Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 20, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press sunday june 20, 2004 local a3 battalions Farewell March City Grants 2ppcli soldiers ancient honour before they go by Alexandra Paul t to honour guards of the Sec Ond battalion Princess Patri Cias Canadian Light infantry marched through the streets of Winnipeg for the last time yesterday after being granted an honour that dates Back hundreds of years. Two Hundred soldiers were granted a rite called the Freedom of the City which allowed them to March through the downtown with Drums beating bayonets fixed and Battle colours flying. The Parade began at City Hall and ended at the legislative building. The second battalion of the regi ment based Here since 1970, has exercised the honour just six times in Winnipeg including the last time yesterday. The battalion is moving permanently this summer to Canadian forces tary unit that has enjoyed an extend base Shilo Southeast of Brandon but de and close relationship with a City not before giving Winni Eggers a or in commemoration of a singularly Chance to say goodbye in a series of significant event. Weekend events. It is the highest honour a Munici Friday almost 1,000 people attend Pality can Grant a military unit. De a Sunset ceremony involving the the footprint our soldiers have in Princess Patricia at the Forks. This Community is not left in Sand. It today the battalion will perform its is carved in Granite Day told final Farewell with a formal military Thomas before asking that the Parade at Kapyon Barracks its troops be allowed to March through Home. Downtown for the last time. The Parade will Mark the closure of the ceremony was accompanied by the Barracks the change in command military music by the Royal win and the 90th anniversary of the Nipes rifles band the Winnipeg founding of the regiment in 1914 for police service band and the 2ppcli overseas service in the corps of Drums. First world War. The importance of the about 200 bystanders the Freedom of the City yes were at City Hall yester Ter Day is we re leaving Day morning. Footprint the City for Shilo and it is it. Navy Petra Smith a Farewell to Winnipeg said the regiment was our soldiers capt. Troy Leifso said gratified by the people after the ceremony ended. Have in this who turned out for the maj. Mike Gagne added weekend events. Community the ceremony was a Tes it was wonderful see Talent to the strength of ing people come out in is not left the relationship Between the show of support the regiment and the City. We be seen in the last in Sand. This relationship does to couple of Days Smith disappear because we re said. It is driving out to live in at 10 ., the carved ions commanding offi the link Between win cer . Mike Day in Granite Nipes and the Princess and the two honour Patricia dates Back to guards presented them-1920, before the second ? . Mike Day selves on the Square at battalion moved to the City Hall to coun. Lillian City. Thomas who represented City the regiment was stationed Here authorities. Following the first world War and the military ceremony yesterday remained in Garrison until it dates Back three centuries when deployed to Europe in the second cities were ringed by protective world War. Walls to keep out enemies. A bystander who stopped to have a a Friendly army was not allowed word with the military officers after within the Gates until its senior offi Ward said he accepted the move. Cer stated the purpose of the Intro although it was Nice having you Sion and fully assured City leaders Here you Guys Are better off in Shilo that the soldiers would behave them because you have to go there to train selves. Anyway Bob Duke said. Today the Freedom of the City is a special ceremony granted to a Mili. gunman shoots teens from car two boys wounded third escapes injury by Alexandra Paul three teenage boys were shot at with a handgun from a car Early yesterday morning in the Weston area. Two were wounded ? one seriously and the third escaped injury police said yesterday. Staff sgt. Gord Gold said Winnipeg police Are not aware of a motive for the shooting and initial reports did not link the shooting to gang related activity. It was one of two shooting incidents overnight yesterday. In the second Inci Dent no one was Hurt. Police were called to the first and More serious shooting at 3 15 By residents who heard the gunshots on Alexander Avenue at the Corner of Quelch Street. There is a school on one Corner a derelict apartment House on another. There is also a House and another smaller apartment House on the Corner. Neighbours closest to the scene yesterday either did not respond to knocks on the door or said they did to know what had happened. One nearby Bour however pointed heard two out blood stains on the distinctive Street the curb and the Boulevard close to the pop pop Corner. sounds. He also said he heard two distinctive pop but did not pop sounds before the recognize police and ambulance them As arrived but did not recognize them As gun gunshot shots at the time. At the police said it appears three teenage boys on time the Corner were talking to two men in an older Model two door Honda prelude. The car stood out because of its description As having a custom Bronze coloured paint Job. Police said the three teens were shot at from inside the car which took off right afterwards. The weapon is believed to have been a revolver or Semi automatic handgun. The Neighbour who did not want to give his name said he saw a Man lying and bleeding on the ground moved into an ambulance. Police said one victim aged 17, was shot in the leg and treated in Hospital and released. The other aged 16, was in unstable condition with a Bullet in the stomach and he was awaiting surgery yesterday. The gunman fired on the third teen aged 15, but missed police said. In the second shooting incident police were called to a House party at 5 On the Corner of Sinclair Street and Aberdeen Avenue. Thirty people were in the House Par tying when one person there was told to leave. He did. He came Back with a shot gun. He blasted a round off through the front window. Then he left again and did it come Back. No one was Hurt police said. blood donor age Cap foolish seniors insist by Lindsey Wiebe a group of Canadian seniors who donate blood while in the United states say Canada is missing out by putting an age Cap on donors. In Canada donors must be under the age of 71 to give blood. The United states has no age restriction. Its discriminatory said Hayden Tolton a 78-year-old Manitoban who gives blood while spending his Winters in Texas. The Carman resident said he gave blood 81 times in Canada before turning 71. Since then he a Given More than 20 times in the United states. I could have Given that amount Here but they Don to take it he said. Canadian blood services lbs is also eager to have the age Cap lifted in part to boost flagging donor numbers in Canada. A recent Survey by the group found less than four per cent of eligible canadians donate blood every year. The blood Agency made a submission to health Canada last december asking that the age limit be removed for those who have donated at least once in the last 18 months. We believe we be got the scientific data that suggest that As Long As regu Lar donors remain healthy its reason Able to continue having them donating certainly Well beyond their 71st year said Michael Hyduk communications specialist for lbs Winnipeg. Hyduk said the Cap was created in the 1960s, when the Canadian red Cross still managed the blood Supply. The maximum age of donors then was 65, said Hyduk. This was raised to 71 during the 1980s. Its to protect the donors and to protect the recipients said health Canada spokeswoman Jirina Vlk. Seniors May be More susceptible to a sudden loss of blood said Vlk and often have lower cardiovascular and respiratory reserves. She said if the age ban were lifted it would be important for safety precautions to be put in place to protect the health of older people. The submission from lbs is under review. Health Canada recognizes that thou Sands of healthy donors May be affected by this age limit and there is the recognition of the need for More dedicated donors said Vlk. Tolton said frequent blood drives Are common for senior residents in Pine to Palm Park Texas Many of whom Are canadians. Last Winter More than half of the 114 donors were from Canada said Gwen French one of the blood drive organizers there. There Are a lot in the 70-to-80 Range that give she said. Most of them Are very annoyed that they can no longer give at Hyduk said allowing older canadians to donate blood would be a big boost to the country a blood Supply. He said lbs calculations show donations could be increased by 1,900 within five years and could eventually result in an additional 10,000 donations every year. ;