Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 23, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba May 2000 Winnipeg fre All All the time Tom cruise is his own stunt double in sequel to Mission impossible d1 batteries included to we Mem rising hockey Star Dies on camping trip by Bud Robertson Johnson dreamed of playing in nil Kyle Johnson played his first game of hockey when he was four years he grew up to be an Allstar player with the Boniface and last season was a leading goal scorer in the Saskatchewan Junior hockey league after signing with the Melfort american universities were watching the Young stars lining up to offer him scholar he dreamed of playing in the big but that dream ended this weekend when died during a camping trip with a group of friends in Northwestern according to family Johnson was returning to Camp Northwest of Kenora Satur Day evening when he slipped on some hit his head and continued please see Accident a2 Fred Greenslade Winnipeg free press Hes a Hes Jon Anton loses a joust with Burlin Nickerson As the West coast Lumberjack show entertains folks at the Forks during the Victoria Day Spring Monty Python would be staff reports show How City blew Canada packers Sale decide How much land to make available by Aldo Santon the City slapped a for Sale sign on the former Canada packers property before deciding How much of the land it wanted to and knowing it May need to take part of it Back later for City a review of confidential civic documents the failure to Complete the Sale last month to the successful a s Homes along with a resurgent hog Industry May put an end to the Boniface Community Hopes of turning the blighted Patch into a residential and recreational City officials have blamed unreason Able demands by a s for killing the multimillion Dollar but a review of internal staff reports to members of the cites property and development com Mittee reveals i almost two years after the City advertised the site for development it still the multimillion Dollar Canada packers land Deal died this Spring due to the developers unreasonable City officials but As reporter Aldo Santin theres a lot More to the Here is his special report on what went Doest know How much land it wants to make i City officials know that a squatter is occupying a key portion of the site and wont leave for another year or i the City May want part of the land Back for an Extension to Grant Avenue or for the construction of a Public works from a development your first question is what land is said lawyer Frank who represents Developer a s Homes if the City cant decide what land is going to be you dont have development any Bueti said the development consortium spent More than preparing its proposals and negotiating with the in the City accused the consortium of the Las minute changes that killed the the Way we were dealt it does it encourage you to come Back for another Bueti in september and october of the City placed ads in the free press and the Globe and mail inviting proposals to develop a 170acre site in onetime Home to the Canada packers and swifts meatpacking plants and the Public stockyards but now known As the Public markets continued please see eyesore a4 Jeff Debooy Winnipeg free press Arlington Bridge will be closed for at least a officials Accident closes historic Bridge highlights need for major repairs City by Bud Robertson a train derailment that crippled the Arlington Street Bridge on sunday was a makeup Call to City officials to fast track structural improvements to the aging were in the process of looking at our whole said City of Winnipeg Bridge Engineer Gord in this theres very Little heed to justify any its obvious what happened and this could happen what happened was this seven cars left the tracks in up rails switching Yards sunday at when the rear Section of a train was suddenly diverted Down a different track from the front the runaway cars hit two of the 89yearold Bridges supporting girders near Jarvis crumpling one of the Bridge is expected to remain closed for at least a week while the dam age is a temporary support will be installed during the the 98car train was not carrying any hazardous materials and no one was Hurt in the up rail investigators Are continuing to probe the cause of the this weeks repairs Are expected to Cost less than but it could Cost several million Dol Lars to upgrade the which could include installing stronger supports near the theres some weak columns in the spans Over Smith its going to be a very Long week for the thousands of motorists who depend on the Bridge an important North South route during rus hour to get around the traffic will now have to Detour sever Al Kilometres to one of the routes that crosses the up rail which include the Slaw Bebchuk the Mcphillips Street underpass and the main Street continued please see Bridge a2 Cau huhs Days a Witk million 7894900 winning starts wednesday buy your ticket today ;