Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 18, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press december 2000 local a3 City editor Steve Pona 6977292 features editor Margo Goochland 6977292 Transcona residents rally against Sale of Park More than 60 Transcona residents packed the East end Community Hall in Transcona last night to rally support for Crocus a popular soccer Field at Victoria Avenue and Redonda the Parks Fate hangs in the balance As trustees of Transcona Springfield school division float the idea of Selling the land to developers who want to put up apartment Fred who sits on a delegation of local residents fighting to save the said people who came out to the meet ing were shocked the school Board would even consider Selling the Green people were totally Bosko said after last nights they believe they would try to sell it without even consulting the commune the Board has said it Doest use the property and wants to sell it to avoid paying the Bosko said his delegation will make a presentation when the Board meets tomorrow possible alternatives would be Selling the Park to the City of Winnipeg for to ensure it would remain bus service May preserve jobs in Core rival bidders inferior transit route could keep a Canada downtown by Aldo Santon Jeff de body Winnipeg free press Transcona residents turn out last night to protest Sale of Crocus no ones budging in bus strike dispute Over contracting out Drivers keeps trustees deadlocked by Nick Martin when kids go Back to school there May still be no bus service in River East and Transcona Springfield school five weeks and counting in River three weeks and counting in Transcona Springfield and neither school bus strike shows any sign of the school trustees and unions Canadian Union of Public employees in River United food and Commer Cial workers in Transcona Springfield entrenched in their positions Over contracting thousands of parents drive up to 200 Kilometres a Day to take their children to and from two or three widely scattered the strikes Arent about settlements in the Public school system Are running a Standard per cent this year and Transcona Springfield has already settled two other nonteaching contracts at per cent for four if teachers negotiations Start falling apart this it wont be about a per cent increase in wages till be about maternity controlling transfers and Job defining extracurricular and mileage and moving expenses for transferred so what do the school boards think is Worth All this grief in River the Board wants to be analysis Able to explore the possible benefits of contracting under the expired con even asking a private bus company for a Cost estimate would violate the labour relations cupe has offered to return to work and allow a study of privatization As Long As River East signs a new contract main Taining the ban on contracting no said the Board it needs to be free to contract out if the studies show Bene Transcona Springfield has already checked around and reportedly Only one of from bus companies showed Cost the school Board wants to be Able to contract striking bus Drivers say they earn to a most working Par time in morning and afternoon they wonder whether savings gained through private contracting would be enough to justify All this not to mention the philosophical ques Tion is it better to have the people who work with your children on payroll and under your direct control Transcona Springfield unanimously approved new deals with cupe for Cus clerical workers and nonteaching trustee Jamie Boychuk says there was no talk behind closed doors of contracting fort Garry school division looked at contracting out several years but after working with its unionized Drivers to Cut decided privatization want Board chairman Brent pooles on the other the left wingers on Winnipeg one school Board have always contracted out and Are very satisfied with the Drivers and service from King says and endorsed Board chairwoman Liz the Zeal for contracting out comes from Transcona trustees Mary Colleen Carswell and Laurie who ironically represent an area considered the heart of railway Union and Bill Blaikie nip my Boychuk supports the but a year ago wanted to dump the pm of Springfield and amalgamate with River Rural trustee Linda Zarecki aligned with David George and Sally Anderson is trying to find the source of the Rumour which she emphatically Shes moved to Saskatoon and be allowed to Many Are pointing to and endorsed Marilyn Lamoureux As the key Lamoureux says she opposes contract ing but other trustees say she Hast voted behind closed doors to remove the Deal killing contracting put demand from the divisions bargaining the Lack of a bus route May be the Only thing keeping 550 Federal government jobs downtown and preserving the viability of a historic Portage Avenue build Public works Canada will announce by the end of the month its plans for the agriculture Canada about 300 of whom moved into the recently renovated Paris building earlier this we want to make sure we make the right decision for Winnipeg and tax pay said senior Liberal my Ron Duhamel Ive asked to talk to government services minister Alfonso Gagliano about this Duhamel said yester he promised that we would talk soon he did not give me a specific i wanted the file reviewed to see if it was in fact going to meet the needs of the various employees Duhamel said Ottawa has always had an unwritten Cit Centre agriculture Canada wants to Consoli Date staff from its net income stabilization account Nisa and its agricultural income disaster assistance Aida program into a single most of the Aida staff moved into the Paris building last after its new Dallas based owners spent million retrofitting the 11storey the others work at three different locations the move into the Paris building was a risk for its new who rented out six floors on a oneyear basis while bid Ding on a contract to House All 550 after a Public the lowest of four bids came from a proposal that would locate staff at the former Uniss building near the Royal Canadian mint on Lagimodiere sources in the commercial develop ment Community said the Uniss proposal would mean a annual saving to a key criteria to any new office facility is that it must be on a major bus which the Uniss site Rick director of Winnipeg said the Uniss site Only has ser vice during morning and afternoon Rush adding it qualify for bet Ter service even if Ottawa consolidated All 550 agriculture Canada employees Ken Vigliotti Winnipeg free press Paris building saved by the bus out he said Ottawa would have to charter bus service if it went for the Uniss heritage Winnipeg and Centre venture development Are also working on the project to keep agriculture Canada were hoping consider heritage As Well As fiscal concerns this is about More than just said David president of heritage win this is about keeping the Down town Annitta Centre venture chief executive said staying downtown is the Best solution for both our bid is comparable to Uniss when you Factor in the Cost of relocating and the Money the Federal govern ment has already spent renovating the Paris she a spokesman for the company that owns the Paris said Ottawa would Hurt investment downtown if it left the pal would definitely question to invest any further in said Scott pals Vic president of any investor would be concerned about investing downtown when you see Ris ing vacancy rates and limited demand for Kocurek said his company put in a competitive bid for the that a historic downtown build ing compete with a facility in the downtown buildings will never be Able to compete with a warehouse in the suburbs on a cos analysis Kocurek with files from Greg Lockert i Cruiser for a year certified used vehicles financing on selected daily rental Plymouth voyager 6 a my m my 7 9 1 k c 1996 jeep grand Cherokee 8 1 v a top Dollar for Tradelins 2000 Chev venture to f375 1988 Lincoln town car 4f495 2000 Chrysler intrepid 6 p 2000 Chrysler Cirrus la 4 v p 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