Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 26, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday August 26, 2006 a3 top news police put 19 second world War Era Sten guns on display yesterday along with rifles shotguns and ammunition seized earlier this month. Police also seized two working cannons. Guns rebuilt sold to gangs. Sub machine guns decommissioned by military. Pen guns seized in Komano raids ramp and City police put 19 second guns. On Jan. 26, a Sten gun was seized in the Komano Case dismantled Mil Nipes police supt. Gord Schumacher by Bruce Owen world War Era Sten guns on display after a Man connected to a local drug itary surplus weapon parts appear to said explaining organized crime flour f yesterday along with rifles shotguns gang fired it into the air outside the have been acquired and then re Assem wishes when gangsters get the weaponry fifty Sten sub machine guns and ammunition seized earlier this Charleswood motor hotel. One of the bled. Officials have said what gun parts to protect their turf and terrorize the seized by police since january month in connection to huge police stray bullets blew through the front could to be found could be made by an Public. Were allegedly rebuilt in a clan raids at two Komano properties. Window of the Roblin bakery and Pas experienced Gunsmith. There is no room for complacency Destine Komano gun shop police said police also seized two working cannons try shop. On july 2, City police seized As for the pen guns Guyader said ramp Insp. Derek Simmonds said yesterday. And a homemade .50-calibre Rifle. Three working Sten sub machine guns this in to the first time police have Dis about police efforts to work More in the guns decommissioned by the they also discovered three solid steel and six High capacity ammunition clips covered such weapons. Tandem with other Law enforcement Canadian forces in the 1970s appear to pen guns ? homemade guns disguised during a raid on a House in the 100 Block he said officers seized 15 of them agencies. Have been reconditioned and sold to As ballpoint pens. The guns fire a single of River Elm drive in West St. Paul. Last june when three Winnipeg men in the raids police also seized two drug gangs connected to the Hells .22-calibre Bullet for what one officer charges have been Laid in each Case. Were charged with first degree Mur allegedly stolen camper trailers a Golf Angels in Manitoba and British Colum described As up close and personal the Sten was manufactured from Der in connection to the april 8 exec cart two Bobcat Earth movers and Bia police and sources said. Only 47 parts and was intended to be Tion style slayings of eight bandidos three personal watercraft. Car parts they were actually trafficking in Elwyn Evans 61, and Alvin taken apart easily and put Back Ogeth members near Shedden ont. Were also found buried on one of the them said sgt. Rick Guyader of the la Prepra 52, remain in custody or by soldiers and resistance fighters he said police still Don to know the properties. A kilogram of cocaine and Winnipeg police services organized charged with multiple firearm offences during the second world War. It was source of those pen guns. More than three pounds of marijuana crime unit. And other charges. Mass produced during and after the police said it would be naive to think were also seized. I a sure if we could Trace the whole police Learned of the alleged gun fac War and primarily used by British and illegal sources of guns have dried up system wed find them across the tory Jan. 10 when two . Men were Canadian troops. It can fire hundreds with the Komano and other arrests. stopped leaving Winnipeg with 27 Sten of rounds in minutes. Its not just drugs and thugs win trip also furthers study of Hydrogen As Energy by Mia Rabson an air link Between Iceland and Winnipeg could be the biggest fruit of a state visit to Iceland this week by Manitoba Premier Gary doer. Doer who arrived in Iceland thurs Day spent three Days being wined and dined by local businesses politicians and cultural groups. He toured the icelandic parliament and dined on icelandic Lamb and strawberries last night at a state Din Ner hosted by icelandic prime minister Geir h. Haarde. While doer met with pharmaceutical companies and icelandic financiers his biggest meetings were Likely with the ceo of Iceland air and researchers and business officials involved in Iceland a rapidly expanding Hydrogen Economy. Despite Manitoba having the largest icelandic population outside of Iceland itself there is no direct flight Between doer touts air link with Iceland anywhere in Canada and anywhere in Iceland. Discussions have been ongoing for More than a year to have Iceland air Fly Between Winnipeg and Reykjavik. Doer said following his meeting this week that he feels the plan is moving Forward. I a More optimistic now he said. The Airport authorities support the closest flight available right now is from Minneapolis to Reykjavik. From Winnipeg the flight would Likely be less than five hours and could also open up Airport business linking Canada and the rest of Europe. Reykjavik already serves As a Gateway to London and Paris for Many passengers originating in the United states. Doer also followed up on a 2003 agree ment signed by Manitoba and Iceland to share research and development on Hydrogen As an Energy source. Iceland is leading the Way in the Hydrogen Field. By 2050, the tiny Island nation of 280,000 plans to eliminate Fos Sil fuels entirely in favour of Hydrogen to Power everything from Homes and cars to Ocean liners and fishing vessels. While doer does to have that lofty a goal for Hydrogen in Manitoba he does think keeping abreast of Iceland a plans will ultimately help Manitoba. We re not putting All our eggs in that Basket but wed be negligent not to be connected to the Best research and development available he said. Manitoba has invited icelandic Hydro Gen experts to Winnipeg next month to see a Hydrogen powered Model bus that is the most advanced fuel cell bus on the Market according to Jim Crone Manitoba a director of Energy economic development. Winnipeg has already been the cold weather test site for a Hydrogen pow ered transit bus but that bus used Hydrogen to Power a More traditional combustion engine. The new bus wont have a combustion engine Crone said. Because Manitoba has a Large bus manufacturing sector Hydrogen pow ered bus technology is one of the likeliest areas for Manitoba to become a world Leader in the Hydrogen Market place. ;