Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 17, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba Hydro Energy experts look in the sunday Homes Section saturday free press March 2001 local native native Sinclair elevated to Manitoba s Queens Bench by Mike Mclntyre aboriginal Pride was on full display inside a Winnipeg courtroom yesterday As Mani Tobas Only native judge was officially elevated to the court of Queens Murray who has penned two of Manitoba most important judicial documents during his career As a provincial court received Sev eral standing ovations during the historic 90minute More than 200 people packed the largest courtroom at the downtown Law courts including fellow native leaders and Sinclair Large entered the room to the steady beat of a drum and traditional honour he clutched an Eagle Feather in his hand while partaking in an 0 Jib Way Many of the guest including Manitoba chief Justice Richard Scott and provincial Justice minister Gord made some of their remarks in i acknowledge the importance of this Day to the aboriginal a beaming Sinclair Ive never been shy about voicing my concerns about what the Justice system needs to do i dont expect that to Sinclair was Only the second native judge in Canada when he was called to the Bench in today there Are your appointment is richly deserved and has been enthusiastically received by the the Bench and the said Queens Bench chief Justice Benjamin Sinclair has a resume that is the envy of Many of his he served As co commissioner of Manitoba aboriginal Justice which studied the provinces administration of Justice and Impact upon aboriginal you Are one of Canadas great peacekeepers and a significant agent for we will do All that we can to vindicate findings in that Mackintosh most Sinclair released the Long awaited inquest report into the tragic deaths of babies who underwent cardiac surgery at the health sciences he was awarded the Manitoba bar associations Equality award last year for his work with a committee studying racism within the Legal whose ojibway name is i the one who Speaks of pictures in the also volunteers his time with numerous local boards and organizations including the Winnipeg native the John Howard society and the boy scouts of provincial court associate chief judge Brian Giesbrecht called Sinclair a role Model for native our courts see so Many aboriginal people at difficult times in their it is very helpful to have someone who can help us understand what we Are seeing on a cultural and social he Sinclair said he was humbled by the Praise and thanked his Peers and his he singled out his wife and three along with Eleanor an elder of the pegu is first nation who adopted Sinclair As her son last year in a traditional aboriginal cer photos by Phil Hossack Winnipeg free press court of Queens Bench Justice Murray Sinclair above enjoys his Swearingin ceremony at an ojibway elder performs a traditional ceremony and prayer with an Eagle Feather and a Pouch of meningitis risk downplayed despite Rise by Bud Robertson Manitoba eighth Case of meningitis has been confirmed in but while the province has already surpassed the number of cases it sees in an average health officials Are still unwilling to begin a vaccination program for the potentially deadly were dealing with a serious but the probability and risk is still Low for any individual in Joel Manitoba chief medical offi cer of said a 35yearold Man was admitted to Hospital last eighth Case fails to Spur vaccination program unlike previous he had been ill for several weeks prior to being diag nosed with group c Beningo Coucal Kettner he was treated with antibiotics and released from Hospital the next the disease was confirmed Kettner said individuals who had come into close Contact with the Man have been Given this latest Case of meningitis has not been linked to any previous seven of the eight cases diagnosed in the province since january Are the group c six have had meningitis spinal fluid while two have had blood infect the six afflicting persons aged 14 to have occurred in All eight have recovered or Are Kettner said those numbers Are still far lower than in Alberta and where outbreaks of the disease have forced officials to begin vaccination pro he added there have not been enough cases to determine a pattern such As age and location so that specific groups can be targeted for we dont want anyone to which could have been said Ket there is not Only a Cost to providing the he said there is also the potential for serious Side the vaccine is also Only 80 per cent effective in preventing meningitis and is although there is no magic number for when the province May begin vac i Kettner said were certainly watching it closely and would recommend a vaccination program if we had enough grounds to proceed that a3 City editor Steve Pona 6977292 school taxes on property decried real estate Board pleads with nip to act by Helen fall Dong the Winnipeg real estate Board pleaded yesterday for education minister Drew Caldwell to remove the education funding Load from the backs of property the minister has been ducking the Vic president lome Weiss executives considering a move to Winnipeg find it unrealistic to consider pay ing in annual property tax on a new Home Worth he its a More expensive proposition to own a House in Winnipeg than it is to own a Home in any other major City in the reason school taxes make up half the property tax Bill in while most other provinces fund education through other this school tax increases in Winnipeg and Brandon Are effectively Wip ing out hard won municipal tax Weiss said he is not satisfied with the Dps commitment to consider making charges next this was a Central Issue during the 1999 provincial elec Tion the tories promised to remove the residential portion of the provinces education support Levy from residential property tax Bills by saving the average Homeowner its a Little understood Levy set by the province and included in its Edu cation but collected through property education critic Joy Smith pc fort Garry said the nip could find the Money if it made the property tax Cut a the governing party promised during the 1999 election to phase out the Edu cation support Levy on residential prop erty during its third year in it could do so without harming health or education Caldwell has asked a task Force led by the association of Manitoba municipalities to gather input and report to him by the end of the month on if the nip decides to increase income tax Revenue to fund the it will have to Call a referendum under balanced budget Weiss said the real estate Board would probably support such a referendum if it could be assured the new taxes were no greater than the property tax being Elim Premier Gary doer insisted yesterday that nip promises on education fund ing dont go beyond Matching its Money to provincial economic growth promises his government has you cant have an economic strategy in Canada without an education Strate doer 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