Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 2, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba June 2000 Winnipeg free pre flyer in today Luck of the draw a provincial panel recommends licences for live aboriginal casinos a3 Winnipeg Sui scribers Only thew mainly wind 20 new High 20 Low 7 t garb Abe Day 3 school Day 6 inside wheel comedian being con fined to a wheelchair is usually not a laughing mat but dont Tell Winnipeg paralympic an Travis Gaertner c1 Murray acclaimed the progressive conservative party of Manitoba acclaimed Domo Gas Boss Stuart Murray As new Leader yesterday a3 officer victim lawyer Grant who is charged with assault causing bodily was the True Vic Tim of the vicious beating and there Are photos to prove his lawyer told court yester Day a8 hostage taker shot police posing As journalists shot and critically wounded a gunman holding 25 children and three teachers at a Day care in Luxembourg yester ending a tense 30hour none of the hostages was Hurt 11 Mora flights to East West Jet airlines announced plans yesterday to add six More flights a week to Hamil beginning next thursday i business shoppers a letter of intent has been Saan but Parent conv revealing neither the nor the ing Pace for the Money losing j few audit Sparks firestorm exclusive a team of City of Winnipeg administrators spent 18 months investigating the Way City Hall conducts land its obtained by City Hall reporter David reveals that Politi Cal meddling Cost the City millions of Obrien wades into the political firestorm created by the mayor vows to tighten ethics rules for councillors mayor Glen Murray promised Swift action yesterday to tighten up ethics guidelines for councillors and to make other changes to bolster Public Confidence in the Way the City does land Murray was responding to an audit that said political interference in land transactions was out of control and May have Cost the City millions of Dol although there was no suggestion of criminal the report caused a political firestorm at City Garth Steek and one Developer challenged the audits saying it was poorly researched and displayed a poor grasp of property related Steek River Heights said hed resign if he was shown to have acted improperly in a leasing Deal that was singled out for criticism in the Murray dumped Steek As chairman of the property committee last novem Ber because he Felt Steek and some other members of the committee were too involved in land Al Golden vital was also removed from the committee follow ing an i camera vote by continued please see audit a4 editorial in Broad Daylight a10 sizzling Dixie Chicks raise roof at Winnipeg Arena Trio delights City fans Martie Seidel left and Maines and band mate Emily Robinson off their tour last night in Winnipeg to the Delight of nearly for country music writer Aileen goos please see Page tiny dog gives Bear a scare Pepper probably saved my says proud owner by Bud Robertson Pepper int very but that didst Stop the miniature Schnauzer from fighting a Bear to protect her my Little dog probably saved my said Denis who was con fronted by a Mother Bear As she and her cubs fed at a Bird feeder outside his Victoria Beach cottage on the Bedard said he and his wife had stepped out the front door to walk their dogs late saturday night when they came face to face with the Pepper sprang into action when the Bear lurched toward the three Earold dog was mauled As the Bear picked it up in its Teeth and Shook it like the Bear then carried Pepper into the Bush and dropped her near the Back of the cottage before fleeing with her Pepper later underwent emergency Dennis Bedard comforts who is recovering from her wounds after taking on an angry mama Bear outside her family surgery to repair internal Shes still not out of the Woods Bedard said of his pin sized she was chewed up real police officers from Victoria Beach were quickly dispatched to the but the Bear and her cubs were encountering a Bear outside his cot Tage was upsetting but Bedard is even More concerned after learning the Mother Bear and her cubs had been on the Peninsula for More than two weeks and no one from Manitoba conservation had warned cottagers about continued please see Pepper a2 a Canada to grow 200jobs downtown by Aldo Santon the farm crisis has turned to be a Boon for downtown agriculture Canada will open the National office for its new emergency farm income Aid pro Gram in the creating 200 new jobs and breathing life into a historic Portage Avenue Federal officials said they will move staff of the agricultural income disaster assistance Aida program into the Paris building next continued please see 200 jobs a2 o n a l now Man j b a Bonds buy a build our Avau Able at participating credit Trust car Nanies or investment dealers throughout or Call Tollfree 18qow50350 ask financial Naqvi Iii amt Vii Lair ;