Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 15, 1977, Winnipeg, Manitoba Today silence is killing our Joe Page 25 i Banks to merge current events Page 2.3 cattlemen Page 6 quiet Man kills five _ Pabe 7 is Otto still flying High 9 i a watergate in Tel Aviv Page 26 monday scores Hal v islanders 2 Vancouver 1 Buffalo 7 Toronto 2 Philadelphia St. Louis 4 a Tara new Wisl. Detail on Ptg 43 inside 15 33-38, 44-51 run Mavri 18 Cinks 21 deaths 33 finance 28-32 21 13-Jj 24 Jefe be 3fi k 39-43 be Fehm 17 t Minim has Frie put weather report from Advance Cloudy Low -15, High -3 Sun rises . Sets . Moon rises . Sets . Details Page-6 Winnipeg free press final edition vol. 84 no. 115 tuesday february 15, 1977 15 cents with Uin q coloured comics National rail Hub for City youngsters enjoy the horse drawn Sleigh monday in Provencher Park during the festival do Voyageur in full swing this week in St. Boniface. For a email fee the youngsters enjoy pushing each other off the slow moving Sleigh into the Snow. By Gerry Cairns the week Ion festival continues until sunday. See Story Page 4. Model maximum s a purity Penitentiary irk Likely site of new f 12m prison by Pat Zanger a proposed ?12 million maximum Security prison Ca Pable of handling 200 in mates will Likely be built in Selkirk man., although announcement of the site selection is at least one month away an official with the Canadian Penitentiary services indicated Mon Day that the Selkirk area is highly favored. Manitoba s corrections min ister j. R. Bud Boyce con firmed monday discussions on the Selkirk location for the new Model prison which if successful could influence Penitentiary construction across Canada. Manitoba is being used As a Model for the or. Boyce said. Its the Cana Dian Penitentiary services prerogative is to choose a site i d rather it avas in Selkirk the town 20 Miles North of Winnipeg is a desirable Loca Tion because of the Selkirk mental health Centre and the ability to deliver forensic services in that area of the or. Boyce said. James a. Phelps Canadian Penitentiary services Region Al director in Saskatoon declined to discuss the specific Sites monday because it would mess up our Purchas ing. The newspaper printing anything makes it much harder to but or. Phelps said there is a Strong need for a maximum Security prison near Winnipeg. Its closeness to the City would hopefully hostage incidents and he said. Keeping inmates close to their Homes and families As Well As close to psychiatric services would reduce the stress of bad social situations which triggers prison riots or. Phelps said. Meanwhile Selkirk town Council had approved re commendation to approach the Penitentiary services for additional information talks Council Secretary treasurer Kenneth r. Conrad said water costs Rise slows eliminate a lot of things like life terms meted out to Ira men Belfast ;