Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 16, 2005, Winnipeg, Manitoba B2 City / District Winnipeg free press saturday april 16, 2005 mans deportation unjust Church by Alexandra Paul c Alling him a Canadian in All but name Young United Church is taking up the cause of a former Winnipeg truck Driver who faces deportation to Britain in less than 10 Days. Scott Tyler 53, will be deported to Lon Don on a flight from Winnipeg april 25 because of a drug conviction nearly four years ago unless the Church can Stop it. Tyler a landed immigrant knows no one in the United kingdom. He came to Canada at the age of eight weeks in his mothers arms Young United a minister Bob Gilbert yesterday. Canadian Scott is As Canadian As he can be but he never took out his papers and now he faces deportation Gilbert said. He has to Fly to England where he has no family no friends and. No Way to sur Vive other than by his wits. We want the Public to know the Basic injustice of it All and make an Appeal for funds to fight it said Gilbert. Tyler faces automatic deportation Pri Marily because he pleaded guilty to a conviction of drug trafficking in 2001. The conviction stemmed from separate charges Over four rocks of cocaine and three kilograms of marijuana police found in his Possession. Tyler was sentenced to serve 30 months at Stony Mountain Penitentiary. In 2002, he was released to a Halfway House after eight months behind bars. Yesterday Tyler said that at the time Sinclair continued from Page b1 two feet of Snow would fall and Denver International Airport would cancel 1,400 flights that Day stranding 129,000 passengers. But our plane landed. The springtime in the Rockies Bliz Zard that closed Denver to air traffic shut Down schools and knocked out Power in pockets of the area would be the Lead news item across the United states. But our plane landed. Although it want As smooth As that. We had landed but we could to get off the plane. The ramp was Frozen and would to Budge. It took 50 minutes before they could thaw it. Carrying on baggage flying we raced to the United airlines ticket counter to learn that we had missed our connection to . He want aware his plea bargain would trigger his deportation. He a paid his Price and he has reformed his life Gilbert said at a press conference at the Church. Flanked by Tyler on one Side and the Church a housing coordinator Brian pan Nell on the other Gilbert said the Church in to offering Tyler Sanctuary. The Church is trying to raise at least $3,550 to cover costs of filing various Legal documents in support of its cause with the Federal court to bolster Tyler a formal request to the minister for an actually everyone had missed every connection. And there want another seat Avail Able to . Until wednesday. This was sunday morning remember and we were scheduled to Fly Home to Winnipeg on thursday. And of yeah we were told that All the hotels in the area were full. Jim managed to Book a flight that left on tuesday night that would take us As far As Palm Springs where we could rent a car and at least get to . In time to give us one full Day to taste the wine of Southern California. At this Point any bar and any bottle would suffice. Somehow in the meantime Jim had even located a hotel with a vacancy. The hotel he was told was Only 10 Kilometres from the Airport. It was actually 48 Kilometres which explained Why they had vacancies. Our sideways trip was turning into planes trains and automobiles. We decided to share our misery and left in Britain. His parents brought him to Canada after his father who served in the Royal air Force in the second world War immigrated Here for a bet Ter life. He said he never got around to filing for Canadian citizenship partly because Canada is a member of the British Commonwealth. Tyler has a common Law wife in Winnipeg As Well As a 23-year-old daughter and a 25-year-old Stepson. A spokesman for the immigration min ister in Ottawa said yesterday that the minister does to comment on individual cases before him. The Church a housing coordinator said the deportation order runs counter to Canadas International reputation for tolerance and compassion. One has to wonder Why a tolerant country would do it Brian Pannell said. Pannell said David Matas one of the country a Best known immigration lawyers has agreed to take on Tyler Scase if the Church can raise the Money to cover his Legal costs. Failing attempts to stay the Deporta Tion the Church said any Money it raises will be Given to Tyler to ease his future in Britain. Anyone wishing to donate to Tyler a cause can Call the West Broadway Community services at Young United Church at 774-2773. Donations can be sent to the Church at 222 Furby st., Winnipeg r3c 2a7. but when we reached the Airport we ran into a blizzard of stranded Passen Gers All hoping to find a Way out. That a when Jim found another Penny. Which he actually picked up. Any thoughts of finding an earlier flight direct to . Were Over. And then we ran into the Mcleod again. They were waiting standby for a flight to Hawaii and it looked like they were going to get seats. Jim and i bolted for the nearest Gate marked los Angeles. There a United ticket agent found us seats on a morning flight to . The sideways trip was Back on schedule. Our new pal John Docherty made his connection to san Francisco a couple of hours later. And the Mcleod made their standby connection to their dream vacation How you might ask did we All get so Lucky it was the pennies of course. Hydro continued from Page b1 the winning design for the new $243?million Canadian museum for human rights was officially unveiled yester Day and it was confirmed that Ottawa will provide $100 million to ensure the Structure is built. The $25-million head quarters for credit Union Central of Manitoba is nearing completion. Plans were also unveiled this week for an $80-million redevelopment in the East Exchange by clothing manufacturer Peter Nygard and Developer Arni Thorsteinson. The Hydro Tower will provide work space for 2,000 employees. Schneider said Crews Are still Dis mantling buildings on the site and another Salvage Sale of materials removed from the buildings will be held today. He said preparatory foundation work has also begun on the site. cleanup continued from Page b1 but although the Patio is already Busy his staff have had to take special Mea sures to keep the Sand at Bay. We just keep throwing water on the Street because we have a bus Stop in front of us and when a bus comes it throws the Sand All Over the place he said. The rain helped but its time to Start cleaning the the City a annual Spring cleanup of streets sidewalks and boulevards will take four to five weeks and remove some 65,000 tonnes of dirt. It will Cost $2.6 Mil lion and involve 500 people using 200 pieces of equipment. During the first weeks of the clean up Campaign night time temperatures below Zero could put a halt to the Job. Crews use water to Clear the streets and if its too cold the water will freeze Mak ing it impossible to do the Job. Crews will Start by cleaning the busiest regional streets at night when traffic is Low sweeping the rest of the streets during the Day. Once the Region Al roads Are clean Crews will work Day and night on the residential ones. Dirt on boulevards and Centre medi ans will be cleaned off major routes first. Only really Sandy residential boulevards will get cleaned. Businesses should keep advertising signs off boulevards and medians because they not Only get in the Way of cleaning but also inter Fere with the mowing of grass in the summer. City staff urge Drivers and pedestrians to be careful around the machines. The City is going to put up signs with no parking times in Advance of Street sweeping. Violators May get tickets. exemption on humanitarian and com passionate grounds. Tyler a truck Driver before he became addicted to cocaine and ran into trouble with the Law said the Prospect of being deported is the most frightening thing he a Ever faced. I a terrified Tyler said. Of going into the unknown. Of arriving at Heathrow us main International air port and not knowing anyone or who to see or where to go. I a leaving behind everything i be Ever Tyler said he has no known relatives the cab ride to the hotel with John Docherty executive director of the Manitoba health research Council who was headed to san Francisco. We also whispered the hotel information to the passengers i Felt sorries for ? other than ourselves of course. Tim and Tanya Mcleod a Young army couple from Shilo were travel Ling with their five year old daughter Eilis. The Mcleod had been destined for a Beach in Hawaii until they got stuck in a Snowbank in Colorado. They were told it would be three Days before they a be getting Back on a plane. We be been saving for three years for this Tanya said smiling bravely As soldiers wives do. But at least we All had hotel rooms. Even if it was an $80 cab ride. Jim and i left for the Airport Early next morning hoping that somehow we might find a direct flight to . On a morning or even an afternoon flight. By then the Snow had stopped and the skies had cleared. 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