Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 7, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba A6 local Winn Pix junk mothers plight at in unfortunate breastfeeding Issue irks status of women minister by Paul Samyn Ottawa Manitoba minister responsible for the status of women said she will raise with her Federal and provincial colleagues an unfortunate United nations policy which precludes delegates from i certainly would be prepared to bring this up As an Diane Mcgifford said of an upcoming meeting in september of the coun try status of women Mcgifford was responding to the plight of Winnipeg Ger Deborah Stienstra who found she was unable to nurse during a special con Ference on women equity this week at the United a University of Winnipeg political has been forced to Retreat five floors away from the conference in order to feed her five Montgold while the in has no specific policy against delegates it prevents children under the age of 14 from attending it would seem to me that mothers should be Able to breastfeed when they Are Mcgifford i am sorry to hear that Fineberg associated press Stienstra feeds her five Montgold son Caelum yesterday in her hotel women cant breastfeed at the especially at a women Stienstra yesterday said she has been joined with another nursing Delegate from Sweden after Security guards were told to make an exception for her and allow her son into an area away from the Stienstra said Canada will have to find allies in order to get the in to open up its meet Ings to Canadas delegation at the in conference is led by Hedy the Secretary of state for the status of who is pushing for an end to discrimination against lesbians and formal recognition of women sexual in a pre conference Fry predicted Canada will leave a heavy imprint on the declaration being saying the country consensus building approach makes it responsible for More than 50 per cent of the language in in the in conference Stienstra is attending is assessing How far countries have come since the 1995 Beijing fourth world conference on delegates Are negotiating a set of strategies on issues such As globalization and diversity in Hopes of improving women nip to poll Public on livestock expansion province should reveal own policy on hog Industry environmentalist by Doug Nairne Best selection Kravco All i Stock Patio Rattan furniture i Home Crest Sargent Berry Lagimodiere Grassie 7866957 6543847 youve never seen summer Wear prices this Low at the beginning of summer look for our flyer in this paper for savings up to 40 off the seasons newest tops and if your flyers please Call or visit and shop clothes that electronics Selloff on Dit Joy Hen input liner the Brick you can Coli act 6545000 7886500 Manuri Al at Miles w and not actual upcoming forum to explore reds ecotourism potential by Bud Robertson developing the red Rivers Poten tial for ecotourism will be the focus of a major forum being held in Winnipeg next this is the next step in bringing new life to our red said Jim project manager of the Rivers West red River corridor which is hosting the event june 15 and 16 at the fort Garry the Quality of speakers is phenomenal and will help us move Forward with both economic and physical enhance ment of Over 100 Miles of red River said the forum will allow Community Lead ers and others to learn More about Greenway development throughout North so they can sketch out principles for development along the red a Greenway is a corridor of protected open space that is managed for Conser vation As Well As there Are More than greenways in North America and they Are becom ing one of the fastest growing forms of ecotourism the opportunities along the corridor Are said Norman executive director of the festival do Voyageur and voluntary chair of the with our Rich history and the physical attributes of the River we see new opportunities for business festivals and family Tony an author and staff writer with new yorker will head line the Hiss is noted for his work in Urban recce environmental and landscape also scheduled to speak Are Charles a landscape architect and founder of greenways Elizabeth executive director of the Lake Ontario waterfront regeneration Trust and Manitoba Premier Gary Manitoban Are being asked for their opinion on the rapidly expanding livestock Indus but the doer government int saying much about its own position on the controversial the nip announced yesterday that a series of Public consultations will take place Over the next few but the two Cabinet members who made the announcement Side stepped questions about where they agriculture minister Rosann Wowchuk and inter governmental affairs minis Ter Jean Friesen had Little to say about what policies they want to see in place to balance economic development with environmental we recognize that the Industry is growing and we want to give the Public an Opportunity to bring Forward their Wowchuk its important that the expansion takes place in a sustainable the nip released a 39page discussion paper that talks about the livestock Industry and the experience european countries have had with hog but Winnipeg lawyer Brian an adviser to the environmental group hog said the document contains nothing about How the nip plans to Deal with the extra pigs that will be raised in the province every he said sentiments for and against expanding hog production Are already Well and instead of wasting time trying to gauge Public the government should put Forth a plan for Dis i wish they could give us some More direction As to what they Hope to Pannell said the clean environment commission should hold hearings on the hog Industry As part of a formal review the Cec will hold but Only on the Impact of an expansion at schneiders Winnipeg issues such As hog barns and water Quality will not be dealt Pannell said the Public needs More so the doer government should be forced to answer questions and disclose what it knows during formal the province of Manitoba does More sampling than any one else with respect to water he they know More than anyone else about the location of hog barns and the complaints related to hog the hearings will Start later this month and will take place throughout a Dis Cussion panel has been consisting of University of Manitoba agriculture professor de cattle producer and biologist John Whitaker and Nick past chairman of the Manitoba environment their report is expected by the Clinique get a Floral fixation Bonus with any Clinique Purchase of or on now through june this Floral fixation is More than a its a Bonus with seven of the most useful Clinique skincare and scent All in a cosmetics Best of its yours at no extra charge with any Clinique Purchase of or one Bonus per while supplies so fixate on getting Here Bonus includes clarifying lotion dramatically different moisturizing lotion All about blended face powder in Neutral sheer powder Blusher duo with Brush in new Clover liquid lipstick spa 15 in aromatics elixir perfume Spray Holt Renfrew 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