Winnipeg Free Press

Wednesday, August 13, 1980

Issue date: Wednesday, August 13, 1980
Pages available: 125
Previous edition: Tuesday, August 12, 1980

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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 13, 1980, Winnipeg, Manitoba F August 60 x v pro olm co firefighters Block Blaze uranium up Forest firefighters put Road blocks in the path of a Blaze yesterday which had earlier threatened this uranium mining Community on the North Shore of Lake using heavy the firefighters slashed a fire break through the scrub Pine and Spruce Between the town and the the pushed by a Strong Northwest had threatened the Community monday forcing the evacuation of 700 the evacuees returned Home yesterday while smoke still billowed skyward from the fire Northwest of the backfiring operation Bill department of Northern Saskatchewan spokes said a backfiring operation along the Road to the nearby Community of was a Back fire Burns towards the Forest fire destroying Trees in its path and preventing the Blaze from Advance the Back fire was set to prevent the major Blaze from jumping the Road to 11 Kilometres Southwest of uranium and moving towards the town in a corridor Between the Road and Lake Worster another Back fire May have to be set today to extend the Burn area and prevent the Forest fire from flanking the area destroyed by the Back Bushell was not threatened by the but Large Gaso line and Oil storage tanks located there have made the firefighters the Forest fire is being held along the Side closest to uranium Worster but it is spreading on the Albert Border 1514 Regent 2241607 one year membership available at All locations Cash Price final Days in Celebration of our newest shopping Plaza and spa we Art offering 50 off 1 year available at All Loca Amu my it pm h i european 1514 Regent wmhcu1u Tuv Wii 2241607 Tuxedo Man Taik Nat smut 4741347 North uis my suf 5894316 St James 1421 mild asm 8803441 Kowm town Rua ims we in it 956061o fort Garry 11b swum 2695971 ;