Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 11, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Funds Delight francophone Axworthy announces funds for economic archival Centre funding crunch leaves immigrants worse Leyel May Rise labor shortage unravels garment Beer Harmony a Good brew enhances Many a food dish ally Uchneat restaurants new japanese Spring fashions96 the and the i mens fashion need not be unlikely wiper jets defender Darryl Shannon finds scoring touch rookies trip to big Apple Curtis Pickering named Cyclone Blue must win or diversions c3 in sports to 6fl5 the weather o mainly High Low details on paged 2 Winnipeg free press plus taxes outlying areas october u of students ready to take Law into their own hands by Aldo Santin education reporter a students Are being asked to hire tutors if their go on almost 300 Law students at the University of Manitoba Are Vot ing today to authorize the use of Money from a student financed ads failed Tot suit Prospect Zero for Normal life endowment fund to ensure stud ies wont be interrupted by a the University of Manitoba faculty association has set an 18 strike theres no Way we can come out of a strike without suffering said Duncan Fras president of the Manitoba Law students which has put Forward the backup plan for this is just an Issue of the victims students helping the Fraser said it would Cost about to hire 50 tutors for the contingency plan for a fourth five week the Money would come from an endowment fund set up earlier this the established with a charge per is controlled by an Independent Board of Fraser said he has received tentative support from both the University administration and the faculty association to recognize the students studies if the plan is Law student Christina Litz said the administrations offer to extend the school year in the event of a strike would not were just trying to make a Ter Rible situation into a bearable Litz Law students would lose opportunities to attend Job interviews and be available for work if the school year was she at Issue in the negotiations is the University right to Lay off proves continued please see faculty a2 by David Kuxhaus staff reporter the parents of a two year old girl Are suing three Doc tors and two healthcare charging that their failure to diagnose their baby with Menin gitis has left her in a vegetative state for the rest of her the filed states that Natasha Whitford has now devel oped severe brain Stem and neurological Natasha Chance for mild handicapped to Normal development is the claim lawyer Dale who represents parents Maurice Whit Ford and Cecilia said All three doctors knew there was an outbreak of meningitis on the Sandy Bay first nation where the family but did not diagnose or treat her for the All they had to do was look at the health problems in the com do some followup tests like a spinal and get her some Quick and Early he continued please see fracture a2 re hot Reba country superstar Reba Mcentire Dazzles a packed House at the Winnipeg Arena last the Oklahoma native performed songs spanning her career from her new album Back to her first Chart please see Lisa Saunders review on Page garment workers wanted Industry eager to sew up solution to shortage by Dan Lett National reporter Ottawa it has become one of Manitoba greatest in the midst of a sluggish Economy where More than Mani to bans continue to languish in the provinces flourishing garment Industry is suffering from a chronic shortage of nearly skilled so great is the it has prompted an emergency Summit meeting of Federal and provincial government officials who will face Industry representatives in Winnipeg tomorrow to find ways of recruiting the technicians and sewing machine operators needed immediately in in sources confirm Manitoba Premier Gary Filmon and Federal human resources minister Lloyd Manito Bas senior will meet this week to Lay the groundwork for a Long term Many of those involved claim the meetings must find a solution or the Prosperity of one of Manitoba fastest growing industries will be in Manitoba stands to lose tens of millions of dollars in taxation and other economic we Industry cant find workers dont find a said Liberal la Kevin Lamoureux a leading figure in the search for an answer to the worker Manitoba garment which has flourished in North americas free Trade has complained of a shortage of experienced workers for More than a the Federal government has been approached numerous times by the Industry and including a request in recent to approve a special move ment of experienced Immi Grant garment workers to satisfy the Industry immediate Ottawa has refused these requests to demanding instead that the Industry look at training unemployed Manitoban and recruiting skilled workers from other Industry officials claim Short term needs cannot be met by training and Domestic recruitment some Immi Grant workers will be needed to help the Industry continued please see culture of fear grips Cor Earea residents by Stevens wild City Hall reporter Walter Gunn stands on the front porch of his modest Furby Street Home gazing at the Street keep ing an Eye on the its not that Gunn thinks Hes found the Best Way to get a Han dle on he simply Doest believe there Are enough police officers patrolling his Gunn says More police would be effective in a neighbourhood plagued with Al night booze roving youth gangs and vote More police wanted a7 election coverage a5a8 with burglaries last year and a total of crimes against property in a City with a growing National reputation for Gan related violence crime and Security have emerged As leading issues in the Campaign for the 25 civic in virtually All candidates for mayor and Council list crime near the top of their list of people just dont feel Safe in their much less on the said Amaro Silva Daniel chairman of the civic Parks and culture which Over sees the the perception is probably worse than the Reali but the reality is pretty Cyril a Council Candi Date in Daniel said he Doest feel Safe walking the streets of the intercity i feel the tension when i walk the keeper safety in the streets is an the situation on Furby is so bad that some the noise from the booze cans keeps Gunn from along with other Community Gunn has garnered More than 500 signatures on a petition to keep the neigh boyhood police station on Ellice Avenue open 24 hours a now the station is Only open during the Day the Low crime the petition has been presented to the three Council candidates in Daniel Mclntyre a West end resident who is involved in crime prevention said the problem was at least partially one of theres a lot of frustration and i believe that on the part of older theres a lot of said Gordon chairman of Citi Zens for crime awareness in the West in a lot of its an unfounded theres nothing in the Community to be afraid but there is enough to be afraid said Erika a Community development worker for Winnipeg child and family people Are concerned about their physical said kids going up and Down the Street and they Are noisy and theres there Are booze cans and a lot of concern about a consistent problem is the attraction the streets have especially the drug and prostitution counterculture for teenage Wiebe there Are 13or 14yearold girls who Are Wiebe in hookers Are occasionally seen at night outside the closed Community police station on Ellice Singer company of Canada tory direct sewing machine warehouse s Friday 10 am9 pro saturday 9am6pm sunday 11am5pm this unique Sale affords you an Opportunity to get the sewing machine or Serger you have always wanted during this nearly half million Dollar Stock reduction lit International 1808 Wol Lunf ton Winnipeg new factory reconditioned sewing machines at liquidation prices Singer warehouse Sale manufacturing Quality since 1 6 1 ;