Winnipeg Free Press

Friday, December 11, 1998

Issue date: Friday, December 11, 1998
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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 11, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba P program targets kids who Bayhi Sobray than two dozen inner City children and teens at Fisk dec offing solvent abusers will Lake pan in a new prevention pro Gram announced the initiative funded by the Winnipeg development intent will target children who have experimented with solvents or have become occasional said Bev program director St Malawi i Chi Itata Centre which devel opt the Early intervention Smith said there Are no estimates available on the number of children and teens in Winnipeg who arousing or at risk of abusing but i do know that at one of the intercity elementary schools one Community worker identified at least eight of the kids that she was aware she said the 25 children Between the Ages of eight and 18 years old who will take part in the program represent Only a fraction of the Ber of kids in Winnipeg who sniff gasoline and the which starts Early in the new will work with inne mity Community agencies like Mossbrook the Winnipeg boys and girls club and the Indian and Metis Friend ship Centre to provide creative and recreational programs As an native to drags and the Dren taking part will also be involved in Community work projects and Selling if Smith John director of the main Street was Given a plaque by family services minister Bonnie Mitchelson following the pro Gram announcement in recognition of his 2s years service to the Rodgers has been instrumental in starting up and running the which serves As a drug and Aleo hoi rehabilitation Centre As Well As Refuge Foshe fighting Back Rodgers said he was caught off guard by the ten our and thanked those he has worked the Point i want to make is i didst do this he agriculture leaders applaud Federal bailout by Bud Robertson regional reporter Ottawa bailout for desperate Canadian Farmers Drew Praise yesterday from Manitoba agriculture it is Good Manitoba pork chairman Getty 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 been 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 pro Grams already in As the net income stabilization account but to complement there were Many questions left flee a floss 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 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 living 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 which supplies the sausages is 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 give away their hogs to help some body 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 pictures frames More limited de t teen charged with Public mischief t t 7innipeg police say that were duped into making w 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 had a composite sketch done by their one drawing was released to the Media along with a Public plea for information leading to an but officers re interviewed her on and the teen admitted to inventing the Story and inflicting the knife wounds she had just had some sort of prob Lem with her and no doubt that could be a said urgent auction Sale Ford pm lease return vehicles others must be sold by year end december 59 8 pm South offload Way 100 units including is escort won la at 96 caravan t 100km go won 12akm Ranger Tufto Okom 86 window so 69km v6 child seals Ranger Al cab 95 Jmc Sonoma 26km Ford Taurus 116km loaded merc mystique 76km 1 94 my loaded loaded Ranger Al 125km feat Sej Wych Lix a 95 Monla Carlo leather Sunroof 95 Gumc 4x4 123 pm Blazer a Tahoe 79 aristocrat Gumc class a Mil took grand am be 130km 2dr Tempo 93 merc Sable is won one owner loaded 4dr loaded font Crown Victoria 92 Briick Roa Masler loaded leather Interior Shadow 4dr 100km 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