Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 2, 1982, Winnipeg, Manitoba Beer Winnipeg free december 1982 Jim free press assures Melanie lifelong Security old fashioned Al Tom Nott holds a selection of Christmas cookies baked at dal Navert school children have been invited to decorate the restored victorian House at 61 Carlton Street in the traditional 19thcentury classes Are Busy making christinas tree cards and next students will Cut a tree for the claim to be review Manitoba Man filed claim for injuries he received in 1969 Accident in Saskatchewan thirteen years after the Adrienne quays compensation claim for an injury suffered on the Job in Saskatchewan in 1969 is to be re officials at the Saskatchewan work ers compensation Board have agreed to reopen quays file following discus Sions with the Manitoba workers advisory the complicated Story began in 19k after a became involved in an automobile Accident while working for a Quebe based firm in of 112 Brookhaven suffered severe Buck injuries he rendered him unable to in his of foils to get Guay hired lawyers and wound up obtaining Cut from the Saskatchewan Aik Zimbile insurance com Pany for about of which a ombudsman expects reported cases to double a new recording procedure will prob ably double the number of reported complaints against Manitoba Bureau Cracy in the next says provincial ombudsman Gordon he said yesterday the ombudsman annual report includes Only those com plaints for which written files were but future reports will include All including those Dis posed of one reason for the Earle is that the number of complaints is used to lobby for More he said his which has four investigators including receives 2530 complaints a with the Manitoba Public insurance and penal system among the most popular Earle said provincial legislation pro Hibits officials in mental Hospi tals and other institutions from opening letters sent to the ombudsman from residents or he also said complaints from prisoners prompted a recommendation that correction offi cers Wear name told the Winnipeg rotary club yesterday that an ombudsman must remain nonpartisan despite the fact he and his staff Are paid by the govern ment they proximately went to Legal Guay also attempted to get workers compensation from the Saskatchewan compensation Manitoba work ers adviser John Mcnevin says the Saskatchewan Board agreed to look at the application in 1974 and asked for supporting medical at that Mcnevin nor Mand the elder quays contacted the the younger Guay said he was told at the time that the claim had to be handled in he said the Manitoba Board agreed to a Mcnevin says the Manitoba Board didst agree to any he said quays Case was complicated and that the Man had received some bad by Paul Moloney in 16monthold Melanie Bryant of Winnipeg was left retarded and a quadriplegic from head injuries in a car truck Accident West of Thunder Bay which killed four including her Mother and the tragedy robbed Melanie of a Normal but her financial Security seems assured by a recent insurance settlement unlike conventional Lump sum provides her with tax free compensation payments for now 4y2 years will begin receiving a monthly Cheque when she turns 18 in the settlement is Worth the first compounded at three per cent a year for a total of million during the first 30 years and million after 50 the fairly new compensation called a structured Settle is being funded by the companies which had insured the they agreed to invest in an annuity for Melanie rather than pay out the Money because the insurers themselves bought the the payments Arent subject to income if the were turned Over directly to Melanie guardian to place in an Annu Ity or other the income would be is expected to erode the buying Power of the future for assuming eight per cent the to be paid out in 1996 will be equivalent to in today financing for care the settlement Means who was named a permanent Ward of the Winnipeg childrens Aid society in will have the resources to pay for Quality care in her adult she will have an income so that Shell not be completely dependent on social said Yvonne Kowa of the Winnipeg its not a not for this Given the Cost of care i dont think theres any Way she can enjoy the Money in the convention Al Shes going to have a diminished appreciation of added lawyer Terry who acted for Cas in obtaining Melanie com who lives in a medical group Home in Doest re quire funds now because her accommodation is being paid for by the Community services department of the provincial medicare pays her doctors the future payments would be higher if the insurance aut Opac and United Canada insurance had agreed to put up More than toward her said Frank Mckel of Mckellar structured Settle ments whose company arranged the investment through manufacturers life insurance said in one Accident Case a investment yielded a firs year payment of three times More than Melanie is to receive the first monthly payments he added the size of the monthly payments from the insurance company also depends on the number of years that will elapse before it must make the first another Factor affecting payment size is the insurance company Esti mate of the Accident victims life expectancy the Shorter the projected life the higher the monthly payments and vice the question of whether the Money will go directly to Melanie or a guard on the outcome of a mental competency hearing to be held when she becomes if she is found unable to Man age the the responsibility would be Given to a guardian under the supervision of the Public trustee of Mckellar adding the guardian could be the a rela Tive or another responsible the court would require a yearly accounting of How the Money was spent and what was done with sur if any sur pluses would be invested on Melanie he if she is unable to write a the accumulated funds at the time of her death would go to relatives under a statutory he if no rela Tives could be the Money would go to the Manitoba Kowalyk said its unclear to what extent who now functions at about an age two will be Able to Progress mentally in the she was a Normal child before the doing All the usual Kowalyk after the in not sure any doctor gave an initial prognosis because its so difficult to Winnipeg foundation the Winnipeg foundation has approved Grant total ing to a variety of local groups and Grant recipients include Manitoba chamber Manitoba theatre Royal Winnipeg Winnipeg Art Winnipeg symphony or Lions Amant Sara Riel the symphony was also a onetime Grant of to assist in audience develop Reni and promotional Fred Douglas Lodge and the girl guides will also receive the foundation weather ecu Soik Loo Foi h High l Low pasture cold front warm front Winnipeg area forecast periods of rain with brisk Northeast winds and fog High near rain changing to Snow around midday brisk northerly Low tonight near temperature steady around 1 falling to 3 by tomorrow probability of precipitation is greater than 90 per cent tonight and extended Outlook Southern Manitoba Cloudy flurries sunny temperatures above Normal near Normal readings of 7 and 16 below Normal Northern Manitoba mainly Cloudy with temperatures above Normal below Normal readings of 12 and 20 sunday and Northwestern Ontario Cloudy saturday and flurries temperatures above Normal saturday and near Normal readings of 7 and 17 gifts sought for psychiatric patients mental is asking for donations of Christmas or Money for the Purchase of for patients in psychiatric bring unwrapped gifts to Edmonton Street or to the gift barrel in the lobby of the a Job 930 Portage volunteers also Are needed and should Contact mental Canadian red Cross Manitoba division is sponsoring an emergency first Aid course to run from 9 to 4 saturday at the red 226 Osborne the fee is to Elizabeth Gemmel at the University of will speak on american involvement in Central America at a planning workshop for ten Days for world at monday at All saints Colony Street and Canadian red Manitoba will hold blood donor climes from 9 to 7 monday and to 10 at the 226 Osborne Street and from 10 to 4 wednesday at Boniface Hospital High school choirs of Winnipeg school division 1 will present a Christmas choral festival at 8 monday at Calvary 440 Hargrave a Prog Riun of Christmas and seasonal music will be performed by 700 admission is the Christmas cheer Board of greater Winnipeg would appreciate donations of Money to sent to Box station r2l toys can be donated by phoning Contact Community information at volunteers Are needed to pack and deliver Contact the by ail 730 Alexander Man Bounty Zanuth of died in health Bentiv Usei a single motor vehicle Accident on highs by North of Highway ramp said classified death Victoria Vancouver Calgary Aviv Edmonton Regina Clear Winnipeg Cloudy Thompson fair Kenora Cloudy Brandon Cloudy Dauphin Cloudy Thunder Bay Cloudy Toronto fair Ottawa fair Montreal Cloudy Halifax Clear Chicago Minneapolis temperature new York to Boston 1 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