Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 30, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba Wednesday june 30, 2004 founded in 1872 ? a b Tab the spider reviewed More laughs and More personal 5 year Gic Canada Day % 4.65 guide says Gillmor d1 925-6824 in Winnipeg Best places to go for fun fireworks and Flag waving 1-877-Achieva outside of Winnipeg Federal election 2004 winners losers & harpers future a12, a13, a16 the weather / b10 housing key in $40-m waterfront plan sunny skies. Wind be 30 pm a High 27 ? Low 11. Garbage Day 2 school Day 6 Bug watch trap count 206 females fogging area Assiniboine Park St. Vital Park Maple Grove Park Kings Park Crescent drive Park la Barriere Kildonan Park John Blumberg Park Brookside cemetery and St. Boniface cemetery. See Story on Page b1 inside sad twist in tragedy three Brothers of a Man feared drowned in Southern Indian Lake also died in Sepa rate fishing accidents in the same Northern Lake almost 40 years ago a3 no paper tomorrow the free press will not pub Lish tomorrow Canada Day. The circulation classified and display advertising depart ments will be closed. Regular office hours in All depart ments resume Friday. The free press and its employees wish you a Safe and Happy Holiday. I business rate hikes expected the . Federal Reserve is expected today to Start Rais ing interest rates now the lowest in decades and the Bank of Canada is expected to follow suit later this summer c9 Index Canada / world a5-13,16 City & District b1-7,10 business c9-11 letters to the editor a15 family notices b8 classified c12 Jumble c14 comics d8 diversions / Horoscope crossword / ask Rhona d9 sports c1 entertainment d1 movies d3 to c16 by Martin Cash business reporter the final details Are being negotiated for four development projects Worth a total of $40 million for waterfront drive. One of the City a most aggressive developers ? Shin Dico inc. ? is negotiating the agreements on behalf of Cen tre venture development corp., the City s downtown development Agency. The identity of the developers and details of the projects Are secret. How Ever sources indicate much of the development will be Multi family residential units Likely apartment buildings or con Dominium complexes ranging in size from 1,200 to 3,000 Square feet. Design guidelines include a height restriction of six storeys. With each other. Although Winnipeg does to often exp the process of selecting the develop Rienche the phenomenon of having Sev ers for the various projects is lagging eral Multi unit residential properties on behind the schedule originally Conte the Market at the same time ? the cur plated when the request for proposals rent Market being an exception ? Indus was first made in february. Try observers say the variety of projects being proposed for waterfront drive will mean the units will Appeal to different continued Consumers and Likely wont compete please see waterfront a2 Marc Gallant / Winnipeg free press Martin rejects formal coalition pm insists liberals have stable minority heating up for a Holiday Antoine Shernberg a 15-year-old Exchange student from France enjoys a Day at Winnipeg Beach yesterday. School is finishing up for kids and the weather is rewarding them with sunny skies and warm temperatures. Yesterdays High was 31 c while today a forecast is for a High of 27. Canada Day will be 25 c. Federal pay cheques wont Stop for sex maps by Paul Samyn o Ottawa ? claiming to be in command of a Sta ble minority govern ment prime minister Paul Martin yesterday vowed he would push ahead with his lib eral Agenda without the need for any formal coalition. My own belief is that minor Ity government can work and minority governments can have mandates and i do believe we have a mandate from the people to act on the issues we set out and we obviously intend to fulfil that mandate Martin told reporters. Canadas first minority government in a Quarter Century has the liberals leading the Way with a surprisingly Strong 135 seats. But Martins ability to move his Agenda is hampered by the fact the nip his most Likely ally won Only 19 Ridings ? just one seat Short of the 155 combined total an nip Liberal affiliation needs to con the final standings . Liberals 135. Conservatives 99. Bloc sub Cois 54. Nip 19. Independent 1 total 308 editorial. Keep on sitting a14 tool the 308-seat commons. The prime minister is now facing an Uphill Battle in the deeply divided commons ? the conservatives elected 99 maps while the bloc quebecois has 54 members. There is also one Independent Chuck Cadman from British Columbia. Continued please see minority a4 Pagtakhan to get $105,868 pension by Paul Samyn Ottawa ? while Rey Pagtakhan Selec toral defeat monday night Means the end of his Cabinet ministers salary the fed eral pay cheques wont Stop. According to the Canadian taxpayers federation the longtime Liberal my from Winnipeg a North end is among the biggest pension winners of those who lost their seats. The cts number crunching projects the sex Western diversification minister will collect $105,868 As part of $3.5 Mil lion in annual pensions paid out to 50 retiring or Defeated maps. As Well the ctr says another $2.5 Mil lion in Severance will be pocketed by at least 39 former maps. Defeated and retiring members will win financially thanks to a Gold plated pension plan for parliamentarians and Rich Severance payments said ctr fed eral director John Williamson. Shed no tears for retiring or Defeated maps. They Are being Well looked after by Canadian Pagtakhan a pension payout comes As he considers retirement after losing to Pagtakhan plans to continue working for the Community. New Democrat Judy was lycia leis in Winnipeg North. Continued please see pensions a4 what will the vanquished do a12 Jeff de Booy / Winnipeg free press ;