Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 19, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Rice turning of 71 we shop across Tauti Pfeif higher paying Rulfs and can pot stat Winnipeg flee press local september John Douglas 6977292 features Buzz Currie email City a3 ramp to Short circuit expensive Birdbaths by Doug Naime Ponce reporter the ramp will announce a major crackdown on illegal satellite television dishes today after receiving hundreds of complaints from people who bought the technology ramp spokesman Gerry Jennings said officers from the customs and excise unit will try to shut Down dozens of dealers Selling dishes that illegally pull in signals from american he estimated thousands of the units have been sold in on june the Federal court of Canada ruled the so called Grey mar Ket satellite dishes that pull in signals from companies such As direct and Echo Star Are Canadian satellite dealers have collectively sold of the dishes in the canadians subscribing to Grey mar Ket programming from direct and Echo Star pay through such arrange ments As Billing the companies have publicly said they disconnect service if they know a customer is the ramp have received hundreds of complaints from Manitoban who bought the dishes and were then Cut off when the american companies Dis covered where they Jennings said the crackdown is largely aimed at preventing any More Consumers from losing their invest technically people Are in posses Sion of illegal but Many of them have become victims in this As Jennings after people have paid out Between and for a setup that has turned into an expensive they dont need to be charged As Jennings said Manitoba is the Only part of the country affected by the although he expects police in other provinces to follow Jeff free press the usual suspects this unsavoury suspected in the kidnapping of Buzz the bombers Cool their heels in a police cell the suspects from left Are Mick alarm Green the lightning Peanut and do a Ransom note demands that bomber fans contribute in unmarked loonies to the special olympics at tonight game against the judges owed in Back pay supreme court rules Filmon fridays in violation of judicial Independence by Leah Janzen Law courts reporter City to have a real Winnie the Pooh Black Bear at Assiniboine Park zoo named in regiments honour by Kevin Rollason City Hall reporter s Illy new Bear a Young Black Bear at the Assiniboine Park zoo Doest know but generations of children from around the world will soon love for the first Winnipeg will have its very own live Winnie the Pooh when one of the zoos Black bears is bestowed with the famous were very Happy the zoo and the geological society acted so fast in agreeing to honorary Gary of the fort Garry horse said r the people at Disney gave us ver bal permission so Long As we dont use it for commercial Winnie the Bear was our regi ments Mascot in world War one and its great a Bear named Winnie will once again be our the naming of the 18monthold Bear will be part of the famous armoured regiments 85th anniversary this mayor Susan Thompson will name Winnie at a ceremony at City Hall on saturday at 11 a Parade by the fort Garry horse through the Down town will speaking for the mayor Amaro Silva Daniel Mclntyre said its wonderful the Winnie the Pooh Story has come full Circle now with a Bear in theres a lot of historical import Tance to Winnie the Pooh in this Silva its something we so paid certainly Winnipeg Pooh Story began in 1914 when Hometown boy Harry the fort Garry horses bought an orphaned Black Bear cub in White while Enro Ute to fight in the first world Colebourn named the Bear after his Home town of and it stayed with the regiment until he donated it to the London zoo just before he went to the front in after seeing the Bear at the a boy named Christopher Robert Milne renamed his Teddy Bear Winnie the Pooh and later his author wrote about the boy and his the Manitoba government owes at least in Back pay to provincial court judges who should not have been forced to take Filmon the supreme court of Canada decided in a 61 the supreme court ruled salary reductions for Manitoba judges were unconstitutional and Vio lated the principle of judicial inde the court found each province has a constitutional obligation to establish Independent bodies which would Issue reports on the salaries and benefits of judges to the said Robb lawyer for the Manitoba association of provincial which had appealed the Case to the supreme the judges Are of course gratified that the supreme court has upheld their said judge Murray Howell in a at the same the association is saddened that it was necessary to take Legal action to enforce judicial the Battle began in 1993 when the Filmon government announced Bill 22 to reduce the work week for govern ment in 1993 and provincial court judges did not sit on a number of fridays in the summer resulting in a Rollback in the judges salaries each provincial judges argued the move infringed upon the judiciary Independence from political when they suggested there May be a court Case Over the the govern ment backed out of a proposed per cent salary hike to pressure the judges to abandon their inn the supreme court said the governments Stro Garm tactics threat ened the judges and did not respect decisions by the governments judicial compensation committee setting judges salaries and benefits in its hypocritical when the govern ment accepts the recommendations of an Independent committee to increase Las salaries but then ignores the Independent committee process for said Gord nip Justice the highest court in the land has confirmed the Filmon government is arrogant by failing to respect their own the supreme court ruled the Mani Toba government must compensate judges and court staff for lost wages and Legal it will Cost to repay the provincial judges after receiving the Manitoba labour minister Harold Gilleshammer defended Filmon fridays As an Effort to reduce costs and treat All government employees but he admitted the cos saving attempt May end up costing the government More than it we will be complying with the he the direction is that we will have to repay some of this Gilleshammer said he would wait for Legal opinion before deciding if court staff would also qualify for compel the supreme courts decision also affects wage reductions for judges in Alberta and Prince Edward lotteries need new direction watchdog by Alice Krueger legislature reporter Manitoba watchdog of Crown corporations has flagged Manitoba Hydro and Manitoba lotteries As needing new direction if they Are to remain As the Crown corporations Council warns that a third government Agency venture Manitoba Tours to risks losing even More Money unless it can get a grip on escalating venture operates the Gull Harbour resort and the Golf course at Hecla As Well As a second Golf course at Falcon in its latest annual report made pub Lic this the Council says both Hydro and lotteries need to come up with new strategic plans in order to meet changes in the Manitoba Hydro president Bob Brennan said he believes Hydro is already on that very Brennan said Hydro satisfaction reliability and Cost Structure All Are the Best in the the Council also said the Manitoba lotteries will have to adapt to meet increased Competition from sur rounding Mac has seen an erosion of its net income in the last although portion officials attributed last years drop of million to a Casino workers net income for fiscal 199697 was com pared to million the previous Mac spokeswoman Susan Olynik said the corporation feels its already headed in the right direction with plans to close the Crystal Casino in the hotel fort Garry and consolidate it in a million expansion of Mcphillips Street and Regent Avenue that plan also Calls for the addition of lounges serving alcohol and More live the Council reserved its harshest criticism for venture Manitoba Tours because of concerns Over rising expenses at the Golf courses and the size of last years which has had nothing but red Ink for lost in the level of resources and Over head costs added to provide support in managing the joint Golf course operations Are increasing costs unduly and reducing the potential profitability of the the Council venture Manitoba Tours Board chair Man Bob Sparrow said although the corporations debt Load remains this Summers season was consider ably improved from last 98 escort zx2 re mystique is sport 97 explorer 4x4 97f1soi Jpe cab 4x4 litre with Auto pm much 9 Auto Chrome Only m6j95 000 Auto Al much w w now loaded i Only Remote rear running boards Imucci mors Short 97 escort 96 contour go 96 Sable is 96 Lincoln town car 4 with i i 71 Bly with c group v much 14 i Only 349 service hours monday saturday 7 awl 9 2420 Mcphillops j 3399251 Lincoln Mercury toll free 1 8003636372 ;