Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 30, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba b2 Winnipeg free press wednesday August 30, 2006 City Cabinet shuffle coming soon doer says groomed for the Job in the Junior health portfolio. Sale is very Likely to be removed from Cabinet altogether to make room for a backbench la to move up. Fort Garry la Kerri Irvin Ross and Minto la Andrew Swan Are the two backbench ers whose names Are most commonly tossed around As being next in line for a Cabinet Job. And Irvin Ross a former social worker will Likely get the nod ahead of Swan for pure political reasons ? her seat is a tenuous hold for the nip and a Cabinet position gives her a higher profile when she goes to seek re elec Tion. Doer is also widely expected to move family services and housing minister Christine Melnick to a different Post. Her handling ? or mishandling ? of the Phoenix Sinclair tragedy contributed to the political fallout from acted the Canadian red Cross adding he and Lawrie weren to looking for Atten Tion or glory for their efforts. I was just glad for the Opportunity to be Able to do something Woroniak said. He said he had taken red Cross swim Ming courses As a child and reached the lifesaving 3 level but this was the first time he was Able to put those skills to use. It Felt Good. It was Reward enough just to help red Cross spokesman Rob Wozny said the Agency decided to publicly recognize Woroniak a and Lawrie a efforts to warn the Case and the trouble is Only going to get worse when the four reviews of the Case and the entire cos system Are released to the Public this fall. Doer could replace Melnick with Irvin Ross whose background in social work lends itself to taking on the Sensi Tive nature of the family services file. Other possibilities for a new portfolio Are Peter Bjornson who has not performed As some had hoped in the education ministry and Diane Mcgifford who has stick handled the Dps controversial tuition freeze policy for almost seven years now despite one source in the government saying Mcgifford is not actually in favour of the freeze herself. Doers new Cabinet will be the face the party takes to the electorate in the next provincial vote Likely next Spring. He has until june 2008 to go Back to the polls. Others this month about water safety. We re heading into the last Long week end of the summer and we thought this was a Good Opportunity to promote water safety Wozny the Manitoba Region injury prevention coordinator said. The awards will be presented Friday noon at red Cross House 1111 Portage ave. The awards will be presented by Sylvia Raketti red Cross master instructor Trainer and healthy living minister Theresa Oswald. this weeks Retreat in Pinawa is a regular Outing for the Cabinet. Doer said he takes the Cabinet out of town at least four times a year. Its always Good to get your boots on the ground said doer. The nip caucus will meet in Pinawa tomorrow. While in the area the ministers and doer will meet with local residents and groups to discuss local issues. Doer will meet with Pinawa mayor Leonard Simpson has plans to meet some people involved in Forest fire fighting in the area this summer and will also meet with some people in nearby Lac Dubonnet. This morning he will make a funding announcement for the trans Canada Trail which winds its Way through Pinawa. heckler continued from Page b1 just because you buy a ticket that does to give you a right to annoy every one around you Collier said. He asked us to Call the police what were we sup posed to do police took Benson to the main Street project commonly referred to As the drunk Benson said he Only consumed one Beer during the game and was not intoxicated. He said police refused to give him a breathalyzer and he was locked in a cell for six hours ? nearly missing his morning flight to see a san Francisco giants game with his wife. Benson want criminally charged. While he admits he probably would be been beaten up in the parking lot or stands in some . Cities for cheering for an opposing team Benson said he should to have been arrested. He said he want swearing want intoxicated and heckled the Gold eyes Between plays during at least four other Home games this season. Heckling the Winnipeg Ger said is a fun Way of letting off steam. But just because he can to boo the Gold eyes in Winnipeg in to going to Stop Ben son from taking a verbal hit at the fish elsewhere. The avid baseball fan has already Pur chased a front Row seat behind the Gold eyes dugout for their away game in Calgary this weekend. m Manitoba Premier Gary doer confirmed yesterday he will shake up his Cabinet before the legislature resumes sitting this fall. Doer Heads today to Pinawa with the existing Cabinet for a Retreat meeting in the Southeast Ern Manitoba town. But he said yesterday that when health minister Tim Sale announced earlier this summer he will not run in the next election it opened things up for movement. Are we going to have a Cabinet shuffle this fall doer asked. The answer is yes. We be had a Resigna City heroes pulled teens from water to be recognized with red Cross award doer quelled rumours he May shuffle the Cabinet As Early As next week however noting he will be in Halifax for an internal Trade meeting and wont Deal with Cabinet at least until he returns from that. A Cabinet shuffle has perhaps been Long in coming. The last time doer moved the players around was october 2004. Doers announcement is Likely to increase the Din of Cabinet shuffle speculation which is almost a sport at the Manitoba legislature. Discussions Over who will get in who May get the Boot and who will get a new portfolio Are one of the most popular water cooler topics under the dome these Days. The big question is who will replace Sale As health minister. Healthy living minister Theresa Oswald is not Only known to be close to doer she has been by Aldo Santin a Waverley Heights couple will be awarded the Canadian red Cross res Cuer award this week for saving two non swimmers who were in danger at Victoria Beach. Sean Woroniak 26, and Sarah Lawrie 27, pulled two teens from Saskatchewan ? a 17-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl ? from the normally shallow Waters of clubhouse Beach when High winds and a Strong current kept pulling the Young teens under water. Woroniak said he and Lawrie his franc were walking along clubhouse Beach shortly after lunch aug. 6 when they saw a teen in knee deep water Call ing for help. She was crying and upset and said her Boyfriend and sister were in the water and could to swim Woroniak said As he recalled the incident. Woroniak said the Strong winds that Day made the water very Choppy and he had difficulty spotting the two non swimmers. He said they were about 30 to 40 metres from Shore. Normally the water there is about 1.5 metres deep he said but the conditions that Day made the water unsafe. At that Point there a no Sand on the Bottom. Its just big rocks he said. I could see them going under and popping Back up Woroniak said he swam out and reached the 14-year-old girl who was closest and brought her Back to knee deep water where Lawrie took her to Shore and stayed with her. Woroniak said the current had taken the 17-year-old boy further out from Shore about a 50-metre distance. He said another swimmer had gone out to stay with the teen but it appeared he did to have the strength to pull him Back to Shore. I took a Boogie Board with me and swam out to them both Woroniak said. The 17-year-old was just holding on to the other Guy and i took them both and brought them Back to Woroniak said ramp Victoria Beach police and local paramedics arrived on the Beach shortly afterwards. The two teens were treated for exhaustion and cuts and bruises they incurred from the Rocky Bottom. After giving their report Woroniak said he and Lawrie left. It was Woroniak smother who con thank you to All who contributed to the Success of the Frontier Toyota Charity Golf classic in support of , hosted by the St. kiwanis. The tournament held june 15 at St. Boniface Golf course raised net proceeds of $17,500 proceeds go to help , a comprehensive resource for people with a developmental disability or huge thank you to the St. Boniface St. Vital kiwanis for hosting and organizing this annual tournament and thank you to hot 103?s Ace Burpee and Chrissy Troy for Emce eing our dinner. 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