Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 10, 1992, Winnipeg, Manitoba B 0 Winni Peg free press september neighbourhoods editor Maureen 6977292 Wayne free press Peg Venables says the need for some kind of program became evident in the last school vital Board studies ways to help teen parents in school by Terry Weber i metro reporter the vital school division is looking for a Way to make life a Little easier for teen parents who want to continue their school Board officials and administrators assistant superintendent Joan Dary said the division is about to launch a feasibility study to determine whether the Board can set up a teen Parent infant development program in certainly there Are enough teens out there who have Dary Dary said the possibility of such a pro Gram was raised by the Home economics supervisor for the Peg and has been approved for study by the school the Dary would be to investigate setting up a program similar to those in other school districts that offer support to teenage parents still attending Venables said the need for some kind of program became evident in the last school when it was Learned there were 24 students in the division who were known to have dropped out because of she there is very Little to support Young mothers who want to continue in there is no funding Avail Able to them if they Are under and out Side daycare is almost an they fall Between the she she added the division makes allowances to Send students who Are parents to schools in other divisions that have specialized pro but in Many cases the change is too much for the the reality when you remove them from their peer group and from their com its very hard for she they just dont parenting skills although work has yet to begin on the feasibility Dary said such a program could incorporate daycare needs As Well As parenting skills for teenagers who want to continue in school while raising i think the philosophy behind it is to enable the teenagers to finish their education and enable them to do so in proximity to their she for she daycare in certain schools could be one Way of addressing those she teenagers with Chil Dren dont have enough Money for daycare on their limiting their ability to free up enough time to return to an i school childcare she could enable the teenagers to attend classes without worry and allow them to spend any free time they have during the school Day with their such a pro Dary could also teach Parent ing skills either in conjunction with the Day care or by implementing classes As part of the academic its All question Marks right she Dary say when the feasibility study would be one of the problems in setting up such a she is the Lack of space in the divisions High the difficulty were facing is we have very crowded High schools in vital right she said the division May look at the possibility of working with Community service agencies or other school divisions if it decides to go ahead with the Board chairman Bob Bruce said the Board requested the feasibility study to get Niobe information about How a teen Parent infant program would work before making a decision on the we Felt it was too Short of notice to implement such a Bruce we really needed More on How it would High school students fear racial scuffle spoils Good image fort Richmond by Terry Weber metro reporter students at a fort Garry High school were attempting to come to terms yesterday with a racially motivated confrontation that some say has unfairly blemished an otherwise Good i think it was bad for our schools reputation because it was a racial one fort Richmond collegiate student said yesterday As she prepared to leave the Ive always thought that our school was very open and on eight police officers were called to the school after about 100 Young people from various schools in the City congregated at the fort Richmond two Community based officers initially arrived at the scene after receiving a tip that a disturbance would take reinforcements were called in when scuffling no injuries were reported in the which appeared to Stem from a racial slur that one minority student made to another minority yesterday morning fort Richmond Stu dents were called to an Assembly to address the incident and Tell them what really happened the previous students they just wanted to Clear up some of the rumours and stuff because most of the rumours we rent True about what was going on and one Young girl said As she left the school at the end of the the which lasted about 30 min allowed the students to ask questions about the incident and express their con they were also some students they could approach staff members if they had further questions they wanted to discuss students they were told at the Assembly that they assessed the situation Well but were also chastised for failing to co operate by leaving school attempts to speak to the principal about the matter were staff Dennis Bell said police returned to the fort Richmond area yesterday As a pre cautionary measure although no further Inci dents were it was just to show a bit of a Bell but nothing port Garry school division trustee Ray Wyant said the incident will Likely be a topic of conversation at tonight school Board noting there Are still questions to be answered about How the Situa Tion its always a concern when there is Vio Lence or the threat of violence in the around the schools or near the by ant the very fact that it was close to the school was a he added the racial element to the incident makes it an even bigger concern since the school has had no previous problems in that Urie Young Gnu Soiu a Bic Icil Luc Lilac tree Honor tireless Community worker Bah face by Terry Weber metro reporter committee rejects skateboard study by Nick Martin i Fetro reporter Parks and culture commit tee has rejected an and hoc River Heights committees request for a study aimed at get Ting skateboarders off the a furious Sandy Hyman River Heights stormed out of a Parks and culture committee meeting slamming the door behind her after the com Mittee turned thumbs Down on the and hoc committees a group of private citizens and City working through the Stafford Street Community police had proposed a City study on the Best place to put an outdoor skate Board facility in the River Heights area next but the committee decided there was no need for a new study after staff reported a 1989 study and a commitment of for skateboard ramps had led to less Hanover whelming they can dust off the 89 one anytime Sandy wants to look at said Mike Oshaugnessy headaches any neighbourhood that wants a skateboard ramp at its Community Centre can figure out How to Deal with the headaches it said Donovan Timmers Timmers said there is no Way to secure a skateboard facility against abuse that will bother the if people Are already shooting pucks off the boards of outdoor hockey rinks after mid when the rinks Are supposed to close at be skateboarding and Mak ing noise in the Middle of the night in sum he the Only Way you can prevent it is to erect a 12foot electrified Chain link i dont think theres anything you can Timmers any Community Centre willing to Welcome skateboarders will have to provide its own be he let the Community groups know what us allow there getting in added Lillian Thomas the skateboard ramp at Kelvin Community Centre has created plenty of noise prob lems late at she pointed As if by the Sun shone for Maureen Fritz Lonergann memory on on one of the Summers few truly pleasant friends and relatives of the late Boniface Community Leader gathered in front of the old Boniface City Hall to Honor her my Mother would have greatly appreciated this and she have expected Fritz Lonergann son Bernard told a Small crowd As he helped unveil a plaque in his mothers in really proud of this and really Hon behind the a japanese Lilac tree was also planted As a tribute to the former president of the old Boniface residents association who died of cancer in i think its a big Honor for any Bernard frit Lonergan not a lot of people get plaques put up for its not something you think will be done for a Mem Ber of your who was an architect by had worked with the residents association Many years before her death and took Over As president after former president Greg Selinger was elected to City Council in her friends remembered her As a dedicated and tireless worker on behalf of the association and if you Ever met her she was the kind of person who made you at ease right Selinger said yesterday following a Brief for Mal ceremony to unveil the plaque and Plant the she Neyer raised her always very sensitive and delicate in her approach and very could see the deeper implications in your Community news is if there is an Issue in your area that people should know about or somebody who has made a special contribution to your give us a Call at Selinger fitting tribute As Selinger frit Lonergan was an environmentalist committed also to the cultural fabric of the Community and really wanted to do what was Best for the daughter of Thomas a Alderman for Many years in the frit Lonergan enjoyed civic politics at the grassroots level and proved a natural Choice to succeed Selinger said yesterday planting a tree in Fritz Lonergann name was a fitting she really was oriented toward the envy he the idea of the tree is it will be a permanent living Symbol of the contribution she made to the improvement of life in the its also a very unique a japanese i and that was very much like she was a very unique Redwood petitioners oppose widening Street vital North end by Terry Weber metro reporter Redwood Avenue residents want the City to abandon a plan to Widen their Street one Block East of Mcphillips John who started a petition against the is concerned that residents we rent Rostanski More through traffic ugh traffic Why somebody Survey the Resi dents of the Street Dunning noting the majority of residents on his Block Are against the proposed such a he would turn the Al ready Busy Street into a truck destroy ing the residential feel of the John Prystanski Point Douglas said he has been approached by a number of Resi dents who Are concerned widening the Street will invite More through traffic to the District and ultimately change the atmosphere of the if that Many also fear the value of their Homes will be he District 3 Engineer Roger Mills said the proposal to Widen the Street to metres from the current metre Width was made because of the amount of traffic using the he streets which have More than vehicles using them each Day Are widened by the amount proposed for a recent study of traffic on that Section of Redwood showed about vehicles travel the route Mills added other portions of the Street far ther East Are already by increasing the Width of he there would be two free traffic lanes As Well As a parking the Fate of the Mills depends on the outcome of the next works and operations meeting later this councillors in attendance at Community committee meeting 8 Al Golden Gle Lawn Doreen Demare Riel Peter Kaufmann Seine Val Evelyne Reese Greg Selinger motion before committee request by residents of vital knights of Columbus Villa seniors housing Complex for Demare to meet with residents on site and median opening on southbound Annes Road to allow left turn into Complex and pedestrian explore crosswalk on Annes Road Between Lavallee Road and Bishop Grandin Boulevard request by voyageurs Canada 92 for per capita Grant of petition to designate Cit owned property on Eric Street Between Worthington Avenue and Laid Beliveau Road As Park request for sidewalk installation and signage on vital Road near Mulberry Street for Stu dents of Ecol Marieanne request to include traffic control signals at the intersection of marys Road and vital Road in the 1993 capital authorization to apply to Highway traffic Board to extend Boundary of restricted Speed area to include area bounded by East limit of Plessis South limit of John Bruce East limit of Lagimodiere Boulevard and North limit of the greater Winnipeg works District variance to permit maintenance of soil dealer at 301 Lagimodiere Boulevard until Appeal of conditional use order at 17 Newark permitting a vehicle plastic bumper re Laid pair request for approval of temporary amusement parlor licence for on Day promotional event in the parking lot of the vital shopping i application to rezone land from r1 on family residential to c2 commercial to allow expand approved subject to Community input on site Slon of Supe Valu store and parking at Corner of Fermor Avenue and Annes variance to permit expansion of grocery store at 215 Annes with an accessory off Street parking request for amendment to nuisance bylaw to protect Public from flying Golf balls from local Golf i request to allow reasoning of land to permit expansion of parking lot at la Caisse to allow rezoning to permit construction of single family and multifamily dwellings by the Laid Boniface development in an area currently designated flood Plain some committee decisions subject to approval of City standing committees and ;