Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 8, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 37 p 2 Winnipeg free december 1981 James Haggarty t j d y s t Vijh i s s interest groups input on policy education minister Maureen Hemphill plans to personnel and citizens by Cecil Rosner Manitoba new nip government has drawn Battle lines with Ottawa on telecommunications promising to fight any attempts which would restrict satellite television service to Remote Len minister responsible for communications said yesterday the province will oppose any moves by the Federal government to foist Canad an television programming on Remote and undeserved areas at the expense of if the Federal government decides to move to terminate or curtail the present reception of to signals in Northern we will use every Means at our disposal to thwart that who is also minister responsible for the Manitoba Tele phone told a luncheon meeting of the motion picture theatre association of residents of flin the Pas and other communities already receive american satellite but fear the service May be lost once companies Are licensed to provide Canadian programming to their following his Evans did not dispute reporters suggestions that the nip policy regarding satellite recep Tion was identical to that of the outgo ing Lyon but he added that the conservatives were reluctant to Tell the Public where they stood on All questions regarding telecommunications the minister said the provincial government will support groups which Challenge Ottawa moves to restrict the we will not play a passive role while Ottawa casually determines the Fate of he he said the government is advocating an open skies policy which will allow television viewers the option of watching any signals they within the next one or two the Canadian radio television and telecommunications commission will Issue licences allowing private companies to beam four Canadian television stations to undeserved areas of the companies rent its hardware to bring in the these part of the Canadian satellite communications can com include chant from cite to from cd Chov from Hamilton and to ctr from Evans said he under stands Federal communications min ister Francis Fox is taking the position that viewers must watch can com or Evans said provincial government officials dont think that much of he said it duplicates programming already available in larger Northern centres and the consumer More than would be expected for so the minister said his position should not be interpreted As opposition to Canadian Content in in we would prefer to have a Rich assortment of Canadian program Ming available not Only in the but also in the he but sad to that kind of programming just int the Manitoba government also feels that payt should fall under Provin Cial Evans payt is an exhibitors rather than a broadcasting he Evans said he saw no reason Why theatre owners could not take part in the process of applying for payt we also see no reason Why existing Cable to operators should have a Spe Cial entree into this by Glen Mackenzie greater cooperation with education interest More Job counselling for students and greater Protection for Small schools Are among objectives for Manitoba new education i want to get out from this from behind this beast her desk and from this paper Maureen on week Veteran in the said in an interview in her legislative building Hemphill said she wants to meet with representatives of educators and with citizens As Well As department staff to find out what needs to be done before launching major policy a major thrust of the progressive conservative governments education policy was increased emphasis on curriculum Hemphill said while Trust superintendents and other in Terest groups had input into the guide she believes the education department has not done a Good Job helping teachers who use schools have been under fire in re cent years for failing to provide graduates with the training to acquire Hemphill said students must have much better information about future Job that counsellors must be Able to Tell them where the jobs will students May opt for course programs which will Force them to compete fiercely for jobs at know what there getting she Premier Howard Pawley promised last Winter that if elected his govern ment would conduct a oneyear review of the education finance system created by the previous Block funding Hemphill said she expects an evaluation of the system from the standing education finance advisory committee and that the extent of the review will depend on the the current system is based heavily on Block funding and Hemphill said she believes in a mix Between this and conditional Block funding is becoming less popu Lar because governments making the payments want to ensure some of their philosophy is carried out and because senior governments Are More interested in getting credit from the Public for their she Hemphill said she believes provincial governments should have primary responsibility for education and pay 80 per cent of the but she refused to say How much the provincial govern ment should rely on property taxes for its she said one major shortcoming of the current financing system is a Lack of real financial commitment to pre serve Small devastating effect she recalled the difficulty Assini Boine South school division Tuxedo and Charleswood areas had in the Early 1970s when it decided to close 36student fort Whyte she and other trustees brought parents into the process and ended up closing the school with parental sup port after explaining the Quality of education programs available in larger she but each Case must be decided individually because we know things about closing a it has a devas Tating a school is a focal Point for the sometimes the Only focal she Hemphill also suggested that Educa tors consider trying to fill empty class rooms with adults As a few school divisions Are she said about Manitoba adults have less than Grade 3 Educa Many of them immigrants and the bulk Over age schools will continue to experience population declines and should consider such options As this to provide opportunities for people who had Tio Chance at formal Hemphill she cautioned that this is Only a suggestion of the kind of options Educa tors should be not a government no thought has been Given to such details As subsidizing education for adults who would other Wise be Low wage she but enrolment is the schools Are there and people must be prepared for coming occupational Hemphill the Federal government has threatened to reduce Transfer payments to the which could Cost Mani Toba universities an estimated Mil lion a year in w Tva Din four cases of a gonorrhoea Strain resistant to penicillin have been detected in Manitoba in the last two according to the Cadham provincial although prevalent in Southeast the Strain was not seen in Canada until about five years Trevor Williams said Williams said the main cause of the gonorrhoea outbreak is inadequate a potential Carrier May take a Small amount of penicillin Over a Shorter period of time than William executive director of medical Public health said the venereal disease Strain is seen primarily in individuals who travel adding that cases Are few and far the Strain was first detected in american soldiers returning from he French said syphilis May also develop an increased resistance to the Cadham Laboratory has advised doctors that they should suspect the Strain in patients who dont respond to penicillin a drug called up Actinomycin is used to treat penicillin resistant precipitation High pro inure Low premure cold from worm front a reception and concert in Honor of a 20member soviet Trad Union delegation will begin at 7 saturday at the Friendship 197 Euclid the program will include performing Joseph Wolusky collegiate will present the dramatic musical West Side Story at 8 running from 14 to 17 at the playhouse 180 Market classified death Winnipeg area forecast mainly 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