Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 26, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 2 Winnipeg free november 1981 fret Fless labor federation Given for health clinic by Manfred Jager the Manitoba federation of labor has received a donation toward its proposed occupational health and safety clinic from the provinces civil service Mil president Dick Martin said the donation from the Manitoba govern ment employees association brings total contributions for the Centre to about the federation voted to establish the Centre at its annual convention in the Martin said the federation still plans to open the clinic by this time next but that officials May have to go to Britain to hire a salaried physician specializing in occupational Medicine because of the shortage of such doctors on this we Hope to g6 ahead with nimble menting our plans for the clinic when we have the Wirf feasibility study indicated we need to get the clinic he wed feel a lot More comfortable if we approached the level by the time we go ahead we want to cover the initial staffer of and equipment costs the Meas contribution to the health Centre was delivered by Anna Lena a technician at the Cadham provincial Laboratory who was diagnosed As a lung cancer victim United Way approves million in Grants the United Way of Winnipeg Board of directors yesterday approved Grants totalling More than million for 46 Grants totalling will go to 44 participating agencies to fund their 1982 operating the United Way funds 61 Del United Way commune space found for agriculture Hall of Fame the Manitoba agricultural Hall of Fame has found display space for its gallery in Brandon Keystone the agricultural and recreational com plex has agreed to accommodate 34 por traits and citations with an option to provide More space in a new the Hall of set up in 1976 to Honor dedicated efforts to better Agri culture in the has offered to hold annual dedication ceremonies in different last year the event was held at Souris in conjunction with town Centennial the Hall Board of directors accepts nominations on a continuing basis through its office Colleen at City Calendar to relations said the Board also approved a 1981 Grant of for the Canadian mental health Asso and a onetime special Grant of to the Young women Chris Tian association to pay off a 1980 deficit in its operation of Osborne the United Way also guaranteed that the Christmas cheer Board will have at least this in an inter Sexsmith explained that the Agency will pick up any shortfall in donations to the cheer up to the last year the cheer Board raised its full quota of donations and received nothing from United in other the Board voted to allow the Winnipeg Myca to carry out its own Campaign aimed at raising for a Camp and to let the multiple sclerosis society of Cana Das Winnipeg division apply to the Manitoba lotteries and gaming licensing Board for a licence to conduct a Casino in Sexsmith said the Board also voted to Grant the fort Garry family life information big Sisters and pregnancy distress service Perma nent status As participating United Way new agencies Are funded for three years and evaluated before becoming regular he earlier this she had surgery and a month ago returned to her Koswoski said her doctors informed her that substances she has been work ing with for the past 20 years May cause health including infections and but they said there is no actual proof that her own cancer was linked to known carcinogenic asked if others in her Laboratory Section had contracted Kos Woski said one other technician was diagnosed As having the disease a number of years received surgery and resigned from her the woman Koswoski but recently had to resume treatment at the Manitoba cancer treatment and research Annalena is a perfect example of the kind of work and advocacy we need on behalf of the wage earner and the health hazards they Are frequently exposed Martin no plans for building he said there Are no immediate plans to erect a new building for the but we might get someone else to build it for us and then rent the space once the building is the Mil executive feels we ought to rent the space we need for the first while there Are Many people in the labor movement who Hope that when we do our feasibility study on a new and larger Union that the clinic could become part of that he said recruiting for the occupational Medicine specialist and a nurse practitioner will Start next Martin said the new clinic will give workers an someone who understands the effects of chemicals in the workplace and what the effects Are on the someone who can help governments recognize that health problems such As cancer Are caused in fact by exposure to certain substances at Martin said Union health centres in Hamilton and Montreal have already proven their value in the Field of occupational health the Mil president said the work of the new clinic will also make it easier for Manitoba wage earners to obtain financial assistance from the workers compensation Annalena Koswoski was cited As perfect example of need for a health and safety tougher Garrison Battle pledged Premier elect Howard Pawley said yesterday his new government will put up a tougher fight against the Garrison diversion project than the outgoing provincial administration Pawley said his government will not relax its scrutiny of the even though construction was halted earlier this year by court As i indicated during the we will establish an a listening in that could Monitor what is taking place and ensure that were kept Pawley Pawley said the continuing dispute will not Foster Good relations Between Manitoba and North it certainly assist relations because theres very intense feeling in that would be expressed very clearly and very forcibly through the various channels open to gassing antidote on Way by Manfred Jager an antidote for one of the most deadly nerve gases is almost within a pharmacologist working with the National defence research Centre in said who visited the University of Manitoba faculty of pharmacology for a series of guest lectures this said the search for an anti dote to the nerve Gas Soman has been under Way at Suffield and centres in various countries for about six in its pure liquid Soman is so potent that even the Vapours emanating from a Small drop can kill a person in less than half an the Gas also enters the nervous system through the Clement asked which countries Are storing Soman and Why so much Effort is going into the search for an Clem ent All we know is that Soman is a compound our present Day therapies dont work symptoms of skin penetration or inhalation of Soman in animal experiments have included increased saliva Large amounts of secretions including excessive tear production and muscle tremors leading to death results from acute respiratory initial breakthrough the initial breakthrough in the anti dote search was achieved by a group of investigators in West Ger Clement Many including the Suffield have based their activities on the initial German he even though Progress has now reached the stage where Laboratory mice can now can survive previously lethal doses of Clement said they still come Down with severe symptoms lasting up to two the Point is that test animals now Are Able to overcome that acute crisis and Clement said the ultimate goal is to develop an antidote so effective that exposure to Soman can be counteracted without the complication of any i think were years away from even though our Progress to Date is scientists at the University of Mani Toba pharmacy faculty have Cooper ated with Clement and other defence researchers but have never handled nerve he said the u of m involve ment has been to ensure that nontoxic compounds used in the antidote tests Are kept uncontaminated and Are not in danger of chemical breakdown before reaching choral workshop on weekend Alliance chorale Manitoba will present its programs for including the provincial choral workshop to be held tomorrow to sunday at the 340 Provencher information concerning a National choral week in january will be the Transcona Branch of the Winnipeg Public Library system will be closed the men and boys choir of All saints Church will sing ancient and modern prophetic carols directed by Donald organist and the Advent procession will begin at sunday at the Broadway at Osborne weather Wip Lalion h High Proi Urt l Low cold front warm front Jennifer professor of botany and director of the University Field station in Delta will speak on wildflowers of Greece and show slides to the Manitoba naturalists society at 8 monday in the medical science Emily Street and Bannatyne the Canadian red Cross Manitoba will hold blood donor clinics from 9 to 7 monday to wednesday and from 9 to 3 and 4 at the 226 Osborne our mistake a Story in some editions yesterday wrongly implied that a civic report had recommended the imminent closing of several outdoor City swimming in the report urged that they be closed As they 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