Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 6, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press june 2001 local a3 City editor Steve Pona 6977292 features editor Carolin Vesely 6977292 Gideons winning Bible Battle trustee admits she lacks votes to Block distribution at schools the caterpillars Are making their Way from the As Anola resident Judy Saydak can Ive never seen them this annoying Little critters will continue pillaging our Trees for a few More Days 1 j p 1 Nitin v4 u11h1 Lull Ltd Lull by Kim Guttormson Winni Eggers itching to get rid of Forest tent caterpillars can expect the Leaf crunch ing invasion to last another week to 10 City entomologist Randy Gadawski said the caterpillars Are bad in parts of East and North Windsor South Dale and Boniface and bacterium is still being sprayed seven nights a the caterpillars Are making their Way from the As Anola resident Judy say Ive never seen them this she if you stand still for More than two Sec there All the Way up to your you have to shove them off the step with a while the Lea eating part of the Cycle usually lasts from the beginning of May to the first week of Gadawski says it will Likely stretch a bit beyond that because of the Cool weather last and the other bad news is that he expects them to be around for another couple of until natural conditions kick in and reduce their numbers i do think the most affected areas have been dealt Gadawski the caterpillars will begin to cocoon in about 10 then turn into the Middle of july and begin laying their eggs to Start the Cycle All Over arid caterpillars by event Gadawski Busy there still battling their old Nemesis Gadawski said Crews Are still larva Riding standing hoping to kill eggs before they become its been a real Battle for he Cit ing heavy Snow melt on top of saturated soil that left More standing water than followed by wet Spring the Only saving Grace this Spring is the temperatures were cooler and it slows Down the larval so far in pleased with our Gadawski says the trap count remains at a Low become a concern at 25 and residential fogging is considered As it nears the bad news is that with a week of dry weather being adult mosquitoes will be More City looks at top Dollar for site Capitol theatre sits on hot downtown real estate by Kim Guttormson a prime piece of Soontok vacant land at the cites hottest Corner could put As much As in the cites the Capitol theatre was officially removed from the historical buildings list and plans for its demolition were set in Anita ceo of the cites downtown development said the Square foot lot is at a prime location the site of a new Mountain equipment Coop store to be near the renovated sound and the proposed True North Arena at the Eaton because of that Centre venture should be Able to sell the Cit owned property for top Between and a Square foot or to and with the decision reached to desist the building and tear it the downtown authority can now pursue buy ers More i think strategically its in a very Good Loca obviously with All the development the Stenning noting there have been five Dif Ferent parties interested in the three the others from out of she get into specifics but said that in total there were three different types of two types were very inter ested Stenning expects a Sale to be completed with in a couple or few the Capitol was built at its Donald Street Loca Tion in but has been sitting empty since that Corner want very attractive for Portage Village inn sat on the North West the buildings on the Northeast Cor Ner were two years ago Eaton closed its store on the Southwest sound was first to move into the Reno Joe a vim win Kipf 6 free phew Archive Stenning a very Good location rated Portage Village inn then Mountain equip ment Coop decided to build on the site of three empty buildings on the opposite Corner it has begun some Interior demolition Over the past two and last a group of Winnipeg businessmen announced their intention to build a new Arena on the Eaton Stenning Points out that the red River col lege development on Princess Street is just a few blocks Northeast of the site As Jerry manager of civic Accomma said it will take about two months to tender the demolition contract and then about three months to bring the Capitol building the items an Interior architectural com Pany recommends salvaging would need to be these include stained Glass exit Art Deco Wall sconces from the music stands in the orchestra pit and decorative Plas Ter Grill work and ornamental the building has Asbestos in which Comeau said would need to be removed and disposed of before the there is Mould inside and Comeau said a consultant will determine whether that needs to be removed first As the other Issue we have on demolition is to coordinate it with the work going on at Moun Tain equipment right on the same Cor he by Nick Martin trustee Kristine Barr admitted yesterday she Doest have the votes to Boot Gideon bibles out of Winnipeg school division monday Barr told trustees Shell ask them june 18 to ban the Gideons from distributing free new testaments to any Grade 5 child whose parents sign a consent news of the Issue prompted a flood of Calls to her Home yes she from passionate residents split Over the i dont think trustees will want to debate this right the attention might cause a change of Peoples Barr said after a whirlwind Day of phone in local and nation Al to i just cant believe this has become the Issue of the i really didst expect this to Hap said a Veteran of a previous controversy that erupted two years ago Over her successful plans to promote anti homophobia Barr said she might have been Able to get five of the Divi Sions nine trustees to support a motion to bar the Gideons from giving out bibles to students who want had it not blown up into a major Story she has not yet made plans to withdraw her notice of i still feel strongly its important to separate Church and Barr the unfortunate thing we Haven had a Chance to debate this As a when you hand out bibles in a school youre proselytizing with Chil Rookie trustee Joyce Bateman said yesterday that if Winnipeg one really believes in the Board will let the Gideons continue a practice they started in i dont see a need to pick a Bateman we cant just talk the we have to walk the were empowering parents to make a Choice for their schools in Winnipeg one notify the Gideons As to How Many copies they then hand them Over to children outside the the Gideons do not enter Winnipeg one principals in four schools in River Heights and another in Wolseley said yesterday Treyve recently handed out the con sent As Treyve done every and have never received complaints from they plan to quietly hand out the bibles later this usually by calling children to the office at the end of the school its done very said Robert Smith school principal Jack its very Low we dont have a lot of kids ask for said Wolseley school principal Ira id go up at and put it in your Back said Queenston school principal Daphne Brock Corydon school principal Lori Tighe said there have been no even from parents of children in the hebrew immersion its strictly a family she officials in other school divisions said yesterday they too have had no complaints from 3 i dont think trustees will want to debate this right now1 trustee Kristine Barr u of m studies shifting programs downtown University May lease Princess Street Block by Nick Martin the University of Manitoba May move half a dozen programs to a Princess Street building within blocks of the new red River College downtown Campus now under u of m is looking at leasing a five Storey building at 110 Princess the Sterling cloak and is also considering other properties in the Down town Vic president of administration Mike Mcadam confirmed being Down there makes Good sense for an educational Mcadam we Are examining All of our leased spaces in the Mcadam said the programs include continuing now housed behind Portage place the Elizabeth Hill counselling now in third floor offices on Mcdermott Avenue and the Winnipeg education centres social work Access now offered in the for Mer sir Sam steels school in u of m is also looking for studio space where and music Stu dents could said we have been looking for Over a year to consolidate those programs in a Down town he Mcadam was Uncertain How Many Stu dents and staff could potentially be located in one place and would not speculate How close the University is to signing a Lon term lease Deal on 110 Princess or any other property in the red River president Jackie thachuk said any u of m consolidation near her new Campus would have a positive by bringing even More people into the i think that really that would reinforce the learning culture that important to the revitalization of wed certainly be looking for linkages i can just see a vibrant Community developing till be a wonderful Community to be part said in students will be attending the red River Campus on Princess mix of turn oath Century facades and High tech the dominant feature of the Complex will be the existing facade of a Cluster of colourful buildings on Princess Street dating from the the Princess Street facade will be attached to a building that will make up the first phase of the to be completed by sep tember the second phase will include the renovation of a six Storey building on William Avenue and the Tion of a new fourth five Storey build ing on Elgin the second phase jul be completed in september 3 vegas Usa i hot hot hot i bus 1 Europe air ;