Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 6, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba Ken Gigliotti Winnipeg free press David Street Homeowner David Brown says a new Centre will be built too close Homes. Mall project angers Neighbours by Aldo Santin staff reporter one by one Derek Browne a Neighbours across the Street sold their Homes this summer and moved away. All that a left Are 12 boarded up houses in various stages of dismantling. Now Brown and his remaining Neighbours Are fighting to ensure a new shopping Centre does no to replace them. A when we moved Here six years ago All we could see from our front window were the houses across the Street. Now they want to put up a 24-foot High Wall a a the length of the Street. The past six months have been a whirlwind for Brown and his St. James Neighbours whose Homes Border the uni City shopping mall. During the summer 12 of Browne a Neighbours sold their Homes to a Toronto Developer first profession Al management which then announced in August plans to demolish the 26-year-old mall and replace it with a Power Centre a series of free standing giant stores. What no one knew at the time was that first professional would turn the mall into parking spaces and erect the new stores on the Periphery Well into the landscaped Buffer zone that separates the existing mall from its residential Neighbours. The plan was worse for Brown and his Neighbours on David Street. The mall buildings were to be built almost to the sidewalk where the houses now stand. A we want to see this development go ahead and the mall redeveloped but not at our expense a said Brown president of the newly formed uni City area residents association. A what the Developer wants to do is Way too big in relation to the land they re building to put it in perspective with another retailing project while first professional was Busy buying out Browne a Neighbours it also bought a 48-acre parcel of City land at Kenas ton and Mcgillvray boulevards. Brown said he credits first professional with spending two months this fall negotiating details of the new Centre with residents. But there were two outstanding issues they resolve building beyond the existing Buffer zone and the number of Street entrances. Brown said another concern is the Lack of parking spaces. According to City regulations first professional needs almost 2,700 parking stalls for its new uni City project but Only has 2,500 in its proposal. Abe Anhang a Winnipeg lawyer who represents first professional said it has assured the residents that new designs Are being prepared that will address both the parking requirements and the encroachment into the Buffer zone. Coalition has wine stores seeing red by John Lyons staff reporter Winnipeg a private wine store owners Are seeing red a and not just grapes. The store owners Are upset at a group called the coalition for responsible liquor Laws. The group had run advertisements to oppose any increase in the number of private wine stores. A i found it very offensive. It was so full of inaccuracies and untruths a Jim Jaworski owner of Kenaston wine Market said. Yesterday the coalition itself was forced to publicly agree with that assessment at least in part. They uncorked another and in the free press a an apology to four of the agencies its original and claimed were part of the coalition. The salvation army mount Carmel clinic social planning Council and a United Way Agency Are not members of the coalition yesterdays and stated. The Manitoba government employees Union which is an actual member of the coalition accepted blame for the Gaffe. Ngeu spokesman Bob Dewar yesterday blamed a misunderstanding. He said the coalition had talked to those groups and believed it had their official support. The apology comes As the provincial government appears set to expand the number of private wine outlets. There Are now four such stores. The province announced in july that it was a open season for private wine stores and began taking applications from would be shop owners. The coalitions original and claimed that More private wine stores will Siphon Money away from hospitals and schools. George Andrews of Stephen amp Andrews charged that the Ngeu is Only concerned about losing Union jobs at provincially run liquor marts if privatization continues to expand. A they done to Tell you they Are trying to protect Union jobs. They Are trying to make it a social Issue so people will get up in arms. Its bogus a Andrews said. A obviously they Are trying to insult the Public a Dewar said yesterday that the coalitions claim is True because profits from liquor marts go to social programs while profits from private wine retailers do not. At Fenton Swine merchants owner to Razik said he Wasny to even aware of the Campaign against free enter prise wine. He said he believes the Public is firmly behind private stores. A i would ask any of them to come and hear All our customers a Cross Section of the population who say this is the Best thing that Ever happened a Razik said. A people come in and say a where was this All my life a a As a trial project the province allowed four private stores to begin Selling wine in november and december of 1994. There have been no new stores allowed since although the province is expected to shortly announce a second wave of private stores. Yesterday Jaworski had a live jazz Trio playing at his Kenaston store to celebrate the outlets fourth birthday. He said the four existing stores have captured 25 per cent of the wine Market in Winnipeg. A the Public is voting with their wallets where they want to do business a Jaworski said. Wayne Helgeson of the social planning Council said he was Happy that a Public apology had been made Over the misunderstanding Between the groups. A it shows a sensitivity and a responsibility on their part a Helgeson said adding that he had not demanded such a move by the leery / continued from Page a1 a we Are concerned when you get a Small Community like Armstrong Point and the Impact that will be created when a Large number of people suddenly move in a Taylor said. A there were about 300 people living in Armstrong Point and then All of a sudden you be got 130 new people. That changes the dynamics of the area resident Ivan Fredericks said Taylor and the others Are Over reacting and have exaggerated any negative Impact the commune members May have had in Armstrong Point. A you find better Neighbours a said Fredericks who is Selling his 69 East Gate Home to the commune. A a they re quiet. Their kids Are quiet. They done to have any pets and they look after their own Fredericks said his Neighbours Are probably uneasy by the commune members appearance. A they dress like old hippies. The men have Long hair tied Back and All have beards. The women have Long Fredericks said he a attended their Friday night gatherings when commune members gather at 89 East Gate to celebrate the coming Sabbath by praying singing and dancing. A a that a not for me but that a not to say its wrong a Fredericks said. Fontaine said the commune has 125 members who live in the two Armstrong Point Homes and two Homes in Osborne Village. Fontaine said the commune operates four businesses in the City including the common ground cafe and bakery my machine works common sense natural products and a shoe repair shop. Members of the commune abandon their old lifestyles when they join the group and work at commune owned businesses. All possessions become communal property. Collectively its members lived a relatively quiet and Anonymous existence in Osborne Village. That is until april to 1996, when the four Osborne Village Homes they lived in at the time and the two businesses they operate were the subject of a massive pre Dawn raid by 70 members of the Winnipeg police service immigration Canada and child and family services looking for a commune member wanted in the abduction of his children in 1989. Police reported at the time that the commune members were co operative. The wanted Man and his children were not found. There were no arrests. Nothing was seized. Since then they be bought 89 East Gate and 90 East Gate. The Selling prices of the Homes were $400,000 and $218,000, respectively. The group is in the process of buying a third Home 69 East Gate the adjoining property to 89, for More than $400,000 Fontaine refused to say if the commune planned to move All its Mem Bers into Armstrong Point. Marni Hilland just moved into 9 Blanchard opposite the commune Homes three months ago. Hilland said she knows there Are a Large number of people living in the two Homes but you know from the Small amount of activity. A i think they re very respectful of the there Are no bylaws regulating the number of family members who can live in a Home or who can Call themselves a family. Fontaine and members of his commune have acquired 89 East Gate and two other Homes in Armstrong Point. The move is causing friction with an area residents group. West end restaurant damaged by fire a West end restaurant suffered $200,000 in damage in a fire Early yesterday. The Blaze at champions restaurant on Sherbrook Street resulted in $100,000 damage to the building and $100,000 to contents. 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The University of Manitoba sponsored by Brick s Fine furniture Jingle Bells Uke never before by Fred Brick it was the tackiest thing i d Ever seen not to mention poor taste i was at the drug store in our area if you re zooming by car last night when someone near me started singing a Jingle Bells a in a sort of pleasant baritone voice. I turned but there was no one near me. Must be music Over their store audio system i mused. When i passed that aisle again the singing started which i thought was perhaps More than a coincidence. The third time i saw him a Bruce the Spruce a singing Christmas tree when i got out to the car i Stop laughing and had to explain to my curious companion. My adventures with a Bruce the Spruce. She joined me in Hearty laughter. She was dying to see a a Bruce hut could t go in to the shop. 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