Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 23, 1992, Winnipeg, Manitoba In o in o o a Frozen Promise mayoral candidate vows to freeze taxes it pages vol 120 no 293 publications mail registration 0286 Winnipeg free press weekly Home delivery in outside City september teens die with Haven in sight staff reporter the Nelson House Reserve is mourning a 16yearold hero who froze to death monday in a fierce Northern blizzard after he came to the Aid of a 13yearold its really touched the whole re said Pat a Nelson House band councillor and one of the men who found the two boys lying dead in the fresh just metres from one another and is metres from the safety of a trapping Linklater said Darryl and Christopher Jason were among five Reserve boys who set out sunday for what was supposed to be a Brief Moose Hunting it turned into a fight for their we got a really bad blizzard Here sunday night and they got caught on footprint Linklater instead of risking the rough the five boys decided to try and walk around the Lake to a trapping braving the wind and trudging through eve increasing Snow five centimetres by morning the boys made their Way to the it was a journey that proved too much for the youngest and weakest of the he was too tired and cold and just go Linklater they tried carrying him for a while but it was holding them up so Darryl offered to stay behind with Christopher while the others went he the three boys who continued on found the Cabin they were looking Foi and searchers found them Safe and sound later monday Linklater said the three boys were cold and tired and in but other Wise in Good Donkey and decided to go Back towards their boat and another Cabin they knew Linklater found Francois monday evening curled up in the several metres up the search ers found also dead of expo sure just metres from Linklater said a double funeral will be held for the two boys later this week in the reserves cant get insurance bad neighbors could Cost Man his Home by Terry Weber metro reporter Lars Holmback Points proudly to the handmade cup boards lining the Kitchen of his cosy Arlington Street there a he of everything Hes done to make his House a but now he fears his work May have been for nothing after his insurance was cancelled because the other half of the duplex which is separately owned by an Absentee landlord was placarded by the City health depart i did everything and what do i get asked who Pur chased his half of the duplex nine years ago and has since undertaken extensive renovations to fix up that portion of the so he two different Compa Nies have cancelled his policies be cause of the state of the adjoining even though it has nothing to do with him or his Holmback said that could spell disaster because the conditions of his mortgage require that his Home be in if he cant find another com Pany to Issue a Holmback he fears the mortgage company May cancel his contract and foreclose on his Ive got nothing to do with next he Ive done everything to this its like a bran new House and what do i get i cant get in Ray Manitoba superintendent of said such a Situa Tion int under such he insurance agencies May Back off from issuing policies because of fear of fire or vandalism stemming from the property adjacent to the person seek ing provincial he Doest allow his office to Force any particular Agency to insure a client Al though his staff will attempt to medi ate in some Morley owner of Reider insurance confirmed his com Pany cancelled Holm backs policy be cause the other half of the duplex had been boarded up and even though Holmback has no connection to that Holmback May lose his half of a duplex because the other half has been boarded up by the Reider said his company approach would have been different if the adjoining property were simply left a he most Compa Nies wont extend insurance to half of a duplex when the other if its independently owned has been boarded up and Holmback said the problems began about three months ago when a Suc cession of tenants began moving in and out of the other half of the some he held loud Par ties and started fires while others broke windows in that half of the he neighbourhood youths began frequenting the building after the tenants moved out and the other half of the building was left a on the advice of he he nailed the door shut and alerted health who later placarded the City health officials said attempts to locate the owner of the other half of the duplex have been firing of bosons coach historic by Steve Lyons staff writer the University of Manitoba fired football coach Scott Spurgeon yesterday for using academically ineligible who was in his third year As head coach of the u of m is the first person to be fired for such a reason in the history of Canadian College i dont know what in going to do Spurgeon said just a few hours after being ill probably go Home to Ive been trying to get my Girlfriend transferred out i guess now in going at least weve settled that Spurgeon was fired for using two academically ineligible players in the bosons first three games of the 1992 i made a but i want he i acted in Good Faith and thought i was doing the right the u of m admitted the use of the ineligible players and has forfeited the Points it in accordance with Canada West universities athletic association it was the University second Brush with the association this year the bosons football program was officially reprimanded and fined in March for what were termed recruiting it appears the Dean of Henry Felt two strikes were too i saw it said it was two major Sere ups in two years and somebody was going to have to pay for and in the easiest Guy to get rid the situation leaves surgeons reputation As a coach and teacher in he wonders what will become of his would you hire me i dont think any universities he my biggest concern is that my background is As a teacher and this is an educational institution which has fired they gave me the Chance to but i didst want to i wanted to keep the i was worried about what kind of message that would give the i was Robert executive director of the u of is faculty said yesterday that surgeons dismissal is being investigated and there will be meetings today to determine his Legal bosons linebacker Mike Watson said yesterday if this is were really going to miss he was quite an influence on All of Watson added surgeons tremendous work ethic was an inspiration to the misplaced c1 Spurgeon i made a mistake sexual talk Mars Council by Stevens wild staff reporter Lillian Thomas said she discovered new lows in sexual harassment when she was elected a City f i thought i knew about sex Ual but i haunt seen anything until id been on said a win councillor first elected in As Thomas Elmwood said last night that she has heard councillors make racist and homophobic remarks Dur ing City Council Ive heard More racist com More homophobic com ments and More misogynist comments than i care to Thomas said she would Sec Ond a motion at tonight coun cil moved by Greg Selinger to Cen sure councillors who made improper comments at Thomas told a predominately female audience of about 100 at a women candidates forum that a male councillor has repeat edly made comments to her about her clothes in the Council lors lounge at City when she the councillor replied cant you see that in mentally undressing the next time you undress mentally image where in going to put my Thomas said she the comment Drew laughter and applause from the audience at the forum sponsored by the business and professional women club of Thomas said six councillors overheard the remark in the but made no comment other than to laugh at her she said that Glen Mur who is to and Joseph Yuen who is Chi have been subjected to homophobic and racist comments while saying mortgage dollars somethings to consider if you Yvant to improve your mortgage rate Deal with your lending institution if you Are on a your loan officer to calculate the gust breaking gut of the existing contract and balance that against the gains you can make with lower interest some institutions carry substantial penalties for buying out a mortgage but depending on How much you lower your interest it May work out to your around there Are a myriad of incentive programs offered by lenders who want your Many of which Are not while some offer cashback programs of up to others will discount posted mortgage rates by As much As one per cent to get your most Banks waive Transfer but Only if you decide on your priorities do you want to lower your monthly mortgage or is it More important to reduce the amortization on your mortgage loan officers will Tell you that each priority requires a different approach to get the Best first Volley fired in mortgage wars o d a quote of the Day inside by Dan Lett staff reporter the Battle for residential mortgage customers has heated up with a Cash to Nus from the National Bank of Canada As the latest in a series of incentives homeowners can use to pry lower in Terest rates from the Banks offers new or existing clients up to to break their mortgages and renegotiate at lower rates has sent tremors through the mortgage these incentives definitely add to the homeowners ability to lever its said Richard a Winnipeg mortgage National Bank is really Buggering up the Market right the other institutions Are forced to match Brownscombe said it is so competitive now in residential mortgages that anyone unhappy with their current in Terest rate should be Able to extract better rates or National Bank spokesman Ken Walus said interest has been the Chance for a lending rate hike looms larger As the Dollar took another beating Clos ing at a fou year Low of cents Down from on there is speculation the Bank of Canada May bump up its key rate to Morrow to per Walus said if a Homeowner can get out of an existing mortgage and pay Only a three month or has a Small term left on the then it can be of great advantage to other lending institutions have introduced cashback schemes or additional interest rate it was probably the worst summer of the climatologist Brian Smith said of thu usual mix of Cloud and rain that trashed vacations everywhere in Canada except British Page a3 the weather mainly winds s 3q to 50 High Law tonight tomorrow sunny with increasing after High Sun sets Lawm i tills on 05 Ann d1 sports Stock in sports baseball Phillies s expos details on c4 not Only 6 Days left see the win for life again and on Page b4 of today paper ;