Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 22, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba City Winnipeg free press tuesday August 22, 2006 b3 Elm study chopping Down Trees for science by Sean Moore t Here san optimal time to kill a dying Elm tree and local groups Are chopping Down Trees to find out when that is. The University of Manitoba the City a forestry department and Mani Toba conservation have joined together in a unique study to systematically Cut Down four elms and dissect them in a lab. They re studying the life Cycle of the Elm bark Beetle a Small Black Beetle that lives inside Elm Trees and when it becomes an adult with wings car Ries fungus spores from infected Elm to healthy Elm causing the spread of dutch Elm disease. The problem is How do we break the Cycle Between the spores and the insects sunday Oghia Khe a univer sity researcher said. Currently sick elms Are marked by Crews in summer and Are felled in win Ter when forestry Crews Are available to saw. But the study wants to know if the Beetle has already matured and left its Host to overwinter in another Elm. If it has then Crews Are one step behind the Beetle in stopping the spread of a fungus that will kill roughly 6,000 Manitoba Elm Trees this year. In percentage terms that a three per cent of the total Winnipeg Elm Popula Tion. Researchers would like to lower this to one or two per cent. The spread begins when the larvae which mature inside the tree get cloaked in spores and As they morph into adults they keep them on their bodies. In the 1980s the City looked at an entire infected tree but it want scientific said Neil Holliday head entomologist at the University of Manitoba. This time Holliday and pad Candi Date Oghia Khe have Cut Down a tree in june july yesterday and an upcoming one in december. The entire tree is sectioned labelled and reassembled in the lab to see where the infestation is How mature the beetles Are and How Many have fungus spores on their two millimetre Long bodies. The june Elm surprised researchers it had More beetles infected with the spores than they thought it would have. Results Are still under analysis. The information gained from this study can be used in tree removal management which is the Only Way to Stop the spread. Broadway Buffy in memorial Park to be demolished thirty three years after mayor Steve Juba protested the construction of a proposed washroom in memorial Park ? immortalized As the Broadway Buffy ? the provincial government is demolishing it. But Bernie Wolfe then the City a Deputy mayor does to understand Why the province is demolishing the Wash room when the need is still there. I supported it at the time because it makes sense and i still support it Wolfe said yesterday. When you gotta go you gotta go and when you gotta go you need a place to go. Its still needed Down Wolfe said that if vandalism is a problem he would have thought that before deciding on demolition the provincial government would have installed Security cameras inside the washroom or had police the Down town Biz patrol or legislature Security guards regularly Check the washroom. Juba was opposed because he Wor ried it would become a hangout for drug users. As Well War veterans were against having a Public washroom in the Park. But then Public works minister rus sell Doern said the washroom was needed. A provincial spokesman could not be reached for comment. I Brief bystander still critical a bystander who tried to Stop a Brawl outside a Transcona bar Early saturday remains in critical condition in Hospi Tal police said yesterday. A police spokesperson said the 43?year-old Man was trying to Calm the situation Down outside the Princess hotel when he was struck in the head with a steel bar and hit his head on the pavement. Two 29-year-old men were later arrested. Alejandro Jose Abaunza Vega of Winnipeg is charged with aggravated assault assault cause bodily harm and Possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose. He has been released on $10,000 bail. The second Man faces charges of assault and Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. He was released on a Promise to appear in court at a later Date. His name was not released. Raid nets crack weapon police seized four Kilos of crack cocaine 5.5 Kilos of a drug used to dilute cocaine and a 357-magnum handgun last thursday during a raid on a Queen Street residence police said yesterday. The crack has an estimated Street value of $140,000 and the procaine is Worth about $16,500. Officers also seized a Small Quantity of marijuana drug manufacturing equipment ammunition and Cash. Procaine is used to dilute pure cocaine to increase volume and profit margin. Antonio Carl Fiorentino 25, of East St. Paul is charged with two counts of possessing a substance for purposes of trafficking production of controlled substance unauthorized Possession of a firearm Possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm and Possession of the proceeds of crime. He has been released on $5,000 bail. Hit run witnesses sought City police Are looking for witnesses to a pedestrian hit and run saturday morning that seriously injured a 66?year-old Man. The incident happened at about 10 30 . Near Portage Avenue and Donald Street. Police said the Man was hit by a White pickup truck that sped away from the scene. The injured Man was taken to Hospital in stable Condi Tion. Call police at 986-6271 if you have information. 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