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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 17, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba A2 free is dts Vrab 2000 digest Index local Canada world forum such of use family notices 1 classified diversions sports record movies prime time to weather deaths Atamanchuk ba6nall John husband of Clarissa be Hardin Paul 79 Binnie of widow of Peter j Kesluck 50 z 3an 3ue 25 Tan Thio Sorou Angrabe Magaret j i i i a7 d3 b8 63 i classified death nonce c6 i i i today in history Canadas 10th prime William Lyon Mackenzie was born 126 years ago in Mackenzie Kings terms As prime minister spanned the years from 1921 to although not he died of pneumonia on july also on this Date in 1843 a Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens was 1982 the european economic Community banned the import of Harp and hooded Seal pelts to its end ing the main Market for the products of the Canadian Seal 1991 former pre Mier who led Newfoundland into con federation in died in lotteries ptck3 number yesterday was 1 win mpg number Friday was 590 lotto 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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 spending continued from Page a1 Lisa and Jean Neron dont have but they Arent socking away All their disposable Over the last Little while weve spent quite a bit said the the up did player Are part of a Home entertainment system she and her husband Jean recently Pur the couple operates a computer software business out of their Manitoban Are braving the bad weather to to this were tracking very much the same Only people Are Wear ing heavier said Carl Krahn of Rahns audio video the six per cent increase in household spending in Manitoba from 1998 to 1999 reflects a few things about the Provin Cial Mccallum a very confident consumer we have the lowest unemployment rate in and that makes people feel to a certain it reflects a few years where Consumers didst spend As much As they might pent up demand is still driving the it also reflects a very Low Canadian Dollar and americans coming up Here and buying household types of and it reflects Low interest he the great question is is it going to continue or Are we at a turning Point but these High Oil and Gas plus All the shocks to the Stock plus the rising interest rates sooner or later there going to take their toll on i think the first sign of things starting to slow Down a bit will be if the Christ Mas season Doest come in As Strong As people were Mccallum said he thinks the word recession is Way too that slow Down is More Cariejo said she May have heard the first screech of economic brakes applied to runaway consumer spending at the grocery store when she was shopping for her family of four last i was absolutely she said a can of soup that Cost was priced at that a hell of an according to statistics Cana Dian households spent an average of in 1999 on everything from furniture to entertainment and spent More on automobile purchases and Home heat ing personal taxes ice Jam continued from Page a1 at its the River was More than 10 feet above Normal for this time of similar to Crest elevations for the 1996 and 1997 Carol Wall and her Jerome were the first to voluntarily evacuate their Home on were Wall said before we were just totally pan and both of us were sick with now the water has gone Down and gun tax More Fth press Daniel Molin checks out the Home theatre units at Advance How much we spent and where we spent it total expenditure per household reporting Manitoba 1998 Manitoba 1999 Canadian average 1999 food Manitoba 1998 Manitoba 1999 Canadian average 1999 s6 101 shelter Manitoba 1998 Manitoba 1999 Canadian average 1999 transportation Manitoba 1998 Manitoba 1999 Canadian average 1999 Gas and other fuels Tor owned and leased vehicles Manitoba 1998 Manitoba 1999 Canadian average 1999 Public transportation Manitoba 1998 Manitoba 1999 Canadian average 1999 clothing Manitoba Manitoba 1999 Canadian average 1999 health care private insure dental Eye Manitoba 1998 Manitoba 1999 Canadian average 1999 education pos secondary Manitoba 1998 Manitoba 1999 Canadian average 1999 recreation Manitoba 1998 Manitoba 1999 Canadian average 1999 Home entertainment equipment and services Manitoba 1998 Manitoba 1999 Canadian average 1999 movie theatres Manitoba 1998 Manitoba Canadian averag6l999 s147 personal taxes Manitoba 1998 Manitoba 1999 Canadian average 1999 tobacco and alcohol Manitoba 1998 Manitoba 1999 Canadian average 1999 source statistics Canada accounted for an estimated 22 per cent of the household shelter costs claimed about 19 per transport the River is but Wall said she and others in the area Are already worried about next its just a stay of Well get it in the Well definitely need to get a Dike efforts to dislodge the ice Jam with dynamite late last week did provincial flood forecaster Alf Warkentin said Hes pleased to hear the Backhoe its not Likely for the ice to Jam it will stabilize now because the River is freezing Warkentin Tion 13 per cent and food 11 per these percentages were virtually unchanged from it has been too cold for too Warkentin said there Are no flood risks in any other River in the province because they Are already tory la Jack Penner Emerson said Hes advising residents to keep track of their damages and retain their their biggest concern right now is the safety of their Well Penner there has to be some action taken for the some suggestions Are build ing Small dikes along the that could easily be total i liquidation1 to the Bare Walls Caprice distributors Check these additional discounts off our already Low Low prices 25 off furniture 20 off mattresses 15 off appliances 20 off Vinyl flooring 20 off carpet 25 off remnants 30 off hardware 25 off plumbing 25 off jewelry up to 50 off clothing 30 off toys 30 off sporting goods 30 off housewares 30 off gift Ware 30 off crafts 25 off groceries 25 off paints supplies 30 off tapes 30 off health Beauty 6680079 ase Sippi ski area Winter Park skiing boarding Snow tubing charming Village hospitality Hist attraction hours s9 Mon All sales terms 125 final Cash 22 Jan open Mon sat sunday Christmas eve closing at closed Christmas Day Santa continued from Page a1 a it turned out All three worked at which reminded Santa of he Santa brought Faneuil As a gift for Gary Filmon one Christ the older kids showing up for a visit and a photo reminded Santa of something Karen had said earlier about kids Niney Earold boys in particular and their relationship with Santa they can be out there being a Little bit wiry in the mall and they come through and they look into santas eyes and there Little kids she even though the world is so worldly when children come in to see it sets them Back in they want to Santa Karen that reminded Santa of a 17yearold boy named Jay who seemed to confuse father Christmas for a father Confes in sorry for All the crimes Ive Jay As his 20 year old Girlfriend Melissa snickered on santas other youll just have to be a better boy next Santa now if there was one gift Santa could bring what would it be Jay had already been thinking about a can of Spray he ill Tony Bennett was singing Santa Claus is Corning to town As Santa headed Back to his dressing room at he was thinking about one of the Best things that had happened to him that it was As he just started waving and making his Way through the Christmas a twinkle eyed teenage girl grinned at Santa As he hey she youre not fat hoho to Santa something else happened just before Santa had just reached the Bottom of the escalators when a wee fou year old girl came running Over to show him a brightly coloured Santa Bent Down to Admire just As Santa was straighten ing up saying merry see you on Christmas eve some thing truly magical from out of the wee one wrapped her arms around santas legs and gave him a and that was the Best thing that happened to Santa that As for what it was like to be a shop Ping mall Santa Claus for two i can compare it to Only one other exp it was like being a kid a it was like being 11 or and still pretending to because you dont want childhood to zones recovery will be slow san Francisco the Ozone layer Over the Arctic will not soon recover from damage caused by chemicals despite recent reductions in their according to the which Shields earths sur face from cancer causing ultraviolet appears to have been weak ened by manmade pollutants and extremely Low temperatures in the upper this has Given us concern As to Why this is Paul of nasal Goddard space flight said How Well do we understand the processes that Are leading to these Low Levels although use of Ozone destroying chemicals has Ozone above the North pole was depleted further Between november 1999 and March 2000 by extremely Low temperatures in the upper the american geophysical Union reported at its fall Ozone Levels at an Altitude of about 19 Kilometres decreased up to 55 per cent Between and March As compared to previous through a decrease of More than 60 per cent was a colder stratosphere could Corre Spond to warmer temperatures on Earth in May be caused by Green House blamed for global in extremely cold temperatures above the More Polar stratospheric Clouds they provide a surface on which normally benign chemicals become Ozone destroying if such chemicals were Ozone recovery would depend on temperature and other unde researchers reported steady declines in an Ozone in a global ban was imposed on chlorofluorocarbons or rfcs commonly used in aerosol sprays and re Frig the noticed a continued increase in another the found in Weed and pest Are not being eliminated As particularly in devel Oping the findings suggest that Ozone recovery will not be Complete by As once said Dale Hurst of the National oceanographic and atmospheric and scientists Are not sure what other delays although the 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