Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 1, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba March 2001 rates subject to change Barship open to All Respre Juno Wholl win our Bartley Kives rates Manitoban chances in sundays awards d1 3263495 or 18007286440 the mix of Sun and wind w 20 High 0 Low 15 t garbage Day 4 school Day 1 Bills dump Flutie Buffalo Bills yesterday Cut former Cal Star Doug Flutie in favour of his quarterback ing Rob Johnson c1 City oks gravel plan miffed construction Industry representatives vowed to fight Back yesterday As the City approved a plan to go into the gravel business a3 population rises Manitoba population Rose in 2000 for the second year in a according to statistics Canada estimates a5 tributes for Mol Gat tributes flowed yesterday for Manitoba senator Gil who died after a massive stroke a6 trains 13 die thirteen people died yester Day when a passenger train and a freight train collided in Britain b2 i business Tunnel vision Side track technologies of Winnipeg is getting setto launch its brainchild Ani mated ads on subway Tunnel Malaysia this its an idea the company Hopes will spread to sub Way systems around the world b7 Fleury checks into rehab Manitoba nil Star leaves enters substance abuse program c1 destruction in reminds of earths terrible Power quake rocks coast earthquake an earthquake centred near Washington was Felt across the Pacific Tom Seattle times two men celebrate retrieving a purse from inside their crushed by falling bricks in Seattle hundreds damage in billions up Seattle a powerful Earth quake rocked the Northwest shattering showering bricks onto sidewalks and sending frightened people running into the streets of Seattle and about 250 people were reported injured in Seattle and at least three of them in serious Condi officials estimating property damage would easily run into the Bil Lions of a woman died of a heart attack following the the first confirmed British Columbia Felt the Shock but escaped any serious the strongest quake to hit washing ton state in 52 years temporarily shut Down the Seattle it also knocked out Power to hundreds of thousands of cracked the dome atop the state Capitol in Olympia and briefly trapped about 30 people atop a swaying space Needle in for British quake was an eerie reminder of what locals have Long referred to As the impending big a giant quake expected to Rock the Pacific where several of the earths plates continued please see destruction a2 for More coverage of the devastating see Page b1 Bigboy plans could Worsen James Street traffic woes extras sail cinematic seas by Aldo Santon a redevelopment of South James Street promises to reinvigorate the West Side of one of the cites most congested traffic but some wonder if the project will Only make the traffic construction will Start in april on an Square foot Canadian tire to be located behind the company existing and a second store for an International retailer specializing in linens and the Deal was made possible after in rail removed the tracks that ran through the area and sold the land to an investment company that owned the retail according to broker John Pearson of 1c i a second phase is expected to involve several big name National stores with outlets in the a restau rant being built on vacant land just North of the opposite Winnipeg Pearson so what will happen to the already heavy traffic in the area the City is considering extending Silver Avenue to James Pearson noting that with improved Access to the new Canadian tire site and More traffic flows in the area should be not everyone its haphazard development without proper said Harvey whose Daniel Mclntyre Ward Borders the Polo Park shopping continued please see James Street a2 by Bud Robertson have you Ever been told you look Jike a russian who has spent Way too much time aboard a of heres your Chance to Cash in on that special image and maybe rub shoulders with the the producers of k49 try endow Metker Are scouring the looking for extras to play Sailor sin the which is being partially filmed the Gimli Ford and Llam Neeson will Star in the the original Plim didst them to Benj Jamu for that portion of the the casting Call for extras is being held sunday 2 at recreation making winners out of Manitoban Call now Tollfree anywhere in Manitoba 18oo21 99547 24 hours a Day Days a week ;