Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 16, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free october a13 funds raised for Halifax immigration tribute Canadian press Newman was Only 10 years old when the ship carrying his family docked at Halifax pier but he remember s it they had spent 18 months on the run from their Home in German occupied Austria and czechoslovak the welcoming was not music playing and people the historical writer said recalling that Day 50 years we had tags on us like an Eaton oat where we came the and were put into cages for Sott Newman was Ift to Halifax yester Day for the launch of a National fundraising Campaign to transform Canadas last immigration shed into a memorial to transatlantic Over four More that million immigrants set foot on Canadian soil for the first time at the pier 21 Between 1928 and War brides and Childe vat Al soldiers Goi Passet Lute Premier Russell Maclellan and other dignitaries hailed the build Ings restoration As one of the cites greatest we will have Here an Opportunity to Tell Canada this is where a lot of the soul of Canada was Maclellan were All boat Newman told those gathered a this country was put together not by in or but by Waves of me said Canada builds too few monuments to its 1 believe its time we began to sing some songs m Praise of to we put of selves Money of tote heritage Centre was announced As a legacy of the 199s to Summit in the Federal and provincial governments agreed to contribute million and the municipality has donated pier 21 society president Ruth Goldbloom said her group has raised More than million of the additional million that will be needed to refurbish the the revitalized pier 21 will marry the Best of our past and the Promise of our she personal artefacts and preserved historical and personal Memorabilia will be combined with the latest interact multimedia technology to inform and educate some visitors per Kingsley stands by move allowing vote As red River raged by Paul Samyn National reporter Ottawa Canadas chief electoral officer yesterday stood behind his decision to allow voting to carry on in the red River Valley As Manitoban struggled to hold Back the flood of the in 1 feel the right Sion was Jeanpierre Kingsley said in releasing his report on the june 2 Federal who toured the Floo Drav aged Ridings of Southern Manitoba on May 2 before declaring voting had not become said he continued to Monitor the situation and was prepared to change his it was always in the Back of my mind that if the situation got i always knew it was possible for me to go Kingsley said he feels the Powers he had under the Canada elections act to Deal with natural disasters such As those posed by the flood Are adequate and he made no recommendations for any preliminary statistics from Kings Leys report show Manitoba voter turnout was per Down from the per cent in the 1993 Canadas voter turnout was Down to 67 per cent from 69 per a trend that worries i cant explain the Low voter turnout across the he that should be of concern of All Kingsley used his report to Call for reforms to make Canadas electoral system More priority must be Given to further modernize our present electoral legis lation if the Canadian elector is to be served in an open and fair he chief among his recommendations is that lobby groups be subject to the same financial disclosure and spend ing rules As political parties in an Effort to level the playing Kingsley said All canadians have the right to know who is intervening in the political debate and where the Money is coming the proposals were immediately attacked by David head of Kingsley stands by the National citizens As a sickening violation of fundamental he characterized Kingsley As unfit to hold his office and called for his Somerville led a Legal Battle that prompted the Alberta court of Appeal to strike Down Federal legislation that hobbled lobby groups by forbidding advertising expenses of More than to directly promote any elec Tion the supreme court of Canada last week overturned similar restrictions in Quebec provincial referendum Kingsley said he Only wants to level the playing if this situation is not it could eventually erode the financial foundation of the electoral he among Kingsley other recommendations allow the chief electoral officer to appoint returning officers on Merit instead of the current practice of patronage appointments by Cabinet review advertising blackout rules which now apply Only to political Par ties and not candidates or third parties revise electoral boundaries every five years instead of the current 10 Pool winterizing kits Ecial m my pm new inti of a m Stop thur who shop Kravco pools re Coupon save tax for 1997 income tax savings receive a get credit income producing unlimited personal use special fall incentives can am re serving Manitoba for 15 Tara Call or dal Ailt or at Roblin bringing the Best to you Tau Tinq the 1998 a new 290borsepower y8a new n transmission that memories driving a new multiplex 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