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Com fax 1 780 778 6843 t ens of thousands of Winnipeg lawns Are the same Clay dug out for a basement foundation spread Over the Yard then covered with topsoil. But those lawns never firmly establish because roots cant penetrate the compacted Clay below. Thatus what happened to farm Fields dug up for the emergency z Dike built to prevent Winnipeg flooding in 1997. Large 20 feet deep borrow pits were dug from farm Fields to provide the dikes Clay. The province promised the Fields would be repaired. But its hard to bring a soil Back to its natural state. The soils we initially cultivated had 10,000 to 12,000 years to develop said Geza Racz University of Manitoba soil scientist. Those Farmers Are dismayed after the province recently rejected their plea for further compensation for z Dike construction. Farmland dug up to build the z Dike still a snot returned its Fertility and yields Only half a crop the Farmers say. The thing that gets us As landowners is in 97, we had lots of promises. Well come Back and fix the holes and do this and do that a said Domain area Farmer Doug Dobrowolski. That never happened he said. Farmers feel the province has a double Standard on How it compensated contractors who worked on the Dike versus Farmers. Everyone else was compensated at full commercial rates. And Here we were not fully compensated. Thatus our rub said Calvin Pitura who also farms near Domain. The province did pay some compensation to Farmers but producers say it did not cover ongoing losses. The province also agreed at the time to review compensation 10 years later. It sent out letters last month saying it has concluded that Farmers have already been adequately compensated. You can Lay Down Clay and you can Lay topsoil on top of Clay but you cant build that transition zone Between the two soil types like in nature explained Racz. The roots wont penetrate deep because theress no natural gradation from topsoil to subsoil. Nature does that. Thatus what happened along the Dike Pitura said. The province stripped the topsoil off Farmers Fields but it got mixed with Clay in the Dike. Then the province returned that mix of Clay and Black soil. The soil that came Back was different. Youve taken away the rooting zone in the soil said Pitura. Dobrowolski estimated damage to his Fields has Cost him an average $ 60 an acre. Over 30 acres times 11 years that amounts to a loss of about $ 20,000, and counting. In 1998, the province compensated Farmers like Dobrowolski and promised to renew the situation in a decade. Dobrowolski received about $ 9,000 in total. Pitura wonders what kind of review the government did. They did not Contact us As landowners said Pitura who has kept yield records on the 23 acres he had that were excavated to 20 feet. A Multi department committee reviewed the situation this year and determined no More remuneration was warranted said Steve Topping executive director of Manitoba water stewardship. Topping maintained that discussions were held with some landowners. About a dozen Farmers were affected by excavation to build the z Dike. Bill. Redekop free press. My. Ca � flood still costing Farmers Fields dug up for z Dike yield less Taylor Sanders caught the olympic Bug this summer but developed a full blown Case of olympic fever saturday when the up spirit train pulled into her North end neighbourhood. Normally its dead like a desert around Here said the 11 year old at Sinclair Park Community Centre saturday where hundreds of sports fans gathered to meet some athletes listen to live music and Sample Winter olympic sports. Canadian Pacific which is working with the Vancouver organizing committee for the 2010 olympic and paralympic Winter games Calls the spirit train a Mobile ambassador of Goodwill. It is going across the country to rally the rest of Canada and try and drum up interest in the West coast games two years away. Musical acts including local fiddler Sierra Noble and Rocker turned bluesman Colin James were on the Bill to perform from the trains Vintage rail cars. In a tent in the Park a miniature luge run and plexiglas Sledge hockey rink gave people a taste of some of the events. Sean and Jackie Bend brought their son Ashley 3, to the Park where he put on a helmet and reluctantly gave the luge a go. When we watch it on to you can say i did that a his mom told him after he gladly dismounted the luge. The paralympic sport of Sledge hockey played by six Man teams on Low Slung ice sleds using Sticks with an ice pick at one end for manoeuvring was totally new to 11 year old Taylor Sanders. That was really fun she said she Hopes it will be televised in addition to regular menus and a omens olympic hockey. Hockey hockey hockey she chanted before heading off to another tent with her father Ron Sanders in Tow. Carol. Sanders free press. My. Ca open Road Bill Redekop two teenagers stabbed two teenagers were stabbed in the upper body during a confrontation on saturday morning. An 18 year old Man was treated and released from Hospital while a 17 year old male is in stable condition. Winnipeg police said the stabbings occurred after two groups of males known to each other met near Boyd Avenue and Mckenzie Street at 1 30 a. M. The investigation is continuing. Gunpoint incident a hoax a 24 year old Man has been charged with Public mischief after reports of a woman being held at gunpoint in a Charleswood residence on Friday night was found to be a hoax. Winnipeg police const. Robert Carver said on saturday that several police officers including the departments tactical team responded to the incident near Dale Boulevard and West Grove Way at about 10 45 p. M. The investigation found no weapons and no residents were in danger. The Man has been released on a Promise to appear. Cigarette request violent a 44 year old Man was injured after a woman asked him for a cigarette hit him in the face and pulled out a knife while a Man grabbed him from behind. Winnipeg police said the victim sustained minor injuries but his cellphone and other personal property was taken during the robbery. Police said the Man was walking near Smith Street and the Assiniboine River walk when the incident began on thursday at 7 45 p. M. The woman is described As aboriginal late teens or Early twenties 5 7, slim build and wearing a White coloured zip Hoodie and dark jeans. The Man is described As aboriginal late teens or Early twenties slim build and wearing a camouflage zip Hoodie and hat with dark jeans. Police Are also looking for two other men aboriginal in appearance and the same Ages As the other two suspects. Spirit train delivers olympic fever by Carol Sanders four Strong Arm robberies in five hours kept police Busy on Friday night. A 15 year old girl was walking near Watt Street and Kimberly Avenue at about 7 45 p. M. When she was pushed from behind to the ground by three girls. The victims mp3 player and cellphone were taken during the robbery. Police Are looking for a girl aboriginal in appearance about 15 years old Long Black hair tied Back about 5 5, and average build. There is no description for the other two girls. About two hours later three boys were confronted by four men at the transit bus Loop at the Polo Park mall. The men threatened to beat up the boys and stole their baseball Caps. Three of the men Are described As aboriginal while the other is caucasian. All Are described As being in their late teens or Early twenties an hour later two boys were confronted by three males at St. David Street and Frederick Avenue. The three males pulled out a tire Iron and what looked like a can of Pepper Spray and demanded personal items. The three fled and the two were not injured. The males Are described As being in their late teens or Early twenties Between 5 10 and 6 2, and two of them were wearing Flat brimmed baseball hats while the other was wearing a White shirt. An hour after that a 24 year old Man was knocked to the ground and had his skateboard stolen after being confronted by a group of about six males near main Street and Jarvis Avenue. The victim did not require medical treatment. Rash of Strong Arm robberies in City keeps police on their toes in Brief ramp Are searching a Lake at Cranberry Portage after a 39 year old Man disappeared underwater after being thrown out of his boat on Friday. The ramp said witnesses said the Man fell into the water when the boat was doing a Sharp turn on first Cranberry Lake at about 4 15 p. M. The witnesses said the Man did not surface. A search by local residents and the ramp until darkness failed to find the Man. An ramp dive team was heading to the Lake on saturday. Cranberry Portage is 48 Kilometres East of flin flon. Ramp search for Man thrown from boat Mike Aporius / Winnipeg free press Taylor Sanders 10, takes a spill As she gives the olympic sport Sledge hockey a try at Sinclair Park c. C. On saturday. A 04_ oct 05 08. Ind a4 10/ 4/ 08 9 44 17 pm ;