Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 30, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba Wednesday june 30, 2004 City editor Steve Pona 697-7292 family notices b8 City & District b1 Harvard crams for lieutenant governors Job by Leah Janzen John Harvard quit Federal politics last month but instead of hitting the links he a been hitting the books. This afternoon at the legislature har Vard will become the provinces 23rd lieutenant governor in a ceremony filled with pomp and fanfare. To prepare for his new Job As the Queens representative in Manitoba Harvard has been Busy reviewing documents and briefing notes on the demands of the position and the Patch work of protocol requirements for everything from greeting visitors from other countries to table etiquette. I a not sure i be got it All yet but i a getting there said Harvard just hours before he participated in a rehearsal for today a ceremony. Most people Don to expect Ever to have to review an honour guard of 100 soldiers but that a something ill have to a 16-year Liberal Veteran of the House of commons Harvard was appointed the provinces 23rd lieu tenant governor by prime minister Paul Martin last month. Harvard ? a Glen Boro native ? led numerous parliamentary committees and served As the parliamentary Secretary to a number of ministers during his time in Ottawa. He agreed to not seek re election in Charleswood St. James to make Way for former Winnipeg mayor Glen Murray to run in the Federal election. That seat was won by conservative candidate Steven Fletcher in a close race last night. Continued please see Harvard b2 Jeff de Booy / Winnipeg free press Julie Scarpino of City a insect control Branch holds two Petri dishes of mosquitoes. Mosquito counts skyrocketed to 206 in traps yesterday. Mosquito War starts fogging planned for tonight after count in City traps explodes Nawolski said that to get Permis and a Good indication of what the mos or permitting Assiniboine Park St. By Kevin Rollason t Sion to fog for mosquitoes the City Quito population is and it was what vital Park Maple Grove Park Kings needs to trap at least 25 female mos we expected Nawolski said. Park Crescent drive Park la Barriere he hot sunny weather has quinoes three nights in a Row. Now that we have met the criteria Park Kildonan Park and John Blum brought out Clouds of mosque As Long As Mother nature co oper we can now proceed with a resident Berg Park. Brookside cemetery and St. Toes and the City a insect con ates the City will begin fogging Parks tial fogging Boniface cemetery will be fogged also. Tool Boss has the statistics to prove it. And cemeteries tonight for mosque tonight City fogging Crews will be tomorrow night fogging will be the number of female mosquitoes toes and move into residential areas out fogging with malathion in several done in Charleswood Tuxedo River found in City traps skyrocketed to a tomorrow. Of the City a major Parks. Malathion Heights and Linden Woods. Season High of 206 yesterday after we knew the weather had been has been approved for use in Canada averaging 26 on sunday and 79 on Mon influencing our trap counts but last by health Canada. Continued Day Ken Nawolski said yesterday. Night monday night was a Good night on tonight a fogging Agenda weath please see fogging b2 master of murals draws acclaim artist honoured for St. Regis hotel work by Alison Mayes Charlie Johnston a career is getting almost As big As his epic sized Art works. A nostalgic outdoor mural created by the Winnipeg artist for the St. Regis hotel has beaten out 61 other local entries for the 2003 mural of the year award. Hell receive the honour Given out by the murals of Winnipeg website at a ceremony today at the hotel. And Johnston who was recently in the spotlight for his Ellice Avenue mural saluting actor Adam Beach has been commissioned by the West end business improvement zone Biz to immortalize another prominent win nip Egger this summer filmmaker Guy Maddin. Its a great feeling said the prolific 41-year-old artist speaking on his cellphone from the scaffolding of yet another mural at 190-200 Disraeli. That scene which integrates imagery of music and railroads is so enormous at 14,000 Square feet that Johnston thinks its easily the biggest mural in Manitoba. It might be the biggest in the country he said. The award judges deemed the South facing St. Regis hotel painting continued please see mural b2 ;