Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 31, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Local life tin 2001 Jeff de b0011 Winnipeg free press doer from Asper and Murray answer questions As can West expansion in City is can West continued from Page a1 today announcement is the first of what i Hope will he several that will take the can West presence in Winnipeg to a new and exciting Asper said at a news conference accompanied by Premier Gary doer and mayor Glen the Deal was made possible by subsidies from both the province and City the doer government is giving can West for each Job it creates plus additional funding for a training program City Hall will pro vide up to 13 years Relief from prop erty and business the tax Relief would be for the first 400 but that could climb to million if can West brings All jobs to the Murray defended the cites subs admitting its the first time City Hall has Given out incentives for More than just the construction or renova Tion of a its a very cutthroat world out Murray said of lobbying by other Canadian cities for the new can West adding that similar incentives were provided to ensure the construction of the can West baseball stadium and the True North downtown Arena if someone else get the same kind of the incentives to can West were necessary in part because of a Strong Campaign by new Brunswick to attract the Call those efforts were bolstered by former new Brunswick Premier Frank who is a member of the can West Board of Murray executive policy commit tee approved the incentive package at a special meeting before yesterdays news the package must still be approved by the full which will meet june doer defended the provincial sub Sidy As a Good move because the province will recover its Cost in the first year from the income taxes paid by the new can West we feel this is a very important doer the return is immediate and the return for the Community is Asper said his family in watering our own a reference to a speech he made in february that appeared to attack the High tax profile of the City and the province and the shoddy image it projected to decisions Asper would not say what parts of the expanded Canoe Sisoutham Empire will be moving to but he added decisions will be made sooner than the grass is getting pretty Asper said of the new developments occurring in the we have big to the move will bring can wests total number of employees in Winnipeg to 500 by the end of salaries for the Cal Centre jobs will Range from to per Asper there Are about 100 employees Between the global television station in vital and the company corporate Headquarters atop the to Asper said can West will also develop Market research facilities for its television stations and web site at the Carlton Street Centre about 200 jobs will be Here in the fall and the remain ing 200 jobs will develop by the end of after it purchased the Southam newspaper group last can West set up 12 management teams to scrutinize All the operations and make them More efficient and the move to centralize the Western newspaper services to Winnipeg was justified on those Asper said lie expected further rationalizations will see More corporate divisions centralized and moved to he said yesterdays announcement shows his family commitment to where he and his brother and sister were raised and still Asper noted his Israel founded the company 26 years ago to the when he moved a tiny television station from North Dakota to Winnipeg and created from a Lone television can West today encompasses including a National network with 15 stations and one Cable specially it is also Canadas largest newspaper pub Lisher with 200 including 13 metropolitan dailies and a 50per cent interest in the National and has International holdings in new Ireland and the United these projects will fulfil a Long standing goal of this company and its founder Israel to contribute in a major Way to the vitality and eco nomic Well being of our especially the revitalization of downtown Asper air Canada is moving 460 employees out of 300 Carlton Street into its main Headquarters across the space in that building became Avail Able when a tenant moved an air Canada spokesman said the airline is not laying off staff in d 89 of Winnipeg University graduates read the Winnipeg free press piano liquidation grand pianos Winnipeg Best Kawai 5 Black polish 5 4 Black polish 510 Black polish 61 Black polish Steinway Black Nordheimer 5 3 mahogany polish 5 6 Black polish klmballs11 Walnut from size to professional upright pianos Kawai 43 to 52 studios plus Young Mason More from digital pianos Over 30 models Kawai 88 weighted Home Cabinet pro slabs some with disk 120 957 Portage 7724996 Sale hours to sunday 15 All subject to prior Sale real caring with compassion and integrity watch for the seven Oaks general Hospital 20th anniversary supplement in this sundays Winnipeg free press unions to get More tories say nip accused of planning to change rules defining essential workers by David Kuxhaus the tories Are accusing the nip of planning to rewrite the Essen tial services stripping employers of the right to designate How Many workers and which ones should be required to stay on the Job during a labour this is part of their secret tory Leader Stuart Murray Murray said its another example of the nip kowtowing to unions and putting More Power in the hands of the Manitoba labour during question Premier Gary doer dodged questions about his governments outside the he admitted that the nip is considering changes to the legislation which could reduce the number of workers classified As resolving disputes he said they Are also looking at ways to quickly resolve disputes involving those governed by the particularly with health care he declined to elaborate the essential services act does not allow for binding there May be no changes at doer these Are just labour Laws have been a flashpoint for the doer last the nip took plenty of heat from the Busi Ness Community Over changes to Laws which made it easier for unions to become currently there Are a whole Host of workers in the province who fall under the essential services including correctional officers and flood support that Means some of those workers must stay on the Job during a labour Dis How Many workers Are needed has always been a Point of Contention Between labour and unions have traditionally accused employers of inflating reducing the incentive for management to bar on the other management has claimed that unions Low Ball the number of workers making it difficult for them to provide if no essential services agreement can be employers have the right to set the the tories produced a document which outlined a proposed health essential services it would apply to health care professionals such As nurses and health care labour Board unlike the current if unions and employers cant reach an he matter would go directly to the Manitoba labour Board for the tories say taking away the initial right for employers to set the parame ters is Murray said particularly those who run Are in the Best position to decide How Many workers Are we believe the Dps proposed Bill will put patients at Murray the Manitoba federation of labour said the current legislation is weighted in favour of the weve seen groundskeeper declared to be an essential that an abuse of said spokesman John the Manitoba nurses Howe says the entire piece of which was introduced by the Filmon should be we dont want somebody mandating to us How Many nurses Are whether it be employers or the Manitoba labour president Maureen Hancharyk d hazardous waste company fined by province by David Kuxhaus 4 great Coupon offers Krevic the water profess for sparkling Clear ends june 3rd limit one Coupon per Sale cannot be combined with any other offer a hazardous waste disposal company has been hit with whats believed to be the third largest Fine Ever levied in the province for environmental Miller one of the provinces two largest waste manage ment companies was fined after pleading guilty in provincial court last week to one count of operating with out a licence and five violations of its licence under the dangerous goods handling and transportation the maximum Fine for a firs time offence by a company is Don Labossiere of Manitoba Conser vation said the company was storing flammable materials such As solvents and paint residues in trailers at a truck ing compound Northeast of Labossiere said the company did not have a licence for the if youre storing hazardous waste other than your own it can Only be stored in a facility licensed by the said sexual predator on police warn City police Are warning Winni Eggers to take precautions after a 33yearold woman was violently sexually assaulted in Central Park Early police released a composite sketch of the suspect yesterday and say they need the Public help in identifying Winnipeg police sex crimes unit Steve Pilote said because of the violent nature of the investigators wanted to warn people a sexual predator was on the streets and that they should take the woman was walking through the downtown Park at Edmonton Street and Cumberland Avenue Between 5 and 6 when a Man approached from behind and pushed her to the police said that while being held to the the woman was sexually assaulted and no weapon was after the attack the assailant ran North to and the woman went j he said the requirement is in place so the province can set terms and conditions for the storage relating to fire Protection and secondary Labossiere said it also allows govern ment to compile an inventory of the goods stored which would be needed to determine risk factors if there were a fire at the the other charges relate to the com pants disposal facility in the Rural municipality of Labossiere said the violations were discovered Dur ing a site inspection after a fire there in october of among other Labossiere said hazardous waste was stored in areas where it is Labossiere said officials conduct Reg ular inspections of hazardous waste disposal he said aside from this Miller environmental track record has been company officials declined to com ment on the they said Steps have been taken to make sure it Doest Hap pen d police sketch of attacker nearby store and called she was taken to the health sciences Centre for treatment and police searched the area for the police say they have few leads in locating the he is described As a Black male in his mid20s to he has dark eyes and Short hair and stands about he has a muscular bulging eyes and a round he was wearing a dark Canvas shirt and anyone with information is asked to Contact the police sex crimes unit at 986 6245 or crime stoppers at ;