Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 8, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Brian Cole 6977044 readers forum Winnipeg free press july taxes Cut on backs of poor t t then 1 read the Story on the w front Page of the Winnipeg free i Feltl had to write to Correct the the free press is cheer leading the but the free press and the credits ing agencies never mention How this deficit cutting was achieved and How much suffering and increased oppression this has placed on the poorest and most vulnerable mostly living in the inner the cuts Are to health welfare child Day Drosins for troubled youth and the list goes on and As taxes have been reduced on the backs of the poor and the people least Able to fend for them its a shameful record that should be condemned and not con Morgan Brock Winnipeg audit pleases horse rancher i enjoyed your recent Mani Toba pm ranches treat mares Well As an Equine i welcomed the Independent veterinary inspections conducted by the Canadian veterinary medical the american association for Equine practitioners and the International league for the Protection of Ive been involved in pm ranching since Breeding Quality belgian and Percheron caring for horses is our family Way of we take great Pride in the Breeding and Rais ing of our its Nice to see the veterinarians agree that we Are taking Good care of our Robert Berry Birtle we wont pay for so called Art i would like to make a few comments on Robert hears letter to the old tricks still fuel Art controversy free press and also on government funding to the plug in Mears accuses those of us who have been offended by plug in As peo ple who use a wide Brush to write off All the arts in Mears has been in the paint pot a bit too to set the record nowhere has that appeared in any let Ter criticizing the plug in it is pathetic that in order to strengthen his Mears Felt it necessary to write a letter that misleads the read it is unbelievable that some in the arts Community Are so delusional that they really believe they Are the Only ones who have the answers to in All its if Mears were to be taken we would not have the alphabet and our lifestyles would be primitive at were it not for the brilliance of artists like him supporters of the plug in gallery have been hysterical for some time now because not everyone agrees with their perception of what is and so the attempt is through to silence the let me make this perfectly taxpayers care less about what the plug in shows in its the Bottom line is and always has been that we dont want to foot the we Are sick of being told that something we find offensive is and that whether we like it or hate we must pay for no thank you very were pushing you off the Gravy train for Evelyn Gordon Winnipeg parking key to vibrant area i read with interest your editorial of june it does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that people flock to in Large where a Street parking is while Broadway is one example of a Street vibrant with people and food vendors Corydon Avenue from Nas Sau to Coeburn streets buzzes with activity All Day and not just Dur ing the summer these Are both streets where Park ing is available on both in fact the parking on Corydon is free a consider two major Toronto Thor Bloor Street and Queen Street which both Bustle with activity in part because parking is available on both sides of the on Bloor there Are no the transit runs but there Are Street cars on the traffic is painfully slow but no one seems to mind and peo ple Are universally the action in these areas occurs not Only because there Are Many workers in the but because the areas Are populated with interesting shops and restaurants that Are magnets for local tourists and the people who work but the most striking aspect of these streets is the fact that parking is slowed on the with meters and people Are drawn to places where parking in front of shops is an returning Portage Avenue and is borne Street to the people involves putting meters Back on the How to reach us the free press welcomes letters from letters must be signed and should include clearly printed address and Telephone names will be published but hot All letters May be edited for style and Short letters Are less Likely to be please address letters to letters to the Winnipeg free 1355 Mountain Winnipeg r2x letters can be sent to our fax number letters May be submitted through the internet at . Letters sent via the internet obviously cannot be but must include Home address and Telephone slowing Down the traffic and rerouting buses should have a couple of positive aspects such As fewer accidents and diminished i Long for the Day when All of the barriers come Down at Portage and on Street parking returns to Portage Avenue downtown and Osborne and the Street festivals come Back to Portage Rosalie Goldstein Winnipeg College backs Central registry the majority of women with advanced cancer of the cervix Are those who do not participate or participate in a Pap smear screening a Central registry would help to identify those women who have not been1 screened on a Reg ular the article published in the june 19 Winnipeg free plan pushes Pap refers to the introduction of a centralized registry for cervical Ytol this was first recommended by the College of physicians and surgeons of Manitoba in 1984 and we remain in Strong support of the the current Quality of Pap smear screening appears to be effective in diagnosing precancerous or asymptomatic cervical cancers in there is no evidence to support the implication that standards require Complete centralization of the 1984 report recommended the establishment of a Strong Quality of Assurance program together with a centralized would give us the data we need to ensure that the needs of Manitoba women for Cervi Cal cytology Are met and that the qual Ity of diagnostic services would be Kenneth my College of physicians and surgeons push positive about City in response to your frontage Story on june 28 on the Cost of living in Winnipeg Cost of living As one of the silent can no longer keep its no wonder the entire nation perceives Winnipeg As the armpit of the country r we Tell them we Are brutal Mosquito infested my look around you it May be but the Sun is there Are sparkles in the White have your never stood in Awe of the magnificent paint Brush of nature and Hoar Frost we May riot be Able to Golf in but neither can the Vancou verite despite their claims in their miserable rain and Lack of Sunshine for weeks on our Summers bring the warm weather with just right Cool nights for have you taken the time to catch the glints of Light during these nights those Are called fireflies and Arent they magical grand Beach has been rated As one of the top 10 beaches in the we do Nave some mosquitoes As do most places on the entire North american Conti certainly nothing that a Little repellent wont but to say we Are there Are so Many things in this Beautiful City and province that we Are privileged to not always dwell on Only a very few negative get with the Elayne Starr Dewandel Dugald forces make country Strong your papers portrayal of the Soma Lia is too harsh on one of Canadas proudest armed the Media have had a Field Day for Over two years bashing the armed forces White to note that Young people Jerasi this nation have made personal sacrifices in terms of career opportunities and some times their lives to serve their coun try and maintain its honoured place in the world there Are Many Young men and women who have signed up for the armed forces whether regular forces or the reserves who serve their coun try with courage and a Faith that Canada is an entity Worth pro Canadas Persona since the korean War has been one of restoring parking on streets like Osborne would entice More people and make them More peacekeeper to the we have an enviable reputation of which we should All be one cannot forget the purpose of the military through the Ages has been to fight wars and defeat an while our soldiers do look handsome and smart when they Are on Parade or doing ceremonial when they deploy to the Field they get Down and dirty and do what soldiers must train to the same can be said of other branches of the the Navy and the air they too must hone their skills to protect our Way of life and to respond to civic crises wherever they May i believe in i believe it is Worth i believe it has a wonderful future for my children and if we in this great country of ours continue to denigrate one of our strongest institutions if through excessive the armed forces we Are left Are we a democracy not worthy of being a country and will we cease to exist longtime Agathe residents were shocked by tax saving remark insult to Agathe the statement recently made by Premier Gary Filmon about people choosing to live in Rural areas in order to save on taxes really touched a nerve with me and Many and is also an insult to my we have pe9ple in Agathe who Are in their 80s and were born Here and lived Here All their All this they never witnessed such flood damage and destruction As we see you dont have to be a nuclear scientist to realize that Agathe was practically destroyed by water because you wanted to protect your i would seriously advise you to consider giving up the premiership and upgrade your engineering Marcel Barrette i believe canadians want a Strong i believe we need a efficient and Well trained military to protect our our our nation and our Way of we should All congratulate the members of our armed forces for a Job Well done in the the present and the in spite of the fact that As with All May have a few bad apples from time to we really owe our sovereignty As a nation to a Small number of committed men and women in uniform who protect us from sea to sea and guarantee the safety of Many nations in our peacekeeping lets get on with being Strong Cana John Craig Eaton 400 tactical Squadron National Canadian forces Liaison Council voter list cutoff is the Law i would like to respond to the article new mom unable to which appeared in the june 3 edition of your As the nonpartisan Agency responsible for the conduct of Federal elec toral elections Canada is committed to making voting accessible to All eligible for this elec under the acute care Hospital officials went into acute care hospitals May 26 and the latter being the deadline registered patients to vote and collected their completed special this bears testimony to the Hospital administrators who cooperated in making the program quite Leah Jan Zens article Points out that to Nancyjo Plourde would have had to have applied for her special bal lot before being admitted to the 6 May deadline for Spe Cial ballots is required and stated in the act because the lists of electors Vot ing by special ballot must be drawn and sent to candidates and electoral offices Many of which Are in Remote areas of the country in time for Ordinary polling the process for voting by special ballot and registration deadlines Are set out in the special voting schedule of the Canada elections act Section 34 and cannot be changed except by parliament Plourde clearly faced extenuating Cir i agree that it is important that citizens be Given every Opportunity to exercise their right to vote in a general election at the same this must be done in accordance with the requirements of the Canada elections i wish to inform your read ers that we will review the Confirma Tion of registration notice which already contains much specifically the inclusion of deadlines for registration for special ballots for future electoral i Trust that these clarifications will be helpful to your Jeanpierre Kingsley chief electoral Ottawa doonesbury by Trudeau ;