Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 18, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba A6 local Winnipeg free May 2000 Community improvement association attempts to reclaim streets intercity group using pagers to fight Back against crime by Tracy Tjaden beware intercity the Cia is the elite american spy Agency int setting up shop in the but Winnipeg criminal element could find its plans stymied by the Community improvement associations latest strategy to take Back City its bad enough people who live Here walk around now we want the criminals to be said Harry pastor of new life min its an invisible network no one can but we see the Cor areas Cia set up a sweeping pager system which allows Neighbour Hood businesses and residents to Call into a Central dispatch with warnings of sus vicious looking missing kids and even crimes in the of the 56 pagers 24 have been doled heres How it works members Call into the Rogers dispatcher with a password and report the the dispatcher then relays the report via the alphanumeric pagers to the entire group within a couple of and theres already proof the plan Early this Cia members tracked and literally hunted Down two men police later charged with two Inci dents of breaking and entering in the on Lehotsky got a beep with a message three men had just attempted to break into a residence on Maryland he wandered outside and saw men who matched the followed them at a distance and saw them attempt another breaking on Agnes As he called police on his cell another Cia member went to the roof of a nearby apartment Block and monitored the calling in developments to the Lehotsky confronted the said he would Call for medical attention because one had a bleeding and told them police had been they took he chased them through a couple of Back caught one Man and then flagged Down a nearby police it was pretty said heres a system we set up to do some thing that actually police dont recommend the hot Pur suit Lehotsky embarked on to Nab the but the downtown Community support supervisor said theres wide sup port for pager we dont advocate people getting themselves into dangerous said Brian but this empowers the Community and helps its an extra set of eyes and ears for the Ren Mousom i mite me Mem Lehotsky displays one of the pagers his Cia group is using to fight Lehotsky admits that not part of the but said he Felt confident doing Cencora said the initiative has injected new spirit into the they need to have a be Active and make a he we cant do it the system uses the latest technology to take the traditional neighbourhood watch concept one step its a head sup for the rest of the Lehotsky if some one is walking around with a its Nice for an elementary school to know about Lehotsky hatched the idea for the West end about a month ago after the Cham Ber of Commerce started a similar sys tem with retailers in Polo Park shopping i v it solving the Puzzle airline integration a further update for our 35 million customers were in the process of building a global the restructuring process is but week by were finding one of the key problems is that this is an exceptional in at air Canada alone we carried 14 More passengers this april than in the same month last to be weve still got some Way to go and we apologize if youve been but As we said in last weeks we intend to keep you fully informed with news and information As it two important new Steps in the past weve announced our intention to appoint an ombudsman who will respond to customer concerns and Liaise with Federal we Are also developing a customer Bill of rights to ensure our traditionally High standards of customer and to give you the Means to hold us to 250 More Call Centre staff weve been struggling with our Call but were now glad to report the situation is steadily in response to the and in preparation for a full summer weve already begun an aggressive drive to add 250 new Call Centre Well be recruiting and training people As fast As we but the results wont be the airline Industry is Complex and it takes time to attain the standards our customers frequent flyer seats available so far this air Canada and Canadian airlines have offered the same amount of frequent flyer seats As last the Good news is that theres still space and As of this publication there Are Over seats available for june and july at Canada to give you some that the equivalent of More seats for additional demand its True that some flights have been cancelled this but As with any airline this is in the record shows that Between the Start of february and the end of air Canada had 3 fewer cancellations than in the same period of 1999 this despite the fact that this february was an especially bad month for where we underestimated was in the level of additional demand on certain which were now addressing with Over extra seats a week in Canada alone and Well continue to adjust wherever june 3 terminal changes at Toronto air Canada and Canadian airlines operate out of separate terminals at Toronto Pearson were therefore working with the greater Toronto Airport authority to make i i changes that will greatly facilitate both for people living in Toronto and i those who connect through As a Domestic and trans order flights for air Canada and Canadian airlines will operate out of terminal 2 and International flights for both airlines will operate out of a rejuvenated terminal there will be some construction throughout the but were adding extra staff and signage to make the changeover As smooth As weve already i launched a major information including a sizeable newspaper and radio Campaign throughout the Toronto saving jobs As we restructure last autumn we made a commitment to integrate the two airline systems and save we promised no involuntary layoffs and were holding to that As we our firm intention is to build a global airline that will give Pride to All canadians we ask you to Bear with us and Well continue to keep you i can Adan air Ca building a global airline ;