Ladco Manager of Land Development and Grandin Park executive Ken Oblik promising that no trees in the Bois-des-esprits will ever be felled to build Royalwood
In 1998 the NDP and the Conservative parties were at words over Ladco's proposed development in Headingley. Compare the rambunctious political debate then to the silence and secrecy found in the legislature in 2002-2003. What a difference being in power and a few million dollars in profits makes to quell genuine political debate.
"Between 1988 and 1996, the Borger family and their companies gave close to $180,000 to the provincial Conservatives, including two donations totaling $2,014 to Jack Reimer in the 1995 provincial election. Mr. Reimer is urban affairs minister. Ladco Co. Ltd., one of the Borger companies, owns 1,000 acres of land on the north side of the TransCanada Highway between Winnipeg and Headingley. (full story)
“I think it is absolutely essential to remove any doubt as to whether the Borgers or Ladco have actually bought themselves a water deal through their donations to the Conservative party.” NDP urban affairs critic Becky Barrett said. She again accused Rural Development Minister Len Derkach of applying undue pressure on the city to approve the sale of water to Headingley, charging he’d engaged in “bullying and thuggery.” “The province’s heavy hand is forcing a decision on city council that I think most Winnipegers do not believe is in the city’s best interests,” she said. (full story)
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