Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 13, 1975, Winnipeg, Manitoba Welfare Roll Cut by nip Premier says by Leo Quigley free press staff writer the number of employable people on welfare in Man lob has decreased under the nip government and could be fur ther reduced through a co operative program Between the provincial welfare department and Canada manpower pre Mier de Schreyer of Manitoba told a rotary club luncheon wednesday in the hotel for Tarry. When you talk about Wel fare bums you have to Star putting things into perspex or. Schreyer said there simply Aren t that Many employable people on welfare and their numbers in Manitoba have been steadily decreasing in recent years under this government in 1971, there were people on provincial and municipal welfare in the province and or 16.8 per cent of these were classified Asem playable he said. However in 1974 the number of welfare recipients had dropped to with or 10.2 per cent classified As unemployed said. Employable he of these he said Only 477 were on provincial assistance and Many were either alcoholic or suffered psychiatric or physical problems which made them unacceptable to most employers. Although some people main Tain that the severe alcoholic or drug addict should be taken off the welfare Roll this would Only drive Many into a life of crime where they would be come an even greater Cost to society or. Schreyer said. Citing a Winnipeg chamber of Commerce Survey on the effectiveness of the Canada Man Power Winnipeg office which showed few businessmen use the office s employment ser vices or. Schreyer said he was t surprised by the re sults. Our own information had already shown what was Hap pening in this the Premier criticized a re c t free press editorial which claimed Many business men Don t use the Canada manpower services because prospective employers find themselves flooded with applicants interested Only in gaining a signature to prove they were interviewed for the Job to re Tain unemployment insurance benefits. This sort of gets Back to the old welfare bums armr. Schreyer said. Although there May be some who prefer to stay at Home and collect benefits rather than work their proportion of the total work Force is almost neg the Premier said tentative efforts have been made by the provincial government to integrate the provincial welfare system with Canada Man Power ii such a plan were put into effect employable on Provin Cial welfare would be referred to the manpower office with the understanding they would have to accept any suitable Job he said. Or. Schreyer also suggested changes in the present Cost sharing arrangement where welfare payments Are administrated by the province with the Federal government paying 50 per cent. Perhaps when it comes to ending an arrangement whereby welfare recipients could be listed for Job vacancies we could reverse the process and let the Federal Overn Niento run the show while he province kicks in 50 per the Premier assured the meeting the government be Ives it has a duty to match he unemployed on welfare with available jobs. Winnipeg free press family fares save Money thursday february 13, 1975 2nd class mall registration number 0286 946-2212 shelter Iii hours twelve boys from Fisher r a n c h collegiate took hours to build three types of outdoor shelter in a survival course. It was incorrectly re ported in the free press wednesday that they took 22 hours. Automatic transmissions Thi automatic answer Portage 786-2437 930 Nairn 667-1595 1311 Mcphillip 586-8049 440 Pembina 453-4124 fewer Triec like developments forecast Michelle Sanders and Allen Forbes Are Grade one students a Laura Secord school 960 Wolseley Avenue and they re surprising their teacher Charlene Wilson with a labor of love. It s a Valen Tine for their teacher and class mates for Valentine s Day on Fri Day. Weather report morning bulletin for the Prairie provinces a developing Low Over Montana has resulted in Snow Over much of Alber t a Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba. Brisk winds Over Eastern Saskatchewan together with the falling Snow Are causing considerable blow ing Snow with the visibility reduced to less than one mile. As the disturbance moves eastward Clearing will develop in Alberta later today and the Snow and blowing Snow will spread eastward to near Winnipeg by this afternoon. As the result of the Over night Cloud cover tempera Tures have moderated in Alberta and Saskatchewan this moderation will spread to Western and Southern Manitoba today. Figures on the map indicate expected High temperatures today a year boosts police application list Traci Pittmon High Low Piti tuft cold front warm front temperatures following Are High temperatures recorded yester Day Low temperatures for the 12-hour period which ended at 6 . Today and precipitation for the 24 hour period which ended at 6 . Today Max. Min. Pre. Vancouver 42 36 .73 Calgary .9 -13 Edmonton -12 -13 .08 Regina .4 -7 .09 Brandon -9 -22 .01 Thompson -6 -28 the Pas -9 27 Winnipeg -8 -23 Thunder Bay b -8 Kenora -1 -24 Ottawa 11 o Toronto 24 11 .10 Montreal 9 -3 .03 Halifax 21 5 .02 Chicago 21 14 Miami. .82 49 los Angeles 67 t 51 Minneapolis 26 -4 new York 31 19 Phoenix 75 42 Boston 25 15 Honolulu 45 Athens 57 .13 Rome 54 Paris 54 41 London 50 43 Berlin 50 41 Amsterdam 5j 43 Brussels is 39 Madrid is 37 Moscow 14 7 Stockholm 34 a Tokyo so 36 Hong Kong 59 57 Singapore 66 73 forecast for Winnipeg Bissett Interlake and red River regions occasionally heavy Snow at times this afternoon and overnight. Wind Southeast at 15 to 20 causing Drifting Snow but decreasing near morning. Becoming sunny Friday afternoon. Low to night near 15 below High Friday Zero to five above. As Cut stiff .6.1 .21 .03 Winnipeg temperature comparisons Max. Min. Mean Fen. 1? -8 -27 -18 last year 8 -13 -3 Normal 13 2 highest on record 38 in 1898 lowest on record -41 in 1936 precipitation total for nov. 1 to feb. 13, 2.81 inches Normal 3.41 inches. By Glen Maekenzie free press police reporter about four or five men walk into the fourth floor per s o n n e 1 office in Winnipeg s civic Centre each weekday with one in mind to be come policemen. Roy Hilton a personnel technician there said the Stock reason the applicants give is i want to work with beyond this Standard response or. Hilton said in an interview common reasons in elude information received from policemen they know Good opportunities Lor promo Tion and a Good living wage. Last week s tentative agree ment for 1975 Calls for a year by july first class constables normally a con stable gets a first class rating after three years on the Force. Oddly enough for men aged 17 to 29, retirement at age 55 j s another common reason Given by the applicants. Alth Ough 21 is the minimum age for constables cadets can be hired at 17 and do mainly Cleri Cal work whatever their reasons Only eight 1o 10 per cent of those who fill out the initial application will ultimately be accepted staff Insp. Dennis v. Scott i Serridge head of the police department s personnel Divi Sion said. Or. Hilton said recruiting policemen involves a a Long drawn out process of selectivity. Those who meet the Basic requirements they must be five feet 10 inches tall weigh 165 pounds and have Grade 11 education and seem to have a Chance begin taking tests de signed to screen applicants Al though or. Hilton said about 50 per cent Don t even get to his stage because some have poor driving records and others Are eliminated after a Short discussion which indicates they simply would t make Good policemen. The first hurdle for those who show some Promise is a 12-Minule general knowledge test followed by a two hour 120-question examination Deal ing with Basic police work and the of a two Page Auto biography. As with most personnel tools. A poor showing in one area won t necessarily mean rejection but Low scores on both tests mean the end of the line. The few who reapply usually have to wait about a year to try again. Or. Hilton said police work is obviously attractive judging by the number of people who apply for it. He said 1974 was an especially Good year for applicants because there were a number of retirements. He recalled one period when the applications fell off the months after the 1968 demo cratic party convention in Chi Cago when the term pig was widely used in reference to police men or. Hilton said about five per cent of applicants Are uni varsity graduates but believes the main value of this would be when promotions Are considered. who survive screening in or. Hilton s department fill out formal applications and Are sent for tests Given by staff Insp. Scott her Ridge. Included Are a 100-word spelling test made up of non technical police terms and a seven part general knowledge test. Logic and mathematics Are two of the More important areas. A policeman has to Start at the end of a crime and use staff Insp. Scott her Ridge said. If a Man is weak in logic he s usually weak in mathematics and he s not the Type we re looking those who succeed on the tests Are interviewed by higher authority and investigated by the department. References on the formal application Are contacted and records Are checked. A criminal ecord does t necessarily mean disqualification. It largely depends on the offence. Staff Insp. Scott Herrick be said a serious offence such As breaking and entering would Weed a person out but other convictions perhaps where1 the applicant had been an accessory could allow for discretion. With regard to driving records some of which Are he said this can be grounds for elimination if they Are lengthy. He also said he believes simply talking to an applicant can make the difference. If they Are still acceptable staff Insp. Scott Herridge said the final decision is made by Deputy police chief Ray Wil son and the new special con stables Are sworn in and introduced to police chief nor Man Stewart. Despite the already Large number of applicants the police department has a definite need for qualified men staff Insp. Scott Herridge said. Monopoly improves towing Stewart says towing service in Winnipeg has improved since aut Opac the provincial government s Public Auto insurance Agency awarded exclusive towing rights to United towing ser vices ltd., chief Norman Stew Art of the Winnipeg police department said wednesday. In a report to the Winnipeg police commission on a 30-Day Survey of towing service in a topic related cases chief Stewart said that in Many in stances the waiting period for a Tow truck is Shorter since United towing received the exclusive aut Opac contract. To arrive at this conclusion the chief cited a dec. 21 to Jan. 21 Survey of towing ser vice in All six districts of the police department. Average waiting time for a Tow truck ranged from 12 min utes in District 1 the inner City to 31 minutes in District 6 the southwestern part of the about 24 Winnipeg towing companies not including United members of the towing division of the Automo t i v e trades association of Manitoba have objected to United towing having tie a topic contract. They have said that inadequate towing service involving longer Waits for a Tow truck and inadequate equipment for specialized Tow jobs would re sult from Only one company being authorised to do aut Opac involves most of the towing work in the City. Citizens can get one of the other towing companies to Tow a motor vehicle in an aut Opac related Case but aut Opac won t pay the Tow charge unless it s United that does the Job. By Katie Fitzrandolph free press staff writer the experience with Trize will probably mean fewer if joint developments involving the City of Winnipeg and private developers councillor Bill Norrie of Winnipeg said wednesday. The development at Portal Avenue and main Street a forced the City to define it procedures on environment Impact studies but it probably mean fewer such developments i n future coun Norrie said. It May also result in the City sticking to areas of traditional municipal responsibility such As transportation Anc River Crossings in its own development activities he said coun. Norrie was one o three panellists discussing beyond Triec before an Audi ence of about 50 at the Annua meeting of pollution probe ii the Monarch life building auditorium. The real frustration with the environmental Impact Section of the City of Winnipeg act is that it s a new concept for both administration and councillors coun. Norrie Independent Citi Zens election Rouge said. Its Impact was first realized when Council was prevented from voting on the Sherbrook Mcgregor overpass because no study had been done he said. As a result of the litigation surrounding Triec certain undertakings were Given which have had the direct re sult of forcing the City to develop guidelines As to what constitutes an environmental Impact study and what proce dures Are required for one he said. Regardless o f what one Hinks about Triec some Posi Ive factors will come out of it n terms of City coun. Norrie said. He complained that the Sec Tion of the legislation is grossly unfair and environmental Impact studies Aren t required of provincial or Federal develop ments or works undertaken by the private sector of the econ omy. The legislation imposes mechanical problems where environmental decisions Aren t As Clear Cut As the location of a foundry in a residential area said. Coun. Norrie also saw a problem inherent in the Letisia Ion of one citizen being in a position to hold up a total development. He said he agreed citizen involvement but at some Point after due process and review the City must be Able to make a decision other Vise democracy is subverted b Rule by a minority. Delays in City construction if River Crossings among other hings Aren t totally because if the environmental Impact provisions of the legislation Al Hough they do contribute to he problem he said. Coun. Brian Corrin new democratic Aid the complexity of the City s planning process con used citizens and Environ mental Impact studies Houldin t be divorced from the broader question of compre pensive and coordinated plan Ting. The study process provides or citizen participation and is the last Stop Gap against pos ment to produce the and politically and win towers and structures should t be Rushing to which the project was their ranks he said. Bounced so that when the Money spent on came to do environmental structures and Street pact studies on the project should be funnelled did t know what it was Low Cost transport he posed to study he styling Winnipeg s devel Ken Emberley of 387 philosophy As Dyna Street St. James Assiniboia citizen participant on or. Emberley Ami panel said the City could Corrin favored Environ the letter of the Law on studies for All major studies without Ever not just the into the real issues of a coun. Norrie said if the was to be subject to such North America s other developments cities Are bankrupt be also. Owner of held by Ritchie court of Queen s Bench free press courts the dog did bite the girl or. Justice j. R. That miss Rabinovitch was ruled wednesday that for the dog and i owner of a dog is liable for for the damages sought dog s actions and not the the girl s parents. Ple who House the he said that miss the question of parents As arose when a dog owned of the dog weren t Sandra Rabinovitch bit three year old girl. Miss said that Section 27 of the Ovitch lived with her husbandry act does t at 898 bore Bank Avenue the keeper of the dog i the dog stayed at that if such a dog is neither i nor mischievous. The parents of the infant said miss Rabinovitch s sued miss Rabinovitch for could still be liable t or Ages and wanted the parents but the plaintiffs in be included in the action action or. And mrs. A cause the dog was kept in Lupu would have to prove House which they the defendants were har or. Justice Solomon a dangerous or vicious that miss Rabinovitch was and allowed it to is Spon sible for the dog and and inflict the damages actions in biting the girl. Of. To changes in legislation am satisfied that the dog was the plaintiff who had was owned solely by prove that the owner of Rabinovitch and Fiat dog knew the dog was parents had no control Over however the change in animal. But As keepers of animal husbandry act dog under common Law he plaintiff has to show would be liable for dam the dog in question was in if the dog was vicious and vicious or mischievous knew it. There was no judge evidence and i therefore or. Justice Solomon said the action against Mil was satisfied from the and Sheila Dence during the trial in Justice Solomon said. West asks in Tariff the four Western Brief Calls for a reduce Lave called for major or elimination of Trade in Canada s protective of foreign countries on on the grounds that the or fully manufactured system is inhibiting especially for those and diversification of the raw materials from Ern Canadian Canada. In a joint submission to increase Western process Federal government of natural resources the Day the four Western asks for elimination of ministers outlined the tariffs on a wide inces position on Trade of consumer and Indus actions being conducted goods particularly on the auspices of the equipment and Materi agreement on Trade and used in the processing of diffs a similar Mission was made about two weeks ago by Manitoba it that position now has been taken up by British Ible authoritarian Irepa Ible action which might have Reat import on How a citizen it May involve delays but the citizen participation May Iso cause an elected repro Enla Tive to change the Way e might vote on an Issue. Coun. Corrin said the Triec Istance was a study to some extent in bad Faith As the Ity commitment preceded any commitment from Triec As to what exactly was to be built on the Portage and main site beyond Square feet of Rentable space. There was no Legal commit Alberta and Saskatchewan. Industry minister Leonard Evans of Maui Toma said Canada s main objective at the Gatt negotiations should be to reduce Canadian Trade barriers and obtain a substantial reduction of foreign Trade barriers that hinder the further process ing of natural resources in the West. Submission makes the after Man is shot a Winnipeg Man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a Point that present Trade and wednesday at Tariff policy is geared to protect the Industrial and economic base of Central Canada with the effect of making the West Ern provinces pay at least million a year in Transfer pay m e n t s to Central Canadian manufacturers and distributors. The four Western provinces also said the Federal govern in e n t should formulate its Trade policy in full consultation with the provinces. Three prong attack on traffic problems rejected by commission a suggestion to increase the Speed limit on All Winnipeg regional streets reduce the limit on residential streets and Dou ble the Fine for speeding on residential streets was rejected by the Winnipeg police com Mission wednesday. Councillor Robert Steen in dependent forwarded the suggestion from one of his constituents to mayor Steve Juba of Winnipeg who for warded it to the commission Sion. The merchant suggested in creasing the Speed limit on regional streets to 35 or 40 Miles an hour reducing it on All residential streets to 20 or 25 . And automatically Dou bling the Fine for speeding on a residential Street. Coun. Steen in his letter to mayor Juba. Said he had also written highways minister Peter Burtniak of Manitoba on this subject. Supt. Neil Clarke of the police department s traffic Divi Sion commission said the 35 to 40 . Speed limit on regional streets now is in effect except where a 30 . Limit is required. The reasonableness of most Drivers has effectively reduced their Speed on residential streets to the 20 or 25 . Range supt. Clarke Saij. As to the third suggestion the superintendent said the maximum Fine for speeding is Seldom imposed. He suggested no change be made in existing Speed limits except where in depth studies show that changes Are needed. Supt. Clarke said carelessness or inattention Are the prime causes of car accidents not Speed and that 85 per cent of the driving population do what is reasonable when on the Road. Most accidents occur on regional streets where there Are Stop signs and traffic lights that Are disobeyed he said. His Home. The Man Ronald William sansome 2c, of 5g9 Manitoba Avenue was remanded to monday when he appeared thursday in provincial judge s court in the Public safety building. Or. Sansome was charged after Robert Douglas Dunnill 22, of no fixed address was shot in the head at about . Wednesday. A 12-gauge Shotgun believed used in the shooting was seized by police. Or. Dunmall was reported in fair condition thursday in the health sciences Centre. Two material witnesses in the matter Diane Laura mor Rissette 26, also of 569 Mani Toba and Kirk Agnes Mcdonald 22, of no fixed address were also remanded to monday when they appeared in court thursday. Sex Retreat Iii director Dies Charles Barbour 69, former director of recreation for the City of Winnipega position he held for 26 years died thurs Day morning in the general Centre. Death was due to a heart attack. Or. Barbour who came Winnipeg from Montreal to in 1946, is survived by his wife Margaret and two sons Ron and Charles both of Winnipeg ;