Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 22, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba I fishermen blockading an alaskan ferry at Prince say their protest has been a Success its wings Manitoba Chicken marketing Board is boosting production quotas to meet increased demand Only six players matched or beat Par yesterday at the Manitoba Amateur the weather sunny with a few Cloudy High Low details on Page d6 g i2 years Winnipeg free press garbage Day 2 inside apology for Molgaard David who spent 23 years in prison for a murder Dan tests say he didst received an apology yester Day for failings in the system from the two men who prosecuted Milga Ards urged police to move quickly against Larry Fisher above who has been linked to the crime by the same tests building dreams fourteen aboriginal youths Are learning new skills and building self esteem As they rebuild a burned out Flora Avenue housing memories dry up when Thomas Waddell built an elaborate Fountain in Central Park in it was meant to be a lasting memorial to his deceased but time has Cut the flow of water to the downtown landmark celebrities warned with name Dropper Andrew the suspected killer of designer Gianni still at the Fri and Pri vate Security firms have alerted some celebrities that their lives might be in too out into space an inspection trip outside the crippled Mir space station will be added to repair russian officials announced yes confirming that repairs will wait until a fresh Crew arrives today in your City Northern league baseball Winnipeg gel eyes Madison Black Winnipeg 7 to Winnipeg fringe festival old mar Ket to frequent Fringer passes 10 admissions South Pacific Rainbow to to Index local Canada world numbers on Page b5 in life net Reader and Ann sports to july Panama seeks bigger tax slice Panama games Field House rises at u of initial business plan failures admitted we have always anticipated we would get the same level of funding that Victoria got for the 1994 Commonwealth i dont think that is out of line Panama games president do Mackenzie ring the numbers by Paul Samyn legislature reporter t t tinn pegs Panama games organizers Are now banking on taxpayers to fund nearly 75 per cent w of the 1999 sporting documents obtained by the free press a reworked budget recently recommended by the pan american games society shows the Winnipeg games Are suffering from falling revenues and increasing it also shows the financial dependence on govern ments has jumped from per cent Only a year Panama games society president Don Mackenzie admitted the initial business plan failed in several the committee has failed to raise the revenues from television broadcast he adding its Market ing plan was Overly Mackenzie insisted the organizing committee has remained True to its Promise to put on an affordable two years before the opening organizers Are recommending a event instead of the meet pitched a year and in order to honour a commitment to run a deficit free Panama organizers Are looking for the fed eral government to double its contribution to and the Filmon government to Ante up another Mil lion to increase its contribution to continued please see original 1996 business plan Revenue in thousands Federal govt provincial municipal other govt marketing and broadcast net ticketing interest Low line Bridge and a of other total Revenue expenditures in thousands communications broadcasting technology manage with partner relations and sports Commonwealth fed ceremonies culture staffing operations facilities construction fit up signage direct indirect marketing special events protocol contingency total operating expenditure amended business plan 900 can West employees to share gift from retiring chairman Asper offers thanks to staff by Martin Cash business reporter Izzy Asper has found a Way to say thanks a million to 900 Fulland Par time the retiring chairman of can West global communications offered workers a parting gift yesterday of the gifts will Range from to per based on the number of years with the the average will be about this is said Judy a receptionist at corporate head office in it makes us All feel Asper has always been Good at showing his appreciation for what oth ers have put into the Hall is in her second stint with this time for four its part of a yearlong commitment of corporate giving As Asper and can West celebrate 20 years in in a letter to staff this week that accompanies a copy of can wests 100page corporate Asper says i want to express my sincere thanks for the role you have played in being part of those but More in ensuring that our next 20 years will be every bit As exciting As our first two Al news director at can wests Winnipeg to said the gift came As a it has made our said ble who has worked for the company since it its great for the employees to be recognized this Way As being part of the company ability to keep this is the third million Dollar gift Asper and the company have made since the others were to the can West global charitable foundation and to the University of Manitoba Centre for now called the Asper Centre for entre pre it also Marks the second time in five years the company has provided a Cash gift to recognizing the company spectacular perform a investment in can West in 1977 is Worth about a compounded annual growth rate of 33 per parking ticket crackdown to grow payor bestowed policy earns City top honours in by Doug Nairne police reporter crackdown on parking ticket scofflaws raked in More than last year and helped Winnipeg earn bragging rights to one of the Best records for collecting outstanding fines in Canada or the United Winnipeg police traffic Rick Brereton said the which allows police to Tow the cars of people who refuse to pay is being expanded to try to collect even More of the outstanding weve been very successful with and Winnipeg now has one of the lowest percentage rates of outstand ing fines of cities in Canada and the United he this is an obvious source of Revenue for the the which began in late brought in last year out of a total of million reaped by the City for parking fines from More than the Cash puts a significant Dent in the million in outstanding parking tickets that has been carried on the books for years because people refuse warnings and ignore the about 20 per cent of people who get a ticket delay paying it and end up with the maximum Fine and a notice of police began the crackdown on ticket scofflaws in late 1995 after a series of trial cases indicated the courts would support the seizure and eventual Sale of vehicles if their owners fail to pay their continued please see dont sleep through our Thomas Vitte you can bring Home a Thomasville bedroom at a Price you cant afford to miss for a limited time choose from 8 different collections from to for a five piece includes headboard 2 ;