Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 3, 1987, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press july pages House speaker ejects tory labor ads to do autopsies on aids local seven Oaks youth Centre bed cuts closing considered by Catherine Mitchell the Community services depart ment plans to Cut the number of Beds at a locked holding Centre used As a receiving Home for a task Force has been struck to prepare a plan for bed cuts and review the possibility of closing seven Oaks Centre for Community services minister Muriel Smith seven originally a detention Centre for girls charged with Crimi Nal has been used As an emergency receiving facility for children needing Protection from troubled while the Centre is used to hold youths considered to be a danger to themselves or others because of Vio Lent or suicidal it has come under fire for Locking up youths who have done nothing illegal and need Only to be protected under child welfare last an 11yearold boy awaiting placement in a Foster Home was allegedly sexually assaulted at seven Oaks by a 15yearold the province has had a Legal Opin Ion which says Locking youngsters who face no charges in seven Oaks violates the charter of rights and Smith said it int beneficial to confine youths requiring with the exploding Case Load at City childcare seven Oaks was needed As an alter because there Are too few receiving Homes in the she said the Money saved by reducing the Beds in the West Paul Centre will be used to open More receiving Home spaces in the com seven Oaks costs More than million annually to operate and has been chronically steadily holding 50 youths while its capacity is Alan executive director at Northeast child and family ser Ken free press accidents strike twice on Logan misfortune struck twice within a Block of the same Street yesterday As two women were injured in separate traffic accidents at 6 one woman above was involved in a two vehicle Accident at Logan Avenue and Arlington one Block West at Logan and Trinity another woman right was taken to Hospital suffering Accident related judge Hopes pact to thaw strike Union told to use picket agreement As starting Point by Andrew Duffy an agreement Between West fair foods and the Union represent ing its striking employees to outlaw mass pickets should be used As a starting Point to negotiate an end to the five Eskold a judge said after accepting a negotiated picket Justice Sidney Schwartz told lawyers for both sides he Hopes the positive manner of the talks will be reflected in future con tract i can Only Hope you will be Able to use this experience As a starting Point for an Overall resold Schwartz less optimistic West fairs Industrial relations was less optimistic about the significance of the it is difficult to say what the Impact is right David Ryzebol we Are trying to handle one thing at a first and we want to have Safe conditions for our shop but he said the agreement could open the door for new contract talks since West fair absolutely refused to negotiate with a Union using intimidation tactics and threatening Vio no new contract talks have been he the negotiated and agreed to by lawyers for both re strains Union members from Adver encouraging or taking part in any mass pickets on West fair prop the court of Queens Bench order prohibits molesting or impeding anyone including replacement workers attempting to Enlen Lor leave a Supe Valu swearing and racial slurs Are also prohibited under the the court order follows an incident last thursday in which 29 police cruisers were called to the super a la store at Grant Avenue and Kenas Supe Valu pickets angry at muzzling court order by Lisa priest striking Supe Valu workers say they Are muzzled by a court order preventing them from screaming and swearing at customers crossing picket there basically taking away our a 20yearold picket yesterday who has worked at the Mcphillips Street and Star dust Avenue Supe Valu store for the past three most of the confrontations begin with customers calling us we have to said the who refused to give her West fair foods and the Manitoba food and commercial workers Union agreed to a court order yesterday that outlines what pickets Are not legally permitted to it says pickets cannot obstruct any Entrance or exit at West fair scream and swear at customers or replacement workers crossing picket lines at the 12 struck shop easy and econ Mart stores across the the court order follows an Inci Dent More than a week ago at jb4 f the Supe Valu store at Grant Avenue and Kenaston Boulevard during a demonstration by about 500 striking and Mem Bers of about two dozen unions in which 14 including Union president Bernard Christophe were but Christophe said the court order does not prevent pickets from calling replacement work ers scabs and customers Scab if a customer initiates name calling were entitled to a rebut he adding that the Union has documented 37 custom ers who have been confrontation by and swearing at pickets since the strike began june he said the court order also protects the pickets because customers and managers have to abide by but pickets at Winnipeg stores say the court order May mean losing the five Eskold we cant be effective any said an 18yearold strik with Supe Valu the last nine its like we have to walk around quietly and not say any its like were not even said the t ton Boulevard during a demonstration by about 500 striking workers and members of about two dozen other fourteen including Ber Nard president of the Manitoba food and commercial workers Union were both sides Are calling the order a Small we got most of what we want further mass picketing is Ryzebol adding the pickets will now have to abide by a Clear said the order does not clearly define the nature of a mass picket or the num Ber of people its a Victory for both Christophe noting West fairs original motion asked to limit to 10 the number of pickets at each super Valu he said the order would also pre vent his pickets from being harassed by management and not Only does it the order apply to the but to the company customers and manag violators of the order will be held in contempt of court and brought be fore a judge for Ryzebol blames captains he blamed the picket captains for the unruly nature of the if anyone sets up a the picket Captain is responsible for the actions of everyone on the he he reiterated a Promise to dismiss any West fair worker found guilty of a criminal charge stemming from the noting the company made its position Clear to the Union Well in Advance of pickets going applauded the departments Given the resources put into seven Oaks we should be Able to provide far better Community based services for our closing the Centre will depend on whether the task Force can propose another Way to care for the youths that Are in need of intensive super i Smith she said ideas proposed for the Centre have ranged from demolition to operating it As a mental health treatment a review team which studied the handling of child abuse in Winnipeg advised in March that the govern ment Stop putting youths apprehended by agencies in the us operation As a locked holding facility for children who have not been charged with criminal offences under the Young offenders act raises serious human rights the Sigurdson Reid report officer guilty of Board rules Constable set off risky Chase by Lisa priest an of duty Winnipeg police officer has been found guilty of using oppressive conduct when he pursued two men in a car and ran several red lights in a High Speed Jerry not Only precipitated the May 1986 but escalated it at the Law enforcement review Agency has he endangered not Only his life and that of the but his action gave Rise to a substantial risk of potential injury to others using the City the report Kevin had charged Keenan with abuse of authority when the officer allegedly twisted his arms behind his Back and threw him on the ground face Down when the Chase the lera Board ruled Keenan did not use unreasonable Force in the arrest of Vermette for dangerous driving and criminal negligence in the operation of a motor but should not have started the Chase that reached speeds of about 100 Keenan was charged in provincial court last week with uttering threats to he was arrested following an Inci Dent last month in which Vermette said he was threatened by a Man while sitting in a Keenan will remain on Active duty until a trial Date is Vermette told a lera hearing last month that he thought a biker was chasing not a police offi he said the officer was wearing a Black leather Blue and Riding a Honda Silver Wing motor Cycle and did not show him any police Vermette said he and his Passen Michael had pulled into the James collegiate parking lot when he saw several Middle aged people waving their Ges Turing to them to come fender struck he said he ignored the gestures and stepped on the driving Down ferry Vermette said As he was driving Down a motorcyclist came out of nowhere up to the Side of the hitting the he said he got scared because the motorcyclist looked so he drove Vermette said he drove Down Portage Over the James Bridge and on to Academy Road where he ran a red he said the motorcyclist ran the red Light and another one before he caught up with him in heavy traffic and Stafford Street and Vermette said the officer told him to get out of the brought him to the Back of the searched him and then threw him on the face the Board must question the appropriateness and propriety of Constable Keenan Deci when he himself testified that he was not following the proper police procedure for such a Pur his actions in pursuing the complainant were an excessive exercise of his Power and they were unreasonably and the ruling in pleased with the Vermette said last 1 dont feel the Chase was he said he was also pleased he was not found guilty of dangerous drive he pleaded guilty in provincial court last Friday to careless driving and was fined the charge concerned his manner of driving before the Chase no driving charges were Laid As a result of the counsel for Vermette and Keenan Are to present submissions to lera suggesting punishment for the offi the lawyers will recommend Keenan be reprimanded or final decision rests with the boards but Timothy lawyer for said the commissioner makes a written decision based on preliminary findings without Ever hearing All of the the commissioner then decides what he thinks the punishment should based on the preliminary held More than a month the Board cannot recommend punishment that is More severe than that suggested by the commission that Means commissioner suggests the admonished the lesser of the three types of punishment the Board cannot Rule a tougher t testing set for gloves in Stoppel slaying by Catherine Mitchell gloves believed to have be longed to Barbara stoppers killer Are being sent to Van Couver for forensic lawyer Greg Brodsky said he was told yesterday the at Torney generals department was arranging to Send the gloves to the Vancouver City analyst for testing for body hair and skin Brodsky said his Thomas Hopes the findings will Point to his inno Cence and Lead to a Strong Case for compensation from the formerly a Van Couver was tried times and convicted twice of murdering a doughnut shop freed by the Manitoba court of Appeal in december soph now applied to at Torney general Roland Penner last summer for compensation for being wrongfully incur a provincial policy compensates those ultimately proven served time in a unveiling the guide lines last said soph now didst qualify because being proven not guilty want Good needs evidence he said he needed new Evi Dence which would Clear so Brodsky said he didst know How Many of the four held As would be sent to the lab by Wayne director of Crim Inal the one pair Wool and the other were seen thrown Over the Norwood Bridge in an open doughnut Box by the killer As he was chased by a Moshkowsky could not be reached for comment yester Brodsky said the lab has been asked to test for bodily secretions that can determine blood Type and possible blood he conceded it May find the Glove wearers blood Type matches i warned him of the implications of doing that Hes prepared to have the analysis done in any Brodsky refused to say whether the prosecution could build a new Case against so Phonon if the test results Indi Cate he could have owned the ;