Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 17, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada Winnipeg free press a q january Canada at a glance charged children wept and parents trembled with fear yesterday after learning of the death of Twoy Earold Kira who police said died during an the Mother and grand Mother have been charged with two fam ily friends were charged with the same of police refused to release exact details of her death until they receive autopsy but a spokesman for Waterloo Region police confirmed that the victim died As a result of an attempt to rid her of a de Hunt for Jet ends searchers ended the underwater Hunt yesterday for a Learjet believed to have crashed into the sea wednesday while on a mercy Mission to this Queen Charlotte islands the Federal transportation and safety Board must now decide the feasibility of retrieving the jets fuselage after sophisticated sonar equip ment failed to locate the wreckage under la charged Regina a politician in Saskatchewan who bought a Saddle using funds from his legislative allowance pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges of fraud and breach of Gerald an opposition is accused of falsifying an invoice for nearly in police Laid charges in band corruption 25 natives from maritime re serves staged a protest yesterday at an Indian affairs of fice seeking action on poor Liv ing conditions and allegedly corrupt band Millie a spokes woman for new Brunswick big Cove said some chiefs and councils Arent spending band Money the Way they should leaving Many to suffer with Little or no sup minority rights minister Chretien says hell put pres sure on provincial premiers who Are not moving fast enough to guarantee the rights of their francophone representatives of the federation of francophone and acadian communities urged him yesterday to push the pre Miers of British co Newfoundland and Nova Scotia to respect a supreme court decision that guarantees francophone the right to set up and administer their own school Cable squabble Ottawa the country major Telephone companies want the godhead to offer Ca Blev service to Consumers As soon As but the Cable Industry says phone companies be allowed full entry to the Busi Ness for another five to seven pot Bunker blown three people have been charged after police discovered a huge underground marijuana growing Bunker in the South the Bunker included Sev eral rooms containing plants and thousands of Dol Lars in growing charged with cultivating mar Ijuana and Possession for the purpose of trafficking Are Raymond and Shawna Mcelhinne of Anim and Michael Johnson of tougher stalking Laws studied j by Paul Samyn and Dan Lett staff reporters ustice minister Rosemary Vodrey push for tougher stalking legislation has struck a chord in Vodrey yesterday said Federal Justice min ister Allan Rock has indicated he is prepared to act on Manitoba Dalls for additional Protection for victims of i am very pleased our ideas have been met positively by the Federal she Vodrey first made her pitch to Ottawa last february because she was concerned the new anti stalking legislation didst provide any support or Protection for the after meeting privately with Vodrey also presented her plan to a meeting of Provin Cial attorneys general in March and later to status of women ministers in Regina in while Vodrey Doest know How Many of her proposals will be her five Point plan consists of the following requiring authorities to Contact the victim if a stalker is released or escapes from enhanced penalties for violating a court or Der while stalkers would be required to justify their release on bail instead of the Crown haying to argue that they should be kept in charged stalkers would be required to sur Render All firearms and firearm acquisition an automatic charge of first degree Mur Der for stalkers who kill their victims regard less of the the focus is on the victim and Manitoba has really taken the Lead Vodrey while most of the proposals involve Federal Manitoba has already acted on the first by ensuring victims Are notified if a stalker is released or she Vodrey said she will continue to press for her anti stalking package next week when she meets with Canadas Justice these Are really important she a spokesman for Justice minister Allan Rock 1 said Ottawa is considering legislative Amend ments that would Echo the Manitoba propos but Only after further consultation with provinces and study of existing Cyrus rocks press said the minister has been impressed with Manito Bas proposals and believes there is room to improve the current it would have to be assured that the changes had a realistic Chance of deterring reporter reporter said proposed changes will be Dis cussed at the Justice ministers meeting later this month depending on the a timetable May be there is no cur rent timetable for the he ski slopes in were unusually quiet warmth still Quebec chairlifts Canadian press chairlifts stood still at most Quebec ski Hills yesterday As mild temperatures and rain continued to Wash across Southern portions of Eastern the Spring like conditions also put officials in Quebec and new Brunswick on flood several ski Hills in Quebec Eastern townships Southwest of Montreal shut Down As temperatures hovered around 12 the Region scored a provincial High of 19 con most other ski Hills operated at a fraction of we can live with rain or with warm temperatures but not with said Jeanmarie spokesman for the Bromont ski resort which closed sunday after half of its 22 runs melted Marc Lavallee of Quebec civil Protection service said the level and flow of most Rivers in the province was an average 3540 centimetres of rain had fallen in the past few and another 10 centimetres was expected last he in new the provincial government issued a flood advisory to residents living along the Canaan and Hammond aids society wins hearing by Annemarie Tobin Canadian press Toronto the Canadian aids society won a new hear ing yesterday on a ruling that would have forced the Canadian red Cross to give Ontario health officials the names of 13 i infected blood the Case concerns blood donated at the Toronto blood Centre from december 1984 to september before the red Cross introduced a test for aids linked about samples were subsequently thirteen were recently found to be positive and involved donors not previously known to be the province maintains those names must legally be passed on to health officials and Ontario court Justice Douglas Carruthers agreed with them in a ruling last but the Ontario court of Appeal or dered the Case Back to a lower court yesterday to study the new information that a Federal Laboratory was used for the red Cross said it want try ing to hide anything and went to an Independent facility so that nobody could question test it never occurred to the red Cross that where the testing was done would make a difference to their Legal said Earl a lawyer for the blood while Ontario legislation now re quires that positive results be re ported to health Protection the aids society argues identities should be protected because the requirement didst exist when the blood was donated a decade Russell an official with the aids was unhappy with comments on the Case from the judge who heard the original he mentioned that in a Case of Hiva ids the health of society has to completely override the charter rights of a said i think that was a very exaggerated and inflammatory Kidnap suspects car searched for clues Canadian press Calgary a cursory search of a car believed to be involved in the abduction of a Vancouver area resident has revealed no clues to the whereabouts of the Young a full forensic examination of the car is scheduled for police Hope it reveals some leads about the Fate of Melanie the Man police believe abducted Carpenter earlier this month from a tanning Salon in was found dead sunday of an apparent suicide in a garage near High 60 Kilometres South of Cal fingerprints were used to identify Fernand Edmond who died of Carbon monoxide a violent sex offender who was on mandatory release from an Alberta was found in a red Hyundai there is no indication that Mela Nie is in the area or was in the theres no indication Shes in this area or in an ramp spokesman Enns urges joint Grain lobby Manitoba big loser in subsidy Reform by Paul Samyn legislature reporter agriculture minister Harry Enns is calling on the Prairie provinces to forge a United front and fight for fairness with Ottawa Over Grain transportation Enns will announce today that at least 14 Manitoba farm groups including Manitoba Pool elevators and Keystone agriculture producers have banded together to Deal with Ottawa proposed changes to transportation the he said could Cost the province and its farm ers we Are the most he but instead of going Toet Otoe with Enns said the Best Chance for Prairie producers is for Saskatchewan and Mani Toba to lobby Ottawa As a we want to give Federal agriculture minister Ralph Goodale an official Western position on some worry about the fairness of agricultural subsidy a inside Story freight rates May double b3 sticking Point could be million in subsidies paid to Dairy Farmers particularly in observers say it would be difficult for Western Grain Farmers to accept sacrifices if Eastern Dairy Farmers do Goodale has announced that the Western Grain transportation act the Law by which Ottawa subsidizes rail shipments of Prairie Grain to port must be changed As a result of the new general agreement on tariffs and the so called Crow Benefit Grain transportation subs currently at has been steadily reduced Over the years and May be Cut again in next Lump sum payment in Winnipeg Goodale said he favors ending the subsidy by giving Farmers a Lump sum he refused to say How much that could other proposals Call for the subsidy to be phased out Over periods lasting from seven to the Reform party opposes a buy out saying that would put Western Farmers at an immediate disadvantage with their counterparts in the United in a few Goodale and transportation minister Doug Young Are expected to put their proposals for reforming the Crow be fore the Federal Enns said Manitoba producers stand to be hardest hit under the changes As they Are the farthest from ports in Vancouver and Mont if the changes Are combined with an overhaul of the Pool ing in which shipping costs through the great lakes Are Enns said Manitoba Farmers could be hit hard in the Earl the former Kap president who is acting As a consult ant for the province on this said the two changes could see Manitoba producers paying More an acre than those in for people 65 years Over off your total food on january 18th you will receive a 10 discount off your total food Bill to a maximum Purchase of 10 discount does not apply to tobacco event Economy photofinishing and electronics 10 offer cannot be combined with any other Safeway or competitor Coupon or promotional free cookies for i Tim 65 years 6 Over jct Safe Way today 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