Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 10, 1987, Winnipeg, Manitoba I Al Winnipeg free july broke haitian conned millions Montreal up a Man who borrowed million from a religious congregation on the pretext that he was broke and needed the Money for immigration was a big time spender says a Friend who knew him Well for two on a Quebec Superior court judge ordered the property of Henr Claude Pierre seized after the Mont fort a roman Catho Lic religious order devoted to the complained he had been Lent million Over four years and then disappeared to repaying Elie the owner of a leather handbag boutique in the ritzy downtown Sheraton said yesterday the news stunned the people who knew Handal met Pierre two years the 33year old haitian became a very Good client and then an investor in sandals to the tune of that investment will be part of the assets seized following the Superior court along with from a Bank account and a downtown apartment and Montreal police Wil Liam Bumbray also confirmed that the fraud squad is investigating Handal described Pierre As a elegant Man who lived in style at the Sheraton dispensing Money lavishly to staff and friends he was a big spender in the very always giving gifts to he was a Sharp completely at it was impossible to dislike he knew everybody Here at the hotel and he was always shoving Money in their pock in his business dealings he was always a he was an lavish Bach Elor always with a Beautiful he was also a big business Man in North of Quebec where he was known to people there Asle Prince noir the Black said he was the owner of an inn that went bankrupt in on Claude a Montfort Testi fied in court that Pierre arrived in Montreal in 1982 and came to the order asking for because he was broke and needed the Money to begin his studies at the University of he kept coming Back and by Early pare had Lent him a total of in 24 a few months later he asked for another immigration officials were de manding it As a condition for not detaining pare told the court that be tween april 1984 and Decem Ber although Pierre had not reimbursed a the congregation gave him 263 Dif Ferent payments totalling Al most the Money was said because Pierre pleaded that the immigration depart ment was demanding financial guarantees while they studied his request to become a landed immigrant and a political ref the final loan last Decem Ber was for and shortly Pierre Digap a letter from Haiti came in january saying he had no was unable to leave and wanted the Loans considered a correction re smarts clearance and flyer in july 7th free press Page k7 the illustration of the Hose nozzle Spray gun Are we apologize for any inconvenience this error May have caused our valued Cus Canadian Trade embargo leaves South african chefs in Stew correction in thursdays free Bur Ron built should have read sturdily constructed of Quality materials by leading garage no Economy lumber we regret any inconvenience the error May have photo austrian chef Fritz Selod pauses for a sip of Beer at Vancouver culinary arts Vancouver up food pod acts brought by South african chefs arriving Nefe wednesday for the International culinary arts festival were confiscated try customs officials because of Canadas Trade embargo against the they brought in a commercial shipment of Gordon a customs manager at Van Couver International said their equipment was released but the food is being held pending presentation of import per Maclaine said that under the Trade entry permits must be obtained from the external affairs department before the food can be an entry was not presented for the food until this morning when we got something from the he but it still required festival director Bruce Wilson said wednesday night that because the South african team was scheduled to begin Competition Early we do anything about it except find alternate food for them to instead of their South african they were provided with Canadian halibut and in place of their they were Given Buffalo said Julius another festival several other chefs were also looking for alternate ingredients after they were not allowed to bring in some items because of agriculture chefs from and great Britain were among those faced with the Challenge of finding suitable local Wilson said the 14 International teams had been Given a list of foods permitted into Canada and obviously some teams either failed to under stand the regulations or decided to try getting things through Canada has very strict and very Good regulations unless the teams got special permits to bring these items there going to have a stronger Oil prices mean Consumers to pay at pumps Toronto up who got a break on gasoline prices last will soon be paying More at the pumps thanks to strengthening world crude the bad news for con Sumers Means brighter prospects for Canadian Oil who had a disastrous a year West Texas intermediate crude was trading on the new York futures Market at around us and Canadian pump prices were slashed As much As 12 cents a they regained about five cents after the organization of Petroleum exporting countries set production quotas last december to support a Price of Usa and West the closely watched Benchmark against which Canadian crude prices Are topped the us Mark this climbing in the last two Tanker attacked the West Texas supported by the steadfastness of open pro got further shot yesterday when an iranian gunboat in the persian Gulf attacked and set fire to a supertanker under charter to Tex Aco but registered in in the Price of a Domestic Light crude hit can compared to in that Price does not include transportation add per barrel for transportation and the Canadian Price translates to at which most Oil producers can make a healthy As a Drivers could be pay ing an additional two cents a litre when the higher Price crude works its Way to the retail level Over the next 90 said Oil analyst Duncan of Merrill Lynch Canada in the size of the increase depends on the competitive nature of the local Mathieson by and Large they the Oil companies will attempt to pass on the added costs to if they their earn Ings will be he said there Are some such As Southern where Competition from independents and refiners May limit the ability i companies to raise producers Are certainly upbeat and confident that we have past the trough and activity is on the Way said Hans Vic Epresi Dent of the Canadian Petroleum As you cant expect people to jump around with the Price of added whose association represents the Industry 70 largest exploration budgets for 1987 Are set most reflecting the pessimism of an Industry that saw its Cash flow crippled last companies Are in a midyear budget review and with More stable we expect a number of contingency items will go Maciej adding that the number of rigs working in Canada should be up substantially in the fourth the Industry has Cut costs dramatically so the current Price can yield healthy As Canadian governments have Cut both taxes and royalties to give producers a larger slice of the wellhead experience Rhca excellence your Leica specialist in a Lemon of 493 notre Dame 7744343 closed monday free parking Worth the extra mite South of the Border condominium Homes 2610753 open 11 developed marketed by Leslie real estate the regular meeting of the lord Selkirk West Kildonan Community committee will be held at on tues july in the Community committee 1760 main delegations will be heard at councillor chairman councillor Lazarenko councillor Oshaughnessy councillor Promislow councillor Wachniak Usilla Community clerk Telephone 9863031 House or tools 739 Bradford 7861278 Black is Decker inventory reduction Sale july 811th this location Only hours m 5 t whereas the Gideons International in an association of Christian business and professional Are a part of a great International organization of Gideons in 136 countries of the world and whereas the Gideons International in Canada have selected the City of Winnipeg in which to Complete the seventy fifth anniversary celebrations to their work in and in which to conduct their 76th annual National convention and whereas the value of the holy which Gideons freely distribute throughout this is widely recognized in our society William mayor of the City of in the province of do hereby proclaim the week of july 6th to 1987 As Gideons International week dated at Winnipeg this 16th Day of god save the Queen William mayor ;