Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 22, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba February 2001 Winnipeg free Manitoba Miracle shot rates so act to Chance open to All Young rink in fou Way tie for first at Scott tournament of hearts c1 3263495 or 18007286440 the 40 Brahce of 15 Low 23 garbage Day 4 school Day 2 City taking time on smoking bylaw City councillors have allowed a further 90 Days to draft a contentions antismoking bylaw a3 workers warned if the right employees Are found for jobs in Mani the provincial jobless rate could drop per a National finds a5 snowmobile safety grim Accident statistics have prompted on snowmobile offences by Law enforcement officials a13 drug report rapped a in report critical of Cana Dis drug enforcement is Dri yen by Overly harsh a criminologist says b1 hair raising research r be Forni about others based on hair style More Thant Acial Fea says a study from Yale b1 retail revival despite the slowness of the Jers sides Border is setting up shop in Eminem n Elton Kevork Djon Sedihn associated press Elton John Eminem embrace after their much hyped duet at the phony faded icon dont Cut it for the stodgy grammy it was supposed to be a daring move you take a homophobic rapper and make him perform a duet with an overtly Gay pop As far As hype Eminem Elton John was right up there with Tyson Dubya Gore or friends survivor Gay rights advocates wondered How a Nice Man like sir Elton could share a stage with a fiend like hardcore rap fans wondered Why the 28year old potty Mouth would bother with such a goofy show like the and outside the Staples Centre in los Ange women groups and human rights activists protested the Mere presence of the Shady who was nominated for four awards and won three of them last for the historically the most unzip and conservative of All major awards the inclusion of Eminem was a Chance to become relevant and actually embrace a current pop culture re Mem this is the same institution that declared Carlos Santana the voice of the new millennium last praised Celine Lions artistry Over that of Beck in the mid90s and did it even recognize Rock n Roll As part of the musical mainstream until the but it want acceptable to include an artist As controversial As Eminem without watering Down the continued please see grammy a2 grammy winners d1 the billion download woman Danni Ashe capitalizes on a Basic business Maxim sex Sells a14 labour rips nip on work safety Barrett wont jail hike compensation premiums by Helen falling the nip is putting workers at risk by Pussy footing on vital changes to workplace safety Rob Manitoba federation of labour said i dont think they have seen the Gravity of the Situa Hilliard labour minister Becky Barrett told the free press she has no plans to introduce amendments to workplace safety legislation during the current session of the legis which resumes next the government will concentrate on better enforcement of existing rules and working with senior managers in industries with High injury six per cent of Manitoba employees were injured on the Job in 2000 the highest injury rate in the while injury statistics in most provinces Are they continue to Rise in Man rapid growth in the provinces manufacturing sector has contributed to the problem especially in the bus manufacturing and meat packing where injury rates Are As High As 20 to 30 per cent per the number of fatalities is holding steady at 20 to 30 a but the recent death of a it almost takes a very serious injury to get anything into court Mil president Rob Hilliard flin flon Miner and a coming court Case related to a teenagers electrocution have focused Public attention on worker the labour federation wants the Law changed so companies that ignore work orders from safety inspectors Are penalized by higher workers compensation rates a system that has Long been in place in continued please see safety a4 flin flon inspections doubled a4 nip derails Kenaston underpass project South Winnipeg politicians grinding their Teeth by David Obrien angry civic politicians and frustrated residents in Southwest Winnipeg accused the nip government of dirty Pool yesterday after Premier Gary doer announced it wont Back the construction of a railway underpass on Kenaston this is purely that All it Bill Clement Charle Woodfort Garry if there was an nip la in the this the underpass would be at the top of their doer said in an interview the Allega Tion was ridiculous and he accused Clement of playing Ward we gave funding for flood Protection to Rosenorn in Southern Manitoba and we got Only three votes doer shot denying politics played a role in the underpass the City had hoped to begin construction of a underpass this Spring to alleviate chronic traffic bottlenecks caused by delays at in rails main line that intersects Kenaston near Wilkes continued please see underpass a2 Joe Bryksa Winnipeg free press vehicles wait for train to Clear Kenaston rail crossing making winners out of Manitoban Call now b Fri Tollfree 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