Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 18, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free january manness not skipping out of phased by Alice Krueger and Jane Stewart pressure forces change in education overhaul plan education minister Clay ton manness has bowed to Public pressure and reversed plans to make physical education an optional subject for Manitoba High school the proposal part of the governments blueprint for overhauling the provinces education system sparked an outcry from educators and parents across the province who asked the minister to petitions bearing More than signatures were tabled during the recent session of the Manitoba legis manness admitted that As a result of that Public phased will remain compulsory for senior 1 and 2 grades 9 and it will remain an option for grades 11 and unless a school Board decides we just sensed it was More important to see the dialogue and the discussion focused on the crucial portions of that Reform document that we brought Forward in he in an earlier manness had questioned whether mandatory phased has proven in some it is not doing its students Are saying they Are not getting anything out of he the most important focus of the Public school is Basic literacy and there is no shame in saying but a spokeswoman for a Winni Peg parents group dedicated to ensuring educational standards said they dont consider phased a its a place where students can develop social skills especially in Junior High and High where they can develop leadership said Celine papilion of parents for education the spinoff is that they will be come involved in their commune the Manitoba teachers society welcomed the ministers change of that encouraging obviously Hes starting to listen to the its president Ron Banister he said the minister should now also reconsider his plans to remove Canadian history As a compulsory Core subject in Grade but manness said that proposal will we will not change our mind As far As Grade 11 but we will redo the whole curriculum of social studies and redirect it toward Cana Dian he manness has said Canadian his tory is also dealt with in social stud ies courses up to Grade but a group of retired teachers from the Swan River area say that reasoning is not it is very important that our Stu dents learn of their past and develop group Secretary Jean Shaw wrote in a recent letter to the free wave Man unripe k n giant inlets 990677 one Coupon per Coupon must be presented at time of Coupon expires january no no substitutions breast cuts club 985435 one Coupon per Coupon must be presented at time of Coupon expires january Fleischmann Margarine 907 g 571156 in Fin Erlamity each Clover Leaf Pink Salmon 213 g 114637 Umit 2 Peff Ertly each Cereal 675 g 242719 lies each Mccain juices assorted 295 my 741660 2 Par Larnzy each minute maid juices or drinks 3 x 250 my 023119 2 per each no facial tissues Brushstroke Isis 641619 Urrin per Lotty Green onions imported 534206 each medium onions product of 1 Grade 5407573 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worked there tween and june Paul told Revenue Canada investigators the document with the tax deduction would be used to show a lower profit so the bands share would be one of the bands that played at the Walker theatre during that period was the crash test Dum Nite out partner Sam Katz said the allegation about the amuse ment tax being used to Cut the bands share of the profits is totally unfair and did the band get what it should be getting the band got exactly what they agreed to get to the they were Happy and said youve got a Katz said the band May have received a financial statement his company received from Winnipeg enterprises showing what the amusement tax deduction would have but that was Only generated so he could deter mine How much Money to sink Back into the theatre for renova the Only mistake is maybe the computer should have said Resto ration instead of entertainment he Winnipeg posts Winter invitations officials in 91 world cities have been sent a specially delivered invitation to spend a week in Winter Peg next thanks to some help from Canada posted the corporations sales director Manitoba and North Western said about was spent giving free service to the City to invite municipal officials from 25 countries to the february 1996 Winter cities Berry said this special request to the cities also gave Canada Post a Chance to officially kick off its new courier the to be run in conjunction with Post offices in other coun tries that make up go will charge from to More than to ship documents to More than 150 destinations world with the rate to depend on the size of the object and How far it Berry said Canada Post plans to target Small especially those run out of Peoples about 17 per cent of businesses in Manitoba and Saskatchewan Are of that he the slated for 9 involves officials from Cit ies with cold Winter mayor Susan Thompson said yesterday the million the gathering will Cost taxpayers will be Worth while for the City because it will boost our Economy when tourism is it will also attract Busi sports and other As Well As helping festival Duvoy she Thompson said later if she int re turned to office in the 25 municipal she wont be involved in the but i intend to win the ;