Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 16, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 Winnipeg free May 2000 Keith place Winnipeg free press Ems in action Ems workers remove an injured Man from the Corner of Sturgeon and Ness a Van was hit by a car causing it to flip on its the Driver of the Van was the Only person t Ink i Tinawi i Wun judge to Rule on crucial motions today no witnesses test of Ottawa new ant gang Laws could be halted i Brief new flood Cash the provincial and Federal govern ments will spend million to continue the twinning of Highway 59 and increased flood Protection for the Grande Pointe Premier Gary along with Liber Al my Ron the Secretary of state for Western economic diversify said the announcement represented the second phase of a three phrase Highway and flood Protection this project is a strategic investment that will improve the safety for Drivers on this High volume Section while pro Viding vital flood Protection for area doer said in a the second phase will see construction of the Seine River diversion along the East ditch of the red River flood and grading of the Highway bed Between the diversion and the flood Way for a four Lane the new Highway lanes will be elevate to function As a Dike for flood Way and River the new lanes will run South from the flood Way to Mondor the third phase will see similar work done on Highway 59 Between Mondor Road and he Des All the work was detailed in a study completed Fol lowing the 1997 which recommended that Highway 59 expansion be accompanied by improvements to flood Friendship centres funded the province will provide to maintain a critical network of 11 aboriginal Friendship aboriginal and Northern affairs min ister Eric Robinson announced yester Day the Core funding is part of an nip Promise from last years election to restore support to aboriginal Organiza the Friendship created in the aboriginal people who move from their Home communities to Urban the centres provide a variety of including references to social education and employ ment there Are Friendship centres in bran flin Lynn Portage la Swan the Thompson and new Bearskin route in response to customer demand and air pcs departure from the Bearskin airlines will begin flying Between Winnipeg and Thunder Bay May Winnipeg area manager for Nancy said Bearskin decided to add the new flights because there we rent enough seats on Canadian air lines flights to accommodate people travelling Between the two to assist travellers the airline offers connections and joint fares with air Canada Between Winnipeg and Cal and Vancouver and Thunder the pm Good wrench song service special is a value packed offer thatjreat5 your car to a Oil and 15 Poult full Brake tire Check and Popup and a can of pm by David Kuxhaus today could Mark the beginning of the end of the Manitoba warriors slated to be one of the longest and most expensive trials in Canadian Histo it Marks the first test of Ottawa new ant gang Madam Justice Ruth Krindle will Rule on two crucial Legal motions today which could bring the entire proceedings to a before adjourning last Krindle told lawyers not to bother calling any witnesses for originally 35 alleged members of the native gang were arrested in the fall of 1998 As part of operation Northern since 20 have struck deals with the the remaining accused Are fighting charges involving cocaine trafficking and Possession of illegal earlier this Krindle suggested the trial was in danger of collapsing due to the length and complexity of the a jury int scheduled to begin hearing the Case until the fall and it could take a year to get All the evidence the judge said it would be difficult to properly explain All the Legal issues involved in the Case to a jury int scheduled to begin hearing the Case until the fall and it could take a year to get All the evidence Krindle has asked lawyers to consider splitting up the accused and running separate defence attorneys have pointed out that the Rule of thumb in the is that any trial in excess of four months with More than 10 accused normally triggers ironically Krindle rejected a motion brought Forward by defence on this very matter last but she noted that that was Light years if Krindle decides to split up the accused it would clearly be a blow to the there is some speculation it could Force them to Cut a Deal with chief Crown counsel Bob mor Rison has told the court that running sep Arate trials would create first of its questionable whether the Crown has the Money and but More it raises practical its possible that evidence in one trial could be ruled admissible while another judge May decide to toss it sequestering a jury for the entire trial or having the court impose a publication band Are unrealistic having to Start up another new trial could allow the accused to argue that they Are being subject to unreasonable the second Issue involves a motion brought Forward by the it alleges that tactics used by police Vio lated the accused and evidence gathered As a result should be lawyers claim their clients were routinely questioned and searched by police without any they say the prac Tice known As proactive policing unfairly targets aboriginal the who say the motion is crucial to their want to explore the policies of the police including hiring City lashing out at Core by Selling off playgrounds by Paul Mckie its a so you know your car will be and on which Means you spent Marife dins the things you live service special Oil and filter a nestled Between roaring traffic and modest the King Edward and Ness playground is typical of scores of Small neighbourhood Parks across the City Parks the City May be last week the free press reported the cites Parks and open spaces department might sell properties one official called of limited this Patch of shaded splendour in an older part of James could be one of the 25 spaces for although a list of targeted Sites Hast yet been Small play structures and a wading Pool sit Idle in the mid afternoon the grass Hast been its those maintenance issues that prompted the City to consider Selling off some a City official estimated the City would save a year on Upkeep for every Park it councillor Harvey Smith said the City is Selling its assets to pay for Maine least expensive continued from Page a1 its the first time the City has expressed interest in the Dike pre Mier Gary doer says he prefers expand ing the a recent inc task Force report said Winnipeg must improve its flood Protection and recommended two options expand the flood Way at a Cost of about or build a Dike South of Agathe at a Cost of about the dikes the least expensive Angus but he denied the City is leaning that saying More study is he and Mcneil made a Strong defence of the Dike at the inc Mcneil said expanding the flood Way would mean much higher costs inside for the cites Pri Mary dikes would have to be raised up to three primary dikes Are streets that Border the red River like Scotia drive in West Kildonan and Lyndale drive in nor As streets and sidewalks that connect into those primary dikes would also have to be the total Cost is estimated at the City also argued a feasibility study should look at effectiveness against a that consid ered a weakness of an expanded flood larger flood Way cannot handle Nance at the remaining Parks the City has Parks and open Smith said million has been Cut from Park maintenance Over the last two but officials say some Parks Are close to each other and no area would be deprived of Green within a Short walk of the Ness Park Are several schools with play two Community centres and another Community Marjorie on the South Side of Ness Between Marjorie and Hampton is the closest to the Ness Paul Brown was taking his son for a stroll yesterday when he stopped in at the Brown lives on the South Side of Portage Avenue but likes to walk with his son to different he said Hes All for lower taxes but hed hate to see peo ple lose Green space to save a few thou Sand concerned citizens can hear the cites next move at this mornings Public works committee meeting at 9 at the Council such a flood year because water would Start to backflow into Winnipeg from the flood Way outlet North of the i think we want to maximize the pro Angus a second inc pub Lic forum will be held tonight in the town of the Agathe Dike has its own prob even though it would Only be used for floods greater than in such events it would create unnatural water Levels one Engineer estimates it could Cost million to raise All the dikes in the red River Valley that might be affected by higher water another Engi Neer argues dikes May already be built As High As they can the inc says a flood like the one in 1826 would cause about billion in dam Ages to with current flood prevention Cass retired University of Manitoba hydrology told the forum the Best plan is expanding the Booy said the flood Way should be deepened by up to 15 More than recommended in the Kos group report to the having water in the flood Way would kill vegetation growing in the flood Way the vegetation slows water velocity by 68 per limiting flood Way capacity by about 16 per he using the flood Way year round would also allow the province to control water Levels in the Booy crts crts Public notice canals the process initiated in Public notice to increase the availability of minority official language specially hereby the crts will announce at a later Date a further process 9 take into account the additional issues raised by an order in Council to the crts received Oil 8 april for More information 1877j4scbtc Tel mrw or reference documents Public notifies a flt go was can alsm anti cons i 19 to do 3 ;