Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 15, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba As Winnipeg free september War with a conscience guidelines protect environment at Shilo by Bud Robertson staff reporter cab Shilo state theart German tanks rumble across the Prairie landscape in complicated training while Canadian artillery soldiers set their sights on a Distant and As this International show of military might goes nearby herds of Elk Graze on native mixed grass and the wind whispers through the boreal its a delicate relationship that has been going on Here for More than six and one of which the people who run this military train ing base just East of Brandon Are acutely the common thought is that were Here tearing the Bejee Zus put of the Range and not doing anything to keep it under said Shiloh chief Range master warrant officer Lonnie As a Visi Tor stops by for a Short tour of the training Home to rare native grasses and numerous species of and that is very far from the the which is located near the Edge of Spruce Woods provincial has developed comprehensive environmental poli cies and guidelines that limit the actions of Canadian and German troops who engage in year round Battlefield training it has even prepared a 12minute video on environmental practices that is must see viewing for All the soldiers including the who watch it As they Fly into Canada for their Tours of tank Crews Are cautioned against Sharp turns that could Chew up the Sandy refuelling is allowed Only in designated areas and spent Shell casings must be picked up for later disposal As monitoring Are regularly checked for signs of groundwater contamination from the constant hazardous such As used Are stored in aboveground Sites while waiting for in addition to a full time Environ ment Garnet the base also has an environmental advisory group made up of representatives from the provincial departments of environment and agriculture and from the University of even environmental watchdogs such As the Sierra club and the Manitoba eco network have been unable to pinpoint any specific con Cerns with regard to Shiloh opera a German Soldier helps direct a German Leopard ii tank out of a storage area at cab its a far cry from some artillery ranges in the United states which have come under fire of that not to say Shilo Doest have its own Leafy As in other parts of Western Canada and the Northern United has Long been a prob Lem in the presence of the nox ious Weed which fuelled concerns of spreading into neighbouring farms was noted in an Environ mental report commissioned in 1983 prior to an Extension of the bases the weeds flourished on patches of ground left Bare by tank tracks and since the base has taken proactive approach to the said a civilian who has served As Shiloh Environ mental officer for the past nine a research project started in 1986 has been investigating the use of certain types of beetles to control the Weed a process known As Bio to More than has been invested in the which has also led to similar controls being initiated for purple Joe free press if the presence of the military base at Shilo has helped the local said Karen a botanist with the Manitoba museum and a member of the advisory the bases lease was renewed in 1993 for another 21 while All this environmental responsibility is crucial to the Long term Well being of the areas Natur Al its also vitally important to Shilo and to the surrounding communities that Benefit economically from its said if you create a dust bowl out its of no said j Al shingles 20 or warranty covers 33 in Stock Only 925 Lagimodiere 2378955 you of fat Days until classes begin do you need information on courses Amu trifle on site Day care employment opportunities Call now x 7758175 723 my year end a Mew 1998 raw now in Stock concorde on a remaining 97 Neon soft rebate of inc come see 97 Viper its Coope 24w or Power mirrors Power door Daql 132 air Dol tilt 7 passenger carpeted 14 floor a Luggage rack Itawi Irsik of swi ibs if s committee studies address overhaul for Rural Manitoba better than turn left at big tree proponent by Bud Robertson staff reporter h Al Ang a right at the dugout and its the second House on the left with the stuffed cow in the front directions like this which can make life hell for emergency person Nel and courier services trying to find a House in the country could soon be a thing of the past with the introduction of a new civic addressing sys tem for Rural we want to get away from the turn left at the big tree because the big tree was Cut Down two years said Chuck co chairman of a 911 advisory committee to the province which is investigating the new Sanderson recently visited new Brunswick where a new civic address ing system has been it could become the Model for Man whereby numbers of up to five digits in length Are either placed on houses or at intervals along named benefits the which is also in use in has to be finalized on paper and approved by the ministers of labour and Rural development before it can be said and that could take some once it is in the benefits of a civic addressing system Are theres just a myriad of people that can take advantage of that kind of sys said who is also the provinces Deputy fire and while Post office couriers and family friends would find Owr of experience t House additions t rec rooms Vinyl siding windows bathrooms ask about no payme interest for 6 months Mac we wish to draw your attention to the following in our current week anniversary Sale Page item part lev Hood protector the illustration is is wish to draw your attention to the following in our current 75 years anniversary Paw fuel injector cleaner w copy a Hoyrd read not Pap Winter Pool covers 81 illustration not exactly As we sincerely regret any income Niece r we May have caused the system immensely it would serve a much More important role getting emergency personnel to where there needed much More they can More accurate exactly the location there head ing he things Are changing in sure theres been incidents where Treyve had to search for the people As opposed to being Able to hone in very Jerome executive director of the Union of Manitoba municipal at one Volunteer ambulance and fire attendants knew where most people lived in their said he things Are with the introduction of Rural 911 responders could be called in from outside the he and the new system will help them find an address quickly and a database is in its infant said it would include such things As a persons Tele phone number and but could also include information such As med ical he Many questions like who would pay for the database and maintain it need to be the will Cost Money to As Road signs and numbers Are placed along the Sanderson said municipalities would not be required to sign up for the new although it would be Benefi Cial if they he Mauws noted a number of municipalities have already started naming their and that will help Cut Back on their costs once the system is simple aids educators to teach natives a team of six aboriginal aids and his educators is ready to help Stem the rising epidemic in native the graduates of the Manitoba aboriginal aids task forces educator training program received their diplomas saturday afternoon at the federally sponsored Pilot projects first graduation the need for such aboriginal Educa tors is becoming said program director Albert aboriginal people cannot sustain an the proportion of aids cases attributed to aboriginal people increased per cent Between 1993 and according to figures from health Canadas Laboratory Centre for Dis ease control of Dix the Rise had Only been 21 per cent Between 1989 and hey infection cases Are also under reported among of 11836 aids eases reported to the a cd As of March 31 of this 232 patients were 42 cent of All reported eases lacked ethnic As in Many up to 40 per cent of inmates Are exposing them to High if risk actors Suchi j drug ;