Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 17, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Local saturday free May a5 election oils emf Waters Chartrand wins Mckay says vote flawed by Nick Martin staff reporter the turmoil within the Manitoba Metis federation May Well continue with a Challenge to thursdays election Dave spokesman for the fac Tion on the Board that ousted Billyjo de la Ronde As the last president in a bitter and Public court was elected president but presidential candidate Rick Mckay said yesterday he is trying to organize other Defeated candidates to Challenge the out Mckay was furious with a ruling by chief electoral officer a retired who announced at noon thursday that people not on the voters list could go to a polling station and be you didst even have to have a member ship card if everyone there was satisfied you were Mckay Well be targeting judge Hamiltons ruling to allow such a flawed Mckay said candidates workers were canvassing in polling stations in Winnipeg and Selkirk in violation of election he speculated that problems with the voters list one Manitoba Avenue Man said his two pre teen daughters were on it were not isolated Hamilton did not respond to an interview request made yesterday to an aide at the emf election de la who was a candidate for pres ident said he wont join Mckay Dave Chartrand is my and i will support and i wish him he de la Ronde Ernie was also ousted by his Board in a squabble that went to Chartrand expects to meet with his new 22 member Board within two Chartrand said Hamiltons ruling affected each candidate it addressed the and the winners unofficial results of thurs Days Manitoba Metis federation election president David Chartrand Ritter Lake Vic president Oliver directors William Bernice Potoski Dauphin Vic president Gordon directors Grace Doreen Woods South East Vic president Denise directors Roberta Marielee Nault South West Vic president Leah directors Rita George Pelletier the Pas Vic president Muriel directors Dave Joyce Langan Thompson Vic president Jack directors Lisa Darryl Montgomery Winnipeg Vic president Alvin directors Edward Claire Riddle Phil free press Chartrand 1 can work with grassroots Peoples need to though any Metis has the right to Chal Lenge the Chartrand i Hope it Doest the Metis people dont want any of the new Board to bring a hidden Agenda to the table or to engage in Power said who will take a leave of absence from his Job As director of the provinces aboriginal court worker he knows every member of the new emf he i can work with the emf needs to have its provincial Core funding and concentrate on the Mil Lions of dollars it administers for housing and training programs under government fund he theres devolution of Federal Powers occurring in and the Metis people have to get a share of the Metis people Are looking for a brighter and this time there going to get the emf expects its Long awaited Multi billion Dollar land claim to get to court in the fall of he Chartrand promised the new Board will Lis ten to the its been one of the biggest weaknesses in our we do not have Strong com Issue called racist theres going to be violence Roseau River councillor Terry Nelson vowed yesterday to bring gaming to his Home even if it Means resorting to in tired of people talking about our Nel told a crowd of about so protesters outside a City courthouse yesterday Over the lunch what the White people should be asking is How Many White people will theres going to be Vio Nelson spent the Day in hearing arguments from both sides on native control of gambling on Nelson later said White people Are blocking Progress Oft reserves by fighting native attempts to run their own the crowd outside was mostly Young natives hold ing placards and wearing red tape around their Nelson said they dont have jobs because bands cant open their own gaming theres no indians working in the its All White they took it away from us Nel son i do not in any Way relinquish my right to use violence As a last i dont care what the peo ple think about Nelson is charged with five counts of keeping Gam ing machines after police raided five reserves in ramp seized 47 band owned volts Worth an Esti mated where the equipment was seized and who it belonged to Are not in Nelsons lawyer Rhys Jones argued that gaming is a traditional part of native culture and provincial attempts to regulate it amount to a tax Roseau River is one of 12 bands that rent volts from the province for 90 per cent of the the remaining 10 per cent goes to Manitoba in court the Crown and defence went Over the main Points already submitted in written the Case has been put Over to june Mariner Neptune fish Sale s on fresh Cooke scanner lobster 8to12 of 4 10 lobster tails 10 Salmon steaks 10 shark steaks fresh halibut Sleak files live oysters clams arrive daily 472 5862228 Manitoba largest selection of paper plastic party Ware Beer cups liquor cups great prices on plastic cups and More party stuff and two great one great location 657 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weather Lake Winnipeg is expected to reach a maximum of feet by the end of the this level is feet above last years Peak level that occurred in maximum outflows will be maintained from the control Structure at Jenpeo As Long As the Lake is above 715 outflows from Lake Winnipeg have been at maximum since the water level Chart below shows the history of water Levels on Lake Winnipeg for the past two the extremes that have occurred since and a Range of future water Levels for the next three the forecast shown Best estimate will occur if present inflow trends the remaining two forecasts show the Range of possible Levels Given extreme wet or dry 1995 Lake Winnipeg water level 1996 1997 Lake Winnipeg regulation the outflow from Lake Winnipeg is regulated by Manitoba Hydro by Means of a control Structure at the Jenpeo generating station on the Nelson near the outlet of the in addition to the control Structure at the Lake Winnipeg regulation project included the dredging of existing channels 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