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Tuesday, November 4th, 2003
WINNIPEG - It's a classic clash between history and development.
On Tuesday night, a non-profit development group plans to ask
the Riel community committee for approval to build a 165-unit,
low-income seniors' complex.
Opposition is coming from Metis groups and Save Our Seine, who
say the plot of land the group wants to develop is the former
site of a grist mill that belonged to Louis Riel's father.
David Danyluk, with Save Our Seine, says the development will
allow no access to the historic site.
"The proposal is asking for a 165-unit housing complex, which
would occupy the entire property that's developable," says Danyluk.
"That would eliminate it as a possible historic site to be developed
later on."
Danyluk says his group is not against any development in the
area.
"Unfortunately, on a national historic site, one of the last
ones remaining in the city, whether it was a daycare or a fast
food restaurant, we would have to oppose this particular location.
In fact, we would love to have this development anywhere else
along the Seine River, except on the old Riel mill site."
A number of Metis groups would like to build an interpretive
centre on the site, commemorating the mill.
Danyluk hopes there will be enough opposition at Tuesday's meeting
to convince city councillors to vote against the administration's
recommendations allowing the development.
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