Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 22, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Brian Cole 6977044 readers9 forum Winnipeg free press Wjk 4 4 july f i i salvation army keeps Aid flowing i am writing to express some sentiments regarding the after math of the flood of the i have spent the last few months sharing in the Hurt and losses suffered by flood in those of my her husband and her two Young i have seen in that time what the human spirit is capable of coping with and what i feel warrants acknowledgement during this time is the generosity and warmhearted acts of the salvation its members on a regular taken the time to visit the residents of Grande Pointe and stopped in to see my with each visit came some very much appreciated bottled treats for the kids and a few snack some times the kids were Given it int so much what they gave but the fact that they have been there every few Days to show that the flood int Over for so Many though much of the Media has abandoned the big Story As yesterdays now is the time to focus on the people left behind and alone to Deal with not Only the loss of their Homes and All of their possessions but also the resulting stresses that Manifest them selves in All manner of particularly in Janine Legal Winnipeg flood treatment objectionable i wanted to write about feelings of some of the flood victims regarding the Way we were treated during our this includes people who were not and the in not talking about just some who Felt their tax Money should not be going towards people like you if it did happen to i sure hesitate to help they Are the ones who have three Money in the a Nice Home and live in a very secure area in win leave go Lay on the Couch or go maybe go to a if they get a Flat tire that is almost the end of the excuse i live there because my wife grew up plus i go according to my weve gone through a lot in the last first my wife consigned an apartment for one of my the daughter and her Boyfriend were living together but things didst go right so they split my wife had to end up pay ing for their rent for the next 10 she is still then a few months ago my Niece died in i went there to give my last respects and support my Little were having a Tough time to make ends then this disaster Hap in not i just do what i have to my place has been now in just waiting for an award letter just the other the Csc shows up at my place and discusses the level i was i was below the water level Ive been there since when the flood of 1979 came it hit the floor of my Mobile so i jacked up my place another of a metre the government Only gave me about i had Over after i fixed i put skirt ing later on they put a level on the Hydro Post where i should Marc free press while some Dike work goes on at Grande Pointe in the floods the salvation army pays Welcome visits on a regular 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 May be submitted through the internet at . Letters sent via the internet obviously cannot be but must include Home address and Telephone i cant remember if they told us about i asked my wife and she cant recall them telling i was half a metre from my floor during last years i thought i would never get flooded that i was Safe Surprise we get a disaster i got three big pieces of equipment from perimeter and they put a Dike around my water goes Over the my Home was what in trying to say is the Csc comes Over with wrong facts about me moving there after the 1979 flood and saying that i knew i was putting my Mobile unit under the Reading of the water i really dont know where they got their information then that night on the news they said Why should taxpayers pay for people like me who knew about the then they blame inspectors for not when i heard the i was just devastated that they used me for plus pictures of my Home that Ive been renovating for the last six i just wonder what some people Are thinking of As we should be supporting each other when there is a not trying to find every Little Rule that people when the Csc i figured they wanted to know How things were i wanted to Tell them about seniors who have been working All their they get this disaster and if they have to fix their Homes they have to pay 20 per cent plus depreciation of All their with their fixed incomes from their How could they make it i am a Little perturbed about what happened but As a True Canadian i will get Back on my feet and in the if one of my Neighbours is in a i will be there to when i go to bed at night i will sleep i really feel sorry for the ones who live in their own Little sheltered George certain Winnipeg loosen those Aid purse strings Friendly Manitoba Doest seem so Friendly to those suffering flood the provincial government is concerned enough to Send in trauma treatment teams but not concerned enough to pay up witness the Csc to picture of a poor woman standing in the remains of her Home that is stripped to the two by fours and the recipient of a Cheque for that a sick come Filmon youre talking about reducing loosen the purse strings and Shell out a bit More for our hapless fellow Alec Herbert Winnipeg disaster red tape immoral and callous the nation has responded to the Manitoba flood disaster in a manner to be reverberated around the culminating in the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh to the stricken flood now its up to the three Levels of government to play their the haggling Over entitlements to financial claims by the flood victims emanates mainly from the pms using bureaucratic red tape to slow Down the release of Federal and in Many cases to disqualify claimants such As Par time this is immoral and in the Case of our Mammoth flood disaster of the and consider ing the ramifications in the the government red which is a menace to the function of any govern should be waived forthwith to accommodate All the flood so As to give them some Hope for rehabilitating without which they Are doomed to an existence of utter the promised by the Manitoba government with a deductible has caused agonizing con if put into effect As would see the afflicted property own ers in so rather than see this happen and compound the the Best Solu Tion Here would be for the Federal government to shoulder some responsibility and pay the deductible in full to the Filmon so that the full could be paid to replace each lost doing this would save Manitoban an unnecessary tax our finance minister had broadcast that the Federal government coffers Are in Good shape and that theres room to release some of this Money where most what better cause than our flood victims use the hypothesis if i were to win the super a great segment of the winnings would go to All these victims who lost their All and fought so valiantly to save their Victor Heyn Winnipeg everyone Able to decide on nudity nudity fails to amuse Security free july 13 indicates the Winnipeg Folk festival has no firm policy on Public if complaints Are Park authorities have the authority to charge naked i am a longtime advocate defending personal everyone has the ability to decide whether their nudity is to use the children were pre sent idea to justify opponents insecurity is a defence which cannot be children Are inquisitive and Are will ing to and to hide from them teaches Ca Rolfe Winnipeg pm column misrepresents teams findings the july 14 column by Frances Russell is an attempt to misrepresent the findings of our pm inspection our All was nominated by the Canadian veterinary medical the american association of Equine practitioners and the International league for the Protection of the fact veterinarians with training and expertise in Equine management Are the most qualified to review and comment on pm ranch no other animal agricultural prac Tice is More highly responsible industries always seek to improve and it was in this context we made our few recommendations for this progressive and proactive sector of Equine ranch and her misleading Point of did leave out the conclusion of our team based on our the allegations of inhumane treatment of horses involved in pm ranching Are Arthur Winnipeg data is archaic or misleading it seems obvious that Frances rus sell has made up her mind about pregnant mares urine pm ranch regardless of what the experts Are in late i read an objective article in your own reporting that Independent professionals representing three of the most respected Equine and welfare organizations in the world confirm that pm ranching is a responsible and humane i dont know for whom Frances Russell is i wish to take Issue with the Winnipeg free press for permitting rus sell to continue to promote her subjective views of pm with archaic or misleading information that is in my where pm ranch ing is concerned the facts contained in the Independent professionals report speak for Wil Davis Douglas Queen rates a curtsy i was in Ottawa at the time of the Queens and was appalled that our heritage minister had refrained from Curts Ying to our beloved Queen once upon a Long Princess Alice came to visit she was a of in govern ment when Margaret Mcwilliams was Mcwilliams was also an out standing member of the University women club of then As in the former Resi Dence of Ralph to honour the Mcwilliams gathered together the members who would have the honour of meeting Princess Alice when she would and you must All practise your curtsied amid sounds of crackling the chosen few lined up in the Hall at 54 and Practised their the Day and the Princess was duly greeted with then a maid took the Royal coat and put it Over a chair in an adjoining info Stu another thinking it had been carelessly left by one of the Mem placed it on a rack with those of the after with obvious said to sit beside the Princess and talk to i did not but the Princess soon that there was trouble below she i they have lost my and they for it had been put on the rack with All the eventually the lost coat was found and the Princess evidently times have changed for the worse it seems to me that it is still appropriate for women to curtsy to whatever her personal thoughts about showing respect to Sheila Copps represents All Canadian people As our heritage i was saddened that her personal Agenda would not allow her to show the respect the great majority of Cana Dian people would have expected of a minister of the Crown As the head of the heritage Doris Winnipeg doonesbury by Garry Trudeau Pon Awn in a fam Anuj was you Hap any bar ;