Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 19, 1999, Winnipeg, Manitoba Midland it Guantt would 473 marys 1797 Portage Al 9892702 local the Rosenbergs cottage stayed in the family yesterday at a tax auction Canada a retired Ontario rancher who was slain last month had buried thousands of dollars in Cash at his ranch world a massive multinational Fleet embarks for Bast timor to begin in peacekeeping Mission Winnipeg press the weather 40 chances of High details on Page 86 september bombers Are Winnipeg Blue bombers put on a pitiful display yesterday in Hamilton where they turned the Ball Over nine times in route to an embarrassing loss c1 sports backs to the Wall the Winnipeg Gold eyes lost 76 to the Alban Colonie Diamond dogs last night and must win today to keep their Northern league championship Hopes alive c1 inside in to lotto Bonus Filmon the Gary of Choice Dps doer trails in test of Premier preferences by Ross Romaniuk for the free press if running the province were a Oneman Gary Filmon would have this election locked according to a Winnipeg free press election even with the tories and new democrats locked in a dead heat As tuesdays election the cur rent Premier is still the Choice of Manitoban to Lead the a probe research poll commissioned by the free press shows 39 per cent of respondents feel Filmon would make the Best nip Leader Gary doer placed getting the support of 30 per cent of people while Jon Ger Rard of the liberals garnered just 10 per a Distant sixteen per cent were Hilmons Persona approval rating has surprised some observers who expected the Public to be a Little More critical after the Monnin inquiry into the 1995 vote rigging scandal and subsequent fall from Grace of three High ranking the probe surveying people province wide from 9 to found the vote splitting fiasco has influenced the voting decision of one in three of that 62 per cent said the scheme will make them less Likely to vote tory on it just shows that Filmon was personally not really tainted by that vote splitting said probe president Scott adding the incumbent Factor May have a lot to do with the pc leaders popular after some a lot of people can Only imagine having the person who is already in not the choices for Best Premier were made along party lines the Lions share of Fil Mons support in the poll came from respondents who said they would vote continued on Page a2 i i Filmon left came out on top in Survey of which of the three main party leaders would make the Best Premier after tuesdays doer below came within hailing distance in the Premier preference but Gerrard top make the text Joe Bryksa free press Winnipeg free press probe research election poll inside Filmon the butt of contest women issues ignored the ads backfire empower the says nip 30 election shines spotlight on agin City dilemma by Kim Guttormson election reporter we Job Byks Winnipeg fh6e press Premier Gary Hilmons children Allison Filmon Carvey and Gregg share a Lre an old City getting we have fewer people Between the Ages of 20 and 34 than other Canadian and More older than its not a Good recipe for a growing and vibrant the from a Komg report exam ining the economic future of the caused a stir when they were released last the report was done for economic development Winnipeg and has the most comprehensive data so far detailing the flight of Young people from Winnipeg and Cameron one of the authors of the Komg said there was a net outflow of people from Manitoba during the and the bulk of those leaving were in the prime working age of 20 to we forecast Between 1996 and Winnipeg will have the lowest population growth of All Mackay Between 1991 and the number of peo ple in Winnipeg Between 20 and 44 is projected to a 23 per cent drop in the 2sto34 age the profile of the group when you look at the demographic of 25to 29year Olds that typically skilled Grade he the leaders of All three political parties have latched on to these numbers during the provincial election and say they want to do All they can to keep our kids at on Page a2 children honour Fox courage Marathon of Hope ended in 1980 but legacy still growing today is the 19th annual Terry Fox its held to commemorate the 22yearold curl haired Man who captured canadians hearts with his run across Canada in to million has been raised in Fox memory for cancer the free press spoke with Winnipeg school children last week about Fox by Nick Martin education reporter he died 18 years but Little Leif Ingebrigtsen reckons Terry Fox is still helping to make him a healthy i really enjoy Terry Fox encouraged me to because Hes my says Ingebrigt a Grade 6 student at Queen Ston Ingebrigtsen and his classmates know a lot of about though he succumbed to Fox a Symbol of said Rhys Terry Fox believe theres a cure for said Rachel i think he really believed in the kids at Queenston school ran Friday to raise Money for the Terry Fox and some of them will be taking part in runs around Winnipeg Michael Cardillo related that the kids have discussed Fox and watched a video of his they know How he lost a leg to then decided to run from Newfoundland to the Pacific finally having to give up his Marathon in Thunder Bay when he developed secondary its kind of said Andrea Ingebrigtsen has seen the statue of Fox near Thunder Bay at the spot his Cross country run it was a really Good sculpture of we always take pictures of my sister and me running next to Oconnor believes Fox was terrifically the Terry Fox run will go on until theres a cure for she at Hedges Middle Grade 8 students say Fox was a tremendous role Model for Hes like a hero to because one of my dads friends has said Rob he must have very added Jodi did it he like sleep in a Van Hes a Good person to look up Andrea Degagne Hes a Good influence to he encouraged kids to run and to care about lamented Morrissette its a shame he had to today lets end hallway hip ;