Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 2, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba B4 Canada world Winnipeg free junk 2000 Walkerton continued from Page b1 asked about the police he would say Only that he has been receiving phone Calls from some very unusual people with some very different though he didst consider the Calls Mcquigge has been Adamant that town officials could have acted sooner and that provincial cutbacks crippled the environment ministry ability to prop Erly screen Rural water he has also vowed that the boil water Alert will remain in place until exhaustive testing has taken the news is yet another blow to towns people who have watched the Coli virus kill at least seven residents and leave hundreds More wretchedly it is said resident Karen ill probably never drink the water like so Many in this quiet farming rdc continued from Page b1 she missed yesterdays question period in the commons and said Little about the report earlier in the i guess when you think about theres probably no perfect Structure when it comes to All the functions of gov Stewart said following a morning they each have their their but i can Tell you what i do know for sure is that the work of the department is All four opposition parties filed dissenting reports with their own recon including a Call for an inquiry into mismanagement of Public we have no Confidence in the governments response to the scandal at the parties said in a joint state it is crucial to restore Public Confidence and Only an Independent Public Bester said she suffered from some of the symptoms related to Coli in the months before the outbreak erupt symptoms can include Diar Rhea and the town was stricken in the Early Spring by what most people thought was a flu said but now Many suspect they were sickened by water contaminated with a More benign variation of the Coli an update from town officials on the status of the water is expected but the Ontario clean water which has taken Over the poisoned says there will be no Clear this is nothing like a Normal it has to be done exactly said Lau rence manager of compliance and research for the Moore says Hes heartened by recent test results from 20 taps in area Homes and businesses that showed no signs of the Canadian press inquiry can accomplish the majority Liberal report was peppered with Sharp critiques of the department appears to be Overly bound by its own past practices and spends too much Energy and resources justifying it rdc is fixated on Job creation when the departments mandate includes lit people with children and says the the no defunct transitional jobs staunchly defended by Stewart and prime minister Jean seemed to be devoid of Well defined and publicized eligibility the committee said it was truly at a loss to explain the extent of inertia at rdc in dealing with chronic problems identified in earlier internal the committee believes that it is time to rethink the whole concept of the department of human resources development in Light of changing conditions and current Canadian press a Ukraine pm indicted for Money laundering san Francisco former Ukraine prime minister Pavlo Lazarenko has been indicted by a Federal grand jury on charges he laundered about million us he extorted while in officials said who served As prime min ister Between May 1996 and july is currently being held without bail in California pending Resolution of an extradition request from where he also faces Money laundering the indictment alleges that during his time As a government official in Lazarenko demanded and received secret payments from individuals and entities As condition of doing business in the it further alleges that Lazarenko set up Bank accounts in Switzerland and other countries where he deposited the Money and used these accounts to Dis Guise the source and owner ship of the according to the Between 1994 and 1999 Lazarenko transferred approximately million that he had corruptly and fraudulently received into Bank and brokerage accounts in 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in the report Are fully Maurice chief of defence said yester the review panel headed by Joe who led military inquiry into mystery illnesses that hit Canadian peacekeepers in croat will include three others a Doc an observer from military ombudsman office and a yet Tobe appointed Baril said distrust of leadership and morale problems will be exam at least six soldiers admitted slip Ping poisons into the warrant offi cer Matt Stop Fords Coffee in 1993 in repeated attempts to Render him too sick to do his military investigators said in a report released earlier this military charges took precedence Over criminal ones in the i Vestiga defence act charges were subject to a three year statute of that restriction was lifted last but not ret Road Stopford is Blind in one has poor vision in the other and suffers seizures and other health in the tory defence critic Elsie Wayne repeated her Call for a full Independent Public inquiry and said the military covered up actions she said it knew about years defence minister Art Eggleton said disciplinary action including firings could be taken against the individuals who allegedly poisoned the warrant As Well As their Canadian press Gore takes aim at Canadian film Industry by Robert Russo Washington Vic president Al Gore has directed the Commerce department to evaluate Why Canada is luring so much Hollywood film production North of the an aide to the democratic presiden tial Standar bearer said Gore asked for a report by the end of this he did direct the Commerce depart ment to evaluate the nature and Struc Ture of film Gore spokeswoman Melissa Radcliffe the study of Canadian tax incentives and currency advantages was prompted after several California congressmen asked Gore to a study by the screen actors Guild suggests California has lost jobs and billion us to so called runaway California has become a mus twin state for any presidential Given the strength of Republican Hope Ful George Bush in Southern Gore needs to carry California if he Hopes to succeed Bill american producers working on thin profit margins have Long used Vancou Toronto and Montreal As backdrops for television and film productions and standing for new York or los As the film Industry in Winnipeg has taken off in recent producers cite the lower Canadian Dol Federal and provincial tax credits As Well As readily available skilled actors and technical Romeo must the action feature film starring Jet is among dozens of films shot in the science fic Tion drama Battlefield starring John was produced in Montre press police continued from Page b1 Juncker said the whose identity was not released by was in Ous condition in police said the 39yearold gunman had a history of mental residents of this Small town near the German Border said he blamed the daycare Centre for the loss of custody of his two after he and his wife the crisis began when the Man seized 37 children and the three teachers around midday wednesday at the Day care Centre in a town of people in Eastern he released eight children later that on he freed two toddlers in the morning and two More around leaving 25 children still being he had demanded that he and the hostages be taken to Luxembourg air port thursday to Fly to the rapid end to the crisis brought an outburst of Joy and Relief As police radioed to the parents that their children were los Angeles times the free press its Worth knowing then nominate him and he could win a Eaton place shopping simply fill out the entry form telling us Why your dad is and drop it off before june 9th at q94 Centre Eaton place or the Winnipeg free on june Tom and Frazier will Host for the Day As 15 dads compete at Assiniboia Downs for top Post time is contestants will go head to head competing in fun games shaving balloons preparing a bag lunch changing a dolls diaper painting a Fence of hell get Points for the loudest cheering Section so bring a crowd to cheer him on All the dads that compete will receive a prize for their hard work so hurry and submit your f 1 dads entry form games subject to change Eaton place works for me by Corral thefts Mulhole gunmen open fire on five dead Guatemala City at least five people were one person was injured and one person was missing after gunmen aboard a boat headed from Guatemala to Belize opened fire on Crew and police reported one of the Pas sengers who was seated in the boat took out a nine millimetre gun and fired then two additional Pas sengers took out a Belize police spokesman told the incident happened late on he the boats belizean Captain was shuttling about a dozen passengers from the guatemalan Caribbean port of puerto Barrios to Punta Gorda in Southern Belize when the attack police said the bodies of three belizean and two guatemalans were found floating in the the search continued yester Day for the missing the three assailants disappeared aboard the said who gave no motive for the Reuters ;