Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 24, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba A6 Winnipeg free june City ban on trips takes a walk by Aldo Santin City Hall reporter the City s ban on business trips is a less than a month after chief commissioner Rick Frost ordered a ban on out province business he has approved two of the i and he can expect to receive requests for Frost and the Board of commission ers approved trips to Send senior administrators to Toronto and min Dan Vandal said he is dismayed that administration would so readily Cut recreation programming to fight the deficit while approving administration there seems to be an inconsistent said Vandal whose Ward was targeted for cos cutting by closing two outdoor pools this preserving recreation for youth should take a priority Over especially business the trips were approved at the Board s june 13 in the City was facing a year end deficit of million and climb Frost issued a nine Point action plan which was to have been implemented immediately to address the funding including a ban on new business the City s driven by costs associated with fighting the flood and april s eventually reached Frost and the administration came up with an res Cue plan last that included closing two outdoor pools in Boni buying fewer Library and an end to residential Street the two trips approved by the Board involve Robert the director of Community left sunday for a three Day conference in Toronto that Cost the City Doug manager of the land development Divi will be attending the american Public works association International Congress in from 13 to at a Cost of and More requests Are Harry Lazarenko said the riverbanks management committee approved a request from Harbour Mas Ter Joe Petracci to attend a boating Law administrators conference in rapid at the end of we approved it because it s an event that s too important for the Harbour master to be kept in the dark said Lazarenko who chairs the Frost is on vacation and could not be reached for Holmes Patrick director of land and development ser said Holmes is the president elect of the Manitoba chapter of the Canadian Public works adding it s expected he 11 learn of the latest developments in municipal Engi stadium decision delayed one month by Aldo Santin City Hall reporter t doctors making House aus pm phone 7864444 not for life threatening emergencies services covered by Misc Only 3 nights left til nothing connects you like abuse registry alarms sounded less Protection seen for children big savings store wide june 27th Eaton downtown you can make n a difference Huntington society Huntington of Canada disease Huntington disease resource Centre 825 Sherbrook Street my clip five Bucks off dinner Mother tuckers s 335 Donald Street 9435538 redeemable on a minimum of two adult one certificate per not valid with any other promotional valid sunday to thursday until june a Jim not valid with any other promotional valid sunday to thursday in by Paul Samyn legislature reporter the head of the province s child Protection Centre and 30 members of Winnipeg child abuse committees have sounded alarm Bells Over changes to the child abuse in a letter to family ser vices minister Bonnie Charlie Fer Guson said proposed amendments to the child and family services act will Lessen the rights of Chil Dren who need our belief is that the pro posed amendments to the child and family services act with respect to the child abuse erode the rights of children to be protected from abuse by focus ing on the rights of alleged Ferguson wrote in a june 19 the primary concern of Ferguson and other Mem Bers of the Winnipeg child and family services abuse committees is the Bill would allow alleged offenders to be heard by the abuse com the amendments emphasize the right of the alleged offender to be heard by the abuse committee but remain silent on the rights of the child Ferguson said on behalf of the five committees which include delegates from the child guidance school Winnipeg police service and private the perception at least at this level of the that there is a shift of balance toward the offender s rights while undermining the safety and Protection of Mitchelson maintained children will have the same rights As they now have under the old she said children will not have to go through any additional Steps to have an offender put on the Mitchelson said she believes Ferguson and oth ers have misunderstood the new act and she will meet with them to go Over the Ferguson s letter also voiced concern Over the change in mandate for the abuse the letter also warned that proposed amendments will require a greater time allotment than individual committee members Are Able to the City s senior politicians want More time to consider Sam Katz s stadium Katz said he was told yester Day that the City s executive pol icy committee wants a on month delay before dealing with the i think they realized they needed More Katz said of his meeting with pc last we gave them a lot More to think i m glad they re going to take More time to think about it and do it Katz had a monday deadline to accept Council s con cession pc now wants to give Katz until july 16 to respond to the Katz said he was prepared to submit his response but would t say if he would have accepted the City s offer or walked away from the Deal Katz refused to discuss the concerns he voiced at pc last saying Only that he does t believe the cites offer is Worth sources said last week that Katz told councillors the stadium Price tag has climbed from million to he said it s More important than Ever that the City waive More tax revenues and drop its demand that he con tribute million for the re alignment of Pioneer Avenue and other infrastructure councillors Al Golden and Harry Lazarenko said they would move a motion at tomorrow s Council meeting to sell the eight acre parcel of land North of the Forks to Council s offer included a 25 year lease for Lazarenko Mynarski said the City has no offers for the 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