Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 3, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba As local Winn Pix fiut March 2001 i Brief finance ministers meet finance minister Greg Selinger will meet with his three Western counterparts and Federal minister Paul Martin primarily to discuss Federal Transfer and equalization the Federal government agreed last september to increase Canada health and social Transfer payments to the provinces and removed a Ceil ing on equalization which is the annual funding designed to help poorer provinces provide social ser vices similar to Richer but Federal legislation Only lifts the ceiling for allowing the ceiling to fall Back into place in the following a situation Manitoba argues is contrary to septembers Selinger said he also expects to Dis cuss tax fiscal imbalances existing in and cooperation Between Federal and provincial gov lethal brew kills two two people from the tiny Northwest Ern Ontario Community of cat Lake died last week after they drank a lethal mixture of gasoline Antifreeze and spokesmen with the Nish Nambe Aski police service said the two peo ple were among five they believe drank 22 mickeys of the lethal mix Ture in the Early hours of staff Bob Baxter said that four Days after the drinking four people became ill and went to the Community nursing station for Baxter said that Spike died 28 at the nursing station and three others were Media aced to Thunder Bay for Baxter said the second mar Garet Spike Wesley was placed on life it was disconnected thursday after and then she the other a Man and a Are reported in stable Baxter said police Are trying to determine who mixed the lethal brew and who supplied it to the five Hospital Beds needed More patients were waiting for a bed in Hospital hallways this but none of it was related to the health officials said there were no reported cases of influenza this in contrast to the big increases for both influenza and influenza in the previous two a spokesman for the Winnipeg regional health authority said there had also been a decline in the number of people reporting flu like symptoms to their but the daily average number of people waiting for a Hospital bed Dou bled this to 10 from the aver age of five that had been reported for the previous three officials said a variety of including a superbug that surfaced at one was responsible for greater number of visits to Emer gency the number of confirmed cases of influenza this season remains at which officials said is very number of reported cases of Influent the season remains unchanged at u i c k St 2001 Pontiac gunfire Coupe smart lease per momw48 months lease with of Kwh Down payment j300 Security Deposit with lease rate Purchase Fin Annj t up to 60 months 01 per months Security Deposit with lease rate Cash Purchase includes freight of engine Remote keyless entry Power door locks 6 speaker stereo with cd player rear spoiler 15 wheels powertrain warranty 2001 Pontiac grand am be Sedan smart ease per Konttis with Down Down 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not available with and Are not calculated on the Cash Purchase Price the difference Between the Price for the smart lease Mac Purchase finance offer and the Purchase offer is deemed under provincial disclosure Laws to be a Cost of whether or not the same represent actual interest and is required to be expressed As an annual percentage Rale 0 Sun lire grand am Montana general motors will pay first months Mac Purchase finance or lease payment up to inclusive of applicable taxes apply As indicated to new or demonstrator 2001 offers apply to qualified retail customers in the Prairie Pontiac Buick Gumc dealer marketing association area dealer order or Trade Mav be limited Lime offer which May not be combined with other dealers May set individual attests conducted by the us National Highway and traffic safety administration see your dealer for conditions and is a trademark of general motors Relief kits needed for earthquake victims by Bud Robertson Relief efforts Are continuing for victims of two devastating Earth quakes in Al Salvador earlier this the mennonite Central committee is seeking the Public help in assembling Relief kits to help those who were left without Homes and Basic while the nicaraguan Canadian cultural association is presenting a Benefit con Cert this its estimated that about one million people were left homeless after two earthquakes rocked the Region 13 and to make matters the Rainy season is starting up said Mcc executive director Ken the big concern is shelter for these said adding the Relief kits will help keep people clean and pre vent diseases from each Relief kit must be comprised of the following items four bars of antibacterial one 450 to 830 my bottle of placed in a plastic 10 cups of powdered laundry deter double bagged in 4 l plastic four adult sized toothbrushes in their original four new Bath medium not one wide tooth comb and Fingernail one Box of assorted adhesive ban minimum one package of 1824 thin Max or Ultra thin sanitary an envelope containing a Cheque for a Spanish language the contents of the kit can be placed in a Box and dropped off at the Mcc office at 134 Plaza behind Cinema Cen tre 8 at the Corner of Pembina Highway and Bishop Grandin if you cant Complete a Mcc will accept a donation to cover the Cost of assembling and shipping the cheques can be made out to mennonite Central committee and marked Al Sal Vador Relief the hispanic dance the atre is performing two Benefit concerts at the deaf Centre Manitoba on Pembina s the first concert was held last a second performance is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at 3 tickets Are at the door or Call the mature women program menopause clinic presents complimentary therapies in menopause with Sean Ceaser Naturopathic Ali Asician Basic medical sciences building theatre a 730 William Avenue March 2001 pm to pm government of Canada need information about services for Call Dick visit to succeed filing your tax return a healthier lifestyle for information on 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