Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 26, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba Saturday june 26, 2004 City editor Steve Pona 697-7292 family notices b12 City & District b1 let Katz a work begin new mayor welcomed to the Job discovers his time already booked by Jason Bell and Patti Edgar n new mayor Sam Katz spent his first Day in office meeting City staff chatting with councillors and poring Over a pile of reports. He also discovered his Day planner is already booked solid for a year. His staff have told him there Are 1,200 requests for the mayor to attend functions in the next year ? not counting speaking engagements. Katz moved into the mayors office on the second floor of City Hall but the traditionally furnished quarters looks the same As it did when Glen Murray held the Job. Katz elected ahead of eight other candidates on tuesday plans to hang some family photos when time permits but yesterday he was buried in Home work from City staff. I am trying to get As much of this done As i can today so on monday we Start having meetings and briefings and so and so he said. Its hit Home now. Its definitely on monday Katz will have the first of weekly meetings with chief administrative officer Annitta Stenning whose office is already studying the ideas outlined in his mayoral platform. We Are actually looking at those right now Katz said. That a already in Progress. When you Are outside you Don to necessarily get All the information and now we can get All the information and verify the on wednesday he will meet with councillors on the executive policy com Mittee. I am not coming Here and making any drastic changes. I want to talk with everyone and meet them he said. Prior to becoming mayor Katz was known for getting Back to anyone who Calls him personally. While he Hopes that wont change now that he a in the mayors chair the num Ber of Calls he receives is bound to increase. I know its not going to be the same that people Arent going to be Able to Access me As easily he said. Continued please see first Day b2 Hirst or. Katz a Challenge a14 Biatecki was recognized by the International association of Public safety communications officials As the Best emergency line operator in 2004. Answering 911 Calls. But she was so Brave for by Bruce Owen calling us for reaching out and to make that Call. It was important for her to know that she did when the Young girl called 911, Wanda Sia Tec the right honour i got a Lump in her Throat and a sick feeling in within minutes police were sent to the child a her stomach. Home and her father was arrested. The child had called police to report her dad Biatecki said its Calls like that which come in had just sexually assaulted her and Biatecki a daily that keep her coming Back to work in the police emergency line operator answered the Call. Third floor police Call Centre in the Public safety Calls yesterday Biatecki told reporters that the girl building. Told her that she had been assaulted while she police chief Jack Swatski said yesterday that stayed Home sick from school. She was now alone Biatecki is so Good at what she does that she has in the House As her father had left to pick up her been recognized by the association of Public siblings from school. Safety communications officials for being the Biatecki 46, said the girl called because she Best emergency line operator in 2004. Wanted her dad arrested. I Felt so sad for her Biatecki said at a police continued news conference to recognize her 24 years please see operator b2 911 operator hate the butt ban puff on a Volcano device lets you inhale tobacco steam Nipes bars and hotels. By Alexandra Paul the City a smoking ban does to out Law the device. There a no need to steam Over the butt ban ? not when you can inhale tobacco steam indoors thanks to a Ger Man invention that May foil the City a smoking ban. The Volcano ats ? for alternative to smoking ? is a machine that lets you suck Back nicotine vaporized in a cellophane bag. Simply put the device lets smokers smoke without smoking but some offi that creates a loophole that May let the Volcano slip its steam into smok ers lungs legally. You Don to smell tobacco. There a no smoke. But the Cost is High. The machine retails for $1,200 and mouthpieces Are another $60 each. They have shooter bars. They have Oyster bars. Why not a Vapour bar distributor Tom Beggs said. Reporter Paul takes a puff on the Volcano vials Don to like the idea any More than old fashioned cigarettes. Either Way its up for Sale to win continued please see smoking b2 yesterday As Beggs looks Minkevich / Winnipeg free press ;