Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 15, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba Frank Teneycke of Snow Lake chops his own Wood to help reduce Home heating costs in Mercury hits real Winter level by Jay Anderson Stormy weather brought the first real taste of Winter temperatures this week and the windchill Only added to the for the first time since the Mercury dropped to below bottoming out at Early wednesday the average daily Low for the seven Days was three degrees weather Folk Minneoco 7 h High l Piei Iuro cold of con front less than usual at despite the the daily High averaged almost a degree above Normal at during the the Mercury rises and Falls with the wind rather than with the Sun As it does in the City was whip lashed by a series of Strong disturbances this week which saw bitter winds see sawing Between North and on five Days the highest tempera Ture was measured during the Cloud also plays a More significant temperature role during the Winter months and the Mercury May Rise five or even 10 degrees when Clouds move in skies were Cloudy during most of the four Days reported no Sunshine at although tuesday and thursday had a full complement of More than seven it was the wind which made the week feel so As windchill fell below 1800 Watts per Square metre on five gusts exceeded 50 on three peaking with an 80 blast just after noon precipitation totalled centimetres of Snow and nearly half a millimetre of freezing drizzle and weather patterns will not change much next week As conditions continue to vary with each passing a cold weekend will set the pattern until tuesday or moderating temperatures associated with a Strong warming trend will Benefit the other Prairie but any substantial Benefit to Winnipeg will be delayed until at least City Calendar blowing Snow Winnipeg area forecast Clearing northwesterly winds 50 and Gusty causing Drifting and blowing Snow in open areas and High wind chill temperatures dropping to neap23 by late lows tonight 26 to 28 with winds diminishing to moderate sunny and cold High near extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba Windy and very cold sunday and Cloudy with Light Snow and temperatures returning to Normal Northern Manitoba sunny and very cold increasing Cloud Cloudy and not quite so cold Northwestern Ontario Light Windy and very cold sunny Cloudy and not so cold the Tiger Hills arts and crafts Guild will take part in a Christmas Bazaar and crafts Sale from 11 to 4 16 on the main floor of the Winnipeg convention All faiths blood donor clinic will hold its third an Nual blood drive by the synagogues and churches in River Heights and fort Rouge from to 18 in Grant Park High All saints anglican Church choir will present a festival of nine lessons and carols directed by Donald Hadfield at 8 21 at the Broadway and Osborne the red River Coin and stamp club of Winnipeg will meet from 10 to 5 tomorrow in the directors room on the third floor of the charterhouse 330 York members will have an Opportunity to buy and 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husband of Lilian Florence of Boyne widow of Frederick of 323 Wellington suite husband of Mildred Reginald of 44 gemini husband of Marilyne Bruce Clifford of 415 Foxgrove son of and Lora Harold of husband of Elizabeth John of 166 Chalmers Hus band of Betty Gustave of 693 Jean Baptiste suite husband of Valerie Turenne metro of 407 Oakview Hus band of Ethel half the residents of Snow Lake revert to Wood burning wit Umipeg press Snow Lake Abr it half the More residents of this Northern mining town have brought their High heating Bills under control toy returning to the oldest heating method known to Man ten an underground Miner who will open a new Mote and restaurant Here Slid he took a lot of kidding from friends when lie fired up the towns first Home heating unit seven years but the joke was Over after t got my first Oil it dropped to a month from thanks to he now theres Wood smoke coming from Chim Neys ail Over even from the newest electrically heated the Abrom Viches their first Wood burning of Tot with the Hope it would warm the basement and the floor in the main area of the the floors were so cold their Young children play on they started stove Dar Lenes father brought from the fuel Bills Cut the results amazed therm not Only basement the floor but their entire heating Bill was Cut to almost a third of what it was the previous since the Aburomi Viches have had problems with other More expensive one costing burned out in one after the matter was raised on the National Market place television program the manufacturer replaced the but it burned out the next Frank a surface Mechanic at the mine and a woo burning Enthus said More than half the Wood furnaces now on the Market Are More ornamental than what serious Wood burners Are look ing he Are Well made cast Iron lined with fire Brick and equipped with control they heed to be Large enough to handle Threefoot Long he theres such a growing demand that somebody is going to come out with that better Teneycke it should be so heavy it takes tour then to lift he is hoping some manufacturer will Market this Type of Furnace for about sell like hot cakes they sell like hot he Wood burning takes some getting used Teneycke his said she was worried when she first heard the Wood fire crackling in the basement but you get used to Teneycke started burning Wood As a United Way allots funds a Grant to the age and Opportunity Centre was one of 12 Grants totalling announced this week by the United acting on recommendations of the Volunteer Agency relations committee and its Community services the Board of trustees also granted to the Home welfare association for its meals on wheels program and to the Indian and Metis Friendship the health and rehabilitation com Mittee recommended be granted to the Canadian diabetic Assoc a to mental health Manitoba and to the Canadian National Institute for the Grants also were approved for the arthritis John ambulance mount Carmel the guide cat Olique do the Winnipeg girl guides of Canada and the Canadian Council on social develop the allocations were approved tentatively last Spring and formed part of the goal setting process for hedge against effect fee path Fer which can be serious in the cold Northern his Overall heating also have been drastically he said other homeowners bit his Block using conventional heating units paid to for heating last while his was Teneycke partially fire bricked Furnace has been in operation for several he constructed a Hood Over the top of the Furnace to direct the heat to the main floor through the cold air ventilating sys both Teneycke and Abromovich the Snow Lake Wood burners great advantage is that they Are surrounded by woodcutting is a biweekly family Outing for the Abromovich which includes their two Young children and Abromovich said a weeks Supply of Wood can often picked along the Road Between and the Pas from logs that have off trucks headed for the paper Teneycke makes his Wood hauls by dog a siberian husky he uses Wood gathering to condition his dogs for secluded cutting areas most Wood burners have their own unofficial cutting piles Are usually Well hidden in secluded but some Wood poaching has been re there is concern about a report that provincial natural resources Branch May restrict the cutting try designated areas and Start charging Tenecyk feels the enterprising Resi dents should be not Hob bled by a lifelong Woods Man and Tenecyk said the cutting currently going on is consistent with Good environmental its Good for the it improves the Moose pasture and it saves in he May we suggest a better answer 24 hours of the Day announcing the amalgamated services of Telephone answering service and Kloweit Mobile radio service a combination which can provide personalized efficient Telephone answering service 24 hours seven Days a week or daytime Friendly and confidential Telephone an paging services immediate transmission Complete Range of modern equipment secretarial services Complete office services 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