Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 13, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free May 1995 radar changes to blame Board to see if system upgrading contributed to air crash tragedy by Tony Davis staff reporter the transportation safety Board will probe whether massive changes made to Canadas radar network in 1993 meant that Winnipeg air traffic controllers were unable to track one of two air planes involved in a mid air crash near Sioux on May a Bearskin airlines metro flying at about me collided with an air Sandy Piper killing All eight people aboard the two upgrading Mike the investigator in said the safety Board wants to find put if upgrading the radar system inadvertently contributed to the before Sioux Lookout was part of a primary radar control that meant that planes flying in the area could be picked up on Winnipeg but when transport Canada be Gan its radar modernization pro Gram in May relocation and changes to radar towers meant Sioux Lookout now sits in a secondary radar that Means that unless a plane is carrying a working transponder a device that sends out an identifying code and other information when it is interrogated by radar Waves it is invisible to air traffic control lers at the Winnipeg area control tracked most Small regional airlines have transponders on their the Bearskin which had a work ing was being tracked from Winnipeg until shortly before the investigators say the air Sandy plane also had a but the air Sandy plane was not painted on the radar so it leads you to two said their transponder was either or not we dont know which but if there had been a primary radar source in that Winnipeg air traffic controllers would have seen the Navajo they might have been Able to Tell Bear skin that there was traffic off their nose coming towards so we Are looking into Why trans port Canada changed that area from a primary area to a secondary said a lot of it had to do with cos cutting but Al Winnipeg regional director of air traffic ser vices for transport said the radar modernization program enhanced radar coverage in antiquated the old equipment was Antiq at they still used vacuum he As part of the 1993 a primary source radar Tower was decommissioned near Kenora and a secondary radar Tower was erected at but even if the primary radar had Sutherland the Navajo because it did not have a working transponder would have had to have been flying above metres for Winnipeg air traffic con trollers to pick up a Blip on their radar Sutherland said the secondary radar system gives excellent cover age at Sioux provided a planes transponder is turned if the navajos transponder had been he it would have been painted on radar at altitudes As Low As 305 then air traffic controllers could have alerted the pilots to the fact they were on a collision florists Silver Basket bouquet Delight her with fresh Flowers in a charming Silver Basket accented by a Golden the Basket becomes a memorable keep to Send this gift to your mom Call or visit Academy 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sustainable at million Eugene financial said yes but unlike a competing Bond Williams said cars wont criticize the use of the lottery fund Transfer to wipe out a in our we were willing to give them the Benefit of the Williams the intent is moving to a balanced budget cars affirmed the provinces Lon term credit rating at a and its Short term rating at it also upgraded its Outlook for provincial debt to stable from negative Williams said that Between the 1993 and 1996 budgets the provinces deficit has fallen from million to with or without that the situation is still in Williams in Dominion Bond rating service rejected the provinces surplus and pegged the province million in the dvrs said the Transfer should have been reflected in past budgets instead of in one dvrs said that artificially inflated past deficits while artificially erasing the 1996 but Williams said plans to fold lotteries into general revenues will make it the Norm for Manitoba to count on lottery Stefanson could not be reached for serious assault punished with nine month sentence by Kevin Rollason Law courts reporter a reputed member of a local racist skinhead group has been sentenced to nine months in jail for assaulting a in not imposing a sentence on which gang you May or May not be Long Justice Michel Monnin of court of Queens Bench told Chad Kissack in not imposing a sentence because you have Tat Toos that up to in going to sentence you because you Laid a beating on calling it a serious assault on a Man half Kissack said Kissack want even provoked by the Pat Martin might not have been the smartest Man in that beverage but you we rent before the 25yearold Kissack was led out in Handcuffs and leg Monnin also ordered him to serve one year of supervised pro Bation after his during which he cannot have any Contact with Martin or his after defence counsel Chrys Iwanchuk said he Doest expect who denies being a member of a local skinhead will Appeal his warrant issued it seems a Little but i guess its in the Iwanchuk last a Canad wide War rant was issued after Kissack failed to appear in court for his sentencing on assault causing bodily Iwanchuk explained Kissack had moved to Montreal before the sen but then was stricken with bronchitis and make it Back in time for the court Kissack later turned himself court was told Martin got into an argument with Kissack friends at the James hotel bar last june after Kissack sister phoned Kissack rushed to the yelled who has a problem and got into a fight with court was told another Man who kicked Martin after Kissack was finished beating him up was fined earlier this Iwanchuk told the court Kissack claims Martin threw the first but when Monnin suggested he Stop the sentencing and hold a Iwanchuk backed Down and said Kissack admits he overwhelmed the Transcona Spring Field school Board and its striking custodians and Para professionals reached a tentative Deal yesterday if the Deal is striking employees will return to work tuesday although the financial pot was sweetened for some workers did not get the one key ele ment they went out on strike for two weeks ago a common collective and the Union and the Board Dis agree Over the monetary gains made by some about 240 employees went on strike april including Custodi maintenance classroom aides and resource further negotiations they Are to get a wage increase in the first year of the two year wage in creases in the second year will be determined by further in Premium pay will be awarded to head custodians and those paraprofessionals who pos sess diplomas or division superintendent Garry Saleski said the additional pay for these employees could reach 5 per cent but Union spokeswoman june Ross said the maximum increase would Only be per the two sides agreed to form a committee to study a proposal by the the Canadian Union of Public for a single con tract for both you dont always get what you at least we got a Little bit More for some Ross Public meeting Union members will hold a ratification vote later this the Board will hold a Public meeting monday Saleski said the total wage pack age translates into a per cent settlement for the Saleski said both sides made last minute concessions to Seal the the dispute was marred by two student demonstrations calling for an end to the More than 200 High schools in Oak Bank joined pickets outside their school last claiming the strike was disruptive to their stud the next several Hundred students from two High schools in Transcona also joined schools remained open during the strike but libraries and computer labs were effectively shut Down and extracurricular activities were corrective notice by William the director of investigation and research Bureau of Competition Industry Canada has informed us that a promotional contest known As the car milk jeep promotion that was conducted by William Neilson for the promotion of car milk chocolate bars Between june and has raised questions under Para graph and Section 59 of the misleading advertising provisions of the Competition the packaging contained representations such As you could win one of 10 see inside of wrapper for the conditions of the drawing for the prizes were such that the chances of awarding All 10 jeeps were extremely As the approximate value of the the chances of winning the the contest Clos ing Date and the fact that a skill testing question had to be correctly answered in order to win a prize were not disclosed before a Purchase was William Neilson undertakes to Correct this situation in All future promotional contests by ensuring that 1 there is adequate and fair disclosure of the approximate value of the the chances of the contest closing Date and the fact that a skill testing question has to be correctly answered in order to win a 2 representations which May be materially misleading Are 3 a review process is initiated to prevent the reoccurrence of any potentially misleading representations and to ensure full disclosure of contest 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