Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 9, 1987, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press july Page 3 human rights complaints report Crosbie blasts Lohman on rail move local prevention of flooding possible with faster response by victim claims by Allison Bray the City could have prevented the flooding monday night of a number of Transcona basements if Crews had responded sooner to emergency a Transcona woman Karen of 23 Bernard said it took City works and operations Crews about hours from the time she reported a backed up sewer to when they told her it was by that time it was too said specialists diagnosis rejected by web by Stevens wild a report from a medical specialist indicating serious disability was not enough to convince the workers compensation Board to reinstate benefits to an injured Edward who injured his left knee in an Industrial Accident in says he faces a future without income and without a Means of its said Latta of the i have trouble convincing employers i can he was an automotive Lattas benefits were suspended april 7 after he was sent Home from a we arranged Job because of his he had been receiving benefits since an examination by an orthopaedic surgeon in May diagnosed reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the left knee a painful illness which limits in a report forwarded to the the specialist concluded the Condi Tion had changed his life so much he was unfit for any but the web three web including Kenneth director of medical concluded the illness was not reflex sympathetic the claimant is not totally disa but capable of work related they determined in a re not examined Wylie paediatrician and his colleagues based their report on the reports and rays of the six doctors who examined Latta Between 1981 and including the most recent they did not examine Latta Latta says he has not been Exa mined by a web physician since that doctor was a general he the web report concluded that Lattas specialist was offering an opinion and not a the specialist was on vacation and could not be reached for after that they had no Choice but to turn me Latta they were looking for an excuse to get web spokesman Jim Buchok said it was against web policy to com ment on specific but noted that reasons for termination of Bene fits included return to full time Lack of comple Tion of a Job search program and fraud and Buchok said Latta could Appeal the decision to webs Board of com and that he could have Legal representation for the a when asked if he was going to Latta said he was waiting for official notification of the rejection of his Latta received a letter dated june 29 from Maggie assistant director of the webs vocational rehab lotion informing him that his request for assistance had been probably it would take the min ister to Settle he even i realize it would be a has a spokesman for Harry minister responsible for the said the minister was not allowed to comment on individual web whose basement was filled with Centi metres of water by Boskamp said she phoned the City Emer gency line around when she noticed her sewer appeared to be backed when no one Boskamp said she called Back half an hour later and urged them to come Over right away because of the impending i told them youve got to do something because theres going to be a when a truck showed up around 7 Boskamp said she was stunned to learn it had been sent Only to verify the after several phone Boskamp she Jiw a Crew outside about but they could not do anything because of the it was not until about that they came to the door to Tell her they had freed a clog in a main sewer line near Bernie Wolf Community she John of 50 Perry said City health inspectors surveyed his sludge filled basement yesterday and said he will have to strip Down his Walls and floors to be Oisin the inspector said he would have to vacate until it is cleaned he Bradley at 46 Perry said he cleaned up his basement yesterday but is staying with relatives until his hot water Furnace can be turned Boskamp said she was spared from raw sewage entering her basement because she has a backup valve on the sewer that pre vented Large particles from going nevertheless the flood caused about damage to she were paying for something that could have been fixed in 20 she a works and operations emergency line dispatcher said it would take two to eight hours to respond to a sewer depend ing on the Jim District 4 works and operations said his Crew was at the scene about but could not unclog the sewer until the rain let the sewer was freed about 8 he Ken free press firefighters examine a manhole after an underground blast blew its cover underground blast pitches manhole cover rus hour traffic in the Osborne Village area was halted yesterday when an underground explosion sent a manhole cover a Winnipeg Hydro spokesman said the insulation in a underground Cable weakened and caused the disturbance on Osborne Street near Mcmillan Avenue at about police said the manhole cover was propelled about a metre into the Hydro customers in the Roslyn Road area were without Power for 10 to 15 minutes because of the said Bob Hydro acting distribution Engi a witness said a muted Boom and Clouds of Orang Ebrown smoke accompanied the Drivers looked kind of Bob Kesselman Osborne Street traffic was fac ing a red Light at the Mcmillan intersection when the cover said who operates a business near the its a Good thing traffic was stopped or there might have been some the cover landed half Over the Hole and a Motorist replaced fire and Rescue squads arrived on the scene minutes there were no traffic was tied up for about half an police Boeing employees set strike deadline in contract talks employees at Winnipeg Boeing fabrication and services of can Ada have set a strike deadline of 4 if an agreement is not reached by a Union spokesman said sue bargaining unit member for local 2169 of the Cana Dian Auto workers said 750 Union members will be in a Legal strike position at Midnight tonight when the unions contract members could have walked off the Job at Midnight but the Date was extended to give workers a Chance to take their vacations at the end of she Neaton said the main issues Are and Job posting pro including electricians and earn an average of an Neaton said talks Are going we dont see any serious complications but moneys not on the table Council ratifies Deal to create police adviser by Gerald flood City Council last night modified what has been called a cute Deal for a police officer after a debate that focused on police accountability and under the Joe who recently completed a Law will become Legal adviser to the police department next Council modified the Deal to make Gallagher ultimately responsible to the City not police chief Herb Stephen As the original propos Al drafted by the Board of commissioners the change followed a 90minute debate on the merits of creating the position of Legal adviser and the manner in which it was Job never posted the police department had made it possible for Gallagher to attend Law school and the Board of Comis sinners arranged that he article with the City Law department at his inspectors salary of about if he passes his bar admission he will become Legal adviser to the police the position has never been posted and will not although Many councillors argued it should during the councillors noted the terms of reference for the position indicated who will advise on such matters As police search procedures and charter of rights and freedoms would be accountable Only to in against a Model that rein forces the notion of a police depart ment that is Only accountable to George Marshall Transcona this internal advice May not be in the Best interests of the City As a Allan Wade notre Dame warned that even the modified arrangement was too he should not be within the police department because he will be under the discipline of the chief and say what the chief few councillors objected to the creation of the agreeing with Chris Lorenc Sisler that Legal developments Are becom ing so Complex and change so rapidly that police cannot be expected to be experts in Many noted that a 22 year Veteran of the was a Good Choice for the position and said it was unfortunate that his name was attached to making it appear their debate on the merits of the proposal reflected on him Perso change of heart Don Mitchison Hender son who has said he was furious the proposal was first full at a closed portion of a meet ing last was All but silent during the he said later that he had discussed the matter with the administration and was convinced Gallagher was Well qualified for the he said that although he knew of at least four Winnipeg lawyers who were past members of the Winnipeg police he decided not to fight to have the position we could have shot this Down and then they would have advertised and hired the same Guy he Guy Savoie tache said the matter Only came before Council As a Courtesy because the Board of commissioners had been delegated authority to fill the Norm president of the Winnipeg police has called arrangement Between Gallagher and the department a cute Deal that May Lead to protests from Rankan file bus Driver beaten Over fare by Jack Lakey a City bus Driver was beaten Early yesterday by two men who boarded his bus and attacked him after re fusing to pay full police staff Don Peters said two men who had been drinking boarded a bus at Ellice Avenue and Strathcona Street just after argued with the Driver about the fare and assaulted the bus was equipped with a two Way radio with which the Driver alerted transit authorities who Noti fied two men were arrested moments later on Wellington he they have been charged with As Sault causing bodily the James required four stitches to close a Cut to his Mouth and received bruises to the face and Sims said yesterday his Mouth was sore but he refused further com asked for fare at a bail hearing Crown attorney John Peden told provincial court that police spotted two whose clothing and hands were covered with near where the bus had Peden said two men had boarded the bus but did not Deposit enough Money in the fare Box and were asked by the Driver for the one of the men made an obscene comment about it and followed his Friend to the Back of the Peden he said the Driver again asked for the Money and one of the men re turned to the front of the bus and punched him in the the Driver began struggling with the who continued punching him and who was joined by his Peden transit spokesman Rick Borland said the attack was but was satisfied that radios on All City transit buses provide Drivers with a Means to summon help quickly during an Albert Joseph of Home Street and Donovan Kelvin of Beverley Are charged with assault causing bodily harm and were remanded on their own recognizance until july administrative official serves As inmate escort by Mary Ann Fitzgerald Manitoba corrections department Al Lowed an administrative officer to escort a prisoner for offences including forcible confinement and Possession of a dangerous weapon from heading Ley jail to the prisoner was taken to Winnipeg inter National Airport by a jail guard who removed the mans Handcuffs and leg shackles before handing him Over to Ross the depart ments chief a prison guard he said a retired ramp signed the release form for the prisoner Randy a big Man in his mid20s and in Good physical when we take people to court they Are handcuffed and locked in a said the who requested but they were just letting this prisoner wander through the Airport with a 60yearold he said jail superintendent Reg a former also was at the Alberta corrections officials were to meet the but you May just As Well get him a plane ticket and Tell him to report to fort Saskatchewan the guard we didst like the Way it was Han John assistant Deputy corrections described the guards claims As Why respond to trivia like that said who Den mixed a reporter name the i cant believe you would print anything like Bock said judges Transfer was arranged to coincide with a trip to Alberta by who is looking at Security Mea sures in that province for plans for Manito Bas new remand he said two transfers of prisoners to other provinces have taken place in the last he said that about a year ago he escorted a female prisoner from the Portage la Prairie correctional institution and a male from Dauphin jail when he had to go to the guard said that want Bock is an a school teacher with no train ing in Pugh could not be reached for forester said he had no plans to act As an escort on the Alberta while i want intended to be one of the i ended up sitting on the other forester he was sandwiched Between the two of us and stayed with us at All forester said it is Standard Security proce Dure to use restraints on a prisoner for the trip to the generally any prisoner is handcuffed until he is turned Over to the escorting use of leg shackles is at the discretion of the forester said was not afraid judge would try to adding the inmate was being moved to Alberta to be closer to his family for the final couple of months of his he is not deemed to be a Security risk and there is a reasonable likelihood he May be eligible for parole or temporary absence passes forester said the Security escort who met them in Edmonton took judge without hand he said if an inmate has a record of poor behaviour and aggressive tendencies and is considered Likely to try for a double escort and Handcuffs and shackles would be the major consideration is Security rat he Bock said on the rare occasions when inmates Are moved from Headin Gly to other efforts Are made to Send them with Federal prisoners being Transfer if that int he an attempt is made to arrange the Transfer of no danger Ous prisoners to coincide with business trips by departmental we always try to save the taxpayers the guard disagreed with bocks Conten Tion it is a tax saying to Send a administrative officer when a an hour guard is a better he said the transportation policy is just another instance of Lack of Security at the provincial he noted four guards have suffered minor injuries physical assaults in the last two weeks and three prisoners have escaped two after a screen was left a repaired after the first i ;