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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 1, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba A2 g Finik Dick Virron 2000 digest Index local editorials a10 focus a11 letters to the editor a11 business stocks b9 family notices in a emporiums c7 classified c8 Jumble c11 diversions Ann Landers d3 comics d2 sports record entertainment d1 movies d9 prime time to d12 weather d12 Iii deaths Alan widow of Remigio Kristjan of husband of Helen Marisa husband of Lisa Lester husband of Hilda hear Kostenuk Jovita wife of Leonardo Omin Alice William husband of Rose pen Dorothy widow of William Roderick Frank James husband of Blanche William husband of Marcelle i classified death notices c7 ii i lotteries pick 3 winning number yesterday was lotto winning numbers wednesday were 31 and Bonus number was the Jackpot of was carried 10 winners in the 5 out of 6 Bonus number category win 374 winners in the 5 out of 6 category win winners in the 4 out of 6 category win winners in the 3 out of 6 category win tomorrows Jack pot is 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6977164 director of finance Dan Koshowski 6977425 director of human resources Don Dufort 6977358 director of operations and technology Glenn Williams 6977045 Canada Post sales agreement 0563595 recycled newsprint is used in the production of this please no vacancy continued from Page a1 and that not going to happen until the Manitoba government eases its rent control Bob Shaer the guideline Caps rent hikes at per cent a Shaer said rent control guidelines keep apartment rents artificially with construction costs As High As they any new apartments that Are built cant compete on a Price basis with exist ing so none get he stressed that the ppm int asking the province to abolish rent controls its asking that existing units that Are voluntarily vacated be Lof exempted from con the tools until they Are leased that Are nere i0 would allow a we Are rent for the new ten at removing thereby improve rent Cor ing the Quality of the rental Stock in the Wois Wanai City and narrowing soc Var the Gap Between rents for new and existing Mills Ter Shaer Ron Lemieux if land lords Are hoping for rent control Relief in the near there going to be Dis rent for the Are Here to consumer affairs minister Ron Lemieux said in an interview yes we Are not looking at removing rent controls Lemieux said provincial government officials recognize there is a need for incentives to encourage the upgrading of existing rental Stock and the construction of new but there also concerned that if they lift rent rents will creating an undue hardship for Low income families and people on fixed they want to look at other the minister he said there have been reports that the Federal government May be considering tax Breaks or other incentives to encourage construction of new rental units and upgrading of existing Manitoba wants to see what Ottawa might do before deciding what action to Lemieux we dont want to do something that totally opposite to what there landlords who want to upgrade units can ask the provincial residential tenants commission to exempt them from the per cent rent increase the minister Rywniak admitted Chc officials were surprised by the size of this years vacancy rate in its last annual rental Market Survey issued around this time last the Agency predicted the Overall vacancy rate would fall to Only or per cent this he attributed the de decline to a Sharp drop in the num Ber of vacant Cor Earea the vacancy rate in that area has fallen to per cent from per cent a year the new Market Survey the vacancy rates Are even lower in the ranging from per cent in Boniface Down to per cent in Assiniboine elsewhere in the Brandon Overall apartment vacancy rate remains relatively unchanged from last at per Portage la Prairies rate increased for the second straight year to per cent from per cent a year while Thompsons rate dropped for the first time in four Down to 8 per cent from per Rywniak noted that the tighter vacancy rates in Winnipeg resulted in a Rise in As most landlords did away with incentives such As free parking and added that Cost to the monthly rents for on bedroom apartments increased by an average of per cent to a while two bedroom units Rose by one per cent to Chc figures pensions continued from Page a1 the action was initiated by a former George who Rose up the management Chain to become senior Vic president of corporate planning and and who headed up the company subsidiaries before he retired in who now lives in Castle said he was pleased with the but added he believed he will face More Battles with greatest in delighted we won the but in not through with greatest Dinney said in an interview from his Dinney said he is still angry with his former they picked a fight with me and i want them to know the fight int Dinney what do you think Ofa life insurance company that cheats its pensioners a spokesman for greatest life said the company was reviewing the ruling and would not Tapper said the Case was Manitoba first class action suit to proceed to adding there Are no provisions in Manitoba Law to Deal with such Liaiga there were no rules to fall Back so we were very aware that we were writing the rules As we went Tapper the Case Only affects greatest employees who retired Between and according to the ruling issued by greatest life formally amended its employees pension plan in 1973 to ensure that its benefits increased annually based on the mar Ket performance of the pension in october great West life amended the plan by Delet ing the indexing provisions and replacing them with provisions that gave the company sole discretion to decide the amount of pension increase the plan was amended a second time in 1993 when greatest life tied the pension increments to the con Sumer Price Jewers said both amendments Vio lated a provision of the pension which states that no changes can be made to a pension plan that will affect the rights of pensioners collecting the greatest had argued during the trial that the 1973 amendment didst tie pension increases to the performance of the Jewers said it was Clear that if the fund did then the increases should reflect a table that was included in the Rul ing showed that during the late pensioners received increases that ranged Between one per cent and per cent while the pension fund reported rates of return of Between 16 and 20 per the company had tried to tie the pen Sion increases to the performance of an imaginary but Jewers said that want acceptable Jewers limited the damage to great West life by ruling that the statute of limitations applies in this and the readjustment can Only go Back six Jewers also clouded the Issue when he concluded that a 1992 change to the income tax act that Caps indexed pen Sions to the Chi might limit the increases eligible in this Jewers said greatest life and the affected pensioners should get a ruling from Revenue Tapper said he Doest believe the Revenue Canada Cap applies in this but added even if it great West life is still bound to pay the increases outside the pension Tapper said the trial was to deter mine the terms of the pension adding both sides will have to sit Down and determine the Dollar amount owed to the we try and work out a settlement if we Tapper if we go Back to continued from Page a1 Paul a financial officer with the was appointed the emos acting executive coordinator when Clay ton was Berezuk said there has been no move to permanently fill the Job because the province is still reviewing whether the amalgamated Emo is a task undertaken shortly after the nip formed government last there is the possibility the review could recommend dividing the Emo Back into Emer gency measures an disaster that Impact the kind of skill sets you might then Berezuk while Southern Manitoba wet fall has some predicting a possible Spring Berezuk said he int concerned about getting someone into the Emo Job the executive coordinator is part of a he in the emergency management there Are a number of other very experienced individuals who have worked throughout the 1997 flood and some in Advance of the coordinator is responsible for ensuring communities in the province have emergency plans in place and train ing municipal staff for the emergency roles they might need to As the Emo head would coordinate the response to an aiding municipalities if the disaster grows unman and pull together the necessary government the coordinator also provides ser vices immediately after the emergency to help people Back on their hours Salmon steaks 10 smoked Gold Eye 5 for Tiger shrimp 100 for Orange rough l lobster tails 8 for broken scallops 1 2001 Taurus be Sedan 2001fl50supercabxu Cash Price air Power Power adjustable aluminium Speed tilt steering starting at fully Remote running fog privacy l starting Ati air lir cd spa tilt i new 1 seat starting at we pack for travel 5893474 596 Dufferin Winnipeg auction Sali 01 Imperial veterans legion Man Lal Smith at noon Cash Price Down 36 lease Cash Price 78 2000 focus in 4 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