Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 14, 1985, Winnipeg, Manitoba S Winnipeg free May 1985 multiculturalism conference labelled empty gesture the Federal provincial multiculturalism ministers conference in Winnipeg today amounts to an empty Public relations some Winnipeg ethnic and minority leaders charged local spokesmen echoed criticisms by National ethnic leaders that the on Day closed conference is meaningless without the participation of ethnic and minority Wade spokesman lot the forum for the awareness of the minority said while he applauded Federal multiculturalism minister Jack Murta for holding the the minister should have expanded the meeting to include the we should be participating from the outset because we Are directly Williams visible minorities Are getting a bit fed up with All this pomp and ceremony preceding this important meeting that deals with our lives and excludes the Federal government has billed the conference As the first National meeting Between Cial and territorial ministers to Dis cuss multiculturalism but the meeting has drawn fire from both opposition critics and National ethnic organizations who said they were disappointed by its secretive province at a news conference my for the Manitoba Riding of said the conference is intended to Lay the groundwork for Federal provincial cooperation on multiculturalism Murta cited the need for the governments to join forces itt fight ing racism or to seek common ground for policies such As second language education he defended the dosed saying this conferences Flo Dif Ferent from any other if you have the health ministers meet they dont have the Manitoba culture minister Eugene Kostyra says the province will stress equal Opportunity and Strong human rights legislation in its presentation to the the minister told a news Confer ence yesterday it was important that multiculturalism include economic and social it cant be simply seen As some thing that relates to dance and music and he me noted Manitoba believes multiculturalism should preserve and enhance language and Iden but it should also Deal with equal participation and representation of ethnic and racial groups in every aspect of Murta said the Federal govern ments main thrust is to bring the million or 31 per cent of canadians from no British and no French origin into the Haift the Federal governments plan to table legislation in june for affirmative action in the Federal civil ser vice is one step toward that he tinder the the Federal civil Crown corporations and firms that seek government con tracts would be expected to give thief drops Money during Street Chase by Maureen Murray a would be thief had to drop the Money and run yesterday when the owner of a store chased him with a Rod co owner of twentieth Century said last night he chased a Man who had taken Money and cheques from his Cash i didst think about ver Brugge i saw him bolting out the door with my Money and i went after machinery firm hit by strike fort seven workers at Canadian Rogers Western went on strike yesterday Over the workers Are members of the Canadian association of Industrial and Allied Union spokesman Cecile Cassista said the which has been with out a contract since december has asked the company for a four percent she said the aver age wage is per Garth owner of the com said management cannot afford an he said the which prod uces parts for Grain elevators and other farm is suffering along with the agriculture Bieber demonstration weather resistant porcelain enamel won rust stainless steel Burner 5 colours see the Weber in action May 16 to Friday May 17 to demonstrations to include e Pisa e wok cooking e shush Kebab All Weber 10 off 2 Days Only May 16 a Centre 640 Leila 3391783 just few blocks East of Garden hour to 95 Stop paint Ziebart Protection 50 off offer Good until june prevent your car from turning Dull and lifeless As All cars bring it to Furby now for exclusive Ziebart paint Well Power Wash and clean it for and 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president of the National Black coalition of rejected the need for closed saying the politicians should be forced to state their positions publicly wed like to be there to see who stands of Jeanpaul its a matter of Public another multicultural group spokesman said he thought the fed govern Fem was overeating the event by calling it a historic Confer when it amounted to a working meeting Between the government if its not for the Why All the coverage staging it As a National Yoram chair Man of the Manitoba intercultural there was fio need to hold the meeting if Tea Uttrachi ministers could have held it in Murtas office Ift Otta Terry Shafi of the Manitoba aft elected body ing 38 ethnic said he thought the ministers were justified in meeting privately of the first Kostyra contradicts Siddons misconception by Brian Cole Industry minister Eugene Kostyra stopped just Short of calling Federal science minister Tom Siddon a liar Kostyra and other provincial ministers have been complaining for months that Ottawa was trying to get the province to pay for the operation of the National research councils manufacturing technology Centre on Ellice Siddon said in Winnipeg Friday there is a misconception in Manitoba that Ottawa was insisting the prov Ince share in operating costs of the we have never insisted that Manitoba help share that he Kostyra said Siddon specifically asked him during a meeting in no vember to Chip in million and added the Federal government would be willing to match that the remaining million to million would be generated through the Pri vate As he said it was not until earlier this year that Siddon said he would be willing to consider the placement of the Manitoba research Council offices in the Centre instead of direct asked whether he was upset with Siddons Kostyra said his main goal was to get the Centre he said if Siddon no longer wants the province to Chip in that will probably help make the Centre operational the future of the Centre is still Cloudy despite Siddons an implementation team has been established to investigate a program for the a financial and business plan and the level of provincial and Federal Verbrugge said the incident occur red at about when he was alone in the store at 553 marys he said he was in a stockroom at the Back of the store when he heard someone near the front Verbrugge said he went to the front of the store to investigate after he got no answer when he inquired who was he said he saw a Man who appeared to be in his mid20s carrying a about to exit the Verbrugge said he noticed Man was gripping some Money in one hand so he went after his Cane was Likely to be used As a because when i ran after him he sure didst need ver Brugge he said he grabbed a stick which he uses to prop up a sign in front of his store before bolting Down the North Side of Ellesmere Avenue after the he said he chased the Man for about 400 metres before dropped the Money and cheques and darted away across a neighbourhood Verbrugge 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