Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 19, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press june 2001 local a3 City editor Steve Pona 6977292 features editor Carolin Vesely 6977292 humane society Square off Over Bear season by Paul Mckee the opposing sides in the Spring Bear Hunt debate sat on a lecture Hall stage last night and politely mostly debated the pros and Rick the owner of Prairie gun works and a member of Winnipeg game and took aim at Vicki Burns of the Winnipeg humane the humane society wants the Spring Bear Hunt to though Burns noted the society takes no position on other forms of including Bear Hunting in the the debate took place before about 60 people at a red River College lecture Hall last the crowd was predominately male and most of them were Hunters or the debate about the Hunt intensified recently after an article in the free press condemned the Bear baiting used during the Spring Burns said the society took no position on Bear baiting since it opposed the entire Spagrud said he was tired of Misin formation and poor science and that Why he spoke he referred to Burns ideas As Burns said the problem with the Spring Hunt is that sows female bears Are killed and their cubs Are Hunters Are supposed to Send in biological evidence of their Bear kills a tooth from a male and the reproductive tract from the in 1999 146 reproductive tracts were which the province calculated As 27 Bear cubs said its illegal to shoot a Mother Bear when she has cubs but Burns said it happens because the cubs Arent with their Mother All the time and then the cubs Are pcs Back Gay adoption Praznik says door is open for amendment by Mia Rabson and Helen falling a High ranking tory la hinted last night that his party might step in where the nip wont and introduce an amendment to the Gay rights Bill that would allow same sex couples to adopt Darren the tory Justice Crit suggested last night outside a com Mittee hearing on Bill that the tories could introduce an its Clear the nip missed the boat on the question is will the tories Praznik pointing at How Many people turned out last night almost 100 to complain that the Bill didst go far Praznik would not answer his own question nor elaborate on his saying Only that its up to the tory Cau but his actions throughout last nights hearing indicated he is trying to show the tories Are sympathetic to the Issue and will step up to the plate on behalf of homosexual Praznik questioned several of the presenters about Why allowing a homosexuals to adopt their partners child clearly affects the Childs not just those of the Childs if Praznik introduced an Amend it could be seconded by Liberal Leader Jon who has been standing up on behalf of Gay adoption rights in the past few but As the sole Liberal la cannot introduce an amendment on his Justice minister Gord Mackintosh has said he will not include Amend Wayne Wiowacki Winnipeg free press Mackintosh accepts adoption rights petition from Lorri Millan and Nadin holding Millans son ments relating to adoption in Bill saying this is Only to bring Manitoba in line with the supreme court Deci Sion in the Case known As m v Bill 41 extends death and Alimony benefits to same sex Mackintosh said he will be looking to introduce another Bill in the next ses Sion that would allow Gay couples to adopt inherit each others property and make family medical decisions that heterosexual spouses take for Nadin who has a Oney Earold with her partner Lorri Mil told the committee by not changing adoption legislation in Bill 41 they Are failing their party principles of social Justice and Bill 41 was a Chance for this government to do the right Gilroy Gilroy worries that because she is not legally recognized As Xaviers she could face difficulties get Ting him medical care or dealing with his future school my question to you is Why wait asked Kristine a Winnipeg school division trustee who earlier in the Day presented Mackintosh with a petition on the ten acts is not full equal Ity and i dont understand Why it stops this Issue has caused internal tur Moil for the with some staff members letting it be known they May resign if the government did not act on adoption about three of the people scheduled to speak at last nights including Kim Simard of the Canada family action coalition and Brian Hanslip of citizens against child were expected to urge the government not to include adoption amendments and not to pass Bill 3 o orphaned and Spagrud said that the Spring Hunt helps the Bear population and prevents Bear cub evidence from which has banned the Spring shows that More cubs Are now killed by cannibalistic boars male bears than were orphaned when Hunters mistakenly shot suckling sows instead of a judging ethics of Hunters a9 popular Pilot project scrapped Public system helped Homeschooler kids by Nick Martin teen accused sobs at shake baby trial s Mother out at party on fatal night a teenage girl charged with shaking her friends seven Montgold son to death broke Down in tears As testimony began yesterday at her trial for the who cannot be named because she was 17 at the time of the March 2000 death and is being tried As a Young was overcome with emotion when Tracy Rupert began testifying about the night her son tristan told provincial court judge Richard chatter that she had asked the girl to babysit so she could go to a House party with her the accused agreed and brought her Oney Earold daughter Over to spend the night at Ruperts Leila Avenue apart she while visiting with her Rupert said she phoned her Friend three times to Check on her on the first about 11 the teen Sitter said tristan was Fine but still an hour she said Tris Tan was along with her own when Rupert called a third she said she was surprised to hear her son crying in the she said he had just woke up when i she put me on and when she came i didst hear any More cry she said he had gone Back to said Rupert was getting ready to leave the party two hours later when the teens Mother called to Tell her tristan had Sud Denly stopped she rushed to seven Oaks general along with her own to be at his Side but he never regained con the family later agreed to disconnect tristan from a Rupert said yesterday she poke with the teen Babysitter at the Hospital while her sons life still Hung in the she told me she got up in the Middle of the looked at tristan and found him with his lips she according to autopsy results confirmed tristan died of hemp rag ing behind the eyes and in the lining of his attributed to shaken baby Crown attorney Michelle Jules questioned Rupert yesterday about her sons medical including breathing difficulties that required him to use inhalers every Rupert said her son had started wheezing the previous Christmas but never stopped breathing and had improved greatly since he was Given the 3 mlke.mclntyre@freepre8s.mb.ca the doer government has scrapped a popular Pilot program that gave parents of Homeschooler children help from the Public school weve just received word from the department they wont be approving the project for a third there pulling the a disappointed Lowe farm school principal Dave Schmidt said yes the Pilot project began in the fall of 1999 at two Morri Macdonald school division schools kindergarten to Grade 8 at Lowe farm and grades 9 to 12 at nearby Rosenorn Lowe farm and Rosenorn held sessions for parents to show them How to teach the curriculum to their provided assessment kept tabs on the kids and offered Access to computer speech and language specialists and Homeschooler kids could even take part in the school science fairs and Field per child the division received per half of which was used by the families to buy books and other school there didst seem to be a compelling reason to continue Deputy minister of education Ben Levin said As far As we could it didst seem to be making a big Levin said the former tory govern ment approved the two year Pilot pro which has now run its making it available throughout the province would have been he last the nip angered Home schooling parents when it tightened up registration and academic Progress reports for kids taught at Mirielle Clark is homeschooling five of her kids in West Kildonan through Lowe and has two More preschool ers at her autistic son has made significant Progress since she began teaching him at Clark said yes its quite a i thought the government was going to help us with these and not put them d Large detection of Hardwood flooring i visit our new showroom 4836 Portage 8883046 18007060067 Salei service i year end inventory clearance Mance relaxation int be private whirlpools complimentary equipment taverness Falls resort reservation 10 am 7 pm toll free 2050 off ladies shoes mens shoes ladies handbags selected styles Ronald to Fine shoes 689 Osborne Street 4531037 not exactly As uxust8ateo t rolex Date just in steel and go Independent 1 Manitoba Only authorized service Centre a tradition of Trust since 1937 493 notre Dame 7745544 Sai ;