Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 14, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba City Winnipeg free press monday August 14, 2006b3 Riding for More Bike lanes pets feeling sting positive cyclists group of Wasp infestation Many dogs and cats react perversely by Sean Moore to the venom but the collapse of their airways is rare Worb said. This seasons Large Wasp population has most pets if left untreated will Start an unusually Large number of dogs and looking Normal after 24 hours but if they plans Law abiding rally say approach of critical mass is misguided by Carol Sanders o organizers of a mass Bike ride this september say there will be no confrontations Vio lations or outlandish costumes ? just a Bunch of helmeted cyclists out to show their support for better Bicy cling routes in the City. Our goal is trying to open communication in a positive Way Between cyclists and people on the streets said Scot Miller owner of Olympia Cycle and ski. Tensions Are High in this City said the avid cyclist. Our roads Arent widening and cycling a growing said Miller. We be got to figure something out or its Only a matter of time before people Start to get the sept. 6 event is being organized by Miller and Lindsay Gauld a bicycle courier in his late 50s and olympic cyclist who competed in Munich in 1972. He and Gauld Are critical of critical mass a movement that a held mass Bike rallies in Winnipeg to promote cycling and demand respect for their right to be on the Road. A lot of cyclists have concerns about a Lack of Bike lanes but they re not being represented by critical mass said Gauld. I just think its a Little too confrontational to suit my ideas for How to accomplish anything he said. Participants in past critical mass rides have had run ins with the police complaining of police brutality. Law enforcement officials have complained some riders flagrantly flouted the Law. Deliberately slowing Down Rush hour traffic and generating negative publicity threatens to set cycling Back in a City that needs More Safe cycling routes said Miller. The leaderless ? and therefore unaccountable ? Crit ical mass movement has created an even bigger Divide Between cyclists and the Public he said. Street signs continued from Page b1 Firth also planned a slew of new Road signs directing motorists to major destinations such As the Forks the new Library and the its Centre. The signs would highlight some hidden tourist attractions such As the French Quarter and they a guide people to and from the Airport As Well As through the famously muddled intersection at con fusion Corner. And he designed a series of Street Wayne Glowacki / Winnipeg free press courier Lindsay Gauld a cyclist at ?72 olympics will ride in peaceful rally. Their main focus is to take Back the Street Miller said. That Small state ment suggests a struggle and it can to be that. You re on a 25-Pound Craft. You re always going to be eliminated said the avid cyclist. We really feel its the infrastructure ? As far As cyclists and motorists go ? that is the culprit to improve the infrastructure you need political will said Gauld. I want to get the mayor on Side said the Bike courier. Maybe Well Fin ish the ride at the Gold eyes stadium Gauld said referring to mayor Sam Katz a connection to Winnipeg a baseball team. I want to get some politicians involved said Gauld. I be Ridden my Bike All Over the world and this City is not very Good in terms of Bike lanes or Bike routes level kiosks of user Friendly 3d maps of the downtown. Prototypes of those kiosks were installed around the its Centre but there Are no others Down town. Since Firth a visits in 2003, the bulk of the Way finding project has been delayed again and again. First a Batch of tenders for the traffic signs came in Way Over budget forcing the City to rethink How it awarded the contract. The number of signs was Down graded from More than 100 to about 90, and the City was hoping for some funding from trans Gauld said while of his Bike after Stop Ping on Portage Avenue. We be got lots of space ? there a no reason we can to do better and leave three and a half feet for the details of the ride Arent set yet ? like what to Call it. Gauld suggests spin an acronym for strength and Power in numbers. The ride will be held wednesday sept. 6 around suppertime said Miller. They re consid ering a route from Assiniboine Park to Wellington Crescent to downtown and will apply for a permit from the City. All riders Are Welcome As Long As they Wear helmets and abide by the rules of the Road Miller said. Carol.sanders1@freepress.mb.ca port Canada As part of another Long delayed package of environmentally Friendly projects. In june City plan ners abandoned that idea since the signs probably would to have been Eli Gible for funding and again asked for bids on Street signs. The Street signs will Cost about $200,000, and the map kiosks will Cost another $150,000 when they re installed next Spring. The total Cost of the Way finding project will easily surpass $600,000. Decent signs for visitors and con fused Winni Eggers Are part of the cats swollen with stings says a Winnipeg veterinarian. Ron Worb from Anderson animal Hospital on Marion Street said the increase in stung animals is a result of both the greater number of wasps and hornets and the tendency for animals to snap Paw or Chase after them. This Hunting habit can result in the animal receiving multiple stings. Herding dog Breeds with their instincts to Chase Are most affected. But All dogs and cats Are incredibly Aller Gic the most common syndrome Worb sees is the swelling of the face and neck called Ang Oedema. In most cases its not life threatening but its symptoms cause pet owners to think otherwise Worb said. Beautiful Little dachshunds come in and they look like a Shar Pei. They get massive swelling. Their eyes swell shut. Their lips swell. Their muzzles swell. Its fairly uncomfortable and quite disfiguring he said noting that a head can become three times its Normal size. This year Worb has seen double the cases of Wasp related injuries with a dog a Day coming in for treatment. Are taken to a veterinarian they will get a steroid treatment and be better almost instantly. The treatment costs less than $100 an exact Price tag depends on the dog or cat. Wasp stings can also cause Lymph Node swelling and Worb has seen an increase in those cases too. But his hos Pital has to seen an increase in Hanaphy lactic Shock patients. If you re taking your dog or cat on a camping trip you can get a $15 kit that has medications to alleviate pain and swelling if the animal is stung. There is no preventative medication but Worb asks owners to keep a vigilant Eye on their pet when it is outdoors and to clean your Yard of dog cookies and food. Make sure no food scrapes or garbage Lay near play areas. You can also build a Wasp trap. Take a two litre plastic bottle Cut its top off invert it Seal the edges but leave the spout open fill it a Quarter of the Way with a sugary liquid and a drop of dish soap. City entomologist Taz Stuart recommends Root Beer and Worb said Beer works Well. saturday Only classes prove popular at u of w by Alexandra Paul the University of Winnipeg will again hold saturday Only classes to Appeal to adult students and others who want to go Back to school but can to fit in weekday courses. This is the second term we be had it and we re hopeful and confident it will continue and both the numbers and the variety of courses will expand said David Fitzpatrick the downtown University a associate Dean of arts. The courses Are Back by popular demand the University a website says. You asked for pm. You got pm a u of w website tag declares. When you Click on read More the tag takes you to a list of five introductory courses. The topics Are heavy on health and lifestyle Light on ponderous academic studies. That a a deliberate Choice Fitzpatrick said. There Are All kinds of courses we could offer on saturday mornings. Its a basics said Stuart Duncan of Destina Tion Winnipeg the City a tourism and economic development Agency. Destination Winnipeg has used Firth a 3-d maps and easy to read Colour scheme in All its brochures and routinely nudges the City to get crack ing on the new Street signs. The Issue even came up at the recent City sum Mit said Duncan. All the developments that have taken place so far seem to be in parts said Duncan referring to the smattering of signs in the weather protected walkways. Progress has been question of making sure the resources Are in place and the instructors Are Avail Able he said. Finding classroom space want a problem most rooms Are empty Satur Days. The University first offered saturday classes this Winter and when registration lists filled up administrators Fig ured they had a Winner on their hands. More than 100 students signed up and the same number is expected this fall. The City a other academic Campus the University of Manitoba does to offer saturday classes except for some specialized courses in the faculties of Agri culture ? and education where weekend courses Are a Staple for teacher training. We re not offering much on saturday because we be not had much Success in attracting students so we offer courses in the evening said u of m vice Provost for programs Richard Lobdell. Mike Mager president of Caa Mani Toba said he recalled hearing about the new signs several years ago and won dered where the project stood. I be seen those kind of signs in other cities and they re very helpful said Mager. 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