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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 18, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba A2 Winnipeg free press Friday september 18, 1998 consumer watch going wireless Chicago Tribune a on a typically hectic january morning Between dozens of Telephone Calls to her clients employees and vendors Susan Kubira opened her phone Bill and made a decision that changed her life. She took a step that most people still would consider pretty Radical she disconnected her Standard Telephone line at Home. In doing so she became one of a relatively few number of americans whose sole instrument of telecommunication is her cellular phone. There is anecdotal evidence that the Joliet 111., resident is on the cutting Edge of an emerging trend. After All its easier to reach Busy people if they always carry their cell phone with them. And for professionals who must relocate frequently they can simply take their phone and their phone number with them when they move. But some analysts Are sceptical about How quickly most americans would just hang up on their wired Home phones. For one thing Consumers typically have the Security of a Quality dial tone when they pick up their phone at Home. And then there is the matter of Cost a a cellular Call still is generally More expensive than one from a Home phone. Nevertheless the notion of going completely wireless Isnit just some wild concoction by a Busy professional like Kubira. At amp to corp. Is centring a new National marketing Campaign on the idea. Deaths Belloff Edith c. Nee Malzan. Colbert George 82 Evans Anne 78, wife of tim Evans. Foerster Dale Samuel Peter 16. Ford Alma Marie Louise 94, widow of Frederick Ford. Gargett Edward Ernest 85, husband of Winnifred Gargett. Holloway Norah Mary 95. Kraynyk Rosalie Ann 44, wife of Alfred Kraynyk. Kuschak John 80, husband of Therese Kuschak. Mcinnes Lillian Mlay 89. Moffat Erika Erie. Mulder Ann Marlene of Springfield wife of Glen Mulder. Osadczuk Genowefa 73, widow of jan Osadczuk. Sir ack Paul 79, husband of Gladys Sirack. Tarpey or. Patrick James 83, husband of Gerda Tarpey. Wanner Amelia 83, of Stonewall. Wyborn Martha Sophia widow of Alex Wyborn. A classified death notices c8 pick 3 winning number yesterday was 703. Lotto 6/49 winning numbers wednesday were 8, 21, 23,29, 30, 37. Bonus number was 3.the Jackpot of $2,000,000 was carried Over. 8 winners in the 5 out of 6 to Bonus number category win $74,224.60 each. 191 winners in the 5 out of 6 category win $2,487.10 each. 12,223 winners in the 4 out of 6 category win $74.50 each. 237,395 winners in the 3 out of 6 category win $10 s Jackpot is estimated at $5,000,000. The plus winning number wednesday for the main prize of $100,000 was 372636. Pogo winning numbers wednesday were 3, 10, 22, 23, 30, 34. Bonus number was 25. The Jackpot of $250,000 was not won. 1 Winner in the 5 out of 6 a Bonus number category wins $774.50.17 winners in the 5 out of 6 category win $109.60 each. 473 winners in the 4 out of 6 category win $27.50 each. 564 winners in the 3 out of 6 Bonus number category win $10 each. Reach Fri us Winnipeg free press 1355 Mountain Avenue Winnipeg Manitoba r2x 3b6 circulation Home delivery _________697-7001 advertising classified.697-7100 display.697-7122 editorial newsroom 697-7230 photo desk.697-7304 sports desk.697-7285 entertainment 697-7234 business news.697-7235 Reader feedback.697-7293 Brando o reporter Helen falling 1-204-725-2289 regional reporter Bud Robertson 1-204-857-9174 All departments from Manitoba outside Winnipeg .1-800-542-8900 internet email City desk City desk a letters to the advertising department fp_adver1ising@freepress.mb.ca circulation department world wide web a top a Vav. F repress. My. Caf Reep Ress Canada Post sales agreement a no 0563595 recycled newsprint is used in the production of this newspaper batteries missing probe finds improvements should lure events Stefanson continued from a1 it was the free press not the fire , that revealed yesterday that Mitch Colburn who owns the Flora Avenue Home is a fire Captain. Asked if the decision would have been made if the free press had not reported that Colburn is a firefighter Sim said a a it a possible. If it were a Clear Cut investigation Likely the fact that this investigation is indeed Complex was driven Home by the boys family during yesterdays news conference at the health sciences Centre. A a we re not Here to blame anybody a a family spokesman Wesley Kent of Sag keen first nation said at the outset. Then he and Spencer a sister Rosalie Skead alleged that there Wasny to a smoke Detector on the second floor where the children were sleeping a As investigators have said a and claimed Colburn was told about that As Well As the non functioning main floor smoke Detector. A this w ords were t will get somebody next week a Quot Wesley Kent the mothers Nephew told the news conference. A it will get somebody next it was always the same Story from the asked when Louise Spence first asked the landlord to fix the smoke detectors Kent replied a i would think about a week after she moved learning for the first time at the news conference that the landlord was a firefighter caused Rosalie Skeados grief and anger to boil Over. A if he was a firefighter a she said a Why did no the make sure himself everything was equipped fire detectors in every bedroom in the Colburn could not be reached for comment yesterday. But he contended earlier in the week that the new batteries were in the smoke detectors w Hen Spence her three younger children and 18-year-old son Norbert moved in on aug. 1. He based that on written confirmation from the tenants of another of his properties whom he hired to clean up the House prior to Spencer a arrival. The statement confirming that new batteries w Ere in the smoke detectors was dated Ali essay the same Day As the fire. Colburn acknowledged that he never personally checked the smoke detectors and that routinely when a new tenant moves in he has them sign a paper confirming the alarms Are operational. Landlords customarily do this in Winnipeg to protect themselves in the event of a fire. A City bylaw requires landlords to install and maintain detectors. Skead grief anger detectors mandatory smoke detectors have been mandatory in Manitoba for 10 years. The owner of a residence a or the owner s authorized agent a is responsible for installing inspecting testing and maintaining smoke detectors in conformance with manufacturer is instructions. Alarms must be instated Between each sleeping area and the remainder of the dwelling. There should be at least one Detector on every floor of the House except attics unless the attic space is used for sleeping. Smoke detectors should be placed near bedrooms either on the ceiling a at least 15 to 30 centimetres from the Wall a or on the Wall 15 to 30 centimetres Down from the ceiling. Once a year the owner of a dwelling must Check that detectors Are Winnipeg fire department requires that batteries be replaced annually and recommends that smoke alarms be replaced after 10 years. The fire department also recommends that the owner or caretaker keep a log of inspecting testing and Battery installing. The log should be dated and signed a by the tenant to confirm toe work was done. The tenant should test the alarm monthly Between toe owner caretaker s annual visits and Contact the owner if there a a problem the owner has a responsibility to respond if a tenant says toe alarm requires repair or replacement. The owner is not responsible if the tenant removes the batteries. The alarm May a be Battery operated although new constructions in Manitoba since 1980 Are required to have hard wired detectors powered by toe buildings current. The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation by the provincial office of the fire commissioner but fire and police officials suspect one or More of the children were playing with a lighter. A lighter was found in the debris near a Burnt mattress. They have also concluded that the fire started in a mattress in an upstairs bedroom although All three children were found in an adjacent bedroom. Police will take Over the fire depart Mentz a function of determining whether there were any violation of the smoke Detector bylaw. Continued from a1 additional improvements include a nearly completed expansion of the press Box and the creation of a bombers souvenir store. Concessions the lounge washrooms locker rooms and storage facilities will also be renovated. The new scoreboard will be located in the North end of the stadium. The 17, x 0 new chairs will replace 20,000 current Bench seats. The chairs will be wider than current seats and additional aisles will be made in the grandstand ethans said. The scoreboard and the seats Are each expected to Cost $2 million. Finance minister Eric Stefanson in announcing the provinces financial contribution said the improvements should help bring More events to the stadium. Last years u2 concert he said brought the City $2.8 million in direct spending and $5.2 million in spinoffs. A the Impact of one event is enormous a Stefanson said. Liberal my John Harvard Charleswood Assiniboine agreed. A the improvements will help boost Winnipeg a chances to Host More High profile events a Harvard said. It is the second major sports facility upgrade announced this week. On wednesday the provincial and Federal governments announced they will spend $1,5 million to construct an artificial turf Field that will Host Field hockey at the pan am games and remain in use for football soccer baseball and Lacrosse. Police divers search to see if baby thrown from Bridge Canadian press w1 in led Ericton a police divers widened their search yesterday in an Effort to solve a mystery that has gripped this City was an infant thrown off a downtown Bridge under cover of darkness divers combed the fast moving Waters beneath the old Fredericton train Bridge now a walking Trail Hunting for answers to what happened late tuesday night when a woman and a Man carrying a baby headed across the Bridge and returned without the child. A it is our Hope that nothing has happened a said Cpl. David of the Fredericton police. A a we re hoping information will come Forward to confirm that the baby was not thrown from the train Bridge. However at this Point we feel the circumstances Are suspicious and warrant a full criminal police began their investigation wednesday after receiving an Anonymous tip that a baby May have been thrown from the Bridge. Moore told a news conference yesterday the tipster has since come Forward and provided a witness statement. Seven people who were on the Bridge a around 11 30 . Local time a have been found and interviewed by police. No one saw the infant throw from the Bridge but All witnesses saw the couple with the baby then later without the child. A fall of them Felt in their hearts there was something very suspicious about the Way the Man was holding the baby and the fact that the baby was Only dressed in pyjamas while they were dressed in heavy clothes a said. A Jtb be on the Bridge such a Short time Only five to 10 minutes and then come off the Bridge without the baby. It leads us to feel this is very none of the witnesses heard the child cry or saw it move but All were convinced it was a baby about six months old not a doll. Moore said the Man reported to be in his mid-30s, was carrying the child. The woman described As overweight and in her mid-20s, was pushing an empty stroller on and off the Bridge. Witnesses did not know if the child was a boy or a girl. The old railway Bridge crosses the st. John River in the heart of the City. Four years ago a sniper on the Bridge paralysed part of the peaceful downtown for More than three hours. Five divers were in the water yesterday but police admit the current is Strong under the Bridge and the body of an infant could be far from the scene by now. Help for . Hope for tomorrow. 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