Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 19, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Strip Bond local John Douglas 6977292 features Jim Carr email 1997 a3 armed robbers struck seven times in 24 hours by Doug Narne police reporter in one 24hour period this there were seven armed robberies in Winnipeg including two where shots were fired and two carjacking where Drivers were forced from behind the wheel at although it was an unusually High number of robberies about on third More than a usual Day police said yesterday that tuesday was nothing plan pushes Pap tests registry targets cervical cancer by Alice Krueger legislature reporter Manitoba health is launch ing a provincial screening pro Gram for cervical cancer in an attempt to catch the disease before it becomes similar to the breast screening pro Gram started in the new Detec Tion program for cervical cancer includes a Central registry of Manitoba and education programs to encourage More of them to have Reg ular Pap the test identifies the disease in its precancerous state when it can still be treated in women were diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer and 21 died from there int a Good that women should die of this said Janet Vic president of provincial programs with the Manitoba cancer treatment and research she said theres no Way of knowing at present who coming in for regular testing and tracking Down those who with a Central women could be contacted by mail and Doc tors could be asked to make sure All of their eligible patients Are referred for testing every three its estimated Only about on third of Manitoba women have regular Pap tests the educational aspect of the program is expected to target cer Tain ethnic aboriginal and older with cervical the recommendation is that As soon As females become sexually Active they should have Pap the age of about she unlike the breast screening pro Gram that requires mammograms at special facilities in Winnipeg and bran Pap tests will continue to be done at doctors All specimens will be processed at one and the results will be forwarded to the Central Bjornson said the use of just one major lab instead of the current 12 or 15 should also Lead to More accurate readings on test the Way things stand she some labs doing a Small volume of tests Arent necessarily equipped to pick up Small irregularities that could prove so the lab Quality Assurance is very she it is expected to Cost about to set up the and approximately annually to maintain Lee denture clinic 274 Smith Portage Graham Avenue 9434048 9437629 personalized denture service to the Public since 1855 we accept All dental insurance i Hospital institutional Calls available i repairs while you wait free parking Al rear More than a bad Day for major crimes Keith Mccaskill said robberies often come in with factors As obscure As the weather playing a but police Are concerned about the violence in the particularly in the two robberies where shots were the incidents Are linked to two men who Are believed responsible for at least 10 robberies in the past Many where weapons were any time we have a serial robber or 1997 Papillion designer series robbers we try to Zero in on them As much As Mccaskill any time there is a there is a Poten tial for but when shots Are fired it is of particular concern to in the shooting incidents two men entered a blockbuster video store and a pay fair grocery store and one Man fired a shot from a handgun into a Wall or the no one was Hurt in either in other robberies an insurance agent and a 7eleven were held up at knife Point and a woman and a companion were mugged by a Man with a in two of the suspects were police Are searching for two men in connection with a pair of in the first a 24 year old Man was accosted in the area of Portage Avenue and Balmoral Street at by a pair of Rob Bers who demanded the keys to the mans 1986 Ford Mustang at they took the vehicle a Short distance before abandoning it and looking for another the pair approached a 26yearold woman in the Vicinity of Sherbrook Street and Westminster Avenue and stole her 1988 Volkswagen the car was also abandoned a Short Dis Tance police spokesman Carl Shier said the men appeared to be intoxicated and were having a difficult time operating the Standard transmissions in the stolen florists thank the teacher bouquet Wayne free press Sandwich jazz Alan Friedman on and Eli Herscovitch enter Tain the lunch crowd at old Market Square Park the two Are members of Winnipeg jazz band Terra minister backs Down on contract province to tender lucrative Job to manage expansion of casinos by Andrew Maxwell and Alice Krueger reporter a lucrative contract to Man age the expansion of Winnipeg casinos will be lot teries minister Eric Stefanson said last Stefanson faced a barrage of criticism in the legislature yesterday from opposition critics who revealed the province had handed the contract to manage the expansion to the Dominion Stefanson initially defended using but later said there had been no firm decision on the he said everyone in the construction Industry will now get a Chance to bid on the this is an opportune time to go Back to the construction Market in total he said last Stefanson had earlier told the legis lature Dominion was Best suited for the project As the firm of record that first got the Job As Lead contractor by ten Der in 1991 when the two casinos were being since the company has been responsible for overseeing maintenance of the and is familiar with the he that not uncommon in Crown corporations or the private sector that you have firms of record because in facilities like that you require ongoing ser the minister the management contract would be Worth about two to three per cent of the Overall value of the expansion he the reversal was applauded by opposition politicians and Industry spokes men they got caught with their pants said nip lotteries critic Mary Ann who raised the Issue in the they really got caught in an Issue of Public and had to Mihaychuk said an Industry source told her the government had already awarded the management Job to but she Hast been Able to secure documentation proving a final decision was the feeling in the construction Industry was outrage this is the largest construction project in the City this it has been government practice in the past to put out tenders for any con tracts valued at or Stefanson insisted last night that there was no final decision to not ten Der the i was defending utilizing the agent of but in terms of us having a full discussion on it with Manitoba that didst Industry standards dictate that project who Are also responsible for keeping construction costs within the projects earn two to three per cent of the Overall construction he the bulk of the million including plumbing and electrical work was always destined for he the tender for the project manage ment responsibilities will be published within 10 he police guns for if cause is just by Doug Nairne police reporter i f youve got the the Winnipeg police service has the on the heels of a Deal that will see Manitoba Public insurance pay for More police to Chase Auto the police service says it will Welcome any proposal from outside agencies to boost Protection on the but dont count on being Able to buy your own private police Menno Zacharias said there has to be a greater Public interest served by any Deal the police enter private businesses or individuals hoping to buy a few officers would be turned Zacharias we have to be very careful because we Are peace officers and we have to ensure that our impartiality is main he we Are not going to go out and actively pursue these kind of Zacharias said he expects More agencies to approach the police with similar each proposal will be evaluated on its he the Mph work ing its Way through City could pay for six police officers and one identification technician for the next three with a 217percent increase in car thefts since Mph reasoned that it would be cheaper to pay for More police in the Hope of stopping thieves than to let claims Zacharias said the trend is the result of decreasing police budgets and an increased Public demand for police i suspect this All began when people started approaching the police with ideas for programs and were told we Simp afford to get he the Mph proposal is the latest of Sev eral recent agreements where outside organizations me offered to pay for police office j to fill a specific last the Airport authority agreed to pay for 16 new officers that will replace the ramp at Winnipeg International Airport and the Winnipeg school division is paying for a consta ble to work in an ant gang and two years ago the provincial government gave the police Money to hire 40 police at least some of which had to be dedicated to the Street gang University of Manitoba criminologist Rick Linden said the Winnipeg police service is in line with its counterparts across North he said agreements such As the Mph proposal will not Lead to a two tier level of service 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