Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 21, 1999, Winnipeg, Manitoba Mil Appun Locc world 473 marys 9892701 1797 Portage 9892702 iffy wide repair service 9892700 quake f Mai sports museum celebrates sporting fashion the weather mainly j High Low details on Page d8 Winnipeg free pre garbage Day 3 school Day 4 inside Sailboat mishap deadly a Winnipeg woman is dead and two people Are missing and presumed drowned after their Sailboat capsized in the Choppy Waters of Lake Winnipeg Over the weekend killer Frost strikes the first killer Frost of the year dam aged and Zucchini crops across much of the province Early but South Western Manitoba was miraculously spared wanted nurses hospitals and healthcare Agency recruiters were out in Force yester Day trying to lure nursing students at a University of Manitoba Job fair period reforms Preston Manning staged his own question period in the foyer of the deserted House of commons yesterday to protest the Liberal government extending maps summer vacations by three weeks Sears shops at Eaton Sears Canada yesterday nabbed eight Eaton stores including Winnipeg vital outlet the company trademarks and All outstanding shares in a Deal Worth up to million Lanier to move on Winnipeg Gold eyes manager Hal Lanier said one Day after the Ball club lost the Northern league championship that he is considering quitting today in your City Alice Cooper with the new mean Walker 8 Natalie Macmaster pantages play 8 oktoberfest continues to convention Centre Early Bird before 8 doors open at 6 Index local Canada world in life net Reader and Ann sports to september nip file dirt tricks complaints defiant exp remier stands his ground jail says Schreyer free press Schreyer holds copy of unsigned letter attacking be Makshonoff As he talks with Media Bombshell from old horse knocks Campaign on its ear by David Kuxhaus election reporter he was just supposed to Knock on some shake a few hands and reminisce with old timers about the new democrats glory but when youve been out of poli tics for nearly two its hard to be Content with the grip Angrin and so it is that de for Mer nip Premier and former governor general of has emerged As perhaps the most memo Rable character of the 1999 election its eds Hes ruffled the feathers of the tories to the Point that there think ing about suing Hes the talk of the town on the open line radio and he was sur rounded by about a dozen reporters looking for More Good making it even More remarkable is the fact it took him Only one after noon to steal the not bad for a Guy who As governor general developed a reputation for thoroughly ponderous speech Mak on two in 1981 and members of the parliamentary press gallery booed him and pelted him with buns during his speech to their annual Schreyer was anything but Ponder Ous As he catapulted himself Back into the spotlight at what was sup posed to be just another cosy Coffee party speech in a school gym in Anne on continued please see armchair Arm yourselves by Doug Nairne legislature reporter its Showtime the final Bat the of the two Garys tonight will either end 11 years of Rule by Gary the longest serving Premier in or Send the Leader of the Gary packing once and for the Liber als under Jon Gerrard will be fight ing for their with so much at whats an armchair pundit to do weve got what you Here is the free press guide to which Ridings will be fun to and which Are bellwether Ridings Arthu Virden the tories fired their first Gary and even he says he will keep voting for this is among the strongest of the conservative strongholds but watch to see How Many flooded Farmers and disgruntled party members Are mad enough to support someone else or stay in the tories got out of Brandon East the nip has held this Riding since it was created 30 years but it is the Lone new democratic seat in a sea of tory Blue conservative Marty Snelling and new Democrat Drew Caldwell will fight it Brandon West every the nip says it will bump off tory Jim every Mccrae the nip says it really Means it this and Scott Smith is the Man who will continued please see by David Kuxhaus and Doug Nairne legislature reporters the 1999 election Campaign has ended in a flurry of two official some unsubstantiated mudslinging and a defiant former governor general who claims Hes prepared to go to jail in the name of there Are some things that Are Worth going to jail he said yester Day promises a the firestorm was triggered sunday by former nip premiered Schreyer when he accused the tories of attempt ing to smear the Good name of nip Interlake candidate Tom Nev Akshen Schreyer said they were circulating a bogus police file listing a number of trumped up charges against Nevak Showoff for drugs and an outraged conservative Camp filed a complaint yesterday against Schreyer under Section 155 of the elections act of accusing him of Mak ing false and the nip Campaign Headquarters in the Interlake filed a complaint under the same without identifying a specific the Section of the act states a person during an for the purpose of influencing the put come of the election makes or publishes any false statement of fact in relation to the character or conduct of a candidate in the election is guilty of an election a person convicted of this offence is subject to a Fine of not More than or to imprisonment to a term of not More than one or to no penalties this severe have been handed out in recent Schreyer remained unruffled by yesterdays turn of continued please seethis7a2 its up to you one of the most hotly tested provincial elections in recent memory will be decided today As Manitoban go to the polls to elect 57 the polls open at 8 and close at new democrats and conserva Tives have nominated candidates in All 57 while the liberals have a slate of 50 the Field of 198 candidates across the province has topped the 1995 crop of hopefuls by thanks largely to the arrival of the Manitoba which is Fielding 12 the Liber tarian and communist parties fielded six and there Are four Independent in the tories won 31 the new democrats and the liberals voting was Strong in the Advance which closed sat according to elections Manitoba it looks like in excess of cast their ballot in the Advance polls this said Dave spokesman for elections Manito that a substantial increase Over the numbers in that is also the highest number at Advance polls since the tories took continued please see enjoy saving Money Winnipeg e Winnipeg w Brandon 970 Nairn 1250 James across from Costco 1858 18th 6612725 7747477 7269225 United furniture warehouse open 6 Days closed sunday financing de very available ptos7 mb3 ;