Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 19, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba A6 Winnipeg free june 1997 band Battles to keep water Back Reserve tries to prevent Lake from spilling Over by Kim Guttormson staff reporter Little Saskatchewan first nation residents Here Are tackling an almost impossible task these How do you Dike a Lake built along the Edge of Lake mar the Reserve of about 300 is trying to keep the water from flooding Overland and further drenching their water logged about 40 water Wells in the Community have been contaminated and there Are six Calls a week to empty septic Fields that usually last a it takes Jim Braso two every other to pump out the 12 base ments in As the ground becomes More and More the eight Farmers keep moving their 500 or so cattle to disappearing dry about 50 cattle wait North of town in a Rocky where water must be trucked in for but the Farmers Are More concerned that they wont be Able to grow Hay on any of their land this forcing them to buy All their Winter the water table is so theres sewer says Albert who pumped his basement out twice the cattle Are roaming All Ive got no place to keep the pasture land is it Doest look like a at least not the kind people have watched on television for the past couple of there is Little visible water in most of the there Are foot High sandbag dikes in wide circles around the As you get close to the Edge of the there Are Short stretches of with pumps trying to Clear the water from the Field behind All along the Shore there Are patches of dikes Here and trying to keep the Lake in the Iver the bands flood Coor says Treyve used about sandbags so residents of the Reserve have been hired to fill and stack outfits a slow Treyve been Down sandbags for two and the Fairford which flows into the int due to Crest for another and the water keeps trying to creep in towards the travers says Treyve blocked Cul so the water wont flow further in from the but that the land is Marc free press Albert shorting drives through water filled ditch near his he says that pasture land for cattle is still residents blame the Fairford and much further the Portage the Portage diver Sion pushes water from the Assini Boine River into Lake Manitoba at its South the Fairford whose flow into Lake Martin is controlled by the Fairford takes the water out of Lake Manitoba at its North the water travels from Lake mar into the Dauphin River and into Lake this because of the red Rivers massive most of the Assini Boine River was diverted into Lake pushing More water out through the Fairford River at the other the band has Long claimed that the water controls the Portage diver Sion and the Fairford dam Hurt their ability to make a in it began proceedings to sue the province and the Federal govern saying the water controls have nearly destroyed cattle ranching on the As Well As affecting More traditional such As Hunting and at the the bands lawyer said the Reserve just South of becomes waterlogged when the dam is opened to accommodate the swollen Fairford Marc free press 472 5tradbrook laser Eye surgery Eagle vue laser o n Davinder Rehosia dab o suite 235 444 Mary Manitoba r3c 3t1 9435353 fax 9438558 Freedom from glasses workers Battle f floodwater on the Little Saskatchewan first nation along Lake spiritual role seen As key native women Centre offers Stop smoking program by Nick Martin staff reporter multiple sclerosis society o Canada 1 8002687582 seven reasons to buy a Birks Diamond Trust our reputation for honesty and integrity value strict Diamond grading and fair prices Quality Fine jewellery crafted in the Birks jewellery studio expertise Over 115 years of experience and knowledge written guarantee a Clear commitment to our customers interest free club plan with a Purchase of Over Silver ring Box a unique Birks tradition Birks 1879 Polo Pafik Centre every time Susie Mercredi lit up a she was abusing a sacred substance never meant to be and placing herself above the this perception of the traditional spiritual role of tobacco is a key ele ment in Kichi Chist maw Nimati Sliwin tobacco As the Way of a culturally based Stop smoking program Mer Credi is launching next month at the native women transition tobacco is a Way of opening the doorway of communication with the it want meant to be smoked the Way we smoke it inhaling puts yourself before the said the programs in say teachers of native tradition and native tobacco was traditionally shavings from dog red or other it was the bark of red it was it tobacco As we know said Judith co chair of the aboriginal health and wellness Dogwood leaves and other sub stances were tobacco was highly it was not said University of Manitoba Community health professor Jeff author of eating smoke the nontraditional use of when you cast tobacco As a traditional its a gift from the it be said a Mohawk from Southern tobacco would be smoked in pipes on special but not he an offering could be made by spreading the leaves Over it tobacco is considered a its used As a sacred offering before a sweat Lodge created a special Bond Between the person giving and the spirit receiving tobacco is considered a its used As a sacred offering before a sweat explained traditions teacher Margaret Lavallee of red Wil Low Lodge in the smoke that goes up is the message to the the native women transition Cen tre developed the program Over two years with a health Canada the manual will be offered to any native group interested in providing a pro its geared for but because of our we dont exclude the Model comes from a woman said the program launch takes place july 7 at 5 at Keinan seniors housing Myra Laramie wrote the and Betsy rematch handled smoking is such an unhealthy Way of its one that affecting a lot of our Mercredi spirit How can you communicate through tobacco if youre abusing it to love or even recognize the youve got to love the program Aims to reduce smok we dont have the right to Tell peo ple to quit i chose to give it up because my granddaughter has i did it Over a period of i recognized my granddaughter and grandson have the right not to breathe she the program covers 13 weekly ses Sions of two to three we open and close with a its 13 weeks in which Well gather and learn about what you choose to do is up to attention Check to see if your company qualities for a special 20 Call us today mobility mobility Centre Mon sat St James 9892995 Grant Park 9892977 my Oak a Pine furniture i heirloom Quality now is the time to by your bedroom dining room furniture save beside Advance 7749726 109 ;