Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 15, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 Winnipeg free july local Wolsey business plants native bakery favours Prairie a lower by Jenny Gates Par the free press a neighbourhood bakery is putting a Little bit of the Prairie Back on the when tall grass Prairie bakery decided to they chose native the front of the Wolseley area store features native grasses and plants that used to be abundant in this area More than a Century they May look like a Bunch of but there actually native grasses that show what grew Here before there were lawns and Boule says John Morgan of Prairie we Are very excited about the tall grass he this is the first time we have planted native Prairie on a and Hope that it will tweak Peoples imagination for their own Sharon Lawrence and her part ners decided the traditional look suited their Here at the we Are very interested in organic products grown without pesticides or chem ical fertilizers As Well As the area in which we and it seemed appropriate to grow tall Prairie grass at the tall grass she the idea has won widespread support from customers and passers this is said Eileen Perillo of North it really spruces up the and its great to see people putting in the Effort to make their area More around the Wolseley Resi dents have planted gardens on boulevards in front of their Homes Phil hossackwinnip6q free press Sharon Lawrence of tall grass Prairie bakery Waters native plants on the Boulevard in front of the and the City has set up some Plant but so the bakery is the Only place in the neighbourhood to use native Prairie said Winni Eggers in other parts of the City Are reclaiming a bit of the True said Prairie Habi Tats we some work in an apartment building for an elderly lady who grew up on the Prairies and wanted some of the plants and grasses that she knew growing on her said native Prairie plants Are Well suited to Manitoba according to the after thousands of years adapting to the local they can Cope with everything nature throws at in addition to being they provide a constantly changing carpet of Colour that attracts butterflies and court puts teen in open custody by Allison Bray Steft reporter a teenager who clubbed a Man for less than will be serving the remainder of his sentence in open despite the attack that left Marvin Ward in a coma from which he eventually provincial court judge Murray Howell yesterday agreed to a request by the corrections depart ment to move the teen from closed to open the teen is now 19 but was 17 at the time of the he was sentenced to 28 months of closed custody at the Manitoba youth Centre in december he had pleaded guilty to four counts of robbery and one count of assault with a weapon after he and three other males attacked As the mentally challenged Man was Riding his bicycle across the Slaw Bebchuk Bridge in May he was robbed of 75 the left Ward in a coma for 14 months and he died of pneumonia in August but the one adult male and two other Young offenders charged in the attack could not be charged in connection with wards under the criminal murder charges can not be Laid unless a death results from a crime within one year of the but during the application hearing Howell said while he did originally sentence the youth to the maximum sentence under the Young offenders the youth has already served the bulk of his sentence in Cus two years and two months in custody is sufficient to Send a Mes he As Howell said he was persuaded by arguments from the teens Martin that the youth Centre is limited in what it can provide the he said his who intends to Fin ish High school and attend would Benefit by additional drug and alcohol programs available in the com but Crown attorney Michael Foote argued the courts lose sight of the fact that the teens actions led to the death of an innocent truck kills Man on Portage a male pedestrian died yester Day evening after a pickup truck hit him while he was crossing Portage Avenue at Harris police the whose name was withheld pending notification of was pronounced dead at the said Jack the Accident occurred at approximately cocaine seized ramp intercepted one kilogram of High Grade Worth yesterday afternoon As part of an ongo ing drug sources police sources said the forces local drug squad apprehended a suspect on Henderson after a package containing cocaine was picked up at a downtown commercial courier the package had been transported to Winnipeg from Western said funnel Clouds spotted two funnel Clouds were spotted in Southern Manitoba yesterday after environment Canada no damage was reported from the in Brief two weather which resembled elephant trunks in the funnel although an alarming Are weaker than tornadoes and rarely touch the said an environment Canada the funnel Clouds were sighted near and just Southwest of protest postponed Canadian Farmers for Justice have postponed a Borde crossing Demon stration set to take place today at a Saskatchewan customs the demonstration at Portal was to have been another in a series the farm ers Are holding to protest the Canadian wheat boards monopoly on wheat sales to the United Farmers for Justice spokesman Dan Creighton said the group wants clarification of exactly what happened recently in a Brandon courtroom when seven Farmers decided to plead guilty to charges under the customs Safeway food drug july 16 seniors 65 and Over will receive up to Safeway food today better convenience is just around the Corner at your neighbourhood Safeway pharmacy is Here to help you wit i All your health cure and Beauty drop off your prescription and pick it up when you arc done your chopping irs Altur simple und convenient Khun Liucy Only their total purchased up to q maximum Purchase of disc Lent Dees net apply to tobacco bus event Economy or electronic food Dryg applies Only to stores with the Holt Renfrew classics White shirt regularly now choose from three timeless styles spread Collar with regular or French cuffs Anco Lon Point 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