Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 5, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnik 2000 local a7 experts chilled by global warming dispute Over Trust fund Heads to court a dispute Over a Trust fund owned by Long Plain first nation is going to the Legal Battle pits a former chief against the present with charges of conflict of interest against both former chief Peter yellow Quill helped negotiate a Settle ment with the Federal government in yellow Quill says that Money is intended Only to buy land As compensation for land the band didst get More than 100 years the trustees of the fund used million dollars from it to Back Long Plains unsuccessful bid for a yellow Quill says that adding its not the Type of venture or capital project that is allowed under this particular Dennis the current says the Money was intended for eco nomic and a Casino would have fit that yellow Quill says the funds trustees have a conflict of interest because they Are too closely tied to the band the Trust fund is Frozen until the Issue goes to court june Canadian press by Martin Zellig to global climate change Doest sound too especially if it Means Milder Winters on the but dont Tell that to Alf one of the speakers at a recent on Day conference Here on the effects that glob Al climate change will have on Prairie water the event was sponsored by the Winnipeg based International Institute for sustainable development and other the climate scenarios that the provinces head River forecaster has been studying clearly show a great increase in Winter temperatures Over the past decade by As much As six to seven degrees As Well As increases of up to 3 c in our average summertime that Means potentially bad news for Manitoba water resources Over the next 50 my own research on Sturgeon Creek shows that Runoff will be a lot said other researchers in North Ameri Ca suggest that Spring Runoff for the Canadian Prairies could be much reduced on that will mean More dry spells and drought Well have difficulty feeding ourselves and recharging the and that because most of the water in the Prairies comes from and Thall be decreased a one of Canadas leading Meteorol Jim agrees with Warkentine warning of the possible disastrous effects of global warming on the regions water climate mod Els suggest that we might have the worst of both who was the featured speaker at the emphasized that there will be More intense flooding occasion As Well As declining water flows in late summer and these lower water Levels could result in the drying up of precious weve seen warming trends All Over the explained who has 40 years experience in water disaster and climate research As a senior executive with environment Canada and in Orga he said were already seeing wanning trends All Over the including the melting of glaciers on the Eastern slope of the these glaciers feed the streams people on the Prairies depend in were Likely to experience drier Summers and i think we have to think about water conservation Mea sures and How to use it water unless we adopt much More rigorous these kinds of predictions will be experienced Over the coming Bruce stressed that Canada and other countries Are still a Long Way from Ful filling the commitments they made in 1997 in in the Kyoto the major nations agreed to reduce greenhouse Gas emissions which Are factors in global warming by six per cent from 1990 Levels by 2008 to meet our we will actually have to reduce greenhouse Gas emissions by 21 to 25 per cent Over the next according to while the jury int out yet on the full effects of global warming on Warkentin believes we should be taking precautions Well need better Wells to find water and better reservoirs and water Supply he lust Tell you 1 i Ujj g pm p Landau wrote the Book on customer offer the largest our service department u tops in the 2000 Neon 4 cassette 1998 super cab Els 1998 Taurus so Wagon Drivers fully Only windo1ab6l dual Quad rear heal 1999 Chrysler Libbus in 4 Low 1999 intrepid v6 Tow 199s contour go 4 4 with Only 1998 escort zx2 air a Only m4710 1994 Pontiac trans sport Only 7 555 Empress 7722411 Over two thousand new trucks and vans in inventory and one thousand used to select from my iliac Hutnik 6mc ill 1459 Regent 6618181 h o a wort 1401 Regent 6616644 Frontier Subaru 851 Regent 9446604 Saturn Isuzu of Regent Jim Gauthier 1486 Regent 9446600 1364 Regent 66i 5110 1424 Regent 6638866 964 Regent 6618391 Uminskiy Ystone Ford 1300 Regent 6619555 be ;