Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 17, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free january Parkland Region buried by paralysing snowstorm by Alexandra Paul staff reporter a major Winter storm came close to paralysing parts of southwestern Manitoba dumping 40 centimetres of Snow on Dauphin in 24 hours and making Many roads nearly it put everything at a halt and All our communities on secondary roads were just said Tim Road information clerk for the Parkland Region of the highways Secord said All of its 36 plows and Snow moving equipment were out yesterday but Many secondary Rural roads and town Sid streets were still almost knee deep with were going to look at the main roads he environment Canada meteorologist Pat Mccarthy said the band of a larger weather system that extended Over the Saskatchewan Manitoba Border in the Riding Mountain expected to dump a further 10 centimetres to 15 centimetres Over the area by this weather was comparatively another storm that was moving North from Nebraska last night was expected to drop 10 to is centimetres Over Northwestern Ontario if that front backs up Over Winnipeg can expect another five centimetres today on top of the four centimetres it got Mccarthy Dauphin ramp reported two both involving cars that collided with animals sunday night on Highway 10 in the Federal Riding Mountain ramp Colin Friesen said nobody was injured in either one of which saw a vehicle with three occupants hit a there were no accidents in Friesen Dauphin and the Riding Mountain Park appeared to be worst hit in the front that stretched 128 Kilometres Long and 80 Kilometres Secord said he was shocked yesterday morning by the storms i woke up and looked outside for my car and i thought somebody had stolen Secord it was buried under it took me four hours to shovel out to the he it was the same schools we rent closed but Rural school buses were cancelled so that by Many town students who made it to class returned Home for the smaller shops were we had no actual Road closure but there should have Secord said of the Parkland bordered by Swan Gladstone and Secord said Road advisories against travel were broadcast Over the towns radio station until they were lifted at 4 Secord said Many people just stayed indoors yesterday instead of venturing outside to contend with Snow piled 3 to metres High Down the Centre of the main Street and along the committee wants a report on Novelty wave Pool a splash with councillors by Nick Martin City Hall reporter Riel councillors Are tout ing a indoor wave Pool in even though City staff insist theres no demand for vital Al Golden persuaded John Angus Norb Ert and Evelyne Reese Boniface to ask for a report on building a wave Pool on Cit owned land at the Dakota Community Cen tre at last nights Riel Community committee Parks and culture committee will decide 6 whether to authorize the Riel Parks and recreation Man Ager Don Budinsky said previous studies estimated wave pools Cost Between million and and Jim manager of plan Ning and marketing for the Parks and recreation said other cities found there was tremendous use of wave pools but their use declined As the Novelty wore Angus suggested some form of Canadian office office depot office products at warehouse prices Complete office at an unbelievable Price Osullivan Oak computer Centre set is made up of h x w x d and a return Section h x w x 14 finish is Oak spacious Monitor shelf with pullout keyboard 1000 series task chair pneumatic lift height contoured manual adjustment of Back easy manufacturers Grey 802009 Blue Leader vertical 2drawer letter file vertical letter file comes with x Putty 735896 Grey l in m my my Mumi apply for an office depot business credit account shop conveniently and easily track purchases with your monthly theres never an annual credit card we also accept visa and american express credit warehouse size open to the no membership Winnipeg Winnipeg 1580 Regent 1596 Ness Crossroads shopping Centre Madison Square daily we Wipt american express the office depot credit card Well boat their Price you see an identical item advertised at a lower show us the current and youll get the lower plus 50 of the difference As a credit toward your Purchase when you buy it from us maximum and closeouts and clearances do not qualify office depot Public private partnership to Cut the cites Cost could be Golden said its an abuse of taxpayers Money to main Tain Sherbrook and Eldon Ross pools that Are close to others in the while South vital residents have to drive Long distances to the near est Goho said Winnipeg already has All the indoor pools it Al though he admitted there not evenly Charleswood also has no indoor we acknowledge some areas of the City Are better served than oth Goho but he said theres not a huge Market for swimming in Public swims Are Down 30 per cent since the Early he Goho admitted the cites 13 indoor pools Are clustered in the cites Northern but said any new pools would Only take users away from existing but Golden retorted there is a de Mand for More i think the demand in South vital is far beyond what has been rec kids in South vital have a hard time getting to Sherbrook he adding the area near Sherbrook Pool is not As while Bon vital Pool is the Only Pool near its already far too heavily used to accommodate his Golden with the City spending million in the next five years to repair Struc Tural problems to its indoor Goho doubted Council would have any Money for new pools before the year pools Are being retrofitted to extend their use at least 30 win Nipges weather extremes combined with the High humidity inside indoor pools have caused deterioration of outer Golden also wants a be Gal report on possible compensation from the engineers who designed the cites indoor Barry construction Man Ager for Parks and said every Pool was built to its contemporary the advice they gave us on How to build those pools was said footprints Lead police to two robbery suspects police arrested two men yesterday morning in connection with a robbery at a North end bakery by following footprints in the just before 8 two one of whom was armed with a held up the Miracle bakery at 1385 main the two escaped with an undisclosed amount of Cash and fled in a waiting no one was in police caught up with a car a Short time later at Forrest Avenue and Ballard a woman who was waiting inside the vehicle was a officers were Able to Collar two men who had tried to flee on foot by following their tracks in the dog sniffs out thieves a police dog sniffed out a couple of suspects after a stolen jeep Cher Okee was ditched Early yesterday police were initially called around 3 by a resident who spotted three males walking along Whittier police Avenue in the resident told police the suspicious Trio had a flashlight and were peering into parked when police arrived they spotted three males Riding in a stolen after a Short the three bolted from the the canine unit tracked Down two suspects be Hind a Home in the an 18yearold Man has been charged with theft and Possession of House breaking a 16yearold youth is also facing charges of theft along with dangerous a third suspect is still being sought in connection with Speed enforcement the following locations will be gated for Speed enforcement Over the next police will be setting up radar on Ness and Pioneer avenues along with Inkster Appeal court to Rule if transit is a Utility Bynah Lahaye free press correspondent the cites Power to dictate transit fare increases will be tested in the provinces High est court the Manitoba court of Appeal will decide whether Winnipeg transit should be considered a Public Utility under the jurisdiction of the Public utilities Board if it the City of Winnipeg would not be Able to raise fares without the boards approval and Public hear a coalition of University senior citizens and Consumers filed a Case with the pub 10 months requesting it review the cites procedure of raising bus fares with an Eye to including transit in its own the coalition made an application to the Board to set fares for Winnipeg transit and in so doing they would also be looking at the question of the level of says pub director Gerry according to the cites interpretation of the City of Winnipeg the pub has no authority Over setting transit but Barren says the legislation can be interpreted differ which is Why the Board decided to seek a ruling from the court of Blessing president of the University of Manitoba students association said pub proce dures for Public consultation will provide the Opportunity for groups like Umsu to ask for a decrease in bus he says recent raises in transit fees Are unregulated and unfair to University students pay the adult bus which is Zugara said students should pay a rate that takes into account their financial doctors making House Calls pm phone 7864444 not for life threatening emergencies services covered by Misc crts Public notice Canada Public notice crts the crts has 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