Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 22, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press february 2001 local a3 City editor Steve Pona 6977292 features editor Margo Goodhand 6977292 its asks workers to leave Union behind in spinoff by Alexandra Paul its is telling its workers to leave their Union behind in the expanding world of its advanced is spinning off its Sunara solutions business into a Sepa rate corporate entity and wants its 100 workers to go with but it Doest want their the telecommunications employees association of an important consideration for you to weigh is that it will be necessary for you to resign from its advanced this will mean you will no longer be covered by team collective agree according to a letter to All 100 employees at Sunara yesterday inviting 82 of whom Are to join the new firm effective March employees who dont want to leave the Union wont be Laid off and will be accommodated with other jobs at Sunara solutions president Jeff Rohne Rohne expects 95 per cent of the 100 workers will throw the Union Over to make the workers have until March 7 to but its would pre Fer they sign up by monday Rohne said the new corporate entity has been under discussion for two years and is part of the unions collective agreement with this is an Initia Tive to create a company and to be a Suc Cess in an Industry that typically Doest have management we dont agree they can do this with out taking the bargaining unit with team assistant business Man Ager Larry Trach to make up for lost Union benefits like floating holidays and banked sick the workers were promised a four per cent pay plus a 10 per cent retention based on their current being unionized should make no Dif Ference to mass ability or agility to scoop up Market share in internet e the Union i dont want to make it sound like were going into a fight with Trach adding it is not management or who should Mike Apollus Winnipeg free press Murray meets with Shahina Siddiqui left and Abdo al Tassi in the islamic centres prayer room mosque attack denounced by Leah Janzen a weekend attack on the Manitoba islamic Center has left Winnipeg Muslim Community shaken and fear members vandals smeared the building in vital with animal f eyes and pelted the front doors with eggs and garbage was also strewn around the Hazelwood Avenue police Are investigating the sunday morning but no arrests have been it was the second attack on the Cen tre in two Muslim leaders met mayor Glen Murray and police representatives yesterday to examine the damage and confront what they called the bigotry behind the spokeswoman Shahina Siddiqui said the attack has the Muslim Community feeling in december we had another Situa Tion where eggs were she desecration shakes Muslim Community but this Speaks loud and putting fees on a place of worship is a we cant take it the mayor paid a visit to the Centre yesterday to show that is Tak ing the incident Ive become increasingly concerned about the attitude in the City towards the Muslim Faith and its peo he seated in the centres prayer i need you to know i have no tolerance for bigotry and its important we work together to make this a City that celebrates the weekend incident made inter National news after the Council on american islamic relations issued a news release denouncing the Council spokesman Ibrahim Hooper said the incident should be viewed As a hate speaking from his office Hooper said muslims around the world have been experiencing More harassment and violence since the peace process in the Middle East Hooper said the recent bombing of Iraq May also be fuelling Antimus Lim these things Lead those who Are susceptible to the rhetoric to carry out an act against the islamic commune he these people Are operating from a base of prejudice and at the half hour meeting Murray suggested City Hall could do More to help educate people about muslims and their he offered to set a Day aside during which City Hall would celebrate the Muslim Faith like the City has done with other Cul Tures and police Keith Mccaskill also offered to meet again with Siddiqui to discuss safety tips for the Centre and ideas for How to educate new police recruits about restaurants fuming Over smoking ban association accuses City of discrimination As 90day target set for crafting new bylaw by Bruce Owen City lawmakers got 90 Days yesterday to Craft a bylaw that out Laws smoking in indoor Public but Battle lines Are already being drawn which could see it challenged in the proposed bylaw would forbid smoking in All Public places frequented by children under 18 a proposal the cites restaurants say unfairly targets them and leaves bars that serve food its one of the worst options Given to us in 10 years and wed fight it any Way we Bob president of the Manitoba restaurant said its picking on an angry Stevens said at City i dont see any one who wants wheres it coming from it Doest make any in going to fight this any Way i have in really Stevens said any court Challenge would have to be approved by the associations but added he Hopes it Doest come to he said if the City is to legislate against a ban has to be put in place that treats restaurants and bars the what i want them to do is just pull the knife out of my but do it aware of the mayor Glen Murray pledged yesterday to work with All groups to bring in a fair bylaw that restricts smoking in Public the City recognizes this is a Sensi Tive Murray it be rushed were trying to build consensus in the were not there Murray made his comments following a Short presentation to his senior executive policy committee by Mark the councillor spearheading the cites attempt to ban smoking in All Public Lubosch asked for and got an Exten Sion of 90 Days to allow City lawyers to draft the bylaw and for the Community services department to find the resources to mount a Public education Campaign on the new smoking expected to be passed by Council before june Murray said it was Clear More consultation was this is not a simple he what we have now is not Stevens said he want comforted by Murray Olive i believe in non but i believe in fair Leo president and ceo of Canad said restaurants and bars should be Given the Chance to install air ventilation and filtration systems to clean air of secondhand and be exempt from any bylaw ban on its a better solution than a total he his said his company has invested in such systems in four of its lounges in adding up to 95 per cent of air can be cleaned and re circus Mark president of physicians for a smoke free said ear Lier hed like to see a More encompassing smoking Dakota pesticide Bill threatens Manitoba exports by Sean Oconnor a proposed North Dakota Law to Check All incoming Canadian food exports for pesticides would create havoc for Manitoba producers and businesses and defies All efforts to liberalize says agriculture minister Rosann though on paper the Bill targets chem Manitoba growers say it has Noth ing to do with safety and everything to do with the broadly worded Law passed by the state House yesterday with the approval of North Dakota governor John Hoeven will Force All trucks crossing the Border to carry certification that the commodities they carry Are free of residue from chemicals not approved in the the Bill still needs the nod from the state which sits until Early it would apply not Only to food exports headed to North but also those passing through the Border that includes the bulk of Manitoba billion in agricultural exports to the Loch Mayberry Fine Art of which Only million is exported to North Dakota it could be quite they could conceivably Start testing every said Ernie Sirski of Manitoba canola Sirski said North Dakota politicians Are taking advantage of the fact ent chemicals Are used in the and he said pesticides used in Canada for canola Lack approvals in the not because they Arent but because no one has gone through the costly process of testing them for the smaller canola Market for example a fungicide used widely on canola in is not registered for use on canola in but is registered for use on other Canada exports Over million in canola products to the including raw Oil and Manitoba my John Harvard describes it As a classic attempt at imposing a non Tariff and said he doubts the Law will stand up to scrutiny under Trade i think this is posturing on their i think there playing to the Home Wowchuk has written to International Trade minister Pierre for eign affairs minister John Manley and agriculture minister Lyle Vanclief about the Shell also raise objections to the pro posed legislation in Washington today while meeting with a provincial state advisory group on Sirski said his group has been work ing with Northern canola growers in the the environmental Protection Agency and the Canadian pest manage ment review Agency to harmonize chemical approvals by both 50 of 100 a Superb selection of Art prints just pay the Cost of framing Sale ends 24 offer includes limited editions 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