Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 24, 1982, Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 Winnipeg free Novern Ber 1982 judge Cas answers by Paul Molotte a couple caring for 13frtonthold Foster child who drowned in their Bath tub May 5 were not approved officially As Foster parents by the childrens Aid society of Cas lawyer Doug Yard admitted provincial court judge Arnold con who is presiding Over an inquest into he death of Priscilla ordered Yard to Call a Cas official to testify today Why the approval was not Yard said he understood the couple met All of the but the formal letter of approval want sent out due to a clerical Cas officials earlier testified the Francis and Elizabeth Konopa had been overloaded with children at the time of the but that they were experienced Foster Par on the Day of the the Kono Paneks were looking after five Foster children and three adopted most of whom were under three years old and some of whom had special Larry lawyer for the dead girls natural Gary and Sheila said an approval letter is required under regulations of the so Cial services administration that Home was operating Allen in fairly sure its just a clerical but its up to them Cas to prove in an Cas official Colette goer Well said the Agency had carried out the required assessment of the Konopasek fort Richmond Home and found it the Only technicality was the forwarding of the letter and that was said director of childrens services for in the pile of things Given to someone to want but the key Issue is the assessment made of the Home As to their suitability to nurture children and that was All that in and the Home was regularly who was to appear in court today to explain the situation to con compared it to a marriage where the meaningful event is the ceremony itself As opposed to the formal issuance of a marriage who has so far heard five Days of testimony in three sessions since was told yesterday the konopaseks1 neighbors had been concerned about their inadequate supervision Lon before the a former Margaret said the Cas should have consulted nearby residents before giving the Konopasek Romany children to look i fault childrens they see there were too Many Chil Kelly said that on a visit to the Konopasek Home about three years she had observed two about one and three years being left unattended in the but she didst express a concern to the Cou it didst seem too unsafe at the she i didst think it was another Cathy said she had witnessed a similar incident in late 1976 involving two both under one year of but said nothing to the couple at the Welch said she warned Konopasek about the danger in 1979 after learning one of the couples three adopted children had had a close Call in the i told her that leaving a Young child in the bathroom alone was taking a tremendous Welch but i was never sure that i really reached that i was getting through to asked what her reaction to the drowning Welch said i Felt extremely badly for Elizabeth and but i want particularly sur the possibility of it occurring had been on my mind for some Kelly added that children were often left to play in the Konopasek wading Pool unsupervised and that they also played in the at one she nearly struck a child with her car outside the Konopa sek while she phoned the Cas to there was no the children hardly Ever us she the kids were just running All Over the Elizabeth is very her child care is very another Maureen said she had experienced a similar near mishap and had complained to All three witnesses said that the Konopasek Are otherwise devoted parents and earned the neighbourhoods a new Centre in Florida new shuttle space shuttle is wheeled out of a hangar at Kennedy space during preparations for its Maiden Blastoff into space next pc after Roberts to resign continued from Page 1 Parks As Well As Banff which has no autonomous local government because it is in Banff National Park reporters later i want to stress that at no time in this situate Iii did i overrule of supple ment of direct recommendations that were made by my departmental offi a former Federal Parks tin Hister has also rejected charges that political influence paved the Way for the building if his former political involvement caused a years delay be cause Parks officials were Overly cautious about his he said in an earlier there Are also concerns meteor May have made a substantial amount of Money in the Taylor told the commons the land meteor obtained in the Deal was Worth and the land the company traded was Worth no More than but Roberts said in a statement the value difference was less than and that the difference was than offset by the need for the apartment ads suspend strike action continued from Page 1 Desjardins had offered a two year arbitration trial on condition that Doc tors who Are opted out of medicare Promise not to extra Bill their the medical association said neither opting out nor extra Billing Are negotiable and started setting strike the government has remained firm on the Issue because it fears doctors May stage a mass opt out in response to arbitration awards considered too As the province sees this would mean Only government is bound by arbitration rules while doctors can circumvent the rules by using opt ing out As an escape John spokesman for the medical denied yesterday strike support from member physic ians was on the association statistics indicate Strong support for the doctors de spite what some people doing surveys in the medical Community Canada Post letter lost Cabinet returns Crown firms letter definition Ottawa up the Federal Cabinet rejected Canada posts controversial definition of a letter yesterday in a major Concession to con Sumer groups and municipalities which vigorously opposed the Post office must renew talks with dissenting groups and resubmit a better one that deals More fairly with three contentious issues rates for bulk the movement of securities and the use of new during a commons consumer affairs minister Andre Ouellet said the new definition which would give the Post office exclusive privilege Over mail be approved by april the original a spokesman for the Post office said corporation Michael Warren approves of cabinets Deci and added the definition can be rewritten to amendments from dissenting assessment freeze disputed continued from Page 1 downtown Winnipeg then attempted to Appeal 1980 assessments before the cites Board of which hears tax in the said the Board did not have jurisdiction to hear the appeals and sought and won a court of Queens Bench ruling to that that decision was appealed to the Manitoba court of Appeal which upheld one of the lawyers acting for the property said the decisions mean a taxpayer does not have the right to Appeal inequitable assessments until the freeze is the City argued provincial legislation froze assess ments and their relative Levels of value and they could not be More than 70 Portage Avenue properties Between fort Street and memorial Boulevard Are provincial officials Are reassessing land in Rural areas for tax purposes while Winnipeg assess ments remain the provincial assessor said the legislation allows the reassessment in All municipalities except although he agreed it is some of those reassessments Are expected to be contested by Winni Eggers who own Rural talks Are already under Way with groups representing insurance Small Busin manufacturing and retail con utilities and the new definition will be published next month in the Canada where official notification is made of All changes to Federal the Public will have 60 Days to submit briefs to Ouellet before the amended definition is resubmitted to Cabinet for the rejection follows a refusal last week by senior postal officials to heed the latest Call from the business Community for withdrawal of the Origi Nal seen As too Broad and the Post office had defined a letter As mailable matter in any form weighing less than 500 Grams ounces which is intended for transmission to any destination or delivery to any it gave Canada Post exclusive jurisdiction to deliver letters and regulate bulk electronic data transmission and use of private the Post offices chief concerns appear to be Competition from courier services and a growing trend among municipalities and utilities to deliver their own tax and other if the regulations had been municipal utilities and other companies that Send letters parcelled together by private courier would have been breaking the the Post office modified its definition before Send ing it to Cabinet following receipt of More than 300 briefs from concerned groups and one amendment allows people to deliver letters to friends and permits such tradesmen As plumbers to leave invoices with a Homeowner for work just people Are allowed to pay Bills in per quake hits Montreal Montreal up an measuring on the hit Montreal at not the National earthquake Centre in there were no but a Watermain burst in the East end of the City near the olympic stadium and some 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