Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 15, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press june 2001 local a3 City editor Steve Pona 6977292 features editor Carolin Vesely 6977292 Ken Violiotti Winnipeg free press Road collapses Kevin a Driver for Hook examines a City Cement truck that fell through pavement the truck was backing onto a paved Lane on Aksum drive near Herron Road when pave ment Over a sinkhole the in which there were is being More violence feared from sunday booze officer opposes liquor act changes by David Kuxhaus economic woes looming on horizon chamber questions govt initiatives by Helen falling warning signs of economic trouble Are appearing on the provincial the Manitoba chamber of Commerce cautioned yesterday after an nip Cabi net minister used its newsletter to defend her governments business bankruptcies Rose 17 per cent in 2000 compared to the previous year and continued to Rise in the first few months of chamber president Graham Starmer noted in a letter to labour minister Becky Barrett yester Par time jobs increased by More than Between february 2000 and february while full time jobs dropped by about growth in Par time As opposed to full time jobs May be a sign of a Ner Starmer in an Starmer said he does not know How to explain the rising bankruptcy rates because he has not had time to Analyse the new but he wrote Barrett to caution her against taking credit for other positive indicators published in a recent Cham ber would have to ask whether the Economy would have been healthier without our current governments Ini Starmer we would probably also have to ask How much stronger or weaker the Economy would have been if the progressive conserva Tives had been who had a protracted Battle with the chamber last summer Over labour was unbowed you cant say that a government that has been in Power 20 months Hast had an by All were in a very solid position within the country and compared to the last decade of eco nomic indicators in the labour minister pointed to the Winnipeg real estate boards recent announcement that sales in May were the Best you dont buy unless you think things Are going Industry minister Mary Ann Mihaychuk said last years increase in bankruptcies could be a sign that optimistic entrepreneurs Are taking More risks or it could be a response to troubles in the information technology she said it would be important to compare the number of new business startups to the number of 3 a former Liberal la who now works the streets As a police offi cer says Selling booze on sunday will Lead to More murder and the emergency rooms will fill up and the rape crisis lines will be ringing off the Gary Kowalski who represented the chose not to inn in the 1999 elec instead he returned to the Winnipeg police service where he had been a con stable before jumping into he currently patrols the cites Down last he appeared before a legislative committee consid ering Bill an overhaul of the liquor control act among other would allow about 300 beverage rooms and Beer vendors across the province to open on who was speaking out As a private said the proposed legis lation is inconsistent with efforts to fight Domestic he said sunday is the Only Day when emergency workers have a Chance to catch their their respite is sunday when the tap is turned said Kowalski was one of five presenters who appeared before the Dorothy Makinson said sunday is the lords its people drinking on Sun she liquor already allow for certain like cocktail to open restaurants can also sell booze and there Are a number of private wine stores the legislation has the support of the Manitoba hotel which has argued that sunday opening is a matter of being especially when it conies to in most other provinces you can buy a Case of Beer or bottle of booze on sunday As Well As have a Glass of draft at your favorite beverage the doer government has announced plans to create new offences under the act for infractions such As disorderly Leo ceo of Canada which owns seven hotels in the among them the Garden City said the rules need to be beefed he said fines for patrons who return to hotels after they have been barred should be increased Ledochowski suggested a minimum Fine of currently All police can do is Issue a ticket for Petty he at least give us something we can work Doug Clark of the downtown Winnipeg Biz said frequent inspections Are needed to ensure beverage rooms Are complying with their licence and that customers Arent being he said incidents of vandalism Are common at some downtown businesses next to certain watering the committee will consider Amend ments on monday before giving the Bill third the new Laws could be proclaimed before the legislature Breaks for the the first week of o True North project to hold open House f company behind the proposed downtown Arena on the site of the vacant Eaton building will hold a Public open House next the True North project will have the open House on june 21 from 3 to 8 at the Winnipeg convention representatives of True As Well As architects and engineers will be available to answer questions the comment cards will also be the Federal government requires the open House As part of the formal review process for its participation in the More information on the project and the open House is found at men delivered fined apiece by Mike Mclntyre some people deliver like Vaughn Smith and Jack deliver the two Middle aged Winnipeg men pleaded guilty for their roles in running a High profile local escort Agency but told court they treated their unusual jobs like any they were both handed fines on charges of living off the avails of i knew they were but i just wanted to make a Little extra High profile escort Agency catered to important clientele Smith told provincial court judge Charles Fri Sens lawyer said the men always treated their passengers with respect and we rent doing much More than your average taxi Driver who might drive a Hooker around he could have driven a or Dri Ven for a courier and made As much maybe a Little bit said Roberta were not talking about them raking in the dough he was not living High on the she said the pair were among several Drivers who would take women to Vari Ous wait for them to Fin ish their and then collect Cash from the the men were allegedly told by upper management they we rent doing any thing illegal and would receive a 10 per cent Cut of the total court was Friesen and Smith were among six people charged in 1999 following a lengthy police investigation into corporate Winnipeg largest escort police say the unlicensed business was a front for prostitution that catered to High profile including University peo ple from several local and National com prominent Crown corporations and a court ordered ban prevents publication of the names of any customers or witnesses who testified at the preliminary hearing last in which All of the accused were committed to stand the office Cindy Doncaster pleaded guilty late last year to the same 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