Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 14, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press March 2001 local a3 City editor Steve Pona 6977292 features editor Carolin Vesely 6977292 Manitoba Hurt by funding shortfall four big universities a says Ottawa Manitoba ability to com Pete in the world of research and development is being severely limited by the meagre amount of funding flowing to the province from the Canada foundation for critics figures released yesterday from the Independent granting established by the Chretien government in show Manitoba has received less than two per cent of the million which has flowed so Manitoba portion million is about half of what would flow on a per capita the University of Manitoba received the bulk of but its Mil lion in funding is less than what much smaller universities elsewhere have it hurts Manitoba and it reduces the research capacity available to Manito said Winnipeg Liberal my Reg who raised the Issue yesterday with Industry minister Brian Tobin Dur ing his appearance before the commons Industry Alcock told the minister responsible for the the Chi is guilty of favouring four big universities and shortchanging other institutions and entire regions of the big winners what we Are doing is taking from the poor and giving it to the said whose Winnipeg South Riding includes the u of the biggest Winner under the Chis funding to Date is Montreal Mcgill uni which has been awarded Mil second place with million goes to the University of the country largest the University of British Columbia received million twice As much As All of the funding that flowed to Manitoba and the three universities account for 25 per cent of All Chi funding to in the University of Winnipeg got while million went to the Boniface general Brandon University received about half of what went to College Shawinigan in prime minister Jean Chretien the Norfo profit Chi which the fed eral government has poured billion into is a key part of the Chretien governments attempts to prepare Canada for the new the u of m yesterday received a fur ther in Chi but even that latest award Means the country 12th largest University is still 16th in terms of Grants awarded to Joanne the u of is Vic president of said the province and her institution risk being left behind by others who Are winning a greater share of Chi Joe free press Butterfly set to spread its wings Kerrie Souster and Aronel Vargas rehearse yesterday for the Royal Winnipeg ballets performance of which premieres in the City the Ballet is based on and set to the music of Puccini classic Madama officer charged in hockey squabble suspended Constable made threat at kids alleges mounties probe officers conduct at hockey game by Aldo Santon ramp Are investigating the conduct of one of its members who is believed to have become embroiled in a shouting match with a referee at a minor hockey game in Arborg last ramp spokesman Steve Saunders said the mountie is being investigated for an alleged breach of the services code of the officer was on duty and armed when the alleged incident occurred last thursday night at the Arena in Saunders he said while there had been no formal com plaint filed against the details in Media reports justified the Force looking into the weve launched an investigation because what was alleged to have occurred was serious enough on its own for us to act without a formal Saunders the individual has been identified and the subject member is aware there will be an internal Saunders said he would not identify the officer or if he is one of the five officers assigned to the Arborg Steve president of the local hockey Assoc said he has been told the mountie apparently disagreed with a Call against his son by the adult referee during a pee wee game featuring 13and he banged on the Glass and the referee thought it was inappropriate and he asked him to Toni the officer said he want but the ref Eree said leave and the officer if youve been involved in minor it was pretty there was no big shouting if he want an ramp officer youd never have heard about Toni said the officer and the referee later Dis cussed the incident with each other and left on Fine an Arborg Arena who refused to be said Media reports about the Exchange have been like a lot of he mouthed the employee he was told to leave and he with file from Kevin Rollason woman sues parents after fall at Home by Leah Janzen ironic litigant seeking damages for injuries by Mike Mclntyre a Calgary woman who fell Down the front stairs of a Winnipeg residence during a visit is suing the owners her the who is in her late claims she suffered severe and permanent injuries when she tripped on a carpet and took a serious fall in she is seeking unspecified financial damages in the which was filed last week in court of Queens this is Why we have that what we pay them the woman father said yesterday during a Brief Telephone interview from his James he said the lawsuit Hast made things uncomfortable around the dinner we have a Good relationship with our Saipan fall lawsuits Are common in win Nipges Legal system and the City of Winnipeg is the most common people from All walks of Lif e report taking a Tumble while negotiating Steps and Many reported Falls come in grocery where people have been known to slip on things such As puddles of spilled sauces and even grains of the woman Marc said yesterday the Case is a Little to its just another Case of a slip landfall where it just so happens they Are relat he according to the his client suffered a fractured right Fibula and has pain in her hip and she claims her Middle aged parents were negligent by failing to adequately supervise the stairs and ensure the carpet want which she says it if the woman parents choose to fight the Case in they have 20 Days to file a state ment of a Winnipeg police offi cer already sus Pended and awaiting disciplinary proceedings for allegations of misconduct during a 1998 arrest has been charged with threaten ing a 65yearold woman at a hockey Grant Butch was arrested at his Home yesterday morning after a woman told police he had threatened her at a City Arena Over the according to Eakin was at the Allard Arena on saturday watching his 10 year old son play hockey when an altercation broke out Between him and some of the parents and fans from the opposing words were and the woman alleges Eakin threatened to Hurt her phys said Bob John in making the police brass took the unusual step of forgoing a Crown opinion on whether to Lay we found the evidence in this Case to be compelling enough to take the step we said Bob Hall of the police services internal affairs one of the issues we considered was the safety of the com Hall said police acted quickly to arrest and charge Eakin As a police he has the ability to find out who made the allegation against Given the circumstances we Felt it was necessary to put restrictions on said adding the Case will be handled by an Independent were not trying to hide were show ing the Public they can come Forward with a complaint against an officer and it will be dealt with police chief Jack Swatski said the police executive will be meeting today to discuss How to Deal with the suspended Eakin will appear in court on april in an Effort to ensure the process was above Hall said arresting officers appeared before a magistrate with evidence gathered about the weekend incident to get a warrant for Eakins but Eakins Hymie said Eakins Case should have been reviewed by a senior Crown attorney in should have referred the Case to an outside lawyer to it appears there was a Rush on the part of the police department to charge he that raises suspicions in my yesterday some members it appears there was a Rush on the part of the police department to charge him lawyer Hymie referring to his client Grant Butch Eakin above of the police Force came out in support of their beleaguered Hes become a target around this everyone knows who he is and lots of people Are looking for ways to cause him More said one but what happened at the rink is not much different from what happens at most hockey games he just got charged for a 19year Veteran of the is no stranger to allegations of in february 26year old Onku Leleko Takiwo Guma complained of being punched by Eakin while being escorted in Handcuffs to a waiting police Swatski has Long maintained the department will be taking a hard line on officers who break the Law and that any officer convicted of a crime will be fired under a Zero tolerance policy that will help make officers More responsible for their Eakin has been suspended with pay for nearly a year pending the outcome of a disciplinary hearing in connection to the Guma that disciplinary in which Eakin could face sanctions ranging from a for Mal admonishment to Dis Missal from the Force has been and another disciplinary hearing in connection to the most recent accusations will also have to be but Hall said that wont happen for some but sources inside the police department say they suspect the delays Are being orchestrated to allow Eakin who is 10 months away from being eligible for a reduced 20year pension to Cut a Deal with the service which would see him resign and receive his pension without having to endure the internal disciplinary ;