Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 19, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free May 1995 but wont open wallets by Allison Bray staff reporter Quebec City hockey fans Are passionate about their Home team the Nordques but not enough to dig deeply into their wallets to help bail out the according to some of the cites sports i love the my children love the but what can i do in struggling As it said mar cel a 37yearold father of Gui Boche said hockey fans in que Bec City Are depressed Over the likelihood the team will be sold to inter ests in but he said other issues like in mortgage payments and worries about the economic viability of an Independent Quebec Are More pressing concerns than Dominique a Par time local sportscaster and assistant manager of a Quebec City athletes world echoed his they want to keep the team but people just dont have the Money were not he the main feeling is people Arent ready to take their own Money to save i even give of my own Money to save Cote said while hockey is the main sport in the people Arent willing to make the same efforts to keep the team As Winnipeg were but its not like in win he Cote said while his own business will suffer if the team is at least his business will be but were going to lose if there he noting hundreds of employees of the Quebec City Coli Seum will lose their along with local hockey writers and broadcast Stefan owner of the us per Cartes specially card store in Quebec said his business is solely devoted to Selling sports cards and will be drastically affected by the loss of the but we will go he said in a Telephone interview liberals Duck separatist fire jets Grant favors Winnipeg Over by says by Dan Lett National reporter Nelson Hob 1ao Telephone 204 4842332 or 4842187 important notice for members of Nelson House first nation concerning the implementation of the Northern flood agreement a i House first nation signed an agreement in principle with Manitoba and Canada to implement the Northern flood negotiations have been taking place since that time to reach a final under this and Canada agree to provide land Money and various continuing arrangements for the Nelson House first nation in return for an undertaking from to release them from most of their obligations under the Northe cd including arbitration claims which have not otherwise been this will enable the implementation of the Northern flood agreement for Public meetings will be held for members at the following times and locations May 16 Kay ii May 23 South Indian Lake Thompson Nelson House Winnipeg Community Hall army Navy building Duncan Wood memorial Hall Sheraton hotel and significance of the agreement will be explained at these members will be provided with information and Given the Opportunity to ask questions or discuss concerns 88ted by authority of chief and Council Nelson House first nation Ottawa separatists desperate to discredit the Federal government thought they had the perfect Issue in the Winnipeg the raw material was there Rich hockey players in English Canada being catered to by Winnipeg my Lloyd prepared to sell his soul to build a state theart Arena with Federal the bloc sensing the launched an unrelenting attack on Axworthy and prime minister Chretien in question period yesterday to discredit their commitment of million million of which comes from the pan am committee towards a new Winnipeg when the smoke it appeared the liberals had sidestepped the by firing line and seem to have delivered a funding agreement that so far has cooled the Unity fires in to ensure the debate did not become fodder for by Leader Lucien Bouchard artillery and to prevent Winnipeg from establishing an expensive precedent for other Small Market nil cities in prime minister Chretien and Cabinet trimmed Back the Federal contribution to the new sources indicate Chretien Felt million was too Rich when Quebe cers were watching the Nordques slip out of the although Chretien noted yesterday the Federal government has never received a request from anyone in Quebec connected to the including the province and Quebec City there was concern top much Money could provoke an incident for use in a Unity Chretien said the Federal governments defence of the contribution was simple Money is from the infrastructure it is does not deny any other project and is consistent with projects in Edmonton and Quebec in Chretien noted in the commons that Quebec City mayor Jeanpaul Lallier said that Quebec cites priority was not an Arena but rather a convention Centre and we respected the desires of the separatist mayor of by whip Gilles echoing Bouchard remarks the Day said Ottawa was abandoning Quebec and Nordques in favor of helping outside the by whip Michel Gauthier denied his party wanted Federal Money for the Nordques because it opposed Federal funding of any Arena that would Only Cater to a team of Montreal Liberal my Martin Cauchon Outremont said what the by is trying to do is jump on every question they can to revitalize their i do not think there is on that the Nordques in some does Mirror the dilemma faced by the Winnipeg jets but under conditions that existed five years ago when the jets private owners first let it be known they would move the team if there want help for a new at that jets owners negotiated an agreement to cover team losses until a new building could be in the Cash strapped Nordques have made Many of the same demands As the jets but have asked for a different Quebec Premier Jacques Parizeau has offered million to offset team losses and pledged to build a new Arena under certain Parizeau has promised to fund a new building if the team can prove there is a demand for luxury to be sold at and that the team can control its Nordques officials could not be reached for but president and co owner Marcel Aubut has refused the provinces offer and has stuck firmly to a demand that the province provide the team with a new building and a Casino that would help offset the teams Parizeau has refused to give in to fearing that he risks the Wrath of taxpayers who May not want to see so much provincial Money going into a hockey Eller new z22 sport Wayne free press about jets fans converged at Portage and main mayor still Hopes feds will raise full 7 million by Nick Martin City Hall reporter litre Chevrolet Oldsmobile receive an additional 1750 off Hie Ciu Choate of lease of a new vehicle Udu by Twy w my St mayor Susan Thompson said yesterday Shell give human resources minister Lloyd Axworthy More time to come up with a full on third share of the Cost of building a new Winnipeg hell do his Thompson said As she sped away from City Hall yesterday the City and prov Ince had counted on million from but Axworthy was Only Able to deliver million yes but Harry Lazarenko Mynarski said he was afraid that if Premier Gary Filmon has to in crease the provincial he will somehow suck it out of the City of Thompson said she would not sign off on an Arena Deal until Filmon had looked her in the Eye and assured her everything would fall into councillors were Adamant yester Day that the City has been squeezed to its and cant put in any More weve Bent Over backwards As far As we can and we cant Bend any said Amaro Silva Daniel City Council voted 133 to approve its portion of a million Arena East of Portage ave nue and North of the Arena opponent Rick boy Chuk Transcona was so angry with councils decision that he resigned yesterday As a City representative on Winnipeg enterprises councils contribution could eventually reach the cites million share of the new building would be augmented by million in capital projects essential to the Arenas another million in Road transit and other costs will Likely have to be met Council will have to finance Only about million through capital borrowing because the Cit owned Arena site and Basic servicing Are valued at and another million is available within the 1995 budget that would have paid Winnipeg jets losses from july 1 to Council intends to finance the Arena through a five per cent in crease in business tax effective in unless other forms of Revenue can be Al Golden vital said Council has 18 months to find alter natives to raising the business finance committee will soon be Gin studying those he such As a Levy at Arena which should raise More than million were going to user were not going to the property said who wants to avoid any ser vice cuts in future budgets being blamed on the the committee will examine ways to use the Cit owned Winnipeg Square Parade for Arena its the closest Parade to the the additional Revenue will be million to million a Golden the private sector could take the City off the Hook for Many of the additional Golden theres no reason to hit taxpayers with a covered Walkway from por Tage and main and a Pavilion at the main Access to the Arena he the City could sell property on Westbrook Street for an office requiring the Developer to build the Pavilion to get a break on the Golden ;