Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 19, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press september 2000 local a3 City editor Steve Pona 6977292 features editor Bruce Owen 6977292 Jeff de body Winnipeg free press former Premier Gary Filmon and wife Janice receive hug from a tory staff member at a news conference announcing his resignation from the no Date has been set for a by election to replace Filmon resigns from recalls economic High Points by Sean Oconnor in an emotional news conference filled with personal moments yester former Premier Gary Filmon did the expected and resigned from the legislature and from the news conference started with the its official and ended with handshakes with reporters and hugs from tory Filmon announced on the night of the conservatives election loss almost a year ago that his tenure As party Leader would soon be sitting next his wife Jan ice and interim tory Leader Bonnie he made his final dressed in a Blue White shirt arid wearing an olympic described the High Points of his tenure in economic terms including Balanc ing the lowering and overseeing economic i Hope ill be remembered As some one who is committed deeply to Mak ing Manitoba a better place to to to to raise families and to the Filmon years Hilmons political chronology 1975 elected to Winnipeg City Council 1979 elected to legislature tory party elected Premier 1999 lost provincial announced that he would not stay on As party Leader or As m la 2000 resigned seat in legislature Challenge the said the hardest decisions were the per Sonal namely choosing a Cabinet among friends and there was also the great the loss of the jets and the failure of the Meech Lake the latter two resulting in More death threats than any other but it was when his spoke of the close family Bond that survived and grew in and of the occasional such As the effect of death threats on their that the event took on an emotional Filmon took the reins of the party in at the time considered an under he became Premier with a minor Ity government in 1988 and remained in Power for the next 11 Only one the untested Stuart has stepped Forward to take Hilmons place As tory Murray will take Over in Premier Gary doer described Fil Mon As a skilled politician and one whose presence in the legislature is already no Date has been set for a Bielec Tion to replace Filmon in the Tuxedo it will coincide with a Bielec Tion in the Riding of Kirkfield where Murray has announced his can who plans to stay in Mani holds a number of directorships including with Moffat Communia the investment dealers association of Canada and with Arctic Glacier group of he is also a member of Toronto olympic bid pot charges stayed Over faulty search ramp looking for huge growing operation did not get warrant before checking property by Leah Janzen charges in one of the largest marijuana grow operations Ever discovered in Manitoba have been stayed amid concerns the ramp improperly searched the suspects in August Reid Garry a former Canada was charged with production of Mari Juana and Possession of marijuana for the purpose of Steinbach ramp officers found More than pot plants and hydroponic equipment inside a farm building on Schindles property West of at the time of Schindles ramp crowed that the bust Esti mated to be Worth millions of dollars was one of the largest grow operations Ever uncovered in but it Doest appear now there will Ever be a just before the trial was to begin last Federal Crown attorney Erin Magas announced All charges against Schindle were charges against a David were stayed last Magas refused to elaborate on Why the charges were info Stu the position Here is that we can not and do not Ever comment on stays of proceedings in she Schindles Sheldon also declined to discuss the acting on tip the free press has Learned the ramp officers involved in the Case on More than one occasion searched Schindles property without first obtaining a search officers responded to a tip about an outdoor grow operation near Schindles acting on the two officers went to the area and began to walk around Schindles property looking for marijuana plants or evidence of a grow after coming up they went to Schindles Home to see if they could spot something that would suggest there was a grow operation nearby again without a upon enter ing the they spotted a Man with a marijuana cigarette in his the officers asked Schindle to allow a search of his but did not Tell him he could refuse or consult a during this search the officers found a Small amount of literature on hydroponic gardening and a Small wad of private property the officers arrested Schindle and got a search warrant for the rest of the where they eventually found thousands of pot plants and growing University of Manitoba Law professor David Deutscher said Schindles Case is an example of a situation where police overestimated their Power to enter private property and neglected to advise the suspect of his from time to think they have More Power than they actually said but they have no business going on private property without a in the first time the officers set foot on Schindles property without a the damage was he they were never on the property they were there on a nebulous tip and they were looking for marijuana plants you cant do that without a he Deutscher said warrant less searches Are valid Only if there is an imminent danger of the destruction or disappearance of the evidence if the search or seizure is but the evidence in this Case consisted of a massive crop of marijuana plants that would have been difficult to destroy or remove the hydroponic equipment was ordered forfeited to the Crown when the charges were stayed last the marijuana plants were seized and status of sudanese teenager cloaked in secrecy by Paul Mckie a troubled teen who came to Winnipeg for the War affected children conference wants political Asylum in according to Winnipeg sudanese com we do know he has asked for refugee said Albino chairman of the sudanese association of the sudanese Community claimed Jiel fears for his life if he returns to Yatcak was taken to the health sciences Centre Over the weekend and was placed under psychiatric Allam said Yatcak Speaks a Little eng Lish but spoke with another member of the local sudanese Community in a tribal dialect from Southern the sudanese Community Here is concerned because Yatcak is a he needs somebody to talk for we want to assist in any Way said Abdelghani the charge affaires for the sudanese was in Winnipeg yesterday but did not return repeated phone Calls from a Canadian officials were equally tight a foreign affairs department spokesman could not confirm or deny whether Yatcak had applied for refugee a spokesman for citizenship and immigration Canada said the Federal Pri Vacy act prevents the department from confirming or denying whether it has received such an Allam said his Community had encountered problems trying to see they believe he was moved yesterday from his room at the group was Able to track the youth on the weekend because Agar a Secu Rity guard temporarily posted at was from Sudan and helped Calm the boy but Lual said yesterday he was quickly reassigned and will not return to Allam said they dont know where Gat Cak other than somewhere inside Hsc spokesman Jim Rodger said he could not comment on the Over the Hsc reported the boy was too fragile to but Arkangel another sudanese said the boy wanted to talk to the Media about his Yatcak has told people his father is dead but his Mother and other relatives Are All in if youre consider my you Proba we a Call laser Eye surgery tons we have the experienc our team of medical i we Only use the most a our affordable fee of laser treatment and our Auto mob it Canada Diokie in tour of con 1888673 careers to laser vision equipment procedure Las in vision the Best in sight ;