Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 6, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba B2 City / District Winnipeg free press tuesday july 6, 2004 water Park continued from Page b1 Waverley West debate put off the news out of City Hall was devas Tating for to Tran the Norwood Man who circulated the petition and promoted the Holl Crest proposal As a a project that a vital to the City a future. Opponents of massive development in Southwest Welcome delay by Mary Agnes Welch t he debate Over a huge suburb proposed for Winnipeg wont Likely begin until the fall which is Good news for opponents of the massive development. The longer the better said Phyllis Watson of the Council of women of Winnipeg a group that often tackles Urban issues. The suburb of Waverley West ? its about the size of Brandon ? is planned for the City a Southwest quadrant on land owned by the provincial government and lad co. The proposal has spawned debate Over Urban sprawl and could pit environmentalists against developers and City Council. Before construction begins on the 10,000-Home suburb the City a Long term blueprint called plan Winnipeg must be amended to open the agricultural land up for development. That requires a pub Lic hearing before councils executive policy committee. That wont Likely occur before october because of the summer break at City Hall and a backlog of other issues that Are crowding the last pc Agenda. City planner Martin Grady who is in charge of the Waverley West Amend ment said delaying the hearing until the fall wont have a huge Impact on the sub Urb a building schedule. Construction in to Likely to begin until 2006 because after the City a Long term plan is amended a Host of subdivision design and Zon ing issues must still be dealt with. Lad co president Allan Borger or. Said he would like to see Progress on the plan Winnipeg amendment As soon As Possi ble. The City is running out of available building lots especially in the Southwest quadrant he said. But Watson and other opponents of Waverley West say any delay is helpful since it makes it More Likely the City will suspend debate on the suburb until it reviews the entire plan Winnipeg Docu ment in the next couple of years. But City staff said they wont begin reviewing plan Winnipeg until late 2006, Long after the Waverley West Issue is expected to be settled. By Law the City must launch ? but not necessarily Complete ? a review of plan Winnipeg every five years. The Blue print was last rewritten in december of 2001. Watson and other critics have argued that its impossible to look at Waverley West in isolation since it would effect downtown housing renewal and the health of slow growth suburbs in other parts of the City. Its such a huge proposal said Elizabeth Fleming an Urban affairs activist with the provincial Council of women. Until you actually go out there and look at the horizon you Don to realize How vast it is.?. Tran said Holl Crest had appeared Seri Ous about the project and he was disappointed it had been rejected by the City. I feel betrayed Tran said. I put my life on hold for those Guys to get the Community behind it. I can to believe they did Tran said he had proven that win nip Eggers want a water Park adding he a hopeful City Hall can ensure it happens ? if not at the Arena then somewhere else in the City. The City a request for proposals stated that the submitted bids must include a guaranteed Deposit equal to 15 per cent of the bidders submission and a detailed statement outlining All sources of financing. During a june 17 news conference in Winnipeg Sieg Holle principal of hol Secrest admitted his firm had never participated in a venture of this magnitude before but added his investment group had offered the City several million Dol Lars to buy the building and were ready to spend an additional $26 million to con Vert it into an aquatic theme Park. Holle said that further development including a three level underground garage and two apartment or hotel towers could bring the total investment to $80 million. But Pagtakhan said there were scant few details in the Holl Crest submission. Basically they never submitted an offer we could consider he said. They did to identify their partners it was unclear about their track record it was unclear about their financial sourcing. There was no Deposit. There was Holle could to be reached for com ment. Pagtakhan said the planning property and development committee will meet behind closed doors Friday to review two bids deemed acceptable by an administrative review team adding the committee will vote on a recommendation from administration As to which bid it should accept. Pagtakhan said the meeting was rescheduled from yesterday. He said the committee has been Dele gated final authority on the matter. where continued from Page b1 fogging continued from Page b1 laundry toys and pets should be brought inside and swimming pools Cov ered. Outdoor play equipment should be covered or rinsed off with water when the spraying is Over. I be never even thought of that said a daycare worker in an area scheduled to be fogged last night. More information on malathion is i Brief 40 weapons found in Stony a lock Down continued yesterday at Stony Mountain institution where a search of 428 prison cells turned up 40 jail made and improvised weapons an official said. Linda Garwood Filbert the acting Deputy Warden at Stony Mountain said it could be several More Days before the prison returns to Normal. The lock Down ? under which prison ers Are confined to their cells ? began last tuesday after seven prisoners available at Cool nights have caused overnight Mosquito counts to drop again. Insect control coordinator Ken Nawolski said the City would consider calling off the fogging program that has not yet Cov ered Northwest Winnipeg if counts were Low again last night. Information on neighbourhoods to be fogged is updated daily on the City a web site Over the last few Days members of were Hurt in a gang fight. Weapons discovered during the search included items such As a Sharp ened piece of window Frame a heated and sharpened tooth Brush handle and a broken Broom handle Garwood Fil Bert said. Officials will now review the Security classifications of the instigators of last weeks incident she said. Festival in the Black thanks to the White stuff the Festi Val do Voyageur is in the Black. Snow and Ideal temperatures for St. Boniface a Winter festival this year Are being credited for the non profit Orga the anti pesticide group concerned residents of Winnipeg have been going door to door asking people to sign up to have their properties added to the no fogging Buffer zone. Glenda Whiteman believes there Are Only a few areas of Wolseley left that the City will be Able to fog. The City a Campaign is aimed at reducing nuisance mosquitoes and has Little to do with West Nile virus. The culex mosquitoes that spread West Nile Are a couple of weeks behind this summer because of Cool weather raising Hopes they might not Breed Niza Tion posting a $5,001 surplus for the fiscal year ending april 30. In a news release issued after the festivals annual general meeting the Board announced it had five new elected members As Well As the hiring of a new director of marketing and communications Josee Vaillancourt. Katz hires two staffers mayor Sam Katz has hired two More staffers for his office. Brad Salon a recent red River col lege graduate and overnight operator at Job will take Over Day to Day dealings with the Media. Salon worked on Katz a Campaign for mayor. With Greg Burch a former Public affairs staffer with its will be responsible for strategic communications and speech writ ing. He becomes communications director. Katz has enough generations this year to sicken As Many people. That might change if we have Blaz ing hot temperatures for five or six weeks said provincial entomologist Rob Anderson. Last year 33 Manitoban became seriously ill with West Nile virus and two died. In the u.s., 57 cases of West Nile virus have been reported so far this year mainly in Arizona and California which had few cases last year. already hired Ryan Craig As chief of staff. That leaves one More political vacancy in the office a Deputy chief of staff. Haiti fundraiser planned Winnipeg a Caribbean Community is hosting a fundraising event for Haiti with an evening of family entertain ment sunday july 11, from 6 . To 9 . At the jamaican cultural Centre. Haiti has been struck by a series of natural disasters since May including severe storms and floods that have left thousands destitute. More than 25,000 people have been left homeless and thousands More Are missing or dead. The event is billed for family entertainment and organizers suggest a $10 donation but they say they la be Happy to accept whatever people can give to the cause. The jamaican cultural Centre is located at 1098 Winnipeg ave., off Mcphillips Street. Entertainment will include record ing artist june Pepper Harris. For More information Call 255-2480 or log on at . Over the weekend business at the grand Beach surf club dropped along with the Mercury. Its been kind of up and Down said head server Cynthia Betker. Saturday was pretty Good. Sunday not so much because it was really cold that morning. You could pretty much see your breath it was just things weren to much better for the club yesterday. We Haven to been Busy at All said Betker. Its cold and buggy tons of what we re getting is kind of a Mon a realized weather pattern said Ander son. Some parts of it Are characteristic of Spring and some parts Are characteristic of Anderson said summer thunderstorms Are typically heavy and come after sunny mornings. The storms that have been hitting Manitoba Are weaker with heavier Cloud cover and lower tempera Tures. doctors continued from Page b1 i had emailed a copy of my angiogram taken prior to the surgery to my brother in Law in England As he was suffering from angina. His Doc Tor s comment on studying it was is he still alive this is a testament to the world class work that or. Peach Ell and his team were a member of Peachella or team also wrote me. John peach Ell enjoyed working and living in Winnipeg. He would not have left had he Felt he had a Choice. The Day he left he said to me that he would consider coming Back in a second. If the current leadership were to change.?. ? picture listing in Friday s complimentary automotive showcase Interior exterior carwash ? classified word and on from Jet car Wash saturday & sunday value $13.75 ? 7 Day internet picture and on complimentary for Sale sign you can email your and and picture to or we can take your picture for you. ;