Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 3, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba A Cawal tvs Robin unmasks Bat secrets in 44 pages vol 123 no 242 Canada Post sales agreement 563595 Winnipeg free press get Post 60s get t Post outside cily 750 in Ontario weekly Home delivery wkly Post in Winnipeg August City in dogfight for airbase Bidou Naime staff reporter Las minute lobbying in Ontario May jeopardize the re location of an air combat group and its 300 related jobs that military brass have slated for Winni senior officers sources at air command said they Niney Earold Shawn Bear munches pancakes putting out belly fires by Mike Maunder free press correspondent firefighter Stephen Sumka was affected by one child in particular at one of the weekly free breakfasts firefighters have been sponsoring for intercity he have been More than 55 soaking says but he waded through three helpings of pancakes and then asked if there was i asked him he said he be eat ing again until there have been up to 60 kids coming to the free breakfasts Orga cooked and served by Winni Peg firefighters and their spouses each wednesday morning at the Sal vation army Harbor Light Mission on Logan there great just a Little too much said one lean 10yearold As Well As there Are such As Buzz and Boomer from the Winni Peg Blue and activities such As face painting and Tours of the fire departments portable safety it started with the Home Street explains the last claimed the lives of four children and led to for childproof a lot of us were really affected by the tragedy of those four says among those affected were District chief Norm fire Captain Dan Thacker and fire department chaplain Neil who is also the Harbor Light attended the Home Street shortly he met with firefighters to find ways they could Combine fire prevention with the salvation army work among intercity for their first firefighters cooked and served a special break fast with and arranged that each family was Given a smoke de Tector As Well As presents from this they decided to continue the idea of breakfast for As Many kids As with sponsor ship from Thacker arranges every week to have about 25 volunteers Cook and serve the wives and retired firefighters heard about it and wanted to get involved he were ready to serve 250 kids every he expected an announcement con firming the Winnipeg decision in june and were surprised when Noth ing was one senior officer said there Are fears that political meddling will Send the new air combat mobility group to which is the other main contender for the it will be like sending the cf18 maintenance contract to Montreal All Over said the who requested in from the West and it bothers me to see this political interference for the Benefit of Central a Brief dated april that was leaked to the Media states Scott who was com Mander of air command at the had approved a plan to locate the air combat group in the Brief says the plan has been on defence minister David Collen ettes desk since Al who took Over air command at the end of said it is policy not to comment on matters under consideration by fish lips Ann Rutgers of Calgary grimaces As a giant codfish gives her a Slimy Smooch during a screeching ceremony this week in the ceremony is part of an annual five Day festival which features live music nightly in the cites two councillors in Eye of the storm heat on Reese As Council revisits jets plan by Stevens wild City Hall reporter All eyes will be on two councillors this morning when a hastily called meeting at City Hall revisits an Issue that threatened to cripple the jets Deal last mayor Susan Thompson called the meeting yesterday to reconsider a motion that would allow the City to accept contributions for the pro posed Arenas endowment fund As charitable two councillors Jae Eadie James and Evelyne Reese Boni face were among the eight who voted against the motion last the six others said yesterday there standing but Reese would not make her voting intention known yesterday in a Brief phone Eadie was under the weather and could not respond to a reporter at his his wife said last since last weeks motion failed on an 88 Only one councillor has to change their vote or voter must stay away for Themo Tion to pass some councillors suggested yesterday that Thompson would not have called the meeting unless she knew she had the support for the motion to the votes Are said Harry Lazarenko Ive been told the votes Are Couney expected to Volt in favor of today motion mayor Susan Deputy mayor George Fraser Charles and councillors Amaro Silva Daniel Clement Stanski Mike Oshaughnessy old Harry Lazarenko Mynarski and John Angus the following Council lors have said they will vote against motion Sandy Hyman River Al Golden Terry Duguid North Lillian Thomas Rick to Yehlik Transcona and Glen Murray fort the following councillors have not stated their intentions Jae Eadie James and Evelyns Reese Boni inside Story brokers race against clock one City Hall insider said Reese would stand firm in her opposition to the motion but Eadie would change his vote and support the giving it a 97 the mayor have called the meeting unless Eadie has flip the source its a pre determined Evelyner resolutely its Down to late last Thompson said she would not put the City through what she considered to be an Embarrass ment unless at least two of the no councillors switched their spirit of Manitoba officials have said that unless the City accepts do nations for the endowment fund As charitable their fund raising efforts will not who has not been seen at City Hall since last was granted a leave of absence yester Day by executive policy committee on the grounds of another source said he has been suffering from the stomach flu at his White Shell cottage and that he returned to Winnipeg yesterday to attend today Deputy mayor George Fraser Charles suggested that some move ment had taken place among the there May have been other councillors who didst fully understand it and who had further discussions and have reconsidered and their vote May Fraser spirit sources last night also remained quietly confident they would get the needed reversal at Council today but refused to say who would switch their the and would not confirm the military preference for Winni he said it is up to Collenette to make an but suggested one must be made soon if the military is going to meet a 1997 deadline to streamline its operations and move the although the exact form of the air combat group which will merge the air forces various operational Headquarters has not been it will Likely consist of 300 personnel with a payroll of the jobs will partially compensate for the 750 military jobs being Cut or moved from Winnipeg when air command Headquarters is Relo i rated to Ottawa in student says Rural school went too far to control him teen sues division for humiliation by Kevin Rollason Law courts reporter a former Manitoba High school student is suing a Rural school claiming its conditions to control fellow students pressed charges against too far and left him the whose family has left the province because of the fallout from the was convicted of general assault after four girls complained he was grabbing and slapping their buttocks and breasts daily during the 199394 school provincial court judge Ron Meyers placed the student on probation in May 1995 but before he was sentenced the school Board suspended him and Only allowed the teen to attend school last year when he agreed to see a psychiatrist of the school boards Choice arrive at school and meet with a paraprofessional who would be with him at All times when at school spend recess and other Breaks at an office with the paraprofessional be escorted from school at lunch and at the end of the Day Only go to the washroom after the paraprofessional ensured the room was empty of other students not attend any school activities or dances and not speak to any fellow the Mother said the paid for by the school also recorded anything her son said and graded it positive or the reports were then filed weekly with the Board and she said her son abide by the boards rules for two but when she realized the conditions might never be lifted As Long As her son went to the she withdrew i dont know if Well Ever see any Money from the suit but i just Hope they dont do this to any other the teens Mother said it was a year of absolute hell for we moved out of the province because of Hes guilty of smacking the girls on the bum but he didst deserve everything that could be done to Embarrass this kid was the teen is claiming damages for the indignity and loss of standing he suffered from his classmates and As Well As for his future loss of income because he lost an entire school court was told the teen continued touching the girls after they protested and even after he was warned by a guidance the who were described As being in finally complained to their parents who phoned the during the defence counsel de Murphy said the rumours in the teens Home town had grown to the Point where the teen was considered a serial Murphy also explained the which had no sexual began As a on Day joke with several but the teen continued Long after everyone else were saying the Board later overreacted due to pressure and they completely ignored their responsibilities to educate said the boys Rocky Sheila division said the division stands by its today quote of the Day maybe we took it for granted How Safe it Gerald Cyr of he Des Chenes wonders about the safety of driving daily Over the Tran Canada pipeline on Highway 59 in Light of saturdays pipeline explosion near details on Page b3 the weather today mainly sunny High Low tonight tomorrow mainly High Smi rises self Moon rises self details on Page b8 inside diversions rubes and Ann a6 in b5 c10 sports to lotto Bonus 5 ;