Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 1, 1989, Winnipeg, Manitoba 2 Winnipeg free october civil servant defends salary accusations Fly Over hefty raise by Catherine Mitchell a senior member of the Filmon govern ments political staff says Hes Worth the two salary increases that have enraged opposition Michael just promoted to Treasury Board Secretary from his original Post As head of policy said his salary is appropriate when put in Bessey said Hes responsible for the Overall direction of the provinces fiscal strategy a Puzzle meshing financial plan Ning with policy youre not going to get someone to work like a maniac and spend the time to do the Job that really necessary without paying big Bessey As Well As the change of title Bessey received on he got an addition Al a bumping him to the Bottom of the wage scale for a senior officer it was his second raise in two in mid july he received a raise in his former when the salaries of a Hal dozen other political staff were in creased Between 15 and 24 per the generous raises have been criticized As excessive by the new democrats and Finger pointing Besses salary became a target in the legislature last week when debate Over the governments refusal to boost wages of childcare workers inevitably turned to Polit ical fingerprinting Between the nip and the two parties have repeatedly used turnabout when sparring about the salaries of political staff and daycare Premier Gary Filmon dragged out the numbers on family services critic Judy a who served As a political aide to former Premier Howard Pawley from 1982 to Filmon said the Johns la received a 23percent raise in that time As he said the Pawley administration tripled the salary of the wife of the Leader of the nip party Gary from 1982 to doers Ginny worked in various political positions for the Pawley rising to principal Secre tary until the fall of the nip government last her final salary was the nip salary increases were made while that party was starving daycare workers and creating the situation now facing the Filmon fiscal planning Wasyly Ciales said the two situations cant be noting her salary went from about to the person doing the same Job for Filmon is making closer to she Bessey said the Post of associate Treasury Board Given to Don was created to dedicate one of the boards staff solely to Lon term fiscal who served As acting Secretary for More than a will try to plot out multiyear projections of expenditures and revenues particularly the financial implications of actions at the Federal Bessey for Potter will look at what the proposed nine percent goods and services tax will do to the provinces As he will take a More i depth look at Federal Transfer payments and How they Are expected to fluctuate in future Bessey the information is necessary for the Fil Mon government to make Good on its Promise to provide multiyear financial he Bessey said potters work will free him from the mud of the mechanics and allow him to concentrate on broader Bessey said his strongest asset in the new Post is his knowledge of policy direct ions the Filmon government wants to noting it has always been a Tough Job for governments to harmonize the bean counting with program no lets groceries Are on the counter because his fridge was seized he make payment after beating repossession follows mugging by Aldo Santin life has been cruel to Ron two weeks ago he was badly beaten and robbed of his welfare yesterday a furniture store repossessed his stove and bed be cause he missed this months if they had just called and threatened me i could have gotten the Money said sitting at the Kitchen Ive got they would have helped a frail Man of Nolet had his Arm broken in several his Teeth kicked and suffered deep scratches to his face when he was lured from the House he rents behind a Selkirk Avenue Barbershop on someone knocked on the door and said there was a fight going on in the Nolet admitting he always likes to keep an Eye on the areas criminal ele i stepped out the door and the lights went when he came Nolet said the he had left from the welfare Cheque hed cashed that Day was i was going to buy some groceries and make a payment on the no lets said she called Marvel furnishings and told them the september payment was going to be a few Days late because her husband had been beaten and half of Cost i was going to Call the welfare office and get the Money she but they would Only give me food we make the pay the no lets had already made in almost half of what the Furni Ture originally across the Street at the sign in the window reads people on social Assis Tance the stores credit manager said the no lets were four payments behind and he didst care what excuse they were they can Tell me anything they want what am i to believe Raul Oppenheim my Job is to make sure they make their payments on time and if they i take the furniture store owner Roy Paisner said the repos session was we asked them if they could make their payments and we told them that if they missed one we would repossess Paisner i didst know if he Nolet was having i leave that up to my credit in the Nolet Kitchen groceries that used to be in the fridge Are strewn about the Kitchen on the table were copies of the repossess Ion order and a statement of claim left behind by the court sheriff and two mar Vel truck Oppenheim said Nolet was verbally Abu Sive to his staff and the court officer As they took the adding Nolet called him on the phone and hurled racial slurs at Nolet didst deny you bet i told them Nolet they didst feel Good about what they were that for the no lets said they Are adding a neighbourhood merchant didst give them a took out loan by the bed was mine because i already paid that much for he the no lets took out a loan for their Purchase last their Cost on a 12month loan was for the goods plus in their receipts showed they had paid More than Nolet said he could have sold the welfare food vouchers to local merchants at 50 per cent of face value but he opted to get the food Ive still got two kids living at 12 and 15 years he i got to feed my Nolet said a Friend will sell him a fridge and even though he Doest have any Money to pay for he trusts he knows ill Ken gk3uotti free press checking it out Theresa flanked by members of the installed wheelchair Ducharme and three Royal Crown restaurant tries out the newly friends met for lunch to celebrate the superintendent sues school Board officials for alleged conspiracy the Board chairman and chief superintendent of Winnipeg school division Are being sued for Bill superintendent of elementary claims chairman Anita Neville and superintendent Jack Smyth have maliciously conspired to have him fired or Force his retirement or a statement of claim filed last week in court of Queens Bench says the conspiracy began in october has continued despite a positive Job evaluation last february for a division employee for 34 the unjustified bullying of the plaintiffs reputation by Public insinuation that he was not adequately performing his Job duties has caused the plantiff inconvenience and the lawsuit under doctors care Sulypa also says he is under a doctors care because of ill health caused by the embarrassment and harassment of the alleged Campaign against the claim alleges that Neville was elected to the Board in 1986 with a preconceived plan to get rid of him with has been trying to convince other trustees to support her Sulypa also alleges that Smyth allowed his evaluation to be publicly discussed at a Board meeting last contrary to division policy that personnel matters Are discussed behind closed following the March Sulypa told the free press that his Job was division sources said the matter was person Al rather than based on criticisms of a professional nature against Osborne probe slated to wrap up deaths classified death Patricia wife of Andy Stella widow of Frank widow of Peter widow of Joseph hupa of husband of Stella husband of Tillie sen of husband of Sarah Charles of Maple husband of Dora husband of Rosa by Luann Lasalle the Canadian press after listening to More than 50 witnesses discuss the murder of a native teenager 18 years Manitoba native Justice inquiry will finish hearings tomorrow into the death of Helen Betty Osborne hearings that were dominated by silence and dim me the judges heading the inquiry will hear final arguments from lawyers representing the Osborne family and the Norway House Indian a native women group and the inquiry own if there was a conspiracy of the conspiracy of silence perhaps continued Tito the ramp lawyer Hymie Wein Stein has the two men expected to be the Star witnesses didst shed any new Light on the 1971 sex slaying in the convicted killer Dwayne Archie Johnston once again kept silent about the events on that Chilly november refusing to sworn in to Jim who was acquitted of the chewed gum and often sounded bored and irritated As he repeatedly told the inquiry he remember anything about the evening Osborne mutilated body was dumped in the Snow covered youre either a very stupid Man or else youre a said provincial judge Murray one of the two inquiry but we think youre very Osborne was stabbed 56 times with a screwdriver and sexually Lee Colgan and Norman the two others in the car the night Osborne was forced into the have testified Houghton was a close Friend extracurricular activity leads to arrest a former University of Manitoba employee has been fined after admitting he used the schools welding shop to file off the serial number on a Bradley had pleaded guilty to removing a serial number on a the Crown stayed a charge of Possession of an restricted Crown attorney Ray Wyant said police arrested fright on july 25 after receiving a Wyant said a Colt automatic hand gun was discovered disassembled in a Weld ing shop inside the University physics the Crown said fright told police he agreed to file off the serial number and install a Gas deflecting chamber on the which he said was owned by a Wyant said no bullets were found in frights lawyer Pam in arguing for a said fright has already received some punishment for the he lost his Job because of Smith they the University didst appreciate their shop being used for Smith said fright agreed to do the gun work Only after being pressured by the hotel owner to pay off his outstanding bar he pay off his Tab so he Felt this was the Only Way he could Stop the owner from coming after she i of was Given immunity from prosecution for his evidence at the trial Manger was never a Parade of witnesses told the inquiry they could recall Little about the slaying and anything they did know was it has been reported townsfolk knew the identity of the four men involved but didst go to Perry one of the lawyers for the said no new evidence will be presented at tomorrows i would expect the lawyers will Advance positions asking the commissioners to make specific findings and Schulman said in an the inquiry was established to examine How Manitoba Legal system treats the prov inces estimated the judges will Issue a report next it also held hearings into the 1988 shooting death of Indian Leader Harper by Winnipeg police Robert the Harper hearings resume 6 after an inquest into the death of Ken the Winnipeg police officer who shot himself just hours before he was to testify at the i ;