Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 7, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free december 2000 local As move to Manitoba provides Recruiter vindication filipino nurses find Bright future by Alexandra Paul at be Teja has a University degree and three years As a neonatal nurse under her Belt but now Shes got a Job in a Canadian nursing the Petite filipino nurse is far from Home and has no family Here but she be Hap pier for her two children and her Hus they were feted along with 21 other nurses and their who Are the first of 100 nurses recruited mainly from Manila to Shore up the province during the National Nurs ing its going to be our first White Teja surrounded by her family at a wine and cheese reception at Charleswood care Cen tre last were very i wanted to come Here because i know this place will give us a brighter for Recruiter David who persuaded the province to take a Chance on the overseas search for last night was As you know there were a few Pas Coe said of criticism that overseas nurses would steal jobs from Manitoba trained theres no longer any debate about the continuing shortage of nurses and in delighted we can work cooperatively with the regional health the 22 nurses Are among 35 licensed practical nurses from the Philippines who were hired As part of an immigrant program to work in 12 Winnipeg nursing shortage Twenty of the nurses will be at five facilities owned by Central Park including Beacon Hill Charleswood care heritage Parkview place and Poseidon care Cen the rest of the nurses will work at seven other nursing All have agreed to stay on the Job for two the private nursing Home company began working with recruiters three years ago in response to an anticipated shortage of nurses the former tory government approved construction of 850 new nursing Home Beds in the dying Days of its mandate in these Are highly qualified nurses with four Bachelor of nursing degrees and some have As much As 10 years experience working in Manila or other said Teri regional director for Central Park the 22 nurses arrived in Early in 100 nurses from the Philippines have been recruited to work in desperately understaffed Hospital wards and Persona care Homes across the sixty five registered nurses Are due Here in the new year under the same special initiative of the Manitoba nominee a Federal provincial plan to woo immigrants to the province based on chronic worker shortages in the Manitoba Bill to let parents take More time off work the nip introduced a much anticipated Bill Day allowing parents to Tahoe More Tine off work when their children Are conforming with few Federal the which received applause when introduced in the is expected to be passed before when the new Federal Law takes 1 dont expect any problem at All this is Only its the right thing to said labour minister Becky she noted the legislation is based on recommendations from the labour management review commit made with rare unanimity from both labour and business under the provincial either Parent of a Newborn child will be Able to take up to 37 weeks off up from 17 when combined with maternal parents will be Able to stay at Home for a maximum of 54 the Federal announced this extend employment insurance benefits for parental and maternal leave to 50 without provincial parents taking the full 50 weeks would not have been guaranteed a Job upon returning to judge rules against City plan to compete in gravel sales by Bruce Owen a judge yesterday ruled the City compete against the Pri vate sector in Selling Justice Theodore Glowacki said in a written decision yesterday the Manitoba heavy construction association did not get a fair Chance at voicing its opposition to a plan by the City to contract out its Pine Ridge Quarry i am not in any Way judging whether the decision made by the City was Correct or incorrect but simply that its procedure was Glowacki the City wanted to compete against private companies to sell gravel to various construction projects under its alternative services the plan was first hatched in 1996 and finally approved by Council last Gebru everything was delayed when the Mica and its Chris a for Mer City took the City to court saying they didst get a fair Opportunity to speak out against the Glowacki heard evidence that mayor Glen Public works chairman John Public works director Jim Thomson and City official Ernie also a former assured Lorenc he would be consulted on the new initiative before Council gave it the Green technicality Murray said yesterday he has it seen the decision and could it Angus said he was disappointed the cites attempt to generate new Revenue has been stalled by a i am not sure where Well Start but Well do what is he Well talk to our Law Angus said the City it also has the Blessing of its Union is in a Good position to bid on the open Market against private companies in supplying our business plan says Well do exceptionally he its disappointing to me that what is basically a philosophical disagreement has been quashed by the court Glowacki did not crush the cites plan he just ruled its process was to be when the City policy requires consultation by a committee with interested parties it must require the consultation take place before the committee makes a he Glowacki left the Ball in the cites court to redress the Situa the City is free to initiate its gravel plan again and pass it As Long As the Mica gets a Chance to voice its Lorenc and Mica lawyer John Scurfield were unavailable for Many families Are left wondering what to please Call for your complimentary brochure on the Glen Eden memorial gardens cemetery funeral Home 4477 main Street West Paul 9828300 Call the coordinator at 9898368 Wilson furniture Home improvement Sale while we Why dont you take advantage of incredible clearance prices we need to make More room for merchandise coming and still have new furniture left Over from our retirement save 3 5 Shinstock Fin link solid Oak dining these Are Brand Mon ready 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