Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 11, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba A16 Canada Winnipeg free press Friday August 11, 2006 Pickton trial secrecy a possibility multiple cases May bring ban been Given a clean Bill of health. Around Independent researchers hired by the Federal government to study the Impact of herbicide spraying at the sprawling base Canada have determined present Day Levels of dioxin Are too Low to be of serious concern. They also have found that . Military testing of such defoliants As agent Orange Ottawa ? claiming he was fired by for Ouellet suing Canada Post and agent purple at Remote areas of the Mer prime minister Paul Martins adminis base in 1966 and 1967 did not pose a threat traction and asked to make it look like a to the Long term health of people involved in resignation former Canada Post president the program. Andre Ouellet is suing the Federal govern col. Ryan Jestin the base commander ment for $3.2 million. Reacted to the two reports by immediately Ouellet is seeking $1.5 million in punitive lifting restrictions on Access to three areas damages and for damages to his reputation of the base where soil sampling had found from Canada Post and the Federal govern higher than acceptable Levels of dioxin a ment. Toxic byproduct in the production of Herbi the remainder of the amount is made up codes like agent Orange. Of lost wages bonuses and Severance pay that he was entitled to receive according to legion slams government his contract says the statement of claim filed last week in Superior court. The Royal Canadian legion has slammed the Federal government for stuffing the envelope with taxpayers Money after encounters with Canada ? a popular Stu Dent Exchange program that faced a con Toronto ? Canada and most other Mem Serva Tive budget axe earlier this year ? 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Canadian forces base fitment to provide for life aids drugs to for encounters with Gagetown once a testing ground for the a growing number of his positive people in infamous War defoliant agent Orange has developing countries. ? from the news services by Jeremy Hainsworth v Vancouver ? if accused serial killer Robert pick ton faces More than one trial on charges he killed 26 women there a a Good Chance the Public wont find out the details of the Case for years Legal experts say. Pickton is scheduled to stand trial in january but a judge May decide the Case should be subject to a publication ban if there Are plans for later trials they say. The first trial alone is expected to take a year. Vancouver Media lawyer David Sutherland says the possibility of a publication ban is very As soon As there was a suggestion that some counts be split and tried first there was an obvious expectation on the part of Crown and defence that there will be a publication ban cloak ing the entire first trial with secrecy Sutherland said. That is not beneficial because publicity improves trials holds witnesses to account and allows others to come Forward if evidence needs to be rebutted or Justice James Williams released a ruling wednesday concluding that trying Pickton on 26 counts of murder All at once would be too much for jurors to comprehend and would drag the Case on needlessly. Williams suggested the Crown proceed on six counts at first but did not Rule out trying Pickton on the remaining 20 at a later time. Crown spokesman Geoffrey Gaul however said it would be premature at this stage to discuss whether a ban would be sought in a first trial for Pickton. We re going to have to wait and see what happens at the beginning of the trial. If defence wish to have a publication ban they can bring on a motion. Crown will have to consider that Issue and the court will also. Well just have to wait and Gaul said it has not been determined which of the 26 murder counts Pickton will face when he goes on trial Jan. 8, nor is there a timeline for any subsequent trials. Pickton a lawyers could not be reached for comment. Sutherland said when there Are multiple accused facing sep Arate trials or one accused facing multiple charges As Pickton is the likelihood of a publication ban on a trial is not unheard of. For example a publication ban was ordered on the trial of Karla Homolka in order to prevent tainting a potential jury Pool for the trial of her schoolgirl killer husband Paul Bernar do in 1994. Only Canadian reporters were allowed to cover Homolka a trial. American reporters were barred from the court because they would not be covered by a judges order Sutherland said. ? Canadian press Buzz Over deep sea port precedes pm a Arctic trip Ottawa ? Nunavut is Abuzz Over the conservative Campaign Promise of a deep sea port for the territory As prime minister Stephen Harper makes his first official visit to the Arctic this weekend. The port is the subject of furious lobbying and politicking in Nunavut and people will be listening closely for any hints about where it might be located. The facility could bring in big Bucks for its Host Community and provide better Access to supplies for a number of areas. The increasing number of cruise ships in the Arctic could also find a new place to Dock. From a military perspective a port could serve As a base for new Navy vessels promised by Harper to patrol the North Ern seas and guard Canadas sovereignty. And from a political View Harper Hopes the Promise of the facility and its economic benefits will attract votes. The prime minister will be in Iqaluit As the City celebrates the Canadian military with a Parade and various exercises. Its his latest Stop in a Cross country summer tour and he a expected to reinforce his commitment to defending sovereignty. Harper is also Likely to hear about climate change in the Arctic the impacts of which Are said to be signals of what a in store for the Southern part of Canada in decades to come. Melting glaciers and rising sea Levels Are threatening communities and wildlife in the Region. Areas that depend on ice Bridges for transportation of goods in the Winter months Are finding the season for those Frozen roads is getting Shorter and Shorter. ? Canadian press up to 50%ff previously reduced housewares bedding Bath & Kitchen linens off our last ticketed prices. An extra 30%ff clearance priced watches & fashion jewellery off our last ticketed prices. 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