Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 20, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Sunday Post time family punt saturday free press local september 199 John Douglas 6977292 features Buzz Currie email a3 Todish retailers probed ramp respond to complaints with crackdown on 60 Sellers in rim Guttormson staff reporter the ramp Are investigating about 60 local retailers they believe have sold illegal Satel Lite systems from the United the crackdown comes after hundreds of Consumers complained they purchased satellite systems in Manitoba capable of bringing in Ameri can Only to have the signals the easiest Way to know if you own one of these systems is if you can get Hob Canadian Carri ers do not have Access to but some along with Satel Lite dealers who angrily interrupted the mounties1 news conference yes say they dont need govern ment Protection from movie channels and sports the government telling you what you can and cant watch is the next Best thing to said Chris who been watching Amer ican programming by Way of a Satel Lite dish for two Dean with North sat tech want shy about making his views known to that the exact dish and hard Ware i have in my he pointing to confiscated equipment the police were i sell nothing but i sell the Canadian Mcavoy said that because of the Channel choices and flexibility of pro Gram he picked the illegal american the two Canad an satellite systems that Are up and running express Stu and Star Choice simply a different method of receiving the existing Cable he one store in Winnipeg that Sells both systems says it has sold 300 american sets but Only one Canadian system and that was to a mountie from Northern David an investigator with the ramp commercial crime said the first priority will be to target companies that have mis Joe free press Dean who Sells the satellite makes his views known at ramp news led customers about what More than 400 customers across Manitoba have been sold these Amer ican systems and not received the programming which they were told they would struck vendors such As love agree that but they insist they Tell customers exactly what they can expect that the service May disappear if the american companies change the but the vendors say do their Best to get the signal Back part of the problem with the Satel Lite Issue is confusing court rulings that some say Haven clarified the legality of the there Are two ways to get the american signals once you have the the first is through Gre Market program whereby an activation company Hooks you up with the american signal supplier using a mailing the company then thinks youre an american user buy ing program the other Way is commonly termed Black Market or which involves a card that gives you Access to All programs from the but since you Arent paying for the pro the american companies use electronic countermeasures to Joe free press Marc struck from left show to Black out the the pirate cards then need to be repro in the eyes of the none of the cards Are none Are More Legal than spokesman Gerry Jennings struck said ramp will first look into suspected cases of fraud they have four Rural files with the number of complaints in each rang ing from six to they will then move on to retailers who Are Selling the City police have also received some people who dishes could be struck people who decode an encrypted signal can be charged under the radio communication and face a maximum Fine of six months in or car Corker Dies in Freak mishap a longtime employee with the Canadian Pacific railway died yesterday following a Freak Accident at the Weston its unusual and car spokesman Ian Lacouver said of the the a 46yearold Man with 23 years experience with the was pinned Between two a Couvee said the company is not releasing the mans name to protect his family he said the Accident occurred at when the worker was Riding on the outside run Ning Board of a diesel Tive As it was being shunted onto another the locomotive collided with a stationary pinning the Lacouver said the Accident is under investigation by several including car Winnipeg transport Canada and the transportation safety railways clamping Down on impatient motorists by Allison Bray staff reporter Canadian National railway police have ticketed More than 100 Winnipeg Drivers since August for ignoring warning Bells and Stop signs at rail failing to Stop at a rail crossing yield sign can result in a the penalty for trying to beat a train at a Cross ing is in fines and two Demerit in police currently have six offi cers patrolling level Crossings at Var ious locations in the City As part of an enforcement said in spokesman Chuck As police at both in and Cana Dian Pacific railways Are considering installing automated cameras at level Crossings the cameras would take a picture of anyone crossing the tracks once the lights have been City police and ramp will also step up patrols to Cut Down on the number of motorists who die or Are seriously injured each year by driving into Payne two people have died and three have been injured in train vehicle accidents in Manitoba so far this said Rita executive director of the Manitoba safety most of the accidents happened at Crossings equipped with warning lights and she As part of the a program known As operation Lifesaver will be run by the provincial safety police and Federal transportation safety Board the program will try to educate the Public about the danger presented by railway there Are level Crossings in Manitoba about half As Many As in the two provinces have about the same number of Acci an alarming number of Drivers Sim ply ignore warning lights and drive across the tracks or go around the barricade Payne once the warning lights go an oncoming train takes about 20 seconds to hit the people dont seem to realize that people should Stop when the lights Are Payne for he engineers often have to Stop the train and blow the whistle at the Portage Avenue crossing near Polo Park because motorists refused to Stop and let it Manitoban outside the City Are just As added the majority of people Are she said of Drivers fail ing to see an oncoming Lack of coupled with Imp Are usually the reasons for the she people Are often in a hurry and think they can beat the but they dont realize How fast its province Springs to action in Wake of Schulman report tories find abuse Cash by Alice Krueger legislature reporter the f1lmon government has announced it will spend another million to curb Domestic Vio less than a month after a report found Manitoba want spending Justice minister Vic Toews also announced yesterday the province has recruited Jane co director of the Manitoba research Centre on fam ily violence and violence against to head a committee that will oversee the implementation of a report on Domestic violence by Justice Perry Schulman after the murder of Rhonda Lavoie in we will build on our existing record of finding ways to improve the Way Domestic violence is handled within our criminal Justice system so that the response is More rapid and Coordie Toews the infusion of new Money comes just weeks after government minis ters defended Manitoba record on Domestic violence As the Best in the Schulman identified More than 90 weaknesses in the provincial sys but yesterday Toews rejected suggestions there had been a change of heart following pressure and criticism from women we want to take immediate action in response to the inquiry report that includes new resources to carry out that he who revealed she lost a per Sonal Friend to family violence in pledged to begin work immediately to implement recommendations dealing with such things As establishment of a bail supervision program for individuals charged with Domestic the size of the women advocacy program will also be increased to assist women through the court process and help them connect with other Lon term other improvements Call for increasing the size of the Domestic violence unit in the Public prosecutions Branch to ensure there Are enough Crown attorneys to Deal with domes tic violence increasing the size of the Domestic violence probation unit which super vises and provides intervention for offenders in the a Public awareness a coordinated system wide train ing the initiative follows an inquiry into the january 1995 murder suicide of Roy and Rhonda Lavoie and the jus Tice systems handling of Domestic Vio Roy Lavoie abducted his estranged wife shortly after she served him with divorce papers Fol Lowed a abuse filled mar Mitchelson promised her depart ment will begin work on developing services for programs for couples establishing a supervised Access examining use of risk assessments in bail court and setting up a family violence court information Rhonda Lavlies closest Rita warned yesterday that Manitoba women will be watching to make sure the government follows through this and that the committees ideas Arent left to gather grand opening the Bay 2nd floor is vital Centre free 3oo on the internet open every til 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