Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 20, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Spe0iai report Winnipeg free May 2000 Casino continued from a1 one of four casinos managed by Yorkton painted hand employs 210 people All but 45 of them first nation or last Saskatchewan 73 Indian bands split about million in Casino with the province and charities also getting a on the White Bear Reserve near car Lyle in the Southeast Corner of quarterly cheques of about fund recreational pro Grams for White Bear got the Casino wheels turn ing in 1993 by opening a Casino on the Reserve without the Saskatchewan governments ramp raided the but when a judge dismissed the the province agreed to negotiate with the federation of Saskatchewan Indian the result was a five year agreement currently being renegotiated that paved the Way for casinos to open in 1996 in Prince North Yorkton and White the Sites Are owned by nearby first but leased to the gaming authority is also trying to take Over a Saskatoon Casino run by the local exhibition association and intends to help some Manitoba first nations get their casinos off the last Saskatchewan three City based aboriginal casinos turned a hefty but the Casino and Lodge on the White Bear Reserve is Strug that could be an important lesson for where some of the Casino proposals under consideration Are in similarly isolated the land under Yorkton Casino was declared an Urban Reserve last meaning status Indian employees pay no income Siga pays the City of Yorkton a service fee equal to what a similar nonnative business would pay in municipal property the Casino pays no property tax to the school but provincial education Grants make up for losses in a divisions assessment the Northern lights Casino in Prince Albert and the Gold Eagle Casino in North Battleford Are still in the process of obtaining Urban Reserve in the they Are taxed like any other for Lyndon assistant general manager at the painted hand in York aboriginal casinos Are a lifetime career i be near where i am said the for Mer government accounting who is being courted by a Michigan Casino i id c r a la Tio Salk of Qualia meals 2539 main Street 24lh slim Coldstream 8x12 Walkin cooler rail Coldstream 8x16 2door Walkin cooler rail Coldstream 8xio Walkin Freezer Coldstream 8xio Walkin cooler 24 meat Glass display unit Complete 12 Hill Deli display Case 24 Hill vegetable display unit mirrors Biro Model 44 band saw Hobart Model 4732 meat grinder stand 3phase 230 volts 2 Toledo meat slicers Model 540 heat Seal Model 625a american 3well warmer Tec sl325 meat scale 2butcherwork cutting tables boards quest 3compartment sink 8 work table Chrome Freezer rack 2mobile aluminium tray Racks 2wheel Dolly open Neon sign Toledo vegetable hanging scale other display Racks 5security ceiling globes plus balance of groceries 2lanes of scanning 1995 2magellan scale 2cash 21bm printers Model Intel pentium server Check stands included Chester Fried Chicken units Complete units sold As a lot 1chester Fried deep Fryer canopy filter 1chester Fried Chicken display warmer 1chester Fried prep table All Stock included for Chester Fried Chicken shelving 3x24sections of double sided Gondola shelving 2xl2sections of single Side Gondola shelving that offered him a us workers on the floor of the Yorkton Casino Start at an plus dealer Cora said its easier and More fun than being a its a pretty relaxed while she finds it stressful watching people blow their she said the Casino has a Low tolerance for so she Doest have to Deal with much the painted hand stays open until 2 and the shift work is hard on staff with said Danielle Mother of a Casino workers Are not allowed to Gamble on although White Bear band councillor Elmer Lone Thunder said those who have gambling problems sometimes drive to nearby towns to play the Canadian Auto workers Union is negotiating a first contract for workers at the Prince Albert Casino but the other three aboriginal casinos Are not Union Caw National representative Doug Olshewski said workers Are bothered by smoke and the incessant noise of Bells and whistles on Slot Siga strongly resisted he retirees within an hours drive of Yorkton make up much of the daytime clientele at the painted but younger working people pack the place on weekend nights when the Casino brings in entertainers who nor Mally perform in a City of in Prince the Northern lights Casino hosts big names like Michelle Wright and the nitty Gritty dirt Yorkton Casino Patron Garry Sev a farm machinery said he thinks Brandon could use a its kind of a Boring Brandon mayor Reg Atkinson wants nothing to do with a Casino proposal from the nearby Sioux Valley first but some City councillors Are More across the Street from the Yorkton Daryl Woods has become used to the flashing lights that Shine at night through the stained Glass windows at Andrews United he does not oppose but notes that increased Access has a Woods knows of at least one suicide by a local Man who left behind gambling debts and two kids and he worries about seniors who spend hours every Day in the for people who have lost a loved one or Are its easy to get into he the minister helped organize a symposium on problem Gam bling two weeks ago to counterbalance the Happy images of big winners regularly distributed by local Yorkton downtown is new hotels and restaurants Are springing up buy4wd get True 1 new rugged Polaris air cooled engine new exclusive Shaft ride system Lon travel rear suspension tight turning Macpherson strut Lon travel front suspension intelligent on demand True 4wheel drive with thumb switch transmission pvt Al wheel Hydraulic disc brakes Hydraulic rear Axle foot Brake new magnum 325 4x4 pm Loris ride the Best Polaris tvs May not be Ridden by anyone under and All riders should take a safely for safely and training see your dealer or Call Polaris at 1 tvs can be hazardous to for your safely always Wear a Eye protective clothing and never Cany o 1999 Polaris sales 1350 Dugald 1 Block East of lag Mollere 2375800 18889683330 Jeff de free press Lerat talks to Security staff left to right Norm Roderic Elvis Henry at the painted hand who How first nation gaming strategy works where the Money goes per cent of profits Are shared by All first nations in a formula based on first nations that own a Casino site managed by the Saskatchewan Indian gaming authority do not get a larger per cent goes to the per cent goes to Community development which fund both aboriginal and no aboriginal Casino operated by the contributes 25 per cent of its profits to first nations and 25 per cent to Manitoba first nations reconsidering a different split for proposed aboriginal v casinos 70 per cent to the Host first nation and per cent to be shared by All first nations and per cent to combat problem where the Money comes from about people a Day visit the painted hand Casino in spend ing an average of about Many live in the but buses also bring gamblers from As far As Manitoba and according to a study by 40 per cent or patrons come to Yorkton just to visit the some bus Tours take gamblers to Yorkton and then White where they stay overnight at the Lodge attached to the Bear claw Minnedosa bus Driver Al Robinson said his customers prefer Bear claw to Winnipeg secrets of Success High Quality and ongoing training for of whom Previ Ous Job nonnative Consul Tants were hired but friendliness of staff and Lack of a dress Regina dealers they said Yorkton dealer Danielle the aboriginal casinos Are More prof liable relative to their size than Casino Regina j equal sharing of prof and centralized management allows Saskatchewan first nations to work together rather than competing with each As they do in financing by not private Means Community develop ment goals Are not pushed aside by an exclusive focus on increasing heavy sponsorship of local sports and charitable on top of contributions to Community development corp cements support from the non native Sites were selected by Siga after a lengthy process that included meetings with local leaders followed by public1 Siga avoided communities opposed to Casino you win that Yorkton mayor Ben Weber some Manitoba communities have already rallied against Casino based on limited information in a rushed selection the casinos Are too Small to attract organized but payouts of up to on a progressive Jackpot linked to All four casinos Are enough to keep patrons problem a government imposed limit on the num Ber of Slot machines creates lineups that annoy the largest of the four in Prince has 274 Slot machines and 24 gaming in aboriginal casinos will be allowed up to 300 Slot machines and 30 gaming tables Winnipeg club Regent has Slot at the Edge of the City despite a Down turn in the agricultural mayor Ben Weber said the Casino has also improved relations Between aboriginal and no aboriginal the staff Are very nicely professional and he Many Inki japanese restaurant clo Kout auction Salk i i6s Strawl Hook move on to other jobs in the hospitality Siga casinos also pour Money into local charities and Community in recognition that Charity Bingo revenues dropped when they came on the in ramp Kelly Apple Gate said the Bear claw Casino has not increased the Ponce its been pretty band councillor Elmer Lone Thunder said a few patrons cars were stolen when the Casino first but increased Security solved that one pedestrian walking on the Highway was hit by a Casino patrons vehicle As traffic in the area Marquis 106 x 56 Walkin cooler Marquis 56 x 56 Walkin Freezer ice somatic ice machine 44 True cooler Hobart dishwasher 6burner Vulcan Range oven quest 4burner Gas wok Range 6 stainless canopy portable butane Burner stoves Small electric meat Slicer Large Rice cooker 2 Small Rice cookers stainless 3compartment sink 70 pot sink prep station sink 54 stainless prep counter cupboards t prep table Panasonic microwave Small food processor 18 sushi bar counter unit sinks 612 sealer capacity 22 sealer tables 44 sealer tables 34 sealer 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