Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 29, 1992, Winnipeg, Manitoba 44 pages vol 120 no 299 publications mail registration 0286 a atm m my p Winnipeg free press weekly Home delivery in outside City september 1992 meningitis kills Boniface medical Secretary by Alexandra Paul medical reporter a medical Secretary in Winnipeg has died of the same virulent Strain that claimed the lives of 13 mostly last Corrine Elizabeth died Satur Day of blood poisoning caused by the Beningo Coucal bacteria barely 24 hours after being admitted to the Boniface general doctors and coworkers Yves worked in the Hospital As a Secre tary for the head of its Manitoba chief medical officer of health John Guilfoyle he said it is not known How Yves contracted the doctors said yesterday the risk of the Bac Teria spreading to others is family and coworkers Are being Given an Antibiotic that kills the bacteria before it can doctors one Hospital colleague who sat with Yves on one committee said his reaction to her death was absolute the bacteria known for its Speed and aggression can be lethal within 72 hours of the Onset of initial at the infectious diseases depart ment chief Alan Ronald said the illness strikes like its whenever it where you get an infection that is this rapid and suddenly the person is dead in 24 it scares the jeepers out of officials Are moving swiftly to Check a possible spread of the officials downplay rare b2 Clark wades into romans fails to Sway Portage voters no Means just pm warns Canadian pres staff Mulroney voting with signs pair unmoved rhetoric by Donald Campbell legislature reporter Portage la Prairie Joe Clark failed to win the hearts of Ron Cree and Morley Flynn last a and a truck were both among nearly who turned out last night thirsty for details about the constitutional referendum and anxious to ask Clark they were among numerous por Tage residents interviewed yester Day who said they were going to vote against the both Flynn and Cree said they were unmoved after Clarks i thought the speech was a lot of political rhetoric combined with Cree i just Haven been impressed with what Hes been Flynn explaining that he Doest like Quebec favored status in Canada and the mystery surrounding the in Complete Legal Why should there be a referendum until the Deal is before the meeting Cree and two friends were quenching an other kind of thirst with a cold Beer at a bar in the Portage hotel on the cites main drag and complaining about the All three stressed they were Vot ing they said they support the Deal for Many reasons the perceived giving in to special interest groups the potential confusion Cre ated by aboriginal self government or the guarantee of 25 per cent of the seats in the House of commons for prime minister Mulroney had a warning for Quebec and the rest of Canada on monday Means a no vote on 26 will the beginning of the process of Dis mantling said not the Start of another round of con Stith tonal there is no Well see or maybe yes maybe it will be interpreted As a no pure and he told a luncheon in in Portage la constitutional affairs minister Joe Clark waded into whats fast becoming no mans land trying to change the Handset minds of Mani but even though he Drew one of the largest crowds in recent memo the constitutional Point Man failed to Sway the audience of nearly Many of them left the Hall muttering that their concerns were not allayed by most people turned out last night because they Are part of the huge and volatile undecided segment of the they left the meeting in his the former prime minister attacked arguments by the no which has maintained that the constitutional debate should be if ignoring those problems would solve maybe we should try that approach on other he if we ignore the will it go there were yes votes in the but generally support was for Clark himself and not the constitutional the held at the brightly lit Herman prior seniors Centre a renovated Safeway Drew one of the largest crowds to attend a political meeting in this town since the arrival of Cable the speakers included Manitoba Metis federation president Yvon Winnipeg Liberal my John Harvard and newly elected Portage tory la Brian when Clark entered the por Tage mayor Doug Edmonston leaned close to him and noted there was wide Centre Hall for Quick Clark glanced Back and dead panned do you know something i dont earlier in the Clark sat through an hour of Telephone Calls on open line none of the Call ers were foreign investors did some interpreting of their own monday As the Canadian Dollar took another beat tumbling More than a third of a cent to cents in Reform Leader Preston Manning warned canadians or investors who think voting yes will mean an end to constitutional debate should think Mulroney Cranks up a3 Rockey cries with Mission House founder Art Wilson As Lucy Jane Wilson watches at sunday services donations feed overhead soup Kitchen got Over spent less than on food Bald Santin staff reporter Winni Eggers donated More than Dur ing the past year to a main Street soup Kitchen and gospel the vast majority of which was spent on overhead that spending ratio flies in the face of accepted practice among similar charities and Revenue Canada guidelines 20 per cent for administration and 80 per cent for charitable the most recent audited annual report of Mission House Community ministries shows it has is sued More than Worth of tax deductible charitable receipts during the past year but has spent less than on the Foury Earold Agency has drawn criticism from Winnipeg evangelical Community and other charities for its Reliance on Tele phone solicitors for its also been universally criticized for whats been described As its outrageous administration Charity Mission houses financial statements show it continues to Al locate less than two per cent on food with the rest of the Money going to salaries and administrative Mission House spent on food last Down from spent the year almost All of the food Mission House dispenses daily at its soup Kitchen is donated from the according to its recent annual Mission House serves Al most meals monthly More than meals last with an estimated value of As a percentage of total do food purchases last year accounted for per the year per cent of reve nue was spent on Ron Revenue Canada director of said the confidentiality sections of the income tax act prevent him from discuss ing the Mission House food for thought i in Mission House spent on it spent almost that much on gasoline for its Fleet of and four times that much on postage and on Telephone Bills total revenues i expenditures Gordon free press provincial and civic officials said Mission House is outside their jurisdictions because it is registered As a religious Mission House was incorporated in june 1988 and was issued a Char Itable tax number from Revenue Canada in May the charitable tax number Al lows Mission House to operate tax free and Issue tax receipts to who then qualify for a 17 percent tax Art Confounder and executive director of Mission said the group has been audited by Revenue Canada twice since adding there were no findings of fault or violation of Ottawa policy on Lucy Jane arts wife and also a confirmed that the group was recently contacted by Revenue but added the communication was Only to clarify Why its operating name differs from its corporate Mission House has found itself in a deficit situation for the second time in three after its growth in expenses outstripped its increase in Public Mission House states that its to Tal fundraising increased per to its expenses jumped 26 per to Mission is b2 important civic election needs informed voters by Bruce Owen staff reporter its so what who cares it just Doest these Are just some of the replies you get when you mention the civic few people pay attention and even fewer but that May change that the Day Well elect a new mayor and a new 15seat City it could prove to be one of the most important elections in Winnipeg it will change the face of City Hall and How the City spends your Many people minimize the importance of what happens at the municipal says University of Manitoba political scientist Bill newspaper so its not outside possibility that a handful of votes will determine who the new mayor and the same with a Ward to help you become better informed of where the candidates stand on the the free press invites you to participate in its newspaper town phone 6977355 and Tell us whats important to you and Well go after the forum gives you b3 qui was a political a Sti our enemy is the and 9wnd Wail never regret what he mothering Law of South african White Barend who killed seven Macks but has been released along with hundreds of Jack prisoners As part of 4 National reconciliation Page b9 the weather today with winds new 80 High tomorrow High 4 Sun Hift sets Moon Rimi 1 1 3q sets do Lajos Page 04 inside Ann sports stack in sports whitesox9 twins details on c4 play win a share of up to in prizes and 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