Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 15, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba December 2000 Winnipeg free flyer in today paper Winnipeg subscribers Only Disney finds its Groove emperors new Groove ditches the elevator music and adds some reviewer Alison Gillmor says c7 women Brawny Mel Gibson takes a Stab at romantic comedy and the age old question that baffles men c1 the weather d 5 increasing Cloud with periods of late Day high16 t garbage Day 3 schooldays u of m tax rebate by Nick Martin the Cash starved University of Manitoba has scored a Windfall through a negotiated settlement with the City on its property tax assessment Over the last five the retroactive Deal will also produce an ongoing reduction in property taxes of at least million next said a school scores Windfall after reaching Deal with City on property assessment jubilant Mike u of is vice president of its definitely a done Mcadam the Manitoba municipal Board has approved the which avoids a Long awaited but potentially lengthy and costly Appeal by the University of the assessed value of its fort Garry Campus Back to the Deal gives the University a Lump sum rebate of million on City and tall tells the tale a couple of skilled basketball centres will compete against the free press Community classic at the u of Widuck Vorm Centre 01 compensation a risk giving Thomas soph now a substantial amount of compensation will potentially Lead to a Large number of wrongful imprisonment claims that would clog the Justice a lawyer for the province told an Iri Quiry yesterday a3 hectic schedule City councillor Gord Steeves has1 been holding Down three winning his octo Ber and his so shed ule has caught up with him a4 wises past probed police Are checking Myron wises past to see if the sex Blue who was convicted of attacking an store committed any crimes in Canada or the would sup hot dangerous offender status a6 1 was it music to lifer ears Chad Schick goes Down on a knee and asks Carolina nagys hand in marriage yesterday during a recital at the Centennial concert to find out whether Nagy says yes to Chicks propos see Page Jeff de body Winnipeg free press school taxes paid since and reduces the assessment on which future property tax Bills Are while no decisions on How to spend the million will be made before Mcadam said the retroactive Lump sum is a onetime Windfall and will Likely be spent Over several continued please see u of m a2 gang has couple fearing for lives shooting puts pair in Middle of turf War they never knew if they were about to Young men followed the couple wherever they went to the when they saw they taunted remind they knew they followed them her Boyfriend and sometimes often they even followed her to her chatting on cell phones As they watched you dont know what its like know ing that any car behind you could be following the quiet so Ken woman said we fear for our they could shoot us at any were just really weve been living like this for in ready to move out of the who did not want to be said she and her Boyfriend Are the targets of a local Street believed to be the continued please see Street gangs a2 Bruce Owen gangs on Rise a4 i business Vagina monologues coming to Walker inflation rising Manitoba annual inflation rate continued to creep higher spurred pm by High Energy costs b4 5 by Dinah Clarkson the Vagina monologues is coming to As part of the Effort to revitalize the Walker theatre and shrink its near million the Walker theatre per forming group yesterday announced a fou show theatrical sea son that will kick off in february and include the off Roadway hit with the colourful the objective is to Book More and this is certain to achieve says Jack chairman of the nonprofit group that owns the we Hope to bring new patrons in who might not have been Here and of course we Hope it will improve the Bot Tom line and make the theatre More resurrected the Walker was resurrected As a live theatre venue 10 years ago after decades of use As a single screen until it has never hosted a Complete sea son of but has instead featured a variety of travelling by the end of this Only 46 Days of shows will have been booked at the walk five years the theatre hit a Peak with 105 then dropped to an Annu Al average of about 95 Industry insiders cite the cites amusement tax and a poor Exchange rate As major contributors to the Steep decrease in last Harper told the free press the Walker would need to be Deb free with 80 to 90 booked Days annually in order to remain Coli sued please see monologues a2 Kre Liazuk in Winnipeg production fire pay him for 6 months Wii vital Centre him kill Morten ;