Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 24, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 Winnipeg free july Ken free press incoming base commander Watt leads Parade at ceremony change of command at local air Force base 17 wings top gun transferred to Ottawa a change of command ceremony at Canadian forces base Winnipeg was held yesterday to recognize the appointment of colonel Thomas Watt As commander of 17 since Watt had been Deputy chief of staff for operations of the Wing made up of military personnel and 671 civilian he replaces who is mov ing to Ottawa to become director of air strategic planning at National defence Watt joined the Canadian forces in 1969 and attended Royal roads military College As Well As Royal military College in graduating with a Bachelor of arts in political he was trained As an air navigator at Canadian forces air navigation school in Winnipeg and joined 409 Al weather fighter Squadron in As an air intercept navigator on the cf101 in Watt was transferred to 410 operational 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cancer association Cigna v the Cigna women health Hope plan is underwritten by Cigna life insurance company of twin trademark of the National breast cancer used under red River appoints new president women at Helm of two College in Winnipeg by Melanie Verhaeghe for the free press three of Winnipeg pos secondary institutes now have female leaders at the red River Community College this week announced the appointment of Jacqueline the current Vic president of Educa Tion at Kwant Len University College in Vancou she will take Over As red Rivers president on its said Marsha president of the University of Winnipeg and the first female University president in Western i How very Forward thinking of us in but if there were three no one would Bat an Hanen was named president in the University of Manitoba first female Emoke was appointed last Hanen said women have always been equal in but its taken a while to get recon theres going to come a time when we wont notice at she it wont occur to anyone to its a Szathmary said theres no reason Why senior academic women be considered for top intellect resides in both there Are More and More women in universities than Ever she adding More than half the undergraduate students at u of m Are Rocc hired a consultant in february to assist in the hiring of a a National search began and who be reached yes was chosen from a Short list of four can Rocc held open forums with All the candidates so staff could ask staff reception to thachuk comments were warm and there was a lot of said Jen Nifer executive assistant to a rfcs Board of besides her other thachuk has been working at Kwant Len College As an accounting instructor for 15 prior to teaching she established her own accounting served in the office of the auditor general of Canada and taught his tory and science in the Ontario secondary school she obtained her math degree from the University of Toronto and an executive master of business administration program at Simon Fraser thachuk succeeds Tony who resigned in March 1997 after seven years in the presidents to pursue a career in the Pri vate Rocc is Manitoba second largest pos Sec Mondary with an annual student Popula Tion of group raising Cash for Portage by David Kuxhaus staff reporter to property owners Portage Avenue Are starting to Ante up in an Effort to revitalize the the results so far Are very John spokesman for the newly re ated Portage Avenue property said the group asked property owners Between Spence and main streets to contribute for every foot of frontage the Money will be used to set up the associations office and hire a Hodgert said they need to raise a total of the association already has a verbal commitment from 19 of the 49 owners and Hodgert is confident the others will con the formation of the association was one of several recommendations made recently by Vancouver consultant Jay who was hired by the downtown merchants to Analyse the areas problems and suggest Wollenberg said the establishment of the association was important to demonstrate to the Public and politicians that the private sector is prepared to invest its own Money and to act independently of government the associations creation is part of a larger plan to pump million from the private sector into the with the Hopes of convincing the City to contribute a Matching Mil the new coordinator will act As the associations executive to get All the plans to push for new tenants and to meet with political and downtown most of the million will be used to Spruce up Portage Avenue and install decorative benches and lighting and More attractive store Hodgert said there Are also plans for an investment it would provide Matching funds to owners looking to make improvements to their proper Hodgert said the Money would Only be available to those owners who join the Assoc a great tire Bonus air Miles and a Chance to win a Learjet for a month summarization package thai service includes tightening of ill belts its us 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