Winnipeg Free Press

Saturday, March 03, 2001

Issue date: Saturday, March 3, 2001
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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 3, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Weve got local news saturday free press March 2001 local City editor Steve Pona 6977292 Neeson sound Gimli hunk alarm its looking like Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson will need those about so people involved in k19 the widow a big budget Hollywood will arrive in the Gimli area next week to stake out a site on Lake and Ford and Neeson the films stars Are expected to be among until it has been unclear As to whether the heartthrob would accompany the rest of the cast and Crew to Manitoba for the what Day they arrive has yet to be but things Are expected to be wrapped up by the historical based on a True is set in the Early 1960s and tells of the russian sub Marine whose Captain played by Ford led efforts to Rescue the vessel from nuclear melt Neeson plays Fords most of the movie is being shot in Russia and and some filming will also take place in where production offices have been set Canada packers site set to be rubble explosions will make buildings disappear by David Obrien the Canada packers site will disappear in a matter of seconds Early tomorrow morning with a series of timed explosions that will reduce the buildings to the spectacle will Mark the end of an Era in Winnipeg livestock but few tears Are being shed for the ugly old structures that had become a hangout for vagrants and target for at the buildings will collapse simultaneously in an implosion managed by exp tech engineering of Sud the company will Rig the buildings today with charges and 325 kilo Grams of according to Bob manager of Rakowski cartage and wrecking Rakowski received a million con tract from the City last year to raze the site and remove an estimated cubic Yards of Molter said several adjoining Struc Tures have already been leaving Only two main the last time a building was levelled with Dyna mite in Winnipeg was in when the carcass of the old swifts meatpacking Plant was Jack the cites Public affairs said roads near the Boniface site will be closed tomorrow morning and no one will be allowed with in 300 metres of the Marquardson urged the Public to stay Home and watch the event on to because it will be hard to get a Good View of the action from the Distant spectators who insist on see ing it live can watch from Archibald Street North of Marion or South of Marion and West of barricades will be erected at and removed at at its Canada packers employed More than it was one of the cites most powerful and important Busi the firm opened in but began winding Down in the closing for Good in a new owner develop the property and the City acquired it in a tax Sale four years this is a great Day for the residents of Dan Vandal this has been on the top of my Agenda since i was first elected in a business group had wanted to develop the site and other adjoining but the Deal fell apart a year Vandal said the City will now prepare the land for Sale and possible develop Mike Aporius Winnipeg free press missing the Green although above Zero temperatures have Many golfers dreaming of tee most will wait until the Snow but not deter mined duffers like Erika who was Chipping a Tennis Ball in yesterdays Arctic Golf the event at garters at Andrew Golf and country club was sponsored by the Winnipeg real estate City teacher charged in net sex Case allegedly asked for nude photos police want anti luring Law seeded caws Buzz Hargrove urges nationalization of versatile by Alexandra Paul Canadian Auto workers president Buzz Hargrove said last night he Hopes to persuade John Buhler to drop talk of moving versatile industries to and if he he will Call on Ottawa and the province today to nationalize the farm equipment factory and keep the jobs that go with it firmly on Canadian Hargrove is the guest speaker today at a huge labour rally for the plants 250 striking and while his nationalistic Fervour May be music to their a senior assistant to the Premier last night dismissed the notion out of its unfortunate Hes thrown that out As a pressure tactic but its just not in the the official arguing the province cant justify taking Over a Pri vate business because of a labour Dis believes he has an argument that government will have to hear nobody Ever in any government will Ever agree immediately to government ownership but i will Start publicly to make the Case for Public ownership its in the Best interests of Hargrove Hargrove said his preference is to talk Buhler out of moving to get him to sit Down with the Caw and Hammer out a Deal to end the bitter strike with the Plant that began we want a relationship with him but if Buhler Doest want to operate this i think the government ought to take it Over and nationalize har Grove Ottawa allowed Buhler to carry on a loan left Over from the previous by Leah Janzen a James teacher faces numer Ous sex related charges after he allegedly tried to lure an 11year old student into trading nude pictures with him Over the child Protection advocates and police say the Case emphasizes the need to quickly implement wide ranging anti Lur ing Laws to combat the problem of paedophiles preying on lads via according to the 27yearold who worked both at a Middle school and a High school in dropped a note in an 11yearold girls Backpack at school in december 2000 which asked her to Send a nude photo of herself to his email in the the teacher allegedly portrayed himself As a 13yearold police say the note led to an email Exchange during which the Man again asked her to Send him a nude picture of her self and sent her some child the girls parents became aware of the emails and contacted on after a lengthy investigation by the child exploitation and child abuse units of the Winnipeg police a search warrant was executed at the teachers he was arrested and police also seized a Quantity of child pornography at his this is a classic Case of internet Lur said Tom were see ing this on almost a regular basis now Young people using Chat rooms being lured by people posing As their Legge said police suspect far More internet luring is taking place than is reported to Lianna executive director of child find said the Case puts an exclamation Point on the need for the Federal government to fast track anti luring sex crime investigators Are frustrated that Treyve been largely powerless to Stop predators from seducing children online because there is no specific Law Banning it is expected that a new criminal offence making it illegal to commune teachers Are dismayed that there Are people drawn to the profession with these kinds of needs and Devian cies George director of education for Jame Assiniboia school division Cate for sexual purposes with someone believed to be a child will be tabled this month in the House of commons and should pass into Law by George director of Educa Tion for Jame Assiniboia school said yesterday teachers and division administrators were in Shock Over the principals at both schools the Man taught at spoke to students in each class yesterday to Alert them to the letters explaining what happened were to be sent Home with students teachers Are dismayed that there Are people drawn to the profession with these kinds of needs and said adding the suspect passed an extensive child abuse registry Check and criminal Back ground Check before he was Winnipeg police Stan Tataryn said parents need to be vigilant about what their kids Are doing on the internet and who there talking you let a strange 45yearold Man bang on your door and demand to speak with your 13 year old Tataryn so Why would you let your child sit in a room unattended and talk to someone you dont know the suspect has been charged with distributing child person counselling to commit an indictable offence and possessing child pornography for the purpose of dist rib he also faces two counts of sexist Al assault and two counts of sexual interference in an unrelated incident involving the alleged sexual assault of seven and eighty Earold Sisters in free press policy is to withhold the identity of the accused in sex cases unless they Are convicted or unless they Are Public the teacher has been released on bail under strict conditions he stay away from the schools he worked at and chit Dren under he is also to have no Access to the he has been suspended without pay from the school division where Hes been a teacher for three he is to appear in court March 6618391 saves you Money huge arrival of year 2ooo pm program cars now available 6618391 saves you Money 2000impala pm p Alloy cd St 2000alero by no 2000 Chev Malibu no wkly or 98 Chev Silverado z7i 89 Csc s 15 Reg cab 98 Chev Blazer is 98 pont1ac gunfire 98 Toyota Corolla 98 Chev Cavalier Coupe 95 Chev 510 cab 98 Chev Cava Uek Sedan 95 pont1ac grand am be 95 Dodge caravan 95 Ford contour be 2000 cd 4 Speed 91 Buicie usa8ke limited 9450 s3 Mercuri 1opaz is 8995 apr Lac Sedan 1hvilu so Buick usable ii mind 7995 5995 open saturday monday tuesday 830 964 Regent 6618391 where customers Send 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