Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 3, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free March undercover agent tells court by Pamela Fayerman an ramp Constable acting As an undercover agent booked into the pub Lic safety building jail in downtown Winnipeg for two Days last summer to corroborate evidence against a Man now on trial for two axe in testimony Given yesterday before an Assize court former ramp Constable Marjip Singh who Speaks the same punjabi language As the said he flew to Winnipeg from Vancouver to assist in the investigation of the july 11 murders in a West Paul Only a select few knew his real Salh who resigned from the ramp James last fall and is now a University testified that on july 18 he was taken to a cell next to that of the Jatinder pal Singh he introduced himself with a fictitious name and told the accused was in jail because he had been arrested on an immigration act Salh said who remained unaware of the agents True was eager to have conversation with him that but for the first hours they were in the common area watch ing the ramp agent said he was too interested in a boxing match on television Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran to listen he said he therefore didst pay much at ten Tiofil when the accused talked of the murders he admitted having commit when the fight was Over at 10 the ramp agent said he was ready to Sodhi wanted to watch Salh said the accused followed the program even though it was in English and intermittently related certain things about the Salh said that told him of various defences he May use in court such As self defence and lapse of Mem he said the accused appeared to show no remorse and even grinned at times when he talked about the Murr Solh said Sodhi told him that the male had threatened to kill him the night he decided to act in self defence the next morning and while Hev was at it he decided he might As Well kill his the former ramp officer the accused told him he had not made atty admissions to police while they had interrogated him shortly after the Salh said he knew Sodhi had made an be cause he had earlier read the statement the accused had Given to the next Day the accused told Salh a Little about his life in India before he came of Canada on a visitors visa in wondered about the lifestyle he Lyle Long claws left and John James at Indian affairs where James says he plans to stay until his demands Are indians plan Appeal to Cabinet four nations confederacy to bypass bureaucrats in quest for More funds by Greg Bannister the four nations confederacy has decided to take its complaint of inadequate funding for Manitoba indians to an Ottawa committee of Liberal Cabi net bypassing civil servants in the Indian affairs in a related development John James of the greater Winnipeg Council began occupying the office of Brian regional direct to general of the Manitoba Indian affairs in an Effort to draw attention to his organizations funding James told reporters the off Reserve indians in Winnipeg have been denied funding and he will not leave Veinos office or eat food until Federal officials agree to fund of Reserve in James is also demanding the removal of Deputy Indian affairs minister Paul his assistant Deputy min the five directors at the Manitoba office of Indian affairs and the information officer at the regional Brian director of local government at the regional said because it was not a Federal building he could not evict he said he had notified the buildings Leo of the Cholakis be reached for Eardley said staff members would Norrie opposed to change in funding for Job program the City have to raid Core area initiative program funds to finance an existing program As suggested by the provincial mayor Bill Norrie said the City will be pressuring the prov Ince to provide half the Community service workers program Bud get to match its own financial Norrie said in an inter the civic recreation and social ser vices committee yesterday endorsed Nomes opposition to the provinces decision to discontinue funding for the in a letter to labor and manpower minister Ken Norrie said the provinces decision to end funding for the program causes some great concern and asked him to reconsider funding for the the concept of the Core area Initia Tive program was that this was to be new Money directed at new it was certainly not my nor do 1 believe that of your colleague minister of Urban affairs Gerry Mercier that we would get into a series of shuffles redirecting funds on a variety of different Norrie to it is most important the City be on guard to ensure that million Core initiative shared funding is used for its intended purpose to rehabilitate Winnipeg inner the mayor when asked what would happen if the province continues to refuse funds for the Norrie said the City would have to make that decision when we get word from the prov the City will have information on shared program funding from the prov Ince by the end of the he the Community service workers program employs welfare recipients in Community service said Russ Deputy director of the civic social assistance the workers provide important ser vices working in Community in return they receive reemployment training and a work lie of those who have been enrolled in the 65 per cent have found while 18 per cent have returned to social the average education for those in the program is Grade 7 and Partick mostly Heads of have an average of five former councillor refused licence for pinball parlor an application by former City councillor lome Leech for a business licence for an amusement parlor next to his hotel was rejected yesterday by civic environment vital Community committee previously rejected Leech application for an electronic amuse ments Arcade and Reading room next to his Dakota Village motor hotel at 1105 marys in opposing the Murray pastor of evangel 1073 marys said he presented to the Community committee a petition signed by More than 400 residents and business people in the area who oppose the the proposal is a concern to senior citizens in the District and two schools Are in the Gibson Gerry Ducharme said the proposed Arcade would not be part of the he called it just another and no one wants to buy environment committee also rejected business licence applications for similar arcades at 379y2 Portage ave nue and 565 Selkirk stay in the offices with James on a 24hour basis until when Veinot is expected Back from we dont to provoke he late last James was still at the office in the Kensington 275 Portage and no Effort had been made to have him Lyle grand chief of the and Robert a grand told reporters their group would meet with the social native affairs committee members March he said the meeting was arranged after a meeting with Indian affairs minister John Munro in Ottawa last the confederacy and the department have been involved in an often bitter dispute this year Over the funds allotted to the Manitoba Region of the depart ment of Indian confederacy spokesmen say they were assured Early in the planning stages that funding to the Region would total million for this fiscal Long claws said yester Day that bands in the Region geared their budgets accordingly Only to find that financing would fall Short by about Long claws said it Means bands in Manitoba will run Short of funds about nine months into the fiscal which starts april appears generous Long claws told the press conference that the Money budgeted for this appears most Gener but the Lions share of the funds go towards maintaining a Nonin Dian civil he said the effect of the budget shortfall for the fiscal year is a Cut in economic development funds resulting in a holding pattern for in Dian initiated Job creation Long claws said he was optimistic about going to Ottawa to meet the Cabinet he said he Felt the confederacy proposals would be bet Ter received if they Are presented directly to the committee without being handled first by department Bureau in he attacked the Centre of a controversy Here earlier this year when he refused to address a chiefs conference at the Northstar Long claws said he would stress to the Cabinet committee that too much authority rests with buggy rigs considered for Parks cyclists and motorists May soon have to compete with horse and buggy rigs for space in some Winnipeg the committee on recreation and social services yesterday endorsed a recommendation that the City Adver Tise for proposals for a horse drawn Carriage and Gutter ride Concession to be operated on designated routes in Assiniboine Park and other one firm already has applied for a civic licence to operate a horse and Carriage in Parks and on downtown a Parks department spokes Man the which suggested the Park Concession to the is prepared to provide 1850 Vintage carriages and with Drivers suitably said a civic Parks department report prepared for the a Concession of this kind would encourage use of the Parks and provide rides through designated Parks at a relaxed Pace enabling passengers to More fully enjoy the natural Beau said the several years a popular daily to Concession was operated in Assini Boine but was discontinued for safety and other it the proposed Winter Cutter rides would be for four to six and would provide a different and safer ride than tall Yho the Concession also would provide Revenue for the Public tenders requesting propos als will be called and evaluated and a recommendation on whether to proceed with the plan will be forwarded to the the company which suggested the Concession has restored antique spoke wheeled carriages which can be converted to cutters in the win a Parks department spokesman a dropping bag to hang under the Tail of each animal will be the Solu Tion to horse said the spokes would have in jail when he was convicted of the murders and the term he would have to Salh Salh said Shohdi also wondered How much Money he would make in jail and who would get the life insurance policy on his dead sister in at one the accused told the agent that it rained after the murders and he suspected it was a sign that even god was Happy with what he had done to his Salh denied suggestions by defence counsel Tavid Margolis that he appropriately told the accused he was a Law student so that the accused would be More talkative about the the jury heard evidence that Sodhi believed his dead was being unfaithful to her the accused court was told that when Sodhi accused her of this the night before the Mur an argument resulted and the woman told him to pack and return 10 Maninder and her dead brother had teased the accused about having to go Back to and the fact that his passport was seized and a Deporta Tion hearing made the accused very the jury was the trial before Justice Peter Morse continues residents cast first Legal nets on fish Slud residents of a townhouse Complex on Plessis Road have taken the first step in launching Legal action against the City of Winnipeg and the Freshwater fish marketing corporation for dam Ages caused by the backup of fish sludge into their basements last at meeting last residents of a Low rental housing Complex across from the fish decided to prepare damage assessments and fill out an application for Legal Nikki spokesman for the ten ants estimated the damage to her clothing and household items at about about 40 basements were flooded with fish skins and other fish parts during a five Day period after the City sewer line backed some received More than a metre of while slime and Powell residents received a let Ter from the cites accidents and claims Branch denying any responsibility for this unfortunate the let Ter places the blame of the Femc and suggests claims be directed to the corporations were going to have to fight this every step of the Powell they think because were sort of they can discourage added Norma weve been told this could happen some townhouse residents Are spend ing nights at motels or friends at least one plans to Powell Paul who owns a House across from the fish Plant has filed a claim against both the City and the Corpora he estimated damages to his recreation room and appliances from 45 centimetres of the sludge at to Arndt accused the Femc and the City of passing the they say there not he when this first i was passed from one person to an Rick an Arti cling Law student who advised the said preparing a statement of claim could take several residents May try to Settle out of court for damages and for extra heat ing because we have to open All our windows at night and turn up the heat to get the smell Powell not responsible she added the residents Are not thinking of action against the Winnipeg regional housing which Man Ages their because it is not the authority in the legislature Wilson Parasiuk asked whether the Transcona residents would receive any assistance or financing for Legal help from the provincial govern they Are the innocent yet they seem to be getting no he consumer affairs minister Gary Fil Mon said he would be speaking to senior officials in his department in an attempt to give the residents any sup port they but Filmon stopped Short of promis ing any financial Olphy Cash Ali Winnilu Hill pm lib voices ring out with their eyes fixed on the Susie Reis Leslie Moskaliuk and Rhonda Berdan right of the Robertson schoo choir sing out at the playhouse theatre during the 63rd annual Manitoba music the festival opened ;