Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 11, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press local m f5 eur Ift 6fnaii 6ky.dissk@ffespt6gs.ffib.ca Bensons role new target for inquiry by David Kuxhaus probe digs into participation by former top aide some witnesses scheduled to testify at the Morin in inquiry will have to be after new information surfaced this week regarding the involvement of Treasury Board Secretary Julian Benson in a vote splitting were going to have to explore and investigate a bit inquiry noun Sel Michael Green said there Are one or two people who May be Able to shed some Light on this and Well have to talk to Green would not say who those pie were but said they will be questioned prior to the inquiry resuming in me said he didst anticipate having to recall any of the witnesses who have already including Premier Benson abruptly tendered a letter of retirement on me is the Ond senior aide to be forced out Over the vote splitting Hilmons former chief of staff Taras Sokolyk resigned in the inquiry has heard that Sokolyk used party funds to help organize pendent native its alleged it was part of a plot to steal votes from the nip in the 1995 provincial the inquiry was told that Sokolyk enlisted the Aid of Benson to help him replace up until Bensons role has been described by the tories As simply a ease of poor but this evidence turned Over to the inquiry by the pc party suggested Bensons involvement in the coverup was More it will come out during the said who declined to provide further Filmon continued to refuse to speak to the Media about the latest in a news release earlier this he said he will not comment on the inquiry until it is the Premier has been criticized for not doing More after being alerted this expropriation looming Large for holdouts on North main building owners want More Cash to make Way for aboriginal Centre by Keith Mcarthur City Hall reporter the City wants to expropriate six build Ings from people who have refused to sell their land to make Way for the aboriginal Roundhouse and Park known As the North main Street task Force wants to begin construction on Nee Ganin in the the expropriation plan was endorsed wednesday by mayor Glen Murray and his inner Circle of Council lors at a closed it will be debated at Council next Joe co chairman of the North main Street task said the City has been Able to negotiate for almost every property it needs for the North main although the expropriation document mentions six Bova said the Only one that is urgently needed is the building that houses the Siloam Mission at 705707 main the owners of the property have been offered significantly More than its appraised but Douglas Woods said the offers Haven been Good that because the Mission wants to Gener ate enough Money from the Sale to be Able to relocate in the same general Woods said the Mission had hoped to remain in the building through the but conceded that Doest look Likely with the threat of an expropriation we raised the Issue of expropriation with the City Ana they denied they said it want in the game plan at Woods said Bova said the approval of an expropriation plan does it mean that negotiations with the property owners will another Challenge for the North main project is that the Siloam Mission building is on the cites historical buildings list because it served As Turno the Century liquor store for Immi Grants coming off the people got off the train and main Street was booze and said Giles Bugailiskis of the cites heritage planning if the building gets heritage it More difficult for the City to tear if the expropriations take the people who have lost their properties will be Able to take the City to court if they dont think they received fair one Man who has already sold his property said those who Are holding out for More Cash from City Hall Are being As far As we were concerned the City negotiated in Good said Jim who recently sold his building on Austin Street for a Little More than its appraised other people thought they should get a lot More than their property is about million has been set aside from gains budget to Purchase buildings on the North main Joe free press puppies Are a handful for Terri Karen Young and Rob society overwhelmed by whimpering puppies unlike theres no shortage of homeless canines by Leah Janzen staff reporter Call it a baby Boom of the canine a visit to the Winnipeg humane society these Days is a furry and frenetic affair thanks to More than 50 homeless puppies trying their Best to look As cute As possible from inside their bulging cages in an Effort to attract an its like there was an explosion of dog births All at the same was executive director Vicki Burns shouted Over the Whin scratching and Barking in the Puppy Nursery rooms its unusual for us to have 50 pups at it amounts to a tremendous but for animal lovers looking to add a Pup to their the flood of baby dogs Means they have the pick of the Burns said most of the ranging from eight weeks to a few months Are Primar ily German Shepherd and Labrador eventually grow into medium or Large sized but the Puppy cages also include a three Montgold Jack Russell Ter Rier and a surprisingly cute Dachshund Boston terrier both of which will remain fairly until a few years the humane society had a policy of closing the doors for the three Days before Christmas to discourage Las minute gift shoppers from adopting a pet on but in recent Burns said the shelter has revised its policy to allow for Holiday we realized that if someone has their heart set on getting a pet for Christmas they will either get one from us or they will go to a pet she adding a was study found animals adopted Over the Christmas season were no More Likely to be returned in the new year than any Burns also said the adoption process is a lengthy involving a questionnaire and an interview with shelter they advise the prospective owners about the Money and Effort that goes into owning a new cat or we also do not allow people to adopt a pet for someone she if youre inter ested in taking one of the dozens of pups the Cost of adoption is that includes spaying or first vaccine deforming and a and if youre planning to head Down to the shelter to take a Burns said the Over Load of puppies has resulted in a serious need for Puppy food the shelter is open monday to Friday from 10 to saturday 11 to 6 and sunday noon to 4 getting engaged getting married Hrew rims on Sale to choose from Cueuas jewellery 404 Portage across from Job take a wig bar stools less isma this weeks special financing available 1998 Chev Lumina l5 0 on most in Stock cars thick plus financing Stock Oiivia i fish 10 Tjw for tails too to few shrimp a total Tow arriving their friends Vick aft Only at v64 it genl Chevrolet Oldsmobile g6l b5vi toll Huttt i Moo it5ob past summer that there might be something to the University of Winnipeg political dentist Allen Mills said Mimon seems to have adopted a Bunker it seems to me that again his behaviour in the last 24 hours is part of that kind of pattern of someone who really in some senses does not want to ask or be probed about whether he Mills said not recalling the Legisla Ture for the traditional pre Christmas session appears to be part of the Strat these Are fairly serious things that he can avoid being grilled said student justified in sword attack by Mike Mclntyre police reporter she put a pair of teens in but Penny Milvor will not be charged for using her Samurai sword to attack thieves who broke into her downtown police said yesterday that the year old University of Manitoba Stu Dent was justified in defending herself by slicing and dicing the Home invaders monday in our opinion she wont be youve got two males breaking into a suite wearing balaclavas and armed with there hiding their identities and dont give a Damn if someone is Home or said Gary Shes in her suite in her i dont want to say they got what they but these youths were con fronted by someone who didst want to let them get away with the aged 16 and suffered multiple lacerations after being struck in the Arm and head with the Sharp one of the youths requires plastic surgery to replace a missing chunk of flesh in his he was arrested by police after going to the the Case will be forwarded to a Crown attorney for but police dont expect Milvor will be the majority of the blood was in her so we know the attack took place said who has been flooded with Public Praise for her was relieved to hear she wont be forced to defend herself in i knew it was a possibility and i was but it was clearly self defence All the she said yester she admits her reaction was probably As she want wearing her glasses and see what she was swinging the sword Mcl Vors classmates have been teas ing her about her sword fighting Tal and the Young woman has been the subject of much Media although Many officers privately applaud her response to the armed police say the Public should never take the Law into their own 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