Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 15, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 local Winnora fila pfc Jum 2001 Marlene chair woman of project lost her a Sudbury regional police offi cer who was killed while on duty by three teenagers who had stolen a gamblers continued from Page a1 Ken cig Oral free press task Force fights car thefts ing to raise another to identifying the More vulnerable i Hifue Usu Ulic from corporate sponsors to cles and determining Why they launched in City by Melissa Leong an Ontario woman is leading a National committee to curb Auto theft two years after her brother was killed by a teenager driving a stolen Marlene Viau is chairwoman of project a task Force of Industry Spe police and government agencies dedicated to solving the Bil lion Dollar problem of Auto theft in the the first of its was launched yesterday in it will act As a National Centre for the Exchange of information to help reduce Auto particularly by Young the government has awarded the committee for two the committee has raised another in inking contributions and is also hop ing to raise another to from corporate sponsors to cover the costs of research and educational project 6116 was named after virus Brothers police badge Rick a Sudbury regional police was killed while on duty july by three teenagers who had stolen a the tragedy led Viau to advocate on behalf of victims of Auto i want to prevent another family from having to feel the pain and grief that weve had to endure As a she the family is still reeling from the my main message is that Auto theft is not a victimless last year in six people were killed As the result of Auto another 60 were Barry an investigator with Manitoba Public insurances special investigation was appointed project 6116s executive Ward is in charge of gathering statistical information in Manitoba identifying the More vulnerable vehicles and determining Why they Are easy a Manitoba criminologist will be spearheading a research project that will profile Young offend Ward the next step will be to conduct the same Type of research in nine other provinces and identify regional Auto theft then the committee can suggest changes in legislation and approach vehicle Ward a former police Ward would also like to go into schools and educate a recent Canadian study reported that 40 per cent of All people convicted of Auto theft Are 12 to 17 years Twenty eight per cent of Manitoba car thefts Are by 14 to 16 year said he added that Hes seen More 10 to 12 year Olds stealing last nearly stolen vehicle claims were reported to Manitoba health resulting in More than million in 0 these Are not skid Row alcoholics these Are your the study compared Winnipeg adults with gambling addictions with people who sought treatment for alcoholism at the addictions foundation of Manitoba from 1996 to it challenges the myths about prob Lem said one of those is if they didst have it Here they would go to the or other less than 13 per cent had Gam bled outside the study showed most had never gambled previously in their lives and neither of their parents had a gambling he that Likely because they had fewer he Manitoba was a Pioneer in Canadian opening the first permanent Casino in the late and then flood ing the province with hundreds of volts in the that growth in gambling opportunities is providing Rich fodder for researchers trying to unlock the key to gambling Manitoba has one of the largest data bases on individuals in Cox for better or for were the but its hard to predict what the prob Lem Gambler of the future will look it makes you wonder what the next generation is going to Cox gambling has been around for it was an extremely rare disorder in Canada till so who is vulnerable to develop a Gam bling addiction go to hotel bars in the afternoon there filled with Banks of people play ing volts and Many Are there not drinking there smoking Cigar said the conducted in conjunction with the addictions will help the organization find and help said chief executive officer John we always thought it was the under he finding out that the bulk Are Middle class and Many More than previously thought were women was a from our this helps us to focus our Borody said of the reports the addictions foundation receives million a year from the province for gambling treatment and research pro said the minister responsible for regulating gaming in Steve alcohol addicts compared marital status Law alcoholics 35 per cent gamblers 53 per cent education less than Grade 10 alcoholics 25 per cent gamblers 7 per cent College or University degree alcoholics per cent gamblers 29 per cent employment full time alcoholics 31 per cent gamblers 57 per cent unemployed alcoholics 41 per cent gamblers 20 per cent annual household income less than alcoholics 34 per cent gamblers 12 percent More than alcoholics per cent gamblers per cent Home ownership alcoholics 25 per cent gamblers per cent source gambling problems and compar Isons with adults entering an alcohol treatment program my mom and dad go to the Casino on a regular he said in an interview like most gamblers More than 97 per cent they dont have a said the province is providing entertainment for those who like Gar while help ing those who like he All the it is collecting nearly million a year in gaming the province is in negotiations regard ing four first nations casinos and expects to have agreements in place by mid sum a spokesman for Ashton but with five suicides blamed on prob Lem gambling in the last 20 its time for the province to slam the brakes on any new and possibly scale Back the existing number of volts in the said progressive conservative critic Jack id be very concerned about expansion of casinos anywhere in he Carol Mart assaulted Man jailed a Man was sentenced to six months in jail and placed on 30 months supervised probation last night for sexually assault ing his stepdaughter when she was nine years a jury returned the guilty verdict at 7 last night and sentencing 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