Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 17, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Offt Tais Foffi arcu Sive coaches and companies pm Enar Meis will be snapped up Fife Peers pay tribute to Dow net teen the Wiathe a mix of Sun and High Low details on Page b12 inside 123 years press garbage Day 2 school Day 6 debate a real Gas longtime foes Costas Nicolaou and Romeo Cianglo squared off last night in a free pres sponsored debate Over whether Gas prices Are too too or just author Michener Dies James popular historic novels made him a bestselling author for 50 years and who donated millions to Art museums and libraries around the United died yesterday in he was 90 Hes one testy tory there Are suggestions that Ontario Premier Mike Harris May have an extra toe on his right foot after the publication of a 1967 photo appearing to show an extra but the annoyed conserva Tive Premier denies the Rumour Relief in Abbotsford the Man who terrorized and taunted Abbotsford residents after he raped and killed teenager Tanya Smith and beat her Friend in 1995 was convicted yesterday in a courtroom and sentenced to life in prison Moose Deal Romaniuk the Manitoba Moose dealt Forward Russ Romaniuk to the Long Beach ice dogs yesterday Forde Henceman Brian the club also reported Progress in contract talks with Centre Mike today in your City Winnipeg contemporary dancers profile performance to Satur franc Manitoban cultural 8 and the the an the wardrobe Manitoba theatre for Young Gas station to annual International wine fort Val the 4 to 9 pm Canada a world in life Streader to october 1997 time up at City Hall commissioners reported ready to go by Glen Markt note staff reporter City Hall is bracing for its biggest shakeup in 25 years with Winnipeg four commissioners on the verge of taking a City Hall source said while none of the four members of the Board of commissioners have officially accepted or asked for sources say they recognize their Days Are numbered with Council about to implement a plan to eliminate their offices by the end of the warlords on 12 the shakeup follows a report by Edmonton consultant George cuff that says eliminating the commissioners and 36 other senior administrators 40 people in save the City about million annually in the whose salaries Are in the to Are chief commissioner Rick works and operations commissioner Bill Parks and culture com missioner Loren and plan Carroll Frost Reynolds Yauk Ning and Community services com missioner Tom Frost said last night that while there has been talk the Board will be Eli i nothing will be decided until councils 29 Frost said he met with executive pol icy committee for about 45 minutes wednesday to discuss the cuff but nothing was said about continued please see Bob Cooper of the Winnipeg police service shows some of the firearms already turned in under the depart ments gun for Art amnesty program launched Hossack free press arts organs bid starts with bang huge response to amnesty plan catches police by Surprise by Doug Narne police reporter an arts organs amnesty pro Gram launched wednesday has taken off like a with police receiving More than 200 Calls i the first its such a big Success the Moun ties Are following suit with their own amnesty program in Rural in members of the City police firearms control unit say the Public response took them completely by Surprise after a lukewarm reaction to the last gun amnesty in 1994 that netted Only 300 guns province wide during a five month were being run off our feet said Bob if this keeps up Well have to bring in some extra bodies and find a Way to collect All these Cooper also said his officers were working late last night driving Back and Forth across the City collecting unwanted the Art forearms amnesty offer was made wednesday and will last for 10 because of Early Media about two dozen people tried to turn in guns even before the program continued please see Cibic investment Arm accused of bashing City Wypa Uleckie business reporter a client both the location of Taring Ward an Independent Money manager based at Portage and and the u of m Are mentioned one of Canadas largest bancs is being to Nowac Ayta of winning a in its hid to Hwy lusts universe Jim of we Uva at6 attacks its tors location and the fact it lures University of Manitoba Traup the disc own the company which was suing the same client As Winnipeg Taring Ward in Truea investment counsel in a x letter the the see local ;