Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 10, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba
99s As put sex offending priest Back in la demands parole Board released Rowe after he served four years Manitoba aboriginal leaders want a former anglican priest who sexually abused Young boys on Northern reserves Back behind nip la Erie Robinson land said Ralph rows should not be free after serving four years of a year sentence he received in 1 thought he would appear before the parole Board and get shot but they went and let him Robinson Robinson said Rowe is now living in a Halfway House in although Rowe is under Robinson said he should not be Given his Freedom until he has been cured of his in Rowe was convicted of nine sexual assaults on two Young and was Given an 18month sen charges involving assaults against other children were publicity surrounding the Case prompted More alleged abuse Vic Tims to come in Rowe was convicted of assaults against a total of 17 Young boys Between 197s and most of them from Wunn Umin Lake in North City lawyer fighting feds for Riverbank land owners by Aldo Santon staff reporter Winnipeg lawyer is fighting a to launch a class action suit the Federal government Over its operation of the Lockport lawyer Alan Scarth said Hes trying to persuade Federal court that he can represent thousands of property own ers along the red and Assiniboine Rivers who Are affected by the annual fall lowering of the Scarth said this is a 10yearold Case that began after much of the Riverbank property of Valerie Markesteyn col lapsed into the taking with it All of her backyard and destabilizing her the hearing resumes her House had to be destroyed As a result of the Scarth weve been fighting it Ever Scarth said he now represents the estate of Valerie Markesteyn since her he said a 23yearold Manitoba water commission report blames much of the Riverbank erosion prob lems on the draw Down effect created when Federal staff open the dam Gates at Riverbank soil that been saturated As the Rivers Rise during the summer collapses after the River Levels he Scarth said Hes trying to act on behalf of All Riverbank property own ers immediately South of the dam All the Way to the pm of Scarth said Ottawa has repeatedly argued that he and the Markesteyn estate cant represent anyone else in a class action or representative Scarth said Hes hoping the Federal court will recognize the class adding he then will try to persuade the court that the property rights of the affected individuals have been negatively impacted by the artificial Low ering and raising of the River through the of the governor general to give City Man medal for heroism staff a Winnipeg Man will get medal for heroism from general for saving a Man from a House Ron Clark Wii receive the medal of bravery from Romeo Leblane for pulling Walter Johnson out of nig Home at 438 Rouge Road on May 24986 Clark went into the borne through the Hack avoiding toe front Entrance because of thick he then crawled through the found the disoriented my and him l out the Antra play up the bar Way cant make any Clark of i would Hope one would Dot big for f be medal is Sward d for acts of Clark sad 14 of apr canadians will Western dozens of other Young aboriginal men also claim to have been abused by Robinson said there Are at least 30 victims where Rowe often Many of the Young men Are now suicidal and have serious emotional problems because of the alleged i thought he would appear before the parole Board and get shot but they went and let him he who was also a boy scout is blamed by some for the rash of suicides that have plagued the communities where his victims the charismatic and trusted priest often took boys on camping trips and had them sleep Over at his former Shamattawa chief Sam Miles said there have been several Melde attempts in his Community by people who Rowe abused while others Are abusing solvents in an attempt to Deal with their was set free 18 after being denied parole several Robinson said no one from Manitoba appeared at the hearing to oppose Rowes parole because nobody thought he had a Chance of being in a letter to the National parole Board asking that Rowe be locked up again As a dangerous Robinson said he has seen documents from Justice officials that assess Rowe As an unsuccessfully treated predatory homosexual paedophile who poses a moderate risk to ref fend and others that say he has Little empathy for his Robinson said he recently met with Rowe and a group of abuse Vic Tims As part of a Healing and that Rowe showed Little remorse for what he has the chief and Council of Shamattawa have passed a Resolution ban Ning Rowe from that Community for but Robinson said that is not there is a Large population of aboriginal people in Vancouver that could be at risk now that he is where did you get that Well give you one guess its of where theres no guessing at saving famous maker shirts Tor men shirts for me Price compare at in Hanger fashion Ware Hou ski duo draw 19th enter its Worth thousands Sidoo Courtesy of is Marl Neland or House 1761 Wellington 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