Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 30, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba 28 pages vol 123 no 238 Canada Post sales agreement 563595 Winnipeg free press get Post g in Ontario weekly Home delivery wkly in Winnipeg my Post outs Lda oily july 1995 Gas lines rupture my in massive Wypa Uleckie staff reporter rapid City a fireball shot High above the gently rolling Hills of southwestern Manitoba yesterday morning when two natural Gas lines exploded and rocked the country Tran Canada pipelines Gas lines ruptured at the compressor station near rapid about 25 Kilometres North of the explosion was Felt As far away As the cause of the explosion is unknown and transportation safety Board investigators Are on ramp cordoned off roads at the compressor station and evacuated nearby no one was allowed on the the Lone employee at the com Pressor station got away safely and ramp said there were no injun the compressor station is on the main Supply line of natural Gas to Quebec and parts of the United Jim Winnipeg operations manager for Tran Canada pipe lines said the company had not been Able to determine the cause of the it could be one of several Wong he said the blast occurred at the Point where two of the company six lines Brandon fire department Bob Richardson said two pipes had Wong said Tran Canada Crews were Able to choke off the main fire two hours after the initial explosion by closing safety valves along the pipeline both upstream and downstream from the Wong said there would be some reduction in service to the East but it would not be Dana Dawson and her three daughters had a terrifying View of the Dawson lives in a Mobile Home across some Fields from the the massive explosion jolted her sleeping i the rattling and the sound went on for a Long she Dawson said she ran to the living room window that faces the com Pressor you even see the top of the she Dawson and her three girls fled before the police arrived to evacuate area Shannon Fontana lives within a few Kilometres of the blast she said As soon As she heard the noise yesterday morning she knew it was the i Haven heard anything re Garding the she expressed concern about the Lack of it was hard to get answers out of she she said a representative from Dirk Aberson Winnipeg free press emergency Crews Block off Access to the explosion site As flames leap into the sky from ruptured Gas Tran Canada dropped by and said he would be contacting the affected families a spokesman Forcentra Gas in Winnipeg said the explosion would not affect delivery of Gas to win ii Eggers in any significant because residential use is lower in the customers wont notice any said con Vic president of engineering pipelines Gas lines rupture at compressor station Carberry Kittie won Winnipeg free press and distribution Prience Consul said Industrial users in its quite a rare the such As refineries or pet Consul referring to the expo Roch Mical could exits quite a serious baby death stuns marchers by Doug Nairne staff reporter a three month old Manitoba girl is dead and her family in Hospital following a tragic Accident on the Tran Canada High Way that halted a March to raise awareness of aboriginal dreamer Cutie Omeara was pronounced dead at the scene Friday and her Mother Edee Fivey Earold brother Josh and Edees Fiancee Roger Hill Are in a Calgary Hospital in Sta ble family members said Josh has a fractured while Edee is in More serious condition with Bro Ken a fractured Pelvis and internal no information is available on Hills the family was travelling in a Ford pickup West on the just East of when a Chevy Blazer ran into them from behind at about Edee Omeara with dreamer ramp Krista Carle at the the family was looking for two of the walkers who had gone ahead of their All four were thrown from the while the Driver of the Blazer was not the Strath Constable members of Omearns family on the Fairford Reserve Northwest of Winnipeg say they Are devastated by the Edee was dedicated to the walk with All her said Matilda Omearns they Are trying to do something Good for native Parisien said the Accident May mean the end of the but suggested that Omeara will want it to Omeara is from Manitoba but has been attend ing school in for the past two family members say she is studying to be come a Steven Allan of has been charged with impaired driving causing ramp said other charges Are pending As the investigation Joe fb6e press Menno Bernie Bergen in new pig Wypa Uleckie staff reporter p Coulee the people of this Small Prairie town want say something to Winnipeg broadcaster Peter i our Arena in Plum Coulee is paid we dont have to beg the whole province for Sai Menno a local Warren led the May jets rally at Portage and asking fans to save the jets and build an his Standard riposte Mantey Good or to callers who object to tax Money supporting the jets or the Arena is that they hell whats should catch the bus to it inv Plum your hurry a but Bergen and other townsfolk want Warren to know they Call their Village of East of doing very despite his a recent letter to the free press complained about Warrens is inside Story Plum Coulee is i pleasant country place in which he but he said the town didst offer pro the Ballet or boxing i a vent been there and have no intention of going the broadcaster Peter Warren has definitely put this place on the Brian who manages the United Grain growers elevator in said with that a sentiment shared by one of the towns oldest Bob 86 who admits to being a regular Warren advertisement for Plum said who has lived in Plum Coulee his entire mantels int As big a not Many people listen to said a Loyal fam i dont think he Ever Means said John a Semi retired Farmer who also runs a seed Giesbrecht said Hes heard of people phoning to complain about the Plum Coulee Warren said someone in the Village must like fellow wrote and asked him if he would run for mayor of Plum Hes talked to his lawyer and the offer is still under said planting Tongue firmly in Bergens mom and dad moved to Plum Coulee from their farm in the late 80s and they love i think Plum Coulee is a great declared Susan who also admitted to listening to Warrens he should stay Here once and see its not As bad As he say sit quota of the Day inside that like opening a cafeteria for you dont have be smarter than the average Bear to realize that putting garbage on the Street at night attracts the Burly Kenora police Bob Simpson says the weather stovers after West diversions Ann Percy floss up in Portare corf to lotteries and bqhu5 34 Low mainly v details 9n Page 07 ;