Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 1, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press 2000 local a3 City editor Steve Pona 6977292 features editor Margo Goodhand 6977292 in flood Relief set to flow by Christmas by Carol Sanders this time its raining people whose Homes and businesses were dam aged by flooding after a heavy downpour july 7 should be receiving a Cheque in the mail by says the it announced yesterday that Mil lion will be filling stockings of Manito bans who qualified for the disaster financial assistance the Aid was approved after the sum Mer rainstorm dumped up to 100 Millimetres on parts of the swamping streets and Many Winnipeg especially in James and were heavily about 450 private residences will receive an average said Murray recovery coordinator for the Manitoba emergency management the provincial body that oversees Ufa about claims were filed for dam age to Public and private about on third of those claims came from out Side the Brown while 44 municipalities were affected by the 30 submitted formal claims to the Ufa deadline for Fil ing claims was the Ufa program is a provincial undertaking that provides Cash to Indi Small full time farm ers and municipal governments when natural disasters for the program to take it must be passed by the legislature within 30 Days of the funding for the Ufa program is shared by All three Levels of the program Only covers damage from Overland damage Cov ered by private insurance int Israel Asper gets the Star treatment yesterday at the u of m business where he kicked off a fundraising Asper Doles out new gift Mogul jacks Offu of business school drive Wypa Ulmcke Israel Asper kicked off fundraising drive at the business school that carries his name with an impressive Dona Tion and a Challenge to other businesses and individuals to Ante the Money is going to the Asper school of business at the Ifni Hersity of its time for sector to pick up their said chairman of Board of can West global communications he said governments can no longer Dole out All the Money to uni Asper challenged other businesses to bring Money to the anyone who has gone to the University should also give a he last the Asper family gave Mil lion each to the Winnipeg foundation and the jewish foundation of the u of m business school officially received the Milli Orillis Asper said the Money and his name came with two provisions the school can drop his name any time it wants and it has to create an endow ment he joked that having his name on the school certainly encourages me to the goal is to reach million for the endowment Asper said that when the school raises a Matching hell personally Lead the charge to get the next million into the Asper was greeted like a Rock Star when he entered the crowded foyer of the business school cheering students filled the hallways and stairways to Many sporting White shirts bearing the schools new but often appearing said the focus be on this is absolutely not about its you and the faculty of management and the University of he after the official he admit Ted to being a bit embarrassed by the its a Little bit he but maybe he was also talking about the Israel Asper commemorative a new student lounge in the business school festooned with images of his bust greets who can browse the collected Asper Memorabilia or curl up on the for to a Bank of six screens is Avail around the top of the room Are several Asper including the most important thing you have is your Asper said yesterday that he formed his charitable foundation 17 years ago and it was now at a size where he can distribute the gift to the u of m business school will not be his last philanthropic he ambulance plan to ease Load on ers by Kim Guttormson ambulances will begin sharing stable patients Between All Winnipeg hospitals today in an Effort to Lessen the Strain in City Emer gency the ambulance destination policy is part of a combined Effort by the Winnipeg regional health authority and the cites ambulance ser vice to streamline How some patients Are brought to the plan will mean some patients will not always be taken to the Hospital of their if the patients doctor admits at a certain hos they will be taken if they need a the patient will be taken to that specific if those elements dont come in to the patient will be taken to the Hospital whose name comes up next on the rotating the six emergency rooms in the City will get one in every six of those we dont pretend its going to fix says real senior director at the Winnipeg regional health were asking the Public to be patient with it does mean patients who Are critically ill or unstable will still be taken to the closest or most appropriate at the beginning of Busy ers were allowed to divert ambulances for up to an closing doors to patient Cloutier said that has happened three All at health sciences Wes chief of the cites emergency said the department is also looking at ways to ease the workload for ambulance and emergency room the new policy will be reviewed at the end of Janice head of the paramedics said they will be the ones dealing with angry patients who cant go to their Hospital of but said they Are willing to see whether the change will have a positive Impact on the sys Bingo Casino Revenue soaring income at Mcphillips club Regent up More than 30 by Bud Robertson Manitoba Gam bling Windfall just keeps getting bigger and gambling revenues from the provinces two casinos Mcphillips Street station and club Regent jumped by More than 30 per cent in the second Quarter of 2000 from the same period last states Manitoba lotteries corporations second Quarter released More Slot machines and gaming tables have spurred the growth at the two Gam ing lotteries spokes woman Susan Olynik before it the Crys Tal Casino in the hotel fort Garry had 28 gaming Mcphillips Street station and club Regent each have the announcement follows a record year of gambling revenues for the which had a net income of million in a per cent increase Over the Previ Ous the two casinos raked in an additional million Between the second Quarter of this year and Mcphillips Street station saw a 33 per cent increase in revenues during the six month period ending to million from million last club regents net revenues climbed to a per cent net was up from million during the Sec Ond Quarter of Olynik noted there has also been a substantial jump in the number of bus Tours to the both from inside and outside last 600 bus Tours visited the two this there Are expected to be and that just part of the financial As far As the corporation is lottery revenues increased about Olynik said some big winners in Manitoba have spurred ticket while More gambling is Good news for the provinces its a headache for those who have to Deal with the Calls to the addictions foundation of Manitoba from people seeking help for a gambling addiction have also said John the arms chief executive we Are getting a lot More said adding a gambling aware Ness Campaign launched by the lotteries corporation started the phones ringing about two weeks about per cent of Manitoban Are at risk of becom ing problem according to a 1995 the province contributes about million a year to the arms gambling Addic Tion revenues from break open tickets and volts declined slightly in the Sec Ond that Doest cause concern for the Olynik volts Are still a popular form of she noting there is a wait ing list for commercial enter Prises wanting machines in their factory clearances leather gloves mitts starting at a pair saturday sunday metro motors 325 off b entire selection of boxed Christmas cards plus everyday Low Price Sale Price 99 Ceramic Holiday mugs 11 Christmas beanies styles m ice lights 100 Clear supplies last Winnie the Pooh mini stocking Christmas gift bags medium size autism society part of our world not u world apart Canadas largest selection of party supplies at the guaranteed lowest pro cell Winnipeg South 1585 Kenai on it Mcgill Luray with Walmart Safeway 2044882943 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