Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 8, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba B2 City / District Winnipeg free press thursday july 8, 2004 motorcycles continued from b1 we Don to know what happened she said about the Accident. We have a lot of unanswered questions just hours after Shumilas death police collision analysts were again called out to go to the intersection of Selkirk Avenue and Arlington Street for another motorcycle collision. Around 8 a.m., 25-year-old Martino Soares was fatally injured when he smashed his Honda sport Bike into the Side of a compact car. He died a Short time later in Hospital despite also Wear ing a helmet. The male Driver of the Silver acadian want injured. A Kenora resident was heading West on Selkirk approaching the intersection just As the motorcycle rammed into the car. Ran red Light Jim who would to give his last name said the motorcyclist ran the red Light. He was in the wrong the Man said. He hit the car and just came to a com plete Stop. It was terrible. I probably wont sleep for the next couple of police say they believe Soares was Riding South on Arlington when at the last second he realized he was going to hit a red Light and tried to Lay the Bike Down to Stop. However he was travel Ling too fast and suffered massive head injuries. Another witness Patricia Shanna Cap to was left quite shaken by the collision. Four ladies from the Day care Centre keep childcare were helping him. They covered him with a fire Blanket said Shanna Cappo. He must have hit the pavement hard to bleed through his Hel met like staff at keep childcare inc., located near the intersection did not want to be interviewed. Friends gathered several of Soares friends gathered at the intersection in the Early afternoon just As a Tow truck arrived to remove the damaged vehicles. One Man said he had been to health sciences Centre to say goodbye to his Friend but Felt compelled to return to the collision scene. I Don to understand he said. He was it a speeder. He babied that motorcycle friends and relatives also met at a Home in old Kildonan late yesterday to mourn Soares who worked in sales at electronic products manufacturer . Stephenson Ltd. His sister said he a been a motorcycle enthusiast for several years. Yellow police tape surrounded the crash scene for hours and children play ing at King Edward school stood and watched As investigators pieced together the circumstances of the second deadly collision of the morning. On tuesday during Rush hour cyclist Paul Schellenberg was rushed to Hospi Tal with massive head and Chest injuries after he was hit by a vehicle at the inter Section of Burrows Avenue and Mcgregor Street. He later died at the health sciences Centre. The Driver of the Chevrolet tracker said the cyclist ran a red Light. Police Are still investigating All three collisions and say no determination of fault has been assessed at this time. The three deaths bring to 12 the num Ber of people killed on City streets this year in traffic related mishaps. Winnipeg averages about 22 Road deaths a year. . water about safety. Be safely operated for about five month too big we try and get the message of safety out to per year. Continued from Page b1 continued from b1 everyone. Because we re on two wheels the average annual Cost to insure a Pas we re a Little More vulnerable she said. Our Senger vehicle is $776. Klenke owns the Manitoba franchise to the Lawn care firm they just Don to respect them. These Are brochure just came out. An Mph spokesman said premiums for nutria Lawn. Bikes that you need to be experienced on. This year the message motorcycles Are increasing to offset the Cost Klenke said the Public support that emerged for the Holle you Don to Start off with a is lessening your Crest proposal to convert the Arena into an indoor water of claims from motorcycle accidents. Motorcycles Park including a petition with More than 15,000 signatures Waite said All new riders must Complete a motorcycles Are inherently risky said Ted 21-hour safety program with the Council members of the Are inherently Wakefield. They offer no Protection to the shows there is real demand for such a venture. Before they can be fully licensed to ride in motorcycle coalition we did our own feasibility study and we know there is a risky. They rider and they Only have two wheels so they Market for an indoor water Park Klenke. Those 15,000 Manitoba. Have been very of tsp Are harder to control and can go off the Linda Thomas the acting president of the Ken in recent years offer no Wakefield added the average Cost of a people who signed the petition weren to committed to the coalition of Manitoba motorcycle groups inc., about Mph rate hikes. Protection to motorcycle claim is $14,000, while the average other project ? they just want an indoor water Park and we was shocked when informed of the Back to just two weeks ago can give it to Cost for a passenger vehicle is $2,500. The rider to cover our costs we should actually be meanwhile the Holl Crest group is trying to get on the two of them that a terrible said Thomas asking the Public utile Back fatal collisions. Mph announced it is Friday morning Agenda of the civic committee reviewing asking for a 37 per cent increase but we ? Ted Wakefield the Arena proposals. Holl Crest a proposal was rejected an avid rider for years. Anytime something ties Board to approve a capped it at 15 per cent he said. That Means like this happens we feel for the families of Premium jump of 15 about 22 per cent is subsidized by other class because it was missing several key components ? there was the people per cent for All motorcycle owners. Is primarily passenger no Deposit it did not include an offer to Purchase the pro she said the coalition works closely with it costs an average of $827 to insure a postal did to identify who was involved in the bid and no one Manitoba Public insurance to spread the word motorcycle with Mph although they can Only. from the company signed the proposal. Mayor Sam Katz said it really want an offer but rather an Exchange of ideas and some pretty committee chairman Mike Pagtakhan said its not Likely that Holl Crest could attend the private meeting. He said it would violate rules and leave the City open to Legal action from the other bidders. Holl Crest spokesman Sieg Holle said rejecting his proposal because it was missing the key components was Holle said he hoped a group spokesman could make a direct Appeal to the committee members. St. Boniface coun. Franco Magnifico said an indoor water Park would be Ideal at the former Canada packers site. It would be sure to attract other recreational amenities like an indoor soccer Complex he said. But Magnifico said the City should to dismiss the Holl Crest proposal simply because it was poorly done and handed in at the last minute. If they come in with a certified Cheque. We should think about their offer Magnifico said. Klenke said his group has hired Corbett Ciminel architects. The group is finalizing its business plan to present to a group of potential investors. All the financing for this project will be raised locally Klenke said. There a a great Deal of Haberler said his groups original plan was to find a Loca Tion just beyond the City limits. That has to yet been ruled out he said. non medical staff at St. B. Of strike non medical employees of St. Boniface general Hospital last night voted 87 per cent in favour of striking. About 1,500 health care aides housekeepers laundry work ers Kitchen workers clerical staff rehabilitation assistants sterilizing technicians morgue attendance and Laboratory aides at the Hospital Are represented by the United food and commercial workers Union. If the Union does go on strike nearly a third of the workers will stay on the Job to provide essential services. The Union filed a bad Faith bargaining complaint against the Hospital in May. They said the Hospital had not presented a settlement offer since the unions contract expired March 31. At the time the Union had offered a wage proposal of their own but the Hospital had not responded. The last time employees at the Hospital went on strike was september 2002, when 1,500 workers walked off the Job for two weeks. Workers eventually won a two year Deal with three per cent wage increases each year. A spokesperson for the Union said in May that they wanted increases of roughly the same amount this time. 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