Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 7, 1994, Winnipeg, Manitoba Readers forum Winnipeg Frog press a 7 May 7 1904 health Reform takes unhealthy turn Manitoba health re form has veered so far off course that it could intensify the Cost not resolve it endanger not save the governments decision to Al Low doctors what the Manitoba med ical association boasts is shared management Over the provinces medical system Means services could be dropped from medicare to maintain physicians incomes within two in Exchange for their new Copilot the doctors signed a five year agreement which cuts fees by per cent in the first year and then controls their rate of in agreement under the terms of the agree it is explicit that fees for sub sequent years can neither be reduced nor prorated in order to meet the budget set by the continues the Mas March news Frances Russell tabled in the House wednes Day by nip health critic Dave Chomiak it is Clear that some services will be reinsured the number of medical services that the govern ment purchases on the Public be half May be expected to decline health minister Jim Mccrae didst Rule out he told Chomiak All such matters will be referred to the new medical services the co chaired by the Mma and the is to have three government appointed consumer its a far cry from Quality health for Manitoban the action released by former health minister Don Orchard in it had As two of its goals fostering flexibility in health care delivery and promoting less expensive Hospital and physician costs Are the highest Cost elements in health it said our verde Pendency on these higher Cost ele ments of the health services system has been the real Driver behind con stantly escalating health politics the 1992 Reform sought to end the Doctora gatekeeper to Days version elevates the doctors to a new they have risen beyond gatekeepers to policy Mak says Manitoba association of registered nurses Marn presi Dent Netha it comes Down to Orchards plan was shelved when he went to Energy and mines in the Ken free press the Royal Winnipeg Ballet building is a meeting place for the Rob building int a Palace Morley walkers column april 29 regarding the Royal Winnipeg Ballet was quite a Good i and i certainly dont mean to after an entire column was de voted to the some pleasant things were implied about our fun not to mention about William Whitener and most in i almost never quibble in print with anyone who buys Ink by the barrel and paper by the there was a vaguely cynical air mass that wafted across the article which was unsettling and moves me to this our Graham Avenue Palace aint a Palace and it already has a great Deal of excitement going on inside of our building is one of Only three of its kind in North America and is Pur Pride and but Palace implies More than one needs and it is demonstrably not this building is used by a thou Sand children a it is used to create world class it is a meet ing place for for for hundreds of for other arts organizations for the the building is open seven Days a week and every studio is used All the it is True that the building is pleas ant to look upon and in which to re but that Doest make it a pal does it in it is a modest and appropriate Home for a com Pany that brings great Joy to thou Sands each if we truly value our artists Aslo Cal shall we begrudge them a place to work that is clean and pleasant and that improves provides Basic needs such As studio temperature and one ele Vator so lets dispense with the pal Ace about the it int about leather and studs and Harley Davidson is one of the great comeback stories of the Century and is now viewed As the ultimate upper Middle class these toys Are purchased by educated profession als with disposable income who Are just one of the Many markets we being a part of a Community is to make sure one int apart from that one Doest define a them or regulations protect health of patrons in response to an article by Bruce England cats belly up to the bar free april Owen unfortunately did not receive adequate information on the health implications involving animals in restaurants and grocery the no animals allowed Regula Tion has been a part of the food regu lations for Over so years Al though we Seldom see signs in the window any the policy is still enforced by Public health inspect in the last is health inspectors have come across pet and even a Baboon in food handling each species can affect humans directly or indirectly through the contamination of food or food equip for turtles and Birds Are carriers of Salmonella that can cause and abdominal microorganisms Are usually passed on during Cage or tank clean snakes and fish As pets can also pass on similar and similar pets can shed and bacteria that can cause human illness directly or indirectly by transmission through contaminated utensils or hands into food we will eventually animal behaviour is another reason for Ine regulations not All animals will be Placid and controlled at All times in a Public Many will jump up and run around spot urinating and perhaps even biting or scratching those around similar to not All people Are the Many have allergies to animal fur and an allergic reaction can be quite uncomfortable and May be dangerous to some Indi animals in restaurants or grocery stores could make shopping or eat ing out an uncomfortable proposition for those who have allergic re a Well groomed animal that is trained and such As a seeing Eye hearing ear or police dog lying quietly at the feet of its presents a very Low risk to other these Are exceptions that Are easily recognizable by almost everyone and Are permitted in food handling the owners of these animals carry a certification card verifying that the dog is in fact trained and Regis in the regulation prohibiting animals from being in stores and restaurants protects the health of All donkas1anchuk acting food Protection Winnipeg health department an there Are people who like there Are people who like bal there Are people who like Model the Royal Winnipeg bal let belongs to All of even the rough Trade you we along with a great Many other organizations Are looking to develop our future Audi but Walker used that such a loaded the image of organizations scurrying around Willy Nilly trying any Gim Mick to get an under40 in the con Cert Hall door is great in but not were not Desper were examining the As we examine Many others like pick ing eliminating our Defi maintaining our we will address it in a Lon term this Benefit is about Little More than producing a unique event where people can come and relax in jeans and leather and just have a Good time and maybe Well raise a few Bucks in the pro Jeffrey general Royal Winnipeg Ballet letters to the editor the free press welcomes letters from letters must of signed and should include a clearly printed address and Telephone names will be published but not All letters May be edited for style and Short letters Are less Likely to be please address letters to letters to the Winnipeg free 1355 Mountain Winnipeg r2x letters can be sent to our fax number letters May be submitted through the internet at letters sent via the internet obviously cannot be but must include Home address and Telephone doonesbury panic Cabinet shuffle during last septembers the to Ries blame their five straight losses More on the antagonism their health Reform triggered in the provinces medical establishment than on pub Lic anger Over says one observer the govern ment is determined it wont go into another election with the doctors this Means the parts of medicare the 1992 plan identified As systemic be the Only untouchable parts of health de health Reform has been turned on its the physician will prevail Over the the fee for service doctor will prevail Over the the professional will prevail Over the the treatment of illness will prevail Over and medicare will continue to be chipped away to pay for it Al seven Oaks Hospital has launched a Pilot project to have its Earl release patients monitored by we care Home health a profit making the number of doctors who Bill medicare for privately performed procedures for which they can charge patients hefty additional tray fees will Chomiak illustrated the dangers inherent in the doctors co manage ment status by releasing the govern ments own report on private Labora tories in the legislature last it found for profit mostly Are costing the health care budget almost million a year and Are skimming the leaving the Public labs to do the High tech nip Leader Gary doer outlined the conflict of interest and triple and quadruple dipping Sev eral members of the provincial com Mittee monitoring private labs Wear up to four hats they Are fee former vice they manage Public they hold part or full owner ship in private labs and then they investigate Mccrae solution is to turn the lab problem Over to the new Mma gov Ern ment medical services i dont deny that interested parties Are said the i dont think conflict is the Issue what my political opponents Are doing is demonstrating their Bias against anything that Marn executive director Diana Davidson Dick says the government is going to have to do something to assure Manitoban that All health providers Are involved in Reform and that Community based service remains the if health services Are reinsured As a result of an agreement with one provider Manitoba will be in violation of the Canada health Roadway better than path i am surprised no one has responded to John Fords letter of april 18 cyclists should use therefore i am putting my two cents in the reason Many cyclists refuse to use the Bike path on Wellington Crescent is obvious the Roadway is better than the heres Why j the path is Seldom slowed in Winter and swept in j the surface Quality of the path is with Many wheel trapping 3 the path is narrow and sight distances Are inviting Headon and sideswipe Bike crash j the path is difficult to Access and especially when one is going j the path aggravates carbine collisions at particularly at Park and lament Boule q because pedestrians Are permitted to use the cyclists Are forced to travel at nearly walking pedestrian movements Are difficult studies have shown that Bike paths have times the Acci Dent rate of roadways for compe tent cyclists who can ride safely and confidently at 30plus Kwh in traffic find their skills Are useless on mixed use the mandatory Bike path Law was repealed from Manitoba Highway traffic act in 1990 be cause of the above stated Wellington Crescent is not a major it is a residential Street and a designated Bike route whose Speed limit should be no More than 30 there Are other roadways such As Tuxedo Academy Road and Corydon Avenue for motorists to choose from that of Fer More traffic lanes and higher As for More Bike paths in the they should be constructed Only in places that Are not served by the existing Street such As along Rivers or abandoned rail Money should not be wasted separating bikes from tax dollars should support Marc free press Many cyclists dont use Bike path on Wellington a can Bike traffic skills courses for j Roadway improvements to make existing streets More ame Nable to j enforcement campaigns directed at scofflaws motorists and cyclists including the wrong Way p education programs to re mind motorists that the bicycle is a vehicle which belongs on the not on sidewalks or danger Ous Robert Manitoba cycling association Winnipeg lets try a Manitoba shopping guide i am very concerned about the Manitoba Economy and the recent turn of events with Naftal and the encroachment on the Canadian serious damage has been done to our province and my family desire to buy Canadian has been re As Consumers we dont always know which products Are made in Canada More specific made in Manitoba until its too late and we read about so Many jobs lost due to a Plant for we didst know that Paulins cookies had a Plant in Winni Peg nor did we know that Tupper Ware had a Plant in Southern Mani Toba until their closure hit the front had we known they were Mani Toba we would have made a Point of buying their prod i would like to make a one Way the government can assist Manitoban to help save our jobs is to make available a made in Mani Toba shopping guide listing Compa Nies and their products produced perhaps this Way we can actually do something to help the economic situation in our Corner of the coun Elaine Robertson Winnipeg by Garry Trudeau we can Ewo Nei Sam Stow 7his int a Choi Sim who i am cant you even ;