Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 27, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Fott August 19813 stresses by Stefl Mioff flute juveniles who commit acts of Vandal such As the estimated age to Howden school last tee a maximum Fine of if they Are tried in juvenile Manitoba Settlor by court judge but courts can assess Many other penalties As judge Man he said a juvenile also could be placed on supervised probation or under a sent to ordered to pay restitution or be tended to do repair convicted juveniles also face much stiffer penalties including terms in prison i if they Are transferred to adult police Are unsure whether juveniles or adults were responsible for the How Den but judge Kimelman stressed that juvenile court is mainly concerned with rehabilitating offend not with the financial losses to school divisions or property school vandalism involves such of fences As enter and wilful damage and judge Kimel Man said these Are serious regardless of whether the loss is or the Federal juvenile delinquents act says parents or guardians May be forced to pay restitution if they Aid an offence by failing to exercise due care Over they can also be fined jailed for up to two or damage fund but judge Kimelman said a Parent must have knowledge of the vandalism to be held most Manitoba school boards have had a joint property damage fund since but suffered losses beyond it for the first two said Keith loss prevention officer for the Manitoba association of school last year the 42 boards contributing to the fund split a refund from the fund and saw their 1981 premiums drop to from million the year Art a partner in the Dudek and associates insurance said major theft and vandalism losses in the seven greater Winnipeg school divisions his firm handled through Mast in 1980 totalled the greatest loss was from two fires 10 Days apart at Britannia school in where losses to talled he he said the three other greater Winnipeg claims last year All came from fort Garry division and in separate incidents at Vincent Massey collegiate and in one incident at Dalhousie Elias said the Winnipeg school Sion dropped out of the Mast plan this claims from the other six City divisions he acts Tor totalled from seven the largest was an estimated loss at Transcona but Elias cautioned that divisions dont Send in claims on most Inci dents because they pay deductible on they also pay some losses above this amount to keep their insurance premiums Kimelman serious offences average Dave executive assistant to the Winnipeg division said damage and theft losses to his divisions 85 schools for the six month period ending april 30 totalled a week on aver Assiniboine vital and seven Oaks divisions also dont belong to the Mast but Peter Secretary treasurer of Assiniboine said his division uses a similar insurance plan which has a deductible on each losses in the division totalled in but none was reported for insurance purposes because each to talled less than he a vital school division spokesman said losses there totalled in an average of slightly More than for each some recent losses have been higher than Howden or even Britannia spokesmen said an adult burned Down a Lynn Lake school in 1979 and subsequently received a prison Thomas said courts should try to strike a balance Between rehabilitating juvenile vandals and deterring them from future he said Mast is producing three anti vandalism films one for elementary one for High school students and one for Community Resi the 15to 20minute films will include interviews with Young vandals and should be ready by next the Howden destruction included the writing of slogans on Walls and else where with yellow Thomas said this is common in school vandalism and that names of Rock groups and drugs Are particularly popular Graffiti sub making students work at the school after being caught is a Good he Thomas also said some offenders Are treated by their Peers As but others Are particularly those who have stolen from he said vandalism seems to be a bigger problem in suburban Winnipeg than in the cites economically de pressed Core one possible explanation is that Winnipeg division has Many special pro Grams for inner City while the More standardized suburban pro Grams Are not appropriate for All Stu dents he attracted by lights Thomas said while improved lighting May keep people away and most Mani Toba schools Are lit at lighting also attracts he said a school division in the Ottawa area turned school lights off last year and found its vandalism problem most Manitoba schools also have alarm systems and about one person a week is caught this Thomas but he said its possible to get around fences would help keep people but Thomas said school boards have tried in recent years to make their grounds More accessible to the comm barbed wire atop fences would make them even More but we dont want to turn schools into detention we dont want an armed Goodwill Only Hope for recovering funds by Maria Bohuslawsky about 45 Winni Eggers who lost de posits for a West German tour when their travel Agency closed Are trusting the operators Goodwill to get their Money Cliff Mcmurtry of Harrow United pne of three local organizers of the 1980 said yesterday theres no Way i would Lay charges against Churchill Tours International operated by Peter Hill of has promised restitution and were trusting on his Mcmurtry Eleanor Geib of Westworth United another tour Orga said Hill had promised in writ ing to repay them when he was Able to 4o she maintained that while it want a Legal they were sure Hill would Hob to a total of 95 persons in four United Church groups from Saskatoon and British Columbia paid each for the Many As Early As the fall of the 144ay trip to a religious pageant which occurs once a decade in West was scheduled for total Cost of the tour was about per the Saskatoon group has not received refunds but ramp in that City said the Federal Bureau of investigation had found no evidence to support charges against Hills travel which closed shortly after the trip was the Fri report said the tour Deposit Money wan simply burned up in operating the Regina group has received a refund of about on it with assurances from Hill that he will try to return the Mcmurtry said Hill was Able to pay the by Selling his the five members of the Church group have not received a refund from but had travel insurance which covered the Mcmurtry said some of the Winni Eggers Felt we should Nave but that want a solution because Legal action would kill at tempts by Hill to refund the the minister having a Ball Jean carefully lines up her the Cue Ball a Waits in then savors the plop in the target pocket As she enjoys a game of Pool at the senior citizens Complex at 185 Smith cite poster bylaw by Steve Pona Manitoba court of Appeal has upheld the Validity of Winnipeg Handbill and poster confirming the conviction of a body rub parlor operator linked to the illegal distribution of handbills at a downtown Robert Earl owner of eve studio at 7wk Sargent was originally found not guilty of the bylaw offence in but was convicted by county court judge Daniel Kennedy and fined following a Crown m decision in a 21 decision made Public yester the Appeal court upheld judge Kennedy verdict and rebuffed lawyer John Scurfield attempt to have the bylaw declared beyond the cites Power to Scurfield had argued that the bylaw denies people the Basic presumption of placing the onus on them to prove they Are not guilty instead of requiring the Crown to prove chief Justice Samuel Freedman rejected that saying Canada enjoyed a Basic presumption of inno but that the Crown and defence agreed on a statement of eliminating the need to Call their absence May make it appear without the accused was deprived of the presumption of inno judge Freedman but that appearance would be he said the Crown had adduced sufficient evidence to establish its Case and Only then was the accused called upon to rebut Crown Scurfield said he will recommend to his client that the decision be a in a Normal they would have to have somebody come in and i saw Joe blow Plant that card on the automobile or in the hotel and As a result of that evidence youd be he they just have to find it and they can presume youre for if you have a competitor who Doest like he can put you out of business by distributing a Hundred judge Freedman said the City knew that to catch an offender in the very act of distributing handbills would be diff it knew also that the Handbill would on its face Point to the offend he said the City framed its bylaw in language designed to catch the Benefi Ciary of the in the absence of evidence to the there has been no such contrary evidence in this Justice Joseph writ ing in said he would have allowed Canadas judge Osullivan said provincial legislation governing the City does not in clude a provision allowing it to affect the principle of the presumption of innocence in the Case of As it has in other 70 similar charges in the absence of such he a violation of the principle should not be Dan Jones of the Winnipeg police vice division said there Are about 70 similar charges against Canada and other rub parlor or outfall operators awaiting we were waiting for that decision before we he the charges have been remanded for the past several Jones prosecutions which have gone to trial involved individuals caught in the act of distributing hand where the delay has been is where the people have not been apprehended but the cards have mysteriously been distributed throughout the business he any decision to go to trial on those cases will have to be made by the and May depend on whether 4 further Appeal is filed by said the police still receive the Odd complaint from hotel but Jones said he has noticed a remark Able decrease during the period of time this thing was in the Appeal court an following the one or two convictions we had water Supply stressed by Joe Rubin consultants studying the Environ mental Impact of a proposed Shoal Lake cottage development will be asked to give top priority to its effect of Winnipeg water Federal in Dian affairs minister John Munro said the minister gave the Assurance in Winnipeg after meeting behind closed doors with representatives of the City and Indian band the band has proposed a 350cottage development in an attempt to achieve economic inde the has walked at the fearful that the development would affect Shoal the source of Winnipeg water both the City and the band Are conducting environmental Impact Stu Dies for submission to the Federal environmental assessment review office because the consultants will now be requested to concentrate their efforts on the developments said a preliminary report should available in six to eight once the plans effect on the Lake is further negotiations be tween the City and the band will be the minister in the Munro said he will appoint an Independent evaluator to assess the Shoal Lake property in the event the City wants to rent the the indians have already proposed a 89year lease for about mayor Bill Norrie said the City will not consider the buyout option until the Fearo study is if the City did Purchase a Lon term Norrie said he would ask for financial Assis Tance from senior band chief Herb Redsky said he was cautiously optimistic about his meeting with the there is Progress being said the the City is spending on its environmental Impact owners May face loss of Money by Cecil rower customers who bought cars from a Winnipeg Dealership and Are now hav ing them repossessed May have trouble getting full a spokesman for the motor vehicles Branch Peter registrar for the said yesterday every Manitoba Dealership is required to Post a Bond which is used to compensate customers who buy cars later found to have been illegally but if number of customers Are burned and claims against ship total More than the customers will Only get prorated portion of the Bond in he Dave Michie of Erif Cdale said his Mother bought a car in january from paying in on a baffle twined the car which allegedly was still on lease from Southwood Michie he has been told the car Hajj been i fit from Southw Oft to eur Economy rent a car which at the time operated from the same Marion Street building As did Paul Frederickson of Southwood said some of the cars leased to the Economy head office were in some appear to have been he Bailiff Garth who seized the said he has seized two or three other cars which bad been leased by the same Dealership and later the owner of Vintage Auto sales was unavailable for while spokesmen for eur Economy rent a car said they Are still investigating situation City police and the provincial Consumers Bureau Are looking into the matter As Harold co owner of the Economy rent a car franchise on Marion he and his partner also Are considering Legal action against the eur Economy rent afar head Baumer said the head which shares Only a similarity in names with his franchise left the Marion Street building in july and is now located on Mary he said Bis firm is no involvement with the cars which Are now being repossessed ;