Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 12, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Life in Winnipeg free november car needed in medical emergency towed away xj5ss before 4 and left Allt 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 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 report cites language difficulties a growing number of children Start ing kindergarten in Winnipeg speak a first language other than the annual report of the divisions Early identification committee says 552 or per cent of the did not speak English As their first last years report found that per cent of the students identified that per cent spoke a first Lan Guage other than committee chairman George pen Warden said vietnamese and chinese Are among the most common primary languages of this the report also said that of kindergarten students who took the Sprigle school readiness test last per cent scored below per cent scored average and scored above figures for the previous year were about the the latest report said special action was taken on per cent of the kindergarten students last it included medical child guidance clinic programs and work by resource and classroom who is also assistant director of the child guidance said the Sprigle test covers language following comparing objects and other simple it takes about 20 minutes and was designed for use by he the report said that of the children on whom data was per or 513 of changed schools at least once during Kindergan a on percent decrease from the 197980 school Penwarden said a mobility figure of about 20 per cent has been Standard in the division in recent and some intercity schools run much 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 programme 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 i 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 contradicts evidence Given by Taenzer so the lawyers succeeded in a motion to have a voice dire trial within a trial to argue the admissibility of the tapes before county court judge George evidence heard during a voice dire cannot be published or re ported following the voice defence and Crown lawyers agreed to adjourn the Case to a Date As yet unknown for the continuation of the has testified that Han son offered to buy him a much desired motorcycle if he withdrew his accusations of sexual offences by the officer before the trial the who was 17 when the alleged acts took said that 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 hanson10 to 15 times near the red River he said he borrowed Money from Hanson on 15 to 20 occasions totalling about but admitted he had never repaid the 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 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 Chamish of 7 Folkestone both Levard tuesday told the Winnipeg police commission How it was he disco Vered a medical emergency will not Stop Winnipeg commission aies from tagging he said that 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 impossibly 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 found to be Justi Chamish will not have to pay the or parking the chief but he will still be out the towing Glenn free press Princess pats Canadian Light infantry officers stand on guard while a Veteran remembers those who did not Manitoban Honor victims of War Penni Mitchell in quiet contemplation thousands of participants at remembrance Day services across Manitoba shared the dream of peace witly 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 Flanders 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 Glenn free press Mcgonigal remembers War dead during ceremonies at Cenotaph As dignitaries Laid wreaths at the 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 went there he whispered to his younger they giggled and ran Back to the too Young founder 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 nearing the end of their funding Mcleod said the Council and the Secretary of state met last week and Toul of Federal fun Lin earlier this week to discuss the possibility of Federal Money for the group to 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 the Gwisc during implementation of the Core area initiative 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 they will consider the idea of providing Core funding for the Council in the 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 Noney 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 ;