Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 25, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free october a3 jets Deal becomes silent Factor continued from a1 North Kildonan candidate and former councillor Don attempting a political said he could not Tell who is ahead in his his principal oppo Mark Anthony said he is receiving a positive response to his former City councillor Larry Fleisher said the Large number of close races is a reflection of Public discontent with the political sys a lot of people will run if they think they have a Chance to he if people Are con they Are not going to Lazarenko said the electorate is angry about crime and some people Are saying take the Council put and put in a fresh said the controversy surrounding efforts to save the Winnipeg jets and build a new Arena May be a silent Factor in Many Ward he its playing a Lazarenko so much Media theres never been any thing like Lazarenko pointed out that councillors who opposed the Deal to save the jets Are facing serious including Rick by Chuk Transcona and Lillian Thomas former City councillor Shirley Tim Rudolph is challenging boy Chuk in a repeat of their bitter 1992 election Thomas is also being challenged by a former councillor in another six candidate Ray Brunka served on Council from 1974 to three councillors who shifted their positions during the Arena debate Are also facing stiff Chal Lenges Sandy Hyman River Jae Eadie James and Evelyne Reese Hyman is facing serious Chal Lenges from businessman Garth Steek and Winnipeg in the nineties candidate Don Eadie faces a major Challenge from Howard Skrypnyk in a four candidate win candidate Daniel Vandal is challenging Reese in a two Candi Date but Glen Murray fort the most articulate oppo nent of the Arena is viewed As being Well in the Lead in his reelection Amaro Silva Daniel Mclyn who consistently supported the Arena is facing a Chal Lenge from former nip my Cyril former councillor Peter Dia Mant said the possibility of sever Al new faces would change the political equation on theres a dominant group on Council that has not been Able to work Diamant there Are four or five Council May be Able to work Ogeth but Fraser predicted there would be few i Haven seen a with two councillors being acclaimed and a really weak list of Chal Fraser said that while there were was a great Deal of anger toward the political system he did not detect that hostility being directed at City i see the incumbents he observers say the race is tight for Boychuk and while Murray and councillors John Angus Al Golden John Prystanski Point Douglas and Mike Oshaughnessy old Kil Donan Are leading comfortably As voters go to the Steinback votes on liquor again Canadian press it May be close to decision time in but in Stein they have another referendum to worry one of Southern Canadas last dry communities is due for a liquor vote the question facing the Prosper Ous bib Lebelt Community is part of municipal elections being held in 201 communities across Mani Steinbach residents have already voted three times to ban All sales of Beer and local who face Competition from a bar just outside the town keep reviving the the Community of about 45 Kilometres Southeast of win has More than two dozen this federalists Are fearful by Dan Lett National reporter Montreal Damp ened by the deaf ened by the blaring music and just a Little ruffled by the crush of the overflow crowd at the spartan Verdun Hugh Johnston had some trouble getting caught up in All the excite an estimated to no supporters packed the Stuffy Junior hockey Arena for what organizers had hoped would not Only be the largest federalist but the largest rally by either a former Winnipeg Ger who moved from the key Stone province in has lived in for most of his adult he lived through the 1980 referendum and has watched with quiet concern As the yes forces those who would separate Quebec from Canada have apparently gained momentum and pulled ahead in the referendum yes surge fuels jitters a1 he was in the Paul Sauve Arena to hear former prime minister Pierre Trudeau deliver his definitive speech in the first referee he watched with Relief As the no forces carried the but Johnston said the feeling in the Verdun Arena yesterday was people Are less less but they Are con the Way i can figure the separatists have a real possibility of winning and i dont like fuelled by that same concern and desperately hoping for a spark for their sagging political no supporters Gath ered last night in the driving rain and growing streaming into the aging Arena until it was packed to the several Hundred were left to Lis ten to the speeches on loudspeakers outside the Arena in the Windy French language Rock Filmon touts improved Canada by Alice Krueger legislature reporter Chretien Speaks to crowd at huge no rally last and Roll music blared from the huge speakers perched on either Side of the laser beams shone front the ceiling and the crowd throbbed with signs and each time one of the three main speakers dragged the throng to its feet with a Battle the Arena was flooded with television lights so a Host of cameras could record the sea of federalist and for the most the speakers did not the evening kicked off with prime minister followed by conservative Leader Jean Charest and then Quebec Liberal Leader Daniel advisers seek to Calm Panicky investors continued from a1 Mareira and Poersch Are fret Ting Over what a yes vote might do to their financial dreams specifically the mortgage pay ments on their Riverview but who came to Canada from Portugal As a child 18 years ago and has Learned to speak both official said her worries go far beyond the for us its More of an emotional Issue than a financial one if they Quebe cers vote yes on the ill be very upset and ill probably bawl All id like to see Quebec stay in the Bank of Montreal main Branch in downtown Winnipeg said yesterday it saw no evidence of any Stampede by Manitoban to lock in their but financial advisers spent the Day trying to reassure nervous Colin investment adviser with Nesbitt Burns said his phone was ringing More than usual yesterday As some investors begin to panic Over the yes sides apparent momentum in the the majority of my clients Are just looking for some reassurance from me and an answer in terms of is there anything we can should we do it depending on what whats going to happen to our Ryan he said Hes telling most of his clients that if they have a properly diversified theres really not much that can be Ryan said some people Are converting their Money into Dol a move he said Doest make much sense at this stage because while the Dollar May go lower its got More upside than Down Side Over the Long you can have your Money in american stocks and still be in Canadian he Lyle an Independent financial said he too was getting Calls from clients fearing a yes he said people Are afraid of los ing Money because of the drop Ping Canadian Dollar and Are converting their holdings into the worst part is the vote is so close youre gambling no mat Ter what you he Manitoba Premier Gary Filmon says he expects federa Provin Cial talks aimed at improving the Canadian federation to take place shortly after next weeks Quebec but until he said Quebe cers need to be assured they Are a vital part of Canada and that Manitoban do not want them to i think what Quebe cers need to know is that Manitoban value Quebec As a vital part of our confederation and want them to remain a very Strong part of this the Mani Toba Premier said i think everyone wants to have a no vote so we can get on with continuing to make this the Best country in the noting that the United nations in three of the four last years has said Canada is the Best country in the Fil Mon its inconceivable that we would break it asked whether he would be willing to reopen constitutional talks to include a distinct society Filmon said constitutional discussions already Are slated to take place in less than 18 he said Manitoba has always agreed Quebec is a distinct society in culture and the application of civil Howe Manitoba has maintained Quebec should not be granted any special Powers other provinces Filmon said there were Brief discussions Between first minis ters in Montreal As recently As last we talked about getting on with this business of eliminating overlap and and making the federation work bet he jets May Hook taxpayers one More year loss liability could run to 97 by Paul Samyn legislature reporter the official closing Date for the Sale of the Winnipeg jets is july 1997 not 1996 As announced last the free press has finance minister Eric Stefanson last night confirmed the 1997 which raises the spectre of tax payers being on the Hook for another season of jets Stefanson said the us proposed Sale of the team to Amer ican investors Richard Burke and Steven Gluckstern is scheduled to conclude next but the later closing Date was included to reflect the fact the 1991 interim operating agreement does not expire until june under the 1991 signed by Premier Gary Filmon and former mayor Bill City and provincial taxpayers Are required to cover the teams losses until 1997 if the team remains in losses this year Are expected to be As High As Mil in the agreement Between the jets majority owners and Burke and the closing Date refers to july 1997 or at an earlier Date As agreed upon by the buyer and the Stefanson Stefanson stressed he has been assured the team will be sold before the Start of the next adding he will receive letters con firming the 1991 master agree ment will not interfere with a july 1996 its a he Stefanson added there Are a number of Stop and go Points built into the Deal to ensure a search for new buyers could begin Early in 1996 if the current Deal runs into jets president Barry Shenkarow told a news conference last week the Deal will close july and the interim operating agree ment will end at that while both the province and the City received copies of the Deal last the 1997 closing Date remained both Stefanson and the cites chief commissioner Rick Frost refused to comment on the closing Date when approached by the free press starting last i am not going to make any comment on the Deal Frost said i have not had the Opportunity to take it to Council confidential taxpayers own 36 per cent of the but both Stefanson and Frost said further details of the Sale Are confidential Between the two Pri vate parties in the Sale of the nip Leader Gary doer accused the tories of withholding the information in order to help mayor Susan Thompsons reelection what i am concerned about is the honesty of this doer once again they have withheld facts from the its ethically wrong and financially devastating for who was not mayor when the 1991 operating agreement was said she knew nothing about the proposed Deal As she has been Busy on the Campaign she the team will be gone at the end of this sea the City has said that 1996 is it and that is what it will she mayoral candidate Terry who voted in favor of the 1991 operating said he was shocked by the closing the fact we May be paying losses for another year is he mayoral candidate Peter Kauf who also voted in favor of the 1991 could not be reached for Gluckstern and Burke could not be reached for Section Central with the election ;