Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 7, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba The province Winnipeg september Page 2 Richard provincial editor old fashioned Way Logan Buchannan and Glen Carson Check the Quality of the Grain while stocking Oats to be used during threshing demonstrations at the Morden thres Hermens which gets under Way project Aims to restore dying tall grass Prairie experts fear extinction of natural varieties by Maureen Houston the messages european newcomers have moved in and taken wreaking environmental havoc and forcing natives on to tiny parcels of in this it is not a diatribe on the plight of Canadas its the reason behind a project to restore critically endangered native tall grass Prairie habitat in Hardy varieties but the says biologist John is not the plants have done exactly what weve he said from his Argyle cultivated crops and common primarily strains imported from Europe and have be come the focus for while Hardy native varieties have been ignored to the Point where tall grass Prairie could become extinct in our the which covered More than hectares in Southern Manitoba As recently As 100 years has dwindled to the Point where Only a few thousand hectares re Only one per cent of the original habitat remains in the theres just sort of a prejudicial mindset that if its a wild it cant be any said who will collect and sow three plots with up to 100 species of tall Prairie plants Over the next three so Why should anyone care about a Bunch of grass there Are a lot of said Margaret special research projects supervisor for Regina Hoechst Canada the farm chemical and pharmaceutical com Pany that is financing the Restora Tion some of these native species Are most ideally suited to our soils and climatic we dont know what we stand to lose if we lose in we May need the adaptive Power these plants have scientists Are starting to take an interest in the genetic engineering possibilities for food and forage crops by combining the Frost Toler disease resistance and soil conserving properties of the Natu ral strains with the productivity of the foreign it seems an obvious but one Morgan said has been Over looked until its that mindset prob Lem canadians have that anything from the new lands cant be As Good As what you get from the old said the medicinal properties of Many native plants have also been totally said John National program coordinator for wildlife habitat Canada in the group that administers the losing plants off the face of the Earth before we know whats in them is not a Good Morgan said Canadian Plains indians have used almost every natural Prairie Plant species As some form of Medicine for thou Sands of the restoration which will be conducted on plots in Beaudry Kiliona Park and on a High Way 75 Road allowance South of has never been attempted on this scale or with such a scientific approach in its Gadsby is to develop Concrete recommendations for Parks officials and naturalists at tempting to restore natural Habi Tats elsewhere on the the grasses also provide important habitat for wildlife and in that is now mainly confined to narrow strips and ditches around Farmers tourist potential in Gadsby said the which contain Many Beautiful also have significant tourist the task of restoring the native Prairie plants will not be it May Well take More than one lifetime for the ecosystems to regenerate in Light of the current state of virtual oblige a no other natural Community in the world has declined at this Morgan Why Are we so Wor ried about whats being done with the brazilian rain Forest weve done the worst Job in Canada of safeguarding our own natural com deaths classified death 7 Frances wife of Albert Edith widow of James Stanley of wife of Donald Melvin of wife of Ernie of husband of Esteuez Urence of formerly of win Leroy Francis Hus band of Evelyn John Lawrence of Portage la husband of Rowena Huston Alexander of fun husband of Vivian William Ambrose of husband of Audrey formerly of wife or edouard wife of Jack Margaret Leah widow of Frederick of husband of Katharine Meda of widow of George Eric of Jane Louise Helena of win of Anthony husband of Wanda widow of Ford Doc of Irene widow of George francises 70 cottagers accused of dumping sewage by Randy Turner accusations of improper sewage disposal by Pelican Lake cottagers have surfaced in the Wake of a study revealing abnormally High focal bacteria Levels in the a lot of people dont have holding noted one who spoke on condition his name not be everything is just going into the its completely a recent study conducted by a Brandon University biology professor has indicated dangerously High Levels of focal bacteria present in the located about 60 Kilometres Southeast of test samples Bill Paton suggested that the High counts which indicate the presence of human or animal waste Are the result of inadequate sewage systems in area he noted that some cottagers might even be dumping sewage directly into the test samples revealed focal Coll form counts at to units per 100 Millilitres of Lake said the acceptable level of bacteria for swimming is the larger the focal count the More likelihood that youre going to have health noted who said yesterday he would not swim in the if patrons tests Are confirmed there would be a definite concern about the safety of the a provincial health officer Many of the 700 Pelican Lake cottagers lobbied for a enhancement project for the which has suffered in recent years due to Low water Levels and High concentrations of the to divert More water into the has been approved by the clean environment although the Cec determined that the diversion would not solve the lakes algae due to the test Paton argued that the project should not be licenced because it would risk polluting the whole Pembina River sys Many cottagers argued that both water Quality arid Quantity have to be improved so the Lake Wilt remain a viable recreational with the release of the High focal count sources at the say cottagers themselves have contributed to the drop in water and the same sources blame Vinci Al environment officials Lack of them the apparent sewage a lot of people dont have holding its completely illegal since the retirement of a Public health inspector based in environmental regulations pertain ing to sewage systems have not been strictly one source you can put the blame directly on the province because they Haven done he All they would have to do is Send an inspector Down and give a warning to one person on every it would spread like the source said some Pelican Lake cottage owners do not empty their outhouse they simply dig new other cottagers puncture their holding tanks in some cases Are half barrels and let the waste seep into the or they unhook plumbing to the holding he that what makes me he some Guys spend put Ting in a holding tank and another a year to pump it yet their neighbor is dumping it the waste on the its not a spokesman for the Pelican Lake development which has lobbied strongly for the project questioned the accusations of mismanagement of sew age a lot of people talk about these things but nobody comes along and gives us any Doreen Moggey lets put up or shut this is rumours going around like Moggey there Are a lot of people who have lived on this Lake Many years who have paid a lot of Money to have their holding tanks Bill who installs holding tanks in the agreed that Many cottagers Are taking Steps to meet More Thanh if of All Pelican Lake cottages have holding he noting Many of those were in stalled in the last 10 Arvyn regional supervisor for the environment has said if the focal count is con firmed his department will investigate to identify the Centre to serve much of North Thompson special the Sod has been turned Here for a Community services Centre that will service much of Northern Mani according to health minister Don the new constructed on the Thomp son general Hospital will be part of a regional health Complex aimed at heightening the Quality of health it will also save us the govern ment Many valuable tax he predicted i Hope Well soon see the Day when air ambulance pilots will be und Erem Vic Manitoba family ser vices department Northern regional noted that the new building will be connected to Thompson Gen eral Hospital by a Short underground which will help integrate their the new Wiebe will House services such As Public hearing Dia mental health and the North Ern health unit that services four Bayline it is expected to be completed in 12 to 14 1990 10 to choose from air conditioning automatic transmission interval wipers stereo Power mirrors Power steering sports instrument Cluster tinted Glass Power brakes All Cari sold on come 1st serve 750 Pembina Winnipeg 2847650 open monday tuesday night till ;