Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 17, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Fri december 2000 Chornoby Larea kids get Booster shot in visits to Canada children arrive with skin hair loss but head Back Home with fresh sparkle in their eyes Canada As the chernobyl Power Plant May have closed this but l reminders of the nuclear disaster almost 15 years ago will continue for years to Many of the areas children were poisoned by radioactive fallout and now suffer anaemia and poor immune one Alberta couple has been trying to help and plans to continue doing since 1993 Lili and Ken brands of Hinton have been arranging for Pale and anaemic children Between the Ages of nine and 11 to visit Alberta for a Holiday with clean water and Hinton is on the Edge of the Rocky mountains and Jasper National about 250 Kilometres West of were working on getting a dozen kids out for next said Lili brands who helps run the Hinton association for children of overwhelming demand As Many As 16 children arrive each summer to spend eight weeks with Host different children Are chosen each year because of the overwhelming an estimated children live in areas tainted by fallout downwind from the ukrainian nuclear its important to get the kids out of if nothing else for their mental said they live year round listening to teach ers and parents and doctors fretting about they just need to get out and be Normal Chil Belarus doctors have already noted a dramatic increase in leukaemia and thyroid can its important to get the kids out of if nothing else for their mental health the radiation is inf said there eating vegetables and fruit grown on contaminated their water is the brands Belij ethere is an undeniable health Benefit from the Alberta vacation which is paid for by corporate local fundraising and the generosity of Host their Colour is they have Chubby said brands of the children who arrive with nose hair loss or skin kids arrive with glazed their eyes have some glint Back when they Booster shot Maggi executive director of the Ottawa based Canadian Relief fund for chernobyl Vic Tims in said a visit to Canada is a Booster shot to the childrens immune system which stays with them after they return to their contaminated theres no scientific proof of the Lon term but we can see it in the said children who came Here years ago continue to be considerably healthier than children who did since the disaster Belarus children have been welcomed in other Alberta including Drayton Valley and As Well As towns across a Intens organization has sponsored More than 100 children in the last seven Well do this until we cant do this any said who has visited Belarus twice to meet with Canadian press stores reopen at Sarnia mall 2 Days after fatal roof collapse building caved under heavy killing female clerk two stores at a local mall reopened just two Days after a Sec Tion of the shopping centres roof caved under heavy leaving one woman dead and another the City building authority has Given Lambton mall approval for Walmart and Cana Dian tire to said Ray vice pres ident of the shopping division for the Orlando which owns the barricades were removed by police from the entrances to the two stores but remained at All other entrances to the Lambton mall parking hallmark card shop clerk Susan was crushed under the collapsed Section of the malls Snow covered roof after it caved in at about thursday just 30 minutes before the mall was to open its doors to Christ Mas Rescue Crews managed to dig her out with but she died later in hos Fosters Helen suffered minor a buildup of Snow on the Flat roof of the 30 year old mall was believed to be responsible for the collapse of a portion 21 metres Long and 15 metres the City received 40 centimetres of Snow overnight on and another 15 centimetres overnight Sarnia mayor Mike Bradley said yesterday negotiations to reopen More of the malls stores were continuing Between Orlando the ministry of labour and the cites building its the City building inspectors Call before that mall will Bradley an Engi neers report on what should happen was expected Access to the damaged area of the mall remained Walmart and Canadian tire will be required to submit a Snow management plan to the City by wednesday As part of the conditions for reopening their Peter owner operator of the malls Canadian tire praised the efforts of his employees during the roof they were right in there with cutting Torch helmets and whatever they could use to Aid in the Ansley its pretty devastating what happened to he she was Well known and Well liked by our our deepest sympathies go to her Canadian press j going away mining the holidays give us a restart Date and you could be one of our daily winners plus youd be helping a needy family every Day from december 1 through december 2000 a daily draw will be held for a Holiday valued at plus one of equivalent value will be donated to Winnipeg Harvest on the winners its easy to win give us your restart Date when stopping 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