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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 16, 2007, Winnipeg, Manitoba B. C. Ice Jam Sparks emergency Prince George b. C. A six Kilometre Long ice Jam at the meeting of the Fraser and Nechak Rivers in Prince George b. C. Has forced the Nechak Over its Banks setting off a state of local emergency. Evacuation orders were issued for dozens of residents and businesses along the River and City limits. Stanley Park replanting begins Vancouver it was a year ago today that a wind storm hammered b. C. S West coast knocking Down thousands of Trees and devastating Vancouver res Stanley Park. Thousands of people volunteered and gave up to $ 9.5 million to help restore the Park after 10,000 Trees were blown Over and Banks gave Way Over the popular Stanley Park seawall. In a tree planting ceremony in the Middle of one of the Parks worst blow Down areas politicians and major donors gathered saturday to recognize the Effort it took to revitalize Stanley Park. Chilly newfound Landers go naked St. Johns n. L. About 50 Brave newfound Landers bared it All for the cameras in 10 c temperatures along the St. Johns waterfront at the crack of Dawn saturday. The unusual photo shoot arranged by actor director Mary Walsh was intended to show people in their natural form without the riches that separate them. Transgendered Naper cries foul Montreal a Quebec City lawyer says the Federal new democratic party has dumped her As a candidate because she is transgendered. Micheline Montreuil claims an nip official told her the party has had a Tough time attracting new candidates in the province because of her sexuality. Montreuil was selected in april to carry the nip Banner in the provincial capitals Riding of Quebec. From the news services around can Ada a8 Canada Winnipeg repress. Com Winnipeg free press sunday december 16, 2007 we need your help menus Winter boots and outdoor footwear Are urgently required for those in need. 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He said All of the Agency yes computer models Are in Complete alignment and its Gonna happen for sure. Were expecting around five to 10 centimetres of Snow saturday evening and another 15 to 25 centimetres tomorrow in the Day before the storm pulls out this evening. The amount of Snow could be unprecedented for december Alli Saar noted. The record is 28.2 pm set on dec. 11, 1944. Alli Saar advised Holiday shoppers to head to the stores on saturday because getting around will be much More difficult today. Earlier the Ontario provincial police said they were scheduling extra officers for duty and keeping others on standby. Sgt. Cam Woolley advised Drivers to top up their Gas tank on saturday. The system was expected to move into Quebec and the Atlantic provinces with new Brunswick and Nova Scotia beginning to feel the effects of the storm today. The entire province of new Brunswick was under snowfall warnings with amounts expected to Range Between 15 and 25 pm. George Parkes of environment Canada said the storm would be particularly bad for residents of Northwestern new Brunswick where up to 40 pm of Snow was predicted. We May see a blizzard warning issued the meteorologist said from Dartmouth n. S. It will probably be a memorable storm up in Northwestern new Brunswick thatus for sure. New Brunswick Power spokeswoman Heather Maclean said the Utility a snot taking any chances. We started planning for the storm earlier this week. Weave got our Crews on standby communicated with other utilities so that we can co ordinate systems with each other if necessary and weave contracted Crews. Lesser amounts Between 10 and 15 pm were predicted for most of Mainland Nova Scotia. The Canadian press Pittsburgh As much As 30 centimetres of Snow fell from the Plains across the american Midwest on saturday As the second big Winter storm in a week hammered through on its Way to new England. Tens of thousands of people still lacked electricity after the first storm slammed Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri earlier in the week. That storm was blamed for at least 38 deaths. Winter storm warnings and watches extended saturday from Missouri across parts of Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania new York Vermont new Hampshire and Maine the National weather service said. As much As 38 pm of Snow were forecast in sections of Southern Michigan with 25 pm possible in Detroit. Snow started falling Early in the afternoon in Pittsburgh accumulating to about 2.5 pm before tapering off by late afternoon. The associated press Ottawa defence department officials Are recommending audits or reviews for 52 contracts totalling More than $ 1 billion after determining that the deals exhibited High risk attributes. The defence departments financial watchdog the chief of review services looked Over 347 operations and maintenance contracts and found that 72 had each gone Over budget by 130 per cent. Also 43 of the companies involved in operations and maintenance contracts were found to have had a history of excess profits on past government deals or of posting additional claims on such contracts greater than $ 350,000, according to the chief of review services report. That was enough to raise red flags and prompt a deeper look into the deals in which such firms Are now involved with the defence department. The Call for various audits and reviews of the contracts follows another recommendation by the cars to conduct similar investigations into 25 military equipment projects totalling More than $ 7.3 billion. Details of both sets of recommendations Are contained in cars reports produced in april. The defence department is not releasing information on the projects that Are in financial trouble. Under a new policy the department and Canadian forces must receive approval from senior Harper government officials before making any statement to the Media on most issues. Can West news service $ 1b in defence deals seen at risk White stuff brings chaos big u. S. Snow dump barrelling up North Central Eastern Canada Brace for storm Tara Walton / the Canadian press a front end loader loads Salt onto a City of Toronto truck As a storm looms saturday ;