Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 12, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba A4 Winnipeg free press monday july 12, 2004 above a Young woman finds space to dance among the crowd during last evenings Mai stage performance. Left the crowd reacts to Italy a Fiamma Fiumana. Folk continued from Page a1 at 1 30 ., a Large group of people took the Hill. I am very very disappointed Schroeder said. We told the Park and the ramp that our audience would respond Well to our request. This puts camping in Schroeder said the festival will consider instituting a minimum age at its Campground or May even shut it Down next year. At this Point its not out of the ramp reported few other incidents Over the weekend. Nine or 10? festival goers were detained for Public intoxication said Oak Bank ramp const. Greg Curtis. The 31st Winnipeg Folk festival was also the last for Artis tic director Rick Fenton who a leaving the event to produce dds for Winnipeg a Yayo productions. Sitting backstage in an air conditioned trailer Fenton said he will miss All the staff volunteers and fans he a met since succeeding Pierre Guerin As the festivals artistic director in 2001. I a going to miss the look of Joy on the faces of perform ers when they get offstage after a great set Fenton said. I a also impressed with the sense of ownership people have Over the festival. This event is bigger than one the festival concluded last night with a Mai stage con Cert starring Harmer scottish party band Shoog Lenity ital Ian electro Folk band Fiamma Fiumana and puerto Rico a Plena Libre. i Brief armed Man sought City police sealed off an area of North Winnipeg yesterday morning in an unsuccessful attempt to arrest a Man who was reportedly wielding a hand gun. The Man reportedly entered the hungarian Canadian cultural society at 443 Selkirk ave. At about 11 And robbed a couple of elderly people of a purse and some keys said duty Insp. Gary Simpson. About 30 minutes earlier police believe the Man confronted a Manitoba telecoms services inc. Driver about a Block away from the cultural society. No shots were fired and nobody was injured in either incident. Couple robbed of car two armed men took the keys of a Cadillac from an elderly couple Satur Day night and drove away with the car Winnipeg police said yesterday. An 86-year-old Man and his wife had just pulled into a parking space on Cloutier drive when they were approached by two men Insp. Darryl Preisentanz said. One Man said he had a gun. The other produced a knife. They demanded the car keys and drove away with the wine coloured four door 1995 Cadillac its he said. Nobody was injured. Police Are still looking for the car which had Manitoba licence plate ave 404. One Man is described As Black 22 to 26 years old 5-10, with a thin build and Short Black hair. He wore a dark coloured windbreaker track pants and a baseball Cap. The other Man is described As Black 23 to 25 years old 5-6 to 5-7, with a Stocky build and Short Black hair. He wore a Waist length windbreaker and track pants. Canoeist goes missing a Steinbach Man is missing following a canoeing Accident on Lake of the Woods near Buffalo Point on the Mani Toba Minnesota Border. Two men were in the Canoe when it flipped at about 8 . Saturday night. A 20-year-old Man swam to Shore but his 20-year-old companion in the boat is still missing. An ramp underwater unit was Hunt ing for the missing Man along with volunteers and . Authorities. Gas meter damaged Winnipeg police were investigating yesterday after youths apparently tampered with and damaged a Gas meter at Prairie Rose elementary school on Lucas Avenue. Police had to Call out the Gas company because they could smell Gas in the area at about 9 30 ., duty Insp. Gary Simpson said. They had tampered with it Simp son said of the meter. It would have levelled probably a half City Block if they had of ignited break ins reported Brandon ? Brandon police service was yesterday investigating two break ins that were reported saturday. Someone broke into the Kinsmen Pool at 405 Park St. Overnight saturday and stole Candy police said in a news release. Police had no suspects yesterday. In the other incident police responded saturday to an alarm at the seventh Day adventist Church at 3319 Park ave ;