Winnipeg Free Press

Tuesday, July 15, 1997

Issue date: Tuesday, July 15, 1997
Pages available: 43
Previous edition: Monday, July 14, 1997

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 15, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba A8 Winnipeg Pree july witness trial on again the resurfacing of a key witness in a sexual assault trial has resulted in the ease heading Back to on March a Man was arrested and charged with sexual assault in an attack on a City the Case proceeded to court on april but the woman didst show causing the charges to be but police say the woman was located on june and on july 11 the charge was the accused Man is David George of Sherbrook Speed trap locations the police Speed enforcement locations for the next week will be Mcleod Dugald Waverley Portage Avenue and Sherbrook a selection from Dupuis auctioneers May 97 auction of Fine jewels Diamond circa sold for Diamond ear pendants sold for South sea Pearl necklace sold for Diamond ring sold for Emerald ring sold for Bow knot brooch by Tiffany sold for Dupuis gems auction Dupuis jewellery auctioneers Are accepting property for an important auction of Fine jewels in fall Ron 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very Katz i feel very confident that there will be a new Facil Ity for the Panama games and the Winnipeg Gold eyes and i will be building but despite Public Dis play of optimism even his sup porters believe he faces an Uphill everyone knows that this whole thing has been about killing the project any Way they said a source close to there Are Many reasons not to like the proposal and some of the politicians who have publicly sup ported Katz so far privately hold one or More of the following positions a baseball stadium be built so close to the the land is too valuable to be Given up for a minor league Ball Park and should be saved for something More like an Arena or a domed stadium or an business people get tax the project would become Competition for the Winnipeg enterprises which oper ates the Arena and where katzes Gold eyes when Katz unveiled his business plan to the executive policy committee in he needed a Host of concessions to fulfil the commitment he had made to his backers that they would receive a 15 per cent annual return on their included among those Points were Lon term Access to the land a waiver on All Busi property and amusement taxes and a share of even related revenues from Cit owned Park ing but in a 51 severely narrowed the Concession package the land for free and no property taxes waiver of business and amuse ment taxes Only on baseball related events no parking revenues and Katz would have to pay million for realignment of Pioneer the Only opposing vote was mayor Susan analysis even his believe m faces an Uphill who is unconvinced the project is others speculate she would prefer the site be used for something like an in two subsequent meetings with Katz has repeated claims that he needs More conces at the last Katz was told to approach the province and Ottawa for Garth Steek told Council last month Hes convinced Katz will make a counter offer and that pc and Council must seriously consider but support for the Deal is very there was a drive at last months Council meeting to kill the a vote to extend the negotiating period for one More month passed by a slim 97 if Katz asks for More conces Sions As Many As four of those nine supporters will Katz and his supporters believe that among those nine supporters two or three Are looking for an excuse to switch so even if Katz is prepared to live with the cites All it will take is one of those nine to say Treyve reconsidered and the Deal wont and though no one is willing to admit its hard to believe that Thompson will sit Idle and not try to lobby some of them to vote against katzes there Are other forces at As the Panama games wants a hew baseball they like the Forks site and Are prepared to commit to katzes but they need to know whats going there Are those who believe that if Council rejects the then Winnipeg enterprises will quickly step Forward with their own plans for a stadium on maroons enter Prises general manager Larry Neufeld denies others believe that if Council turns Katz hell build but there Arent Many other available the Price of the stadium has climbed almost million since Katz first approached City Katz said he will Tell pc tomorrow if he can live with their will Katz risk a Quick rejection by asking for More concessions does he believe the project is Call the politicians and wait to see who kills it or do they agree on a Deal i will Katz then have to Canadian red Cross Manitoba flood Appeal selection will never be better what is the red Cross doing with your donations dear donors you read this your continues to make a difference in the because of disastrous Spring but your support donations to red Cross Are used to disaster response and in red Cross provided a this system provided fam ii loved during the of volunteers and staff reunited some we Are now in the first phase of n help to nearly households s letters red Cross has received fro ii their make thei ass Manitoba flood Appeal suffering serious hardship lives were changed ing through two 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