Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 20, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba To March 2001 local a walkways Eaton link up for vote keeping it open would Cost City plus a year by David Obrien City councillors vote tomorrow on a motion to pay the owner of the abandoned downtown Eaton building plus a year to pre serve an uninterrupted link with the overhead pedestrian Walkway the proposed payments and Legal agreement would require the owner to maintain a pedestrian corridor linking the building to the downtown Walkway such Access would also be required if the building was according to civic the former Eaton build ing is integral to the two kilo metre Walkway which connects Hudson Bay department store with Portage place 300 shops and 13 office com More than 100 restau 19 financial the three theatre Prairie theatre Exchange and multiple other the Eaton building has been empty since november when retail operations it was subsequently purchased by Osmington of a business consortium led by the Manitoba Moose Hopes to turn the building into a multiuse entertainment including a new the three Levels of govern ment have offered Mil lion plus million to million in operating Grants Over 15 to sup port the a decision is expected later this year following More Osmington claims it spends a year on Security and cleaning to maintain the pedestrian Cor Ridor in the Eaton under the proposed Access the City would pay Osmington the value of outstanding property taxes and penalties plus in unpaid Hydro As an annual Grant of about would be paid to the buildings but the City would no longer have to pay the Grant if the build ing is the City has Legal agree ments with other building owners for the Walkway sys but Eaton never sought such an agreement while the store was in according to Doug head of the cites property and development depart the City spends about a year As its share in maintaining the Bridges link ing the buildings that Are part of the pedestrian he Challenge to wheat Board Dies with a whimper they came out of the West with a Roar seven years alleging the Canadian wheat Board was violating the Char Ter rights of Western Farmers with its monopoly but the Challenge by the Alberta Barley growers died with a whimper late last week when the supreme court refused to even hear the we Haven got a thing we can do about general Man Ager Clifton Foster said yes you could say were Dis were a Little frus the Calgary based Barley growers struck out twice in Federal once at the trial division and once on and had been hoping to have their final crack at the Issue in the country highest along the they spent million on behalf of Alberta Farmers who grow the Winnipeg based wheat Board has changed substantially in the intervening it is now run by a Board of directors largely elected by Farmers and has been trying to make itself More Appeal ing with a variety of Market ing Canadian press police probe mysterious Accident police Are still trying to piece together an Accident that killed a couple on the the Lockos were heading into Winnipeg sunday when the Van they were driving in inexplicably swerved into an oncoming sem truck near Falcon John Robert and wife Joanne Cynthia died almost ramp Dean Kraus said the driving conditions sunday morning were Good and that a police traffic Ana Lyst is still trying to figure out Why the Accident Kraus said it was not known whether the couple were wearing police believe alcohol was a Factor in the the Driver of the William Smith of was treated for minor injuries and released from no charges will be to Thunder once every Day investors Knout they need to plan for their Mph the support of our online tools and knowledgeable we help it easier to plan today for a More secure Click Call in or drop by any to or Canada Trust Branch today to find out Why Over 1 million Canadian investors choose to waterhouse invest for not by Canadian build a also available at branches of Bank Canada Trust to waterhouse is a licensed based on studies published in Canadian business september 1999 and october flights to 9 flights per on stops to 5 flights Date faces and Aljet service youve come to expect from Canadas Low fare Low fares everywhere we ;