Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 2, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba E in t e him Iviel in t Christmas fanfare Santa Claus Parade draws Chilly fans it Hospital delay outrages family missed it Berrr by that much billboard offers glimpse of heaven out of reach Daniel Day Lewis keeps shutters closed on his Only 23 More Days to finish your shopping in classifieds before revolution theme poorly handled Folk so a tasty recipe i tiny Tim Dies Marshall leads with her the richest athlete Tyson tops list of 40 highest paid Cyclone lose season i is the Cal truly Colour Broncos to play in Home Corral Canada world in diversions Cross sports word net Reader and Ann to garbage Day 3 school Day 2 the weather sunny with increasing High Low details on Page b6 in m in Winnipeg free press plus taxes higher in outlying december Bon marrow match elusive ready to help Lori by Tammy Marlowe for the free press Karen Mcgregor was con Vinced yesterday that some thing wonderful was happening in mcgregors daughter Lori has a rare form of leukaemia and is in desperate need of a Bon marrow hundreds of strangers from All Over the City came yesterday to Maples collegiate to donate their their Money and most importantly their in Hopes of finding a the people of Winnipeg Are out said Mcgregor As she watched Waves of people pass by her at the loonies for Lori Bone marrow they Are fulfilling my at one As Many As 75 peo ple waited in line for the information session while another 50 stood in line to donate blood by about 7 More than people had Given a blood organizers said they would keep the doors open until no one was weve been Busy right from 9 said loonies for Lori com Mittee member Bryan people from As far away As Brandon and Thompson drove to Winnipeg to donate we know what its like to have a child with said donor Kath Leen Gurr As she waited patiently in line with her husband to get their samples i Hope one of us Many donors stopped to say hello to Mcgregor and wish her Good Jeff free press health sciences Centre Laboratory technologist Helen Allwood removes syringe from Pat my wife and i had some Money collected for the cancer foundation from our explained Jeff Ridell As his blood Sample was being we thought this was a Good idea Lori attend the but her Mother said she was keeping up on the news by listening to q 94 the radio Sta Tion broadcast from the clinic All Mcgregor was obviously moved by the one Good turn deserves Mcgregor somebody going to find a somebody going to it costs about to test each blood organizers donors were asked to pay for their own but the Money was not in just blown away by Peoples the people of Winnipeg Are they Are fulfilling my Loris mom Karen Mcgregor mom Karen Mcgregor said Volunteer Allyson whose daughter is one of Loris Best organizers would not say How much Money was collected yester any Money raised goes to help pay for the serology lab hired by the mcgregors to test the its Sale rings up a record largest share offering Ever lures thousands of investors by John Douglas editor More than 23 million shares of the provincial Telephone company go on Sale around noon thousands of investors have quietly put in orders for the largest Public share offering in Manitoba his shares Are expected to be sold for Between and Ive been getting Between 60 and 80 Calls a with the average invest ment being about one broker said there Are a lot of Bro kers who believe the offering May already be no one can buy or sell Manitoba telecoms services Slock until officials of the company which four Days ago was called Manitoba Tele phone system file a preliminary prospectus with the provincial Securi ties but once that is a giant Selling machine kicks into High gear As com Pany officials launch first a provincial Effort and then a National Campaign to take the Telephone company the timing be telecommunications stocks Are at a 52week gaining More than 18 per cent in the last three telus formerly Alberta government telephones gained about 49 per cent this Betel climbed 30 per cent and Bce Bell Canada Rose 44 per it is a very hot one Toronto broker but its officials Are taking Noth ing for they spent the week end poring Over the Fine print of the French and English versions of the 60 Page preliminary More than copies of the document were officials also spent the Day stuffing nearly information kits that will be distributed during a 20community Manitoba tour by two sales the 12person teams will give a full multimedia presentation and will hand out these include technical data needed to make an investment plus a calling card that gives the user some free Lon distance continued please see heres How to buy its Stock interested in purchasing its Stock heres what you need to Dor talk to a registered investment dealer for see your financial institution Trust credit Caisse Populaire or to pick up a preliminary fill out an application form indicating of shares you would sign a declaration notifying Manitoba write a Cheque for the amount based on the preliminary shares Are expected to Cost to if there Are too Many buyers for this larger investors will be scaled Back a Date will be announced by which applications can be applicants will receive an instalment receipt similar to a shares Linda still Omsk i Winnipeg free press Crooks dont stand a Chance in Baldur by Debbie Hysop for the free press b Aldur its being dubbed by the mounties As Manitoba Crim free thanks to the efforts of the Baldur crime this Small town in southwestern Manitoba is among the safest in North we have virtually a Zero per cent crime rate Here in terms of break and boasts crime watch coordinator Rick the group was organized in Early 1994 after the business Community got edgy about a group of people that were walking into stores and other businesses and blatantly casing the a watch was set up that very and the thieves were stopped in their from a Core of about 10 mainly business the group now has 60 people who take turns watching the streets at night every in a town of just situated on Highway 23 about 175 Kilometres Southwest of that an incredibly High participation Small towns Are susceptible to breaking because thieves know they Are Kilometres from an ramp if the citizen patrols see suspicious vehicles or they dont but rather Call the ramp on a cell phone purchased with Community a patrol was responsible for the arrest two years ago of a group of thieves that broke into a business in nearby Cartwright and was staking out the people on the watch got the licence plate phoned the ramp and they were stopped and found to have stolen tires from the Cartwright shop in the Back of the he this town is set up absolutely perfectly for this kind of Johnson theres just four roads into and so you cant get into town without going through the Corner right in front of my the Highway runs through town and offers Access in two and a Creek and the railway tracks determine the rest of the Killarney ramp Ted when asked for statistics on crime in said there int he said theres been Only one breaking in the last three and the perpetrators were theres not even any complaints about mischief or wilful last the group received an award from Romeo Leblanc recognizing their efforts in crime and the town is used As an example in a new ramp initiative aimed at setting up Community watch programs in other Johnson said he figures the word is out that someone is always watch ing in order your Unicorn now to ensure Christmas Hie collectors soc ice presents Lalni Lou Vuu Rcv Hie i i lie first in tin Tubi Ilous creatures ;