Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 6, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba Tuesday july 6, 2004 City editor Steve Pona 697-7292 family notices b6 City & District b1 water Park idea nixed City says bid for old Arena failed to meet most of criteria for proposals by Aldo Santin m Ore than 15,000 people signed a petition to support a plan to convert the Winnipeg Arena into the worlds largest indoor water Park but City Hall officials said that a not going to happen. The bid by a Toronto area Developer to convert the Arena when it closes this fall has been rejected by the City because it lacked substance said coun. Mike Pagtakhan chairman of the planning property and develop ment committee. Pagtakhan said the bid from Holle Crest & associates failed to meet most of the criteria set out by the City when it issued requests for proposals adding Holle Crest failed to submit a Deposit failed to demonstrate it had secured financing and Tran i feel failed to demonstrate it betrayed had a track record to ensure it could Complete the project. We Don to have a bid for a water Park and it wont be considered when we review the administrative recommendations Pagtakhan said yester Day. The proposal for a water Park was Only an idea and to be fair to the other proponents who complied with the rules we can to Deal just with an idea ? we need something of sub stance and there was nothing of sub stance to the proposal for a water Park was believed to be among six proposals the City had received for the Arena site which will be closed when the new downtown its Centre opens in the fall. The leading candidate now to Pur Chase the Arena site is the investment group that owns Polo Park shopping Centre. But unlike the Holl Crest proposal which would have retained the Arena the Polo Park group Only wants to buy the cleared five acre site after the City has demolished the Arena building. The investment group said it planned to build More retail shops on the site. Pagtakhan said he had found the idea of an indoor water Park to be exciting and something that the City needed but added it was Clear that Holl Crest was in no position to build it As it had claimed. Continued please see water Park b2 precautions recommended during fogging limit malathion exposure says City by Helen falling lock up your pets and turn off your air conditioner. The City a insect control Branch is reminding win nip Eggers to limit their families exposure to the controversial Mosquito killer its Crews have been spraying at night for almost a week through residential neighbourhoods. Spokeswoman Julie Scarpino said she will Post on the City a website recommendations issued by Canadas pest management regulatory Agency which reassessed the chemical malathion last year. Winnipeg has not been fogged with malathion since the review was completed although several Rural Mani Toba towns were fogged last summer to control the mosquitoes that carry West Nile virus. Residents of those towns were warned by the province to take precautions. Overexposure to malathion can cause Throat irritation breathing problems or nausea although officials say those symptoms Are unlikely at the concentrations sprayed by the City. The pest management Agency recommends closing windows doors and air conditioners on the nights fogging trucks Are expected in your neighbourhood. Continued please see fogging b2 stay indoors during spraying. Whenever possible remain indoors during and immediately after spraying. Close All windows and doors. Turn off air conditioning units and close vents to circulate indoor air before spraying begins. Bring laundry toys and pets indoors. Cover swimming Pool surfaces when it is feasible. Cover outdoor furniture and play equipment or rinse them off with water after spraying is finished. Wash Homegrown fruit and vegetables with water before cooking or eating. Cover ornamental fish Ponds. If you come in direct con tact with concentrated malathion Spray protect your eyes. If you get malathion Spray in your eyes immediately rinse them with water. Wash exposed skin. Wash clothes that come in direct Contact with Spray separately. Symptoms of overexposure. Eye skin nose or Throat irritation. Breathing problems. Nausea dizziness confusion headaches diarrhoea these effects Are consid ered reversible and unlikely to be Long term. ? source pest management regulatory Agency where Are the Lazy hazy Days of summer environment Canada meteorologist Jay businesses which rely on visitors to temperatures Anderson. Grand Beach and Victoria Beach Are Chilly weather since May has been Anderson said temperatures will stay feeling the effect of the Cool Streak. Breaking records in the province. More rain coming below Normal through to the weekend business is obviously Down from last last sundays average of 12.2 c tied a with a Promise of Normal temperatures year said Al Scott head pro at the 1983 record for the coldest average by Lindsey Wiebe on the grand Pines Golf course. Last year we temperature and weather in May and a passing system tomorrow morning had such great weather May and june june broke a 1907 record for the coldest will Likely Sprinkle the City with Light that its pretty hard to really be up to daytime High Over both months. Winni Eggers holding out for per rain and a heavier system is expected those numbers for its definitely Well away from nor fact Beach weather might have to leave for thursday said Anderson. Scott estimates attendance was Down Mal said Anderson. We re supposed their swimsuits in the closet ? More this ones also going to bring its 30 per cent in May and 10 per cent in to be in our hot and humid time of rain and Cool temperatures Are on the share of showers he said. June. Way. Highs this week Are expected to we were starting to find in the latter the upshot of All of it is there a no hover around 21 c until saturday when half of june that people were coming to continued really warm weather in sight said the temperature could reach 27 c. Play Golf regardless of the weather he please see where b2 ;