Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 16, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg july a9 police track gang of train robbing desperadoes Iff Awa in a throwback to ithe Days of Jesse James and the wild Canadian police Are Hunting for a ring of Dar ing desperadoes who have robbed More than a dozen trains in the Quebec and Ontario since both Canadian National and Cana Dian Pacific cargo trains have been targets of these believed to have been done mostly by romanian the bandits break into Container cars that Are stopped in railway Yards for loading or Refu wait until the train starts moving and then throw items off the train to other gang members travelling in or into ditches to be picked up were investigating a series of events that Lead us to believe it May be a said Louise a spokeswoman for Canadian National we have noticed in the past months that some containers ing from Halifax and heading to Montreal had been forced open and some merchandise was Missir according to Michel spokesman for the Lawrence and Hudson the Eastern unit of the Canadian Pacific rail their investigators believe the gang is operating from the at while neither railway will Elese Esa etly How Many times each has been police say there have been Elose to 20 reported there have already been four arrests As the railways internal police work with various municipal forces to break the police in Smiths 80 Kilometres Southwest of arrested two men in february after cases of cigarettes were thrown off a train As it rolled into the robbers jumped on the train in got inside the Container car and Rode All the Way to Smiths said Blake Jones of the Canadian Pfeifle Way who made the As soon As they got near Smiths they threw 18 cases of eggs irettes Worth about out of the Tivo romanian citizens were convicted on and theft the immigration depart ment is considering deportation in both both up and in Are reluctant to pin All the crimes on weve had a lot of trains broken said we cant say its All but we Are Between in and a fair amount of in a joint investigation by Putter in and Diati National railway police de in the arrest of a Man who had broken into a train and thrown More than Worth of stereos into a ditch when the train slowed Down for a railway Jones said that although there Are always isolated eases of theft from Canadian Pacific recent rash of robberies has Veen highly its an ongoing weve started loading our they cant pry open the so now there cutting holes in the contain taiwanese sailors ordered to explain Canadian press Halifax four filipino sailors have been told to Tell their stories again this time to a a Nova Scotia supreme court jus Tice ruled yesterday that the former crewmen from the taiwanese con Tainer ship Maersk Dubai must give written affidavits Friday on Why they Are refusing to testify against former ship officers they accused of murder ing three romanian stowaways at the crewmen Are refusing to testify at a september civil trial in Texas because they fear it will endanger their families in hiding in the Philip the four Are the key witnesses in the multimillion Dollar lawsuit against Yang Ming owners of the Maersk the suit was launched by parents of the romanians allegedly forced off the ship by six taiwanese Justice Hilroy Nathanson was pre pared to allow the parents lawyers to travel to Halifax to take commissioned evidence from the but the four men want the trial adjourned for several until they find out if Canada will allow them to stay in the country As Nathanson decided yesterday he wants a full hearing on the with evidence from the men on their and from the Texas lawyers on what would happen if the Case is each set of parents is seeking Mil lion in claiming the shipping company was liable for their sons testifying repeatedly about their shipboard experiences has taken a huge toll on the who broke Down in tears last week at their refugee the men accused the officers of forcing the stowaways overboard Dur ing two voyages last wait till Hes older Brandon 11 of Waves his personal invitation to sub scribe to Playboy he inadvertently got placed on the magazines mailing Canada looks Good to Money launderers Canadian press Ottawa Canada is an attractive Desti nation for International drug lords seeking a place to launder their dirty says a Canadian expert on crime has a stable banking its Sta ble said staff Larry Vander Graaf of the ramps integrated proceeds of crime unit in Van it would be natural that foreign drug Traffick ers would love to place assets in Vander Graaf was in Ottawa this week As part of a two week International course at the Canadian police College on combat ing the drug the annual workshop is a joint Effort of the ramp and the inter american drug abuse control a com Mission of the organization of american about two dozen police investigators from South and Central America Are attending this years work what were trying to teach Over the next two weeks is that drug Traffick ing and proceeds of crime is International in and that there has to be co operation Between All coun Vander Graaf this is your Lucky number 986601 enjoy your next getaway see saturdays travel Section life insurance term 10 annual premiums for coverage 25 30 35 40 of 45 50 55 60 65 female non smoker smoker ask about nonsmoker rates for 491 Portage 7884040 05 of july subject id certain woj Itimus my a Rice important notice for members of the Norway House Cree nation concerning the implementation of the Northern flood agreement in Norway House Cree nation signed an agreement in principle with Manitoba Manitoba and Canada to implement the Northern Al xxx negotiations have been taking place since that am 430pm urn under this agreement Manitoba Manitoba and Canada agree to provide Money and various continuing arrangements for Norway House free this agreement enable Norway House Cree nation to control and direct implementation of the Northern flood agreement for the Benefit of present and future Public meetings will be held for members at the following times and locations june 19 1997 Norway House multiplex july 3 Winnipeg aboriginal Centre Oai Higgins 9qoam july 8 Norway House multiplex 10w in 400 pm the nature and significance of the agreement will be explained at these members will be video with information and Given the Opportunity to ask questions or discuss these meetings Are very As Norway House members will be asked to vote for or against the agreement in a formal can review or obtain copies of this agreement and updated information from the Norway House implementation office on Reserve or at the Norway House office at Harry Street in Winnipeg Between am and monday to Friday the first will take place in Winnipeg on july 1997 at the aboriginal 161 Higgins Between the hours of am and pm and in Norway House in july at the multiplex Between the hours of am and the or second will take place on in Norway Hawse at the Between the hours of am and pm and in Winnipeg on july at the aboriginal 181 Higgins Between the hours of am and by authority of chif Najj n9bway he psf a Flag nation these Are the keen now Trust trustees a Peterla Ami ape tags treaty 157q Edmund Prev Fourn treaty 91770 a Vamce treaty 1345 carry Lloyd Saunders treaty 3523 irian is Wrt treaty 11551 senators go easy on ambassador designate by Robert Russo Canadian press Washington Bill Clinton nominee for ambassador to Canada was asked about Quebec Independence and he a senators query about the controversy Over Canadian Trade with Cuba brought a plat the possibility of a wheat War it bears he Gordon ambassador designate to breezed through Senate confirmation hearings yesterday that Fol Lowed the time honoured tradition of avoiding substantive policy issues that might trip up a the absence of senator Jesse chairman of the foreign relations committee and tart tongued Canada Likely made for a smoother in Only two senators bothered to turn out to toss questions to the Man who will oversee the largest trading 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