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L-BJBB1B Extra fluids aimed at child poverty Chretien commits $160M to festivities reform their welfare systems Only Quebec has opted out Human Resources Minister Pierre Pettigrew said he was pleased with the progress and expects agreements to be signed sometime in April in time fin the July implementation data provinces who share the same concerns and the same preoccupation and want to improve the life of Canadian children to give them a better start in life will be able to use that extra money for better Pettigrew said at the end of the meeting yesterday AGREEMENTS MADE The progress report follows up on agreements made at the first ministers meeting in December But Rosemarie Popham co-ordinator of Campaign 2000 said the money promised by Ottawa lasts only until the year 2000 the year 2000 there's no plan there appears to be no strategy Given the complexity and depth of the problem that needs to be in place it's the next critical step" said Popham By Nahlah Ayed OTTAWATThe Canadian Press WTH MILIJONS OF EXTRA DOLLARS to spend on low-income kids provincial governments are promising to find parents jobs fond community groups and come up with other ways to lift children out of poverty is something that going to be improving and building on over the next three years as the resources come said Janet Ecker minister of community and social services is a good achievement and demonstrates that we are serious about it md made significant Provincial social services ministers met yesterday to report on how they will spend surpluses created after the federal government increased funding to the Canada Child Tax Benefit However critics worry what will happen once the extra money runs out In last month's budget the federal government promised $17 billion over the next three years double its 1997 commitment if the provinces announced matching programs to get parents off welfare and take more than a million children out of poverty In return the provinces promised to millennium PROJECT By Bruce Cheadle HULL QueThe Canadian Press The federal government is contributing what it calls a modest $160 million in seed money over three years to help Canadians ring in the new millennium don't want a big millennium blowout with nothing to show for it the morning after but a hangover and a lot of Prime Minister Jean Chretien said yesterday as he launched the program at the Museum of Civilization just across the Ottawa River from Parliament Hill The money which was included in last month's budget will be spent on grassroots developed in partnership with private and not-for-profit organizations said Chretien "It's not creating a big government bureaucracy not setting up a bunch of large government-sponsored celebrations not building cold official monuments but ensuring that millennium projects across the country are to coin a phrase of the people by the people and for the CONVINCING PITCH As such the cash is available for just about any millennium-based project providing communities schools corporations clubs you name it can make a convincing pitch when applications start being distributed later this yean A temporary Millennium Bureau of Canada will be set up to distribute the money under the slogan Sharing the Memory Shaping the Dream Not everyone however shares vision are a multitude of other more important uses across the politi Kiwis sour on Canadian milk Ths Canadian Praia Prime Minister Jean Chretien hold i a harpoon while being Introduced at the launch of Canada Millennium project In Hull Que yesterday The federal-provincial effort has been touted as an example of how the two levels of government can work together "Those consultations were held in late January but foiled to resolve the Smith said are therefore left with no choice other than to ask the WTO disputes settlement body to approve establishment of a WTO disputes panel to rule on the New Zealand officials in Geneva made that request yesterday Smith said adding that he expected the panel would be established at a meeting of the WTO disputes settlement body on March 25 The United States is also expected to request the formation of a panel at the same meeting to consider the same issue Panels usually take six months to complete their work WELLINGTON New Zealand The Canadian Press Nsw Zealand is taking Canada to the World Trade Organization's disputes panel over a scheme Trade Minister Lockwood Smith said yesterday Under the scheme Smith says Canadian formers are paid an artificially low price for some of their milk so it can be processed for export enabling Canadian dairy products to compete on world markets The Canadians have denied breaching any WTO agreement Smith said that New Zealand had sought and held formal consultations with Canada under WTO rules He said extensive polls show Canadians want the government to recognize the millennium without going overboard in spending not just another said Gray the way the people of the world mark time and a recurring point in time This happens only once every thousand years In the history of the world people like to do great things in connection with great events and the millennium is a great Whig reporter Tripp up for national award "Brace yourself for a new international classic from Volkswagen" -Toronto Star i 1998 Car of the Year Award "Best New Family Sedan" -Automobile Journalists Association of Canada cal spectrum for this money than celebrating another date on the said Walter Robinson of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation want to build the country? Put $160 million into health care put a $160 million into post-secondary education What about tax Deputy Prime Minister Herb Gray who is in charge of the federal millennium celebrations defended the expenditure saying it amounts to only $2 per Canadian per year during a hurdles competition John Major Ottawa Citizen for a photo of cyclists Andrew Vaughan The Canadian Press for a photo of joyfol Belarus paddlers after winning a raca Feature writing: Chris Cobb Ottawa Citizen for a feature on the survivors of a 1975 shooting rampage at an Ottawa school Buzz Currie Kim Guttormson Bruce Owen and Bill Redekop Winnipeg Free Press for features on the Winnipeg flood Carole Thibaudeau Montreal's La Presse for a story on leading-edge gene therapy as a cure for brain cancer Feature photography: David Chld-ley Calgary Sun for a photo of atoddler on skates joining In a Calgary Hitmen hockey scrum Mike Sturk Calgary Herald for a photo of the Hale-Bopp comet and a northern lights display Andrew Wallace Moncton Times and Transcript for a photo of a Vlctorian-era-like winter scene on a Moncton street International reporting: Mike Shahin Ottawa Citizen for stories on the effects of the search for gold in Zimbabwe John Stackhouse Globe and Mail for a story on the 50th anniversaries of India and Pakistan Leonard Stern Ottawa Citizen for coverage of an international war crimes tribunal involving former Yugoslav soldiers accused of genocide Enterprise reporting: Kevin Donovan and Moira Welsh Toronto Star for a series about child welfare system William Marsden and Rod MacdoneU Montreal Gazette for a story about a toxic soil dump in suburban LaSalle Lisa Priest Toronto Star for a piece about the accountability of Ontario's health-care system Business reporting: Stephen Ewart and Sean Gordon Calgary Herald for Bre-X coverage Including an interview with David Walsh Paul McKay Ottawa Citizen for a story on Clifford Frame developer of the Westray coal mine John Stack-house Paul Waldie and Janet McFarland Globe and Mail for Bre-X coverage Special project: Anne Jarvis and news team of the Windsor Star for a series exploring why Essex and Windsor counties had the highest percentage of complex child-welfare cases Stephane Laval lee of La Tribune in Sherbrooke Que for an examination of society on the verge of the millennium Lynn McAuley and Katherine Fletcher Ottawa Cttzen for a portrait of the wild side of Gatineau Park Editorial writing: Murdoch Davis Edmonton Journal' Carol Goar Toronto Star Linda Williamson Toronto Sun Columns: Josh Freed Montreal Gazette Russell Wangersky St John's Evening Telegram- Hugh Winsor Globe and Mall Critical writing: Lloyd Dykk Vancouver Sun David Macfarlane Globe and Mail David Warren Ottawa Citizen Editorial cartooning: Serge Chap-leau Montreal's La Presse Brian Gable GlobeandMatt Malcolm Mayes Edmonton Journal Layout and design: Ashok Chand-wani Montreal Gazette Jo-Ann Dodds Toronto Star Gayle Grin Montreal Gazette TORONTO Whig-Standard News Services The Kingston Whig-Standard's Rob Tripp is a finalist in this National Newspaper Awards competition Forty -eight finalists in 16 categories were announced yesterday from a record 1026 entries Tripp was nominated in the local reporting category for his two-part series which ran in February 1997 about a bricklayers union hit by allegations of corruption intimidation and financial impropriety The winners will be announced in Toronto on May 2 They will receive cheques for $1500 and a certificate of award Runners-up receive citations of merit and $250 This is the 49th year for the awards and the ninth under a board of governors that includes editors! publishers and members of the public as well as representatives of the Toronto Press Club Until 1969 the awards were sponsored by the Toronto Press Club and administered by the Canadian Newspaper Association THE NOMINEES: Local reporting: Tracy HufRnan Ian Elliott and Katherine Sedgewick Port Hope Evening Guide for a story on Port battle to save its hospital Bobbl-Jean MacKinnon Saint John Times Globe for stories about the struggle to rid the city of crack houses Rob Tripp Kingston Whig-Standard for a story about a bricklayers union hit by allegations of corruption intimidation and financial impropriety Spot news reporting: The Canadian Press Montreal bureau for coverage of the bus crash last Thanksgiving weekend Quebec's Le Solell also for coverage of the bus crash Winnipeg Free Press for coverage of the Manitoba flood Spot news photography: Ken Gigliot-ti Winnipeg Free Press for a shot of a firefighter reaching for a young girl clinging to an eavestrough Bruno Schlumberger Ottawa Citizen for a photo of a young girt hugging her soldier father who has just been decorated for service in Somalia Mark Van Manen Vancouver Sun for a photo of a distraught employer after learning an employee has been shot in the head -Sports writing: Geoff Baker Montreal Gazette for coverage of the Alouettes CFL franchise in Montreal Stephen Brunt Globe and Mall for coverage of the Tyson-Holyfield ear-biting incident in Las Vegas Roy MacGregor Ottawa Citizen for a profile of hockey player Alexandre Daigle Sports photography: Colin Corneau Brandon Sun for a photo of a mishap The New Passat has been getting plenty of notice from the international auto press not just for its sophisticated loolcs but for its extremely reasonable price Toss in a lease deal like this and it'll be dam near impossible to ignore For a limited time lease a Passat GLS for just month for 36 months Drivers wanted! 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