Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 26, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free september 2000 local major upgrading of Wells Engineer says Calls for communities to switch to centralized sewer systems by Sean Oconnor too Many Manitoban Are drink ing water from Wells designed to meet the needs of the province 30 years says a civil engineering pro Fessor specializing in groundwater con the University of Manitoba Allan Woodbury is calling for a major Infra Structure program to update the Woodbury says the recent rash of contaminated Wells across the province should come As no Surprise to anyone because water and septic systems Haven kept up with the land use practices have changed Over the municipalities have Industry has draft lbs it the you were growing Woodbury is calling for More communities in the province to abandon individual private Wells in favour of centralized water and sewer and where private Wells he said there should be stricter rules guiding their Manitoba has an Esti mated private eight communities Are on boil advisory because of contaminants found in and children at 11 schools with private Wells Are prohibited from drinking tap in a Rural water Quality pro which randomly tested 997 Pri vate Wells across the province Over the past found 48 per cent were Conta a drinking water advisory committee is expected to report to the government by the end of this month on the spate of private Well contamination throughout while the committee will make rec it is not Clear How Broad those recommendations will the land use changed Over the municipalities have Industry has you were growing up committee will not look at the causes of Woodbury said More Manitoba communities should be on centralized sys tems where water is drawn and waste treated on a Community wide As communities that rely on private Wells grow and housing lots become the likelihood of leakage from individual septic systems into Wells yet individuals Are much less Likely to Check or Woodbury said communities with lot sizes any smaller than five acres should be on a centralized Don Rocan of Manitoba conservation said too Many Wells May increase the chances of the More holes you punch through a forma you end up with Swiss there Are no rules forcing populations of a certain density to establish centralized sys the costs of creating such an infrastructure could be Woodbury also called for More strict standards on Well individuals who Drill Wells in Manitoba must be certified and must compile information on new Wells such As water Quality and soil but there is Little enforcement of these in no regulations exist forc ing owners of private Wells to test regularly if those Wells Supply Community centres or restau Rocan said there is also Likely a Large number of abandoned Wells in Rural areas that Are improperly which could leak into no matter what course of action the provincial government said it will Likely be a Long and involved Joe Winnipeg free palest pumpkins aplenty Werner Rottcher proudly displays pumpkins he harvested from his land near Rottcher and his wife grow the crop every give away a few and sell a few on the this years Early Frost forced them to Harvest a Little earlier than last a Hail storm destroyed their wasps have that hungry look by Ian Tizzard More and More Winni Eggers Are heading outdoors these desperate to enjoy the warmth before its too and so Are the its that time of year when the occasional warm Day in an otherwise Cool month brings out swarms of the there getting desperate for says Ken Nawolski of the cites insect control wasps do not Cope Well with colder and their Favourite like flies and Are becoming hard to with live food wasps Are attracted to alternative fare such As and human food and for some wasps Are More than a they can be life threaten allergic reactions to Wasp stings can show up As anything from localized swelling to Asaph lactic which can be fatal if not treated Milton director of Emer gency services at the health sciences said this year seems typical in How to avoid wasps i if you Are eating and drinking out keep garbage clean up i cover All drinks i avoid wearing clothes with a very Bright or flowered since pollen is another Wasp food source hard to find in i and stay away from heavily scented colognes and City of Winnipeg insect control Branch terms of emergency Wasp sting weve had worse years than he but Robert Vic president of Moulins said Wasp Calls to his company have gone up 35 per cent from last theres a lot of said there seems to be More than last Nawolski agreed with Tenen Bein that Wasp numbers this year Are not unusual and May even be though the City does not count wasps As it does mos Nawolski said the number Wasp complaints to the insect control Branch Are about half what they were last we sprayed about three times a Day this he and last it was at least six times a Nawolski says we can thank a Wetterhan average year for the Low in the he a Wasp Queen will set out alone from a Winter hibernation spot to establish a new nest and restart a wet Springs tend to delay and frustrate her result ing in fewer wasps later he said the Best strategy for dealing with wasps is simply to ignore dont swat at he because they become More aggressive than usual at this time of if they Are too aggressive for he it is Best to avoid them by moving and take heart whether there Are More or fewer wasps this fall will be a moot Point in about a by the end of Nawolski All but the Queen should be bran new Brand new 20001x2 is cassette stated aluminium rear spoiler and a to choose 36 Brand new 2000 Mustang la Melton leather jacket with any new vehicle Purchase 4 5 w cd and 2 to choose your Choice litre air 2000 Taurus be 4 Brand new v6 with tilt Drivers bran new i 6 to choose As Low As 1mi How bran new bran financing available on select new vehicles rebates up to Fetty it windows and aluminium off Road package and 8 to choose As Low As 36 inti Ichibu Cuili Down la sub Sale ends sept Sale 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