Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 30, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba A8 Winnipeg free october i was left out mayoral hopeful mayoral candidate Theresa Ducharme says she was excluded from Many Public forums in this years civic election because of her Dis ability and has filed a complaint with the Canadian and Manitoba human rights i thought wed accomplished a said who is in a there ready to do everything for the but what do they do for us Ducharme said she attend a business forum at the Winnipeg Squash Racquet because she refused to use a Stair climbing device which she Felt was not appropriate for and during a debate at the Walker the Ducharme said she was embarrassed by the makeshift ramp set up for her she is also angry about being unable to Access a mayoral debate held at radio station every Home is a potential target by Manfred Jager Urban life reporter to increasing numbers of particularly personal safety and Security is getting harder to not Only have the Days passed when you could go downtown without Locking your now police have a new message for you keep your front door securely locked even when youre at its one of the most elementary Steps you can take to make sure youre particularly if youre a says Darrel Brown of the Winnipeg police services Community relations he says just As there Are peo ple who go from Back door to fighters fear of crime need not make victims of us As Many Winni Eggers have shown by embracing crime in this new which will run from time to time in the free Urban life reporter Man Fred Jager explores local safety issues to help you fight Back door in the dead of night to see if they can find an unlocked there Are people who will try rows of front doors during the homeowners have been known to work or lounge in their Back Yard while strangers were quietly stealing valuables from their living rooms and bedrooms All because a front door was not people must get it into their minds that the Good old Days Are says the Winnipeg crime prevention its a whole new world out youve got to be on your guard All the the Good old Days Are Over Brown says even More Likely than burglaries at suburban houses Are the scenarios where a would be thief goes from door to door in an apartment try ing to get into As Many suites As possible and stealing video Cas Sette recorders Televik and seniors in apartment blocks often leave their doors open when they visit with a neighbor or go to the laundry garbage Chute or Central Mailbox in their build Ings front it takes an experienced thief less than one minute to find and remove your valuables and Van seemingly without a depending on How care Ful and tidy a thief it May take the victim an hour or More to realize that an incursion has even taken Brown says seniors can take Steps to enhance their for one older people might want to limit their outdoor activities to Daylight peo ple who have a social commit ment after dark or want to go to a concert or other entertainment event should try to team up with then get a Friend or neigh Bor to take them there and later pick them up and drive them when at police urge homeowners never to answer the door until they have made sure its Safe to do it Means installing a through door viewer with a 160degree the viewer enables homeowners to see people at the door without being detected Here Are some tips to keep Safe when outside the Home walk along Busy avoid isolated bus walk facing traffic so you can see approaching stay out of reach if someone in a vehicle stops and asks direct never avoid using automated Bank ing machines late at self defence training no longer provided to the elderly and social agencies loused to arrange self defence a courses to help older people fend for themselves if they faced a confrontation with a would be no the thinking of Law enforce ment and social service planners has changed completely in recent the View now is that most seniors Are not Able to sustain a High degree of physical readiness for even if they it would take much More regular martial arts practise than people Are prepared to undergo to remain As fit As a Young mugger or purse snatcher might says Barbara coordinator of older victims ser vices for age and Opportunity women can do a lot to avoid becoming the victim of a purse first of never leave your purse unattended where it can become a target of Opportunity for a she we advise people to hold on to their purses tightly when walking on a Street or parking whats even More important is the Content of a Whipps said women frequently put them selves in harms Way trying to run after a purse they Tell us later that not Only did the purse contain but also credit Drivers licence revealing the victims address and the keys to the when that you have a truly fright ening situation on your tuesday october one Day Only regular priced and childrens clothing family footwear including athletic shoes housewares Art prints decorative accessories Christmas lights and trim stemware gift Ware 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masked a struggle ensued and the owner managed to pull the mask off one of the assailants the owner was treated later in Hospital in Rose do Seddon it is believed the assailants fled in a compact car although no description of the car was a Bright red car of that Type was seen in the area just before the he watermen is located about 270 Kilometres Northwest of Winnipeg Between Lake Winnipegosis and Lake Gas station robbed police Are seeking a Man who robbed a Gas station a Winnipeg police service spokesman said a Man entered the around Manitoba fest Dale Shell station at 6620 Rob Lin at about 4 indicated he had a demanded Cash and made off with an undisclosed he was described As in his very slim with dark red acne scars on the Side of his a stocking Over his head and wearing a Lightc lored Kangaroo jeans and Light col ored gardening firefighter Hurt Winnipeg fire department officials reported two residential blazes Early a firefighter was treated in the Hospital and released after sus 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