Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 20, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 2 Winnipeg free press saturday june group charges flooding destroying nesting area eggs prevented from hatching de Sigurdson holds up a Duck apparently shot a poacher. By Andy Blicq Winnipeg free press marshy Point flooding caused a Road built the province last fall will prevent an estimated waterfowl eggs from hatching Here this year a wildlife group has charged. A group spokesman said it petitioned government officials this Spring to remove the Road which it claims blocks proper drainage of this Marsh on Lake Manitoba. It s a Damn shame they did t look into it before they done it built the said Len Waterman a local Farmer. Rising water in the Marsh wednes Day and thursday flooded nests and some Hay land and May affect the Muskrat population de Sigurdson president of the Lakeshore wildlife association said yesterday. Sigurdson said a copy of a petition demanding immediate removal of the Road was sent in april to Premier Sterling Lyon agriculture minister James Downey natural resources minister Harry Enns and Bill Uruski nip la for St. George. Sigurdson said he was contacted Downey who said As soon As he Gath ered information he would in touch with me but i Haven t heard anything from local banners who Are members of the wildlife group said heavy winds this week blew water into the North end of the Marsh raising its level about half a metre above Normal. Culverts built in culverts built into the Road signed to provide Access to Hay land As part of last year s drought Relief program Don t allow enough water to flow out of the Marsh Sigurdson said. Sigurdson said the rough Road apparently Cost to construct. It was supposed to have been removed the end of october he said. Waterman said the group warned provincial officials that the Road which crosses three main channels draining the Marsh would cause flooding. He said he made an unsuccessful attempt to Telephone Downey on thursday. However a government official called him Back and said the Road would removed. Sigurdson said the Road has provided Access to the marshy Point Goose Sanctuary about 100 Kilometres Northwest of Winnipeg for poachers. Poachers were going in there shooting geese and bringing them out the he said. Sigurdson found a dead Bird with a Bullet Hole in its neck while touring the Marsh with the free press yester Day. A report from the Sanctuary says about nests were flooded in the Marsh with each nest averaging five eggs. Once the cold water hits them they re Sigurdson said. Between 50 and 100 per cent of the nests of 10 waterfowl species were affected the flooding he said. While the Marsh is prone to flooding High water this week is much worse than past experiences Sigurdson said. Marvin Desjarlais Reeve of the Rural municipality of coldwell said yesterday the provincial government should do something about the Road. Either take it out or fix it the Way it should petition circulated a petition calling for retention of the Road is being circulated in the District. Desjarlais said he has been at the Road site when water was higher on one Side than on the other and he said it is fortunate there was no heavy Spring Runoff this year. The previous municipal Council authorized construction of the Road he said. Ron Nast councillor for the Marsh area suggested a Barge would have been of More use than the Road. The culverts definitely Aren t big Nast said. The project was funded jointly the provincial and Federal govern ments he said. But As it wound up they did t get that much Hay out of he said. It is definitely a waste of some Farmers successfully went into the Marsh with barges he said. Constables receive Star of courage petitioners have asked for Road s removal and its retention biggest losers winners Maria Bohuslawsky some of these gals make miss Piggy look emaciated. But weary of weight and fed up with flab members of the Streamliner club of Manitoba Are winning the Battle of the bulge. Correct that to they re losing the bulge. This weekend the three biggest losers will crowned at Streamliner s 25th anniversary convention. An estimated 600 members will see the crowning of the Queen and her two princesses. This year s Queen has lost 74.5 pounds during the last year and her princesses 64 and 45 pounds each. More than 55 tonnes More than 000 pounds have been shed since 1956 a total membership of in this strictly female non profit club. Streamlines vice president Rolande Bachynski said members Are encouraged to follow the Canada food guide diet of about calories a Day. Nutritionally balanced we Don t insist on any one diet just that it nutritionally balanced. We certainly Don t Back any fad diets like Grapefruit or liquid she added the club does t mend fasting. Lynda Clark provincial said the diet consists of two three ours Servings of meat or an Altermat avg such As eggs or fish three to five Servings of bread and Cereal four the five Servings of average sized fruit an3 vegetables and two milk product Send Ings. A while this is recommended for Afi canadians she said dieters can lose weight selecting lower calorie food in each category. Bachynski said slow weight loss As opposed to crash diets was the most successful method for keeping weight off. Sure you can lose 10 pounds in a week on a fad diet but you la put it All Back on because you revert to eating average weight loss on the Canadian food plan is two pounds per week it takes said Bachynski but it la stay for a year members attend weekly classes at 11 Winnipeg branches and seven Rural branches. They weigh in privately do an hour of exercises for different parts of the body and hear a lecture. Bachynski said a woman s weight is never discussed Only the amount lost is disclosed. Winnipeg police constables John Ash Ley Robins and Ian Johnston Hai Mes Are among eight recipients of can Ada s Star of courage medal. The two officers received the medals from . De Schreyer yesterday at a ceremony in Ottawa. As Well the governor general presented three crosses of valor and 19 medals of bravery. The constables received the Star of courage for rescuing Elizabeth Flat foot 70, from a fire which destroyed her Home last year. Told that a woman was trapped in Side the House Robins kicked open the door and despite the roof being on fire and thick smoke pouring from the building he crawled inside on hands and Knees found the unconscious woman and pulled her toward the door. Overcome smoke Robins had to exit for fresh air at which time Haimes entered the building and dragged the severely burned woman to the door where both constables carried her to safety. Haimes revived her and gave first Aid. The highest decoration the Cross of valor went simultaneously to three people for the first time. The recipients Are fishermen Lester fudge of Sal Monier nfld., and Harold Miller and Martin Sceviour of Bur Goyne s Cove nfld., who in 1978 risked their lives rescuing 12 crewmen from a grounded danish trawler 13 Kilometres off Nain Labrador. Weather Winnipeg area forecast sunny with occasional Cloudy periods today. High near 22. Low tonight near 9. Sunny tomorrow becoming Cloudy with occasional showers in the afternoon. High near 22. Extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba mainly Cloudy monday with occasional showers and below Normal temperatures. Mainly sunny tuesday and wednesday with temperatures near Normal readings of 23 and 10. Northern Manitoba mainly sunny with temperatures near Normal readings of 21 and 8. Northwestern Ontario mainly Cloudy with occasional show ers monday tuesday and wednesday. Temperatures below 1 Normal readings of 22 and 9. Temperatures Canada and the world Cash Grants awarded More than in Grants were awarded recently at a Board meeting of the Winnipeg foundation. The largest Grants went to the social planning Council of Winnipeg Community task Force on maternal and child health the University of Winnipeg s Institute of Urban studies and the ukrainian cultural and education Centre at main Street and Disraeli freeway the smallest Grant for was awarded to the society for crippled children and adults of Manitoba in support of its Camp program. Meanwhile the Manitoba health research Council formed last december the provincial government has awarded in its first series of Grants in the Fields of Medicine surgery computer technology dentistry nursing and psychology. V j of 105 applications the Council awarded 16 operating and equipment Grants Worth and four personnel support Grants Worth provincial the winning ticket number in yesterday s weekly provincial lottery is 5629533. There Are also subsidiary prizes. Deaths classified death National Victoria. Vancouver. Calgary. Edmonton. Regina. Win Ioco Thompson. Kenora. Brandon. Dauphin. Thunder Bay. Toronto. Ottawa. Montreal. Halifax. International Chicago. Minneapolis. New York. Boston. Athens. Berlin. Helsinki. Lisbon. London. Madrid. 19 70 17 17 Al 23 24 32 j7 24 17 34 16 ii 35 i 32 Moscow. Paris Rome. Stockholm. Tel Aviv. Resort spots los anoles Clear Las vegas Clear Phoenix Clear 44 Honolulu fair 33 23 Tampa Cloudy. 32 23 Miami few Clouds 31 26 Bermuda Cloudy. 26 21 Nassau partly Cloudy 32 21 Kingston fair 32 36 Barbados Cloudy 30 25 Havana partly Cloudy 31 22 Winnipeg temperature companions Max. Min. Mean june 19. 21.7 6.5 14.1 last year. 25.5 4.0 14 8 Normal. 23.9 11.1 17.2 highest on record 33.3 in 1888 lowest on record 0.6 in 1972 precipitation total for april 1 to june 19 110.9 Millimetres. Normal 142.3 my. Ackland w. Dudley Hus band of Verna Ackland. Barclay James Alexander b., of Manitou husband of Janet Barclay. Behringer Werner 60, of 55 Arrowood drive South husband of Freda Behringer. Brownson Martha 80, of 843 Arlington Street formerly of Brandon. Carrothers Zella k., 73, of Windsor ont., formerly of Elm Creek and Winnipeg wife of Milton t. Carromero. Clark Ellen Elizabeth Ger Trude widow of Jame Clark. Edwards William e., 81, of Thunder Bay formerly of Winnipeg widower of Clara Edwards. Friesen Jack 78, of 65 Allenby Crescent husband of Christine Friesen. Gardiner James Lindsay 86, of Clearwater husband of Annie Gardiner. Gregorchuk John 57, husband of Rosie Gregor Chuk. Jackson Reginald 62, of mattock formerly of Winni Peg husband of Olha Jack son. Kulbaba John 70, of Stead husband of Annie Kul Baba. Labossiere Marcel. 70, of Somerset husband of Eva Labossiere. Leatherdale James 90, of Rose Bank widower of lil Lian Leatherette. Mattock Emily Mary 87. Mawhinney j.g., husband of Faith Mawhinney. N1colajsen, Carl 77, of Sperling. Oakden Anne 69, of 15 Rosewood place wife of Jim Oakden. Peters Gwen wife of f. H. Peters. Prodan Fred 76, of Hamil ton ont., husband of Annie Prodan. Roscoe John Michael 76, of Dallas tex., husband of Anne Roscoe. Vantornhout Allen 38, of ?339 Pembina Highway suite 30, husband of Lla Vantornhout. Start collecting this new series of coins now depicting the great cowboys of Calgary beginning this year with Guy Weadick wild West Star and founder of the Calgary Stampede a new Coin will issued yearly for the next five years. Each edition will commemorate a renowned Rodeo Cowboy who Ift Heel prints on the history of our City i the reverse Side of the 1981 Coin is a reproduction of a dynamic Saddle bronc ride in the Rue tradition of Rodeo. Subsequent issues will portray a full variety of All the thrilling Rodeo events. Pick up or order this inaugural Issue today. Gift packed.s5.00 go d and Silver coins available at Trie tourist and convention association 1300 6th venue. S w Calgary m03l 263-8515 Opl end or i Forni g a pm Good a 5775 a Swift s28m_____ to g t id is 00___ postage s is once total i make it Money payable to Calgary Stampede Dollar i Calgary tourism and convention association 1300 on 6th Avenue s.w., Calgary Alberta t3c oh8 phone 403 263-8510 i ;