Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 4, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Spring rain stabilizes Hydro rates by Nick Martin Spring Rains have restored Manitoba a reservoirs to Normal Levels and made a Hydro rate hike unlikely this year says Manitoba Hydro Public affairs manager Glenn Schneider. A your water supplies Are generally estimated at this time of year a Schneider International adoptions on the Rise by Sean Deasy for some Manitoban couples looking to create or expand their families through adoption their search knows no Borders. A we did no to care where she was from a said Mary Dalton whose husband will be arriving on monday from Haiti with their a a new seven year old daughter. A and we re so excited. So far in be Only spoken with her on the phone. But she called me a Mary and her husband Are one of four area couples who Are bringing Home newly adopted children from the tiny Caribbean country this week to Start new lives in Canada. International adoptions have typically occurred with families hoping to give children in less fortunate situations a better place to live. In 1998, 2,222 children came to Canada a 29 of those to Manitoba a from 20 different countries. Nine Hundred of those were from China. Ethiopia Romania and Korea have also been consistent sources of adopted Chil Dren in recent years. However the relatively rapid process and the certainty of results have made International adoption an increasingly attractive option for parents who cannot have their own children. A we typically get two kinds of Fami-.1 lies adopting now a said Deb Northcott of the Canadian advocates for the adoption of children a licensed Agency for inter country adoptions. A there Are those who want to extend their family and provide improved living conditions for a child. Then there Are those who Are unable to have their own and Are concerned about the waiting period of Domestic adoptions a from the time an information dossier is assembled on the parents including the application Home study and identity verification to the actual placement of the child usually takes Between six months and two years. Different Agen cies even within the same country have z varying policies that can affect place ment time. J Vietnam tends to be one of the More expedient placing children abroad in six z to eight months depending on the Par-2 titular Case. Variables beyond agencies control such As changing governments in any country can also lengthen the m process. 2 according to Northcott looking to other countries also has a finality for a a adopting parents. A by the time you trav Tel to their country the child is already legally yours. Its j with three natural children already �42-year-old Minnedosa computer a resource teacher Mary Dalton Felt the of need for one More child. F she said she appreciates the Simplici-1 to of her new daughters fresh Start. A she i has no parents a said Dalton. A she has i adopted us As much As we have adopted i woman robbed after a winning at Casino a a 45-year-old woman was robbed at a Leila Avenue Bank machine at 2 30 . I yesterday morning As she was about to m Deposit her gambling winnings. One Man stood watch while another Man pushed the woman against a counter and took her Money. She was not i injured. J police would not say whether they sus pet the woman was followed from a night at the Casino or How much Money was stolen. Manitoba reservoirs topped up Export sales on Rise said. A Spring rain is the dominant Factor. Those have brought our reservoirs Back to Normal a mild Winter Here combined with deregulation of utilities in the . Have put Hydro in Good shape Schneider said. A a we be improved our Export sales in terms of the dollars we get from them. The volume has stayed the same a he said. A we used less domestically therefore we had More to Export. A a there a been a process of deregulation in the states. The Utility lines Are opened up to Competition. We re Selling now instead of to seven direct linked utilities to about 35 companies. Some of them Are marketers. That a been a real Benefit to statistics Canada reported this week that Canadian Hydro generation had grown for 11 consecutive months up to the end of March. Sta scan credited Manitoba and Quebec reservoirs for an 8.7 per cent increase in Hydro Genera photos by Ken Gallo Tel Winnipeg free pres Busy night for police officers were kept hopping in the City a North end last night. Above two adults and a child were in stable condition after a stolen truck hit their car at Burrows Avenue and Charles Street. Police said a 12-year-old missing from Knowles Centre since May 23 has been charged with theft and criminal negligence causing bodily harm. Police Are seeking a second 12-year-old suspect. At right officers arrest a Man after two shots were fired on Redwood Avenue. Police were not releasing details but a nearby resident said a Man discharged what was believed to be a sawed off Shotgun after a fight broke out Between two adults at a children a birthday party. Northern University affiliation talks planned by Nick Martin supporters of a proposed Northern University College will meet with the three Southern universities this week to explore affiliating through a possible Campus in Thompson. A we have to work together a said lome keeper steering committee chairman for the University of the North project. Keeper said Northern Manitoba has been advocating its own Post secondary institution for Many years. A they feel its High time a he said. A however the possibility of getting a stand alone that Likely wont the Ideal situation would be to establish an affiliation similar to St. Boniface colleges relationship with the University of Manitoba said keeper who is education director for Nelson House first nation. His group meets wednesday with the u of m and University of Winnipeg and with Brandon University on thursday. A two Day workshop is scheduled for Thompson june 12 and 13, in which Community members can discuss what programs they a like to see in a Northern school whom it should serve and where it should be located. Information about attending the workshop is available in Thompson at 677-6462. Keeper said by u of a and Keewatin Community College have programs across the North some of which could be incorporated and expanded upon Likely in Thompson. Current programs in education and social work could be augmented by a Bachelor of arts program and specific Northern programs on the forestry or mining industries he said. The proposed school could also provide Northern students with a Strong foundation in University studies before they go South to pursue Medicine or other advanced programs. Keeper was Uncertain when the steering committee would have More Concrete proposals to take to education minister Drew Caldwell. However Don Robertson chairman of the Council on Post secondary education said in a recent interview that the Northern project could be an integral part of the provinces plans to improve Access to higher education for aboriginal students. Tion during March. But Schneider said most of the credit should go to Quebec. A hours has stayed about the same a he said. A a there a been Good rainfall. We re looking at a pretty Normal year now for water Levels a said Schneider adding that Hydro would take another look at its rates sometime this fall. Two More men arrested As victims funeral held b y Tracy Tjaden Winnipeg police have arrested two More men in the curb stomping death on Spence Street last weekend. Richard Michael George died after a group of thugs spread the 16-year-old�?Ts jaw Over the Edge of the sidewalk and then kicked the Back of his head. He was buried in Berens River yesterday following a funeral service attended by hundreds. Yesterday police arrested Arthur George Bear 19, of Fisher River and Steven James Stevenson 21, of Fisher Branch on charges of second degree murder. They re being held in custody at the remand Centre. On Friday police arrested a 17-year-old on similar charges who also remains in custody. Winnipeg police duty Insp. Jack Johnson said the City a homicide unit does not expect to make any More arrests in Georges killing. Berens River assistant pastor Maria Swain said family and friends were struggling to Cope with the brutal killing yesterday. News of the arrests did no to make it easier she said. A i believe there a a lot of inner pain a she said following the service. A a his Mother is feeling the pain right now and she a sharing Swain said during the emotional service Georges Grandfather spoke about Georges quiet warm nature and his Mother encouraged other parents to Foster close relationships with their kids. A a she a saying they done to have to wait for things like this to happen that they should talk to their Swain assisted in yesterdays funeral and also attended a candlelight service for George held in the Community Friday night. Bear was arrested in Winnipeg with Stevenson taken into custody by Fisher Branch ramp and then transported to the City by Winnipeg police officers. Johnson said the killing does not appear to be linked to gang activity. Georges killing was one of three murders which rocked Winnipeg last weekend. 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