Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 3, 1987, Winnipeg, Manitoba 2 Winnipeg free Jaf Turfy 1987 enjoy it while it lasts environment Canada says Mani Tobas Balmy Days of december should be followed by further mild spells this after easing into november with one of the largest snowfalls in local with a mean temperature of minus c was one of the warmer on the twelfth actual an environment Canada spokesman were not in a situation where we Are getting an Arctic wind As is often the Case in were getting a More Westerly circulation of air off the which brings in warmer the average temperature for de Cember is usually about minus 14 Winnipeg snowfall for december was the 12th lowest on in centimetres was dumped on a Normal december snowfall usually brings about 21 Centi the weather office is forecasting a continuance of the Pacific which should bring mild tempera Tures for at least a few More we really cant say Why the situation or How these pressure patterns but the forecast is for above Normal temperatures for the spokesman i guess people should just enjoy it while it aft de Futee press Carter rides the machine he designed to resurface the ice in the backyard rink of his Michael at Carters sister helps treaty indians remain prone to tuberculosis Shamattawa May get permanent ramp Post the attorney generals depart ment is talking to the ramp about setting up a permanent police detachment on the troubled Shamattawa Indian Deputy attorney general Tanner Elton said preliminary discussions aimed at beefing up policing Levels on the Reserve took place Between the department and ramp earlier this sources estimated it could Cost to establish a permanent detachment at Elton confirm the but said the department is looking at the possibility of a permanent its a very complicated thing when you talk about policing on reserves because of the intricate mix of Federal and provincial re Elton we have already arranged to have Sevenda week Elton noting the ramp detach ment at Gillam is responsible for policing officers based in Gil Lam Are rotated through Shamattawa on a regular they operate from a portable trailer on the about 700 Kilometres Northeast of but a police source said a Perma nent detachment would give police a higher profile on the where two people were recently band councillor Alexander red and Beatrice Dixie were shot within 2 hours of each other boxing two juveniles were after the Bank clerk Gerry does claimed ramp failed to respond to reports of three males Riding around Shamattawa on a snowmobile with residents went to the ramp trailer to report the but it want until after Hill was shot the mounties does band officials have ordered All guns on the Reserve to be turned Over to the ramp and have declared alcohol by Jane Armstrong steadily declining in Canada since the is still a major health problem among treaty doctors in they Are 10 times As prone to the disease As the rest of the according to the director of the provinces tuberculosis control the Earl Hershfield wont change until natives Standard of living dramatically in Hershfield said reserves Are Breeding grounds for the contagious disease because of overcrowded Liv ing conditions that often Combine poor ventilation with substandard sewer and water decrease not Likely under those the doctor any significant decrease in the disease be Likely this Cen according to statistics compiled for the Sanatorium Board of Manito Bas annual the number of tuberculosis cases has been gradually decreasing Over the the percentage of treaty indians afflicted with the disease is still More than 10 times the Provin Cial the rates per among treaty indians is compared to 10 for other the report the report said the disease in Canad Anborn White population occurs Over the age of 50 in More than 50 per cent of the while in the Metis and no treaty tuberculosis in the 029 age group is much Hershfield said the for which a successful vaccine was developed in the should no longer be a tuberculosis should not be a problem in developed he and its not a tremendous health care problem for Manitoban in Gen its a a problem among one particular segment of the Popula Tion treaty Peter assistant Region Al director of the Federal health departments medical services predicted periodic to out Breaks on reserves will continue for another 100 a combination of historical factors and contemporary social problems make the Prairies particularly vulnerable to the he tuberculosis was first brought to the Pacific and Atlantic Seaboard from the Orient and and spread with the migration move ments of the the Prairies were the last Region to be exposed to the disease and its inhabitants the last people to Start building natural immunities to Talbot in the last two he said three outbreaks have been reported on Manitoba its a Long Way from being beaten on the Talbot and although the disease is no longer a its eradication on reserves has been hampered by sub Standard living conditions and Hap Hazard compliance to treatment by to treatment programs take be tween six and nine months to be Talbot Many he will Stop taking their drugs after a few months once they Start to feel a person who believes Hes cured can easily infect the doctor hit and miss Hershfield said until education and economic conditions drug treatment programs will continue to be a hit and miss its very difficult to discuss the needs for prevention and treatment when someones educational level is not up to understanding the consequences of Talbot said a provincial registry keeps lists of everyone on treatment programs which is checked after a year to ensure the sick completed he said Public health nurses regularly advise band elders to give the disease a High profile and encourage members to consult a Doc Tor if they develop a persistent cough or notice significant weight Brandon taxes far from councillor says businesses in downtown Brandon Are close to a year away from seeing their property tax assessments set a City councillor i think were looking at eight to 10 months at Ross Martin he said the City and the province plan to fight a ruling by the Manitoba municipal stipulating businesses in the area bounded by 6th and 13th streets and Princess and Pacific avenues Are entitled to a 30percent rebate on this years civic property tax that Case will be heard by the Manitoba court of Appeal next Martin said if the court rules in the boards the City would stand to lose about if the Board want to reassess All the that he he said the problem in this Case is that the scope of the boards ruling exceeds its with the decision so Many businesses Are entitled to the we dont feel that and neither does the we think they should assess everything the same he said he thought the court would overturn the we think Treyve gone beyond their Powers with this he and its grossly Martin said the reaction from property owners has been a lot of them dont really know whether they have to pay the tax or he nobody really knows whats going a 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