Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 29, 1986, Winnipeg, Manitoba E Winnipeg free press december Page 3 official denies bid to discredit City Inland waterway works Tike Imp Catt Mast Centre to Monitor schools for breaking by Dan Lett the Manitoba association of school trustees plans to set up a Security Centre to Monitor schools for fires and Mast risk manager Keith Thomas said the system is thought to be the first of its kind in Cana a computer will link a schools burglar and fire alarms through Telephone lines to a Cen trial office in Thomas said incidents would be detected instantly and handled by staff monitoring the 24hour sys it is also designed to Alert school staff of potential maintenance prob lems and control thermostat settings so heating plants could be shut from the Central the thermostat control aspect alone could mean substantial Sav Ings on school heating Thomas the system will not Only save schools Money in Security costs but allow Mast to negotiate lower insurance premiums for its group insurance plan which covers almost All schools in the we can see substantial savings for some he and we dont expect a major expenditure for most of them hooking some cities like Calgary employ a similar system on a citywide but this is the first on a provincial Thomas in an Thomas the computer would Alert staff in Winnipeg and then automatically print out the phone numbers of area fire and police departments to be most Manitoba schools Are monitored Only by Thomas adding the Central office will take the Burden off school staff and provide a More immediate response to the designed by Mast also should Aid schools in maintaining physical Plant opera Thomas the computer will keep track of the expiry Date of key mechanical items such As filters or fan belts and inform maintenance staff when they should be inspected or the system is sophisticated enough that it can signal us to a work order for a new fan Belt in the schools heating he Thomas said the system will be put through a test program in Jan uary for school adding no firm implementation Date has been the first year of operation is expected to be a learning he adding the computer has been tested on a smaller scale and proved to be a spokesman for Garden Val Ley school division in Winkler said Many people in the area Are excited about the in terms of we feel it has definite said Elmer Garden Valley school Bartel said Garden Valley has had problems with monitoring schools for burglary and at one he the fire and burglar alarms Are connected to the Home of the chief Brian superintendent of buildings for Winnipeg school Divi said they Are most interested in the Energy conservation aspects of the Winnipeg division schools Are linked to the Public safety building for fire and intrusion he churches seek cheer Ltd givers for gods share bring says Glenn free press by Maria Bohuslawsky the Bible says the lord loves a cheerful so do churches and but tapping the wallets of Parish both generous and tight fist has spawned a variety of a from advocating tithes giving 10 per cent of ones income personal Calls from some of the 10 Winnipeg one synagogue and one Christian to program studied by the free press pursue gods share while others take a casual people should bring with them to Church their their said father Albert fre head priest at cathedrals de i bring attention to this through and seven of the 12 religious organizations examined encourage the biblical Precept of at North Kildonan mennonite Brethren about 90 per cent of the congregation pay a tithe and a lot of people give a lot More than the pastor Roland Marsch tithing ought to be the mini mum giving As an indication that everything we have belongs to god and we Are stewards of our possess at the other just three of 600 members of Johns Cathe dral practise much to the vexation of anglican Dean James it says to me people Are self seeking and do not consider the needs of our neighbors and the he the anglican Church adopted the principle of tithing at the National level in Johns parishioners Are being asked to give two per cent of their incomes and to add one per cent a year until they hit the scrip Tural but so the average family donation is a very Low to a setter there Are also tithe givers at the nondenominational Church of the open door on Euclid we try to emphasize that people need to give at least a tithe of their pastor Norman Bartel and we encourage people to do Nate on a regular basis As they receive their not All of them Are doing to evangelist Willard Thiessen asks his viewers to give up their daily Coffee and doughnut and give a but Thiessen does not ask for a tithe to support his Winnipeg its a new Many local churches feel very strongly that the tithe belongs to the local and i dont want to offend he finances the United Church of Canada suggests half a members of Westminster United Church Are asked to give 10 per cent to the Church and other pastor Bob Thompson people tend to see the Community in broader he they give to the United to the that philosophy is reflected in the income that members allot to the Thompson adding i think the United Church in general is one of the lowest in terms of give at Augustine United Tith ing is not but the Appeal for Cash is pastor Karen Mitchell theres not a lot of she whats needed is said in we ask people who let giving slide to catch donations average a year per at Herz Livadas Yeshurun Syna the Appeal to members starts at the preschool we ask the children to bring a few pennies a Day to put in the Charity rabbi Ephraim Bryks in Judaism youre supposed to give 10 per cent to theres a tremendous emphasis on tithing is rejected at Grant me Morial Baptist Church As an old testament teaching meant for Isra i think there Are people who should be giving 30 to 40 per cent of their income and they still have a lot More left Over than the average while others find it very difficult to give two Church administrator Doug Cook we ask for a tithe at added pastor John Kunkel of Johns lutheran which has Many German i dont do the whiny thing when i make an i Tell them stories of missions arid i remind them that in Germany the bag was passed around several in some a forgetful or reluctant donor receives a letter or visit from a Clergyman or Church pledges Are followed up by a letter from the if some one is we ask is there anglican Dean James setter shows collection plate donated to his Parish in anything we can do to help and we add that we need your financial Mitchell rabbi Bryks also contacts those whose fees and tuition Are i explain to them the necessity of Cash he they May be experiencing some As a they would be More comfortable to talk to me and confide in if they cant my Job is to make them feel not if theres a time for payment can be some times its sometimes its some people Volunteer their time setter said monitoring donations also acts As a Good tool for gauging pastoral if someone has missed for three sundays they May be sick or going through marriage he if there seems to be a prob i am informed and i Call to if a person were not i might mention it generally As i talk to the congregation and let the hearer hear what is being i Tell them that giving is Good for the added Marsch if someone is not we would talk to them As for any other spiritual at Westminster United theres no followup in cases of ill Ness or we get in touch when we suspect a person has Thompson among Jehovah the demand is less for Cash than for time and Active members Are expected to sell the Church magazines awake and watchtower door to door and on Street but they must first buy them out of their own pockets from the world Headquarters of the Church in new York and then attempt to recoup the expenditure from the about 75 members of the Mcphil tips Street congregation buy Sev eral Hundred dollars Worth of publications Church elder Ray Weiler Michaels greek orthodox Church does not have a formal Bud weve never gotten around to doing father Wasyl Wasyliw in the orthodox you give what you can if its Tough for dont some clergy say it is important to know How much each member of a flock contributes in the name of the doubting their ability to stay i want to be Able to minister on the basis of responding to Peoples Thompson no matter How much you try to be human nature suggests you tend to be More open to those who give a big i think you begin to Cater to those who give Mitchell it is part of Kunkes Job description to know who gives i ask the finance Secretary for a printout every now and then to get an idea of How were he All donations Are Between god and the clergy the gifts have to be Given free setter pay nip arid tuck for cleric while their heavenly rewards May be some clergy find their earthly remuneration Mea i think its nip and Frank said pastor John Kunkel of Johns lutheran Kunkel was paid in including allowances for a dental further education and my wife works As a nurse that Why were not in he Dean James setters salary is including car continuing education and my wife is a school that the Only Way we can Man the Johns Cathedral anglican Clergyman another goes towards maintaining the Church owned where setter most clergy get a plus travel and housing their travel allowance is empt and they May deduct the fair rental value of their Homes on their income a Revenue Canada official in they Are often deducting their rent or mortgage Here Are the salaries for clergy of eight other Winnipeg one television ministry and one Syna Gogue canvassed by the free a Church of the open door including pension and car d cathedrals de Saint Boniface including car allowance and room and d Michaels ukrainian greek orthodox Church d Augustine United Church including car and housing Al d Westminster United Church dts a new Day Christian to show d Grant memorial Baptist Church not d North Kildonan mennonite Breth Ren Church not the Mcphillips congregation of Jehovah witnesses pays no Sala said Church elder Ray elders of the Church Lead the congregation i think its quite Bob Thompson of Westminster United Church said of his he noted that remuneration has been increased in recent years in keeping with new guidelines from the United Church of rabbi Ephraim of Herz Livadas Yeshurun synagogue would not disclose his but said it is 70 to 80 per cent of the salary of a principal in Winnipeg school based on he makes Between and Willard Host of its a new said he sometimes has to fight the image of the High rolling television especially since he owns a in so glad to say no Money from the ministry went into that he adding he bought it for before the show was francophone await response to separate school boards suit francophone parents expect the provincial government will respond to their court bid for separate French language school boards by the end of but Laurent lawyer for la federation provincial Des somites de said the Case Likely wont go to trial for another the federation is spearheading a constitutional Challenge to sections of the Public schools the Case is based on 23 of the charter of rights and which out lines minority language education the francophone Are waiting for the government to file a but the province has asked for two delays since the federation filed its statement of claim in court of Queens Bench in Early Roy he said three individuals Are bringing the court action on behalf of the group federation president update a followup to the bringing readers up to Date on stories that have appeared in the free Gilbert Michele Lavimo die Regagnon and Denise Santa writes overtime Santa is writing letters to old Saint Nick poured into Winnipeg downtown Post of fice in record breaking numbers this and Hes still Busy Canada Post spokesman Brian Garagan As of Christmas about replies had been sent with going to children in Winnipeg and the surrounding he five Hundred letters arrived on 24 and the Post office expects belated wis lists to trickle in this letters that arrived too late for pre Christmas replies Are still ans Garagan Well write pos Christmas let he we answer every letter with a return coordinator of the Santa letter reply program for Mani Saskatchewan and Northwest Ern said about replies had been sent out from the Midwest division by Christmas teachers negotiate All 60 of Manitoba local teach ers associations Are involved in negotiations for 1987 and two already have reached an impasse with their school a Manitoba teachers society spokesman George coordinator for teacher welfare said a conciliator has been requested in both the Pine Creek and fort la Bosse teacher contracts expire wednes Day across the local associations have submitted proposals in All he and a few boards have responded with although general practice in the private sector to reach new contracts before the old ones Strang said this Hast been True of teacher division negotiations in re cent meaningful bargaining Doest seem to begin until after division contracts he proceeds turned Over about from the Sale of South african liquor has been turned Over to the provincial finance de Don Lussier of the Manitoba liquor control commission said Al most cases of South african wines and spirits have been sold the proceeds will go to local anti apartheid Lussier said All but about 300 bottles of South african liquor was sold in the months leading up to i would think those 300 bottles Are probably sold by now As he South african products were re moved from liquor store shelves in Alert teams charge 16 with impaired driving Alert Crews were kept hopping on boxing Day and saturday As 16 people were charged with drunk police As eight people received six hour licence suspensions and two were charged with refusing to take breathalyser although fewer motorists have been stopped under the alcohol level evaluation Roadside testing program so far this Holiday the number of arrests has already surpassed last years last 104 impaired Drivers were arrested Between 29 and 5 after vehicles were this 129 people have been charged with impaired driving since the program began although about 71 per cent of the vehicles have been no one was charged with impaired driving on Christmas eve and Only one six hour suspension was issued Christmas police adding the two Days normally Are the Alert programs Roadside checks will continue every night until ;