Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 27, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba A6 Winnipeg free press thursday july 27, 2006 Manitoba Lake Winnipeg algae show up earlier than usual by Alexandra Paul a n environmental scientist who spots pollution on Lake Winnipeg is warning algae Are growing on the water Early this year. Satellite photos of the North and South basins of the Lake show a rapidly grow ing algae Bloom spreading from the North Basin to the South Basin a month earlier than Normal. That a More than 4,000 Square kilo metres of dense algae and the summer is still Young noted Greg Mccullough a biologist at the Centre for Earth observations science at the University of Manitoba. If however 2003 is any example of what a to come when blooms float in Early the lakes beaches will be on a watch list for the rest of the summer. That year four separate Lake Winnipeg beaches were closed Down by August sparking protests from irate cottagers about water pollution. Mccullough a satellite photo posted on the centres website shows the growth at a stage that typically occurs by the end of the summer. Last year the same extent of algae did to show up until aug. 29. And now distinct surface blooms Are appearing in the North Basin ? very widespread especially from just North of Georges Island to the outlet at War rens Landing and Over much of the Region North of Long Point Mccullough observed. Algae blooms in Lake Winnipeg Are caused by the growth of Blue Green algae which in turn is triggered by too much phosphorus and nitrogen getting into water. That a a Cycle that starts with Spring run off and heavy Rains that Wash Vari Ous sources of fertilizer into the Lake. And a lot of what a happening this year is really the result of overloading from previous years the scientist said. The last two years saw flooding All through summer and flood Waters that leached nutrients from the land eventually receded Back through the Rivers into the Lake. So you get a double bang Mccullough said. We had two years of Spring flooding so we have the Lake really charged nutrients flow into the Lake from a variety of sources including municipal sewage treatment plants livestock manure and crop fertilizers then the natural Cycle of algae growth in the Lake got an extra kick Start this Spring. Everything started Early this year too because it was warmer. The melted off the Lake earlier and the water started to warm up earlier Mccullough said. Now we have Nice warm Spring and we re seeing the algae really the Lake recovered from almost exactly the same problem a few years ago when an Early Spring triggered wide spread algae blooms in 2003. Blue Green algae unlike other algae does occasionally pose a health Hazard. The blooms can trigger the growth of Neur toxins than can make people very sick. Because of that risk health authorities Monitor algae growth As part of their regular surveillance of water pollution on the Lake. seniors work More play less by Lindsey Wiebe forget leisurely afternoons of Lawn bowl ing and Canasta ? Canadas seniors Are increasingly Likely to spend their Days work ing instead according to a new report from statistics Canada. The 2005 Survey tracked the daily activities of roughly 6,550 people aged 55 and Over across the country. The study found those Between the Ages of 55 and 64 Are apparently working More and playing less spending up to an hour More at paid jobs and half an hour less on Leisure activities daily than they did six years prior. The numbers come As no Surprise to mar Jorie Wood executive manager of creative retirement. Decades of rest and relaxation May Appeal to some said the 63-year-old, but its not always financially feasible. Its really influenced a lot by the fact that lifespan has increased so much and a lot of us Haven to got that much stored away said seniors then and now Wood who a worked at creative retirement since 1989. Women not sitting some of the feedback i be had from seniors 1998 Elizabeth Gould an advertising copywriter is they can to afford to retire said Lori Hunter . Daily average of 1.9 hours paid work 4 said she has too Many plans to think about executive director of the Manitoba society of hours Active Leisure leaving the workforce. Seniors. . 41 per cent Are employed. I guess lots of people do want to retire but Hunter said this is especially True of older 2005 i be still got things to do people to see said women some of whom May have divorced and . Daily average of 2.4 hours paid work the 64-year-old. I know lots of people who 3.6 hours Active Leisure found they did to qualify for a pension plan. For others the thought of up to 30 years of wanted to retire Early did retire Early played. 51 per cent Are employed. Golf for six months and then thought of my retirement living can be daunting. God there has to be More to life than men my primary Hobby is Reading but i would among the 65 to 74 age group the Survey 1998n?t want to read for eight hours a Day laughed found both men and women spend much less. Daily average of 3.2 hours paid work 4wood. Now with life expectancy going above time on paid work than those in the 55 to 64 hours Active leisure80, if you retire at 50 or 55, that a a Long Long. 59 per cent Are employed. Range devoting More Energy to housework time to be in 2005 and Leisure activities. Age & Opportunity ceo Amanda Macrae. Daily average of 4.4 hours paid work men in the group spent about an hour a Day said some seniors May try retiring and realize 3.5 hours Active Leisure on paid work in 2005, while women on average its not for them. 68 per cent Are employed. Worked less than half an hour a Day. They either choose to go ahead and do their own contracting or work As consultants try a ? numbers provided by statistics Canada second career she said. They re definitely. mountie of evidence too after rollover officers car blew tire flipped by Jason Bell an ramp officer in Swan River survived a frightening rollover in his Cruiser car tuesday and still had the where withal to grab crucial evidence in a murder investigation from the vehicle before it exploded in flames. The six year Veteran used his Baton to smash a window and scramble out of the burning car but lunged in to retrieve key pieces of evidence collected from Sapota Ayak Cree nation. He backed away to safety just As fire spread throughout the vehicle. The 35-year-old member suffered cuts and bruises and was treated at the Swan River Hospital. He a expected to be off work for about five Days said staff sgt. Mike Mctaggart. It was a Good Job on his part out there alone said Mctaggart. He used his Baton to break the window and climb out. The fire was under the Hood when he got out but he had the foresight to go Back in and get the exhibits for the homicide investigation. Consequently this investigation want the officer married with two children was driving West bound on Hwy. 483, seven Kilometres West of the Sapota Ayak Cree nation at about 1 30 . When the left rear tire of his 2005 Crown Victoria blew. The vehicle Slid sideways across the Road hit gravel and rolled twice. Looking at the scene and the Marks on the gravel the rim caught the mud and Over the car went said Mctaggart. He got knocked around a few times when the car rolled the vehicle landed on its wheels but the officer was unable to open the Drivers Side door. While trapped he smelled gasoline and noticed smoke com ing from the Hood of the car so he smashed the Side window with his Baton and crawled out. Two women passing by the scene stayed with the officer until help arrived. Concerned about the burning vehicle and the threat of flames spreading to the Bush ramp contacted Manitoba conservation and Volunteer fire Crews. Mctaggart said a conservation water bomber was at the ready to douse the inferno but firefighters kept the Blaze under control. The officer was aiding the homicide investigation into the death of a 34-year-old Man on the first nations Community last weekend. The body of Harvey Thomas brass of Sapota Ayak was discovered on a Road about 3 . Saturday. An autopsy revealed he died of Blunt Force trauma. Waylon Sydney brass also of the Sapota Ayak faces a second degree murder charge. limited offer. Conditions apply. See dealer for details. New insider plan customers will receive a $5 credit for the first 3 months after which time the plan will revert Back to the regular $25 monthly charge. 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