Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 13, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Saturday free press May 2000 local a3 City editor Steve Pona 6977292 province join forces to lighten students debt loads by Nick Martin As Many As Manitoba pos Sec Mondary students will save thousands of dollars this fall in a coordinated Feder a provincial attack on student Edu cation minister Drew Caldwell said the province pumped million into a new student bursary program in wednesdays budget to augment the million Manitoba receives from the fed eral millennium scholarship Caldwell he estimated that 40 per cent of the College and University students who go into debt through students Loans every year will receive that in addition to the 10 per cent rebate on tuition students get next fall through a onetime provincial expenditure of Caldwell its a need based Caldwell said in an it catches the first year student As Well As the graduate Stu which the millennium program every recipient of a student loan will automatically be considered for a Bur sary no new bureaucracy will be Caldwell Manitoba gets Low blow but Snow in May really come As Shock by Tracy Tjaden Manitoban May have to Trade in their suntan lotion for a set of ear muffs this week end As a Montana Low slices across the a sudden Spring storm thursday night coated parts of Manitoba with 20 centimetres of Winnipeg was spared but that could change its not unusual for this time of year it just seems like it is because weve been so said meteorologist Heather environment Canada predicted show for Southern Manitoba overnight and theres a 60 per cent Chance it will continue falling temperatures could dip to 2c tonight and tomorrow and the risk of Frost will continue into the Early part of the Routledge said but theres no need to dig out your Snow its going to be More like Routledge it so you dont have to worry about shovel the bad weather closed part of the Itan Canada Highway Between Moo and yesterday for about three plows had a hard time keeping up with the soupy Snow and High winds a tractor trailer unit crawls along the Snow logged Tran Canada Highway West of Brandon made it almost impossible to a semitrailer Jackknife Between Virden and where about 25 centimetres of Snow the first set of Tow trucks that went out to try to get him were unsuccessful and the second one even had a difficult getting stuck ramp Graham Burnside no one was injured in that but an Ontario woman was killed near Maple when her Van Slid in front of a police say icy roads and poor visibility were factors in the but things should brighten up for mothers with daytime tempera Tures tomorrow expected to hit 15 c in Southern Routledge about kids got an Early Start on their weekend after fort la Bosse school division closed All 12 schools first thing in the two gravel roads in Riding Mountain National Park Highway 19 and the rolling River Road will remain closed until at least Farmers in the Virden area Are try ing to decide whether to be grateful for the much needed moisture or worry about the Frost forecast for the next few for the most theres More Good than Manitoba agriculture representative Jon Crowson some newly emerged canola and flax could be vulnerable if the insulating Snow melts before a lengthy he depending on the size of their debt and How fast the million runs Caldwell students could expect the bursary to cover up to 40 per cent of the coming years debt a typical student taking out heavy Loans would receive in provincial bursaries this coming details will be available by july province Bulldozer housing rebate existing Homes in Core More important nip by Doug Narne i sol i i Susan top honour a wonderful feeling by Tracy Tiaden the one thing new members of the order of Manitoba have in common is their insistence that Treyve done nothing special to deserve the provinces top humility is not one of my greatest but i sure As Heck was hum bled when i heard about said Reg a Brandon resident who was instrumental in founding the provinces pm pregnant mares urine Industry and helped develop the cites Keystone theres sure a lot of other women out there who do this kind of work but just dont get recognized for said Mary a founding member of Follo Rama and the first woman to become pres ident of the Manitoba the two Well known Manitoban Are among the first 27 inductees into the order of Manitoba announced by Peter Liba part owner of the renowned1 Northend Winnipeg restaurant said she was overwhelmed when Liba an old Friend who frequents the eatery phoned her last week to announce the its such a wonderful she in not looking for i do these things because i love Forbes and Pelekis agree the province would be a better place to live if every one did even a Small bit of Volunteer they see you get a Good feeling inside Pelekis you see something that needs to be and just do Forbes in Manitoba became the seventh province to have its own the highest honour Manitoba can bestow on its Citi the orders first member and Chan cellar by virtue of his said the order of Manitoba takes precedence Over All other decorations and medals awarded by the the recipients contributions cover a wide Range of Fields from the Volun education and Public a ceremony will be held in july when they will be invested into the Mem Bers will receive the insignia of the order and Are entitled to use the initials of after their the order of Manitoba was established to recognize Manitoban who have demonstrated excellence and achievement that has benefited the cultural or eco nomic Well being of the province and its appointments to the order Are made by the Chancellor on the recommendation of a seven member advisory Las and members of the judiciary Are not any individual or organization May nominate a current or former Lon term resident of Manitoba for the a tax credit that helped people buy new Homes has been scrapped by the doer finance minister Greg Selinger con firmed yesterday that a program offer ing a sales tax rebate of up to for firs time owners who buy a new Home has not been renewed for the current fiscal we have no plans to continue he we placed our priority on the million contribution we made to the agreement with the City and the Federal government to fix up housing and address the arson problem in the Selinger said the tax rebate program was Worth about a it was created by the conservatives in the move Marks a shift in focus away from new housing markets in the suburbs and Rural areas and toward revitalizing existing Neighbour hoods in but new Home builders and critics say cutting the program is a bad George executive director of the Manitoba Home builders Assoc a said he had tried unsuccessfully to meet with Selinger to discuss the pro Gram prior to the its not seen As a Good Start to the relationship Between the new govern ment and an Industry that has been Strong part of the Fraser government statistics show peo ple claimed the rebate Over the past six but Fraser said the number is Between and tory housing critic Jack Reimer said the nip is spending Money Only on win Nipges leaving people in Rural Manitoba and most of Winnipeg without i think sometimes that the extra to from the tax rebate is the difference Between being Able to buy a Home and not being Able to buy a he you Are going to see Young people going into the Market for the first time having to reevaluate their plans and decide whether they Are going to buy a Home this year or milk products s Are your Best source of Mease Contact osteoporosis society Manitoba chapter huge savings on a great selection of Low mileage pm cars out of respect for Alan Vanlandeghem Jeanne bakery will be closed May 13 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier sedans dual rear window an mock braking balance of factory warranty and much 5 to choose from priced at 1999 Chov Malibu Orem 9fc Cas rear 1999 ol08 intrigue dual steel rear factory warranty l reginals u 4 soft ride dual windows balance of factory warranty and much Stock ixa8669 priced at by 1999 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