Winnipeg Free Press

Thursday, August 25, 1983

Issue date: Thursday, August 25, 1983
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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 25, 1983, Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 Winnipeg to transportation role seen for Winnipeg i to vim by Brian Cole twelve Days i Flat his he transport minister Lloyd worthy is already talking re examining the question of rail Felic cation and restoring Winnipeg As Adas transportation but while he is More than willing to discuss Winnipeg future he is reluctant to talk about his Al ambitions for the leadership of the Liberal during a wide ranging discussion with reporters Axworthy said the proposed Grain freight rate modifications could be used As a lever to boost economic and logical activity related to As he suggested the time is right for expanding the potential for manufacturing in the Urban por tation Field on a smaller development of the aerospace commenting on what role he could play and what his new office would mean to Axworthy joked Ive lost some of the levers Asem but Ive got some larger transportation levers to pull but on the question of his personal Axworthy said he haunt really thought about being the employment minister during a time of High unemployment and the minister of transport during consideration of the Crow rate Bill Doest give me much time to Dally about thinking of Greener he brushing aside other questions on the Axworthy said he once thought he could climb the Greasy Axworthy no time to Dally pole to the top in one but now believes one aspiring to head a ment should serve an Axworthy noted that a Lack of experience in government was one of progressive conservative Leader Brian Mulroney but he quickly added that Mulroney appeared to be a capable he turned aside questions concerning prime minister Trudeau saying the Man was the Leader and liberals dont push out their turning to his new the minister suggested the imminent passing of the Crow legislation leaves the question of relocating the up Rait Yards and the future of the railway Industry in Winnipeg open for re exam but Jiffy chairman of the cites executive policy said in later that if worthy is serious about rail he should put his Money where his Mouth Ernst face Grants Mill said until the Federal government indicates engness to commit Money to the project there is no Point the City going to the expense of submitting a format Harvey Smith and Sargent said he was pleased to see Axworthy talking about relocation but would be More be pleased to see him commit Money to at least a formal study of the costs and Axworthy said the proposed Crow legislation would create a wave of economic activity because it would result in rail expansion and encourage manufacturing in the in boggled by How Little has been he referring to the Lack of research and development in railway for he said the railway expansion resulting from the Crow changes would require about lion Worth of electronic switching none of which was Avail Able in Axworthy said the government is now trying to encourage Western businessmen to get involved in that he said it was important to ensure that the West takes advantage of the benefits the Grain rate changes will the mandate i have is to ensure that legislation that is there is Well i have to make sure the Crow flies and provides an engine for the Western he consortium North Portage development plan proposes Hus Matt hotel be scrapped rejected plan gets second look continued from Page Rizzutto but some new democratic councillors appeared to be excited by the its definitely said Helen and Kildonan its a real Harvey and Sargent Park Promislow said the of moving the bus depot didst bother people need to live and shop Down we dont need a what we need is a provision for a housing component for executive policy committee chair Man Jim ice Grants Mill said he thought the developers should have a Large say in the Way the project if endorsed by there going to be the major and if there the ones putting up the then they should a say on the development the owners of the mall hotel and bus depot said they have not been approached by anyone about a Sale or John property manager of Oxford development the Edmon ton firm which owns the office and adjoining parking said the idea of Selling or scrapping the Complex was news to Sedo confirmed the existing lease for the building by greyhound and Grey Goose is due to expire in Vern Winnipeg president of Labatt breweries which owns the land and the mall hotel building said i guess everything for Sale at the right Price but we Haven really deter mined the Dollar value Penner said he had no Contact with City officials or the consortium group to discuss the possible Sale of the Corner lot at Portage and Jack president of Lakeview properties said yesterday he understood owners of the bus depot mall hotel would be willing to sell the prop erty for and a takeover of the existing Alec a design consultant for the task said the consortium plan was a poor Deal for its a great Deal the consortium Are proposing for Katz they say give us a build the parking for give us the land i think other developers should be involved Asim sad there not supporting the Portage place i Hope they eventually problem drinkers turned up among students in Grade 9 continued from Page 1 going on in High we know half of them will keep up with it so these statistics Arent going to get better unless theres a massive amount of will on the part of the Public to try and do he suggested that rather than attempting to pro Hibit parents should counsel their children to drink he doubted that raising the Legal drinking age would be considering that 50 per cent of High schooners report having used marijuana More than once and this drug is illegal for Barnes refused to identify the school except to say it was in a Semi suburban because this would cause aggravation for the division which allowed him to do the he said he had sought to examine alcohol con sumption at an inner City High Gordon but was turned Down by a Winnipeg school division superintendent even though an administrative com Mittee had approved the the Las minute refusal set the research Back six he adding he understood administrators feared the results would be aside from the High consumption Barnes said he was disturbed by the fact per cent of the students said they had driven a car after having a Good bit to he said Young Drivers Are inexperienced and tend to take More risks and these when combined with the effects of increase the danger of the research showed that fewer than one per cent believed their drinking to be a serious he who also sampled 43 Grade 9 students at a Junior High school near the High found that 12 per cent of this group were problem drinkers according to the generally accepted definition of the this poll showed per cent of these students drank Beer anywhere from one to four Days each consumption Levels were with the majority saying they usually drank four bottles or less at a the researcher also examined drinking patterns at a Junior and senior High school in another area of Winnipeg and found both frequency and consumption Levels were heading Ley escapes increase continued from Page 1 past few weeks with an increasing number of inmates going Over the it Hast been very he some people think its been an increased Challenge to the Schneider said the razor wire will be slanted on the inside of the and changes will be made around the poles where inmates Are currently finding footing to scramble Over the its proved in the last several weeks that its not doing its he the last few number of escapes have been from the sports Field and weve had More escapes this year than last from the sports but Schneider said there Are More escapes at heading Ley than other provincial institutions because inmates can readily merge with Winnipeg Urban Twenty four heading Ley inmates escaped in the first seven months of this while 24 escaped in seventeen heading Ley inmates escaped custody in the past two but Schneider said every single one of the inmates that escaped in 1982 was brought i dont know what makes a prisoner want to he the vast majority have three months or Jve seen people escape that Are due to be released in a week or while other provinces have three to six escapes per 100 heading Leys rate of escape is higher eight per 100 in so few inmates escape from that provinces eight correctional officials dont bother keeping inmates at heading Ley Are scaling cutting through bars and slipping escorts More frequently than in any part of the so far this the Pas and Brandon correctional institutes have not had on escape from their main last the three institutions had Only four escapes among Schneider said heading Ley not Only has More inmates than the other provincial but its close proximity to Winnipeg makes it attractive for he said other provincial institutions across Canada May have fewer escapes because they Are newer and inmates find them More Comfort escape statistics tend to be higher during the summer Schneider because prison life becomes less comfortable As temperatures people that Are free take off on a Holiday when it gets he prisoners have an urge to get but Dave executive director of the John Howard said because of budget cuts inmates Are spending More time doing nothing and contemplating when the inmate population is sitting around twiddling their there is always a number of them figuring How to get he there is a restless population and we will have More incidents of internal rioting and it wont Clear up on its files used to question clients continued from Page 1 these Are exhibits seized by search warrant and they Are now property of the he they Are no longer confidential medical records Between a client and a Igelski denied police were harassing the women and said it was incumbent on the department to do All in its Power to investigate the he said an investigation never ends when charges have been adding that further charges Are always a he said he recognized it May be a sore Point for some women to be visited by police at when they have not told other family members that they were in touch with the Morgentaler but they have put themselves in that knowing full Well that it is against the criminal code of he he said he could see no reason Why the interviews with the women should not and pointed Oyt that police Are acting on instructions from the Kenneth Deputy registrar of the Provin Cial College of physicians and said yester Day there is no Legal provision which protects the confidentiality of medical but there Are ethical considerations to be taken into a physician is not to Volunteer or surrender information the consent of the patient unless ordered to do so by a he most people should be Able to assume that their dealings with a doctor will remain conf Prown refused to comment specifically on the Morgentaler but said he could see there was an area of Krueger said some of the women visited by police we rent told about their Legal the coalition is referring the women to lawyers and is advising 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