Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 10, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free december 2000 local a3 mayor refuses to slash donations by Bruce Owen mayor Glen Murray spent almost of taxpayers Money this year on donations to various local nonprofit and arts the largest single was made Winnipeg Volunteer Centre for its annual awards and the smallest was a ticket bought for the guyanese cultural Organiza Tion of Winnipeg annual other donations include for Christmas Lite to help with intercity Job training programs and for the United Way of Winnipeg Community forum last for a total of in Murray donated the Money to Christ spent on supporting Community groups Mas Lite this year instead of having his staff Send Christmas cards to City Murray said in an interview he does not intend to Cut this spending from next years budget for the mayors even though spending in other areas will be slashed under councils aggressive six per cent property tax reduction plan Over three i dont think this is a Good area to he the mayor has to be supporting Community the Money for Community donations comes out of the annual budget for the mayors which is approved by under the cites cos cutting the mayors office budget is falling after steadily increasing during former mayor Susan Thompsons two terms in the budget for 2000 was and is expected to decrease to next year and in less budget documents released this week show the mayors office spent about less than budgeted As of helping to contribute to the cites 2000 budget now an official with the Canadian consulate general in min said she did not want to com ment on How Murray runs the when you you let the next person take she Glen deserves every Chance to do his Man Murray said its important his office supports local nonprofit both by attending events he went to four in one night this week and making by supporting these groups and their he said it challenges other pub Lic and private organizations to support them As for he said his office recently gave to the stroke recovery association of Manitoba allowing it to kick off a Christmas fundraiser at City by supporting the other groups like can West global communications made Contri allowing the association to raise about Murray said other items under the mayors office budget will be Cut for instead of having a Christmas party this the mayor has asked his staff to Volunteer delivering hampers for the Christmas cheer he also said his office functions on a shoestring with Little or no Money going towards furnishings and he said his desk was made by City staff at Little Cost and a Bookcase came from the old big 4 sales building on main a Roll top desk was found in storage at the Sherbrook the office furniture was Pur chased when Thompson was Ken of Ianotti free press Corina Sellner and son with replacement toys for the Batch stolen on the toys Are for a Christmas thieves play steal presents from Van by Paul Mckie a woman Christmas shopping with her son Friday night returned to her Van to discover 65 presents for a childrens party stolen from her Corina Sellner said three bags of toys were stolen from the Back of her 1999 Ford wind Star at the Polo Park shopping the presents were for a childrens Christmas party at her husbands Sellner was furious that thieves would steal the ruin a childrens party and traumatize her eighty Earold he was so he thought some Man was hanging underneath the Van the whole Way said when we got Home he was she said she feels violated by the incident and is ready to get an alarm system for her Home As Well As her Sellner was also frustrated because she had spent so much time choosing the Only to have them Sellner and her son went to toys r us Fri Day where she picked up some toys and some free she left the store and drove to Polo Park at about Sellner said she Park close to the mall because the lot was but she parked in a Well lit area on the lot near Portage she placed the packages out of sight in the rear of the where the win Dows Are Sellner returned to her vehicle at i opened the Hatch and then it hit me where Are the bags she saw no visible signs of entry into her which made her even More the vehicle is equipped with automatic locks that she activates with her key Sellner said police told her the vehicle doors May have been Jimmie Sellner was upset by the incident but Sev eral people at the As Well As Polo Park helped it makes up for the idiots who did the thieves had time to rummage around the vehicle and take other including a Swiss army knife the family kept in the Glove Sellner was also miffed that the thieves even stole All 65 of the free toys r us i Brief Crown attorneys vote for strike the provinces Justice system is one step closer to paralysis after Manitoba Crown attorneys voted overwhelmingly to give their association executive the mandate to Call a by a vote of 128 to members of the Manitoba association of Crown attorneys voted for a strike mandate on Fri Day our View is that an overwhelming mandate that cant be Maca president Gord Hannon said its theres no ambiguity to were hopeful we can now make Hannon said the main Issue is crowns Are seeking a pay hike in the Range of 20 to 35 per the government has offered an annual increase of just Over two per along with a onetime increase of three per provincial crowns Are paid from to they want starting wages to be raised to and payt the top of the scale to be just Over last the crowns asked the province to appoint a mediator to help reach a collective but so far the nip has not the prosecutors have been working without a contract since their last one expired March third Shotgun blast was last Straw it took a third drive by Shotgun blast into an Alfred Avenue House and some pellets to his face before a resident decided yesterday to Call the police for Winnipeg police duty Jack Tinsley said a 19yearold Man was treated in Grace general Hospital after some shot gun pellets struck him on the left Side of his face Early yes two other blasts had been fired at the House on Friday we believe this is Tinsley because the victim is not cooperating with Tinsley said the Man finally called police after the third Shotgun blast came through his bedroom window at yesterday after he had gone to bed and some of the pellets hit also Early someone fired a Shotgun round into a House on Logan the occupants were asleep at the time and nobody was fireplace Blaze gets out of control a fire that apparently got out of control in a fireplace Friday morning caused substantial damage to a Charleswood area Winnipeg firefighters were called to a House at 784 Cath cart Friday at about they said the Blaze dam aged the ceiling and the area around the mantel and sides of the total damage was estimated at fatally stabbed at drinking party 77 o Winnipeg arson squad was investigating the cause of a by Kevin Rollason a 22yearold Man is dead after being stabbed during a drinking party in a downtown apart Winnipeg police duty Jack Tinsley said yesterday the Man died after receiving Stab wounds to his Chest at he was the cites 14th homicide this Tinsley said police were questioning six peo ple yesterday but no one has been there was alcohol involved and we believe these people Are All known to each he Winnipeg police duty Paul Ingram said officers believe Treyve identified the but his name wont be released until next of Kin Are police and emergency services rushed to 504 400 Kennedy after receiving a Call about a male being the Man was rushed to the health sciences where he was pronounced at the Manitoba housing author Ity apartment police officers were seen dusting for fingerprints on one of the buildings Neighbours expressed Shock Over the Stab Carol harder said she was awoken Early in the morning by a woman screaming in the i heard her say she was trying to give she was panicking and saying this to the police and this makes me very scared because i have three Jerry holding his 21monthold said he heard a woman scream after he came Home from work at about 4 but because it want the first time hed heard Yelling on the he ignored it and went to Leclaire said when he police were in the i heard there was trouble on this floor when i moved in three weeks but so i feel secure As Long As they dont bother Winnipeg arson squad was investigating the cause of a fire Friday night in the cites North City firefighters were called to the Blaze just before 7 at a vacant House at 326 Selkirk the fire caused an Esti mated collision victim identified ramp have released the name of the woman killed in a three vehicle Accident on Highway 15 Friday Jolene of was driving West when a pickup t truck drove head on into her ramp said the pickup Dri Ven by an 18year old Anne was travel Ling eastbound when it Side swiped a lost control and veered into the westbound the Driver of the truck and the 35yearold Dugald woman driving the Van escaped with minor ramp Are the old world Market on Higgins vegetable meat Market prices in effect 10 we Steak reputation Mem Good Grade a sirloin Steak regular pork Side in ribs i i the Grinch meat pack 5 sirloin Steak 6 rib end pork chops s Chicken legs s lean ground Kef s round Steak roast 198 for regular each regular Iammar Oran fees Juicy iwo grapes great grown Ciao lettuce 0 i hours Monfri us sat Sun 10 b 53 Higg sus Ogilvie Mill pm 9441148 when you buy a 7 foot scotch Pine Christmas tree for you Witt receive on free 5 Box of chinese mandarin Ore Hur areas United now Avah Able sponsored by bricks Fine furniture country Kitchen by Fred Brick the casual and relaxed furniture style that was has subsided but is far from in it was such a easy style i doubt it will Ever leave current trends Are towards a european Replete with massive pieces like seven or More feet tall and a goodly amount of some of these especially those crafted in have a More rustic flavour and Are usually promoted As country in years Thomasville furniture had a dynamic seller called chateau Provence which Many new offerings have this to keep in step with this a few accessory companies Are offering items that would enhance any French country collection including dried natural or in rustic and charming which brought a glint to my you several years i purchased a wonderful collection of dried plants from Europe in Lovely some even tied up with thick twine giving them a real country although they As slow they received a tremendous amount of Good press on our floor and in a word or Good the plot now thickens we had a Garden Nursery above us who unknown to a sack of Corn seed or with some an extremely hungry Type of they quickly dumped the entire not just the one bad sack and everybody thought that was a few had gone shopping downstairs for furniture and thought they had died and gone to heaven in the Middle of a furniture was a food Courtl we never thought there was any danger cause the ripened Heads of like the Lavender and were heavily dyed and Only to us not to the Moths we came in one morning and every one of our displays had been eaten i never told the my dear Friend Paddy Twomey and though Hes gone from us i betcha hell be chucklin1 up there when he reads this Fred Brick owns bricks Fine furniture Fine furniture 9571211 Noutch i litre Asikka Lafoou Between flue Turu Marc Lul ;