Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 19, 1987, Winnipeg, Manitoba B Winnipeg free press november 1987 Page 3 fraud Case lawyer tells taxi Drivers slam inspection foundation wins permission for second lottery in Wake of sellout lotteries minister Judy Wasyly Ciales has overruled the Manitoba lotteries foundation and granted the Boniface general Hospital research foundation permission to hold a second Garth lotteries foundation general said the min ister has allowed a second j i Iii Ted aids discovered by Paul Cantin two Manitoban became infected with the aids virus from blood transfusions performed prior to blood the red Cross the discoveries were made As part of the organizations look Back pro a nationwide search for people who might have been exposed to tainted blood before november after that the organization began screening All blood for aids hysteria Harry Deputy medical director of the Manitoba red said three Manitoban received aids positive red blood cells from three infected but one recipient has we found three positive two of which reside in the and one who does not live Rayner they were Dis covered in november Decem Ber 1985 and january he said red blood cells from the november 1985 donor were used in a transfusion to an elderly person who died soon after of unrelated the december 1985 donor had made a number of previous Dona one in september just before was transfused and the person who received the blood shows the human immunodeficiency virus his but a Trace of people who received blood from that donors numerous other donations has come up Nega leading investigators to assume the donor didst have the aids virus prior to september two recipients we Trace Back until we find two negative recipients six months and dont Check after that because we have to assume the donor want infected prior to that Rayner the third infected disco Vered in january had red cells transfused to a patient who also has since tested All of the third donors previous donations were made outside the and weve notified the authorities and searches Are being con ducted by the blood Banks Rayner the red Cross also checked a report that a person from another country made a blood donation when in Manitoba in but the search found recipients did not have the Rayner added All three of the infected donors were in the High risk we dont really have any information about the people who received the he but i understand they Are healthy people who Are i positive but Haven developed aids we just find the doctor who supervised the transfusion and advise them to inform the the tainted blood was either used in the pre screened transfusions or but none of it remains in Rayner said blood donations Are broken Down into components like red plasma and he warned that some components from infected donors could have gone into pools of clotting factors for who May have subsequently contracted the aids since january red Cross screening Hast found an Hippo is Tive donor in fender benders blamed on ice Winnipeg police said 60 minor car accidents occurred last night be tween 6 and that a substantial Likely caused by icy Street a police spokesman last 36 minor accidents were reported in the same time no major accidents were reported last ticket lottery to raise Money for the Purchase of a magnetic resonance scanner for the both draws will be held on 9 and both offer a Chance at an identical set of prizes for holders of the tickets for the Sec Ond lottery have already been Pur chased by those who applied and paid for tickets on the first but could not get them after the lottery sold Boniface foundation spokesman lome Klassen the remaining tickets will be sold saturday at the site of the top prize a show Home at 211 Linden Woods drive Boniface foundation chairman Campbell Maclean said the minis Ter decided to let us have the second draw so we would not disappoint those other people who had requested Kerry press santas helpers volunteers on the Christmas cheer boards production line at 306 King Street were Busy yesterday packing food hampers and wrapping toys for the big Day next executive director Byrdye Beckel says More volunteers Are arbitrator orders West fair to rehire 11 workers fired for picket line actions by Liana Simon an Independent arbitrator has or dered West fair foods to rehire 11 workers fired during a bitter four month strike that ended last the reinstated employees were or dered to write letters of apology to customers and Are subject to suspensions without pay ranging from two to 20 As one employee was or dered to pay a customer to cover damage to a arbitrator Wally Fox decent is sued the ruling this week after hear ing testimony from 71 witnesses and the introduction of 59 documents during a four week a spokesman for the Manitoba food and commercial the Union representing the called the ruling a but West fair spokesman Dave Ryzebol said the decision supports the company by ordering fines and suspend the arbitrators message was that workers have to be responsible for their Ryzebol one of the fired workers reinstate Neil said he was pleased with the Hopes for peace i really Hope theres no tension with the workers that crossed the picket and that work can re sume like before the Clarke i Hope the company wont hold the picket line incident against Clarke says he has worked As a grocery clerk for five years and has never had a verbal reprimand or been disciplined by he said he was run Over by a car in the West fair parking lot and had two Bones broken in his and was later punched in the the company alleges Clarke hit and kicked a car that was entering the parking cashier Richard Naherny said Hes looking Forward to returning to work in four weeks when his suspension is in Happy we were the 11 along with five were fired because of alleged misconduct on the picket line rang ing from abusive comments to push ing and shoving of the remaining five one person one was voluntarily reinstated by the company and the cases of three others will be arbitrated following their court the three were charged with As Sault and one was also charged with their cases Are scheduled for the open House Sale of the remain ing tickets was a condition of getting the second lottery he we wanted to have some control Over the Sale of the final we cant oversell Maclean said the foundation is expecting lineups for the both draws offer in prizes including a a 1988 porsche and a 1988 Mercedes the first draw raised 000 to help buy the which allows Early detection of tutors and would be the first such device in rights groups a threatened by court ruling a court ruling overturning a government policy of giving natives for licences to Harvest wild Rice should not affect other affirmative action government and employer spokesmen said a court of Queens Bench judge ruled this week that the wild Rice policy was saying it discriminated against no indians without addressing the disadvantages the natives Gordon who argued the Case for the said the ruling has broader implications be cause it questions the definition of affirmative action programs and maybe every affirmative action can be seen As being discriminate Hannon said but were still scrutinizing its implications and its Abe executive director of Manitoba association for rights and said the wild Rice pro Gram was an exception and most affirmative action programs Are not blatantly the wild Rice act completely barred White applicants and that Arnold most other affirmative action programs approved by the human rights com Mission require there be a certain level of he programs differ the commission received 34 applications for such programs in 1986 and so far this spokesman Mariann Burka she said 28 were four rejected and the remainder Are still Peter chairman of the Limestone training and employ ment said Limestone of formative action program is differ ent than the wild Rice one because it addresses unemployment among disadvantaged groups in the North without giving them exclusive rights to theres still 20to30 per cent of the total Limestone workforce who could apply for the jobs theres lots of room for he the affirmative action plan for the Hydro project give hiring priority to natives from Northern with second priority going to Nonna Tives who live in the Charlynn administrative coordinator for the Manitoba action committee on the status of said the ruling could have a positive effect by encouraging legislation that outlines precisely what affirmative action Ernie coordinator of e Quality employment said the ruling affect other pro Grams because they dont discriminate against a handicapped person wont get hired just because of his Dis Abili he affirmative action Means equal consideration will be Given to minority provided they have the right qualifications to do the provincial and Federal affirm Tiv action programs have set four target groups aboriginal visible the physically handicapped and provincial affirmative action Ordi Nator Brian Dagdick said the system Doest use but tar gets groups to make the provincial civil service More reflective of the Manitoba Community As a when the program was instituted in women were targeted to make up 50 per natives 10 per physically handicapped per cent and visible six per Norrie tries to defuse zoo dispute by Gerald flood Manitoba zoological society should be Given a concessions con tract at Assiniboine Park a move that would defuse a dispute with the mayor Bill Norrie said on the society threatened to drop efforts to raise Money for a special Panda exhibit next fall after Parks and culture com Mittee recommended souvenir and food concessions at the zoo be awarded to a private spokesman Tom Bulloch said the society had asked that it be Given the souvenir Concession As a Means of funding Lon term expansion plans for the he said if the City refused the the society would halt efforts to raise toward the Cost of the Panada which has not yet been approved by the chinese gov seeks rejection Nome said yesterday he would ask executive policy committee to reject the and instead Call for bids from private firms for food concessions he said that As has happened in the private firms refuse to bid on the less lucrative food conces the City would have to consider providing them i definitely think the tender should be split and i think we should give the zoological society the Sou Venir he society president Roger Belton last night agreed the threat was an but said the zoo Busi Ness plan is not realistic without the souvenir without the the society would have to find from another source before he conservative trip raises leadership doubts Las deny North Dakota talks undermine Leader i in Turczan Ftp nil Tvr f Filmon directive sent by Jane Armstrong an unsanctioned trip to the United states by four conservative Las tuesday has fuelled More speculation that tory Leader Gary Fil Mon is fighting for control of his the four Rural led by Jim Downey signed an agreement with seven North Dakota state legislators to hold a Public meeting on the proposed free Trade Deal at the International peace gardens next Downey was accompanied by Gilles Roch Clayton manness Morris and Don Orchard Filmon said yesterday he first Learned of the held in when Downey phoned him tuesday night to say the agree ment had been but he quickly denied suggestions the trip was designed to undermine his saying the group assured him the Impromptu talks we rent intended to Embarrass All i can do is take their word for Filmon Treyve assured me they had no ulterior and i accept who arranged the meeting on the suggestion of a North Dakota legislator Orlin was unapologetic about the initiative yesterday and said Filmon was pleased with the he said Filmon gave tory Las a free hand last month to promote the Trade Deal As each saw Downey added that Filmon backed the plan at a caucus meeting yesterday and would play a significant part in the 9 Filmon appeared less sure of the extent of his participation in the Public were still in the process of discussing who will be what the format will be and How Many of our people will be in he i Haven checked my but most Likely i will be warning Filmon said that in the future he would appreciate if his caucus members warned him in Advance of planned trips or adding he has issued a statement to that effect to All the tuesday trip came three weeks after Filmon dropped Orchard As Deputy Leader in a Shado Cabinet that move prompted angry warnings from Orchard supporters the same Las who made the trip Hilmons action could Widen the rift Between the party Moder ate and right Orchard said yesterday the group didst feel compelled to advise Filmon of their plans because they had no idea the trip would result in an it was just designed to be an exploratory he Orchard and the other three Las All said the unannounced trip should not be seen As evidence of a deepening tory the schism in the party is a creation of unidentified he its not my at the same Orchard didst appear to be taking Hilmons caucus directive too were All elected he none of us have to present an Agenda to anyone in the tory group met for hours tuesday with seven North Dakota legislators who rep resent districts close to the Canadian Downey the meeting ended with both sides sending a message to their respective leaders support ing the free Trade Deal and demanding that More information on it be made Public ;