Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 23, 1989, Winnipeg, Manitoba Looking Back saturday night live dishes out 2vz hours of history and Fame Plant closing when a Small towns largest employer gives notice of residents fear the worst heavy hitter de Grzenda medallion Homes consistently win awards Berlin dead Irving famed american died in his Home last night at age 101 weather sunny today 13 Clear tonight 3 fair tomorrow 19 Sun rises sets Moon rises m sets ene recall tragic memories of forced migration by Bob Lowery Winnipeg free press Madoule Lake deep wounds that have festered under the surface for More than three decades were exposed yesterday at an unprecedented meeting Between Indian affairs senior officials and members of the Churchill Dene person after most speaking in their native Dene told of the tragic consequences of the bands forced migration in 1966 to Churchill from traditional land around Duck about 160 Kilometres North of the band asked for the meeting to demand compensation for the social and economic effects it still feels because of the it was the first time the band has Ever spoken publicly of the during their six years in before the Dene began returning of their own Accord to their about 150 band members most of the deaths were the result of the alcoholism that plagued the Community after the band members half the people who moved to Churchill died of alcohol related causes and if it want for the town dump As a source of food i dont think anyone would be Here old age pensioner Rubina Cassie told the Federal chief Ila who was a child during the migration and is now in her Early said hundreds of band members were transported and sent to live in shacks and tents near the Churchill with Little or no work and frustrated by the strange surroundings the once Independent people drifted into and Many habitually sold their food rations at Low prices to get Money for she it was particularly hard on the she adding More than 150 of the Dene died tragically during their time in she recalled a time shortly before her parents death when she returned to their Home in the Churchill settlement carrying a Large Box of garbage she picked up at the i remember so Well my fathers words when i came in the he said before see Here Page 4 second cuss Mai roast anon number 0286 september free press vol 117 no 291 weekly Home de very in Winnipeg outs me Winnipeg Home delivery classified 95o2330 Wayne free press in eyes councillors company to tender on civic work Burrue bomber fans autumn is Here and nobody knew it better than Blue bomber fans last night at the we impel these one wearing a Tuque and mitts and the other an Alf suit try to keep warm As the game went into overtime and the temperature fell to the big Blue relinquished first place in the East to the Hamilton Tiger cats by losing natives Call for apology indians criticize May or chief for statements by Radha Krishnan Thampi a company owned by the chair Man of the cites works and operations committee will tender on a subcontract for under ground pipe laying from a proposed housing venture in Linden anytime anyone wants to put a pipe in the ground for Gas and electrical theres Opportunity for our Dave Brown Pembina said in an i support the Gen Star Linden Woods Deal because till earn tax payers of Winnipeg million in Brown Brown is president of enterprises which does business under the firm name of Atkins a coring and pipe pushing company with 20 the company does about million a year in Atkins and stans horizontal underground Are the Only two companies in Winnipeg equipped to do major coring work for construction contractors involved in com Mercial and residential develop budget first elected to Council in a 1985 was chosen chair Man of the works and operations committee in november by the so called gang of an informal caucus of conservative and Liberal whose committee oversees the works and operations depart ments More than an Nual said potential business Opportunity for his company is not the reason Hes pushing a civic administration proposal to form a joint venture with Gen Star development to build 800 Homes Worth an average each in Linden under the proposal Gen Star will develop 228 acres of Industrial land in Linden Woods owned by the City 800 housing lots Worth or a management committee con sisting of Don Gerrie who is a real estate see councillor Page 4 Brown provides policy exempts councillors by Radha Krishnan Thampi the City cant do business with firms owned by its but nothing stops it from giving con tracts to companies owned by coun de Van the cites director of Vanmierlo said nothing prevented the City from awarding a involving about to Atkins owned by Dave Brown chairman of civic works and operations com but he said the City would not have dealt with Atkins if it were owned by a civic that our present but it Doest apply to he Vanmierlo said that under the municipal conflict Fin Terest firms in which Council lors Are involved can accept work As Long As councillors declare see Brown Page 4 Ann Landers 32 30 Bridge 27 15 classified 42 27 crossword 27 deaths editorials 22 29 Faith 49 40 Jumble Puzzle 47 47 legals 89 letters 23 35 21 relax 30 Russell 23 Sinclair 30 sports 77 stocks 16 travel 69 the provincial Winner by Ruth Teichroeb Winnipeg police chief and police commissioner should apologize or resign for remarks made after Ken Dowson Sui Manitoba Indian chiefs said saying they fear a backlash against the native the Indian leaders lashed out at mayor Bill police chief Herb Ste phen and civic Protection commissioner Bob Lunney for their remarks tying the aboriginal Justice inquiry to Dowson the comments were irresponsible and really quite i Phil Leader of the Assembly of Manitoba said during a news conference in Winni it gives licence to people to blame native its open sea son As far As were Louis Stevenson said the three civic leaders should apologize or hand in their i find the comments incredible and careless and i Flamma chief of the pegu is Indian Stevenson criticized Stephen for blaming Dowson death on the in Quiry during a news conference the police chief held shortly after the the inspector in charge of the police investigation into the shot himself with his service revolver just before he was scheduled to testify at the inquiry see natives Page 4 Hugo weakens As it Heads doctors reveal secret by Alexandra Paul Fred injected demerol for five years while Richard drowned his stress in both Are doctors and recovered a 35yearold family doctor in Rural obtained the pain killer with the morphine like High through several including sources available Only to Fred said he Slid from occasional use to full time demerol addiction in five Short i was using a lot enough to kill an you can just order some for the office from wholesalers or drug Battle healers parti entrusted with life and death doctors Are expected to be immune to lifes there and in this five part reporter Alexandra Paul talks to physicians who have shed the cloak of secrecy and admitted they were hooked on drugs or there be some left Over from patients and instead of going in the it went into my not his real said Hes been clean for three a 48yearold Winnipeg said his habit was easier to support because liquor is Legal and socially but eventually he too lost As Long As i was i didst drink during the Day until in the last six months when i was so de i didst said i not his real Richard said he ended up physically and emotionally devastated confined to the psychiatric Ward of a Winnipeg Hospital As potentially that was 20 years ago and he Hast had a drink since he drug addiction among doctors has been shrouded in secrecy and shame by a profession that can heal almost but its Fred said doctors like him Are hesitant to talk about their Drue its not of to be chemically dependent and a doctor it has to do with the physicians Al though its been they still dont have the right to be Fred he and Richard said they broke their silence because disclosure might encourage other addicted Doc tors to seek they Are two of 170 Manitoba physicians known to have kicked drug or alcohol habits since Bill an addiction counsellor for said up to 17 per cent of North american doctors court addiction to drugs or almost one in five Are at risk Lor chemical says coordinator of the Manitoba medi Cal associations addiction recovery physicians at the Type of addiction see generation Page 4 ;