Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 26, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free june a9 Bones found near Ashern still a mystery by Doug Nairne police reporter it remains a homicide after More than a week of Pok prodding and scientific exam the mounties still dont even know whose skeletal remains were Dis covered by schoolchildren near Ash the mans body is still officially a John ramp investigators and local Resi dents have some Strong theories about the apparent homicide victims Ridenti but a Concrete confirmation has been medical records were inconclusive and dental records were apparently Chris Saunders said yester Day that police Are now trying to use Dan samples to establish an but it will take three weeks to Analyse the material at the ramp we Are better than 50 per cent sure about who this but we want to be 100 per cent before we make an Saunders an autopsy performed on the body confirmed the remains belong to an elderly Man who died from a gunshot wound to the although police and local residents believe the body is that of a Man in his 60s who went missing about 12 years there is also a possibility it belongs to another missing Man who Dis appeared around the same the body was discovered two weeks ago when a class of Grade 9 students from Ashern were Hunting for fossils in an old Limestone Quarry near Spear Saunders said the report has so far confirmed what police already believed about the particularly that the body had been buried for about 10 so there Are few clues for investigators to work with other than the the remains of some clothing and what appears to be a carpet or can Vas Tarp that the body was wrapped in before being a Bullet believed to be the one that killed the Man was also recovered from the scene and was examined at the ramp but did not provide any More Saunders said the considerable length of time that has lapsed since the death has made the investigation More with i 2 weeks Only until july 5 110 jumbo Salmon 2 jumbo Pickerel Cheeks j we 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together a grassroots coalition called Stop solutions to overcome the vision of the coalition is to provide seven Homes for seven mothers Over the course of the next they plan to begin fund raising in the like Many of the Mcleod is a Cor Earea in living on the one pay Cheque away from she five years she fled an abusive marriage and began rebuilding her she arrived at a women shelter with All her possessions in garbage she volunteered with organizations to help poor took training and found a she rents a Northend Home for herself and her two poor women Are trapped in the she even if we improve our we cant move when i was on welfare and my husband finally paid child sup welfare increased my Day care Jeff de free press Mcleod says poor women have no Chance at buying a a poor Mother has no Chance to Ever save enough for a Down pay ment on a As she pulled herself Mcleod met Many mothers facing similar problems mothers who stole because welfare cover medication costs for their mothers who cried with her As they told How their children were being drawn into mothers afraid to let their babies sleep in rooms infested with mothers sick of houses that landlords never repair and who found the women shelter the happiest place Treyve Ever for several Mcleod has organized meetings where these mothers can Tell their stories and begin to plan two weeks a dozen of the women met at the India Metis Friendship Centre to Hammer out solutions for overcoming based on recommendations from a March meeting of 50 they Felt housing was the when you improve you improve everything education of said Mary president of the aboriginal Council of one of the groups that supports she said the desire to improve housing is one of the main reasons aboriginal people Are drawn to Winnipeg in the first we May not be ab1to provide this for but we should be Able to provide seven the women discussed several strategies to finance the they plan a fundraising social in the they want government to help Selling derelict and boarded up Homes to the group for a organizing construction training programs around renovating the coming to some agreement for Lon term management of exist ing Public housing like the lord Selkirk they also plan to meet with Banks and credit Lucille director of the native women transition said there were Many challenges ahead but the real strength of Stop is that it is being run by the women i see the Power of women grow ing in our she our culture has always stressed that the voices of All must be heard Stop is made up of women finding strength in each other and starting to find their these Are the real Warrior women in our Chalk up the savings now that weve drawn your attention to our fantastic summer sidewalk dont miss because youll find super savings on summer from hot clothes to Cool throughout vital bring the kids in for a free three piece Box of colourful sidewalk there invited to add their own Chalk Art to a mural in Centre they can use it to create sidewalk Art 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