Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 31, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free May 2000 local As doer to keep soldiers in Manitoba by Dan Lett Premier Gary doer said he will do everything in his Power to retain All Canadian soldiers stationed in Manito even if it Means supporting a plan to consolidate those troops near bran were going to do whats Best for doer said we dont want to pit one Community against another Community just my first goal is to ensure we keep the troops we have in doer is part of an Al party commit tee of the Manitoba legislature study ing the future of both the 2nd battalion Princess Patricia Canadian Light stationed in and Canadian forces base near the Pacli is looking for new digs to replace its aging Home at Kapyon bar on the South portion of cab Winnipeg at Grant Avenue and Kenaston defence minister Art Eggleton is studying a num Ber of options for the housing and relocation of Mili tary units across the under some plans being the Pacli and troops at Shilo could be moved out of Manitoba to after a tour of both Kapyon bar Racks and doer said it is Clear the unit cannot remain in its current Kapyon infrastructure is aging and it would not be Coste Fec Tive to renovate or he doer said he prefers an option sup ported by military officials in win which would see the Pacli moved to new facilities constructed on the North portion of cab near Winnipeg International Home to the air forces 17 Wing and air doer said he is prepared were going to do whats Best for we dont want to pit one Community against another Community just yet to support the relocation of Pacli troops to Brandon if it would defeat any plan to move the unit out of Mani Toba if were faced with a Choice Between Edmonton and we sup port doer Shilo supporters Are struggling to replace the loss of German who had used the base near Brandon for the germans announced last summer they were discontinuing their contract with Shilo still boasts the Royal Canadian horse artillery but there Are concerns that unit could be moved to either Edmonton or bran Don Council and other supporters Are counter lob being to have the Pacli moved to doer said he believes Shilo is still viable without the German invest which represented Only about 25 per cent of the payroll and spinoffs from the base to the local the troop relocation Issue is a thorny one for All parties in the earlier in doer had ruled out any plan to move the Pacli to Shilo because of the Impact it would have on after visiting Brandon and seeing first hand the displeasure Over the possibility of Shiloh doers position has the nip is the Only party having trouble deciding which option to the who have pounded the nip on this would not unveil their preferences for the future of Canadian troops in Manito tory la Harold his party representative to the Al party said while he agreed the Pacli could not remain at his caucus has not voted on the other the Only firm opinion was offered by Lone Liberal la and Leader Jon who said he would like to see the Pacli retained in Winnipeg in a new facility constructed on the North Ern portion of the echoing the comments of Federal Liberal my Lloyd the minister of foreign affairs and Manitoba senior government said moving the troops to Shilo will not ultimately Benefit the the Al party committee is meeting again tomorrow to consider All doer said the committee will probably travel to Ottawa after that to take its recommendations directly to Pont Bridge Provencher Bridge project a design develops in the Spring of the City of Winnipeg Provencher Bridge project advisory committee reached consensus on a conceptual plan for the future of the Provencher four concept alternatives were considered Public and advisory committee consensus favoured the new paired Bridges a unique concept that includes two new and distinct one Bridge will accommodate commuter cyclists and enable direct pedestrian Access to and from can West global Park and the downtown the second situated a Short distance South of the first will be designed for pedestrians and recreational users such As cyclists and it will form part of a million Boulevard pedestrian link which will begin at Boniface City Cross the River to the and pass through Union station to Broadway at main City Council approved the new paired Bridges concept and a million budget in december and appointed Centre venture development corporation to manage development of the pedestrian Bridge As part of the Boulevard pedestrian Centre ventures stakeholder partners in this cooperative Effort include the corporation de develop Pement econ Mique the Forks North Portage partnership and Parks the City has pledged million of the new paired Bridges project budget to the pedestrian Bridge portion of the Boulevard pedestrian that amount is what it would Cost for a wide multiuse sidewalk on a typical single Bridge with both vehicle and pedestrian the estimated Cost for the pedestrian Bridge is approximately with consensus achieved for the new paired Bridges concept and civic funding set Centre venture is working hard to secure the balance of funding for the pedestrian Bridge and the full Boulevard pedestrian in part by applying for Federal and provincial project proposed preliminary Bridge design As the preliminary design is developed in concert with input from All it must meet the goals of the which include Wise use of Public funds safety respect for culture and heritage Riverbank Access plan View Side View vehicular Bridge a Beautiful appearance neighbourhood Quality of life Access for All reasonable traffic efficiency construction considerations adjacent land use and development Legal and environmental requirements opportunities for economic development the project plan Calls for a connection to existing a separate traffic engineering study now underway will determine the Best configuration for a future Roadway connection to main design elements vehicular Bridge the new vehicle Bridge will be both practical and pleasing to the Eye a conventional Ridge Structure with that provides for two through lanes in each divided by a Centre a partial turning Lane will accommodate eastbound traffic turning South onto tache1 depending on whether steel or Concrete is chosen for structural the number of piers will vary two piers if four piers if the piers will be curved to tie into the profile of the which Are shaped to allow utilities and sewage pipe to be carried a 3 m sidewalk on the North Side will provide direct Access to and from downtown or the baseball design elements pedestrian Bridge Cable stayed elevated higher than the vehicle Bridge to showcase its the Bridge spans Are the piers placed in line with those on the vehicle Bridge in order to accommodate River flow and boat the 5 m wide Bridge features a key design element in the form of a Plaza on the South Side of the near the West less than 1 metre the Plaza sits Over the water and offers splendid views of St Boniface Cathedral and the a simple 40metre Tower to which the support cables Are attached is Clad in stainless steel and rises Over the symbolizing a meeting place and reflecting the coming together of the dramatic steel Tower glowing in Prairie sunlight will draw people from the Forks to the Bridge and beyond into neighbouring the Plaza design will provide shelter from North and St and catch sunlight from the its placement nearer the West Bank will distance it from the vehicle cutting ambient traffic the Plaza will be 370 m 4000 in with about a Quarter of that assigned to year round serviced commercial shelter from weather on a portion of the open deck is possibly with a sail like fibreglass a smaller Plaza at the East end of the in keeping with local residential will support programmed Lookout nodes along the Bridge will provide resting Points for walkers and space for the two Bridges will share an abutment at the East but not the because of distance and the need to Light the River walk lighting to promote safety will be a design consideration throughout the Side View pedestrian Bridge West the City and Centre venture now seek Public input As the new paired Bridges preliminary design is worked notre Dame Community 271 Avenue de la Cath Wal i saturday june to the Forks North one Forks Market Road Tell us what you think what is your View on the preliminary Bridge design vehicular Span la positive Neutral pedestrian Span positive la Neutral what leads you to say this negative negative any other comments on the Provencher Bridge please Tell us your postal code so we can sort results by postal address Telephone need More space am a separate please return within one week to Bill project managed City of Winnipeg Public works 100 main Street my r3c 1a4 fax email 1 ;