Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 5, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press 2001 local a3 City editor Steve Pona 6977292 features editor Carolin Vesely 6977292 City meeting will probe plan to tear Down Eaton building a Public meeting tonight is expected to draw a vocal group to oppose tearing Down the Eaton building to build a new Christine who describes herself As a concerned said the meeting was arranged through word Mouth not its a meeting to which the Community at Large is invited to air their con uncertainty about the True North said the University of Winnipeg political science professor and former head of heritage she added that they also like to hear from people who support the were trying to get the collective consensus of How people common Singh said what is done with the views expressed at the meeting being held at at the River Heights Community Centre will be decided at the a general will will emerge from the she adding a formal group opposed to the destruction May also arise from the this heritage Winnipeg executive will reexamine its position on the Eaton int a Des Jeff de body Winnipeg free press heritage Winnipeg int opposing the destruction of the Capitol which was built in Good lesson on keeping Stock of heritage buildings City expected to Clear Way for demolition of Capitol by Kim Guttormson a onetime heritage Darling will have its death warrant signed As the Capitol theatre is removed from the cites historical buildings the cites property and develop ment committee to of the which will Clear the Way for the Donald Street theatre to be torn according to Dan head of the Well be giving the recommendation to demolish As soon As Vandal said its right next door to the Mountain equipment Coop we Hope through Centre venture development authority to have the Capitol site occupied within the next its positive for the cites historical buildings com Mittee has recommended its relisting and heritage Winnipeg int opposing its its one of those regretful situations where maintenance was not kept and its All gone beyond opposing at this Point would be said David president of heritage its a very Good Les son on keeping Stock one of those regretful the build situations where ing was one maintenance of Canadas Mihi Enance finest thew3s hot kept and Atres when it ifs n0ne Wols strutted in beyond repair famous David closed tin president of heritage 1990 and it Winnipeg fell into the cites hands shortly after Long believed too decrepit to a recent engineering report says the Interior would have to be gutted due to a Host of including Mould and it also needs a new roof Interior architectural consulting company Hannival after looking at the building last found a number of items that should be salvaged before these include stained Glass exit described As original and hard to come Art Deco Wall sconces from music stands in the orchestra pit which Are believed to be original and a decorative plaster a signature of the original and two Orna mental panels the fates of the Capitol and the metropolitan located just Down the were often but the met is in much better the free press reported a Vancouver based company is inter ested in temporarily leasing space at the ignited heritage building but is consid ered a landmark of historical signify David president of heritage said the Agency held a meeting Friday to see what alternate uses can be those suggestions have been passed on to the which should state its position after today the organization has taken some heat from other heritage activists Over what is perceived to be its conciliatory stance of were hearing some concern in that were not front and Mcdowell adding heritage Winnipeg members will attend tonight pub Lic you get that in any this is a Chance to say is there another Way of doing it intoxicated Driver gets 30 months teen behind wheel of truck that killed 52yearold woman by Mike Mclntyre ten double shots of three rocks of and two rags soaked with lacquer that was Myra Birds meal before the Winnipeg teen jumped behind the wheel of a stolen car and mowed Down an innocent pedestrian last killing the woman in front of her Horri fied Jovita was leaving her Selkirk Avenue Home last november to work at Tuxedo Village nursing Home when she was struck by the truck and sent flying through a nearby storefront she suffered terrible killing her said Crown attorney Joanne the chilling details were recounted in a Winnipeg courtroom yesterday As Bird was sentenced for criminal negligence causing death and flight from a police officer causing although she faced a maximum sen tence of life in Bird was handed a 30month prison term from provincial court judge Murray Howell following her guilty plea before this is one of those terrible a totally innocent bystander was suddenly killed by the thoughtless actions of Myra said she was totally reckless and showed a total disregard for the safety of any body on the several relatives of the victim were in court yesterday but left immediately after the sentencing without Mingas said he didst want to talk about it when reached by Telephone late her also declined to comment from his he openly criticized an earlier sentence of time spent in custody that was Given to Birds Winston who Jovita Ominga killed in Accident stole the truck that killed at his sentencing hearing in a lawyer for Thomas said his client was Only taking advantage of the Opportunity when he hopped into a 1991 Csc pickup after a Daylong drinking and cocaine Binge with the truck had been left running out Side a Mcdonald Avenue Thomas initially drove for a few then switched places with who was Only 17 at the time and didst have a who agreed to have her Case raised to adult Drew the attention of police with her erratic police began chasing them near the Corner of Selkirk Avenue and Salter and Bird caused two minor fender benders leading up to the fatal defence lawyer Mike Cook said yesterday his client panicked when police turned 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