Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 23, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press september 2000 local a3 City editor Steve Pona 6977292 features editor Bruce Owen 6977292 Garden Hill passes up Chance for say Hewak gives killer five years in prison judge hits reserves apathy by Mike Mclntyre the chief Justice of Manitoba court of Queens Bench sent a Young killer to prison for five years but saved his harsh est criticism for leaders and residents of the mans native Justice Benjamin Hewak said he went out of his Way to ensure members of Garden Hill could have a say in the sentence he gave Clyde who pleaded guilty to killing a Man he caught raping his so much for any help from the Community of Garden Hewak said yes after Only family members of the accused and victim showed up in Hewak was hoping native elders and other residents of the Community would come to court to shed some Light on beards conditions on the Remote and any other relevant information for sentence defence lawyer Martin Pollock had requested his client receive a condition Al to be served in the comm and Hewak was ready to listen to proposals from the he even adjourned beards sentencing hearing in june to provide time for people to prepare and Hewak offered to Fly to Thompson for a special court sitting if it meant getting people to a would like to yesterday that to Justice All requests to Hewak and the Metthe comm nity involved Beardy Feii on deaf for this missed despite opportune to numerous a Hui phone Calls and letters new Garden Hill the native chief Darcy Wood Community of Garden Hill was Given what i believe is a historic Opportunity to put Forward a the Opportunity for an Impact was but there was no no nobody stepped up to the he Pollock said Hewak actions were important because natives have often voiced their displeasure with the Justice saying it discriminates and ignores in a Case like cries like that ring said he didst know Why there was no but speculated fam ily and economic pressures May be i think that really the next level of trying to understand Why this we maybe need to have More dialogue with the Pollock the new chief of Garden Hill admit Ted yesterday the Community dropped the Darcy Wood was elected to his Post just last week and found out Only thurs Day about Hewak request to the for Mer i cant believe in at a loss for As a we let Beardy said i cant make any excuses for Why this want i would like to both to Justice Hewak and the Beardy for this missed Wood said the former led by chief David had no sys tems in place to Deal with Justice he said he cant understand Why sub missions have been made to the but promised the situation will never there has been a total Lack of work done in this and we to take a proactive he noting the new administration plans to quickly appoint a Justice secretariat to handle such cases in the a tearful Beardy apologized for his actions yesterday As he read a statement he prepared to the he said he never meant to kill his older Lloyd in March 1999 but grew incensed when he caught him having sex with his unconscious Mother during a drinking party inside her landside Street i still cry about him and what Hap sometimes i think living said in a voice that was often drowned out by sobs from his i wish i could turn Back Hewak said he understood beards anger at seeing his Mother being but the fact he attacked his Vic Tim three separate times that night suggests it went beyond nip takes new look at Princess Campus red River proposals still being studied by Nick Martin Rural women fume at Lack of midwives health authorities accused of dragging feet by Helen falling three months after the province announced funding for some Rural women say they have less Access to the service than when the profession was in Legal two years Leanne Campbell of Deloraine paid a midwife to assist with her sons birth but now that she is pregnant she cant find a mid wife for love or were stuck with the scenario of a Hospital with a doctor or going out of the she its exactly the opposite of what was regional health authorities have hired midwives in Winnipeg and Southeastern three other has have proposals in the but women in the other areas of the province Are out of Rural people often drive into Winnipeg for health services not available nearer but the midwives who work for the Winnipeg regional health authority Are not permitted to accept clients from outside the Pauline Nadle Smith of Boissevain has had three successful Home births but is struggling to find adequate help for the it has been taken out of the hands of the she Darlene who has assisted with close to 700 births Over the last 20 said forcing midwives to work for regional health authorities instead of independently is at the Root of Many of the current until More midwives Complete their formal train there is also a shortage in the if Campbell has to pay out of she said she will Send her Bill to the if i lived in i could get a midwife and it would be paid she recalling that midwifery was touted by Manitoba health As a Way to increase Rural women Campbell said several has Are dragging their feet Over midwifery because of resistance from Rural Doc tors who Are often prevented by the College of physicians and surgeons of Manitoba from delivering babies in Small the College of midwives has More flexible rules about where it is Safe to give Chris Burnett of Boissevain said most doctors support integrating midwifery into Hospital but they Are divided on the Issue of Home birthing in isolated is a standoff at the Burnett there is understandably a lot of Sonia Lavictoire of East Selkirk has put off trying to get pregnant until the interlace regional health authority hires she is frustrated by the has Deci Sion to evaluate the experience in other regions before submitting a proposal to Manitoba conservative health critic Myrna Driedger said midwifery legislation was designed to allow All Manitoba women Access to the health minister Dave Chomiak needs to inter Vene before problems she the minister has got to manage nip it in the Chomiak was not available for com Over the Long legalizing mid Fred greens de Winnipeg free press Campbell hugs Twoy Earold born with help from a Rural women Arent getting services they were she winery will open doors for but it could take years to get the system running properly across the Campbell in the she wants an interim plan that treats women equally hopefully before her baby is born in the nip government is scrambling to decide if the High Cost of a proposed red River College Campus on Princess Street can be Cut to match a alternate site on Spence opposite the University of they we rent close when we first got the our Job is to make them we have to get them pre Mier Gary doer said in an the College wants its downtown Cam pus built in five heritage buildings on Princess Street opposite City but the province has been Drifting for months towards a Spence Campus that would share programs and facilities with dollars and cents doer discuss dollars and or explain Why Princess would Cost the government is trying to pin Down exactly How much in heritage tax credits the Princess Street site could which would affect the Bottom educational Urban renewal and synergy with nearby institutions and businesses would be other key if the Price tag is comparable on both he that if is a big said the pre wed better get it the project will be in the Ball Park of but amortizing the costs Over 20 years could push the final Price tag As High As doer he hoped a decision could be made with in a education minister Drew Caldwell recently said Hes taking a Long look at Spence Street because in that students would be Able to Cross the Street to the University of Winnipeg to use the Book Library and labs an emerging strategy to strip the downtown Campus of every thing but its Bare classroom essentials to squeeze As Many students into the build ing As if Caldwell opted for red Rivers preferred Choice in heritage buildings on Princess services would have to be built nearby or supplied by the Pri vate record expansion a record expansion of 500 red River students this year that expected to continue until at least 2004 is forcing the province to look for ways to maximize teaching Caldwell said he has four proposals from developers for the downtown com but May opt to remove food ser vices and Book that a we May want to maximize education dollars for education purpose you could free up Square footage to get More people into the lab space could be shared the Book red River has been forced to convert washrooms and lockers into teaching tuck classrooms into mezzanines above shops with High and move staff into trailers at its cramped notre Dame it expects to have More students by 2000tahoi with i Mike emf nth d come see our great selection of orc medium Call Don Lachonce where customers Send their friends open 6 Days a week 964 Regent Only i m u pit Chevrolet Oldsmobile Lento Sale in 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