Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 22, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press january paged Patrick City editor foreign policy lashed at weekend tribal Council plans to run child animal bylaw critics say memorial for free Ukraine draws 600 to City Hall rally Flag waving schoolchildren above and second world War Veteran Anton above right were among 600 people who demonstrated at City Hall about 600 Winni Eggers turned out for a City Hall rally yesterday to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of Ukraine Short lived Independence and hear a message of Hope for the Oksana who is Active in a local ukrainian told the rally Ukraine has suffered rus Sian repression since late when the ukrainian nationalists who had declared Independence in 1918 were replaced by soviet com Shulak Wych told the Many of whom carried ukrainian Republic that democratic movements in Eastern Europe and Ukraine have awakened Long Dor Mant memories in their Home Shulak Wych said she doubts the soviets will Ever let Ukraine and its 50 million residents become truly if Ukraine everything goes for the she but can i see soviet tanks in Ukraine she abortion clinic forecasts jump in business by John Mcphee the Morgentaler clinic is gearing up to handle More business because its operators expect Many doctors will not perform abortions under a proposed Law before the com clinic spokesman Ann Nacci said they Are expecting More women will turn to the clinic under the new were really working hard to recruit local Nacci said in an there will be real pressure on our re sources to meet the a recent poll by the Canadian medical association shows Many doctors fear the legis lation will Lead to harassment of those who perform the introduced in the commons last places the decision whether to do an abortion in the hands of the an abortion can Only be performed if a woman psychological or physical health is in a doctor who performs an abortion without a valid reason could face up to two years in Fly in doctors Nacci said the clinic is already hard pressed to handle the demand for since the clinic is the Only one of its kind in Western the clinic has been forced to Fly in doctors from Montreal and Vancouver since last she fears this situation will Worsen if new Laws governing abortion Are the head of the health sciences centres obstetrics department also believes the Law is a step it will have a chilling effect on doctors attitudes toward Abor Frank Manning said Manning agreed that private clinics will be hard pressed to handle the demand for abortions if the Law is put into if physicians withdraw their there will certainly be a he Lynne spokesman for the Manitoba coalition for reproductive said the legislation will Only reduce the availability of if even one doctor is everyone will Stop performing she pedestrian deaths halved under policy doctors Are afraid of this Law and they should hearings Are to be held in Ottawa at the end of january when Federal and provincial groups will be Given the Opportunity to state their views on the Bingham said her which represents 30 pro Choice groups in will be fighting against the controversial we dont need More legislation on she it is co Vered by the National health act so there is no need for it to be in the criminal Nacci said it is difficult enough persuading hospitals to do abortions without the negative effect of such punitive Jet de free press by John Mcphee a year after Winnipeg police implemented a pedestrian safety pro fatalities from car pedestrian accidents have been Cut in nine pedestrians died after being hit by cars on Winnipeg streets in compared with 18 the year last year was the safest year for pedestrians on the streets since when there were eight pedestrian traffic Rex Kea tinge annual average 15 in the intervening 45 deaths were with an average of 15 per Winnipeg police began monitoring crosswalks and intersections last year after a dramatic increase in fatalities among the elderly in pedestrian eight of the 18 deaths last year involved people Over besides close monitoring of inter police Community relations officers have been visiting personal care Homes in Winnipeg to Reed Cate seniors on traffic Community relations officer Claude Labossiere said he had visited Many seniors during the last i talked to them about the Highway traffic act and went Over the rules on properly crossing the he said he said the program will continue this acting traffic Dennis Davill said there is still a High percentage of elderly people being killed on the he said that of the nine killed last More than half were 60 and the statistics Are still highly leading toward older he but this be surprising because the elderly obviously dont move As Well As younger people and their eyesight is generally Davill believes that the increased monitoring of As Well As the publicity generated by the High number of fatalities in 1988 is behind the lower numbers last Keatinge saying i be Lieve there is More awareness on the part of motorists and More vigilance on the part of City combed for hair Salon thieves Winnipeg police Are seeking three men who robbed a hair Salon and locked the owner and his wife in a a Winnipeg police department spokesman said the armed with a entered the Edward Carriere hair Salon on Spence Street about Satur they locked the owner and his wife in a garage behind the shop and made off with an undisclosed amount of the spokesman the owner was Able to Force the garage door open about 10 minutes police the three men were described As in their Early one of them had a slight build and wore an army style they also wore balaclavas during the police masked Man Kevin tries on diving gear yesterday As part of a scuba diving demonstration put on by the Manitoba underwater Council and Winnipeg police underwater recovery unit at the fort Ahtye educational exotic pet Trade unchecked by Jim Timlick pet shop owners and breeders Are skirting the cites exotic pets bylaw because it is ineffective and is not being critics of the bylaw Gisele shelter manager of the Winnipeg humane said the City is not enforcing the bylaw unless a specific complaint is lodged against a pet owner of store Hunt said the society recently retrieved a pair of Caiman a Type of Alligator that is considered dangerous that had been abandoned at a fort Rouge the creatures were about a metre Long and can grow to More than three times that she the society conducts periodic inspections of pet shops but is Basic by powerless to do anything if any illegal animals Are she Hunt said the City has to take an Active approach in enforcing the bylaw rather than just responding to pet shops should be checked on a fairly regular basis and no one is doing she How effective is it going to be if theres no one to enforce it the cites exotic pets bylaw restricts the keeping of All venomous several species of dangerous snakes such As Boa All crocodiles or alligators and All Pri mates such As individuals can be fined up to for possessing any of the restricted animals while companies can be fined up to firms and individuals can also be fined for each Day they fail to comply with the out of sight but a Winnipeg pet store owner said the bylaw does not deter Many shop owners from Selling restricted the who requested said some retailers will bring in animals for specific orders and keep them where they Are not on display to the general Public so no complaints Are spokesman for several other shops said they do not generally keep restricted animals on their premises but will order them on Hunt said the bylaw would be More effective if it spelled out who is responsible for enforcing Dave the pounds senior animal control said his department enforced the bylaw initially but was later informed it is a police Prudhomme added the Pound will respond to complaints it police spokesman Eric Turner denied that enforcing the bylaw is a police responsibility although the department will respond to specific Turner said there is Little the police can do to make sure pet breeders or shop owners Are complying with the bylaw unless a complaint is How do we enforce it other than on the basis of a complaint we dont have the people to go around and Check houses or Ernie chairman of the cites finance agreed that the exotic pets bylaw is not being enforced strongly enough but said that is a problem with most Gilroy Daniel Mclntyre said the bylaw would be better enforced it was the responsibility of the cites Protection and culture committee because it would be the specific responsibility of the police Rural breeders pet shop owners say the main suppliers of illegal animals in the City Are breeders in Rural Manito most Manitoba towns do not have restrictions on the Type of pets an individual or business owner can pet shop owners or individuals can bring animals into the City relatively said an employee at an East Kildonan Wyman an ramp said the police Force cannot intervene unless it knows ahead of time that an exotic animal is being transferred to the he said once an animal is in Winnipeg it is the City police departments responsibility to enforce the Ronald Winnipeg operations superintendent for Canada said that As Long As an individual or company has the Nec Essary permits to import an animal it cannot be stopped at the Border even if it contravenes the cites Chartrand said it is difficult to say How Many animals Are being illegally imported into Manitoba be cause there Are Only records for the number of unsuccessful he added that the animals people mostly commonly try to smuggle into the province Are snakes and a ;