Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 21, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Wimp a Fini March 2001 local As police officer directed assailants to wrong House Transcona couple reach Deal in attack by Mike Mclntyre the City of Winnipeg has settled out of court with a Transcona couple who were attacked in their Home in a bizarre Case of police mis conduct and mistaken the Deal was announced yesterday just As a four month civil Case in court of Queens Bench was about to lawyers for the City and the couple refused to provide details of the Finan Cial this is a great thing for said lawyer Martin who represents the two David Hosanna and his common Law Donna he said the Story which brought his clients to court is both fascinating and the couple were asleep in their Berry Avenue Home in August 1992 when five intruders burst in and began physically and verbally terrorizing Hosanna and Raghoo were severely beaten and held against their will after trying to at the they had no idea Why they were tar but they would later learn they had been the innocent victims in a tragic Chain of according to their lawsuit which is still Pend ing against their five attackers and will be argued next month the incident began when a Man named Robin Boyce had his propellor stolen from his boat earlier that night from his Home in Boyce didst see the but a Young Neighbour on a bicycle he told Boyce the culprit fled in a Maroon Van with licence plate 290 Boyce immediately phoned who said they didst have a car immediately available to search for the Boyce was upset at having to wait and called a teammate on his baseball David Croteau who happened to be a Winnipeg police Croteau agreed to help and called the Northend police identified himself and requested a search of the licence during the the licence plate somehow got switched to 297 Croteau was Given an address in Transcona Hosanna and Raghoo Home which seemed to make sense Given its proximity to the crime the plate was registered to a White not a Maroon Croteau phoned Boyce Back and told him to drive past the Check for the vehicle and then Call police he told Boyce not to take any further according to the Boyce gathered up his two Brothers and two friends and went to the where they Are accused of bursting Robin Boyce was eventually charged and convicted for the while Croteau was disciplined by the Law enforcement review Agency for releasing confidential said he was suspended for three Days without pay and received a written Croteau died in 1996 of a brain Tumour at the age of the City of acting on behalf of the police agreed yesterday to drop a lawsuit they had filed against the five alleged in the men dropped their counter suit against the Legal arguments will begin april 9 for Hosanna and Raghoo claim against the five the Case is expected to last four and the victims will testify about the injuries they census features intriguing questions by Bud Robertson Are you married How Many kids do you have How much do you weigh you dont have to answer that last everything else is open to scrutiny As statistics Canada hits the streets to conduct its 2001 Between May 1 and households across Canada will receive questionnaires to be filled in and mailed at the same some Farmers will also receive a census on farming form to fill this years census theres one every five years features some new and intriguing said Sta scan spokeswoman Carmel who flew into Winnipeg from Edmonton for today census Kickoff for the first canadians can note if they Are in a common Law relationship with a person of the same or opposite other new questions include language spoken at work and parents place of and after an absence of 10 Sta scan is once again asking canadians to note their religious if while 80 per cent of canadians will receive a Short form containing seven one in five Lucky people will get the Long series of 57 the forms have to be filled in and returned by census May canadians Are required by Law to answer the census whats with filling in forms when Canada is such a wired country we still believe in said that there Are test Sites in Alberta and Ontario and those in other areas who insist on answering on line can arrange it by calling Sta scan Tollfree at a lifetime in chains is not its animal according to authorities like Jane Goodall and environmentalist David wild or exotic animals simply do not belong in even when the proceeds Are used to help children in both Are urging Winnipeg to prohibit wild and exotic animal in the bears dont ride tigers dont jump through fiery hoops and elephants dont walk around on their Hind circuses portray a distorted View of animals in circuses live miserable deprived of their families and they Are hauled across the country in trailers for weeks or months at a harsh training methods Are almost always used to Force them to perform ridiculous when not big bears and primates Are forced to defecate and urinate in the same cramped elephants Are chained up to 90 percent of the this is no life for any using wild animals in circuses jeopardizes Public safety and often puts children at greatest since people have been killed and More than 70 injured by wild animals in circuses in the and Canada 28 Canadian including Vancouver and have banned wild and exotic animal More and More circuses dazzle with human Only the Winnipeg humane society thinks its time for Winnipeg to follow what can you do fax or email us your message of support to show our City councillors that Winni Eggers care about r i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i support a Winnipeg bylaw Banning wild and exotic animal address email comments please Send to circus bylaw Winnipeg humane society 5 Kent Street Winnipeg Manitoba r2l1x3 fax 204 6639401 email i my this and was produced and paid for by the Winnipeg humane society learn More about the plight of circus animals at decorate your living angry Solo 79 requites without Ever leaving save now when you shopping for your entire Home has never been More relaxing or right 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