Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press Sunday (Newspaper) - September 20, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba Human rights sold out at spec protesters a Axworthy owes Canada apology by Glen Mackenzie staff reporter about 50 people held placards handed out pamphlets or just showed up to show support at a protest yesterday of the Federal governments handling of dissidents at last years Asia Pacific economic conference in Vancouver. Jeremy Nelson a University of Manitoba history student who organized the activity said the arrest of peaceful protesters at the spec Summit showed Canada which should set a human rights example for countries such As Indonesia has instead been influenced by such countries to deny those rights. Hundreds of students were beaten by police or Pepper sprayed and Nelson said a Law student was arrested and held for 14 hours for standing in his front Yard holding a placard that simply said free speech. The protest was held in front of Lloyd Axworthy a Osborne Village constituency office because Axworthy Canadas foreign affairs minister had assured indonesian president Suharto he be embarrassed at spec Nelson said. A Raxworthy owes Canada an apology a he said. A if something has to be done to assure someone a safety about 50 people March in front that a different. But that Wasny to what happened in Nelson said supporters will raise funds to help Vancouver students who were denied funding by the government to participate in the spec inquiry and he Hopes to get the student who spent 14 hours in custody to come to Winnipeg to speak. Ken Gigliotti Winnipeg free press of Axworthy a office yesterday. Among the demonstrators yesterday was Darrell Tingley National president of the Canadian Union of postal workers who was in town for meetings with Union members. Tingley said the right to peaceful dissent is a fundamental principle of democracy and that people have the right to free speech and association. Singers bring sounds from Home to Winnipeg a filipino Community by Glen Mackenzie staff reporter hundreds of local filipinos gathered yesterday to meet a pair of singing superstars from their Homeland. A their coming Here helps us maintain our connection with the Philippines. Ifs a bit of Home for us. Its great a said Linda decades 54. She moved to Canada 26 years ago but she keeps track of what happens Back Home and knows All about singers Apilita Corrales and Jaya who will perform tonight at the pantages playhouse. Sherry Francisco 25, said an Opportunity like seeing these singers is something that Only happens about once every five years. A a in a really proud they came Here a she said. Lito Aguila 35, was also proud they came because both Corrales and Jaya Are big stars in the Philippines. Corrales 32, has Sung professionally since she was 17. It was a career decision dictated by the death of her father and the need for someone in the family to help support her five Brothers and Sisters. She has visited Canada several times and especially enjoys visiting filipino communities Here and in other countries. A Many who came from the Philippines Are really nationalistic their children not As much. Ken Gigliotti Winnipeg free press fans surround filipino Singer Apilita Corrales at Casa de Fruta. A they had to leave Home for a better life and its unfortunate a lot of them can to afford to take trips Corrales said she did no to realize the filipino Community Here is so Large about 45,000 in Manitoba. Filipinos in Winnipeg have done better preserving their language and culture than those in the United states she said. Jaya 28, whose last name is Ramsey was born in the United states and has Only lived in the Philippines a few years. A a it a great meeting filipinos around the world one on one a she said. Resty Taruc chairman of the Philip Pine cultural Centre commission said ifs important to bring the singers to Winnipeg because they re such big stars and because this year is the Centennial of the Philippines Independence from Spain. Taruc said the City has allowed the amusement tax Revenue raised from tonight a concert to go towards the philippine cultural Centre which will be built at Keewatin Street and Burrows Avenue. He said it will Cost Between $2 million and $2.5 million. He Hopes the Centre open in a couple of years. To Cut Quot Sheena a w a it it up to 25% off Complete custom picture framing 942a St. Mary a Road 255-3534 Saskatoon break a Way farms Winnipeg St James 888-014411 mood disorders association of Manitoba inc. Pm. 786-0987 1-800-263-1460 Caprice carpet amp furniture Skyline sofa amp love seat set Hunter Green 769 95 Prima 7 pc. Dinette suite 349�?o Edgewood 2 pc. 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Router Hydro Issue More heat than Light sell City Utility i hard to say by Kim Guttormson City Hall reporter should the City sell Winnipeg Hydro the question which has sparked the Only real debate in the mayoral election Campaign so far is easier to ask than to answer. Glen Murray says keep it Peter Kaufmann says sell it. And a consultants report that could shed Light on the Issue has been sitting with City administrators for months and wont surface until sometime after the election. Among the variables that Cloud the question a nobody knows what Winnipeg Hydro would sell for. Estimates Range from $300 million to $1 billion. A Winnipeg hydrous profitability depends on a number of unknowns including future flows of the Winnipeg River future interest rates and terms of a Deal it will have to reach with Manitoba Hydro. A third option is to sell pieces of Winnipeg Hydro or enter into partnerships. Neither Murray nor Kaufmann has discussed that option which would require a change in provincial legislation. A you have to do the financial analysis of whether its More valuable for the Cash flow Over the years Over a take the Money now a a said Paul Calder a Public finances expert with the Canadian Bond rating service. Most people say that Selling Winnipeg Hydro taking a Lump sum and using that to pay Down civic debt is the Way to go. A a it a safer More risk Adverse a said Calder. As Well he said a i can say with certainty. Taking that debt off the Winnipeg balance Sheet that would be viewed very favourably by credit rating Tom Adams executive director of the consumer advocacy group Energy probe says he prefers the a Sun bundling concept a splitting up a Utility. A privatization is definitely something to be explored a Adams said adding that in this fast changing Market a a utilities want to be managed by people who Are accountable who can make decisions rapidly. Politicians done to fit that Bill very Murray says he feels it makes More sense to at least attempt to increase the Revenue Stream first. Selling the Utility later would still be an option. Kaufmann is reluctant to comment More on the Hydro Issue than he already has but he says it makes More sense to simply take the Lump sum and pay Down the debt. Industry watchers say Murray a position is the harder Case to prove because it depends on More variables. As Well because he a provided More details about what he thinks his plan will accomplish a add at least $20 million a year to City coffers a he makes an easier target for critics. Winnipeg Hydro established in 1911, provides electricity to the a a old City of Winnipeg 90,000 customers in what is considered the inner City. Manitoba Hydro supplies everyone else from suburbs such As fort Garry to the City of Thompson and has about 480,000 customers. Because Winnipeg hydrous generating stations at Pointe Dubois and slave Falls produce less than half what the Utility a customers require Manitoba Hydro Sells it the rest. The Deal Between the two utilities is structured so that when the Winnipeg River is High and the City Utility needs to buy less Power than usual Manitoba Hydro has excess Power to sell to other customers. Winnipeg Hydro gets a dividend from those sales. The Sale question is coming to a head right now because the generating stations need about $300 million Worth of upgrading Over the next 20 years. Murray says the City should Speed up the upgrades spending about $250 million Over four years instead of 20, and pay that capital debt off Over the usual 20 or so years. He says that would double Winnipeg hydrous Power output meaning fewer purchases and bigger dividends from Manitoba Hydro. Murray says Hydro officials Tell him that after paying the debt servicing charges Revenue to the City would increase by about $20 million a year. He says Winnipeg Hydro can produce electricity for a a significantly less than it pays Manitoba Hydro. The current Deal Between Winnipeg Hydro and Manitoba Hydro ends in the year 2000. The terms of any new Deal Are among the variables that make it hard to choose whether Selling or upgrading is the right route. As Well the province last summer deregulated the electricity Market in the province. That Means Manitoba a Hydro transmission lines can be used by any electric company which in turn gives Manitoba Hydro better Access to american markets. That factors into the Sale question. If Winnipeg Hydro is put on the Block companies other than Manitoba Hydro could bid on it and perhaps bump up the Price. However Manitoba Hydro says it produces electricity so cheaply it would be difficult for a third party to come in. 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