Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 2, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Saturday free press 2000 local a3 City editor Steve Pona 6977292 panel to oversee recommendations from baby inquest by Alexandra Paul an Independent three person commit tee was named yesterday to oversee sweeping recommendations from an inquest into the deaths of 12 babies after open heart surgery at health sciences passes bulletproof Vest test by Leah Janzen health minister Dave Chomiak made it Clear the committee will serve As a watchdog As the healthcare system handles coming we Felt because of the Gravity of this report and the implications while the Winnipeg regional health the health sciences Centre and the government of Manitoba were actively involved in moving with Many of the rec Swan River ramp were left shaking their Heads in disbelief after one Man deliberately shot another Man twice to test his new bulletproof they were curious about How valid this bulletproof Vest said ramp spokesman Steve they thought they try it the incident happened in Swan near the Saskatchewan after one of the men returned from Edmonton last october with a military style bulletproof he intended to use it for Protection while Riding his but some How got the idea to test How Well it served its original the 20yearold Vest who police described As an adventure told his Friend to shoot him in the Chest with a after surviving the Man tucked a Rural Manitoba Tele phone Book under the Vest for extra Protection and asked his Friend to shoot him in the Back with a 12gauge luckily for the the Vest and the phone considerably dam aged absorbed the but the Man did suffer cracked ribs and it begs the question what were they said its about As stupid As it said Roger Vic president of military and government products with Pacific safety the Kelow abased company develops and manufactures Bullet resistant its like crashing your car to see if the Seatbelt soar said the Man who took the shot i the Back is fortunate he had the phone Book for because vests Arent made to take a blast from a neither Man was criminally charged in the but both face a firearm prohibition hearing in which could result in their being banned from owning firearms or ammunition for up to five they were dealt with through a Community Justice results from those Arent usually but the incident is the subject of so much talk in Swan River that the information was made Public so that the Experiment be glorified or Saun Ders its pretty Clear to these men that what they did want the brightest thing to we dont anticipate try this sort of Experiment the Mother of one of the men said she feels sick about the whole i saw what my son went said the who give her he didst sleep and the second night he realized what hed done and he was just with files from Bud Robertson we should have an Independent process to take a look at How we Are working and what we should Chomiak the 1994 tragedy sparked the longest inquest in Canadian it lasted 30 months and uncovered botched surgeries and a Host of institutional flaws that allowed the surgery to when the provinces associate chief judge Murray Sinclair released his 500page report this it called for major changes in the Way hospitals Are run and monitored by agencies from the chief medical examiners office to the College of physicians and sur what we want to do is move As quickly As do the fairest thing with As Many of the recommendations As Possi ble for the families and the children the victims so that out of the tragedy will come As Many positive effects As Chomiak led by University of Manitoba Politi Cal scientist Paul the panel has a tight deadline the end of March and considerable Boris Minkevich Winnipeg free press bust nets pot police Check guns for fingerprints after raiding a North Kildonan Home thursday and finding 38 marijuana and a grow opera an adult male was arrested and faces weapons and drug twin teens connected to 100 car thefts Gasbar robbery investigation leads police to charge pair for stealing Worth of autos by Leah Janzen Winnipeg police have arrested a pair of 14yearold twins in the theft of million Worth of the youths were originally arrested and charged with robber related offences on the charges stemmed from an incident in which a 24 year old Gas station attendant was stabbed during a Gasbar robbery on Henderson the police investigation into that Case led officers to link the youths with 100 car thefts in recent one of the youths has been charged with 64 car theft offences and the other faces 72 similar said Bob Johnson of the Winnipeg police ser for two there up there in the top numbers weve Ever charged anyone the Young offenders act prohibits publishing the youths Johnson said it appears the cars were stolen mostly for the purpose of joyriding and Many of them have since been up to 10 other people May still be arrested in the police Johnson said police Are growing concerned about the Young age of the cites car the average age of people stealing cars is dropping every he weve arrested 10 and 11yearolds its a major concern because they dont have any driving skills and there on the it makes it More important for us to get them off the last a 16yearold boy was arrested and charged in the theft of 15 vehicles Worth youths Are involved in about two thirds of All car theft arrests in win last cars were stolen in the the year were Winnipeg ranks at the top of Canadian cities when it comes to car and while Many Canadian cities Are experiencing a drop in stolen Winnipeg is a boo town for car Saskatoon and Montreal have All experienced a drop in car thefts Over the last two in Winnipeg in cars per population were in that number jumped to in Edmonton in 484 cars per population were the next that number dropped to while Winnipeg has one of the highest car theft rates in the City police Are also among the Best at recovering stolen cars and returning them to their an average of 23 cars Are stolen a Day in the City but Johnson said 95 per cent of them Are Wanna be police chief just Tell us Why this wont come As a Surprise to anyone who has had occasion to read this column Over the Ive Long dreamed of being left in charge of the Winnipeg police just for one just Long enough you make a few so it was that my wife and i attended the Mac Dpnald youth ser vices first annual dinner and Here it comes and guess what one of the auction items was that a Chance to be honorary police chief for a feel the the auction pro Gram can be police chief for a Day i was starting to feel it All then i took a look at what the winning bidder would get i sit in police chief Jack Ewa skis chair and have your picture taken wearing his assuming it fit my suddenly even More inflated i tour the the identification Centre and police i be chauffeured from Home to the pub Lic safety i be presented with a certificate con firming that you were police chief for a i began bidding on my dream come True and the police services ultimate i called Jack Swatski and gave him the Good in going to be police chief for a there aint no laughed the then he pointed out there Are restrictions on the prize that he gives out to select charities maybe half a dozen times a he directed me to the words on my official letter of confirmation that id already read for old times id hoped the chief might we Sug Gest an appropriate age Range of about 7 to 14 years for the award the honorary police chief will be picked up at Home with trans ported in a Cruiser car for the afternoon and returned Home at the end of the Days it was Worth a but i had a backup idea for salvaging my prize auction and Swatski seemed to like i told him that i would offer the prize of honorary police chief for a Day to some Lucky Young All you have to do is write a Brief let Ter telling me Why you want to be police chief for a and if you have a Good Story about a police officer who helped you or someone you id like to hear if you want to become a police offi Tell me please include 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