Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 21, 1999, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press local september 1999 Doug Speirs 6977292 features Buzz Currie email a3 he saved pregnant but not ear by Ross Floman Luk for the free press Glen Francis gained a Little Pride but lost a piece of his ear while defending a pregnant woman against an assault on the two neighbouring tenants stormed into his Transcona apart ment just after Midnight Satur Day first a woman who is five months immediately followed by her common Law Hus band who was chasing figuring the who was covered in was in serious the 32yearold Francis tried to keep her assailant away from that led to a fight that saw Francis pushed into a win breaking before the r woman attacker bit the top third of Franciss ear off while Chok ing him from the scuffle continued but the Neighbour soon left the Yale Avenue allowing Francis an Opportunity to Call How the Man soon returned to grab a bottle off Franciss counter and continue the despite the extended fighting and damage to his who just moved to Winnipeg from British Columbia a few months was Able to save the woman from further his with the top third of it is another mat the dietary aide has already spent Many hours at Concordia Hospital and the health sciences Centre having his ear the doctor said plastic surgery will make it look a Little bit but a whole lot better than it is he said with a but its still worse than Boxer evander holy Fields police have charged Robin with aggravated assault and assault causing bodily harm in the Francis said he saw the woman moving out of the building a couple of Day Wayne free press Geoff owner of the Silver Beach looks Over Snidal officials cite inexperience for the three dead in sailing mishap two men still missing after Sailboat capsizes on Lake Winnipeg by Bud Robertson and Ross Romaniuk staff the free press Silver Harbour 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 yesterday police divers recovered the body of 37yearold Patricia Leah of 239 Ruby her husband Derek and Ralph of 1220 Windermere in were still missing staff Del of the East Interlaken cup detachments Gimli said a deadly combination of inexperience and rough Waters May have led to the the morning that they left Waters were extremely rough and chopping with Strong Northwest said adding who had recently purchased the 17 foot Sirene was not an experienced at this Point in the we dont suspect alcohol to be said its More conditions that were less than As she stood near the ill fated coast guard spokeswoman sue Mac Donald said the shallow Waters in the South Basin can be especially when its Marina owner Geoff Penner agreed As he glanced forlornly at the other sailors had gone out Satur As he but they hugged the Shoreline and headed South As Snidal and his passengers ventured North into Choppy Waters and High As word of the missing boaters area sailors gathered together to learn of their it was a pretty sombre said adding the fact the Cou ple have three children makes the tragedy even More police said the Trio had left the Marina at Silver about 20 Kilometres North of around 10 saturday for a Day of sail they were reported missing around Midnight saturday by friends who were looking after the couples the friends drove to the Marina where they found the missing boaters cars but no sign of them or the Canadian coast guard and Canad an air search and Rescue teams began an immediate air and water search of the the boat was discovered flipped on its Side around 6 about seven Kilometres divers called off their search for the Day around 3 after the rough Waters proved too much for the coast guard was expected to resume a search of the coastline Mirek Sedlacek no a Friend of All three described Snidal As an avid outdoors Man with a passion for Mountain biking but almost no experience on the he Snidal was fanatical about said Mirek he would even ride his Bike out in the but he never talked about boating or anything like he called the Sedlacek a Nice fam ily who owned a computer consult ing ads where he was once i feel its very he adding its the couples three children he sympathizes with the walk All Over me the Forks River walk is open for business again after water Levels receded heavy Rains South and East of grand Forks earlier this month were blamed for increased water Levels on the red that forced officials to close the walk for the second time this in the walk Way opened for the first time after Spring Runoff kept River Levels higher than River forecaster Alf Warkentin said the River crested last wednes Day and he expects water Levels to continue to Forks staffer Rob Tanner hoses Down the Ruth bonnevillbw1nnipeg free press Union Bank Tower plan rejected by David Obrien City Hall reporter the cites top politicians have turned thumbs Down to a proposal to develop one of win Nipges oldest downtown heritage a consortium of companies had wanted to spend nearly million to fill the vacant Union Bank Tower with a mixture of including a radio restaurant and but mayor Glen Murray executive policy committee rejected the proposal because it contained a caveat that would have required the City to lease three or four floors of the located at William Avenue and main the committee recommended that the Cit owned Structure be turned Over to Centre the new Down town development the proposal by Pac Greentree builders Mansfield construction and longboat capital group had earlier been approved by the cites property and development committee declines proposal but executive policy committee Felt the City was already Over leased and it didst want to agree to a new Leas ing Deal that it might not Garth chair Man of the property said the buildings location next to City Hall was a logical place for civic Steek added the delay in getting the project going was needless because the consortium has already agreed to delete the requirement for a civic Harvey Smith said he was also disappointed the project has been placed in who knows How Long it will take to get something going there now Smith Annitta chairwoman of said her Agency has not yet been handed the keys to the building because Council has yet to Rule on the Stenning said she comment further or Centre venture is asked to find a use for the 95yearold Council is to debate executive policy committees recommendation Tomor Guy president of Pace said he was frustrated with the cites delaying particularly because the developers were prepared to delete their requirement for a civic you hear a lot of platitudes about getting things Hobman but it seems its difficult to get almost any thing he said the consortium is still work ing on a plan for the but added its difficult to attract tenants when you dont own the in addition to paying All development the consortium had offered the City for the building and its Annex and for the Leland hotel the Leland burned to 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