Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 22, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba Crash inquiry boosted lawyer says mandatory Wing checks hailed Winnipeg free 11 of photo by Laura Eggertson the Canadian press lawyer leading the inquiry into an air Ontario crash that killed 24 people says he has firsthand proof that the Federal com Mission has already had an Impact on Fred von veh was on a world ways Jet at Toronto Pearson International Airport during the headed for a Southern when he spotted a member of the planes flight Crew walking Down the stared he stopped and stared at both said von the Pilot was checking for Snow or his actions were a direct result of four recommendations the inquiry made to Federal transport minister Benoit Bouchard in to try to ensure what happened last March 10 in Dryden Doest happen in his interim report inquiry head Justice Virgil Moshansky said pilots or Copilot should make mandatory inspections of aircraft wings before Bouchard was Quick to adopt Moshansky which included following the example of prohibiting takeoffs if planes have any Frost or ice sticking to their Canadian regulations allowed captains to decide what amount of contamination on an air crafts propellers or control surfaces was theres no room for that decision its a clean Wing or no Bouchard directed All airlines to adopt the changes until Canadian regulations can be ice on the wings of the Fokker f28 Jet was a contributing Factor to the the judge George among the three Crew members and 21 Passen Gers killed in the crash and subsequent did not deice the Jet before taking off in a sudden snows Many of the 45 surviving Passen including flight attendant Sonia told the inquiry they watched Snow on the wings turn to ice As the dutch built plane took the two major airlines in air Canada and Canadian airlines said most of the recommendations were already part of their Standard even if we we said Canadian spokesman Mike do either maintenance or the Captain can Call for Dukelow the first officer on every Canadian flight must do a mandatory walk around the plane to inspect for ice prior to departure and at every and the airline has also added an i plane walk by the world ways already had a clean Wing said spokesman Ami the Only thing that were now doing differently from the crash and now is that we now have a last Chance inspection that we do prior to he the second officer or flight Engi Neer on the charter airlines flights make the visual inspection Over the Wing he Moshansky other recommendation was that the Federal transport department begin an education pro Gram for All aircrew about the and verse effects of Snow or Frost on an aircraft airline officials said it was too soon for that recommendation to have been implement the judge issued his first recommendation to prohibit hot re or refuelling an aircraft with an engine running while Passen Gers were boarding or de the inquiry resumes tomorrow after a six week break to probe specific details of flight 1363s trav Els last March Public which Are expected to last into the will also examine trans port department regulations and air Ontario As Well As what crash investigators found when they Tore Down the Rolls Royce engines on the warriors work out a group of Spear toting Maori warriors displays Trade session for the Commonwealth games opening Cere tonal ceremonial activities yesterday during a practice scheduled for wednesday in Oil takes heavy toll on seabirds up up to 400 More oiled seabirds washed ashore along the Avalon Peninsula Over the bringing the total number of Birds killed Over the past two weeks to about since about oiled seabirds have been picked up along the shores of Placentia Bay and marys some have been killed and put out of their for every Bird that wild life officials estimate 10 have the source of the Oil remains a but there Are suspicions that passing tankers Are dumping oily water from their Bilges once they have left Canadian wildlife service officials and local residents say it is common copyright 1990 food services of Canada Ltd for oiled Birds to come ashore each but never before have they seen such Large Ernest a Duck Hunter from Point Lance in marys said As Many As 300 seabirds washed ashore saturday along an eight kilo metre stretch of most could not there not All there Hal dead and All covered with Black there really said Ca he added that local residents Are both saddened and angered by the Many people depend on the Birds for Winter that part of our he we get some of the ducks to eat in the but now we cant get nothing because the Oil is destroying John Chardin and Ian Goudie of the wildlife service say the problem has not been caused by a Large Oil Chardin said it shows How Little Oil is needed to cause a serious environmental a Small spill can have just As devastating effect if it is spilled at the wrong Chardin said in an interview its like a game of russian Rou Lette for the if a flock of Birds happens to come into Contact with a random release of the results can be Chardin said analysis of the Oil found in the area has revealed that three types of Oil have been released into the future spills both Chardin and Goudie said Oil pollution has increased since the refinery at come by was although there is no solid evidence pointing at the refine Chardin said the populations of Eider ducks and rare harlequin ducks Are in danger of being wiped out if something int done to pre vent future Oil Goudie wants the coast to carry out More regular surveillance and to More strictly enforce the Canadian shipping which comes under coast guard the maximum Fine for a ship caught polluting the water is last the coast guard said it spotted a vessel dumping oily water from its Bilges in the area where Many Birds have been coast guard spokesman Bill Ryan release the name of the vessel or where the spill apparently took but Steps have been taken to initiate a prosecution in this mat he Ryan said Placentia Bay and marys Bay Are being monitored and samples from ships going into come by Chance Are taken to help track ships Down in the event of an Oil spill or but that Doest satisfy the numbers Are getting larger every Day and i expect More will he and he int Happy with the Way the coast guard is handing the prob cruise missile testing to resume tomorrow Edmonton up testing of the cruise missile in the Canad an North will resume the Canadian defence department announced the shark shaped about six metres can carry conventional or nuclear warheads More than in tomorrows a b52 bomber will take off in the United states with an unarmed missile under its Wing and launch the weapon in the air Over the Beau fort sea in the the ground hugging missile then follows a Dogleg route from the Beaufort up the Mackenzie across northeastern British Colum Bia and Over Northern Alberta to the Primrose military weapons Range on the Albert Saskatchewan the missile will be escorted by a Monitor air plane which can take Over manual control of the missile if necessary or abort the sending the missile to the ground by Para cf18 fighters from and cold will join american f15 and f16 fighters in trying to track and Stop the mis invaluable this is considered invaluable training and experience for the pilots As it enables them to practice and evaluate strategic defence tac tics to counter a cruise missile at tack against the North american the department said in a prepared participation in the testing of the air launched cruise missile is an acceptance of Canadas obligations and responsibilities within the nato Alliance and contributes to main Taining a balance of strategic forces which will effectively deter any aggression and thus preserve the the United states conducts the tests Over Canada because the temperatures and terrain Are similar to those in the soviet the americans decide the tuning of the tests and Are required to give Canada 48 hours under a 1988 seven tests Are permitted each the cruise has been tested in Canada since but the previous agree ment allowed Only six tests a cruise tests have provoked pro tests by peace Northern politicians and soviet but under a new proposal the soviets May get a Chance to see the cruise for themselves something not allowed for Ordinary Canad Canada is hosting an open skies conference next month where for eign ministers from nato and the Warsaw pact countries will discuss a treaty that would allow unarmed surveillance flights Over their coun the idea is to Lessen International the treaty could allow the soviets to take such flights while the cruise is being canadians have seen still photo graphs of the missile As Well As a film of the missile in flight Over the United but Treyve never seen it being tested Over their own Martin tackles Chretien without saying his name Montreal up Liberal leadership candidate Paul Martin took on his main rival for the Post on yesterday without naming Jean Chretien or even referring to the fact Chretien Hast officially announced his Martin was speaking at a Brunch attended by about party members in his Home Riding of the next Liberal Leader must be someone who recognizes that the solutions of the 1960s and 70s will not work in the Martin told his audience in a not so veiled reference to who served As a top minister in the cabinets of former prime minis Ter Pierre Trudeau during those the world int the same place it was 10 years we must get rid of the Dogma and the cliches of the he he swung into the main theme of his leadership Campaign when he talked about the new ideas he will bring to the party if he is chosen he touched on the Economy and the environment and explained How he will try to promote new vision in both on the he its time to open ourselves to outside to expand our Gar on the Martin said that too Many people particularly business people Are looking at environmental Protection As an extra Cost rather than approaching it As an eco nomic Opportunity to develop new ant pollution Martin restated his support for the Meech Lake constitutional despite what he called its i didst go to Ottawa to put Quebec in its he those who have come out against the Meech Lake Accord in the past few Days know nothing of the new in Martin criticized British Columbia Premier Bill Vander Zara who threatened last week to withdraw his support for the agreement he signed in Hes attacking Quebec just to save his he Martin said he believed the Accord will be ratified by the june 23 adding one cant conceive of Quebec without Canada or Canada without que he if Meech is Quebec will become a great Deal More distinct than it is ;