Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 16, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 Section John Douglas 6977292 associate Gerald flood email Winnipeg free press local Phil free press Kathleen manager of Kenaston wine said the wine business is booze Trade recovers from six year hangover by Bud Robertson staff reporter t wine and Beer sales i have gone up for the first time seven thanks to a jump in the number of canadians Over the Legal drinking the increase for the fiscal year ending March halted six straight years of declining sales for wine and statistics Canada reported while Beer sales were up for the second consecutive wine sales recorded the largest increase at per cent Over the pre Vious rising to million the highest level in Fiir Beer sales reached two billion an increase of per cent while the sales of spirits Rose marginally to million a Rise of Only per the Agency that the increase in sales should not be equated with since the figures do not include sales of homemade wine and Beer or sales to canadians in duty free in while the volume of sales Rose with an increase in the adult Canadian individuals volume sales of alcoholic beverages w fiscal year ended March millions of spirits wine Beer Canada Yukon note figures have been source statistics Canada up actually drank the Agency spirits such As Vodka and liqueurs dropped to litres per person from while Beer sales fell to litres per person from Only wine sales held steady at 10 litres per that Doest make Dave administrator of awareness pro Grams with the addictions foundation of feel any As consumption of alcohol goes so do the problems attached to such As alcoholism and family Vio said Kathleen manager of the Kenaston wine Market in win int surprised to learn that wine sales Are on the weve definitely had an increase in wine said were very since the private wine store opened in it has increased its Stock of wines to from she Williamson added attitudes toward wine Are and More people accept it As a drink for Don Manitoba liquor control commissions Vic president of marketing and agrees that wine and coolers Are Selling Well these spirit sales in Manitoba have actually declined while Beer sales remain he Manitoba saw a slight increase the year pregnant sniffer at Home lightning Rod for feta rights debate checks out of Hsc after 10day stay convicted killer plans Appeal by David Kuxhaus Law courts reporter both the Crown and defence will Appeal the Case of a 24year old Man convicted of smothering his infant child to Christopher Michael votary was found guilty of manslaughter by a court of Queens Bench jury in Justice John Scollin sentenced the Young father to two years in the Crown has filed a notice indicating it will be seeking a longer defence lawyer Martin Glazer is looking to have the conviction of his client that action is being sought on sever Al according to court Docu ments filed earlier this Glazer claims that a mistrial should have been called after a who was later told other jurors she thought votary should get the electric Glazer will also argue that state ments to police made by his client along with those of a key Crown wit Ronald should not have been admitted As Shumlick told police votary con fessed to killing Oney Earold Brittany because he thought the child was ruin ing his relationship with his common Law votary was originally charged with first degree Glazer claimed that the death was an he had told jurors that the Young father was Only trying to keep the child quiet when he placed his hand Over her Mouth and by Alexandra Paul medical reporter one Day after checking out of a pregnant sniff addict was reportedly solvent free and was protecting her no she called to a reporter seeking an my lawyer said not the who is 22 and five months has remained clean on her her partner and the father of the unborn child said she Doest want to he Shes through with the who cant be named because it would Lead to the identification of her other checked her self out of health sciences Centre she had been in Hospital first under court order and then voluntarily for eight the woman was ordered into treat ment by court of Queens Bench jus Tice Perry Schulman on 6 after Winnipeg child and family services sought a custody order against fearing her chronic glue sniffing habit would damage her on the order was lifted on Appeal but she decided to stay in hos Pital until the worst of her withdrawal had she has three other All of whom Are permanent wards of the the youngest two both show develop mental damage As a result of her Addic which dates Back six her identified Only As said the woman has no intention of seeking further although he has repeatedly supported the Agency order that put her in yesterday he suggested she Doest need professional she can carry on a he theres nothing Shes All her Case has sparked a National debate on fetal various sources yesterday expressed scepticism that the woman would be Able to resist her especially in the absence of medical Aid and professional William also said that the woman be considered in recovery until she has been sniff free for eight to nine consecutive lawyers on both sides of the Issue yesterday refused to confirm the woman had left William said that is seeking Legal possibly to intervene in the court he said he expects to take his Legal Steps after the woman Appeal is heard this Schulman released his reasons for the original order Side stepping the contentious Issue of fetal expressing the opinion that the Law should be broadened to provide Protection for the unborn when a Mother decides to carry a fetus to Economy buoys municipal income by Treena Khan City Hall reporter a six per cent increase in tax sharing payments to Manitoba municipalities signals Good news about the provincial Urban affairs minister Jack Reimer said yes the Economy is going Strong and this is a natural said an increase in funding of any kind seems to be abnormal these for the increase Means million More in its share of personal and corporate income tax to pay for City services up from million in in a budget of that share is said Joanne manager of finance and budgets for the the Money goes directly to the cites general Revenue which covers All departmental the City initially projected a Grant of million in the province informed it of the increase april when the provincial budget was Ferrier politics has no role to play in the distribution of the the annual pay ments Are based on a formula of per cent of personal income tax and one per cent of corporate income this years payments come from taxes collected in the 199495 fiscal the Money is divided by based on the most recent census information from every Little bit said Shirley the cites acting Deputy it Means More people Are working and contributing to the econ it Means theres an ability for peo ple to generate More and we All Benefit from the tax sharing Grant is part of a total million in payments to the City from the Reimer pointed the province increased its contribution by per cent from while City councillors have complained that provincial Grants have not kept Pace with the cites increasing the tax sharing Grant increased last year As rising per cent from the province also argues that Winnipeg receives a greater share of its revenues from provincial Grants than other Prairie with per cent in 1994 compared to six per cent for Calgary and per cent for can handle the Horoscope liars the Date of my birth is june thank you for my dear Mother once told me the Day she delivered me was the longest Day of the you mean because it was the sum Mer solstice i she you had a head the size of a water boy to but i my reason for imparting this Date has nothing to do with the birthing today lesson is about a subject much More in line with my intellectual simply i just dont get i 1 often read but 1 am grow ing Ever More Day after i scour various Ink Turner stained pages in anticipation of what the next 24 hours holds for me and my cancer Day after in left with Only disappointment and Ink on my for just recently my Horo scope clearly stated that i would exude personal member of the opposite sex confides imagine my with i sped to the nearest drinking frequented by members of the opposite i could feel the magnetism swell inside my almost i stood at the leaning let Ting the magnetism work its knowing my official Horoscope Day would end in a few i decided to be giving a member of the opposite sex every Opportunity to confide i casually Slid up to a woman who had Gams up to my hot i Housa bout you and me Bolt this Popsicle stand and get Down to some serious loooooovin1 i held up my car and but it soon became apparent to As the ambulance attendants rushed me to the nearest medical facility to remove the set of keys from my nos that my Horoscope had been a i had no magnetism to exude and no opposite sex to confide yet this Hast been the first time my Horoscope has betrayed examples Horoscope prediction youll be say didst know it showed fact youre Kinda Gettin a Beer Arent Turner Horoscope prediction aquarian declares you really know what youre doing fact Virgo Boss declares you find your in a four sided Mirror whats my you ask patient my Point is this Why dont horoscopes simply Tell us the truth quite after years of Digap i would find the honesty a Little More dont just go getting my Hopes telling me that by Nightfall you could hit the financial Jackpot or what youve been waiting for comes in Wise to you Horoscope you destroyers of i can Han dle the so How about this cancer june 21july by the time you get your sorry butt out of bed it will be too late to do anything you wont mow the Lawn or do the Laun a Guy from the City will Cut off your water because you Haven paid your Bill in 11 Sagittarius will declare someone stole your car that didst Hurt did it could someone please help me get these keys out of my nose ;