Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 11, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada Winnipeg free press january Canada at a glance my Mem my May face charge Canadian press Victoria a special prosecutor was appointed yesterday to de cide whether new Democrat my Svend Robinson should be charged in connection with the suicide of sue local lawyer Bob a former head of the Law society of British will consider whether police should Lay charges or the province should order an in quest into the Toboggan tragedy a 10 year old girl was in critical condition yesterday after los ing an Eye and having a Shrub Branch removed from her brain following a tobogganing Amy Noble was Toboggan ing monday evening with a group of children in Harris about 45 Kilometres North West of when the Accident her father Brian said amys sled slipped off the main track and into some nurses on strike unionized nurses at a local medical clinic went on strike yester Day after most of them were Laid off when contract talks broke the 19 members of local 51 of the Ontario nurses have been seeking a first contract since their certification in Early body found a que Bec provincial police dog has found the body of a Man wanted in the shooting of two police officers last the body was lying Down in a Field under about 15 to 20 centimetres of Daniel a Provin Cial police it appears that after he fired at he turned his Rifle on one officer was shot in the Arm and the other in the hand sunday night after they tried to Stop a Man for driving with a suspended Latimer backed Christopher nearly people have signed a petition calling on the Federal government to Pardon Robert the Saskatchewan Farmer convicted of murdering his disabled Ive been amazed at the re said Janet who started the petition with her husband Jamie in novem search widens Baker dozens of searchers were fan Ning out Over a wider area in the Central Arctic yesterday scouring the Tundra for signs of a lost inuit there still keeping up but this is Day 10 of our search so its starting to fade a ramp Andrew huge award Charlottetown the Federal Cabinet has approved a settlement in a court Battle Over a potato virus that plagued Prince Edward Island Farmers in the Early the agriculture department said United front Atlan tic Canadas provincial governments Are forming a United front to protect their interests As Ottawa reforms the social safety the move was announced yesterday after a meeting of eight ministers from the lib eral governments in new Prince Edward is Nova Scotia and new Tescione Points to his injury while Badani looks wounded peacekeepers will serve again by John Ward Canadian press Ottawa two Canadian peacekeepers wounded by a flurry of serb gunfire on new years eve remain Strong supporters of the work done by the United nations in the former despite being Philip Badani of Thunder and John Tescione of Toronto say they go Back to they Are recuperating at the National defence medical Cen tre from gunshot wounds suffered at a serb Roadblock in the Krajina area of Charles a military said he is amazed the very Lucky pair didst suffer far worse injuries from the gun fire which chased their Stocky and Square was slightly wounded in the Back and the wiry Tescione was hit in the head and hand and took a wound in the shoulder that blew away a Tattoo i had but the duo from the Royal Ca Nadian regiment looked More serbs to open a12 like a pair of dinged up hockey players than wounded warriors As they spoke described How they were returning to a Cana Dian Camp when they encountered 20 or More armed serbs who flagged Down their the canadians had orders to ignore such Impromptu roadblocks and drove they started Badani 1 looked Over at he was leaning Over to his he told Mere he got fearful that his companion was with both righthand tires and his radio shot Badani drove the 15 Kilometres to propping up Tescione with one i told everything going to be he my Only fear was that John was that was my biggest said he had Wor ried that Badani had been badly when he talked to i calmed right a Canadian catastrophe separation spells study says by Daniel Sanger Canadian press Montreal Quebec in dependence would almost certainly Lead to hard times for All canadians that would rival the great says a new study by the Howe would provoke a Constitution political and economic crisis the likes of which canadians have never says the 35page writ ten by Patrick a professor at York University Osgoode Hall Law the study by the respected think tank says Quebec cannot legally sep Arate from Canada without a Green Light from the other prov inces and its aboriginal but Quebec would probably de Clare Independence unilaterally Fol lowing a yes vote in a sovereignty move that would involve disastrous economic Conse says the the economic dislocation in parts of the country would be far greater than that experienced in any recession or even in the great de pression of the Monahan does not put a Price tag on As some studies have its impossible to put a Dollar number on it because it is so inherently he said in an interview but its Clear that it would be on a massive scale and any projection would probably be on the Low France offers some a4 Monahan takes a sober and thoughtful look at the mechanics of a Canad Quebec divorce Fol lowing a yes vote in a an amicable split would require a constitutional amendment needing the consent not Only of the House of commons and the Senate but also the other nine provinces and que becs native that is Monahan con looking at the experience of the failed Meech Lake and Charlottetown agreements and the likelihood that a referendum result would be without a Deal with the rest of Quebec could Back Down or walk out via a unilateral declaration of Independence a High risk political Canada could accept such a Decla ration but Monahan doubts it that because Quebec would have no Legal obligation to shoulder its part of Canadas debt and because it would be seen by the rest of the country As Tanta mount to giving in to Monahan instead evokes a Sce Nario of costly uncertainty in which both Canada and Quebec try to As Sert sovereignty Over the he downplays the likelihood of military action we dont have a military capable of dealing with this Type of Canada would probably resort to economic Mea the study courier firm ships jobs out of the City ups moves 47 Winnipeg positions to new Brunswick Capstaff the courier company that Calls itself the tightest ship in the shipping business sent hundreds of jobs packing to new Brunswick yesterday including 47 from about 600 permanent and 270 temporary positions in Cus Tomer service and customs broker age departments across Canada Are being moved to Fredericton and United parcel service Canada announced Brian ups director of pub Lic said the Winnipeg positions Are part of the company Call service operation that is now being concentrated in new he said the 47 employees will not be asked to move for a minimum of 16 weeks and will be Given incentive packages to stay for that those who dont wish to move will be Given Severance packages based on their it said one Winnipeg administrator who asked not to be it ultimately comes Down to pretty much the same thing As a its too difficult for most people with Chil ups has about 220 employees in Winnipeg who operate a distribution Centre As Well As the pickup and de livery service and Call Centre opera Kelly said the Winnipeg Call Centre will be shut Down by the time the reorganization is the largest number of affected employees Are in where 281 of jobs will in Van 12sof 582 jobs Are company Vic president Mike Tierney refused to speculate on How Many employees might but conceded not All affected workers will be thrilled with the its difficult to estimate How Many Tierney a cer Tain amount of these jobs Are part probably Norbrea winning but some of them Are with Good people we would very much like them to seriously consider this other affected cities include and fort new Brunswick was chosen be cause of its highly acclaimed Tele communications Tierney a Well educated and bilingual workforce was also a he ups is one of the worlds largest air and ground courier it employs people in including 200 at the company Central Call Centre in opened in october the company Laid off 270 workers in october 1993 after closing 29 out lets across participation brings Success in sports Balmoral Hall school Westminster Manitoba r3c 351 Tel 7841600 fax 7745534 mondays terrific tuesdays it Maureen Dunn jewellers inventory 1 clearance ski 4 8004448977 128 Adelaide 9436429 106 last Cut for the final 4 Days of our great Sale Fine furniture interiors located in Winnipeg at 2627 Portage Avenue great store closing remodelling Sale final 4 Day bargains curio Cabinet washed finish 2295 lounge chair by Drexel 1739 tub chair by Drexel 1189 6 drawer Chest by Drexel store closed wednesday no Mark Down prices thursday 10 to 9 Friday 10 to 9 saturday 10 to 6 final pay sunday 12to5 final 4 Day 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