Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 10, 2007, Winnipeg, Manitoba By Bartley Kives g As from rotting garbage at the Brady Road Landfill is finally destined to fuel boilers or electrical generators As Winnipeg prepares to follow through on a three year old plan to capture methane seeping out of the 1,000 hectare St. Norbert dump. In 2004, water and waste department engineers drilled six Wells into the Cit yes largest Landfill Manitoba ass fourth largest Industrial source of greenhouse Gas emissions to figure out ways of diverting methane away from the atmosphere and converting it into heating fuel or electricity. After further study the City has concluded it can extract enough High Quality Gas to successfully Power up generators or heat buildings solid waste manager Dan Mcinnis said monday. A formal report is bound for City Council in 2008, when the City Hopes to hash out a methane recovery plan with the help of Manitoba Hydro and the University of Manitoba. Were getting about 55 per cent methane out of there with very few contaminants Mcinnis said. Thatus certainly not the Quality of the natural Gas you find in a pipeline but its High Quality Landfill Gas. Unlike garbage in backyard composers which releases Carbon dioxide organic material in landfills does not come into Contact with oxygen when it rots and produces methane instead Mcinnis said. Simply burning off methane is considered preferable to allowing it to seep into the atmosphere because combustion converts the noxious Gas into Carbon dioxide which is considered 21 times less harmful to the environment Mcinnis added. Continued please see methane b 2 Winnipeg repress. Com c Ity & b business m onday december 10, 2007 City editor Paul Samyn 697 7292 City. Desk free press. My. Ca i Winnipeg repress. Com b 1 they re Green too architecture firms new office environmentally Friendly. Wow. A Jana. Com business b 7 gift giving. As Good As it gets ten certificates make the perfect gift. Ten spa is Winnipeg s world class Holiday escape. Ten spa gift certificates Are available 7 Days a week 24 hours a Day on line or on site at the fort Garry hotel. Wow. Ten spa. Ca 204. 946. 6520 to avoid skidding in a Standard lift your foot off the clutch slowly when changing gears. In an automatic accelerate and decelerate slowly. If you Start to skid put your car into Neutral then look and steer in the direction of the skid. If you have to swerve to avoid hitting something turn your wheel the direction you want to go turn it in the opposite direction to even things out and then straighten your wheel. If you Are approaching an icy intersection and Start sliding put your car into Neutral and push the Brake pedal Down. But dont slam on the brakes so your Abs kicks in. Turning a Corner on icy or snowy pavement take your foot off the Gas and dont slam on your brakes. And finally. When you re driving in Winter conditions Start braking farther Back from a Stop sign or red Light. Manitoba ass most Gassy the provinces largest Industrial sources of greenhouse Gas emissions in 2006, As measured by Carbon dioxide equivalent tonnes methane to be used for heat or electricity by Meghan Hurley i thought i was a Good Driver until the Day i held on for dear life to the steering wheel As my car spun around in circles on Snow covered pavement. Thatus when i realized that if i Ever hit Black ice i know what to do. I just recently moved to Winnipeg from Toronto and a snot prepared for the Winter Here. I thought that cruising around on 15 Inch Low profile tires was Cool before i Slid past three Stop signs. My first instinct was to Brake As hard As possible until my Abs kicked in which Felt like my foot was being electrocuted. On my Way to work the morning after a major snowfall i found out i should also get some lessons on How to swerve abruptly. A car randomly pulled out in front of me and into oncoming traffic As the Driver tried to turn Down a Side Street. In response i slammed on my brakes spun out and stalled my car. I avoided an Accident but i panicked and did not think to put the car into Neutral to steer my Way out of the situation. My last Straw was when i got stuck in the Middle of an intersection with my tires spinning. When the Light turned Green and cars were in the perfect position to t Bone me i realized that i needed Winter tires and driving lessons asap. Two men hopped out of their Large truck and kindly pushed me to safety. A Day later i was on a driving course spinning around in a car called the skid monster. The Back wheels have been replaced with ones that can spin 360 degrees. The car simulates skidding at a Low Speed so students can practise techniques to help them gain control of their car. Thankfully when i spun around in circles until i Felt dizzy i was with Veteran driving instructor Larry Willits on a track and not a City Road. Continued please see driving b 2 1. Koch fertilizer Plant Brandon 732,000 tonnes 2. Trans Canada pipeline compressor rapid City 562,000 tonnes 3. Manitoba Hydro Coal fired generating station Brandon 390,000 tonnes 4. Brady Road Landfill Winnipeg 273,000 tonnes 5. Hudson Bay mining & smelting Complex flin flon 183,000 tonnes garbage goes Green Wayne Glowacki Winnipeg free press the Brady Road Landfill will soon be powering generators and heating buildings thanks to several methane Wells that were drilled into the site. Winter driving skills May require Honing dont blame me ism from Toronto Wayne Glowacki / Winnipeg free press Meghan Hurley hones her skills with driving instructor Larry Willits ;