Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 12, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba A j o Winnipeg free press August 1995 inside Story jets Deal going nowhere fast by Nick Martin and John Douglas staff reporters talks Between the spirit of Manitoba and the current owners of the Winnipeg jets ended last night with Little resolved and the future of nil hockey in Manitoba in two representatives of the ownership met spirit members Gerry Hartley Richardson and Harold Buchwald for two hours last night to see if the two groups could get together in an Effort to keep the jets in nothing significant was accomplished and the two sides have not agreed on a future if there is any future at id say the Candle is burning very one source the meeting follows a Public admission by spirit that it has failed to raise half the million needed to Purchase the majority shares and create an endowment fund to cover future governments held out some Hope later in the week something might be although every one is calling the Effort a Long City Council approved a motion that would allow another group to Salvage the hockey team should spirit youve got to work together with the existing owners or its spirit president Cam Osier told reporters after a three hour Board Osier said if Shenkarow group covered some or All of a lion spirit could still close the Sale by but other Board members admit the Deal is underfunded by More than Mil that Why the group with Drew yesterday its request for an Extension of the 15 Osier said there was no change in the membership of spirits Board during yesterdays Sev eral sources admit that after squeezing Shenkarow out two months he is unlikely to Deal with either Osier or spirit chair Man Alan there has been no word from Revenue Canada about a tax ruling spirit needs to make the Deal viable for Osier but he admitted the National hockey league wrote the group thursday expressing concern Over spirits financial sources say the league told the group its plan was aggressive by about million a Osier refused to reveal its nothing spirit discusses with Shenkarow would fundamentally change the business which Council approved by a 106 vote thursday Osier Snow Cap president Paul Sveinson said yesterday his group has raised a substantial amount of Cash to offer to Sveinson has been trying for five years to convince City Council to support his concept of a multiplex at the Axworthy looking to Rescue terrorist intercity literacy program by Bud Robertson staff reporter in an ironic twist of Winnipeg beat the Street literacy program could be saved by Ottawa just after being told it would lose All its Federal funding this human resources minister Lloyd who was in Winnipeg yesterday to announce million in Federal funding to Start nine local youth oriented said he was disturbed by news that the intercity literacy Centre would lose its annual Grant from the Federal pathways to Success Axworthy said Ottawa makes no decisions on How pathways spends the Money it one of the most important supports you can give for kids who have dropped out or Are in some sort of trouble is literacy said Axworthy in a Telephone interview the minister said he has arranged a meeting with beat the Street officials to assess their needs and find some Way of keeping the pro Gram i keep them going if pathways is still not willing to renew the centres said i think because of the work of the i can find resources elsewhere to keep them More than people have benefited from literacy training since the Centre opened in its executive director since last beat the streets funding has been controlled by the Winnipeg aboriginal management which axed its funding along with a number of other programs last yesterdays announcement involves nine projects through the youth ser vices Canada and youth internship some of the offered through existing include to establish a non profit Community recycling business managed by youth and employing Street kids to develop work and life skills among unemployed youth through the Maples youth Justice com Mittee and nearly to assist 200 unemployed University and College graduates make the transition into the permanent labor officials from neither beat the Street nor the aboriginal management Board could be reached for comment last province keeps youth service operating the province will provide emergency funding to Macdonald youth services so that its youth resource Centre can keep its crisis shelter open until spokeswoman Shelley Bellchamber said this week the province will fund the which houses dozens of kids a until the youth Centre can mount its own corporate fundraising Campaign Over the next few this brings us time so that we can launch our own Appeal Bellchamber it serves As a catalyst for Bellchamber also said the province has agreed to provide on third funding for the resource Centre on a Lon term remain ing funds will be raised from the business Community and by the centres special its the validation we need because we think its a 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vital 2551227 ext 2541 we regret thai Only a limited number of appointments can be your Beautiful advantage support Strong Here prof says Many sikhs in Canada Back Khal Stan liberation front by Bud Robertson staff reporter ramp tip pays to tews that a Winnipeg sikh i has been charged with try ing to smuggle a reputed Indian terrorist into Canada does it come As a Shock to a local pro Fessor noted for his knowledge of International its not the slightest bit Surpris said Peter a Politi Cal studies professor at the University of Many sikhs in Canada support financially and otherwise attempts by the Khal Stan libera Tion front to create an Independent state in John the movement is very Strong in he adding much of it has to do with the Large number of sikhs living in this Between to sikhs live in a 32yearold Winnipeg pin Der Singh has been charged with attempting to smuggle Daya Singh 33 the reputed Leader of the Khal Stan liberation front into Sandhu is considered India most wanted immigration officials said yesterday he is wanted for questioning in a bus bombing that killed eight people and wounded 29 oth ers and is also a suspect in political kidnapping and arms trafficking in leaders of Winnipeg sikh com played Down bars i dont think it reflects anything on our said Harbans Singh president of the sikh society of Brar is not related to finder terrorism May be alive and Well in he stressed but its its not going to come but Hakam another Mem Ber of the sikh said the actions of a few cast a bad Light on others in the i think it reflects badly on another sikh Darshan Singh Brar also no relation to the arrested said the past president of the sikh Sci air India bombing linked to the Elf heres a Brief sketch of what the Khal Stan liberation Force is and incidents it has been linked to the Khal Stan liberation Force is fighting for a sikh state in the sikh rebels began a separatist War in claiming religious and economic discrimination by India hindu dominated Federal sikh extremists were responsible for the h assassination of Indian prime minister Indira after Indian government attacked the sikh holiest the Golden Temple of at least sikhs and 200 soldiers were the Elf has been linked to the 1985 bombing of an air India jetliner that crashed the coast of killing 329 most of them canadians of East Indian Gurjant Singh buds Elf founder who was killed in a gun Battle with police in is linked to two train massacres in India in 1990 and 1991 in which a total of 150 people were Thompson launches Canadas first zer0zone program mayor Susan Thompson officially launched a National Ozone awareness program this making Winnipeg the first City to take part in a countrywide the called zer0 zone Ozone depletion was initiated by the Sierra said the local branches chairwoman Christine in co operation with the Provin Cial and City the project involves distributing kits that Tell people about the need to recover and Recycle Ozone depleting substances in refrigeration and air common Singh said the project would also raise the Public aware Ness of the effects of Ozone depletion on the damage to the Ozone results in greater risk of cancer and information kits Are available at Caa Winnipeg the Mani Toba fort Whyte Centre or at the environment Canada Green zer0zone can be reached at world Vigil for Bosnia nine Winni Eggers joined hands and hearts with the world yesterday at the legislature in a two minute Vigil for the people of Bosnia Herze it was the first of a month of daily vigils in which participants from around the world will unite spiritually to help those in the War said organizer Tom it May Only be a Token but one that in sure will be App re said organizer Gwen Peters and Yudain said they received letters signed by Ivan Bosnia ambassador to the and bosnian minister Muhamed asking them to participate in the daily a Vigil will be held daily in the Northeast Corner of the legislative grounds until it ;