Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 16, 1989, Winnipeg, Manitoba U u the province Winnipeg free press May Page 2 fired official to fight expire chief says the Pas made mistake by Randy Turner Neil dismissed last week As fire chief in the vowed yesterday to reclaim the Job he held for the last 12 Puckett broke his self imposed silence yesterday for the first time since last month when his own men charged publicly that he had endangered lives on occasion by using poor the former in a Telephone called the firing unfair and said he has consulted a lawyer to Challenge the decision made unanimously by town Council wednes he said he will come Forward with counter charges this after consulting his you dont work for an Organiza Tion for years and not know i Haven done anything wrong and in going to prove it very he Puckett appeared before town Council last wednesday to respond to the firefighters which included leaving two men alone in a burning House during a january fire without sending in backup Puckett called the charges saying none of the 30 Volunteer firefighters Ever indicated that they disapproved of his none of the officers or the fire fighters came to me and had a Heartt heart talk Over he he said his departments record during the last decade was except noting there were no fires in the towns business District during his tenure As i kept their business area fire free for 13 years and that the gratitude you he the Pas was never a place that could give you a out pocket who earned Between 000 and a year As he often spent his own Money to Purchase safety equipment for the he also said he attended fire prevention conferences during his holidays at his own if something was available for the mens safety i would do what i could to provide it for he i didst neglect nobody could say i was Slack with safety for the Puckett said his dismissal has caused great anguish for his but that he would take the Job Back if he can successfully Challenge councils i still have a few Good years left in he Deputy mayor Wes Mak Syi Hetz said Council will stand by it we lost Confidence in the chief and a lot of firefighters lost Confidence in the said Maksy it was a decision that had to be Maksymetz said Council was not satisfied with pucketts responses to the firefighters allegations of unsafe fourteen of 19 fire fighters voted to air their concerns about pucketts actions at a Council meeting in which eventually led to the we have to basically go on the word of the he it was a Choice Between 35 Volun Teer firefighters and a fire Maksymetz added the firing was not based on one 1there was no smoking he there was a series of Little Maksymetz said Puckett was told Council three years ago to make improvements in the area of Leader deaths Bob free press graduates to fill norths needs by Bob Lowery special to the free press Thompson social work in Northern Manitoba received a boost last Friday when 12 students graduated with University of Manitoba Bachelor of arts degrees from the Thompson school of social Northern association of Community councils president de Campbell told the graduates that their academic and practical training plus their cultural understanding of the North would help meet the areas mounting social the representative of More than 50 Northern Community councils that this could be the last last graduating class because Federal provincial funding for the program ran out in the which began in has received million from the Canada Manitoba Northern development the Federal government provided 60 per cent of the funding and the province 40 per Campbell said in a conversation last proud graduate with her six Earold daughter Alex displays week with Manitoba Northern affairs minister Jim Downey that a Strong Effort will be made to maintain the in a joint statement issued by Downey and Federal minister of state for Small business Tom Hockin the ministers noted although the agreement 1989 projects approved prior to that May receive funding until March graduates Are Gisele Demeulle of Churchill Wawa Norway House Theresa Yetman of Neilson House Dennis Hughes of flin flon William Sinclair of Pukatawagan Dianna Wiens and Sandra both of the Pas and Ruby Heather Wendy Barbara Henderson and Mareena All of Demeulle who missed winning the Gold medal for All University social work graduates at the fort Garry and Thompson campuses by on sooth of one percentage called the course a year High tension but i fell in love with it after the first two or three months in spite of having to work on assignments up until said a single you have to give up practically All your social life but its fun and very hardly anything left she said the hardest part was trying to make ends meet on a a month out of i had to pay a month in there was hardly anything left for things like right through the in 40belowzero id pull my daughter Alexandra on a sled to daycare and then walk on to on occasions when things got exceptionally she received financial help from her family and the Churchill Manitoba Metis federation Demeulle was Able to earn extra Money working nights at the Manitoba alcoholism foundation Centre and More recently As a researcher with the native Justice inquiry examining youth and Northern Justice on May before Demeulle was hired by the Manitoba health and family services at Thompson As a child care that the Only Job that Ever scared me but that where i really wanted to make my child care is something that is so badly needed everywhere Here in the other graduates have already found work in their new profession in various Northern work Portage la Prairie re sumption of work on a i million overpass project Here is not tied to the possible reopening of the Mili tary mayor Bill Mcmillan said liquor smuggling costs Farmers Fine Brandon three southwestern Manitoba Farmers who plead guilty to smuggling liquor across the Mani Border have been fined each in provincial the three Robert James and brother William Craig of along with William Gary of Lyleton were caught transporting two dozen cases of american liquor across the Border by snowmobile Federal Crown attorney Marley dash requested the saying it would help deter the growing num Ber of smuggling defence lawyer Wolf Riedel told the court his clients were not part of a criminal ring of he on overpass at Portage the federa provincal highways which began last was suspended shortly after a Deci Sion by the Federal government to close cab Portage la provincial highways officials said they wanted to review the need for the which is to link Portage with the army highways department officials estimated traffic to and from the base accounted for about half the Load at the which crosses the Tran Canada Mcmillan said yesterday work resumed on the project when the High ways department determined the overpass was needed based on traffic volumes even if the base 1 its surprising How much traffic we get at the intersection coming from the he the base is a totally separate Ateline Manitoba a Roundup of news horns from around to province compiled by the no press youth group honoured Selkirk the youth Pride program Here has gained National recognition for its fight against the use of illegal Sharon Selkirk Pride parents resource Institute for drug education accepted a special Community award at the National Pride convention in Sas Katoon earlier this the award honoured the efforts of Selkirk youth Pride was the liquor by so he enlisted the help of the Mcnish he said the liquor was for personal use and was to be Given away As prizes at a snowmobile a for a in a Selkirk was named Parent of year during the prices effective May store hours to we Reserve the right to limit quantities old dutch potato chips 200 g varieties 0 instant Coffee Maxwell House 200 Grams helping to keep milk prices Low 2 Lithe Homo milk 2 litre 2 milk 2 litre 2 litre skim milk Mustard Heinz 600 my Pepsi or 7up we diet diet 7 up 1 every Day Low prices Metis investment group gets Manitoba Metis 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