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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - February 22, 2014, Winnipeg, Manitoba C M Y K PAGE A4 The Health Report Every Sunday from 11a. m. to noon with hosts Chuck LaFl�che & Greg Mackling Promotion Partner: TheHealthReport. ca Tune in on Sunday, February 23, 2014, as we honour cardiac sciences pioneer Dr. Morley Cohen with guest Dr. Alan Menkis. Notice of Environment Act Proposal Conservation and Water Stewardship has received a proposal pursuant to The Environment Act regarding the following operation and invites public participation in the review process: RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MACDONALD - LA SALLE WASTEWATER TREATMENT LAGOON EXPANSION: 2471.50 A proposal has been filed by WSP Canada Inc. on behalf of the Rural Municipality of Macdonald for an expansion of the La Salle wastewater treatment lagoon facility. The expansion would involve the modification of the facility's two existing primary cells into an expanded single cell and the construction of an additional secondary cell to the north and east of the existing facility in 27- 8- 2E, which is located southeast of the community of La Salle. Discharges of treated effluent from the facility would continue to occur between June 15 and October 31, and would continue to be made to drains leading north to the La Salle River. Construction of the expansion is proposed to take place in the late summer and fall of 2014. Anyone likely to be affected by the above operation and who wishes to make a representation either for or against the proposal should contact the Department, in writing or by E- mail ( bruce. webb@ gov. mb. ca), not later than MARCH 21, 2014. Further information is available from the Public Registries located at: Legislative Library, 200 Vaughan St., Winnipeg; Millennium Public Library 4th Floor, 251 Donald St., Winnipeg; Online Registry, http:// www. gov. mb. ca/ conservation/ eal/ registries/ index. html or by contacting Bruce Webb, Environmental Engineer 204- 945- 7021. Information submitted in response to this proposal is considered public information and will be made available to the proponent and placed on the public registry established in accordance with Section 17 of The Environment Act . Environmental Approvals Branch Conservation and Water Stewardship 123 Main Street, Suite 160 Winnipeg, MB, R3C 1A5 Toll Free: 1- 800- 282- 8069 Ext. 7021 Fax: ( 204) 945- 5229 Website: www. gov. mb. ca/ conservation/ eal Psychology works for: P ANIC D ISORDER Manitoba Psychological Society Visit us at www. mps. ca WHEN you absolutely, positively have to watch hockey in a bar, provincial liquor authorities have cleared the way for you to do that during the wee hours of a Sunday morning. Dozens of Manitoba bars and restaurants have been permitted to serve booze during the broadcast from Russia of the Olympic hockey gold- medal game between Canada and Sweden, which starts at 6 a. m. Sunday ( Manitoba time). Normally, liquor licensees aren't allowed to open that early. But with the province poised to ease up on liquor regulations, Manitoba lounges, dining rooms, cabarets, private clubs and beverage rooms were invited to apply for a special permit that will allow them to open at 5 a. m. A total of 76 applications were received and permitted, said Elizabeth Stephenson, chief administrative officer for the Liquor and Gaming Authority of Manitoba. All of them must comply with the terms of their existing licences, which means food must be available - and in some cases, sold - during the wee hours of Sunday morning. Corydon Avenue restaurant Confusion Corner Bar & Grill, for example, plans to open at 5: 30 a. m. and charge its clientele $ 10 for a buffet breakfast. Manager Fran�ois Allard- Cramer said he's expecting hardcore hockey fans - not boozehounds who've been up all night. " If they've been drinking the night before, I don't think they'll make it to 6 a. m.," he said. " If you're already intoxicated, we won't be serving you. That's how the law works." Liquor authorities chose to go the permit route rather than issue a blanket offer to open early to all 1,600 Manitoba licensees to open early because the province has no experience with hours of this sort, Stephenson said. " We've never done this before," she said. " This is the first time they've been permitted to open this early, so we want to assess how well it goes." While some liquor- serving establishments requested special opening hours, a spokesman for the Selinger government said the province is also eager to show it's become more flexible with regard to alcohol. The province expects to enact a new package of liquor regulations in April. The changes include slashing the number of alcohol- licence categories from 12 to three in order to cut down on some red tape associated with liquor licensing. bartley. kives@ freepress. mb. ca I N international hockey, familiarity breeds contempt. That's why Olympic battles between geographic neighbours typically turn into hyper- emotional, heated affairs. When Russia plays Finland, old- timers in Karelia get to relive the Winter War. When the Czechs play the Slovaks, subtle tensions between the two Slavic neighbours serve as the psychological subtext for the physical battle on the ice. Similar dynamics are at work when Canada plays the U. S., the Swedes face off against the Finns or even when the Swiss suit up for a game against the upstart Austrians. But with Canada playing Sweden for Olympic hockey gold on Sunday morning, there isn't much of a geographic rivalry to heighten the intensity of a game between two rather even- tempered nations. " Sweden and Canada are quite similar - they're both graceful. You don't get that Sweden- Finland or Canada- U. S. sort of hatred. It's more of a gentleman's affair," said Andreas Runneson, a Winnipeg wine distributor and one of an estimated 330,000 Canadians of Swedish descent. Runneson, who emigrated from Sweden, said he'll probably root for Tre Kronor, even though he's not all that enthused about the way squads representing both his homeland and adopted home are playing during the Sochi games. " The hockey doesn't seem all that... exciting for Canada or Sweden," he said. Both Canada and Sweden are deploying a shutdown defence, which is a bit of a departure for two hockey powers known for explosive offence, historically. Thomas Steen, the former Winnipeg Jets centre who now serves as the city councillor for Elmwood- East Kildonan, said he's looking forward to Sunday morning - but won't reveal his loyalties. " I get in trouble every time St. Louis has been in Winnipeg, so no comment," said Steen, whose son, Alexander, plays for the NHL Blues as well as the Swedish national team. Steen and Runneson are the latest in a long line of Swedes who have made the voyage from one snowy, somewhat social- democratic monarchy to another. The first Swede to make the move may have been Jacob Fahlstr�m, a Hudson's Bay Co. fur trader who travelled to Manitoba in 1809 along with Lord Selkirk's Red River Settlers. Two centuries later, Winnipeg continues to boast a significant Swedish population. But in the grand scheme of Canada- Sweden relations, this city is most famous for defeating the Swedes in the first Olympic hockey championship ever. In 1920, the Winnipeg Falcons, a team made up mainly of Icelandic Canadians, defeated Sweden 12- 1 in the Olympic hockey final. The Canadians won gold that year, but Sweden didn't even get a medal, thanks to a bizarre playoff format that forced all the teams defeated by Canada to play each other. In 1924, when Canada and Sweden engaged in a rematch in the middle of the Olympic tournament, the results weren't pretty for Tre Kronor. Sweden lost by a score of 22- 0. Sweden finally won an Olympic hockey medal in 1928, when they took silver in a tournament in which Canada took home the championship once again. This time, the Swedes closed the margin of defeat by Canada to 11- 0. As the decades wore on, the gap between the Swedish and Canadian sides diminished. By the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Canada was only able to defeat Sweden by a one- goal margin. Canada won that match 3- 2 on the way to another gold medal. Throughout the Cold War, Sweden routinely did slightly better than Canada at the Olympics. From the 1960s through the 1980s, when professional hockey players generally weren't allowed to compete in the Winter Games, Sweden medalled in hockey four times, while Canada only won three medals - one silver and two bronzes. Sweden finally triumphed directly over Canada in Lillehammer in 1994, when Tre Kronor won the gold- medal game 3- 2 in a shootout. After the Czech Olympic victory in 1998 in Nagano, Canada and Sweden have won every subsequent gold medal in hockey. So maybe there really is a Canada- Sweden rivalry. It just happens to be confined to the ice, the only place the two nations really know each other. bartley. kives@ freepress. mb. ca A 4 WINNIPEG FREE PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2014 winnipegfreepress. com Distinct lack of hatred in Canada vs. Sweden BARTLEY KIVES Fans gearing up for gold- medal tilt CANADIAN hockey fans have their sights set firmly on a golden finish. Just moments after the men's hockey team eliminated their American adversaries on Friday, many spectators were laying out their plans to take in Canada's final game against Sweden this weekend. Sunday's early- morning showdown will be Canada's chance to win a second consecutive Olympic gold medal for men's hockey after beating the U. S. in Vancouver in 2010. " Go Canada Go! Go for the gold, it's ours," exclaimed Raquel Siuchock, who vowed to don her Team Canada jersey and take in the final with friends. " We're the best. I expect a win." The 37- year- old was one of many fans who had paused in the middle of their workday to gather around public televisions to watch the hockey semifinal with a crowd of strangers who seemed to become friends on the spot. The mood was just as boisterous at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, which hosted a hockey- watching party that featured Ambassador Gary Doer among the revellers as the American guests offered polite congratulations. " You're all invited back to the embassy for breakfast and a gold medal," Doer said to those gathered. - The Canadian Press Province approves early- morning beers Bars can open doors at 5 a. m. for big game By Bartley Kives OLYMPICS JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS The Pony Corral on Grant Avenue announces its plans for the big game. JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Confusion Corner Bar & Grill manager Fran�ois Allard- Cramer will be opening the doors at 5: 30 a. m. Sunday to let fans imbibe for the gold- medal game. A_ 04_ Feb- 22- 14_ FP_ 01. indd A4 2/ 21/ 14 10: 44: 56 PM ;