Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 11, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Am attracted to style Cam around with eem Ussiene were Readin and like never before the weather Cloudy with showers High Low is on Page 011 mcetebratingml25years Mem be saturday free press october 1997 inside Johnston gets full parole Dwayne Archie John the Only Man convicted in the 1971 slaying of Helen Betty Osborne right in the has been granted full its a sad Day for the Osborne and for says la Eric Robinson flood package beefed up flood victims got some Good news yesterday As the Federal government and Manitoba came together with a beefed up flood compensation package Worth million in assistance for Farmers and Small business pact with Poland Manitoba signed an agreement yester Day with Poland to join forces in building two show Homes in Warsaw in a first step toward what Premier Gary Ramon Hopes is a breakthrough to More deals in construction and Ontario damage control facing a province wide teachers strike and complaints about health cuts and other issues that have damaged their Ontario tories shuffled in some crisis management Cabinet minis ters tobacco lawsuit settled in a precedent setting the tobacco Industry agreed yesterday to pay million us to set up a research foundation on smoking related diseases in order to Settle a second hand smoke lawsuit brought by today in your City province Peter Knight flamenco franc Manitoban cultural 8 Book launch Bone by Martha Mcnally Grant 8 ninth annual Beer and breweries Trade show Windsor Park 10 to 3 Index local Canada a world in life net Reader sports the system As employed at the present has failed the City of Winnipeg shakeup urged for City Hall by Aldo Santon City Hall reporter a new blueprint for the Way Winnipeg should be run streamlines the and puts More Power into the hands of City of Winnipeg a corporate review Calls for the most major shakeup of civic govern ment in 25 with sweeping changes to Winnipeg political and administrative Struc everything from when we vote to How Long politicians hold office could structural including a recommendation to eliminate 40 senior promises to save taxpayers written by one of Canadas Foremost Munici pal government George the report is a vindication of mayor Susan Thomp sons efforts to make government More effective and everything i see in this report is what Ive been saying since i came Here As the mayor of Thompson said following the release yesterday of the organizational review and performance a four month review of City operations and More than 200 interviews with senior staff and business leaders uncovered a City Structure in where politicians didst Trust each other or the and where decision making was painfully slow or continued please see the Theoff report a better City Hie horse is dismount George cuff everything i see in this report is what Ive been saying since i came Here As the mayor of change Israel issues passport apology in Paul Samyn National reporter Ottawa foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy has finally secured an apology from Israel for their use of Canadian pass ports and assurances it wont Hap pen Axworthy yesterday said a Diplo Matic letter from israeli foreign Mui ister David Levy gave him the commitments he was seeking in the passport fiasco that has rocked the Middle East and shaken up Canadian the letter demonstrates an acknowledgement and an apology about the effect it May have had on Canada ans and secondly and most tartly a Clear commitment to take measures to ensure that this will not abuse wont Axworthy on nobels b2q Axworthy said he said levys response will Likely see David the Canadian ambassador to return to the jewish state to follow up on levys Berger was recalled from Israel to protest two israeli agents using forged Canadian passports As covers on what turned out to be a botched assassination attempt of a Hamas Leader in Jor Dan last Axworthy said he also Hopes to visit Israel before Christmas to ensure the passport matter is fully Axworthy would not release levys letter and said it was not up to Bint to dictate what measures Israel will take to ensure Canadian passports Are no longer used by any of its i can Tell you without any Hesi tation that it meets the conditions we have established both to assure we would have measures put in place and also to demonstrate a real sense of con Cern and an apology for the Impact it May have had on Axworthy seemed pleased with the turn of events in a week that began with Levy Only expressing regret for the Way israeli agents had used two Canadian Canadian press reported that a Levy spokesman said the letter was drawn up to Calm Canadas outrage Over the delay in receiving Blue bomber proposal worries Cal officials clock ticking on our cup bid by Randy Turner sports reporter it is a document that is acceptable to both sides and we Hope it can solve the spokesman Aviv Shir on said in the Cal is worried about delays in the Winnipeg Blue bombers bid for the 1998 Grey and they say the football team is running Low on the bombers have been offered the Grey cup an event that could raise Between and million for the Cal officials appeared impatient this week that the City and franchise had yet to officially we Are concerned the bid is taking longer than the leagues chief operating Jeff we do have other we have a decision to the who Are now preparing a business plan for the require funding from the City and province to Complete their and club officials cant meet with the province until after when finance minister Eric Stefanson returns from a Trade Mission in on the bombers will present their business plan to City bombers general manager Ken Bishop didst deny the club is facing a time deadline from the which Doest want to be left hanging if Winnipeg cant Host the championship now were getting pressure from the Bishop the clock is tick in All we came on the scene late with we Haven even met with the province i How fast can you move if we put this All together by the end of that a very speedy part of the bombers bid includes ask ing for about million from the City and province to help cover Grey cup including to erect temporary seats at Winnipeg Bill Clement Charle Woodfort Garry said the bombers meet too much resistance at City Hall provided their business plan passes if their business plan is theres every reason to be positive about but i Haven seen it the plan Clement Clement offered no guarantees the City would give its stamp of approval on the bid by the end of in not sure that the time Frame is realistic in terms of looking at some form of commitment from the Clement i think Well give it the due Diligence it but its not going to be something that going to solve itself can they put that package Togetti for the time for us to Deal with it 2a i dont he if son people Start asking a lot of questions maybe we wont Deal with it unify who refused to elaborate on the Caus options to Host the Grey cup else where in said the league wants answer from the bombers by the end of the h Bishop Doest believe the league will pull the plug on the bombers until the club gets its official replied from the City and the he said As the bombers offer the league the Best Chance of financial 6 months on mom f Leei ;