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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 10, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday july 10, 2004 province a5 group seeks better Deal on dam project urges band members to reject current offer by Helen falling a dissident group of Nisich Awa Yasik Cree has launched a Campaign to Stop Manitoba a biggest construction project unless the first nation gets a better Deal on Shar ing the $800-million wus Khatim dam with Manitoba Hydro. Premier Gary doer and Cabinet min ister Tim Sale have committed Manitoba first nation Abandons bid to buy military site by Lindsey Wiebe one first nation that had been hoping to acquire the Kapyon Barracks has backed out saying too much Competition for the property made it Tough for the Reserve to keep up. We be basically moved on said Den Nis leeches chief of the Long Plains first nation. We Haven to been very successful in acquiring and department of National defence property in the past and this is just another situation where we Haven to been Able to gain any thing out of the Kapyon Barracks is a former military base in South Winnipeg. The property has been declared surplus by the department of defence and will be empty of army personnel by the end of this summer. The disposal of the land is managed by the Canada lands company an arms length Crown corporation that develops surplus government property. Leeches said the main problem with Kapyon was High demand. Its a very hot commodity in terms of real estate he said. There a a lot of powerful interest groups at play that it would make it very difficult for Long Plains first nation or any first nation to to Hydro development As their vision of future economic Prosperity. Manitoba Hydro has stated on the Public record that wus Khatim will not proceed with out our support. We Are in the Best bar gaining position we will Ever be in the group Justice seekers says in a newsletter being distributed in Nelson House. The Cree have negotiated a tentative agreement with Mani Toba Hydro to invest in the 200-megawatt dam on the Burntwood River near Thompson in return for up to a third of the profits. The chief and Council will present a final Deal to band members after the dam gets the Green Light from the acquire that particular piece of property. There a too much Competition for that property basically and in my opinion i think we just got shoved leeches said Long Plains had a lot of plans for developing Kapyon including creating a museum for aboriginal War veterans. He said his band was discouraged from trying to acquire certain parcels of land and was told Long Plains would not have a Good Chance of receiving them. We were really made to feel unwelcome in terms of some of the things we were proposing to do he said. Leeches said the length of time it takes to convert land into an Urban Reserve in Manitoba was another deterrent. Representatives from the Canada lands company could not be reached connecting with Winni Eggers Winnipeg is the newspaper Reading capital of Canada according to the 2003 newspaper audience Dat Bank Survey. And the Winnipeg free press is Winnipeg a #1 newspaper by far. the free press is read by 77% of Winnipeg adults at least once a week. Arnason a Golf & driving Range 1799 Waverley 1 hour lesson on Golf basics Wayne Glowacki / Winnipeg free press province and Federal government. Ottawa is not Likely to make a decision before november following Public review of a Federal report on fish impacts expected in late september or Early october. coun. Elvis Thomas Hopes to hold a final referendum on the wus Khatim Deal in november or december but he May be under pres sure to give band members More time to review the Complex Deal. That could put the squeeze on Mani Toba Hydro a Hopes to Start construction on Frozen ground by january. Justice seekers spokeswoman Carol Kobliski said band members were recep there is plenty of Competition for the Kapyon Barracks on Kenaston Boule Vard which the department of National defence has declared sur plus and will sit empty by the end of this year. For comment. Leeches said Long Plains will focus its Energy on enhancing land it acquired in 1981 outside Portage la Prairie where a number of projects Are underway including a 600-seat gaming and convention Centre. For All intents and purposes it is an Urban Reserve and we re developing it he said. Broke head first nation is another band working to acquire the Kapyon Barracks on Kenaston Boulevard. Chief Tina Leveque said the band has no plans to quit. We still have an interest in Kapyon said Leveque. Until we have further discussions with our trustees and get some direction from the Community until that changes then we still have our interest.?. come in today and experience the ultimate Comfort of the worlds most comfortable Recliner Tive when she spent about 90 minutes at a june 22 band meeting outlining the groups objections to the Deal negotiated by band leaders. The dissident group is urging band members to vote against the current Deal which must win More than 50 per cent approval. Justice seekers wants an agreement similar to the one Quebec Cree negotiated on Northern Hydro development in that province. It goes far beyond a Busi Ness Deal ? it includes social and Cul Tural issues in a wide ranging treaty ? and does not require the Cree to invest Money up front. Energy minister Tim Sale is taking the threat from the Quebec comparison seriously. In a letter to the free press this Spring defending the Manitoba Hydro Deal he criticized a University of Manitoba professor who made the compari son. I have to ask if he considered that As part of these agreements with Mani Toba Hydro there Are significant commitments to pre project training and to employment and business the Quebec deals relate to five dams that will flood 833 Square Kilometres of land while the wus Khatim dam is expected to flood less than half a Square Kilometre. a special place that s perfect for socials ? weddings ? fundraisers corporate events ? bar Bat Mitz Vahs ? completely renovated ? lavish furnishings ? contemporary decor ? Winnipeg s Best music system ? modern heat air cond. ? competitively priced catering by Green Gates some summer weekends available now booking fall and Christmas dates the Exchange event Centre 291 Bannatyne ave. Kim Teigen 471-3460 keep an Eye on your Winnipeg free press this week and enter our great contests prize giveaways ? 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