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A2 Friday, July 26. 2002 .1 1 If' -1 tefe" The Windsor Star Candidates not left enough Continued From Al 'We're definitely interested in sup said national media representatives from Ottawa and Toronto will attend the event Monday in Rochester Township. A news release Thursday from Comartin said the announcement will be "about the future of the federal NDR" When asked if a leadership candidate will be announced Monday, Eric Comartin replied: "It might be" Comartin, the party's environment critic is a veteran NDP campaign manager and strategist for former MPP Dave Cooke and other provincial and federal party candidates, and was in strumental in the successful election of Brian Masse in the Windsor West federal byelection last May He is a former CAW legal services plan lawyer in Windsor with extensive ties to the union. He was not available for comment The declared candidates are Manitoba MP Bill Blaikie, Toronto Councillor Jack Layton and the party's associate vice-president from Quebec, Pierre Ducasse. The leadership will be decided Jan.

24-26 during a Toronto convention. porting a left candidate." When asked if Comartin is considered a left candidate, Hargrove replied: "We have decided, after having looked at all of the names, we don't see a clear left candidate that we can endorse at this point "My preference is not to run, it's to support a left candidate. I'm not going to rule it out," Hargrove said of his own run at the leadership. Comartin's son Eric, a Toronto lawyer, Miners' maps off Continued From Al Special Grooms' See ua for details "Oi Limited IV I time offer. I If I PAPAL WELCOME: World Youth Day participants crowd in front of the stage at the welcoming ceremony Thursday at Exhibition Place in Toronto.

Canadian Press photo: Paul Chiasson Message Continued From Al "My joyful and heartfelt greetings to you," he said in muffled English, dabbing frequently at his lips with a handkerchief. "Even without having met you, I commended you one by one in my prayers to the Lord. He has always known you, and he loves each one of you personally." It was obvious that the Pope who smiled frequently during the ceremony, at one point even pounding his hand on his lectern along with the crowd was as inspired by the youthful presence as his audience was by being there. "The Pope, who loves you dearly, has come from afar to listen again with you to Jesus' words," he said during a speech that alternated between English and French. At one point, he described himself as "the aged Pope, full of years but still young at heart" to the crowd's delight.

Toronto police Const. Rob Digiabo- 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 call 255-5743 at any time. Number wrong The phone number in a restaurant listing in Wednesday's Windsor Star for an event this Sunday at Nico's Ristorante, 851 Erie St.

E. should have read 255-7548. Windsor Star (USPS 0004-687) is published daily without Sunday for $1,295.00 per year. Periodicals postage paid at Champlain, N.Y. and additional mailing offices.

Address changes should be sent to IMS of N.Y., 100 Walnut 3, P.O. Box 1518, Champlain, N.Y., 12919-1518. For details, call IMS at 1-800-428-3003. r. A 3 "We still believe there are miners alive," said David Hess, Pennsylvania secretary of environmental protection.

"We obviously don't know how many This is a very tricky and dangerous situation, and I don't want to raise expectations." The miners were trapped after apparently breaching the wall of a flooded and abandoned mine next to them, releasing about 190 million litres of water into the shaft where they were working. They believed the old mine was still some 100 metres away, but their maps were incorrect, officials said. It was unknown how high the water was in the shaft, but officials said cold water was rushing past them as they huddled in the dark. Between the water and an air temperature of no more than 16 rescuers feared the men could suffer hypothermia before they were rescued. David Sbaffoni of the state Bureau of Deep Mine Safety said the men were probably sitting in the cramped space, their lamps long since gone out It's probably wet, cold and dark," he said.

"Coal miners are a special breed. If anybody can get through it, a coal miner can." Shift work Continued From Al In a survey released Thursday, Statis tics Canada found 33 per cent of em ployed Canadians worked some type of shift in 2000-2001. For Big Three workers it's a coveted, well-paying job. But the study found shift work can exact a severe toll; many workers reported prob lems that ranged from sleep deprivation to difficulty with relationships and an increase in "psychological distress." "You should see it in here the first week of midnights," Rob said. "Everyone is falling asleep.

It's so hard to stay awake sometimes, especially if you're on a boring job." Using figures compiled In 1994-95, the study found shift work may also lead to health problems. Men working an evening, rotating or irregular shift in 1994-95 had higher odds of reporting a chronic condition in the next four years than did men with regular work schedules. Women were found to be more likely to report high stress. Shift work was also found to aggravate existing conditions such as diabetes, asthma and epilepsy "The number of inquiries we get from shift workers is constant," said Connie Walls, of the Windsor Occupational Health Information Service. "It really peaked when the new Casino opened." But the news gets worse.

Pat Keenan, a substance abuse counsellor at CAW Local 444, says shift work can lead to the development of drug or alcohol problems. "You can't blame shift work outright, but it's a contributing factor," Keenan said. "It turns your world upside down. You're working when your body says you should be asleep and sleeping during the day. Workers pop speed to keep awake and sleeping pills to bring them down.

That can turn into a continuing downward spiral." Some victims suing of love mo, who figured there were nearly half a million people on hand, said he saw no serious problems in the crowd, aside from the odd case of dehydration or a rambunctious pilgrim climbing a scaf fold for a better view. "It's probably the tamest crowd I've ever seen in all my years of policing, especially considering the numbers," Di-giabomo said. All day long, euphoric pilgrims clad in everything from shorts and T-shirts to robes and tunics streamed into the massive fairground, waving flags, singing and cheering at the tops of their lungs. They danced, played guitars, basked in the warm glow of a hot July sun and played with footballs and beach balls, lending the event the air of a music festival. After Thursday's ceremonies, the Pope was whisked away to a helicopter waiting to fly him back to Strawberry Island, where he was scheduled to lunch privately with a group of young people today.

cause of legal expenses in the lengthy dispute. The Newfoundland government is also eligible to recoup $11.3 million from the liquidators, Deloitte Touche, as a result of a 1997 settlement with about half of the Mount Cashel victims. The money was effectively an advance against the sale of the assets of the Christian Brothers, in exchange for an agreement to drop all lawsuits against the province. About 40 victims refused to settle and still have outstanding claims against the Newfoundland government. Barry Stagg, a lawyer for one of the victims who didn't settle, warned the government against playing "hard ball" in the liquidation process.

If Newfoundland attempts to hold up the payment of the $19 million to force the victims to drop their civil suits against the province "there will be hell to pay," said Stagg. Newfoundland government lawyer Don Burrage said Thursday the province has not made a final decision on how to respond to Thursday's settlement, but promised an answer, "sooner rather than later." "A difficult hurdle has been he said. 1Z3 Eugenie Street West, Windsor, 966-6906 Monday thru Saturday Continued From Al The schools and the B.C. government had been contesting court rulings in B.C. and Ontario that the Christian Brothers owned the two properties and that they could be shut down and sold to settle claims by the Mount Cashel victims.

"It's a reasonable offer," said David Wingfield, lawyer for the liquidators, outside court Thursday. The B.C. schools had reportedly offered about $15 million last week, which was rejected. Despite Thursday's settlement, it's not clear when the more than 80 victims of abuse at the notorious Mount Cashel orphanage in Newfoundland will be compensated, or how much each person will receive. From the $19 million offer, about two million dollars may be deducted be- LOTTERY NUMBERS Pick 3 Thurs.

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