Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 6, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 local Fiur 2000 the reason Why Winnipeg Sticks in springers mind scuttlebutt remember last summer when trash talk show Host Jerry Springer was in Winnipeg for some business and pleasure according to it turns out the business was pure Springer was visiting a comely Young aspiring Winnipeg actress who about 30 years his who in his Early met her in a states Side bar and fell head Over heels in by the i bumped into Springer in the lobby of London Dorchester hotel about a month he was sitting alone Reading a How did you like Winnipeg i asked for Springer looked up from his great he said in a soft i wonder How great he thinks it is now that his Young fling int living Here any Shes now pursuing her act ing dream in no word on whether Hes still pursuing i i i and the legend lives on attention chief Justice Ben for Mer Manitoba Premier Sterling judge Jeff retired Crown attorney George Dangerfield of the Ruggles plus anyone else who has Ever shot had busted some boosters or can even remember having a haircut at Eddys the doll of the Guy they named the Runyan esque joint after is finally retiring after More than 30 years of running the Northend and Marie Koranicki customers and the Young Pool Hall toughs she helped Mother into old Pool Hall characters Are having a retirement party for her it starts at 3 and goes till 8 at Eddys at 669 Selkirk tickets Are which covers the the pop is on who has been running the place since before Eddy died in the Spring of and Shes been around since Eddy the Barber took it the new Sylvia will be at Maries retirement you can Call her of but till always be Eddys ill dinner leftovers for a first year fundraising the Macdonald youth services dinner and auction at the fort Garry hotel last month was a huge chairwoman Darcie Frend packed the fort Garry hotels seventh floor mayor Glen Murray was As was family services minister Tim the cites film and culture Czar Kenny Wawanesa president and ceo Gregg wow hospitality Boss Doug Quilico lawyer Perry Forks Market pm Elliot the Osborne Village bids Asher the downtown bids Doug Clarke and Glen Dale country club pm Raman Job water cooler cohost Jim Inge Brigtsen was the emcee and wild Bill Knight was the one of the other items up for auction was an eating and drinking tour of some of wow Hospital ties restaurants pasta la Green the old Spaghetti Muddy which was won by Macdonald youth services own Darcie the timing be Shes using her Din around package saturday to celebrate her 40th and while were still on the subject of auction i donated a signed copy of my cowboys and and wow hospitality Doug bless his bought it for i i congratulations to the aforementioned restaurateur Doug Stephen and his Fiance Jackie who celebrated their engagement at where else Green Gates late last there planning a june 30 wed Ding reception for where else Green i i i Happy big birthday to a great Guy and Good Garry who turns 50 i i i the last laugh i called co worker Margo Goodhand at Home Sun Day about but her youngest son said she was turned out Margo and husband Glen Cheater were still making although by the time she was finished it was after 2 and the family was look ing for a new name for the offered suggested the which brought another on word response from mom that sounded like records continued from Page a1 Fontaine said the treatment Centre would open its books if the courts say it Courchene denied that the treatment Centre has destroyed any records in the last three at least one employee and one Sag keen resident say they have seen a Black Dodge truck carting away records from the the Sag keen resident said he came across treatment Centre documents burning at the local its not known How Long the treat ment Centre can continue operating without funding from about 95 per cent of its funds comes from health Fontaine said the Centre has Reserve funds from surpluses in previous Fontaine said its Finan Cial agreements with health Canada allowed it to keep surplus he maintained the Centre has been accumulating Money to build a new Centre for its boys solvent treatment health Canada downplayed the stance taken by Courchene and spokesman Jeff fender said health Canada Hopes to talk More with treatment Centre officials Courchene didst show up for a scheduled meeting with health Canada on the important thing is that we maintain said Courchene presented new information on How the treatment Centre paid for the Caribbean he said it was paid out of Nevada ticket get refunds and Bingo the Bingo Money was supposed to be for the Linda Guimond memorial scholarship fund to pay for school Ken free press Fontaine says Centre will open its books if ordered to do so by books and Courchene said scholarship funds would still be spent on education related the treatment Centre also tried to shift blame for closing for two months and interrupting treatment for who had to be sent Fontaine said they were told by fed eral officials to close the Centre because the renovations blocked two fire critics of the Sage eng treatment Centre maintain care Cen tres like nursing Homes or health clinics find ways to do renovations without removing All the Courchene and Fontaine would not address findings of the 1997 do Dunwoody forensic the audit revealed such things As the treatment Centre leasing eight trailers for a month from a treatment Cen tre those agreements Are Courchene at the patients and aboriginal including grand chief Dennis Whitebird of the Assembly of Manitoba took turns making speeches into a Micro the speakers repeatedly condemned health the Media and former employees who have criticized the Centre paid for Hawaii trip Sage eng facility spending admitted Sybil Redekop the Sage eng treatment Centre paid for a trip to Hawaii for a former health Canada assistant Deputy min ister whose departments spending is under Perry the Sage eng treat ment centres Board said the Centre paid for former adm Paul Cochrane to travel to Hawaii in sep the treatment Centre paid for Cochrane plane and about for his Fontaine said in an Fontaine said the Centre paid Cochrane Way because he was work ing with another aboriginal health the Anish Nabe Mino Aya Awin the Ama adminis ters health care for seven Interlake Ama executive director Daryl Cote denies there was any Ama business to attend to in As Cochrane never worked for health Canada launched an internal review 30 of spending by the first nation and inuit health Branch headed by As director general of the controlled a budget of More than billion to pay for All first nations health Cochrane planned to step Down 30 and Start at Ama As special projects officer starting in he planned to go to Ama As a Federal employee on an interchange agree but health Canada nixed the appointment when it began its inter Nal investigation Cochrane has been on paid leave since health Canada has since launched an audit and investigation of spending in the in consultation with the Fontaine said Cochrane Hawaii trip was booked by the Sage eng treat ment centres travel when told Cochrane never worked for he said that was news to As far As i he was working for Fontaine Cochrane was also on the we Klong Caribbean cruise along with about 70 staff from the treatment Fontaine said Cochrane paid his on Way on that the Sage eng treatment centres chief executive Ken Church denied the treatment Centre paid Cochrane Way to until a reporter told him what Fontaine had Courchene then said he didst More charges could be Laid in connection with death threats against two former employees of the Sage eng treatment pow review ramp Winola Mae was charged yesterday with two counts of uttering threats against the two former canard is a counsellor at the treat ment Centre and daughter of a Man Ager at the treatment Greg Smith said ramp Are continuing their investigation into How the suspect obtained the email address of one of the the two parties had never communicated by email canard is to appear in provincial court in Power View on Courchene said no disciplinary action is planned against the employee at this he said she May receive some counselling from the t right save up to off a select group of sports dress rain Wear and in an exceptional Range of styles and for the Best be sure to shop As a service to our alterations Are amiable at select stores Only Polo Park Centre 204 7862368 ;