Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 28, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Inside Story Winnipeg free press july spirit forges ahead More than million raised by Paul Samyn i and John Douglas staff reporters bloodied but the spirit of Manitoba pushed Forward yesterday claiming to have raised More than million in but with time running Short and the task ahead some won dered aloud if this int an attempt to keep the wheels from falling off an Effort to keep professional hockey in were keeping going and work ing like hell to get this Back on i chairman Alan Sweatman added Board member Charlie Spring this ship is going to go we just have to figure out what path to we dont want to be we want to charge Manitoban will have to wait until today to see if spirit can shrug off a decision by Council not to Grant charitable status to an endowment fund intended to cover future wednesdays decision puts into limbo More than million in spirit has already deposited into a Trust account at Montreal Trust for the endowment fund and million in limited units that have been sold since going on the Market weve got Guys waiving the Money More than million to give away and no one to take Sweatman mayor Susan Thompson warned the decision could end up costing taxpayers nearly million next year if the team is sold and moved out of win despite owning 18 per cent of the hockey Thompson said an operating loss agreement ties the City and the province into Mil Lions in additional by the time everything is paid we would lose out if this Deal fans psyche takes a beating by Tony Davis staff reporter Joe free press Eadie says Hes fed up with giving Breaks to the private sector for eddies a Noman now on Deal by Stevens wild City Hall reporter she wed get Mil but on the Cost Side wed pay out million that an million net then we have to Start looking at the lost economic spirit president Cam Osier said the options were limited proceed without the charitable ruling with an Eye to approaching Council at a later find another vehicle for getting a tax try to get Council to admit the attempt to save the jets has its been a Day of trying to keep people he finance minister Eric Stefanson said yesterday the province is not willing to provide the tax Relief spirit is one of the fundamental conditions that they had to meet has not been met and with out a solution or City Council reconsidering the the Issue is Jae Eadie was mad As hell and he just take it any the usually Mil mannered James councillor was the swing vote in a motion to Grant Charita ble tax status to the spirit of Manitoba endowment it was Defeated wednesday night in an 88 a consistent supporter of mayor Susan and member of the powerful executive policy Eadie said he cast the decisive vote against the proposal because he is fed up with giving Breaks to the private sector group who wanted to buy the Winnipeg jets and keep them in my patience wore also chairman of the finance com said in tired that the private sector comes Back and asks for a handout when they Haven raised the Eadie pointed out that the City was one of three Levels of govern ment that committed in May to building a new Arena for Gimli Goodwill Legal a1 in the private sector was supposed to put up another million to buy the while the City has kept to its Side of the Eadie pointed out that no one has seen the color of spirits and Eadie recalled that Busi Ness Mogul Israel Asper told councillors on May 17 that unless the private sector Money was raised in two by May it probably could not be raised at May 19 has come and gone and there is still no indications that the private sector has raised the Eadie he said his position and that of the City Hast changed the pub lic sector will build the Arena if the private sector raises the Money to buy the All the governments Are at the that Hast Eadie yesterdays decision Hast changed we dont have a weve never had a Thompson said yesterday the eight councillors who voted jets partnerships on Sale despite vote against the charitable tax status motion deliberately killed the Arena they knew what they were doing and they went out and did Thompson Thompson said the councillors who opposed the motion should have waited until they saw the final spirit proposal before cast ing their negative you cant respect people who Cut peo ple off at the Knees before their final conclusion is Terry Duguid North Kil i Donan Thompsons leading opponent in this Falls race for mayor announced last week he was opposed to thet if Duguid is using this As a political platform against its an irresponsible Maneu Thompson Duguid denied yesterday his stance was politically he said he was opposed to the Deal because it had been altered from the Deal approved by coun cil in we have been asked every two weeks for some new conces he no one has stood up and said coun Jae Eadie and i said like thousands of Vince Carboni got caught up in the euphoria to keep the jets in town so much so that his Small computer supplies firm forked Over to help out now Hes one of Many fans and supporters who feel let Down by their publican private sector leaders and who Are just fed that was a Nice feeling Back then when the Community rallied to support the people were if Felt like a historic occasion that Day at Portage and said but As time went on there was one letdown after i think the people did their part but the City forefathers let us now i just dont care Asim almost sick of the Sto Winnipeg sports psychologist Cal Botterill said that while Winnipeg Gers Are a resilient Bunch the loss of the jets after such a tremendous Effort to save them could Well leave the City psyche and a jaded citizenry May be slow to respond to Calls for Volun Teers or donations to events such As the Panama games in people Are disappointed and the level of Trust they have in politicians and business leaders of this City has really dropped Botterill said yes the psyche of this City has really taken a some analysts say wednesdays refusal by City Council to Grant charitable status to spirit of Manitoba was the last Straw for the teams future in Job radio open line Host Peter the Man credited with igniting the save the jets move said that like psychiatric Winni Eggers have suffered wide mood swings As Treyve followed the jets and though he is optimistic the team will remain in Winnipeg despite the recent Warren said should they go he believes the City will get Over the loss More quickly than Botterill Winni Eggers Are a special kind of Prairie there a durable the Sun still comes up tomorrow and life will go by Kelly Taylor business reporter efforts to sell a lion limited partnership in the Winnipeg jets Are still going ahead despite a vote by City Council wednesday to deny extending charitable status to spirit of Manitoba endowment people Are proceeding with Selling the units As they were before councils Chuck president of Richard son one of two authors of the said yester no order has been Given to pull the plug on he Wellington West capital president Charles Spring said million in partnership units had been sold by the end of Busi Ness they include million in pledged support and million in new Winograd said that while the creation of an endowment fund is critical to the entire Deal pro tax savings for contributors to the fund Are not vital for the the existence of a foundation is necessary to the Deal we he How the foundation gets in place is not ii the brightest and the free 1994 ii Winnipeg an aids Benefit s p 0 h s 0 r e 0 the lift Ano meath insurance companies i Canada broken songs Brown Tracy Dahl James Ehnes Jennifer Hanson every Haht Gwen Hoebing Richard Hurst Stephe Sitarski ear Stafford Bria Sykora Arkady Pesarczyk Richard Turner Souvie revers Winnipeg symphony orchestra Tjie Wyro Sisters Zhang Weiqiang its local 63 Winnipeg musicians september 8 Centennial concert Hall tickets patrons available at ticketmaster outlets 7803333 proceeds to health sciences Centre Boniface general Hospital research Viu Aoe 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