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Regent Ave. W. ...... - ...... - ........ birchwoodhonda. ca TOP NEWS WINNIPEG FREE PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2014 winnipegfreepress. com A 3 CANADA'S public health agency has officially opened a new infectious- diseases research facility in Winnipeg. The agency says the J. C. Wilt Infectious Diseases Research Centre will complement the agency's existing National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg by providing extra capacity for diagnostic testing during emergencies. It will also carry out early vaccinedevelopment research and act as a hub for HIV and AIDS research. The centre was named in honour of Dr. John Charles Wilt, a pioneer in infectious disease research in Winnipeg. The public health agency says the centre features some of the most advanced laboratory training facilities in the world and will accommodate up to 200 highly skilled employees. It includes a training area dedicated to high- containment ( Level 4) laboratory environments. " This new state- of- the- art research centre reaffirms and strengthens Canada's position as a leader in science and research at home and around the world," Health Minister Rona Ambrose said Friday in a news release. The building where the research centre is located was previously a provincially owned laboratory. The retrofit design started in 2008 and construction began in March 2011. Dr. Greg Taylor, Canada's deputy chief public heath officer, said the facility will attract leading infectiousdisease scientists to the city. " Winnipeg has become a global force in infectious- disease research and this new facility adds to that reputation," he said. - The Canadian Press A S if Winnipeg's snow- clearing reputation hasn't suffered enough during this severe winter, many streets and sidewalks aren't getting cleared now because equipment is breaking down so fast and so often it can't be repaired in time. Coun. Russ Wyatt said executive policy committee learned of the situation earlier this week, adding the administration has been instructed to do whatever it takes to get the equipment back on the streets. " We were hearing rumors and we've found out that there is something more to it than just a lot of snow," Wyatt ( Transcona) said. " We have dozens of pieces of equipment - snowplows, trucks - not being able to be repaired and get out on a timely basis." Civic employees handle about 20 per cent of the street snow- clearing work and 50 per cent of the sidewalk clearing. Wyatt said he and others couldn't understand why snow clearing seemed to be taking so long, or in many areas was not done at all. The city's fleet- management agency handles repairs to the heavy equipment, but even with overtime, civic staff can't keep up with the rate of equipment breakdown, Wyatt said. " There's a lot of equipment sitting in the garage because they don't have the mechanics to get in there and do the repairs," he said. " The guys we have, have been working longer and longer hours and they can't continue to do that. " The management has always been reluctant to go outside because of the issues with regard to the union." Wyatt said civic officials were called to a meeting with EPC Wednesday afternoon and they explained the only option was to hire non- union heavy mechanics to work alongside city staff, but officials said they were concerned this would draw the ire of union officials and opted not to go that route. " We basically said, ' You got a job to do... Do what you have to do,' " Wyatt said, adding permission was given to hire non- union heavy- equipment mechanics to supplement the union workforce. " Let the grievances fly, if that's the case." He said he is disappointed, given the record amount of snowfall, the administration would rather let the snow pile up than run afoul of CUPE 500, the largest civic union. " Management doesn't want to do anything that will cause labour strife, even if that means not following our snow- clearing policy in the worst winter we've ever had." CUPE 500 officials could not be reached Friday for comment. Public works director Brad Sacher was not made available for an interview but a civic spokeswoman confirmed there have been " intermittent delays to complete snow- clearing activities due to various equipment failures." The spokeswoman would not confirm non- union heavy- equipment mechanics will be hired to assist with repairs, only saying the public works department and the fleet- management agency are examining " ways of minimizing downtime in the future." aldo. santin@ freepress. mb. ca Infectious- disease research hub grows Snow too much for machines ' We have dozens of pieces of equipment - snowplows, trucks - not being able to be repaired and get out on a timely basis' - Coun. Russ Wyatt Breakdown rate jumps: Wyatt By Aldo Santin KEN GIGLIOTTI / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES Snow- clearing equipment can't be repaired fast enough to keep up with the job, so non- union mechanics are assisting. A_ 03_ Feb- 22- 14_ FP_ 01. indd A3 2/ 21/ 14 9: 30: 48 PM ;