Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 2, 1989, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press october 1989 Page 3 Patrick City editor tax Idri Volunteer honors Sis within spy watchdog local by Allison Bray the brutal slaying of a uni City cab Driver has left cabbies angry and frustrated with the fear that they Are moving Oak Bank ramp yesterday con firmed the Hal naked body of a Man found in a ditch near Birds Hill Park saturday was that of uni City cab Driver Paramjit a postmortem revealed died from a Bullet ramp would not say what Type of firearm was used in the How Many or where he was a Man who saw the body indicated he had seen a Back wound near the victims right Singh bloodstained cab was found by police in an Industrial parking lot in Boniface Early police used a police dogs and 30 officers to search for him Friday after he failed to return Home thursday night after picking up his last known fare at the mans body was spotted Satur Day afternoon by a boy travelling in a bus just East of Birds Hill uni City cab Driver Bob Carriere said anger was the first thing that registered in his mind when he heard of Singh you know theres very Little you can do about youre taking a he said last warning lights Carriere who once abandoned a Duffy cab when a fare forced him to drive West of the City at knife renewed Calls for greater Protection for cabbies ignores the reality of the he said even if protective Shields were there is nothing to Stop a fare from sitting in the front seat with the if Treyve got a whats a shield going to do uni City Driver adding the Shields available for cabs Are not Bullet who requested said while Drivers May be More cautious about who they pick there is Little they can do to protect themselves from she said a warning Light Drivers can use to signal trouble Only works if a Driver is somewhere near peo and Only if they pick up on the distress these people wont threaten you from the she adding that if a fare intends to assault or kill a they will Likely go to an isolated spot where the Drivers distress signal will go you look at it and say its not going to happen to me but youre angry and upset that it happened at she another uni City who was a Friend of Singh said fellow Drivers and members of the East Indian Community were in we cant believe one of our friends is he adding fellow Drivers will be meeting today to discuss possible Don chairman of the Manitoba taxicab said the Board will meet with cabbies but he conceded there int much available to make the Job safer for it does underscore the fact its a dangerous he said of Singh to ramp say Liberal Gulzar Cheema who said about members of the East Indian Community mourned Singh death at regu Lar Church services said he will ask the province to establish a committee comprised of representatives from the police and taxi Industry to beef up Security including the mandatory use of protective but a Man who chaired a review of free press doll face Chantelle is almost lost amidst the handmade dolls on display at the third annual Winnipeg doll show and Sale at the International about 50 vendors were on hand Sale of City Parkland riles area residents by Greg Pindera the City it an East Kil Donan neighbourhood pay for civic errors by joining a Developer in developing land once designated a permanent the land in question was designated a permanent Buffer zone Between Kir Ystone Bay and an Industrial area when the City approved Mcleod development Oak Wood estates subdivision several years the City now plans to jointly develop the land with Mcleod to Settle Legal action initiated by the company after the City sold some of the land to another area residents said they have to pay for the cites its one of the highlights of living in this that Why we built said de whose Kir Ystone House backs on to the treed everybody checked into the Sta Tus of the land when we moved and the City assured us it would never be residents appeared before the East Kildonan Transcona Community committee last week armed with a 70name petition opposing the City committee approves but the committee approved Mcleod application to rezone the land from Parks and recreation to single family Braj Czukas neighbor Grant Wilson said at the tuesday meeting one councillor said the City could potentially lose millions of dollars if it didst allow the development of the George Marshall Tran who with Shirley Timaru Dolph Springfield Heights voted against the rezoning said the City is making the residents pay for the cites the Selling of the land was unfortunate and stupid and opened the City up to Legal action by the Deve and the people who Are penalized Are the people living on the to me that Marshall there being Plain and Wilson said residents feel Power less in their the loss of the Parkland will lower property values in the area but will Hurt most the Youn family neighbourhoods Many who use the Park As a were shouldering the Cost of the settlement and whats really infuriating is the cites making profit at our he civic planning documents said the proposed development of the Large enough to fit 10 is part of a negotiated settlement Between the City and Mcleod 1987 state ment of the court action came because although the City ordered the land a permanent Buffer in its 1975 agree ment with in 1986 the City sold a Section bordering on red Oak where four houses were because the venture involves designated it must be approved by two thirds of City coun friends death starts hospice drive by Glen Mackenzie after enduring the frustrations of watching a close Friend die of Rozanna Hall vowed she would try to establish a Home where people with the disease could live out their last Days in Hall said her longtime Friend John Genyk first told her on labor Day that he was dying of although he checked into a Hospital where he was receiving who had no eventually Felt the need to move to a More peaceful he soon discovered that there Arent we rent Many places that could take in a Man dying of Jocelyn established in 1985 after vital teenager Jocelyn Button fought a Public and ultimately unsuccessful Battle with eventually took Genyk in three weeks before he died on at age Hail said this made her realize the need for a second facility for people who dont want to spend their last Days in an institution and whose families Are unwilling More unable to care for As he got i we have to do Hall at some a cancer patient decides he or she has had enough she the result of All this caring and which Hall and those who have helped her Hope will come to fruition next is John Genyk organizers Are taking a hard look at a four bedroom House next to Sturgeon Creek and Hope to close the Deal she Marnie a Friend of Halls who has been looking after much of the nut Sand Dollarson cents end of the said she expects the House will Cost about looking for Comfort we we rent looking for we were looking for Riach we wanted something peace private a attractive place close to the country and near one of the Hospital treatment centres in Case there is an she said the rotary club of Winnipeg has committed half the Purchase Price and organizers Hope the Manitoba Community places program will come up with the other but who had met Genyk but didst know him said firs year costs including services to patients Are expected to hit about and organizers want to make sure they reach it to avoid spending the first year fighting operating after she organizers Hope 50 per cent of expenses will come from residents it will be someones Riach said they will pay Board and live there if All they have is time and Are faced with imminent death and dont want to depend on their they should have their own they should be in charge of what is left for Hall said no one will be turned away for Lack of it will operate on a need she Hall estimates the Cost at a month Price of two Days stay in a four residents she said she expects the average stay at John Genyk which will accommodate four residents at a will be about two Hall said Many of whom got involved after becoming outraged at treat ment their loved ones received from ins Titu have received help from the Manitoba hospice foundation ind foundation spokesman Margaret Clarke said that besides Jocelyn the Boniface general Hospital has 20 palliative care Beds and Winnipeg municipal Hospi tals although the municipal hospitals also have a program to help those who Arent in Gary Jocelyn House said he was Happy to hear John Genyk House will be opening to fill a need in the commune we try not to take business away from the whynacht we try o fulfil a there Are some people who dont need to be in a big but cant care for themselves at whynacht said he believes Many terminal Lyell canadians Are receiving care from family that is not to say we need a whole Bunch of Jocelyn houses out he what we need out there is More its very very tiring very stressful for Jeff de free press Mamie Riach left and Rozanna whynacht recalled Genyk As pleasant and having a Good sense of John could no longer manage on his own and didst want to go to a Hospital to he he was at peace with himself that his life was coming to an he lived every Day he could with the Hall with photo of John strength he could John the municipal hospitals medical said those who need Pallia Tive care can usually get into one of the 49 Beds within a few Alcock said he too suspects Many termin ally ill Manitoban Are being cared for by but had no idea How taxi safety following the 1986 slaying of uni City cab Driver Gurnam Singh said the committee re commended the protective Shields not be mandatory after considerable opposition by elms City Enns claims by Allison Bray Winnipeg dying Elm Trees Are basically the cites Natu ral resources minister Harry Enns the enjoyment and Beauty of elms Are essentially there for the City he said in an inter dutch Elm disease has been blamed for the demise of of elms within the perimeter Highway so far this year compared with less than last the City spends about million a year trying to contain the but civic officials say its not nearly enough to control the spread of the All you have to do is take a helicopter ride Over Winnipeg and youll see How great the devastation civic executive policy commit tee chairman Guy Savoie tache the rapid escalation in the num Ber of diseased Trees prompted the province to spend this year to fight the disease an increase from the Grant that has been Given to the City annually for the last Savoie said while City councillors were pleased with the increased it int enough to effectively Deal with the and now were into a crisis Situ he said of the disease threatening the cites he the City has been Yelling in the wilderness for More provincial funding for he Savoie concerns were echoed by Helen Kil Donan Park Ward houses one of the most heavily infested with the daycare i hesitate to put Trees ahead of our but if we lose our Trees we lose our she said adding the Issue has not received enough Atten civic and provincial forestry officials say at least million More should be spent cutting Down Dis eased did his Best but Enns said while he is concerned about the he cant justify spending More on something that is basically a City Respo Sibili in the City said it was falling behind in tagging and Cut Ting of diseased Trees and i did my he said referring to the additional from the provinces Point of that about the level of response we can were doing our fair former City councillor Harold Taylor said the main Plank in his platform when he ran for City coun cil was to save the cites i used the Elm As my Symbol and i was laughed now Liberal environment and natural resources said the natural resources department under Enns has started to Wake up to the reality of the but he said it could be doing a lot the most galling thing is Winni Peg needs More he for example he said the City should prune Deadwood at least every five years to rid otherwise healthy Trees of the Elm bark Beetle responsible for the fungus that clogs the Trees circulatory system and ultimately leads to its Enns said other than doubling the provincial Grant this he will will also consider enforcing the dutch Elm disease act if Circum stances warrant the act empowers government employees to remove infected elms from private property if residents refuse Enns said he would also be More supportive of City efforts to combat the problem if it Broadens its efforts in reforestation using More disease resistant tree id be even More supportive to maintain or increase the current level of funding if the City would introduce a parallel replant ing ;