Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 20, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Easy thread format Complete listings to miniseries will reveal secrets Taylor has kept for decades c1 Disneyland lineups can be avoided b1 80 pages vol 123 no 70 Canada Post sales agreement no 563595 Winnipeg free press get t Post weekly Home delivery p5 20 Post m Winnipeg 30 wkly so is 11 Psi outside Day May probe into baby deaths takes on wide scope by Gordon Sinclair and Alexandra Paul an inquest into baby deaths at health sciences centres paediatric heart unit is taking on sweeping i with investigators set to review More than 700 cases spanning 14 the scope of the to be headed by associate chief provincial court judge Mur Ray now rivals a Public which Many parents of the 12 children who died last year Harvey who has represented some of the said a Public inquiry was still preferred because it would allow a commissioner to find rather than make recommendations but Pollock said he was hopeful the in quest would get families the answers they the families want a very expansive in not Only As it affects the death of their own Pollock they want to know How the system failed Treyve broadened Margaret grandmother of one of the dead a a pair of inquest investigators has been la Boring full time for three months into deaths reaching Back to plus examining the postoperative condition of about 650 children who survived heart the focus of the which Likely will begin Early next will still be the 12 of 32 paediatric open heart patients whose deaths caused the suspension of paediatric surgery at the provinces largest parents and doctors at Hsc had been concerned an inquest would be too making it difficult to determine systemic problems and assess or suggest but 1990 amendments to the fatality in quiries act allow a judge to Call for changes not just in government practices but in the policies and programs of any Public that Means Sinclair could address any potential concerns about the running of the or whether barriers Between the administration and the Ward May have contributed to the High ratio of the ratio was one Factor that led Hsc to suspend the program last december and ask Toronto sick childrens Hospital to re View the the resulting which was never re is said to have questioned whether Manitoba had enough babies with heart problems to maintain the skills of a surgical health minister Jim Mccrae had been under intense reelection pressure to Call an inquiry into a history of sporadic High ratio deaths on the paediatric cardiac Mccrae has maintained an inquest would be Broad enough to satisfy the we want to get at the answers and were determined to do we know that judge Sinclair has experience looking at Broad and potentially complicated Sinclair was co commissioner at the three yearlong aboriginal Justice Wayne Glowacki Winnipeg free press visitor from the past workers gently ease an All saurus out of a semitrailer at the Forks yesterday for a Dino Saur exhibit at the Manitoba childrens it is one of eight robotic replicas of pre historic animals that will be on display from june 1 to jets Deal City say by Nick Martin and Paul Samyn staff reporters Israel Asper and mayor Susan Thompson last night dismissed Barry Shenkarow Tough talk about Selling the Winnipeg jets to investors As frustrated vent ing and maintained a local Deal is still very much we dont believe theres any Deal with Asper were just wondering what got into to Barry has publicly Thompson to Hes done she Simu lating a slap to the Thompson said talks with the jets owners will continue this Asper said he is cautiously the talks will focus on the Mani Toba entertainment complexes offer to buy the team even though Shen the team president and part announced earlier yesterday that Mec had missed thursdays deadline and he was pursuing a Deal with two the jets Issue appears now to be a showdown Between the two key Fig ures and amid the confusion and contradict two facts emerged the Deal that Shenkarow had Al ways asked for from Winnipeg Phil Hossack Winnipeg free press Thompson on head million for the privately held and a new Deb free Arena was his for the Shenkarow was pursuing a proposal to sell the team including the 36 per cent publicly held to american interests for million the dream of keeping the jets Here appeared to shatter at noon when Shenkarow reminded everyone he had an agreement in Prin Ciple to sell the club to Richard Burke and Stephen we gave until 2 Oclock thurs Day for a Deal to be put at 2 Oclock we had no word a Deal had been put Shenkarow our position with the americans is that we have an agreement in principle with but he didst slam the door on we Are not ruling out any thing at the present he while Shenkarow said the Mec proposal had Many prob he added his partner Harvey Secter was flying in from Boston to look at the emotional rollercoaster ride has been very difficult for me per i am mentally very tired from this exercise so i have asked my partner to Deal with the Shenkarow last night refused to discuss the nature of the talks or comment on claims by Thompson or though he denied trying to boost the even though Thompson hinted Shenkarow press conference was Little More than a temper she didst deny that Mec had missed a crucial Burke said yesterday he is still in the but his offer is thought to be contingent on getting million from the state of fans left disappointed by rollercoaster Sharp turn by Allison Bray staff reporter quote of the Day my impression is the red Cross put my life on the line to save a few Haemophilia a James who is dying of says he feels betrayed by testimony at the tainted blood on Page a4 the weather today mainly Cloudy with a 40 Chance of High Low tonight sunday variable Cloud with a 30 Chance of afternoon High Sun rises sets Moon sets details on Page d16 inside diversions rubes and Ann Landers c2 in sports dazed and jets fans who organized fundraisers and dug deep this week to keep the team in Winnipeg also were angry and disappointed Over the Uncertain status of the jets my gut is just wrenching right Maples collegiate English teacher Chuck dub of f people Are people Are but mostly there at noon yesterday jets president Barry Shenkarow called a news conference to say a local bid to buy the team had missed a deadline and that he was obligated to negotiate with two americans seeking to move the team to for fans who Hope the jets will be staying and playing in a new it was a people today were walking around like Duboff they kept i Complete coverage its water torture a6 Axworthy Falls Short a7 its about making Money a17 tussle Breeds frustration a19 Arena tender Calls on hold a20 time to put All cards on table d1 minnesotans confused d3 cant believe this is there asking Why Arent we being told whats going on Barb one of the first jets fans to attend what Many thought would be a Victory Celebration at Portage and main said her pilgrimage has turned into a rollercoaster one minute youre because you figure its the next minute youre Tell us one thing or Mark who raised an estimated through a social at the convention Centre wondered what went everything we heard was if you raise this we can do then we hear people wont come to the maybe its what is keeping these people from coming to a decision Olson said that while he remains True to the name of his Adoc the eternal he is its amazing with an Issue of this magnitude that no one knows any Meghann and her Grade 5 classmates in he Des Chenes tried to keep their ears to the radio but they let said who helped raise More than for the jets through a bake Sale at the 1 kept getting my Hopes up whenever someone said they might be added Meghann brother id like to see it settled of he care direct i4ste4 to the yes Law Plages under de naturists Dent Urist association of Manitoba ;