Winnipeg Free Press

Monday, March 05, 2001

Issue date: Monday, March 5, 2001
Pages available: 69
Previous edition: Sunday, March 4, 2001

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 5, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba A12 local Winnipeg free March 2001 grand prize Choice of 2001 Jaguar xk8 convertible valued at or 2001 Jaguar Stype and Ford escape Alt valued at or 2001 Jaguar Stype and or Ford Mustang convertible we valued at 335 neglected War Lodge studied for Active duty Wypa Ulmcke Call now 24 hour direct line 7843763 tickets each or 3 for daily countdown draws kick off draw March 2001 april May May 2001 Early Bird draw april 2001 grand prize 2001 Home phone sen tickets q Send code phone tickets 3 for total a enclosed is my order payable to raffle or charge my d visa la Mastercard u american express card expiry Date mail to so car raffle 101555 main my r3b 1c3 8500 tickets at at 5 for 1062rf Pomo official auditors a decaying James Monument to soldiers of the great War May live again As a resource for Trou bled peacekeepers of modern the women tribute memorial Lodge was erected in 1931 after a 15year struggle by women groups to produce a recreation Centre for soldiers of the first world now paint flakes off the the floor has rotted and Frost adorns the Inte rior the Art Deco edifice at Portage Avenue and Woodlawn Street has remained empty since 1986 and the steam heating was disconnected two years but the building May again serve the purpose for which women stood Shoul Der to shoulder in Ivan Manitoba director for the Canadian association of veterans in United nations wants to establish an Agency to help former and the memorial Lodge is a Good he wants the Agency to be a drop in Centre for former peacekeepers Strug gling to Deal with their the original purpose of the As recorded in the 1930 minutes of the women tribute was for the Benefit of sex service men confined in the Hospital and of other exse vice men and women who May find it convenient to make use of James la Bonnie Korzeniowski has worked toward restoring the memo rials glory since so far the City and province have agreed to fund a feasibility study to examine the potential of the Korzeniowski estimated a total overhaul of the Lodge to be Susan of the association of Manitoba is also looking at possible uses for the which the City has recognized As a historic the Lodge is deceptively Small from the situated on the Corner of Deer lodges the last tenant of the building was the a Centre of Solace for soldiers of the first world the women tribute memorial Lodge May be restored to serve today peace keep Boris Minkevich Winnipeg free press valour Road which partitioned off the downstairs before finances forced the legion the original wheel chair ramp to the second believed to be one of the first in still the ramp opens up into a Hardwood floored auditorium with Sun Light streaming in from windows at the top of each Rick Deer Lodge facility noted that Many of the fixtures Are still including the auditoriums Korzeniowski said restoring the build ing will keep alive the sacrifices Many women made to honour Manitoba fight ing she a free press article from april 1917 noted that the women tribute bids fair to be the biggest general expression of patriotism and gratitude that has Ever emanated from the women of Winnipeg and Winni Eggers today Are fighting to keep alive that so Many so Little time one March furniture save 33 All clearance priced furniture off our last ticketed prices housewares More save 5o cookware sets priced at or More and Matching open Stock excludes Al thenaid Henckels Royal Albert and Johnson Brothers l place settings excludes franciscan patterns save 4o All Corn Longware Glass gift Ware and boxed stemware in our China department save 3o All frames Crystal gift Ware excludes Swa Rovsky decorative accessories All candles and holders save 25 All Teal cookware Metal bake Ware Glass ovenware Rubbermaid save 2o All Henckels flatware and cookware dinnerware in our housewares Good grips gadgets save 15 All Candy and Fine foods excludes licensed linens save 5o solid coloured towels excludes Ralph Lauren 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vary by enjoy More convenience and More Choice with your Bay and Zellers credit its fatal of Bay company ire horns Zellas and Zeta select will now Bay end offers in ail fatal Tea Fons shop when you shopping is Good the Reward mites Are awarded based on cumulative excluding Trad aits of air International used under License to i Welty management group Canada and the Hudson by Kliors downtown Bingo 10 f 6th Spring fashion show 3rd immigration error blamed on incompetence officials ignored humanitarian aspect by Leah Hendry Van Ngo ecstatic divan Ngos dream to reunite her family May not be far her Sisters visa application is being in Ngo its the Best news Ive had since my parents and brother came to to Van Ngo applied to come to Canada for humanitarian Rea Herja Wyer argued Canadian officials did not consider the fact Ngo is ethnic persecuted minority in Vietnam and has no family left to protect her application was initially rejected because she did not meet Canadas occupational demands she was trained As a bookkeeper and Canada didst need Winnipeg immigration lawyers said her Case is an example of one that has fallen through the and they say its a result of the Strain citizenship and Immi Gration Canada is under As it tries to recover from recent Cut was a Case rejected for Good reason or did the visa officer have a huge workload and didst have time to give it the Atten Tion it deserved lawyer David Davis lawyer Ken Zaifman said Immi Gration services overseas have suffered due to fewer Canadian and while Ottawa did hire local offi cers to process More routine jobs such As visitor Zaifman said its not you would Hope that Canadian officers would know the immigration have the training and the experience of Canadian life behind Zaifman but even there is no guarantee More applications would be fewer officers also led to missed immigration targets in 1998 and said immigration department spokesman Rene some of the backlog was cleared up last year after the department received Money in the Federal some of which was used to Send teams across the Mercier Davis understands that Federal tax dollars have to be spent but said special officers need to be hired to review cases that May have fallen through the Mercier said the system is not designed that discretion is Given to the immigration officer and they can consult their supervisors or Contact Ottawa if they need officers make the Best informed decision with the information they have before he to become an overseas immigration you need to take the foreign service have a University degree and show a required level of officers Are required to take a six week training course on the basics of the immigration act and receive ont Ejob training in Canada or our people have the training to do the Job and Are Well equipped to Deal with the Mercier David Ngos int so the immigration officers mistake was so glaring in Ngos the Federal court agreed to have it reviewed by the visa office again with out even hearing his it just shows the level of incompetence at the visa Matas they View humanitarian and compassionate cases As a Way to run around the Normal visa offices and applicants should have Access to Legal coun Sel so they can get adequate information to guard against these types of they want to protect against unscrupulous agents but they go too Matas Mercier says visa offices Are not if people Are unhappy with the outcome or feel they were prejudiced they then have the option of going the Legal Mercier strength in numbers Winnipeg adults read the free press every saturday ;