Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 26, 1988, Winnipeg, Manitoba I Winnipeg free february new safety measures weighed after life threatening mishaps Parasiuk says the health innovation fund will be a Boon to the medical health innovation Trust fund called desperate nip move the opposition has stepped up its attack on a new government Bill setting up a Trust fund to pay for innovative health Las said yesterday the fund is an artifice designed to create the false impression the government is doing if the government wants innovative All it has to do is spend Money on not set up a phoney they this is a desperate government grasping at straws to convince the people of Manitoba that they Are going to do something for a change instead of just talking about said additional charge Laid a former provincial government employee who was hired while being investigated on fraud charges appeared in provincial court yesterday facing an additional Jean Paul Rheal was hired 9 As executive assistant to then agriculture minister Bill about the same time he was being investigated by Winnipeg police and Morris he was fired by Cabinet 30 for reasons unrelated to the fraud Vigier was arrested in october after leaving his government Uruski later admitted he had failed to follow government proce dures by not checking into Viviers background before the Man was appointed to the of no fixed remained in custody and was to appear in court again today on a charge of obtaining in merchandise from dawns fashions 385 Gra Ham on false pretences last Christmas he had been released on last after being charged with five Frau related fail ing to comply with a court order to pay restitution and failing to appear in police Are continuing their investigation and More charges Are Possi a spokesman said tory la to leave seat Minnedosa tory la Dave Blake has decided not to run in the next provincial said he has been think ing of retiring for some adding 18 years in the legislature is a banker by he won the Central Manitoba Riding in 1986 by nearly votes Over nip Candi Date Garry Blake told a constituency association meeting wednesday that if the nip Falls during the current he might consider staying As the tories May not have enough time to seek Bonnie Mitchelson River the Deputy conservative health Liberal Leader Sharon Carstairs River Heights said this is the biggest bit of fluff in legislation that i have seen in my three years As a member of this health minister Wilson Parasiuk said the fund is anything but phoney As it will give people in the medical Community a Clear idea of How much is available for innovative pro in the funds will not lapse at the end of each fiscal so people will have time to consider decisions carefully instead of scrambling to spend Money before it is lost for he finance minister Eugene Kostyra was to announce the size of the fund in today by Bob Lowery special to the free press Thompson after five life threatening accidents in eight Hudson Bay mining and smelting and Union officials Are taking a Bard look at safety the accidents include d a truck collision d an explosion 13 in the fuming Plant at the flin flon believed caused by a heavy buildup of Coal dust that suddenly d an incident 13 in which steel rails dropped Down one of the mine shafts in flin knocking out the electric Power system and delaying the return to surface of special Crews doing overtime work by d an explosion 15 in a propane storage depot at the Snow Lake d a Domino like tumbling of heavy acid tanks in the flin flon smelter on forcing carpenters who were repairing the support Structure in the tank House to scramble for their Only two people were Hurt and sent to Hospital As a result of the spate of Bob United steelworkers of America area said after a special meeting of the joint safety and health but we were very Lucky and you cant rely on said who represents he said that during the safety committee the unions objected to the company keeping them in the dark throughout the we had to learn everything from the Imrie Man released on bail a Winnipeg Man appeared in provincial court yesterday charged with attempted murder after a to truck Driver was narrowly missed in a shooting incident Thomas William was released on on condition he not possess am munition or or have any Contact with the of Parker was remanded until March 10 on charges of attempted murder and possessing a prohibited police said an argument Between two men in the beverage room of the Grant motor inn led to a shooting wednesday a Man in a car fired a Shotgun at a 32yearold Man driving his Tow truck on Arbuthnot the slug passed through the truck just just missing the Drivers police the assailant fled in his car and was later arrested at his company safety director Wayne Fraser admitted a communications company supervisors have not been in the habit of report ing accidents where there Are no this is and it is one of a number of procedures that will be changed As a result of these Inci a new system of bracing the supports holding up the tanks is being something the unions Haye been requesting for some Imrie said new procedures for lowering materials into the shafts Are being drawn up by the company and the its the first time miners have been Able to Tell the company How they think it should be both Imrie and Ken pres ident of the 430member trades Asso said the company is sincere in its search for safety improve but the major thing is a change in attitude on safety from top to Bottom throughout the whole opera Imrie 1986 porsche 928 s driven fully equipped incl All genuine leather litre v8 Sale at 6700 5 Speed transmission Brake system with vented discs automatic climate control Sunroof Bla punkt Monterey sound system much More Auto Haus Garry 1981 660 Pembina 2847520 i care Quality service Winner washable velvet rat smooths on easily or f durable Lolu Stre soil Long lasting set Doss super resistant Tor scrub Bane Lor ia4m w 1510 Regent 2634 Pembina Canadas 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