Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 5, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Kale subject to change Oovi guaranteed term perfect for Call Verna Johnson or Suzanne Ruiu Imiru securities 9822655 letter unravels customs tangle its Little wonder that customs officers at peppered three Manitoba couples with questions when they showed up with their nine children in a Van pulling a trailer loaded with household a scene bound to raise particularly in the Depths of Peter a former farm labourer who emigrated to Canada from Bolivia 10 years ago told the officers that he and his wife Helena had sold their Portage la Prairie Home and were returning to Bolivia with their six Young children to support his he said his father had terminal cancer and been Given two months to the other members of the entourage were his brother and his and their child they also were returning to Bolivia to live his wife parents and their two they planned on returning to Canada after visiting with family and Klassen said they were driving to and then flying to he said they found out it would Cost them less than going by air from Winnipeg to Bolivia via the customs officers asked How much Cash each member of the families was Law requires visitors to declare Money Bank drafts or travellers cheques Over the adults disclosed they had More than in Bank notes among Peter Klassen Helena Klassen her Mother and her son Ducky and Margaret Klassen held the interest of the customs officers was piqued even their records showed that a Peter Klassen had declared Large sums of Money on previous so they suspected All of the Money was they were partially questioned Klassen said his wife and inlays were carrying some of the savings and proceeds from the Sale of his Klassen said spreading the Money among the adults minimized the possibility of losing it All by one person being and that he and his brother had elected to carry Cash because Banks in Bolivia charge a minimum of five per cent on Money drafts and he hotly denied hed been attempting to deceive pointing out that hed asked customs officers if family members Only had to declare what they were carrying and had been told that was the officers insisted Klassen sign another form admitting he had lied on his he did so under and was then promptly charged with not declaring All his funds and making a false he was taken to jail in grand the following Klassen appeared in his assets seized by he was Given Legal Aid and remanded in custody until a Date to be to Cut a Long Story customs later found out that their records related to another Peter but insisted his namesake had still broken the Klassen was told that if he pleaded not guilty hed be kept in custody until his he was Given an alternative plead guilty to not declaring the funds and be fined representing customs 10 per cent of the Cash the false declaration charge would be dropped and while hed still have a customs would give him a letter allowing him to proceed to Miami with his Klassen who victim of on injustice that want remedy Mike Ward on the internet at Winnipeg free press local january Section Brian Cole 6977292 b1 impeachment Council struck by Allison Bray staff reporter the University of Winni Peg students association has moved to oust its accusing him of breach of Trust and nonperformance of the student Jim called himself for the impeachment said student association chairman David who will be chairman of the seven member impeachment Jim Felt there were too Many complaints against him for him to so he asked for the impeachment committee to be struck against of student president believes hell be vindicated who is currently in his Sec Ond term As will either be cleared or forced to step Down from the Job when the committee renders its decision Andrews the which includes two two association Board members and two will meet tomorrow and saturday to discuss the allegations and hear presentations from affected he Andrews said the most serious Al legation is that Heber requested and accepted free alcoholic beverages at University socials and other fun he said other allegations concern Hebert performance As president As specified under the University the allegation is he acted in a Way detrimental to the student Asso said a second year political science who confirmed initiating the impeachment proceedings against himself said he believes he will be i believe the allegations Are largely rooted in a different approach Between myself and the other Vic presidents on the student he the allegations Are completely untrue and in confident ill be Vin he but Dan association Stu Dent said he started circulating a petition among the student body to have Heber impeached Early in november and got 300 Sig natures in there Are about Fulland Par time students at Friesen said some students and members of the Ursa have con Keith place Winnipeg free press a 37yearold Man is in stable condition in Hospital after crashing his car during a High Speed Chase that bewildering police baffled Why sober Driver led them on High Speed Chase by David Kuxhaus staff reporter police Are baffled Why a Man who was not drunk nor in a stolen car would Lead them on a High Speed Chase through a dozen red lights Only to smash his sports car into a tree and fire hydrant in front of City he has not shared with us what the reasons were for failing to said Winnipeg police spokesman Eric adding there were no obvious reasons for the Man to the 37yearold Driver is in hos Pital in stable condition with cuts to his face and a leg injury after the Chase from vital Early yes police and ambulance attendants had to use the jaws of life to pull the Driver from the twisted wreck age of his 1985 Pontiac the whose identity has not been will be charged with dangerous the which reached speeds of up to 160 Kilometres an began at after the Black firebird went through a red Light at Annes Road and Fer mor at that time the Driver was not but accelerated when the supervisor turned on his flashing emergency lights to pull him it certainly was not a Case of him not seeing said turn adding that at one Point police were driving right alongside the mans Turner said police were forced to abort the Chase just before the fleeing Driver entered the Down town area due to excessive Speed and increased police say the car was clocked at 110 Kwh when it sailed through red lights at Annes and marys roads and four other intersections before heading Over the Norwood Turner said the Chase was called off at that another contrib uting Factor to that he was that the Driver was weaving dangerously in and out of tray he said police never got above 110 Kwh while tracking the drive even though police backed Turner said the Man continued to race North along main Street at 160 flying through five More red lights before losing control of the vehicle in front of City Over the last several years police have been More inclined to Call off chases for safety the service has a Pursuit policy a checklist of variables such As weather and Road conditions taken into account when deciding if a Pursuit should be in the last two years the number of High Speed pursuits has almost primarily because of in creased Auto Cerns about Hebert behaviour at the hours and Quality of his work and what he called an antagonistic attitude towards staff and who would split the presi dents responsibilities with two other executive members if Heber is said while students have largely ignored the it has put a lot of pressure on Union Andrews confirmed the Atmo sphere surrounding student politics at the University has been tense Dur ing Hebert Over the last two theres been a lot of concerns about especially Over the past he re Ordng vote reignite Battle by Nick Martin City Hall reporter City councillors Sandy Hyman and Glen Murray were angry yesterday after plan Ning committee recommended a controversial Corydon Avenue re Hyman River Heights accused councillors from other parts of the City of mucking in other Peoples wards when the decisions have been it goes against in really Gerry Parent wants to rezone two houses on the Northeast Corner of Corydon and Harrow Street to com to allow a wider variety of business uses and possible conver Sion to an office one House is now the other contains an insurance City Centre Community commit tee had unanimously rejected the proposal last month after three Vola tile Public hearings in october and Murray fort Rouge told plan Ning committee yesterday that Adja cent residents As Well As parents and the congregation of neighbouring Ignatius Church and school were adamantly opposed to parents they believe commercial zoning would be the final Straw to allow commercial development to spread West on Murray but chairman Mike Oshaughnessy old Al Golden vital and John Prystanski Point Douglas out voted Murray and Lillian Tho Mas Murray said the decision will sour the Trust Between residents and City youre going to create a very bad feeling in the he that said that our we can never say Well never overturn Community if Parent cant have the zoning necessary to get vacant buildings do the Community no added councils last round of musical chairs ergonomically Correct Grey set third in chamber by Stevens wild City Hall reporter the chair wars Are Back again at City after a flurry of controversy last summer Over the expense of seats ordered for City Council another round of musical chairs has been just before City councillors ordered that the old Black chairs in the Council Chambers be switched with More expensive and comfortable Grey chairs from the cites emergency operation Ive got the old Black said an unhappy senior official with the emergency operation it happened when i was away at we received a memo and it was done that the economically Correct Grey chairs Are the third set of chairs to Grace the Council chamber in the past six it was expensive new Green chairs that started it for several Days last the Green of the Council chamber until some councillors pointed out that they had never authorized the the Beautiful Green chairs Are now languishing somewhere in the City Hall the Nice Grey chairs now in Chambers were purchased for each by the emergency operation Centre five years but councillors became envious recently when they used the Grey chairs for a series of i camera seminars and demanded they be except for being a Little the Grey chairs Are exactly the same design As the no banished Green some fell in but others refused to use the official said of councils reaction to the Grey but the final Straw came last when councillors sat through four consecutive Days of meetings in the old uncomfortable Black said Jae Eadie we lets fish or Cut Eadie lets bring the things up Here and use the emergency operation Centre official said he Hopes his Nice Grey chairs Are Well cared for in their new these Are Good Quality he and predicted that if they Are Well Carcel for they will outlive you or i or oui Wayne Glowacki Winnipeg free press Harry with his new chair in City Council ;