Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 24, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free May 1995 ume As Board stalls French imm Bald Santin education reporter a fledgling French Immer Sion program is dying a slow death in the Interlake school division recently decided against extending the program to Grade 7 for next stalling the programs annual growth at Grade local parents say school trustees Are too Quick to Cut the program when faced with financial Dilem the division says it cant afford to expand the Low enrolment program at the expense of More popu Lar weve battled the division for five years to keep this program go ing from year to Paulette Taplin said they say its because of but they always jump at our program first whenever they have Money school Board chairman Miles tar rant said the division already has the highest Pupil teacher ratio in the beating victim in coma police seeking witnesses City police Are appealing for witnesses to the beating of a 51yearold Man found unconscious near the Slaw Reb Chuk Bridge last Jack head of the homicide said Marvin Ward remains in a coma following sur Gery for severe head injuries and officers have still not been Able to interview investigators have been unable to locate any witnesses who saw what happened to were having Swatski urging anyone with any in formation to Contact Ward was found unconscious near the Slaw Bebchuk Bridge about 5 last thursday by a passing Swatski said Ward had been seen Riding a bicycle earlier that morning but there was no bicycle in the area when he was he refused to say if any thing else was missing but did say police Arent certain robbery was a to were not sure what the motive he missing canoeists body recovered the body of a 27yearold Minnedosa Man who went missing while on a Canoe trip May 6 was pulled from the Little Saskatchewan River Over the week the body of Elaine Anthony Krushewski was located by search ers about 11 about one Kilometre downstream from where he was last seen ramp said Krushewski was one of five men in two canoes which overturned about five Kilometres West of a Nedosa after they struck some on the which was Swol Len at the time by Spring the other four paddlers Riding Mountain renting teepees to give visitors native experience by Annette elvers free press correspondent Riding Mountain National Park is gearing up for sum Mer with a novel approach to keeping campers outdoor enthusiasts looking for something new will be Able to Check out the latest concept in ecotourism Teepee weve got 40 to 50 Canvas teepees that we can rent out to people who want to come out and experience the native Way of said Richard a spokesman for the West Region economic development corporation a fledgling native Vil Lage project that has restored the old Lake Katherine plans to provide interpretation on hide treaties and child All in a Fame a oriented traditional Village set Park publicist John Aldag said the concept flowed from an extensive user Survey last its a wonderful said As far As i its one of a kind in a National Aldag is encouraging families to come out and see the Parks Call Riding Mountain National Park customer service at 1204848 7275 for reservations and inform Industry Canada industries Canada were moving effective May the Industry Canada branches of weights and electricity and consumer and bankruptcy will be from 202260 Mary Avenue to 8th Newport 330 Portage r3c 3y9 Telephone and facsimile numbers will remain the canals lower your life premiums Call today for a no obligation analysis term 10 years male age nonsmoker smoker annual premiums female nonsmoker smoker 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 ask about nonsmoker rates for funds group life insurance retirement planning 1277 Henderson 9257420 Portage Colony 7884040 free parking marys Mea Lowood 2550672 also in Selkirk Swan River gics 7j up to subject to change 25 adding trustees cant justify spending scarce Money when More popular courses Are theres just not the Money out there to offer Small classes of specialized at least not in our Tarrant As elsewhere in the enrolment in French immersion in Stonewall maintains a Small annual there Are about 90 Stu dents enrolled from kindergarten to Grade this contrasts with its immense popularity across the province in the Early when enrolment appeared to almost double every those numbers peaked in the 199192 school year at Stu since annual enrolment has wavered up and this it was off by about 300 Stu dents from its across the 25 divisions out of 54 offer French in about 13 new Chil Dren every year have been Register ing for the kindergarten immersion As each year an other teacher would be hired to teach the next usually in a combined grades Taplin said the divisions decision imperils the programs adding Many parents will have Sec Ond thoughts about enrolling their children in French immersion if it cant be offered beyond Grade Tarrant said parents would be bet Ter off sending their children to an other division to continue Immer Sion tap in said her Battles with the Board have forced her to withdraw her own four children from the pro adding she knows of another child that will also be dropping out and entering the new francophone school Taplin said trustees will pay a financial Price for what she called their she said every child eligible to enter the Franco phone division will Cost Interlake More than in lost Taplin said she knows those who leave will further erode support for the program but she said theres no other height restriction on main Street attention truck Drivers for a 6 week period beginning May the vertical clearance on Mam Street route 52 under the railway overpass North of the Norwood Bridge will be temporarily reduced to metres due to the placement of the construction forms associated with the new the City of Winnipeg works operations division streets transportation department corrections re advertising supplement of May Deal 320 the Groat getaway Sale Page 20 drainage 6323038 should read Sale re 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