Winnipeg Free Press

Friday, May 16, 1997

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 16, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba A2 Winnipeg free May 1997 consumer watch Standard smarts Chicago the International drive to develop smart card technology took a big step Forward yester Day As eight Silicon makers and financial companies formed a consortium and adopted technical Stan smart cards look like plastic cred it cards but contain computer chips that enable people to make transactions without going through a Cen trial deaths wife of John sister of Hus band of Loraine husband of Kathy Beatrice of widow of Henry of Allison of rus of of husband of Yvette William of widower of Elvera wife of Ron Wendy Tracy of Kristjana wife of Konrad Sigridur Leslie husband of Agnes Nicholas husband of Frances widow of Forbes of Gabriola r p Alyin Hus band of Mary Jane Sau classified death notices c10 our mistake an error in formatting a drop Cap in a Story yesterday on broadband net works of Winnipeg caused the company name to be and the error was repeated in a Page Al a Story wednesday said wrongly Wally Grey was a member of the spartans motorcycle in he is lotteries pick 3 winning number yesterday was lotto winning numbers wednesday were 41 and Bonus number was the Jackpot of was won by 4 each Worth 5 winners in the 5 out of 6 Bonus num ber category win 295 winners in the 5 out of 6 category win tomorrows Jackpot is estimated at the plus winning number wednesday for the main prize of was pop winning numbers wednesday were and Bonus number was the Jackpot of was not there were no winners in the 5 out of 6 Bonus number 15 winners in the 5 out of 6 category win 568 winners in the 4 out of 6 category win reaching us Winnipeg free press 1355 Mountain Avenue Manitoba r2x 3b6 circulation Home advertising editorial photo sports business Reader All departments from Manitoba outside 1 8005428900 internet email City letters to the Blue sky you can reach the Winnipeg free Poss on the Blue sky Community you will need a personal a Modem and telecommunications use the following settings data bits 8 Stop bits1 parity Ter Minal emulation at the Login Type guest or your Blue sky through your Modem 9871234 Canada Post sales agreement 563395 recycled newsprint is used in the production of this newspaper Tough to get women to run continued from a1 women can win nominations fair and Wasyly Ciales we dont need to bypass the democratic the nip also prides itself on Fielding women in four out of six priority Ridings where winning is within said she is considered to be the front run Ner in Winnipeg North Centre where her opponents include Liberal Candi Date Judy Opitz Silver and tory candidate Marni whose nomination was has nothing but disdain for affirmative action especially the liberals decision to appoint women in some embarrassment its an said who ran provincially for the it set the women movement although the conservatives have Only three female candidates in this election compared to four in 1993 Larkin believes that is just a Coin i dont get treated any differently than any she its the Best person for the not the Best the advantage of running against two women is that candidates can focus on issues instead of she the liberals have boosted the number of women running in Mani Toba from one in 1993 to four this Liberal incumbent Marlene cowl who won the dauphins an River seat in the last is battling to hang onto that three women also won nominations in the Only three Ridings with out Liberal organizer Avis Gray very hard weve worked very hard to get women Gray its much More difficult to get women while prime minister Jean Chretien has not appointed any female candidates in Gray said she supports the which was voted on and endorsed by party theres no question there Are barriers for women becoming involved in Gray adding that women who were appointed in the last election went on to win their the Only female my elected from Manitoba in said it took several years of encourage ment before she agreed to run for go 6 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in 93 one elected Libs 84 64 in 93 37 elected tories 56 67 in 93 elected one Reform 23 23 in 93 elected seven political i needed to be sure i could really make a and i believe i Cowling the Reform party is Fielding just one female candidate in this elec Down from two in but Helen who is run Ning for Reform in the nip Strong hold of Winnipeg said women expect preferential the reason politics is less Appeal ing to women is she said they put their families would i have done this if my son was younger i doubt said Sterz whose son is now but now that in Ive had nothing but continued from a1 the Federal package will build on a memorandum of understanding signed earlier this month Between Ottawa and the for More than two about 30 Federal departments worked on the package while Axworthy talked directly with Premier Gary it is a joint initiative that will see Ottawa take the Lead in certain areas and the province in the package will Start with Initia Tives to rebuild the which has suffered an estimated million in other initiatives will Centre on these will include an infrastructure component to assist in building permanent the Federal plan will also provide some kind of compensation for Busi Nesses that suffered during the although there Are no provisions for individuals who lost last representatives from Pri vate the salvation the United Way and the mennonite Cen trial committee met with others to begin the process of distributing More than million in donations to those who need it so More than people have registered with the red Cross for flood the task now is to develop Cri Teria on who gets How How if they operate in a similar manner to other National the com Mittee will have to Start by establish ing criteria which will outline who should said Andre regional director of emergency preparedness Canada in Quan Quality and eligibility Are decisions to be four different Relief efforts have raised nearly million from every Corner of the country As canadians open their hearts and wallets to help the flood weary residents of Manito the biggest fundraiser of them All Hast even happened this thousands of Manito bans will converge on the Forks for an open air Benefit to help those hit last it was those people who lost nearly everything they own who were uppermost in the minds of the local the Manitoba flood Relief advisory committee has been charged with establishing criteria to determine who and what qualifies for funding and How much Money individuals can the plan is then to get the Money into Peoples hands As quickly As its a difficult process because Relief has taken several from second hand clothing and furniture to depart ment store gift certificates and cleaning then there is government Aid that covers damage to structures such As Homes and the salvation army announced it would open several Dona Tion distribution centres throughout Southern the at Tury 1377 Clarence will begin distributing cleanup kits and household last few advisory committee members were saying the group will announce its plans the committee is concerned the needs of the victims Are one member said after the committee there is a and it is this is about getting the Money into the hands of the people there must be a coordination of the Canadian red an Agency with years of experience in respond ing to natural has offered its expertise to help committee members tackle the task of allocating the we have provided them with the criteria that we used in both the Sague nay floods and the Edmonton Tornado to use As a said Keith Stew red Cross general manager for Western the red Gross has brought staff into the Region who have experience with disaster last members of the red Cross distributed nearly million to Quebe cers ravaged by Flash floods in the Saguenay we wanted to make through strict that we were not duplicating any financial Aid that people were getting from the government or through said Nadine of the Quebec Region of the red Manitoba flood victims can apply for provincial Aid to a maximum of minus a 20 per cent but there Are stipulations Manitoba emergency management covers damage to farms and farm said Joe Emo it does cover things like loss of income for people who work during the that will be the kind of assistance the red Cross fund might in victims who received emergency funds from the red Cross did not receive any the red Cross assessed individuals need and provided them with vouchers that could be used in grocery stores and other retail once the initial emergency red Cross officials worked with the provincial government to determine further the percentage of help that people received was dependent on the sever Ity of the damage they and that was assessed first by the govern said Mariner Neptune fish Sale fresh cooked canner lobster 5to 12 02 10 lobster tails 10 Salmon steaks 10 shark steaks fresh halibut Sleak files live oysters clams arrive daily 472 Duffrin 586 2228 explore the world of lilies and Iris selections Are now and Hatden 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