Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 7, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba Local Fluth Mee press dog Days of december dog sidders take advantage of the Winters first substantial snowfall at Springhill Winter Park Winter recreation enthusiasts were grumbling in frustration before Mother nature provided a dump of the White stuff Over the in parts of Winnipeg theres no trustee around for mites parents in Elmwood want to change that by Nick i m80mspaft3 of thee it you can go far and wide before you come across the Home of a school vets Remer fears fateful Day v by Holly Moncrieff for the free press reminder that Hong Kong Veter ii live still not been compensated for their suf eats Fini in a dozen parents Are demanding their own trustee in the 2002 they want a new Ward that would give them sufficient local voters to elect one of their and they say it makes a lot of sense for other neighbourhoods to have their own seat on Winnipeg one and other school it could said Karen chair woman of the Elmwood Adid Sory Elm Woods they dont feel ones Ward where All three trustees Are clustered in ads Northeast Aroun Luxton and own More than 100 secon Erans at a memorial ceremony braved biting cold and blinding sunlight yester Day to remember a Darker time in today Marks the 57th anniversary of Imperial japans infamous attack on the United states Navy base at Pearl Veteran Dusty tithe Ridge said memorial Cere monies like theirs have an important lesson to if we dont remember Well be repeat ing it he said it Doest take Long for a Hitler to resurrect the ceremony was especially poignant for members of the Winnipeg the first infantry unit to go into combat against Japan during the second world today is also the 57th anniversary their doomed fight to defend Hong the japanese Defeated the grenadiers on Christmas Day 1941 and spent the next four years in prisoner of War according to statistics from Canadian military history writer Cedric out of returned to Canada local Grenadier vets said yesterdays memory the Canadian government agreed in 1988 to compensate japanese canadians for their treat ment during the but the japanese govern ment has refused to consider similar redress for the Hong Kong Canadian Veteran associations and the Royal Canadian legion Are urging the Canadian government to compensate the Hong Kong vets now and then continue the struggle in their said honorary Gary solar of the fort Garry horse the War fought on the Pacific rim front was a real holocaust More civilians were killed there than on the european solar people dont like to remember sad things like this at but weve already repeated history in Korea and people to Aren the Public schools Ai change Ward boundaries and the number of equal a populated to a maximum of 11 upon a petition from at least 10 resident approval is required from the minister of Edu who has the option of putting any changes to a Winnipeg one has three trustees from worse fron uhe far Northwest Meadows West school and one each from the River Heights and Crescent obd there Are no trustees Tian Thesel school the Only City division without Fermor to Bishop marys Road to the Seine theres nobody trustee in that said i can agree with the ideas being seven Oaks Parent Astrid Toft Hall said Par ent Sare Well aware trustees Gordon Sinclair or is on his column returns later this Point fort East of Garden theres no Tyndall or other Neighbour one in West no one East of main Street West Kildonan Parent Karen Clay said her think Shes got a said Winnipeg one elderly neighbourhood Doest have the same trustee Betty a member of the Manito turnout As does the Garden City where the a association of trustees deserves a look seethes talking about demo of have to be in the area to make racy brought Down to grassroots and know whats going she Winnipeg one but seven Oaks chairwoman and Mast exec less t uti Eclaudia Sharbit said its impractical to have my Initia personal we could Divide for every the neighbourhoods that May make decisions forthe Good of the entire be in the she guess pit depends on whether wards with feel and their said Bob chairman of vital voice is being 98 escort zx2 bran new 98 contour go 4 2 5 6 disc cd Changeri remoter Ertry 9 Auto Morel choose As Low As to choose Florau As Low As 98 mystique is sport Power windows stereo styled whys 98 Sable is Wagon Aulo Power i locks stereo cassette 4 to choose As Low As w40u Auto c stereo Cai a v u 2 your Choice i w door with Power windows stereo Nam Minn wheels liner Gamow 12 to your 4 with Ca 2420 Stphillips 3399251 toll free sales hour 3634372 ;