Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 17, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Power plants Mercury emissions Are greatest threat prof by Aldo Santin Mercury emissions from the stack at Manitoba hydrous Coal burning Plant in East Selkirk pose a greater health threat than other substances being monitored says a retired University of Manitoba chemistry professor. Hyman Gesser said that based on Hydro records More than 33 kilograms of Mercury were dispersed into the area around the Plant last year but noted no one is monitoring the Mercury emissions or How much of it is finding its Way into Peoples Homes. A i done to want to scare anyone but Mercury can be and should be monitored a Gesser said. Mercury poisoning is linked to neurological disorders. The environmental licence issued to Hydro for its East Selkirk Plant requires that stack emissions be monitored Only for Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. In the United states the environmental Protection Agency issued a report in 1998 that said Mercury emissions from Coal fired generating plants Are the most serious air pollutant concern. The Epa report said no technology exists that can effectively remove Mercury from Plant emissions. Larry Strachan director of environmental approvals for Manitoba conservation said monitoring Mercury was not required when the licence was issued in 1993 because no one was aware of its health threats. Strachan said Hydro will be required to test for the presence of Mercury in a single test in january and depending on what those tests show he could require regular monitoring for Mercury. Hydro has denied any link Between the operation of the East Selkirk Plant and the environmental changes reported by some residents who live about to Kilometres to the South near Birds Hill Park. Hydro says regular monitoring shows All emissions Are within or below recognized guidelines. Blizzard howls outside City about 200 people a mainly snowboarders Ken Gigliotti Winnipeg free press braved dangerous windchill conditions yesterday at Springhill Winter Park. Winnipeg spared much of storm Wrath by Kevin Rollason whip pc Winni Eggers wondered where an anticipated blizzard went yesterday Rural residents were warned not to travel As Strong winds whipped up Snow into whiteout conditions. Rob Paola an environment Canada meteorologist said Only a Light snowfall touched the City yesterday morning instead of a predicted 12 centimetres. But wind gusts of 70 Kilometres per hour and stronger outside the City caused hazardous conditions throughout the Day. A the weather conditions in the City did no to materialize but closer to Elie and Portage la Prairie and the Southern red River Valley they were experiencing blizzard conditions a Paola said. A a it a mainly a blowing Snow Type of blizzard in open areas. In the City there Are enough wind blocks we did no to see the extensive Low Paola said the Southern part of the province received up to nine centimetres of Snow with Winnipeg getting six centimetres on Friday night. He said the weather service was predicting another five centimetres of Snow would fall today with Brandon and Dauphin getting it in the morning and reaching Winnipeg and the red River Valley by the afternoon. Because of the conditions yesterday the province was advising Manitoban not to travel on the trans Canada Highway from head Ingley to the Saskatchewan Border. But in Winnipeg police were reporting there were few fender benders yesterday. Bob Mcdonald of the City a Public works department said Crews slowed through Friday night to ensure All major routes were open yesterday. Mcdonald said the City will decide today whether additional blowing will be done including blowing residential streets in the next few Days. A a we la be looking at what environment Canada says. There a no Point doing residential blowing if there Sio centimetres of Snow on the Marc Gallant / Winnipeg free priss a pedestrian pushes against the wind on Carlton Street yesterday. Farmers forced to keep diseased sheep alive by Paul Mckie two Cash strapped Manitoba sheep Farmers have been forced to continue feeding diseased sheep that were supposed to be destroyed by Federal veterinarians almost two months ago. The two flocks of sheep near woodmore suffer from scrapie a degenerative mad cow like disease that affects the Central nervous system of sheep and goats. The disease can make sheep pull at their Wool bite their legs Sway and bang their Heads. Scrapie cannot be detected in live animals by any known test. The Only cure is to destroy any animals suspected of having the disease. Federal veterinarians detected the disease in the summer and the flocks were slated for destruction. Erie Thornhill president of the Manitoba sheep producers said the sheep were supposed to be destroyed in Early november. Thornhill said government inefficiency has forced the Farmers to continue feeding sheep they can to sell. He said making Farmers continue to feed sheep at a Cost of anywhere from 30 to 40 cents per animal per Day is forcing the Farmers into financial turmoil. Those Farmers have lost the entire season and can to buy new Breeding Stock until the animals Are destroyed and the government pays compensation. And compensation is inadequate charged Thornhill. A the compensation payment is so inadequate and unfair a he said. One Farmer who spoke on condition of anonymity said her 196 sheep were supposed to be destroyed on nov. I. Scrapie was first detected in her flock by a Federal veterinarian in july. Youth 16, stabbed a 16-year-old youth is recovering in Hospital after being stabbed in the Chest yesterday. Winnipeg police said the teen was with a Small group of people near Isabel Street and Elgin Avenue when two males shouted at them from across the Street. Police said when the 16-year-old shouted Back the pair began following the group and caught up to the teenager at the intersection where he was stabbed. He got to a nearby relatives House and was rushed to the health sciences Centre in life threatening condition. His condition is stable. Police Are looking for two aboriginal males. One has Short Black hair and was wearing a Jean jacket. Amp prices in effect dec. 17 dec. 23/2000 Casa de Fruta Iii oranges ���99 i a. 5 la. Box imported Christmas Rose grapes $-08 Alfornia grown Pink Grapefruit 4/1 imported cooking onions in 3 la. Bag local grown macintosh apples h98 1 a a. 5 la. Bag . Grown cello head lettuce 0 Lemons m limes 51 imported hours Man Fri 9-8 sat 8-8 Sun 10-6. 53 Higgins Ogilvie Mill pm Long English cucumbers 98c a. Imported Sno White i rooms local grown a greens peppers m imported 68 a. To 88 imported 68 h whole pork loins regular $2.99 la. Bulk lean Gund beef la. Regular $2.99 la. Canada Grade a pah hoist 98 la. Reg. $8.99 la. 5 Canada Grade a beef Rara 15? Reg. $19.98 la. I Grade a fresh turkeys $-jj68 arriving dec 19 Havard cheese $-09 per too Grams assorted varieties i Casa de Miata �r1 whole smoked hams wow i a a of wow regular $2.49 la. Super Luh Kyj new York rip loin $098 la regular $5.99 la. Pork Back Tai of spareribs $4�8 Reg. $6.99 lbs breaded s Chicken pieces 1 19? 4 pkg Box Reg. $25.95 a. Roast beef 78 too Grams conk garlic sausage 78�?~ 0 too Grams polio hits popular Manitoba getaway see doctor for risk assessment update childhood immunizations by Paul Pihi Chyn travel editor a a we re losing the whole year because we weren to allowed to sell anything at All a she said. The Farmer said Shell receive compensation anywhere from $130 to $170 depending on the Type of Lamb but Only when the animals Are destroyed. Thornhill said problems with the Canadian food inspection Agency have delayed the animals destruction. The Agency had a spot picked out for the disposal of the animals but it did no to work out and the Agency did no to have a Back up site. Thornhill said he knew of Only two current outbreaks of scrapie both near woodmore. The disease is uncommon in Manitoba and cannot be transmitted to humans or other animals. Quebec suffered an outbreak to o years ago that claimed More than 1,000 sheep. There is an outbreak of polio in the dominican Republic one of the most popular Winter vacation Sunspot for Manitoban. Up to 600 travellers a week will be departing from Winnipeg when twice weekly nonstop flights to the Caribbean nation begin tomorrow. Between july 12 and dec. 8, seven confirmed cases of polio have been reported by health ministries in the dominican Republic and Haiti. The two countries share the Island of hispanola health Canada is recommending that before canadians depart for the dominican Republic they Contact a physician to determine their need for immunizations. Travellers should also ensure that routine childhood immunizations for diphtheria whooping cough tetanus measles mumps and rubella Are up to Date. Pat Rachey signature vacations sales and marketing manager in Winnipeg said she has issued an advisory to All local travel agents about the polio outbreak. A we have been talking to our reps Down there in the dominican Republic and we have a handle on the situation a a Rachey said. Rachey said she does not consider the outbreak a serious threat to Winni Eggers vacationing in the or because All canadians Are immunized against polio. Signature Isnit cancelling any of its flights to the dominican Republic and will not be offering refunds to travellers who decide not to go because of the polio threat she said. Refunds Are Only considered when the Canadian government warns against travel to a specific country. Polio is a highly infectious viral disease which can cause paralysis and death. Following the introduction of the inactivated polio vaccine in Canada in 1955 and the Oral polio vaccine in 1962, the disease has been virtually eradicated from Canada. Canadian children receive immunization at school. However health Canada said the current outbreak in dominican Republic and Haiti raises concern because the Western hemisphere has been free of the disease since 1991. A mass vaccination Campaign has already started in the dominican Republic. In Haiti nationwide vaccination will take place from january through March. Additional information and health recommendations can be obtained through health Canada s travel Medicine web site at my by phone 1-613-957-8739., or by fax by calling 1-613-941-3900. Ask for Access no. 200. The old world Market on Higgins fruit vegetable a flite he Iowa amp meat Market we Reserve the right to limit quantities. A mow available sponsored by Brick s Fine furniture Babi its Colo outside by Fred Brick one of the a Joys Quot about our frigidity is that our car doors can freeze up and we can t get into them even with Candy and Flowers one Way is to squirt some glycol Type solution into the locks from a cute Little Container sold at prices bordering on thievery at your Friendly Gas bars or hardware stores. Ifs soft sided so All you gotta do is insert the containers Little spout into the spot where your key goes and squeeze. It May take a few squeezes so be patient. It May even take More than a few squeezes so you better have two or three or More a a spritzers Quot on hand. And where do you put them after you be bought them in the car of course. And How do you get them Why you simply open your car door and. Something wrong yeah the door s Frozen up so now you gotta go to another a Friendly garage and get some More a Shprit Zersk but if you re anything like me you ainu to Gonna put out Good Money for More of them when you already got a few in the car. So you move onto step two heat up the car key. For this simple project you hold a lighted match under your car key and get it hot enough to melt the ice inside the car lock. Problem yeah nobody smokes anymore so nobody carries matches except for Young kids that is. By now you re an old wizened individual near half Frozen and walking like a the Hulk. In this state you re Gonna approach children for matches Good Luck butyl know what kids Are a caring lot especially for people in distress and will gladly part with their matches. Ever tried lighting a match at 30 or 30 below and hold your key under it for any length of time fun it ainu to. But occasionally it works and you finally get into your car. The first thing you do is zip to a garage and buy some a Shpritzer but they won t fit in the Glove compartment a cause there s fourteen there already Fred Brick owns Brick s Fine furniture la it feeling Hie u i Cost or Irby a v Fine furniture ? ate pkg 111 Lombard ave. 957-1211 notice there is no Assoria Ion Between Brick s Fine furniture l to. And the Brick or rho Brick warehouse ;