Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 3, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Saturday free press june 2000 local a3 City editor Steve Pona 6977292 native casinos a Gamble for nip on Crown gaming Revenue unknown Lemieux the doer government admits it is making a Blind leap into allow ing aboriginal casinos without knowing what will happen to its own Casino lotteries minister Ron Lemieux said the province is willing sacrifice some of its gambling take when first nations groups open As Many As five new but he Doest know How big a hit the Treasury will we understand that there May be an Impact on our own gaming he at this i cannot give you a Dol Lar amount of what that May a spokesman for Lemieux said no i Brief firearms offices open the Federal Justice department has opened temporary offices in two shop Ping malls to encourage gun owners to get firearm offices have been opened for the summer at the vital Centre and the Garden City shopping anyone age of 18 years who owns a fire Arri has until the end of the year to get the new licensing is different from registration of which must be done by december there Are two types of licences one 1 for simple which costs until and after that and applies to Long guns Only the other is a Possession and acquisition which costs for a prohibited or restricted weapon and for a non restricted and which is Neces sary if an individual plans to Purchase a the licences Are valid for five a Justice department official said a licence int required if a person already has a valid firearms acquisition once that has expired a licence must be Manitoba is lag behind most other provincial residents in getting their the official As of about per cent of All Manitoban who own guns had obtained a new licence or already had a firearms acquisition the average across the country is 25 per Burger tale cooked up two Burger King employees apparently told police a whopper of a lie that has landed them and three other people in hot at about 3 yesterday morning police were called to the Burger King at 71 Vermillion following a report f that an armed robbery had taken after interviewing two male staff police believed the workers had cooked up the whole Story and had Given the Money to three accomplices j at the drive through before calling the two staff members were arrested on the three others were arrested yesterday at a King Edward Street residence and Cash was four adults aged from 19 to 23 and one aged have been charged Public mischief and they have All been released on promises to in court at a later studies have been done to determine what the economic Impact of More Casi nos will minutes from Manitoba lotteries Board meetings show the Crown corporation believes Manitoba is already saturated with gambling and there is Little room for increased Rev Enue without attracting people from if All five aboriginal casinos Are it would add up to 150 gaming tables and Slot machines about As Many As Are in either club Regent or the Mcphillips Street station casinos in win tory lotteries critic Jack Reimer noted the Money from Mac funds health education and economic development throughout and the govern ment is gambling with an important source of he said it is irresponsible for the nip to proceed with their gambling plans without knowing what the Impact will its just an indication of Blind loyalty to pay some Lous that Are hanging out there with the aboriginal Reimer he said aboriginal casinos in Saskatchewan generate Only million a while the 26 Manitoba first nations that currently have video lottery terminal vat agreements already make the five aboriginal Casino proposals a provincial panel has recommended be licensed Cost from million to Mil the gambling pie is getting sliced so thin there int much left Reimer profits have levelled off across Canada because the Market is already first nations chiefs Point to Minnesota and North where reserves Are growing wealthy on fat Casino As models for what they Hope will Hap pen but Reimer said gambling is not widespread in those so there Ken Gigotti free press veterans Art Lyon from David Bill Joseph Mclntyre will unveil Granite Monument to honour local second world War regiment by Sean Deasy a statue will be unveiled today at Vimy Ridge Park honouring the sol Diers who served in a local regiment during the second world when the Tarpaulin comes off the Granite Winnipeg will have a proud pub Lic reminder of the in Manitoba dragoons 18th armoured car regiment and its contribution in the for the roughly 300 remaining veterans from the regiment which had roughly soldiers at its wartime Peak and has been disbanded since 1964 visible recognition of their service is a powerful for this group of Manitoban brought together under the extreme circumstances of War courage and perseverance Are words with deeper it will mean a said Herb who landed with the dra goons in France in june of after the initial Day we came from All walks of we were Bankers and there were a lot of clerks from it we trained in we came from All walks of we were Bankers and there were a lot of clerks from it seems Canada and in England then went on to Holland and but then not All of us came Home who lost his brother Alfred in the remained in Europe until december 1945 and escaped several close Calls in that including one Day when a 75mm rifles fire ripped through his armoured car known As a barely missing i know How Lucky i am to be Here he the bullets were a few inches lower that Day i would it be that for the regiments remaining Veter ans have Dolores Green to thank for the eight foot Granite statue of a Stag hound that honours their her late husband Robert who passed away in served with the dra goons in the second world husband was so proud of his said who wished to deflect Praise for her six month Campaign to erect the statue and focus on the reasons for needed something dedicated to All the men who served with the is Little there will be increased social costs associated with introducing Casino Gam bling in cities such As Brandon and where there had previously been Only the Assembly of Manitoba chiefs has agreed to put per cent of Casino Rev Enue toward creating a new first nations addictions but there Are no plans to give More Money to the addictions foundation of even with the unanswered the nip appears to be unrepentant in its drive to expand we Are willing to share gaming revenues with first nations Lemieux first nations people should have been included in the Equa Tion a Long time for grabs to shelter to bans feds offer 5050 Deal to Battle homelessness by Mike Mclntyre Manitoba will receive up to Mil lion to fight homelessness Over the next three the Federal government announced the funding will be used to Bee up existing programs and Start new said Dave associate director of the Manitoba Region of human resources development the Federal Money will have to be matched dollars Orzollar by other Levels of private or Volun tary he to no projects have been approved but several Are on the draw ing Board following recent Community talks on he there Are needs we want to from new outreach services to a need for integrating existing services which Are out said National plan the funding is part of a National million plan announced yesterday in Winnipeg will receive up to Mil lion for each of the next three while the rest of the province can claim just Over until last Winnipeg received million through existing Federal government this Money creates a wide Range of we expect people to be very creative in coming up with said Liberal my Ron in homelessness is not the visible problem that it is in other said Heather Darrach of the Sal vation we do have a Large population of peo ple who Are inadequately and this funding is at the salvation the 100bed mens Hostel is regularly even during the As is the 34bed women she wooo new 2000 Malibu Sedan 01 new 68 coma us new compare used mini m rebates Points h 000 new compare used open 6 Days a week where 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