Winnipeg Free Press

Tuesday, September 30, 1997

Issue date: Tuesday, September 30, 1997
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Previous edition: Monday, September 29, 1997

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 30, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free september As second vote on government offer illegal lawyer by Leah Jantien Law courts reporter a referendum in Norway House on a multimillion government offer was illegal and should be a Federal court heard lawyer Don speaking for 180 Norway House residents and trap no help coming for writer Ottawa keep hands off said the reserves chief and band Council took an illegal step when they held a second vote based on alleged problems with the voters they had no jurisdiction to hold the he they just figured they would keep having them until they got the results they in Norway mouse residents were asked to vote on an offer of million and hectares of land As compensation for flooding 20 years ago caused by Manitoba Hydro pro the offer was part of the North Ern flood agreement in place Between the Federal and provincial government and five Northern while 65 Pef cent of voters voted to accept the the referendum required at least so per cent of Resi dents living on the Reserve accept they were Short five in reviewing the band coun cil members found a number of listed on Reserve voters had died or had moved off the the band spurred by a organised a Sec Ond out of said yes to the Milvor argued the band Council should have filed a formal Appeal under the Indian referendum regu lation agreement to get permission for a second Harley lawyer for the chief and band said an Appeal would have led Only to another because of the problems with the needed to do it again to do it he Federal Justice Francis Muldoon will hear More arguments food processing firm bids to buy Cit owned land offered for Industrial Park site staff by Bill Redekop staff reporter Steinbach Man sentenced to three months in a malaysian jail will not get help from Canadian or malaysian foreign ministers for the countries said yes we dont intervene in these i think your government is Well aware of said malaysian foreign min ister Abdullah Ahmad in Winnipeg yesterday for the Asia connects students Murray a journalist in Malaysia for the far Eastern eco nomic was recently sentenced to jail for a news Story he wrote about the growing number of lawsuits in Hiebert detailed a court Case where filed a million suit against a malaysian school for drop Ping her son from the debating the Case was settled out of Hiebert noted the Mother was the wife of a malaysian and that her Case proceeded through courts unusually the Mother brought a Contemp of judiciary charge against malaysian courts ruled Hiebert had suggested the Case received preferential treatment and convicted Hiebert is out on bail awaiting his but the woman Gopal sri is also the judge assigned to hear Hieberto the Appeal is to be heard later this it is the first time a malaysian court has sentenced a journalist to jail for contempt of foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy said he and the Malaysia minister did not even discuss the Case when they met in both our jurisdictions we respect biography of Murray m born 1970 from Canadian mennonite Bible col Murray and Linda Hiebert with children Ann and the fact that there should not be Polit ical interference when its before the said he said Canadas High commissioner in Malaysia has talked to Hiebert three in each Case Hes been very thank Ful but said he didst need our service and is proceeding on his Hieberto employer is paying his Legal services and the bail has totalled so Malaysia is a constitutional demo prime minister Mah Athir Mohamad has been in Power since Hiebert spent 15 years in humanitarian Aid work with mennonite Cen trial including stints in Vietnam and before turning to journalism in his Abe and Verna live in were said Abe he questioned Why the Canadian government Hast done More to the father said what his son wrote is innocuous by most if you read that Story in Canada or the United youd blink an Eye and move he his Mother Verna said Murray May be posted to Washington once his Legal problems Are wed be so she Murray is very laconic always a Little amused by a per son who takes things in said Hieberto Patricia in an interview from Patricia and Earl Martin worked with Hiebert in and keep in touch by Hes kicking himself because Hes been in so Many places and tight Situ and this int what he wants to go to jail she Hiebert is a very principled per she 1973 graduated with degree in peace studies from mennonite biblical Seminary in 1973 Murray and wife Linda travel to South Vietnam for mennonite Central Start 1981 becomes Mcc asian lobbyist in 1988 tries freelance ing in 1989 hired by far East Ern economic review As Bureau reporter in to malaysian Bureau in capital City Kuala Bumpur in the company which recently won the contract to Supply All food to the cites seven Hospi tals plans to put up a foot building in Boniface Industrial Park to handle food processing and confidential documents obtained by the Winnipeg free press show Urban shared services has put in a offer for a Par cel of land owned by the City in the Industrial usic has also presented the City with an option to Purchase an adjoin ing parcel for if it wins the contract to do the laundry for All Winnipeg the Docu ments As part of its option for the second usic has agreed to pay the prop erty taxes for two estimated to be building design the building design for the food processing Structure is being presented today to the building design Board for City officials Hope the Sale to usic will attract other buyers into the Industrial often described As a realtors real estate Industry spokesmen said the Park has been a hard sell because of its distance from the air port and the eve present odour from nearby rendering it had become so difficult that sources say the City was considering Selling it All to a private image enhancing but in recent months the City has embarked on an image enhancing program for the carrying out streets Caping and landscaping and erecting the City has also helped existing businesses to join together and form an association to promote the Industrial Patrick the cites director of land and development said the Boniface Industrial Park is the last remaining parcel of Indus trial land owned by the of the 243 hectares the City owned in the it has sold 40 to private devel another hectares Are under Hamilton said staff in his depart ment Are making a concerted Effort to change the areas image and to attract new the City is Selling the Industrial Park land at a figure City Hall sources said is on third what the City paid for it and about half the going rate for comparable Industrial land in heart mattress Public works and government services Canada Ravaux Public it services Gouverneu Eneaux Canada Tuxedo food town i in the 28 free press the following errors pork Side ribs at 10 or should have read under 10 Manischewitz matzo Ball mix at should have read adlers be file fish at should have read Manish Wilz be flute fish at postal Sale should have 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