Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 18, 1994, Winnipeg, Manitoba 28 pages vol 122 no 137 publications mail registration 0286 free press get Post St Post outside City in Ontario Way St in Winnipeg a Fly Post outside City april 1994 serbs Pierce Muslim enclave Gorade residents cower before tanks Preu Tersip Sarajevo serb tanks rumbled into Gorade shortly after in officials announced an agreement had been reached to end the siege of the Long suffering Muslim 16 Canadian peacekeepers held by the serbs in Elijas in Central Bosnia were released and returned to their Canadian troops a2 in new the in Security Council last night condemned the escalating military activities by the bosnian serb particularly actions in and around Gorade and in in an allusion to possible further air it re minded those concerned of the consequences under its resolutions if aggressive action Contin tens of thousands of Gorade who have been under fire for most of the two year cowered in buildings or huddled fearfully in a drenching rain As the serbs tanks lumbered Down the streets a unofficial said 21 people had been killed and at least 55 wounded by serb fire that intensified in the afternoon and serb forces appeared free to move about other in troops were still under serb orders to stay including Canadian Gord who was being restricted to the area of near another in Rob said the in Force commander in Bosnia asked for an air strike against serb tanks on a Brazdes out skirts yesterday but was turned Down by his civil Ian chief after the serbs pledged to cease the serbs continued bosnian army defences around Gorade have they Are the serbs can certainly March in Jannink told a belgian military spokesman said yesterday serbs in the Baranja Region of Croatia had taken Back some of their heavy weapons which had been stored under in supervision earlier this the siege of the Gorade provoked two nato air attacks last week and raised Serbun tensions to their highest level in two years of War in yesterdays developments came a Day after a British Jet was shot Down Over Gorade while moving against a bosnian serb making a splash Wayne free press Kelly front and Nick behind join with other visitors rollicking in a wading Pool Complete with water Fountain As the Panama Pool opened its new City has big plans for River Bike Likely to link the Kildonan Park cold warm hearts need some help at a Manitoban about 37 per cent of Manitoban Volunteer their time a 10 per cent higher rate of participation than the National the Manitoba Volunteer Effort amounts to person years the number of people who would be employed if Volunteer work the economic value of Volunteer work in Manitoba is Many Manitoban keen to Volunteer their services by Nancy Westaway free press correspondent have double the National average in and 34 per cent of throughout do 1 Volunteer the Peak age for volunteering 1 National Volunteer week runs from april 17 featuring a number of awards and appreciation activities across the Volunteer Centre of Winnipeg and statistics volunteering to Sam theres a simple reason Why Manitoba has one of the highest proportions of volunteers in the that Means people have to be were not like new and the weather Here gets very said who has been volunteering for numerous local organizations for i used to travel a lot on not to be but cities like Toronto just dont have the same feeling some people get lost in the finding time to Volunteer might be difficult for but for its hard to find a time when Hes not people lean on he said to explain his who has been inducted into the order of the Buffalo Hunt and the order of Canada for his is one of hundreds of Manitoba volunteers who give their time to help the Celebration of National Volunteer week this week is a Good he there Are a million Unsung heroes in our we a Salute to Volunteer week this is Volunteer week in to Mark the accomplishments and contributions of Winnipeg the free press will run stones All week focusing on their inside Story a Volunteer career b3 totalled the thousands of hours of Volunteer work and factored it in with minimum it would be a huge in the economic value of volunteers in Manitoba is million a Winnipeg placed fourth highest out of 24 Canadian cities in a 1987 statistics Canada Survey of volunteers As a percentage of the same most recent showed 37 per cent of Manitoban Volunteer their which is 10 per cent above the National people like Jessie Laing Are evidence of the spirit that motivates people to give their the 78yearold has made a lifelong commitment to volunteering for Many Good sometimes it seems i dont know How to say said who began her charitable work in the volunteering is important because we expect the government to do volunteering is a Way of paying something an extra tax for living in a Good there Are also personal according to Jose for is years a Volunteer with the Winnipeg Art i think volunteering demonstrates the respect you have for yourself and said and the effects of Volunteer work Are for these three Winni Eggers alone have a combined involvement with More than 17 Babii Redekop staff reporter an 11kilometre stretch of Riverbank from the Forks to Kildonan Park could become a Walkway and Bike path this sum the acting head of the cites Riverbank committee Evelyne Reese said she Hopes the project will be paid for out of the Winnipeg development agreement which is funded equally by the and Federal government or out of Federal infrastructure its being talked about and it looks very Reese its not final but All Levels of govern ment Are Reese said the walkways Are vital for the cites tourism and will be the beginning of better management of the cites theres a distinct possibility we could begin the system this said Parks and culture commissioner Loren the Riverbank development would also include a Walkway for the Seine from the Mouth of the Seine to Provencher this could really make us River said Jim the cites coordinator of Parks the province has already approved one Riverbank development project for this one of the 132 projects approved under the Federal infrastructure program on april 5 was a Riverbank promenade behind the Manitoba Legisla Ture and an Extension of the River Bank Walkway from the legislature to the Osborne Street Paterson said it would Cost about million to Lay Down a Bike path and Walkway to link Kildonan Park with the and Complete the Seine River a bigger Cost several million dollars will be required to try to Stop the erosion of the especially in Kildonan Paterson said that need not be done this two Gaboury associates and Uma have donated their services to Render Blue prints of the proposed Kildonan Park and Seine the draw Ings Are expected to be completed within the designs will be presented to the three Levels of gov rolling along red Kildonan Park proposed Biko path and Walkway lord Selkirk Dock Redwood Park the Forks National historic Park Gordon free press inside Story big thrill to ease the b3 Ern ment for a Reese the two walkways Are the top Priori ties in the cites Riverbank manage ment the Walkway from the Forks to Kildonan to be called the red River would include seven Kilometres of Cit owned and would Detour around four Kilometres of Scotia Street where the City does not own the committee for the Riverbank Parkway system has been aggressively pursuing land acquisitions Over the past the City now owns 227 Kilometres along the Banks of the and Lasalle and along Sturgeon and mands quote of the Day they have better better they Are going far our soft under belly and hitting a senior israeli government official is concerned about the naw Javez of carried out by the rep tank islamic movement inside Ann in ;