Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 19, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manufacturers Benefit As new stores pop up p Hope 1 red wings Are optimistic after their comatose teammate opened his eyes and wiggled his toes yesterday but hesitant or propels new caped crusaders Rise but rejections stir career doubts for George Clooney the weather showers or High Low details on Page d9 m m Jim celebrating years Winnipeg free press c garbage Day 5 school Day 2 inside to shows to be rated the crts has approved a system for rat ing television but it has once again delayed implementation of Chip technology capable of blocking unwanted shows electronically oestrogen or not new evidence suggests oestrogen supplements for women after menopause May halve the risk of alzheimer Dis but another out suggests Lon term use increases the risk of breast cancer by nearly the same 12 baseball Park in doubt the Prospect of Winnipeg getting a new baseball stadium grew dimmer yester sources say City officials and Busi Nessman Sam Katz Are still far apart prison officials criticized a Winnipeg judge has criticized officials at Stony Mountain institution for failing to take Steps to prevent an i positive inmate from committing suicide pol pot surrenders Khmer Rouge Leader pol pots surren Der was greeted with caution yesterday in phenom still tense from fighting Between rival government leaders charter rights at Issue supreme court chief Justice Antonio lamer says charter rights for unborn children Are an element of the sniffing mom Case now before the court today in your City Bill Frisell quartet jazz Winnipeg Winnipeg Art 8 Shakespeare in the ruins twelfth to july Norbert arts and cultural 8 and Winnipeg Gold eyes Winnipeg 7 to Index local Canada world numbers on pagea8 diversions crossword net Reader and Ann in memorials sports to lotto Bonus the Bills flood push deficit to million by Aldo Santin City Hall reporter its going to be a dry and Dusty the administration plan to avoid what has now ballooned to an deficit includes cancelling All Street sweeping for the rest of the closing two outdoor pools in cancelling million Worth of Street and sidewalk maintenance and cutting Back most outdoor and indoor summer recreation pro we have tried to avoid service impacts to the greatest extent said chief commissioner Rick Frost As he explained the deficit avoidance plan to members of the executive policy committee yesterday this has not been a painless the plan was in response to the deficit that developed following aprils Bliz Zard and the initial Esti mates placed the City million in the Hole by the end of the that quickly escalated to million within a Frost said depart ment reviews have uncovered other situations that push the total to More than members of the executive pol icy committee said they were pleased with the plan and relieved the City is avoiding any staff this is a much More appropriate Way to Deal with the said Bill chairman of the works and operations adding he never believed layoffs were continued please see where the City plans to find the Money residential Street sweeping cancelled for the summer and Cut Tyack crack sidewalk repair and curb fire cutting overtime in taking vehicles out of eliminating some management libraries most of that from its boo purchasing recreation programs closing the Happy lands and Windsor Park outdoor operating wading pools one less cutting summer youth centres from six weeks to five Park maintenance reducing litter collection and mowing Dur ing the summer and fall at athletic Fields and sewers defer maintenance that was not done during the two month flood crisis to next water works defer maintenance that was not done during the two month flood crisis to next mayors tour duffs ditch grand Forks looks to avoid disaster by Melanie Verhaeghe for the free press once criticized As an expensive White the red River flood Way is now being Cov eted As a Saviour South of the officials of grand Forks and East grand Forks both devastated by flood Waters this Spring were in Winnipeg yesterday to look at duffs ditch and consider a similar project for North its not really much to but its the East grand Forks mayor Lynn stauss said As he toured the flood Way by air and its the Best system you can it prevents any flooding in the downtown the Praise was welcomed by one of the flood ways original design Engi its very said de we designed something for conditions that finally appeared in it functioned exactly As we visualized it Doug City of Winnipeg plan Ning said besides the flood the City has primary the Shell Mouth the Portage diversion and a widened red River Channel to handle and even with All these seven Mil lion sandbags were used to protect the but the dikes failed in grand mayor Pat Owens noted i dont want to see another she we need a flood project that will protect us for grand Forks town officials want to make a decision about what to build within the next two there weighing three options a total diversion of the River to the East of grand Forks at a Cost of million the River would no longer run through the City split diversion half the River would be diverted and half would flow Natu Cost these options would take 10 to 13 years to total Dike system on both sides of the Cost this would take five to six continued please see Brandon takes flyer at Pilot school by Stevens wild staff reporter degree would be a first in Canada students will be learning to Fly air planes at if an innovative joint program gets off the ground in Brandon University Board of governors is considering creating a Bachelor of aviation science the fou year course of a first for a Canadian would qual Ify graduates to Fly both private and commercial the to Start in would Combine both academic courses and flight it would be offered jointly by the University and the Canadian aviation training Centre at the Southport aerospace Centre near Portage la it is the first program that is an integration of both the University and private said Roger Brandon University Dean of it is an idea whose time has graduates would be qualified to Fly commercial aircraft and have an understanding of the aviation Indus Smith Smith said the program would enhance Southern Manitoba status As an aviation and respond to a growing demand for pilots capable of flying sophisticated As planes become much More com it is not Good enough to have someone who is taught to push Button Smith they must have a broader he said the program would attract foreign students As Well As because Many countries such As China Are increasing their level of Commer Cial aviation we think there will be a demand on a worldwide a consistent i would suspect there will be a lot of interest from continued please see airlinesva2 hours weekdays Midnight weekends noon Midnight children 6 All prices plus the the had River exhibition ;