Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 12, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press june 2001 local a3 City editor Steve Pona 6977292 features editor Carolin Vesely 6977292 Boris Minkevich free press wrong maybe the Driver misunderstood the door a car with a student Driver placard in the rear window crashed into regal greetings gifts on Plymouth Street yesterday nobody was but somebody needs parking chamber fights cites Chilly image panel will work to change How outsiders View us by David Obrien when you ask canadians about most of them say its Boring and infested with according to a National Survey conducted last Winni Eggers have different things to say about their but the perception of outsiders constitutes an image problem that needs to be according to the Winnipeg chamber of which has struck a Blu Chip com Mittee to Deal with the How others View us has a Strong Impact on How we do Asa so our cites image has become a chamber president Dave Angus most Angus have developed a branded image and sold it to the so even though Toronto May have problems with air homelessness and Quality of the image the City projects is one of Power and he we cant change our but most cities have problems that Arent perceived National we have to do better at marketing our the chamber president right now weve got different groups promoting different images and we want to streamline last years National Survey by Angus Reid asked canadians to describe Winnipeg in two or three the cites cold Winters were on the minds of 37 per cent of respond while eight per cent said it was four per cent Boring and four per cent cited mosquitoes As shaping their perception of Only four per cent said they thought the City was while Angus do better three per cent said their image of the City was linked to the Winnipeg even though the team had been gone for five on the plus 67 per cent of those polled said they believed Winnipeg was accepting of other while 65 per cent said it had a High Quality of the responses were in answer to the question when you think of do you have a positive image of the City in regards to the Fol lowing a series of including the cites Cul Winnipeg free press archives Tural were offered As a separate Survey by viewpoints research of 400 City and 200 Rural residents last year also showed More work needs to be done at Home to improve Winni Eggers perception of their own Angus while 20 per cent of Manitoban rated Winnipeg As Friendly and 13 per cent called it a great 13 per cent said it has a problem with crime and Only seven per cent listed the cold Winters As an As part of its task of developing a More positive image of the chamber has invited about 20 managers of local new spa and to and radio stations to a special Lun Cheon Angus said last years National Survey showed Media reports Are decisive in shaping Public perceptions about what they see on the National television hear on the radio and read in the news paper leaves a lasting impression of our he rather than blame the we recognize the importance of working with them to improve our a report will be released this fall with recommendations on How to improve the route from Winnipeg International Airport to critics have said the route portrays a negative image of the City As a poor and unattractive place to d mixed use plan ends Long feud in wage neighbourhood Back residential commercial project by Paul Mckie a 20yearold neighbourhood Battle Between residents of a quiet Street and the Catholic Church across the Back Lane was officially resolved last night by a property Ross of the Mcgowan Russell presented a plan for a lion mixed residential and commercial development on the Corner of Gerard Street and River Avenue and no one it feels really Good to be Here and not be in opposition to resident David Rice told 30 or so peo ple at a City Centre Community committee meeting last the often bit Ter feud involved Gerard Street area residents and their concerns about holy Rosary Church plans to demolish three houses on the Street to expand the Church parking the houses have been boarded up for years and residents feared there were years of bad feeling and said Jenny Gerbasi fort things were so bad Mcgowan was brought in As a mediator in the land use As he listened to residents concerns the idea for the project Rice said it took Many meetings but Mcgowan accommodated residents concerns and the Church need for More the result is the Gerard River which is expected to break ground in january after Clearing All the variance hurdles at last nights the neighbourhood gets rid of boarded up houses and replaces them with Brown Stone like said the project also includes an eight Storey Tower that combines commercial space for professionals with condos or combined spots for Small Home based and the Church gets to use some of the Park ing spots designed for the father Sam who has headed the Parish for six said the Community can now move for Ward its a theres peace in the he Mcgowan said the trick was getting the approval of everyone to make a mixed use building he said Toronto has but there rare the idea of mixed use is perfect for Osborne he the project will not include any retail stores and the property is fronted by 14foot were not turning our Back on the said Mcgowan said his company will wrap up details and line up commercial tenants before starting construction Early next people should be living in the new Complex by Christmas d l suspended before disciplinary hearing held by Aldo Sanlin the Law society of Manitoba has taken what it Calls the unusual step of sus pending a lawyer before holding a disciplinary Allan the society executive said Brian Douglas was suspended june 1 pending an inquiry that will Likely be held in the if you have a situation where some body is under investigation and there is a risk to the you can immediately suspend the person before the out Fineblit its quite unusual it but its an unusual proce its not something you want to do unless there Are Good reasons for Fineblit said who has been practising Law for 14 was investigated by the society complaints investigation but he would not say what charges the committee had been documents filed in court of Queens Bench show that Bowman was under investigation for the unauthorized appropriation of client breaches of the Trust accounting rules and breaches of the code of professional the documents show Bowman was suspended Only after he failed to com ply with conditions imposed on him by the complaints investigations commit Bowman could not be reached yester Fineblit said Bowman has a Small Law office on and before had an office on Edmonton the Law society went to court on june 1 to have two Independent lawyers appointed As custodians of Bowmans practice and property after he failed to abide by working conditions imposed on him May 9 by the complaints investigations the committee originally ordered Bowman to work under the supervision of another a society appointed but the supervisor reported that Bowman was not cooperating with him and was ignoring his recommend which forced the lawyer to with draw As Fineblit said that in the last three the society has placed five other lawyers under interim suspension Simi Lar to four of those lawyers were suspended after an Fineblit said the Bowman inquiry will be open to the 0 Fraser Tal liquidation auction mv1i Dominion Antiques estate auction at the masonic Temple 420 Corydon Over 220 Fine Antiques june 18 at 7 viewing june see saturdays classifieds for details 4 great Coupon defers Krevo water noodles june 13th 1pm 1501 to shop tools office paving Economy textiles save 5o the water professionals for sparkling Clear off Elmo off with Purchase of 3 to 4 8 for Mon or to no Tiv i Olvir or ill inn to Fraser auction service pm 2o4 2oo i fax 2o4 29 in Nylon Shell w gabardine now quilted bedding Saim l40 15oo notre Dame 786 4o81 with Purchase of 4l bottle Purchase of 1 litre 8kg must present limit one Coupon per cannot 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