Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 4, 1987, Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 Winnipeg free april min altering drugs keep residents docile continued from Page 1 in one in four in arts and two in increased deaths from pneuma drug whole thing starts to smell a lit he said he will demand the Resig nation of Community services min ister Muriel this is not doing the Job she is supposed to Connery Coodin told the free press he became concerned about overuse of psychoactive drugs and had surveys carried out in 1985 and one year he said although he tried to Dis courage the centres four doctors from so Many a photo there was virtually no change during the oneyear the August 1986 Survey found or Pef of the 698 residents were getting psychoactive drugs on a regular he said or 57 per were getting such drugs at least part of the i consider it in a sense a personal failure that almost a year later it was almost 1 feel like 1 needed support from above and 1 want getting Coodin said he was also frustrated by other aspects of the centres do you want to know something disgraceful about that place they Haven cleaned the windows in some of the residences for eight or nine he said the mentally retarded like a bit of sunlight As much As anyone he said he was told there was not enough Money to Wash the win he said until there were no privacy curtains around any of the 24 Beds in the centres infirmary so patients could use Bedpan in Smith was not available yesterday but Michael her Deputy said Smith asked the centres management some time ago to address the use of drugs to sedate the use of drugs at the Centre has been a concern and continues to be a he Mendelson said doctors at the Centre obviously differed Over Pope comforts Burn victim Carmen who said he whispered to keep soldiers burned me continued from Page 1 ice fired tear Gas and clubbed demonstrators protesting against John Pauls forthcoming visit to Argen a police officer was shot and wounded and about 50 protesters were authorities police clashed with demonstrators at the downtown Plaza of the Republic during the evening Rush the official news Agency team report the protest was organized by a leftist Magazine called pigs and team it said there were anarchist groups among the demonstrators but did not a police report said Jose Omar Tirelli was slightly injured by gunfire during the it said about 50 demonstrators were arrest yesterday morning in John Paul visited a Church run Shel Ter for penniless sick people and comforted a Young woman who was set afire last allegedly by and has become an antigovernment she trav Elled from a Burn treatment Centre in Montreal to meet As the papal motorcade arrived at the protesters began stoning police and the officers struck Back with Carmen Gloria was among those waiting at the Entrance to meet John holy the soldiers burned she he embraced her and replied i i understand it he also whispered As he held and Quintana told reporters later he said god bless you have suffered i want you to keep fighting for the Freedom of your the two met at a Centre Rugby the roman Catholic Church for people who Are ill and a University student group brought Quintana from a Burn treatment Centre in Montreal to see Pope John the Exchange of words occurred when the pontiff embraced the scarred Young woman and lowered his Chin to her their encounter lasted no More than 30 Quintana had told reporters she wanted to meet privately with the Pope and talk at but she was allowed Only to be among Well wishers who stood at the shelters Pope John Paul greeted several of Mulroney political future tied to Reagan and free Trade continued from Page 1 the worlds two largest trading part ners and greatest allies should be the Best of Canada would receive special consideration from washing ton on various including and Ottawa would always extend the the Benefit of a doubt if it became embroiled in a controversial International such As the bombing of critics Call this kowtowing to Uncle Sam proponents Call it stand ing behind a Clarkson says Mulroney policy manifested itself in different including a determined attempt to personalize his relationship with he is the minister of american its almost As though he created a new Post in Cabinet and divided International relations in general into external which Joe Clark and american rela which he this personal approach has led to the annual Summit meetings be tween the two which some dismiss As Mere photo opportune this years Summit will have none of the gala atmosphere of the first and neither Side expects any thing major to happen in the priority but they both say the meeting provides an Opportunity to refresh the the free Trade initiative is Proba Bly the single most important item on the bilateral Mulroney himself saying his political career May hang on the outcome of current at the Shamrock Mulroney and Reagan signed a proclamation dedicating themselves to fight ing protectionist measures in their respective Mulroney hoped to use the Rea Gans influence in Washington to get the free Trade talks on which he succeeded in doing last but the proclamation against Protection and the so called special relationship Between the two men did not deter Reagan from imposing a Tariff on shakes and nor did it help in preventing the from forcing Canada to impose a tax on softwood lumber Tomlin Clarkson said although the free Trade initiative will Likely result in an he believes the final package will be terrible for Cana the Shamrock Summit ended with both leaders acknowledging the Issue had to be Spe Cial envoys were appointed and or dered to report before the 1986 Washington that report resulted in Reagan promising to implement a billion control technology commercial demonstration further scrutiny of Washigton plans revealed the Reagan administrations spending plans included Only billion for work Canada deemed most this prompted Mulroney to re quest and receive a special meeting with Vic president George Bush in Ottawa earlier this As a the Reagan administration has again pledged to spend billion to fulfil the objectives the special envoy Many including nip environment critic Bill Blaikie Winni Peg Birds Hill say that what Canada needs is an agreement to begin reducing acid rain emissions not the Promise of More research for the next five critics say part of the problem with Mulroney strategy to Foster better relations with the has been his anxiousness to give the americans what they want before getting anything Back in Clarkson said the last two years have seen the americans wangle major concessions from including the elimination of the for eign investment review Agency and the National Energy a poll conducted by the Federal government last but released Only last showed Only 13 per cent of canadians wanted Ottawa and Washington to be the warmest and closest of Tomlin noted that Mulroney May have oversold the benefits of the so called special starting with the Shamrock Summit in que Bec the problem was they created expectations in the in the Public he Ever time they have a big performance like and then its followed by some rancor in the relationship Over a specific it really does detract from the Public perception of the governments ability to he Mulroney appears to have toned Down the relationship rhetoric in accordance with the poll results Dur ing the last several he has even said in the commons that some actions have made it difficult for Canada to pursue Friendly but Clarkson remains unit he noted that after the prime minister blasted Reagan Dur ing a speech in the commons last he ended up writing the presi Dent a dear Ronnie noting Mulroney Quebec Clarkson said former Quebec pre Mier Maurice Duplessis used to do the same because he says something critical about it Doest necessarily mean he is being critical of he Duplessis would do attack the capitalists in Montreal and then phone them up the next Day and come and have the proper use of and Coldins is not the Only professional opinion about the he said the department has fid authority to intervene in professional dispute and order doctors to reduce drug All it can do is make them aware of the he John executive director of Rural operations for Smiths depart said Progress is being he said about 41 per cent of the centres residents now Are Given regular doses of psychoactive compared to 45 per cent last sum Mendelson said the governments policy of moving some residents to group Homes has resulted in improved Stafft president he said the government is putting More Money into services for the retarded than at any time in recent noting a recreation Centre is now under construction at the Neil the centres chief executive said the upsurge in deaths referred to by Connery is a result of the aging population at the Ages now Range from 12 to with Only about a dozen younger than he Coodin stressed that he is not advocating the immediate withdrawal of drugs from residents who have come to rely on but rather a gradual reduction Over he said the use of psychoactive drugs in the Mac far exceeds that in several other North american institutions for the mentally Between 18 and 30 per cent of the residents Are Given such drugs he Coodin said in his Only 10 to 20 per cent of residents in the Portage institution have psychiatric he said institutions have been forced to reduce their Reliance on drugs through court orders and the threat of lawsuits by Coodin said he believes such drugs should be prescribed Only under the supervision of a he said a psychiatrist spent one Day per week at the institution until the Middle of but there were no psychiatric visits at All Between then and Goodins Depar Ture in As far As i know there Hast been a psychiatric visit since sep tember fewer Hunters in the Field wound provincial Economy continued from Page 1 that direct Benefit of million would be substantially reduced with Only three quarters of the Hunters now i think its a serious Impact be cause wildlife managers Are using that direct income from Hunting As justification for other including wildlife habitat and Moni we have to go to government and because Hunting brings in so much its in the govern ments Best interest to fund these other wildlife in the Sale of wildlife certificates mandatory for anyone Hunt ing licensed game and Hunting licenses added about million to the provinces last when about fewer Hunters took to the certificate and License revenues also were we had fewer Hunters pay ing Thompson for a wildlife certificate that Cost in 1981 now costs while a Deer licence that Cost now costs but he said he believes there is a limit to How far the province can raise its Hunting what in fearful of is that if we Are asked to continue raising Money by higher licence fees what we will do instead is have a net decline in Revenue because there will be More buyer he Ron Manitoba wildlife programs said the drop in Hunter numbers is not isolated to its certainly been evident across Western Larche for has had a very significant drop in Hunter num he downplayed the de Cline in saying he believes it has bottomed out and Hunter num Bers will begin rebounding now that some game Bird populations Are in weve the he hopefully were in a turnaround Thompson and clays suggestions Hunting is dying As an Industry in but agree the sports declining popularity has sent Shock Waves rippling through the for his Glays said the drop is dealing a punishing blow to Rural Northern sporting Good guides and there Are All sorts of economic implications Glays wildlife management programs Are largely built on licence fee As the number of Hunters de the number of dollars Avail Able to wildlife management pro Grams Quarter Century be party to the Celebration of the Quarter were marking the beginning of our second Quarter Century with a contest no one can hold a Candle and with Good in just 25 years weve grown from a single Branch in Edmonton to one of the largest Trust companies in with locations 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