Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 6, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 local free june 2000 Library closing doors to explicit internet Sites report suggests terminals displaying porn subject patrons to sexual harassment the Winnipeg Public Library system is making it increasingly difficult for naughty minded patrons to View sexually explicit or inappropriate images on the Library internet responding to complaints from staff and Chat rooms have recently been we had a whole process before we put the internet Termi nals in said Rick manager of Library we had to bal Ance off the need to provide accurate information with the need for appropriate i dont look at it so much As we dont provide Access to adult magazines we never there Are six internet terminals on the main level of the Centennial two in special services and two in the childrens in the next few another six terminals will be added at the main in staff at the Centennial Library compiled an internal discus Sion paper detailing concerns Over patrons who accessed internet Sites containing nudity and sexually explicit one the report had been used repeatedly to Access Sites with names such As sexily Youngreen and the recently obtained by the free charged that staff and patrons were being subjected to a form of sexual harassment because of repeated exposure to porn on the Ter Minal As the document charged that the inappropriate Content diminishes the Library environment for patrons and staff creating a Cli mate More suitable to an adult Book Gail Library information services said All concerns have been the volume of complaints has gone Down since we banned Chat rooms in there seemed to be a link Between the the Library already had filters on Many of its pcs to Block Sites dealing with pornography and paedophilia As Well As those dedicated to hate or All terminals in the childrens department Are if a Library Patron is caught viewing inappropriate material at an unfiltered a warning is if theres a second a six month building ban May be As says terminals can be monitored remotely to catch some terminals also have privacy ensuring images can Only be viewed by the person sitting directly in front of the were trying to do the Best we can with these says we Are not going to hide behind the intellectual Freedom weve been very careful that we respond to and anticipate 0 soph now continued from Page a1 but soph now was told the Evi Dence would not be released because the Stoppel murder Case was being reopened by Winnipeg last police chief Jack eats i asked a major crime analyst to take another look at the Case to see if there were any avenues of addition Al As a Winnipeg police asked ramp experts in Vancouver to retest the and last november three investigators were assigned to the cold Case Keith Mccaskill said he could not comment on suggestions the Dan tests might Exon Erate this is a homicide he i cant discuss any of the evidence at this who won the support of the association he defence of the wrongly convicted which has taken up his Case currently lives in Vancouver with his wife and Chil contacted at Home Sopho nows wife Rebecca said she comment on the Case and referred All questions to his Toronto Paul Sopho nows said he would wait to comment on the Dan results until a formal announce ment is in the years since Stoppels killing there has been much speculation As to whether soph now got away with murder or whether someone else was a Man who said he befriended Stoppel in the Days before she when the Man was Selling Christmas Trees near where she told police he tackled a Man in a Cowboy hat and boots leaving the murder s ene Uvo Days before he has recently come Forward telling free press columnist Gordon Sinclair that he has been interviewed by police and has submitted to a lie Detector test in connection with the chronology continued from Page a1 Sopho nows family says he owns a Cowboy hat and has a moustache like the Man in the police composite Sopho nows estranged says soph now didst kill its a ridiculous hed never Hurt a i March the Crown reveals in court that soph now has been cooperative in giving hair and body fluid samples to i july the judge in Sopho nows preliminary hear ing orders him to stand trial for second degree instead of the first degree i Sopho nows trial evidence on the second Day shows ramp experts failed to link hair and fibres found on Stoppel to i judge declares mistrial after jury soph now faces another i soph now fires Pollack and hires Greg Brodsky for his second i a second jury begins to hear evidence against i March soph now tries on gloves the Crown says belong to Stoppels youve still got a fair bit of wrist the judge soph now Waves his hand and spectators gasp when they see the Glove Doest i March a Surprise defence witness stuns the courtroom when she recalls seeing soph now at Victoria general Hospital the night of the backing his Alibi that he was not at the doughnut shop when the murder i March soph now Falls Back into his seat crying after the jury convicts him of second degree murder and he receives life imprisonment with no Chance of parole for 10 i thought All you had to do was Tell the but i was he i april soph now files Appeal with Manitoba court of citing 28 grounds for overturning the convict i March court of Appeal overturns Sopho nows conviction in a 2 to 1 claiming the judge improperly instructed the giving too much weight to the crowns Evi Dence and not enough weight to Sopho nows a third trial is ordered by the Appeal i 1984 Manitoba attorney general files Appeal with supreme court of Canada to reinstate Sopho nows convict the supreme court orders third i soph now begins his third i March soph now is convicted a second time but this time by 11 the judge dismissed a juror who was holding out because of a competency the juror claimed to have psychic i april Brodsky launches Sopho nows i 1985 soph now fires Brodsky and gets approval to represent himself at court of then in soph now allows Neil Cuddy to represent i acquitted by Manitoba court of the Appeal court cited numerous errors by the judge on overturning the i 1986 province appeals to supreme court for fourth i april the supreme court refuses to Grant the province leave to soph now will face no More court Tri soph now served 45 months in 11987 Dan tests on gloves found under a Bridge close to the murder scene Are i 1995 soph now attends association in defence of the wrongly convicted conference in Rubin Hurricane Carter is the executive 11995 police refuse to release four leather and two cloth when soph now asks for pm for Dan i 1997 association in defence of the Gly convicted takes up Sopho nows Case and will pay Dan test i 1998 Winnipeg police again refuse to release Evi Dence soph now saying the investigation into the murder has been i 1999 chief Jack Swatski asks major crimes analyst to look at Stoppel Case to determine other avenues of i Vestiga i 1999 Winnipeg police publicly say Case is reopened and ship evidence gathered in 1981 Westward for Dan testing by Vancouver ramp Dan i 1999 Winnipeg police receive test results from Vancouver but dont reveal the results of the test or whether the tests showed anything at i 2000 police prepare to release Dan tests that sup porters of soph now say will support his claims of innocence in the Stoppel compiled by Paul Mckie will government Ever resolve partnership dispute Alan Isfeld wants Justice for his to it would appear to the outsider looking in that Hes gotten anything but justices from the Liberal not to mention proper business numerous government officials from the Liberal government have created a dreary paper Trail that so Lead Isfeld is Public relations specialist based in but is a member of Manitoba first nation and is Well connected with native politicians and both provincially and he is working tirelessly to ensure that Wing construction of Thunder Bay is treated fairly in an aborted school construction Deal with the Sage eng first Isfeld is facing a double edged sword in this because he represents a relatively Small construction firm without the National clout to successfully stand up to the Wall of bureaucracy that has been thrown up by the Liberal but also because he foresees the Sage eng situation As a potentially detrimental Factor in any future partnering efforts Between first nations and non aboriginal in Don Wing of Wing construction in Thunder was introduced to Federal officials by Phil provincial chief at the time who has since moved on to become the Federal an the purpose of this meeting was to discuss construction partnerships on the leaders Jerry was the chief of Sage eng at the time and the current chief is another Fontaine Ron Isfeld feels strongly because Phil Fontaine helped begin the partnership process in 1996 by introducing Don Wing to Federal he could at least step in and use his considerable influence to help bring the matter to a is he doing this lobbying because Hes angry at Phil Fontaine that has nothing to do with the states Ive been mad at Phil Many and weve always made up Over the so that not a big the big Isfeld is the extremely negative Impact this matter will have on first nations people in relation to future partnerships involving tribal councils and no aboriginal other constructions associations Are starting to look at this All across the says these organizations have written letters representing Over half a million and each of them have friends who have other friends you can see How it and in concerned that it will Hurt us As aboriginal Don Wing is concerned for his business and his family this will Impact us from All facets of and yet our even at the Federal has not collectively said As one would have hold is we cant allow this to an injustice has taken and it must be were not in the business of victimizing our partners or private sector business to gain a foothold on Isfeld has stepped up his crusade to see that Wing is even though both he and Wing have stated that their formal business relationship ended in late february of this theres no Money to pay says they put this company Wing construction in dire the minister put a process in and there not following Isfeld goes on to Point out that the government has turned to the very organization with whom Don wings problems Sage eng first to decide How the Bill is to be even though on at government officials appeared to be working in Good Faith towards solving the Isfeld states that associate Deputy minister Dennis Wallace told Wing on january that he would get Back to him within Twenty four that did not Wing was also told in october of that resolve would be a ten Day no Progress was made until december a letter written by Don Wing to Indian affairs minister Robert Nairn on february 2000 shows that a Price report released on february 8th concluded that Wing is now owed just Over in the same Wing quotes from the agreement he and Deputy minister Dennis Wallace which defines the scope of the Price item 4 in the agreement upon submission of the Price Wing and associate Deputy minister Dennis together with such other representatives As they May shall meet and discuss the report to reach a final settlement sum to of paid to the development by March approximately six weeks after the report was no such meeting had materialized and Wing again wrote to the minister urging his help in speeding up the in an excerpt from an interview with the win speaker aboriginal publication the second highest ranking bureaucrat in the department of Indian is quoted As stating that wings problems were with his partners at and not with the Federal he stated that the first evidently did not close the Loop in fully confirming the Wallace would not commit his department to paying for Sag keens but insisted that me matter was a dispute Between the first nation and the he said that whether in construction or other Are crucial to economic development prospects of first and pointed out mat the vast in worked out very Wallace says he does not View the debt owing Wing As one his department is obliged to because his department was not a signatory to the and does not View the project As one which was he also stated that first nations be sure a first nation can be counters Alan but All you get is a piece of paper to make you feel you cant collect because of the Indian prime minister honorable minister Robert Mark assistant to Robert National chief Phil honorable minister Jane honorable Mike honorable Deputy prime minister Herb Gray Ana Bruce executive assistant to the prime minister All have been involved either in sending or receiving correspondence on the matter in yet nothing has been to Alan Isfeld clearly indicates he intends to fight on much of his Case being on behalf of first nations communities who will want to partner with no aboriginal in and a 50yearold company is set we can Only Hope that government officials including the honorable Lloyd axe worthy who was also contacted will find his courage and resolve and Speed up their Iodate slow motion efforts to arrive at a solution amicable to All Robert Knight grassroots news adapted from win speaker with personal Miteru Seiv with Alan paid advertisement paddle just dont take your car by Nick Martin Randy pletts the Guy whizzing by on inline skates or a Mountain Bike As your single occupant vehicle is idling in bumper bumper traffic spewing out noxious Plett is a Green commuter a role Model for the organizers of Winnipeg commuter Challenge there challenging people this week to ride Winnipeg even paddle a Canoe or kayak if you live and work along a River whatever Means not driving your own car to theres a National Competition going on this week involving 35 Canadian Maloney of resource conservation Manitoba said this is the first year for Winnipeg Hes enlisted 33 local Large businesses with a potential of employees to take but anyone can still sign up by going to and Reg organizers will be greeting peo ple who walk to work Over the Osborne Street Bridge this and mayor Glen Murray is giving away the Mani Toba cycling associations cycling route map free at City Hall this Maloney said the provision of bicycle Racks and showers can make a huge Dif Ference in encouraging Green commit Jeff do Idor winnik8 Frh him Plett uses either inline skates or a Bike to commute to and from the 38yearold Plett skates or cycles from vital to the health sciences where Hes an oncology i have All Back said who avoids traffic As much As possible before crossing the Provencher Bridge and Tak ing Mcdermot Avenue to the Price is a big i save about a year in maintenance and Park ing by leaving his Van at Randa marketing director for Assiniboine credit said 122 of 200 employees Are taking part in the com Muter generally by carpool Riding the bus or the turnout has made her company realize the need for Bike Racks at All 13 branches and Stewart palliative care for All How far have we come 10th annual provincial hospice 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