Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 10, 2009, Winnipeg, Manitoba C m y k Page a4 a 4 Winnipeg free press saturday january 10, 2009 top news Winnipeg repress. Com 1750 Ellice ave. Phone 989 9900 9 a. M. Viewing 10 a. M. Auction 1 Day Only furniture mattress and appliance auction sunday january 11, 2009 sofas bedrooms mattresses chairs dining rooms appliances and More. Sold As is where is Dave Rodgers Craig Collingridge tim Dowler auctioneer auctioneer auctioneer 1 888 207 8311 1459 Regent ave. W. W w w. P a r k p o n t i a c. C a pay a l i t t l is a e a l o t Pontiac g3 wave Sedan or Hatchback Pontiac vibe fwd / it / and Pontiac g5 Pursuit Coupe or Sedan we must Clear out 80 in Stock units in january e s mos t vehicles most vehicles 0 00 $ 20, 000 under 20,000 Price Purchas e Purchase Price smal l car c c h h a a l l l l e e n n g g e e i i t t s s o o n n. W Winnipeg wants to place a 90 Day limit on Roadside memorials to people who die on City streets in an attempt to balance the emotional needs of mourners with Street maintenance concerns and private property rights. The City is considering new regulations that would limit the size of Roadside memorials to one cubic metre and also govern what they re made of and where they can be placed. The Rule changes which go before City councils Protection and Community services committee on monday would place a 90 Day limit on Roadside memorials within City limits starting from the Date of death. Roadside memorials can make it difficult for City Crews to Clear Snow or maintain boulevards if they remain up for too Long the Cit yes Public works and Community services departments contend in a report published Friday. They also pose a potential headache for property owners the City maintains. In an Urban environment such As the City of Winnipeg there is a relatively High possibility that a Roadside memorial will be located in close proximity to a residence or commercial property the report reads. Balancing the desires of the grieving with the views of neighbouring property owners is an important consideration in determining the need for a time limit. Many Canadian cities have no formal policy on Roadside memorials and those that do May not enforce them the report states. Public opinion research conducted by a University of Calgary Engineer suggested some support for Roadside memorials with 51 per cent of a 761 person Survey approving the notion of allowing the shrines in Public places. This is one of the most complicated issues you can face As a City councillor said st. Vital coun. Gord Steeves who chairs councils Protection and Community services committee. Its a difficult situation about which to have a disagreement. The proposed new rules seem to strike a balance Between what mourners want and what the City will tolerate said Kenneth Mackendrick a University of Manitoba religion professor who photographs Roadside memorials As part of a course he teaches about death and concepts of the future. But he said the time limit could be problematic As 90 Days does not coincide with the Normal grieving period in North America. People would probably want to put them up one year later he said. The City could face some opposition. Mackendrick said he would not be surprised if mourners ignored the rules. If approved on monday the new rules also face votes at executive policy committee on Jan. 21 and Council As a whole on Jan. 28. Bartley. Kives free press. My. Ca 90 Days to Grieve your loved one proposed regulations for Roadside memorials in Winnipeg location memorials must not obstruct vehicle or pedestrian traffic and Are not allowed on medians or traffic islands. Size and materials memorials must be no larger than a cubic metre and can not be comprised of any material that can shatter such As Glass or ceramics. Installation memorials must not be attached to any City structures such As signs or Trees. They also cant obstruct the View of any City signs or traffic signals. The person responsible for the memorial must leave their name and number attached to it along with the Date it was installed so the City can Contact that person. Maintenance the City May remove any memorial that gets damaged vandalized disfigured or burned. Time limit memorials must be removed 90 Days after the death of the person being memorialized. Removal the City will try to notify the creators of memorials before they Are removed but reserves the right to remove them when circumstances dictate. Source City of Winnipeg Community services department shrines in Public places reviewed City wants 90 Day limit on Roadside memorials by Bartley Kives the teenage ringleader of a violent Home invasion against a random unsuspecting stranger has been ordered to spend another eight months in custody. The 16 year old who cant be named under the youth criminal Justice act was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to the March 2008 attack. He was Given credit for the 10 months he has already spent behind bars. Crown attorney Raegan Rankin said the boy and two co accused burst into the Home of a Man in his 50s in the Middle of the night and began trashing everything in sight. Everything in the House that could have been broken was broken she said including a television furniture and appliances. The invaders demanded Money from the Man then stabbed him three times in the upper body after he complied. Rankin said the Man suffered a sucking Chest wound that could have been fatal. Police arrested the accused As they tried to flee the Home. Rankin said the 16 year old is unusual in that he comes from a stable two Parent family with no prior history of abuse neglect or dysfunction. She said hers Lucky to be dealing with his Case in youth court As a similar crime would net an adult at least 10 years in a Penitentiary. The Crown was seeking an additional 21 month sentence while the teen asked for his sentence to be limited to the time already spent in custody. Wow. Mikeo crime. Com invasion ringleader remains in custody by Mike Mcintyre a _ 04_ Jan 10 09. Ind a4 1 / 9/ 09 8 29 49 pm ;