Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 28, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 Section Maureen Houston 6977292 email saturday free press local 9878380 18005481991 Etta for personal corporate wow publishing and systems october 1095 doer wonders if shut death linked by Alice Krueger legislature reporter the death of a heart attack victim who had to be rerouted from the crowded health sciences Centre should be probed by an Independent invest the nip charged the elderly Man was first treated last saturday night by paramedics at his North Winnipeg he was then taken by ambulance to where seven other patients were waiting in health minister Jim Mccrae the Man was ultimately diverted to Boniface general nip Leader Gary doer said the death demands an investigation to see whether the overnight closure of Community hos Pital emergency wards played any role in the weve been told the Community Hospital closure at night does Back up the health sciences does Back up the ambulances and therefore puts people at risk and i think that is Only common Mccrae said he was aware of the Inci and would cause further inquiries to be he told reporters he was not present in a meeting at which the decision to close the five Community Hospital Emer gency wards overnight was but takes full responsibility for the i had to go along with what i Call a con he Premier Gary Filmon refused to give a straight answer when asked repeatedly by doer whether the decision was made by Cabinet and whether he approved of the the he had been made collectively by the government on the basis of advice provided by those in the Mccrae said the chief med ical Peter has the Power to order an inquest under the fatalities inquiries Markesteyn said he was waiting for information from the Winnipeg ambulance ser vice to see whether an inquest is i need a preventable he Louis director of adult Emer gency at called the matter a tem pest in a and said the Man have survived because there was no pulse or electrical activity of the heart when paramedics arrived at his Home at Pacific Avenue and main la flees students inquiry set into deaths u of rally drowns out education minister by Aldo Santin education reporter education minister Linda Mclntosh was chased into the legislature yesterday afternoon by several Hundred angry University of Manitoba Stu dents who were calling for an end to the 10dayold professors the incident capped a Day that began optimistically for Neotia who suspected the strike could be resolved without the intervention of a the Day also included a show of support by professors from across the who arrived in Winnipeg to join the u of m picket Mclntosh said she was not fright ened by the afternoon Demontra which officials estimated to involve about 600 they were Young people expressing their passionate inter est in education and in pleased to see them do the protest was organized by u of m graduate students who have sided with the striking faculty the strike now in its 10th Day began Over the Issue of How to impose layoffs and downsize the the administration wants final say on which individuals lose their jobs and which programs might be the faculty wants the administration to open its books for Public scrutiny before any Down sizing and it wants the University working with a to decide which pro Grams and individuals will be Mclntosh had gone to the top of the Steps of the legislature to Lavoie murder suicide probe May be trial of Justice system by Paul Samyn legislature reporter Joe free press live Art protest entitled the last Straw featured students Michael Bridgford read Cen Darlene Todd Centre and Anya Moodie address the made up mostly of students and a few but she was soon drowned out by several students calling for bind ing arbitration to end the i could hardly hear myself Mclntosh said Mclntosh was ushered into the legislature by an and was Fol Lowed by a crush of Quick acting Security guards locked the doors and pre vented including building staff and from what had begun As an orderly demonstration took on a tense tone for about 20 minutes As a crush of protesters cheered on by the crowd on the Steps behind them demanded Access to the the Uncertain nature of the demonstration took an even More bizarre turn when a Small group of native people took their turns protesting inadequate housing and calling for Canadian student organizers regained control by calling for a March and leading most of the crowd Down memorial they eventually ended up at Portage and Grant presi Dent of the faculty said he was optimistic a settlement might occur after negotiations resumed there was movement on a substantive he the prospects a medi Ator might be appointed to Settle the dispute seem Woods said the faculty would not accept the governments Terry u of m vice pres said the University would Only accept a mediator if the faculty returned to the province will examine the deaths of Roy and Rhonda Lavoie through a wide ranging Public inquiry that could put the Justice systems approach to Domestic violence on Justice minister Rosemary Vodrey announced yesterday that Justice Perry Schulman of court of Queens Bench will head the which will also have Independent this government has taken the Issue of Domestic violence very seriously and we will be looking to see if there Are recommendations to improve the Justice Vodrey Rhonda a 22yearold Mother of three was abducted by her estranged Hus band on two Days the couple was found dead of Carbon monoxide poisoning near in very Rhonda Rita they Are finally doing and its about we need to do because no one needs to die at the hands of their partner because the system Doest earlier this family and friends of Rhonda Lavoie had been pushing the province for an inquiry into her but Vodrey refused to step in Vodrey said yesterday she decided to Call a Public inquiry instead of a More limited inquest to examine the deaths after the provinces chief medical examiner warned about the possibility of an appearance of conflict of inter he had consulted officials in both Ontario and new she elaborate on this but concerns had been raised about the ability of a Provin Cial court judge during an inquest to comment on the actions of another provincial court Roy Lavoie was twice granted bail after he was charged for a nigh Long sexual assault on his wife in november he was also charged with sexual assault and uttering threats against his wife in among the issues Vodrey wants examined in the inquiry Are possible amendments to the criminal code to provide further Protection for victims of Domestic violence the policies and roles of police services and Crown attorneys in dealing with Domestic violence the effectiveness of support systems available to victims of Domestic nip Justice critic Gord Mackin Tosh said Vodrey has made the right move but chided her for wait ing nine months to this shows How slow the wheels of Justice turn for the women of Mackintosh Johns Mackintosh accused Vodrey of holding off on the inquiry because she was afraid to face the acid test of the tories Zero tolerance policy on Domestic women rally against head tax photos by Joe free press left Mclntosh attempts to address but eventually right native protester asks officer Why two rallies denied women of color Are being Hurt As much As anyone by the so called immigration head tax so Manitoba women plan to join a National protest today to voice their contempt for a spokeswoman for the Manitoba action committee on the status of women head tax perpetuates racism and said provincial coordinator Paula the which Are being held today in major cities across Cana began with the Toronto coalition against the Winnipeg rally begins at noon in the Union station Rotunda at Broadway and main prime said immigrant and refugee women chances for eco nomic Independence and safety Are jeopardized because they cant afford the Between that charge and a family of four has to spend More than to get landed Immi Grant she equal to eight years wages in dialling for answers that sometimes Aren t there a week in the life of a big City newspaper i think that my Jujj the caller is a 74yearold her husband is they both have heart last about 10 her Hus band fell ill he also has an ulcer and he was the elderly gentleman wants to go to the nearest seven where his records Are but Over the someone at seven Oaks says the Emer gency room is the woman and her who happens to be a Rush him to Gordon Sinclair they arrive at its 3 before Hes the woman on the phone won Ders How health minister Jim Mccrae would feel if it happened to 1 give her the ministers phone j j j Kyle Byron is Hes calling because he wants out of Headin Gley who actual t he just wants out temporarily to visit his 17yearold Donny Hes the kid who was shot in the Chest last Byron says he was escorted to the health sciences Centre to see him right after it but Donny was in now he cant go because his name int on the family visiting i place a Call to Justice department offi Cial Denis then to Jim Rodger at the Hsc and finally to Donny Kyle is cleared to see his Cousin next who needs a crowbar when youve got a Telephone Jujj this Call had a familiar Maxine Diamond is upset with the people who run the Winnipeg minor hockey she suggests that a Petty political Power plus preferential treatment by parents coaching their own have left her 11 year old son without a place to play its a and you know the Dia monds Arent the Only ones won Dering if its time to take a hard look at whats happening to kids hockey More How do we fix More to Jujj her name is Shes afraid to have her last name that because last her husband Marc arrived at their vital Home at 3 to discover it had been broken among the missing items is something insurance Doest priceless a video life Story of their 15 month old daughter her first her first her first Joanne Breaks Down crying on the Shes hoping that someone might see the video and return Marc goes nosing around Pawn shops searching for their stolen last he finds his wedding excitedly he shows the female proprietor a photo of his which has the inscription filed Marc shows her How it fits his but the Pawn shop worker says no she tells him Shes had it for four i ask Joanne How he he Felt like he was going to throw Joanne Jujj there were More there were and Leslie and Archie and All the thank you for than you for making my Job so and so Damn ;