Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 15, 2007, Winnipeg, Manitoba A10 Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday december 15, 2007 Manitoba muslims honour school founder by Gabrielle Giro Day h is won the order of Canada but when Abdo Estassi is asked about his greatest achievement for the provinces Muslim Community he wont say its a medal ceremony amid pomp and pageantry. Hell say his finest hour was during a tiresome and Messy renovation that will pay off for generations to come. A founder of the a Hijra islamic school the 58-year-old Winnipeg entrepreneur was hailed Friday night by the islamic social services association As a Leader for building and renovating the institution that now holds about 180 mus Lim students. My memory was when we ripped All the Walls apart there. It was a disaster it was just like a War torn place he said remembering the school renovation five years ago. We ripped the entire inside out and started there All Over five years later ? and amid about 100 Well wishers who gathered on Friday at the Winnipeg Central mosque to cheer him on As he received his award of fish of but province still wants filter on devils Lake appreciation ? Estassi said the school is in Beautiful condition. Estassi who is the vice president of the islamic social services association and president and ceo of Peerless garments and his family will appear on posters that Are part of a Public awareness Campaign that starts monday to highlight muslims contributions to Manitoba. What we re trying to do is Tell the peo ple in our society our Community the Muslim Community Are part of this Community and we re involved in a lot of Dif Ferent things said Estassi. There san image about muslims and islam around the world and its a bad image. There Are Good muslims and bad muslims just like any other religion he said. We be contributed to this society and we want to keep contributing to this or. Mujibur Rahman who practises Medicine in Eriksdale was also recognized with an award of appreciation especially for his work in founding the Ellice Avenue mosque where about 500 people worship every Friday. The Campaign kicks off next monday grand Forks . ? the International joint commission says researchers found no signs of bacterial disease problems in fish in the first year of a three year study of devils Lake the Sheyenne River the red River and Lake Winnipeg. But Manitoba officials say the report repeats conclusions that there Are parasites and bacteria in devils Lake that Are not found in Manitoba which is proof of the need for a permanent filter on the devils Lake outlet. The report stresses its too Early to with $30,000 support from the province and will feature billboards posters and a website. Campaign posters on display Friday night featured Young Muslim athletes a police officer and a Young woman wearing lawyers Robes ? among other members of Manitoba a Muslim Community. Shahina Siddiqui Issa a executive director said the Campaign was to instil Pride in Young muslims. For first second third generation canadians it gives them something to celebrate because every Day there a negative negative about muslims and our children some of them Are really Hun Gry for something to celebrate she said. When Estassi arrived in Manitoba from Lebanon about 40 years ago he said there were Only about 10 Muslim families in Winnipeg. The Community has grown to nearly 10,000 muslims in Manitoba ? including 50 Muslim Immi Grants he a sponsored. draw conclusions but Manitoba water Quality manager Dwight Williamson said it still is of Williamson said in the second and third years of the study More information on the significance of the findings will be available. But he said the find Ings of two parasites and four species of bacteria in devils Lake that Arent in either Lake Winnipeg or the red River is not to be brushed off. This is the reason we continue to seek placement of a higher Quality Fil Ter said Williams. It underscores our concern with operating that outlet with out that system in the first year results establish a Baseline monitoring system for the devils Lake and red River basins inc officials said. Basically the fish that have been collected in this Survey in 2006 ? there a no indication of any clinical disease resulting from bacterial or viral agents in any fish that were collected in this study said Rick Nelson a member of the inc red River Board. We also looked at parasites. We Abdo Estassi Speaks at the Winnipeg Cen trial mosque Fri Day evening after receiving an award of appreciation from the Mani Toba Muslim Community for his work in founding the a Hijra Muslim school. Fredo Ali Kamara detected 10 parasites in devils Lake and 28 parasites in the red River Delta or the Delta in Lake Winnipeg Nelson said. There should to be any conclusions drawn from year one of the sampling Effort and the data that were collected because we need to take a look at All three years of data he said. The study seeks to Analyse the Poten tial for Transfer of species from devils Lake to the Sheyenne River red River or Lake Winnipeg. ? the associated press John Chand 987-9800 experience the essence of service executives $490/eye ask about our lowest Price guarantee starting at prices subject to prices May vary based on prescription strength. Applicable to surgery on both 4 0 00 0 0 p r o c e d u s performed in Canada laser vision correction state of the Art technology Bausch & lomb z100 laser new technology available at lasik my world renowned doctors our laser Eye surgeons Are among the most experienced and renowned in the world change without prior notice. 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