Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 28, 1985, Winnipeg, Manitoba 8 Winnipeg free january new democrats pick eur Nwoka can it contender blasts doers insatiable lust for power9 by Beth Marlin Elmwood new democrats have nominated a 32yearold insurance agent to win Back the seat from party defector Russ Doern in the next provincial in ready whenever the election is said Jim Maloway after winning the nomination by a Large margin on the first ballot against three other regardless of who May temporarily occupy the seat in the Legisla we will be the real representatives of the people in who has held the seat since 1966 and served As a Cabinet minis mate Ter m the Schreyer not be reached for comment although the Maverick who quit the nip in March to protest the party French language won the last provincial election by a Maloway was in those Are party not Russ Doern he other candidates for the Nomina Tion were scathing in their attacks on housing offices seen As solution to rent backlog ttm7 uruk t Gari Whelon said Doern left the party because of his own insatiable lust for adding that he decided to run for the nomination because of Dave a former executive assistant to Doern who gave the nomination speech for Defeated candidate Don warned that Elmwood can no longer be consid ered a Safe nip Chomiak noted that Only two of the 100 constituents who attended a meeting called by Doern after he left the party said they would not vote for him in the next Maloway said his name is already familiar to constituents after 450 Lawn and window signs were distributed during his Nomina Tion the signs were left Over from Maloway unsuccessful Campaign to Vin the party nomination to run in the last Federal you dont run against three candidates and win a smashing Victory on the first ballot without having a Large base of he Maloway said he visited each Elmwood household three or four times within the past four months and would repeat the Effort during the he said he helped increase the party s Riding membership from 300 to 900 in the past six months and Hopes to More than double that be which must be called by november Premier Howard who spoke at the said the crowd of 336 registered voters and 156 guests was the largest he had seen at an nip meeting in the Elmwood by Bob Lowery Winnipeg free press Thompson new local housing authorities in the North should pre vent another backlog of unpaid provincial housing minister John Buck Laschuk said yes he told Manitoba Metis federa Tion representatives from Many of the Northern communities involved that the first six local authorities should be operating by they will be responsible for and rent collection and maintenance of publicly owned houses provided under the Federal provincial Rural and Northern native housing Buck Laschuk said 500 of about 200 tenants who Are behind in their rents Are now being contacted by provincial the rest will be notified by the end of consideration special consideration is being Given to those genuinely unable to pay their he and others will be Given an extended time the minister said those who Are Able to pay and refuse will face Buck Laschuk said legislation to set up the new housing authorities will be prepared by representatives of the the Northern association of Community and Federal and provincial we want the legislative package to be ready in time to be introduced and passed this he it will define the mandate of the authorities and give the six communities will be selected in consultation with the North and the program will then be extended to he housing authorities have been operating in Southern Manitoba communities for several they include two tenant two local government appointees and two provincial Buck Laschuk the minister and Roy regional manager of Canada mortgage and housing were exposed to four hours of questioning on the housing problem by emf Dele Jack chairman of the Wabowden federation wanted to know Why department officials had allowed the unpaid rent backlog to grow to when we or anyone else rent or Start to buy a we expect to and if we dont we should have to take the he Buck Laschuk did not give a specific saying that he was not in charge of the department at the but he said every Effort will be made to retrieve the Money and the operation will be run efficiently from now Many delegates were angry with the rundown condition of Many of the houses and Long delays in getting repairs Florence Spence of Nelson House said she had been waiting five years for repairs to her Chc they made a commitment to do it before i signed an she i wont pay them a cent of Money until they fix the Madelene Bland of gods Lake Narrows said tenants and Home buyers Are fed up paying rents making payments of from to a month when there is no sewer and it just makes you mad to have to go on carrying water year after she a Brochet Delegate said housing in his far Northern Community is so tight that 16 people Are living in a Doern Maverick la Epp biggest spender in Manitoba Ridings Buck Laschuk questioned two or three bedroom Many delegates also objected to making payments without receiving in Milvor one Man has been making payments regularly for 15 years and has Noth ing on paper to show for Norway House delegates claimed Many Chc houses started deteriorating the year after they were they described the doors and linoleum As paper thin and said three pane windows freeze up even when covered with we Are not asking for we Are saying rectify our problem and heaven knows a lot of us would work much harder to pay our arrears said one the Norway House group also wanted monthly payments reduced from 25 per cent of a tenants Gross income to 10 per cent of net in Milvor said some people in Wabowden Are finding the 25percent rate so onerous they Are quitting their jobs and going on he thought a reduction to 15 per cent of net income would be restaurant heist inconspicuous an armed robber tied up the Man Ager of grapes restaurant and held him at gunpoint last unknown to most employees and police said manager Dale Wallis answered a Knock on the Back door of the Kenaston Boulevard restau rant at about 9 and was con fronted by a Man carrying a sawed off the assailant forced Wallis into his office and demanded Money and car police Wallis said the Man was Given less than and took the keys to an employees the whole thing was Over in about 10 he the in his wore no disguise other than a turned up Collar on his Wallis police said Only the manager and two employees who happened upon the scene were aware of the incident until Warren the bar said the keys to his 1984 Toyota Tercel were in the pocket of his which was hanging in wallis1 of the robber apparently searched the coat and left with the Owens i still cant believe he adding he was unaware of the Inci Dent until after the robber had the restaurant ran like it never Wallis said it was the first time the restaurant has been police said last night they had not located the car and had made no by Cecil Rosner Federal health minister Jake Epp was the biggest spender of All Mani Toba election candidates on 4 shelling out to win his Provencher a free press Survey of elec Tion expenses filed with returning officers found that it takes More than a shoestring budget to win an winners in each Riding spent More than on plus per Sonal but As far As the three major parties were Money want usually the determining fac Tor in the in nine of Manitoba 14 the biggest spender lost the in some the Winner spent less than his two major the election also Cost taxpayers every candidate who polled 15 per cent or More of the vote will get a Cheque from Ottawa for half his allowable debts incurred the Survey also shows some candidates went into debt to contest their which meant a double disappointment when they new Democrat Laverne for spent in an unsuccessful attempt to defend his dauphins an River but Man aged to raise Only in contributions to his As the races in Winni Peg fort Boni face and Churchill were expensive affairs for the major but in All three the Candi Date spending the most Money failed to come out on tory Bud Sherman spent in his losing Effort in fort Garry against Lloyd who shelled out former Liberal my Bob Bockstael also spent More than Boniface Winner Leo and tory har vey Hanson outspent winning nip candidate Rod Murphy by nearly in Liberal David Matas mounted an expensive but unsuccessful Battle to Knock off incumbent conservative Dan Mckenzie in Matas spent just less than the maximum limit permitted by the Canada elections act Accord ing to the Ridings number of eligible spent while nip hopeful Robert Johannson spent a Token the conservatives were the big Gest spenders with Only study Impact in doubt critics unconvinced by corridor safety statistics a study that found most City pedestrian Corri Dors have been Accident free wont deter their a City councillor said last i dont think its going to change anybody Abe Yanofsky the commissioned by transport Cana found most of the cites 105 corridors have been the results run counter to claims by mayor Bill Norrie and some councillors that the corridors Are hazardous and should be abolished because they Lull pedestrians into a false sense of Securi Norrie was unavailable for comment last a civic study last year found a increase in pedestrian accidents at 19 locations after corridors were University of Manitoba civil Engi Neering professor Al Clayton said his new study grocer repels armed robber a would be armed robber fled Friday night after a store owner threatened to defend himself with a Metal police a spokesman said a Man entered David Gro 704 Toronto at pointed a handgun at the owner and demanded a Carton of but the Man beat a Hasty Retreat when the owner refused and picked up the he the gunman is described As being 18to five two inches 130 with a dark he was wearing glasses and a Felt hat during the attempted Pedes found to evidence to support Nomes Clayton said abandonment of the corridor sys tem would be no More justified than introducing full traffic signals at existing corridor Loca he added that there is no need to Rush into changes to the crosswalk but Yanofsky called the corridors Trian i cant accept the report because my views Are based on my personal observation and not on he the report seems to ignore the Point that it is not so much a question of How Many accidents occur at the but How Many near Acci dents there he Yanofsky said he has dealt with Many Accident cases involving pedestrian corridors in his Law he said the solution is not to abolish them but to put More Legal responsibility on Drivers to until the Highway traffic act is amended to put greater onus on the car they Are a he weve got to put the onus on Yanofsky said the Law puts the onus on motorists to Stop Only if a pedestrian is in a but its often difficult to determine who was there City works and operations committee is now trying to get approval from the provinces High Way traffic Board to illuminate All pedestrian he adding it is also reviewing their placement around the these measures Are designed to illuminate those that Are really necessary and get rid of those that Arent really he Sheridan industries the original advises we install year round Quality doors siding and insulation serving Winni Eggers for 27 years Peter Sheridan president Sheridan 554 Pembina at Grant 4522805 Steinbach the automobile City Omni Glt Silver cloth Glt pack 5 close ratio litre High performance Sante be Crystal 8895 Chrysler leads the Way Call today Steinbach Dodge Chrysler 208 Mam is Stemback pm 4750203 Epp tops spending list Sherman raised the most Charlie Mayer in Portage Marquette spending less than on the Mayer spent candidates Are Only allowed to spend up to the maximum limit permitted for each the limit is based on a formula allowing for each of the first names on the list of 50 cents for the next and 25 cents for each one Over the most successful fundraiser in the election was who garnered for his that compared to for a worthy and was More than twice As much As any other candidate in the we had probably the Cream of the fundraising crop in the prov Bob Sherman Campaign he said the surplus will go into the constituency associations coffers and will Likely help defray costs for the next Vandewater said he found the spending limit for the Riding to be a Little As it prevented organizers from doing everything they would have we didst use any billboards at he our decision was they were far too expensive at a a higher spending limit would have allowed for the use of More advertising and other such As leaving buttons at every Vandewater but he agreed there had to be some spending limit or it would open the door to a system whereby elections could be new Democrat Terry who lost his seat in Selkirk inter spent in the Effort and will be left with a Small he said he is planning a fundraising event in the next month or the highest spending candidate for the 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