Winnipeg Free Press

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Why to receive attractive face value discounts at the following rates during the month of january 2009 for real or personal property taxes a discount rate of 0.713% for business taxes a discount rate of 0.572% during the month of february 2009 for real or personal property taxes a discount rate of 0.581% for business taxes a discount rate of 0.440% these discounts Are equivalent to an annual interest rate of approximately 1.75%. How prepayments May be made by internet banking Telephone banking or through the mail. Prepayment amounts will appear As a credit on the 2009 tax statement. Where cheques payable to the City of Winnipeg can be sent to the City of Winnipeg tax office 510 main Street Winnipeg r3b 3m2. When prepayments must be received in the tax office before 4 30 p. M. On january 30, 2009 or february 27, 2009 in order to receive the reduced discount rate. Property and business owners will receive their actual 2009 tax Bills in the Spring after the 2009 tax rates have been set by City Council. For further information on prepayment of taxes Call 986 2161 City of Winnipeg assessment and taxation department service de la evaluation it Des taxes Ville de Winnipeg a driving tip especially for people going out for a few drinks during the Holiday season dont drive. There Are alternatives that will make the season safer for All Manitoban. One of the Best weekend options is operation red nose which operates each december in Brandon flin flon Gimli Portage la Prairie Selkirk the Pas Thompson and Winnipeg. Not Only will operation red nose get you Home safely but a Volunteer will follow in your vehicle so you dont have to fetch it the next Day. This is a concept that really works said Clif Eden manager of Road safety at Manitoba Public insurance. Thanks to the organizers and the volunteers who make it work this program has been responsible forsaking the season safer for All of us. Manitoba Public insurance is the founding provincial sponsor. Safety services Manitoba is the provincial Host of the program. Operation red nose is currently underway. In most communities it operates every Friday and saturday in december and in some it operates on thursday nights As Well. More information and detailed operation calendars for the communities Are available at wow. . Ca. Operation red nose numbers Brandon. 728 6673 flin flon. 687 7331 Gimli. 642 9000 Portage la Prairie. 239 5570 Selkirk. 482 6673 the Pas. 623 3300 Thompson. 778 8111 Winnipeg. 947 6673 driving tips offers Safe ride Home provincial Host organization provincial sponsor a Winnipeg Man convicted of attempted murder and aggravated assault of a North end Homeowner has been granted a new trial. Manitoba court of Appeal Justice Martin Freedman said problems with evidence at John Horn Brooks trial in 2006 allows him to receive a new one. Hornbrook was one of three men charged by police in connection to a shooting spree at a crowded House party on Flora Avenue in october 2004. David Lagimodiere 22, died after being shot. Hornbrook was sentenced to nine years in prison in july 2006. James. Turner free press. My. Ca f acing a declining National advertising Market the Winnipeg free press is hoping to improve its Bottom line by reducing its workforce by about five per cent. Bob Cox the papers publisher said the company will offer very targeted buyouts to a number of employees across All departments. The company is eliminating about two dozen positions in All some of which Are already vacant. Well be asking who might be interested in buyouts. We know who has expressed interest in the past he said. We Are going to be very careful How we go about this. We want to have a minimal Impact on our Core business which is gathering news Selling advertising and distributing newspapers. Margo Goodhand free press editor said the paper wants to downsize in the most pain free Way possible. She said senior management will search out employees looking to move on to different careers or who need Bridge financing until their pensions kick in. Ism looking at some people who May actually be excited about this. If it works the Way it should it hit morale the Way Pink slips do she said. Cox said the Cost cutting moves Are being driven by the current economic malaise sweeping across the country. We May have been the last paper in Canada to admit it was going to Impact us. Advertising is the first victim of a weak Economy and were not immune to this. A Large part of our advertising is National advertising. National companies make National decisions. The local Economy in Winnipeg does not have a big Impact on those decisions he said. The Winnipeg Sun has eliminated 14 positions in the past two weeks including three reporters and two managers. Thatus part of the Cost cutting plans of its Parent company Sun Media which announced 600 Job reductions 10 per cent of its workforce from British Columbia to Quebec. Other Media outlets including can West global communications ctr and Rogers communications have made Job cutting announcements of their own this year. Duncan Mcmonagle a journalism instructor at red River College said its not a great time to work in the news Media on either Side of the Border. As bad As it appears in Canada the situation could be even More dire in the u. S., he said. Ive heard speculation that it wont be unusual for big american cities to have no local newspapers and very Little local television news. That would be a shocking change from How things have been for the past 100 years he said. Mcmonagle said Media outlets that Cut Back on newsroom staff particularly staff that creates the Content without investing in growth areas such As online Are Short sighted. Cox said he Hopes to finalize the buyouts by the end of the year. Each package will be tailored to the individual based on their position and number of years at the paper. He said its too Early to Tell what strategy the paper will pursue if the number of accepted buyouts is below the necessary threshold. This is a process. Wed reassess once were through All the buyouts he said. Cox said the Belt tightening is not based on the papers 17 Day strike in october but it did not help matters. Our decision is based on Revenue and projections for future Revenue. The strike did not leave us in a stronger position however he said. Cox said the company fully intends to continue investing in its online product including hiring new sales people and other growth areas such As Niche publications. Geoff. Kirbyson free press. My. Ca Katherine Smithson works at Safeway bagging groceries and helping customers to their cars. The 23 year old part time University student is also a client of Winnipeg Gas work and social opportunities inc. Kasoan Agency that helps people with intellectual or learning disabilities find a Job. Smithson has Asperger syndrome a form of autism that restricts a persons social interaction with others. On wednesday Smithson had no problem thanking Waso and the Federal government for giving her the tools to find and keep a Job. I continue to work and do my very Best she said. Thirty six other Manitoban will get the same Chance As Smithson with $ 105,000 in funding from Ottawa to Waso and Hope Centre inc., Manitoba ass senior Federal my Vic Toews said at an event yesterday. All canadians should have a Chance to be Active participants in the labour Market said Toews president of the Treasury Board. The Money is being used to identify and help people with developmental or learning disabilities find work that pays at minimum wage or better. The agencies work with clients on Job interview skills and provide ongoing consultation with employers once a client is hired. About 300 people have so far found employment through the two agencies. Waso chief executive director Kim Mcintyre Leighton said her organization is also looking for employers who will hire disabled people As staff to diversify their workforce be it an office setting or in Industry. The funding announced by Toews has been in place since last april and Mcintyre Leighton said its expected Ottawa will renew funding in 2009. Smithson has been a Waso client for about four years and hired at Safeway in May 2005. They Are very understanding she said of Safeway. My Boss has been great. Bruce. Owen free press. My. Ca free press will Cut workforce by 5% management to offer targeted buyouts by Geoff Kirbyson new funding gives More disabled a better Chance at finding jobs by Bruce Owen Man convicted of murder gets new trial Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg free press Katherine Smithson is a part time student and works at Safeway with help of Winnipeg Gas work and social opportunities. Pathologist continued from b 1 in new Brunswick health officials widened their investigation into errors made by or. Rajgopal Menon 73, to a total of almost 24,000 cases from the past 13 years. A peer review of Menon released by new Brunswick courts found the doctor has vision problems a hand tremor and cognitive issues that May have contributed to missed and mistaken diagnoses of his lab work. Earlier this year pathology experts said staff shortages have forced pathologists to juggle heavy workloads and complicated cases far past Normal retirement age. According to a Freedom of information request obtained by the free pres five of the provinces 41 pathologists Are older than 65. Another 12 Are Between the Ages of 50 and 60, but health officials refused to specify their exact Ages. One senior pathologist who spoke to the free press earlier this year said hers working More than a year past his retirement since the Winnipeg regional health authority cant find anyone with enough training to replace him. Menon and Stark Are both in their 70s, and attended the same medical school in Glasgow Scotland. In a phone interview from his Home in Miramichi Menon told the free press that Stark was four years ahead of him in school and the two did not have any classes together. He was in a different year Menon said. I did not know him. Dalton said dam has a robust system in place to Deal with concerns raised in pathology and that if there were serious questions regarding a pathologists Quality of work they could be fired. He said pathologists Young or old Are put under regular review and that someones age does not affect their abilities. I think the province of Manitoba did away with mandatory retirement on the basis there is no specific age when someone becomes less competent Dalton said. What weave put in place is a performance appraisal and regular Quality review system for All pathologists. They re All treated the same Way and they re All reviewed. Recently a free press investigation revealed one Manitoba to mans Mastectomy May have been unnecessary and several other patients received incomplete diagnoses after their biopsies went missing blunders that occurred months before Dalton said diagnostic errors were extremely unlikely. Jen. Skerritt free press. My. Ca with files from the Canadian press a 02_ dec 18 08. Ind b2 12/ 17/ 08 10 10 02 pm ;