Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 25, 1991, Winnipeg, Manitoba Tempo Gie us a Haggis scots gather for special suppers to Mark Robert Burns birthday 31 focus solidly on the Fence Jean Chretien liberals didst vote no to but certainly not yes now Hes a flame a Jet Paul Fenton is a Man on the move these Days 53 Clear second cuss mail registration number oj66 january weekly Home delivery in Winnipeg outside Winnipeg main switchboard 9439331 it Home delivery 957o55o classified 9562330 Sun rises sets Moon rises sets up photo auditor missing tax files staff sanitize finance sources say by Donald Campbell free 1991 tax files in the finance department Are sanitized to hide problems the province has collecting sales tax owed by Manitoba department sources staff use various methods to keep cases considered potentially embarrassing to the department away from the random inspections of the provincial they in some documents Are actually removed from files if it is anticipated the auditor will want to inspect a certain one source the auditor Only sees the Good never the bad said one who is familiar with the departments operations and spoke on condition of there is always a mad scramble when they know Hes some files even had 10 to 20 see staff Page 14 Public needs too by Donald Campbell Winnipeg free 1991 the province plans to distribute a letter of Dos and fonts to Manitoba businesses to protect Consumers from being wrongly a finance department official the move has been prompted by a Case where a Rural Manitoba company was caught overcharging the retail sales tax and pocketing the but representatives of the Consumers association of Canada and the Canadian federation of Independent business say the governments measures Arent Good enough and More information has to be Given to Consumers for their own the mounting Burden of sales taxes has created a confused climate that is Fertile for consumer spokesmen for both groups see advocates Page 14 Saddam each lose two jets from Iraq air Force showed signs of life sending three warplanes Over saudi territory where two were shot Down carrying missiles capable of sinking coalition Iraq mocked the coalition for failing to launch a ground but commanders said they will stick to their game plan and intensify the around Hemlock air strikes on Iraq and occupied forces drove iraqi forces from a kuwaiti the military said in they took 51 iraqi prisoners of War from the Island and from two iraqi minesweepers the United states and Britain each lost a warplane during the night the Pilot was rescued after his Jet was disabled by ground fire and he ejected Over the persian the two Crew members of the British Tornado gr1 fighter bomber Are British sources in Riyadh the losses occurred As forces in operation desert see attacks Page 4 but Lar 11 jul w Squadron commander Don Home Safe from Mission Over Canada urges crimp in International arms Trade Manitoba stands to lose millions Over Gulf War Iraq blocks refugees escape to Jordan 7 Canadian fighters sweep skies for by Stephen Ward the Canadian press Qatar Canadian fighters finally took their first offensive a in the Gulf War yesterday by sweeping the skies for planes As they bombed it was the first offensive action for Canadian forces since the korean the four cf18s were seen leaving their base in Qatar yesterday morn ing with a group of f16 fighters that were carrying the Canadian jets returned about three hours having jettisoned the extra fuel tanks that hang below the the cf18s were led by Don Leader of the Squadron of 24 Canadian fighters in his three wingers were Jeff of Scott of Ottawa and Arnie of Mission said flanked by Tail and Whitley at a news we were apprehensive at especially As we crossed into but from there on in it was a Normal Index 39 answers 32 business 40 18 59 crossword 39 18 6 35 39 Jumble 22 motoring 23 real 3 sports record 57 41 31 to 32 doctors ready to move patients ads fear for Orchard told the cf18s didst encounter any iraqi planes or antiaircraft the pilots could Tell by their cock pit sensors that there was missile activity in the area but the missiles never locked on to the Canadian last i had a Little problem Tail said in an that Normal because youre not sure see Canadian Page 4 Phil free press by Alexandra Paul doctors warned health minister Don Orchard yesterday that patients will be sent out province for treatment As Early As monday unless the nurses now in its 25th is settled in the event a settlement is not achieved hospitals will have no a letter signed by administrators at Winnipeg seven strike bound hospitals the delivered to Orchard states flatly that essential service agreements for Nurs ing care have crumbled under the Strain of backlogs for surgery and medical behind the strike the increasing Price of pain and suffering associated with degradation of car ing is no longer the letter talks to resume administrators and doctors across the City said they fear for their patients particularly those with cancer and heart in part this is a pressure Boniface general Hospital medi Cal staff president Neil Donen our Way of moving things along As quickly As Possi see hospitals Page 4 striking nurses urge negotiations Onward outside building where talks Are taking place Gas company gets Power to Cut off delinquents by Dan Lett and Patrick Mckinley new Powers for Centra Gas were bad news for Lenore the single Mother of one is currently facing a Bill from Centra formerly ice utilities and the harsh reality that unless its paid by May she could have her natural Gas service locked the threat is enough to convince Adams who raises her could with Money earned from a Par time Job but no support from her a husband to use her income tax return this year to pay off i dont think this is very especially if you have kids like i she ill use my income tax but that the Only extra Cash i get through the whole right in living pay Cheque to pay Cheque and its not going to get any consumer affairs ministered Connery announced yesterday the province will introduce legislation in March that would allow Centra to Cut off supplies to More than delinquent Gas to residential customers could be Cut off Between May 14 and 30 each while supplies to commercial customers could be halted the Gas would not be turned Back on in the Winter unless payment arrangements satisfactory to the Gas monopoly had been the provision would apply to customers at least 90 Days in arrears and would require a Stilto redetermined period of with More than million outstanding from delinquent Centra Gas was successful in convincing the province the extra costs of having to continue serving customers who dont pay their Bills was too much to Centra won support for its position from spokesmen for Consumers and seniors who said Gas users have been forced to pick up the Bill for a growing number of people who refuse to pay their there int anything else that you can go on using and using and using see critics Page 5 j i ;