Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 23, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba Away Grangr Tab mop hockey game fair Sale. . Com a Manitoba Moose owner wonders if affiliating with nil will help fill seats /c1 s done a up rail has struck a Deal with general motors to repair and maintain its pm diesel locomotives in Winnipeg /b4 a Cookbook serves up Cowboy cuisine Canadian state /d1 the weather increasing Cloud i with a 30% Chance showers. High 18 Low 4. Details on Page Bio Winnie free press garbage Day 5 school Day 6 wednesday september 23,1998inside blockades top diplomatic Agenda he s Back in the Saddle Gordon Sinclair column returns today a and he a pushing Sam Katz As the Best person to sit in the mayors chair /a4 letting voters decide st. Vital coun. Al Golden who a facing charges of evading More than $250,000 in income taxes plans to fight in the court of Public opinion announcing yesterday hell stand for re election in next month s civic vote /a3 peek into the bedroom canadians lose their virginity at an average age of 16.6, a full year earlier than the global average. That a one fact revealed in the results of a condom makers annual Survey of nearly 10,000 sexually Active people in 14 countries /a4 deadly incursion in their first military incursion since apartheid. South african forces in Lesotho to help restore order were met with unexpected resistance from rebels yesterday. At least 10 soldiers and five civilians died in heavy fighting Dio Starr War continues with polls showing most americans support Bill Clinton As president the White House went on the offensive yesterday accusing Independent counsel Kenneth Starr of chopping from his report testimony favourable to Clinton /b1 Iran not ready yet the United states and Iran Are saying nicer words about each other but now a not the time to begin thawing the frosty relations Between the two countries., iranian president Mohammad Khatami told reporters in new York yesterday /b2 today in your City province a antique show and Sale sponsored by the historical museum of st. James Assiniboia to saturday uni City mall. A sister Dorothy cd launch Eck Hardt Gramatte Hall Winnipeg Art gallery noon free. A Annie Mae a movement red roots theatre opens today to oct. 3. Gas station theatre $8 and $10 by calling 284-9478. Index local /a3,4,6,8.9. Canada amp world/a12, b1,2,3. Dio business.b4 ctesified.c7 comics.d2 deaths.a2.c6 in memorials births.c7 life Horoscope crossword Netre adef and Ann Landers. D3 1 movies.d9 sports recoifd.c4,5 to listings.b9 "76639 05026 Axworthy says Madeleine Albright committed to resolving problem by Paul Samyn Bill Redekop and David Kuxhaus National staff reporters Ottawa a the Border skirmish Over Canadian farm products that began a week ago has moved to the top of the diplomatic Agenda. Foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy was in new York last night m Farmers dealt a bad hand b5 to meet with . Secretary of state Madeleine Albright on the harassment of Canadian trucks shipping farm products South. Late last night Axworthy said he had won a commitment from Albright to try to resolve the escalating problem. A she accepts that this is a matter of some serious concern and that it has to be addressed by the Axworthy said before flying Back to Ottawa. Albright recognized the blockades were a result of a mixture of politics and anxiety among Farmers in. The . Midwest he said. Albright told Axworthy she will begin meeting with senior Clinton officials this morning. As Well Canadas ambassador to the United states Raymond Chretien is to meet today with . Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman. South Dakota has refused entry of Canadian farm trucks since last wednesday. Similar action a considered illegal under the two countries Trade agreement a is being threatened by some other states. Continued please see Cross-border/a2 angry gun control opponents launch vocal assault on parliament m gun owners a fed up by Paul Samyn Nat onal reporter Ottawa even though it passed into Law three years ago thousands of angry gun owners marched on parliament Hill yesterday to take direct aim at the Liberal firearms control Bill. With a steady chant of a fed up fed up a As their Battle cry the sign waving crowd featuring Many Clad in Hunting gear refused to Holster their opposition to the new gun registry that begins dec. 1. A a we Are Here to report the theft of our a the debate is settled the debate is Over. Gun control will be implemented on dec. 1�?T a Justice minister Anne Mclellan rights the theft of our property a rally organizer al Dorans said to cheers. A we Are fed up and we not going to take it any Winnipeg Ger Dave Povey flew in for the rally because he is determined to Stop what he called a hidden Liberal Agenda. A the Bottom line is that gun registration is gun confiscation a Povey said. Povey said his extensive gun collection has been put on the line with the Law and its time that canadians did to Stop the a a tyrants running the country. A if i can to shoot my guns its like cutting off one of my arms a he said. The enraged crowd which the at about 1.2,000 amp arc Olic s ramp officers keep m Eye of the crowd estimated at about 12,00�,, yesterday on parliament Hill. A Law will fail Toews says /a9 a far cry from the 25,000 organizers wanted a was part of a shootout on Bill c-68 yesterday. While the anti gun control crowd endured periodic showers to listen to speaker after speaker aim their vitriol at the government. Justice minister Anne Mclellan victims of shootings and supporters of the Law ret f Ned their fire. A the debate is settled the debate is Over a Mclellan said in a preemptive strike launched while p protesters were preparing to March on parliament Hill. A gun control will be implemented on dec. 1.�?� Mclellan claimed Public support for gun control is at a new High and she pledged to stand firm against the gun lobby. A let me make one thing Clear we will not be deterred by inflammatory and irresponsible Mclellan also repeated that the Law will not result in gun owners having to turn Over their firearms. A there is no hidden Agenda of confiscation a she said. Continued please see �?~they�?T/a2 summer leaves homeowners with that sick sinking feeling by Manfred Jager staff reporter Abalon workers try to stabilize shift leg Bomes foundation. Its been a Long Long scorcher of a sum Mer but As of 1.2 37 a.,m. Today its history a and for several thousand Winni Eggers the summer of �?T98 can to be Over soon enough. That a because they be seen their real estate literally shrink beneath their feet and fixing the damage will Cost them dearly. The damage comes from shrinking soil leading to shifting House foundations cracking basement Walls and floors cracks in drywall structures above ground and doors and windows that done to open and close properly any More. St. Vital Dent Urist Earl Marshall first noticed the problem late last year and this summer it got to a Point where he Felt he had to do something to prop up an addition to his 1926-Vintage Home that had started to separate from the main Frame. A we noticed the water on the Flat roof Wasny to draining away in the right direction any More. Doors and windows operate properly and there were some cracks in a ceiling a Marshall said. A i did no to want things to get a whole lot worse so i called in a contractor who recommended placing five piles under the the Story repeats itself literally thousands of times throughout the City with dozens of contractors driving Concrete piles through Clay to hard gravel or shale under foundation Walls or Corners. Chris Preston civil Engineer and sales manager for Abalon construction ltd., says there Hasni to been this much shrinking real estate in Winnipeg since the summer and fall of 1989, which was the w Orst on record for soil shrinkage in Yards. Continued please see National /a2 in add the final touch to your fall wardrobe with shoes to walk the High Road. Polo Park s fall fashion shoe premiere. Today through sunday throughout the mall. Fall brings the colours. Polo Park brings the fashions. To Nuiji ;