Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 7, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winni March 2001 g free press flourish with on daily inic trs nips Winnipeg Blue Boxer bombers Behemoth Eddie Blake heading into the ring 01 9256824 t877achieva the clowning in Clay to writer Brad Oswald says new claymation show is first rate stupid Tun d6 mainly Cloudy 30 Chance of High Low 10 garbage Day 3 schooldays inside Arena gathers steam governments game to contribute to fund downtown Complex by David Obrien the three Levels of government Are prepared to contribute million Cash and roughly Mil lion Over time in indirect support and tax Breaks to build a new downtown Arena and entertainment the free press has Treyve Given us a proposal to review exclusive and were doing Mark president of the Manitoba said yesterday after meeting senior officials from the Federal and provincial govern ments and the Chipman refused further except to say a final decision will be made later this year after More Degoti the Moose and a select group of whom Chipman wont Ridenti Are prepared to invest million in a new Arena Complex on the Portage Avenue Eaton government sources said despite yesterdays the project is still Short other officials said the Gap is much a businessman familiar with the talks said there is still a lot of negotiating to do and a Deal is not the International hockey league team is owned by the Chipman Crocus investment fund and a part they have taken the Lead in the so called True North continued please see new Arena a2 Napster shackled a Federal judge yesterday effectively gave the recording Industry control Over the immediate Fate of the highly popular internet music swapping service b3 new meningitis Strain at least two Manitoban were infected with the same virulent new Strain of meningitis that has led to a mass vaccination program in Alberta a3 City slams Safeway a City committee chastised Canada Safeway yesterday for its plans to Knock Down two Osborne Village buildings with out having any plan or Community Loput on what would go in their place a5 Gimli Star search Gimli residents Are flocking to search of stars Jas filming for a Holly Wood movie continues d4 i business mom shops till baby Surprise delivery draws big crowd in Zellers washroom by Kevin Rollason and Kim Guttormson Dawn Knox went to Zellers yester Day to buy but ended up Mak ing a delivery the store May be known for its so the lowest Price is the but for one Winnipeg family it will forever be known As the place their Katelin Minnie came into the the two ounce girl was born in the women washroom of the Henderson Highway depart ment store at surrounded by ambulance attendants and store All my husband Tim could say you had to go the proud Mother said last night in an interview in her room at health sciences centres women it was not As exhausting As my first child Twoy Earold but a Little bit it was pretty but it was Knox had to go to the washroom Dawn Knox shows off Katelin Minnie at the Zellers first Aid team near the delivery from left Mary Ann Bernadette Marilyn Geske and Jan while shopping at the and it was then she realized her water had broken and she was suddenly in hard someone came into the Wash but i ask for help because i was in the Middle of a con she adding the woman overheard her in the stall and quickly let employees know what was going it was All just a continued please see delivery a2 photos by Joe by visa free press Boyd group in top 3 the Boyd group has solidified its top three position in the North american collision repair Industry with the largest acquisition in its history 83 tracking a the Bank 2001 May 17 March 22 3 17 May 4 March 31 2000 16 16 29 27 30 1998 12 25 1 june 26 1997 source Bank of Canada interest rates set to Tumble Bank of Canada slashes but experts say it wont be enough by Stephen Thome Tammy Hoy up Hal Point drop in the Bank of Canadas trendsetting rate wont be the last Cut by a Longshot As policymakers Battle the effects of a dramatic slowdown in the United analysts the Cut to per cent from per cent immediately affected con As major Banks Cut prime lending rates the Benchmark for Loans to highly creditworthy clients to per cent from the Canadian Dollar and the Toronto Stock Market also took their Cue from the rate the loonie leaped to cents up from mondays the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 composite Index Rose Points to for a second straight Day of economics John of the University of said the Bank of Canadas move want a sur prise Given whats happening in the even though it looks As if our slowdown int As pronounced As in the we ship so much of our products there its just a matter of time for Loxley said both Canada and Manitoba should do better than in the past because both Export bases Are More diversified continued please see rate Cut a4 editorial the Bank responds a10 wednesday Mem ibb i my ;