Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 7, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press wednesday july 7, 2004 province a5 facility a new age in pharmacy Canadas first Central fill outlet prepares to open by Mia Rabson h Homewood ? a new pharmaceutical business near Carman is set to become the first Cen trial fill pharmacy in Canada dispensing medications faster and More safely than anywhere else in the coun try. Co owner Paul Clark says his six week old company Stream pharmacy solutions in a new 12,000-Square-foot warehouse on Highway 3, will improve safety and help ease the pharmacist shortage. This facility Here we believe is the new age in pharmacy Clark said. Our mandate is to provide services to give time Back to Stream has the first Central fill phar Macy License in Canada and Aims to work with Manitoba pharmacies Long term care Homes and Remote communities with the mail order business. Clark is Quick to Point out this is not an internet pharmacy and there is no direct Contact with patients. Instead Stream wants to take on refill prescriptions which Clark says is the Grunt work of pharmacists that takes them away from their patients. A pharmacy or nursing station would contract with Stream to have its refill orders filled there and then mailed or couriered Back to the pharmacy to be picked up by the patient. The Central fill pharmacy Model has grown to great Success in the United states. Clark said 30 per cent of . Prescriptions Are now filled through Central fill pharmacies. In Canada its Zero Clark said. There Are four stages to streams production line. Plastic buckets with patient specific bar codes Are used to artificial flooding protested in Ritchot by Lindsey Wiebe residents in the pm of Ritchot say they want the province to Stop using their land As a dumping ground for artificial flooding in summer. Its obvious to us that we live in Winnipeg a Reservoir and they la fill it up any time they feel like it said Ritchot Resi Dent Rob Stewart. They never asked our permission to store water on our lands said neigh Bour Bill Kocay. Members of the Community met yesterday at the municipal Council office to reinforce a Resolution passed in mid june asking the they province to cease and desist summer opera never tons of the asked our a petition in support of the Resolution permission picked up More than 60 to store signatures at the meet water on ing said Stewart. Kocay said there Are our lands a number of problems ? Neighbour caused by artificial Bill Kocay summer flooding of land around Ritchot including damage to Trees and an increased West Nile risk from standing water. He said summer flooding has also resulted in some unwanted visitors to his Yard including a number of foxes raccoons skunks and Deer. These Are All animals that were Dis placed by the flood Waters he said. Those Dens were flooded and probably Many of them have ended up dying from the consequences of Steve Topping director of water for Manitoba water stewardship said the flood Way was opened in june to minimize the risk of basement flooding in Winnipeg after forecasts called for rain. track orders Down the line through an automated station where vials of pills Are counted out in seconds a manual station where a technician adds inhalers or liquid medications and then on to a pharmacist where the order is double checked for accuracy. The pharmacist uses a digital photo to Check the medication and if every thing is Correct the pharmacist initials each prescription and sends the bucket off for shipping. Clark said the error rate in the sys tem is about two per one million prescriptions compared to the current Parade kicks off 6-Day Scot dance championships by Lindsey Wiebe although David Wilton hails from Scotland the Highland dancer has already seen More of Canada than the average Canadian ? and he a Only 15 years old. The teen has danced since the age of five and has already competed in Toronto Edmonton Montreal Vancouver and Sydney. Sometimes i win sometimes i Don the said. It just depends on How i a Wilton is in Winnipeg with his brother Tony Cargill to com Pete in the 2004 Scot dance Canada championship series. The six Day event will feature Over 600 scottish Highland dancers from North America and Scotland and kicks off tonight with a Parade at the Forks. Cargill 21, has seen much of Canada while competing along with his brother. I love the country he said and described Winnipeg As a really Nice relaxing both Brothers say their decision to learn Highland dancing was influenced by family tradition. My other Brothers and Sisters danced As Well and my mom danced said Wilton. Wilton said he usually practices for an hour or two at a time five Days a week. Most Highland dancers retire in their mid 20s, and Cargill said he plans to compete until he a 23. However the dancer has another Hobby to keep him Busy when he retires ? he wants to move to the United states to coach soccer full time. Wilton Hopes to have time in Winnipeg to take advantage of Canadas Exchange rate. I think its going to be just a whole week of dancing and shopping he said. because of their Highland dancing Brothers David Wilton and Tony Cargill have seen More of Canada than most canadians have. Auto auction thursday july 8 6 . Approx. 100 vehicles some subject to Reserve Many safety certified. Repossessions-1998 Chrysler intrepid 1999 Honda civic 1999 Dodge Light duty Quad cab 4wd, 2000 Chev venture 1994 Ford Mustang 1999 Ford Taurus 2001 Mercury Cougar 2000 Pont grand am 1998 Honda civic 2000 Honda civic 1999 Ford f?150 Alt super cab 4wd, 2001 Chev Blazer 2003 Viking epic 2000 Gumc Reg cab 4wd, 2000 Coachman 27 it travel trailer 2002 Bonneville 2000 Dodge Quad cab 4x4, 1999 Dodge Dakota 4wd, 2003 Chev Silverado 2000 Chev Blazer. Cars 1991 Toyota camry 1984 porsche 928, 1994 Olds Cheiva 1992 Volks passant 1994 Pont grand am 1995 Neon 1996 Pont grand prix 1990 Toyota camry 1987 Mercedes 420 Sel 1994 Ford Tempo 1990 Lumina euro 2000 Mazda prot a 1997 Chev Cavalier 2000 Olds intrigue 1987 Mercedes Benz 560 Sel 1998 Nissan Altima axe 1995 Infinity g20 sports Sedan 1990 dynasty 1990 Honda civic 1996 Saturn sl2. Trucks and vans 1989 voyager 1991 Chev g20 full size Van 1996 Pont transport 1994 Gumc Jimmy 1999 caravan 2000 Chev 1500 4x4, 1998 Gumc Jimmy 1991 Toyota Previn 1993 Lumina apr 1994 Ford explorer Ltd 1996 caravan 1998 Chev 1500. Boats 16 it Vanguard boat with 55 . Johnson motorcycle-1996 Honda car or 900 fire bleed. Trailers 2000 Coachman 27 it travel trailer Bank repo1977 Eldorado 22? class a 2003 Viking epic Bank repo Many vehicles sold unreserved for the Canadian diabetes association and teen Challenge. Viewing thursday 8 00 . Sale time $300.00 Cash Deposit required on vehicles at time of Purchase. Associated Auto auction 7130 Roblin blvd 895-9790 1 pm West of perimeter rate of about five per one Hundred in shortage of pharmacists that a just not traditional pharmacies. Possible. Greg Gauthier general manager of Lothar Dueck owner of Dueck phar Auto med Canada said 100 of the same Macy in Vita is worried a Central fill systems have been installed elsewhere pharmacy would steal the bread and in the world and can dispense up to butter of his business. Refill prescrip?16,000 prescriptions a Day. Tons Are the easiest and More Cost pharmacists have come a Long Way effective for pharmacists to fill he said. Gauthier said. This is not Only about its a new Way of looking at things volume its about Quality of but we have to be careful about the via Clark said his machine can dispense ability of Rural pharmacies Dueck about 9,000 prescriptions in 24 hours said. Our business has to be with three pharmacists. Normally it would take 90 pharmacists the same. amount of time to do that and with the ;