Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 10, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 local Winnipeg free 2000 school bus walkout exposes deep divisions among trustees by Nick Martin five of the nine Vansco Jaspring Field school division trustees Are opposed to contracting out school bus services but a bus Drivers strike enters its third week monday with no sign of its a Board divided so bitterly Over an Issue that sources say the division has retained a Security firm to protect individual trustees should they require the division would pay the Cost of an hour if the Security firm brought along a video trustees Jamie Sally Ander son and David George have publicly declared themselves opposed to contracting out school bus trustee Marilyn Lamoureux insisted Friday Shes opposed to contracting but wont risk a Public vote on the Issue until Shes sure there Are five Board members present ready to drop the Deal killing Issue from collective bargaining Ive stated time after time i would never vote for contracting Lamoureux taking such a vote would have been lost 44 on a tie tuesday night before an angry frustrated crowd of 200 Rural parents and striking further inflaming Lamoureux la Darryl Reid and Transcona who offered to mediate Between the Board and striking bus Drivers and Lamoureux said the key vote now is Rural trustee Linda Zarecki said in an email to the Board tuesday evening that she had changed her mind and is now opposed to contracting but she didst attend tues Days and she be reached later in the the next Board meeting is had she attended the last there might have been a change in direct Reid you cant rescind an ear Lier motion without your hand going the Transcona Springfield school bus strike began a similar strike in River East began Public discord is nothing new at which includes six City and three Rural two years Board members chose up sides Over trustee Laurie Goodman shoplifting conviction Goodman is in the contracting out along with chair woman Mary Andree and trustees Pat Watson and Colleen the past two the Board has been split Over squeezing 13 daycare centres in schools to cover utilities and Maine last trustees passed a then decided later what cuts it would this they appointed a principal by a 54 margin in a pub Lic show of Andree said she Hast called for Secu Rity even though striking Dri vers have picketed her House twice this they have that it Doest bother if there trying to intimidate it int Andree continues to insist that the opposition to contracting out is concentrated in the pm of and that the division needs to have the option As the budget she cant predict when the strike will who can Tell Andree its going to take Goodwill to get it Back on Rural parents were incensed by Andrees comment this week that kids enjoy spending extra time with their parents while being driven to Ive got Gas at the end of this Are pushing up to said Glen who driving 200 Kilometres a Day ferrying kids to Shes making it sound like a piece of said Rachel who drives her own and a friends children to five Ken i Quetti Winnipeg free press each stamp features a nativity scene painted by a disabled bid now on Canada Post collectables pennies from heaven auction ends tomorrow its not too late to put your bid in on the pennies from heaven auction of valuable Canada Post the framed and matted in features the 2000 Christmas each is a nativity scene painted by a disabled All three Stamps Are coveted Corner readers can bid by calling 6977272 and leaving their number and deadline is 5 the top bid now stands at in pays compensation to municipalities affected by closing of two rail subdivisions by Kevin Rollason while Rural municipalities Are beginning to receive compensation from in rail for two Dis continued rail the drive to save one of them May have been Maxine Reeve of the pm of confirmed Friday that the municipality has received its first of three payments of but its a bittersweet he area would rather have had a working rail Olesiuk said that railway company Omni trax expressed interest last october about acquiring the Cowan which runs through the rms of Ethelbert and Mossey but he said its probably too because much of the track has been torn up for scrap since we Are disappointed because we wanted it retained As a Short line she the Money Doest compensate but at the end of the its better than Olesiuk said the Money will have lasting benefits because it has been put into a charitable Community foundation with the mandate to fund local non profit Gord president of Brando based Cando which is tearing out the steel rails to sell them for an estimated million for verified upwards of 40 per cent of the line has been salvaged so weve had a pretty Good run in the last two Peters its unfortunate it just didst have the business volume to make it a successful a spokesman for Omni trax was out of the coun try and could not be reached for in rail announced Friday it is paying eight municipal governments along the Cowan and Erwood subdivisions million in compensation for shutting Down the lines four years besides the pm of the pm of Dauphin received the Village of Ethelbert the pm of Mossey the pm of Moun Tain the pm of Minitonas the pm of Swan River and the Village of Bowman each will receive identical payments next year and in Ohanlon shoes Winter clearance Sale starts tomorrow o f f mens ladies Quality Winter footwear accessories All on All of our top Brand lines Are on Sale Alle Edmonds and Johnston also featuring ladies shoes such As Thomas la Liz mephisto and Roberto our 25 year serving you at t shop from monday to free half hour parking he Lombard Lombard concourse Portage main mens shoes 9432751 women shoes 9430142 Gate West Coin one of Canadas largest Coin dealers and official Canadian mint distributors to buy and Sull my paper Mumm Mich Mhz and it Eteter All current mint products available at mint Issue Price 1711 Corydon Lanark 48991 1 2 Canadas major Coin Market maker Christmas vacancies jetted free 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the Bill that Powers those at this time of were Manitoba Hydro Best Bialek the wheel inside the Hydro metre spins a Cycle in less than two my dad could Sharpen his axe on that joked Biales younger the ranch style Home and two out buildings sit on a two hectare treed All the buildings Are covered with and that taxes the three household electrical earlier this Bialek attached Small fans to the front of one of the panels in the basement because it was overheating and circuits kept he Hopes it can hang but he knows Hes taxing the system More and More each Bialek already spent about of his own Money buying lights and Winter accessories to decorate giant Candy that in addition to the horde he stashes in one of the Large garages on the the people i work with think in said his Erin smiled shyly beside Bialek rather than comment on his holi Day Bialek said Winnicki helped a lot and that he can be difficult when he struggles to get the lights up and Iris suggests her son should Wear a muzzle along with his warm Winter clothing when Hes putting on the it gets a Tad irritable when the lights go out in but then he has been working to get the lights up since once the pumpkins disappear under the the lights go Bialek and Winnicki worked every weekend since the beginning of november to get this years twin Kling display Bialek admits he could not have finished in time this year without Winnicki and his mom and dad were also pitching in at the end to fulfil this years dream this passion All began innocently enough about five years ago when the family moved from town into their country Biales dad Strung up a few lights and the boys gave him a but then Biales competitive spirit took the family Home placed second in a local com he wanted to do no matter that no other contest has arrived on the each year the Light display has become More last there were this year Phil Hossack Winnipeg free press Matthew Bialek and Girlfriend Erin Winnicki show off some of their where to see the lights in Winnipeg and Portage i putting up Christmas lights int just a folks closer to the perimeter Highway also trundle out the lights Tor spectacular the most obvious place to Start your own twinkle tour is downtown More than half a million lights decorate the especially along Broadway and Portage but Over the certain Winnipeg area neighbourhoods have gone just a Little bit fur ther than most in celebrating the Linden especially Waterbury Thorncliff Bay and Fox Meadow Are Favourite stops for people drive but Many More Winni Eggers could be vying for the take Pride Winnipeg is once again sponsoring its annual judging started 6 and ends so lights Are on across the As Long As youre out for a you can also Check out Portage la Prairies special Light the Manitoba Hydro Power smart islands of lights features More than 450 Dis plays in 13 theme the web site was born of the same Bialek admitted he was a computer Geek in High a Friend had created a web site and challenged Bialek to do the the accessible at began Small but has taken on a life of its Biales one regret is that his Commerce studies at the University of Manitoba have hindered him from updating the site since last but it still has All the Basic info and questions people have about setting up a big Christmas Light the site has even attracted Busi a few years a Texas company saw the site and asked Bialek to test some Light he used them but didst like but the com Pany Bialek said he sees those clips on All sorts of lights Thoros nothing quite hire Christmas in except maybe Christmas in West Jet has added new nonstop flights Between Winnipeg and just in time for so take advantage of our special Christmas nonstop flights Between december 2000 and january 2001 and celebrate Christmas with from w my i Winnipeg to Ftp Morfen Call your travel agent of weft Jet at or Book online at Low Tver whore we seals at these fares Are limited and May not be available on All taxes and Nav Canada surcharge offer combi Nable with other 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