Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 22, 2007, Winnipeg, Manitoba Top news Winnipeg free press saturday december 22, 2007 a5 Winnipeg repress. Com and to All pleasant travels during this Holiday season. Winnipeg airports authority inc. Sends warm wishes with a note of appreciation for your support during this Active year of construction. 274 Smith Street main floor 943 4048 943 7629 1 866 943 4048 Lee denture clinic we accept All dental plans Bill Tom & staff from wish you All Holiday greetings & a healthy & prosperous new year slip into something really comfortable 100% shearling boots that will make you say blah he from the wonderful world of sheepskin 250 Dufferin ave., mpg. 586 8097 lease based on 20,400 pm or plus taxes & fees optional buyout $ 1500 rebate used in in lieu of 3 for free. Dlr. # 0765 1900 main Street 1 866 387 0052 shop online wow. Easter Chrysler. 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On the other hand they beef up Security so As few of those items As possible go out the door in shoplifters hands. Shoppers at Best buy for example who pay for their items at stations located throughout the store instead of at the cashier must take their purchases to a receipt checker at the front door. Once everything has been verified Security features Are disabled the items Are put in a bag and the shopper can head to the parking lot. Robert Warren director of the Asper Centre for entrepreneurship at the University of Manitoba said Best buys strategy is designed to reduce the temptation for shoppers to enter the store with bags from a previous trip and fill them up with goodies after trying to disable the Security tags. In store Security is at an All time High he said As retailers Are using video cameras More than Ever before to catch would be thieves in the act. Stores Are backing that up with Security tags on a greater selection of items including books and All kinds of clothing not just the designer duds. And Security is going to get tighter in the future. Warren said the next phase is raid Short for radio frequency identification tags. These sensors will Alert staff whenever an item is taken into a Low traffic area an Ideal place to shove it into a Knapsack or some place out of sight from sales associates. It will pop up on a screen and Tell them exactly where you Are. If you re buying a dress shirt and you walk into the menus suits department it probably wont Flag anything but if you wander into Power tools it May raise some questions he said. Larry Mcinnes of the retail Council of Canada said retailers lose about $ 3 billion annually due to theft. He said they mitigate the damage with people technology and processes. Sales staffs Are encouraged to watch for suspicious behaviour and customers loitering around unauthorized exits fitting rooms and bathrooms. They re also encouraged to Shower customers with customer service. That goes a Long Way to preventing theft he said noting retailers also have pre set policies on reporting incidents to police and what Steps to take when apprehending a shoplifter. Mcinnes said organized retail crime is the latest threat to the Industry. This involves Large numbers of people who enter a single store in Masse with the goal of stealing As Many items As they can he said. Erin Harrison general Manger of visions electronics said its salespeople Are by the customers Side from before they decide on a particular item to the time they pay for it. Unless somebody is grabbing and running theress not a lot of Opportunity to shoplift. People Are less Likely to steal if you re in their Kitchen the whole time he said. Visions will employ added Security staff on boxing Day and during boxing week who will Check customers receipts and make sure they match with whats in their bags. Heather Seabrook Vancouver based spokeswoman for Best buy said the electronics giant is also adding extra bodies to oversee Security on boxing Day. She a snot about to tip off any would be thieves by revealing any corporate secrets however. Warren said the Christmas season is the busiest time of year for shoplifters. There Are so Many people in the stores that the sales staff cant Hope to watch everybody. Shoplifters love this time of year it makes it easier for them to go about their business he said. Geoff. Kirbyson free press. My. Ca by Marie to Proulx the Raza family will spend Christmas at the Crescent fort Rouge United Church again this year. For More than 16 months Rev. Barb Janes has been providing Sanctuary to the family of eight while they await a decision on the Appeal of their refugee application. They argue that As shiite muslims returning to their Homeland of Pakistan would expose them to sectarian violence. After their original claim was denied they petitioned for clemency using the humanitarian and compassionate grounds provision of Canadas immigration act. The Complex Case which has generated Community support and Media attention is in the hands of lawyer Ken Zaifman. About four weeks ago his office contacted the family is previous lawyer David Matas to suggest a new Legal strategy that would not involve going to court. Spirit of co operations it was then agreed that Zaifman would approach citizenship and immigration Canada As Well As the Canadian Border service Agency to negotiate a solution. What were trying to do right now is consider different options he said. All parties Are looking to resolve this in a spirit of co operation. But John Zychek director of citizenship and immigrations Winnipeg office said that once All avenues have been exhausted if no solution is reached the removal orders will have to be executed and they will have to leave. Zaifman said he Hopes that by the end of the process the Razas will obtain permanent resident status and be Able to get on with their lives. Because two of the children were born in Canada they Are allowed to stay but it would be up to the parents to decide whether to leave them behind if the rest of the family were deported. Although no timeline has been offered for a completion of the review process Zaifman said he expects the family will not spend another Christmas in Sanctuary at the Osborne Village Church. Raza Saga family tries new plan to prevent deportation thieves put stores on red Alert few silent nights for retailers on the Lookout for Holiday shoplifters Phil Hossack / Winnipeg free press Erin Harrison and his staff at visions on Regent Avenue will have their eyes open for any potential Holiday shoplifters ;