Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 22, 1987, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free june run flee press videos stress safety water deaths Spur program Teresa Gmiterek Felt like she was drowning in a sea of statistical reports of death by drowning arrived in Bunches on her desk when she was marketing coordinator for safety services of the Canadian red Cross society Manitoba Divi the aspect that most alarmed the athletic looking Gmiterek was that a majority of the drownings involved Young natives on isolated Indian take May for Tim a former Resi Dent of gods Lake drowned Early that month when he fell through ice while crossing the Lake from a in five other gods Lake Narrows Resi dents drowned in three similar accidents on the isolated Reserve in northeastern fell overboard less than 10 Days Randy of Little grand rapids Indian drowned after he fell overboard while operating a five metre aluminium boat on fam ily then Jason drowned while swimming with friends on Fisher Lake near the settlement of and the drownings continued this in three Earold Norma Jeanette of Moose Lake just South of the drowned after she fell from a Dock while playing with a group of children and be according to i found it very disturbing be cause were in the business of water said now regional manager of the Eastman Robert red Cross water and Gmiterek plan safety videos Interlake District for the red it was obvious something More had to be done to teach water safety to our native after she Northern native people Are around water 500 times More than most Southern there around water All summer and in the Winter they travel Over Frozen Rivers and so drown ing deaths on reserves Are in much greater Gmiterek and other support ser vice officials came up with the idea of videos that stress various aspects of water on she and a Host of volunteers will begin filming the Dos and fonts of Safe boating and water rescues on the Fisher River Reserve at the Northern end of the the videos will steer Clear of a preaching approach to water safety that kind of approach wont do any Good for the native Gmiterek its like telling White people not to drink and drive and yet they still native actors will participate in the videos and the Narra Tives will be in four native languages As Well As reminders a Northern water safety program teaches natives Safe boating and water rescues but touches a partic ular Reserve Only once each sum what was needed was some thing that would keep reminding them of water Gmiterek reserves have to depend on people coming up to review safety Only after somebody with a video be Able to dust it off and bring people together in the school to review the videos avoid issues such As drinking and boating and carrying firearms in a we decided to concentrate on the basics of How to save yourself and others and basically to think before you jump into a after there Are safety precautions to like wearing taking extra Gas on a trip and make sure equipment like paddles is packed even on Short the videos will be made Avail Able later this summer to native schools and communication aircraft on ale As lightning storms increase fire threats four helicopters and a water bomber Are on Alert in the Eastern Lake Winnipeg area where lightning storms expected today could cause further Forest fires in the department of natural resources officials a fire burning out of control near Kis Sissing Lake has consumed Square hectares of prime Timber land since tuesday is the most serious of 54 Active blazes in the fire manage ment officer Jim Martinuk said yes close to firefighters have been dispatched to Kis Sissing and Gutherie about Hect ares of prime Timber have been destroyed by a fire raging out of control around Guthrie a fire which was burning out of control six Kilometres Southeast of Lynn Lake has been stabilized due to Light showers said Sid department of natural re sources District hot and dry weather yesterday coupled with the threat of Thunder storms and lightning activity today could cause some flare ups in the Lac Dubonnet said Brent natural resources District us the lightning map shows Poten tial so were geared up for he lightning storms ignited a Small fire in the area yesterday but it is now under he the largest fire on record this year is burning out of control tween Island Lake and Norway House where hectares of land have been said Martin the being monitored by the is considered Low prior Ity because no communities Are threatened and the land is mostly he sixteen fires Are burning out of control in the 19 Are under seven Are being held and 13 Are being Martinuk campfire ban Bob natural resources department supervisor for the North West said a ban on campfires is in effect in the but people Arent our problem right its Twenty nine of 30 fires in the prov Ince were ignited by lightning Dur ing a thunderstorm last environment Canada is forecast ing scattered showers and cooler temperatures for much of the prov Ince the likelihood of further fire activity today will largely depend on the amount of rain to hit the Huck at the june 23 Gates open 1 to 1 i admission adults under 14 and seniors highlights the nitty Gritty dirt band on free grandstand also featured coca cola Lucky key treasure Chest in the Arena on the lower South real Canadian super dogs show at the South end of football fifth annual Rabbit show 4h building in the Burger King petting zoo in the the exciting racing Razorbacks 4 5 6 8 in the Pepsi velodrome show with sound effects Wes Harrison and the High diving stage and stunt show in the Amateur Art and sculpture exhibit in the Arena on the lower West comedy Capers 87 with Host Len Andree and the Ted Fraser show featuring the Lenz the Klementis Bob Roger fun in music and Bev Bergeron the i stand Clown the rothmans Arena native healthcare control stressed the Canadian press the native population in Northern Canada will die a painful death if it is not Given More control Over its healthcare says the Vic president of the Indian weather and inuit nurses of the whole population would deteriorate and the Indian population would nursing teacher Fjola Thickfoot said in an but one of several canadians who recently attended an International symposium in Sweden on the health care of is optimistic struggles by native groups to take control of their own lives will help to produce More native nurses and doctors who will improve their healthcare nurses Are being trained in Thompson to work in the she noting there were seven native graduates last year and about 10 Are expected to graduate this some Canadian universities Are gearing them selves to training health related professionals and some such As the swampy Cree in the Are providing education for their she i know its just a Thickfoot but were not to feel Safe and smug because we have a number of graduates being churned theres still a lot of work to the fight to gain she is being aided by the Canadian society for circumpolar a Winnipeg based organization that provides a forum for discussions on health related issues in Canadas Arctic and subarctic and native Winnipeg area forecast sunny today with afternoon Cloudy Chance of late afternoon or evening probability of precipitation is 20 per High today near Low tonight near mainly Cloudy and Cool High extended Outlook Southern Manitoba mostly Cloudy Chance of precipitation is 40 per High Low mostly sunny Chance of precipitation is 30 per High near Low near Normal High is Normal Low is Northern Manitoba mostly Cloudy with showers Tomor wednesday and Chance of precipitation is 70 per cent tomorrow and 60 per cent on High tomorrow Low High wednesday Low High thursday Low Normal High is Normal Low is Northwestern Ontario mostly Cloudy with showers wednesday and Chance of precipitation is 70 per cent tomorrow and 60 per cent High tomorrow Low High wednes Day Low High thursday Low Normal High is Normal Low is super loto National 17 10 17 12 22 10 26 11 26 14 29 16 32 u 30 18 30 13 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