Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 24, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free july a9 province asks ads to draw up or time Sheet by Bud Robertson staff reporter Flamily doctors in Portage la m Prairie have been asked to decide How much time they can reason ably devote to working in the local hospitals emergency for its the province will try to find doctors to fill in the gaps to keep the Ward open 24 hours a associate Deputy health minister Roberta Ellis said were trying to be very respectful of what the Portage doctors said these Are difficult we dont want to be unreasonable the hospitals emergency Ward has been closed since last when the cites family doctors unhappy with a new agreement reached Between the province and Rural doctors with Drew their the 10 doctors say they Are already overworked and cannot staff the Emer gency Ward 24 hours a even though they would be paid an hour under the new As the Community is about five doctors right emergency Ward Ellis said a spokesman for the Doc tors was expected to get Back to her last night with an offer for staffing the emergency once they know How much the Portage doctors Are willing to she they will then be Able to take Steps to bring in physicians on a temporary basis while recruiting Perma nent she added she is not willing to negotiate on the amount of Money doctors receive to work in the emergency since the new pay package has already been ratified by 80 per cent of the Rural in the emergency patients from Portage Are being sent to health sciences Centre in an informal poll conducted by the Portage daily graphic newspaper found that Many people in the City of about support the doctors even though the Lack of an emergency Ward is of concern to Farmers Busy battling bugs by Bud Robertson staff reporter wheat Midge and Grasshoppers Are among the big foes plaguing some Manitoba Farmers As they struggle to save enough crop to Harvest this dry weather has led to a population explosion of the especially in the southwestern part of the province and the said John an entomologist with the provincial agriculture Grasshoppers have also been reported in smaller numbers in other areas of the including Dugald in Eastern wheat Midge a Small Fly about half the size of a Mosquito have been plaguing Farmers for the past two hungry insects threaten crops and while their numbers Are they came in late and Only on equal Ter of the wheat crops their larvae normally feed on Are now susceptible to said i dont think a lot of Farmers Are going to lose their the Grasshoppers Are a different that what were really worried said As the dry weather the insects Are growing in numbers and eating More and More of the despite attempts by Farmers to kill them with expensive Farmers in the Hartney area have already reported heavy damage to crops and grazing and while wheat Midge tend to stick to Grasshoppers feed on Many different kinds of said hoppers have been a serious prob Lem in the Southwest since last and Farmers Are hoping for rain to slow them Down until harvesting begins in about six an outbreak of Stem Boring or Luperino Stipa in the Elm Creek area in Central Manitoba earlier this year got into some of the Barley and bean crops before dying on the Bright Bertha army Worms and Diamond backed Moths Arent As big a problem As they have been in the past couple of Pavloski said Only three to four areas have reported moderate num Bers of army including Pilot Manitou and army Worms prefer but will also eat but insects Arent the Only threat to Farmers Fields this a fungal disease that attacks canola and Field has been spotted in a number of areas of the said Debbie a Pes management specialist and Plant pathologist with Vian Toba Agri and unless the disease is closely monitored and sprayed at the right it can cause a lot of said adding it tends to be More of a problem in areas that have had a lot of another form of known As White could also cause problems in bean crops if not sprayed in Hospital food staff protest privatization centralized delivery to Cost 250 jobs workers by Andrew Maxwell for the free press unionized Hospital work ers stepped up their attack yesterday against a controversial plan to privatize All food services in the cites nine members of the Canadian Union of Public employees handed out leaflets outside Concordia Riverview health Centre and Polo protest ing the move that they say could result in the loss of 250 were talking about a lot of single moms or people close to said Diana member of cupe local a lot of people have been doing it for 20 years and dont know How to do anything the hammered out by the hos pita based Urban shared services usic is expected to save the cites hospitals million to Mil lion per it Calls for three million Hospital food trays a year to be prepared at a centralized Plant and shipped out to hospitals where they would be it is expected to begin operating by july the savings would be applied against capital costs of the new facility patients Arent going to enjoy Frozen Wilson usic general manager Joe Sheil said the actual Job dislocation would affect 212 of about 750 current full time Hospital food and that the goal would be to avoid Job i believe Well be Able to present them with a very reasonable package of options which will help them through a transition and minimize Job said those options include Early retire ment and retrain ing for other Hospital he Sheil said the scheme includes a contingency plan that would ensure enough meals were on hand at hospitals in Case of an such As a versa foods a National catering is expected to receive a contract to manage the Facil usic is a corporation managed by chief executive officers of the cites nine police seek Public help to locate missing boy 11 Aaron flatfoot missing City police Are asking for the Public help in finding an 11 year old boy missing since last thursday Aaron Anthony also known As was last seen at his Home a week ago on Spence Street near Sargent flatfoot is of aboriginal 5 feet and weighs 75 he has Brown hair shaved at the Back and Long in and has Brown when last he was wearing White High top Grey shorts and a Grey he May be Riding a Black and White police anyone coming in Contact with flatfoot or knowing where he is should Call the City police missing persons unit at big comfy Couch Yew inspector Gadget showcase quack family Channel the tick showcase the world of horses with John Scott the discovery Channel grounding Marsh Yov goof troop the family Channel Thomas the tank engine Sega Channel the Little flying Sears showcase Welcome to Pooh Corner Jho family Channel adventures of Dudley the dragon showcase the Busy world of Richard family Channel hilarious House of frighten Stein showcase bananas in pyjamas Yov the Berenstain bears showcase adventures in family Channel Heartbreak High showcase sticking around Yov the Gummi family Channel Degrassi Junior High showcase Dumbo circus the family Channel Chip Dale Rescue family 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