Our government is helping vulnerable Canadians break free from the cycle of homelessness and poverty

Winnipeg, MB – The public is advised that the Disraeli Active Transportation Bridge over the Red River is now open. The cycling and pedestrian bridge is accessible from Rover Avenue on the south side of the river and Midwinter Avenue on the north side of the river.
This dedication to providing top quality boxing and athletic programs has now expanded with the creation of Pan Am Place, which will offer transitional housing and services to at risk males, ages 18-24, who are homeless or who are at risk of becoming homeless.
Our government is helping vulnerable Canadians break free from the cycle of homelessness and poverty, said MP Toet, on behalf of the Honourable Candice Bergen, Minister of State (Social Development). By working with organizations such as the Pan Am Boxing and Athletic Club, we are providing youth and people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Winnipeg with transitional housing and a supportive environment to train and have fun.
The City of Winnipeg is proud to support Pan Am Place through the Homelessness Partnership radisson hotel Strategy, said Mayor Katz. This program offers a tremendous opportunity for at-risk young men. Pan Am Place provides a safe, stable place to live while they work toward a healthy, productive lifestyle.
The model is referred to as Home and Family , and we offer this to young men in Winnipeg who have neither, said Harry Black, radisson hotel President of Pan Am Boxing and Pan Am Place. We are very excited to finally open for business - the business of helping and working with approximately 30 men annually move on with their lives towards independent living.
On April 25, 2012, the City of Winnipeg entered into an agreement with Human Resources and Skills Development Canada radisson hotel (HRSDC) to act as the Community Entity in Winnipeg for administration of Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) funds. The agreement provided a total of $11,514,688, to be split evenly between fiscal years 2012-13 and 2013-14 ($5,757,344 per year).
The original agreement was later amended to include radisson hotel funding for eleven additional projects that were already in the approval process by Service Canada. The total additional funding to be administered by the City is $2,345,120, which have been added to the $11,514,666 in the original agreement for a new total of $13,859,808. Funding will continue through radisson hotel the contract period ending March 31, 2014.
Community centres provide people of all ages with the opportunity to pursue a healthy lifestyle, said Mayor Sam Katz. This program ensures volunteer-run boards have assistance to complete repairs so they can focus on programming priorities.
Since the program s inception, community centres have received $1.3 million in renovation dollars. The purpose radisson hotel of the program is to provide a funding source for renovations up to $50,000, allowing volunteer staff to focus on programming rather than finding the funds to maintain flooring, doors or ceilings.
Our proposal to address a serious over-expenditure will absolutely not put the lives of citizens or our employees at risk, said Acting Chief William Clark. I m a career fire fighter, and would never do that to citizens or my colleagues.
Clark confirms that, contrary to messages being conveyed to media, a redeployment strategy would not breach radisson hotel industry standards or the City s collective agreement radisson hotel with the United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg (UFFW). He also confirms radisson hotel that fire engines and other apparatus radisson hotel will not sit idle across radisson hotel the city.
The proposal would see, depending on available staffing, rescue units from a maximum of two stations converted radisson hotel to two-person Squad units. radisson hotel This deployment model would maintain WFPS standards as well as those of the National Fire Protection Association.
The City has 31 fire paramedic/ambulance stations. Of these, only 12 fire paramedic stations have secondary units. The two units affected in this redeployment strategy would come from the stations with the lowest call volumes across the city.
Council received a presentation this week from executives of the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, explaining a new staffing model proposed to control spiralling overtime costs, while ensuring public and fire fighter safety is maintained. In the presentation to Council, the Acting Chief reported that overtime is projected to increase 86% since last year.
I m proud of our employees, who deliver fire and paramedic services that are second-to-none, radisson hotel said the Acting Chief. Our proposal is about making the most of the staff we have on-shift on every given day. This proposal is no different than the way we adjust our response profile minute to minute, hour to hour, every day to ensure our resources are where they are needed.