It's almost in the mail!

Tansi/Good Day Readers:

Received Darrel Deslauriers' Notice of Discontinuance from Counselor Trachtenberg yesterday. Advised Mr. Deslauriers by telephone last evening it will be signed and returned.

Had to laugh at a story Mr. Deslauriers mentioned about President David Chartrand asking at a Provincial Board of Directors meeting how many read the Metis specific Blogs. How do the out of towners keep up with what's really happening at MMF headquarters? Only two owned up Brother Elbert ("You can't fire me!) Chartrand and another whose name escapes us - yeah right!

Good Luck with your upcoming Winnipeg Free Press story!

Sincerely,
Clare L. Pieuk
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POSNER & TRACHTENBERG
Barristers, Solicitors & Notaries Public
710-491 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E4
Fax: (204) 944-8878

Gerald S. Posner
Manitoba & Ontario Bars

Murray N. Trachtenberg, B.A., LL.B.
Direct Line: (204) 940-9602
e-mail: mtrachtenberg@ptlaw.mb.ca
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April 23, 2006

Mr. Terry Belhumeur
2020 Burrows Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R2R 0Y8

Mr. Clare L. Pieuk
2 - 371 Des Meurons Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba R2H 2N6

Re: MMF et al vs. Terry Belhumeur et al
Queen's Bench File No. CI 05-01-41955
My File No. 2003-20

I have received instructions from Darrel Deslauriers to seek your consent to his filing a Notice of Discontinuance.

Enclosed with this letter please find:

1. A Consent for your signature; and
2. A self-addressed postage paid envelope.

If you are prepared to consent, please sign the enclosed document where indicated and return it to me.

I will provide you with a true copy of the Notice of Discontinuance once same has been filed with the Court.

Yours truly,
MURRAY N. TRACHTENBERG
MNT/lec
Enc.
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File No. CI 05-01-41955
The Queen's Bench Winnipeg Centre

Between:

MANITOBA METIS FEDERATION INC., ANITA CAMPBELL, DAVID CHARTRAND, ELBERT CHARTRAND, RITA CULLEN, RIGHARD DELARONDE, DARREL DESLAURIERS, JEAN DESROSIERS, WILLIAM FLETT, JOHN FLEURY, LAURA HYRICH, JULYDA LAGIMODIERE, JOYCE LANGAN, LEAH LAPLANTE, JUDY MAYER, BONNIE McINTYRE, ROSEMARIE McPHERSON, DARRYL MONTGOMERY, MARILEE NAULT, JACK PARK, CLAIRE RIDDLE and DENISE THOMAS

Plaintiffs

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Terry Belhumeur, Clare L. Pieuk and Vanessa Everton

Note: Richard Delaronde and Bonnie McIntrye previously submitted Notices of Discontinuance which we signed. Former Co-Defendant Vanessa Everton signed a statement indicating she was unaware of any MMF malfeasance. Court of Queen's Bench rules prevent us from publishing it otherwise we would.
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Consent Of The Defendant Clare L. Pieuk
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POSNER & TRACHTENBERG
Barristers, Solicitors & Notaries Public
710 - 491 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3B 2E4

MURRAY N. TRACHTENBERG
Phone No. (204) 940-9602
Fax No. (204) 944-8878
File No. 2003-20

Consent

The defendant Clare L. Pieuk hereby consents to the plaintiff Darrel Deslauriers filing a Notice of Discontinuance in the form attached hereto.

Dated at Winnipeg, Manitoba this ___ day of April, 2008.
Per: (Signature)
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Clare L. Pieuk
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Notice of Discontinuance

1. A Statement of Claim in this action has been served.

2. The plaintiff Darrel Deslauriers wholly discontinues his claim against the defendants, without costs to any of the parties, and the within Notice of Discontinuance shall constitute a defence to any subsequent jaction as comtemplated by Queen's Bench Rule 23.02(1).

April 23, 2008

POSNER & TRACHTENBERG
Per: (Signature)
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Murray N. Trachtenberg
Counsel for the plaintiffs

To: Clare L. Pieuk
2 - 371 Des Meurons Street
Winnipeg Manitoba R2H 2N6

And To: Terry Belhumeur
2020 Burrows Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R2H 0Y8