Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 8, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press 2000 local a3 City editor Steve Pona 6977292 features editor Margo Goodhand 6977292 gang presence Sparks fear in Core neighbourhood by Leah Janzen Over the last few months Karen Utech has watched her Core area Neighbour Hood become Home to the intimidation and crime associated with Street since the summer Ive noticed More stolen More gang More trouble in the said the single Mother of two Young children who has lived in the same Dufferin Avenue housing com plex for the last 10 it was mostly quiet and Safe around Here until its a gang element theres no doubt in my earlier this a 13yearold girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by at least two gang members in a suite located in a Block adjacent to and As a result of an error that led the Winnipeg free press and a local television news Crew to photograph her suite As the scene of the Utech has Felt the Wrath of Neighbours tired of living in i left my House one Day and two women were walking by and one told the other she should kick my head said another woman accused me of hav ing a skinners i live a very quiet in not into that Utech said its a daily struggle for her to keep her eighty Earold daughter and Fivey Earold son Safe and away from the influence of gang members who troll the she said almost All of the residents of the Manitoba housing authority com plex Are families with Young your bid makes lots of cents Ken Gigliotti Winnipeg free press Grace from Sandra Kai Reynolds and Mary Traversy hold special Post office donates gift for pennies from heaven bought your Christmas Stamps yet Canada Post and the Christmas cheer Board would like a generous Winnipeg Ger to buy three very special matted and ready to hang on a living room or Board room Treyve donated the Stamps to the pennies from heaven Campaign and asked us to auction off the everyone knows the work of the Christmas cheer Board and they know the pennies says Mary Canada posts general Man Ager of mail Prairie Christmas is a Good time of year for us and we want it to be a Good time of year for other the three Stamps Are this years Christmas nativity scenes Cre ated by disabled Canada Post has mounted Corner blocks of the three added enlarged images of the Christmas scenes and framed them in Christmas the entire piece is approximately 64 by 46 Cen a Gold plaque on the Frame Marks the Date the Stamps were this is something that we rarely says Brian Public relations manager for Canada we gave Peter Gzowski a literacy stamp several years ago and he raised Sev eral thousand heres How the auction is going to work bids will begin at the Cost of framing and matting the phone bids will be accepted from this morning until 5 Call 697 7272 and no other number at the free press to Register your on monday auctioneer Terry Wachniak has volunteered to take Over and include our framed Stamps in his live the convention Centre which runs from 7 to 10 will feature Dinky Stamps and other the Christmas Stamps will be on the Block at 8 All the Money raised from the stamp auction will go to the cheer once the Community has the Chance to give to the cheer Board the winning bid on the Stamps might be a a fan of the Holiday season or maybe a Law office looking for a unique Peter Gzowski raised several thou Sand id be Happy with and even happier with dig this one will really make a d but since Street gangs have made their presence known in the area Utech parents have had to keep a closer Eye on their children and their sense of Security has been we cant control we know she but our children need to feel secure and so do we As i keep my windows closed so i dont see the trouble or hear the in try ing to give my kids a Normal life and help them become Good Utech said Shes not sure Why Street gangs popped up almost overnight in her but she suspects one or two of the suites have been rented to people connected to the gangs in recent Winnipeg police service spokesman Bob Johnson agreed that the pres ence of even one or two gang members in a neighbourhood can make the area feel but Johnson noted crime rates in techs area have declined significantly in recent dropping nine per cent last year tax Cut drive creates tension inside City Hall no time to study councillors complain by David Obrien mayor Glen Murray drive to lower property taxes has Cre ated a major political and bureaucratic rift at City just Days before Council is to debate next years operating Gail the cites chief administrative publicly disagreed yesterday with another senior bureaucrat Over departmental and Murray broke with Dan a member of his handpicked executive policy Over his vote to add to the budget to Shore up critical staff shortages in the property and development Murray said he would have voted against the extra which could disrupt plans to lower taxes by two per cent next several councillors said they we rent sure they could support the budget approved in principle last year As part of a three year budget Only former councillor Al Golden voted against ridiculous Vandal joined councillors Harvey Garth Peter de John Prystanski and Shirley Timm Rudolph in complaining that the budget is going Forward without adequate time for detailed that Murray respond because councillors have had All year to study the which has seen a shift of million since it was approved in the property and development com led by voted unanimously to add the to the department so it could hire five key and pro vide staff to manage the cites share of a initiative to rehabilitate intercity the decision followed a Bombshell report from departmental director Doug who warned Core services would be jeopardized if he hire More budget cuts Over the years have contributed to the continuing and gradual deterioration of the technical and professional capacity in All operating units of the Kalcsics but Stephens said she thought his con Cerns were premature and there was no need to hire extra workers initiatives she said the solution could be found in rear ionizing initiatives and in redeploying workers and consolidating functions with other were working on solutions Stephens told the she added she haunt seen kalcsics1 report until it was tabled the two senior City sit Ting next to one another at the committee were visibly uncomfortable As councillors peppered them with pointed questions and Stephens left before the debate de Smedt said he would sooner Dee a smaller tax Cut next year than allow a key department to lose its we just Haven had much Opportunity to flesh out the implications of the he the financial plan goes to executive policy committee monday and then to Council the approval process began Murray defended the saying it was just an update on a budget that was approved a year but councillors complained More time was needed to consider the Impact of the two percent Cut in property taxes on services Over the past feds seek court order on pcs Bald Santin environment Canada has taken court action to Force two Winnipeg area firms to store several thousand tonnes of pc material Barry Manitoba manager of environmental Protection for Environ ment said proceedings were filed wednesday in Federal court to Force general scrap partnership and potential products to comply with Federal storage of pc material regulations under the Canadian environmental Protection Briscoe said Ottawa is concerned that the pc dust from the stockpiles could find its Way into the Hes also said there is a possibility the stored material could catch fire and spread the highly toxic weve spent three years attempting to get the companies to comply with the regulations on a voluntary Briscoe general scrap partnership operates a scrap Yard on Springfield Road oppo site Harbour View recreation com the potential Plant is located nearby on Redonda Street in the pm of just outside the City Lim environment Canada is concerned about the storage of material known As automobile shredded residue Jack owner of potential and a former owner and still director of general said Hes satisfied that the two companies Are in compliance with All Federal tile warehouse Ceramic floor tile of from it we custom Gui Chamic Iii t 2334418 50 Archibald Village clinic is a Community health clinic with a specially in and prevention phone 9406000 info line this Christmas with free free Avito vex 4500 is now in Winnipeg at 2527 Portage West from the Holiday inn buy it its mobility Centre Holiday super Sale Buon Vino electric filters All vintners Reserve Rine kit All bin49 win Bill All starter kits off allow artworks Premium Beer bottle trim a bottle Ibri Lizeri portuguese floor Eor Kei 40 off All California connoisseur wine kits off All Barons Premium Beer pm brew doctor any bag of 100 corks at Kingsbury 6972337 1919pembma 2752337 2609 Portage 837 2337 686 Springfield at Raleigh 668 9463 Street Brandon i 7289463 ;