Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 21, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free March 1996 a5 clerk sexually assaulted in front of pub by Doug Nairne police reporter a female clerk was sexually assaulted at the front doors of police Headquarters yesterday morning in the second violent attack on a civil servant in a a female police officer chased the culprit and arrested him a Short distance from the Public safely the who works at the police was smoking in front of the building just before 10 when a Man approached her and demanded a when she the Man apparently grabbed hold of her and began to sexually assault Shelley a plainclothes officer who works in the Commer Cial crime saved the woman when she happened upon the scene and scared him i came out of the building and i saw him assaulting her and then pulling she she just had this shocked look on her face and asked me if id seen what had after ensuring the victim was All Jones dropped the bags she was carrying and ran after the she nabbed him and dragged him Back to the the 55yearold Man was charged with sexual the incident has sparked More fear among City who Are still shaken after the so called Core area mugger attacked a senior City bureaucrat in the nearby Man helping refugees rooted in Faith by Glen Mackenzie staff reporter Lorne who spent 40 years of his working life with a lumber found a Way to spend his retire ment years helping some of Canadas neediest refugees from countries where life was much a member of Calvary Temple since the Early 1950s one of the few from the earliest Days of the renowned her Bert Barber who is still pastor after More than 40 years retired As sales manager of North american lumber in four decades after starting with the As an Active his Fel Low parishioners found a special role for him As chairman of the refugee committee in when the first of the boat people arrived and the Temple was among the what followed was 12 years helping More than 100 people find housing and Job Hunting meant More than trips to employment says who lives on Churchill i phoned everybody i could think but i had to be careful about things like How Well peo ple spoke and what mechanical skills they May and i didst think it appropriate to find outdoor jobs for peo ple who had just arrived from a Jungle he also Learned about certain cultural id found out that if you Sig Nal a vietnamese to come to you a certain its considered an insult because that How they Call a Wood id read a Booklet that told me about he also says anyone helping Wayne Glowack Winnipeg free of Wood says he still gets cards from people he talents to Helaine refugees know a local hero let us know at 6977292 and Well let everyone immigrants also learns certain important things in a not ing in some cultures a woman who wears White is in mourning for Many Black clothing is worn by older red by younger knowing these things can make people comfortable instead of and you can get by and stay out of after the boat people were taken care Wood devoted his talents to helping refugees his Church sponsored from Central Eritrea and he gave up his refugee work in deciding the time had come for a More Complete retire your Legal responsibility lasts for a but the moral one goes on for a he adding everyone he helped made out reasonably Well in and there have been some like invitations to participate in tet vietnamese new year celebrations or a new Church i still get letters and phone Calls from people we some of whom have moved East mainly to he and i get More Christmas cards in vietnamese than eng Lish Mitchell fabrics annual Spring break Sale our selection for Spring 96 is better than take advantage of great reductions on Home basics from march21st to april 6th bridal fabrics evening Wear Winnipeg Best selection 20 off for brides beaded and sequined Salin veils for bridal parties Satinback evening Wear beaded velvets Zirri descent beaded appliques All Stock on Sale great savings for Chad 96 prints 20 off for Home fashion 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Safe she Carl Shier said the attacks have prompted a review of Security procedures around the civic buildings weve been looking at our poli cies since the mandarin building he the first attack heightened everyone awareness of the dangers and the second one really brought it Home to everyone Paul president of local 500 of the Canadian Union of pub Lic said the safety Issue will be brought to City manage ment he said Many of his unions members work in the downtown area and feel vulnerable to As Public employees our places of work Are a bit of an open Book where there int a lot of control Over Peoples he we face a lot More risk than people who work in a private Reynolds off panel to choose new chief by Doug Nairne police reporter the cites Parks and culture commissioner has been removed from his position As chairman of the Selec Tion committee for a new police chief amid controversy Over his rumoured candidacy for the Job a Rumor he and City councillors say civic crises and internal bickering is delaying the search for a new chief in the Wake of Dale henrys Depar Ture last mayor Susan Thompson con firmed yesterday that commissioner Loren Reynolds was removed from the committee last at this Point he is not part of the selection committee due to All the controversy Over is he a candidate or int he she it want really appropriate for Reynolds to remain As when contacted Reynolds would not comment on the except to say that he has not applied for the chiefs it really would be inappropriate for me to say anything he but other members of the pro Parks and culture commit tee which oversees the police say Reynolds and the mayor dont get and claim the decision to remove him was Harry Lazarenko said Thompson and Reynolds have had conflicts in the past and that it was wrong to remove Reynolds from the now he Doest have any say in hiring the person who will be work ing directly under Lazarenko Mynarski Lazarenko said he is one of Sev eral councillors who wanted to see Reynolds apply for the but said Reynolds be thrown off the committee for that Thompson is on record saying Reynolds would be Given the chiefs Job Over my dead a statement she now Calls unfortunate but would not other councillors grilled Thomp son on the situation during the Council meeting Glen Murray fort Rouge said it is ridiculous that Reynolds was removed Over what amounts to other sources said Reynolds was yanked because he does not see Eyet Eye with the mayors Politi Cal Agenda and management Thompson admitted who Heads the department that oversees the Hast applied for the chiefs nor has he expressed any interest in the search committee had originally said that a successor for Henry would be selected within five weeks of his mid february at that search committee member Mike Oshaughnessy old Kildonan said the fall election and the budget debate had delayed finding a replacement in time for henrys Thompson said the hiring process will take a Back seat to More pressing City Council 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