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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 31, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba Winnipeg free press thursday August 31, 2006 a5 province hiring firm to probe Manitoba housing the audit. It was Only uncovered after by Mia Rabson the province posted a tender on the web site of a company specializing in gov t he government is hiring an Exter Ern ment contracts looking for someone Nal firm to probe the management to conduct the audit. Practices of the provincial Agency what Are they hiding asked Taillieu. Tasked with managing Over 13,000 pub they know there is something wrong Lic housing units across Manitoba. Here. They re admitting they have a prob the review of the Manitoba housing Lem but they re not admitting it authority Mha is just the latest in a in 2002, then auditor general Jon sin string of investigations within the Gleton did a value for Money audit of provincial department of family ser Mha to see whether it was adequately vices and housing including two by the maintaining its social housing proper auditor general specifically of Mha. Ties and doing so with a sufficient pro this latest investigation ? called an Section to the taxpayer. He concluded operational review by the government that while properties were being kept ? resulted from a special Board meeting up Well there were deficiencies in in june where concerns were raised that ensuring funds were properly allocated major projects were not getting done and in the processes used to determine and that the recommendations from the what repairs were needed. Auditors earlier reports have not been he uncovered More than $4 million in Kristin Westdal photo implemented. Major repairs Mha had not identified Mha head Joy Cramer downplayed the at All and suggested Mha needed to Gary doer and Valerie Pringle chairwoman of the trans Canada Trail foundation at Pinawa suspension Bridge. Reasons for the review itself saying this improve its inspection system and the is just part of the regular responsibility to process it used to identify needed ensure the Agency is running smoothly. Repairs and prioritize them. Its also a follow up the auditors in 2003, Singleton looked at the Mani doer announces Cash for trails report said Cramer. Toba housing authority again this time however a briefing note submitted to regarding allegations employees had Kilometre component of the trans it crosses through White Shell Cabinet by Cramer and obtained yester been involved in Kickback schemes and commits $1m Canada Trail act. Provincial Park Lac Dubonnet Belair Day by the free press indicates the inflating bids for maintenance Money will go towards special provincial Forest grand Beach the review was being called to address Defi he found no evidence of wrongdoing Butto hiking paths building projects along the Trail the Mars Sand Hill Selkirk Winnipeg St. Cien cies in the existing management sys noted morale at the Agency was Low implementation of a maintenance plan Norbert Miami Somerset Spruce tems of the staff were suspicious of everything an hikers have had plenty of sunny interpretive signage and adm Nistra Woods provincial Park Neepawa among the Mha projects not com communication was poor. He said that warm Days to Wear out the trails in Tion. Sandy Lake Russell and ase Sippi plated in due course according to the must be improved to ensure the Agency Manitoba this summer and the when it is completed the 18,000-kilo-provincial Park. Memo were an update of fire safety operates efficiently. Province is committing $1 million to metre act will be the longest Contin Janice Luke of the Winnipeg trails plans required by the office of the fire Singleton has also audited at least two develop More of them Over the next Nous Trail in the world and will link association said the Winnipeg portion commissioner a business plan for a pre agencies contracted by Manitoba hous two years. Canadas three oceans. Of the act has Only 10 Kilometres left tentative maintenance program and an ing and found significant problems an Manitoba Premier Gary doer made the Manitoba recreational trails to construct in order to Complete the information system for intake and misused Public funding such that the the announcement yesterday morning association will administer the Provin-83 Kilometres of the Trail that winds vacancy management. Province ended its relationship with Bot hat the Pinawa suspension Bridge with Cial funds. There Are 17 different Trail through Winnipeg. Manitoba housing manages 13,100 a Yawin housing corp. And Hydra House. Valerie Pringle the former Host of the associations that Are eligible to apply but she is concerned that what is housing units providing affordable hous Cramer estimates the review will be Canada am television program and for funding. Arguably the most High profile leg of ing for Low income and disabled Mani completed within six months but seethe current chairwoman of the trans the Trail covers the province from the Trail May not be getting adequate to bans. Said implementing its finding will Tak Canada Trail foundation. The Village of san Clara near the attention. Tory family services and housing Crit much longer. Half of the provinces new financial Saskatchewan Border to Falcon Lake this announcement is great she in Mavis Taillieu said she is concerned some of these Are big system commitment will go directly to Volun near the Ontario Border and Down to said. Any announcement allocating about the secrecy under which the gov changes looking for Long term Strate Teer groups in their efforts to continue Emerson at the . Border. Funding to trails is a Good Ern ment is launching this audit. Gies said Cramer. The construction of Manitoba a 1,300 the province did not publicly report. problems in the Agency nor did it report parents to be More involved in Drivers de classes on top of the Driver education instruct graduated licence. Fifteen months later encouraged to keep a voluntary log of they will be Able to carry on what we by Martin Cash Tion was required to pass the course. They Are eligible to receive their full additional practice time behind the have this year it will also be mandatory for licence. Wheel but now it will be mandatory. The additional class hours will address parents of teens enrolled in Drivers a Parent or guardian to attend the first we have All sorts of studies that show starting this year the course will also issues like Driver attitudes psychology education Are going to spend More time in class session of the Driver education that the Drivers education course is include an additional seven hours of Cal components of driving and Environ helping them learn to drive ? like it or program. Students wont be allowed to much More effective when parents Are classroom time ? from 27 to 34 hours. Mental issues including fuel efficiency. Not. Continue the course if parents Don to actively involved said Lou Gervino roman Slowinski a certified Driver Gervino said parents will get a lesson moms and dads should be prepared attend the first class without a legitimate Manitoba Public insurance a manager education instructor at Transcona col plan to let them know what their kids for More White knuckle excursions with excuse. Of Driver education and improvement. Legate Institute says the changes Are Are working on. Their teenagers behind the wheel students receive their learners per this is All about efforts to produce bet going to help turn out better Drivers. The reality is we can Only cover so because a revamped Driver education Mit during the Driver education course Ter safer ultimately this is a partnership much he said. We can provide the course to be introduced this year will and can take up to six months to com in the past Drivers de students Between us the kids and the parents foundation but we can to do it All. Well require 24 hours of practice driving pile the 24 hours of practice driving. Received eight hours of instruction said Slowinski who also operates Char give the parents More resources to logged with a responsible adult. They then go on to take a Road test to behind the wheel and another eight it driving school. They will get an previously no additional practice time receive their intermediate licence or hours of in car instruction. They were overview of what a expected and then. the Best buy correction notice Winnipeg free press Winnipeg free press Home delivery to our valued customers we apologize for any inconvenience caused by an is read by 44% error in our flyer dated August 25 August 31. Product free is office of Winnipeg adults Call 697-7001 or recreational vehicles liquidated student and teacher edition. This software is advertised As being free with every weekday. 1-800-542-8900 any new generation Compaq Presari Laptop on p.3 of our August 25th flyer. 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