Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 13, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba A2 Winnipeg Fri 2000 digest Index local d10 the Bac Page c12 editorials a10 focus a11 letters to the editor a11 business stocks b9 family notices in a emporiums c9 classified c11 Jumble d8 diversions Ann Landers d3 comics 02 sports record entertainment d7 movies d7 prime time to d11 weather d12 deaths husband of May widow of Bob Andrew widower of Anne of George Hartley Hus band of Joyce Annie of Mary Peggy widow of Erwin Margaret widow of Ron Derek 45 of Winnipeg of widow of Stewart Kenneth 90 of husband of Marion wife of Harry Reta of Pine wife of Walter Clifford husband of Pat widow of Napoleon Grace widow of Andy Joseph husband of Beverley Ann John husband of Agnes classified death notices c9 our mistake for tickets to the Manitoba historical society gala fundraising dinner with Mel Hurtig in Call a fax number was mistakenly Given in saturdays free i i i lotteries pick 3 winning number yesterday was i i i How to 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shooting in the 400 Block of Alfred Avenue last police the shots were fired about at the same Home gunmen shot at last saturday in the saturday night shooting a 19year old Man was shot and had to be treated for Pellet wounds to the police said nobody was in the House yesterday when the shots were the incident is one of several drive by shootings that have police and area residents con last a 19yearold Man was shot in both legs and a wrist As he walked out of his Alexander Avenue Home to meet a on saturday at about a Shotgun blast awoke the Resi dents of a Home on Logan no one was French Fry continued from Page a1 this is the Best thing that happened to us for a Long said Portage mayor Ian the new facility has forced the City to fast track plans to upgrade its water and Wastewater treatment but Mackenzie promised the Infra Structure upgrade wont increase the Burden on local new infrastructure requirements for the Plant will total million onsite and million for offsite the province is kicking in Mil lion for new water and sewage Infra most of which Are with local municipalities and the com Pany also sharing the said Premier Gary will be Money Well the facility is expected to generate million in additional tax revenues for the province Over the next 10 the Manitoba Economy is estimated to grow by More than million As a result of Sim plots Portage potato but doer said the province is not investing in the Plant at the Cost of the they company officials have obviously provided us with that that the water is the soil is sustainable and the project said he noted the clean environment com Mission hearings on the project will be unlike the hearings into Maple Leafs hog processing facility in bran the Plant will also be the first potato processing facility in Canada to use an environmentally Friendly biogas recovery and reuse system that will significantly reduce greenhouse Gas the Plant is Sim plots third major investment in Manitoba and the Compa nys 12th potato processing facility in North America and it owns a nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing com plex in which underwent a major expansion in and is a co part Ner with Nestle Canada in Midwest food products a Carberry potato pro Messing Simplot senior Vic president Rick Fisch said the Portage Plant wont have a detrimental Impact on the Carberry which has its own sales the company is projecting annual revenues from the Portage facility in the Range of million within the next two Portage was one of several Sites scouted by Simplot for a new potato Fisch said it was selected partly because of the availability of raw materials needed to produce the French Fries and also because of its proximity to the Compa nys Eastern the Plant will require hectares of potatoes a we feel that there is a producer base that can expand plus we think Well attract new said like other local potato Tom Robinson said hell consider Selling Pota toes to Simplot if it offers him a better Joe Hyksa Winnipeg free press left to Portage pm Reeve Jim Knight and doer announce new potato processing Plant at a press conference held Back final Sale vib save up n Springs fall new York fashions jackets Sals Post free May 1ooo fleece jackets 4845 Dakota Street 2553976 across from vital Centre hours Mon wed Fri thurs sat Sun 124 warehouse Ceramic floor tile we custom Cut Ceramic tile 2334418 50 Archibald till 8pm till 5 pm Deal than what he gets now with the province has hectares of land in Southern Manitoba that is suit Able for irrigated potato said Brian manager of Manitoba agriculture crop diversification Only about hectares Are being cultivated for that Prince Edward on the other cultivates hectares of Pota but unlike there is Little room to said although potatoes bring in 10 times the value of wheat per the input costs Are 10 times As Wilson potato growing requires specialized equipment and Mccain foods expanded its Portage la Prairie Plant in increasing employ ment to about 450 about the same number As the Midwest foods 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