Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 24, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 Winnipeg free june local Phi free press Amity works on another drawing in the playroom of her Park Grove award winning illustration shows compassion for victims of flood by Glen Mackenzie staff reporter Amity Bradbury want personally threatened by this years flood of the Century her Park Grove Home remained High and but that didst prevent the eight year old from empathizing with the and putting that compas Sion into an award winning i Lustra i Felt with so Many people having to leave their she Amity was one of 12 winners three in each of four age Cate Gories in a school based flood of the Century they picked up their awards a Jean jacket commemorating the a plaque and a certificate at the Manitoba legislature Amity said she will hang the plaque in her room and have the certificate framed for her play when activity workbooks arrived at Ecol Guyot to help children express their feelings about the Amity used hers to draw toys floating in water and the Ris ing red River at the others wrote poems or about workbooks were distributed to schools and daycare with about students i Felt with so Many people having to leave their Homes entering the the books were designed by educators from flood evacuated areas and officials from several government depart Amity finished first in the Ages seven and eight second place went to Leanne Waite of Ecol third to Elaine Littlejohn of sinew in the Ages five and six first went to Casandra cycad of Ecol second to Jesse Delorme of Morris school and third to Daniel Nofziger of in the nine and 10 age first prize was won by David Man Abb of Victor Wyatt second by Darcy Beardy of Labar Rier crossing school and third by Laurianne Parent of Ecol pre for those aged 11 to Krystel Eidse of Rosenorn school finished Tineke Buiskool Leeuw a of Starbuck school Sec Ond and third Adam Estelle of the childrens efforts will be on display in the Rotunda of the legis lature through and will tour the province this in addition to these 14 children from various schools rated an honourable and several schools won honours for team local Las will pre sent these schools with and a party will be Ottawa yanks emergency course funds program teaches officials How to provide social services during disasters by Kim Guttormson staff reporter Ottawa has yanked funding from a program that teaches local officials How to provide health and social services in emergencies such As this years it the cutback does have a major Impact on our emergency response says Ray the Emer gency social services director for the we had people registered at the vital you look at that volume of people and imagine the chaos if it was not if peo ple didst know what they were i thought it was particularly inter Esting it was terminated without much notice in the Middle of the emergency preparedness Canada had funded 14 health and social services courses a year at its College in but Cut its contribution april health Canadas Lorraine Davies managed to run three courses in but is scram bling to find the Money to hold the remaining 11 scheduled for this it Doest seem like a lot of does said director of emergency services for health Cana we see it As one of the key Points in providing assistance to prepare for disasters and knowing How to respond to lome Charbonneau said the train ing cutback is not a Short term prob there Are people in place in each so what were looking at is a longer term said the registrar of emergency services for Mani what do we do As people drop away that the concern9 Toba As attrition goes what do we do As people drop away that the its one shared by Phil Man Ager of ambulatory care at Dauphin general its bloody said who is retiring in six somebody will pay the Price for institutions have to be the course was excellent for the provinces and As Well As agencies like the red sent people to the courses to learn How to prepare emergency plans for situations such As Forest chem ical spills and Davies said the courses have been full for the last five and some provinces have waiting no decision has been made about whether the province will deliver the training or How much that would Charbonneau All the municipalities Haven been notified of the pro Grams cancellation the province does provide some health and social services training As part of its emergency measures courses for fire and ambulance As Well As municipal councillors and were still in pretty Good said Marc emos training therell be some effect in the Long in that were less Able to train As Many Well have to look at pulling up the Slack in the next two to three Bruyere added that with major events such As this years peo ple Are getting a lot of h e re to stay summer fares so you want to visit someone special this summer but cant afford now you can with our ridiculously Here to stay summer fares you can visit anyone you want Between now and the end of this is not a seat Sale these fares will be 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