Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 2, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba A10 Section Brian Cole 6977292 email Winnipeg free press local Gordon Sinclair afew words about Justice some memorable words about the most important local Story of crime and Winnipeg there want much left of he More or less is just police Dennis describing the state of a would be burglar whose remains were found trapped in a pawnshop heating i love that Parrot and i Tell you that Bird never Bingo player and character witness Heather defending the club Regent after someone complained the Bird uttered a word that rhymed with people would put change on the counter and not into my hand because they didst want to get police officer Andrew who posed As a wino during a Lysol sting crossbow when the Cia finds out police Are holding me youll find out How Many Laws youve patient Earl Kevin Jans after telling police he took a crossbow to the convention Centre because he was under orders from the american military to arrest prime minister hopped across the room quicker than a remand Centre superintendent Ron Coles justifying a decision to confiscate an inmates what we Are doing is we have taken Calypso to a Back Manitoba lotteries corporation spokeswoman Susan on the interrogation of the suspect i didst think you could do How do you Bank Community Frank Allen while sentencing a 60yearold shoplifter who had already started doing his Community service time because that what he got the last six times he was e looked at me and youre not a a pretend wino Andrew Mikolajewski remembering How thugs who tried to Roll him reacted when he told them who he really the charges were unreasonable and counsel Richard Wolson commenting after the Crown stayed an obstruction Justice charge against Mike Sutherland after ramp found him and partner Dave Shipman visibly intoxicated and their police car in a was overheard telling the vomit drenched Shipman that he had told mounties neither of them was driving and there were no car gave change i was in a bar drinking at the end of the investigation and i Felt a tap on my shoulder and i looked around and there was a person who looked exactly like me when i dressed i gave him All my change just because i know How Lousy it cop Andrew the inmates Are waving at lawyer for one of four Winnipeg police officers accused of being part of a break Andente pointing across the Street at the remand Centre As the celebrating officers left the Law courts building free we had Over a thousand responses that bring her spokeswoman Susan Olynik after finding Calypso the Parrot innocent and putting the Bird Back at club Regent and Back behind bars where she ii Iuca no v h Marc free press Westwong holds son new years Victoria Hospital mom overcomes mashup to Bear new years baby by Alexandra Paul staff reporter with Winnipeg new years baby tucked safely in her Donna Westwong can almost chuckle Over the mishap on the Way to the Victoria general next to the actual was born at incident is the first Story she related we got in a car Accident on the Way the family car was rear ended As it stopped on the fort Garry Bridge on Bishop Grandin the family was trying to avoid another car collision ahead of Westwong said her was so excited Over he didst bother to Exchange names with the Driver of the car that slowed into their Back i was three minutes Westwong my husband said to the other Driver i dont have time for my wife in that was at new years it took another hours before Evan was a Little brother to who is two years at Boniface general another a was born minutes before the Westwong boy at but the family declined gifts or publicity so the Honor went to the Victoria Hospital Westwong due Date was 31 but she said she hoped that her baby would be born on new years my Mother inlaw dont get your Hopes its like winning a Westwong said she feels honoured at the attention the birth has her baby was born weighing six 11 ounces and was inches to Mark the the Hospital presented the family with a bundle of including a car seat that will allow the family to return a Loaner seat they that was we had to borrow one from the red Westwong Mission lays out feast for poor Byjah tharayil free press correspondent a lot of us do the same thing every new some of us spend the Day coping with others Are Busy cleaning up after hosting a Par Many sit around and watch col lege Johnny Paul has a new years tra he eats a Good Paul is one of 350 homeless people who filed into the Union gospel mis Sion on Princess Street yesterday for a free new years Turkey said executive director Bui me thanks to donations from Winni Peg citizens and Pauls first meal of the year was a com Marc free press volunteers Joe Ruth pack up in addition to the Kitchen volunteers prepared chocolate bread Rolls and mixed last year was the last time i had a Good meal like Paul i Only get one Good meal a the missions guests got special they were ushered into a room of tables draped with White and were waited on by 40 vol on Normal people Luje up for their food Howard Alman said he cant re member the last time he ate so As he adjusted his tattered striped Green Tuque and prepared to Brave the freezing Alman explained what the dinner had meant to this helps a lot because in re ally Short for food right i really dont know where my next meal will be coming Mcnairn said most people who come to the Mission Are but 20 per cent Are in addition to the everybody who came got a wrapped present a Scarf and gloves and each child got a toy As mayor wants to Slot Csc has t replied to proposal for televised Tomhall format by Nick Martin City Hall reporter mayor Susan Thomp son wants to use a series of televised town Hall meetings to tap the Public ideas on dealing with the cites Cash i know what the problems Are i want to hear the Thompson said in an she has asked cd ctr to look at the possibility of providing her with some prime broadcast time to stage the town Hall Csc has not responded to the re while a format for the meet Ings has yet to be worked they would Likely focus on the cites ability to deliver the request comes As Thomp son Heads into an election year and rumours abound that former mayor Bill Norrie May be lured out of retirement to run a lot of blocks University of Manitoba Politi Cal scientist Kathy Brock said televised town Halls that bypass both Council and the Media could be just the ticket for Shes had a lot of blocks in City Brock its something Shes got to Shes got to get her message getting the mandate from the Public to go ahead strength ens her hand at City who is studying the Impact of Canadas constitutional Public said effective consultation must be Well advertised and assure people that Deci Sions have not already been Shes got to show Shes out there to that Shes not go ing in with preconceived you have to give people a sense there being listened but Brock said town Halls can backfire if the Public Doest sup port a politicians As has happened with president Norrie said if Thompson planned to get television she should have done so before the 1995 City budget was its a Little late he who retired from poli tics in said Many people have asked him about running for mayor but that he Hast Given it much he said a major motivation for him to consider it has been Thompsons inability to form the kind of coalitions needed to get things passed by City she Hast done very Well Thompson fiscal ideas learning on the Norrie Shes a very intelligent per and i have nothing against her but she Hast Learned very he also said it appears Thomp who ran a business before being elected apparently Doest understand a mayor int a Boss in the manner of someone operating a Bill a univer sity of Manitoba political scientist and former City said he Doest see Thompsons pitch for television time As a Las ditch Effort to stay in off he said even if some of her big backers Are disappointed in her he Doest think the Public a lot of people who dont re ally pay attention to municipal politics Are More Likely impressed by her style and person Neville even if she Hast succeeded at what they want her to they think her heart is in the right Neville said Thompsons Campaign for a tax freeze Hurt her be cause she raised expectations she she had a naive sense of the Power of the office and a naive View that taxes could be Frozen without service Neville internet provides tax freeze solution after two years of vain struggle for a Zero tax in mayor Susan Thompson insists she can still trim the in a recent Thomp son said she regularly cube surf s the internet computer at Centen Nial Reading City Bud gets from All Over the they Tell her taxes can be fro zen without cutting the key lies in contracting turning City services Over to Community volunteers and forc ing municipal workers to bid against private companies to keep their but Thompson says its unfair to define me As a person who focused on is the City going to deliver ser vices completely then youre looking at a two or three per cent increase in property Are there others who can de liver the services you bet ill be looking to the Volunteer sector for some of those jobs such As assessment and some social services should be the provinces Thompson she said she is High on the concept of having City workers bid for their if they submit the Low they keep the cites contract with the Ca Nadian Union of Public employees local 500 expired it contains a provision that would remain in effect until it is bargained out of a new cupe local 500 president Paul moist doubts if a new contract can be reached until next sum Mer at the but Thompson said the con tract will be signed its not in the Best interests of the taxpayer to have protracted she refused to say if the City would lock out its but Thompson added were fortunate 50 per cent of our garbage collection is already contracted ;