Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 30, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba A6 local nip pushed to fast track photo radar by Bruce Owen City and police officials Are pres Suring the doer government to fast track new legislation which would allow police to deploy photo radar in Winnipeg before the end of the hut sources say the nip is not in any Rush to approve photo radar during this session of the which will Likely break in a it becomes a huge political a source the province Doest know what to transportation minister Steve Usliton is expected to get a full report on photo radar Early next Andy Deputy minister of is currently heading a task Force to review the pros and cons of photo Winnipeg police Are Selling photo but politicians fear voters will he ticked by tickets radar As a safety tool to reduce traffic accidents and fatalities caused by Speed the doer Cabinet is concerned photo radar could be viewed by angry motorists As a Money certainly there would be an increase in the Winnipeg police chief Jack Kwa ski but we Are not out to dig into the pockets of this is All predicated on reducing Acci dents caused by Kwa ski added if the province approves photo radar next it would allow for the deployment of units in about six and a corresponding Public education the sooner we move on the bet he sources say there Are two big prob lems if approval for photo radar is if left too in May not be approved until late in the meaning a Public Roll out would occur As City Hall gears up for the october 2002 civic elec the longer it takes to get photo radar on City the less Revenue comes into City that complicates the work of civic bureaucrats As they try to juggle spending to meet mayor Glen Murray Promise of a third consecutive two per cent property tax sources also say the City Hopes photo radar will see More speeding tickets issued in a year Over the now handed out by police City Hall currently collects about million a year from police the Rise in the number of tickets issued is due to the ease with which photo radar catches the photo radar units would be deployed near High risk areas playgrounds and main thoroughfares like Bishop the camera would automatically take a picture of a Speed ers licence a few Days later the registered owner of the vehicle gets a copy of the photo and a traffic ticket in the regular the City wants to contract a private firm to operate at least six cameras and rotate them around the the use of the cameras would be supervised by but operated by per haps even police traffic Shelley Hart also Safeway food drug buy any 4 participating products and youll receive a Bonus ticket each Day for 28 is available to be won at from May 20 to june Safeway will air daily draws for or come inshore and Check the winning tickets sign to see if you have won scratch the designated area on your ticket for your own a Day Giveaway series of characters numbers and keep All of your game tickets through to the end of the each ticket is valid for All 28 draws buy any 4 participating products and receive a Bonus ticket tobacco purchases do not Fatch for daily draws May 20 june pm local time cock items and prices effective june 6 thru june 2001 you bag it up we Mark it Down bananas 1 pkg whole bbl Chicken or Lemon first two i combined with Coupon o Sheet cakes Valu i chocolate or i save at least club Price roses with babies breath at select stores Wile supplies v save at least club Price said Winn peppers should see photo radar As a Way to make roads we have no other Agenda this at Hart if we Hope that no one wed like this system to he put out of Hart added there Are drawbacks to photo one is that under a photo radar the registered owner does not face Demerit Points on their that because the camera Only takes a picture of the licence not the Dri the other drawback is Ontario Premier Mike Harris pot elected in 1w5 partly on a Promise to yank photo he and new British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell was elected last week also on a Promise to kill photo i Man found not guilty of trying to bribe inspectors by Mike Mclntyre a Man was acquitted yesterday of Irv ing to bribe Manitoba 1 highways inspectors to Overlook a stash of cigarettes in his Phu Van told Queens Bench Justice Barbara Hamilton he was reach ing for a cigarette to Calm his nerves As the government employees searched through his haul truck near West Hawk Lake in August he accidentally pulled out a wad of Cash he had taken out for his Cross country move from Ontario to British the Money came out with the Cigar i didst intend to do anything with it was for food and he Phan said he didst own any credit cards and was carrying All his spending Money in his he said the Cartons of cigarettes investigators found in his truck were a Complete he blamed his who remained in Ontario with her Young son but planned to join him in Vancouver several weeks the woman packed All her own suit and Phan said he had no idea she was using them to transport Large vol Umes of i was shocked and he i didst expect my Girlfriend would do that to when the trial began the highways inspectors said Phan shoved towards them and asked him to let him both men said they were cer Tain it was a Phan said yesterday he uttered no words to the he said one Man quickly grabbed his wad of Money and put it in his 1 asked him what was going on and told him i wanted my Money said defence lawyer Randy Brandt said his clients poor command of the eng Lish language May have contributed to the Hamilton said plans explanation left her with a reasonable doubt and found him not guilty of the other charges under the retail sales tax act relating to the seized tobacco were stayed several months z correction for our 48 Page Sears reprint Sale dates May c054f501 Page 33 copy and Art is and should read Price plus receive a 10 instant rebate integrated Coil series 1g61ss Comfort plus sleep for our 56 Page Sears reprint Sale dates May 28 june 2001 c061f501 Page 23 Price mens Florsheim shoes Are not exactly As red hot 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