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By
Brenda
Fleming
The
Lance
Wednesday,
July
10,
2002
Members
of
the
Save
Our
Seine
group
are
rolling
up
their
sleeves
and
taking
on
a
big
challenge:
trying
to
raise
$600,000
by
the
end
of
the
year.
The
money
is
needed
to
help
cover
the
cost
of
preserving
a
beloved
section
of
the
Seine
River
Forest.
People
of
all
ages,
ranging
from
school
children
to
seniors,
have
shown
an
interest
in
seeing
the
forest
preserved,
Save
Our
Seine
president
Jules
Legal
said.
"So
many
people
are
cheering
us
on.
It's
very
heartwarming."
Trying
to
raise
$600,000
by
the
end
of
December
is
no
small
task
and
Save
Our
Seine
members
have
a
lot
of
work
ahead
of
them,
Legal
said.
Members
of
the
group
will
be
applying
for
funds
from
a
variety
of
agencies
and
foundations,
as
well
as
hoping
for
donations
from
supporters,
including
the
general
public.
A
formal
fundraising
plan
is
still
being
finalized,
but
already
a
variety
of
groups
are
coming
forward
to
help,
said
Legal.
Members
of
the
Toronto-based
Evergreen
Foundation
have
expressed
interest
in
helping
out,
as
have
members
of
the
local
Union
National
Metisse
St.
Joseph
du
Manitoba
organization.
On
June
19,
Winnipeg
city
council
voted
in
favour
of
preserving
a
section
of
the
forest,
and
to
work
with
the
Save
Our
Seine
group
to
do
that.
Council
also
passed
a
recommendation
to
have
the
city
commit
$1
million
toward
acquisition
of
the
forest
and
to
have
the
city
match
what
the
Save
Our
Seine
raises,
dollar
for
dollar,
up
to
a
maximum
of
$6000,000.
Council
made
the
decision
after
a
group
of
Seine
River
residents
said
they
were
concerned
that
a
bridge
proposed
for
Southglen
Boulevard
could
threaten
a
treasured
section
of
the
forest.
In
addition
to
voting
to
have
the
city
work
with
the
Save
Our
Seine
group
to
preserve
the
forest,
council
also
voted
in
favour
of
a
study
that
will
examine
three
possible
locations
for
a
bridge.
The
deadline
for
the
study,
as
well
as
the
Save
Our
Seine
fundraising
effort
has
been
set
at
Dec.
31.
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