Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 9, 1989, Winnipeg, Manitoba 8 Winnipeg free february 1989 fire find causes Connery insurance fire chiefs critical by Randy Turner a surplus in the pro Vinces fire prevention fund is creat ing heat for labor ministered the surplus has insurance Indus try officials calling for a reduction in the two percent tax on premiums paid to the province to finance the fund Falls under the department of and Manitoba fire chiefs Are frustrated because they said their re quests to acquire Money from the fund have been if All government is going to do is build up the surplus without giving an indication As to How the Money is going to be we want the tax at one per said Denis Western regional manager for advocate general insurance of Cana met minister Brown headed a delegation from the insurance Industry which met with Connery asking for the province to reduce the or account for How the surplus will be were not added that one per cent in tax Means a great Deal to we have to Bear a very Large tax Burden to do business in this one Manitoba based insurance company claims to pay about 000 into the fund each he Manitoba two percent tax on fire insurance premiums is the High est in Brown revenues from the fire insurance totalled about Mil lion last year cover operating costs of the provinces fire commissioners and to improve Edu cation and training for Manitoba last the commissioners of fice spent approximately leaving a surplus of about the Premium was established in 1983 to help cover construction costs of a fire College in bran but construction costs for the College were paid off last accounting for the Brown the Manitoba association of fire chiefs said that even with the surplus requests for improved training and new courses Are often being turned its said association president Bill res tons fire we Are being constantly asked to upgrade ourselves by the but when we want to up Grade the province turns us there is Money and its to be used for fire he i feel the province should be providing the leadership i hate being a the which is made up of members from the provinces 17 firefighting districts outside Winni court players must agree on plan to Clear Mccrae says Connery surplus problem recently requested approximately to Purchase training videos for each the request was Busby said the Lack of financial assistance does not have much of an affect on big budget but for the Small it creates a great Deal of he Connery could not be reached for comment last Manitoba attorney general says a plan to address the backlog in the provincial courts wont be implemented until All players in the system agree on a Jim Mccrae said a committee of Crown attorneys will be struck by to consult with defence court services workers and big problems require Well though tout in hoping everyone is pulling together in the same he said in an inter View i dont want this to be a drawn out affair because its a prob Lem that requires our Liberal Justice critic Paul Edwards James accused Mccrae of dawdling on the backlog after promising action last Decem its its a so wheres the Edwards said in an interview delays extend throughout the provincial court system and Are worst for impaired driving where an accused person must wait a year for a trial Mccrae said while the backlog is not a recent prob he said proposed solutions Are contained in a discussion paper developed by the crowns but they wont be released until there presented to the Bench and bar by the prosecutions management com final committee will sit Down with representatives of the other groups to get their input and come up with a final plan that we can put into he speeding up Justice includes Deal ing with the organization of the crowns the Structure of the courts and assignment of cooperation Between lawyers and and other measures including crime policing and possibly he in not saying there wont be More but that not the be All and end he Mccrae said he began looking at the court backlog by talking to his Crown attorneys because a lasting solution cant be developed without addressing some of the weaknesses in management and organization in the crowns office which he said were referred to by last novembers report by former court of Queens Bench chief Justice Archibald we cant snap our fingers and the deficiencies referred to Are Mccrae its going to require the Dewar report came after four months of reviewing last years tick a fixing affair and resulted in reprimands to top officials in the attorney generals Public notice going out of business held Over get a super Price i Complete bathroom groups 1065 Dugald at Lagimodiere 2338822 1 m 30 Cash Price super cab Domo Cash Price 600 Wilton Ford truck sales 725 Lagimodiere 2559o9o Quality jewellery be diamonds Zimmy diamonds 205 Provencher 63 i m is running out Call today Canada february ski Sale Best deals in town gloves sweat shirts stretch pants jackets Sale 5295 3i95 289 219 Sale Fulmar ski bag 1995 goggles 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