Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 25, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba August fast action on pollution demanded by Greg Bann letter town of Selkirk will take Legal action against the City of Winnipeg or polluting the red River if the City does not soft reply to the concerns expressed by its Northern predicts a member of the town Patrick chairman of Selkirk waterworks commit said yesterday the town had been promised Environ mental data from the City by 15 but the information has yet to be handed he said the City has also failed to reply in writing to the concerns of Selkirk officials Over the Rivers Quality As promised in an outspoken critic of the cites pollution control said the town recently received from its solicitor an outline of several grounds upon which a court Case against the City could be Council waiting for Quick action by City if we do not get a Quick indication that our concerns will be met and action will be taken by the i feel its Safe to say town Council will be unanimous in voting for Legal located 25 Kilometres downstream of Winnipeg on the red has been unhappy for some time with the cites water pollution prevention citing the results of a 1980 environment Canada Selkirk officials blame the City for the High focal conform count found in the which used to rely on a blend of Well and River water for its drinking water was pulled off River water last summer following release of the it showed a focal col form count in Winnipeg Section of the River to be As High As per 100 Millilitres of water and to average about per 100 the Federal Standard Calls for a count of 200 per 100 Milli told information being held Back who along with Selkirk mayor Bill Bead met with mayor Bill Norrie and several City said he has been told the information is being held Back by the City until Norrie returns from holidays at the end of Dave Norries executive said yesterday the cites waterworks and waste disposal department is currently preparing the information package requested by i understand the mayor is to respond to the town of Selkirk As soon As he returns to Grant said unavailable for comment would be returning from holidays at the end of the Shead also said the Legal option is one the town will consider if it does not get satisfaction through negotiation and discussion with he said the which could Lead to a Long costly court Case for the taxpayers of would have to be made by town All we have right now is a mandate to discuss the Hopes for Quick response from Winnipeg Shead said he Hopes the City will respond i dont think they Are ignoring us in sure mayor Norrie will get Back to us by the first week of Joyce said Selkirk asked the City to respond to three major items at the meeting held on july he said they asked for Cost projections on an Aqueduct from Winnipeg to Selkirk As Well As assurances from the City that it would Institute and enforce a wide ranging series of Environ mental regulations to protect the Quality of the red Joyce also said Selkirk asked for assurances the City would upgrade its treatment of sewage entering the River to match those practice by every other municipality in the province As Well As take measures to improve the present condition of the the clean environment which held hearings into the Quality of the water in the red River last is due to turn its report Over to environment minister Gary Filmon some time this amnesty group hits new form of repression a worldwide publicity Campaign is needed to combat the newest form of political repression the disappearance of thousands of people each says amnesty inter nation governments and state Security forces who try to cover up the abduction of these people should be made publicly accountable for their said the International body yesterday at a Council meeting in records of disappeared people include not Only political but whole mothers and Chil Trade shop owners and said the the dead bodies of Many have been later found mutilated and disfigured by 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