 food 17 nutrition aides and one consulting the program was established in and was funded jointly by the provincial government and the school division until this Brian the divisions assistant said the new provincial bloc funding scheme provides general funding increases based on the Cost of but Robertson said this provides nothing for expansion of specific pro so school boards must pay for an expansion police officers trial delayed indefinitely the trial of a Winnipeg police officer charged with Gross indecency was adjourned indefinitely tuesday after a county court judge heard arguments on the admissibility of defence evidence under the cloak of a publication lawyers for the James Norman an officer for 17 years and former president of the Winnipeg police want to introduce tape recordings of phone conversations Between the accused and complainant Hans John Taenzer which they say contradict evidence Given by Taenzer so the lawyers succeeded in a motion to have a voir dire trial within a trial to argue the admissibility of the tapes before county court judge George evidence heard during a voir dire cannot be following the voice defence and Crown lawyers agreed to adjourn the trial to a later has testified that Han son offered to buy him a much desired motorcycle if he withdrew his accusations of sexual offences by the the who was 17 when the alleged acts took said prior to the preliminary hearing into the charges in and on numerous occasions right up until last Hanson pleaded with him to change his statement to the police because he was afraid of losing his family and was suspended from the Force without pay after he was arrested March 11 and charged with two counts of Gross the charges Stem from events Between and March Taenzer testified he had sexual relations with Hanson 10 to 15 times near the red River he said he borrowed a total of from Hanson on 15 to 20 occasions and never repaid any of Indian cd by Greg Bannister the problems of the financially Trou bled greater Winnipeg Indian Council May soon be a Council member said Chris founder of the organi said the Council has found local officials in the Secretary of state department who Are receptive to its request for Council head Harry Morrisseau said last week the group was almost without operating funds and was in danger of folding unless Money could be found to car hauled away during emergency a Winnipeg Man was forced to Call a cab to take his wife to Hospital after his car was ticketed in a no parking zone and towed Isaac of 7 Folkestone Bou tuesday told the Winnipeg to commission How he discovered a medical emergency will not Stop win Nipges commission Aires from tagging he said on 14 he was phoned at Home and told his wife had collapsed in a doctors office at 388 Portage he arrived at the building shortly before 4 and left his car in a no parking 4 to 6 he after he put a note under the wind shield explaining he was parking there because of a medical he went inside and found his wife Semi it was impossible to take her Down an elevator and a nurse had to get a Chamish when he reached the ready to take his wife to the car was missing and he had to Call a towing away my car could have had serious Chamish adding it fortunately did not Hap a police superintendent later told him motorists often raise their hoods to feign engine or put similar notes on the Windshield As a ruse to get away with parking in a restricted Chamis he said the superintendent also told him police and commission Aires Are instructed to enforce the Law but Chamish told the commission that officials should use common sense and discretion in cases similar to this and commission member Eldon Ross agreed discretion probably should have been the commission delegated police chief Ken Johnston to investigate the matter and report if the complaint is Folind to be Justi Chamish will not have to pay the parking the chief but he will still be out the towing s Glenn free press Pacli officers stand on guard while a Veteran remembers those who did not Manitoban Honor victims of War in by Penni Mitchell in quiet contemplation thousands of participants at remembrance Day services across Manitoba shared the dream of peace with More than Canadian men and women who died in wars in this to the 300 who gathered at the Winnipeg Cenotaph on memorial Boule Vard the vision of a War to end All wars was shared by those on the battlefields during the first and second world to yester Days ceremonies were also a bitter reminder that world peace is still far yet the memorials brought too dragged along As unwilling participants in a ceremony which meant if anything to but in whom the Hope for future peace if their grandfathers or great aunts died in the name of they know Little of except what their parents have told wore poppies they dutifully wore their Bright red poppies and played on the Boulevard behind the rows of veterans and Patri ots who came to pay their respects and a few of the curious remained near the front Are we going to sing 0 dad one six Earold their Bright faces laughed while sol emn parents tried unsuccessfully to curb their As a Lone trumpeter played last the hearts of veterans were some where in Western perhaps Zanders and the silence was ominous for a moment As children paused to identify the whats that dad asked the same Young Patriot who Sang 0 Canada five minutes a Why do they have guns the child pointing to about 100 soldiers present for the just As dignitaries Laid wreaths at the Glenn free press standing before a saluting remembers War dead at where White loved officers stood motionless on either the children were left to enjoy a peace that Canada has known for a Quarter of a several of them skipped to the women Tri service Monument on the erected in memory of the women who and climbed innocently on the three Stone one youngster made his Way to the Row of dignitaries and their Only to discover the Flowers we rent there he whispered to his younger they giggled and ran Back to the too Young to under stand and those who came to remember May have gained some Solace and some Hope from that pay for Basic services such As staff wages and office the Council is the largest Urban Indian organization in representing at least status indians living in the the Council offers several including child and family services which Are supported primarily through government but the programs Are All hearing the end of their funding Mcleod said the Council and the Secretary of state met last week and or n Fra i pfc t0 p085 the Gwisc durin8 implementation of they will Coser the idea of providing Billy of Federal Money for the group to the Core area initiative Core funding for the Council to Thi allow its continued a spokesman for the Federal depart ment confirmed the meetings had taken place and said discussions concerning funding would continue at a third meeting to be held he refused to discuss the nature of the meetings Mcleod said government officials were especially receptive to the councils requests for funds to establish a full time staff which would represent Mcleod said the cites planned Core renewal project represents the Chance of a lifetime for Urban indians to become involved in the planning and redesign of their living if we do not get finances to pay for an a staff to Deal with the projects the project will not realize its full potential for a Mcleod government officials also have said next fiscal it now seems a said explaining that the Money is needed to pay staff salaries and keep offices open on a year round Mcleod said the need for Money is i think they see our the Money is almost dried he he said the Council is now in the process of preparing documentation on exactly what is needed to pay for staff and a l ;