Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 20, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Sunday Magazine silent witness in the Dan test a genetic fingerprint is becoming More common in investigating crimes /b4 a a Quot a where s the Money a slow Pace of flood compensation frustrates homeowners who want the work done before Winter blow \ Vav y91 Haven for youths a one Many a persistence finally makes dream of drop in Centre a reality /1 the weather celebrating in 125 years mainly sunny skies. O High 26. Low 13. Details on Page bl3 celebrating m 125 gears sunday free press Brandon july 20,1997 Index classified.b12 comics.b6 deaths.a2.b12 editorials.b2 in ,births.bl2 life Horoscope crossword net Reader and Ann Landers .b8 movies.b11 sports record.a10.11 to listings.b11 lotto 6/49 4,5,25,37,39,44 Bonus 17 /a2 inside a major Talent Winnipeg born Corey Koskie is hitting big time in the Minnesota twins minor league team Connecticut a new Britain Rock cats. This weekend twins brass Are in for a look. Could be that Koskie will go to the show/a8 Ira wants peace the Irish Republican army has announced its restoring the ceasefire it broke in february 1996. A we want a permanent peace Quot in Northern Ireland the guerrilla group said in a statement. The ceasefire is to take effect at noon today/a3 ferry blockaded after weeks of failed talks and bitter accusations the tension finally snapped. Yesterday at Prince Rupert ., angry Fishermen frustrated by . Salmon catches blockaded an alaskan ferry and demanded action from Ottawa a3 suspect thirst quenched not sure his Dan a usable a s numbers on Page b16 doctor shortage turns critical for he freeness a he service Cut at Hospital or a shortage of doctors in Portage la Prairie reached a critical Point yesterday when the City a family physicians withdrew their services to the hospitals emergency department. The doctors said they can to continue to work 80 hours a week and be expected to cover the Portage la Prairie District general Hospital emergency Ward 24 hours a Day. Last tuesday 80 per cent of Rural doctors voted to accept a Deal which injects $2.8 million of new Money into Rural hospitals for emergency services. Under the new agreement with the province hours of the Portage emergency department would be extended to 168 hours a week up from 84 hours a week. Doctors would get $70 an hour when on Call but Money Isnit the Issue. A we would have to Man the emergency room 24 hours a Day seven Days a week. Wed have to be physically pre sent and we just can to do it. We done to have enough doctors a said or. Robin Parker spokesman for the nine City doctors. A we have to draw the line somewhere and bring attention to this. I Hope the Public understands. Of course they re upset and we re the Portage clinic was closed yesterday. Patients were lined up out the door at the Portage physicians satellite clinic where one doctor works on saturdays. Contingency plans were put in place to Deal with emergencies at the Hospital. A a we re staffing triage with our nurses but we re telling people we re essentially closed Quot said Garry Mattin executive director of the Portage hopi Tai. Health minister Darren Praznik said yesterday the health sciences Centre is on Alert if needed. Portage doctors will continue to see cardiac and maternity patients because they have a separate contract for those services with the Hospital. Continued please see work /a2 police calling Fisher local /a4 Canada amp world /a3.b15,16 tourist demand has prompted the liquor control Board of Ontario to allow 300 of its outlets to open sundays next month. That includes nine stores in Northwestern Ontario Between the Manitoba Border and Thunder Bay a4 contractors Busy firms specializing in raising houses and foundation work Are finding plenty to do in the floods aftermath /a4 sobering penalties a couple of drunk Drivers who killed people have been sent to prison for a Long time by two Ontario judges. The Tough sentences were applauded by activists the government and police /bl6 today in your City province a porsche and Volkswagen display Auto Haus fort Garry 10 . To 3 . A Foss Pelly trial the scandal that rocked the red River settlement lower fort Garry National historic site 2 . Limited seating at 785-6071. A Northern league baseball Winnipeg Gold eyes is. Sioux City explorers Winnipeg stadium 2 . $3 to $7. Ken Gigliotti Winnipeg free press David Molgaard greets Mother Joyce at Airport yesterday a its finished now for by Melanie Verhaeghe for the free press the Saskatoon police department is now calling Larry Fisher a suspect in Gail Millers 1969 slaying but they say new Dan evidence May not be enough to charge him with murder. And they say the test results implicating Fisher May not be admissible in court because it was tested without his permission. A How usable is that evidence a said Saskatoon police const. Paul Davis. A there is the constitutional question whether or not the samples he gave in 1992 could be legally tested. I done to know the answer to that but some experts will have to look at that. A fall things considered he has to be a suspect but Dan evidence alone Isnit enough. It May prove. That sex took place. It does no to prove a murder. Dan does no to replace an Fisher was linked to the murder Friday when the results of a Dan test comparing his genetic code to a semen Sample from Millers clothing were made Public in Toronto. A similar test absolved David Molgaard of any involvement in Millers death. Molgaard convicted for her murder spent almost 23 years behind bars protesting his innocence. All the Legal wrangling Over Fishers guilt has Millers family frustrated. They want to know who killed Gail so they can put her murder to rest and their minds at ease. A i would like to see an end to it. Its still an open Book a Gail a brother Lloyd Miller said yesterday from his Alberta Home. A a it a always going to be there but it sure would help to conclude the Case. They should pursue it and find out who actually did continued please see fam i by a2 windsurfers Boogie with belugas by Melanie Verhaeghe for the free press never mind dancing with wolves. A Trio of Manitoba athletes spent three Days in Churchill last week windsurfing with whales. Its an experience never forget a sailing in frigid Hudson Bay surrounded by schools of Beluga whales. A it was pretty spectacular. There were 3,000 to 4,000 Beluga whales at the Mouth of the River a said olympic windsurfer Murray Mccaig. A a they re very Large Friendly and curious. You could see them underneath you and you could feel the turbulence from their tails. They were coming up right beside us seeing what we were All after meeting a researcher from Churchill Mccaig got the idea to windsurf with the whales. Mccaig 27, his sister Amy 21, and fellow windsurfer Greg Despins 23, flew up North last monday and spent the first Day watching the whales behaviour. The next Day in full wetsuits they got the Chance to swim alongside three to six metre Long whales. A a it a one of my Best experiences Ever. It was amazing. You hear that they re very docile and very Nice. They were swimming along beside us and flipping Over and staring at us lying with their bellies up a said Amy the current Canadian Champion. Murray thinks their adventure was a first a no one has Ever windsurfer with whales before. A the whole experience will be the highlight of my As Well As being fun the trip was part of rigorous training to get ready for the North american windsurfing championship in Kingston ont., next month and the Canada summer games. Amy and Despins will represent Manitoba at the games in Brandon. The athletes usually train out of the Mccaig family cottage at Victoria Beach but Despins said its hard to beat the sounds coming from whales also known As sea canaries. A it was wonderful. In a actually from the Pas but Churchill is a whole other world. It looked like the Moon. Ifs so Barren a said Despins an engineering student. A a it a hard to describe but its probably the most spectacular experience in be had with nature in my whole life. They re so Greg Despins Murray and Amy Mccaig from left do their thing on Hudson Bay. Inset the Beluga whales came by for a look ;