Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 7, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Win Nipko Jum 2001 local As threatened Crew member who caught him lighting sweater on fire court fines Man for air rage incident by Mike Mclntyre an Ontario Man who forced an air transit flight to make an emergency Landing in Winnipeg last summer made a Brief Stopover in a City courtroom yesterday to answer for his air James admitted to threat ening a Crew member who caught him lighting part of his sweater on fire while in the washroom of the Vancou ver bound plane carrying 356 Passen when the Man told Picard hed set off the fire alarm and that smoking on a plane was breaking the Picard said the Only thing that going to break around Here is your court was told the Pilot was informed of Picard threat along with verbally abusive behaviour from several other people on the plane who had befriended Picard and decided to immediately land the plane at Winnipeg International air a Drunken threat made in the air is obviously More serious than one on the Crown attorney Matthew Brit ton airlines Are becoming understand ably More concerned about these types of it inconveniences the flight staff and passengers and leads to considerable Picard pleaded guilty to uttering but walked away with an in addition to the six Days he spent in jail following his arrest last provincial court judge Sam Minuk cited several similar cases heard recently in Manitoba courts where offenders have also been spared jail this is stupidity on a plane and youre causing fear to which is the big Minuk mixed medication Picard blamed his actions on having mixed medication he was taking for a debilitating medical condition with Sev eral Beers he downed during a six hour boarding delay at Toronto Pearson International defence lawyer Mark Wasyliw said his client was agitated by having to wait for the As he suffers from a painful disease which deteriorates his joints and he said Picard was headed to British Columbia to visit his brother who had set up an appointment for him with a medical some passengers went to the Sher Aton hotel for some drinks while wait and he had about four to six said it was a recipe for disaster right from the while in the washroom of the Wasyliw said Picard was trying to Burn the plastic tag off a sweater he had Pur chased earlier in Picard Doest recall threatening the Crew but admits he probably but obviously it was a hollow As he went Back to his said noting his client even apologized to other Crew Picard and three other passengers were arrested when the plane touched the Crown stayed the charges against everyone but Picard saying there want sufficient evidence to two of those accused both women agreed to forfeit the bail they who is on permanent disability because of his medical was Given eight months to pay his Wasyliw said his client is divorced with three Ages and and lives alone in he has a criminal record for drug and property crimes but this is his first conviction in the past 25 d zone wants voice for property owners the downtown business improvement zone is moving ahead with plans to create a group that gives property owners a about 40 people who own buildings in the downtown area attended a meeting yesterday morning to see whether theres interest in bringing the wider group estimated to be at least 700 different owners Doug executive director of the downtown said while some of their members Are property own the majority Are business the Portage Avenue prop erty owners association Dis banded a couple of years but Over two Clark says it gave out million in incentive Grants that lever aged million in develop on a total budget of Clark said some of what they like to do for an own ers group is create a data base of All properties in the downtown area and develop a web Page to list them along with pertinent information for anyone interested in leasing there Are More than 840 buildings in the 800 acres that make up the downtown Clark plus vacant a Good number out there do not have a Clark Clark said the Only concern voiced in yesterdays meet ing was that any potential group not duplicate the ser vices already available through the building owners and managers which is the next step will be to work with the City to get a list of All property owners in the downtown area and Send them a letter about a second they we rent Able to get the list before the first get he Hopes be Able to hold the second meet ing by the end of the j Wal Kathon 2001 distinguished patronage of honourable Becky minister of minister responsible for multiculturalism marys Academy to Assiniboine Park 5km june 2001 registration walk per person Lois Patterson Marcia Brown 2755009 email website if you find the same merchandise at another store for Well give it to you for nothing weve just taken More markdowns that Are so huge that but nobody can beat hangers fashion warehouse or even come close All Spring and summer clothing now enjoy baroque at Park after walk at no extra charge tax 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