Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 20, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press local Section Brian Cole 6977292 email a17 May dry City costs band water diversion threatens Interlake chief says by Tony Davis staff reporter the chief of the Lake Martin first nation says his reserves pastures Are being swamped by Assiniboine River flood Waters diverted away from Winnipeg and into the laps of Sev eral Interlake and says chief Norman tra the provinces water re sources Branch wants to increase the flow through a dam at the fair Ford Reserve to Drain even More water from a dangerously High Lake Manitoba into Lake that would make problems even worse for reserves such As the Dauphin Little Saskatchewan and fair Ford first traverse said residents on his re serve might have to flee their Homes if Concrete which control water flow at the Fairford Are re he said the bands were Noti fied that the province wants to in crease spillage through the dam from 180 to 330 cubic metres per diversion we Are All i dont see Why we should be the ones to suffer because the government wants to keep people in Winnipeg tra verse two weeks traverse and other chiefs from the Interlake re serves tribal Council which rep resents the affected reserves warned that unusually heavy Spring Runoff that flooded the Assiniboine Valley would flood them As Well if too much of it was funnelled North into Lake Manitoba via the Portage at the time Fairford chief de Anderson hinted native bands were prepared to take Over the Fairford dam unless the province agreed to delay increasing the flow into Lake shortly after the tribal Council held a May 5 press the water resources Branch gave word that the dam opening would be delayed until consultations were held with the pressure but earlier this said tra the bands received a fax Indi Cating that the water resources Branch wants to open the taps at we might not let them do that unless we get assurances that we will be compensated for any said Rick the department of natural resources head of sur face water said yesterday his department is under considerable pressure to increase the flow through the Fairford dam because High water Levels in Lake Manitoba Are starting to flood farms but Bowering said the decision to open the dam has been put off until his department can meet with the chiefs next Bowering said his understanding is that flooding so far on the re serves is Federal workers targeted Ken free press super Span the longest and heaviest rail Span Bridge Ever built Here by Dominion Bridge is 45 metres by 7 metres and weighs it will be sent to Wisconsin for up rail put together with the Span will be disassembled for surplus9jobs identified by Catherine Mitchell staff reporter gun drama shocks honk on car Horn brings out Man with magnum by Allison Bray staff reporter Ross Avenue residents got an unexpected Jolt of drama at High noon yesterday after a Man burst out of a House packing a magnum apparently unhinged by a neighbor honking a George Anderson said he discreetly honked his Horn three times to let his wife Betty know he was waiting outside in the car with their two aged 6 years and 7 months it want he but suddenly a neighbor came out of the House across the pack ing a pistol and glaring at he started waving it his face looked contorted and he looked kind of i could see in his eyes he was sick or Anderson said he quickly got in the car and phoned who swarmed the neighbourhood with guns but they first went to the wrong forcing 73yearold Antonio Golondrina out of his Home at gun with his hands Over his but who Speaks in local Federal offices have already identified jobs to be Cut under a plan to eliminate More than jobs in Mani a Union spokeswoman Topping the Public service Alli Ance of Canadas list Are the National defence and agriculture de which so far have identified 614 and 276 jobs the defence cuts include 430 from air which moves to Ottawa and 184 from cab the target was and there going in that said Dianna acting regional Sac repro Brown said it is hard to fathom the economic Impact of these losses on its going to have a lot of Impact on the spending Power of the com she its going to affect Many areas of the not just going Down to Eaton or the Bay Type the list of the surplus sed jobs was compiled in mid april through information from staffers in the Var ious Federal regional Brown the cuts Are part of the move to eliminate civil servant positions nationally by outlined in the finance minister Paul Martins february the first of the surplus notices will be Given to workers in septem John Harvard James said while he didst know officially How Many jobs would be he speculated it would be far fewer than the estimated after the february Harvard said it is important to re member that not All of the positions Are currently and a Good num defence staff expected to take the worst hit cuts from Federal offices in Mani according to information collected in mid april by Sac National defence 614 agriculture 276 human resources 250 Public works and government services 134 Indian affairs 75 62 environment 28 Sta scan 12 natural resources 11 human rights commission 5 total human resources says its More recent proposal has about 200 positions to be agriculture Canada says it has tagged 267 but with 28 positions transferring the net loss to Manitoba would be Ber of workers will take the Early retirement and leave As some people leave the civil service each that fluidity leaves a lot of room for he Brown said As Many As Manitoban Are employed in Federal about on a seasonal More jobs will fall off the payroll As the departments work toward their targets Over the next couple of she missing from the unions tally Are the jobs to be Cut at the heritage and Industry originally estimated to lose 150 and 15 positions forecast darkens Hopes for Holiday weekend Joe free press police Rush arrested Man to Cruiser after gun Glish As a second took the incident in i was a Little but i want the one they were looking he said with a its its for our its for the Good of the police later apprehended a Man in his 40s running out the Back door of 1604 Ross he remained in police custody with weapons charges gun control police also removed two rifles and a cardboard Box from the Anderson said while he was relieved the incident didst go any fur it underscores the need for gun my whole family is he it also says something to me about the mental condition of people with As he noted the incident occurred at lunch when lots of neighbourhood children were coming Home from school for were still kind of he for a Man of that its really a Good reason Why there should be gun Here comes the rain just in time for the Victoria Day Long just like every other first unofficial Long weekend of the it this one is shaping up to be wet and not even As warm As it was last every May we get some Precipio conceded environment can Ada spokesman Dale he some years you can get some really Nice he have meant this the forecast for Southern Mani Toba and Northwestern Ontario Calls for mainly Cloudy skies throughout the weekend with today is expected to be mostly Cloudy with a 40 per cent Chance of showers and a High of temperatures should dip Down to Over rising to a daytime High of a 30 per cent Chance of the Mercury should fall to again overnight tomorrow while mondays Outlook Calls for mixed Cloud and Sun and a warming High of if youre thinking that not too the Normal High for this time of year is and the Low is last Victoria Day weekend was also but there were even a few Thunder but if All the talk of cold and rain int enough to keep you from the great outdoors this note that All of Manitoba provincial Parks and campgrounds Are keep in mind that liquor is banned Over the Long weekend at grand Birds Falcon Falcon West Hawk Lake and Malo provincial in the its about making not love its thursday in sitting in my car outside Dair Wip driven on Marion waiting for a cheeseburger and another announcement on a Deal to save the whatever comes hello a caller to Job what is going on theres a crackling on my car in not sure if its Static or Vic Grant scratching his what is going on Roll the Qiu on the Day after the Winnipeg jets Are pronounced a Grade 8 class in Winnipeg writes letters to nil commissioner Gary Bettman dear Bettman Gordon Sinclair one reason the Winnipeg jets May be leaving is because Winnipeg has a Small population and the tickets needed to be at a higher you must do gods you should also put your Trust in Jesus if you Are not a Christian you should become the mandatory seven Days pass and Gary doing gods resurrects the the who promised his balance budget government would put million at most into a new has nearly quadrupled his Best Filmon challenges Susie Thompson and Lloyd Axworthy to match his Arena pledge of that million tax what is going on the Community minded radio station that makes Money broadcasting jets begins operation a Public Appeal for hockey fans to save the they dont mention anything about saving Piggy Banks All Over the City fall faster than hogs at a woman Calls City Hall to say she has cashed in her insurance policy to save the word leaks out that someone thinks the jets players should donate million so they can stay in getting paid in loonies and taxed at Canadian knowing that they could get traded next year Winnipeg Law firms donate and Winnipeg car dealers give More than what is going on at the jets rally at the the Clouds suddenly part and the Sun shines Down on frenzied someone in the recognizing the Clouds parting for the Miracle it obviously turns to a stranger and draws the equally obvious god is a a apparently moved by an inspiring message on Calls Rick Boychuk and threatens to kill him because Hes against the jets having a new City Council subsequently agrees by a vote of 133 to spend is it million on a new City councillors who were against the Deal when less City Money was involved have suddenly seen the or was it the mob wearing jets jerseys in the Balcony god save Job reports operation grassroots has collected More than but High noon on decision Day passes and theres no there Are reports that Izzy Asper has left for Barry Shenkarow Doest know whats going Sqq now ill Tell you whats going on in terms big businessmen and Little hockey fans can were watching a couple of major league Grinders who forget there on the same Shenkarow and Asper and heavyweights likes these we Haven seen since Tunney and Ali and Laurel and whats going on ill Tell you whats going my cheeseburger has finally god is a Short order ;