Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 25, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Local a3 troubled Lions housing group vows to Roar Back by Leah Hendry the Lions club of Winnipeg housing centres expects to be Back on its feet in the next few our future Hast said Don president of the Lions club of we expect to resolve this with the province soon and get our hous ing projects the club handed Over management of All of its City properties last month Fol lowing a provincial auditors report that indicated serious financial problems within the the audit was launched last year after the Lions came to the province asking for More Money than the million already allotted the nonprofit these projects have been handed Over to the Bethania mennonite personal care Lions officials said for at least six but they vowed the organization will resume control of them within the the Lions have served Manitoba for Over 80 years and they will serve Mani Toba for another 80 said Terry a 33year member of the club and District governor for 45 provincial including when people take a second look at the Lions and see All that weve a com their Faith will be restored in what we stand said some of their housing projects include the downtown High Rise seniors buildings Lions Manor and Lions place and the Lions alzheimer residence and research the auditors report also determined that five members of the club received million Worth of business from the the pioneering Mir space station is scheduled to fall Back to Earth in the Middle of next associated press archives Mir by Carol Sanders time is running out for Manitoban to catch a glimpse of history before the russian space station Falls to Earth the biggest piece of human made junk orbiting Earth will be visible for about a minute As it passes Over the Winnipeg area after suppertime for the next few and Ernie Tomiuk will be ready with the binoculars in his backyard in its so Bright you can see it from anywhere in said the Amateur who keeps a close Eye on the skies Over for those with an untrained he suggests going to a Park or schoolyard with an unobstructed View of the Mir is usually visible in the Southwest or Northwest sky youll see it moving fairly he the storied space station built in 1986 will be visible for just Over a experts say its difficult to say exactly when and where a satellite will reenter the Mir is supposed to land in the South Pacific Between Australia and Mirs reentry will occur when the Low est Point of the orbit descends to approximately 100 Accord ing to the heavens above in the last few Mir will descend very quickly because the drag will be much higher As air density increases at lower some fragments of 18 kilo Grams or More the largest could weigh As much As 680 kilograms Are expected to fall Over the target which is 193 pm wide by pm the main module for the russian space station Mir was launched in february several additions were linked to the main unit Over the at nearly 127 Mir is the most massive satellite in experts say there is a one in Chance that a piece of Mir will fall on a populated right the Japan when to look up when Mir will be visible Over Winnipeg tonight monday tuesday wednesday thursday for later see and Ese government and Media Are bracing for the worst As the nearest Neighbours of Mirs splashdown if you miss spotting theres no shortage of spectacles in the night says there Are the space shuttle sight Ings and other things you can see the Moons around and youre maybe even a with files from associated press i Brief Block Heater to blame a faulty Block Heater appears to be the cause of an Early morning fire yes at the Winnipeg fire depart ment responded to a fire at 50 Monty Hall the fire started in the Homes attached then spread to the second floor of the Home and into the the fire department said the fire was considered accidental and was Likely triggered by a Block the fire caused about in no one was the fire department said people should Check their Block Heaters because overuse is common in the win Ter months when they Are left on for hours at a wetlands threatened climate change is threatening wet lands around Winnipeg that Are already in says ducks a limit in the past 100 populated areas of Canada have seen at least 60 per cent of their wetlands disappear because of conversion to other parts of the Southern Prairies have lost As much As 70 per says the 60 year old conservation hand mangled on the Job a woman is at health sciences Cen tre after her hand was mangled by a machine at Winnipeg police reported the woman was working on a Box packing machine at Premier packing a contract company at 1429 Mountain late Friday afternoon when she caught her hand in the she requires extensive including vascular and plastic said duty Tom the Accident occurred at about weather Accident Factor whiteout conditions and Slippery roads contributed to an Early morning Accident yesterday on Highway West of at about 8 a Man lost control of his car and headed into the path of an oncoming ramp reported the truck Driver saw the car sliding and quickly took the Shoul avoiding a Headon the car hit the Side of the causing extensive damage to the the cars Driver received Only minor injuries and was taken to Hospital and police get the Bill for near riot Brandon the police department in Brandon says its out of pocket about after hav ing to quell a near riot at a dance this just before 11 some members of the crowd at a local Community Centre started smashing tables and police said they had to Call in 20 two ambulances and Mem Bers of the eleven people were arrested eight of them and some face charges of assaulting a police police Are consid ering going after the company that organized the dance to nay service clubs housing the articles of incorporation for Lions Manor state that no directors shall prof it from their although the bylaws do not prevent members from contracting with the a bidding system is now in place that will ensure that there Are three outside bids before a contract is Arna son changes have also been made on the after their executive director left last Arnason said the club set out to address and solve their Over the last they have reduced labour costs by knocked off million of debt and streamlined their projects without increasing the rents of their Mike the Public relations chair Man for the said members have been vilified by shoppers at some people have pulled out of projects and Cut Back on we Are not Here to make Money or to rip people in we do a lot of things that the government wont Rozak there is no reason for us to hang our Heads in Metis Hail landmark court ruling panel upholds acquittal of two men charged with Hunting without a licence by Louise Elliott and Alexandra Paul m Manitoba Metis Are hoping a landmark decision by the Ontario court of Appeal will have implications on the Ontario court threw out a Case against two Metis men charged in that province with Hunting without a Manitoba Metis federation president David Chartrand applauds the court including one dating Back to 1996 that is before the Manitoba court of Are based on historic Metis Hunting patterns so if the court charge matches those its a Winner for Metis Chartrand but just because theres a ruling from the Ontario court of Appeal Doest mean the Manitoba court of Appeal will approve Chartrand you have to show a historic connection and traditional Hunting to those we will continue to go to a less costly alternative is a political agreement that the which represents Metis in is pursuing on fishing and trap Ping rights with the Chartrand on the Ontario court of Appeal upheld a lower court ruling acquitting Steve and Roddy saying the father and son share the same Hunting rights granted to aboriginal people by the Canadian we have had Swift and Sweet Justice provided to the Metis nation said Tony president of the Metis nation of in a resounding Victory for us the existence of the Metis As a people in this province have firmly without question been recognized by the As have our Steve said the ruling is Wel come news for his i feed my family by he my granddaughter is grinding Moose meat into hamburgers at three years old its just and its something Shes going to pass Down to her granddaughter or in Powley and his shot and killed a Moose near the North Ern Ontario City of Sault the two were charged under the provinces game pm fish but the like Metis in argued their Metis heritage gave them the right to Hunt outside of provincial Hunting sea and without just As native people in december the charges against them were dismissed on those the ruling was also upheld a year in the Metis Are currently discussing a political alternative with the nip government because the Legal cases Are so the Metis want a Copartnership agreement with the province that recognizes their right to Hunt out of season and without a licence but is firmly rooted in mutually agreed on conservation principles to preserve fish and fowl for the Chartrand described discussions to Date with conservation minister Oscar Lathlin As very fridays judgment gives the province of Ontario one year to develop a new Moose Hunting system that respects Metis but the Belcourt makes it Clear Ontario cannot wait a year to make the directing the province to act with immediate Dis there is no reason for any delay he adding the province must begin negotiations with the whether it plans to Appeal the ruling or a spokesman for the ministry of the attorney general said Friday the government would review the courts Deci Sion before deciding whether to launch another Canadian family tips make a Date with your brought to you by the family Centre of Winnipeg 9471401 the old world Market on Higgins meat vegetable Market prices in effect 25 Casa de heat Casa de Meata Casa de Fruta Casa de Coupon hot Deal oneness Blade roast regular lean ground beef great buy regular Steak 100 Grams p or shave whole Leo of pork la slab tender Rhone regular great for Sweet and sour 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