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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 27, 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba C m y k Page a4 g round breaking research is underway across Western Canada into How wind turbines affect migratory bats and How to save the furry mammals from being Hurt As they Fly around the Prairies. This week a University of Calgary research team revealed that Many dead bats found at a wind farm near Pincher Creek alta., had severe internal injuries consistent with a sudden drop in air pressure near wind Turbine Blades. One of the authors of the study said the bats which usually Fly South from mid july to mid september could be saved by controlling when the Turbine Blades rotate during Bat migration. The migratory bats usually travel when wind speeds Are Low so operating turbines during the migration period Only when theress a higher wind Speed might help. Its an Issue around the Globe. You can see it right around the world and right across the Prairie provinces said Erin Baerwald a University of Calgary graduate student who led the research published in the online edition of the journal current biology. She said the lungs of migratory bats can be damaged when outside pressure drops causing their capillaries to burst. The tissue damage can be fatal. There Are nine species of bats in Alberta but not All Are migratory. Baerwald said researchers examined the carcasses of three species of bats found near the turbines hoary bats Silver haired bats and Eastern red bats. She thinks the study indicates wind turbines pose some risk for migratory Bat populations which Are difficult to track and count. We dont know what kind of effect this has on population sizes. Meanwhile Craig Willis a University of Winnipeg assistant professor in biology is leading students on other Bat studies related to wind turbines. One recently launched three year study supported by Manitoba conservations sustainable development innovations fund will look at three species of migratory bats that Fly through the provinces landmark wind farm of 63 turbines near St. Leon about 150 Kilometres Southwest of Winnipeg. Were trying to understand if bats Are attracted to wind turbines. Second whats the reason for that. And third can we predict when mortality events happen Willis said. We know that this is a worldwide phenomenon. Its not just happening in Alberta. Its not just happening in the Eastern United states. Its not just happening in Manitoba. It happens at wind farms All Over the place but there is variation Between Sites. Some Sites have higher death rates than other Sites. Were still not completely sure Why were finding All those bats in those specific places. In april Manitoba Hydro announced it was in final negotiations for the provinces second wind farm near St. Joseph where As Many As 189 turbines would add enough electricity to Manitoba ass Grid to Power 100,000 Homes. Willis who will Complete his study in 2010, said tracking bats is difficult but worthwhile. Bats do tons of stuff for us for free. That Little Brown Bat thatus flying around can eat tons and tons of insects each night. We save Money on pesticides we save Money on crop losses bats Are also spreading nutrients around As they Fly from place to place. Gabrielle. Giro Day free press. My. Ca a 4 Winnipeg free press wednesday August 27, 2008 top news Winnipeg repress. Com Tjai St James Assiniboia industries inc. We offer Job and social skills training for individuals with mental and / or physical disabilities. Need help please Call 888 5422 or 837 1930 congratulations to i. 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C Ity police and Manitoba mounties Are on Alert to assist in the search to locate five prisoners on the Lam from a Saskatchewan jail for More than three Days. Canada wide warrants have been issued for Ryan John Agecoutay 25, Preston Clarence Buffal calf 22, Cody Dillon Kee Natch 19, James Joseph Lewean 25, and Daniel Richard Wolfe 32. They escaped from the Regina correctional Centre Over the weekend and Are considered to be dangerous and possibly armed. There Are fears that Wolfe one of the founders of the Indian posse Street gang might return to his Hometown of the Pas or even make his Way into Winnipeg where he has ties. Wolfe is charged with two counts of first degree murder and three counts of attempted murder in connection to a violent Home invasion in fort Quappelle sask. In 2007. We do know he has ties to Winnipeg and wed be on a heightened Alert because of that said Winnipeg police const. Pat Cha Bidon calling Wolfe a very violent dangerous individual. Cha Bidon advised people who see Wolfe or any of the other men to not go near them. Stay away and Contact police As soon As possible. Ramp sgt. Line Harpish said gang investigators will be digging for information on wolfes whereabouts but suggested theress Little reason to believe head make his Way Back to Manitoba. If i was in his shoes its the last place id be going. In 1994, Wolfe then 19 wrote a quasi manifesto of the Indian posse that was published in the free press As part of a series examining the Impact of youth gangs on Winnipeg. In it Wolfe indicated that the gang exists to empower its members to become proud indians and that violence is a necessary part of life and not to be apologized for. But if we have to kill other brother or sister then let it be we will survive the War path in the future. We will join the great spirit in the sky and we dont mean to disrespect Are people but we All have something to prove for one other and it will be done if there is no other Way to do it he wrote. Today the gang which formed in the late 1980s or Early 1990s has transplanted itself into communities stretching from Ontario to b. C. The Jailbreak was a Well executed plan that relied on poor infrastructure the help of other Regina correctional Centre inmates and a huge Cache of Sharp weapons a source from inside the jail told the Regina Leader Post. The source said the six inmates who escaped were being held in unit 3d, and were Able to break through a Wall to get out of the jail. Built in the 1960s, unit 3 was formerly a medium Security area but was modified into a secure remand unit four years ago to take inmates out of the notoriously dilapidated East g segregation unit. The source said other inmates kept staff at Bay until the six escapees had time to get away. It was like a Little mini riot the source said. Saskatchewan Public safety minister Darryl Hickie said inmates have been moved out of the immediate area where the Jailbreak occurred and the jail remains in lock Down. The five escapees Are facing charges in a number of High profile slayings and violent incidents in Saskatchewan including a mass shooting last fall. On orders from the province corrections officials Are also investigating Why news of the groups escape was not relayed to the Public until about 15 hours had elapsed. With files from can West news service Winni Eggers who were forced to walk away from their Lake of the Woods cottages in december Are on the verge getting their property Back. Last december they closed their cottages at devils Gap believing they would not return. But negotiations Over the last several months have resulted in a new financial offer that band members Are considering this week. In the end it All comes Down to Money said Reg Wightman president of the association that represents 33 former cottage owners. The cottagers were forced to leave their summer Homes in december when the rat Portage first nation refused to renew the expiring lease. Devils Gap is located on Reserve land about five Kilometres Southeast of Kenora opposite treaty Island. The site used to be a up rail tourist Camp. Many of the cottagers had been at devils Gap since the 1970s. The buildings Range in size from 400 to 3,000 Square feet. The cottagers All but one Are from Winnipeg had to buy into the group paid yearly rent and invested thousands improving the units. On the open Market cottages like these in the Lake of the Woods area Are Worth several Hundred thousand dollars but the decision by the band not to renew the lease put a chill on cottage sales on All native land in the area. Wightman said the cottagers group has agreed to increase its annual lease payment to $ 100,000 from $ 46,500, for each of the first five years of an Lightyear lease plus pay $ 222,000 the band believed it was owed in Back rent. Wightman said the association has agreed to pay the band the first five years rent in Advance along with the Back rent for a total of $ 722,000. Wightman said the band is considering the proposal this week. If accepted the association members expect to move Back this fall and resume use of the cottages next summer. The association members will be assessed higher annual fees based on the size of the cottage and its proximity to the waterfront Wightman said adding the typical annual rent will Range Between $ 15,000 and $ 22,000. Chief Ken Skead refused to comment. The bands Legal counsel said he would not make any comments for another Day or two. Wightman said that if the band members ratify the new Deal the cottagers will have to examine their relationship with the first nation and determine How it had soured Over the years. If they did not want us there we have to figure out Why Wightman said. Aldo. Santin free press. My. Ca cottagers closing in on Deal with band by Aldo Santin Indian posse founder sought after Jailbreak by James Turner by Gabrielle Giro Day Manitoba Bat Blitz researcher Craig Willis and his students Are seeking Bat roosts around the province and in Northwestern Ontario so they can implant the mammals with tiny microchips. The researchers want to find out in which caves the mammals hibernate. If you have bats in your Home or cottage or know a building or Forest where they hang around please Contact the researchers at 330 1756 or t. Parkinson a Winnipeg. Ca biologists across Prairies study if turbines attract flying mammals bats hang out at wind farms Daniel Richard Wolfe Derek Donald / Winnipeg free press u of w biology prof Craig Willis said its a worldwide phenomenon that bats congregate at wind farms. Monty Nicol / can West news service Erin Baerwald says turbines pose some risk to migratory Bat populations. A 04_ aug 27 08. Ind a4 8 / 26/ 08 10 17 41 pm ;