Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 10, 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba C m y k Page a20 a 20 Winnipeg free press Friday october 10, 2008 Canada Winnipeg repress. Com c Algary fear of grizzly bears which has pushed some residents of a Rural Community just South of Sundre Alta. To keep their children indoors and avoid outdoor work will be addressed in a meeting expected to attract hundreds Friday evening. The Community meeting was organized to help quell increasing worries in the Bergen area where a grizzly killed Hunter Robert Wagner 48, on sept. 29 just a few Kilometres from acreages and farms. You kind of expect them to be in Banff and the Bac country but you really dont expect them to be in your backyard said Mountain View county councillor Kathy Blain. Emotions Are running very High Blain said. She added the purpose of this meeting is not a vigilante Type meeting its to make people aware get information out there find out whats going to turn a tragedy into something proactive and positive. Many residents say grizzly sightings have increased in recent years and the animals May be getting pushed out of their regular habitats by people on tvs and other motorized vehicles in the Foothills. Meeting organizer and Farmer Candy Scott said people Are particularly concerned because Wagner died so close to Homes. This Isnit a Remote area. This is a highly populated Rural Community Scott said. What Are grizzly bears doing in a highly populated Rural area Albertas department of sustainable resource development is still searching for the grizzly that killed Wagner and has yet to decide whether the Bear will be killed or relocated. Can West news service Ottawa the supreme court of Canada refused thursday to consider an Appeal from former Media Baron Conrad Black in his bid to keep court documents secret that were related to a freezing of his assets. The court by convention gave no reason for declining the Appeal application of the former Hollinger International inc. Chairman who is serving a six and a half year sentence in a Florida prison for fraud and obstruction of Justice. The supreme courts decision amounts to a Victory for press Freedom because it Means that a ruling in the Ontario court of Appeal last March which reinforced the principle of open courts still stands. The Appeal court ruled that an Ontario judge was wrong when he ordered the documents in question be sealed. The Case stems from a 2006 injunction from an Ontario judge freezing the worldwide assets of Black and his wife Barbara Amiel Black. When the Globe and mail Learned Hollinger had obtained the injunction against the Blacks the newspaper went to court asking the documents be made Public. The judge however said Public Access to the sealed material could jeopardize the fairness of Blacks criminal trial in the u. S., which began six months later. The Ontario court of Appeal in overturning the earlier decision concluded the judge erred in principle by failing to give sufficient weight to the constitutional guarantee of press Freedom and the principle of open courts. Public Access to the court system promotes Confidence in the judicial system and enables oversight of the functioning of the courts said the Appeal court. The Appeal court noted that the Issue in question is now moot in Blacks Case since he has been tried and convicted. The Case arose from a 2005 lawsuit that Hollinger filed against Black and the company requested his assets be Frozen to ensure he would still have Money to pay if Hollinger won. Can West news service Black loses bid to hide papers fear of grizzlies rampant after Hunter killed by Kelly Cryderman supreme court rejects Appeal by Janice Tibbetts Conrad Black Public Access to the court system promotes Confidence in the judicial system and enables oversight of the functioning of the courts a 20_ oct 10 08. Ind a20 1 0/ 9/ 08 10 29 55 pm ;