Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 11, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free my Beesmer local program targets kids who tried solvents Shafff Tarawa ii Vitore than two dozen inner in my children and teens at risk becoming solvent abusers will take part in a new prevention Gram announced the initiative funded by the Winnipeg development agree ment will target children who have experimented with solvents of have become occasional said Bev program director at Malawi we Ghi Itata Centre which devel oped the Early intervention Smith said there Are no estimates available on the number of children and teens in Winnipeg who Are using or at risk of abusing but 1 do know that at one of the elementary schools one Community worker identified at least the that she was aware she said the 25 children Between the Ages of eight and 16 years old who will take part in the program represent Only a fraction of the her of kids in Winnipeg who sniff gasoline and the which starts Early Ift the new will work with intercity Community agencies like the Winnipeg boys and girls glob and the Indian and Metis ship Centre to provide creative Ana Fiefe Amsl programs As an native to drags and Chiu Drin taking part will also be involved in Community work projects and us ii Uii Ciui of the main Street was Given a plaque by family services minister Bonnie Mitchelson following the pro Gram announcement in recognition of his 25 years service to the badgers has been instrumental in starting tip and running which serves As a drug and alcohol rehabilitation Centre As Well As Rettige for tit fighting Back Rodgers said he was caught off guard by the our and thanked those he has worked the Point i want to make is 1 didst do this he agriculture leaders applaud Federal bailout by Bud Robertson regional reporter Ottawa bailout f of desperate Canadian Farmers Drew Praise yesterday from Manitoba agriculture it is Good Manitoba pork chairman Gerry Friesen 1 think it shows a commitment on the feds part that there willing to help pro Friesen said even if Farmers dont have Money in their pockets imme they will be Able to take the Promise of financial Aid to their lenders in order to keep their Heads above its what weve been waiting said Keystone agricultural producers president Don who was in Ottawa yesterday at a meeting of the Canadian federation of Dewar said Kap has been pressing Ottawa for More than a year to come up with a National disaster Relief pro Ottawa has pledged million in new Money Over the next two years to help Farmers in but it still needs to get the provinces on Side before the Money can Start to flow sometime next at times like canadians come together to help each Federal agriculture minister Lyle Vanclief told reporters yesterday in we come together to pitch and Vanclief is counting on the provinces to pitch in another 40 per bringing the total Aid package to he dodged reporters questions about what would happen to Ottawa share if the provinces dont Ante Manitoba farm incomes have Cut in half this largely because of record Low prices for hogs and hog have dropped 70 per cent since the which meets Cana Das Trade obligations under the North american free Trade agreement and the world Trade is based on whole farm annual incomes and is not specific to any one com Vanclief stressed this is a Short term solution to the farm crisis and Lon term solutions will still have to be found by working in concert with the he added the Aid package is not meant to override safety net pro Grams already in As the net income stabilization but to complement there were Many questions left Phil wbk press Bill Vanags says he is losing a Day on his hog unanswered yesterday As Vanclief repeatedly asserted that discussions must be held with the provinces before details can be hammered out questions such As the Dollar split Between this year and next and the Cap on Aid to individual Manitoba agriculture minister Harry Enns was unhappy that provinces were left in the dark about the program until the last i take some objection to that fact that this program is being formulated in said Manitoba is supposed to provide up to 40 per cent of the Cost of the program and up until this afternoon Ive had no hand in developing the Farmers urged to donate hogs to feed the poor by Bud Robertson staff reporter hog Farmers cant make a by Selling their Ani Mals these so they might As Well give them at that the Hope of Manitoba which is encouraging Farmers to donate a pig or two to help out needy families who rely on Rural food Banks and soup each producer has to take a look at his own situation and decide whats Best for said Gerry chairman of the hog marketing since the Price of hogs has dropped by 70 per with Farmers losing As much As for every animal that goes to mar under Manitoba works food Aid Farmers Are asked to donate the value of which goes toward purchasing sausages for distribution to Rural food Banks and soup in the producers receive a Charity tax for the first Schneider is Matching the Dollar value of donated hogs while has foods supplies the assisting with Winnipeg which sup ports the Rural food is also involved with the More than Manitoban turn to food Banks each month for Assis about 42 per cent Are infants and children under the age of Friesen said he at first had doubts about asking Farmers to Ive away their hogs to help some my first reaction was How in the world can i promote this with the amount of Money that producers Are losing he but on the other i was think ing you theres a lot of people that dont care what their own financial plight they still want to help Eileen coordinator of the our daily bread soup Kitchen in said her organization could really use the extra were feeding 55 people a she adding ill feel very great if we get it and very sad if we the soup Kitchen is also putting on a Christmas dinner Complete with Turkey on Bill general manager of schneiders Western pork said his company is pleased to help Manitoba pork in its efforts to feed the times Are a Little bit Tough for producers right said and for them to help out in this Way is extremely Mclean noted there is no Cap on the amount of Matching dollars schneiders is willing to put into this years f to Winnipeg limited e teen made up rape Story police ttt1nnipeg police say that they were duped into making an extensive Public warning about a Young girls Story of being raped at knife Point by three unknown an investigation has revealed no truth to the 21 and the 17 year old girl was charged this week with Public mischief for admitting she made a bogus its very she gave information that this was a very violent sex Ual and we afford not to release police spokesman Bob Johnson said the teen initially phoned police claiming shed been attacked in a Park ing lot in the 800 Block of Ellice Avenue by three police took her to and Doc tors observed several knife wounds on the girls body consistent with her she gave a detailed description of her and police 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