Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 24, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 local feb Alary 2001 Phil Winnipeg free press archives ramp detectives leave Bev Rowbotham House last fall after they searched the Alberta prosecutor called in ramp confident Rowbotham killer will be caught by Leah Janzen four months after Bev Rov Botham was ramp admitted yesterday they have called in an Alberta prosecutor to review the they also said they returned to the woman Home for a second time just before Christmas to search for we had received information that prompted us to return to the Home a second ramp Steve Saun Ders said refusing to detail what led police to seek a second search there were some specific items the team was looking for and they met with a measure of was found bludgeoned to death last 25 in her Ford Crown Victoria in the parking lot of Kellys Selkirk service station in she had left her River Road Home the previous evening to do some Gro Cery shopping in the Rowbotham Mark Sto told police he fell asleep with his sons and awoke at to discover his wife haunt he contacted friends and family members and called police to report her miss Rowbotham body was found at 4 in the service station parking lot on the towns main shortly after the ramp executed a search warrant at Row both ams they searched the Yard and outbuildings for eight Days before turning the Home Back Over to Stobbe and the couples two Young the second search warrant was executed just before Saunders Saunders said police opted to farm the Case out of the province because Stobbe holds a High ranking position on the Community and economic development committee within the doer we wanted to avoid any possible perception of he it is no indication one Way or another As to who is a Saunders said the Crown has Given investigators new directions to follow in the Case and has pointed out areas where hed like More but despite the length of time which has passed since Rowbotham Saunders said investigators Are still confident the woman killer will be a family Friend of Rowbotham said yesterday she was dismayed by How Long its taking to make an i worry about those two she refusing to use her they Jeff de body Winnipeg free press archives Rowbotham killed last october need to be Able to put this behind them and they cant until they know who killed their the ramp investigation into the slaying has included the use of blood stain dog underwater search teams and a specialized Crimi Nal Rowbotham came to Manitoba nearly a year ago to join her she worked for several years with the Saskatchewan Public service com Mission before coming to where Friend say she intended to be a stayathome accountants put grave pit plan on a Rocky Road City scheme will kill construction Industry maintains by David Obrien a Battle of accountants erupted at City Hall yesterday during a debate Over a controversial proposal by a civic com Mittee to open a business that would compete with the private if approved by Council next the cites Springfield gravel pit will reopen As Agassiz Sand and Selling Grav Sand and crushed Limestone to the construction several business groups lined up against the unprecedented measure at the cites alternative service delivery claiming the new privatized pit would have an unfair advantage and Force several existing companies out of the debate divided to along ideological Wanai with opponents they going saying the City has no f Jaq next business competing in the gravel by into tie what Are they restaurant going to do next asked Chris Dusini Ibssa director of the Mani Toba heavy construction get into the restaurant business defenders of the plan including the cites top administrators said they Only wanted to maximize the potential of a civic asset for both sides presented accountants and other experts to defend or debunk the proposal and its economic assume accountant Barrie hired by the construction association to Analyse the cites business told the com Mittee the blueprint was mis leading and based on false assumptions about expected revenues and the cites anticipated sales volumes would account for up to 30 per cent of the existing thereby placing As much As 30 per cent of the private sector employment and investment in jeep Brooks told the the City has tried to level the playing Field and eliminate any unfair advantage by requiring the proposed new company to operate with the same liabilities faced by an Ordinary business leasing corporate income tax and capital but Brooks challenged the cites num saying it had underestimated the True costs of running a business in the real Bob the cites chief financial said the business plan was acc but he conceded it was based on Market assumptions that May or May not turn out to be Gannon said any business works on assumptions when planning for the future and the City was no the City forecasts sales of tonnes of crushed Rock and Sand this rising to tonnes in total sales Are estimated at million this ballooning to million in the new business would earn in profits Over five but an additional would be transferred to the City to cover corporate such As Legal leasing costs and income which municipal governments Arent required to John chairman of the alternative services delivery commit said he wants a report tuesday on the gaps Between the cites financial analysis and the if the report passes Angus said the initiative could be put to Council for a vote Garth Steek said he opposed using taxpayers Money to compete with the private he also objected to a provision in the plan that would see the City buy its Sand and gravel from the pit for a minimum of three no authentic business has such a Cap Tive he As Steek and other critics said the City could lease the pit to the private sector for a profit without any of the risks associated with going into 1 Toshiba Home entertainment at Advance equipped with Colour Stream component video delivered to your to Over three the video signal goes through absolutely 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