Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 26, 1999, Winnipeg, Manitoba Midland App a acc Woald 473 St. Mary s re 989 2701 1797 Portage ave 989 2702 dry is Tzi 297 washers397 dishwashers 397 ranges497 fridges.497 City wide repair service 989 2700 local Premier elect Gary doer has inherited some potentially Sticky labour problems on the health care front /a3 world russian bombers attacked to and radio stations in the breakaway state of Chechnya yesterday /a5 Canada the blueprints of life a our genes a Are rapidly being claimed As private property /a6 Winnipeg free 1 press 76639 05u26 the weather mainly Cloudy. Rain tapering off by afternoon. High 14 Low 4. Details on Page a8 sports no la a Young guns Wayne Gretzky has retired and Many of the no la a Premier players Are aging. The old guard is fading but at the same time the curtain is rising on a whole new cast of Young stars. Sports columnist Scott Taylor takes a look at the Best Young players today cd september 26,1999 Magazine hallway Medicine the nop which won election largely on health care is now faced with Healing the system. Doctors nurses and patients Are eagerly awaiting the new governments prescription. By inside books. D3 classified. C6 comics. B6 crosswords. A7 deaths. A2,c6 editorials. B4 in memorials births. C6 movies. D4 to listings. A8 10110 6/49 2,19,36,45,46,47 Bonus 22 /a2 system crashing students say schools struggle with shortage of computer science instructors by Nick Martin education reporter Marc Gallant Winnipeg free press students Guger Lef Komus Access tight alack of professors has forced the University of Manitoba to turn away computer science students and restrict Access to some courses. And red River College is so close to a staffing problem that its chosen not to expand in demand technology programs. A a it a fair to say there is a shortage. The Only Way the department could Cope was to restrict enrolment a said u of m science Dean James Jamieson. A the department is Short six to eight positions. We have advertisements out now for three staff. We May not get suitable people u of w science students upset /a2 a there a a limit to the resources we can Jamieson said the booming private Industry is luring away professors while funding problems have left u of m at a recruiting disadvantage against other universities that can offer scarce staff research Grants and state of the Art labs and equipment. Some professors have resigned to become entrepreneurs he said. A the area is such a hot one right now. Its been hard for us to bring people in to replace the ones who be resigned because of Strong Market conditions a said Jamieson who pointed out that four vacant jobs two years ago be filled. New enrolment has been Cut by about to per cent. A a it a been a struggle. In computer analyst programs there a a considerable wait list a said red River president Jackie thachuk. A it is getting increasingly More difficult to attract instructors and technical support staff. Colleges can to compete financially with private Industry so they offer Quality of life said thachuk a people come into teaching because they enjoy students say Industry needs Are demanding More computer science graduates yet that same Industry a rapid growth is recruiting away the people who could teach them. A continued on Page a2 spreading the word on the web churches go on line to reach flock by Ross Romaniuk for the free press to Many of the masses turning to religion in these trying times the personal computer has become a doorway to a Church All their own. Call this a ministry of the mouse and Modem a a Caber Sanctuary where the internet provides the quickest pathway to spiritual enrichment. The information superhighway Likely the Best communication tool to businesses around the world has become no less important to churches a and those in Winnipeg Are no exception. Dozens of churches across the City have gone on line to spread their word attract new members and discuss matters of the soul. A a it a getting to be a fairly common thing to churches these Days a said pastor Ken Johnston of Kiliona Park Alliance Church a North Kildonan Parish with a congregation of about 500. Its web site he said has been used As a sort of a spiritual position paper for the past two years to highlight Church programs and services. A a it a kind of like advertising a added Johnston. A the purpose of us putting it there is simply to make us known to while kilo Nav a site May be expanded to include audible or text sermons it Isnit yet the elaborate audio visual experience that some other churches have strive to provide on line. The Large Springs of the living water Church for example has an internet site Complete with animated graphics that takes a decidedly Shower approach to spreading the word on the web. Ruth Bonneville Winnipeg free press Johnston left web site designer Gordon Gilbey of Kiliona Church reaching out to cyberspace. Religions of All stripes Are indeed taking full advantage of cyberspace. Catholics and protestants hindus and jews muslims and buddhists a from to Allah online and Budd Hanet the internet has become a Cathedral that just keeps growing. How big is religion on the a net one web site estimates that there Are nearly three times As Many on line references to god As there Are to sex. While the kinds of Church based Sites and the parishes behind them Are an expansive mix so Are the reasons they exist. A continued on Page a2gest discounts of the year f Bankers or \ a fwd a a so amp set massive Tkv Sroc a trailers campers mar. I pan am games. Sex Premier not gone yet not forgotten by contenders either tories conservative about replacing Filmon the by sale4p no payments no interest for i full year huge discounts on All re s by Kim Guttormson staff reporter the political body of Gary Filmon is still warm but the vultures Are starting to Circle. Although at the moment they re sounding More like doves. Talk to any tory source about potential candidates to fill Filmont a Large shoes and invariably the first name from their Mouth is a Filmon. A emr. Filmon is still the Leader. They say. A until or. Filmon makes his timetable out of deference to the Man who has been at the Helm of the party for 16 years no one is eager to look like they re dancing on his grave. A the Corpse ainu to been buried a University of Manitoba political scientist Stefanson Asper Murray manness Loewen a Pallister has Many alternatives /b2 Geoff Lambert said. A sometime in the new year the Drums will Start just because no one will definitively say they want to head up the provincial Wing of the progressive conservatives does no to mean names Arentt flying about fast and furious. Lon shots include lawyer David Asper who has quietly stepped from under his father Izzy a Shadow and the family to business Domo Gas head Stuart Murray who ran the very successful world Junior hockey championship and Clayton manness a former tory provincial finance minister and Point Man for Reform Leader Preston Manning a United alternative in Manitoba. None of the three men have publicly announced he wants the Job. Other prospects includes new la and local business heavyweight John Loewen Defeated ministers vie Toews and Jim Mccrae who both held High profile Cabinet posts in the outgoing provincial government. The name most tossed out As heir apparent is Veteran tory Erie Stefanson a Loyal Filmon compatriot. Some say the Job is his if he wants it. Conventional Wisdom has it that the former finance and health minister will Benefit if a leadership convention is called quickly. It is expected the latest the pcs will have a leadership convention is Early in the new year after Filmon makes it official he no longer wants to be Tuxedo la or Leader of the opposition a and sit in the same room As Premier elect Gary doer. A continued on Page a2 Toews Mccrae Praznik Pallister Boro Tsik ;