Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press Sunday (Newspaper) - September 27, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba Local when it comes to running in the civic election its not what you know but who knows you experts say /a3 Canada convicted killer Albert Walker denies murdering anyone and shows no remorse for stealing millions from investors in an interview with a tvs a w-5 /a4 world human rights group relays horror stories from Kosovo /a6 the weather re. Mix of Sun and Cloud. High 18. Low 3. Details on Page a8 Magazine Cross Border cancer the free press travelled to Saskatchewan to talk to victims of thyroid cancer and those at increased risk of getting the disease because of nuclear tests conducted by the . In Nevada during the cold War by inside books. D3 7 crosswords.a7 deaths.a2.c6 editorials.b4 in ,births.c6 movies.d4 serialized fiction.d5 to listings.a8 lotto 6/49 13,15,28,31,35,45 Bonus 4 /a2 sports. Big Mac takes big Lead Mark Mcgwire pounded his 67th and 68th Home runs of the season yesterday taking a two Dinger Lead on Sammy Sosa just one game remaining cd a Pepper Gate piled on pm a plate Chretien Teflon coating could Burn off under heat soaring East St. Paul House prices reflect flight from City taxes by Bill Redekop staff reporter House prices in East St. Paul have soared to second highest in Manitoba behind Only Tuxedo More proof of the incredible development Boom in the capital Region outside Winnipeg. East St. Paul Homes now Are Selling for an average $190,000, surpassing even Linden Woods where House prices Are averaging $176,000. Ali Edo prices remain highest at about $235,000. East St. Paul prices shot up 16 per cent this year versus an average increase of one per cent on Winnipeg Homes. The average Winnipeg House Sells for $93,000. A a in be never seen anything this dramatic and in be been watching a Large lots lure City tax refugees /a2 these numbers for six or seven years a said Peter Squire Winnipeg real estate Board spokesman. A a it a literally As Well East St. Paul registered the highest Home Sale Ever in the capital Region with a one year old House Selling for $540,000. The figures Are based on Winnipeg real estate Board multiple listing Home sales. At the same time East St. Paul boasts the lowest property taxes in Manitoba says Reeve Phil Rebeck. The tax Bill for a House assessed at $200,000 is just Over $3,000, slightly under half of what taxes would be in Winnipeg. Also that House is Likely to be bigger and on a larger lot than a similarly priced House in Winnipeg Rebeck said. A with a big lot in the City the taxes would be so big nobody could afford it a said Rebeck. The House prices Are just the tip of the development iceberg in East St. Paul. Developers erected 130 new houses this year in the tiny pm which is Only 16 Square Miles. That surpasses the councils guideline of allowing no More than too new houses a year but councillors decided not to get in the Way of development. As Well a 163-Home condominium North of Birds Hill will enter its second stage of development next year. So far about 40 Homes have been built in the condominium that will have locked Gates around it and where residents will pay for everything from garbage disposal to Security. The condos sell for $130,000 to $150,000. All will have full sewer and water services. As Well the Pritchard farm development off Henderson Highway has added 120 luxury houses and the Developer plans to add 500 More Homes in the next decade. The Pritchard houses run from $250,000 to $300,000, and Are on lots of 15,000 to 20,000 Square feet versus an average lot of about 5,000 Square feet in Winnipeg. All houses have sewer and water services. Those 120 Homes represent the flight from Winnipeg of about $1 million a year in property taxes. East St. Paul is not the Only Capi tal Region municipality booming. House prices in the Stonewall area Are up almost seven per cent from last year. By Paul Samyn National reporter Ottawa a for prime minister Jean Chretien the time for joking about the treatment of protesters at last years spec Summit is Long gone. Pepper is no longer just something he puts on his plate. Instead the emerging a Pepper Gate scandal has the potential to put Chretien in a place far More unpopular than the one he has enjoyed since becoming prime minister five years ago. All four opposition parties smell blood and have been pummelling Chretien with questions about his role in the crackdown on protesters at the Vancouver meeting of Pacific rim leaders. In fact questions about the Asia Pacific Summit could dominate the entire fall sitting of parliament. A continuous leak of documents on everything from supposed orders from the prime minister to ramp infiltration of student groups keeps providing new ammunition for the opposition. And the ramp Public complaints commission hearings into the affair a hearings that May see Chretien forced to testify a Only Start next month. A this is one of the most important issues going on in the country right now a said University of Toronto Polit a the sanitizing of a Summit a4 ical scientist Nelson Wiseman. He said ifs impossible to predict what the fallout will be for Chretien but its Safe to say there a no upside for the prime minister a it can Only Hurt him it can to help Reform strategist Jim Armour said the official opposition believes spec will be the catalyst that finally erodes Chretien a Teflon allowing other issues like hepatitis c compensation and Senate appointments to stick to him. A a it a like a snowball rolling Down the Hill a Armour critical mass a at some Point you Hope you get enough critical mass that it will cause people to sit up and take notice about what this prime minister is really All of course spec Isnit the first bump in the Road for the Chretien government. But those bumps have usually resulted in one of his ministers Landing on the hot seat. With spec however the document Trail appears to Lead to the prime ministers door and the opposition parties Are prepared to do everything in their Power to Knock it Down. A it Isnit a question of nailing the prime minister a said new Democrat research director Dave Woodbury. A a it a a question of saying there Are some problems with the Way this government does business and its important that the truth comes tory caucus chairman Rick Borot Sik said his party sees spec As the beginning of the end of Chretien a popularity. A we recognize that Chretien has been the absolute Teflon Man a said Boro Tsik Brandon Souris. A the has been Able to say and do things that no one else would get away with. But this i believe is the thin Edge of the while the opposition tries to drive that wedge deeper Chretien apparently Isnit rattled by the onslaught he has faced. A Chretien told us in caucus that if questions about spec Are the Best they can do As an opposition then they done to have a lot going for them a one grit source said. Peter Donolo Chretien a press Secretary said the opposition is suffering from a scandal envy As they yearn for the kind of mess going on in the Clinton White House. A for five years they have thrown everything they can at the prime minister and it just Hasni to worked a he said. A these Guys the opposition misunderstand Chretien and canadians. No one believes that Chretien would have Given orders to Pepper Spray protesters. The Public is not salivating for Chretien joking time is Over. Scandal like the opposition or the Wiseman believed Chretien was in trouble two years ago Over another controversy involving demonstrators. On that Flag Day Chretien grabbed William Clenneth round the neck and tossed the protester aside. A i was surprised How he weathered that one he could have been charged with assault a Wiseman said. But he Wasny to. And canadians did no to seem to mind. A there is still lots of Goodwill for Chretein a Wiseman flu cases Rise More City districts caught Short by a sick officers by Glen Mackenzie staff reporter the Blue flu that hit one City police division Friday is spreading As officers in other areas of Winnipeg called in sick yesterday. Insp. Blair Mccorrister said 15 of the 20 officers assigned to work the Day shift in District i the downtown area called in sick and Insp. Darryl Preisentanz said nine of the 12 assigned to work the evening shift in District 3 the North end and West Kil Donan did the same. It is believed the officers Are phoning in sick to protest the suspension without pay of const. Grant Eakin who faces an assault charge after a 24-year-old South african Man said he was beaten while being led away in Handcuffs from a noisy party. Eakin a 16-year Veteran reassigned to desk duties after the complaint was made in february was stripped of All duties and pay after a suspension hearing thursday morning. Mccorrister said the Force is handling the situation by bringing in extra officers from other districts and calling in some who Are on Days off. The collective agreement with the Winnipeg police association specifies minimum staffing requirements for each District and because they re often exceeded officers can be brought in without a District going below a minimum level of service he said. The absences Friday were confined to District 6 the City a South end where Eakin had worked. Boyd Campbell Winnipeg police association vice president said in a Telephone interview from Ottawa he Wasny to surprised some officers booked off yesterday As Well As Friday. But he said the association has played no role in organizing the Effort. Campbell said he had a memo sent to his members saying the association has done All it can under the collective agreement to protect Eakins rights. A this is a tenuous Issue. Our members Are concerned a he said. But Campbell also said his men Are professional and do anything to jeopardize the Public. The police service can request a doctors note from an officer in certain situations. Jack Swatski acting police chief said Friday he did no to know what would be done in this situation. Coun. Amaro Silva Daniel Mcintyre chairman of the City a Protection and Community services committee which oversees police service operation said he knew Little about officers phoning in sick but believes that for now it should be considered an administrative matter to be handled by senior officers. Worried about today a Market conditions tuesday september 29 1998, 7 . Presented by Mutual fund insights from the fund counsel Richard Webb and Levi Folk explain the dynamics of Mutual fund investing a How Many funds should you hold a How Many fund families should make up a portfolio a How did you effectively diversify your portfolio a How Safe Are your funds location Winnipeg convention Centre Cinema admission is a minimum $10 donation to the children swish foundation. Investment a planning counsel he of Canada a financial planning professionals can 478-1900 seating is limited. 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