Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 18, 1989, Winnipeg, Manitoba The province Council told to enforce trash burning Winnipeg free press May Page 2 rain helps fire Crews 14 cottages lost at English Lake by Zena Olijnyk Winnipeg free press Manigotagan Cooling Rains yesterday provided some Relief to those fighting fires threatening three communities in Eastern but not before As Many As 14 cot tages in the area were the rain will help things at least for a few department of natural resources spokesman Tom minis said yesterday from the base Camp at Sandy about 25 Kilometres from Manigotagan on the East Shore of Lake cooler temperatures accompanied about 10 Millimetres of rain to the Region and despite Strong winds from the the 350 firefighters have managed to keep the Blaze from the communities of Seymo Urville and hollow close to 900 people were forced to leave their Homes late last week when these communities were evacuated due to the potential while the Rains provided some they came too late to save cottages on nearby English we Arent exactly but As Many As 14 cottages were Des said natural resources employee Kelly the Only thing we know for sure is that Only four cottages in the affected area were left minis said its difficult to know How Many cottages burned Down because heavy smoke makes it hard to determine How Many were in the area nearest the when a helicopter went out in the morning to Survey the it positively identify How Many cottages were he department of natural resources spokesman Don Keith said last night that those who might have lost their cottages have been break the news the biggest problem we face is that we dont know who exactly has lost their so it makes it difficult for us to break the he All we can do is Tell them that it is highly possible they lost their summer the fire was on a 12kilometre front moving North towards an area that burned last minis said it was moving toward Boundary to the North of English where about four cottages Are most of the work is concentrating on holding Back the fire to the North so that it Doest spread any further in that Leavesley while the fire has been prevented from spreading to a Nipigon just East of English minis said the situation is still were doing the Best we but a lot depends on the rain and the he noting there Are several cottages on a Nipigon More than hectares have been consumed by the several residents of the affected communities have stayed behind despite the evacuation either to fight the Blaze or serve the As Well As to keep tabs on the were obviously worried about what the aftereffects of the fire will but right people just want to know How soon they can come Manigotagan mayor Corinne Boulette Boulette is one of about 50 including those employed fighting the who have stayed Ive been taking messages from people who were taken to or who just cant get into the area to look at things for she adding Many Are worried about possessions left especially deaths Blaze destroys work of cottage owners by Janet Mcfarland it took Marsh Collins four years to build his family cottage on English a Remote location with no Road a lot of sweat went into the so there Are going to be a lot of sorry Collins said a fire raging out of control in the Eastern part of the province near Manigotagan burned a maximum of 14 cottages at the Lake including i cant believe its he this was our first summer with a Complete Cabin and the kids were really looking Forward to some cottage including had insurance to cover part of the but they said the hard work cannot be it want like you can Back a truck up to the building site dump out the materials and bring in a work Collins people put a lot of work into the loss int measured Only in cottagers said they will miss the friendships that developed Between the summer residents of the Small and they Are dismayed by the damage to the land scape and the biggest loss is the Lake itself and the wildlife and the Andrew Turney the unfortunate part is that its Man destroying it owners said they Are concerned by reports the fire was started by a malfunctioning piece of forestry equipment owned by Abi Tibi Price of Pine they said Many people in the area also believe the Arm of the fire that swept up to English Lake was caused by natural resources department workers attempting a con trolled bum to halt the in a Little upset and i think everybody Turney Roger a department of Northern affairs official overseeing those fighting the Blaze last said the fire was ignited thursday by forestry but an Abi Tibi spokesman said yesterday there has been no investigation to prove forestry operations Wood manager Dave Chown said there were forestry operations in the area last but he has no details about his company natural resources does that investigating and i dont think Treyve had any time to worry about that sort of thing Chown Turney said regardless of whether the company is proven to have started the the government should require forestry workers to carry fire extinguishers or other equip ment into the the natural resources official responsible for firefighting in Manitoba said he has no information about Bac burning contributing to the English Lake Harvey Boyle said Bac burning is used either with a great Deal of Advance planning or quickly when a fire is so out of control there is nothing else that can be fire devastates Timber Supply firefighter Jackson Barf can Yeste Nlay takes a breather from the line during a province to Start assessing fire minister says Labiti Ciprice has lost the equivalent of More than a years Worth of Timber in a Forest fire raging in the Manigotagan spokesman Dave Chown said the company estimates it has lost about cubic metres of softwood in the in one the Mill converts cubic metres into tonnes of Chown said last weve lost one years Supply of our Well have to look for new he said the Timber Mill will not be taken out of the Pine Falls but officials will have to do a considerable amount of plan Ning in the next few months to decide where to Harvest to make matters the com pants other sources of Timber in the province Are in the Interlake and in the Western area around around the town of by Catherine Mitchell the assessment of damage from Forest fires in the Ashern area will Start government services minister Albert Driedger said yes Driedger said Cabinet decided to have Manitoba disaster assistance Board investigators conduct initial assessments immediately to expedite its very sad and he said after returning from an after noon trip to the fire ravaged emergency workers usually Rush to save but uninsured build Ings and equipment often Are Sacri he the disaster assistance Board will pay damage claims on uninsured Public and private property after approval by after the first the assistance is Cost shared with it is important that this process proceed As quickly As Driedger the people of Ashern and District have been through a difficult time and undue delays will not be but Liberal Las who toured the Interlake area tuesday said the Fil Mon governments efforts have not been Gwen Charles Selkirk said a fac finding Mission she and two others took to assess fire damage and the needs of Interlake families showed the province is failing to help residents Hurt by the families Are homeless and yet the tories have no plans to help these fire Charles Charles and Rural development critic Gilles Rock Springfield said the 20percent deductible assessed against claimants seeking compensation from the disaster assistance Board should be but Driedger said the 20percent deductible is part of the assistance assessment formula and cannot be lotteries Western express the winning numbers Are and the Bonus num ber is a match of the five main numbers wins Matching four main numbers plus the Bonus number wins a match of four main numbers wins and a match of three main numbers wins lotto my the Jackpot of is carried the six numbers drawn Are 33 and the Bonus number is the plus winning plus 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