Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 18, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Brian 6977044 focus Winnipeg free press h 4 4 Juty 1997 h i i by election May be provincial makeup Call tories Hurt Reform War they Are the same they can be found in the same Board the same Barber and at the same Golf backyard barbecues and Ball they even behave the same Way at the ballot Box Reform until now that the political has become the personal among conservative voters in when of finer Gary Tilmon vouched for Federal tory Leader Jean Charest in the last National election rank and file right wingers in this province were to put it mild when the Manitoba pc machine was rolled out in support of several Federal reformers erstwhile friends of Filmon dropped the Gauntlet and informed local tories that they would now seriously consider entering provincial that they have last week the Portage la Prairie Reform party rid ing association near unanimously recommended running in the upcoming with or without head office a reformer of some Stripe will Likely seek the there Are Good reasons to do John Collison the first is to Send a firm message to filmo nites that interfering with reforms Federal prospects corned at a if Reform is to remain it cannot permit certain righting provincial elites to undermine its efforts to expand abroad in Ontario and Atlantic it really come As a Surprise anyone that the beef Between Reform and its Tow Kin is not Only about partisan passions and or even its also about part of the reason Reform fell Flat in Ontario is because it could not mar Shal resources in a province where tories Are the reason existing resources were stretched is because Preston Manning and had to finance a rearguard Effort in the were it not for they would have enjoyed a spending defensively against a Well oiled Manitoba tory machine Cost Reform a surplus that could have financed Eastern part two of reforms Tor created Money troubles is also a when it comes to Federal Campaign a governing provincial Wing is a powerful if a Provin Cial Cabinet minister were to approach local business said local business donors would know they can now be friends of a Provin Cial government by helping out with the tories National which is Only realistic a provincial govern ment can be the Best Friend a Busi Ness could Reform is in no position to scratch anybody Back and if a Cabinet minis Ter from a competing party exercised his or her right to tirelessly support the Federal party of their it will show up in the War arid if Reform had a provincial presence Between National a Public relations Benefit name Brand recognition depends upon constant exposure to the voters you ask to buy your political the Best reason for Reform to run would be for the Wake up Call it would provide Hilmons testing themselves against Reform would not Settle the Federal level but save the provincial pcs from themselves through a midterm test from righting Vot in temporary tension could keep the right intact in this provincial by elections Are political dishes parties can put a Micro scope on them and learn a lot about their electoral and this Means provincial can Tell Filmon and company whether to stay the course or whether to per haps out Reform Southwest Manitoba is yellow dog country for conservative so its doubtful a no right party could sneak up the Middle with a there has been talk of most of it from Ginny Hasselfield beleaguered about a third term rot supposedly afflicting the Filmon a party Hasselfield Hopes its hers can come in with a Carbon copy of the Rul ing party platform and simply sell themselves As a fresh we saw this in John majors tories were doing a Good but Side issues and sleaze did them in with and Tony Blairs labour party won scandal is almost foreign to the i Leflon but if the voters of Manitoba feel Treyve been around too or Are too look Reform could provide a receptacle for such a Reform bid in Portage Likely wont be followed by an across the Board Challenge in the next expected in fall or Spring reformers dont want to Divide the and most like Hilmons however the by election can still serve As a referendum of sorts for Manitoba con the outcome of which will not topple the the results can be used instead to Settle the Federal reformatory financing and to tune up a pretty competent provincial government the dynasty is Hilmons to a vigorous Reform Challenge to the tories in Portage this fall could be All the inoculation necessary to prevent another party from pulling a Blair on them John Collison is the Manitoba Cor respondent for Western letters to the editor get Money to flood now i find myself getting angry and upset when i hear on the radio the plight of the flood recent i heard of one family with an elec tric Bill of due to having to keep their pumps running to keep the water out of their they had been Given notice to pay up or the Power would be turned what has happened to All the Money that poured in from All Over Canada Why Hast it been shared out i also heard the Canadian red Cross has Given out million of the million sent big what Are they keeping it the next flood come lets get the Money where it is heeded right these people have suffered they should not have to Pat Wilson Souris motivated students do Well in math i am writing regarding the headline grads weak in math free june readers should be aware that the teachers in our province have been involved in an important activity that contributes to the improvement of the problem solving skills of our for Many schoolteachers have devoted time outside of the regular curriculum to training students for Competition in National contests in mathematics and computing to assist them in the preparation of students for these the Institute of Industrial mathematical sciences at the University of Manitoba has held a workshop on problem solv ing for students in senior 2 and senior each workshop consisted of five consecutive saturdays in january and february when the students were trained to understand mathematics and problem solving the strengths and weaknesses of our students depend on motivation and we have no control Over innate mathematical but we at the University and in the High schools can provide motivation and students in the program Are placing them in a group of equally motivated students brings out the Best in All of the purposes of the workshops Are to pro vide opportunities for our Best Stu dents who Are motivated in opportunities to achieve their full potential and opportunities to compete better in National the students about 85 each year were selected by the schools in and around we highly gratified with results of our students in the the students Are very motivated and enthusiastic about the program in what it does to their own self esteem and information about Sims is available on its web Page Are hoping to expand the workshops this year to senior 4 As Well if we can find the necessary Winnipeg historic album offered to family a few months ago at an estate i came into Possession of a photo it belonged to an edit contains Many Neofa Kiili photos of the construction of How to reach us the free press welcomes letters from letters must be signed and should include a clearly printed address and Telephone names will be published but not 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 maybe submitted through the internet at . Letters sent via the internet obviously cannot be but must include Home address and Telephone Hydro transmission lines into the City of Winnipeg circa 191011 photos of Transcona baseball and hockey teams from the same Era construction scenes from mud Birds Lac do Milner Ridge and crossing the Winnipeg River membership ticket for the Point do Bis skating club 1910 11 trains and train wrecks and Many other photos too numerous to if there Are any relatives of Mcgibbon or someone at the City of Winnipeg historical society or Winnipeg Hydro who would be interested in this please Contact me at 519 3693915 and i will gladly Send it to Gordon Marshall right to know a political football of the Public should know and should be made aware of what its government is doing with its tax Money what kind of political action it is nobody would debate the medias constant its persistent stressing of the Public right to makes one wonder if not much of this Basic right has been turned into another one of these unwholesome political foot balls misleading rather then serving1 the Winnipeg Green rooftops bring a smile a few weeks ago free press editor Nicholas Hurst requested ideas for improving our downtown City you were Winnipeg City Centre needs far interesting or Best of All Little doable ideas so Here is Green the rooftop View for office workers and Best of ail the downtown Lack of Colour can be depressing and just a touch of Green can be a As time goes cities Wilt become even More let be the first to Colour the View for future already Winnipeg has an International reputation for our Green suburban would it be possible to bring this Green idea to City Centre rooftops just the thought of greening the Verti Cal makes people m9t me i Fiffi tve8 Winnipeg too Many flood victims Are waiting for a Reader premiers roots used for effect after Reading descriptions of pre Mier Gary Hilmons leadership style As that of a i was reminded of a poem from Edgar Lee masters spoon River in the Anthony of Humble Rose to the top position in a having forgot ten his Findlay was thereafter noted for grinding the faces of the the poem concludes tersely beware of the Man who rises to Power from one Premier Filmon has not entirely forgotten his roots he trots them out whenever he judges them to be politically after retiring from Premier Filmon is said to be considering Sev eral among them Volunteer work in the third is this a crisis of conscience a Means of atonement noblesse at last a trickle Down effect or is it a blatant search for recognition from afar and elder statesman status think Premier a Jimmy youre not Winnipeg few Appeal no fault awards in writing to respond to Fred Clev Erlys recent column about Manitoba Public insurance problems with no because the personal injury Protection plan Pipp is currently being reviewed by an Independent Sion under Sam i am prepared to defer most of Cleverley com ments about Pipp to that his sweeping statement that no fault compensation Falls far Short of what Many people believe to be either prompt or adequate is Contra dieted by the of More than injury compensation claims received by Manitoba Public insurance Mph in the first two years of Pipps less than one per cent of the decisions made about compensation were appealed through the Independent internal Appeal Only about on third of those were overturned or customers not satisfied by internal Appeal decisions can Appeal those to an Exter Nal body called the automobile injury compensation Appeal yet Only 33 claimants used this option in the first two years and Only seven of those decisions were overturned or Cleverley is also inaccurate when he says Pipp discriminates against people Over under people dont qualify for income replacement if no income is lost As is the Case for such As pen whose sources of income Arent affected by people who lose full time or Par time wages As the result of injuries caused in collisions do receive income replace ment under Pipp no matter what their Ages or who was at and All claimants Are eligible for permanent impairment reimbursement for and whatever medical and rehabilitation assistance is As far As savings generated by the no fault plan is saving aut Opac customers an estimated per policy in Jim Kingdon corporate communications Mph Winnipeg hanging Bills on new tenant unfair Why should a new tenant of Centra Gas be made to pay off another ten ants debt new tenant gets Gas pains from centres july do we not have a system known As Small claims i know if i owe a it is in my no one and i am responsible for paying it or suffer the quenches of court what happens if the previous tenant left town with say a Bill of owing Why does Centra Gas let the Bill get so High before cutting its services the registered owner of the property should be made to foot the Bill until the previous owner is As it is their responsibility to rent to appropriate tenants and do the proper checks with regards to tenants credit Jim Huggan Winnipeg 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