Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 30, 1987, Winnipeg, Manitoba U Winnipeg free press october 1987 Page 3 Forest fire loss called better testing urged for farm fire department recruits first woman after rigorous 10step test by Lisa priest Brenda Boyd has become the first woman to join the 930member Winnipeg fire will begin training for a position with the department 16 after passing a rigorous 10step recruitment test earlier this City personnel director Lea Frame said Winnipeg newest firefighter was unable to talk about her historic achievement when contacted last night because the City has told her to refuse All Ive been told to not comment on it until i begin my Boyd said last the City will be issuing a press release at that who participated in a six month government funded affirmative action program to train As a firefighter at a Cost of about will begin her Job Early in february after completing 11 weeks of firefighter Sharon training Man Ager for the Core area said she Hopes three other women in the program qualify next time the department is member sues Union for failing duties by Glen Mackenzie a Royal Canadian mint worker in Winnipeg has successfully sued his Union for for failing to properly represent in a split the Mani Toba court of Appeal said the Public service Alliance of Canada should have represented Francois Gendron after three Union members launched grievances Over the fact he won a Job As a maintenance said yesterday he won the Job in 1982 Over three other candidates who in a written chief Justice Alfred Monnin said management neglected or omitted to consider the experience rate of other which gave Rise to their grief fair and Square Gendron maintained he won the Job fair and and sued his Union for failing to fully represent him when the grievance against him succeeded and he was put out of work for three months in which Cost him he said he was recalled but the Union didst have to exert any Effort for his Gendron works As a press operator but does the after noon shift every other week while maintenance men work straight Justice Joseph Osulli Van said that despite the fact management made a mistake in giving Gendron the maintenance Job in the first that had no Impact on the Union decision not to represent him fully in his Gendron interests were abandoned by the Osullivan Berthilde said Winnipeg women have tried several times to get jobs As firefighters but have failed Al most exclusively because of the de manding physical fitness Frame said 35 people applied for the jobs but Only 20 number the department needed showed up for the which includes rigor Ous physical candidates must also go through Glenn free press written and medical tests and inter views with City Dennis president of the United fire fighters of said last night Boyds acceptance has been the talk of the its a topic of ill Tell you Lloyd but i venture to say How any body else Felt about Lloyd said the Union welcomes the 19 men and woman to the provided they successfully Complete eight weeks of firefighter training and three weeks of first responder one thing that May be a problem is the washrooms and sleeping fact Lloyd there Are some Halls that Only have one i dont know what Shes going to brochures target aids Campaign intended to reduce transmission nose Job Doug a Fine arts student at the University of uses a miniature elephant trunk to demonstrate his artistic Bent during the University open House at Polo Park shopping the three Day which ends offers insights into various disciplines available for study at the u of Mma ends political honeymoon doctors cite poor medicare funding in binding arbitration drive by Kathleen Engman the Manitoba medical Assoc a fed up with fruitless attempts to restore binding arbitration to fee is launching a Campaign to show How poorly govern ment is managing health the Long political honeymoon is Mma president Jack Armstrong wrote to members this week As he announced the Cam we will have posters and Bulle tins and newspaper messages that say that government is not fully funding the medicare Armstrong said it will show the different ways in which medicare is not measuring up to government promises of uni Versal health he the funded with More than from Mma will focus on a different theme each posters doctors will receive bundles of newsletters for patients and posters for their office As the Mma plans to take out newspaper Armstrong said the Mma has met with government 10 times this year in an attempt to restore the binding arbitration agreement to fee Nego but the sides cannot he said government repeatedly tries to blame doctors for the in creases in volume of he said government threats of prorating capping doctor in or deducting the Cost of vol ume increases from arbitration Are simply not government wants to Bias arbitration so much on their terms it would be foolish for us to accept he said the volume of service has increased by three to per cent annually for increased popu increased numbers of elderly people and epidemics account for much of the he he added that the increase is one f the lowest in the last the province opted out of the last two years of the fou year binding arbitration agreement when the arbitration chairman decided on a increase a raise the province walked doctors got the which was for the 198687 fiscal but the increase for the 198788 fiscal year remains we should have had a new con tract going into Armstrong Here we Are going into no he said that in the past the profession could Deal with problems with government behind closed doors because annual fee increases were taken out of the political Arena by the option of binding without the profession has no Choice but to take off the he for an essential service we think arbitration is the Only Way to Armstrong said the government has shown passive indifference to Mma offers to help it plan cos Cut Ting instead government has Cut Beds and capped services without association Armstrong he said Many of the cuts Are ill conceived because they will in crease waiting lists and provide no safety net for by Jane Armstrong health minister Wilson Parasiuk yesterday announced a Edu cation initiative on saying stemming its spread can be accomplished if the Public is the to be delivered in several began yesterday with the appearance of television and radio within the next few Bro Chures Are to be distributed in Community doctors offices and regional health As pamphlets will be Distri buted in Manitoba Telephone sys tem phone Bills next aids is an easy disease for people not to get if they have the information and if they make ratio Nal Parasiuk the goal of the Campaign is to reduce the rate of transmission of the aids vulnerable acquired immune deficiency syn drome impairs the body immune system and leaves it vulnerable to life threatening to 22 people in Manitoba have contracted the 11 of whom have Parasiuk said 108 people have tested positive for the the diverse nature of the Parasiuk is proof the disease is no longer confined to the homosexual or bisexual what we Are dealing with is a i think one has to Deal with the disease rather than trying to pick out particular segments of society that May in fact have a greater tendency to the he said he hoped the provincial initiative would Spur the Federal government into spending More Money on educating the Ottawa has contributed less than to aids education pro he Ive called for this the minister and its one of the reasons Why were undertaking a program he said the Ottawa has kicked in is insufficient for a Popula Tion of 25 Manitoba is the second province in Canada to launch a Lon term Edu cation in British Columbia began a similar but More extensive Hon Effort to inform the Public of the nature of the disease and methods of Ontario and Quebec Are still draft ing their Glen a health educator at the Village praised the plan for its Lon term scope and emphasis on i think its finally getting through to decision makers that although Money is required up front for an initiative of this the savings in the health care Field the Long run will be in addition to the ads and Pam the health department will be operating an aids information Telephone line across the manned by trained Grain Trade charges official says by Stevens wild charges have been Laid in the two year old investigation into alleged criminal activity on the Winnipeg commodities special prosecutor Raymond Fleet confirmed yesterday a Man had been summoned to appear in Provin Cial court on Flett said he could not name the Man or specify the charges because the summons had not been there will be other people he but we dont have a a lawyer in private Flett was hired by the Federal government to review the evidence accumulated during the police investigation and to begin million the ramp commercial crime unit has been investigating allegations that Grain using question Able trading misappropriated the investigation has included allegations of Stock Market manipulation by Means of ring As Well As allegations of secret commissions and conspiracy by senior officers of can Grain the Export Arm of the three Prairie pools and other compan ies in and British an ramp search warrant issued last year charged that a former official of can Grain received Al most half a million dollars in secret payments in return for inside information on his company trades insider information on buying and Selling plans of a company like can Grain would allow a trader to Antici Pate Price i Phil free press constitutional Accord defended in University debate student pays close attention during debate on by Paul Cantin the Meech Lake constitutional Accord came under fire yesterday As a backward step for the West and contrary to the Meech Lake Accord is fatally and the governments plan to Railroad it through should be Winnipeg business Man Izzy Asper maintained at a University of Manitoba debate on the topic last under the the Senate and the supreme court will still be controlled by Quebec and the rest of us will be left in despair with the bitter Harvest of Meech and i be Lieve Meech Lake is polluted and should be shut the former Manitoba Liberal Leader also attacking the amendments to Canadas Constitution was Law professor Jack defending the agreement were tory my Leo Duguay Boniface and senator Nathan also a progressive Duguay defended the Accord As a political Compromise with prob lems that can be no one should expect perfection from the raised by the critics of this Deal All worst Case but London flayed the govern ment for the negotiating process behind the saying the Accord was struck before canadians knew what they were getting people have to question the motivation behind Meech he the government was attracted to the idea because of some future electoral the Feder Al leaders of the other political parties feared that a vote against the Accord would be seen As a vote against and the premiers signed the Deal because it is attractive to be a member of a new Nur Gitz responded just be cause you dont approve of the Doest mean the agree ment is we consulted with leading constitutional lawyers and academics and the Accord was a Asper and London argued that because the Accord requires provincial unanimity for constitutional it will be impossible to negotiate change to Benefit West Ern Asper said it was easier under the old system for which required agreement of seven of the 10 provinces representing 50 per cent of the National Popula because deals could be struck with Ontario or now what do you think the chances Are Ontario is going to willingly give up its 24 Senate seats so that each province can have 10 there was a Chance for a Deal Between All the provinces Duguay interjected is that your vision of Canada to get things done you gang up on a prov Ince is it ganging up to try for fair Ness to make up for the years of colonialism and pillage Here Asper he said the most damaging aspect of the Accord is its Labelling of Quebec As a distinct he said the Deal allows Quebec to pass any Law it wants in order to pro Mote that this leaves the door open for future governments to legislate away charter of rights and free Doms provisions in the name of promoting such a distinct Asper the solution would have been to insert a single line saying none of the amendments to the Constitution would overrule the he ;