Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 24, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba Thursday june 24, 2004 City editor Steve Pona 697-7292 Mac. Rate subject to change. 204 925-2600 family notices c13 City & District b1 support for Katz Strong All across City by David Obrien Sam Katz a support in tuesdays May Oral election was distributed evenly across Winnipeg with support in the inner City and suburbs. Former Deputy mayor Dan Vandal who finished second polled ahead of Katz in vandals Home turf of St. Boni face and in Daniel Mcintyre Ward. The other 13 wards were dominated by Katz whose popular Appeal seems to have straddled All age groups and economic categories in the City. Even Point Douglas an inner City Ward with a sizable aboriginal Popula Tion went to Katz who garnered nearly 40 per cent of the vote compared to vandals 24 per cent and 15 per cent for Maryann Mihaychuk a former nip Cabinet minister. Katz received 99,015 votes or 42.51 per cent in total. Vandal won 55,644 votes or 23.89 per cent Al Golden finished third with 34,562 votes 14.84 per Cen Mihaychuk was fifth with 23,412 votes 10.05 per cent and Garth Steek got 16,497 votes 7.08 per cent. Mihaychuk a strongest showing was in Daniel Mcintyre where she received 2,825 votes or 24.5 per cent of All votes cast. The inner City Ward overlaps the Minto provincial Riding she abandoned to run in the mayoral race. Golden received almost 6,000 votes in St. Vital his traditional stronghold compared to Katz a 7,000. Continued please see Katz b2 More civic election stories b2 Jeff de Booy / Winnipeg free press Liba Centre and his wife Shirley Greet Churchill mayor Mike Spence during a special Farewell reception at government House last night. Liba says Farewell outgoing lieutenant governor gives thanks for the Good times his role As lieutenant governor. Then having More time to spend with 12-gauge shotguns with Liba to open by Helen falling unfortunately we can to get All 1.1 his family. The trappers festival in the Pas last million people into the official Resi Jordy has had enough years of year. T he Queens representative in Dence said the Man credited with watching us ? now its his family Friend Brenda Leipsic Intro Manitoba delivered his final opening up the stately Home to a crowd of about 140 that included diced Liba to his wife Shirley when punchlines at government the Public. Winnipeg restaurateur Mary Pelekis Liba worked at the Winnipeg Tribune. House last night after five years of on wednesday Liba will March into Churchill mayor Mike Spence her Leipsic was amazed at How the Cou Good natured service that took him the legislature for the last time and image advocate Bernie Wolfe and Reli ple seemed to travel to every Corner to 151 communities across the watch his successor former Liberal pious leaders gathered in a room lined of the province Over the last five province. My John Harvard be sworn in. With portraits of former lieutenant years. Peter Liba a former journalist with eight year old grandson Jor governors to hear Libas parting known for his sense of Humour for Dan Lacombe by his Side Liba said he words. Mally said thank you and goodbye to is looking Forward to a few months at provincial conservative Leader Stu continued some of the people who helped him in the cottage at Lake of the Woods and Art Murray reminisced about firing please see Liba b2 officials probe Why accused killer freed communication Gap blamed suspect goes underground couple of Days. He just said its summer there Are a Range of things we re by Bruce Owen and he wanted a taste and have some looking at right now he said decline fun. Ing to say when the internal review red faced government officials say i did task where he was because would be completed. They Are investigating a Communia then the police would be knocking Down Thomas 26, is charged with second tons breakdown that led to accused my degree murder in the shooting of Troy killer Russell Thomas being wrongly Greg Graceffo assistant Deputy min Cowley on april 6, 2003. Cowley a released from the Winnipeg remand ister of corrections said an internal bouncer was shot in the head in the Centre tuesday afternoon. Investigation is underway to pinpoint Early hours just inside the rear vip meanwhile a Friend predicted where communication Between the Entrance of nightclub lot one 15 on Thomas still at Large yesterday would courts and the remand Centre broke Bannatyne Avenue. Likely turn himself in after enjoying a Down and Why. Cowley a brother is a Winnipeg police taste of Freedom. Graceffo said officials were looking service officer. He called me and told me what Hap at a number of things but he would not opened the Friend said. Specify whether a faulty process was continued but he said he a turn himself in a to blame or if it was human error. Please see suspect b2 ;