Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 12, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba a6 Winnipeg free press saturday August 12, 2006 Manitoba around Manitoba Manitou Man missing ramp need the Public a help in the search for a Man who was reported miss ing after disappearing from his Manitou Home last week end. Jeffrey Peter son was last seen by a Neighbour outside his House last saturday afternoon. Peterson 37, is 5-9 and 150 pounds with a slim build Light Brown hair Grey eyes and moustache. He also wears glasses and is a moderate to heavy smoker. Police said Peterson a vehicle was not taken and he does not have a history of leaving without telling anyone. Call ramp in Manitou or Crystal City at 1-204-242-2121 or 1-204-873?2413 if you have information. Train jumper injured a woman is in Hospital and could face trespassing charges after injuring her self while jumping from a train in the Transcona Yards yesterday morning a in rail spokesman said. Jim Feeney could not confirm the name or age of the woman or that of her male partner but he did say the woman seriously injured one or both feet while trying to jump off a slow moving eastbound train around 10 . The woman was taken by ambulance to health sciences Centre while the Man was arrested and charged with trespassing. Feeney said the woman will Likely face charges of trespassing which could be pressed at a later Date. Feeney could not say where the pair began their trip. Police officer Hurt in fight a Dauphin policeman was hospitalized following a three person scuffle in the parking lot of a Dauphin inn last Satur Day and a couple faces charges. On August 5, police were called to the Dauphin Community inn after a couple reportedly fought with bar staff. After police arrived a 40-year?old Man tried to flee upon arrest and was chased into a rear parking lot. A 31-year-old woman followed and the policeman was then allegedly punched in the face by the duo knocked to the ground and then kicked in the face. Additional officers arrived and tapered the Man. The woman was arrested on the scene without further incident. The injured officer was taken by ambulance to the Dauphin regional health Centre then transferred to Winnipeg a health sciences Centre for facial surgery. He was later released. Robert Dean shorting of Dauphin is charged with a number of offences. An outstanding Canada wide warrant for parole violation was executed at the time of the arrest. Adeline Lavallee of Dauphin also faces a number of charges. Shooting in North end an 18-year-old Man has been released from Hospital and a 20-year-old Man is in stable condition following a shooting in the North end thursday evening police said yesterday. Both men suffered gunshot wounds to their lower bodies when a Man got out of a vehicle and fired several shots at a Boyd Avenue residence. Police were looking for three males suspected to have fled the scene in a Blue Sun and a Maroon Van. Officers with the organized crime unit Are investigating. By Alexandra Paul somebody a got to win right Myles Mcmillan Hopes it will be him. At $42 million today a lotto 6/49 is the second biggest Jackpot in Canadian history and by the time Western Canada lottery terminals shut Down at 8 p.m., canadians will have dropped a whopping $60 million on tickets. Half of that will Likely be spent on the Day of the draw itself. At the City a busiest lottery Termi nals in shopping malls people Are expected to line up 10 to 15 deep and the lines will stretch the closer it gets to deadline. Pumped up at the lottery Kiosk in Polo Park mall yesterday 28-year old Mcmil Lan confided he a pumped up because aug. 12 is a special Date for him ? its his wedding Day. I a getting married so it should be my Good Luck what would he do with $42 million enjoy a permanent honeymoon with his Bride he said. Well retire like Many people Mcmillan is Only an occasional player. He does to buy lottery tickets unless the Jackpot is a big one and even then he does to buy lot of them. He bought three tickets yesterday at $2 a pop. Alberta registered nurse Juliette Pilapil stood in line behind Mcmil Lan but unlike him she san old hand at the lottery dream. With her ticket in hand she paused to Tell a reporter that she and her family Are visiting Winnipeg from Calgary and they plan to drive Back today stopping at Gas stations on the trans Canada Highway to buy tick ets along the Way. Here i just got a Quick pick two tickets and a Bonus extra number for $5. And the numbers Are the ones i always buy ? i Don to know for How Many years she a never won big even As part of her Pool of Winnipeg my sometimes you get what you pay for. Sometimes you get More. And if you re a step ahead of the crowd today you can get much More. Because an automobile dealer in Winnipeg is now offering off lease 2005 grand ams for an unbelievable Price of just $12,679. This is less than half its original $25,880 manufacturers list Price. Not Only Are these adorned with the most desirable amenities such As air and cd players but they also carry the remainder of the original 3 year / 60,000 factory warranty. So Why the Low Price As in almost every True bargain its All in the timing. First the employee pricing offered on new grand ams converted Many would be used car buyers to new car buyers. They should have waited. Secondly hundreds of 2005?s Are now returning from Short term leases. But the final Knock out blow came from the Spike in gasoline prices turning Many buyers attention to smaller Economy cars primarily imports. Today most people have Gross misconceptions in regards to fuel Economy. Smaller in to always better because Little engines need to work much harder than larger about 20 nurses who work in one of Calgary a Community hospitals. The biggest 6/49 Jackpot ? and the biggest lottery Jackpot Ever in Canada ? was $54.3 million won by a group of 17 Oil and Gas workers in Central Alberta on oct. 26, 2005. In Manitoba it was $27.2 million won by a Bank manager on nov. 12, 2005. Lotto 6/49 was launched More than 20 years ago in 1982 and the cheap tickets proved to be a Winner with the Public from the Start. Normally canadians Fork Over about $45 million a week to buy a piece of the dream of being set for life. Manitoba Only accounts for about three per cent of ticket sales about $2 million a draw. Advertisement Pontiac grand ams for temporary Spike in gasoline prices produces real bargains ones to make a car go. 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Jim Gauthier Pontiac is located at 2400 Mcphillips Street Call 1-866-537-8458 and Jim Gauthier Chevrolet is located at 1400 Mcphillips Street Call 1-800-719-6597 when the Jackpot Rolls Over with out a Winner it builds up luring in players who normally pass by lottery terminals without a second glance. Sometimes the jackpots Are just too big players admitted. Larry a retired Media worker who buys a single 6/49 ticket for his wife every saturday morning said hell buy his ticket As usual but he takes a dim View of All the hoopla. It does to mean anything when its $30 or $40 million Larry insisted. At $30 or $40 million there a Noth ing to be gained than if it were $1 million. Except greed. But that a human nature he said. Liberal leadership Rae Here to unveil aboriginal policy by Dan Lett Federal Liberal leadership hopeful Bob Rae will unveil a seven Point policy today in Winnipeg that he describes As the foundation for a new relationship with Canadas aboriginal people. The former Ontario Premier said his policy Marks a significant step Forward from the doomed Kelowna Accord that was swept aside by prime minister Stephen Harper when his conservatives took Power earlier this year. The Accord which outlined the Broad strokes of a new Revenue sharing agree ment and oversight Between first nations and the provincial and Federal governments needs to evolve to a wider Range of issues involving first nations inuit and a tis people Rae said. Kelowna is a very important basis from which to Start Rae said in an interview yesterday. But i think there Are other issues that need to be addressed As Well. I think we have to go beyond Kelowna Rae said the Kelowna Accord was virtually silent on the future of Canadas Urban aboriginal population. This is alarming Given that nearly half of All aboriginal people live in cities he added. Rae said his policy platform includes Concrete suggestions for increasing Rev Enue for first nation governments and suggestions for enhanced accountability. Although the term accountability has been a flashpoint in relations Between the former Liberal government and first nations Rae said it is impossible to move Forward without a commitment to greater reporting and transparency. It is not possible to have enormous transfers of Money without account ability he said. Other planks in Rae a aboriginal policy include. Increased resources to expedite exist ing land claims cases. Greater Revenue sharing and Revenue raising opportunities for aboriginal governments and greater internet Access for Remote aboriginal communities. Focusing future Federal funding on health care infrastructure housing water Quality and education including greater Grants and bursaries to give aboriginal students Access to Post secondary opportunities. A new Northern strategy that gives greater control Over resource develop ment to territories and. A new agreement recognizing a tis people As a distinct society within Canada a aboriginal people. Rae is considered the main challenger in the Liberal leadership race to front runner Michael Ignatieff. In a crowded Field of candidates the former nip pre Mier of Ontario has to Date raised More Money than any other challenger and is just now entering an Active period of pol icy announcements. Earlier this week Rae made a foreign policy speech in Toronto that garnered numerous headlines. Rae said he has been working steadily throughout the summer to build up to a string of policy announcements to let liberals and canadians know where he stands on the most pressing issues. To Date most liberals seem to be con tent with supporting the Kelowna Accord an agreement negotiated by for Mer prime minister Paul Martin and a hallmark of his last few months in Power. As for the current conservative government Rae said its refusal to respect the work done to reach the Kelowna Accord is an indication Harper does to get i Don to think they accept the constitutional obligation that i think we very clearly have. Walking away from Kelowna was a very bad idea.?. ;