Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 11, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free september a9 Parks policy draws protest reservations system matted unjust by David Kuxhaus legislature reporter a group of campers Are demand ing the government scrap a sys tem put in place last Spring to Reserve Sites in provincial they say reserved spots have frequently sat vacant while they have been unable to find a site to pitch their Ive seen tourists turned away even though there Are empty it Doest make said Kim in other they say spots have been they Are also angry that the system is run by an american based company destined camping reservation they have no idea where Pur Parks Are said adding that the company fails to redirect campers to nearby Parks with open Sites when their first Choice is about 135 campers from Otter located in White Shell provincial have signed a petition protesting the centralized booking nip natural resources critic Stan Struthers said Hes received com plaints from All Over the he said campers Are upset that the reservations fees have been doubled to and that an additional fee is levied if they decide to stay an extra Struthers said the four person limit on each site Means a family of five would have to Book two its the first step in the privatization of our Parks making them inaccessible for said natural resources minister Glen Cummings said claims made by the Dauphin la simply Arent Cummings said the four person limit Only applies to As he said there is no extra booking fee for campers who want to extend their the minister said there have been some glitches in the new system but campers generally seem to like he said Sites were reserved through triple the amount the Previ Ous summer when reservations were handled by each individual Irene who has spent the last decade camping at Otter said More walkup Sites should be Only 30 per cent of the spots Are allot Ted for campers without if everybody was walking up and you were late you were said now you dont need to be Rushing out on a tuesday night to be reserving a site for the Cummings said destined is not an american based this is in fact a Canadian firm that bought out an american business and there run Ning it out of Mississauga and there moving to Winnipeg this open House at pub the Winnipeg police service will hold its annual open House from 11 to 3 this Sun Day at the Public safety 151 Princess there will be displays provided by the dive and identification plus the police museum and recruiting As the new communications Centre will be open for police chief David Cassels plans to circulate throughout the open House to Greet Holiday in Winnipeg Worth million to Fargo couple by Kim Guttormson staff reporter Don and Marilyn Hawkinson came to Winnipeg hoping to win a few Bucks at the race the couple from Fargo trotted off with a lottery ticket Worth Mil even though the pair loses almost half million dollars just by converting their winnings to and then the american government taxes it at 39 per there still quite its More than Ive Ever had in my said from Fargo its very Marilyn thought i was going to have a heart the couple was staying at the vis count Gort hotel when Don picked up three lotto 649 Quick picks from the gift when he checked the August 16 winning numbers posted in the he believe the couple returned to their Lucky City tues Day to collect their John manager of corporate affairs for Western Canada lot teries said the Fargo duo want the Only Winnipeg win in a week Winnipeg Ger Josip Tomasovic won Only three other times in 1988 and Manitoba had dual winners that close the Hawkinson also we rent the first big american winners in West pm a san Francisco couple won million in the Hawkinson say their lives wont change much Marilyn is even reluctant to retire but plan to spend some on their 14 grand agility is see it demonstrated this the Al new Accord with Multi link double Wishbone Call 18889honoas built without ;