Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 14, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 Winnipeg free july local Shannon Graham and Jan Cuggy watch Margaret tryna City left and Dolores Macpherson artists go to great lengths to save Gimli Headquarters by Bill Redekop staff reporter Gimli the Small town mural painting craze has already been taken to new now local artists Here Are taking it to new lengths a 300metre Long pictorial history of Gimli on its famous Harbour were trying to build the longest outdoor Art gallery in the said artist Margaret try president of the Gimli Art the first painting is a Teepee Vil followed by White Canvas buildings of the first then thatched roof huts of Early other landscapes painted into the breakwater include a Field of every fish species in Lake and the Little elves of icelandic about 30 of 164 paintings Are its hoped the rest will be finished before the Panama games sailing competitions Start Here next beautifying the town int the Only says the Gimli Art clubs har Bour front building is just a stones throw from the and investors Are eying it for develop so hoping to keep their wanted to demonstrate their Worth and raise their pro More than 30 artists have volunteered their contributions from the Gimli credit Union and private donors Are paying for sup now that Treyve seen what we can i dont think they go ahead and take Over the build says All paintings Are in acrylic that is brushstrokes especially thick and then sealed with a resin Dolores who is working on a depiction of the 1897 lady of the Lake says paint ing on Cement creates some prob such As trying to keep your lines Many of the paintings Are being taken from historical including one of How the Harbour looked before modern develop people strolling by have been very artists people Are taking photographs and even asking for said fewer students Hunt for jobs this summer by Keith Mcarthur staff reporter its a Good year for Manitoba Stu dents looking for summer but Only because theres less Competition this a recent labour Force Survey Manitoba student unemployment rate fell to 13 per cent this june from per cent a year but the decrease has nothing to do with Job the jobless rate has fallen because fewer students Are looking for work compared to june of a lot of students have just Given up looking for work and there not counted in the unemployment said Margaret student association Vic president at the University of students Are disillusioned with the Job Market right there were just students working in the province last month compared to in june the total number of Job eligible students has remained fairly constant this year compared to last statistics Canada defines a student As anyone aged 15 to 24 who attended school full time in March and plans to return in the Rocque student placement coordinator for said Job opportunities at the student Job Centre Are much better than last he said there have been about 35 per cent More jobs posted so far this sum Mer compared to this time last and the jobs Are better the average wage for a student Job so far this year is compared to last Gameiro but he acknowledged that fewer University students sought work through the Centre this Gameiro said he understands if Stu dents Are getting frustrated looking for because the student employ ment situation was so bad a couple of years its hard to get a its nothing but youve just got to go out there and keep he bryans said that even students who find jobs Are having a hard time putting themselves through she said that while students might be Able to earn enough in the summer to cover most cant earn enough to pay for books and living the National student unemployment rate was per cent in com pared to 13 per cent in Job centres set up across the province will be open through the sum students looking for and employers offering can Call 983 5520 for More Biz would fight parking problem with color coded signs staff every parking spot in Down town Winnipeg could soon be mapped out and clearly designated with Colo coded signs in eng French and the downtown Biz and the Cham Ber of Commerce want to do a comprehensive parking Doug executive director of the the perception is still that parking is a problem in the City Cen downtown Biz is already compiling a database of All the cites parking which which includes where they How Many spots they contain and the Biz and the chamber Are ask ing the cites executive policy com Mittee to approve the funding under the Winnipeg development agreement at its meeting Clark said they would like to pro Duce maps that would clearly outline where people can Park along with some sort of Colour coding system that identifies which lots Arent available during the As they would include Points of interest in the downtown so peo ple would know the closest place to Park to the museum of Man and for Clark said the Colour coding would be extended to signs for parking so people could Tell at a glance when they would be allowed to Park and he said the signs would include Spanish for next Summers Panama Clark also said the Biz is talking to the provincial government about using its lots in seniors Day july 15 at your neighbourhood Safeway seniors 65 and Over that use this will get this up to a maximum grocery Purchase of its that easy use your Safeway club card to receive your 10 seniors discount this wednesday seniors will get 10 their grocery Bill up to a maximum of Worth of just show your seniors 1u and use your Safeway club its that your 10 seniors Day discount cannot be combined with the 5 savings Safeway food drug your comments Are Welcome on new proposed boating safety regulations Power and operator competency recreational boating is becoming increasingly popular in 200 lives Are lost and boating incidents occur annually across the As a changes to boating regulations have been proposed to come into Force during the 1999 boating the amendments were published in the Canada Gazette on june 1998 and will be subject to a 75day Public comment under the proposed the following restrictions on operator age and vessel Power would be in place for the 1999 boating season no person under 12 years of age May operate a Power boat with engine Power greater than Kwh 10 he unless they Are by someone 16 or no person 12 years of age but not yet 16 years of age May operate a boat with engine Power greater than 30 Kwh 40 unless they Are by someone 16 or no person under 16 years of age May operate a personal new regulations would also introduce the following requirements for operator to be phased in Over a ten year period As of april any person under 16 years of age operating any powered recreational vessel must have the necessary proof of As of april any person operating any powered recreational vessel of less than four metres including personal watercraft must have the necessary proof of by april any person operating any powered recreational vessel must have the necessary proof of As of april persons born after april who rent and operate any powered recreational vessel will be required to Complete a rental boat safety As of april this will be required of All persons who rent a powered recreational vessel of less than four metres As of april the completion of a rental boat safety checklist will be required for All persons who rent and operate any powered recreational persons aged 55 or older on the enforce Date will be exempt from these requirements and there will be a Grace period for nonresidents of Canada or recognition of their own states operator safety if you have comments on these proposed please Forward them by August either by email to or by regular mail to Small vessel partnership project safety and environmental Canadian coast guard fisheries and oceans Canada 200 Kent Ontario k1a oe6 for further information on boating visit the coast guards internet website at or the Canada Gazette website at or the boating safety info line at ;