Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 10, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba A8 Winnipeg free september arson main cause of school fires staff reporter despite Calls to beef up fire arson remains the number one cause of school fires in the cites fire prevention coordinator there Are fire problems in schools As a result of but i cant do any thing about Roger chamber land said of 19 fires in Winnipeg schools last 12 were deliberately two were caused by careless smoking and the cause of five was Chat Berland despite chamber land said his department has recently been called last year 12 of 19 fires were deliberately set on by the Manitoba association of school trustees to increase its Annu Al inspections of Chamberland said his department now conducts inspections of about half of approximately 250 schools in the inspections involve a thorough Wal through of the school and grounds and examination of the Fife Drill Logbook to ensure Emer gency procedures and other fire prevention practices Are he but he said dwindling resources make it impossible for the depart ment to inspect each and every school in the but they Mast would like us to go Back to two to three inspections Pef we just cant do that aft he its up to the school Divi Sion to ensure that its schools abide by the regulations contained in the fire Chamberland any time a school requests our assistance for drills were there for he but we expect school boards and teachers and principals to take some responsibility As Chamberlaid said Acci dental school fires Are not a problem in whereas arson is a big if there was a fire problem in wed shift our he Mast executive director Jerry Macneil acknowledged that arson is a considerable problem in Winnipeg on june an intentionally set fire caused More than million damage at Ecol Guyot in arson was also determined to be the cause of an fire at Whyte Ridge elementary school in fort Garry five Days in arson is becoming such a problem in Winnipeg and Brandon schools that Mast risk manager Keith Thomas said earlier this year that arson and vandalism has caused several millions of dollars in damages Over the past four the added insurance costs have prompted some schools to hire after hours Security guards to patrol he but Macneil said despite the arson fire inspections seem to help prevent accidental fires in the presence of a fire officer was always a noticeable he we want people to know that fire is a its the hockey Sale Canada Waits him the official protective equipment of the 600 tacks senior regular Price Junior regular Price Jones up 3600 senior shoulder regular Price 2220 revolution skate the introduction of Kohl revolution skates Price 99 custom Ioc priv if Yth sa11 139 199 minimum 2o off senior zoom brass a solution 200 gloves Jere hp220 hockey Ponti new Ergo Dynomo or non pretest on system 99 89 Japan Eastlim m d to awl few Fri w my is Estail Jar i Winnipeg i u Iakov disputed Westwood bus route remains service provided at school request pending april Survey by Kevin Rollason City Hall reporter a group of Westwood residents is upset that a new bus route through their Community will stay until at least next if that is democracy at its its Arlene Van Ruiten said yesterday after being told the civic works and operations committee had decided to keep the two Way transit route 82 until a Survey is done next its very in not Happy to hear the residents were fighting a move by the committee earlier this summer to change the one Way bus route to a two Way route during Peak As the midday bus route was can celled and replaced with a new demand response the Dart from 9 to on week Days and 9 to on Satur no notice the residents had fought the proposal in years but this time the change in the service was made with out notice after a request by the local school James the lawyer representing the residents said they Are concerned about the safety of their children As Well As the potential dam age to their houses and the Street from the heavier buses on the Edmond said All the residents wanted was the Chance to air their concerns at a Public meeting before any transit changes were but Anne a member of the parents advisory group in the Jame Assiniboia school said the school division believes the two Way bus service is needed to help Stu dents get to area without a two Way Atten dance at the schools would be diff Hud Brand parents grateful every Homeowner and resident of Westwood benefits from having schools with All Grade Levels in their the parents of Westwood appreciate the Pat Phillips the local also called into ques Tion 9 petition gathered by the Resi dents opposed to the transit Phillips said the 900 signatures on the petition represent Only 515 of the Homes in the Are and Phillips said several of the people who signed it later asked to have their names removed when they were told it was the school division which initiated the this group of have taken up enough of the Community Phillips our children Are our main concern and 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