Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 6, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba B Winnipeg free january 1995 local police seek gun supplier earmarked to buy new 9 my pistols to replace by Bud Robertson staff reporter Winnipeg police could be outfitted with spanking new pistols As Early As this once the tendering process is a Winnipeg police service spokesman Bruce Taylor said yester Day tenders for the new weapons went out just before Christmas to numerous arms manufacturers across North the cites Parks and culture committee approved the Purchase in along with new holsters and the recommendation was approved by City Council in the City has earmarked about to Purchase nine Millie tre semiautomatic weapons to re place the calibre which Are currently Standard Issue to police officers in Winnipeg and throughout North in the Ontario ministry of labor ruled that the calibre re Volver is a workplace safety Haz Ard since it is too difficult to reload and prone to go off press officer compares a left to a 9 my police across the country were alarmed when a Sudbury Opp offi cer was shot to death in while trying to reload his re police Here maintain that native Leader Harper May not have been shot if the police officer who stopped him on a Northend Street in 1988 for questioning in a car theft had been carrying a 9 my pistol instead of other police forces in including the Edmonton depart Are already using the Semi automatic which Cost about compared to for the Taylor said that once the new weapons Are the revolvers will either be traded in or sold to an Independent supermarket debate ends with a whimper councillors were prepared for hundreds of angry protesters and hours of bitter debate Over a superstore in Assiniboia last but the Issue ended with a Only 15 people showed up at a civic planning committee meeting and five spoke briefly against minor changes to the superstore project at Portage Avenue and school City Council barely approved the supermarket development on a former school site 12 after months of volatile Public last planning com Mittee approved West fair foods Appeal against the Board of and Al Lowed the project to add a Gas bar and provide three loading spaces instead of the five that regulations Farmer alleges takes ramp officer to court by Kevin Rollason Law courts reporter frustrated with official Legal a Lunda area Farmer has launched his own private prosecution of an ramp Constable after accusing the officer of in the unusual which began Farmer Norman nikkei has hired a defence lawyer to act As prosecutor in his Case against ramp Cory Garrard for an alleged assault committed during a 1993 has pleaded not i just found it to be totally inexcusable and nikkei told provincial court judge Winston Norton when explaining How he Felt about what Garrard did to he was totally none of this made any said the lunar ramp officer arrived at his farm on 1993 and demanded to see his Drivers he said Garrard swore at pushed grabbed his Arm and shirt and pinned him against the Wall of his House while trying to handcuff under nikkei denied he tried hitting the noting his arms were pinned behind he said Garrard didst realize the whole incident was being recorded by a tape the tape was played in revealing mainly course he had me against the nikkei nikkei said that after he got away from the officer and went into the Garrard charged him with failing to report an Accident and fail ing to comply with the order of a police Richard Garrard Law said he will make a motion Fol lowing the conclusion of nikkei prosecution today to toss out the Case for Lack of under questioning by his lawyer Tim nikkei said the whole matter began when a neigh Bor who had a dispute with the nikkei family collided with his truck and took off without stopping on nikkei said two ramp one of whom was investigated the matter and wrote out a statement which he signed after a three hour the next Garrard told nikkei wife the ramp would not be charging the neighbor with leaving the scene of an Accident because there were no Independent nikkei said three weeks lat Garrard told him he would come by his farm the next Day to take Down a traffic Accident nikkei claimed that Garrard told him he would be charged if he was not nikkei phoned ramp internal affairs and was told he be charged because his earlier state ment on the collision was but nikkei said the next Day Gar Rard came out and demanded to see his Drivers provoking an argument which led to the alleged As the trial tenders request for tenders Manitoba Telephone system the specifications for this tender May be seen at the office of the construction program the Manitoba Telephone 233 main r1a after january 1995 and copies May be obtained upon payment of Deposit per set of specifications which will be refunded upon return of the specifications in Good tender contract sealed tenders will be received for the contract installation of approximately 200 Kilometres of buried Fibre optic Cable in our Eastern and Western regions to be completed by october tenders will be received up to february late tenders will not be con tender contract sealed tenders will be received for the contract installation of approximately 247 Kilometres of buried voice frequency Cable in our Eastern Region to be completed by october tenders will be received up to february late tenders will not be consid tender contract sealed tenders will be received for the contract installation of approximately 330 Kilometres of buried voice frequency Cable in our Western Region to be completed by october tenders will be received up to february late tenders will not be consid tender contract sealed tenders will be received for the contract installation of approximately 290 Kilometres of buried voice frequency Cable in our Eastern Region to be completed by october tenders will be received up to february late tenders will not be consid tender contract sealed tenders will be received for the contract installation of buried conduit under obstructions utilizing a fluid assisted directional Boring machine in our Eastern Region to be completed by october the work shall consist of placement of approximately 96 Crossings under obstructions and approximately meters of conduit in Urban tenders will be received up to february late tenders will not be tender contract sealed tenders will be received for the contract installation of approximately 462 Kilometres of buried voice frequency Cable in our Western Region to be completed by october tenders will be received up to february late tenders will not be consid tender contract sealed tenders will be received for the contract installation of approximately 285 Kilometres of buried voice frequency Cable in our Eastern Region to be completed by october tenders will be received up to february late tenders will not be consid tender contract sealed tenders will be received for the contract installation of approximately 368 Kilometres of buried voice frequency Cable in our Western Region to be completed by october tenders will be received up to february late tenders will not be consid tender contract sealed tenders will be received for the contract installation of approximately 200 Kilometres of buried voice frequency Cable in our Western Region to be completed by october tenders will be received up to february late tenders will not be consid tender contract sealed tenders will be received for the contract installation of approximately 267 Kilometres of buried voice frequency Cable in our Eastern Region to be completed by october tenders will be received up to february late tenders will not be consid tender contract sealed tenders will be received for the contract installation of buried conduit under utilizing a fluid assisted directional Boring machine in our Western Region to be completed by october the work shall consist of placement of approximately 89 Crossings under obstructions and approximately meters of conduit in Urban tenders will be received up to february late tenders will not be consid tenders will be marked request for tender and addressed to the construction program the Manitoba Telephone system at the above a bid Bond in the amount of 10 percent of the tender is to accompany each tender As a guarantee that the if will forthwith enter into a written contract for the execution of the work and will provide a 50 performance Bond for the contract the lowest or any tender will not necessarily be Pate november per Ray Simms program contracts the Manitoba Telephone system Telephone 204 7854343 Ernst gives Hydro Jolt Over outages residents enraged by blackouts by Alice Krueger legislature reporter Manitoba Hydro executives got an unexpected Jolt yesterday when consumer affairs minister Jim Ernst appeared before a legislative commit tee to demand an explanation for Power outages plaguing his Ernst pc Charleswood said Resi dents Are fed up with a series of annoying blackouts Over the last few i came Here to prod them a he said somebody got to keep these Guys he said although most of the out Ages have been they Are nonetheless irritating because even a momentary interruption Means hav ing to reprogram the Micro wave and every clock in the Ernst was particularly incensed Over a major Power failure in late november that left him hosting a Houseful of Grey cup revellers in front of a Blank television More than homeowners in Charleswood missed most of the football game that Day because of a fire on a Hydro line that knocked out service for about speaking before the Legislatures standing committee on Public utilities and natural the ister said the Power failures have happened with such he could Only conclude they must be symptomatic of a Large Manitoba Hydro president who also lives in the conceded that service in some parts of Charleswood and Southwest Winnipeg has not been acceptable and said action will be taken to improve he said an area East of Forest Park mall has been particularly hard Brennan said Charleswood Resi dents should see an improvement once they Are connected to a new Hydro substation on Wilkes Charleswood residents had been drawing their Power from a substation in As for Southwest Bren Nan said the problem in that area is Cable related and Hydro plans to fix that As the committee was called to Deal with the Crown corporations 1994 annual it showed Hydro ended the year with net income of the highest earnings in its planning committee licensing conditions put Arcade in doubt by Nick Martin City Hall reporter a proposed Transcona amusement Arcade is in doubt after the civic planning com Mittee imposed unexpectedly Tough conditions a company spokesman the committee upheld East Kil Dona Transcona Community committees decision to allow Ruckers management Only a oneyear licence for an Arcade at 1579 Regent and the committee rejected an application for an Arcade 10 video machines and two Pool tables at Sargent Avenue and Young applicant Navtej Dhalla asked for a oneyear trial but was turned Ruckers spokesman Kenneth Yee said the oneyear licence term make sit extremely difficult to make a major investment at the Transcona a strip mall Between Lagimodiere Boulevard and Stapon the Saskatoon based company has hit roadblocks in Transcona and vital in its efforts to expand into aimed at the arcades operate in Alberta and they offer video and other which give players tickets that can be redeemed for Yee said Ruckers is trying to schedule a Community meeting next week to convince vital residents and school officials that they should support an Arcade on Dakota Street at Mead Wood Riel Community committee con siders that application it heard widespread Community opposition last neighbouring Transcona businesses predicted Ruckers would attract teenage gangs and endanger both their patrons and their parked in the Sargent Avenue Evelyne Reese Boniface said opposition by schools and1 businesses left no Choice but to up hold Board of adjustments earlier rejection of Dallas province willing to pay for 50 High tech women by Paul Samyn legislature reporter the Filmon government has posted a Reward for women entering High techno orgy Fields such As electrical Engi Neering and computer program in a move designed to encourage female students to pursue nontraditional status of women minister Rosemary Vodrey yester Day announced the training for to notice to Cotil Hooks in the matter of the estate of Edward Lawrence ak1ns of he cily of Winni in All claims against the above estate duly verified by statutory declaration must be filed with the undersigned at Donald us 2t7 on or before the 20th Day of dated at the City of in the prov Ince of this 5th Day of t1iohnton per Gary Thornton the building and lands commonly known As 259 Itei Lui As described in certificate of title 1132805will he sold at auction on wednes january at Oclock by Carters auction 200 1rincess we Are advised that this premises is a one and on half Storey Home with 3 bed Tishma Twenty per cent of the Purchase Price in Cash or certified and the balance according to conditions to be announced at the the properly will be offered for Sale subject to a sealed Reserve Kurcher information May be obtained from Mauu hamsters attorneys allow 10 Donald Street Manitoba u3c 1l5 Douglas Mackenzie or Telephone 9423311 Morrow scholarship Vodrey said she hoped the scholarship which will see go to each of 50 women will help re dress the gender imbalance in occupations emphasizing math and it is intended to act As an encouragement and incentive so women can really consider these areas of Vodrey the scholarship will run Over two years and will offset tuition for approved courses at red River Community Assiniboine Community College and Keewatin col communications engineering agribusiness and Chemi Cal and Bio sciences technology Are among the approved women Are grossly underrepresented in technological courses at the provinces three Community Only 14 of 242 students at red Riv ers electrical engineering technology program Are and there Are Only 14 women enrolled in the colleges civil engineering scholarship applications will be based on academic achievement and an for More information on the Call the Manitoba Wom ens directorate at 9453476 or to j free ;