Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 24, 1982, Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 Winnipeg free november 1982 judge s to be by Paul Molotte a couple caring for a Foster child who drowned in their Bath May 5 were not approved officially Foster parents by the childrens Aid of Cas lawyer Doug admitted court judge Arnold con who is presiding Over an inquest into the death of Priscilla Yard to Call a Cas official to testify today Why the approval was not Yard said he the couple All of the but the letter of approval want sent out due to a clerical Cas officials earlier testified the Francis and Elizabeth Konopa had been overloaded with children the time of the but that they experienced Foster Par j the Day of the the were looking after five Foster children and three adopted most of whom were under three years and some of whom had special Larry lawyer for the dead girls natural Gary and Sheila an approval letter is required under regulations of the so services administration that Home was operating Allen in fair Losure its just a clerical but its up to to prove an interview i Cas official Colette goer Well said the Agency had carried out the required assessment of the Tono Rasiks fort Richmond Home and Jound it letter overlooked the Only technicality was the forwarding of the letter and that missed said director of childrens services for in the of things Given to someone to it m want the key Issue is the assessment Imade of the Home As to their suitability in to nurture children and Liat was All that in and the Home was i regularly who was to App Anih court today to explain the situation to con compared itto 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 Konopasek neighbors had been concerned about their inadequate supervision Long before the a former Margafet said the Ca should consulted nearby residents before giving the Konopasek so Many children to look i fault childrens they see there were too Many Chil Kelly said that on a visit to the 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 ple it didst seem too unsafe at the she i didst think it was another she had witnessed a similar incident in late iriv Olving two both under one year of but said nothing to the couple at the Welch said 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 new shuttle a new space shuttle is wheeled out of a hangar at Kennedy space Centre in Florida during preparations for its Maiden Blastoff into space next lands Roberts resign continued from Page l 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 situation did i overrule or supple ment or direct recommendations that were made by my departmental offi a former Federal Parks has also rejected charges that political influence paved the Way for the building if his Farmer 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 inthe 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 More than offset by the need for the apartment ads suspend strike action continued from Page 1 out service from striking doctors for seven consecutive including the the Mma last month called on Manitoba doctors to support its de mands for binding arbitration As a mechanism to resolve disputes in future fee bargaining with the 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 Cabinet returns Crown firms letter definition Ottawa up the Federal Cabinet rejected Canad posts controversial definition of a letter in yesterday in a to Cori Sumer groups and municipalities which vigorously f opposed i the Post office must renew talks with dissenting groups and resubmit a better one that More fairly with three contentious issues rates for bulk the movement of securities and the use of new during a commons affairs Andre Ouellet said the new definition which would give the Post office exclusive privilege mail be approved by april the spokesman for Post office said corporation Michael Warren approves of cabinets Deci icon and added the definition can be rewritten to Oclude amendments from dissenting i continued from Page 1 Winnipeg then attempted to via peal 1980 assessments before the cites Board of which hears tax in Ivr the said the Board did not have jurisdiction to hear the appeals and sought and won court of Queens Bench ruling to that decision was appealed to the Manitoba court of Appeal which upheld Jug one of the lawyers acting for the property said the decisions mean a taxpayer does not a have the right to inequitable assessments the freeze is the City provincial legislation froze assess Lents and their relative Levels of value and they could not be i More than 70 Portage Avenue properties Between fort Street and memorial Boulevard Are provincial officials Are reassessing land in Rural a areas for tax purposes while Winnipeg assess wents remain the provincial assessor said 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 c talks Are already under Way with groups representing insurance Small Busin manufacturing and retail con utilities the new will be published next month in the Canada where official notification is made of All to Federal 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 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 find 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 it 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 Richter hit Montreal at not the National earthquake Centre in there were no but a Watermain burst in he East end the City near the olympic stadium and some residents in suburban Verdun and Lasalle said their windows rattled As the approximate three Sec on Long quake Centre official Frank Baldwin said in a Telephone interview the epicentre the Central Point at which an earthquake reaches the earths r has not yet been Birks a truly fabulous watch Sale our regular prices and we mean off every Seiko watch in every Birks store economic Ghana cited this is not just a selection of our entire Stock of Seiko is on both Quartz 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