Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 31, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba Monday july 31, 2006 b1 nobody immune fraud is on the Rise ramp warn City business business b6 City editor Steve Pona 697-7292 the Outlook a look at the week ahead in and around Winnipeg let the festivals Roll its festival time in Manitoba this coming Long weekend. The St. Pierre Frog follies is being held in St. Pierre Jolys from aug. 4 to 7, Canadas National ukrainian festival is being held in Dauphin on aug. 4 to 6, Stein Bach Pioneer Days is on aug. 4 to 7, and the icelandic festival of Manitoba is being held in Gimli on aug. 4 to 7. Its Ruby Slipper time you can Click your Ruby slippers and end up not in Kansas but at Rainbow stage in Kildonan Park this week. The wizard of of musical begins tomorrow and runs to aug. 20. Tickets which Range from $40 to $16, can be Pur chased by calling Rainbow stage at 989-0888, online at , or in person at the pantages playhouse 200-180 Market ave., Mon Day to Friday from 9 . To 5 . Chiefs look at new group today first nation chiefs from across Western Canada will gather at lower fort Garry to look into creating a new regional coalition to Deal with land settlements covered by 11 treaties. Organizers Are hoping As Many As 5,000 delegates could be at the National Indian treaties 1-11 gather ing being held at the site where the first of the numbered treaties was signed 135 years ago. The meeting ends on thursday. Fol Lorama begins Fol Lorama the City a two week cultural festival begins its 37th edition on sunday and runs to aug. 19. More than 40 pavilions located across the City will be opening their doors half the first week the other half in the Sec Ond. Admission is $4 per person or $36 for a family pack 12 admissions for the Price of nine. Admission is free for children 12 and under with an adult. For More information go to Safe water panel Here a Federal panel looking into ensuring first nations communities have Safe drinking water will be in Winnipeg today and tomorrow. The panel created by Federal minister of Indian and Northern affairs Canada Jim Prentice with National chief Phil Fontaine of the Assembly of first nations will hear from members of the Public during an open forum tomorrow. The hearings Are being held at the fort Garry hotel 222 Broadway starting at 9 . For More information go to or Call 1-866?677-2635. Got a news tip or Story suggestion Call the free press tips line at 697-7292, email it to , or Send a fax to 697-7412. ? compiled by Kevin Rollason and Jason Bell guardian Angels coming anti crime crusaders checking Community support level in Winnipeg by Jen Skerritt and Gwendolyn Richards w Ith Only red berets and a desire to fight Street crime the guardian Angels will be in Winnipeg in four weeks to see whether there is enough support to set up a new chapter in the Peg. National director Lou Hoffer said yesterday the guardian Angels will visit Winnipeg during the first week in sep tember. The City is one of several stops fifty teams paddle to fight kids cancer by Sean Moore they came in last but got a heroes Welcome. Chemo savvy a team of 22 breast cancer survivors was one of five women a teams that competed in the big strokes for Little folks River City dragon boat races. The event raised Money to support paediatric clinical trials at cancer care Manitoba that help children get the Best treatment and care possible. Included in the organizations Cross country tour this september. The anti crime patrol group operates in More than 60 communities worldwide and Hoffer said the tour is a Way for the organization to gauge interest and need to set up other chapters across Canada. Since guardian Angels began in new York 27 years ago the Volunteer patrols have provided conflict Resolution first Aid and help with social issues like homelessness. In Canada chapters Are being Orga a total of 50 teams competed in the event last Friday to yesterday at the Manitoba water ski Park on Murdock Road in St. Boniface. One member of chemo savvy sat in the Stern of the boat steering with a Large rudder while 20 others paddled hard. To motivate them a drummer in a Neon Pink afro wig sat in the Bow and banged on a drum. In front of her reaching into the sky from the Bow was a sculpted dragons head. Chemo savvy tried but they weren to pulling till they puked a sweaty Shirley Stone team spokes woman said. After the final race on the last Day a Rose ceremony was held. The team paddled into the Middle sized in Toronto Vancouver Edmonton and Calgary. I think there a a need for a guardian Angels chapter in every City in Canada Hoffer said. Hoffer said the Angels will have an open discussion with Winnipeg police along with touring the City and speaking with concerned citizens. He said this will give them an idea if there is a citizen Volunteer base to support the organization in Winnipeg As Well As a clearer picture of where patrols might be needed. Of the Lake and Over a loud speaker a member announced they would Hon our their Sisters who lost their fight against cancer. The boats Crew then lifted Pink roses and after a Brief moment of silence they tossed the roses into the water. On Shore families tossed White roses into the Lake ? a Symbol to Hon our those who lost their lives to can cer. Many cried and hugged. Chemo savvy continued their ceremonial paddling to Shore where other teams had lined up in two rows facing each other. The teams lifted their paddles and with the tips touching created an archway that stretched 100 metres bending along the Shoreline that the Hoffer said he a already received about two dozen emails from win nip Eggers agitated by local crime and is optimistic the Angels could fill a void other social agencies in the City can to provide. If All goes Well Hoffer said win nip Eggers could see the red berets patrolling City streets by Early 2007. Continued please see guardian b2 chemo savvy team walked under. Everyone was chanting chemo savvy and shaking hands with the emotional team. Creating the archway began at a race in Saskatoon in 2002, Stone said. Its very emotional walking through it Stone said. You try not to bawl your eyes every year it seems like More people Are diagnosed with cancer. Every year we get a lot of feedback that its not a death sentence. And that a our we Are a living tribute Stone said. We still have a lot of life left in there Are More than 95 International breast cancer survivor dragon boat teams with about 35 in Canada. By Jen Skerritt despite a record number of cancellations and a sweltering heat wave the Western fringe broke attendance records to become the biggest fringe Winnipeg has Ever seen. Its unbelievable said executive pro Ducer Nick Kowalchuk after tallying the numbers last night. The newcomers Are coming out and they re enjoying in 2004, Winnipeg a fringe festival was the top Selling fringe festival in North America with a record 68,470 ticket sales. This year the fringe sur passed the previous record with 69,320 ticket sales. Kowalchuk said organizers were sur prised at this years attendance and Western fringe ropes record crowd attribute the fests Success to the fun Western theme and last minute ticket sales. Since ticket sales were on Par with last year for most of the week organizers did not expect to surpass 2004?s record breaking fringe. Unlike 2004, this years Western fringe had 10 fewer theatre companies. This years fest opened with 127 shows after nine companies dropped out for personal reasons. A tenth show nether where Ether when cancelled its show after one performance. As a result Kowalchuk said there were fewer shows and More empty time slots for fringe goers. Continued please see Western fringe b2 ;