Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 20, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba A8 Winnipeg free october 1995 Cycle of poverty carries huge tag by Allison Bray staff reporter the social safety net for poor families in Canada and the United states might As Well be made of con an Ottawa economist and As provinces such As Manitoba consider slashing welfare rates As in Alberta and the maritime the Cost to repair the inevitable damage will be said David executive director of the Canadian coun cil on social what were looking at is Short term pain for Long term Ross will be among 650 Dele Gates from across Canada and the United states attending a today conference on the fam ily beginning Here the North american Confer ence on the jointly sponsored by family service Canada and its american coun family service Ameri will examine a variety of issues including family sur distress and who will participate in a presentation examining the effects of welfare Reform in Canada and the said Nei ther country is doing a very Good Job in preventing the Cycle of poverty and dysfunction from repeating we do know there is a fairly Clear link Between child poverty and infant disabilities both mental and con duct poor school per emotional disturbance and teen he yet governments expect poor families the majority headed by single mothers to do More with less while at the same time becoming were not going to make them More self sufficient by threatening he referring to Ontario social ser vice minister David sub Ouchis recent suggestion that welfare mothers consider giving up their children if they cant live with the 21 per cent slash in welfare payments imposed there last its most economists dont see the link Between a healthy population and econ he you cant dramatically debilitate a generation of children and then expect things to turn around if i Ivy i v i scr vacations s209 ocl20decl5 Vancouver dec 1 6jan 6 via not air dec 16jancivianwtair Victoria return return return return right up Canada Sunn to 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a personal blaming kind of holds the poor responsible for their said Erika coalition member Garry Loewen said some candidates Are aware that Winnipeg is Canadas child poverty but have no idea what to do about one candidate Gordon Halushka Daniel Mclntyre set out his poverty solutions yesterday in a vote fax to the free his ideas include promoting school breakfast and lunch establishing Community vegetable gardens and attacking criminal enterprises such As gangs and booze cans that exploit child Loewen said the Antipoverty group has 100 members who All speak As they include people living in poverty and representatives of various organizations and members have attended mayoral and Council candidate forums urging voters to press politicians to address poverty but the coalition will neither endorse nor criticize Wiebe Loewen said the group has identified seven issues that Are All do Able at the municipal ensuring the higher City rates for children living in poverty Are retained when the province absorbs City welfare keeping Community based police stations open 24 hours a in partnership with local residents making Job creation and safety for Low income people a priority under the Winnipeg development strengthening affordable and accessible Community services such As recreation and dental programs lobbying the province to Autho Rize the City to tap alternative Rev Enue sources to property tax encouraging intercity development before suburban growth enforcing housing repair women target of sex assaults by Doug Nairne police reporter candidates wont commit to tax increase plebiscite by Nick Martin City Hall reporter dont expect any potential property tax increases to be put to a Public plebiscite Over the next three the pro business lobby Capit the coalition against perpetually increasing taxes found virtually no takers when it asked candidates in next wednesdays municipal election to commit to putting property tax increases to a Public nor would most even commit to decreasing or main Taining Capit spokesman Steve childerhouse said nobody said increase the others just ducked it childerhouse mayor Susan Thompson and Terry Duguid were the Only mayoral candidates to and Only 22 of 54 Council hopefuls Many did not address All Thompson supported a decrease in and both she and Duguid advocated less Reliance on property while Capit is not endors ing mayoral challenger Peter Kaufmann appears to Back the coalitions even though he didst answer the childerhouse the Only candidates to agree to putting property tax increases to a Public vote were fort Rouge incumbent Glen Murray and candidates de Mullis Don Mitchelson North Kildonan and Brian Kelcey childerhouse the Capit Survey did not address How taxpayers would know what budget items would be Cut if they voted against a tax in favor of putting capital projects of million or More to a Public vote were Mitchel Boniface incumbent Evelyne and candidates Cyril keeper Daniel Roy Anders Norbert and Gerald Basarab candidates who agreed to reduce taxes were Richard Fulham and Grant Nordman in Ray Brunka and Mullis in and Capit did not ask candidates to indicate How they would reduce taxes Capit includes the Winnipeg chamber of Canadian federation of Independent Busi Consumers association of Manitoba trucking Asso and association of Manitoba two women were sexually assaulted one in Broad Daylight in an intercity neighbourhood on police have not ruled out the possibility that the attacks were by the same but say the initial investigation shows they appear to be by separate the attacks occurred within a few blocks of each other and 13 hours and the description of the attacker is significantly Dif Ferent in the two the first attack took place at when a 20yearold woman was walking alone along the River Bank area of Norquay a Man approached her and initiated a Brief conversation before things turned police say the Man forced the woman to the ground and sexually assaulted after the attack the Man walked away in the direction of Selkirk he is described As in his late 40s or Early with a medium Bushy hair and Brown eyes with a scar Over the left he was wearing Blue jeans with a Black a dark Blue Nylon boots and was carrying a Black Back in the second a 47year old woman was walking in the area of Dufferin Avenue and Robinson Street when a Man armed with a Butcher knife grabbed her and forced her to walk to an area near the Slaw Bebchuk once in a secluded the Man sexually assaulted then he is described As in his Early with a slim Mous tache and dark he was wearing a dark jacket with red shoulder a Grey sweat shirt and dark in both instances the women were treated at health sciences Centre and of d m 95s must go arriving daily we pay top Dollar Trade Chrysler Canada guide free limit 1 per test drive per family j test our Metal 1995 Lebaron Etc convertible am pm Power balance of factory warranty available 3 to choose from just Rask about the Royal Gold option 1995 Neon litre 132 he 4 dual 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