Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 20, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 local Winnipeg Fri february 2i police officer avoids resigns after stealing rifles by Alexandra Paul a Rural police officer has been forced to turn in his badge in disgrace after prac Tising his own Brand of gun control he stole two rifles turned Over to the police department to be destroyed under Ottawa new gun control i told him he could avoid a disciplinary hearing and internal charges if he East Paul police chief David Grant said last night from his the police who began work ing for the department part time in resigned on Grant East Paul Reeve Phil Rebeck said he and the rest of Council plan to exam Ine the matter because they we rent Given the details on the we didst know there was a Rebeck we knew there was some problem but the police chief made us aware he was dealing with when the police chief told Council an officer was resigning and there was an unspecified Council accepted the information at face value it want much of a i dont know what the value would but it would be if i had More id give them to now that its out in the were going to have to find out whats going Rebeck in a police officer took Home two rifles in poor condition that gun owners had turned Over to the police department to have rather than registering them under firearms when the chief Learned of the he started an internal including a referral to the Crown for criminal the police officer was suspended with pay for the four weeks it took to conclude the the Case was turned Over to a private who recommended theft charges be it was a firs time theft so he Proba Bly would have got a suspended sentence and but he was a police offi Grant allowing the officer to resign instead of facing internal charges was a judg ment Grant it want much of a Grant i dont know what the value would but it would be Mike free press Bruce of the Winnipeg labour takes the hot seat As members of the Nellie Mcclung theatre group reenact the famous mock parliament of at the Walker awards honour cites those who preserve it they make history live by David Obrien if history is As Henry Ford once then Winnipeg is full of two new commemorative plaques were unveiled yesterday on heritage joining literally hundreds of Bronze statues and Monu ments honouring the cites Rich a winning the vote will be installed the Walker where suffragettes held a mock parliament in 1914 to promote their drive to right to a second plague dedicated to Ella Cora Hind an important feminist and renowned agriculture writer for the free was also announced by the historic Sites and monuments Board of the ceremony was held at the Walker theatre As part of the 16th annual heritage Winnipeg preservation awards the event recognizes individuals and organizations that have contributed to the preservation of the cites the Walker theatre itself would have fallen to the wrecking Ball if it we rent for the commitment of heritage Liberal my Reg Alcock reminded the gathering of the conservation awards went to i the hotel fort Garry for the com plete restoration of the seventh floor to its original and Bob Horta for managing the i the former Birks building and architects Cohlmeyer associates for the restoration of the facade on the Portage Avenue i Winnipeg school division and Ger architects for restoring the original roof at the Winnipeg adult education formerly known As Isbister i Adi design works for the adaptive reuse of the former Timber Wolf Beastrom at 98 Albert distinguished service awards went to i Bill past president of heritage for a lifetime commitment to the cites past and for his work on restoring the cites Only remaining i wins Bridgman of apr Archi the University of Manitoba faculty of Jaesung and architecture students Ryan Kevin Juan Rafael Santa Ana Patrick Michael Liane Veness and Spencer for their work and contribution to an exhibit showing How crumbling structures can be rehabilitated and used productively again by employing state the Art a special award went to David Harris for his continuous and outstanding efforts of time and exper Tise on numerous built and cultural heritage projects Over the past among other Harris is leading an Effort to rebuild the cites last u of m scores million for research Grants from Federal bodies have tallied in recent months by Alexandra Paul dont be surprised if you hear scientists at the University of Manitoba hum Ming swing hits like were in the Money Over the next few University of Manitoba announced yesterday it has received yet another round of Grants from this one to the tune of million Over five the Grants include the million announced this weekend to Kue Young and others As part of a lion National aboriginal diabetes Strate the latest awards were the result of applications scientists across the coun try made to the Canadian institutes of health research in another round of applications to the Cir in March is expected to net More Grants in counting the latest the University has collected million in fed eral funds from various research granting bodies in the past several last million was awarded in research Grants to the University so called magnificent seven scientists under a separate Federal initiative called the Canadian research chairs program that Aims to Stem the brain Drain of scientists to the United plug brain Drain in addition to the University has 39 projects totalling million for yet another Federal brain Drain plug to rebuild crumbling University Infra called the Canadian foundation for the which replaced the med ical research Council As the Premier Agency for health research is intended to kickstart the ailing medical research Industry and Stop the brain the million is the first Money from the fund since it was created last University officials believe med ical scientists Are getting bigger Grants than they used to under the medical research everybody is watching the Cir business because a lot of Money is being thrown at said University of Mani Toba associate vice president of research Gary he said the aim of the Cir is to raise the profile of Canadian scientists in the same Way the Federal medical granting Agency National institutes of health did in the United we did very Well with this compete Glavin adding there Are still a few additional Grants to this round of awards to be by the time we get a couple of other things Down the i be sur prised if its pushing highlights research Grants in yesterdays announcement include i million to 11 University researchers including Heinz Feld a health Canada scientist whose lab ran the tests in the ebola involving a congolese woman deadly ill with a mysterious malady in a Hamil i million to Kue one of ten awards totalling million under the interdisciplinary health research team across Canada on aboriginal Dia i million for six Grants under the health Canada research pro three of the Grants Are coming Here to scientists including Francis scientific director at the Cana Dian scientific Centre for and animal the same Laboratory where Feldmann did the ebola i under the Cohrs health Canada hepatitis c program to univer sity of Manitoba researchers Leslie Mitchell and Julia Chanova for work with aboriginal 61 to lose jobs when Strong co Plant closes in City by Murray Mcneill Strong co engineered systems is shutting Down its Winnipeg manufacturing Plant and transferring the work to Alberta and Ontario move that will throw 61 employees out of an official with the Union representing the workers said yes Cam Vic president of local 3761 of the United steelworkers of America and a five year employee of said company officials informed the workers of the planned closure a night Foreman at the company Wilson place Plant confirmed late yesterday afternoon that it will be closing to manager Brian who could not be reached for comment last Irving said workers were told the fort Garry facility will cease operations by the end of but that the layoffs could begin within the next few As for Why the Plant is being Irving said the company officials told employees that mpg Oft its orders Are coming from Calgary now and the Winnipeg manufacturing operation is los ing a half million dollars a they said the company decided it would be More Cost effective to close the Winnipeg Plant and Transfer the work to where it already opera ates an Assembly and to a second manufacturing Plant near ing said the announcement came As a Complete Surprise to the Winnipeg which includes 45 manufacturing Plant employees and 20 office work he said company officials told the workers that Only four sales representatives will be left in Winnipeg after the Plant Irving said formerly called Sullivan Strong has had a pro Ducj Tion Plant in Winnipeg for More than manufactures bulk1 Pri Grain and mining Indus he said he and some of the other employees have a hard time believing the Winnipeg Plant was losing per year because the Winnipeg work ers have received profit sharing bonuses in each of the last three or four the which averaged about per was paid out two weeks he Sot dont understand How they could be losing what they say there Irving estimated that More than 60 per cent of the plants including his own Are More than 50 years of age and have been with the company for More than 15 he predicted Many of them they include painters and machine operators will have trouble finding other jobs because most companies seem to prefer to hire younger Toronto one Way heres our lowest one Way fare with All the Freedom you can no Advance no minimum or maximum just choose from any of our 7 nonstop every business and come and go As you Book online in anytime Call your travel agent or air Canada at 18882472262 try 18003618071 flights Are operated by air Canada tickets must be purchased by april fare valid at time of printing and applies to new bookings Nav Canada surcharges and Airport fees Are not tickets Are 100 seats Are limited and subject to air Canada Jet a Star Alliance 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