Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 27, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 local 2001 Smoky air turns girl into activist first goal was to make cigarettes illegal now pushing petition to ban Public puffs Stefany Blackey knows Shes too Young to fight City the 10yearold wants to work with City helping them understand that kids have the right to a smoke free if she changes a bylaw Here and so much the first when i thought about doing this i thought we could make smoking Ille says the Grade 5 Stu i dont think that will happen but i Hope they can Stop smoking in Public last Blackey started an on line petition calling for an antismoking she was motivated by the smoking related deaths of two grand she and by a Story from readers digest her Mother related to it was about a boy who raised so they could dig Wells in Uganda to have cleaner she at first i thought i could raise Money to Stop but then i thought the petition would be Mark who is Spear heading a Campaign to ban smoking in any Public place where children applauds the Young activists i think any time you can take a political Issue and excite a Young per son youre says this is something every one should be concerned nobody has the Choice about whether or not they we Are All entitled to clean Stefany Blackey says she was also driven to Start a petition for the Sake of her own in allergic to she i dont like walking into a restaurant or a mall where people Are i can hardly wait to get fresh whose Mother suffers from severe says Stefany is hardly unique in her experiences with smoking and ill i dont know anyone who Hast had a family member or someone they know have an illness because of its the smokers and the women Are visiting doctors now who never but they lived with a smoker or worked in a service Industry where they were exposed to people have to put up with Connie Blackey says her eldest who is already Active in jazz dance and has always been Shes really Tungho in a lot of she in not an so in not sure where this is coming she wants to visit a soup Kitchen at she and Alyssa Stefanyy younger sister have been Jeff de 800v Winnipeg free press tobacco related deaths of grandparents were a Factor in Stefanyy decision to fight Public talking about volunteering at the seniors the Little girl shrugs when Shes asked if Shes different from other she likes chapter she and is pretty fond of babysit ters she likes school and has talked about her petition to the grades 46 classes at Penner Shes concerned with getting names on her petition and presenting it at City anyone wanting to sign can go to St Clanys web site the youngster has some paper copies of the petition and is looking for places to gather so about 300 people have Mark Lubosch says hed be proud to have Stefany present her we need to hear from we need to understand that smoking affects All our with the message will have greater Impact coming from the Mouths of babes than it has from doctors and everyone else who cant understand Why the rights of a few supersede the health of us o smoking ban continued from Page a1 for some we have been anticipating the City or province would ban smoking in All Public Charles general manager of vital said As this appears unlikely to happen in the near we have decided to take this initiative the City has been considering some form of antismoking legislation since last year but has repeatedly delayed making a the Issue was recently postponed for another three months to give City lawyers time to draft a watered Down bylaw that would ban smoking in Public places frequented by children Bowling alleys and Finnbogason said vital Centre has received numerous complaints about smoking in its food court Over the last few some shoppers indicated they resented having to subject their children to secondhand he reaction to the coming ban at Polo Park was mixed last night at the food court i think its said smoker Michelle if i have to hear Peoples annoying children All Over the i should be Able to smoke wherever i her nonsmoking Dean said smoking in a food court Doest bother in in the bars a and its a lot worse than that he Melanie Mother of a Young child and a said news of the smoking ban was very i think All should be nonsmoking especially for the i think it said Roy smoking in the Polo Park food Ted so Luck said Hes not surprised at the malls because nonsmoking seems to be the i wont be coming Here As said who was having a smoke and a Coffee at Polo Park last and i come Here almost every vital Centre int worried about losing business Over the smoking Finnbogason noting people come to shopping centres to not to he said he anticipated business in the food court would increase once smok ing is private restaurants in the malls will continue to make their own decisions on at least until the City deals with the Harvey a member of a civic committee that had proposed a Complete smoking ban in Public said he regretted what he called the cites Lack of leadership on the Smith said the proposed partial ban wont Deal with places such As bars and where the heaviest smok ing and the greatest danger from secondhand smoke the Manitoba restaurant association has said it will oppose the partial ban in court because it discriminates against i think it stinks Roy Huzel had a Blunt assessment of the plan As he smoked in Polo Parks food court if i have to hear Peoples annoying children All Over the i should be Able to smoke wherever i want smoker Michelle Dargis Fanny fabrics save 40 where members Only save 60 drapery prints j members Only save 60 Cushion forms limit members Only Price onus gel an additional 50 off All fabric ticketed at first nation residents to vote on draft agreement first Urban Reserve closer by Helen falling february 27 March Sale save 70 butterick huge savings on fancies Sale i Sale spotlight intense stretch polyester dots i i Sale Sale i flreglow1 azure polyester sheer Knitis Nummer knit i save 70 Mystic polyester not currently sane 60 gumdrops Ivory coast Thunder Ridge 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compensate Thompson for City services at a rate equal to what any other business would pay in municipal the first nation has also agreed to pay the equivalent of school taxes something Saskatchewan Urban reserves do not that was a Deal maker or a Deal breaker for Comaskey noting that the band has also agreed to Post a let Ter of credit to guar Antee it will not breaking default on payments to the City local businesses have been nervous 77 Thompson competing with an on Reserve Busi Ness that does not have to charge All its customers Federal and provincial sales Comaskey said chief Jerry Primrose has promised to charge the same Price at the till As similar Money not remitted As sales tax will be used to fund programs in Nelson who considers Primrose a said years of Good relations Between the two communities helped them get through some tense moments in the mayor is asking Thompson Resi dents who Are wary of the Deal to keep an open Comaskey Hopes the Federal govern ment will act quickly to give the land Reserve status if City and band residents approve the Deal by the City plebiscites Are not required to convert land to Reserve but Comaskey made an election Promise that he would ask City Council to hold a citywide the impetus for negotiating the Urban Reserve was tentative provincial approval for a Casino to be built by non adjacent to the mystery Lake but Comaskey stresses that Thomp son residents will have a Chance to vote on whether they want a Casino on the land in a separate plebiscite at a later if the Casino does not win local the band still plans to expand the adding More meeting areas and possibly other attractions like a the mayor Primrose could not be reached for the concept of Urban reserves has been discussed in Manitoba for at least six but Thompson is the first Community to draft a service nip wants external probe of native health Branch Home accessories select stores while they last selection May vary by Murella sat Lulick Crane Chelse crushed i prints Iron Wall decor save 30 tapered accent Abies Uca Nobin accents save 30 Glass Candle Holder save Fanny 2 locations t the 450 Portage 1224 7726189 Thunder 920 memorial 807 3441241 by Paul Samyn Ottawa nip health critic Judy Wasyly Ciales yesterday demanded an Independent external investigation of the scandal plagued first nations and inuit health with every Day that passes there is serious evidence of mismanagement and chaos in the first nations and inuit health Branch in the department of the Winnipeg North Centre my charged in the recommendation after recommendation by the auditor general for proper accounting and Good management practices by the Federal government has been the result is the possibility of creating enormous damage to the future of first nations and inuit people to deliver healthcare services As they want to and need Wasyly Ciales demand came a Day after the free press reported the Mani Toba Region of the native health Branch last year ran up a million the one of a string racked up in recent years in comes As health Canada attempts to recover Mil Lions of dollars for health services paid for but never the free press has also reported that health Canada continued to Send Mil Lions of dollars to a first nations health project despite being aware of wide spread unauthorized spending at the Agency two years Yvon the parliamentary Secretary to health minister Allan said delivering health care to Remote native populations is extremely com certain newspaper articles have reported about deficits and i must say that these deficits have been authorized and there Are several reasons that could permit this authorization in this Case and in other Charbonneau there is a place to ask oneself these As did a representative of health we Are making inquiries and we Are trying to recoup the Money which May have been improperly the native health Branch was headed by Paul who made headlines for taking a Caribbean cruise last fall with staff from a Manitoba native addictions treatment Sage eng band members plan to protest the closure of the Vir Ginia Fontaine addictions foundation today at an 11 demonstration at the Manitoba ;