Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 19, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 local Winnipeg free december 2000 two Bosses at smelter get desk jobs in charge on night of fatal blast workers wanted them reassigned by Tracy Tjaden the two supervisors in charge the night of a fatal explosion in the flin flon smelter in August have been temporarily reas signed to desk sources close to the Situa Tion said the smelter employees requested that their former Bosses not be returned to their duties in the tensions have been High since a joint investigation by Hudson Bay mining smelt ing and its unions found inadequately trained supervisors could have been a Factor in the 8 explosion that mortally injured 33yearold Steve Ewing and left three other workers severely Drew a spokesman who works for the Public relations firm hired to handle questions on the August confirmed the supervisors were reas signed on a temporary the joint investigation revealed that some supervisors met about an hour before the explosion and decided More hoses were required to Speed up the was Down of the smelters at the several work ers were hosing different sections of the Furnace to Cool it before dismantling the smelters main rever Ber Atory Furnace where molten Copper is handled is shut dismantled and completely rebuilt once every three shortly before the several workers and supervisors said they noticed pools of water accumulating inside the Furnace during the water coming into Contact with molten Metal was found to be the cause of the expo while the company and unions worked together to investigate the both sides could not agree on the wording of the filial report and eventually released Sepa rate both sides agree on the facts surrounding the expo but their recommendations Are for the Union Calls for a total ban on the use of water during but the company recommended water could be used if a full risk assessment and Safe Job procedures have been completed and reviewed by the joint safety health commit according to the company special precautions were not taken when workers washed Down a smelter fur Nace containing molten Metal because water coming in con tact with molten Metal during the was Down was never identified As a potential the company report says planning for the shutdown of the smelters main reverser Atory Furnace began 11 months before it was to take with the creation of a number of sub teams report ing to a shutdown Core this team reported to a full time shutdown in the unions report said supervisors in charge had Little or no experience working with dangerous molten workers were kept out of the Loop and there was an underlying push to make up for lost the unions report also said the plan for the Furnace Wash Down was never reviewed with the Crew doing it in a Clear procedure did not Ruth Bon Keville free press cant escape the Law Winnipeg police arrest a Young offender yesterday on collegiate Street in the youth broke away from officers As they were escorting him to their and he was captured after a Short police had picked up the youth for failing to comply with a court he was also charged yesterday with Evad ing Winnipeg one eyes Small hike in taxes by Nick Martin bitter cold claims seniors life Portage la Prairie ramp Are warning the Public to beware of the weather after the discovery of an elderly Man who froze to death within sight of his the whose identity has not been was found curled up in a open Field by ramp and his next to him were the Jack gloves and Felt hat hed been last seen Wear the who had been missing was found about 10 sunday morning by searchers including his daughter and he is believed to have shed his Winter clothes As a result of hypothermia induced which May have led him to believe he was Safe at the mans car was found stuck in a and it is believed the Man May have been trying to walk Home in the bitter hed last been seen about 6 saturday when he left his Home on East Road in the Rural municipality of Portage la the car was about a Kilometre from his ant Cwb Farmers on Board Western Canadian Farmers have voted in a new slate of directors to the Canadian wheat and their choices will ensure the marketing Agency keeps its role in determining the Price Farmers get for Grain for of the five seats up for reelection on the 15 member two were won by ant Cwb Farmers who want Farmers to be Able to bypass the Board and sell Grain on their the results of the vote were released Over the returned to office were Wilf harder from Lowe James Chatenay of red Ken Ritter of and Ian Mccreary from five members of the 15member Board Are appointed by the youth charged in drug heist a Young offender suspected of stealing a Cache of no restricted drugs from a local Hospital nearly a month ago was picked up and charged in the Minnedosa ramp reported yester the was apprehended last Stephane Gagne Minnedosa District Hospital reported the theft three Days after it occurred in late Gagne said the authorities had intended to keep the matter quiet but word got out in the Small town and the information was made Public because people were talking about the none of the drugs that were stolen were narcotics or restricted the Cache included the heart Medicine which dilates blood vessels and increases the flow of blood to the As Well As local aesthetics and liquid the youth is to appear in Minnedosa court in the new he has been charged with theft under and breach of with files from Canadian press Winnipeg school division is looking at a per cent boost in school taxes next year to pass a Stan Pat it would mean an increase in property taxes of about for a school tax Bill of for the owner of an average Home assessed at a value of the budget is very trustee John Orlikov cautioned last and assumes that education minister Drew Caldwell provides provincial funding of at least the 20002001 youve always got to Hope and the budget has looked More positive than it has since the Orlikov said in an interview during last nights Board meet adding that trustees May choose to add some Money for improved special education and aboriginal the budget increase of per cent last March was the lowest in several but teachers and other employees throughout Manitoba Are expected to sign multiyear contracts for per cent Annu ally this Well beyond the one to two per cent of recent wages wont be the Orlikov till be maternity classroom trustees got the Good news last night that enrolment is up 594 Stu dents Over last that Means close to million in additional provincial Orlikov therell also be a need for More the division is still analysing where Treyve enrolled and where they came though Orlikov said there Are Strong indications that the boost is mainly refugees and it will be a great asset for our comm were pleasantly surprised and Happy about he Orlikov served As acting chair of the finance committee last finance chairwoman Anita Neville resigning 31 after 14 years on the Board chose not to make a Farewell speech in her final she 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