Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 12, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Parole Manitoban rally to keep Helen killer behind bars province eyes tougher smuggling natives protest funding Manitoba gets Green Light to recruit garment Bonus s to Wei Ivi Carrot top Casai Jade Star David Caruso is an unlikely sex Symbol hot Singer says women in Rock to mainly Novelty Manitoba Melanie Chartrand will hand jets anywhere loss of comedian Garry r own Chr dont blame coach for Tkachuk Slack knew Blue we rent ready for Minneapolis has month to make jets their own 703 b10 d10 diversions a8 in d13 movies sports to c9 the weather Cloudy with High Low details on Page d13 Winnipeg free press 50 plus taxes outlying areas october Garden City nightclub called youth gang hangout bar Boss turfs gets shot by Doug Nairne police reporter at a North Winnipeg night looked on in horror Early yesterday As an angry teen shot the 25yearold bar manager with a and the believed to be a Juve was still on the Loose last police say they Are concerned about the situation at Saxx bar in the Garden City which some patrons say has become a hangout for youth gangs and other Crimi Treyve had their share of police Calls for All sorts of said Winnipeg police Jack it certainly is disturbing for us to see this much violence in previous incidents at the a Man was sent to Hospital in critical Condi Tion after being a bouncer was stabbed while trying to eject a Patron and several brawls have witnesses to the latest incident said a group of youths wearing clothes inscribed with Indian posse were hanging around the Entrance to the bar All and tried to get inside at about 1 they appeared to be under age and were unable to produce so the Chris told them to witnesses but they came Back half an hour one who was standing next to Mcgill when he was said the teen who pulled the trigger walked in the came within a metre of Mcgill and then fired a single he didst or have any expression on his just looked totally Blank and said the who asked not to be i was getting out of my chair to help Chris with the Guy when he just slowly lifted up his right hand and he shot Mcgill was taken to the health sciences Centre and treated for a Small calibre bul let wound that fractured his left thigh Bone just above the the youth and at least one who was outside when the shot was fled the scene on continued please see gettingva2 Jack free press ambulance workers prepare to transport Mcgill to Hsc Early Thompson targets vandalism by Nick Martin City Hall reporter mayor Susan Thompson wants to create a new Community court that would take Swift action against vandals and Graffiti artists without burdening the regular court sys under the unveiled on the civic election Campaign Trail yes anyone caught committing a Quality of life crime would be whisked straight to a designated the magistrate would pass sentence immediately a minimum of 50 hours service clean ing up the arresting officers would return to their duties right without being stuck with hours of paper the mayor this will apply to vandals caught defacing or destroying pub Lic or private the mayor but a Legal Aid lawyer said Thompsons promised crackdown is Likely unconstitutional for those who dont immediately plead guilty to a Arne who directs the pub Lic interest Law said the election Promise of a Community court with immediate Justice is a Kangaroo court which Doest meet constitutional Thompson said she did not get Legal advice before devising her which would need provincial but she said the com munits rights should take Prece Dence Over the rights of the the Community court procedure would apply to All age Thompson its just a Peltz Contin you cant deprive people of their right to have Legal to have a trial and proof it Doest appear to have been Well thought a spokesman for Justice minis ter Rosemary Vodrey said she would study any formal Resolution of City but would not com ment on candidates individual election mayoral Candi Date Terry Duguid was it All sounds mayoral challenger Peter Kaufmann noting that enforcing Community service is a we talk about trying to mete out some Pun i have no problem with Arena audit too late for civic vote by Stevens wild City Hall reporter Thompson would sentence Graffiti artists others want to recruit them d16 a comprehensive audit of the efforts to save the Winnipeg jets and build a new Arena will not be completed despite City councils orders until after the 25 civic elec says a memo obtained by the free onslaught unnerving a6 old new jobs a10 the 5 memo to mayor Susan Thompson from City auditor Gerry Labossiere says the audit will not be completed by the deadline Council set at its last meet it will instead be completed in Labossiere said he and Provin Cial auditor Carol Bellringer made the decision to delay the joint we Are an Independent Labossiere i know its a Polit ical if it was we would have done it in that time its still going to be Peter provincial director of the Manitoba taxpayers Assoc said he would have liked to have seen an audit Complete before the theres a bad taste in a lot of Peoples Holle theres a lot of cynicism out Jim of the Andiarena group thin said Thompson should see to it that the audit is Complete by continued please see Rule keeps kids out adopted cant obtain visas by Catherine Mitchell and Alexandra Paul staff reporters dozens of Winnipeg families have been told the Chil Dren they adopted overseas cannot come to Canada because of new immigration Winnipeg lawyer Gurdeep Singh Chahal said at least four families he represents have been told their adopted children will not get visas to come from to me it seems intended just to Stop immigration of these Chil Chahal my observation is that they dont want the especially from these coming into Mira another immigration lawyer specializing in adoption said she has at least 15 appeals pending in which adopted childrens visas have been turned Down in new visas were granted if the adoption met All the rules of that the age limit for the children was 13 but was bumped to 18 in Harmony with Canadian adoption Laws after a court Chal Thow but now immigration officials say the family must be Able to prove a Parent child relationship exists before a visa is she while the changes to the rules were made by the Federal govern ment in the backlog on visa applications has meant the Deci Sions Are Only now coming Thow the new rules were implemented after officials in new Delhi warned that people in Canada were adopting relatives in India As a matter of to get family members into Canadas Edu cation or medicare the Canadian press it was estimated that More than 800 adopted Indian children have been denied but Thow said while education benefits might be the motivation in half of her the other adoptions took place for family in where extended family ties Are few people adopt it is common to adopt a Niece or Nephew if the Bio logical parents Are unable to care for the if a couple is infer or if the adoptive family is missing a child of either male or female Fred de a prominent Mem Ber of Winnipeg filipino comm said the new rules Are resulting in visa denials in the where familial adoptions Are common As for Winnipeg Ger Washington the new rules Are keep ing him from making a Home for his Legal continued please see eat at subway this Friday the 13th and help Harbour Light help Winnipeg Street kids Winnipeg free press to a Winnipeg inner City can be a horror gang drugs and hunger Are All part of the but the Harbour lights corps of the salvation army is working to end the Harbour lights helps to provide inner City kids with a Safe activities and regular meals and warm Winter in support of Harbour lights subway is launching a on Day major fundraiser on october 1995 at All Winnipeg subway locations from every Foo Long Sandwich sold will go towards helping support Harbour lights help subway and Harbour lights make a difference in eat at your nearby subway this Friday the and help 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