Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 7, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba F i rut i pee pr6ss dog Days of december dog Slidders 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 111 parts of Winnipeg theres no trustee around Lor Miles s parents in Elmwood want to change by Nick Martin i n soft Fri parts of the you can go far and wide before you come across the Home of a school trustee tits at Lurk of the process that parents re Meme wars fateful Day by Holly Moncrieff Rotthe free press ii a Public reminder that Hon a Safe still not been compensate More than 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 Canadian infantry unit to go into combat against Japan during the second world today is also the 57th anniversary of 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 Grenadier Only returned to Canada local Grenadier vets said yesterdays memory for their suf the Canadian government agreed in 1988 to compensate japanese canadians for their ment during the but the japanese govern ment has refused to consider similar redress for the Hong Kong Canadian Veteran associations arid 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 have to in a dozen in parents ate 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 Searon Winnipeg one and other school it could said Karen chair woman of they dont feel ones Ward where Al three trustees Are clustered in ads around Luxton Irown voices the Public schools act say to 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 Ruffi the minister of Edu who has the option of changes school the Only City division without to a referendum Fermor to Bishop Grandm Road Winnipeg one has three trustees from worse to the Seine theres nobody trustee in one from the far Northwest Meadows West said can agree school and one each from the River Heights with the ideas being and Crescent Bod seven Oaks Parent Asand Toft Hall said Par there Are no trustees tents Are Well aware their boar Dasno trustees Point fort of Garden City no Tyndall or other Neighbour one in West no one East of Mam i think Shes got a said Winnipeg one trustee Betty a member of the Manito Gordon Sinclair is on his column i returns late this West Kildonan Parent Karen Clay said her elderly neighbourhood Doest have the same turnout As does the Garden City where the area to make by brought Down Kcf grassroots arid know whats going she Winnipeg one Bojt seven Oaks chairwoman and Mast exec less Claudia Sharbit said its impractical to have my initial personal Divide a trustee for every the up to Jet May make decisions for the Good of the entire be in j she it depends on whether wards provide Tiptn Istee they people feel there arid their said Bob vital voice is being 98 escort zx2 98 contour go 4 Auto bran new 2 5 w 6 disc cd Remote entry 9 to choose As Low As 18 to choose As Low As 98 mystique is sport Power windows stereo cite styled whys i Sable is Wagon or emm 98grandmar Auto Power we locks stereo cassette Morel 4 to choose aslowasw40u Auto stereo cassette 2 your Choice 98exped110n4x4 99w50 4 with Tutto o 3rt door Wilh Power windows stereo aluminium Low or pm 2420 a Philllps 3399251 toll Wii sales hours v n ;