Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 1, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba R u Bim m the province Winnipeg Froe Preas May Page 2 Richard provincial editor Crown attorney gets slap on wrist Over letter for judge by Catherine Mitchell a Crown attorney image of in the Dauphin by writing a letter of reference for a judge called to appear before the Manitoba judicial another judge chief Justice Benjamin of court of Queens said Crown attorney Brian Wilford letter could Lead people to believe there exists a special relationship Between Wil Ford and provincial judge Ken noting Wilford appears daily be fore Hewak said the Crown attorneys actions were if not Wilford wrote the letter last sep Days before Peters was to appear before the judicial Council to account for remarks he made during a Domestic assault the judicial Council ultimately cleared Peters of unbecoming con but said the judges comments in the Case were Peters had publicly apologized for saying that sometimes a slap in the face is All a wife needs to Admon ish her for going out on the Wilford letter defended saying his conduct in previous Domestic violence cases indicated he did not View such crimes Wilford yesterday refused to talk about Hewak 1 dont see that it would serve any purpose for me to comment on so i will decline to do the letter was used by a Rose accused of setting fire to a to fight Peters decision to a Send him to trial on an arson Kenneth Raymond Murray asked Hewak to quash the the letter was written at the same time Murray was appearing before Peters at a preliminary hearing that Wilford was Murray Rocky argued that while no one was claim ing the letter left an appearance of Bias in the but Hewak said Peters decision to Send Murray to trial on the facts of the evidence was in a decision last wrote theres nothing in these proceedings to support or even Sug Gest that judge Peters misapplied the Law Pollack refused to say whether the matter would be province increases Forest fire budget critical report prompts injection by Patrick Mckinney the province is adding million to its Forest fire budget after receiving a report critical of the handling of last years the by fire officials from Saskatchewan and says the Sharp increase in fire costs and damage last year May be related to a Lack of effectiveness in the provinces firefighting considering the severity of the year this assessment May be totally the report but it goes on to say that severe fire seasons do occur from time to time and it is Best to be prepared in among other the report says some fires May not have been attacked hard enough in the Early stages because they lie outside High priority it says the initial attack on a fire should Only be limited by the availability of firefighters and equip not by where it lies on a priority the report also says the provinces Central Headquarters in Winnipeg is training programs need to be improved and the base budget needs to be natural resources minister Harry Enns said yester Day the boost will result in the creation of 80 More seasonal positions this year and extended terms for 50 other seasonal the provinces main thrust is to strengthen its initial attack capability so fires can be controlled before becoming major he Wayne Fisher of the provincial fire suppression office said seasonal staff in Northern Manitoba have been hired earlier this year so they will be available for fires in Southern Manitoba if he said they will also be retained later in the Fisher said other changes include the addition of two new fire prevention officers and the addition of four More Headquarters and fixed Wing aircraft will be introduced this year to carry out surveillance and coordinate the work of he asked to summarize the general effect of the he said we have got a far greater upfront ability to action the report by fire officials from other requested by the Manitoba says the area Manitoba lost to fires has increased More rapidly than the number of fires especially last year when the province lost 82 per cent More area with a 14percent increase in the number of it May be an indication that the level of preparedness has not kept Pace with the build up in danger the report the province spent about million fighting last years deaths classified death of Powell husband of Joyce Ronald widow of Michael borrows Elizabeth of Clarence widower of Eunice Lyle of husband of Wanda Charles husband of Delia husband of Lucia of husband of Christine Russell of husband of Carol David of husband of Helen widower of Mary widow of Boris Ada Emily widow of Martin Gary of formerly of Winnipeg and husband of Glennys Annonciade of Pine widow of Louis Blaine son of Clifford and Anna of husband of Connie of Lowe of husband of Mary Walter husband of Helen Daniel widower of Nora of Ivor widower of Thelma Gordon Elsie of widow of Herbert Walter of husband of Irene of wife of William free press photo shivering sheep Gabriel Schroedter feeds freshly shorn sheep on the family be wondering where All the lat Spring that blanketed farm near the sheep have a dry barn for shelter most of the province Over the came from but when they wander outside for feed or they must and where their Winter Woolen Coats have disappeared growing dump inspires residents to launch recycling initiative Carman whose Landfill site is Are taking matters into their own townspeople Are gearing up to begin one of the first curbside recycling programs outside the City of Winni Peg As a Means of taking pressure off the our Landfill site Here in Carman wont last too much resident Evelyn Pekau carmans Southwest of the will become obsolete within three to five years when tougher Environ trustees reverse Transfer decision mental restrictions for waste disposal Sites take the curbside program involves collecting paper and steel cans for beginning May Pekau said it is the first such program in the Pembina Pekau said local residents suggested the program to town Council earlier this Council agreed to use their employees to pick up and transport the paper and cans to depots in a group of local citizens will promote the recycling in the two weeks before the first canvassers Contact each household to explain the Pekau expects a High participation Carman mayor Bob Mckenzie said the programs Cost to the town is minimal in Light of the Landfill it is one step toward solving the dump problems and managing the dump Mckenzie our citizens seem to want and if we can divert a certain flow of trash from the nuisance it will be of Lon term Benefit to by Maureen Houston the flin flon school Board has changed its mind about transferring the local High school Prin Cipal after students and Community members staged a mass protest against the Board chairman Clark Day said a dispute Over the Transfer of Princi pal Glenn Smith to an elementary school was re solved last week after trustees voted to reconsider the matter at their april 23 it was then settled by the grievance process through the Clark said in a Telephone inter View the Public said they like him to stay where he is and asked us if wed recon said who re fused to give further Rea sons for the the school Board has been equally tight lipped about the reasons for the original decision to trans Fer Smith from the school where he has worked for 23 17 of those As Prin personnel matters Are not to be released to the Day but Rob a Friend of Smiths who pro tested at an april 9 Board said the refusal to publicly explain the Deci Sion has fuelled vicious rumours in its been just a horrible situation around flin flon because there were no Rea sons he any Rumor you can think of was going around flin flon principals association spokesman Brian King said the Board appeared to have violated procedures outlined in division policy when it made the decision to Transfer Smith at the end of one criterion stipulates transfers must be in the Best interest of students and which King said was never student Council Vic president Rob who helped organize an april 10 walkout and pro test March by 350 said most students Are pleased with the we figure that our presentation gave him a Little he Smith said he was shocked by the support shown by the student walk out and by a protest at a school Board where 250 residents showed up on his the whole thing was a difficult time and the Only Bright spot was the Community i never dreamed the Stu dents and the Community would do Smith maintained the Only reason Given for his Transfer was not consulting trustees before giving Stu dents time off to attend last junes provincial school fastball Champion nothings been co Vered he prices effective May 5 store hours to t we Reserve the right to limit quantities Heinz Tomato soup 284 my fresh red Salmon Mustard Heinz 375 my squeeze relish Heinz 376 my foil wrap Thrift pack 18 x 25 it Coffee Blue ribbon 300 cookies Peak oheans 600 Grams digestive or fruit Cream Apple juice no name 1 litre our mistake it was incorrectly re ported that Only bar bless books Are allowed for fish ing in the Kenora area and that no fish or fish parts can be used As in these regulations Are in Force Only on Whitefish Bay and dry Berry Lake from 1 until the open ing of Walleye season on the May Long with regard to Lake Trout while one Lake Trout is the daily catch two May be in with Only one Over 65 Centi daily catch limits for Lake Trout were lowered from three to two on All other lakes in Hind of beef Cut and fld 130 front of beef Cut wrapped 140 i Side of beef wrapped 7r 270 i 13 due to boning and trimming the Price per will garlic powder or Black Pepper 1 Blue ribbon bread Mcgavin s87 Gram Buttercup White or 9 51 a 6fls for sour Cream Beatrice 600 my Cereal Cream Beatrice 600 my Tomato juice Heinz 284 Heinz 284 my vegetable Ketchup Heinz 1 for 4 for noodles it sauce Lipton 120 Grams Chicken Noodle soup mix Upton 2s Tea bags Blue ribbon 1008 1 facial tissue i kleenex Isis mushroom Heinz Fob specials strawberries 19 Navel oranges aft size to fresh pineapple is 00 hawaiian macintosh apples 3 bag Fly sliced Watermelon Broccoli c Green peppers inc Large red peppers cauliflower sex tomatoes Juc radishes m 1 la bag q Al Al i Luu English cucumbers Fine i 49 sirloin tip roast so no for lilo round or so Flo Rump roast la Cross rib boast la Blade roast Semi sirloin Steak with Chuck Steak Aylmer Cream Corn 398 my peas 388 my 6reen Beau 73 0 soft Margarine Promise 464 75 Frozen foods tender Crisp Mccain 5 deluxe French Fries Valley farms 1 pie Smiths bakeshop 660 cams peas Valley farms 1 pkg Orange juice Brand 341 ground beef s10 a lot Ilcho stewing beef pork loin in Cut for to pork Back ribs fit Tail pork butt roast la ground pork pork Hocks la79c Salami Burns corned beef 40 our own smokes on our smoked wieners smoked Turkey breast Roll so on fresh Canadian Lamb and veal available ;