Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 8, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 Winnipeg free september eight arrested in standoff continued from Page 1 the self proclaimed warriors stormed in and took Over a vacant upstairs no one was Hurt in the which ended shortly before 9 when officers from the departments emergency response unit tossed a Flash grenade into the House and stormed seven men and one woman ranging in age from 18 to 27 face charges of mischief Over and break and enter with intent in the which turned Selkirk into an armed Camp for most of the morning As an estimated 30 officers Many carrying automatic took up strategic positions along the Chartrand said he awoke about to the sound of breaking Glass and shouts coming from the moments before they stormed the Chartrand said he heard some of the men shout Mohawk warriors Mohawk warriors As they used pipes and Sticks to smash the windows and headlights of a pickup Nick parked one of the men was saying something about there being 20 More of them and they were ready to take on Chartrand adding the Beer the Man had in his hand was probably the source of at least part of his i think the booze probably had a lot to do with it but if you ask theres going to be More things like this unless the government does Char trend Chartrand said violence in the already rundown Point Douglas neighbourhood has been on the increase All summer As the armed standoff in unfolded and yesterdays drama was the last Straw for in moving i cant take this its too he said in an several other residents in the area confirmed tensions in the predominantly native Community Are High and getting higher As people grow frustrated with the continued standoff in Quebec and government inac ration on native nobody taking any crap these before if White Guy said something you might ignore it but no said one native Man who refused to give jigs were standing up for ourselves like nip la Harper said another referring to harpers stand in the provincial legislature which killed Meech Lake v politicians and native leaders were Quick to themselves from the Tough arguing yesterdays incident Likely had More to do with than George the nip candidate in Point he agrees natives in the intercity Are keenly of the Oka situation but he said the attitude is ignore one of concern than vigilance and he doubted the apparent claim that they were engaged in a when someone has a lot to they sometimes get wild Hickes Josie of the native woman transition 367 argued in some ways the recent events Union Calls repayment ruling great Victory Psi wuss heavily armed emergency response officers train guns on site of North end standoff As two suspects Are led into in Quebec have had More of an Impact on the White Community than the native i think its Given the racist elements in the White Community something More to attack us police spokesman Eric Turner said alcohol was the primary spark for the to put it alcohol was Turner noting the incident started with an unprovoked attack on a vehicle driven by a Lone Turner said the Man was somehow pulled Over by the group about who turned their Wrath on his vehicle by smashing All its windows and Beer bottles and several other windows in the area were also Turner before the group stormed into the apparently to await the arrival of Turner said police were called and when they the group indicated they were Turner added a pole sticking out of one of the windows resembled a although it later turned out to be a Shower they basically said if you want come and get he Turner said senior officers were called to the scene shortly afterwards and the decision was made to cordon off Selkirk and Sailer Street and to Call in the Eru shortly after 8 six suspects gave themselves up to police while the last two suspects were arrested after police stormed the he no weapons were he lasagna White construction paper reports continued from Page 1 this he manned Many of them at which spans parts of Ontario and new during a factional War Over gambling casinos that ended in two Black is his favorite color in clothing and he has Porcupine chocolate Brown a wrinkled fore head and the throaty laugh of a heavy hell drop titbits of information about his but like most of the bristles at attempts to find out what makes him he even brushes off questions about his saying Only that it comes from the barricades in Hes the father of four children and refers vaguely to formerly owning and operating trucks used to transport Oil on the he has been charged and fined for smuggling Oil but mohawks at Akwesasne say that As they font recognize the Borders that run through their their Cross order activities Are not smug behind the barricades is another Warrior who Calls himself and he is a White construction worker from named Ronald Montre Al la Presse reported was seen this week on to reports pushing a Soldier against a barbed wire Quebec provincial police spokesman Richard Bourdon confirmed that Cross identity is he said police Are investigating his role in several incidents during the Oka crisis but so far there Are no arrest warrants against Rad Ocanada reported yesterday that police have identified 21 warriors making a last stand against the army at fifteen of them Are american mohawks from the a Nienke Reserve near and six Are from the Akwesasne Reserve near mad Jap was once part of the Mohawk Council of the Only administrative body on the re serve that the Federal government i was part of that piece of he spitting out the he was elected with Mike the grand chief of the Canadian Side of but the two were on opposite sides of the gambling he writes off his affiliation with the Council this Way at the 1 was mad Jap staunchly maintains he didst get involved in the fight at Oka to gain advantages for Mohawk gambling and smuggling despite what anyone might in for the sovereignty of the peo he Hes thought about the consequences of an army assault on the warriors last Refuge an alcohol and drug treatment if they come in they could wipe us out in two and we know he but it would precipitate native uprisings across the should these Pines we have not we have gained per he proof that the summer Long crisis has awakened native Solidarity is no further than the nearest to we May be boxed in but those so Quebec provincial police and army Are mad Jap says but the most important thing is that natives Are now calling themselves brother and continued from Page 1 Ern ment withdrew the parking proposal and a three year collective agreement was signed on by september that the newly elected progressive conservative government resurrected the saying it would Start charging employees on april the Union subsequently grieved the Issue to an arbitration saying the province was barred from implementing the scheme during the length of the collective and whenever the province expressed the from its of charging its employees for the association responded by while it was prepared to consider a there would have to be compensating Ben Oliphant Olfert said shortly after the Park ing plan was the Union reached an agreement with the prov Ince saying if the courts upheld the arbitration boards decision the Money and interest would be repaid to its a great Victory for he adding the province has continued to collect the fees despite the arbitrators ruling and the recent court the Union has said parking reve Nues from the spots in question total about million the established business Centre Rae outlines tries to reassure Ontario business Community continued from Page 1 said yesterday they think Busi Ness will soon discover that the Dps bark is worse than its bite when it comes to foreign Money in Raes party won 74 seats to form the first Ever nip government East of the liberals finished with 36 seats Premier David Peterson lost his own seat the conservatives was enough of a mandate for Rae to feel comfortable yesterday enunciating the policies his govern ment plans to enact reas Suring the business Community that stockbrokers dont have to flee Bay nip Are going to have to make some Trade offs Here and said Jonathan Lemco of the National planning a Washington based thin tank that monitors going to discover some economic realities they May not have had to Deal with As an opposition added Morici if the nip tries to its Campaign Ameri cans Are going to approach investing in that province with extreme Cau its Likely that most business men will take a while to learn about the new government in major american newspapers car ried no mention of the election in yesterdays used his news conference daily Deal yesterdays results Are 9 of Jack of Ace of clubs and Ace of a match of All four playing cards on one selection wins times the a match of three playing cards wins 30 times the Wager and a match of two wins three times the conservative harassment charged continued from Page 1 Yard does not mean that Hes going to vote i also have worked for the he when asked if this Means Hes not going to vote for he i cant say who in going to vote but i dont have any hard feel Ings for the the tories say a Campaign worker was told at Kainth House that a person living at the residence was not eligible to the tories say Kainth name was acc Dently mixed in and that it is All an info Stu rate to elections a individual May have his name removed from the list if a sworn statement is made by another voter saying the individual is not Aji Appeal must be made to the court of Queens Cheema accused Isles Camp of trying to harass people in the i this just shows their Desperak he were trying to be but if they Are trying to violate the rights of voters they should be held a spokesman for Isles Campaign said the candidate supported the application to have Kainth name replaced on the voters he said Isler instructed his lawyer to attend the hearing and speak in favor of the the spokesman said it was com Mon for workers to come across people who have been mistakenly Isler want available for com elections Manitoba says one or two people usually Appeal to have their names replaced on the list in each election under similar proce to direct a few barbs at Peterson for trying to persuade the electorate that a socialist government would kill one of the things i can say that i found most hard to take in the last few Days were Petersons lec Tures to the province on what new democrats knew about the econ said his voice nobody knows better than work ing people that their jobs depend on Confidence and Prosperity in the Overall that Why i say i want to work with the business Community to create that climate of the Canadian plunged by half a cent yesterday As currency markets recoiled at the overwhelming nip a gloomy economic report that showed unemployment at year High in Canada also under mined the which closed at cents Down 51100 from thursdays Mark of the new democrats majority win caught currency markets by sur notwithstanding previous speculation the party would get enough support to form a minority said Rob a senior currency dealer at the Royal share prices on the Toronto Stock Exchange were also hit hard by the stunning turn of events in who caught a few hours sleep after thursday nights bit of a spoke after spending the morning on the Telephone with win ners and losers among the Dps full slate of 130 he said Stephen a former Canadian ambassador to the United will be advising him on the transition from opposition to gov who led the party during its previous High of 38 seats in will help Rae choose Cabinet ministers from among the 18 returning Mem Bers and 56 Wardrop engineering signs with Man life for a Long run on Broadway Man life real estate is pleased to announce the signing of Wardrop engineering to its new corporate offices at 386 one of Winnipeg most prestigious engineering has signed a ten year lease for approximately Square 386 Broadway represents one of Winnipeg Best combinations of value and location in an attractive whether you Are an established 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