Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 28, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba A6 local Winnie in of Iii feb Huahn 2001 Jim ammo Samf Cruft to Niue ii Yili Ino a Khouw booming provinces share wealth with poorer Neighbours equalization change ups Manitoba by Helen falling a Bonus from Ottawa yesterday came As Good news to Manitoba Cabinet ministers holed up to draft this Springs exceptionally Strong economic growth in coupled with a Federal Promise to remove a pay ment Cap for increased equalization pay ments for Manitoba to More than billion annually Over the last two that 19 per cent of last years billion Provin Cial equalization payments Are designed to allow the have not provinces of Prince Edward Nova new que Manitoba and Saskatchewan to provide com parable Public services to those in wealthier yesterdays revised estimates mean an extra billion for those seven provinces Over the two years ending March with the vast majority of the nearly going to where economic growth has been Manitoba boost Over previous Esti mates will make a relatively Small Dent in provincial spending priorities like health which eats up about 25 times that much Revenue a a spokeswoman for finance minister Greg Selinger said every Little bit helps in a province without booms and where balancing the budget is always a challenging exer tory finance critic John Loewen suggested yesterday that the nip is delaying release of the 2001 2002 budget because it is in panic Mode Over How to finance growing program spending with Flat revenues As the Economy he said annual spending has jumped More than million since the nip came to Power in but slingers spokeswoman said the nip will bring Down a budget in March or april traditional budget season under the former tory gov an updated provincial forecast by to economics suggests growth in Manitoba this year will be per cent slightly higher than the country As a As Canadas growth increases to per cent in Manitoba should creep up to per with files from Sean and 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Quick tax files 450008 our Price Mailin rebate Price after rebate curate 1995 Winnipeg 843 Leila Avenue l 947 St James Street 1540 Regent Avenue store hours Monfri 8am9pm at9e6pm funny Onsum next Day delivery phone 18006686888 fax jobs Mustard hired As assistant to tory Boss Murray provincial tory Leader Stuart Murray continues to put his stamp on the party after taking Over the reins from former Premier Gary Murray has hired Job radio reporter Heather Mustard to replace his special assistant Phil who is leaving the leaders office to Start his own Houde had been filling in since last Summers departure of Hilmons assistant Rob i sort of came to the conclusion i had been there Long Houde said adding that he wanted to give Murray time to find someone new before the legislature resumes sitting this Mustard addition to the staff is part of Murray attempt to project a hipper image for the More than 100 applications have been received in the search for a new executive director to run the party Kennedy Street Val Hueging stepped Down last month after a decade on the a tory spokesman said the staff changes Are unrelated to an internal party review recently completed by former la Don the caucus discussed that report during a three Day Retreat last week at the Elkhorn resort on the Edge of Riding Mountain National tory Las also reviewed plans for a series of round tables across the province this Spring to help the party set new policy one party member said former head of Domo has proved to be a Good manager since his acclamation to the tory leadership last it remains to be seen whether the Rookie politician is inspiring enough to breathe life into a party that has been Little More than a Shell since the 1999 election the Man february coldest since Back in but no big Deal by Leah Hendry the pampering is Winnipeg has enjoyed mild Winter temperatures the last Cou ple of but this february reminded us All that there is a reason Why were nicknamed it Hast been this cold since but believe it or the Bon chilling temperatures and winds dont even get the distinction of going Down in the top 20 the average temperature is Only three degrees colder than the Normal 18 with one Day left to this february is Only the 29th coldest on while mild Pacific air masses characterized january february Hast had a break from a Northwestern flow of cold Arctic cold Arctic air Doest bring a lot of Snow with said Dale a spokesman for environment its colder and which Means less if it feels like Winter is dragging its because it started ear Lier than Over the last few Winters there has been no Snow until Marci ski but this the White stuff was already on the ground in Early its warming up but meteorologists cant predict How Long it will environment Canada has forecast a High of 6 c but that will drop to a High of 10 by which is close to Normal for the beginning of its All a far cry from last years Spring like it was 5 c on 27 last year and 9 c on 28 warm enough for inline playing catch and enjoying a most of the Snow had melted or been washed away by colder temperatures mean the Spring thaw will come later and temperatures will be colder because there is still a lot of Snow Marcis i according to the Farmers Spring is 21 Days away and cold snaps Are predicted into Milder sunny weather is due around the third week in the Only people who Arent suffering from the Winter blahs Are outdoor we will have another two weeks of said Lawrence the owner of Sno much fun snowmobile i would love one More huge snowmobiles Are usually Lucky to have a four month but the Early Snow and cold temperatures have kept trails in Good last an Early Spring and rain eroded the but Enns said people could ride As late As let it Enns said when told Winnipeg expected another two centimetres of Snow last in probably the Only idiot who wants we will have another two weeks of i would love one More huge snowstorm Lawrence owner of Sno much fun snowmobile rentals ;