Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 26, 1986, Winnipeg, Manitoba Federal foot dragging blamed in Buffy Batik forty families Are still using out door toilets because a sewage system in three Northern Manitoba communities has been idled by Federal a provincial Cabinet minister the families will have to take to their outhouses again this Winter because Ottawa has failed to approve the Money to link their Homes to the water and sewer housing minister Maureen Hemphill Hemphill said the two govern ments have spent More than million to install the main but Ottawa is stalling on its share of the needed to use its ridiculous to spend million putting this stuff in the ground if they Arent going to connect the she adding the prov Ince is willing to pay its if they want to save they should have saved the the Homes were built in Norway Cross Lake and Cormorant Between 1969 and 1974 under a partnership Between Canada mortgage and housing and Manitoba housing and renewal for older it resorting to outdoor Jiffies creates a Norway House mayor Joan spies adding she had believed the delay was caused by tardy rent payments by some in a letter to Federal housing minister Stewart said its too late in the construction season to install the connecting lines this but the residents should surely have their indoor plumbing next she but Chc Manitoba director Roy Nichol said the Federal Treasury Board must look at the National implications of such which could Cost millions of its not something we do in some communities and not Nichol added that some of the older houses involved out bathrooms or plumbing fix Tures would require extensive renovations costing up to the connections to the main sewer lines would Cost an estimated continuing education explore the Cloudy tonight 4 sunny tomorrow 16 Home delivery 9570550 classified 9562330 second class mail registration number 0286 August 1986 114 no 264 Sun rises sets Moon rises sets duplex Blaze firefighters Battle a Blaze in a duplex at 550 Manitoba Avenue while a firefighter suffering minor injuries inset is helped by his the Man was sent to Between and damage was caused by the fire which gutted the upper floors of the crash victim attack apparent attempt to slow vehicle during High Speed Chase by Maria Bohuslawsky one of three Winni Eggers killed in a car crash sunday after a High Speed police Chase apparently bit the speeding Drivers Back in an attempt to slow the death a medical examiner were speculating that somebody was trying to get him to slow Gilbert Welch Bruce of Cortez Sharalyn of Bannock Boulevard and Marvin Lloyd Henry of Hamilton Avenue died Early sunday after the rented 1986 Chrysler in which they were travel Ling slowed into three parked cars on Portage Avenue during a six i Nute Chase through Welch said Forrest probably inflicted the bite i would hardly expect a Man to the Young woman Sharon saying in sure she was frightened and she was fighting to get out of the police said the car was travelling at speeds up to 160 and ran numerous Stop lights and Donald James appeared in court briefly yesterday and was remanded in custody until a bail hearing a former Winnipeg Ger living in is charged with licensing loophole cited in rental by Catherine Bainbridge gaping holes in Canadas Licens ing system allowed an allegedly Dis qualified Driver to get an Alberta licence and rent a car that crashed during a police Chase Leav ing three Dan registrar for the motor vehicle Branch of the highways de said there is nuiding to Stop a suspended Manitoba Driver from getting a licence in another province because Driver histories Arent shared Between Juristic right we dont have a Hook up Between he Donald James of Cal was charged yesterday with driving while disqualified and other offences in the fatal Coyle conceded the licensing sys tem leaves the door wide open for people convicted of dangerous of fences in one province to drive freely in they could even return to their Home and drive with an out prov Ince licence unless they happen to be by local Winnipeg police traffic Mac Allen Coyle said unless Alberta authorities had some reason to suspect Rentiers licence they Contact the Manitoba motor vehicle Avis employee Ilka Lionetti said Reimer used a valid Alberta licence to rent the 1986 Chrysler from her at Winnipeg International Airport police say the Calgary a former was visiting his parents in the he had a valid licence so i rented it to Lionetti adding Reimer paid Cash for the he said he wanted it for a couple of then he called a few Days later and asked to keep it see police Page 4 three counts each of dangerous driving causing death and criminal negligence causing he also faces charges of impaired driving and driving while Dis Quali under new drunk driving criminal negligence causing death and dangerous driving causing death carry maximum prison sentences of life and 14 years Welch said yesterday Reimer was treated at health sciences Centre for minor head injuries and a bite on his Back before being released to Sharon Forrest said her daughter was at the Osborne Village motor hotel saturday night with including it seems she also knew Reimer because she introduced she then she said she was going Home and she was a onetime member of the guess who Rock was picked up by Reimer As he was hitchhiking on he often did said a music store Salesman Phil Ocon he had no licence because hed had a drinking problem but he see crash Page 4 soldiers search for victims of Lake fumes from a Preuter Yaounde up soldiers Wear ing Gas masks searched villages and the surrounding Cameroon country Side for More victims of the highly toxic fumes that escaped from a Remote volcanic killing at least officials Paul president of the West Ern Africa told a news con Ference yesterday precise casualty figures were he said army teams were search ing the 15squarekilometre disaster area in Northwestern Cameroon for More but that at least people had died since the poisonous fumes were released Fri and up to 300 others had been admitted to information minister Georges Nganngo told reporters Mil itary reports from the scene gave a preliminary death toil estimate of at least Hiya ordered the dead buried immediately to Avert the threat of disease and said troops were trying to prevent people from entering the disaster an explosion deep in Lake about 320 Kilometres Northwest of apparently cracked open the Lake Bottom and released the Hiya the nature of the gases involved was not a government sunday said the Gas was Hydrogen but some volcanic experts said it was More Likely that a cocktail of gases including odor see Village Page 4 tories blast Max bid to tap c funds by Julia Necheff Max telecoms services is trying to buy into a failing far data service by tapping a government program designed for private invest the Manitoba Telephone system subsidiary has applied for Money under the governments venture Cap ital program to buy shares in grassroots information system its minister Al Mackling con firmed last Max has joined in the grassroots venture with three private compan com chef ser vices and cube share opposition members blasted the Deal when told that taxpayer funded Max was trying to get Public Money from a program intended for private tory communications critic Don Orchard said the Max involvement is a misuse of the governments venture capital fund and the Crown Agency has no business getting involved in such a opposition Leader Gary Filmon said he wants to know How Max can be involved in the grassroots Ven Ture when its operations were suspended at that Mackling said Max would be barred from starting new operations and could Only fulfil con tract commitments pending the out come of investigations into alleged the venture capital established in is designed to stimulate equity investment in Small Manitoba As opposed to financing debts of failing the program is intended to create or maintain jobs for the government puts up 35 cents in the form of dividend shares for every 65 cents that a private investor agrees to invest in a govern men approved the province agrees to forgo dividends on its investment for three after which it collects dividends in repayment at seven per cent government regulations state there must be an arms length relationship Between the investor and the Small the grassroots agricultural information to service is a Southam subsidiary based in Southam announced earlier this year it would sell grassroots Anc other companies held by its info see Mackling Page 4 House disruption threatened the opposition threatened last night to use every tactic available to delay the end of the current Legisla Tive session unless the government Calls a Public inquiry into the Max telecoms the session could now Well go into september and tory House Leader Gerry Mercier Well delay the estimates and Well resort to More grievances and other delaying tactics Avail Bale to us As the session was due to end this Mercier said his party has begun Billing the Max Contro Versy As Camel Gate wanted the Public utilities committee to meet or thursday at the but he said government House Leader Jay Cowan told him last night that no meeting will be held until at least they Are desperately trying to cover up Mercier Well try to prolong the debates on remaining estimates and Bills see Plunkett Page 4 shouting workers confront Mulroney Fredericton up prime minister Mulroney boast that que Bec has won economic and political gains under his government Back fired dramatically yesterday when a screaming mob of angry railway workers confronted him at the Start of a fou Day tour of the Atlantic about 200 shouting workers from a car Plant slated to Lay off hundreds of workers by next july created pandemonium As they tossed hardhats under the wheels of Mulroney motorcade and bounced them off the Hood of his but Mulroney waded directly into the mass of trying to shake their hands As he explained that he and new Brunswick Premier Richard Hatfield had discussed the car problem during a private meet ing earlier in the Mulroney spent several minutes working his Way through the noisy crowd before entering a hotel auditorium where about tories crammed together to Greet the workers filtered into the hotel and tried to override conservative chants of Brian with their save our save our Mulroney countered by dusting off Quick remarks and jokes he used in similar situations in the 1984 fed eral election the difference Between a Liberal prime minister and a conservative prime minister is that he gave you the Finger and were giving you the time of Mulroney shouted he promised to meet the workers to discuss their when came the Paul one of the Demon said cars Moncton employing about will lose up to 600 jobs by next Canadian general which is buying part of the car will keep another 500 on the As Mulroney the workers yelled out complaints that the prime minister has favored and especially his own Riding of Mani at the expense of their jobs in new see pm Page 4 faulted a judge says two of duty police officers injured in a Brawl Are partly to blame for the Money Back National Liberal president Judd Buchanan Hopes a Mone Yback guarantee will raise funds for the pay dispute vacation pay benefits to sidelined employees Are an Issue in a Grain handlers strike plan the administration is prepared to launch another military strike against Libya to counter alleged Index Ann 13 7 19 23 57 46 23 6 48 7 Jumble 27 49 13 13 13 sports 56 20 43 to 13 ;