Winnipeg Free Press

1. September 6, 2008

2. A meeting place for 20 years

   By Kevin Rollason The Forks blew out the candles on 20 years of existence Friday night.

3. Feds hand Manitoba loot bag

   By Bruce Owen The Harper government -- on the cusp of an election -- handed a $718-million deal to the province Friday to finish the Red River Floodway expansion and tackle anything else that qualifies as infrastructure renewal.

4. Ex-cop drives son away from crash: witnesses

   By James Turner WITNESSES to an alleged drunk-driving crash in Charleswood say a former Winnipeg police officer drove his 20-year-old son from the scene before police arrived and then returned alone a few minutes later to speak with officers.

5. Fight over boy's care spurs reform

   The province announced Friday it has reached an agreement with the federal government to implement Jordan's Principle in Manitoba so that First Nations children with multiple disabilities will continue to receive needed care without delays or disruptions resulting from jurisdictional disputes.

6. Manitoba scientists develop BSE test

   By Will Tremain Manitoba scientists have made a breakthrough discovery that could lead to the first test for mad cow disease in live cattle.

7. The Greatest Manitobans: #19 Steve Juba

   By Kevin Rollason Today and every day for the next week, we offer readers a sneak peek at the life stories of 12 of the Top 30 Greatest Manitobans ever, as chosen by Winnipeg Free Press readers in a collaborative process that lasted all summer. We've chosen seven profiles at random for you to enjoy, but the last five are that long-awaited countdown to the No. 1 greatest Manitoban ever. Our book The Greatest Manitobans launches in November.

8. Winnipeggers say they're Heart of the Continent

   By Bartley Kives WINNIPEG'S new welcome signs showcasing the downtown skyline, the Esplanade Riel bridge and the slogan Heart of the Continent are going up at 10 entrances to the city in place of the faded One Great City signs.

9. MLAs going back to work

   By Bruce Owen and Mary Agnes Welch The parties have caucused, the strategies are planned and the policies are drafted.

10. Tories take to YouTube to spread word on Doer government's faults

    By Bruce Owen MANITOBA'S Progressive Conservatives have taken to the World Wide Web to spread their message.

11. Big bills slated to be passed this fall

12. Back lane repairs fire up city hall

    By Joe Paraskevas Municipal politicians and officials will wrestle this month with the contentious issue of which back lanes the city will rebuild next year.

13. Sisler High School locked down Friday afternoon

    A lockdown at Sisler High School on Friday afternoon kept students after class, after officials received a report of a bicyclist outside the school with an unspecified weapon.

14. Crown appeals sentence in semi-trailer death

    By Mike McIntyre IT'S the rarest kind of appeal -- both the Crown and defence feel the judge did them wrong.

15. Shilo soldiers have bittersweet return from tour

    By Jillian Austin CFB SHILO -- It was a bittersweet homecoming for the first group of soldiers returning from their Afghanistan mission early Friday morning.

16. Survivor would not be silenced

    Philip WEISS was remembered Friday as a man who chose to transform the evil done to him and millions of others into a journey of healing, remembrance and the determined education of the generations that followed his.

17. Sign snafu spotted by francophone community

    By Joe Paraskevas CITY hall was left red-faced Friday as it rushed to correct a sign in Assiniboine Park full of translation errors that caught the attention of Winnipeg's francophone community.

18. Province covers well-water tests

    THE province is offering to pay for well-water testing in Interlake areas that have been hit hard by overland flooding.

19. Commercial breeding kennels among worst offenders

    By Selena Hinds THE province is considering improvements to its Animal Care Act because officials know there are gaps in the legislation.

20. First-day enrolment at U of M down 1.7%

    By Nick Martin First-day enrolment at the University of Manitoba is down 1.7 per cent so far in the first week of school.

21. U of W introduces waste-diversion program

    STUDENTS, faculty and staff who returned to the University of Winnipeg this week scraped food scraps from their plates into new cafeteria composting bins as the campus introduced a comprehensive waste-diversion program.

22. No shoes on my road, Stegall jokes at unveiling

    By Meghan Hurley Before you walk down Milt Stegall Drive, be prepared to take off your shoes.

23. More students than available spaces at Red River College

    RED River College's full-time enrolment is up by 1.6 per cent this September, setting another record high, the college reports.

24. Auto thefts down: police

    By James Turner The Winnipeg police stolen auto unit claims Winnipeg is on track to shed its dubious label as Canada's stolen car capital -- following a month of record-low thefts.

25. September 5, 2008

26. Comrades remember Winnipegger

    By Meghan Hurley FIVE soldiers gathered Thursday in Winnipeg to share stories of three fallen comrades, just hours before a group of Shilo-based soldiers arrived home from a tour of duty in Afghanistan.
    
    Why We Fight, a poem by Cpl. Andrew Grenon
    Repatriation of soldiers set for tomorrow
    VIDEO: Friends remember fallen comrades

27. Hotel-tax cash sits and waits

    By Bartley Kives City hall has been quick to collect more than $1.2 million with its new hotel tax but slow to figure out how exactly to spend the money.

28. Licensing fees leave sour taste with city cafés

    By Joe Paraskevas A group representing about one-quarter of Winnipeg's eating establishments has written to Mayor Sam Katz and other city councillors asking them to reconsider the city's new business licence fees.

29. No helmet, no coaching

    By Geoff Kirbyson WHEN minor-hockey coaches step on the practice ice this season, they'll have to wear a helmet or risk banishment to the penalty box.

30. Stabbing victim faces drug charges

    A 25-year-old man was taken to hospital yesterday afternoon after he was stabbed three times in the upper-body on the corner of Mountain Avenue and Aikins Street.

31. Gagnons reunite in Georgia

    By Mike McIntyre and James Turner MONICA GAGNON left her Winnipeg home last Sunday evening and told her husband she was running an errand and would be home shortly. Instead, Joe Gagnon had to wait nearly 100 hours -- and drive 2,500 kilometres -- before he could see his wife again.
    VIDEO: Mystery journey to Georgia

32. Fletcher meets men who saved his life

    By Jen Skerritt Winnipeg MP Steven Fletcher was at a loss for words Thursday night when he reunited with two men credited with saving his life in the highway crash 13 years ago that left him paralyzed from the neck down.

33. Disease-detection system performs well: scientists

    By Jen Skerritt Canada's system that flags outbreaks of food-borne illnesses like listeriosis is the "gold-standard" and doesn't need any improvements, federal health officials said Thursday.

34. Holocaust survivor shared his story

    By Kevin Rollason Winnipeg resident Philip Weiss -- a Holocaust survivor who educated generations of local children about it through his experiences -- has died.

35. Dion goes after Harper over listeriosis outbreak

    By Mary Agnes Welch LIBERAL Leader Stéphane Dion demanded Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz's resignation Thursday, saying the minister had misled Canadians on the tainted meat outbreak.

36. U of M engineers all geared up about state-of-the-art design lab

    By Nick Martin UNIVERSITY of Manitoba mechanical engineering doctoral student Andrea Kraj used to build bridges at Garden City Collegiate out of spaghetti and glue.

37. Run to help fund Special Olympics

    LOCAL police, RCMP officers and Corrections officials will raise money for Special Olympics Manitoba in this Friday's 2008 Law Enforcement Torch Run.

38. Hughes may run for Liberals

    By Mary Agnes Welch FORMER CBC broadcaster and freelance journalist Leslie Hughes is expected to run for the Liberals in Kildonan-St. Paul.

39. Gang associate going to jail for gun smuggling

    By Mike McIntyre A Hells Angels associate with a notorious criminal history in Manitoba has pleaded guilty to smuggling high-powered guns across the Canada-U.S. border.

40. Highway 8 reconstruction project still on target despite heavy rain

    By Kevin Rollason ABOVE-average rain this summer may be causing Interlake farmers to consider slashing the size of their cattle herds, but it's not effecting the reconstruction of a major highway through the area.

41. The Greatest Manitobans: #26 Louis Slotin

    By Alison Mayes Today and every day for the next week, we offer readers a sneak peek at the life stories of 12 of the Top 30 Greatest Manitobans ever, as chosen by Winnipeg Free Press readers in a collaborative process that lasted all summer. We've chosen seven profiles at random for you to enjoy, but the last five are that long-awaited countdown to the No. 1 greatest Manitoban ever. Our book The Greatest Manitobans launches in November.

42. Trial in attack on cop delayed

    By James Turner What a judge called "disturbing" issues over key evidence has delayed the trial of a 17-year-old boy accused of trying to run over a police officer with a stolen car.

43. Death Notices

    ALLARY, Patrick.

44. Lottery Numbers

    In the event of a discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail.

45. September 4, 2008

46. Tories roll out cash as vote looms

    By Mary Agnes Welch and Bruce Owen On the cusp of a federal election call, the Tories have been sprinkling money -- much of it old money -- all over the province this week, totally nearly $50 million.

47. The Greatest Manitobans: #12 Terry Fox

    By Larry Kusch Today and every day for the next two weeks, we offer readers a sneak peek at the life stories of 12 of the Top 30 Greatest Manitobans ever, as chosen by Winnipeg Free Press readers in a collaborative process that lasted all summer. We’ve chosen seven profiles at random for you to enjoy, but the last five are that long-awaited countdown to the No. 1 greatest Manitoban ever. Watch for our book The Greatest Manitobans to be released in November.

48. Outcome may well boil down to issue of leadership

    Dan Lett Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion stood triumphantly before his federal caucus yesterday, surges of applause filling the ballroom of a downtown Winnipeg hotel, a wide and satisfied smile plastered across his face.

49. U of M finding has HIV research team hopeful

    By Will Tremain University of Manitoba scientists may be a step closer to unlocking the mystery of why some women are immune to the virus that causes AIDS.

50. Rights museum's board starts work

    By Bruce Owen The hard work began Wednesday for eight new board members appointed to run Winnipeg's Canadian Museum For Human Rights.

51. Housing break for students?

    Want to live in a brand-new Exchange District apartment and only pay $492 a month? It could be possible next year in a heritage building near Red River College's downtown campus.

52. Police celebrate mileston -- zero calls waiting for service

    By James Turner For the first time in years, Winnipeg police experienced a moment where no calls for service were stuck in their dispatch system, the city's top cop said Wednesday.

53. Nine cases of West Nile virus; health officials brace for more

    Three more Manitobans have tested positive for West Nile virus, bringing the total number of cases this year to nine.

54. In Brief

    Murder hearing begins

55. September 3, 2008

56. Bus-killing suit places blame

    By Mike McIntyre THE family of murder victim Tim McLean has filed a sweeping lawsuit in which they condemn the actions of the federal govern­ment, RCMP and Greyhound following the killing of their son earlier this summer.
    
    VIDEO: Victim's family launches suit

57. Point Douglas tackles booze

    By Meghan Hurley WHEN a man was attacked in broad day­light by a group of drunks, members of the Point Douglas Residents Committee knew they had to do something.

58. The Greatest Manitobans: #25 Carol Shields

    By Morley Walker Today and every day for the next two weeks, we offer readers a sneak peek at the life stories of 12 of the Top 30 Greatest Manitobans ever, as chosen by Winnipeg Free Press readers in a collaborative process that lasted all summer. We’ve chosen seven profiles at random for you to enjoy, but the last five are that long-awaited countdown to the No. 1 greatest Manitoban ever. Watch for our book The Greatest Manitobans to be released in November.

59. September 2, 2008

60. Feds, provinces set to sign deals on infrastructure

    By Dan Lett The federal and provincial governments are expected to put aside a long-standing disagreement and sign a $280-million infrastructure funding agreement this week -- just days before a federal election is called.

61. In Brief

    Mayhem at kids' bash Winnipeg police charged five men in connection with an altercation at a children's back-to-school party Saturday.

62. Volunteer Opportunities

    The following is a list of volunteer opportunities advertised in the Winnipeg area. For more information about these listings, please contact the person/organization directly; you may call Volunteer Manitoba at 477-5180, ext. 225, e-mail vmreferral@mts.net or www.volunteermanitoba.ca.

63. Stomach hormone may curb appetite

    Learning Curve / By Dr. Tooru Mizuno Do you want fat or not?

64. Death Notices

    ANTONIUK, Shirley Evelyn. BANCROFT (September 2 2008, 12: 40 am CDT), Carol Lorraine.

65. New school year, new policies

    By Nick Martin Parents are about to be nickel and dimed and loonie and toonied when school starts.

66. Z is for Z dike

    By Bill Redekop People have always been a bit shy to say what really happened with the famous Z-dike in the 1997 Flood of the Century.

67. Family encouraged by Federal Court ruling

    By Aldo Santin The lawyer for a Winnipeg man serving a life sentence in a Greek prison for drug smuggling is encouraged by a Federal Court ruling.

68. Grits' Green Shift losing steam

    By Juliet O'Neill WINNIPEG -- Support for the Liberals' Green Shift carbon tax proposal fell over the summer, signalling leader Stéphane Dion faces "a big problem" with the centerpiece of his election campaign platform, says Darrell Bricker, president of the Ipsos-Reid polling firm.

69. Lottery Numbers

    In the event of a discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail.

70. Police stress safety as school resumes

    By Nick Martin Winnipeg police are stressing the importance of children’s safety during the first week of school.

71. September 1, 2008
72. August 31, 2008

73. His motto was 'seize the day'

    By Selena Hinds Wendy Hayward-Miskiewicz has been through the most difficult 42 days anyone could imagine.

74. Adventurers to kayak from Winnipeg to Gulf of Mexico

    Lindsey Wiebe After cycling from Los Angeles to New York and hiking from Georgia to Maine, you'd think kayaking from Winnipeg to the Gulf of Mexico wouldn't faze Kevin Knieling.

75. Y is for Neil Young

    Kevin Rollason Years ago, when I was backpacking through Europe, I spent some time in Liverpool and went on a Magical History Tour of former haunts of The Beatles.

76. Pirates find treasure for United Way

    THE Pony Corral held its annual Piratesat the Pier costume party on Aug.28, with proceeds in support of United Way Winnipeg. Richard Smith and Rob Yestrau arrived in style with their pirate-themed boat and costumes to support the cause. Guests had a swashbuckling good time, dressed in their favourite pirate apparel at The Pony patio overlooking the Red River.

77. On thin ice

    By Selena Hinds This story is an extract from Selena Hinds' thesis toward her Masters degree in journalism from Carleton University. DR. Peter Davis has advised Olympic organizations in more than 20 countries and has a reputation for delivering results.

78. U.S. food safety system better: expert

    By Gabrielle Giroday Canada's monitoring of food-borne illnesses is paltry compared to systems in place in the U.S., a Winnipeg food safety expert said as listeriosis claimed a 10th life, this time in Alberta.

79. Rainy weather delays search for missing canoeists

    Gabrielle Giroday The search in Sayisi Dene First Nation for two missing canoeists was called off Saturday afternoon due to rainy weather, but the band's chief said recovery efforts to recover the men's bodies will continue Sunday.

80. You really showed us a great summer

    WE asked you to show us your summer and wow, did you respond.

81. Death notices

    BAIN, Hilda Helen. BURNS, Ronald Kenneth.

82. Lottery numbers

    In the event of a discrepancy between this list and

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