Looking back - 1996: Home-care workers across Manitoba go on strike
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- Published on Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Photo courtesy of Neepawa Press Archives. 20 years ago; Monday, April 23, 1996: Trudy Slishinski expressed her thanks to the community for the support of the striking workers.
By Cecil Pittman
The Neepawa Press
80 years ago Friday, April 24, 1936
M. Baronie, James Halt and N. Hornsby went to Winnipeg Tuesday as a delegation from the board of trade to interview the government re the construction of a highway south from Neepawa as a relief project. There were representatives from Brookdale and Carberry and a petition from North Cypress. They were well received by honorable W. Clubb, minister of public works. Neepawa is pushing for a road to Mountain Rd. and Brookdale or a gravel road to the highway if it is built.
70 years ago Thursday, April 25, 1946
The possibilities of hiring a coach and making the necessary improvements to the rink for next season’s hockey were discussed by a small gathering of hockey enthusiasts at the annual meeting in the courthouse a week ago Wednesday night. During the evening, the meeting showed the association to be in better financial condition than they were at the end of last year. The meeting was called in order that the newly appointed executive could have the summer months to make arrangements for a coach.
Discussing the chances of a rural intermediate team winning the provincial championship against stronger city teams drew out the suggestion that a league be set up rather than entering the playdowns, thus creating greater local interest and perhaps extending the playing season with more games.
60 years ago Thursday, April 28, 1956
Two district girls win prizes in cancer competition: Gloria Chemerika of Mountain Road, a Grade 7 student at Lund school last week was announced first prize winner of the 1956 Poster Competition for Grade 7 and 8 in the Manitoba Cancer Institute’s School Competition. Five persons from various schools in Manitoba placed sixth in this same group, one of whom was Margaret Falk of Hallboro, a Grade 8 student at Irvine school. First prize in this same competition for Grade 9 and 10 was Pearl Ostapchuk of Meleb, Manitoba.
50 years ago Friday, April 22, 1966
Bill 100, containing pervasive legislation, which would allow the town of Neepawa to underwrite the cost of a medical clinic here, went down to defeat in the provincial legislative’s law amendments committee Friday morning. Members voted 14 to 13 against the bill. In a telephone interview immediately after the committee session Friday, MLA Nelson Shoemaker, who had spoken strongly in favour of the bill, assured that it would come up in the legislature again, possibly Friday afternoon.
40 years ago Thursday, April 22, 1976
Gwen Ferguson of Gladstone was winner of the Rose Bowl competition Tuesday evening at the Neepawa Fine Arts Festival. She was also the recipient of the $100 scholarship presented by the Neepawa Barbershop Chapter for the top vocal soloist at the festival.
30 years ago Thursday, April 24, 1986
Newly-elected Ste. Rose MLA Glen Cummings has joined eight rookies in the Conservative caucus who have been given key credit positions by opposition leader Gary Filmon.
Cummings was named the key critic for government services, as well as the assistant critic for agriculture. The chief critic for agriculture is another rookie, MLA Glen Findlay (Virden).
“I’m quite flattered to be working with Mr. Findlay, in particular in the agriculture area,” said Cummings in a telephone interview. “I think we can have quite a bit of input to direct the government in various ways to benefit agriculture.”
20 years ago Monday, April 23, 1996
After a full day of bargaining Thursday, Trudy Slishinski wasn’t back in her hotel Fort Gary room until midnight. By 7:00 am Friday, she was getting ready for another day of negotiations.
The Neepawa home-care worker said she’s hoping for a quick end to the strike that includes 3,000 home-care workers across the province.
“Let me tell you, if they [the province] said okay to a moratorium on home-care, I’d be back to work with bells on Monday morning,” Slishinski said. “We don’t want to walk, but we don’t feel we have any other choice.”
10 years ago Monday, April 24, 2006
One of the three people accused of burning down the Minnedosa United Church two months ago has pleaded guilty to arson.
Deanna Lynn Mathews, 19, of Brandon entered the guilty plea in a Brandon court last week. She will be sentenced May 25.
Charges against two others in connection with the fire – Kelsey Ray Taylor, 21, of Brandon and 20-year-old Mark Wishart of Minnedosa – are still before the courts.
