Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 23, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 Winnipeg free september students David Laura Carley Balotin and Chris Mesics listen to Peter find Lay explain the Fea Tures of his 1912 Reo which arrived in the City yesterday on a Cross Canada Boris Minkevich free press car rides roads into City 1912 Reo cruises into Winnipeg on Cros Canada adventure by Bud Robertson staff reporter apiece of history rolled into Bonny Castle elementary schools parking lot yesterday amid whoops of excitement by kids whole been following its journey across Canada on the Hes coming Hes shouted a Bunch of Grade five students As Peter Findlay pulled up in a 1912 Reo its been following the same route As a pair of adventurers who made the first Cross Canada Road trip in a Reo 85 years theres no theres no smiled who set out 27 from Halifax with his parents lome and Irene for their Uncein lifetime its an Ontario John is also Riding along in the old Jalopy and plans to write a Book about their a Vancouver computer has been sending out stories about the trip on his that How he met up with Munro and her agreeing to Stop by the school on their Way through to Vic where they plan to end their journey the find lays website is no find lays who also lives in Van rescued the Reo in 1981 from a barn in Oregon where it had sat collecting dust for 55 except for a bit of body the old car was in nearly the same condition As it was when it rolled off the line in it was the same year that Thomas a and Jack a Mechanic with the Reo motorcar travelled across Canada in the Reo was built by Ransom the inventor of the who sold his company in 1904 to build another line of car at his plants in Michigan and the cars headlamps Are lit with its 30 horsepower engine is turned Over by a accompanied by the find lays motor the Reo putters along the roadways at a top Speed of 40 60 Kwh and gets about 12 Miles to the i wish it were a Little chuckled True to the original the car has spent the last four Days in Winnipeg the first one was stuck in Gumbo that Long and was on display at a local Muffler shop on Amanda was one of the Lucky ones who actually got to go for a ride in it Over the its very said adding she want to spend More than a Day Riding around in its bumpy and Amandas Sophia said All the kids have taken a real interest in the old car As they follow its journey across its been a neat educational expert she and i dont even think the kids realize it is she added the project ties in perfectly with the class Canadian Omar Hakim will be wearing today Omar will be sporting a casual look when Hes not Busy performing laser Eye surgery Sanvi Olive jacket Hugo Boss jacket Avanzato Polo knit sweater t1lford Black pants Hakim clothing specialist Lyla Simon of the London galler1a in appreciation for his appearance a donation will be made on Hakim behalf to big Brothers of whatever you m on t r e a l Ottawa Toron 0 n 0 0 n w i n n in e g c a l 0 a i to m 0 n to n v a n c r u f Fato 0 1 7 7 Jav damaging water flow prompts complaint South Indian Lake fishermen lost nets in official says by Manfred Jager staff reporter the chief administration officer of South Indian Lake says his Community has filed a complaint with the province Over Manitoba Hydro water flow rates in the South Indian Lake area last Darren Ottaway said Hydro allowed so much water to pass through the Missi Falls control Struc Ture Northeast of South Indi an Lake after recent rainfalls that hundreds of South Indian Lake Fisher men lost their nets to Strong Large Driftwood and other debris going into the Churchill River Ottaway said Community leaders in the town of held a Public meeting last Friday to discuss what they feel is an sponsored by the South Indian Lake fishermen the meeting decided to ask the court for an injunction against Mani Toba second meeting we were not Able to get court of Queens Bench in Winnipeg to Issue the Ottaway he said a second Community meeting decided to ask Northern affairs minister David who is responsible for Manitoba to come to South Indian Lake for consultations with the we think this water emergency might constitute a breach of the flooding agreement Manitoba Hydro signed with the Community in aware of concerns Manitoba Hydro spokesman Glenn Schnei Der said the Power Utility has been aware of the South Indian Lake concerns almost since they became evident in the Northern we had an awful lot of rain in the North most of last week and the water simply has to go Schneider it was something we had no control the rain it had to go Schneider said Hydro took Steps to protect Public they included pub Lic warnings that water flows would be allowed to and the dispatch of a helicopter to find fish Ermen or sports anglers who might have been caught off guard by the Sud Den 1 weve heard of no Schneider said he said indications were that precipitation in North Ern Manitoba was tapering off and water flows would be Back to Normal sometime Katz expects to have land for stadium this week staff Sam Katz said he expects to have control of the land he needs to build his baseball stadium by the end of the Katz said yesterday that weeks of detailed negotiations with the City should culminate soon with a lease agreement for the eight acre parcel of land North of the everything will be worked out in 48 Katz i expect to sign a lease before the end of the Council approved the stadium propos Al and offered Katz a lease at the end of telling him he had until 1 to sign the Katz said his lawyer has spent the intervening time ironing out the bugs in the document with City off Katz said he sees no Rea son Why the Issue should be brought Back before cil this is a i we dont know what causes multiple but research is closer to finding the multiple 18002687j82 Vancouver Island retiring relocating need info Call me1 Tammas Scott Island real Lui cow Chan val11 specialist i m in town thru 27 2611495 you can make a difference really is Hope Ann Peter Hunting tons a spy 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