Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 27, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba By Ian Hitchen and Matt Goerzen d River arrogance and carelessness not the Lack of a twinned Roadway have been cited As the main causes of a string of accidents on the Yellowhead Highway by the head of the Shoal Lake ramp detachment. There seems to be this invincibility atmosphere out there that ism of its everybody else a ramp staff sgt. Helmut Neufeld said. Well no. Its us its me. The Highway Isnit dangerous. Its the people using that Highway that Arentt careful. There have been three deadly vehicle incidents and four fatalities along Highway 16 Between Shoal Lake and the Saskatchewan Border since aug. 12, and All of them involved human error. The first incident involved two men from Russell who ramp say were travelling too fast for the Road on their Way Home. Both men died when they lost control of their truck and trailer and rolled. In another incident a woman from Souris died when she pulled out in front of a Semi truck. And ramp say the cause of death of a Winnipeg woman who hit the gravel shoulder and rolled could be anything from falling asleep to a medical problem. Neufeld said blaming police because we dont do enough patrolling really does not show an understanding of the situation. None of these have anything to do with being on the Highway there. Whether you patrol past the Stop sign 30 seconds before the Accident its not going to Stop people from going through the Stop sign if we dont happen to be sitting there. Drivers seem to be making Many More errors recently he said. If ism in my off duty vehicle i see Stop sign infractions All the time. Some people dont Stop at Highway 16. They just blow right through right across. Much of Highway 16 is limited to single Lane traffic although there have been Calls in the past to twin the Highway. 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Come out and network and see what is available All under one roof. Thank you to our sponsors the Johnston group rec Rogers its Canadian Institute of management Winnipeg free press sunday August 27, 2006 by Nick Martin first they got soaked then the Sun baked them but 700 cyclists will be on the Road again this morning for another 85 Kilometre ride that could raise a record amount of Money to fight multiple sclerosis. We had 700 people Riding yesterday in the 17th annual Rona is Bike tour forms research is society communications manager Gwenda Nemerofsky said from Gimli last night. The riders set out from Stonewall at about 8 a. M. Yesterday and leave Gimli at 8 a. M. This morning expected to get Back to Stonewall anytime from 10 45 a. M. To 3 p. M. Last years ride raised a record $ 511,000, but $ 72,000 of that came in late pledges and sponsors donations in the two weeks following the ride Nemerofsky said. She Hopes to beat that record this weekend. The is society had $ 426,414 in hand yesterday she said. Thatus $ 26,000 More than we had last year at this time. There were a few Flat tires yesterday and one woman got scrapes when she got too close to another rider who braked suddenly. Were a Hardy Bunch Nemerofsky laughed. People got kind of splashy and dirty. It a snot like pouring she said. By late morning the Sun came out a lot of people had sunburn. Ruby Laughren said its her fourth ride for which she trains All year. My husband has is my dad had it my sister has it and my husbands Cousin has it Laughren said. Sheds raised $ 2,300 this year her Best yet. It was a Good ride we got soaked to Start with said Laughren a hons a member of the got quads team. Riding All Day then getting up and Riding the next Day could leave some cyclists sore but said Laughren one of the services out Here is very generous and gives us free massages. Laughren took a Little under five hours to reach Gimli yesterday. As for today i just Pray theress no wind she chuckled. Nemerofsky said the 700 cyclists were being feted at a dinner last night then going to the Beach to disco. She said some riders will take less than three hours to get Back to Stonewall. Theress some keepers who go right through who dont Stop at the rest stops she said. Nick. Martin free press. My. Ca two injured in collision a collision Between a motorcycle and a cow has sent two Selkirk residents to Hospital. At about 9 30 p. M. On Friday a motorcycle driving North of Selkirk on Highway 9 struck an errant cow Selkirk ramp Cpl. Brad Smith said yesterday. The Driver and passenger on the Bike were taken to Hospital in Selkirk and then transferred to health sciences Centre in Winnipeg. The Driver 56 year old Theo Deboer of Selkirk was listed in stable condition while the passenger his 54 year old wife Christine Deboer was listed in serious condition. Neither Speed nor alcohol where factors in the crash Smith said. Maple Leaf assets sold the final chapter in the life of Maple Leaf distillers has ended with the Sale of the Winnipeg company is assets to rum company Angostura Canada. Angostura bought Maple Leafs land building assets and inventory for a total of $ 6.3 million following the terms of a May court decision said Rob Mcmahon of receiver Ernst & Young. The Deal took several weeks longer than expected to Complete but has now been finalized he said. In Brief Yellowhead Highway carelessness blamed for series of deadly crashes Bike tour on track to raise record donations forms Mike Deal / Winnipeg free press about 750 cyclists set off yesterday from the Stonewall Quarry Park at the Start of the is Bike tour ;