Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 24, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba Thursday june 24, 2004 founded in 1872 ? a b Rural Golf tour Tab the election special flyer in tee to greens Tim Campbell today a visits Scenic courses in Winni Eggers between18 and 34 speak out paper Western Manitoba Winnipeg subscribers Only c4 on mondays vote your vote counts pm revs up City grits a13, Churchill Riding profile a14 the weather / d12 our population growth Best in 20 years partly Cloudy skies. Wind w 20 pm a High 13 ? Low 6. Garbage Day 3 school Day 2 inside red River convocation More than 2,000 graduates collected their diplomas and certificates at yesterdays convocation but Many did to take the traditional route get Ting there b4 first nations tax the province is negotiating a Deal to let first nations keep provincial sales tax collected on their land ? provided it also applies to status indians who Are now exempt a3 Liba bids Farewell outgoing . Peter Liba held a special reception at government House last night to say thanks and goodbye b1 i business new office on Street Winnipeg a Ever growing arc tic Glacier packaged ice com Pany is building its new head office on Sherbrook Street ? literally c9 Index province a5,6,7,8 Canada / world a9-12,18 City & District b1,2,3,6,7,8,12 business c9-12 letters to the editor a17 family notices b10 classified c13 Jumble c15 comics d10 diversions / Horoscope crossword / ask Rhona d11 sports c1 entertainment d1 movies d8 to d4 by Leah Janzen Manitoba a reputation As a Good place to live and work appears to be spread ing. A record number of people from other parts of Canada and around the world Are choosing to make this province their Home statistics Canada reported yesterday. Manitoba a population grew by 2,405 people in the first three months of 2004. That number includes immigrants canadians moving from other provinces and births. The quarterly gain Marks Manitoba a highest net population growth in More than 20 years building on a trend that is reversing years of stagnation. The government Points to a Strong Katz takes charge new mayor targets Murray a pet projects by Patti Edgar s am Katz wont be Winnipeg a mayor until 4 . Today but he is already questioning two of his predecessors pet projects ? rapid transit and the restaurant planned for the new Esplanade Riel Bridge. Up Early for Media inter views after a late night Vic inside tory party a tired looking. Editorial getting Katz got a tour of his new out the vote a16 office in City Hall and Chat Ted for 45 minutes with act. Katz a support ing mayor Jae Eadie. In Strong across City b1 and out of planning meet Ings yesterday Katz was. Wont give up Short on details about what Gold eyes Job b2 he will do Over the next few. Vandal faces future weeks. After loss b3 i intend to get together and say hello to All the City councillors he said As he headed into the mayors office. Start dialogue with them get some thoughts input ideas and from there i will Start performing the duties that a mayor has to among the first signs that City Hall is in for its biggest shakeup in six years the candidate who promised voters it wont be business As usual at City Hall already wants to revisit a couple of items Mur Ray considered done deals. Continued please see Katz a2 Economy including easy jobs and a lower Cost lifestyle for the change. It says word is getting around. We Are a province that is no longer stagnant ? we re growing Premier Gary doer said. The Bottom line is that there is now More of an optimistic Spir it Here in Manitoba and its reflected in these statistics Canadas figures calculate newcomers from other provinces and countries minus those Manitoban who left for other places. Doer said the Strong in migration num Bers Shore up earlier forecasts that show Manitoba leading the country in eco nomic growth this year. Continued please see population a4 Wyane Glowacki / Winnipeg free press incoming mayor Sam Katz strides into City Hall ? and the next phase of his life ? yesterday. Tories Trail liberals in Winnipeg poll shows 2004 Federal election your vote counts by Paul Samyn Stephen harpers conservatives Are the most popular Federal party in Manitoba but they still Trail the liberals in the key Battleground of Winnipeg a new poll shows. With less than a week left in the Campaign probe research a Survey forecasts a tight three Way race for the provinces 14 seats. The poll also shows the nip has been gaining momentum since the 2000 election. Probes Survey of 1,000 Manitoban shows the conservatives have the support of 37 per cent of decided votes. The Liber als Are the Choice of 30 per cent of voters while the nip Are at 27 per cent. The greens have grabbed the support of five per cent of voters. The poll conducted june 10-21, is considered accurate to within 3.1 percentage Points 19 times out of 20. Probe president Scott Mackay said Manitoban Are clearly expressing anger at the liberals Over the sponsorship scandal. The grits have fallen three Points from their 2000 election total when they captured five of the City a eight seats. Liberal support has eroded there is no question that they Are Down he said. While the conservatives Are in front and dominate Rural Manitoba Mackay said the newly unified party still has not Consoli dated the support of the old Canadian Alliance and tories which had a combined vote of 45 per cent in 2000. Continued please see tories a4 non Stop Toronto $69 Edmonton $69 non Stop Vancouver $89 non Stop Ottawa $144 Montreal $144 Halifax $224 St. Johns $274 departures Are from Winnipeg. One Way web fares. Taxes and surcharge extra. Subject to availability. Visit for details. ;