Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press {Newspaper} - 1981-05-06,Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press. Wednesday May 6, 1981 3. free press. , May 6, 198 study notes 3 mental patient deaths preventable by Cecil Rosner checks on her a second death a Brandon mental after she Ive people suffered accidental or unnatural deaths in Manitoba mental health centres Las year Anil inquests Shaw Hal three of the fatalities might not have occurred if better precautions had been Aken. The deaths Are Deli Vised in u Repon by p. T. Gui Tonlisson administrator of the fatality inquiries act. Which was tabled in the legislature yesterday. Legislation passed Las year requires the publication Eracli year of the names of All persons who die in prisons or while residents of inst Lut Lons. Tiu re Tirl Lysis 39 deaths last year it Leif Brandon mental health Centre two in the Portage school for a Cardales and 13 in the Selkirk mental health Centre. Sis deaths were invest Gaied and inquests were held Inlo three. Also included Are the hanging deaths of an 18-year-old Man in the Dauphin jail and a 20.year-old Man in Stony Mountain Penitentiary another 51-year-old Man died of pneumonia and heart disease while Ai the Pas jail shortly after he was checked and released from St. Anthonys Hospital in the Pas the death of a fi6.year-old woman in the Brandon mental Hospital might have been avoided if a male nurse had carried out his duty of performing regular 15-minute checks on her. Judge Rodney Mykle said at an quest ear tier this year. In his report on the death which occurred sepi. 27 last year Mykle said the woman was found hanging by her neck from a bar across one of the toilet cubicles suspended by the Belt from her Robe a non compulsion patient the woman had a history of suicide attempts. Mykle said the Quot apparent Lack of supervision at the re Levant Ime Quot and misleading nature of supervision record Book entries gave the coun a major cause for concern. But he ruled there was no criminal negligence on anyone s part. A second deah a Brandon mental Centre occurred earlier in 1980 when a 73-Ycar Len it an wandered into a geriatric Ward washroom and Felt backwards Imo a sink full of hot water. Mykle. Who also presided Over an inquest into the death again said he could find no blame for he Accident. He noted that changes which the Hospital has made including Locking the door to the bathroom and changing the order of seating patients at meal time will alleviate the likelihood of a similar Accident recurring. Another Accident occurred june 14 last year when a woman drowned in a Bathtub at the Selkirk menial Centre which authorities believe occurred after she had an epileptic seizure. An inquest into the death recommended the Hospital Institute better super vision of patients while they Are bathing consistent with maintaining reasonable privacy. Two other accidental deaths were reported at he Selkirk Hospital. One occurred As a result it a car pedestrian Accident while another resulted when a patient became Mojiica Ted stole a truck and was killed after he lost control of the vehicle on the Lii Gilway. No blame was found in the death of Roland Genaille. Found hanging in his cell at Dauphin Jaii last May �3, of the hanging death of Frank Monaco in Stony Mountain Penitentiary. Provincial judge Kris Stefanson called the death of 5i-year-old Michael Suruzynski a a tragic the Man whom the judge referred to As a chronic alcoholic had been arrested and placed in the Pas jail. He was taken to Hospital a Short while afterwards for examination Stefanson said the Hospital found no serious symptoms and sent him Back t the Jaii. Less than a i hours later he wits dead. Ali Hough it would have been desirable if the Hospital had had an Over Iii girl Obser vation Ward Stefanson said it was probable the Ward would not have helped Struzynski. 1 of i1y Carris Wishni to frenc Pallas tougher land act sought the provincial government has Inird danced several amendments to the controversial agricultural lands Protection act in a bid to prevent foreign land Speculator from buying up Manitoba Farmland. Agriculture minister Jim Downey said yesterday the proposed changes to the act will prevent foreign companies from Selling up puppet Canadian corporations acid give the Manitoba Farmland Protection Board the Power to order compari ies to divest them Servos of improperly Purcha de land Over the current 20-acre limit. As Weli Flimen Meius contained in Bill 5s would also Force a corpor Mion to provide the Board with an annual a disclosure statement Quot which would include information dealing with of Iii slip and source of financing. Offenders would be liable id fines of $50,000 plus 10 per cent of the value at which the excess land was bought or sold. The current Fine is $15,000. Critics of the old Bill said the legislation did no to prevent foreign companies from setting up Lummy companies a Purchase Mani Roha Farmland. Downey has said that some companies have complied with the intent current legislation but the new a. Ments were needed to Deal with larger and a Olej ally tougher companies. For example seven foreign con. Trolled corporations have agreed to comply with a request to divest themselves of about 3,000 acres purchased Over the ast few years. But Downey Saiid yesterday that the government has finally answered those challenges and would be willing to stand by the Liew legislation should it be passed in court. Quot i feel the changes will strengthen the Buard and the act and still allow canadians to own land Quot Downey said during an inter Aew yesterday. A the key to it is that we have defined effective control a the minister said. Under the Bill a effective control Quot is defined As any control a person or corporation exercises directly or indirectly through Quot title or interest in or Ovir agricultural Coly Crews us heavy equipment above to Morfi u steel Cage right into position at Stra Brook Avenue and Osborne Striet to protect workers tackling sewer repairs from Cave ins. The work t re Pawn Prog Iii a licit is expect Eti to require a Mim mum of 10 weeks to compete. Stra Brook is closed to traffic Between Wellington Crescent and Donald Street. Labor Board member is. I a i 1 p to 1 j a a s violated act by counselling hotel oct in i a. By Tom Goldstein the Manitoba federation of Laboi into kids to demand the removal of a Manitoba labor Board member for counselling hotel owners on How to keep unions from organising their staffs. A Mil president Dick Martin said yesterday he will ask labor minister Ken Macmaster to drop Dario Perfumo executive vice president of the Manitoba hotel association irom the govera ment appointed Board. He said the federation also is considering suing the Mha for a Ibex Over some of the contents of a 23-Page document entitled Quot How to meet the Challenge of the Union Quot. Perfumo said yesterday the Mha was exercising a Freedom of speech Quot in circulating the document and it should easter parking meter treat for motorists a Good mistake those who overs need their Lime at the City s downtown parking meters on easter Montway should have been tagged finance committee chairman Abe Yanofsky said yesterday. Tickets were not Given out because Winnipeg police inspector d. A. Hicks ordered the a not to tag cars. Hicks erred in Hie use of his discretion Yanofsky said. But coun. Joe Zuken approved anyway. A it was ii Good discretion Quot lie said. Coun. Don Gerrie agreed saying the no tag policy that Day was a Good thing Quot right or Hicks ordered the Iree parking april 20 lie said he though people might think that since civil servants at All three Levels of government got the Day off it was a general Holiday. The City s meter bylaw does not require Pai hers to pay the meters on a general Holiday Hicks was in charge at the Public a safety building that Day because chief Ken Johnston was out of town Yan Dusky said yesterday. But the finance chairman checked with the chief on his return and Frimd the police department policy is to tag parking meter violators on any Day the major downtown stores Are open. They were open easter monday so the a dilators should have got the $5 . Not jeopardize his position with the labor Board. Macmaster could t be reached for comment. Martin said Perfumo As a member of the labor Board violated the Manitoba a labor relations act by issuing the document to Mha members. Marked a a confidential the document contains pertinent sections of the labor relations act As Well As tips on How Union organizing May be countered. It says objectives of a the so called Model counter Union Campaign for employers Quot include Quot stay on the offensive and a defeat the Union a this is the Job responsibility of All supervisors a a covering letter signed by Perfumo and dated april 2, says in bold face Type the document Quot merely explains the legislation and the rights of both employee and employer a a within act it also states the document does not contain in the associations opinion any a erroneous statements nor dues it suggest any actions which May contravene the labour relations according to the Manitoba labor department s 19r0 annual report the labor Board exists a to Foster the growth of collective bargaining in the province and Quot to help develop sound Union Raan gement relations Quot As Well As administer certain statutes. Quot its clearly a violation of the labor relations act in that he s Perfumo on the labor Board and. He took an oath of impartiality.,. And to be unbiased a Martin said. A one thing for sure he a got to come off the Board. We Don t have any Confidence in his Impan Pality at All Quot Peru Trio a labor Hoard member for eight years said he has not compromised his Board Maniber slip. Ouster sought owners on anti Union strategies in Perfumo denies wrongdoing Quot we re not taking any sides Quot he said a we re Point Uig what can and can to be done. A they have their rights you have your rights that Sall we re telling our members. A i can t see Why this is being interpreted As something to do with the labor Perfumo said the document a a did t create a furore Quot when it was distributed to Mha members four years ago. It was not marked Quot confidential Quot them. The stamp was added on this occasion to ensure the document was a not opened and shoved aside Quot he said. Perfumo said he Bias never sat on the Board when it was hearing labor relations cases involving the hotel Indus-t7 a "1 want tire labor Board has 16 members eight each from labor and management plus a chairman five member panels including the chairman Bear labor relations matters while Tri Bisinais Deal with payment of wages. Board chairman obie Baizley refused comment on the matter saying he had not seen the document in que.5-Tion. The Mha is to discuss the document at a closed meeting Tom now. Mac master is to address a luncheon while labor Board registrar inn Korposh is to conduct seminars on labor Leisla Tion. In the covering letter Mha members Are told that Quot too Many May believe that Union organizing won t occur in their establishments a Well we suggest that this Type of complacency is not realistic As evidenced by the which we know Are Cuntin Imti taking place Quot the letter says. The words a activities Quot and a a continually Are underlined in the original text currently there Are about i Ood organized hotel workers in Manitoba. The document tells Mha members How to spot Union organizers and organizing How employers can reduce vulnerability in areas under their control such As pay benefits and working conditions and How to help Deal with workers psychological needs. The document states a a. Employees d i not organize. They Are Organ leu by Union action. There is rarely anything spontaneous about the document warns employers that they cannot interfere with the creation of a Union or make financial contributions to it. However it adds employers should Tell their workers that Quot the company will make every Effort through supervisors and written communications to persuade employees not to sign with die cast doubts on Union such efforts May include telling workers they will not receive preferential treatment As a result of Union membership advising them that unions Are prohibited by Law from using threats or intimidation in their organizing and casting doubts about the Union s motives or leadership. The document says employers should Point out the Quot disadvantages Quot of a unionized workplace such As higher labor costs caused by Quot lust working time bickering. And inefficiency a a labor disputes and Quot bad feelings Quot and pour discipline. Martin sail the alleged disadvantages of higher labor costs and inefficiency Are a just he said such allegations Are libellous and Legal action May be taken. Councillor urges City wire amusement tax to viewers of pay to ---------- iiu3 d aria Irmini few doctors advertising in yellow pages re mini Iii an sur Ceotis. Said the rules Mvi ring no i it i i. By Maureen Brosnahan few mall Aba physicians have advertised in the yellow Piges although the College of physical Iii and surgeons has approved the practice. Says Joe Mack sales and marketing manager of the Manitoba Telephone system. Mack said Quot maybe Only one or two Quot have taken advantage of the rules on advertising which were Appio cd by the Manitoba College o physicians and surgeons earlier this year. To said this is partly because the College did no to decide on tic new policy until mid feb iary Only two weeks before the deadline for year s yellow pages. Or. Lames Mortson registrar of the Manitoba College of Plisic Ianis and surgeons said the rules covering advertising were first relaxed in is?.&Quot and allowing doctor s to take out larger ads in the yellow pages is a continuation of ills. Morison said new guidelines were first established several years ago after a decision on the Federal anti comb lines act ruled that doctors cannot be prohibited from advertising factual information. 1 think in s pretty Liberal at the re probably As Liberal As any province in the country Morl son said. He added that some physicians t Jeci to the expanded rules a but we can t see any objection at present physicians in practice can list themselves in bold print in the White and yellow pages. Many Are also listed under their specially in a separate Section following the general alphabetical list. The new policy still holds some restrictions he said. Doctors ads can be no More than one column in Width and two inches in depth. They can Only include factual information name address hours specially languages spoken by the physician and whether he or she is opted in or out of the provincial medicare plan. They can also indicate whether their practice is limited to certain people Morison said. Ads indicating special services in the office or special treatments Are Prohl tied he said. Morison said the languages clause was added because of Public demand for physicians who can speak languages other than English. The expanded rules came As the result of requests from a few doctors Moj Ison said. Mack said lie has received Calls from Many physicians asking to he listed in the yellow pages. But he said he had to play Quot watchdog and inform them of the old rules. He said its could have encountered Legal problems if they published ads from doctors that did not conform to the College s specifications. He said he expects More doctors will Tuke out the larger ads next year. Quot our people will be made aware of the relaxation of the regulations Quot he said. The City Slegal department has been asked to determine whether the City s amusement tax will apply to pay to. Coun. Larry Fleisher when rated the it vestion in finance committee yester Day thinks the tax should apply. A when people sit Dawn and Are entertained that is amusement a he said in an interview. A we re always looking into ways of raising extra Revenue for the City Quot pay to which in t expected to be available in Canada until next year would allow subscribers to View motion pictures in their Homes. Fleisher argued that if movie houses have to pay the tax so should those who use pay television. Committee chairman Abe Danufsky was t so a sure however he said that when the City a few years ago tried to get a share of Cable to Revenue Quot to got nowhere with the government in an interview Yanofsky said that if the amusement tax bylaw does cover pay to the City should seriously consider imposing it. And the operator would have tit add it to customer charges. But if the bylaw would have to be amended to include such a tax a a that a a different the question of taxing pay to Arase in connection with a demand from the motion picture theatre association of Manitoba for a decision on its request that movie theatres be exempted Riim the amusement tax. A j. G. Fustey association president noted the association had appeared before the committee for the third time last dec. 2 asking for the exemption. Coun. Fleisher had been appointed to head an and hoc committee studying the request he said but nothing had been heard of the Malter since. In an interview Fleisher said other Canadian cities had been surveyed on the subject and he had received the research department s report 30 Days ago. The and hoc committee will meet tuesday with representatives of the to discuss of Weir request further. Fleisher said ;