Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 24, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba 1 Toi Dpt pm november 1979 roup trying to buy time for Brandon landmark by Andy Btte Brandon despite attempts by residents Here to save the 67yearold Prince Edward demolition of the downtown landmark will probably begin next a residents committee has raised for badly needed renovations collected More than Sig natures in support of saving the once prestigious railway hotel on Princess Avenue Between 9th and 10th a spokesman for the Assiniboine historical society said Steve also president of the Brandon said the society May seek a court injunction to Stop the demolition Brandon City Council monday accepted a tender for demolition of the vacant six Storey historical society representatives were to meet with mayor Ken Burgess to try and buy some time while they attempt to secure Federal funding to save the Donna of the historical said weve already lost some really Fine buildings that have gone she while Magnacca said is needed to renovate the Burgess said renovations would Cost the mayor said various studies were done to examine the possibility of putting the which has suffered quite a bit of structural dam Back into the building has not been heated and no repairs or maintenance done for the last five the roof leaks the Electr Lal and heating systems Are condemned and Many windows Are he if its not unsafe now its getting close to that Burgess the City has no plans for the land the hotel sits he a structural engineers examination of the hotel during the summer revealed that a main support column in the Southwest Corner of the building is badly v Burgess said to repair Only the Tural damage is a contractor with 30 Yean claims the building is still structurally the historical which wants the City to lease the hotel to them for a would turn the two top floors into private another floor into a tourist attraction and the rest of the building would be open for the convenience of the Magnacca the hotel dosed in 1972 and became City property in 1973 As the result of tax Burgess said a proposal to turn the hotel into a senior citizens Home was rejected by the province and More recently a study was done to determine whether it could be used As a Library and arts the hotel is designed to carry a Load of so pounds a Square foot and a Library requires 150 pounds a Square he construction to beef up the Structure would have been extremely in making Yule toy s a change of Pace by is stat bout him canadians Are entering a new Era where children Art becoming proud rather than ashamed of receiving homemade Tori Tor a Mem Ber of the association of Canada Manitoba my people used to think that if they got something that was Home made it was is Carat Homo afford to buy said Mary an association Volunteer who specializes in Pinon thug its a and a fort on the part of the who make and that Money cart putt mid that a the and a people Wett Catt Fet up in vary materialistic toward now because crafts Are to again and i spend More of their Maura time it is becoming More popular to give that special someone something youve created i think that spirit is growing again she said As she Park reached Over the pile of Felt and crocheted despite from Brandon the Prince Edward hotel is scheduled for Winters waiting for a later Date a vibrantly coloured Crochet cover which could Delight a three or four Mont hold she explained that All kinds of Lite can be built Park said this has a variety of first it Means More to the receiver than the gift which a person has bought in five a comm Tumot of i think its great for Peoples rela and its great for kids fitment appreciate the com to of time and by Jay Anderson november relented and banished Winter to a later Date As a glorious week of warmth and Sun melted what Little Snow was left on the the Mercury climbed above the melting Point every Day of the instead of stopping in the More usual to c sundays High of the weeks was nearly 10 degrees above even the Only Cloudy managed to push tempera Tures four degrees higher than the usual overnight lows also remained on the warm in spite of a Lack of Cloudy fridays Low of the weeks was still two degrees higher than usual for Overall the weeks High averaged and the Low traditional readings would have resulted in values of and precipitation amounted to Only a Trace of drizzle in the Airport rain gauges on coming hard on the heels of a vigorous Low which passed Over the City Early in the Northwest winds gusting to 48 behind the Low probably carried the Cloud and drizzle off of Lake Manito the paucity of rainfall during the week aggravated the dry spell which began Early last total rain and snowfall stands at Only 47 per cent of the Normal amount for the third week of the More than 42 hours of Sunshine during the week doubled that of last tuesday led the show with hours of monday managed to accumulate Only half an hour but four of the remaining five Days shone for More than seven the unseasonably warn tempera Tures Are due to a weather pattern which is More often found in summer than fall or for the Early part of the week a Large Low was stuck off the West and a second and older Low was entrenched Over Hudson Between the two a narrow High pressure Ridge brought warm air across the Canadian Prairies on South Erly this of a Ridge trapped Between two is known As an Omega Block and is usually very warm and sunny weather comes to those areas which lie in or near the and this week it was Winnipeg for those hoping that Winter will hold off even the West coast Low broke Loose from its Anchor at bringing an end to the Omega and an intense Snow storm to the the new weather pattern will drop temperatures to Levels a Little closer to typical of the end of but no dramatic cold spell seems Likely before the Middle of the Cloud will not be the rarity that it has been this but precipitation should continue on the Light Effort by people and not just speaking at the she said whether children appreciate such gifts depends on the parents attitude toward homemade my kids think something someone has made is so Park but that my foot specialist consultant Polloc podiatrist Abbey foot weather City Calendar sunny and mild Winnipeg area forecast Cloudy with occasional Light Snow today and about one centimetre of Snow expected with a risk of occasional freezing High today and tomorrow near Low overnight near extended weather Outlook Ink mis mss Hist unsettled sunday through tuesday with temperatures near Northern maa Meba unsettled sunday through tuesday with temperatures near Northwestern Ottarie unsettled sunday through tuesday with temperatures near temperatures Canada and world Betty author and president of Canadian authors will speak on for the writer from to 28 in room Centennial University of Grant Park High school will celebrate the year of the child with its presentation of a touch of Blue from noon to 8 29 and 30 at the Grant Park the muscular dystrophy association of 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