Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press Sunday (Newspaper) - September 20, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba Dub Nicoff a a Champion again losing Streak to aussie rival ends with Gold medal at games velodrome by Justin Kingsley Canadian press Kuala Bumpur Malaysia a Tanya Dubnikoff listened to her coaches advice though it took a while for it to sink in. Dubnikoff ended a four year losing Streak to australians Michelle Ferris yesterday to win the Commonwealth games Gold medal in the sprint at the velodrome. Ferris the olympic Gold medallist won the Silver and Toronto a Lori Ann Muenzer won Bronze. A the biggest change in be had this year is having Faith in my coach and believing in him a the Winnipeg native a Canada picks up 11 medals /c2 said of coach Kurt Innes. Innes a former olympic cyclist from Calgary gave Dubnikoff simple straightforward yet effective advice a a he a always told me a once a Champion always a a after her Gold medal at the Commonwealth games in Victoria b.c., in 1994, Dubnikoff was a Champion on her Way Down. Ferris had a perfect record entering this final and is considered the Star of the future in her sport. Dubnikoff the 1993 world Champion get on track head to head against Ferris and fizzled at the 1995 worlds and the 1996 Atlanta olympics. A i used to get so nervous and stressed at world meets until id Cross the finish line Quot she said. Dubnikoff added a sports psychologist to her team and has Learned to live with pressure. A a lot of things have changed for me this year a she said. A perhaps in a getting More mature. Everyone has to go through despite a losing Streak to Ferris Dubnikoff entered the final with great expectations. A i was really confident. I knew i was going to do Well a she said. A this whole Competition i wait to meet it came Down to the final three laps on the cycling Oval and a burst of Speed that lasted la seconds to determine the Winner. No mind games about her losing Streak to Ferris bothered Dubnikoff. A you done to really have much time to think a she said. The crucial part of the race May last Only about la seconds but it gave Dubnikoff time to find her form again partly because there was an adjustment period with Innes. A it was a different adjustment at first to Trust him because we re about the same age. It was weird. Now he a seen me perform at my Best and my does some Flag waving on her Victory sell Winnipeg Hydro its a prime Issue in the Winnipeg mayoral Campaign but a Tough one to resolve /a3 Canada Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard must hold referendum on separation after election Victory pm decides /a4 world diplomats worry that sex scandal will preoccupy . 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At least 303 passengers of the Princess of the Orient were brought safely ashore and 23 bodies were recovered. Edna Agapito one of about 45,000 filipinos who Call Winnipeg Home is hoping and praying her grandmother and cousins who live near the City of Cebu a where the ferry was destined a were not aboard. A to get Home from say Manila you can go that Way a said Agapito 45, a self employed financial adviser. A it strikes so close to Agapitos Mother lives in Winnipeg but she has one brother and four Sisters in Manila and the rest of the family lives near of grieving she sat in front of the television with her husband Ruel and a Friend last night watching the latest developments on a philippine news Channel the family receives via satellite. The producer of Winnipeg a philippine radio station a Kos said a mourning service May be planned for Early next week. A there is a lot of grieving going on right now in the filipino Community a added Emmie Joaquin a a Kos broadcaster. A a lot of people have family tropical storm Vicki was beating the Northern Philippines with 75 pm a winds when the Princess of the Orient left Manila at 8 . Friday for Cebu about a Days journey to the South. Strong winds and Waves rocked the ferry but maritime officials said yesterday that it should have been Able to withstand much worse weather. The ship tilted in the storm and quickly Sank. A continued on Page a2 while Chretien inset attended spec meeting with Suharto second from left and other leaders Romp grappled with demonstrators outside. Dent having Oral sex with Monica in the Oval office and yet no one seems to care that we have a prime minister who orders the police to arrest students and then lies about it a Oppenheim says. A a that a what a really perhaps. But much less so if you look at the lessons of Canadian history. Unlike americans who cherish their inalienable rights to life Liberty and the Pursuit of happiness Canadas prime directive has always been the less lofty Pursuit of peace order and Good government. And a commitment to peace order and Good government Means protests can Only go so far. A continued on Page a2 True North Strong Ann. The silencing of spec protesters shows the strengths and weaknesses of the charter by Paul Samyn National reporter Jonathan Oppenheim made the mistake of carrying a megaphone As protesters gathered at the University of British Columbia Campus last november. He and the others had come to deliver a message to the likes of then indonesian dictator Suharto who was meeting with other world leaders at the Asia Pacific economic co operation Summit. But the ramp also had a message to deliver on that wet Vancouver Day. They started by getting physical with the physics student and Barking orders to others trying to Block the motorcade route. First they said they had a warrant for his arrest. When the mounties produce an arrest warrant they then charged Oppenheim with mischief. Oppenheim like dozens of other protesters was hauled away Only to have the charges against him dropped As soon As the spec Summit ended. But what May seem like a shocking Story to most canadians Wasny to to Oppenheim. A i did no to expect much because similar things had happened before a the 27-year-old graduate student said. A similar incident happened Only two weeks before the meeting of Pacific rim leaders. On that occasion Oppenheim had been using Chalk to leave anti a protesters target Axworthy a3 spec messages on a Campus atrium when police threw him in jail. Once again All charges were later dropped. A it was totally Par for the a scan of the Fate that has met other protesters in recent memory suggests Oppenheim May be right when he suggests Freedom of speech Isnit As free As it once was. Last february education minister Linda Mcintosh demanded an investigation and severe punishment for a group of students who staged an anti War protest during a visit from prime minister Jean Chretien to Grant Park High school. Two years ago a rally of striking civil service employees outside the Ontario legislature turned ugly As the Ontario provincial police dressed in full riot gear waded into the crowd and made Good on their Promise to a whack Mem and stack an inquiry later determined that Ontario speaker Al Mclean had told police to use extreme measures to Deal with the protesters. And of course there was the Case of William Clenneth the protester who made the mistake of getting in the Way of Chretien during Flag Day in 1996. Chretien grabbed Clenneth by the Throat and tossed him aside whereupon he was jumped on by ramp Security guards. Chretien later explained that Clenneth was in front of him shouting and trying to Block his Way a so i took him All four incidents seem at Odds with the charter of rights and freedoms which guarantees canadians a Freedom of thought opinion and yet there seems Little political fallout for those who have Given protesters the a Shawinigan handshake a doused them with Pepper Spray silenced them with police truncheons or demanded they be suspended from school. Its almost As if canadians watching the television images of protests being squelched Are willing to look the other Way a or perhaps even nodding in approval. A what is amazing is that there is this huge outcry about the presi complement your clothes with Polo Park s latest shoes and accessories. Fall brings the colours. Polo Park brings the fashions ;