Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 3, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba Me Winnipeg free frets May Page 2 Richard provincial editor Strong photo thousands of dead fish have washed up on the shores of Stephenfield Lack of oxygen cited in Winter kill Offish by Joanne Strong special to the free press Carman thousands of dead fish washing up on the Shore of Stephenfield Lake near Here have conservationists looking for an there Are a number of reasons for the Bill regional fisheries manager for the department of natural Low water Levels brought on by drought conditions in recent years resulted in a buildup of thick ice Over the coupled with a heavy inhibited the production of oxygen by plants in the Lake and fish stocks he there is also an increasing Weed growth problem occurring in the smaller Howard because of the Low water the exposed Banks of the lakes Are Ideal for Weed and grass these plants die during the win and use tremendous amounts of oxygen to the Provin Cial conservation officer Howard said there Are a number of lakes in the province that suffered Winter kill of fish stocks this one of the hardest hit areas is on the South escarpment of the Riding Gull Irwin Jackson Stewart Lake and 18 Lake All had total Winter kill of fish this Souris River and Max in southwestern also experienced partial he we Arent totally surprised by this Howard tests carried out during the Winter showed oxygen Levels were critically there Arent any simple Solu Howard it is Possi ble to pump air into lakes during the Winter to keep fish but the Cost of pumps and hoses is Howard estimates the pumps alone would Cost the town of Carman draws its water Supply from Stephenfield but Howard doubts the Low Levels will affect its use As a water plans Are being made to restock the Lake with 500 Pike brought in from Lake Many larger lakes with a history of severe Winter kill were relatively unaffected this year be cause of oxygen pumps and Light Snow Oak which had two pumps injecting oxygen for one month last survived despite water Levels As Low As 46 we were Able to save the fish even though the water level was very Howard Winter kill in Rock and Pelican lakes was limited because of Light Snow he when you can get sunlight through the the algae will produce the oxygen for he mayor sold on training proposal the mayor of Portage la Prairie says defence minister Bill Mcknight has convinced him the City will reap major benefits from the proposed privatization of Mili tary flight mayor Doug Edmondson met Mcknight in Portage yesterday morning As part of a Manitoba visit that also took the minister to Morden and the minister cant write it in Stone but theres every Indica Tion that Well get it privatized flight training Edmondson he said Mcknight told him the Portage base could also be expanded to include Multi engine and air traffic control Mcknight Hopes Are that cab Portage will eventually be established As an International Centre and alleviate the estimated world shortage of he instead of just primary flight we could be bigger and better than we Ever were be As the mayor said Mcknight told him privatization will not occur if it is not proven to be economically a Mcknight reached in Steinbach said a proposal Call will be issued at the end of june for flight training Stra Well be seeking knowledge on infrastructure requirements and at that once the bids Are we can review what is the spokesman Portage la Prairies location and weather offers an advantage Over other possible locations for Pri vate military flight but if someone else builds an other that might become the Ideal he doer facing suit Over zoning a West Paul couple is suing nip Leader Gary doer and former Premier Howard Pawley after provincial changes to municipal plan Ning legislation halted their bid to build a a statement of filed in court of Queens Bench says problems began in 1986 when Erwin and Annie Laurie Zubert approached the City of Winnipeg for permission to subdivide a Are requiring the area to be rezoned from an agricultural classification to the statement adds that during Public hearings in West Paul and initial meetings with the the plan had been approved and fit with in existing problems arose when the provincial then headed by altered the legis prohibiting the necessary zoning the statement suggests then acting As minister of Urban and As were Abus ing their Power and making arbitrary and unnecessary changes in the municipal Community the the statement was prejudicial to the lawyer Sid Green said his clients believe the provincial legislative changes were made specifically to stall their doer declined comment on the Pawley could not be reached for deaths classified death Roy husband of Gloria Muriel of widow of Henry of husband of min Daniel of Winni Peg husband of Lynda Annie of fort widow of Arthur Mona of wife of Robert Fox Edward of Sel formerly of husband of Helen Myrtle wife of Gordon of wife of roman Diana of Winni wife of Thomas Albert widow of David Thomas Hus band of Jean George Hus band of Muriel Matilda husband of Debbie Patrick of formerly of widower of Margaret Ster of Edward of Winni ambulance service will die unless volunteers pitch in by Maureen Houston the Rural municipality of Mac Donald will lose its Fivey Earold ambulance service unless it can entice trained volunteers Back to Active local officials weve put too much time and Energy into getting this going to see it pulled out coordinator Brenda Laudin said yesterday from her Sanford i dont think people realize How important this Deputy Reeve Clem Ryan said up to 60 people from the Sanford area have been trained As but a recent Lack of interest has left a Core of 15 people to shoulder a Tim consuming with six people required to be on Call every volunteers Are hav ing difficulty balancing time re ambulance committee chairman Dennis Litster Laudin said she has just finished spending four weeks on night shift because of the it Means i cant go when she starts a new Job in the City on Laudin said she will no longer be Able to help out during the week and will have to be on Call during the my kids hate my kids hate me for she part of the Litster is that the municipal service does not get enough Calls to keep Volun Teer interest we Only get about 70 Calls a we have a lot of training and but its not the same i hate to use this but the Novelty wears off after a starting a series of Public meetings will be held in towns in the municipality to lure trained Volun Teers but almost As Laudin is the need to persuade Resi dents to use the local service there Are people that dont even know when and if to Call the Amu she adding lives can be endangered when relatives drive victims to if the local service is Ulster response times would increase to twice the current 20 to 30 Ken free press Laudin works weekends As ambulance ambulances would have to be sent from Winnipeg and the sur rounding this is no empty threat its the reality of the he if we advertise an ambulance 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