Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 6, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba March 2001 f Winnipeg Teemu traded Velanne takes his scoring touch to the cup contending Sharks c1 new fashions dare to Bare designers preview Flimsy backs dipped to the and ooh Ala necklines ilflh2lowi0 inf t in i school d a 42 vaccine for our teens meningitis strikes sixth Manitoban in two months outbreak feared by Alexandra Paul Public health officials Are Dis cussing a possible vaccine pro Gram for Winnipeg teenagers As the latest Case the sixth in two months indicates the province May be headed toward a meningitis out Twenty four teenagers at a Grant Park High school including about six girls who were at a Sleepover a week ago Are getting preventive antibiotics after a 14yearold girl was diagnosed with meningitis late last the who is in Grade is expected to she was admitted thursday night to intensive care at childrens Hospital with potentially deadly Beningo Coucal which is spread through saliva and inflames the lining of the spine and in this the bacteria attacked the girls causing a condition called Public health officials spent the Day at the school canvassing the girls arranging antibiotics for them and sending Home letters to parents to inform them of the in six cases in two months is four times the number Public health officials if six to 20 cases Are reported within two to three mass inoculation strategies Are Dis continued please see meningitis a2 porn ends a career retire last he was found View Sites on a gm0rc6mputer a3 t i o with love w in senator jfu1 Cowell i j l a Des Colfi Troverso s i or i o la another school shooting Laura Embry san Diego Union Tribune associated press its happened again students at Santana High school in Comfort each other after a 15 year old freshman shot and killed two people and wounded 13 others at the school yesterday authorities said the Young gunman surrendered on his Knees in a school saying its Only see Page b1 Forks looks at return to its roots Public to be consulted on plans for downtown Portage Avenue by Aldo Santon the Forks wants to return to its roots downtown Portage and it wants the Public to offer suggestions on new development which include relocating Forks management offices to Portage doing projects in the area and finding out How much if commercial development should be allowed at the Forks they want to hold Public consultations to be Able to defend themselves against any criticism for the direction that they go a source familiar with the new plans there going to ask the Public if they support some of the projects that the Forks has talked about for a Long and what they think about some new directions there also want to know if they should Stop commercial development at position that supported by a Large Seg ment of the the Forks management has been meeting during the last two weeks with representatives from the province and Federal government and other downtown out lining plans for a new mandate and How to get Public input through the Ope forum Forks ceo Jim August con firmed the Agency will launch a major Public consultation this month As part of its efforts to develop a new business i its really looking at what the Forks should be for the next 10 August we know the Public is inter ested and we want to get Community August refused to confirm the projects that will be presented to the we think we have a very healthy mix of an Urban Park and some activities supporting he sources said the Forks will announce that it wants to Relo Cate its management team to Portage Avenue a bid to reflect its original mandate of spurring development on the North Side of Portage continued please see Forks a2 theres no Roo club so Juno Star was barred from party held in her Honou Toronto you know Canada is a democratic place when the biggest pop Star in the nation cant even get into her own Nelly the big Winner this weekend at the Juno was denied entry to the Post ceremony Celebration held in her honour by her record Universal music a pop Singer from Victo led All Juno winners with four awards on sunday night in the Raven haired vocalist was named Best new Solo Best producer and Best and also won Best single for in like a but while the awards were being handed out at Hamiltons Copps a medium sized snowstorm was reducing Southern Ontario highways to a Slushy so by the time Furtado stretch Limo arrived Back in Toronto at about the Universal music after party was already too full to accept any More continued please see Nelly a4 award icing on cake for Ehnes 07 even an armful of Junos get Nelly Furtado into her own party after the awards ceremonies sunday making winners out of Manitoban Call now v net Iilva my toll tree anywhere 111 Manitoba 18oq21 99547 24 hours a Day Days a week ;