Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 21, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press local monday september 21, 1998 editor Doug speirs/697-7292 features editor Buzz Curriee mail a3 rough and Tumble fall by Paul Samyn National reporter Ottawa Canada s Federal politicians return to work today to face a number of hot issues which if anything have heated up Over the summer. From a still unsolved file on hepatitis c compensation to a loonie that reached new historic lows to a suddenly shrinking surplus there is no shortage of controversy brewing for this fall s parliamentary sitting. It s going to be rough and Tumble no doubt about it predicted Ron Duhamel the St. Boniface my who liberals set to get jumped from All sides in new sitting serves As minister of Western economic diversification. Tory caucus chairman Rick Borot Sik Brandon Souris said he spent the summer grinding his Teeth in anger because he could t Grill the liberals in question period on All that was going wrong. I could t believe that we did t have a Chance to be there in the House to ask them questions eyeball to eyeball Boro Tsik said. Questions and Finger pointing would appear to be the order of the Day. Only a few big Bills Are on the order paper but the government has committed to presenting a new Law to replace the Young offenders act along with a controversial new Bill on tobacco sponsorship. Nip House Leader Bill Blaikie said he expects prime minister Jean Chretien to immediately be under the gun for his role at a meeting of Pacific rim leaders last november in Vancouver in which the ramp were ordered to remove protesters. It was embarrassing to our democratic spirit and it is ultimately dangerous said Blaikie Winnipeg Transcona Blaikie said the nip will also be focus ing on the question of Bank mergers and looking for answers now that the Federal task Force on the future of the financial services Industry has reported. Inky Mark chairman of Reform s Manitoba Saskatchewan task Force said Chretien s decision last week to appoint four new senators especially one in Alberta where Senate elections Are about to be held has angered Many. It s another slam at democracy the Way Chretien directly appointed them Mark Dauphin Swan River said. It certainly goes against the Grain of the people of Mark said Reform will be also be raising a number of economic issues that revolve around Canada s sagging Dollar. There Are estimates that next year s budget surplus could be about $6 billion some $4 billion less than previously expected forcing Tough choices about whether to implement tax cuts or enhance social programs. Duhamel said the Liberal government will continue to focus on jobs and the deficit. What we Are going to continue to do is make sure that what we have to spend is spent As wisely As possible Duhamel said. Southward bound a flock of Canada geese comes in for a Landing in the Island lakes subdivision yesterday. More than 20,000 of them Are expected to Cross City skies during their annual migration of More than 2,000 Kilometres. For the next few weeks the fort Whyte Centre a prime Stopover for the Birds will hold educational geese migration evenings from 5 to 6 . Fall officially begins wednesday and High temperatures of about 20 c Are forecast. Joe bryksa/w1nnipeg free press backwards train run puts Public Crews at risk Union by Kevin Oliason staff reporter g in rail Crews and the Public Are being put at risk because the company is running train engines backwards on the line to Pine Falls a Union official charges. Bruce Willows local chairman of the brotherhood of locomotive engineers said yesterday that after years of running an engine on each end of the train so the Crew could face Forward no matter which direction the train was travelling the company made the decision in april to go to a single engine. Willows said it Means that during the 110-km run Back to Transcona s Symington Yards the Crew is forced to peer out a Side window backwards to ensure no vehicles have stalled on the track. Going up to Pine Falls is of because the Crew is facing Forward but coming Back is unsafe Willows said. A Canada labour relations Board hearing is to take place today at the Winnipeg convention Centre Between Jeff Johnston a in Engineer who filed an unsafe work application and the company on the Issue. A in rail official said he could make no comment because the matter is before the Board. Willows said a fatal Accident in the United states in March is further proof the practice is unsafe.,., a Crew member was killed and two others injured when a Norfolk Southern freight train with a rear facing engine collided with a con rail train in Butler ind., March 25. Johnston said he suffered a Back injury after he made his first run on the single engine Pine Falls line and there have been at least five medical reports filed by others. You re twisting your body around too much Johnston said. Maybe it s of for a Short distance but when they re talking 70 Miles at 10 mph., that s a Long Way. Johnston said it would be the same As backing up a car for that distance. Schools shun fire program learn not to Burn lessons free but Only one division uses them by Jamie Saari for the free press Al fire prevention program available free to All schools in Manitoba is Only being used by one of Winnipeg s nine divisions. It s really frustrating said Roger Chamberland director of fire prevention for the City of Winnipeg. All the necessary tools Are out there and they re not being the learn not to Burn program Worth $3,000 per package includes a video manual and lessons. In 1996, the Winnipeg fire department and the Manitoba association of school trustees pitched the program to All divisions but Only the fort Garry school division continues to use it. I Don t know Why other school systems Aren t using it said Jean Beaumont superintendent of the fort Garry school division. It is very teacher Friendly. The kind of material that both kids and teachers enjoy u working Chamberland s comments come after two children died last week after a House fire at a Flora Avenue Home. Michael Spence 4, died last tuesday and his sister Melanie 5, died two Days later. Their three year old sister Angela remains in critical condition in Hospital. Chamberland believes that fire prevention should be a mandatory part of the education system. Need to know children need to know what to do in an emergency situation he said. By the time the fire department gets there it is usually too although Winnipeg school division no. 1 has approved the program no schools in the area have made it part of their curriculum. The curriculum is decided at a local level and fire prevention is not a mandatory subject anywhere in Canada said Board chairman Mario Santos. Schools Are expected to do a lot of things and there Are Only so Many hours in a the learn not to Burn program was developed by the National fire Protection association in the United states. An integral part of curriculum includes regular visits to the classroom by firefighters. Or. Bob Steinberg a child psychiatrist at the health sciences Centre says that using authority figures is extremely helpful in teaching children about serious subject matter. Studies have shown that More than half of children will respond positively to visits by firefighters police officers or doctors he said. Keith Thomas risk manager for the Manitoba association of school trustees said that fire prevention must compete with other optional programs like bicycle safety first Aid and health issues. I fully support the program and would like to see More schools using it said Thomas. But i do recognize that schools have a lot on their cancer survivor runs Fier own Marathon of Hope by Linda Rosborough staff reporter Rebecca Shipp was just a baby when a curly haired Young Man named Terry Fox ran his Marathon of Hope for cancer research. Yesterday 18-year-old Shipp a cancer survivor honoured Fox s memory by running in the Kildonan Park portion of the annual run. Having cancer i know what he went through said Shipp who was diagnosed with cancer of the Lymph nodes six years ago and is now in remission. If he made a difference maybe i can Shipp was one of 96,000 Manitoban registered to run walk Cycle or in line skate yesterday to raise Money for the 18th annual Terry Fox run for cancer research. The Grade 12 student is also a member of Terry s team a group of cancer survivors who take time to Tell their stories. I let them know there is Hope said Shipp. Not everyone Dies from it. The research is growing and More people last night Trudy Turner provincial director of the Terry Fox foundation reported the province had already raised $107,200, and pledges Are still rolling in. Overall we Are very very pleased Turner said. Across Canada donations were up nine per cent Turner reported. The Money raised by the annual run the largest single Day cancer fundraiser in the world accounts for 27 per cent of cancer research funding in Canada. Runs were held at 78 Sites in Manitoba including the Forks Assiniboine Park Harbour View and Kildonan Park in Winnipeg sixty special events and 300 school events were also held. Despite the gloomy Day about 100 people who had never participated in the run before turned up at Kildonan Park to run walk and skate. Dressed in fleece gloves and windbreakers they were treated to hot dogs Coffee doughnuts and live entertainment. It s never been run at this end of town before said organizer Walter Sokulsky who volunteered with his wife Ethel. I m surprised at the Good turnout with. The rain and everything else. I think next year it la be that much last year More than one million people in 54 countries were involved in the fund Raiser which collected $14.1 million for cancer research. Manitoban raised $344,600. Fox who was born in Winnipeg would have turned 40 this summer. After losing part of one leg to Bone cancer Fox decided to run across Canada to raise Money for cancer research in 1980. 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