Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 14, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Sunday free press september 14, 1997 a4 editor John Douglas / 697-7230 email sunday free fress local governors Homework study Hall our goals and achievements i n Joe us 5szathmary d vice Chancellor invite you to the of the governors diversity of Manitoba september 24, 1997 Drake Centre Garry Campus in available in m lot Sidman Crescent Stop at the information Centre 423 University Crescent for directions Coffee from to am to 10 30 am meeting from 10 30 am to noon both campuses an interactive video feed will be available on the Bannatyne Campus in theatre a Basic medical sciences building 730 William Avenue for those unable to attend the meeting in person for information please Call 474-8346 the University of Manitoba teacher supervised Homework sessions at your neighbourhood Sylvan after school or Early avg. From $5 or. 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A non violence is blocking holding restraining without applying violence. How to physically position yourself so you done to get kicked in the Groin or punched or knocked Down a Mcintyre said. The courses Are designed not Only for teachers to protect themselves but More frequently to protect out of control children from hurting themselves or other students he said. A1993 its Survey found one in to respondents had been physically assaulted in some Way in a 16-month period. Its time to update that report said Mcintyre. However neither its Manitoba association of school trustees nor Winnipeg police service has any current data on violence against teachers. Union representatives said teachers attacked on the Job Are reluctant to be identified publicly or interviewed. A i can understand Why teachers would be interested in finding some Way to protect themselves a said Susan Bush president of the Winnipeg teachers association. A people Are worried Are concerned. We Are getting an increasing number of situations where teachers Are getting injured on the Job a Bush said. Most training emphasizes avoiding getting into physical situations Bush added. A a there a not too Many people who Are going to get in a kids face. We re trained not to do that a said Lori Wilcosh principal of Mulvey school and former vice principal at . Russell High school. A i got kicked last year for the first time in 20 years a she said. But Wilcosh said teachers should defuse situations verbally and not push aggressive students into a Corner particularly in of Rhet of their friends when saving face becomes crucial. A a we re trained in non physical crisis intervention a she said. Strini Reddy executive director of the Manitoba association of school superintendents said school divisions Zero tolerance of violence policy combined with conflict Resolution training have had an Impact on the incidents of violence. By Kevin Rollason City Hall reporter Winnipeg homeowners repairing their houses after the flood of the Century might get a break on civic permits. Coun. John Angus St. Norbert is asking the City to waive the fees for various permits including building and waterway applications. Angus told the Riverbank management committee last week that homeowners repairing flood damage or trying to build Protection against future floods should not have to shoulder the additional Cost of permits. A a in a not saying they get the Geo technical surveys but it is a double whammy for people already Short of Money to say it will Cost a few dollars More to do the work because of the permits a Angus said. A the work they do will also save the City Money because the More people protect their Homes the less Well have to spend to protect them next Angus said the fees should not be waived for anyone constructing a new building. Coun. Harry Lazarenko Mynarski committee chairman said councillors should support waiving the fees. A it would be a Good gesture to show we re concerned a Lazarenko said. A these people have to rebuild. I done to think anyone will reject meanwhile coun. John Prystanski has asked for a report on the pros and cons of allowing people to build new Homes in areas subject to flooding. A we have to look at the next 20 to 30 years Down the Road a Prystanski Point Douglas said. A if we know these houses Are going to be flooded out maybe we approve them there. If we had done this 30 years ago we would have saved the City emotional and financial hardship this Eugene Kozera the provinces flood damage reduction Engineer said the City would have suffered billions of dollars in damage if the flood Way Gates Hadnot been raised 12 centimetres higher than Normal. A the works were constructed to protect Winnipeg a Kozera told City councillors during a tour of the flood control Structure at the South end of the City. A if the City a dikes Are in danger you can raise the Gates More. We kept the Levels at 24.5 feet at James Avenue Ste. Agathe throwing Ste. Agathe is throwing a party to thank people who pitched in during the flood. Starting at 4 . Today entertainers and activities will fill the Ste. Agathe Arena. The Community was the first and one of the hardest hit during this Springs flood. Because any higher and the water would have gone Over some dikes and up Kozera estimated damage to Winnipeg would have been easily More than $10 billion without the flood Way. He warned that when a not if the City is hit with a flood the magnitude of the 1826 flood he does no to know How the City will hold Back the Waters even with the flood Way. A the Only Way to save Winnipeg is to raise the primary dikes by six feet. I done to know if that a possible. It would be impossible to save any House Between the primary dikes and the a party to say thanks the party is being thrown to thank All the volunteers who helped. A a it a Only a Small Way we can say thanks to those people and recognize their contribution said Claude Lemoine one of the events organizers. A come on entertainment includes Hart Rouge and Marcel soul Odre. Bill Bell is teaching martial arts to teachers. By Nick Martin education reporter _ teachers feeling increasingly threatened in their classrooms Are turning to martial arts self defence training. Half a dozen Winnipeg teachers have enrolled at the Chin a dragon Institute in West Kildonan some after being physically assaulted says head instructor Bill Bell. A the classes Are really growing a said Bell. A some of them have been intimidated by gangs they be been threatened. One was Given a couple of shoves. A they want full out training in both Kung fun and aikido he said. The Only teacher in the class willing to be interviewed said she has not been threatened or attacked but has seen an array of homemade weapons confiscated from students at her school. A a in a Here for self Confidence and self esteem so if something happens in the system i can protect myself and the other students a said the woman who did not want to identify herself or her school. A a there a always a handful who Are a bomb about to go off a she said. The Best solution is to keep a positive attitude in the classroom and defuse any problems verbally the teacher said. However should she have to protect herself or other kids a a in a very confident ;