Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 24, 1982, Winnipeg, Manitoba 2 wifi Jipei frae Arfow Meef pile of red tape enrages seniors shelter office Given drubbing he spoke softly in a hesitate Uncertain manner As if what he was doing want exactly what he wanted but there was no other Way of dealing with the with a tone of frustration that even the Telephone he criticized what he called the terrible and unnecessary delays in receiving his pensioner tenants school tax assistance benefits from the provincial for the past five months now Ive dealt with that place its the shelter allowance programs office and t get madder and madder be cause they dont seem to know what they Are he said before he had explained Why he was then he got Down to he said he was lived alone in a West Kildonan apartment As a had applied for the school tax assistance As instituted by the provincial government in no i wont Tell you my he because i have my its not that in that beside the the he is this damned government bureaucracy has been costing me Money and at the same time is wasting taxpayers Money because they dont know what the hell they Are a few Days Sam whose 48year Ca reer from Carrier to director of circulation with the Tribune taught him never to give up without a called with a similar com Sigesmund brought to the free press his file of correspondence with the programs in just burned up to think what happens to us old said showing in he began helping a Friend apply for the school tax his Story parallels the frustrated like the frustrated Siges munds Friend in reply to the a letter of acknowledgement from shelter allowance which operates three programs for the Manitoba housing and renewal those programs Are shelter allowances for elderly shelter allowance for family renters and the school tax assistance the letter said the application would be processed As quickly As possible and should they qualify they could expect a Cheque by the end of next that meant a Cheque in two weeks Latef the bureaucrats asked the applicant of verification of the rents they had paid for the previous that Cost us Money of letters and Sigesmund com reiterating what the caller had both then the caller was told he would have to provide a copy of the mahi Toba property tax credits Sheet he had filled out on his income tax statement that when the caller and Sigesmund had satisfied All the demands of the administrators of the they were told cheques would be sent before the end of the that was both have not received cheques to Sigesmund raps the administrators of the program on two first they dont Tell people about the i must have told 50 people what i know about it and they had never heard of then someone who is sitting on her ass in an Ivory Tower Doest Tell people what documents they you know old people Arent As Swift As they were when they were Heidi administrator of shelter allowance said her office has had quite a backlog of some of the she sex were caused because verification of rents was required for the first time this it took longer than we anticipate she things Are under control she five and six month delays Are so is the obvious Lack of widespread information about the what is equally distressing for those who do know about the pro Gram is that administrators have failed to fully explain to seniors what documents and information is surely the government can make it easier simpler be Laid off Inco blaster Larry Fountain saws logs As sons and carry firewood to heat their trailer jobless warm to jobs at Thompson by Bob Lowery Winnipeg free press Thompson while Thompsons deep freeze temperatures dipped to the turnout of Laid off Inco and other unemployed workers on Job creation Sites was on the Rise United steelworkers of America project coordinator Ken Lacroix said 200 people were on the Job and in Many cases exposed to the this was up from 128 when the Federal provincial projects started 100 per cent project manager John Harkness said the turnout was 100 per but what is More interesting is the Effort on the Job was 100 per cent mystery Lake school District officials Are still waiting for the provincial Treasury boards approval of funding for two major material costs for these which have been approved by the provincial school finance Board and education minister Maureen Are expected to reach Inco has Given no Tice to 470 staff employees to apply for unemployment insurance benefits on about 130 staff from the level of superintendent and up will remain at their plus others heeded for maintenance and essential in an announcement prior to the Start of the Layoff Inco said staff employees would be paid 50 per cent of their regular an Inco spokesman said yesterday that under a new Inco will pay the difference Between the Pic payment and an amount equivalent to half the staff employees regular or a whichever is the company is taking this action because of its serious economic Situa the spokesman a Pic official said supplementary unemployment benefits by companies to employees drawing Pic is an approved program in effect in a number of its purpose is to help companies maintain their staff through the official the 470 Inco nonunion staff will apply for Pic benefits As a group on mourners overflow Church to pay respects to Dinsdale up More than mourners including government dignitaries crowded into Central United Church yesterday to pay their last respects to Walter the progressive conservative member of parliament for Brando Souris who died last week from a kidney infect during the two hour con ducted by commissioner Arthur Pitcher of the salvation space was so limited that some people were forced to go to the basement or Church Chapel to hear the accompanied by the strains of the salvation army Pitcher de scribed Dinsdale As a Prince among men and said that Manitoba had lost one of its favorite among those who attended the ser vice Ona cold blustery Day were conservative Leader Joe employment and immigration minister Lloyd former Manitoba pre Miers Duff Roblin and Sterling Manitoba Pearl Mcgonigal and my Alvin Pell Moose a lifelong salvation army worker and band was also honoured at the ceremony by retired salvation army Clarence i who delivered the a sombre Joe Clark said Dinsdale was not Only Dean of the House of but a Man who won respect and admiration from members on both sides of the an my for 31 was he was buried yesterday in bran women take four of six flying club awards by John Mcmanus women took four of the six major awards from the Winnipeg flying club for flying achievements in Grace believed to be the oldest woman Ever licensed to Fly in won the senior graduate weather h High l Low cold front worm front Winnipeg area forecast variable cloudiness this becoming mostly sunny this moderate southerly winds this morning shifting to brisk northerly this High today near Low tonight near mostly sunny tomorrow with a High near probability of Snow is 20 per cent today and near Zero per cent tonight and extended Outlook Southern Manitoba mainly sunny variable cloudiness saturday and temperatures below Normal readings of 6 and 13 rising to near Normal readings by Northern Manitoba mainly sunny Friday through sunday with temperatures throughout below Normal readings of 9 and Northwestern Ontario mainly sunny Friday and saturday with temperatures below Normal readings of 3 and variable cloudiness sunday and turning a Little it was another of Allens Many she worked in an aircraft Plant in Winnipeg during the second world is an and helped design and build her own the women award for outstanding advancement in flying proficiency went to Norma a scuba skydiver and owner of a Champion at its 55th annual wings Parade the flying club graduated 94 pilots and 22 with commercial the Allister Gillespie memorial award for the most notable achievements in commercial Pilot training was presented to Sandra an air Canada flight attendant who has ambitions to move into the Karen a graduate of the University of North Dakotas aviation was awarded the Archie Black memorial trophy for winning the regional Fly off to qualify for the Webster trophy Competition As the Best Amateur Pilot in the presidents trophy for excellence in qualifying for a pilots licence went to air Cadet Dale who trained with the club in july under the air Cadet scholarship the Royal Canadian flying clubs association award for a club graduate who excels in private Pilot training was Given to Gregory of City Calendar ithe University of Manitoba continuing education division in cooperation with the Winnipeg Community Centre of the the Winnipeg league for the hard of and the kiwanis Centre of the will offer a today workshop for people who work with or in some Way assist the hard of hearing and deaf the workshop will be held from 9 to 4 Friday and saturday at the 285 Pembina the fee is to Contact Atlanta Sloan Seale at the University education Ivan retired Public will give a no fee seminar on coping in the eighties and to be held saturday and sunday in the museum of Man and nature enrolment will begin at the final sessions will run sunday morning and for More Contact Ivan at the Winnipeg free press and the Canadian authors association Are jointly sponsoring the annual Young writers nonfiction awards dinner at Cash bar 2 at the charter House winners stories will be for tickets phone 9443848 Days by National 6 4 6 6 3 15 8 23 12 23 m 17 26 32 12 15 13 16 13 17 Thunder s 12 9 i 10 3 9 4 12 10 International 4 0 13 new u 12 13 10 10 7 1 n 12 e 5 i 9 12 9 7 i Paris Rome Stockholm Tel Aviv h 9 16 5 7 1 20 12 Clear 26 13 Las Cloudy n 9 fair 21 14 Cloudy 26 23 fair 27 19 fair 27 20 showers 23 20 showers 21 fair 29 23 Cloudy 30 25 fair 27 17 Winnipeg comparisons mean 23 last year 07 Normal 133 if offt on in 1942 lowest w record in 1875 from 1 to 23 deaths classified death John of 752 Jackson husband of Alice Lillian of wife of Robert Harriet widow of Walter Edward husband of Evelyn Craw Ronald Scott of 230 Roslyn suite husband of Adelene Emma widow of John of John Jean wife of Alexander Violena widow of Axel Vera of wife of David Frederick of Portage la husband of Irene widow of Peeler Helen of 1136 Grosvenor wife of Frank Marjorie widow of George Orville of husband of Doris i Stclair Christmas decoration Celebration decorate your Home for the holi Days and really save weve got great values on the paint and paper youve been looking shop now for Celebration prices on All wallpaper Book orders and Pearl tone Interior Latex Satin at this time of year when you want your Home look ing its count on St the paint and paper for expert advice and great Holiday v Sale Matching pot included Sale inns december the pair it and paper people Garden City shopping Centre 305 Mcphillips Street vital shopping Centre Kildonan place 1555 Regent West 6694937 to to i ;