Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 5, 1994, Winnipeg, Manitoba B2 Winnipeg free january 1994 when cultural differences become medical crises by Bud Robertson staff reporter Marietta Godoy suffered excruciating pain for months after her dentist told her nothing was wrong with a Root canal he had it want until she went to another dentist that the real extent of her problems became everything was said who came to Canada from Nicaragua six years she believes her difficulty speaking English May have contributed to her problem with the first Godoy blames the dentist for not trying harder to understand her Godys experience is an allot familiar one to Martha program director for the immigrant women association of the association provides counselling and interpretation services for clients and their you feel really discriminated said who experienced a similar problem with a dentist after she first year for racial Harmony in this staff reporter Bud Robertson introduces the year for racial Harmony project and examines the advances and the setbacks being made in promoting better understanding Between Winnipeg ethnically diverse part 3 arrived from Nicaragua in and while it May not always be discrimination is something that happens in doctors offices every she cultural differences can also Lead to misunderstandings Between patients and Elizabeth clinical coordinator for a provincially funded Cross cultural counselling program offered through mount Carmel described a traditional vietnamese Healing method which involves striking the patient with a a doctor not schooled in such ways could mistake the Marks it leaves for signs of but Winnipeg hospitals Are working to eliminate Cross cultural barriers faced by health sciences Centre and Boniface general Hospital both keep extensive lists of staff who speak different languages and can assist patients who have yet to master the International Centre of Winnipeg also provides interpreters when a committee at Hsc has been working since last Spring to find ways of better addressing problems faced by aboriginal particularly those from Remote areas who have difficulty with English and who Are used to traditional Healing about half the patients who come to Hsc Are Hsc native services manager Margaret Lavallee said her department has also taken Steps to Bridge cultural gaps like ensuring some patients get to appointments on the department now has Lavallee bridging the Gap an aboriginal nurse educator who works in the Hospital and the the Hospital has also opened a special meeting room for Large family gatherings and to hold traditional Healing Hsc Board member Mary Scott said programs have also been set up to sensitize staff to cultural differences to hiring More aboriginal its just a Case of reaching she tomorrow racial Harmony in pos secondary dont count on of for new City warned by Nick Martin metro reporter the province will not Issue the City a Blank Cheque to Cre ate new forms of Urban affairs minister Linda Mclntosh warned and mayor Susan Thompson can forget her worst Case scenario that the province would Ever eliminate Transfer payments to but Thompson maintained yester Day that she has to be prepared for the that could mean Ottawa and the province chopping their leaving the City to survive on its own or even Canadas financial plight getting so bad that International lending markets would turn off the she has asked the province to Cre ate a frontage Levy to finance Street Thompson said she also has a shopping list of so far a City tax on gasoline and a vehicle registration fee As new sources of chief commissioner Rick Frost admitted the cites chances of new fees and levies May not be last the province turned Down a Library Mclntosh said she is prepared to approve a frontage Levy if a Public meeting 20 at the Winnipeg convention Centre shows popular support for Thompsons the minister cautioned new taxes Are a disincentive to baby essentials brands you prices youll love us store Coupon 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million on after an external auditor found problems with a compliance and Moni Toring of the Lakeview president Jack Levit revealed last month that he didst Tell his son Keith about the freeze for fear of upsetting and when i heard of the freeze i obviously was very so i remember now that i told my people not to Call him because it would de stroy his efforts there and it would just be a terrible blow to Levit said under oath As part of Legal proceedings involving his so he was not informed until in not exactly but about two weeks after we found lawyer Paul who con mounties suspect fund ducted the Cross examination of Levit As part of his work on behalf of immigrant investors in Lakeview said Levit had a duty to be up front with Walsh said he would have to talk to his clients about whether they wanted him to report this matter to various it that while Lakeview May have been ignoring the Little can be an official in financial services for the Trade and tourism department said he haunt heard that Lakeview continued to sell its funds despite the but while Steve Kupfer said the sales move might be it May not be its probably a Grey Kupfer the Manitoba securities commission was also caught off guard by Lake views saying it was unsure whether the sales efforts were a contravention of its the provinces freeze affected three Lakeview funds q a project to build a 15storey the ramada Renais atop Portage q a fund to build a hotel in the q a fund to rebuild the ramada inn on Pembina High last the province opted out of the National immigrant investor program after an audit found investors were inadequately protected and the economic benefits to the province were Lake views fund involving the ramada Renaissance has since come under investigation by the no decision yet on return to plan by Paul Samyn legislature reporter Ottawa has finally put some Teeth into the controversial vis Forcash program and the province has a draft of tighter guidelines ready to but there is still no indication when Manitoba will opt Back into the immigrant investor program it bailed out of eight months whats the Holdup Liberal Leader Paul Edwards asked yester last the Filmon government ordered a halt to what it called an unconscionable program after an audit by Del Crewson of Eloitte touche found investors were not adequately protected and the eco nomic benefits to the province were Manitoba insisted it would not re join the which has raised about billion nationally from off Shore immigrants since until monitoring and jurisdictional problems were however in the Federal government passed new guidelines for the program that saw the introduction of Tough new penalties fines and up to five years in jail for Ottawa has also written to investors in three Lakeview run funds to address their questions and suggested they seek Independent repro we have responded to their con said Mike senior in Vestor analyst with the Federal immigration they have put some real Teeth in the Steve Kupfer of the provinces Trade and tourism department said yester Kupfer said the tougher penalties included in the new Federal regulations go a Long Way to answering Manitoba Kupfer said the province has also come up with a set of guidelines As recommended in the Crewson audit should Manitoba want to get Back in the but a spokesman for Trade minis Ter Jim Downey said no decision has been made yet nor is one expected nip Leader Gary doer said he suspects the tories Are keeping their options open until after the next even the major players in the pro Gram say they have been left in the dark about the provinces i dont know if the province is do ing anything further to get Back in or said Laurie Etkin of Lake which has three Manitoba funds in lawyer Abe who has been involved in the program and now acts for investors in various said he Doest believe much will happen until ramp finish criminal the Bison fund of Manitoba and Lake views fund involving a million hotel proposed for Portage place Are the 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