Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 7, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press december 2000 local a3 City editor Steve Pona 6977292 features editor Margo Goodhand 6977292 heading Ley rejects Casino by Carol Sanders and Alexandra Paul Swan Lake first nation is expected to abandon plans to build a Casi no in heading Ley after voters narrowly rejected a gambling Palace in a vote last the vote with per cent opposed was the second rejection for a Casino in heading Ley since the when 85 per cent of voters vetoed the the fact that the province has said it will ignore yesterdays plebiscite didst seem to matter to voters or to the consultant hired by Swan Rick Wenaus said he anticipates the new chief and Council of the Reserve elected last week will abide by the majority we probably have Al Vij v la per cent decide against reserves proposal to accept the result and possibly aban Casino opponents were celebrating the Tran Canada Highway just Don the Casino and get on with something last we cracked open a couple had said previously i to accept the result and possibly aban Don the Casino and get on with something the trailer Wenaus the trailer Park is easily set up and it will return but the Reserve int giving up on building a Casino somewhere the problem is heading Ley didst want Wenaus having been selected As the 1 maybe be Given the Opportunity at an alternative out of a total of 983 530 voted for the trailer Park and 442 voted for a eleven ballots were the total vote represents 69 per cent of the towns Casino opponents were celebrating last we cracked open a couple bottles of for a grassroots Community were pretty Happy with what we said group spokesman Rob wording on last nights ballot was criticized by residents As confusing because it offered Only two options the resort and Casino Complex or the trailer returning officer lome Erb of Sanford said yesterday he looked Forward to see ing peace return to the he said it was hard to watch the Community tearing itself apart Over the Swan Lake first which hoped to build the Casino on land it owns along the Tran Canada Highway just West of had said previously it would build a 75lot Mobile Home Park if Resi dents rejected gambling heading Ley residents rejected the pro posed Casino Complex in a referendum in the vote was called into question because it was held before residents saw the 10year heading Ley Resi Dent Cal Kulesza voted in favour of the he said his outstanding questions about the Swan Lake first nations Casi no were answered by the proponents of the the development of a fourstar hotel where the Alpine Motel is located now again on the Tran Canada Highway next to John Blumberg Golf course would Lead to growth and improvement of services for people in the Kulesza said he didst think the majority of voters were convinced of the plans the no vote was really a group of seniors leaving the municipal office moments later said they voted against the a woman who refused to be identified said Shes lived in heading Ley for 52 years and didst want a Casino in the a younger Man with a Ponytail said he voted no because he was angry with the municipal councils handling of the Casi no our elected officials have manipulated the we already Phil Hossack Winnipeg free press Nutcracker How suite it is Royal Winnipeg Ballet dancers Kerrie Souster right and Aronel Vargas Chat with Catlin Gebhardt at the childrens Hospital members of the troupe visit the Hospital every Christmas to present the Young patients with autographed Ballet slippers and posters from the Hydro Coal Plant ruling reversed consultant doubts Power shortage fears by Aldo Santon Union considers Legal action tape recorder discovered hidden by Bud Robertson an apology int enough for the Grain services which is considering Fil ing a lawsuit against agricole after a hidden tape recorder was discovered during a Union Union general Secretary Hugh Wagner said yesterday the apology came from the Security company that planted the tape recorder and not agricole Hast apologized at said if Treyve tried to justify their a Kitchen employee discovered the tape recorder operating behind a fold away door while a Union meeting was going on last month in Swan the machine was traced Back to a Winnipeg Security Evans and which was hired by Agri Core to report on the unions Wagner said the Union is consulting a lawyer with the idea of suing the Grain company for in justifying its hiring of a Security firm to Monitor the unions agricole accused the Union of Damag ing property and threatening employees during last Falls labour and contends is libellous because it was individual Union Mem not the who were the Union will decide by tomorrow whether to file an unfair labour practice complaint against Agri the ramp is investigating the tape recorder Brian the Security firms Man aging apologized for the of an overzealous Evans said in a statement the tape recorder was planted without his Autho agricole never asked my company to engage in any undercover activity and i would never authorize my staff to do anything that would put agricole in an unfavourable Evans i wish to assure the members of Agri Core and the Grain services Union that this activity was never requested or authorized by agricole or by i apologize for any Adverse effects the uncalled for activity May have on the relationship Between agricole and the agricole spokeswoman Diane wre Ford said the Security firm was hired to inquire about the topics discussed at the in Case anything potentially damaging to Agri cores business came Wreford said there were hard feel Ings Between the Union and the company during the last labour that difficult to get said wre were trying she agricole regrets the actions that were taken by the Security about 400 Gnu members went on a monthlong strike in the fall of 1999 at elevators in Manitoba and at the 60 per cent voted for a new two year the conservation department has reversed its ruling on Manitoba Hydro controversial Coa burning generating Plant at East allowing it to run indefinitely because the Utility claims there is a potential for Power shortages in Southern but an Energy consultant said he suspects Hydro is running the Plant to take advantage of record Energy prices in the midwestern United Larry director of Environ mental licensing for the conservation said Manitoba Hydro recently requested to operate the facility because of a potential scenario that could see Power lines go Down in the North and the Utility unable to import electricity from the United Hydro said there is a potential for them not being Able to import Power from the and if there Are then prob lems with transmission lines from the they wanted to keep Selkirk on line to prevent brownouts in Southern Strachan Strachan had put severe restrictions on the East Selkirk Plant in late october after he concluded Hydro was taking lib erties with the plants operating which limited its operation for Emer gency situations Hydro had been operating the Plant for the past three years on a daily basis to take advantage of a lucrative Export Market in the United Strachan ordered Hydro to operate the Plant Only for emergencies and said that it could not Export any Power generated there for Sale to the United coupled with mounting Public con Cerns that the plants emissions Are responsible for dramatic environmental changes South of the Hydro opted to shut the Plant Down in late Robert head of the port Energy consultant Mccullough said Energy prices in the american Midwest have reached record Levels adding he believes Manitoba Hydro just could it pass up a Good i think what weve got Here is More Ofa Market response than a reliability theres a lot of Money to be the incentive to run it is Mccullough said Manitoba Hydro is running the East Selkirk Plant close to the maximum allowed under its a level that might not be necessary to keep it on standby in the event of an Mccullough said that Hydro record of Export sales during this period will be made Public in two adding that will show How it used the extra capacity from the East Selkirk Hydro president Bob Brennan said a line Between Minot and grand Forks went Down and is under adding its the Only Way Manitoba could import Power from the in the event of an Brennan said Hydro would bring in Power from Ontario and Saskatchewan if the lines in the North went but it would also require Power from the Selkirk a spokesman for the Otter Trail Power in North said the Power line had gone Down in july and there was no indication when it would be Back Strachan gave Hydro permission late last month to Start the East Selkirk Plant up again for a limited 20hour to Burn off a Large amount of Coal that had been stored indoors and which was in danger of spontaneously Strachan said that after the limited Burn began Hydro presented its fears of Power Strachan said that because the East Selkirk Plant is licensed to operate in emergency sit he had no alternative 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