Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 7, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba A2 consumer watch video rentals suffer Washington Post in the Early Many analysts predicted that the video rental business would ultimately be decimated by video on where people could simply order movies from their Cable or Telephone company to be transmit Ted to their living the predictions have proved pre As those High tech systems have not yet been successful and several High profile tests have been but the video rental business is suffering with More players splitting up a pie that barely growing because video watching habits Are changing in other even the biggest video retailers Are feeling the heat Industry giant blockbuster entertainment which had a disappointing first Quad announced recently that its Sec on Quarter results also will be below expectations and that it will close some International Industry experts say Consumers Are watching fewer videos because they Are devoting their Leisure time to other including surfing the internet and watching satellite delivered television pro people also Are rather than More videos than in past experts in part because discount stores such As Walmart and Kmart Are Selling an increasing selection of Hollywood sometimes even below of Pauline John husband of Helen William widower of Lorna Peter husband of Gladys Donald widow of Brownie Ann of Audrey wife of Ken Neth Henry husband of Anna Marie Maria widow of William classified death notices c6 picks winning number yesterday was lotto winning numbers saturday were and Bonus number was the Jackpot of was won by 2 each Worth winners in the 5 out of 6 Bonus num ber category win 522 winners in the 5 out of 6 category win winners in the 4 out of 6 category win winners in the 3 out of 6 Cate gory win wednesdays Jack pot is estimated at the plus winning number saturday for the main prize of was Pogo winning numbers saturday were 30 and Bonus number was the Jackpot of was not there were no winners in the 5 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continued from a1 elderly pedestrian injured in collision with motorcycle of a animations that normally canvass door to door in the fall such As the diabetes Likely meet stiff Competition from those who nor Mally go out earlier in the the Manitoba lung for holds its annual Doort door pain in the diabetes association also has a direct mail Campaign in the but because of the some areas were not targeted this Dyn Kavitch noted that while there May be less Money this the associations ongoing programs will continue to receive the necessary were trying to make adjustments As we she adding the masons organization donated about this year to the diabetes associations sum Mer Camp for children to make sure it carries on As the associations health which is funded by an outside will not be affected Manitoba share of diabetes research funding wont be As plentiful this Dyn Kavitch the heart and stroke foundation sold about fewer tickets this year to the great Manitoba Duck an annual organizers noted the drive was launched at the height of the but Mother nature int the Only one having a negative effect on so is big As governments Cut Back on fund ing and even draw some of it away through provincially run Char sports and Community groups Are left holding an increasingly empty in Manitoba lotteries issued 776 Bingo and 835 break open ticket it was the same year club Regent and Mcphillips Street station with their glitzy Bingo in 691 Bingo and 635 break open licences were issued Down 85 and in its 199495 annual Manitoba lotteries attributed the decline to the downward slope of the product life Cycle and said its study indicated about 45 per cent of charitable or nonprofit organizations gained at the expense of the same report said profits have slipped for charities As the number of registered charities in Manitoba has grown to creating a situation in which More groups Are competing for the Canadian mental health association running its fundraising bingos in in their first three years of they made Between and Cha official tra de Thompson in the year the casinos they made Thompson said the Cha now supplements its fundraising drives by working bingos at the where its volunteers can raise Between and in a working four bin gos Between 1996 and this Thomp son said they made still a lot less than with their own fundraising is always difficult for All Thompson certainly the Large Bingo Halls had a huge effect on the bingos we were but Richard director of communications for the Catholic archdiocese of said Small bingos that survived the last few years Are finding their customers we dont keep but the Gener Al impression is Revenue did drop off somewhat when the casinos first he but things have now settled Down and regular Bingo play ers Are having gone through the Novelty of new look planned for Portage by Andrew Maxwell for the free press a68yearold Man was in Seri Ous but stable condition last night after being injured in a collision with a motorcycle on Pembina police Nicholas Cimarno suffered internal injuries and a broken leg after being hit by the motorcycle and its 21year old said acting duty Allan it looks like hell make said Gal after initial fears he would Suc Cumb to his the Driver of the 1997 Harley David son 21yearold Leon Claude suffered a Cut to his ankle and and was reported in Good condition at Victoria general budget cuts shrink size of Parks Force continued from a1 Dempster said it would be More Pru Dent to hire More officers than to Intro Duce i would personally rather have a partner than a he too Dempster he sends put officers alone who should be work ing in civic budget cuts have chopped the ranks from a High of 22 Parks officers a few years ago to the current 11 per manent officers and three part timers who work almost full he Dempster Job will be absorbed within the existing Parks and recreation bureaucracy when he retires in october after 30 ill put it this 22 we he were running Oneman cars when we should be running woman were running cars in two districts where we should be running in midnights Are a Oneman ear that should be a woman formed in the Parks police have bases in vital and Kildonan with patrols in the cites other Large officers patrol in Cruiser on snowmobiles and Al terrain vehicles and on recruits attend the City police acad Emy in James and undergo the same yearlong intensive training As City they enforce the same Range of from the criminal code to municipal City police provide backup when needed and take custody of arrested though the pay Range of an hour to an hour puts them about below City Parks police officers tend to stay for the Long Dempster each of the Parks is like a Small he said ninety nine per cent of the people in the Park Are fabulous people we get hired for the other one per Hospital last the Accident occurred at approximately 6 on Pembina near Adamar Burger King employee Candice Waddell helped administer first Aid to the injured pedestrian after the Acci i didst see the Accident i just saw a big Cloud of she said after the after running out to see what had she ran Back into the grabbed a first Aid and ran out to she wrapped Gauze around the mans almost severed and applied pres sure until fire department paramedics said Waddell said she was shaken up after the but managed to stay Calm while helping continued from a1 the new coordinator will act As the associations executive to get All the plans to push for new tenants and to meet with political and Down town most of the million will be used to Spruce up Portage Avenue and to humanize it with decorative benches and lighting and More attractive store another group of business appointed by mayor Susan Thompson three years has developed an extensive set of More detailed plans for the area that include improving Security and and proposals to Spur residential development and to attract new business this known As will approach Council this month ask ing for authority to allocate the Mil lion set aside for it in the Winnipeg development agreement to simple Orient the Wollenberg presented his plan to the Centre plan group and other interested downtown groups who were brought together under an ongoing Winnipeg free press initiative to improve Down overloaded with debt lies consultation Fred florence9462331 Dave johnson9462332 Sharon Jolly 9564550 Coopers Sci Brand limited trustee in bankruptcy you can make a difference Huntington disease there really is Hope Betty Huntington society of Canada Hunting tool disease resource Centre 825 Seabrook Street my r3a ims Maureen jewellers recounts designing inshore Goldsmiths repairs appraisals same Day service estate jewellery trusted for 3 generations 19423866 261 Portage correction we wish to draw your attention to the following in our current 75 years summer living Page Mot omaster hand copy should read save not Page mop pail wringer 42 copy should read save not Page item Hook Loop Tonneau copy should read save not save we sincerely regret any 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