Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 26, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Log 1 the health even a Little fat can Hurt new Harvard study says City forces kids to tear Down u of m dispute goes Back to the Mike Ward explores toilet retailers gear up for Christmas utto wac imm 18 master of horror director wed Craven tackles new Eddie Murphy hybrid music stores full of live albums i Winnipeg magician does his stuff at Holly Hunter enjoys her Oscar of Seinfeld in is mols roomers Greg Clark is Blue bombers nominee for outstanding braves take 31 Lead in world shark sniper adjusts to his new senior a hockey making a comeback Orlando loses some of its magic diversions Cross Ann in sports to the weather sunny with Cloudy High details on paged 4 Winnipeg free press 5 plus taxes outlying october take that Thompson crows Kaufmann grabs 2nd place move to right kills Duguid by Nick Martin City Hall reporter Jeff free press a victorious Thompson makes her Way through the crowd at her Victory party at the Norwood hotel last Council now tilts to the right by Bill Redekop and Tony Davis staff reporters c Ity Council has moved to the Winni Eggers voted for changes to City Council in five wards yes and three seats formerly held by left leaning councillors will now be represented by More conservative politicians potentially More supportive to mayor Susan Only three liberals now hold seats Glen Murray fort Lillian Thomas Lrnwood and newcomer Dan Vandal in North Kildonan and River Heights More conserva Tive councillors replaced left lean ing its saying to you didst do and cuts have to be and youre wasting our Scott Mackay of probe research said of yesterdays election a couple of irritants have been removed for said Christopher University of Winnipeg political refer ring to the losses of incumbents Sandy Hyman River Heights and Rick Boychuk its a conservative Leo two longtime councillors Defeated were Hyman and Evelyn Reese while newcomer Mark Lubosch fills the seat left vacant in North Kildonan by Terry dug ids bid for two other incumbents Mike Oshaughnessy old Kildonan and Jae Eadie James got the scare of their winning squeakers Over surprisingly Strong runs by opponents John Orlikov and George Carter continued please see voters gave City Council a message get with the mayors a jubilant Susan Thompson said last people took me very i dont think Council Council was not up to the same Speed i theres been a message delivered to the voting backed up her claim a notably More conservative Council was elected and Thompson had a with All polls Thompson got votes to for Gro cer Peter Kaufmann and for Terry who gave up his Council seat to Challenge Kaufmann was gracious and sub Dued As he congratulated Thomp son at her Victory party just after close but no he said wryly As he walked into the but not bad for a Bald ing Thompson and Kaufmann raised their hands for the cameras As Kaufmann told the Susan and i changed this town from a left ant business City to a pro Centre right City and my name will be on the ballot in three Thompson conceded that Kauf Mann ate into her my win would have been much bigger if Kaufmann had not been in the Thompson said she will phone prospective members of her executive policy committee but refused to Thompson was charitable to Duguid and Kaufmann As she addressed about 300 exultant sup continued please see jets fans thank mayor for trying to save club by Bruce Owen staff reporter the team is but that didst Stop Many Winnipeg jets fans from returning mayor Susan Thompson to office in yesterdays civic although the jets didst figure highly in reelection Issue people seem to Stop talk ing about them at the voting Booth in a big jets fan and miss Thompson was one of those who pushed for the jets so i voted for West Kildonan resident Reg Nichols in disappointed and i dont know what in going to do with myself next win but she tried and Ive got to thank her for i still think this would be a bet Ter City with a hockey team and a new West end resident Bob Marshall said the same after casting his ballot at orioles Community although she didst save the i still like what she he you cant fault her with a businessman decision to move the other voters said Thompson deserved a second term in despite her Well documented prob lems in getting Council to work groundwork i think Shes just Laid the groundwork and its time to give her More time to get it James voter Erik Nielsen when Hast there not been a lot of fights on added his wife even when Steve Juba was around there was fight West Kildonan residents Chuck and Margaret Reynolds also said Thompson should have another three years to represent the Shes had a real rough time with those goofs on Margaret she should be Given a other Winni Eggers voted for Thompson because she separated herself from the old boys net work of big businessmen and Shes a Strong woman and Shes battled the old boys network quite River Heights voter Tracy Trestor Shes stayed Neutral and kept her head above Thompson was criticized during the election race for not keeping her earlier Campaign Promise of freezing that did not matter to those who voted for since she was the lesser of three its better the Devil we know than the Devil we North Kil Donan voter Tom Rees booted in i few surprises in Rural towns As mayoral hopefuls acclaimed a9 Susan Thompson wins her spurs with second a14 How you voted Susan Thompson Peter Kaufmann Terry Duguid Nick Ernette Theresa Ducharme Natalie Pollock Michael Grieger total ballots cast for mayor percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot 53 per cent think Chretien pleads by bore Cox Canadian press Ottawa saying Canada is facing a prime minister Chretien made a Heartfelt Appeal yester Day to que Beers who Are think ing of voting yes in mondays sovereignty i am telling them that if they wish to remain they Are taking a very dangerous Chretien said in a historic address on National anyone who really wants to remain a Canadian should think twice before taking such a dangerous Chretien made no promises for change in Canada beyond what he has already made r greater decentralization is com he recognizes Quebec As a distinct society and there will be no constitutional change without Quebec Chretien made it Clear hell fight the final Days of the referendum with pleas to Quebe cers not to break up Canada rather than promises for have you found one one Good to destroy Canada he Chretien address was Broad cast simultaneously in French and continued please see Harvard sounds Unity charge ignore Quebec officials warning to Montreal my urges by Manfred Jager and Wanda Chow staff reporters Winnipeg my John har Vard urged Manitoban last night to Call the Bluff of Quebec chief electoral officer and hop aboard one of the special flights both major airlines Are offering to Many Manitoban had booked on to the special nation Al Unity flights to visit their que Bec lobby them to stay in Canada and attend a big rally tomorrow in the announced yester Day and set to take off this morn originated in Vancouver and were picking up people from major patriots invading Montreal Canadian cities in route to Mon but Pierre Quebec chief electoral demanded last night that Canadian which started the and air which quickly matched the cancel the he said the special fares constitute a Polit ical expense under the terms of Quebec referendum legislation and have not been sounds like a Bluff to said i think they should ignore sounds like a Man that could be working for the Sepa if Hes a separatist sympathize maybe Hes trying to bring out the Rule Book to try and discourage federalists from going to but Canadian airlines spokes woman Laurie Schild said the Spe Cial rates Are perfectly she said the airline often offers special rates for special such As baseball games and for Manitoban interest in the referendum jumped yesterday As they began making phone waving the Flag and even stitching a quilt in support of Cana Dian one Winnipeg woman is putting the finishing stitches to a three year a quilt that says keep Canada its my Way of saying i want Canada to stay said Nellie who started the quilt Der Etter Hajni Bank foreign Exchange rates guaranteed corporate accounts ing the Meech Lake constitutional Joan Murphys idea was for canadians to display the Maple Leaf Flag this the vital senior called the free press to ask for a Flag to be printed in the it will this a National Unity rally will be held sunday at noon at the late la society fran Comanito Baine invited Winnipeg Gers to the franc Manitoban cultural Centre after monday to watch referendum results on big screen Ken minister of main streets Lighthouse said he is pushing for a National Day of prayer and fasting As a demonstration of concern and ;