Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 2, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Dan mfr 2000 saturday press Moose gobble Griffins watching in a Winter wonderland Manitoba takes the first of two games against grand rapids d1 Christmas to schedule full of merry old Jolly new specials for the whole family the we Veather b ism mix of Suri and wind South 4060 High 5 Low 10 t inside reluctant to Wade into presidential vote As Bush and Gore supporters United states supreme court justices lost Little time yesterday letting lawyers know that judges Are uneasy about intervening in the Battle Over Florida presidential votes a14 just shoot me a Swan River Man sustained bruises and cracked ribs after by Friend to test a bulletproof Vest a3 spread the cheer the Christmas cheer Board needs Winni Eggers to open their hearts and wallets to help Neighbours in need a6 users speak out the alleged illegitimate sons of Mel Lastman say their Law suit int intended to Embar Rass the Toronto mayor a16 Viva Vicente Mexico swears in a new presi Dent and enthusiasm is High As Vicente Fox promises a genuine democracy c9 i business Hopes High for future a Survey of Winnipeg Compa Nies finds an upbeat mood and High expectations for expansion and employ ment in the months and years afield 815 it affects the sickest of the sick children Wayne Glowacki Winnipeg free press Rollason with Mary says the rules discriminate against parents of disabled parental leave rules disabled girls family claims by Sean Oconnor a Winnipeg family is launching a constitutional Challenge against the Federal govern ment for discriminating against parents of disabled if there it May change the Way parental leave benefits Are paid across the Kevin the says a provi Sion in the Federal employment act prevents parents of disabled unlike other from taking the bulk of their leave when its needed most after the child returns Home from Rollason and his lawyer Gail have gained support from a Long list of National and local organizations in their including the Canadian Down the society for Manito bans with the association for Community living and the Council of canadians with Rollason is a reporter with the Winnipeg free his daughter Mary was born in Winnipeg on june with multiple apart from a 48hour Mary spent her first 10 months in she was diagnosed with Downs had severe heart problems after being flown by air ambulance to Toronto Hospi Tal for sick was found to have brain liver disease and stomach and lung at one while in her mothers her heart stopped Hospital staff brought her Back to taking their Rollason decided to wait until Mary was out of the Hospital to take parental he Learned the rules involving Al Bene fits after the birth of his first two years we deliberately saved the time because we were told How difficult it would be once we got Mary Rollason we were told that we were really going to need our parental benefits because Shes going to need said what Rollason and Macaulay didst know was that the rules had changed since sarahs continued please see benefits a2 Sage eng Centre stripped of funds Ottawa pulls financial lifeline from controversial drug clinic by Bill Redekop the Sage eng treatment mired in Contro Versy since about 70 of its workers went on a we Klong Caribbean cruise last has had its funding Cut health Canada announced late yester patients at the alcohol and sol vent abuse treatment located about 145 Kilometres Northeast of will be moved As soon As possible to other facilities across the coun health Canada health Canada has also filed Legal papers in Manitoba seeking a court order to enforce its right to audit the treatment in in said Anita one of four former coun Sellors at the Sage eng treatment Centre who went Public this week to draw attention to the centres in just really it just gives us so much More Hope that health Canada is listening and is going to do Harper the former counsellors say few treatment workers at the Sage eng Centre have training to treat people with three of the four former employees notified ramp before going Public out of fear of Possi ble reprisals from people associated with the treatment the former employees health Canada said it is taking the action because treatment Cen tre officials repeatedly blocked its auditors efforts to carry out a forensic audit of the due to recent Public state ments made on behalf of the and difficulties with conducting the health Canada has lost Confidence in the foundations ability to manage the Public funds they have been health Canada spokesman Jeff Pender continued please see Sage eng a2 Osborn finally gets a War heros grave by Doug Nairne Hong Kong almost 59 years to the Day after he threw himself on a grenade to save his John Osborn of the Winnipeg grenadiers is finally getting a War heros 20 of the John Osborn surviving Canadian Hong Kong veterans will dedicate a Monu ment to Mark the spot where Osborn this is something weve wanted to do for a Long said Harry a fellow Grenadier who is National presi Dent of the Hong Kong veterans association of its something we think he like dozens of other canadians who died defending Hong Osborne remains were never found or properly he is commemorated at the Sai wan War cemetery but does not have a Headstone with his name on the memorial plaque is one of three that the Hong Kong veterans plan to Lay this weekend during their visit to the former British the Canadian and Hong Kong governments have picked up the Cost of the Osborn was born in England in after immigrating to Cana he worked on the railway in Manitoba before joining the Winnipeg continued please see Osborn a4 keys Treadmill and receive gym free Treadmill ;