Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 26, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba One month free offer vista350 Nuh pm my visit your its phone Centre for details Winnipeg free press local May 1997 John Douglas 6977230 features Jim Carr email a3 flooded Farmers to get Aid by John Douglas City editor minister Jean Chretien have his chequebook with him when he visits Winnipeg this the provincial tories said Chretien disappointed them on his previous Campaign Stop in when he made no announcement about flood but Ottawa and the province will announce a joint program Worth about to encourage flooded Farmers to Plant a crop this the three stage program will subsidize Farmers up to an acre if they Are forced to delay officials estimate More than red River Valley producers will be eligible for seeding incentives featured in program the two Levels of government will initially put up about million for the oneyear although fund ing could depending on How Many Farmers apply and How quickly the water about acres of Farmland Are under water some say up to acres May never get planted this the joint program Aims to keep land productive even if water does not Retreat until after the june 20 planting deadline for crop this is about keeping people on the even if it Means planting a crop that will pay producers foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy if water retreats we want to encourage Farmers to grow products with a Shorter growing most wheat varieties take 90 to 95 Days to Barley matures in 80 Days and polish though it yields less than Argentine can take As Little As 85 the program pays Farmers up to an acre to Plant a crop with a Shorter growing season before june if a crop cant be planted until after that the program will pay up to an and up to an acre for those who cant get anything in the ground until it has not yet been deter mined what compensation will be available to Farmers who cant get on their land at All this the program also provides up to for Community farm groups to mobilize planting the Money will provide incentives to organizations to locate equipment and uti Lize new methods such As air the major purpose is to get the land in shape and condition even if its Only tilling it and putting in a forage Axworthy the barmaid plan is the second phase of a four pronged compensation package being finalized by the two Ottawa has already announced a restart pro Gram to help owners of Small Busi Nesses get Back on their feet by advancing them up to Farmers Are also eligible for this program to cover lost livestock or extra Ordinary damage to farm the total five year federa Provin Cial package is expected to deliver up to million in flood assistance through to sources say Federal and provincial politicians met Over the weekend to finalize the farm package and will begin this week the final stages of a program to build new protective dikes in communities in the red River Val a preliminary list of suggested projects has been compiled by the Prairie farm rehabilitation Gordon Bell students Laplante from Sobchuk Anthony and Martin have been pressing local retailers to certify that their goods have not been produced using exploited child fighting child exploitation local teens join crusade to combat harmful labour practices by Nick Martin staff reporter t t then Megan Doc Hulland and Corey Martin go clerks and store managers can expect to get a lot of especially if they dont know whether their clothes and shoes Are made by exploited children in appalling working a Gordon Bell High school and Kelvin High schools Martin Are among a Small but determined band of Young people who Are determined to Force government and retailers to certify the working conditions under which goods Are Treyve joined free the a movement to end International child labour spearheaded by Toronto area Stu Dent Craig Doc Hulland has just returned from addressing a teachers conference in Jasper on her she addresses students at Viscount Alexander and june 9 Shes at Cecil Rhodes when the Young Consumers hit the they Check then Bug the and if staff and management dont know the they Bug them some More to try to make them find the More pressure you put on the com the More Antsy they said in one local said Jessica Antony of Gordon they shooed me but if that Chain wants her it better find out who makes its upscale she Tammy who started a similar group at Garden City said kids should Challenge retailers to prove their products Are made by adults paid decent wages in acceptable working while the students say that it can be of for third world children to work to help their families if wages and working conditions Are millions of kids Are being forced to work Long hours for a pit Tance in abysmal but Martin admitted that getting fellow Winnipeg students on Side is far from a lot of kids i like these in going to Wear he theres some people you want to get through to so but they have such a thick agreed their clothes Are their added Monique Laplante of marys its not affecting them its so far Ameros group Drew 100 students from five High schools to a conference earlier this in what they Hope will Lead to far greater involvement next at Sisler High several of teacher Linda bulks world issues Stu dents have been ordered out of one cloth ing and were threatened by a company lawyers after demanding to know whether rugs had been Woven by exploited free the children is working with the Canadian labour Congress and the South asian coalition on childrens servitude to Check out third world plants and identify specific labels and products made by exploited child you get into and it turns on some lights in your said Sisler student Sonya govt denies it is looking at privatizing liquor stores study is under Way to determine How private wine stores Are doing by Alice Krueger legislature reporter habitat s to help fix Homes damaged by flooding Melanie Verhaeghe for the free press raised from this h years habitat for human Al itys annual Bike tour will be earmarked for repairing and rebuilding flooded Habi Tat is to announce habitat usually builds new Homes for Low income families in Exchange for their sweat Equi but because of the flood Cri habitat officials have changed the focus this because of the flood we thought we would redirect our resources to Low income families in need of Home said Robert chair of the habitat for human Ity habitat will work with the Sal vation mennonite disaster service and other Community groups to identify families who need the most help and have the least in the next few Habi Tat will announce who will qual Ify for Aid and How families can apply once the flooded Homes Are properly cleaned and ready to be its going to take a Little while Goluch the annual Cycle of Hope Bike trip begins july 28 in and ends up in Winnipeg at the Forks 16 via Saska Toon and Hudson last 62 cyclists Rode to each cyclist commits to raising in the past 10 the Cycle of Hope has raised enough Money to build 10 new of the 200 Homes habitat has built in 59 were in win habitat has been Active in Winnipeg for 10 the Filmon government has launched a review of its experimental private wine fuelling Specula Tion it May be planning to expand private perhaps closing its government liquor Rosemary minister responsible for the Manitoba liquor control confirmed yesterday an inter Nal study is under Way to examine How four private wine stores Are faring after a three year trial she denied the province has any intention to sell off the Crown there is to my a plan to privatize the Manitoba liquor control she replied in response to opposition questioning before a legislative com Mittee this Vodrey said the which is being conducted by the governments own inter Nal audit is simply a followup look that was promised when the province first opened the door to Pri vate stores in its expected to be Complete sometime later this once the government receives the the minister it will decide if it wants to expand private retail operations or close them nip House Leader Steve Ashton said the ministers assurances sound similar to those offered by the govern ment months before it put Manitoba Telephone system up for a lot of people just dont believe the governments state ments after the its he Macc president Ian Wright said the study will determine if the private wine stores Are meeting their sales object and what Impact if any their presence has had on my pcs Bottom the Crown corporation recorded sales of million in resulting in a net profit of one of the goals of the private wine boutique Experiment was to provide Manitoban with a broader selection of brands and types of wine than could be bought off the shelves of government run Don my pcs Vic president of purchasing and said to that end the Experiment has been a theres More variety out bringing in other products that we dont carry and that was clearly an he he credits the private stores with boosting government sales of specially he said the specially Side of my pcs wine business is now its fastest growing area and accounts for about 10 per cent of All wine Lussier said the total volume of wine sold has actually increased with the Advent of the private Macc figures show its wine sales have gone from litres in to litres the following to in Dollar value of last years sales amounted to More than private operators say Consumers also obviously approve of the judging from their the consumer is actually voting by purchasing products from those wine plus we hear the comments Darin and said one they Are very excited and dont want to think Back to the Good old Days when they Deal with a private blonde seeking cute Guy who and sky Fato Vable Gal single look of away Al at the ii no Smol looking Hai Surls up attractive Blue looking Lor to is and re8 gds outgoing girl notice is hereby Given that the annual meeting of Victoria general Hospital will be held on june 1997 at hours in the cafe ground 2340 Pembina Highway Manitoba our process makes your old stucco look like Twar Wash Moira 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