Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 5, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba A12 local pin 2001 planned drop in Hydro rates avoids review process that allows input nip accused of dodging scrutiny by David Kuxhaus plans by the nip to lower Hydro rates for Rural and Northern customers should be vetted by the Public utilities the opposition tories Leader Stuart Murray said the doer government is ramming through legis circumventing the Normal rate review Gary doer is getting around the Law by sneaking in a Legisla Tive Murray Section of the Crown Corpora Tion Public review and accountability act states change in rates for ser vices shall be made and no new rates for services shall be introduced without the approval of the Public utilities once matters Are before the the Public is allowed to make however Bill introduced last week by the would allow the government to lower rates without going to the pub Lic utilities the legislation is applicable Only in this future rate changes will have to be approved by the Byron a lawyer who represents seniors and consumer said the government int breaking the he said his clients believe the pub should be involved any time rates Are its important to have that Independent said he said Hydro Hast undergone a rate review since rates have been Frozen since that officials with the pub could not be reached for said his government has a mandate to ensure that All customers in the province Are paying the same for he pointed out that it was an election Promise made by his we think were following pretty democratic said we promised rate equalization in the elec Tion that is the ultimate pub Lic doer said the Public will have a Chance to critique the Bill when it goes before legislative committee later this the proposed uniform rate Structure will Cost the province Over million a the nip said profitable Export markets will allow them to pay for the Manitoba Hydro made million exporting electricity during the 1999 2000 fiscal Manitoba Hydro maintains three rate zones reflecting the differ ence in costs associated with serving a Large number of customers in a Small area compared to a few customers spread across a Large once the uniform rates Are the average customer living in zone which is Rural residences and will save per zone 2 customers those living in towns and villages will save a Quebec and Nova Scotia All offer uniform rates to residential Manitoba Hydro is also poised to significantly expand their the Utility is putting Gas turbines in Brandon and Selkirk and building a Road to South Indian three new North Ern generating stations Are also under d linens go tog save 5o Ralph healthy living essentials pillows discontinued linens styles by Calvin Jessica Ralph More housewares save 5o selected cookware open Stock choose from Nolon Lagos Tina Europa and cookware sets save 4o All Rubbermaid Servin savers save 25 All no electric kettles Del travel mugs vacuum bottles All wooden Ware and in our housewares department excludes Luigi 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May have a settlement after walk ing the picket line for More than two the United food and commercial local announced last night that the parties Are Back at the table and have hammered out an agreement in the Union reported that the wording has to be finalized but that it remained optimistic a settlement would be reached within a few Dominion tanners locked out the workers on March 21 when they refused wage last week the workers again rejected another company the Union reported that if the agreement reached yesterday is successfully finalized it will recommend acceptance by the More join air crash suit two More families have added their names to a lawsuit against those involved in a 1999 air crash tragedy near David whose wife Susan was one of three girl guide leaders killed during a sightseeing tour of the filed a statement of claim last week seeking unspecified dam he was joined by Allan whose wife Joeanne also last Michel Hus band of filed an initial Law suit accusing several parties including the Pilot of the plane who was also killed of the Winnipeg flying gird guides of the owners of the an aircraft maintenance engineers and his air Manitoba have also been named in the the single engine Mooney m20f had just taken off from Andrews Airport in july 1999 when it suddenly dropped from a Clear Blue narrowly missing several before crashing nos first near a Home at garters Avenue and George at the time of the an inter National gird guide Jamboree was being held at nearby Malo provincial the cause of the crash remains under train victim identified Winnipeg police believe they have a line on the identity of a Man hit by a train Early sunday in up rails Weston police said last night they have tentatively identified the victim but cannot release his name until the identity has been an autopsy was conducted yesterday and police say the death appears to be anyone who saw a person walk ing in the next to the Mcphillips Street is asked to Call police at Badger gets new Home a Prairie Badger has a new Home at the Assiniboine zoo after an excavation destroyed its natural the zoo received the baby Badger on May 15 after an excavation in Malo broke into the badgers the zoo staff Are raising the animal before it will be placed on display later this although not a rare the zoo wants to put the Badger on Dis play because it is largely nocturnal and few Winni Eggers have seen a pew0cktb u7cky 052 1 9 june if his is your Lucky Coll 6977023 to claim your ;