The Windsor Star from Windsor, Ontario, Canada • 4

44 THE WINDSOR STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1994 Catlkoics monim slaim mom CorrectionsClarifications The Windsor Star corrects all errors of fact as soon as possible after they are identified. The Star also publishes clarifications of information that could have been misunderstood or misinterpreted. If you know of an error, please rail 255-5743 at any time. New Boblo owner Continued from A3 potential to create a premier tourist destination. Wsd love to see an amusement park, wed love to see a resort-style park, a golf course, anything that people will want to visit," Deneau said.

"The more things we have to offer in this area, the better success we can have all around. Jim Lyons, commercial development manager with the Windsor Essex County Development Commission, said some American developers have already toured the island with Oram and are eager to get in on the action. ONE OF THE KEY elements of any development is access to the island, Lyons said, particularly for residential housing. would have to purchase some type of barge probably to carry the cars, he said. "But maybe its not a car island, maybe its a Mackinaw Island with horse-drawn carriages and that ambience.

That what the feasibility studies will be for. Oram was attracted to the island after being approached by MP Susan Whelan. He credited her work and the help of Essex South MPP Bruce Crozier during the almost four months of negotiations. Oram made a cash purchase of the island through a numbered Ontario company. Three of his brothers are also involved.

Oram comes from a family of 12 siblings who are involved in several business prospects together. At the news conference, he proudly introduced his parents and other family members and friends, who took home videos and photographs of his day in the limelight. Said to be an intensely private man, Oram seemed a bit overwhelmed by the standing-room-only crowd. But those who have dealt with him call him a down-to-earth family person. LAST WEEK, HE brought his four children to Boblo to meet Dorothy Tresness, the 72-year-old grandmother who owns a summer cottage on the island.

Tresness was the woman who had her drinking water cut off by the previous park operators, Michael Moodenbaugh and Remo Mancini. Tuesday she was an invited guest to the news conference. He seems really nice, Tresness said. Hes got a great family. Northern Capital restored her drinking water on June 6 and Oram has promised her access to the barge for any supplies she needs.

Oram said he plans to use all the island, not just the one-third of the island used by the amusement park. I was surprised at how big it was, he recalled after touring Boblo. "Id been going there for 30 years and I didnt know it. Oram said every time hes visited the property, he has different ideas pop into his head. So far, thats where they seem to be staying.

By Bill Schiller the Toronto Star GREENCASTLE, Northern Ire-land Like many devoted Irish Catholic mothers in these parts, Kathleen OHagan washed, dried, ironed and folded her childrens Sunday best on Saturday evening. On Tuesday her children all younger than eight, wore them to her funeral. In what is being called the single, most disgusting act of depravity in the 25 years of Northern Irelands troubles, OHagan, 38, was slaughtered by Protestant gunmen early Sunday morning in her own home, in front of her children. She was also seven months pregnant with her sixth child. Gunmen entered her rural home, smashing down the back door with a sledgehammer, then spraying the main bedroom with bullets.

Many of those bullets lodged in the wall, centimetres above a crib containing 17-month-old Thomas, who miraculously escaped unharmed. And as the killers fled, eight-year-old Patrick OHagan Jr. and three younger brothers entered the room ciying to cling to their dying mother into the wee hours of the morning. Their father Patrick a slight, dark-haired man of 40 who tends to his farm, returned from a family reunion at close to 4 a.m., to find his life and family shattered. This is a crime that will not easily be forgotten, Bishop Francis Lagan told mourners at St.

Patricks church here Tuesday. Nor will it escape the judgment of God." They buried Kathleen OHagan beneath brooding skies on a mist-shrouded hillside behind the church, as a young woman played Amazing Grace on the Uileann pipes, an instrument similar to bagpipes. As her casket was lowered into the ground, her husband, flanked by four of his tiny sons, held a shaking hand up to his eyes. Tears dripped from his nose. A son placed a large rectangle of rosettes on her grave.

Mum, it read. The congregation cursed the mainly Protestant police whom they charge regularly collude with Protestant terrorist organizations like the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). One woman, furious that Pastor John Ryder thanked the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUQ for assisting with traffic arrangements, took the microphone to criticize the cleric in Casino Associated Press photo KATHLEEN OHAGAN, gunned down by Protestant gunmen Sunday is shown in this undated photograph her with husband Patrick and son Niall. OHagan, 38, was pregnant with her sixth child when killed. Garage shutdown front of 600 mourners.

I and others want to dissociate ourselves from these remaps, giving thanks to the RUC, who colluded in Kathleens murder! she said to applause. Parishioners, including Patrick OHagan, are calling for an independent international body to investigate the killing. They complain of constant harassment which, they claim, exceeds the normal bounds of security. The UVF immediately claimed responsibility for the killing, and warned more would come. Brace yourselves for death, a spokesman claiming to represent the UVF declared in a coded telephone call, because youre going to see plenty of it.

The UVF said it intended to show those who wish to see Northern Ireland broken from Britain and united with the Catholic Republic of Ireland to the south how hard it is to listen after the OHagan murder. Security forces worry the killing could spiral. But Catholics here say peace would have a chance if local police would stop fingering individuals as targets for paramilitaiy groups. The police deny any such strategy exists. But Catholics say this is precisely how the OHagan murder occurred.

In the mid-1970s, at the height of The Troubles, Patrick OHagan was imprisoned on terrorism charges. Upon his release, the local police would give him no quarter, even though, residents protest, he had nothing tg do with IRA activities. In 1988, 50 security force members armed with spades, sledgehammers and jackhammers began to tear up OHagans property on the pretense of seeking hidden explosives. For three days they tore apart his driveway, lawns, floors and gardens and found nothing. to a diet of peace while waging the deadly deed of war.

The UVF and other loyalist groups are furious at gains the Irish Republican Army (IRA) is making in behind-the-scenes peace negotiations as it continues to wage a campaign of sporadic violence. Tuesday, a half-dozen Catholic priests at the OHagan funeral preached peace and tolerance to their flock, trying to stem the tide of anger toward all that is Protestant. The murderers have no right to debase the good name of Protestants, Ryder said. They belong to no Christian community. The murder of Kathleen was no more done in the name of Protestants than the killing of Mr.

Withers was done in the name of Catholics," he said. Trelford Withers, a Protestant father of five and sometime soldier from a neighboring county, was killed as apparent revenge shortly paying premiums, he could face charges, but that wont affect Begins eligibility to get compensation, said Ken Rogers, the area director for the WCB. While unable to discuss Begins case specifically, he said someone who lost an eye while working on the job would typically be entitled to a one-shot non-eco-nomic loss payment of up to $45,000, and a pension to compensate for lost future earnings. But the WCB would have to believe that Bejgin was an employee and was working at the time of the accident Begins parents admit their son was naive in taking cash for jobs, and never considering what would happen should he be injured. He was just so desperate to get an automotive job, his father Larry said.

WHEN HE GOT a chance to work there, hed jump in and do anything they wanted him to do. He now plans on returning to school, to finish high school and to take the college courses that will help him become a Class A mechanic. Hes finally come to realize that unless youve got more than what hes got, youre not going to get hired, his mother said. I think this has made it all the more difficult. Confined from A3 allowed in the work areas.

At no one identified themselves as employees. I asked (Bastien) for a trades licence (to do mechanical and auto body work) and he didnt have one, and there were a number of people there, but they all said they were working on their own cars. BASTIEN TOLD Meikle that he did give Begin work, but that he had completed the work and shouldnt have been in the garage when the accident occurred. Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, if you receive money for work performed, youre a worker, Meikle said. Thats why I say hes a worker, because he did get paid to do a job.

She said Bastien was aware that hed be served with charges. Staff at neighboring businesses on Crawford Avenue said they knew little about what went on at M. One heard that Bastien had moved his business out to Wilker Road behind IDL Automotive. An owner at IDL said Bastien arranged to store three junker vehicles at his place, and rent out two bays. But Bastien hasnt shown up since.

If Bastien wasnt registered with tile WCB as an employer and wasnt Continued from A1 little reason to intervene as the city took away land from one developer, essentially to re-sell it at a profit to another developer, in this case Casino Windsor. Paroian said hes also amazed by the about-face the city has done with respect to justifying the site chosen. During the lengthy expropriation hearing, a key element of the citys defence of the site was its Twin Anchor concept for downtown redevelopment, he said. The permanent casino was to be one anchor for development east of the Windsor market, while the arenamulti-use building planned south of the Art Gallery of Windsor was to be the other. The two anchors would bring more development and customers for retail shops and restaurants between them, according to city planners.

Now, it appears the city may jettison one anchor by entering into negotiations with Windsor Raceway owner Tom Joy to build the arena on his property, Paroian said. Is no ones word valid any more? The city began the expropriation June 2, 1993, with notices to affected property owners in a six-block area bounded by Riverside Drive East, McDougall Avenue, University Avenue East and Glengarry Avenue. The city currently hopes to have all remaining property owners out of their buildings by Sept. 30 so that construction can begin on the permanent casino. Its estimated the city will spend more than $40 million for all the properties some say the bill could be as high as $60 million.

The city plans to recoup the money, plus a profit, from either the province or Canadian Press photo CLYDE the swan, known to authorities as a rabble-rouser; is prime suspect in killing of fellow swan Swan scoundrel suspected killer Players death serves as inspiration to ball team STONEY CREEK, OnL (CP) The 14 teenagers who make up the Calgary Blues baseball team could have packed their bags and gone home six days ago when teammate Matt Krol was killed by lightning. Instead, the players have bonded together in a show of solidarity that today has placed them one win away from a national baseball title. Vfe were allowed to replace Matty, but we didnt, Blues assistant coach Rod Jarvis told the Calgary Herald Tuesday. It wouldnt have felt right for anybody to come in and replace him. Matts still there and we will write his name on the lineup card in the final, just as in every other game.

Windsors Big League all-stars raptured the bronze medal Tuesday with a 6-4 win over Cape Breton. Jayme Hall and Matt Seguin each collected a pair of hits and Jim King earned the victory. The Blues will meet the perennial champion Fraser Valley Chiefs from in todays deciding game of the Canadian Big League championships. Krol, 19, was killed last Thursday during a game in Ancaster, Ont. The left-fielder was killed instantly when lightning struck the field after a short rain delay.

The bolt knocked 26 other people to the ground but none suffered serious injuries. Chris Reitsma, 16, who will pitch the championship game for Calgary, said Krai's memory has been an inspiration to the Blues. Clydes reputation has been tarnished since May, when he left his mate Bonnie to take up with Jezebel, another female. Swans normally mate for life. Then, when Bonnies cygnets were bom in June, Clyde tried to drown them.

For attempted infanticide, he was removed from the lake and thrown into a pen. Neighboring swans Romeo and Juliet subsequently tried to move in on Bonnies territory with Clyde gone. They even tried to kill Bonnie and Clydes offspring. A man witnessing the attempted murders leaped into the water to save them. Clyde was eventually released, with Bonnie and the cygnets moving to another pond.

But just when the lake seemed peaceful again, Gre-tels body was found. STRATFORD, Ont. (CP) Stratfords swan saga has taken yet another tragic turn. Clyde, a swan who has indulged in infidelity, bigamy and desertion, is now a prime suspect in a murder. The body of Clydes feathered neighbor, Gretel, was discovered Saturday at Lake Victoria, home to a herd of mute swans.

Standing guard over the body was her mournful mate, Hansel. The cause of death is not known, said Bob Miller, Stratfords honorary keeper of the swans. I dont want to pin it on Clyde, but hes definitely a suspect, he said, speculating that the enigmatic bird may have tried to expand his territory. Swans, which are intensely territorial, often kill their rivals by holding their heads under water. Police chief Continued from A1 Patrol near Forest Glade.

Most people are alarmed about crime and want to do something about it, he said. I made a concerted effort to bring these people on side. He said the expansion of community patrols, VIP programs in the schools and adopt-a-comer campaigns have all helped improve the relationship between police and the public Adkin also tried to be more open with the press. Being a cop is a tough job and I wanted people to appreciate the type of work we do, he said, of efforts to give the media better access to officers in the field. I grew up in a organization that taught us that the media was an enemy to be avoided whenever possible, he said.

But I saw no reason for that I've always been proud of our officers. 1 In July 1990, Adkin allowed CBC television to follow a murder investigation up close from start to finish. People were able to see our detectives in action, he said of the case involving the violent death of seven-month-old Raymond Soulliere. That kind of exposure is another way of bringing the police and community closer together. And while he detested reports of unsubstantiated accusations against his officers, Adkin said he was prepared to take the good press with the bad.

If we erred, I was prepared to pay the price, he said. But I hope my officers realized that, whenever I could, I was in their comer. The chief had been called on to make several personal decisions involving officers accused of abusing or overstepping their authority including the prominent hearings for constables Paul Bridgeman and Rob Pelaccia. Adkin said one of his biggest disappointments came in his pursuit of a new police headquarters to replace the cramped downtown facility a project that has been repeatedly delayed by government bureaucracy. I had hoped wed be further along by now," he said.

But he is pleased with his efforts to enhance police training initiative in areas like race relations, fire arms, use of force training and changing technology. Police officers cant just be crime fighters any more," he said. Theyre facing so many different issues on the streets today it takes a lot of preparation. The Windsor police training branch is now three times larger that it was when Adkin started. Hes hoping the new chief will continue the trend.

Vfe planted some good seeds for the future, he said. Ufe got a lot of good things started but a great deal more has to be done. Adkin decided to become a police officer at the age of five, when his father was a constable with the Ontario Provincial Police in Tilbury. He started applying to various police forces when he was 17-years-old, even though most Ontario forces didnt hire officers under the age of 21. Shortly before his 19th birthday, Adkin applied for a clerks job with the traffic department at the Windsor Police headquarters.

He was turned down for the clerks job but invited to try a new cadet program initiated in October, 1961. And while he admits no early ambitions of becoming chief, Adkin rose quickly through the ranks. He was promoted from constable to patrol sergeant in 1974, then became staff sergeant of the patrol division five years later making him the youngest person ever to achieve that rank in Windsor. In 1984 he was promoted to inspector and seven months later to staff inspector. In February 1988, he was made executive assistant to Chief Hughes a mentor Adkin describes as a fine leader and teacher who was diligent, proud, hard-working and horribly honest I got lucky -1 was at the right place at the right time, Adkin said of his accelerated rise through the ranks.

And I think I got a bit caught up in the competition of it aH And while he called his tenure as chief delightful, Adkin admitted police work can be a gruelling test of endurance and tolerance. It can really take its toll if you let it you need to have a good sense of humor, he said. There are so marry things that can drag you down. Now, the chief is looking for work and hoping to pursue a new career in anything but law enforcement Id like to do something totally unrelated to policing, Adkin said. I thought it would be nice to be a non-cop for a change.

I havent got any offers yet but Im wide open for suggestions.".