Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 1, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press local october John Douglas 6977292 features Buzz Currie email a3 series of downtown muggings disturbs police by Doug Natone police reporter lice Are investigating a Fash of attacks in the downtown that saw six people mugged in a 12 hour All of the attacks took place during Daylight hours monday on of Neaf to despite the reputation the downtown area has of crime police spokesman Carl Shier said it is unusual to see so Many incidents in the area in such a Short period of the attacks also concern police because they appear to be the work of several different not just one its very unusual to have this Many incidents occurring in the said people Are talking about this today and wondering what is going although no one was seriously injured in the knives were used in several and threats of Vio Lence were made along with Shier said the attacks began at 10 and continued into the Early evening with the last incident taking place at Futi the incidents Oft monday include at 10 a waiting for a bus at Vaughn Street and Graham was mugged at knife Point and robbed of her Cash at three Man attacked another Man near the beat him up and stole his groceries at two men attacked a third Man in an Alley near Portage place and stole his at a Man walking on Portage Avenue was asked by a stranger if he could change a when the Man produced some the stranger grabbed the Money and at a woman was walking to her Van in the Paf Kade of the medical arts building when a Man approached her from the threatened to kill and robbed her of her at a Man was robbed of his Cash at knife Point by two assailants on Carlton Shier said no arrests have been it is not the first time police have launched an investigation into a spree of downtown earlier this a group of Young girls linked to a Street gang was responsible for a series of attacks on other last a mugger carried out numerous attacks on seniors in the downtown often beating them into Union scid fosness prior to robbing Dorfi town business owners have worked Hwd to counter the perception that the areal unsafe by hiring people to patrol the police have also deployed foot patrols into the Wayne free press dangerous driving an ambulance attendant looks for possible victims after a car crashed into the Back Yard of a House at Garfield Street and Ellice Avenue and flipped onto its Back two males fled the but they were found nearby and treated for their City extends deadline on Ball Park to not going Katz promises its rate hike plan flayed almost two dozen communities Register opposition by Alice Krueger legislature reporter the Prospect of higher local phone rates is renewing old animosities in opponents of privatization of the former Manitoba Telephone the dissenters Are nearly two dozen communities that have officially registered their opposition to the Fermer Crown corporations Applina Tim for a rate increase beginning in january they include several districts rep resented in the legislature by Conser such As the Rural municipality the Village of Pierre the pm of broke head and the to Jinn of All have recently passed resolutions objecting to the pro posed rate telecoms services says it Nieds the increase to offset a 50 per cent reduction in Lon distance charges Over the last five the company Points out that Lon distance revenues continue to subsidize Basic residential its spokeswoman june Kirby said privatization has nothing to do with the rate pointing out the publicly owned sask Tel also wants to increase rates by a what has angered some municipal officials is the mention in mass application that shareholders require a Benchmark rate of return of 13 per cent on its is going to be Able to pay Back those investors a Good per and they councillors didst feel it should be on the backs of every body paying a higher phone said Conrad Morris town admin he said someone has to stand up for Manitoba Consumers before the Cana Dian radio television and telecommunications other councils that have passed resolutions opposing the increase include those in the City of flin the towns of Birtle and and several first nations As the Manitoba society of seniors plans to voice its objections before the Competition is supposed to lower not raise said Mary the society executive Pankiw said mass if could potentially see win nip Eggers local rates go from the cur rent a month to As much As by the year it certainly will have an especially on seniors with fixed because seniors Are already finding it pretty tight to she nip critic Steve Ashton Thompson noted its recorded a prof it in its first year of private staff it could take another month to resolve the baseball stadium debate that has turned into a soap opera at City councillors voted overwhelmingly to extend today deadline to but the change occurred Only after an afternoon of fingerprinting at City Hall As politicians blamed each other and entrepreneur Sam Katz for hold ing up the who wanted Council to approve the changes in his plan said the delay will add Cost to his proposed but he vowed to press some councillors blamed members of mayor Susan Thompsons executive policy committee for the saying it was an unnecessary delay and the result of an attempt to kill the project through behind Hestenes manipulation of Council for the first Thompson and some pc members denied the allegations and shifted the blame to claiming he was bringing Forward last minute Katz said he didst know if it was possible to resolve the issues in such a confusing but added he was determined to press the Best Way to kill this project is to delay it to the Point that i get so frustrated that i walk Katz told reporters after the Council but i got news for mat Ter what in not going in going to see this to a Council voted in july to give Katz a lease on a parcel of City land North of the and set an 1 deadline for him to sign the site plan revisions push the stadium slightly North to avoid realign ing Pioneer saving Katz million the City was going to charge him for the in the shift pushes the left Field part of the stadium further onto Forks land and closer to the red which could affect the alignment of a new Roadway the City is building along the River from the Forks northward through the Exchange District to Juba the vote to extend the deadline passed but the expected debate to approve the Las minute changes never Thompson and speaker John Angus told Katz that Only the Extension Issue was open for discus Thompson said City officials need time to assess the Impact of what she said were Las minute what is being asked for is an Exten Sion due to the fact there is a revision of the site and this was not received until i think she made an honest mis Katz responding after the Council meeting to Thompsons com members of executive policy including the were aware of the site plan changes two weeks Why she would say she Only got the changes i have no earlier in the Katz appeared at a special meeting of pc to talk about the but Thomp son refused to let him do were Only Here to discuss the deadline Thompson in an unusual change in meeting pro Katz was immediately questioned at pc about the site plan before he could make his City staff and councillors who watched the pc proceedings said they were surprised that Katz would be treated in such a hostile lifetime Opportunity your Best wholesale source 4 am am vehicles r 59 10 South of mint 1 vans rvs ring 2 Auto parts Manitoba Only throw ring Public auction enjoy True wholesale buying Power 8afe ugh tidied Vasfi cars 95 Chev Astro ext 8 msgr 95 caravan Auto 93 Tempo go All tilt cruise 03 Taurus Al win 120km 93asunesunrire2drauto 93 Bulck Lull size t Lully 92 Honda civic 4dr4cyl 91 Park Avenue 160km loaded 91 acclaim 4dr Auto 91 Ford Tempo l 160km 91 escort u wan 4dr at 90 spirit 4dr v6 Auto 90 Cavalier 2dr Agio 141km 90 Siml Naapi 7 msgr loaded 90 plym voyager 80 Dodge Deiona 2dr 89 thunderbird drive leather rally 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