Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 11, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free september As councillors tout savings in switch to agencies by Kevin Rollason City Hall reporter City Hall is preparing to hand Over control of some civic departments to pseudo private called special operating or the program would see cer Tain civic departments incorporate the principles of the private sector while continuing to follow the policies of it has to be approved by City Council and later accepted by the provincial i think its just mayor Susan Thompson said yesterday after the proposal was unveiled at executive policy it is value for tax payers we said there has to be ways of saving Money and this is one of those Thompson said no one knows at this time How much the City could save with or which departments would be the provincial which has had Soas since credits them with saving million last the Federal government has 17 Soas while in great Britain they rep resent 70 per cent of its civil the province has created 16 Soas in several including the fire commissioners Manitoba text Book Fleet vehicles and the civil Legal services since its Fleet Agency became the first Soa in 1992 it has reduced the number of government cars and trucks by 25 per cent for an annual saving of Mil the province expects to have about 50 Soas in Soa is neither a government depart ment or Crown but continues to report to a As their employees Are still civil servants and Are still accountable to the the difference is that they operate More As a business than a taxpayer funded with a strict adherence to profit and John chairman of the cites Soa called Soas a giant step Forward in working together Between councillors and the civic theres very few peo ple who dont think its a Good we Are not Here to try to snooker the after they see what is be said John seconded to the City by the province where he coordinates Soa he said Soas can be As Small As four people or As Large As a whole it really depends on the business need or the govern ment need of there is Only one taxpayer and they Are the Winner Overall in Paul president of cupe local said the Union is taking a wait and see we Are prepared to give it a Chance and sit Down with the i truly believe the Public expects efficiencies and if we can do that with that would be More adults Back in class dropouts less Likely to return by Nick Martin education reporter the number of adults Reuf n ing to school full time has tripled in the past 20 but those with the greatest need for More education Are the least Likely to go statistics Canada said yester High school dropouts Are less Likely to go Back to school than Are grads or people with some pos secondary Sta scan some adult canadians returned to High Community College or University full time in for the unemployment rate of High school leavers is nearly three times that of University graduates per cent versus per but the percentage of High school leavers who return to school full time per cent is much lower than that of those with a University degree per said statistics Canada researcher Dave Young women who Are single parents returned to school More than Young adults As a whole and at More than four times the rate of Young mothers with husbands the study attributed that to their High unemployment rate per cent the highest of All groups stud in Gower men were times More Likely to return to school than were but there now roughly equal in that those in their late 20s Are twice As Likely to return to school As Are peo ple in their and 10 times As Likely As those aged 40 to Sturgeon Creek collegiate Princi pal Don tit Timerman has about 90 adult students enrolled this some in their we have ones Here for specific graphic theres some want academic upgrading to get into he others Are funded by human resources and development Canada to study computer skills or food they mix in there highly Timmerman this retraining several times in your life time is very several guidance counsellors said yesterday that adult students take advantage of flexible timetables to Book All their classes in the morning and Early afternoon so they can hold full time Sturgeon Creek student Liz Green Halgh graduated from Grade 12 at Sisler High school in 1977 and later took some nigh school accounting Shes done some accounting work and held Par time i was Home for about nine years with my she Ive been cutting my family i just loved it and wanted to get my because the Public schools act allows free entry to High school Only to age the 38yearold Greenhalgh is paying to take Sturgeon creeks 10month cosmetology its a career Choice for she it was nerve racking at i didst i would fit there pretty Young in her Wayne Lowacki Winnipeg free press taking works on daughter Shes settling in and learning teenage weve done a lot its incredible what Ive Learned Winnipeg school division has 391 students 21 or older in its regular and at the Winnipeg adult education a University of Manitoba spokesman said per cent of under graduates last year enrolled As mature students when they were 21 or up from per cent in 1994 mature students Are judged on factors in addition to their High school As per cent of undergrads entering first year were Manitoba High school graduates who did not come to University that compared to per cent in the provincial department of Edu cation said full time Manitoba students last year were 18 or wednesday 24th pm concert Hall a Robert c Benia production tickets on Sale now at All ticketmaster outlets or Call 2047803333 Baker Lake prints 1997 collection opening 12th continuing through 27th the upstairs Galli 266 Edmonton r2c1r9 phone 9432734 19x9437726 Ift Cal Burron lumber Sale shingles 20 or warranty covers 33 in Stock Only Gate West Coin one of Canadas largest Coin dealers and official Canadian mint distributors to the 6em pow a weft Mhz twee to Teton All current mint products available at mint Issue Price 1711 Corydon Malor Coin Market maker 925 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