Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 17, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free october 1995 a 7 City being cheated Duguid by Bud Robertson staff reporter t t Tinni Eggers Are being cheated of their fair share of gambling Rev mayoral candidate Terry Duguid that Money is being sucked out of our local Duguid said yesterday outside Mcphillips Street station despite a Promise by the province to share gaming Rev Duguid the City Doest get anything from either the Mcphillips Street station or club Regent As a he Winnipeg is losing out on nearly million a year or 10 per cent of gaming revenues from the two the province is also failing to live up to its agreement to return 10 per cent of video lottery Termi Nal revenues raised in other City said the City currently receives or million less than it is owed under that he the province has not been play ing by its own he Duguid noted that million was raised in Winnipeg from volts and other lotteries in compared to the 54 per cent returned to Manitoba As a Only 46 per cent was reinvested in the City to support Community pro he if Winnipeg received the same mayor sees More contracting out by Nick Martin City Hall reporter Wayne free press Duguid says Winni Eggers dont get their fair share of provincial gambling share of gaming revenues As the rest of the Duguid City charities and organizations would receive an additional million in provincial Duguid said that within a month of becoming he would sit Down with provincial officials to try to resolve the Susan spokeswoman for the Manitoba lotteries said the distribution of gaming revenues is a provincial last the two casinos Gener ated about million Between a spokesman for the provincial lotteries distribution department could not be reached for comment Duguid also promised As he would negotiate a fairer capital Region the capital Region encompasses Winnipeg and 15 surrounding Duguid said three main objectives in the negotiations would be to give Winnipeg a majority vote on the capital Region to give municipalities the right to veto development that adversely affects other municipalities and to compensate Winnipeg for services it provides to people living just out Side the perimeter Duguid said compensation could take the form of a regional Levy or greater provincial support for City expenses such As welfare and the City desperately needs to contract out far More of its jobs and services to offset impending Federal mayor Susan Thompson said yes Ottawa Impact on provincial combined with the Fil Mon governments balanced Bud get puts the City behind the Thompson told what is absolutely critical is flexibility in the Thomp son she wants further downsizing of the cites increased and extensive contracting Thompson could not identify ser vices Likely to be contracted out other than garbage or speculate which jobs performed by City workers that the private sector would be willing to garbage pickup is now split Between the City and the private Council would require that companies taking Over contracted out duties offer jobs to City she Thompson also expected City workers would eventually be required to bid against the private sector to keep their Council is less than one year into a five year Deal with its largest local 500 of Canadian Union of Public the Deal guarantees no but does allow contracting Thompson said she has asked chief commissioner Rick Frost for a report on what services Council can contract and Well have to see what he comes Back she expected Council could begin contracting out in the 1996 cupe local 500 president Paul moist scoffed that Thompson is desperate for votes As the 25 election those sound like pretty Desper ate moist its not that moist said the collective agree ment sets out a process for Dis cussing contracting including a detailed business plan from the work with the he urged moist said cupe has helped Council Cut costs through the Auto bin automated refuse collection which the Union would like to see mayoral 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