Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 18, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Nesb1tt Burns of ugh yield income trusts Call Joel comr 9492659 or Winnipeg free press local John Dduglas 69292 features Cuma email a3 judge links thefts to legalization of gambling by Allison Bay court judge says a string of employee theft cases linked to gambling addiction Are the hidden consequence of legalise ins i judge tharies Rubin questioned yesterday whether anyone is monitoring the social costs of we Deal with these matters quite seriously and weve had a spate of particularly involving gambling Addic Rubin said during a that the hidden consequence of Legal gambling in our on the positive the ment realized but 1 dont think anyone has tallied up the Nega Tive Cost to families or employers or Rubin made the remarks while sentencing a Winnipeg Man with a Seri Ous gambling addiction who defrauded his employer of Jason was sentenced to 15 months House arrest me was ordered to stay away from video lottery terminals and the race me was also forbidden to play the Stock Purchase lottery tickets or engage in any other form of Gam who worked for Mcdiarmid lumber for three pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of fraud Over related to a series of phony Pur Chase orders he made so he could receive Cash payments from the Portage Avenue court was told that Hopps defrauded his employer of Between 13 and june 19 last me has since repaid the Mopps George said the fraud was committed to fuel his clients gambling me Mopps was gambling about daily at the government owned Crystal where he went three times a me Gamble Der win adding Hopps addiction was so severe he gambled away his pay Cheque As soon As he got d6rwin said his client now recognizes his problem and has made a Seri Ous attempt to Deal with he said Hopps now works As a bar tender and is attending gamblers Anonymous and the addictions foun Dation of Manitoba problem Gam bling Ruth free press just Hangin around seven Earold Shauna Mains enjoys a hot july Day yester Day As the temperature reached a High of environment Canada is calling for a High of with mainly Cloudy skies and a Chance of Eaton bailout too Rich for City proposal starting to make some councillors nervous by Aldo Santin and Martin Cash City reporters its a Victory for Winnipeg but some say a sub Sidy package to keep Eaton alive in the Core spends Money the City Doest those behind a Deal that could result in the historic seven Storey Eaton store change hands with the help of million in think they can make the building viable by the year the possible redevelopment of the downtown Eaton store will need the support of a Host of players for it to be successful and then it will need the Blessing of an Ontario we need to find a Winnipeg Solu Tion to a Winnipeg said Martin director of Oxford property group which owns the Eaton place the players involved include a dutch property the owners of the Eaton department and the provincial and municipal govern John David spokesman for the Eaton said it was far too Early to comment on the package that could result in the redevelopment of the huge Down town the Eaton Chain 85 department stores in Canada is trying to refi Nance under Protection of the companies creditors arrangement this Winnipeg City councils executive policy committee agreed to a subsidy proposal that would see Rescue on Portage a10 accountants report a the owners of Eaton place take Over management and ownership of Eaton downtown councillors not allowed in on the discussion were Garth Steek said the size of the financial commitment warranted greater consultation with All Mem Bers of adding All councillors should have been told to attend wednesdays pc Harry Lazarenko said the City cant afford to get involved in the bailout do we do it for and who next Lazarenko we dont have the Money to do that kind of first step but such As councillors Amaro Silva and John said keeping Eaton m the Core is the first step in turning the downtown area this will be seen As a turning Angus the finance committee chair said the City has no Choice but to get he said the demise of the downtown Eaton would doom Portage adding he feared it would be Only a matter of time before the Bay and Portage place would Eaton management has said the downtown store needs to operate on fewer floors to be economically because Eaton place adjoins the Eaton it has a vested interest in the store continuing As a productive Oxford property group will invest More than million in the old store in an attempt to bring it Back to but Krawitz said yester Day it will take a Community there has to be local he if there you then have to ask yourself Why a foreign investor would take the in a report to City City officials said Eaton place could use the three year transition the bailout plan provides to take advantage of the stores Large floor space in attracting new tenants such As Call education centres and municipal and provincial Krawitz believes a combination of retail and office space can make the store building if you were to talk about what might work in that you might mention a Virgin records super store or a Borders Book or a restau rant concept like he though the bailout project has Sev eral hurdles to Greg Dan senior economic development officer for the Winnipeg 2000 business promotion said its essential for the City that it what were looking at is two City blocks in the Core of he the building May not be the Panacea for but it can certainly be a catalyst and a key component to ensure Lon term feds put up million for flood Protection by Kim Guttormson staff reporter the Federal government announced yesterday that it is contributing million to protect red River Valley Homes from future the announcement came a Day after the province committed million to the program and two months after the original Aid package was the province is kicking in another million in Matching bringing the total to be spent on mov ing or diking houses to it certainly meets the most imme Diate foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy said Money to be used to move or Dike Valley houses the senior Manitoba my said it took time to get the Aid package through Treasury Board because it is precedent setting and must be Able to be applied to other provinces and so the Federal government has spent about million on flood natural resources minister Glen Cummings said the million is about million less than the province will ultimately need to flood proof the Val million is probably about As much Money As we can flow into the hands of the people that need with the limitation of contractors and Cummings both the Federal government and ourselves understand More Money is both Levels of government Are wait ing on the results of the International joint commission committee that is reviewing How to flood proof the red River Valley on both sides of the Bor that report May not come for another Cummings said flood roofing after the 1979 flood took three for homeowners who have been in limbo while no program was in the news is a but the Lack of detail on How Deci Sions will be made still frustrates Many of they Haven Given much information on How it will be Paul Tetreault its the same old prob Lem theres a Little bit of inform How is it Cas specific Tetreault wife grandparents live in Agathe in a Home that May or May in the path of any ring Dike that May or May built around the they were reluctant to rebuild until they knew whether their Home would be in the path Dike and they still dont Cummings said projects such As a ring Dike for Agathe require a decision from the municipality As since it picks up part of the applications for Aid will be available monday and will be financed by the Manitoba agriculture credit homeowners Are eligible for up to with a 25 per cent but if they choose to flood proof their their 20 per cent rebuilding deductible is natural resources staff will be used to make sure any flood roofing Mea sures Are up to the new guidelines 1997 flood 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