Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 9, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba James free press Winnipeg free november 1981 3 economic dive spurs professor says by Greg Bannister Canadas economic problems will probably Spur an increase in incidents of racial a University of Manitoba political science professor said Marek speaking to a Manitoba association for rights and liberties workshop on racial Dis Crimi said a Hal finished Marl sur vey on the subject has already provided several extremely alarming Debicki said these results reinforce the general theory that times of crisis bring More incidents of racial i Toler almost 17 per cent of the nearly 300 respondents to the he reported experiencing racially Moti rated physical a further 12 per cent of respondents said they had experienced vandalism to their Homes or the Survey was distributed through ethnic groups and associations in Winnipeg and Marl officials say they intend to do More research in the area of discrimination in Manitoba but need further funding from govern ment to accomplish work already done was paid for by a Grant from the Federal govern the group intends to reapply for additional funds to Complete its re Debicki said the partial results of the Survey show the three racial groups in Manitoba experiencing discrimination Are East indians and Chi almost 60 per cent of those who said they Are treated fairly in Canada also listed extensive examples of racial discrimination they so Many of us come Here wanting a better life we Are prepared to put some we Are reluctant to admit to incidents of during the spokesmen for various Winnipeg ethnic groups agreed that a coalition of interest including organized labor and the is needed to combat increasing incidents of the appearing at a panel All approved of the recent creation of mayor Bill Nomes special Ken free press advisory committee on racism As an example of the kind of cooperation Many Felt More work in the area is and Krishna president of the Indian association of said there is a need for minority groups to become More politically Sahay said racial minorities should lobby government As a United group if there is no work toward the election of politicians who will serve their Sahay also said the Lon term Solu Tion to racism lies in educating the particularly children in to be racially there Are problems for minority groups who try to speak up on their problems with warned Kuldip representing Winnipeg sikh Singh said the Media is the Best tool to publicize acts of discrimination but said his Community found the acts intensified following he cited an incident in East Kildonan this year where a sikh Home was Spray painted with racist Graffiti and the Media was we knew we would suffer More for it and we but we had to raise our voices because nobody was listening to us i think in the Long run we were the which received wide was key to the creation of the mayors committee on the Federal department of employ ment and immigration and the Manitoba human rights commission both came in heavy criticism at the Sahay and Singh both attacked immigration officials for what they saw As preferential treatment of polish immigrants entering Canada As a re sult of that country political ins Tabili they said strictly applied for Indian have been eased for conditions Are no worse in Poland than they Are in he representing the jamaican was More if its White immigration that All but anything Black or Brown creates a Coin of the realm Coin collector Peter Newell displays rare Canadian Silver the Worth about is kept in a Bank vault with the rest of newells about million Worth of Stamps and Antiques were displayed by 30 collectors in a show at the Airliner hotel during the the property of Luxton Auto service marys Road still contains junked cars and Lesof junk dealer May face Legal action a marys Road junk who has already served 20 Days in jail for failing to comply with an order to clean up his May face further Legal action for the same Stanley owner of Luxton Auto service at 743 marys spent 20 Days in jail in october for failing to pay a Fine for Contra vening City fire Crown counsel Ursula Goeres now says further action is being contemplated because Halaiko still Hast re moved the junked vehicles and other materials considered a serious fire there have been inspection peo ple looking at it the Goeres said in an fire prevention officials have issued dozens of cleanup orders against Halaiko since chief fire prevention officer Phillip Lyons has said the fail ure to clean up the Yard is a serious last Halaiko to remove unused flammable liquid Stor maintain adequate passage Way for unnecessary combustible waste materials and provide Metal containers for the Stor age of oily Man to Appeal ruling a Man who escaped a jail term on a technicality Only to have it struck Down update a followup to the bringing readers up to Date on stories that have appeared in the free by the Manitoba court of Appeal will take his Case to the supreme court of Kenneth Henry got a break on when the Crown neglected to Call his name for sentencing on an impaired driving was charged in and pleaded guilty in although he was in Lac Dubonnet provincial judges court for sentencing on he did not approach Crown counsel John who thought Fontaine had missed the hear a warrant was but Fontaines Joseph Bellan of succeeded in blocking any further a Toinby claiming that the Crown had missed its Justice John Hunt of court of Queens Bench ruled in july that the failure to Call Fontaine meant the Crown had lost jurisdiction in the Case and that he could go Fontaine has a previous record of related charges and could have received As much As six months in jail for the but Hunts decision was overturned by a subsequent Manitoba court of Appeal ruling which said Fontaine could still be called before a judge and sentenced for the Bellan now says the Appeal will be based on a similar Case in which the supreme court ruled that the Crown had lost Fontaine is currently living at his Home in grand no Date has been set for his supreme court Bellan rat control under Way after nearly six months of the provincial governments rat control program is finally under Dave hired recently to Orga Nize the said he has just finished discussing preparations with municipalities in Eastern the program was expected to begin last but officials find a suitable rat control officer until sep the program Calls for elimination of the disease carrying rodents in two Plews will launch an fallout attack on known rat nesting such As municipal garbage the rat control office said he will then concentrate on informing Farmers and other residents How they can keep rats from nesting in their this will include information about pesticides and demonstrations on How to trap he the program has a budget of about and will Likely be extended if it is ads Book rent room Winnipeg first Lea Seable operating room has been Well received by the cites medical Richard who along with Paul Walton opened the Nipes surgical Centre on Sargent ave nue a few months said the Center is booked almost solid for the next he said current negotiations with several plastic and Oral surgeons will mean the operating room will be rented for about Days a i cant believe How Well things Are he adding that he and his partner will use the operating room during the other the operating theatre will be rented out by the with the fee on the kind of supplies and equipment needed for the the clinic is designed to handle out patient surgery and is expected to ease the lineups for elective surgery in the cites the operating room surpasses Stan Dards set by the Manitoba College of physicians and surgeons and the Manitoba dental the doctors High interest rates protest growing both labor have joined in Mil president says by Manfred Jager the president of the Manitoba federation of labor has appealed to Winni Peg residents to support a federation inspired protest Campaign against High interest Dick Martin said that half of protest cards distributed recently to individuals and Union locals have been returned to the Many including comments on economic Condi an additional cards have been Martin they Are to be distributed to unions affiliated with the labor federation and should be on their Way to prime minister Trudeau of fice within the cards Are addressed to the prime minister and read fuel inflation i wish to add my name to those protesting the record High interest High interest rates fuel rather than curb at the same time High interest rates increase the Cost of they discourage Home deter depress economic activity and cause a employ bring Down interest rates Martin said the labor federation has been receiving Calls from groups which Are not affiliated with the labor movement at and they have picked up cards to distribute them to their own As some Winnipeg businessmen have picked up cards to distribute to their friends and associates and the cards have started coming Back to the federation Martin its a nationwide mar tin we understand the Ontario federation of labor has printed cards similar to this the labor Leader called on the Federal government to take immediate the Federal budget is about to be introduced and organized labor is quite concerned that wage controls Are going to be imposed on us in some manner or so were taking the demand Back to the prime minister that if they were Able to impose wage controls on us in 1975 of six and four per we dont see any reason Why they cant impose interest rate controls on the banking system in some Way or Martin said the recent drop in the prime rate int going to affect people who have just signed new mortgages for a year at 20 or 21 per mortgage rates will have to be reduced Martin right into the liveable which we think is in the 10and eight percent whether that realistic or we know that something has to be done because were now facing a calamity right across the economic system in this Martin said he agrees with the de mands of Federal nip Leader de Broadbent that Canada erect barriers against the Export of capital from if interest rates in the United states go capital flows out of Canada and the value of the Dollar then you have to take some the United states did exactly this when Richard Nixon was As for provincial action to fight the effects of High interest the Mani Toba labor Leader called for a debt moratorium on Small business men in danger of losing their Busin esses and on homeowners threatened with the loss of their Homes because of High interest the other measure i would recommend the establishment of a Provin Cial Treasury Branch to give us More control Over our provincial Alberta and British Columbia have such theres no reason Why Manitoba cant have reminded that the Treasury Branch idea was a Plank in the election plat form of the progressive Martin said he nevertheless feels such a Branch is urgently needed in this province to give taxpayers More control Over their insects May Force closing of main Street welfare office an infestation of insects May Force the provincial welfare department out of its main Street employees have complained about cockroaches and maggots and the in sect problem May mean the depart ment of Community services and corrections wont renew its a department spokesman said the which has tented the premises at 600 main Street for almost a is in the midst of negotiating a new lease with the build Ings but Ken the departments director of operational support ser said that because of the difficulty finding new premises in the the office May have to remain in its current despite the infest its really hard to say right were right in the Middle of but we do have to stay in the area because that is where our clients a worker in the main welfare who asked not to be said the cockroaches have always been Here about five Sha said the Maggot infestation occurred last she said no one has Ever quit or been ill because of the fewer people bring their lunches i and More Coffee cups Are being co she although the pests Are no real health they do make work unpleasant for the 26 its More than a nuisance if you have to be Here More than eight hours a she she said the building also suffers from inadequate heating with no heat at times in while the Furnace sometimes operates during an extermination firm was hired last month to get rid of the pigeons blamed Paul of Moulins the sex which looked after the said the maggots were eliminated after two he said the infestation was caused by pigeons which got into the building through broken windows on the second and third leaving about 20 Centi metres of droppings which produced in certain maggots were running across the Fontaine the company will continue to Exter Minate rodents and pigeons on the Peter of the property was reluctant to discuss the saying it was no ones business except the landlords and Rattray said the pest Situa Tion is ongoing and is being weve spent a helluva lot of Money to fix this and we would do it under Normal he he refused to disclose a Dollar he suggested the welfare offices employees were overreacting to the women have a tendency to multiply one Bug to 100 he adding his company would be Happy to act on any complaints if the employees would Call the Agency Scott property acquisitions officer for the government services said he was aware of the he the Community services and corrections department will decide whether to renew the i just do what in he Fraser said the Community services department needs a building in the area where its main welfare office is but few adequate premises Are he said he has found one which is quite an improvement Over the existing which he said has had to be fumigated about two or three times a ;