Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 15, 1989, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free october 1989 19 lord Selkirk West Kildonan civic election 89 the candidates attacks focus on Wachniak by Ruth Teichroeb the mudslinging has Al ready begun As five Candi dates take on Terry Wachniak in the new Point Douglas Independent candidate Myroslaw said voters Arent Happy with who has represented More than half of them in the old Mynarski i think the area has received very poor representation Over the last few a director of staff training and development at a local similar criticism came from candidate Mike Gidora Terry is one of the nicest people i know but he Hast been Able to make an Impact on whose candidacy has been endorsed by Winnipeg into the nineties has already been endorsed by the labor election committee and the Winnipeg labor Wachniak dismissed the saying voters Are Happy with what Hes Prystanski Hawryluk Price Tracz Gidora Wachniak i think Ive been effective in dealing with the mandates i set an auctioneer who is running As an he said Hes gotten Community based policing off the ground and that by next year two officers will be patrolling the Ward on because Hes stood up to the so called gang of 18 that controls City Hes had some he said i make no apologies for not getting along with the gang of but Gidora said City Council has overlooked the wards poor folks Haven had anybody to stand up for Gen eral manager of a cooperative theres a dire need for commune Tyba sed housing Job Crea Tion and upgrading Side walks and Gidora All of the candidates stressed the need for crime for if the children have something to there less Likely to get involved in who ran As a Liberal provincial candidate a decade Tracz also wants the scrapyard moved and said More Money should be available to upgrade John said hell work full time for the councillors salary of if to me that a lot of who works As an inter Section Painter for the he pledged to work for tax Breaks for Home More foot patrols and increased funding for Street and sidewalk seasoned mayoral candidate Wil Liam an is lord Selkirk West Kildonan now after a Council the City should reduce property taxes when Homes Are renovated to encourage owners to upgrade prop he Independent candidate Roy Price said the City int spending tax Dol Lars the main Issue is the incompetence of a music store for he said Hes opposed to the City paying about to install a toilet at Ross challengers assail incumbents ties to gang antigangof18 senti ment is fuelling some candidates in the race to in seat incumbent councillors in Jefferson and Sisler two of the four candidates challenging Mike Oshaughnessy in Jefferson say the councillors Alle Giance to the so called gang of 18 conflicts with serving the in neighbouring Peter Small Lone challenger to Chris Lorenc said he believes Lorenc has lost touch with voters Are upset that Lorenc missed Over two months of Council meetings during the the general manager of an Agri cultural if Small said hed be More accessible to lobby for foot patrols in the area and pay More attention to environmental but both Oshaughnessy and a say they believe voters Are i think Ive worked hard for the running As an Independent for his third if hell lobby to have suburban bus routes expanded and a multicultural facility built in the fast growing he to save hed push to re Duce Council to 12 full time Council lors and the number of school Divi Sions to Oshaughnessy battling to keep his Jefferson seat for a second term said Hes proud of what Hes accomplished so including bringing nine Parks to the ethnically diverse Hes worked on civic committees to plan for Riverbank management and to Complete a housing report recently adopted by he those Are two things i did rather but the Point is the work got a medical Supply company owner running As an school taxes if he said hed lobby for Community based citywide garbage recycling and separately billed school Independent candidate Fred de Villa who ran third in a five Way race against Oshaughnessy in 1986 be longing to the unofficial gang which controls City Council has limited the councillors nobody controlling de an insurance underwriter who lives just outside the wards firs time candidate Samuel Shiel said Oshaughnessy Call himself an Independent if he belongs to the gang of to Tell the Public that Hes inde pendent is an accounting student running As an who Doest live in the pledged to be More accessible to voters a lot of people Arent even sure who their councillor Independent candidate Luba be refused to criticize either Oshaughnessy or City my Campaign is going to be very a former school trustee and tory candidate in the 1984 Federal her platform includes a wide Range of concerns from better Fis Cal management at City Hall to expanded police and fire Jefferson is probably the most multicultural Ward in the be who teaches High school in the Ward but Doest live firs time candidate Edward satiation pledged to work full time As a councillor if having overcome a so called Dis ability i think i could help the com who has muscular better municipal services from Street maintenance to More police patrols Are a he Lorenc Small Shiel Oshaughnessy satiation de Villa Fedorkiw faces issues old in Kildonan Park contest by Ruth Teichroeb a crowd of 10 eager candidates have lined up for retiring Helen pro Mislow Job in Kildonan Park although there Are plenty of new faces to choose candidates Are flogging familiar issues polic sidewalk and sewer re skyrocketing property environmental concerns and More accountability at City a but one of the candidates Are running As the exception is lawyer Gloria who has been endorsed by the Mendelson who also has been endorsed by win said Shell fight for a More open City i dont like the secrecy at City a former school trustee who lives just outside the wards the gang of 18 Doest run on a platform and i dont think that calling oneself Independent is recorded Council votes on major a civic Tion bylaw and a City Hall ombudsman would boost Mendelson homemaker Lynn Filbert ran As a conservative in last years provincial election said theres no room at City Hall for partisan poli id like to see the Council getting Back to representing the people of their instead of making business deals with land she City Council should provide better ser vices for taxpayers improving police services is a priority for candidate Stuart Green a sales coordinator for an Industrial sewer Supply Kildonan Park int getting its fair share of who lives just West of the wards As he pledged to work for tax Breaks for homeowners who upgrade their a fairer tendering system for City contracts and Long term planning to safeguard Winni pegs water Supply at Shoal candidate Gerald Mcquarrie wants playground equipment up graded in Kildonan most of the residents Are really upset about the outdated equip said a drywall Mechanic who said hell work full time As a councillor if second time candidate Robert John who ran against pro Mislow six years said hed reduce wasteful spending at City Hall by cutting six councillors and disallowing Unte dered enforcing a Speed limit for buses on residential streets to reduce noise and House vibrations is another project hed said manager of a landscaping improving services for seniors is the top priority for real estate Bro Ker Ruth who ran As a Liberal candidate in last years provincial said seniors need better recreational programs and transportation seniors who own Homes should be Given tax Breaks to help them re main she More Lon term planning to reduce traffic problems is Independent candidate Mel rapid transit we need to Start working on a rapid transit a tradesman in the automotive Busi City bylaws restricting truck traffic on residential streets must be better enforced and Scotia Street should be closed to vehicles during summer he being accessible is second time candidate John Petrinka Campaign in running As the accessible a real estate broker who ran second behind Promislow in the last almost one out of two voters voted for me in the last election and in hoping hang with cutting spending at City Hall to put a lid on property taxes is a primary goal for More efficiency in services from policing to Street maintenance is what candidate Michael Sawka said hell work Overall we increase taxes but improve a Community College career Sawka also running for reelection to the seven Oaks school Board was the target of an investigation by the school Board last year into charges that he verbally harassed division the Board apologized to Sawka after a report supported the accusations but also criticized the Board for How it handled the it was a Witch Sawka i feel the want someone who going to speak up for pushing for More responsible City government is a priority for inde pendent candidate Gord i want to initiate a process of a residential designer and responsible government should follow a plan for the he said plan Winnipeg has failed because City Council has ignored it its a Filbert Oberman Stelman Moskal Mcquarrie Mendelson Petrinka first timers target Lazarenko four firs time Candi dates Are hoping the re drawn Mynarski Ward will help them lure voters from three term Harry but said he expects to hang on to Many of the same voters Hes represented for the last nine years in the Soontok defunct Norquay i dont miss any meetings and Ive accomplished a lot for a railway equipment of he pointed to his fight to have the budget working papers and auditors report made the main Issue in this election is providing better services while reducing wasteful spending at City he while candidate Koren is reluctant to attack she believes voters want a in going to be working for a More accountable City a lawyer who has been endorsed by the whose candidacy also has been endorsed by the new lobby group Winnipeg into the nineties said her platform includes spending More Money on North end providing crime prevention programs and improving Public Access to the improving police Protection is a priority for Independent candidate Dennis that the biggest problem in the a railway he said hed also support garbage sidewalk and safeguarding the cites water sup Independent candidate Charles admits till be Tough to beat Lazarenko but said Hes hoping to win support from natives and other visible i think changes have to be made with regards to How indians and other visible minorities Are treat an elected official for the Winnipeg Council of treaty and status hed like the City to provide better housing and employment programs for visible he promoting Green space is a priority for Independent candidate Diane for Over a Shes been fight ing to have five lots developed into Parks in the she the people in the Community know i dont an accounts payable Lazarenko Kaminski Beardy cd Loboyko Atamanchuk ;