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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 27, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba A2 Winnipeg free november 20f digest Index local election editorials a12 focus a13 business family notices in a emporiums c8 classified c9 Jumble c12 diversions Ann Landers d3 comics d2 to listings d8 sports record life d1 movies d6 weather d8 deaths Steven Beeston Joao husband of Fernanda de husband of Judith de James William of Fisher William husband of Veronica Mary of Portage la widow of Charlie of George widower of Alice Garfield husband of Anne widower of Mary Francies William widower of Verna Robert of i classified death notices c8 lotteries picks winning number yesterday was lotto winning numbers saturday were 45 and Bonus number was the Jackpot of was carried 5 winners in the 5 out of 6 Bonus number category win 203 winners in the 5 out of 6 category win winners in the 4 out of 6 category win winners in the 3 out of 6 category win wednesdays Jackpot is estimated at the plus winning number saturday for the 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director of human resources Don Dufort 6977358 director of operations and technology Glenn Williams 6977045 Canada Post sales agreement 0563595 recycled newsprint is used in the production of this please vote continued from Page a1 this Campaign has not really been about Darrell of the polling firm said its not like it has been driven by there has been the absence of any real debate about certainly the campaigns highlight reel has been dominated by slips and there was More talk about Days geographical goof at Niagara Falls than what should be done to renew there was Winnipeg South Centre Alliance candidate Betty grangers worries about an asian corruption allegations against Chretien and a petition for a referendum to change Canadian Alliance Leader Stockwell Days first name to lost in the noise was any real discussion about what to do with the governments burgeoning which supposedly was the reason for the election we never really talked about the sur said it descended into some thing which is really Chretien finished his Campaign by serving a traditional meal of Beans to sup porters in his Maurice with a pre diction of another big win for his liberals As a Side i am very confident we will have a very Good result on Chretien told the crowd of the people of Canada do not want to turn Back the the people of Canada want to go Day stayed on the Campaign honouring his commitment to take sundays but his face was on television in a last attempt to persuade voters the Alliance is the government of the i stand with the hardworking people of our Day said in his 15minute to the people who take the Early bus and work the late who coach hockey and who contribute to the life of their the televised address opened with newspaper headlines of the Federal govern ments Job creation scandal and wasteful spending of tax it then segued into a series of Short hits interspersed with captions such As canadians deserve a new Leader and Are we getting the most from our govern ment Chretien seems to think that old style politics Are still acceptable Day talking to a camera in a it was a plainspoken gone were the cute on liners that punctuated his Campaign it hit the major planks of the Alliance platform tax debt tougher sentences for party officials would not say How much the infomercial it was aired on local stations that broadcast predominantly in for his Las gasp Campaign hit was an attempt to present an unfiltered message to voters in Hopes of finally making a through in for the nip and tomorrows result May determine whether they live or die on the Federal both Are staring at the possibility of losing official party assess continued from Page a1 Kevin press Chretien takes off his apron after serving Beans to supporters in his Riding Bricker said even a Strong late charge from tory Leader Joe Clark May not save his party or his bid to win a seat in Calgary the problem Clark has won All the style but in not sure whether it will put any votes in the ballot he Bricker also sees a possible trouble spot for the liberals despite their big polling liberals have not Given their supporters a Good reason to get to the polls a Factor that May Hurt them As they try to hold the base in make gains in Atlantic Canada stave off elimination in the in a recent Piso Reid Only 58 per cent of Liberal voters say they will actually get out comprised per for the Bricker they never gave anyone a passionate Rea son to vote for the he said of the grit they Are flirting with some difficulties the Alliance has also had its share of Dif Day suggested that the Media Haven presented an accurate picture of his focusing too much on protesters or torquing particularly on health As a the Alliance has been fighting accusations of a hidden Agenda not Only on health but on issues such As cutting retirement benefits and outlawing the Day Campaign limped to a close on a drizzly saturday night on the Tarmac at Kelowna Airport in it was approaching Midnight when Day finally he was greeted by about 70 he gave his usual stump speech and laughed at one Point when reporters recited a punch line in unison with a few hours earlier in where the Alliance is hoping to Knock off environment minister David the mood was a Little More tense As protesters shouted loudly at party supporters As they left the Victoria con Tom Hanson Canadian press Day celebrates a catch with the Funky Chicken on the Tarmac of the Edmonton municipal Airport on Ference the protesters also briefly blocked the Media bus from police on horseback kept a close Eye on the Situa Chretien met briefly yesterday with Lead ers from the two Labrador inn communities that have been pleading for help for their Gas sniffing the meeting allowed Chretien to again promote an activist role for this is an example that we still have some very difficult social problems in the land and that Type of problem will never be resolved by the Market Chretien it needs government teachers say the individual assessments replaced the province wide Grade 3 math and language arts standards tests that its deplored take two hours of classroom time for each and add two hours of paperwork to Normal preparation for the next Days schools Are using substitute or taking teaching assistants and resource teachers away from other to cover classes while teachers assess individual Speelman Grade 4 French immersion students Are also being its has invited 20 Grade 3 teachers to a close door meeting 5 to Lay their complaints before Deputy education minister Ben the situation is even worse in Winnipeg school said Winnipeg teachers association president Henry because the division this fall launched its own comprehensive assessment pro covering All kids from Nursery school through Grade As Well As the Grade 4 French immersion in interlace school Rosser school principal Nancy Drad was so infuriated with the extra work her Grade 3 teacher faced at Home in the evening scoring and writing out individual that Shes billed Caldwell for 39 hours Worth of she Doest expect him to but wants to Send the minister a it was to reimburse my teacher for the overtime she put i asked her to keep track of the extra hours Over and above school when we do standards when teachers Mark they get paid for Drad Drad said her invoice didst include the use of substitutes to ease some of the classroom pressure on her Grade 3 teacher while she assessed the kids nor did it include the tworan Dahal weeks of falling behind on the math curriculum because the teacher was assessing the kids numeracy skills during class Drad its been very expensive and very Drad we didst learn anything Good teachers know when students Are we knew at the end of Grade Speelman agreed this int going to Point out anything we dont we said to the government As late As slow this process Pilot it in a Small number of schools and work out the they didst listen to Levin said some teachers May be going Well above and beyond what of weve been really pleased with How seriously have taken the he said yester but the province never intended that assessment be onerous for students or Levin pointing out the program will be extensively reviewed before next the guideline Given teachers that teachers were free to exercise their professional judgment and decide How formal an assessment needed to particularly with Strong Levin this is a process that respects teachers the policy has to be manageable for on a reasonable he Pauls said Winnipeg one teachers say there stressed and in some fearing for their because of the onerous work Sta has scheduled a meeting for expected to be attended by at least 100 Grade 3 teachers looking for Ive had some of them say to i dont have a Pauls Winnipeg one piloted its own comprehensive assessment last year and expanded it to every elementary school this Pauls the provincial Grade 3 is rolled into the but the Drain on resources available to cover for the classroom teacher is far greater in the division because so Many grades Are its a major problem Pauls the assessment we use Here is very disruptive to the process is which Means the teacher has to sit Down and assess the student this is done in the hallway or in the Corner of the the testing takes two and is done in for a maybe the regular instruction time is Winnipeg one Board chairwoman Liz Ambrose said trustees will be reviewing its own assessment and considering whether participating teachers need More direct support to ease classroom autism society part of our world not a world apart chief officer Umsu the University of Manitoba students Union Umsu invites qualified applicants for the position of chief returning the responsibilities of the chief returning officer Cro shall include overseeing All electoral including running in accordance with the Umsu bylaws assigning duties to the Deputy returning organizing polls during including appointing adequate staff and situating polls at appropriate locations across and advertising the poll locations overseeing the physical count of the ballots during and reporting those results to the appropriate parties facilitating classroom speaking arrangements during an and enforcing budgetary regulations As stipulated in the the applicant will be available to All parties during for a minimum of 8 eight hours a 7 seven Days from the first win song Day after nominations close february until the last Day of voting March 1 up to approximately 400 four Hundred most of will occur during the last two weeks of these hours Are to be posted in All interested applicants Are invited to submit their resume and salary expectations no later than december 1 in the strictest of Confidence to i shul on most new in Stock unite 0 Ovown ;