Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 26, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 Winnipeg free june open doors tempt thieves three City Homes hit while owners outside enjoying weather by Doug Narne police reporter the sight of a strange Man walking around in her House was All it took to convince a West Kildonan woman that Locking her front door is a Good she later Learned All her jewelry including her wedding and engagement rings had been stolen by the the who asked not to be was one of three City residents victimized tuesday when thieves walked in their unlocked front doors and looted their like the other victims one in James and one in vital the West Kildonan woman was sitting in her backyard enjoying the sum Mer during the i went Back into the House and there was this Man walking Down the she i didst believe what i was the Man offered the excuse that he was looking for a Friend whom he had supposedly dropped off at the woman Home the night he apologized before heading out the the woman said the Story sounded but reality didst sink in until she went into her bedroom and noticed her jewelry was miss you hear this kind of Story All the but you never think it is going to happen to she police spokesman Carl Shier said every summer there is a rash of breaking when homeowners head outside and leave their doors he said entire families have been sitting outside As thieves steal from under their Shier said that in one of the break ins this the suspect Rode his Bike past the saw the owner in the and went in the unlocked police say the three breaking this week do not appear to be no arrests have been made in the Inci Mossbrook House to expand services by Leah Janzen for the free press As afe Haven for youths will now Welcome even younger intercity thanks to a government Mossbrook which has operated As a drop in Centre for Cor Earea teens since received the Cheque from the Canad Manitoba infrastructure works agreement we have dreamed of expanding our programming space to include younger said sister Bernadette co executive weve seen kids the streets at much younger Ages so we knew we needed to do something to address their the which will be doubled by Mossbrook houses fundraising will help build a new two Storey building this fall on the lot next door to the revamped Church on Ross in the cites the building will be used for kids sixto11 years of allowing them to have their own activities apart from the older teens next Mossbrook House has been an alternative to the streets for Winnipeg youth since averaging visits a it is open every Day of the year and during Holiday times it is open 24 hours a kids can play Ping Pong or watch videos in the revamped the Centre also offers outings and a leadership pro Gram that teaches intercity youth Many of the or pins grow up to become staff at the a program for Young mothers is also run out of allowing new moms to share Sto Ries and offer support to one Provencher merchants get marketing Grant City Council yesterday approved a Grant to the Provencher Boulevard merchants to help them attract customers who have gone elsewhere since the Provencher Bridge was closed during the the to pay for a marketing was Only half of what the Mer chants they said Many businesses could close if customers continue to stay away from the the Bridge became impassable May 5 As the rising red River made the Structure it was reopened for pedestrian and bicycle but vehicles wont be allowed to travel on it until repairs Are completed in similar requests for two Grants to help Mer chants along Nairn Avenue and those in Norbert were referred to the executive policy com councillors debate Extension Winnipeg Gold eyes owner Sam Katz will learn City Hall today if Council will approve a on month Extension for his stadium councillors were Debat ing the merits of the Extension yesterday when the meeting ended at 6 it resumes this morn finance chairman Amaro Silva Daniel Mclntyre said the Exten Sion is necessary because Katz said he needs More time to find financing for the which sources said has grown from a million stadium to More than Council had approved a million Concession package for Katz last month that would see him get a 25year lease on an parcel of land North of the but that offer was contingent on Katz accepting it by june the executive policy committee met Katz last week and recommended the deadline be extended to july works chairman Bill Clement Charleswood fort Garry said the new deadline is the drop dead air Canadas bureaucrats stumble on flight not exactly the Friendly a 20yearold red River Community College student travel Ling to Sudbury for his uncles Funer Al was accused by airline employees of threatened with arrest and forced to miss two flights and his uncles because air Canada made a mis Well have to accept it want handled air Canada spokesman Priscille Leblanc said from Toronto this i cant dispute neither can Donovan Ljubic got tangled up in the kind of minor bureaucratic snafu weve All encountered Only this one escalated into a major and in Ljubich the inconvenience was compounded the som Breness of the it want just some i was going there for my uncles Ljubic and i ended up missing the which left me an hour the next Day to see someone ill never see Ljubich problems began before he even got off the ground in a ticket agent taking boarding passes As passengers boarded a plane for Toronto May 25 accidentally took the pass Ljubic needed to catch a second plane to Sudbury once he landed in which should not have been a big Deal if Only Ljubic had been Able to find one helpful person in Pearson International what he when he showed up at the Gate to Board a flight to Sudbury was a string of accusations and threats More fitting to a stowaway than a paying it was a ticket she wheres your boarding pass and i it should be in and she i dont think Why dont you go buy a ticket like everyone we get this a thousand times a from Ljubic says he approached a couple of other air Canada agents standing showed them his copy of his standby ticket and pleaded for help As the plane for Sudbury was about to they sent him downstairs to the ticket dooming any Chance of him catching the things just got worse at the ticket Paul Wiecek she if you dont in calling faced with that Ljubic did As he was told and catching a shuttle to the Toronto bus terminal where he planned to Board a bus for Sudbury and Deal with air Canada but he missed the bus and in the meantime his Mother already in Sudbury had been on the phone to air Canada customer who figured out what had they told Ethel Ljubic to Tell her son to get Back to the Airport and everything would be which she did and then he but everything want i got there 15 minutes before the next plane was supposed to leave and theres this so i went to the counter and told them it was an that their Bosses had straightened it All now keep in mind that at this Point in the Ljubic still had a Chance to make at least part of the prayers if anyone chose to help she told me to get in line like everyone he to make a Long Story Ljubic missed the plane but managed to finally Board another and at least make the funeral the next in response to his air Canada initially offered the Ljubich a voucher against a future flight As the Ljubich didst think it was and came to after speaking to air Canadas offer was sweetened to a voucher slightly More than the Cost of the ticket and a Cash reimbursement for All Ljubich travel and meal another while he was getting the runaround in which Means Ljubic was paid for his flight to Sudbury exactly what it was Worth got a Story for our investigative reporter Call Paul Wiecek at 697 fax at 6977412 or write to 1355 Mountain Yaw Al fund c with Fidelity behind youre free to enjoy All life has to every step of the As the worlds largest Mutual fund we have the global resources and expertise to help you build a secure 9 million investors just like you with Over of their own assets share the strength of the 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