Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 28, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Call the rent line 958rent see Apex realty and in today classifieds Winnipeg free press local Section Maureen Houston 6977292 email b1 july 1995 under Reynolds mint wary of mom and the kid i thought it was a wonder fully Canadian Story that needed to be the people at the Royal Cana Dian mint thought there was a risk i was Bonnie and the kid was a couple of weeks my daughter and i did something shed been wanting to do for we arranged to tour the it seems rumours had been sweeping the third Grade that free samples Are handed out after every we arrived at the shiny build ing on Lagimodiere parked beside cars from Saskatchewan and coughed up the admission fee an act that Felt like returning coals to Newcastle and went its an interesting in a Field trip sort of we Learned that our mint can pro Duce three billion coins a that we make coins for every one from Bangladesh to Zam that we also make the tokens for use at Chuck this last fact particularly impressed the Lightyear we viewed from a consider Able separated by thick watched by Visi ble cameras the strips of Metal that would be then then annealed and this was educational and probably Good for us to we Learned that the mint would have to make fewer coins if youd just empty out that Jam Jar and take your pen Nies our guide let us gape at machines popping out thou Sands of finished at bags stuffed with at so much Loose change that it made All of us a Little dizzy with and then she told us the Canadian circulation coins Are transported across the country by of course they How else but by train could there be any method More quintessentially Canadian i called the mint to determine if they used the rails to be Patri Otic or to learn How there could still be enough rail lines to make this what i Learned was this the mint Doest like to talk about i left a message for the mints Winnipeg or she didst Call me i left three still when i finally got her she denied that the trains were i called the mints local i called Ottawa and got i Friendly or person Barbara she sent me a fact Sheet on the mint and passed me along to Media Liaison officer Pierre when i used the word he theres not much i can really Tell you because of Security he youre talk ing about millions of dollars of merchandise being transport but in not really interested in knowing what time the train leaves the Sta just and generally How it its a question of Morin finally the train provided us with the most cos efficient and How do the coins get from the mint to the station by armoured car said Morin i cant Tell you which How much is transported at one time about 20 tonnes a now were getting some How often does a Load go we ship More than a Cou ple of times a How Many More just that if i have More can i Call you Back id do my Best to get you some answers or a reason Why i cant get you some said the cooperative registry for under qualified ads gets nod by Paul Samyn legislature reporter the province opened the door for foreign trained doctors a Little wider yesterday in Hopes of relieving an acute shortage of physicians in Rural and Northern health minister Jim Mccrae approval of a conditional registry will allow doctors who do not meet Manitoba standards to practise for up to five years in the province instead of being forced to move on after one Mccrae said the registry will give Remote communities the ability to recruit doctors for a five year term in Exchange for the physician having a new route to meet Licens ing it May said Rina administrator of the Leaf rapids which is Down to one but the registry will Likely do Little for the 76 foreign trained doctors in the province who have been unable to Moe a consultant with Manitoba said the conditional registry will accept Only doctors who Are graduates of medical schools that meet Canadian Many foreign trained Doc tors Are not As they need to have More Lerner a handful of doctors have already expressed interest and he is hopeful the plan will help communities that have had trouble attracting and keeping the which can also be used by Canadia trained will require physicians to obtain a certificate from the province proving that their services Are required in a specific Community for a minimum of five i they will then be allowed to practise under the supervision of a licensed doctor in that area while preparing for and writing qualifying exams of the medical Council of canal v steaming along Marc free press Robert Beamish of Hamiota works on a 1913 traction engine tractor at the 41st Annu Al Manitoba thres Hermens reunion and Stampede at the festival runs until tomorrow and includes events like threshing and a father must pay for abuse son wins in damages for six years of sexual assaults by Kevin Rollason Law courts reporter in what is believed to be a a Winnipeg father has been ordered to pay for the emotional damage he caused his son through years of sexual the who cannot be named because of a court has been awarded in general in punitive dam for future loss of Opportunity to earn and for Cost of future Justice John Scollin of court of Queens Bench recently ordered the award after the teens failed to file a statement of the teens Harvey pol said the award will encourage victims of crimes to come Forward and sue for the damage its a precedent setting Pollock said its the first Case where a son fought a motion against his father in Mani Toba for damages due to Pollock said the award of in punitive damages was especially Gratifying compensation for the years of suffering the teen endured at the hands of his the court acceded to that request because it was a fiduciary breach of a father sexually assault ing his the lawyer the teens father said his sons Victory is if he gets awarded what you dont what can you do he said in an i dont have dont have enough years left in my working life to pay it was really not worthwhile for my i dont see this As a win for any the father said he didst contest the lawsuit because there was no Point bankrupting his family with Legal earlier this the teen launched the claiming he will require counselling and med ical treatment on an indefinite basis because of the sexual assaults he endured Between Ages eight and the teen also claimed Hes subject to mood loses Contact with suffers his ability to function sexually has been grossly and he lacks Trust in particularly a psychiatrist said the teen will probably require treatment once or twice a week for two to five according to the court Docu the father sexually abused his son at at work and during family trips in hotel rooms and cab the sexual which occurred numerous times and without the consent of the consisted of touching and masturbate the father pleaded guilty to sex Ual assault and was sentenced to two years in jail by provincial court judge Wes Swail in the Man was also ordered to take psychological and family coun Selling during his three years of probation and not to have with his wife or three court of Appeal appointment leaves women feeling slighted by Kevin Rollason Law courts reporter Justice Michel Mon Nin has been appointed to follow in the footsteps of his father to the court of but a lawyers group wishes a woman had been appointed our target had been to get a woman on the court of Appeal so we will continue our can Dace who until last month chaired the Manitoba bar associations gender issues said Bishoff repeatedly emphasized Monnin is fully qualified for the position on the provinces highest but she believes the court int representative of the Community As it continues to have Only one woman on the seven member the Federal government has not improved the composition of the Bishoff is pleased jus Tice minister Allan Rock appointed two women to the court of Queens women Are Winnipeg Monnin mixed emotions Guertin nicest thing lawyers Barbara former president of the Law society of and Sylvia for Mer president of the Manitoba bar before the there were Only six women on the 35 member court of Queens Manitoba Justice minister Rose Mary Vodrey is pleased with All the but she also expressed regret the appointments Mears there is still Only one woman on the court of we still need further consideration for women to be appointed she who wrote to Rock encouraging him to appoint women before the appointments in her dual capacity As Justice minister and minister responsible for the status of said she believes the two women appointed meet All of the qualifications for becoming judges and we rent just appointed on the basis of former court of Appeal chief Justice Alfred Monnin expressed pleasure upon learning his son had been appointed to the court he spent Many years presiding Michel has been a court of Queens Bench judge for 11 years and before that a lawyer for 14 i feel Good about the appoint but i have mixed Monnin said in going to miss where i i like my Job Here in just hoping i didst make a the opening on the High court was created when Justice Allan Philp retired earlier this a 14year lawyer at the Riley Orle Guertin born Law called her appointment the nicest thing that could happen to a it was a statement made by jus Tice minister Rock he was committed to increasing the number of women on the Bench and this shows Hes True to his i truly Admire the of the Aikins Macaulay and Thorvaldson Law could not be reached for com Filmon suffers spasm by Paul Samyn legislature reporter Premier Gary Fil Mon was breathing easy yesterday after spending part of wednesday night in Misericordia Hospi tals emergency a spokeswoman for the Premier said Filmon was treated and released after suffering some discomfort from food lodged in his Hes absolutely the spokeswoman appeared to be his usual self yesterday As he climbed the legislative buildings stairs to his the spokeswoman explained Filmon occasion ally suffers from a constricting oesophagus while not posing any health does cause Richard the cites chief medical said the condition is fairly ;