Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 23, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba top news Winnipeg free press wednesday August 23, 2006 a5 police bust grow of in Belmont ramp dismantled a 1,214-Plant indoor Mari when he saw a Man in his 30s walk by. He said Jeffrey Dwayne Riley 34, is charged with Juana grow operation monday in Belmont a a few seconds later he heard Yelling and saw three counts of growing marijuana and one Small town Southeast of Brandon mounties ramp pull up at the mans Home Down the charge of Possession of marijuana for the Pur said yesterday. Street jump out of their vehicles and tackle pose of trafficking. The pot found in various stages of growth him to the ground. Ramp Are looking for a second Man had a potential Street value of $1.2 million. Torz said the Man recently moved into the Thomas Edward Borecky 37. He is described officers arrested one Man and Are search Small farming Community. As caucasian 5-10, 170 pounds. Police said he ing for a second. He also said the House targeted by police is considered armed an dangerous. Anyone Belmont resident de Torz said he was had blankets and mattresses concealing every with information is asked to Call their nearest painting his Home around 12 30 . Monday window. Police station or crime stoppers. Powerful position Premier names his replacement for Kostyra by Martin Cash p remier Gary doer has named Angela Mathieson 34, head of the Community and economic development com Mittee of Cabinet. Mathieson replaces Eugene Kostyra 60, who is retiring in september. Kostyra a Long time Friend and confidante to the Premier built the Job into one of the most influential and powerful positions in the doer government Quarter backing the provinces involvement in such major files As the its Centre and the financial assistance package to motor coach industries in 2002. Mathieson an assistant Deputy minister in the department of intergovernmental affairs and Trade has a masters degree in City planning. She began her employment with the province in Kostyra a office As a project manager and was involved in the Angela its Centre negotiations and the Gas tax Mathieson files. Prior to her government Job she worked As a management consultant in Winnipeg. The cedi was created in 2000 to co ordinate major Community and economic development projects that the govern ment is involved in especially those that Cross department lines. It was designed to provide a one Stop shop for businesses looking to invest in Manitoba. They can pitch their propos als to the head of the cedi rather than trying to manoeuvre their Way through department bureaucracies. The committee works on projects in various Fields of eco nomic development including Urban Rural aboriginal and Northern development strategies. Jim Carr ceo of the business Council of Manitoba said the province needs to enhance the importance and priority of eco nomic development. Angela is Bright and capable and she should be Able to be part of that he said. Graham Starmer president of the Manitoba chamber of Commerce said the position is extremely important to eco nomic development in the province because so much is channelled through that office. He said Manitoba chamber officials were planning to meet with Kostyra to express concern Over the Lack of co Ordina Tion of economic development activity that is sometimes spread throughout several departments. We need to talk about better co ordination especially with the Rural areas he said. We think we need to bring together All the different players to make it More ;