Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 10, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Jerry died yesterday of a heart attack c4 experience taught Singer to be i 44 pages vol 122 no 248 publications mail registration 0286 Winnipeg free press get Post v t get Post outside City in Ontario weekly Home wkly Post in Winnipeg my Post outside cily August widow takes Klein to court Over death suit says cuts fatal Batree Nathan staff reporter a Winnipeg woman is suing the Alberta government for Mil claiming healthcare cuts led to her husbands death at a Calgary in sure if Scott had been Here in id still have him said Barbara Decock in a statement of claim filed in Decock names Al Berta Premier Ralph health minister Shirley my Banff Springs memo rial Hospital and eight Doc nurses and other work ers who saw her 44yearold husband Scott Decock before he died of a heart attack on it is the first time anyone has taken on a government Over healthcare say Law yers and health experts in Winnipeg and precedent if Decock it could set a very Large said Winnipeg lawyer Dale Fedor but it will be difficult for Decock to prove the Premier and the health minister Are personally liable for her Hus bands he unless the Premier gave the health minister or the Hospital a specific order not to provide care for the and to prove government i Decock must prove Al Berta has a substandard sys Decock says budget cuts prevented the Hospital from hiring staff and from provid ing proper equipment and supplies to have assessed and treated her husbands Condi the in a state ment of defence filed last denied any Scott Decock suffered a Sei Zure during a Canada Post business convention and was taken to Banff Springs memo rial Hospital by released in an hour the Hospital did several blood tests but told him Sam Ples would have to be sent to he was released in an his wife five hours a colleague found him unconscious in his hotel he was taken Back to the Banff then air lifted to where he was pronounced Scott has but he haunt had a seizure in 14 he was on Barbara Decock she is asking for million for herself and two 12 and Alberta health spokesman Gordon Turtle refused to com ment on the Albertas Liberal health critic Howard papers called de Cocks suit a warning to this i dont think this will be the last Legal action Well the Alberta government is a year and a half into a plan that Calls for cuts of Mil lion in the healthcare budget Over three Ken Vigliotti Winnipeg free press captivating dance Ane i Gupta of the India school of dance music and theatre performs yesterday at Polk Lora Mas India located at 290 Dubuc the stage show includes dances of the sri the Gujarat Region and please see Story on Page a frantic search for funds spirit targets big hitters As drop dead Date nears by John Douglas business reporter spirit of Manitoba pulled out All the stops going to some of the provinces heaviest hitters to close a lion funding Gap Days before an is with fundraising stalled at about million just five Days before the group Hopes to have million in the spirit Board members approached individuals capable of making big hoping they can jump Start the the private sector group trying to Purchase the Winnipeg jets believes that Between funds collected during the current Campaign and Money pledged during the save the jets frenzy in they Are Mil lion shy of their sources say the group approached Gendis chairman Albert co who has already pledged Mil to contribute More can West global communications Czar Israel who recently withdrew a million to Ante up Phil Kives of Tel International to make a multimillion Dollar pledge Peter Nygard of Nygard who has pledged to in crease his donation to More than million and the Richardson family to double their other members approached two organizations Ogden and versa foods service these Are the cites Home run inside Story Council leaves spirit hanging recycling the Arena a Board member the Call went out and if some of these people answer it maybe we can kickstart everything again and maybe get Over the Saramark has already approached spirit offering million for the new Arenas Concession rights for 20 the offer was rejected be cause concessions Are Worth an Esti mated million annually and the agreement would Hurt the jets Cash flow Down the some believe Saramark might accept a Shorter term to spirit has sold up to million in partnership units and collected about million for an endowment fund created to cover future the group must raise million by 15 to exercise an option to Purchase the majority it is Only then that a two week granted by jets majority owner Barry Shenkarow take spirit Board member Charlie Spring the 15th is a drop dead he governments will pull the plug if we dont have million raised by people hear we have an Exten Sion and they think they have weeks to but we have to have million up front or there is no to probe of ombudsman political Job by Nick Martin City Hall reporter the ombudsman problem is that Shes a the president of the Manitoba association for rights and liberties charged at yesterdays City Council Many men cannot tolerate Intelli articulate the groups Don As he opposed demands for a review of ombudsman Virginia Menzies irate residents go to b3 but Council voted 86 to review the role of the ombudsman which has operated for 11 a task Force will study How the ombudsman reports to examine what information should re main and compare the ombudsman approach with that of her provincial its not an mayor Susan Thompson but there Are strained relations Between Council and the and executive policy committee Mem Bers have been openly feuding with Menzie since last fall Over substantial increases in her budget and staff some councillors have complained that any attempt to rein in the ombudsman expenditures would be seen As interference since Menzie operates at arms length from the Menzie was on vacation yesterday and was unavailable for Council cannot fire nor limit men Zies Power but could ask the prov Ince to clarify her authority through an amendment to the City of Winni Peg Glen Murray fort Rouge said he was fed up with councillors making attacks on including i cannot support this i Vestiga he it looks like a Politi Cal Job being done on a government office that should be arms Sandy Hyman River Heights dismissed the review As a waste of time championed by councillors miffed that Menzie is infringing on their but John Angus Norb Ert argued the review will simply help the ombudsman office find ways to operate More executive policy with the help of All will name the task Force that will review men Zies quote of the Day we need the we need the we need some other than those minor things Are going swimmingly for spirit of Manitoba president Gam Osier and the of the private sector group trying to buy the Winnipeg City Council is to vote of spirits business plan details on Page b3 the weather today mostly High Low tonight Tomor Row a mix of Sun and High Sun Moon rises sets details on Page 08 inside diversions rubes and Ann in sports to she ii Hove fun till she turns the plates in by Wanda Chow staff reporter lotto Bonus blatant Money grab or sound business sense either a new fee levied against summer car Drivers by Manitoba Public insurance will hit sport scar Drivers and motor Home owners in to me its just another another just for the privilege of driving an unusual car or recreational said Denis a Pas president of the Manitoba classic and antique Auto under a new rate people who turn in their plates this fall and Mothball their vehicles for the Winter must Shell out a minimum Pic corporate communications manager Jim Kingdon said the additional fee is to cover administrative costs when motorists cancel their insurance Midway through the annual he say what the maximum fee will be but said it relates to the Premium and when a policy is its not a he its simply the Cost of doing it May sound but there Are costs associated with its not a Money grab at Robert said it will Cost him a minimum of to cancel the insurance for his Fleet of 10 to 12 running As he usually does when the seasons he said Many people who drive Winter beaters to save Wear on their summer cars will also be affected by the Pic snuck it Robert nobody knew it was and theres no Way aut Opac can convince me it costs to Send me a Kingdon said the new took effect july 1 was publicized in he said it was brought in to offset the loss of Revenue resulting from its new daily prorated fee until last motorists paid for an entire months coverage regardless of when they bought their the new system Means people Only pay for the amount of coverage they actually receive during that first ;