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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 20, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba A2 let 2001 digest Index local Canada world editorials focus letters to the editor business stocks family notices in a emporiums classified Jumble diversions Ann Landers d3 comics d2 sports record computers 05 entertainment d6 movies d7 prime time to 08 weather 08 a8 a9 a9 b5 c7 c8 c11 i i i deaths Arthur Catherine Nee of Skownan first widow of Alex catch Way Mary Pierre Elizabeth widow of Marcel Joan 75 husband of Mary Basilio widower of Ben Jamina Herbert wife of Harry William Bill of Hus band of Jean husband of Victoria wife of Steve Walter husband of Nellie formerly of Portage la wife of Peter Joann Marie Nee wife of Larry husband of Marie of John of widower of Isabel Sophia widow of Joseph wife of Nick Sarah widow of William Jacob husband of Dorothy Woll i classified death notices c7 i i i lotteries picks winning number yesterday was i i i How to reach us Winnipeg free press 1355 Mountain Avenue Manitoba r2x 3b6 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trial of three of the Toronto accused was adjourned while the prosecution considers settling out of Vitrano the trial of another Toronto Man was postponed due to sick the sole like pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of smuggling Park made headlines in Winnipeg last Spring in another at that 37 thai women who Park had recruited to work in Winnipeg garment Indus try accused him of exploiting the women claimed he forced them to live three or four to an empty on bedroom the women each paid a month to Park for food and were brought weekly rations that might have Cost a third of they they were Given debit cards for their Bank but not the code to Access they we rent allowed to keep their passports or travel documents and were routinely threatened with being sent they Praiwan one of the women Park brought from said yesterday she was pleased to hear he was being punished for his crimes in the United Buaphan said through an interpreter that her life has improved dramatically since she left Parks my life is lots better than she said from her Job at Western Glove i have found no one tells me what to do in not As the Mother of two Young children who Are still in Thailand said Shes struggling to repay nearly she borrowed to come to Cana under his company name of Phil Mack Winnipeg free press Buaphan her life lots better than has launched lawsuits against the thai alleging they broke a contract when they reported him to immigration none of those lawsuits has been settled and none of the women has filed statements of immigration lawyer Ken Zaifman said the incident involving the thai women has led to some positive changes in the Way foreign work ers Are dealt with in he said new Federal guidelines require that recruiters can no longer operate Independent but must represent a specific the employer is now responsible for the representations made on their behalf and is involved in the general issues of settlement for their he Michener continued from Page a1 the free press has earned three Michener citations of Merit since the most recent in 1998 by reporter Paul Wiecek for his stories on fraud and corruption in the prescription drug program for aboriginal the newspaper was also a runner up in 1992 and 1993 for a series by reporter Ruth the first on abuse in adolescent treatment Homes and the second on deficiencies in the investigation of deaths related to child the other chosen from 44 include i the Globe and for two series that Dis closed unethical Stock Market practices and led to an investigation by the Ontario securities commission i the Toronto for an investigation into alter native Medicine in Canada i the abcs fifth for a series of six investigative reports on police and the Justice system i the Ottawa for a 16part series that Drew a connection Between illicit drugs and social issues of organized overdose civil corruption and violence i the Telegram for a successful Chal Lenge to the Newfoundland Freedom of information the Winner will be announced May 24 at Rideau Hall in governor general Adri Enne Clarkson will present the senator Hillary Movin on up new York about the same time her husband was giving up a Penthouse suite in favour of less fancy accommodations in senator Hillary Rodham Clinton was signing a lease on the most expensive Hometown office of any the space is on the 26th floor of an East Side sky Jim the spokesman for new Yorks newly elected said yesterday that much of the Clinton office space is taken up by a group of about 60 volunteers working on various constituent related it will be the most expensive Hometown office of any according to the general services the rent is a year More than that paid by senator Dianne Feinstein d and More than double the paid by senator Charles Schumer d for offices one Block associated press Aliu decorator prints outer Wear Wool coating bar cloth Jerry 38 some limits May i Nylon Shell Tricot buy one eel two free fresh Pickerel Frozen Pickerel fillets 10 fresh sea Bass Orriiv Frozen Salmon steaks 10 smoked Gold eyes Frozen Rock lobster tails 10 for open closed 5893474 1500 notre Dame 7864081 i596 Dufferin Winnipeg the winning Economy textile i Gimli fish free press is read by 69 of Winnipeg adults every that in Canada among major natives continued from Page a1 Elley and freed both said the scandal involving an addictions treatment Centre at the Sage eng first As Well As major accountability problems with the delivery of health care on Interlake makes Clear the pressing need for this i am dealing with approximately 300 reserves in Manitoba and a lot of first nations communities we Are dealing with Are operating like the Sage eng treatment freed a free press investigation has uncovered mis management and questionable spending ranging from exotic trips to Bills for services not delivered involving tens of millions of dollars of aboriginal health funding in Indian affairs minister Bob Nault was not in the commons but his office noted he has already been taking Steps to significantly improve accountability on the country Nault told the department last year to devise a Way of itemizing How Canadas 609 first nations spend Cash with out compromising the 1988 court ruling that ruled bands can keep certain financial information con the department is going to continue doing what we have been doing for some that having audits checking those hopefully finding that 97 per cent of them Are perfectly All right and giving help to the three per cent that need said John faults parliamentary Secre Elley said the problem with faults commitment is that so far it has been All talk and no Elley said the motion should hold faults feet to the by their support of the we would Hope the government is going to move Forward on some kind of legislation which will put Teeth to this motion and bring accountability into the Elley the Assembly of first nations was not available for comment but has raised concerns that reserves Are being unfairly targeted on accountability theres a Public perception out there that we get tonnes of Money to make up for first nation living standards that lag far behind Canadian said Mary Jane Yukon Vic chief for the Assembly of first g room chair Olster fabric of fabric or naugahyde supplied free of select from hundreds of fabrics the Boss says get rid of our he Doest care about prof so now our fabric is free you pay Only for labour to sew and assemble new covers for your but we dont argue with the we All bands be punished for the account ing lapses of a and solutions must come from within affected she Alliance members said Nault must take were talking about huge amounts of Elley told the commons during All canadians have every right to know How one of the largest government departments not Only spends their tax but what kind of return there the Federal court judgment deemed that native although largely publicly Are Pri vate economic entities that can protect their Finan Cial and business related it meant audits that included even scant private financial data were of limits to All but band Mem including some Reserve residents whole accused their leaders of have Long said tax payers deserve better we would Hope that the government is going to move Forward on some kind of legislation that will put Teeth to this said Indian affairs provides almost billion for Reserve programs each while health Canada and other departments spend another Many canadians recognize the plight of Sborigi but wonder Why squalid conditions persist on so Many Elley for far too Long they have been ignored by government and even by their own leadership and this simply has to Boudria stressed that in fiscal affairs for about 97 per cent of bands were cleared by inde pendent while on third of bands Are under some form of remedial just four per cent have lost control of their he Nault has also acknowledged that funding Levels dont keep Pace with inflation and first nations population this May help explain Why so Many bands run deficits High 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