Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 3, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba _ win mph Ohhi pm ass sunday pack Makr 3, 2000 local a3year�?Ts stroll through a one great country ends in Winnipeg by Bud Robertson David and Sandy Allison have seen the Sun set on two coasts. They be encountered Black bears in the North got married in Dawson City and lost an appendix in Portage la Prairie. And Friday night in Winnipeg the Ontario couple finally ended their 11,500-Kilometre walk across the to provinces and the Northwest territories. Quot this is one great country a said Sandy 56, who drove the couples camper Van while David hit the pavement. She would drive on ahead then Stop and hike Back to meet her husband. What a unique about this particular walk across Canada is that they weren to raising Money for anything. Quot we wanted to do it for the two of us a said David 54. Taking a year off work the Hamilton area real estate agents left Newfoundland Jan. I to begin an Odyssey of a lifetime. They walked through Winnipeg june 27 then drove to Inuvik before heading out on foot once again. That a where they encountered a group of Black bears along the Highway. A that was pretty frightening a David said. From there they walked to the Alaska Yukon Border and Down to Dawson City Yukon where they finally tied the knot after to years together. After that they headed into British Columbia arriving at Prince Rupert on the West coast. As they headed through Manitoba earlier this week Sandy became sick and had to Stop at Portage la Prairie to have her appendix removed. Although they had been thinking about travelling for years the deaths of a couple of agents younger than themselves finally got them moving they said. Quot it really makes you Start to think a said Sandy. Yesterday they rested after completing the last leg of their journey in Winnipeg tired yet exhilarated. Neighbour Ralph Steinmann spent a Long sleepless night worrying whether the Simcoe Street fire would reach his House. Kids play with fire Home Burns three Young children had lighter All escape $50,000 Blaze in the inner City by Kevin Rollason kids playing with a lighter Are to blame for a $50,000 fire at an inner City House Early yesterday firefighters say. The fire which extended to a third floor bedroom the attic and roof at 303 Simcoe st., started at about 4 . Winnipeg police said three children two aged eight and one aged seven were playing with the lighter in the attic when the Blaze started. Fire battalion chief John Walker said yesterday there were no injuries except for a firefighter who twisted his ankle. A a we re just Happy there were no fatalities Here a Walker said. But As to preventing fires like this from occurring he said Quot How do you keep an Eye on kids at that time in the morning when you re probably fast asleep a continuing problem Quot the Ideal would be to not make them lighters accessible to children but its a continuing problem. We try to educate and educate and sometimes it seems no one a Simcoe Street resident said she often saw the children playing with the lighter. A i figured that would probably happen sooner or later a the woman said looking at the damaged House. A the children Are really a Neighbour Ralph Steinmann said he was awakened by the sound of his Neighbour outside Yelling for someone to Call the fire department. Quot he was just screaming a Steinmann said. A i thought the flames were going to get to my House. My car was getting covered by water from the hoses. At one Point the fire department was going to leave when the flames started Santa Claus is coming to town bring letters and nonperishable food items done to forget to bring non perishable food items and letters to Santa to today a edition of the Winnipeg Jaycee Santa Claus Parade. The annual Parade begins at noon at Polo Park with at least 58 floats heading East on Portage Avenue. It is expected to disperse at memorial Boulevard at about 1 30 . Letters addressed to Santa will be collected along the Parade route As will nonperishable food items for the Christmas cheer Board. Santa Claus Parade route sunday december 3 leaves Polo Park at 12 Noo disperses on memorial blvd. At approx. 1 30 . Legislative building Gordon Preece Winnipeg free press govt hosts open House on saturday Manitoba s legislature will take a break from politics and Host its annual open House on saturday. As part of the yearly tradition . Peter Liba Premier Gary doer ministers and Las will play the role of festive greeters while an array of performers provide Holiday entertainment on the grand staircase. Members of the Public can bring ornaments to decorate a a multicultural tree in the buildings Rotunda and All visitors Are asked to bring non perishable food to donate to the Christmas cheer Board. A f i aft it i the old world Market on Higgins fruit vegetable amp meat Market prices in effect dec. 3 dec. 9/2000 Casa de Meata Casa de Miata Casa de Siruta Casa de Fruta is Tommy mangoes fresh. Grade a. Whole chickens "129 i la. Regular >2.39 la. Tbone Steak $098 pork Bun Steak or roast what supplies bust regular s2.69 la. La. Regular $5.99 la. Pork ellies wow 68 b regular $2.49 la. Pork loin dast $239 pork Back rib ends $�38 Mem nun. N my cd hams make a Youm Favourite a salad a hello head lettuce imported fresh _ avocados wow 58 a. A Juicy mum 68. Imported Kiwi fruit 5/1 seedless red grapes $148 a la. Imported bean sprouts 48 local Hown imported it Sweet eating imported t Crisp a a and delicious Golden delicious apples i58c. . Grown Sweet red peppers $158 la. Imported bulk russet potatoes t local grown mums 48 la. Local grown jumbo yellow onions 38k the Federal government is preparing a new Law aimed at paedophiles who use the internet to prey on vulnerable children Justice minister Anne Mclellan says. The criminal code amendment to protect children from Caber creeps will probably be one of the first pieces of legislation advanced by the reelected liberals when parliament resumes next february Mclellan told the Edmonton journal. A a we be got the Section drafted As it relates to internet luring. We can move on that fairly quickly a Mclellan said in an interview. Manitoba a Justice minister says the Federal governments action is due to Manitoban pushing the Issue onto the National Agenda. A a in a pleased its the first order of business. This is a Manitoba Success Story Quot Gord Mackintosh said last night. But Mackintosh cautioned that the Manitoba government would not give the new Bill its Blessing unless it clearly protects teens older than 14, the target group for Many predators on the net. The age of consensual sex in Canada is 14. While pleased that the feds Are moving on an Issue he thought might get derailed by the recent election Mackintosh said the a Devil could be in the authorities have Little statistical evidence about the prevalence of cube stalking. But police Are increasingly concerned paedophiles Are using the anonymity of internet Chat lines to strike up acquaintances with lonely and naive boys and girls. A what we want to do is put it beyond any doubt that there Are certain kinds of things done on the internet that constitute criminal offences when done in relation to children a Mclellan said. In september Justice ministers at a meeting in Nunavut passed a Resolution put Forward by Mackintosh to make it illegal to communicate for sexual purposes with someone they believe to be a child. This position is also backed by victims groups the Canadian police association and the Canadian association of chiefs of police. Mackintosh s Resolution followed a series of stories by Winnipeg free press columnist Lindor Reynolds on the perils of cube stalking and the Lack of Laws governing the technology. Reynolds has since been nominated for a provincial crime prevention award for the series. Sex crime investigators Are frustrated at being powerless to Stop predators from seducing kids online because there is no specific Law Banning luring. Defence lawyers will probably argue their clients did no to know they were dealing with children or that they never planned to act on their fantasies said Edmonton police det. Dave Johnston. A Canadian press staff sponsored by Brick s Fine furniture and now for the fun part by Fred Brick when i attend the furniture show in october the main focus is to buy furniture. You look at the current collections especially those that Are doing Well on your floor and see what additions or deletions have been made to the series. You also look at the new collections. You usually Haven to seen them before and probably never even got too much preshow information. This stuff is the factories big secret and they ainu to Gonna noise it around and have other factories copy some of their hot ideas. This is where your years of experience As a buyer and that gut feeling in the pit of your stomach takes Over and guides you. And y know what it works Well at least most of the time of you want to see when it did no to work that Well the staff will drag out some of the a rare Quot bloopers and Giggle. Some of us Are not amused now while the main focus is to buy furniture after that comes the fun part accessory buying i love furniture and you really get to know what styles Are hot and which Are not and its exciting. But accessory buying is More of a free for All. Sure you buy items that a a go with present furniture styles but then there Are pieces that will enhance any decor like furniture people they re Nice to have around for example this past week we got an Early shipment of brass items in a soft Matte finish that would enrich any traditional decor and would be exceptional with the wonderful new european styles one of these items is a Large Cut Glass vase sitting on a Matte brass base in the classical tradition. The base has four mini legs and the exposed portion surrounding the Glass vase is highlighted in Black. The swelled upper portion is domed by an unusual double handled brass lid. Exquisite id love to Tell you More but its my Toronto brother a birthday today and he really gets upset it i done to remember it. I do but i forgot his name Fred Brick owns Brick s Fine furniture Alfh a to fce.zcf-. Fri Rev Fine furniture a a of Law a in Lombard ave. 957-/27/ be is la a mutation Between Brkl a s Fine furniture Ltd. A a alb Brykk or the Brick warehouse vow Notke there is i Ottawa taking at internet paedophiles liberals preparing Law we can move quickly ;