Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 7, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba December 2000 Winnipeg free pre por Frue in Hortie consultation callus 228o6w report cards for doctors Catherine Mitchell takes an i depth look at a recommendation from the baby death inquest a17 Bonfire of vanities a recent firing reveals a knotty tale of conflicting visions and agendas at the Rob d1 the 40 morning high19 t garbage Day 2 schooldays inside sad tradition canadians from coast to coast remembered the 14 Montreal women Mur dered 11 years ago for simply being women b1 Casino rejected heading Ley voters have again rejected a gambling this time by a narrow the fact that the province has said it will ignore yesterdays plebiscite didst seem to mat Ter a3 putrid cesspool More charges of fraud theft of Federal Money were handed Down yesterday in prime minister Jean Chretien prompting the local member of the Quebec legislature to say the area seems like a putrid cesspool b1 hands were shaking Canadian astronaut Marc Garneau admitted yesterday that his hand was shaking and he worried about screwing up while he performed Deli Cate manoeuvres aboard the shuttle endeavour b3 i Homolka fears for life Karla Homolka fears that if Shes freed from Shell be slain by her lawyer says b4 i business Isoford seeks lifeline Isoford owners of the Elie Straw Board will seek bankruptcy Protection to prevent a group of Banks from putting the Plant into receivership b3 cuts put City at pc warned by David Obrien the cites relentless Pursuit of afford Able government has weakened a key civic department to the Point where it is losing its ability to provide Core raising the risk of lawsuits and lost a senior City bureaucrat in a stunning report to be tabled Doug head of the property and development says staff reductions have contributed to the continuing and gradual deterioration of the technical and professional capacity in All operating units of the this loss of profession Al Kalcsics has created a situation where the efficient and effective delivery of Core services is being and has also increased the risk of error and possible claims for nonperformance or damages by customers and the head of the cites largest Union urged mayor Glen Murray to abandon his drive to Cut property saying relentless Cost cutting has weakened key civic services and under mined the ability of workers to do their these attempts to provide a fiscal no Cash g no problem red River College student Doug Gauthier Doest bother with Cash he uses his debit card for debit card overtakes other forms of payment in Canada by Carol Sanders Doug Gauthier didst have a dime in his pocket when he walked into the 7eleven on Mcphillips Street yesterday to buy his he never and Hes not a National study released yesterday found that for the first canadians Are shopping with their debit cards More than paid for his meal at the convenience store using his Bank of Nova Scotia debit the red River College student was on his sup per break from his Par time Job As a web master at Coreys i dont use Cash at he this passion for plastic is being led by 18to according to the report by the interact with 61 per cent indicating it is their preferred method of among canadians of All debit cards Rule As the most common form of with 42 per cent using them most while 35 per cent use Cash most of the about 21 per cent said they use credit cards most often Only two per cent prefer to write last the associations tracking showed direct debit and Cash in Virtu ally a dead at 38 per cent and 39 per Rob director of the Asper Centre for entrepreneurship at the u of said the average age of his students is 20 or and they All use debit they like the Warren continued please see Strain a2 firefighters recall their narrow escape from a fireball i dont want to die like this dividend to citizens will come at the Price of increasing the cites infrastructure and social Paul president of the Canadian Union of pub Lic local told the mayor and his executive policy committee at a Public hearing continued please see damage a4 backlog leaves deaths a mystery 110 child fatalities unexplained advocate Wypa Ulmcke they knew from the Homes blackened windows that the fire was roaring what they didst know was they were about to face a giant fireball that would threaten their that what happened to four Winnipeg firefighters engulfed in choking smoke in a Charleswood House fire they suddenly found them selves in the Middle of a deadly inferno a the air was on a Orange fireball lit up the House for an in a moment Frozen in All four fire fighters could see each other and the inside of the it the whole place started burning the the Glenn that the absolute worst situation for a Ken remembers looking right into the Bright Orange it was coming Down on he recalled both Wagner and Dusablon were injured in the incident at 21 Bishop Wagner suffered smoke dus Ablon received second degree Burns to his face and his he has Walnut sized blisters on his it was a scary he Wagner said it All took place in just Over a minute but it Felt like an continued please see inferno a4 by David Kuxhaus the deaths of More than 110 children who were either in the care of family services or had been involved with a child welfare Agency have yet to be investigated by the office of the chief medical Manitoba childrens advocate says the mounting backlog could make it difficult to prevent future were talking about childrens Janet Mirwald its important to know what the childrens advocate is responsible for ensuring the rights of children Are its estimated that Between 110 and 120 cases have yet to be reviewed by the office of the chief medical a fact that was flagged by Mirwald in her annual released even More alarming is that the backlog is growing by three cases Mirwald said staffing shortages at the medical examiners office Are causing the under Section 10 of the fatality inquiries the provincial medical examiner is required to review deaths of children and youth known to child and family that involves not Only children currently in but those who May have received care 24 months prior to their the review evaluates the level of ser vices provided to deceased children and their continued please see child deaths a4 Ken Violiotti Winnipeg free press firefighter Ken Dusablon rests his wrists that were burned in the ;