Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 25, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 Winnipeg free press thursday june 25, 1961 it free press i Vas Al i k y villagers flee inferno after train derails Yvette Tytgat stands on junkyard dam that Ste. Anne Village Council is building on the Seine River in front of her Home. Junkyard on River destroy 1 Ste. Anne officials defending dam in front of family s property continued from Page 1 no one has the right to disturb us and no one is going to move said the former St. Boniface resident. Tytgat estimated the 5.3 hectares 13 acres and two Storey House built last by her husband and brother Are about besides the debris Tytgat said the River stinks and a Large amount of has accumulated because its flow is almost at a standstill. She said she found six dead Jackfish weighing about two kilograms each which got caught in a Crevice. I she said a path leading to the dam attracted gangs of youths on to land As Well. Gangs Are Riding Over on motorcycles investigating and drinking Beer and fishing on my Tytgat was especially upset that the Village did t inform them of the project nor ask permission. Tytgat said when she asked a Council member Why permission was t sought she was told if i asked you you would t have Given it following Tytgat s complaints to Vil Lage provincial and Federal officials the pile of junk was spread out across the River Early yesterday morning. A Small Clearing has allowed some water through but not the regular flow. Roger Smith mayor of Ste. Anne said the dam has been in the planning stage for three years but the decision to build was not publicized in any Way. However the mayor said it was my understanding that her husband knew a dam would be built somewhere in the Smith said the Village had Permis Sion from the provincial department of water resources and the dam was being built for fire Protection. We need a High level of water to draw he said. Last year was a very dry retention of Banks he cited retention of the Banks As another reason. A variation in the water level erodes the Banks but if we keep it at a certain level the pressure of the water retains while agreeing that the current was eroding Tytgat s Side of the River Smith said it s not her property any he said that 23 metres on each Side of the River As Well As the River itself was Public the Tytgat Home is at most nine metres from the River. He also said the path leading to her Home was a Public Road Smith said that rather than being an eyesore the dam is expected to beautify the River for persons living up Stream and allow them to use canoes and Small motor boats on the River. Also he said the dam will increase the value of the Tytgat property be cause the flowing water forms some what of a Tytgat disagreed. That s absolutely she said. Does he think i m a coun. Norman Lavack said the dam was built at the request of residents who lived upstream. These residents would Benefit from a High Smith said the mess was Only the first stage of construction and would be task Force s continued from Page 1 we re talking about hunger 10 per cent of the. Time or six per cent of the time. I Don t know. But i do know it interferes with learning at Veshka said. He added that if the task Force s conclusion is accepted it indicates a disinterest in the Mira Spivak chairman of Winnipeg school Board said it was her under standing the task Force disbanded with out filing a full report because Public health nurses Are conducting a similar study. The task Force s statement that they r3j could t find specific emergency Situa covered with Flat stones. However tit Gat said it would be impossible to place stones on the jagged pile. She also said soil for the Landfill was to be taken from a former sewage Lagoon. That s full of she said. Lavack however said there was nothing wrong with the soil because All the sludge was removed. Meanwhile Tytgat has formally directed her grievances to the Federal government and is awaiting a reply. Sundridge ont. Up fiery explosions like a War movie on to disrupted life in this Northern Ontario Village last night when 10 cars of a Canadian National railways freight train carrying gasoline and other Petro Leum products derailed. About 100 Homes within one Kilometre of the derailment site were evacuated but provincial police said no one was injured and Volunteer firefighters in this Community about 60 Kilometres South of North Bay said damage from the fire had been limited to two storage Sheds. Firefighters were gaining on the in Ferno Early today. A senior official at the scene predicted people would be allowed to return to their Homes As soon As the Blaze was brought under control. One nearby resident said the sight was like a War movie on but despite the worst Accident in the Community s 92-year history everyone acted pretty in spokesman Mike Matthews said gasoline was the Only dangerous commodity on the 82-car train northbound to North Bay from Toronto. Cause of the derailment was not known he said. Eight of the 10 cars that derailed were tankers some carrying gasoline while others contained diesel fuel. The two others that left the track were Flat bed cars. Four of the tankers exploded while the other four were set on fire. Using school buses police and fire officials evacuated Many of the Vil Lage s 750 residents soon after the Acci Dent because Strong winds were blow ing from the Blaze toward town. Fire Crews from the nearby communities of barks Falls and South River went to the scene to help local officials Battle the Blaze. Of hunger in dispute tons of hunger or starvation does t suggest they have done a full study and they she said in the absence of an extensive report on inner City hunger i Don t know what the extent of it Spivak added the school Board s breakfast program was t meant to alleviate widespread hunger if such a problem exists the provincial Community services department would be a logical body to provide assistance. The school nutrition program pro Vides breakfast to about children in 25 schools. On tuesday the Board added seven More schools and outlined plans for three summer and Holiday feeding programs. The heat from the fire was Treen said Eileen Badger one of a group of 33 Toronto senior citizens from the North York senior Centre who were staying at the Only hotel in the Village and were among those evacuated. You could feel it More than half a mile Matthews said two via rail Passen Ger trains were rerouted around the Accident site yesterday and passenger travel was expected to be disrupted in the area today. Highway 11, which runs adjacent to the tracks was closed for More than four hours. Traffic was rerouted along a secondary Road which soon was blocked when a transport truck using the Detour became stuck. Enid Stanley who with her four Chil Dren was evacuated from her Home less than 100 metres from the fire said accommodation was not a problem even though the hotel was evacuated. In a town this Small people won t have trouble finding a place to stay said Stanley. People were Calm after some initial confusion and de spite the enormous she said most people remained Calm. Stanley and two children were in the basement of their Home when they heard the first explosion. Rushing up stairs Stanley rescued one of her sons and a Friend who were playing across the Street quite close to the i no sooner got them in the House when we were grabbing the dog the siamese cat and a litter of Kittens the family headed for the hotel. They had travelled Only a few metres when the second explosion erupted forcing them to take cover behind a Row of vehicles parked along the Street. They arrived at the hotel just As it was being evacuated. We finally made it Here and invited ourselves to Stanley said of a Friend s Home located just outside the evacuation area. It was the worst train Accident in Ontario since the Mississauga derail ment in november 1979. About residents from that Community West of Toronto were forced from their Homes for up to a week after a up rail train carrying chlorine and other dangerous commodities left the tracks. Dauphin station protesters ;