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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 11, 2000
Page
3
The AIDA program faces funding gaps as federal and provincial limits clash. Manitoba says 1999 payments may reach 51 million with 46 million already set, while early cheques cover only 58 percent of expected sums. Officials warn totals could dip by up to 300 million in a program nearing one billion.
Jean Glasman of Russell Manitoba won 250000 dollars as the Big Win Lottery grand prize recipient. A cheque presentation at St Boniface General Hospital followed a ticket purchase habit started in 1990 after Jean’s bypass surgery.
Mrs Glasman and husband consider the payout but plan to save it as the Big Win Lottery raises over eight million dollars in ten years. This year the draw produced 156 winners sharing nearly half a million dollars in cash prizes for research and patient care projects at St Boniface General Hospital Re search Foundation.
Consumer and Corporate Affairs Minister Lemieux resigned after opposition accused a conflict of interest tied to his wife Valerie Matthews Lemieux who represented the Nisichawayashihk Cree Nation near Thompson in a casino license bid. Premier Doer said the conflict was disclosed and denied. Highways Minister Steve Ashton will take over the Gaming portfolio.
The Pelly Trail School Division 37 will hire an external consultant to review volunteer policies and practices. The aim is to assess current procedures against other jurisdictions and prepare improvement recommendations. A fall report will be presented to the Board and the public.
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