Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 30, 1985, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press january Page 3 Pilot faces court Battle woman blames i Ounn flee press local helping hand a firefighter reaches out to a woman carrying her child from a smoke filled apartment building at 600 Mcgee the which started about last was confined to bedding and caused about fire officials Morgentaler to Perfec abortions at clinic by Barbara aggerholm Henry Morgentaler intends to perform the first abortions himself when his Winnipeg clinic reopens in a clinic spokesman Ruth co administrator of the Morgentaler said the Montreal doctor has told staff that initially he would perform the abortions whenever he can fit them into his she said some Manitoba doctors have expressed interest in being trained in the procedure by Morgen but Haven committed them selves to working at the were still working on finding a clinic neighbors fear More violence some neighbors of the Morgen Taler clinic say they fear a repetition of 1983 demonstrations and noise if the clinic reopens in it really was a said Marcia about the round the clock pickets who frequented the area when the clinic first opened in the Spring of who rents a suite in a House at 892 Corydon complained that though she favored the abortion clinic at 883 she was Dis Turbed by two months of constant 1 was forced to even leave Here for a couple of Days to get a Good nights Hunt adding that Horn honking and shout ing continued into Early mornings despite complaints to we we rent backed up by police at All in this she Borowski sceptical antiabortion activist Joe Borowski said yesterday he had received Good Public response from newspaper advertisements placed in the free press and Brandon Sun Call ing for volunteers and donations to fight the scheduled for but Borowski said he believed there was Only a 5050 Chance the opening would go he said he hoped Ontario Premier elect Frank Miller would appoint Simcoe Centre la George Taylor to replace Roy Mcmurtry As attorney whom he described As an would Likely close the Toronto which would mean the Manitoba government could not in Good conscience allow the clinic Here to he in Case that scenario does not Borowski said he would be prepared with enough Volunteer and Money to oppose the i have probably 15 people who Are prepared to go to he adding that a Satin would be critical to the antiabortion Margaret who allowed Borowski to Park a camper trailer on her front Lawn in said she did not know if she would allow her property to be used who lives beside the Clin said she wished it would remain closed because of the anticipated unless our existing Law is i dont think it should be Schaap i think everybody is getting sick of the whole another Margaret Mon said she Felt nervous living near the clinic in Light of some Peoples remarks about the some people Are really the senior citizen it makes me wonder if somebody will get Vio Roslyn owner of Gloria petites clothing store at 894 Cory said she feared demonstrations could intimidate potential custom but Linda owner of a clothing store at 845 said she welcomed the attention and sub sequent business the clinic might bring to the Pat past president of the league said the group will Issue a statement today on action it will be taking concerning the clinics i think wednesday will go a considerable distance in allaying those Soenen but Borowski said he shared neighbors lets say that some nut decides to blow the clinic he i shed any tears for but there Are people next do Cor Bow i think there concerned about the Legal status of it the clinic until others Are Eastern Canadian doctors will Likely assist clinic spokesman Suzanne Newman said she said a couple of doctors from Quebec have expressed an Robert Scott and nurse Lynn Crocker face abortion related charges in the clinic has abortions since june 1983 when police twice raided it and charges were since it has provided testing and referral ser Morgentaler licence to practise Medicine in Manitoba expired at the end of James registrar of the College of physicians and said he said he did not Antici Pate any problem in licensing the doctor again if he its Prefty routine paperwork if Hes in Good standing in Quebec and Morison it would be different if he had been Morgentaler acquittal in Ontario of conspiracy to procure a miscarriage is being appealed by the Ontario attorney generals Morison noted the licence does not entitle Morgentaler to perform abortions at his adding that the doctor would need permission to do so in an accredited while visiting Winnipeg Morgentaler indicated he would do whatever was required to be licensed before the clinic clinic officials have been meeting to plan the for which no specific Date has been Cor Bow she said volunteers have come Forward to provide an escort service for women arriving at the Winnipeg clinic for the service was set up in Toronto to prevent pickets and other people from identifying which woman was to receive the Cor Bow she said Safe where women meet and then proceed to the have been Deputy attorney general Tanner Elton would not comment on the possibility that Morgentaler would perform abortions he said attorney general Roland Penner would be making a statement in about 10 Days to clarify the Law concerning the hotel Brushoff denied by Core area officials by Glen Mackenzie Core area initiative and North Portage development officials yesterday denied showing Little in Terest in a proposed multimillion Dollar hotel and apartment com Core area manager Jim August said he had told Craig operations manager of the Brit Tany inn the scheme sounded interesting if financing could be a who met Kushnier last said he also told him the former Firestone tire site at Ellice Avenue and Edmonton Street is still slated for a proposed Extension of Central the Brittany owners have plans to replace the existing hotel at Ellice and Carlton Street with a 400to 600room they also want to build an apartment Complex with Between 600 and 800 suites on the East Side of the Worth an estimated million to was jeopardized monday when civic environment committee refused to delay the Park Extension to allow Kushnier group to negotiate acquisition of the Firestone Kushnier told the committee Nei ther the Core office nor the North Portage corporation had shown much interest in his Kushnier said when he met August last the Core manager just suggested he appear before environment private development although Kushnier also said he has a commitment for August expressed some doubt whether such a huge project ultimately would be he August said Core area officials favor private downtown development and denied they had brushed off the Brittany that was the reason we met with him the next morning Kush Nier sought a he we Arent interested in business men in the area being we want Matt assistant manager of the said yesterday he and other officials proposed a year ago that part of the proposed Park be used for but the which has the final say on How land is decided to barrel ahead with their policy and build the Kiernan the initiative owns the Firestone site but the City decides How land will be he Al operations manager of the North Portage development and Secretary to a 1983 task Force on the said the Brittany proposal is based on a University of Manitoba school of architecture plan to redevelop the area from the Winnipeg convention Centre to Cumber land Baronas denied either the task Force or the corporation snubbed Kushnier he said both bodies had to produce Overall not make business deals or respond to everyone who made a presenta Kushnier said his proposal was based on the u of m plan because it was the Only one made Public at the he said he presented it to the corporation Early last but heard no More about it until the Agency unveiled its plans at a recent press mayor Bill Norrie defended the cites decision to use the Firestone land for a but promised Mon Day to arrange a meeting Between Kushnier and the Kushnier said he wont criticize anyone further in Public until he sees How that meeting Baronas said yesterday the corporation currently has nothing to do with the Firestone its redevelopment plans Call for a downtown hotel in its area of jurisdiction and no site has been he Kushnier said he didst know the details of but wants the meeting to proceed in Hopes some thing might be worked Rural ambulance service threatened by Patrick Mckinley a bid by five Rural municipalities to retain City ambulance service was rejected by civic finance committee the committee voted to stand by its original demand for to keep the Rural service in operation for the coming it rejected an offer of from the Rural municipalities of East Paul and West As a City ambulances Are slated to Stop responding to Calls in the five fringe areas beginning 28 unless the Money is i am kind of Reeve Phil Rebeck of East Paul said last we dont ask for anything for the City seems to want every thing one we want a Little help and they turn their Back on they just Arent very Good neigh besides asking for this the City wants the municipalities to pay in 1986 and a year beginning in the represents the full Cost of operating one ambulance for a Rebeck said its ridiculous for the City to expect the municipalities to pay so much for service when it int used very he said there were about 50 Calls from his area last the Reeve said the municipalities would Likely discuss the decision before taking further he said East Paul has several including establishing an ambulance service in conjunction with one or More munic Well have to look at the alter a but i dont know if wed get the same response Rebeck in a letter to the the municipalities argued that Winnipeg ambulances respond to Only about 150 Calls a year from the five a fraction of the number a single vehicle can finance chairman Eric Stefanson Charles conceded yester Day that the municipalities do not provide enough Calls to keep an ambulance Busy but he said the City would still have to add an ambulance to its existing Fleet to serve the five so its fair to ask them to cover the full Cost of operating its just not fair that the City of Winnipeg taxpayers should be pick ing up a Large portion of the costs of servicing the Rural he we Are standing Pat with what we recommended because we think its the municipalities have been ing the City a All of which is covered by a Grant from the provincial to pay they would have had to dip into their own tax Revenue because the province has refused to increase its unless the municipalities can come up with some other arrange they will be without ambulance service in another Ste Fanson the municipalities maintain they cant afford to operate their own ambulance and argue that it is easiest to serve their areas from the finance committee also approved an increase in ambulance user fees within the the contained in the cites draft budget earlier this Calls for fees to Rise to a trip from the current the which has yet to be approved by City would take effect May the committee recommended yesterday that City officials Send out a notice with water or Winnipeg Hydro Bills informing people of the in crease and reminding them that Pri vate insurance is available to cover the Reg Wyatt scone said the City is forced to boost user fees because the province is neglecting its responsibilities for health care by refusing to provide More Money for the cites ambulance marriage More costly its going to Cost Manitoban More to be to die and to get the provincial government announced yesterday the Cost of a marriage licence will double to on and other fees will be the Cost of death and marriage certificates will in crease to and it will Cost the same to have these records those wishing to change their names will have to pay for registration and a cer up from a Genea logical search covering a five year period will now Cost up from the statement said certificate fees were last adjusted in while marriage licences and change name costs have not increased since the higher fees will offset rising costs and will bring Manitoba into line with other it police Union vows fight harassment feared if name tags made mandatory the Winnipeg police association has vowed to fight a City proposal that would Force most police officers to Wear name tags on the Alec the unions Vic Epresi said police and their families May be subjected to increased threats and harassment if the City goes ahead with the proposal by councils finance in a 42 vote the com Mittee recommended that name tags become mandatory for All officers except those on plainclothes officers Are now Only required to Wear identification numbers on their Harvey Smith gent who spearheaded the Nam tag said the num Bers Are not easily visible and its too easy for an officer to remove his Cap to avoid most of our officers behave re but there is a minority group who like to be police officers and throw their weight he i would like to hold those people in Ttye decision stems from a dispute last May in which an officer refused to give his name or number during an argument with a bystander at an Accident the Winnipeg police commission recommended Tost week that disciplinary action be taken against the officer involved for failing to show his badge and swearing at complain ant Dale Jasson was charged with obstruct but the charge was dropped after he complained the officer had roughed him an internal police hearing on the matter is to be held by the end of penalties for internal of fences Range from an admonishment to recommendation for Cross said forcing police to Wear name tags will make it easier for people with grudges to find out where an officer lives and harass him and his predict Battle even without the name there have been instances in which offi cers and their families have been subjected to threats and verbal he in some children have been harassed at Cross i dont see Why anybody should have to put up with whether its one individual or a number of police he Cross said the police associations executive will meet soon to decide How it will fight the councillors Abe Yanofsky Don Gerrie who both voted against the predicted there will be a Battle when it comes before City Council for approval next Reg Wyatt who voted in favor of name said the tags would remind people they Are dealing with other human not just the bad ramp assistant commissioner Mchaffie told the committee that mounties have been required to Wear tags since the late Mchaffie said he is not aware of any cases where ramp officers have been harassed after being identified through their name the Winnipeg police department also opposes requiring officers to Wear the Deputy chief Stan Scarr said the department believes the Cap num Bers Are sufficient because offi cers Are required to Wear their Caps at All times except when in a Cruiser when questioned by Scarr said a recent Check with Calgary who Are required to Wear name found there have been no complaints of officers being the finance committee called for the Impact of the name tags to be assessed after they have been in use for six ;