Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 1, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba B2 Winow Dicicc mfr 2000 please join us at our open House Tembeck paper group Pine Falls operation Coffee dainties will be served interested parties and individuals Are invited to View the 2001 operating and renewal Plant for Forest management License 01 our forestry staff will be on hand to discuss the plan with anyone in dates locations december 4 december 5 december 6 december 7 december 11 december 12 Gypsum Neville memorial Hall Gypsumville ukrainian National Home Fisher Branch 9 00 Sage eng Arena fort Alexander place Louis Kiel Winnipeg hollow water Community Hall hollow water Lac Dubonnet Community Hall Lac Dubonnet Bouchard accuses Ottawa of shameless manoeuvres by Norman Delisle new York Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard accused the Federal govern ment of shameless manoeuvres yesterday As he cancelled plans to attend the Swearingin ceremony for mexican president Vicente Ottawa was guilty of shameless and discourteous said who was in new York City to speak to financiers and celebrate the 60th anniversary of the provincial Dele gation in the Bouchard said Fox personally invited him to today the Premier accused Ottawa of meddling in the interference he said led mexican authorities to claim they had made an awful mistake and to withdraw the mexicans officials explained that they had meant to invite Bouchard to View the ceremony at a nearby auditorium where it was being broadcast and not to the actual event marking the Transfer of Only delegations with the status of a country May attend such ceremonies and Quebec does not the mexi cans in prime minister Jean Chretien denied any knowledge of a plan to prevent Bouchard from attending the i want even aware was invited i didst pressed Chretien repeated he knew you asked me a in telling you i didst accusations Are foreign affairs minister John Manley went to Mexico to represent Canadian officials became interested in Quebec invitation on 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Between Bouchard and former mexican president Ernesto Ottawa was also accused earlier this year of blocking Access for finance minister Bernard Landry to the presi dents of Panama and Costa Rica Dur ing an economic Mission to those Canadian press mayor tearful As crisis recalled water official kept Coli info Walkerton probe told by Colin Perkel mayor David Thomson dissolved in tears yesterday As he recalled the moment he finally accepted that the Man he trusted to run the towns water system had withheld crucial information that might have curtailed the Thomson gasped for breath and sobbed burying his face in his hands As he testified about the series of events that led to his breaking Down at a special meeting May it was at that meeting that Council would pass responsibility for the towns water system to an outside an inquiry into the disaster heard yester that decision would effectively mean the end of an Era for this Rural towns independently minded Public utilities commission and in particular for Stan its Well liked and longtime it was an admission that Koebel had known for but told no that the water contained deadly i was said before choking prompting a 25 minute suicidal you were upset because you knew then that Murray Mcquigge allegations about seemed to be True commission counsel Brian cover that the slightly built beef Farmer replied it was two Days earlier that the area medical officer of had accused a suicidal Koebel of failing to let anyone know of a Laboratory report showing the towns water Supply was that notification had come at least two full Days before Mcquigge had issued a boil water advisory amid the frenzied search for the source of the Coli Poi Koebel had been working frantically for Days to flush the system and increase chlorination Levels a procedure he had always he did not believe the situation was As bad As it Thomson nor did the mayor suffered stoically for Days with stomach cramps he attributed to flu and became swept up in an Avalanche of frantic International Media reports of deaths and through it he steadfastly refused to pin any blame on even though the utilities manager had admit Ted receiving a Laboratory fax about bad water Days earlier and had kept it pointing fingers before All the facts were known was not his Thomson which is Why he never mentioned Dur ing an onslaught of Media interviews that he knew the lab had notified Koebel about the Coli in the you realized at that time citizens of your Community were dying asked an incredulous Doug lawyer for Thomson Thomson also came under fire in Cross examination for his lethargic response after Mcquigge issued his boil water he took no Steps to Alert the town and didst Contact anyone to inquire about the it was just a he he was waiting for More inform Canadian ;