Winnipeg Free Press

Friday, December 15, 2000

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 15, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba A2 Winnipeg for Dick Makr 2000 digest Index local editorials a14 focus a15 letters to the editor a15 business stocks b9 family notices in a emporiums c11 classified c12 Jumble c13 diversions Ann Landers c3 comics c2 sports record entertainment c1 movies c5 prime time to c15 weather c15 deaths husband of Catalina Werner Domenica widower of Frances Paul Isobel Akin edouard Albert of wife of Leonard Charlotte wife of Eric of Portage la widow of Victor husband of Irena renal James Joseph of r p Mabel widow of Scott Carrie widow of John i classified death notices c11 lotteries pick 3 winning number yesterday was lotto winning numbers wednesday were 34 and Bonus number was the Jackpot of was won by 1 1 Winner in the 5 out of 6 Bonus number category wins winners in the 5 out of 6 Cate gory win winners in the 4 out of 6 category win winners in the 3 out of 6 category win Tomor rows Jackpot is estimated at the plus winning number wednesday for the main prize of was Western winning numbers wednesday were 45 and Bonus number was the Jackpot of was not there were no winners in the 5 out of 6 Bonus number 16 winners in the 5 out of 6 category win 502 winners in the 4 out of 6 category win win ners in the 3 out of 6 category win Street gangs continued from Page a1 they Are caught up in what Winnipeg police service vice Gary Walker said is an escalating Street gang War Over the cites drug a War that has seen a Sharp Rise in gun use and drive by shootings unseen in the City since the biker wars of the Early Many of the cites hardcore gang Mem Bers Are now and there not afraid to use their police whats going based on the slim information that we is that two factions Are fighting Over turf and Walker in a Short period of time weve seen a High number of which is very the two gangs at War Are believed to be the Indian posse and the but Walker would not confirm he would also not comment on whether last Summers arrival of the Hells Angels in Winnipeg is behind the drug War and shifting i know people always look for a Quick Walker but i want people to know weve got a Tough Row to weve got a handle on but there Are a lot of frightened people out there who have but Are not coming this compounds the difficult the most recent drive by shooting occurred wednesday evening at Powers Street and Burrows Avenue in the North Between the occupants of two Lehi police say a Man in a dark Blue jeep fired several shots from a nine Millie tre handgun at four people inside a 1986 Chevrolet it was sixth shoot ing in Winnipeg in the last one Bullet blew through the car and hit a 15yearold in the with the mangled slug lodging behind his he was rushed to Hospital where it was and he was released after get Ting a few police arrested a Man a Short time after the incident in the area of Kings Bury Avenue and Royal Crescent after a description of his Blue jeep was Broad cast on the police uniform offi cers found four spent cartridges in the jeep and later found the handgun in a nearby police say they Are investigating whether wednesdays shooting is related to two shootings outside an Alfred Avenue Home tuesday and the first of which saw a 19yearold Man treated for Pellet wounds to the the Girlfriend said her Boyfriend had parked his jeep outside the Alfred Avenue a Short distance from his family to protect them from the people who were following the Girlfriend said wednesdays shoot ing was the culmination of events Over the last eight months that began when her Boyfriend got into a fight with a Man outside the Cue club on Mcphillips she said the fight was Over nothing her Boyfriend punched the Man the using four different has followed them everywhere on the Girlfriend said her Boyfriend was driving his brother and Nephew Home when gang members pulled up beside and one of them allegedly flashed a that when he pulled got out and opened she added the Boyfriend had bought the gun illegally from a Guy at the Maryland he was just trying to scare them and protect his she we realize we should have gone to the police when How to reach us Winnipeg free press 1355 Mountain Avenue Manitoba r2x 3b6 switchboard 6977000 t circulation City delivery 6977001 v advertising classified 6977100 display 6977122 v editorial newsroom 6977230 newsroom fax 6977412 photo desk 6977304 sports desk 6977285 entertainment 6977234 business news 6977235 feedback 6977293 regional reporter 6977267 City desk letters to the editor t photo reprints to order reprints 6977063 t All departments from Manitoba outside Winnipeg 18005428900 t directors publisher Rudy Redekop 6977362 editor Nicholas Hirst 6977295 director of circulation Harry Brown 6977359 director of advertising marketing Laurie Finley 6977164 director of finance Dan Koshowski 6977425 director of human resources Don Dufort 6977358 director of operations and technology Glenn Williams 6977045 Canada Post sales agreement 0563595 recycled newsprint is used in the production of this please this whole thing but we dont know if they would have believed and what could they have done it might have just made things worse for the Boyfriend also claims he was shot at Early saturday outside a Burrows Avenue that shooting is being investigated by the Winnipeg police ser vices Street gang Winnipeg police Mike Ashley said the High level of gunplay on the streets has got officers we do not want these lunatics driving around capping rounds he these Little have a total disregard for me and anyone its amazing to me they Haven injured an innocent bystander Ashley also said the recent gunplay two other shootings occurred sunday night one on Logan Avenue and the other on Alexander Avenue is All about these hooligans Are blasting away at one another for who can sell the most drugs and there animals and people should be very concerned about whats going Troy executive director of native which works with Street gang said gangs can easily obtain handguns Are bought and sold in City bars for several Hundred dollars there obtained through breaking or Are smuggled into the More gang members Are thinking about getting he its More acceptable its even regarded As a status to carry one and use its estimated there Are gang members in the four main Street gangs in Winnipeg Are the aboriginal gangs Manitoba Indian posse and native syn the Deuce is a multicultural according to charged in the wednesday night shoot ing is Ralph Junior the for Mer Canadian Amateur boxing Champion now turned Mars last fight was two weeks ago at the be a fight that ended in a Brawl after the referee made a questionable Moar is charged with attempted Mur use of a firearm in the commission of an driving while suspended and possessing a restricted he has a bail hearing scheduled for 3 a of continued from Page a1 it will certainly be a multiyear the logical targets Are technological infrastructure Mcadam because the retroactive payment is a one time Mcadam said its unlikely it will be applied to the million in cuts in programs and equipment that the University Board of governors made last u of m blamed the cuts on inadequate provincial fund ing combined with education minister Drew Caldwell order to freeze 2000 tuition the ongoing reduction in property taxes could go into u of is general operating a Cut of million in property taxes is the equivalent of wages and benefits for at least two dozen new a Cut in tuition of about two per cent or a 24 per cent increase in Library its part of the resource allocation Mcadam he How the Money is used is heavily dependent on the level of operating Grants for 2001 that Caldwell announces Early in the new and whether or by How allows universities and colleges to increase tuition next a spokeswoman said Caldwell would not be making any announcement on pos secondary funding until sometime Early next until the provincial government Cov ered property taxes for pos secondary that year the tax Grant was Frozen and lumped in with the general operating leaving colleges and universities to take Money out of the classroom to pay increases in local or higher taxes produced by renovations or construction that increased the assessed value of the in u of is the University is paying million in property its continuing to lobby the province to cover the entire prop erty tax the Deal int Good news for How fort Garry school division is taking a Wal lop on next years and future said chairman Brent pooles said fort Garry trustees will have to boost local school taxes per cent for every other taxpayer in the division to make up the reduction in u of is tax the City will have to dip heavily into a Reserve fund it established to finance prop erty owners successful assessment Bill Clement Charle Woodfort chairman of councils fiscal issues commit said the City has set aside million a year per cent of the City budget to cover most of which have been paid As Luck would have weve been putting enough Money weve been a Little Pes said u of m was the last major property owner to Settle its property taxes before the 2002 said who predict whether the next round will avoid major problems now that Large property own ers have been Able to establish values More to their it Doest matter How Good the assessments youre always going to have said who criticized the provincial government for refusing to create a separate assessment act that the City could monologues continued from Page a1 it could join the ranks of the vacant metropolitan or the soon Tobe demolished the Vagina the second of four plays to be performed this is written by american playwright eve Ensler and tells a series of stories based on interviews with a diverse group of it recently made its Way to and in addition to the Winnipeg run april 10 to will play to audiences in Montreal and celebrity participants Are one of the plays major Calista Juliana Margulies and alanis Morissette were among those acting in the new York in Shirley former or regular Gloria Reuben and Singer Chantal Kre Liazuk Are taking Harper says Hes hoping Kre Liazuk will return to her former Home town to take part in the Winnipeg wed love her to do even if it was just for one says Harp we understand Shes got a Busy but we have made Contact with a number of people Here in Winnipeg and we Hope the play will have a local we want it to Appeal to the remaining three productions the male intellect an oxymoron 27 to March late night catechism May 8 to 13 and son and holy coach june 5 to 10 Are Oneman there so Well says and certainly there also economical to jut Ceramic floor tile from we custom Cut Gimli fish prices effective 1631 Salmon steaks 10 Tiger shrimp 100 for King crab legs 2 lobster tails 8 for icelandic scallops 8 we ack for travel 5893474 z334418 i596 Dufferin Winnipeg 50 Archibald treat your feet to the Best the worlds most comfortable Slipper 100 boiled Wool cozy and cuddly Latex Arch support feels like a Builtin foot Massage machine washable breathable Wool 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