Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 31, 1985, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free january Ethiopia beckons City my by Maureen Brosnahan Judith crack feel admits Shes not sure what to expect when she lands in Ethiopia a few weeks from the 29yearold Winnipeg phys Ician is reportedly the first doctor from the province to travel to the famine stricken country to offer medical taken Aback a physician at the women health clinic on Graham said she was taken Aback when approached by Law rence Whitehead on Christmas eve about going to a retired Winnipeg thoracic is coordinating a recruitment program to attract doctors and nurses to work in the he is also Vic chairman of the anglican Church Pri mates world Relief and ment Cracknell said she accepted the idea after discussing it with her family and took a leave of absence from her work she and a Winnipeg nurse expect to leave at the beginning of Cracknell said Shes excited but apprehensive about the Opportunity it will be a great Opportunity to she i know if i dont go i will never now in Young and Cracknell will Likely be assigned As the Lone doctor at a food Camp and Field Hospital in one of ethic pias Northern where rebel resistance is continuing and Little food is reported to be getting through to the starving she admits Shes a Little worried at the Prospect of being caught in a civil but More than my own in concerned about the safety of the people a graduate of the University of Man Tobas medical for sure this is an it will be a great Opportunity to travel and expand my but at the same its a great Opportunity for me to do it upsets me to see the pictures on television of starving children with Twig like i have Given Money and now i want to help and give some of my Ken free press Cracknell is excited about Volunteer stint in crack Ells three month trip will be sponsored by the anglican Church which is working in cooperation with the world coun cil of churches in Switzer the Council has promised to pro vide million in food and Mil lion in medical and Camp Good response John director of world Mission for the anglican said from Toronto that the response for medical volunteers has been especially from win i think the really important thing about sending people is what they bring Back when they come he Barton said the world Council plans to Send 12 doctor nurse teams to Canada will be sending Cracknell and a nurse in april and another couple in he one team was to go for six but it was found that Relief personnel were exhausted after he although the Church pays Doc tors and nurses up to a year for their Cracknell said she will donate her salary to the Relief in a she adding that the Church will pay her air fare and for food and Cracknell travelled to Toronto two weeks ago to be interviewed for the it was an interview to try and Weed out those who just want to go for the she adding that she was asked about endurance and level of sat Cracknell admits she is some what apprehensive of what conditions in Ethiopia will be id like to think i am emotion ally she but i know i will be i just Hope my Shock and amazement wont prevent me from several Winnipeg nurses Are interested in and he is also hoping to attract doctors through the Manitoba medical association and the col lege of physicians and the publicity is just starting to get he Wood Bison acquire taste for finer things like Hay research to focus on differences in twins by Gary Hunter Manitoba naturalists Are finding its Tough keeping Wood Bison in the Bush after Treyve tasted handouts of More than 30 of the endangered animals Are being Given a weekly handout of Clover and Alfalfa this Winter in a project designed to establish a Herd of self sufficient Wood Bison near the watermen Indian but Nelson site project said its hard to get the Bison to go it alone because they were served regular meals at game Parks in Alberta and Saskatchewan before they were brought to Manitoba last it would be the same Damn thing if i took a person from town and threw him in the Bush Contois hed have a Tough time sur Contois said this Winter is particularly difficult because of deep Snow and the Cycle of thaw Ana freeze bulls separated theres three to four feet of Snow in some of the Lowling areas and theres at least three Levels of crust in the area where they Contois said Steps Are being taken to make the animals with 11 of the larger bulls recently separated and put in an enclosure where have to forage for we Haven fed them in a week now and there working their Way South to the better feeding the site a member of the watermen said that unlike Domestic Wood Bison do not use their hooves to Clear away the Snow for they use their head to shovel away the Snow and then they feed on the roots of he cows and living in a heavily wooded area out of the Are being fed 450kilogram round Bales of Hay each week and the calves Are receiving a protein sup a number of the cows Are preg he and they plan to Start serving them a protein supple ment As we dont want to lose any Ani Mals during calving he while the animals being fed will often move toward the feeding area at the sound of a Hay Contois said the Bison Are still there an unpredictable Ani he Day you can walk up close to them but the next Day they dont want you around and they let you know thirty four animals were originally brought to watermen last february and 12 More animals have since been 10 coming in the june calving season and two animals Don ated by the Calgary the located at the South end of Lake has a Host of including the Federal and Manitoba the watermen band and the Canadian wild life Harvey a wildlife specialist with the department of natural said million has been budgeted for the first three years of the with most coming from the Federal after three the Wood Bison foundation which counts Prince Albert of Monaco among its patrons will take Over the operating Payne while All of the animals Are now being kept within a 23squarekilo Netre Payne said it is hoped that herds of about 15 animals will be released to the wilds in three to four Contois said three animals have died during the including two calves that were gored by other a yearling Bull died of horse Fly birthday present Buffalo help Farmer realize dream Steve Tutkaluk is realizing a 16 year dream by raising Buffalo on his 48hectare the Komano Farmer said he first got the idea for a commercial Buffalo Herd 16 years ago and even found a but the Deal fell with the help of the Komano Buffalo Chip formed by Tutkaluk and three other local he has two Buffalo cows roaming the Range on his Tutkaluk said he purchased the Buffalo from Bob Jacobs of ochre River for More than apiece and received them As a sort of birthday present on the Buffalo were kept in a Corral for a few then released into a he it took them a but now there used to Tutkaluk said there is a demand for Buffalo the head of a mature Buffalo can command More than while the hide is Worth More than he Tutkaluk said he has kept wolves and coyotes on his farm in the i also had two White tailed Deer that i donated to the Winnipeg he Tutkaluk said his neighbors think his shaggy guests Are great its something Buffalo Graze like Ordinary Domestic animals but consume half that of Domestic he their stomach shrinks in its part of when they have less they eat the Buffalo Are also a predict you must be you cant turn your Back on Tutkaluk said the cows Are expected to calve in Spring and Hes negotiating to buy a he said he he wants to expand the Herd slow till be a Long Way to build up a he id eventually like to run about 20 head on the classical dancer named to Post classical Indian dancer Ruby Sinha has been named chairman of the Manitoba Centennial Centre cultural affairs minis Ter Eugene Kostyra announced yes Sinha replaces Terese Gobe Ilca who is leaving the roman principal of Andrews College and an instructor at the University of Manitoba Centre for ukrainian Canadian Stu also has been named to the the appointments run until May the chairman and other Board members Are paid Only out pocket Kostyra office who holds a degree from the West Bengal Academy of drama and music in last year received the Manitoba multicultural theatre associations award for most imaginative prod by Maureen Brosnahan twins Are usually noted for their but a joint study wants to spot their differences in Aid of research on chronic the researchers Are trying to recruit twins in both countries where one of the siblings has a chronic said David head of social and preventive Medicine at the University of j the object of the study is to determine whether environmental factors play any role in diseases such As multiple sclerosis and fish and Tom a preventive Medicine specialist at weather temperature comparison the University of Southern Are heading the International research twins where one has is will be the main focus of the study fish because of the High incidence of the disease Iii Canada and especially in the Prairie provinces the study could help find information which May prevent or cure the crippling he who was in Winnipeg recently to discuss the study with has been working on the project since 1979 he said pairs of twins in which one has contracted a chronic disease Are Ideal for such a they have a common background during childhood and any differences in such As which one ate More or was More Are often Mack said finding the same chronic disease in both twins is rare and occurs in Only about five to 10 per cent of cases he said he already has recruited More than 850 pairs of american twins with 90 with with breast cancer and with other forms of cancer in 200 pairs of twins have been found for the study and recruiting is also being done in Scandinavia those who Are interested can Call him collect at the University of Manitoba medical and fish said he will also make recruiting trips to other centres in our mistake a Story yesterday wrongly attributed to health minister Larry desk arms a statement that some members of the association of Independent physicians oppose a proposed agreement with the government because it Calls for pay ment of mandatory dues by doctors to the Manitoba medical in that statement was made by some association final Day Winnipeg area forecast sunny with occasional Cloudy periods today and very moderate West winds tomorrow causing very High winds High today near Low tonight near High tomorrow near probability of precipitation is near 20 per cent tonight and extended Outlook Southern Manitoba mainly Clear saturday through temperatures much below Normal values of 11 and Northern Manitoba mainly Clear saturday through temperatures below Normal values of 16 and Northwestern Ontario mainly Clear saturday through Mon temperatures much below Normal values of 10 and National j l 2 4 32 40 27 21 27 31 30 27 31 26 31 25 35 34 34 Thunder 10 31 4 6 9 19 11 20 5 14 Winnipeg temperature comparisons mean 30 last highest on record in 1964 lowest on record in 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