Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 3, 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba C m y k Page a5 Winnipeg repress. Com top news Winnipeg free press Friday october 3, 2008 a 5 i internet chatter suggested otherwise but local ramp say a party in Gimli slated to map out the revival of the Rock machine motorcycle gang in Manitoba was anything but a Success. This was their talk but it did not amount to much More than Guys getting together to drink Beer staff sgt. Mike Mctaggart of the ramp criminal intelligence Section said thursday. The arrest detention and now apparent deportation of two members of the gangs australian chapter who were nabbed at the Winnipeg Airport sept. 19 fuelled fears the gang was planning to move into Manitoba and set up shop. Ramp said messages posted on internet Sites gave the indication the event would be much larger than it turned out to be. Mctaggart said members of the gang had rented two Cabins in Gimli and Only purchased two cases of brew to celebrate the meet. Nobody came. It was a party where nobody came Mctaggart said. Mctaggart discussed the so called Canadian reformation of the Rock machine considered one of the worlds most violent biker gangs at a seminar on organized crime thursday. Ramp said they became aware of the party and plans for a formal Patch presentation on sept. 18 after spotting members of the gang on the Patio of a downtown Gimel bar. They immediately issued notice to other police agencies across Canada warning of the possible resurrection of the gang and the meeting at the Lakeside town. But Only five members of the gang showed up for the event and three of them were from outside the province and the Patch presentation was benign police said. A member of the Ontario chapter formally presented patches to a member from Saskatchewan and another from Alberta at the Airport Mctaggart said. The two men from the australian chapter did not make it past customs officials in Winnipeg. Michael Xanthoudakis and Eneliko Sabine were ordered monday to be deported from Canada As quickly As possible after the immigration and refugee Board ruled they had no Legal right to be in Canada. The Board also agreed with a Federal Crown attorney who said at the hearing that the men and their gang pose a risk to Public safety. At the deportation hearing it came out that the men told customs guards they were Here in Manitoba for a fishing trip and to meet an internet Friend. Inside their suitcases however guards found biker vests flags and other paraphernalia. They were held in custody because they each have criminal records in Australia. A member of the gang a former band Ido told the free press thursday that the reformation of the Rock machine is to present a Law abiding alternative to the Hells Angels in Canada and that the club would Jettison any member who Sells drugs. James. Turner free press. My. Ca with files from Mike Mcintyre Rock machine threw party nobody came ramp say planned revival in Gimli a Flop by James Turner the doer government wants to pay you to look after a sick or disabled loved one at Home. On thursday the nip outlined How it will fulfil a 2007 election Promise to give a maximum $ 1,020 refundable tax credit to Manitoban who voluntarily look after someone with a disability or a chronic illness such As alzheimer res. We do know the value of providing that care healthy living minister Kerri Irvin Ross said adding the credit works out to $ 85 a month per person to cover expenses. Three family members or friends is the maximum that a caregiver can receive credit for in a year. Irvin Ross said the credit which takes effect Jan. 1, is designed to help people care for family members or others in their own Homes so that they Are not forced to live in care Homes or hospitals which come with a higher Price tag for taxpayers. Modelled after a similar tax break offered in Quebec its also intended to Deal with Manitoba ass aging population. At the same time its also open to people looking after youngsters who Are sick or disabled who receive palliative care and others needing care or supervision for periods of More than three months. Irvin Ross said to qualify the caregiver must be looking after someone who is a client of Manitoba Home care. There Are about 39,000 Home care clients in the province. To also qualify a caregiver must perform tasks like bathing dressing preparing meals transporting and obtaining medical care. It includes people living with a disability a life threatening illness or needing care and supervision for More than three months. Norma Kirkby program director with the alzheimer society of Manitoba said the tax credit can be used by a caregiver to pay for extra respite care or Purchase a medical devices to help them look after an elderly Parent. Kirkby said the caregiver can also spend the savings on themselves be it a Golf game a movie or a pedicure to get re energized. There Are other ways to think of respite Kirkby said. The credit will also help to cover a caregivers out of pocket expenses such As the costs of taking someone to a doctors appointment or on recreational outings. Suzanne Swanton executive director of continuity care a non profit group which supports families with a disabled family member called the new tax credit a step in the right direction. This announcement is a positive step towards recognizing the importance and value of unpaid care providers in our society. Parents family members and friends Are often the ones providing care and assistance to their loved ones. But Swanton said the tax credit will not cover the caregivers of All children and adults with disabilities. The caregiver credit will apply to those individuals who Are receiving Home care but there Are Many others who do not Quality for this program and still depend on others to meet their daily needs she said. Harry Wolbert co chairman of the Manitoba league of persons with disabilities said his group welcomes this. Bruce. Owen free press. My. Ca Kevin. Rollason free press. My. Ca How it works. The primary caregiver May be a spouse other relative Neighbour or Friend who provides care without remuneration to a Manitoba Home care client. The client must be assessed by Manitoba Home care As requiring care Levels 2, 3, or 4 while living at Home. Examples include those with a disability Young or old those receiving palliative care and others needing care or supervision for periods of More than three months. Level 1 requires minimal care and level 4 requires maximum daily support. Home care clients Are assessed in six areas based on level of care in tasks like bathing dressing eating meals mobility medical care and supervision. After a three month qualify. I no period the refundable credit is $ 85 per month to a maximum $ 1,020 per year to the primary caregiver of each client. A caregiver May not earn the credit for More than three clients in a Given month. Family caregivers to get tax credit measure praised As a step in the right directions by Bruce Owen and Kevin Rollason Mike Deal / Winnipeg free press archives Kerri Irvin Ross 2007 Promise a 05_ oct 03 08. Ind a5 10/ 2/ 08 8 47 10 pm ;