Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 7, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free june Manitoba pc wastes to be shipped by truck to Oregon disposal site Paia of tit a fits by Debbie Sproat barrels and crates of waste Poolych Lorin ated biphenyl pcs now in storage at Manitoba Hydro waver Ley Street service Centre will be taken to a disposal site in next both Manitoba and Winnipeg Hydro have been forced to store the virtually indestructible chemical under tight Security in recent years because no Safe disposal site has been Avail Manitoba Hydro has now crates contain contaminated transformers and contracted Che nuclear system of Portland to dispose of the chemical stored by both utilities and has received approval from the Oregon environmental Quality Don a spokesman for Manitoba said the chemical to be moved includes three 19gallon res and one five gallon barrel con Taining liquid three barrels and 23 crates containing contaminated transformers and capacitors and four Large transformers that have been taken out of once the chemical reaches Che nuclear spokesman Jack pea body the transformers and capacitors will be All liquid pcs will be while the contaminated solids will be put in a Landfill Peabody said the pcs will be transported from Winnipeg to port land by Widing a trucking firm that is the largest bulk chemical Carrier in Northwestern close Contact with trucker Che nuclear also specializes in the disposal of hazardous chemicals and in cleanup of chemical he adding it will be keeping in close Contact with the trucker hauling the pcs As he makes his Way from Manitoba to arrangements for transporting the pcs involve special labels to identify the contents in Case of notification of provincial and state governments As Well As customs agents and a contingency plan in Case of the Driver will be required to Check in at specific Points Enro Ute and carry a cd radio so hell have a Means of communication in Case of if an Accident does Peabody transformer units similar to these will be taken to Portland where they will be there is relatively Little immedi ate Hazard since exposure to a Large amount of pcs Over a Short amount of time is not very the worst effect it could have for he is Likely a skin the danger comes from the possibility of the toxic chemical being absorbed in the food Chain and ultimately passed onto because pc is extremely its not broken Down during digestion and builds up in the any spill would have to be cleaned up immediately and care Comstock said he Doest yet know what the Cost of transporting the pcs to Oregon will but said it will be High because it is considered a very dangerous the dangers posed by the pc fam ily of chemical used most often in Canada As a liquid coolant in have become apparent in the last i v discovered pcs Arent particularly toxic in the Short but prolonged exposure can cause birth defects and kidney and liver ailments in humans and there is also some evidence the chem ical causes the Canadian government has now prohibited the processing or Sale of pcs in All areas and has instituted strict regulations governing the disposal of waste facility approved by Epa Canadian industries such As Manitoba Hydro will be Able to Send waste pcs across the providing a facility approved by the Environ mental Protection Agency Epa is prepared to accept until May the Border will then be closed to transportation of Epa official Lucy Sibold said the government decided to take this step to encourage Canada to develop its own facilities so the chemical wont have to be transported Over Long Dis since it will be Many years before All pcs currently in use Here have to be a Canadian disposal site must be burning pcs at extremely High temperatures in a facility such As a Cement Kiln is one of the bes known methods for disposing of the Volunteer no longer bleeding heart do gooder by Hope Kamin remember the so called typical Volunteer worker she was about 45 years had three children who didst hang the House much a husband who had a Good Job that kept him out of the House from 9 to and she talked about How she just loved doing things for other those Days Are Long the Volunteer is no longer your bleeding heart Helen director of Winnipeg Volunteer Centre said in an interview the idea of doing things for others is still important but meeting your own needs is also theres Noth ing the matter with a much wider Range of individuals is represented in the Volunteer Field these Days including both men and University and High school unemployed people who want to main Tain their Job working people whose jobs Arent people oriented and elderly citizens living alone who want outside theres a lot More to Volunteer work Arena funding hangs on Promise the question of Federal funding for the expansion of the Winnipeg Arena May be Back at Square Steve the newly appointed minister of fitness and Amateur said yesterday he would have to deter mine whether his Liberal Lona did weather Preo Pillion High Low Pru Iuri cold front worm front showers Winnipeg area forecast becoming Cloudy with occasional showers this afternoon and wind Northwest at 30 High today near a few Clouds Low near mainly sunny High extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba mainly sunny and Cool saturday through showers on monday and not quite so Northern Manitoba Cloudy and Cool saturday through showers near Hudson Bay on mainly sunny monday with temperatures near seasonal Northwestern Ontario mainly sunny and Cool saturday through showers on monday and not quite so temperatures Canada and the world indeed Promise to pay on third of the Cost of the project to a maximum of if theres a commitment we will Honor said the progressive conservative who assumed the portfolio he any funding might have to come in instalments Over a fou year period because there is not that much Money in the Manitoba sport minister Bob Banman said he spoke with his Federal counterpart adding he expected a response next although the province has yet to make a financial commit ment to the Paproski said he was sure come up with the new progressive conservative my Bob Lane James said he would present a memo to Paproski today on the Arena Lane said he left some material with the minister during a Brief discussion Deputy mayor Bill Norrie said yesterday he expected a Trievel meeting to discuss the matter would be held soon in Ottawa or women find club publication sexist the Manitoba action committee on the status of women has objected to the Winnipeg press clubs Beer and skits Magazine which they say portrays women in a sexist the Magazine contains advertisements from major department insurance firms and other Manitoba companies showing women in suggestive poses and various states of it was distributed to members and guests attending the press clubs annual Al male the women group has sent letters to the Winnipeg news Media expressing profound disappointment that women Are still regarded As sex objects by Many members of your than people often Hayles volunteers Are now working As teachers As probation officers in crisis As information and referral agents and in Many other in both the private and Public not previously thought of As Volunteer women have been traditionally thought of As the Backbone of the Volunteer Hayles a 1975 report for the Canad an Council on social development showed that per cent of the total Volunteer Force was she Hayles said criticism of women volunteerism by the National Organiza Tion for women has resulted in changes in expectations on the part of Volun women were realizing if they were to stay in certain changes would have to be these include training for a Volunteer jobs to match the skills they already had and the feeling that they had a real contribution and wanting to be recognized for Hayles said volunteers placed in Community agencies by the Volunteer Centre Are not used to replace paid staff they should enhance what the staff is people in Winnipeg probably come in Contact with volunteers several times a week without realizing for in the Contact information and referral clinic crisis intervention and meals on wheels Are programs served almost entirely by a staff person is always on duty supervising the Volunteer where the Volunteer program works Best is where professionals and Volun Teers work As a the professionals know Why the Volunteer is there and vice Hayles foot specialist j consultant Polloc podiatrist Abbey foot Finkleman and Finkleman optometrists 2nd floor 265 Portage Avenue Avenue building thru saturday phone 9422496 eyes glasses examined fitted Sale in by Max Steiman and auction Sib by virtue of writ of execution issued out of county court o and to me i have seized and taken in execution All of the interest of the defendant in the following of 1174 Mann atm Felc All of which i expose for by pub no auction on Jim it Ifon my 14m Tirier steam ten province of Manitoba Telman Kiln Sherlock phone 9423397 National 17 5 17 13 4 12 3 18 m 19 9 8 21 5 20 12 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