Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 19, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press March 2001 local City editor Steve Pona 6977292 features editor Carolin Vesely 6977292 Jeff de body free press the victims shoes Are All that remain As Winnipeg police take measurements after yesterdays fatal another i Landrun victim by Holli Moncrieff a 22yearold Winnipeg woman was killed in the second fatal i Landrun Accident in Manitoba Over the Winnipeg police and ambulance rushed to the scene at the intersection of Sutherland Avenue and King streets at yester the Young woman was taken to health sciences where she was pronounced dead on City woman second weekend victim her name was being withheld until her fam ily is As of last the traffic Accident investigation unit had no suspects and the crime was still under the Accident follows the tragic death of a teenager in a hit and run Accident East of Winnipeg Friday the 15yearold had Ashville girl was killed Friday night in a i Landrun collision while she was cycling along Highway Kim Nelson was killed instantly when a dark trans am without a licence plate struck her just before 8 Falcon Beach ramp Chris Ballard said the car sped off without Christopher of has been charged with failing to remain at the scene of an Public and Dri ving an unregistered Ottawa gives Pas Airport Cash comes from safety drive beleaguered town hails spinoffs by Paul Samyn Ottawa the Home base for Manitoba water bomber Squadron and a key air link in the provinces Northern transportation system is set to get a Federal the Pas Airport will receive the funding As Early As today As part of Ottawa efforts to ensure safety through its National airports what we Are doing Here is really upgrading the Airport and making it safer As it is an important area for transportation in said veterans affairs minister Ron who will make the official Duhamel said the construction of a new runway As Well As improvement to the airports lighting system will also enhance the economic potential of the facility and the the project expected to begin this Spring will create about 25 a big plus for the Northern town that has just seen As Many As 600 layoffs from its we Are very pleased to be getting the Money to do said the Pas mayor Gary what it Means is longevity for the keeping it As a firs class Airport to service the Pas and the it is an integral part of the infrastructure of the Hopper said the jobs and economic spinoffs from the project will definitely help the Northern Community in the Short in the longer Hopper the upgraded air port will assist the Region in reaching its tourism we could use some Good this is Hopper funding for the announcement Duhamel will make on behalf of transport minister David comes from the airports capital assistance the funding is available for safety projects and those that reduce operating they have proven their Case for requiring the said the provinces senior Federal the Airport has been owned and operated by the town since taking it Over from Ottawa in Hopper said the previously Money losing facility that had annual deficits of about is now headed to operating in the Black As its yearly shortfall is Down to the Pas which runs regular flights by Calm air and has a passenger Load of about annually i Brief Van hits two die two people Are dead after their Van collided with a Semi trailer near fal con Beach at yesterday morn the Man and woman in the Van were travelling West on the trans Canada one Kilometre East of Falcon when they collided Headon with an eastbound the Van went Over the Centre line into the path of the said Steinbach ramp Highway patrol Dean alcohol is believed to be a Factor in the but this is still under the Driver of the Semi was taken to Hospital for treatment and released yesterday the vans occupants were both pronounced dead at the All names Are being withheld until their families Are to size matters the Manitoba association of school trustees unanimously voted against a Resolution that would tie the size of school boards to the number of Stu the vote took place at a Mast con Ference said director of communications Dave it the Resolution was very unpopular with delegates they didst like the idea that someone else would be Able to decide How Many trustees they could have on their school Church its Safe to say that Mast was overwhelmingly in opposition to boards can have anywhere from five to 11 there Are divisions with fewer than students who have 11 the overturned proposal would have called for five trustees for Divi Sions of fewer than seven for nine for to and 11 trustees for divisions with Over Stu the Only divisions with More than students Are Winnipeg one and River Waverley Power Cut Power gremlins were out in full Force yesterday afternoon in win at around 4 Over 200 of Manitoba Hydro Waverley Street customers were without electricity for nearly an spokeswoman Anita Mitchell said last night she didst know whether the outage was due to the bad weath Winnipeg 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