Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 15, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Local Winnipeg free october Wayne Wlk press Rob Young told the inquiry he has been stonewalled by the teen battled to save Friend stuck in ditch 7 saw him going youth tells inquest by met file Verhaeghe staff reporter f a Ary Johns was the last to see Adam Young alive last and several other youths were playing in a water filled ditch near Ecol Leila North on april 22 when was swept into the cites sewer system by a Strong cur Gary took the stand at an inquest into his friends he testified that at he and Adam were in knee High water and Felt no me and Adam saw a piece of styrofoam in a Whirlpool and we raced to he Gary said he Felt a current in the Waist High water and he turned around to get out of then Adam called out to i saw him going under and i grabbed his i remember Adam saying he was stuck right before he got sucked one of his feet were caught in the Culvert and i grabbed his Arm and started pulling him at one Adam was hanging onto Garys but by the time one of the firefighters under the Waters Adam was i even feel Garys run they had been sucked firefighter Jeanpaul Delorme told the that when the boy said i cant feel him any Delorme said the water was extremely cold and the current so Strong it was As if it was trying to pull my leg the fire department refused to allow staff into the Culvert because they didst have proper safety har Nesses and ropes available until the water Rescue team we cant go Down in there so the rescuers dont become acting Clifford a 27 year member of the fire depart told the a City who had checked on the Culvert four times in two Days before the stopped by put on his hip waders and searched the works and operations worker Charles Connelly said his Crew noticed water running across the Road the Day before Adam indicating the Culvert was the Crew steamed the Culvert twice and called the sewer depart ment for a sewer worker lifted the near est manhole cover and discovered a the following april the Culvert was checked 8 and 10 and workers didst notice any a resident living across the Street from the Culvert called the City Sev eral times before calling the mayors office on april 21 to com Plain about the amount of water and flooding in the Paul Wereschyk testified that we were scared that someone was going to Rob Adams said he was stonewalled by the City when he asked for reports into Adams death because he has talked about a the inquest continues Minnedosa Lake too shallow to hold pan am rowing races staff reporter pan am games rowing events scheduled for Minnedosa could be relocated because the Lake is too say games Silt washed into Minnedosa Lake by the Little Saskatchewan River has made the rowing course too shallow to hold the the Cost to of Edge the created by a Power dam in ranges from to the Lake Borders the Minnedosa is awaiting a Federal response to its request for if something Doest come very theres going to be you cant just move venues at the last said John local representative for the pan am games in the Minnedosa games regulations stipulate the rowing course needs to be at least two metres but the first where the Little Saskatchewan empties into the is As Little As a metre deep in but some townsfolk Arent too Wor its not of a staggering importance to the said Bob mum chairman of the Lake rehabilitation Mummery said there is some controversy because the rowing events interfere with the com petitions would basically shut Down the Lake for a As the pan am games wont bring the economic activity some might especially with ath letes staying in another he economic activity equals out with the people you lose Ift regular Mummery it certainly was that Way with the Canada games the town hosted last sum organizers have about a year left to find the Money to dredge the Lewis canoeing and kayaking events Are scheduled to run about a week on Minnedosa the Lake is Ideal for the Competition because it is Long and than a kilo metre wide by three Kilometres Long which offers Good sight the town is seeking action from the Federal Prairie farm rehabilitation As a controlled water Reservoir the Lake Falls under the Paras City plans to peddle velodrome Bald Santin City Hall reporter Cash strapped City Hall is planning to sell the velodrome out from under the pan am games sources at City Hall said the ing to avoid a yearned has decided it cant afford to keep the Bicy Cle racing which the pan am games had been hoping to use As a site for cycling events for the 1999 a spokesman for Home depot Canada said the City has informed the hard Ware giant it will exercise an option at the 22 Council meeting requiring the company to Purchase the Velo drome site for about weve been told to get the Money said agent John whose handled the Sale of City owned land last but sources said the City and the pan am games organization Are arguing now Over an alternative cycling Home depot bought the mands Creek site near Polo Park for its first Winnipeg store a year it paid million for the land the store sits on and agreed to buy the adjoining hectares that includes the velodrome for another million whenever the City decided it was ready to sell the City set aside from the original Sale to be put towards renovating the existing velodrome or build ing a new the pan am games society has also budgeted for a cycling the cites decision to sell the Velo drome lands occurred while it is still awaiting a consultants report on How much it would Cost to renovate the antiquated the City was planning to build a which would have been cos shared with pan but the City recently abandoned that plan because it didst want to assume any ongoing operational costs of the facility after the games Are sources said the City and pan am games society Are now squabbling Over How much of the from the Home depot Sale the City will con tribute to the 1999 mattress factory direct to you Moil ii i 142 47o1 restore wedding 1 d ave behind the kinds hotel 942 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