Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 18, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba In pm t in t a i n iv1 in n t native land last in a free press and Thomson news service series on aboriginal land claims teachers have mail for education parents fear jewish school May close Deer Lodge seniors contributing to study profs want full time minister of crazy time Singer yearns for glory Days of the american musical Wright does what feels pave Barry catches political vocalist takes Home Rose bowl for parents Marshall heal up March night fight Mike right Tyson should stay at the top for the rest of the Century canadians new Home opens to mixed sri lankan take Cricket title Home Texas tech advances to Caas round of 16 brazilian Driver a hero in rid diversions Cross rubes and Ann in memorial Psi sports the weather variable Cloud with occasional details on Page c7 Winnipeg free press outlying March medical kids i by Allison Bray staff reporter the provinces chief med ical examiner is calling for new legislation to crack Down on parents whose children die or Are at risk of fatal injury As a result of parental Intorica although his department didst Start to officially classify parental seniors Complex lays Down Law butt out or get out staff residents who smoke at the Catherine place senior citizens Complex in Boni face have been Given notice to butt out or get a handful of elderly residents have until september to kick the habit or get kicked out of their its a demand Laid Down by their landlord and one that could end up before a provincial adjudication Board to see if its Rea affected residents have already made up their i dont think its very res ident Pierre Moquin i Felt like i was at Home but now i this is not my Home any said Hes a lifelong smoker who cant quit his Halfa Hackaday his family is helping him find another Home an apartment where he can i thought i was in heaven when i moved Here three years he now it looks like in going Down to where All the others another 73yearold who did not want her name is also outraged by the i was quite Happy the fou year resident i have a lot of friends i never smoke anywhere but my room with the door and Nei ther does anybody she has found another place to Serge owner manager of the seniors residence at 190 Ray mond said he gave five Resi dents verbal notice to quit smoking or get out earlier this i just told them that after 1 we would rather not have any smokers he we have 106 suites and Only five people its better for All the other residents to enjoy a smoke free Bebeau said he picked 31 As the smoking cutoff Date so those who still smoke would have lots of time to either give it up or find another place to he said he has contacted the provincial rentals mans office to seek clarification of his right to evict i was told that the landlord and tenants act does not apply Here because we Are zoned As an institutional he they told me they would look into the Law and advise me in about two weeks from Roger director of the residential tenancies said the province May get involved if Bebeau tries to enforce the new continued please see booze lethal mix intoxication As a Factor in child deaths until this Peter Markesteyn said investigations into child deaths in Manitoba Over the past decade show a disturbing number have died directly or indirectly because their parents were the most recent Case occurred earlier this month when two year old Brent Mowatt died in a House fire March 2 at the blood vein first nation after the toddler and his two aged four and were left alone in the Home while their parents allegedly were out Sheldon and his 23 year old Heather were charged Friday with child aban Markesteyn said he is consider ing calling an inquest into the Mowatt he said whether it will do any Good is can we address the not to leave your kids alone Markesteyn int alone with his a significant number of deaths occur when the caregiver has been drinking or agreed Michael director of the department of Community health services at the health sciences Blair head of the Winnipeg police child abuse said authorities Are also alarmed by the frequency of no natural deaths of children in which an infant or Small child smothers while sleeping in the same bed with an intoxicated Parent or suf fers a fatal Accident starting a House fire due Lack of parental supervision is for a Lotof the reason there not their said v is a member of a nary known As the death review reviews the deaths of every bobcats Best in Canada Brandon bobcats Keith Vassell celebrates after the bobcats claimed the Ciau mens basketball National championship Brandon ended University of Alberta Golden bears quest for three straight titles with a 7972 please see Story on Page break new health inspections shifts to educational a by Kevin Rollason staff reporter health inspectors will no longer be frequent Visi tors to City restaurants under sweeping changes to a Man Date that will move away from punishment in favor of an educational Well still continue to but we have to be More said Dean manager of environmental health services for Merly the Public health depart ment for the City of the inspectors will still be but it will be More of an Eval the real Good wed like to get them Down to one inspection a now its per year for most of the new streamlining of the designed to save taxpayers Money and change the role of the has already had its since last there have been no charges Laid against restaurants by environmental health which polices the area within the old City of the department was filing a dozen charges in any Given month Sargeant said the have been sent on refresher is to Bone up for expanded Sibili ties Over the last few leaving them less time to regular restaurant in the department been Busy training employees in proper techniques in new Law that takes effect aft Zieja end of this month requiring All to have a Foo handling restaurateurs applaud the be Wop sir Ive always believed whether building or health or should be there to help us than said George president of the Manitoba re staupp rant and food services continued please see inspections mourns scottish children service a message of sympathy to those who suffered loss in Dunblane massacre by Glen Mackenzie staff reporter Marc free press unidentified Man and child mourn about 400 Winni Eggers Gath ered at first presbyterian Church yesterday afternoon to share grief at a solemn service for the 16 schoolchildren and teacher murdered last week in i just wept to myself when i first heard the said Paula co co who came Here from liver Pool 16 years i could relate to it because i went to a school with a gymnasium just like the one where the children were she produced a sketch penned by her Fivey Earold with the words bad and Brit Tany trying to Rush to save the Chil Corcoran Mother said the purpose of yesterdays 45minute service want to be but to Send a message Back to even though were not there to those who suffered personal Cathy Corcoran said she goes to a Village Grieve c8 roman Catholic but wanted to go to the first presbyterian ser vice As Well yesterday because it dealt specifically with the tragedy last week in one who identified herself Only As said you can cry by but its Good sometimes to share grief with asked if she Felt the service helped who has an 11 year old said it just tears flowed frequently during the service when the first names of the 16 dead children were read Many mourners bowed their Michael Farris of first presbyterian said in a Eulogy like so Many other imagined his sons face in the class picture of those who died so lets not be overcome by evil lets overcome evil with he Farris said later he believes every Parent who looked at the pictures of the slain children also Felt a comm Pps emotion i cant fully protect my child from Carol who is her first child and whose father came from or thought something like this Ever happen in Scotland Farris said later the service those who attended a Chance to there not alone in their grief the there is grieving he t Farris said he Doest tougher gun control Laws or thing else could have prevented but you cant let an event like pass in he a collection was taken during the ifs service for the families of the dered anyone wanting to mail a Cheque to bereaved families fund Dunblane Royal Bank of Scotland High Street Perthshire Scotland ;